/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8481027
>A hacked 3DS
Been following the scene since the RxTools day, it has come a long way and in its current state any 3DS (even the non-new 3DS models) is an awesome machine to have for retro emulation up to a point. I have an o3DS and a 2DS that are hacked and use them to play NES, SNES, MD and PCE pretty regularly. No complaints.
>A hacked Vita
A little more cumbersome to hack than the 3DS but a fantastic device too, though I mostly use it to play PSX only.
>A hacked Switch
Because of having to constantly plug in the Switch and injecting payloads (plus AutoRCM basically restricting it to this method unless you decide to keep using a jig), this machine isn't what I'd personally recommend as a dedicated emulation machine but once the Switch is able to boot into cfw with more ease it'll be a definitive machine for me.
>Anbernic Handhelds
>Other machines like Odin
Literally what? Chinkshit need not apply kek

My recommendation is to get a new 3DS or new 2DS for cheap and hack it to do all kinds of emulation + other things. Get a Vita for PSX emulation if you must, but a 3DS and Vita are all you need for handheld retro emulation right now. Plus you can play their own respective libraries, plus backwards compatibility for DS and PSP.

>>8481027
>>A hacked 3DS
>>A hacked Vita
>>A hacked Switch
I have all three, but have not hacked any of them.
>>Anbernic Handhelds
I do not own one but have only heard good things about them.
>>Other machines like Odin
I own the Retroflag GPI Case, and it's a wonderful little system. I've recommended it in various handheld threads before, but it seems that with the release of the GPI 2, that it's harder and costlier to buy the original unit these days. I am currently alternating between Super Smash TV and Nosferatu on the SNES and it runs smooth as silk with excellent battery life.

>>8481027
I got my Retroid Pocket 2+ last week, would highly recommend; it's price to performance is not going to be beaten for some time. Screen is really good too.
Also waiting on my Miyoo Mini to arrive, should be a few weeks out.

I'm waiting on Odin, I hope my pro superpack comes by March, since I got a clear color.

Hot take:
If you're even somewhat interested in handheld emulation, and don't want to spend over ~$150 you should go RP2+ because it can do through the 5th gen. If you're an adult and what a comfortable handheld with some performance, get the Odin. It's literally the switch pro we will never get.

I own a hacked 3DS, it's amazing for anything Nintendo handheld related. That said, so far it seems the best way to play GBA games is to patch and install them individually as .cia files, which obviously isn't ideal if you want to try out a ton of them. Does anyone know a better way?

That looks so uncomfortable to hold

>>8481202
you can either play through GBA runner2 which runs the games through hardware, in a less sandboxes environment. Comparable to Nintendont on Wii for GameCube games. Comparability isn’t perfect yet, but has cool features like high resolution and link cable emulation.

Or you can mass inject GBA Roma into the official wrapper. Pretty easily you can find a build of the tool that will compile a whole folder of roms into CIAs for you

>>8481257
Thanks man, I'll try it out.

i use a vita, n3ds, and rg351v, but the only one i play retro games on is the rg351v. i think that these recent chinese handhelds provide a better experience than the vita or 3ds can for retro games.
the vita's lack of secondary shoulder buttons make psx annoying to set up, but outside of that, it's a near good device. snes and gba are a bit rougher on the vita than the other two, but they still function up to my standards. theres rarely any stutters or slight slowdown.
the n3ds is my least favorite of the three. i really hate the dpad position, and i dont like just having one blank screen at all times. gba and snes are basically flawless, but id rather take the performance hit on the vita for the comfort from the better layout.
the rg351v is my new go-to for a few reasons. i really like emulationstation over the ui options on vita and 3ds, i like the ease of transferring data to and from the device, emulation is great on the rg351 devices, and it holds like a gba sp despite having the form of the gb/gbc. i had some skepticism about the build quality, but the buttons and device surprisingly dont feel like cheap garbage. i definitely recommend a rg351v or rg351mp to someone who wants a handheld exclusively for retro games. snes, psx, and gba are at their best on these. the vita and 3ds may be better handhelds, but id only consider them "better" based on their ability to play ds and psp games, which are not retro.

i also have a steam deck for q2 2022, and i cant wait to see how it handles gamecube and ps2.

Miyoo Mini a cute but won't buy it until the cfw is finished. Taki says that Miyoo won't release source code so the cfw might take a while tho.
RP2+ a cute too.

>>8481027
Does a phone with a controller clipped on count?

>>8481027
>>A hacked 3DS
>>A hacked Vita
>>A hacked Switch
Can you still use official online services with any of these; or a PC? Can they officially disable your account for it?

>>8481143
How does it run ps2 games? I want GTA and ratchet and clank for under $100.

>>8481027
>>8481079
Maybe someone can help me… I’ve been trying to hack my 3DS, but I got an error about the seedmining failing. Do I need to format/reset my 3DS to hack it and lose all save data?

>>8481143
>tfw ordered RP2+ last week and orders from November are just now shipping

>>8481027
Could a Snapdragon 845 like in the Odin or KT R1 run Xbox games? What would it take to do all of gen 6? How much would I be expected to pay in years to come 2, 5 years down the line will Steam Deck levels of tech be obsolete to a ridiculous extent? What are peoples price estimations and power expectations for then?

Especially given what we have learned and the data we have gathered on Retroid pocket 2+ and it's power to price ratio. Has anything as stark ever happened in the years of affordable handheld power?

>>8481027
Sponsored by Anbernic.

>>8481204
>>8481027
I imagine a really powerful Powkiddy folding clamshell version of the RGB20 with a 5+ inch screen and loads of extra buttons. six face buttons, two analogues with L3 support, 4 shoulders and 4 under buttons on the reverse for extra assignation. Game support up to 6th gen. Maybe in 2 years? at $120? please?

>>8482535
For that I'd want all of 7th gen[atalia].

>>8481863
The Pocket go S30 has better performance than the Miyoo Mini, Better shoulder buttons and a bigger screen for the same price.

>>8481257
>GBA runner2
I thought open_agb_firm was still the best option for 3DS if you're not doing injects.

>>8481893
3DS and Vita are safe online unless you do something dumb like cheating in online games. It's a lot easier to get banned for going online with a hacked Switch, but you can just do all of your hack stuff in emunand and use sysnand with legit games online if you want to be completely safe.

>>8482545
looks fuckin ugly tho

>>8482535
>4 under buttons
What would they be used for?

>>8482613
Then paint it with your nail varnish.

>>8482635
Assigning alternative commands. Maybe they'd be triggers, or some alternative. The screen and battery pack could be on the top piece. And the controls and HDMI,USB, and card slots could be on the bottom piece.

>>8482635
You could within reason add a sprinkle of extra buttons on the top too. So long as they didn't get in the way. People were complaining of a lack of L3/R3 support. And not all the handhelds have touch screens/ extra buttons. Making some games impossibru to play, even if it can emulate them.

i have a homebrew original/old 3ds which is terrible, the buttons are clicky, dpad is small and terrible and screen is shit. it is awesome I can play like gb/c/a ds and 3ds flawlessly though. but for gb/c/a games I have a v90 and while cheap it is a million times better. probably shoulda gone for a rg351 though.

>>8482613
Why play Psx games slower ['B' grade] on a 2.8" screen, When you can play them on a 3.5" screen at an 'A' grade?

>>8482717
what is a nail varnish?
>>8482748
because..I won't play psx games on the miyoo mini? I'd play gba/gb on it and maybe some snes/nes.

>>8482795
My biggest gripe with the Miyoo Mini is the fact that they put a tiny screen on a device with a non video out usb port. Why? It's the same with the Pocket go S30 ffs. It's all we ask for some days.

>>8482829
So you might as well get a bigger screen for that price. Or just get a Retroid Pocket 2+ as it's better value for cunny.

Just wait for the KT R1. It will run up to gamecube at playable speeds. Nothing at the sub 200 dollar market will be able to touch it for years.

>>8482795
It runs Snes worse too.

>>8482836
It's all cash here man, kek.

Verification not required.

I use my Surface Duo with a Gamesir X2 for heavier emulation and especially DS/3DS games thanks to the dual-screen setup, but I'm migrating all PS1 and below options to an RG351MP that's arriving later in the week for numerous reasons, primarily portability as well as Android support of pre-PS1 systems being annoying as fuck with no definitive apk emulator and Android Retroarch being finnicky as fuck

>>8482892
dang my two year old would fuck this thing up

>>8482545
I'd heard it was kinda uncomfortable to hold.

>>8481027
got a hacked vita and 3ds and i personally prefer the vita over it since you can emulate more and have the psp and ps vita library.

>>8483074
Well you could always adapt. Maybe sculpt some modeling clay wrapped it clingfilm into an Xbox controller then seat the device inside.

Why are "handheld generals" just shill threads for Anberchin, every single time?

>>8482850
I think Miyoo Mini only runs 10 games worse, ones with the special chip was that

>only system I would care to emulate on Vita is GBA
>runs like shit

Omg I did not know the 2+ is going to take forever to ship out. Is it worth the wait?

>>8481027
I have a hacked O3DS and a PSP-2001 with CFW.
With the 3DS, I put the entire DS and GBA library on a microSD card (w/ some extras like GB/GBC/NES) and spent most of the time playing GBA games.
The PSP plays most PS1 games perfectly. It also has great CPS1/CPS2/Neo Geo emulation and a very good Genesis/SCD emulator.
PSP also has TV out. The composite cables don't work with much (no progressive scan = no PSP games), but they will let you hook a PSP up to a TV and play PS1 games with it.

>>8481027
Are PSP and Vita equivalent for running PSX and PSP games? Is one better? Or are there tradeoffs?

>>8483395
>The PSP plays most PS1 games perfectly.
What are the exceptions?

>>8483408
Vita can play up to psp flawlessly. PSP can play up to PS1 flawlessly, bar GBA/SNES.

>>8483410
Any game that needs dual analog to play, like Ape Escape (which got a PSP remake)

>>8483413
Thanks. Sounds like it totally supersedes the PSP, then.

>>8483419
Hadn't thought of that. Makes sense.

>>8481027
Vita and 3DS are the obvious choices for Playstation and most Nintendo games, but is there any handheld with an N64 or Saturn style button layout, and the power/emulation software to make use of it?

>>8483445
It does. There's a reason it made Taki's top 10 handhelds in 2021 despite not being in production since 2019

>>8481970
Honestly, less than half of GC games run on the 2+. I linked a public spreadsheet where people have tested games from a number of systems, but GC is not a good experience so only the easiest of easy PS2 games will be playable (probably less than 15%).

>>8482362
Don't go into it expecting the moon, but I am honestly quite impressed with it. The included Retroid launcher needs quite a bit of work, so I think DIG is the way to go. The screen is really good, battery life is pretty good (worse case scenario of like 5.5 hours), ergonomics aren't great and the right analog slider is a 5/10. It's useable, but if you play any games that use it, you will complain about if before long. Half life 2, Doom 3, Max Payne, Kotor and a bunch of other Android games are perfectly playable too.

>>8483512
Edit

https://www.reddit.com/r/retroid/comments/rmeix5/rp2_game_settings_community_spreadsheet/

Ordered an Anbernic 280V because I want something extremely pocketable. I never carried my 3DS around because it was too big. I ordered a Steam Deck so eventually I will get a much more powerful portable machine, which should be able to easily emulate everything up to PS3, but will obviously require a carrying case and ideally a power cord attached while playing.

Been enjoying my Ambernic 351MP I got for Christmas. Been playing minish cap and SOTN. Very comfy.

How do I put new roms in the miyoo mini? I tried to add a snes sfc, both zipped and not and it's not showing up in the rooms list at all, I only see the ones that were there already

>>8483173
If anything it's more of people talking about how great the Retroid Pocket 2+ is. I for one shill for Retroflag, or did.

>>8483173
I shill for great devices.
In order
>RS97 or GCW zero or modded PSP
>anbernic rg350
>anbernic rg351V or rg351MP
>retroid pocket 2+

Anbernic shit the bed now, it's time for a new chink overlord to take over.

>>8483173
Because the RG351 line is actually good.

>Order RP2+, friend had a standard RP2 and I liked the form factor + power boost to emulate N64 and DS better seemed good
>Look at their subreddit since early buyers are getting their units now
>People complaining about stickdrift
>People complaining about bad backlight bleed
I'm worried, bros.

>>8483242
They should've had a video out though. I can't stand it. I could give them my money if it weren't for that. In this year as well, I mean they've had plenty of time to see the cheap utility on a handheld of a hdmi out. And people have said that they wanted it for years. And yet, they dropped the ball.

>>8483162
Kek. ha

>>8483475
A lot of them are more expensive than they need to be. Compared to their competitors. An example would be the Piboy Dmg 2. Hopefully the Powkiddy X18S will get a six face button+ sequel with 7th gen capability in a year.
Perhaps would it be wishful thinking to make it look a bit like a 5.5+ wide screen version of the
Pow kiddy RGB 20.

>>8483525
So you may as well play PS3 on a laptop/Desktop.

>>8482028
ask on the discord, there will be more people to help than a 4chan thread, if you're following the 3ds guide it'll be on the site

>>8484132
I think it involves a dangerous method that can brick the device.

https://obscurehandhelds.com/2021/12/great-but-flawed-the-miyoo-mini-review/

>>8484786
the RP+2 looks like a really cheap build quality unit, not sure why you're surprised, that dpad looks shit for instance

>>8485534
>Piboy Dmg 2
Six buttons, but the order is backward. Wonder why.

if money wasnt a factor would you get the piboy dmg or ayn odin?

>>8481594
>rg351v
My man! Have you tried custom firmwares yet? There's a few out there now, and they provide way more functionality (in most cases, anyway... there are a few still in development)

>>8485747
I'd get 3DSes, Vitas and maybe a Nomad.

>>8481027
>A hacked 3DS
Got two, one if the old and one of the new, overall it's a pretty solid handheld practically the new models as they have better overall performance
>Anbernic Handhelds
Got RG351MP, honestly thing is hella nice once you get 351elec up and running. My favorite of the handhelds, buttons feel good and plays 99% of what I want perfect. Sadly Dreamcast and N64 dont work amazingly but those are 2 I didnt expect to play on this device
>Other machines
Own AtGames handhelds, PowKiddy v90/q80, and a Dingoo that busted forever ago. PowKiddy are decent but the v90 has an issue with the dpad but isnt horrible if your not looking to play games that require specific up movements. Overall though if you got a 3DS or Vita already I wouldnt invest in one.

>>8486104
>it's a pretty solid handheld practically the new models as they have better overall performance
Are there words missing from that sentence?

>>8486131
It was a misspelling I meant to say particularly not practically.

>>8485973
pretty much the first thing i did on my device was install 351elec.
i didnt want to bother with anbernic's preinstalled garbage, and i heard arkos is a bit more glitchy even if it's slightly better in some ways
i got 60fps super mario 64 working, and right now im working on setting up ur-quan masters, shovel knight, and streets of rage remake up and running. im kinda shocked at how much of a porting scene these devices have.

>>8485714
Nintendo reference, but obviously a bit of a faux pas in this context.

>>8481105
>I have all three, but have not hacked any of them.
what a cuckold

>>8485474
Isn't it already too small to have a fucking video output, maybe you'd want an aircon and a fridge built into it too?

>>8486760
Would it add much space to do what phones do and have a USB-C/Thunderbolt port that supports video out, audio out and charging?

>>8487670
Not really.

I've been wanting a handheld for a while, so I put in a preorder for an Analogue Pocket but now knowing that it will likely be the end of this year before I even get it is making me reconsider.

Basically all I care about playing is GB and GBA. How good are the emulators on say the RG351V? I mainly wanted the Pocket because I hate dealing with all the input lag and little stutters and screechy sounds and visual bugs and other irritations typical of emulation, and yes I know that FPGA is still technically emulation, but a damn sight closer to the real thing than many emulators, especially the ones likely to run decently on a mobile device.

I have a hacked vita and it's pretty nice. One of the biggest downsides is how long it takes between powering the thing on, and having a game running. I feel like that's something people don't talk enough about when comparing all these different handhelds. I definitely miss going from the system being off, to playing a game in 1 second on older consoles.

>>8488184
>Basically all I care about playing is GB and GBA.
Get a GBA or DS series handheld, then?

>>8488268
they probably want something new they wont have to mod

>>8488306
>wont have to mod
Doesn't sound hard to put a file on an SD card and tap some menu options. And they wouldn't have to worry about emulator quality.

>>8484132
Just unzip them bro…

https ://youtu.be/Kx5W1BNGVU4
5:19 and on

>>8481027
>A hacked 3DS
Yep.
>A hacked Vita
I have one waiting to be hacked, but I'm not in any rush. I have a hacked PSP Go that I use to play PSX games outside of the house and that covers my needs.
>A hacked Switch
Not necessary for me.
>Anbernic Handhelds
>Other machines like Odin
I'm not into knock-off machines.
In general, I prefer to play everything on its original (or sibling) hardware, so I have little use for all-in-one machines or handhelds that emulate home consoles.

>>8488354
>they wouldn't have to worry about emulator quality
That's only really true with flashcarts on a GBA, and unless you get an AGS-101, you're going to want a better screen.

>>8484786
I ordered the color that a bunch of people are having problems with the button paint being too thick.

>>8481027
I've got a hacked N3DS XL and a hacked Vita, but I don't like using either for emulation. I've been using my hacked Switch for more lately, but I wish N64 was better on it.
>Anbernic Handhelds
>Other machines like Odin

>>8481027
I've got a hacked N3DS XL and a hacked Vita, but I don't like using either for emulation. I've been using my hacked Switch for it lately, but I wish it was better at N64.

>>8488526
DS series can't run GBA games natively? I know it has to emulate GB and GBC, but that's still less to worry about than a third-party system; and I thought Gameyob was pretty complete.

>>8488545 >>8488550
What don't you like about them?

>>8481202
you can run them native on twilight menu without having to convert them. just make a folder on the sd card named GBA and put the games in there. simple as.

>>8488615
DS and DS Lite can do GBA natively with a flashcart, it's not native on a DSi like the one in the picture though, you'd have to use GBARunner2 which has issues with some games.
I couldn't find a compatibility list for Gameyob, and while I'd assume it's mostly fine too, I wouldn't say you'd never have to worry about emulation issues with it.

>>8481027
for DS I just use a DS Flash Cart on my 2DS(though one of these days I need to buy a DSi or DSi XL for that purpose instead) and for anything more advanced than PS1 or GBA I'd probably just use either my Laptop or maybe my Samsung tablet(if I want portability) for it, but for most games on systems 5th Generation(besides Saturn or N64) or older the RG350 I bought about two years ago should be more than good enough, especially once I get around to installing the Adam firmware onto it

>>8481027
R4 card got me through most road trips

>>8486760
It's small enough for a usb and yet they only use it for charging it. There was room for data transference, they just didn't add it.
https://obscurehandhelds.com/2021/12/great-but-flawed-the-miyoo-mini-review/

Can anyone give me an approximation of the dimensions of the miyoo mini? I’m considering buying one although if it wont fit inside of my rectal cavity I think I’ll pass. Let me know

>>8489062
Size of a pack of cigarettes, and about the same value in prison.

>>8488707
>I need to buy a DSi or DSi XL for that purpose instead
Because SD cards are more convenient, or for some other reason?

>>8488617
The 3DS isn't all that comfortable for me to use, so I only really use it for DS and 3DS stuff now. I used to occasionally use it for GBA though.
I had problems with emulators not running well on the Vita, although it's supposedly better now. I just haven't tried again since I was using my Switch for it. Might test it out while my joycons are out for repair though.

>>8481079
Exactly the same as this anon, but I play more vita because I like the catalog. I've also own a ton of gameboys, some of them modded and I like to play carts to feel the OG experience sometimes

I wish gbarunner2 wasn't dead

my review of the 351mp: it's cool.
what should I get in 6 months when the buttons wear out?

>>8489218
>Because SD cards are more convenient, or for some other reason?
my 2DS is surprisingly beat up for how relatively unused it's been(I bought it back in the day for the 3DS SSB game and outside of that one only have a handful of other games for the system), plus it'll look better on the DSi/DSi XL than on the 2DS anyways

My 358MP is finally here. Still loading it up before I'm fully comfy mode. Very happy with my purchase

any of these have displays that are comparable to GB/game gear screens? the upscaling always kills my interest in these things

>>8489830
>RG351*

>>8489651
Because of native screen resolution, or something else?

>>8488635 >>8489284
What kind of issues does gbarunner2 have? I thought it just passed GBA code directly to the hardware.

>>8481079
>Because of having to constantly plug in the Switch and injecting payloads (plus AutoRCM basically restricting it to this method unless you decide to keep using a jig)
Based retard

>>8488354
>installing sjw pozzware on your device
No thanks

>>8489218
DS games look like shit on 3DS-family consoles; they look infinitely better on a DSi or DSi XL

>>8489965
Enjoy your Chinese off-brand handheld running strictly ideologically pure emulators, then.

>>8489975 >>8489930

>>8481079
The chink handhelds are run emulation better, have comparable or better build quality, and are cheaper. They’re also not 10 years old and aging every day like the vita. I have 2 vitas and they suck at psx compared to an Anbernic device. Psp too if you get a good one.

>>8490070
Vitas run PSX worse than PSPs do?

>>8490076
Nice try, but I can admit to wording that poorly. Chink shit runs PlayStation games better than the vita does, end of story. You can get a device that can run the games at twice the resolution of a vita for half the price. It was great 3 years ago but times have changed.

>>8490082
Not sure that answers the question of how PSP fits in, but thanks for the response. What about 3DS and Vita games, though? Or does being non-retro make them irrelevant?

>>8490089
Sorry, I thought you were criticizing my poor grammar. PSP runs psx games really well, but many of them are better with two analogue sticks on the vita or some other device.
Yes that’s my line of thinking. If you’re interested in playing modern games released on these systems, then by all means. They’re just not the best devices for retro games anymore.

>>8490104
Thanks.

What's the preferred OS for the 351MP? Rolling with 351Elec because I can't be assed to set up ArkOS and 351Droid is too early-in at the moment

>>8490062
I only use original hardware

>>8488184
Pocket is worth the wait. I understand though, it's infuriating, I had to wait well over a year.

>>8489930
Scaling to the 3DS resolution that makes them look blurry. You can force them to run at native resolution, but then you get a way smaller display.
>>8489936
It's running GBA games in DS mode, not running them natively, and it's got compatibility issues with a bunch of games. If you have a 3DS, you're better off with open_agb_firm or injects.
https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/GBARunner2#DS_Compatibility_List
https://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/GBARunner2/DSi_3DS_Compatibility_List

>>8490151
Elec is best for that very reason

>>8481027
So, is there a current Gameboy clone? Like, just for Gameboy/Gameboy color, that reads carts and stuff

>>8491424
Gb boy colour

>>8491424
just the ANAL LOG pocket

>>8481027
I want this Anbernic handheld for gameboy games but their company has an Ebay account that has a few negative reviews regarding the systems arriving dead-on-delivery. Anyone else have a problem with this? I want to buy one very bad but I want it to last long (obviously).

>>8491545
got my 351mp off their ebay over christmas, works perfect and satisfied with it so far

>>8491564
Been deciding on that or the Miyoo. Just don't know anymore but I'll trust that Anbernic probably has accidents just like any other video game company.

>>8491575
can't speak for the miyoo, i just wanted something that could do PS1 and everything before it, this fits the bill, it's comfortable, and everything runs full speed, the screen is also amazing

>>8491596
I've never utilized a gaming machine like this since I've waited for the time in our history where these little handhelds could be high quality and affordable. I feel like I'm getting away with bloody murder from being able to play emulated games on little handhelds like this for some reason.

>>8491575
>tfw anbernic just puts a plastic as a stopgap between the trigger and the button since neither reaches each other
kek

For me, it's:

>Hacked (New) 3DS:

General emulation- NES, Master System, SNES, Genesis, PS1, Neo-Geo, MAME, etc.

The display is actually top tier for retro emulation, because it's rare to have an LCD that's native 240p and has a really cool natural scanline kind of effect.It's honestly the second best thing after a CRT desu.

There's also some breddy cool homebrew.

>Hacked DSi

Retro handhelds, ie Gameboy, Gameboy Colour, Gameboy Advance, etc.

Of course I could just play all those on the 3DS, but when you go for 1:1 scaling shit is tiny; and the form factor of the DSi is probably the apex of Nintendo's handheld design. It's light and compact, but feels "premium" like nothing they have ever made before or since.

>>8491720
that looks like shit

>>8488184
It's pretty good and better than PSP or Vita. Hell, for the screen or buttons alone (and even some features like instand save states, fast foward, shaders and more) and ease of use I'd say even better than the own 3DS.

Reposting my post from a previous thread:

I have almost all the ones mentioned in OP and while I do agree most are super good specific things, I prefer to just have ONE machine that does it all and in that regard, the RG351V wins for me.
The Vita is great but emulates SNES and GBA poorly. The 3DS has shit build quality and a shitter screen and it even struggles with a couple of SNES games (Rudra no Hihou comes to mind)
The Switch is fine but having to inject a payload everyime is a hassle.
The RG351 just works, emulates everything perfectly, it's portable, the V has a 4:3 screen perfect for these games and it's just good.
I prefer that instead of constantly having to switch between a Vita or 3DS for Sony or Nintendo emulation. Heck, even the few PSP games I'm interested in work fine in the 351V.

>>8491802

They don't photograph well because of the 3D polariser, but in person he's right.

>>8489823
How hard is it to transfer the emulator files from a PC to one of these things? Is it as simple as dragging and dropping files? How does it work exactly?

>>8491840
>having to inject a payload everyime is a hassle
It's not that big a deal if you're mostly staying in emunand and don't let the battery die. I play most of my Switch stuff in emunand anyways so I can overclock without being paranoid about getting banned. You can even use Rekado to inject payloads easily from your phone if you don't have a computer around.
I'm still tempted to get a dedicated device for emulation though.

>>8491840
is this the one you like?

https://anbernic.com/products/anbernic-new-rg351v-retro-games-built-in-16g-rk3326-open-source-3-5-inch-640-480-handheld-game-console-emulator-for-ps1-kid-gift-1

>>8482850
what is this doc?

>>8485583
Everdrive X5 Mini or EZ Flash Omega DE?
I want to get a GBA flashcart, but I’m really torn between the two. X5 Mini has better battery life but the ODE has better features. Are load times the same?

Also I’ve heard the ODE has savestate corruptions, so maybe I should just avoid chinkshit.

>>8485583
>>8492309
Not sure why I replied to you, that was an accident kek

>>8492302
not him i just googled it
https://docs dot google.com/spreadsheets/d/1irg60f9qsZOkhp0cwOU7Cy4rJQeyusEUzTNQzhoTYTU/edit#gid=0

>>8492195
Yeah, it's pretty good.

>>8492142
Yes, it is literally just dragging shit onto the SD card. I think you can do some wifi shit with a dongle but don't do that.

I am a handheld sperg and have everything mentioned in this thread and more -- but I only use flash carts and have never hacked my 3DS / Vita. I have a Vita slim with latest firmware. Do you have to redo the hack every time you boot up?

what's a good small machine that can play anything from SNES to gamecube?

>>8492401
Aside from phones there isn't one. You'd have to get a handheld PC like Aya Neo or GPD. Wait for Steam Deck and Odin.

>>8492395
https://vita.hacks.guide/get-started.html
according to this, even most recent firmwares are coldboot hackable
though this has got me wondering; are many devices still even popularly warmboot these days? the only device i ever hacked that was warmboot was the wii u, and eventually i got cbhc on it. i havent bothered hacking my switch, but i assume it isnt still warmboot bullshit?
>>8492401
i wouldnt say there are any worthwhile handhelds at the moment for gamecube.
at that price, you are having to deal with aya and gpd, and theyre going to overcharge you for a product with shit quality control and then give you shit customer support despite you paying premium for their product. i generally recommend people stay below $200 for handhelds, especially if theyre only wanting to play retro games.
the closest thing that you could do would be a hacked wii u, but if a handheld is your goal, wait to see some feedback for the steam deck when people get their hands on it.

>>8492401
Until gamecube you're asking too much.

>>8492309
The EZ flash is better in every way and much, much cheaper. I would even recommend the original omega over the ED

>>8492142
ROMs and Bios can be dragged and dropped effortlessly

Anyone have this and if so, thoughts?

>>8492309
Listen to >>8492538. The people who complain about save corruption are the ones that don't read the instructions and turn their cart off right after saving in game, instead of waiting 5-10 seconds for the save to finish writing to the EZ Flash.

>>8492598
Is that true for game saves? Or just savestates? If the former, does the Everdrive have the same requirement?

>>8492598

Have you ever actually used one? See, this is exactly what I told myself too. "It's fine, it's only retards complaining."

But believe me, you WILL forget. Eventually. It's only a matter of time. It might only take a week, it might take a month, but at some point you WILL hit save, snap the thing closed, and then go "Oh.... Fuck..."

It's fine if you can somehow avoid that through superhuman habit formation. Or more likely just that you never actually use the fucking thing But it only takes once to fuck up your memory card, and it is very, VERY fucking annoying.

>>8481143
>Retroid Pocket 2+ would highly recommend
>poodroid
imagine the input lag

>>8492598
Just game saves, and only for the original Omega; this doesn't happen with the DE too my knowledge.
I've never had a save corrupt (regular save data or RTS/savestates) in any case. I only have a regular omega, and I have never had any issues with it. I wait for 4-5 seconds after saving before powering off my GBA; I've never waited for 10 seconds.

What's the flash cart to get for GB then?

>>8491656
I know, 11 year old me would've shit if he knew that something smaller than his Gameboy could play everything from Dreamcast down. For a quarter the price of one brand new.

>>8492804
ElCheapoSD if you can get one, otherwise try to get an EverdriveGB for as cheap as you can

>>8492401
Try looking here for one. You may have some luck at the 100-200 price range.
>>8492334

>>8492619
200+ hours and I have yet to do that. Admittedly I do not use it as much as I do my physical carts, but I still get a solid amount of use out of it.

>>8492674

>>8492980
imagine animating those abominations

>>8492987
It's what zoomers like now. We have lost mankind. It's over.

>>8493001
I wish this is what they were into, but most of them just watch screaming retards on youtube play indie trash.

>>8492451
You still need to inject payloads for Switch unless you've got a modchip if that's what you're asking.

>retards are still filtered by switch hacking

>>8481027
AN IPOD TOUCH 4G LOLZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc84H9qblmI

>>8493073
why the fuck would anyone want to use a switch for retro games
the sticks and buttons suck and the emulation ability is extremely underwhelming
only reasons to hack a switch are piracy, modding and save editing. if you want to play retro games, the 3ds and vita provide a vastly superior experience

Anybody know why my Anbernic 351wont detect the joysticks when I'm trying to play Duelshock games?

>>8493006
Exactly. I think being born in the 80s-early 90s is somewhat horrifying because we witnessed the downfall of society extremely awkwardly. Yes in a multitude of ways, but video game speaking, it has been beyond depressing. We went from truly soulful and feminist-free bullshit to the most absolute dumpsterfire fueled crap imaginable, I never thought as a kid that the games of my childhood would be the games I cling to as an adult simply from the fact that even though technology and advancements would be applied to video games, greed, agendas, and politics would creep in most of the market and corrupt every aspect of what made this hobby fun. Zoomers are such demoralized creatures who truly don’t realize just how bad they got fucked over, and the ones who do at least sometimes have the mental capacity to join this board and enjoy quality vidya.

>>8481027
bros why the fuck are gameboys so damn expensive and wonderswans too smdh i hate basedboy nintengoy coomlectors

>>8493196
Collectors ruin everything.

I've got a japanese model New 3DS, where do I get started with finding out if I can hack it? I got it at the same time as Etrian Odyssey X so I don't know if it's too new to crack.. that seems to be a common thing with handhelds.

>>8493183
Filtered, seethe, and cope

>>8493206
https://3ds.hacks.guide/get-started

as far as i know any 3ds is hackable u just need a compatible sd card

>>8491445
Didn't know they were still making/selling it, thanks

>>8493073
I would buy a switch lite and use it for emulation if you didn't have to externally boot cfw on startup everytime.

>>8492309
ODE has no savegame corruption. That only applies to the original Omega.
ODE is strictly better than Everdrive. It does more and often costs less.

>>8493194
Based but now I feel sad.

>>8493556
Thanks. Is there literally ANY reason to get an Everdrive X5 Mini over the ODE? Any single QOL improvements? I know the X7-GB is still better than things like the EZ Flash Junior, at least.

>>8493580
You do get about 10% more battery life out of the Everdrive.

>>8493606
Hmm that is kind of a big deal. I use a Gameboy Micro, which has a tiny-ass battery. But the ODE sounds great in every other aspect.

Do both the Everdrive and ODE use a shared RTC between games?

I just got a RG351MP and it’s build quality feels amazing. I wanted to change the OS to Elec but I’m a bit lost. Should I change it on the SD1? Why are the games on the SD2 not showing in my computer but they do on the console?

>>8490089
vita doesn't run psp/psx games worse than a psp, thats whats kind of the let down is that it plays them the exact same way as the psp. i got a vita oled 2 years ago mainly for the purpose of psp, psx, and for emulators. i was coming from hacking psps back in the day so that seemed like the next logical step. poor research on my part not realizing that the vita plays psp and psx games at the psp's screen resolution and not the vita's. kind of kills whatever benefit you get from having such a nice screen in my opinion, although i dont think its something that bothers a lot of people which is probably why I never saw it talked about much.

>>8491668
Mine doesn't have that shit, wtf.

>>8493695
Yeah, I kinda wish they would have made it so that the Vita upscales PSP and PSX games or something. I didn't like how they look on the Vita's screen either, seems to highlight the imperfections more.

>>8493073
Switch is only a viable option if you already own one. It's both more expensive, and less capable than modern retro handhelds.
The Vita is in the same boat.

>>8493196
open r/gameboy and look at all the people who buy up units just to place them on a shelf and look pretty
that's why

>>8493818
I fucking hate that subreddit, all this fuckers buying up gameboys and instantly modding perfectly good systems, replacing the screens with their chinkshit and sticking RGB LEDs inside their new transparent chinkshit bodies, then just putting them on their shelf.

>>8493818
>>8493826
But anons, look at this cool collection. Don't you wanna upvote it? :)

>>8493725
There was a homebrew initiative to do that, but I guess it fizzled out.

Your phone is the obvious ultimate winner, besides running all emus up to (and including) 3DS, it also runs Delta/Raze-touch and ports like KOTOR and Neverwinter Nights EE.

>>8493865
it's always very awkward to put in and configure and if you have to do phone things you have to yeet it out of the holder again

>>8483413
The PSP is better at handling GBA than the PSV is from my experience. The only GBA game giving me trouble on PSP is the Pokemon Unbound Romhack.

You're absolutely right about the SNES tho.

>>8493841
I can understand wanting a couple spare Gameboys just in case, but fuck.
Son of a gun even has two Game Gears, I'm jealous.

Damn when tax return money comes I am just going to save one fucking normal gameboy color from the secondary market and put it on my shelf for the memories and to save for my daughter when she grows up. I can imagine 20 years from now they will be impossible to find.

>>8493841
Absolute mental illness. Hell yeah, I’m mad. There is absolutely no reason to hoard that many Gameboys. Asshole probably goes around to every thrift shop and garage sale daily to scoop up anything he finds.

This thread made me actually go dig out my old Gameboy Color. The screen is kind of scuffed up. Should I replace it with the glass lenses I’ve seen on eBay, or will those still be worse quality/appearance than a kinda-scratched original plastic cover?

>>8494089
The glass replacements are better in all ways except durability. Obviously glass will shatter before plastic does.
If that bothers you, you can still find decent quality plastic lenses.

I got a Japanese DSi off Ebay for $30 last year. I put a 16G SD card in, hacked it, and put Twilight Menu on it. I had to navigate through some Japanese menus to set everything up, but Twilight Menu can be configured for English. I'm pretty happy with it.
I hear a lot about how terrible GBARunner2 is compared to a flashcart, but after I put the GBA BIOS on, I haven't had any problems with GBA games.
It emulates SMS, NES, and Genesis games fine, but I find it hard to play them - they just are not designed for a small screen. So I mostly stick to GB, GG, GBC, GBA and DS games, which all work great.
I tried some DSiWare, and there is a bit of a problem where US or European games detect that it's a Japanese system, and then try to load Japanese text. Which would not be so bad, as I can read Japanese, but since they are not Japanese games, there's nothing to load, and they just show an error message in place of the text. So that's kind of a bummer.
I recommend getting USB charging cables for the DSi. That way there's no need for a special Nintendo charger.
With the DSi and some noise-cancelling headphones, long bus rides are actually rather pleasant.

>>8493695
>the vita plays psp and psx games at the psp's screen resolution and not the vita's
Meaning a bordered window, or irregular pixels?

>>8493812
no anon, if you don't like a thing it means you're FILTERED, it means I win for liking something you don't like

>>8494014
>The PSP is better at handling GBA than the PSV is from my experience.
Why would that be? Different emulators due to different instruction sets or something?

>>8494392
The PSP was THE emulation handheld for nearly a decade, with entire communities built around developing software for it. Emulators have been developed over several years by people who have become very well-versed in its hardware and software quirks and are even still being improved.
The Vita never had that, and most of the homebrew emulators that do exist are ports of the PSP's stuff anyway or part of RetroArch.

gpSP managed to get pretty good through years of development on the PSP, but only ever made its way over to the Vita through RetroArch. So you either deal with that, or use the native mGBA port which isn't performance-focused.

>>8481202
the cia files you install run best from my experience. even if the games don't save.

the only game that I am aware that doesn't save is Gradius Galaxies which if thats the only one that doesn't save thats fine with me. a game like mega man battle network would suck if it couldn't save to the cia

>>8484709
You know they're not, monkey tranny.

>>8491802
in person its better. a 2ds would look cleaner since it lacks the polarized filter

>>8494440
What about recursively emulating the PSP's emulators?

>>8494014
Right, I'm also having problems with gba on my vita, but i haven't tried hacks.

>>8492980
cope more retard, linux would make that handheld perfect, enjoy your shitty device ruined by a pajeets OS.

I thought of grabbing a Vita mainly because my Samsung A71 has some serious input lag over bluetooth with anything I want to connect to it and it was never too comfortable to have one of those grips. I have an 8bitdo SN30 Pro+ which for me is perfect on PC, but it's even laggier through bluetooth on my phone for some reason.

Now, have things gotten any better in terms of emulation? I heard that it wasn't that much better than PSP which already wasn't amazing for as long as I had it. I really wanted something that could let me play anything up to 5th gen (without counting Saturn and some n64 games because they're not exactly easy to emulate as I understand it) and GBA games without any bullshit like frameskipping or that weird diagonal tearing I've seen in a few handhelds before. Now there's like 400 different chink handhelds but I really am hoping there's something that's better than what I used to have a decade ago.

>>8494032
>>8494089
I still have my childhood GBC, but I'm rather sad that the two GBC that my cousins sent to my brothers and I were given away because the three of us already owned a GBC each. I'm a filthy hoarder, but it still pains me.

>>8492980
Anon is not wrong. Android is a bloated OS that tries to do everything possible all at once. A properly set up linux distro would be and is superior due to it being intended for gaming only.

Is there anything like the Retroid Pocket 2 but with a nicer screen and more power? I really like its formfactor.

>>8494898
N64 and dreamcast are proof-of-concept and I wouldn't expect to finish any games on it.
PS1 is good because it's using the PSP emulator, but now you have a second stick and L2 and R2 mapped to the back touch pad.
GBA is 90% there. gpSP (through retroarch) runs pretty well but can still run into issues (Pokemon Clover doesn't run full speed, but I think it uses high quality sound or something like that.)
SNES is kind of iffy too but much better than it was on the PSP.
Genesis and lower is great, unsurprisingly.

>>8494934
The RP3 when they make it.

>>8481027
Do people even use anything other than either a ARM based cheap device or a high end Windows Switch clone? Literally who uses a Vita for emulation in this day or age?

>>8494462
I don't have an irrational hate for non-american stuff.

Picked this guy up at a yard sale a year ago and finally feel like cleaning it up. The screen works but has a black mark and the lens is missing altogether. Are TFT LCD replacement screens a meme or are they worth it?

The front shell may need to be replaced too any good suggestions for decent replacements that mimic the look and feel of the original? No interest in making it look flashy or transparent or whatever the trend is.

>>8495475
TFTs are a meme, if you ask me. They look like shit.

>>8495486
Hmm what screen replacement would you suggest then? Are there good repros out there?

>>8495493
Stock screen (with bivert/backlight) or whatever current-day IPS you prefer.

>>8495493
I think eBay is filled with stock screens from all the modders ripping theirs out.

>>8493818
>>8493826
>>8493841
Holy shit, imagine spending $250 for a game just to put it and the box on your manchild shelf.

Found this from a local seller for 110€.
Says that picrel is or could caused by the defective sd card...
Is this device broken or is it really the sd card ??

>>8495814
I paid $20 for it when it was new at K-Mart. Worth every penny, such an awesome game.

>>8495907
I’d love to have it, but I’d want it to actually play, not collect dust on a wall, and no way is it worth >$100

>>8492401
Literally Retroid pocket 2+

>>8494556
Which handheld?

>>8494918
Yes, and I like the Retroid pocket 2+. So why is he acting the like this device needs mockery? One point of these devices is customization OS' . Which can't be a bad thing.

>>8494556
Sorry, I misunderstood when you said "pooroid" you meant Android and not the retroid. I defend the open source stuff. Wasn't use to the OS being referred to as pooroid. lol. Bit childish as I thought a zoomer with original hardware denial would be trying to besmirch the frankly good value represented by the Retroid Pocket 2+. So again a misunderstood comment.

>>8495882
The screen has the logo in orange, which means that's the wrong screen for the device (might be a 320x240 screen from an rg350, or a 640x480 screen from an rg350m). The rg35mp screen has a silver logo. Either way, that's a Frankenstein console and the guy is trying to scam people.

>>8496971
I think that's just shitty lighting.

>>8495882
If it was a no-name chink SD card, then it might have crapped itself dead. Try with installing custom firmware (original is shit anyway) on Samsung or something like that.

It's insane what people are able to achieve with 351Elec , its pushing the limits of the rg351. I think I'll buy it over Miyoo Mini just because of that

is elec better than arkos? I never tried elec, just went with ark

>>8497685
The miyoo mini is a tiny budget machine, the rg351 is not

>>8497692
Yeah that's true but I've seen reviews where their libraries are almost the same.

>>8497692
its all the same really. the arkos dev is nicer than the autistic german in the head of 351elec tho.

>>8497687
Not him but AFAIK, ArkOS is just better in terms of performance for almost if not all cores.
I have yet to find something that I can't play that I'm interested in.

What's the difference between retroarch and retroarch-32 that comes with arkos? why were two seperate builds included?

>>8497864
I think 32 is for PS games and Dreamcast games.

Is the RP2+ made to order or something?
I saw the "Deliveries start after 35 calendar days" thing on their website last month, figured they were just getting more stock, but check today and that number remains the same, so it's never available for immediate shipping or what?

>>8497687
>>8497780
>>8497859
Tried both. ArkOS needs a bit more configuration than 351elec, but is much better in terms of performance.
Also, the dev is a great guy, while the 351elec dev is a turbo autist and a fucking cunt. Arkos has less bugs too.

>>8497780
>>8497972
What's wrong with 351Elec's dev? I don't really look into these things but is he some faggot asshole that puts himself up a pedestal or some shit or is he some schizo like some emulator dev?

>>8498367
Maybe it's the ArkOS dev posting?

>>8498367
He's both. Also, unconditionally loved by lebbit, so it only makes him worse, having thousands of retards licking his boots for having le ebin firmware with le easter eggs.

>>8498724
funny if true
>>8498782
that's tragic.

>redditors

>>8481079
3DS emulation is good if you have no standards, the screen is an absolute nightmare. An Anbernic device will do a way better job up to PSX.

>>8481079
>>8500403
New 3DS can't do SNES Yoshi's Island full speed. Even with SNES VC injects.
You could obviously play the GBA version, but it really shows how underpowered the 3DS is as an emulation device.

How good is the build quality of Retroid Pocket 2 +? I know it costs peanuts, but I want to avoid buying something that will have a debilitating fault few weeks after I buy get it.

>>8500647
Up to PSP comfortably except the GoW games.

>>8500789
he said build quality you illiterate knuckle dragging nigger congo ape

I love playing final Fantasy 6 on my miyoo mini but I hate that fast forward just doesn't work while rewind works just fine

>>8500789
I know what it can run, I am just saying I don't want to invest €130 for something that will come broken or in need or tinkering to fix.

>>8500647
It have a new revision and they have all sorts of parts for sell if you need, its cheap but its now powkiddy level, you can build him like a lego if you want to, rp2+ will be amazing with linux in the future, android sucks with their well know input lag unfixable problem.

>>8500278
Why two power LEDs? WHY?!

>>8501308
The parts are cheap, but the shipping is not. Which ones do you recommend that I get? And are the buttons, etc. that they sell on their website of the new design or of the old, inferior one? I tried asking their customer support, but never received an answer.

>>8500647
Build quality is surprisingly good. Feels better than what little it costs, and others seem to share my opinion from what I've read online.

yuck

>>8500647
A lot of people have been receiving units with light bleed, indicating that it was assembled wrong and there's pressure on the screen.
Everything SHOULD fit together neatly, and people who built their own with the upgrade kits don't have the problem. It's really just a matter of disassembling the unit and putting it back together since the factory couldn't be fucked to do it right from the start, but you need to decide if that's something you want to deal with.

>>8502485
That doesn't sound too hard. Light bleeding is just too much pressure on the screen, right? Kind of like that effect you'd get from pushing your finger against your monitor and seeing a "depression" of sorts?

>>8502507
Yeah, that's exactly it.
The screens from the factory can be fit into the case wrong, and for some reason it passes QC, assuming there is any.
Not a hard fix, but it's annoying that it's a problem at all.

>>8502519
I saw that some of the buttons had too much paint on them and had to be filed down to a few mm. Easy shit, but I am just making sure there isn't anything too major broken as I have 0 patience and time to deal with refunds or replacements from China.

>>8501916
For $100? Definitely the RP2+ and yes, its all new revision being for sale, better dpads, analogs sticks, buttons etc, i mean if you really wanna know better, check the review on retro game corps or taki udon on youtube.

Bros how do I get a Gameboy Color for less than FIFTY FUCKING DOLLARS???

>>8503748
Find one at a local garage sale being sold by someone who doesn't know its current aftermarket value.

I got my RP2+ finally. First time getting one of these chink handhelds, i'm pretty satisfied with it.

>>8503748
>dollars
FOY

>>8504154
did you have to do that month long wait

>>8504171
Yeah, I was pretty confused when the content creators got theirs and said that it's finally shipping the last week of december. I emailed retroid at that time and they told me they were shipping mine this month, I think I preordered in early december.

>>8503748
Live in a country that isn’t succumbing to artificial inflation by consoomer manchildren.

>>8481027
I choose the future yet to happen for retro +.

>>8504202
>no double touchscreen for Wii U and 3ds support
Never gonna sell a unit

Looks like Miyoo is once again gonna come up with a banger with its P60 model.

>>8500647
>How good is the build quality of Retroid Pocket 2 +?
Bad QC on the light bleed in its screen's edges. That's all.

>>8504154
>Super Robot Wars J
I see you're a fellow /m/an of good taste as well

>>8504202
it's going to be a LONG time before we get handhelds that can consistently handle Seventh Gen systems, unless you just mean DS & PSP in which case we're already mostly there(a lot of the newer devices can handle most PSP titles beyond some of the toughest ones like the GoW games, and I imagine DS compatibility at a decent to excellent level would be more common on these devices if more of them had touch screens), since we're already starting to get handhelds that can handle some GameCube we're probably not too far off in theory from Wii emulation(since the Wii is essentially just a enhanced GameCube in many respects) but I imagine the motion controls will be tricky(outside of using external controllers)

but anything like PS3 or Xbox 360(or the WiiU for the lower end of 8th Gen) is probably a good 5 to 10 years off(probably similar numbers for PS2 & Original Xbox for that matter too), at least for anything that's not basically a portable PC like the Steam Deck or the GPD series, though the 8th Generation Handhelds(3DS, & PSP Vita) probably aren't too far off either

>>8504405
Also some people who ordered the 16 bit model found the buttons having too thick of paint, making them harder to press down and need to sand them down a bit. I got one and thankfully haven't had that problem.

Just bought an Anbernic rg351p. Does it come with games, ro do I need to start searching for ROMs?

>>8504629
it comes with games, but the stock firmware has a b unch of trash and mislabeled shit, sttart searching and get elec or arkos on there, there's tons of guides on youtube

I have my hacked switch a try on emulation and it's insane. Even without runahead I get less that 2 frames of lag in games. This thing is a response monster.

>>8504629
It should come with games but the games are in chinese I think or some chinese knockoff. Better off finding some roms.

>>8504656
Platform?

why can't chinks just make fpga handhelds man, all they have to do is literally copy mister (it is fine with open source as long as they don't modify it). And even if they modify it, it is still fine as long as they release the source code as well.

>>8504756
because no one gives a shit outside of autists, if you hand the average consoomer an emulated handheld and a fpga powered one the retard will never be able to tell you the difference

so why waste money making an fpga device as a business bugman when you can just shit out cash by taking some ARM device and just using pre-existing emulators

there's no incentive at all for them to give a shit

>>8504714
All the ones I tried. But I use it mostly for GBA. It's faster that my IPS modded GBA, and that has two frames of lag.

>>8504656
I wonder if the switch lite could be hacked and if it's dogshit when it comes to emulation in comparison to the normal one.

>>8504816
The switch has been hacked, but it requires instillation of a mod board, and the mod boards aren't produced anymore because the creators got sued to oblivion. There are clones out already, I think, but the software has stopped getting updates and the whole process is finicky as hell and requires some decent soldering skills. Anyway, the hardware of a switch lite is 100% compatable with software written for the regular one. The systems are almost identical besides security fixes and the obvious formfactor changes.

>>8504837
Fuck me. I can solder a few things, but that sounds like too much of a process just to get a decent portable emulation device that has the advantage of playing some switch games I like.

Would it be stupid to buy one of these gamepads for a smartphone instead? This one, the Gamesir X2 (name always cracks me up) is quite pricey, so I'm not sure about it, but spending more than 100€ on a handheld at this point puts me off. My OG 3DS is already collecting some dust.

>>8504154
can you use the L buttons comfortably while using the pad? Switch has the same layout and is uncomfortable as fuck to me because I have to extend my fingers farther than when using the analog, this layout is fucking gay.

>>8504959
Personally i'm fine with it but I've never had a problem with the layout the way some others have.

>>8504943
Depends. Your phone is going to beat out any of these handhelds in any emulator hands down, but you miss out on some the community support a lot of these handhelds have. There's a bunch of native ports for the 351 chipset, too. But if emulation is all you're after, than yeah your phone is a clear winner.
If your phone has a centered USB C port, look into the Razer Kishi instead. You can usually find it on sale for less than the GameSir, and it has analog triggers. There's also a USB C version of the GameSir you might want to check out.

>>8504993
you're also limited to shitty android emulators, and some have features locked behind a paywall

>>8505024
That's not true at all. RetroArch is on Android, and it's what the RP2+ uses. A modern phone will just have more power to work with.

>>8505032
GOOD MORNING SIR.

Yes retard, retroarch is on android but not all of the cores it uses are.

>>8505127
https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/android/latest/x86_64/
Looks like quite a few of them. Everything a dedicated handheld would play and more.
What exactly is missing?

>>8488530
Yeah, i hear people just swap them out with replacement buttons or sand the paint off the side.
Shame since it's the best looking color scheme imo.

>>8505178
i bought it anyways and mine was fine, luck of the draw

Whats the best screen mod for the GBA SP now? Is it still the funnyplaying v2 or w/e? GBC seems to have a bunch of different screens so I thought maybe there was a new one.

>>8490070
>muh chink shit
Shut up poorfag, shill your bugman garbage in hell

>>8504816
Buy a premodded one. Performance is identical.

I got an OLED switch for xmas but the only way to hack it is to buy a $150 SX core chip.
Is it worth ordering or should I just wait until some new exploit for the v2 model is found?

>>8505406
Enjoy waiting forever, lol.
Not that the SX alternative is any better, either just live with it or seek out an older model.

>>8505413
It's a shame. I love the Switch for portable emulation, but the V1 battery life is godawful.

>>8504993
What kills phone gaming for me is that you simply can't use headphones with those controllers. They all block the headphone hack and don't have any passthrough. They want you to use bluetooth headphones instead, but those have too much audio lag to be enjoyable.

>>8504154
How does it feel? I mean, does it feel premium or cheap?

>>8505746
I think it feels good. The dpad and buttons are decent and the stacked shoulder buttons are nice.

Why can't they include L3 or R3?

>>8505862
Analog sticks with a click function would cost $0.002 more than those that don't.
Please understand.

>>8505862
What do you mean? My rg351mp has them.

>>8505879
I shan't spend more than exactly 100 United States of America dollars.

>>8504154
SRW J is some /m/ajorly good taste. I need to order a repro from Ali of it one of these days.

>>8505936
Why not an original japanese cart?

>>8505859
Nice. I'm about to get one as well. How long did you wait for it?

Any fellow Europoors care to report their delievery times for RP2+?

>>8505978
like a month

>>8505945
I need a translated version. Could grab a Jap cart as well though, I suppose. I also need to grab OG 2. I wish good games were not so expensive these days.

>>8504154
Glad to see Nadesico here, my favorite anime of all time.

>>8504154
that's a japanese game bro why are you playing it in english

>>8481027
I have a hacked N3DS XL and Vita

New 3DS XL
>Retroarch is slow and a lot of games work
>PS1 isn't loading by default
>seperate emu's like mGBA work best as standalones
>I have issues with Twilight DS again so it doesn't work

Ultimately its only good for 3DS games and acceptable for retro kino's, but forget PS1 and PSP, and for now even DS (results may vary for DS)

Vita
>PSP doesn't work anymore
>retroarch doesn't work
Either there's something wrong with my hack or its the Vita.
>When PSP did work only some games ran and it was okay

Ultimately its only good for Vita games, but the mod scene is still active.
The screen itself is kino tier, it makes any game look good and the form factor is amazing.

>>8481202
no the best way for GBA was using the mGBA cia and running it off of that.
It ran like a dream, but on retroArch it runs terribly except for gSP and SNES9 2005

>>8504214
Most of these devices swap screens or use some other mapping.
>>8504580
What are you talking about? Tha Gamecube and even Wiiu are emulating right now. There are devices doing some PS3 games now even. They are overclocking the Snapdragon 845 and finding new stronger chipsets every month. They rank newer devices in terms of emulation capability in this speadsheet doc.
https://docs
dot google.com/spreadsheets/d/1irg60f9qsZOkhp0cwOU7Cy4rJQeyusEUzTNQzhoTYTU/edit#gid=0

>>8504580
A quick cursory glance at 'PS3 emulation handhelds' and this comes up.

Recently dropped and broke my hacked PSP Go. Now I'm looking for a replacement. All I'm really interested in are SNES and PS1 games. Which handheld under would be best for those? Should I just get a used PSP?

>>8506789
You talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded.

>>8506945
Any handheld from the Anbernic RG351 line.

>>8506945
Get a VITA if you don't mind the smaller buttons, for PSP games the extra analog can be mapped to the D-Pad/face buttons/L-R, which can come in handy for games that use those for camera control, you also get save states. SNES runs good,about as good if not better than PSP. Alternatively, just get another PSP.

Do not trust the chink handhelds for PSP, even if they're starting to be able to run PSP games, all the chink handheld reviewers ever test is GOW and a few basic bitch games, there's no guarantee that the entirety of the library will run ok like it does on native.

>>8506945
The cheapest good snes ans Psx? -Pocket go S30
The best value for money and PSP emulation to a degree- Retroid Pocket 2+
Or just get a hacked PsP if that's not too costly.

>>8507076
>>8507081
>>8507086
Thanks for the advice. I don't really care about PSP games, so after watching a few videos torn between a RG351MP and a Retroid Pocket 2+.

>>8483512
This

Anything after Dreamcast sucks to emulate if it's not on a PC and even then it can suck..

Might as well get a ps2 and GameCube if you need those games

>>8507096
Did you look at this doc to tell you the stats and price? Both of your choices are here in the link.
>>8506846

Can you use an external controller on the RG280V.

>>8504779
Thanks, good to know... retroarch I guess?

>>8507546
If it has retroarch, I figure that you could. I can use one on my 351MP with 351Elec and retroarch.

I'm stupidly concerned about input lag on these things. I heard the RP2 does have some input lag in comparison to other devices. Does RP2+ suffer from the same shit? It's quite the tradeoff for me to where I'd rather not play something like dreamcast games or even n64 if I can avoid that nonsense.

>>8507994
I can't detect any extreme input lag on my 351MP, if anything its no worse than when I play on windows 10, but it feels better than that as well

>>8507180
No, I didn't, thanks.

>>8506789
I don't know how you did it, but you fucked up hacking two of the easiest systems.
Start over and follow a guide.

I have a 351v and can't for the life of me get Mega Man Zero 2 to run perfectly. Like it reports full speed but there's definitively frame pacing/refresh issues. Also occasional audio crackles

>>8508161
Do you have runahead or auto frame delay enabled?

>>8506846
>>8506892
I'm not counting any device that's essentially just a Windows or Linux PC or an Android Phone chucked into a handheld gaming device format, both because it's essentially cheating(of course they're going to run more advanced systems easily when they're essentially just a regular computer or smart phone internally) and for budgetary reasons(since at the prices the higher end devices go for you might as well just buy yourself a new phone or tablet and just use a Bluetooth controller with it, dedicated emulator handhelds only really make sense if they're under about 150 in price)

>>8506945
>>8507096
the RG350P might be a good one to look into, as it can run both SNES & PS1 well(and has the full buttons and sticks arrangement that any PS1 capable handheld should have as bare minimum), the Adam firmware image is super easy to setup for it(and makes using it and other similar handhelds using it's chipset a breeze), and perhaps most importantly you can get one off Amazon for just 80 bucks at the moment so it's an absolute steal

>>8508175
No

>>8508002
Yeah I guess 351s don't have much input lag. I was wondering if RP2+ would suffer with android but reviews don't mention any of that because I guess it's a thing that some people don't notice all that well (I've seen people using bluetooth controllers on android that don't notice input lag).

>>8508241
Thanks. Any particular reason besides the price to get the RG350 instead of a RG351 variant? What about the RGB10max/max 2?

How do I get Rondo of Blood to work on android retroarch?

>>8508367
Seconding this, I'm wondering if it's worth spending a little bit more for the RBG10 max 2 since I value ergonomics

I fell for the nostalgia meme and got an RG351V, it works okay but honestly this form factor sucks dick and is uncomfortable.

Don't fall for the nostalgia bros, the brick form factor is not as good as you remember. Thinking of double downing with a RG351P, but at this point I guess I'll just wait a few months for the RP2+ to actually be in stock and get that instead.

>>8508535
The RG351P has a 3:2 screen, which is great for GBA games but 4:3 content will have black borders and be limited to 1x with integer scaling.
The 351MP has the same 4:3 screen as the 351V, but is also $40 more.

>>8508535
lmao I fell for it too but you can just buy a grip for those. The 351 line has a bunch of grips in different colors on etsy and they're worth the 25~ bucks

>>8508557
Don't they ship from like fucking Australia or something? It ends up being close to $50 after shipping

>>8508562
Lennard isn't the only one, just get the plans and get someone to print it locally.

>>8508535
>at this point I guess I'll just wait a few months for the RP2+ to actually be in stock and get that instead
They just make them to order.

>>8508352
Android sucks balls for input lag, but Retroarch has plenty of options to mitigate that, and the RP2+ is powerful enough to crank them all up, so worst case scenario you'll get about 3 frames of lag which is pretty good.

>>8508535
>Don't fall for the nostalgia bros, the brick form factor is not as good as you remember.
been playing for hours on it i don't mind it at all

>>8508843
Which options though? Anything else than runahead?

>>8507709
Yeah, Retroarch. I'm using frame delay and everything else that reduces latency, bar runahead. It's powerful enough to use Runahead, but games start glitching like crazy with it - deleting save files or crashing when you try to save. Probably because it's already too fast as is.

>>8508853
Threaded video off, Hard GPU Sync frames, Frame delay and then Runahead. That's a lot of lag removed when you optimize them all.

>>8508861
Thanks. I'm wondering if it's the same on the average android phone or if the bloated OS a smartphone has would make things worse.

Since usd will soon be worth shit, I guess I'll be buying one of these anbernic handhelds or the retroid.
I really do prefer the sticks on the bottom but for the price the RP2+ seems like the best bang for my buck.
It's too bad the color scheme I want seems to be sold out...

>>8491720
>dsi
>gba
Isn’t 100% gba emulation on dsi shite without some sort of assistance from a flash cart?

>>8508908
Even with "assistance" it sucks. Get something else for playing GBA games.

>>8508241
Moving the goalposts by telling yourself that the distinction between micro computer/smartphone and handheld emulation device isn't narrowing daily.
Prices will always go down,
especially with an economy of scale. With these things becoming more and more popular. The estimation of 5-10 years is not accurate, these type of devices are visible on the horizon clearly.

which one of these chink handhelds can I play ape escape on?

>>8509861
disregard chinkware
acquire psp

>>8508885
Yeah, with Retroarch it should be about the same, as long as the device has the power to do it.

>>8509903
what, Ape Escape needs two analog sticks anon!

>>8509908
Shit, I forgot.

>>8509910
it's no problem, I won't bully you! I looked on ebay for used vitas as well and they all cost at least $150 without shipping and that's just way too much for me.

>>8509861
I recommend any of the 351 hand helds

>>8508161
how do you know that isn't the intended experience?

>>8508161
did you just buy it?
If so, ditch the included SD cards, nothing worked properly for me until I did and then did a fresh install on a decent non-chink card. You can run the whole thing off a single SD card too if you want.

>>8510832
I looked into the RP2 a bit more and realized the right stick is just a slider so I think the 351 ones would better suit me. I don't know why it's so hard to find something to play Ape Escape on that's under $100, didn't think my love for that game would lead me to such trouble.
So far I have it narrowed down to a 351 or a powkiddy max 2 but I see the Max heats up too much but I Would prefer the stacked shoulder buttons...

>>8512161
You can slap couple of copper plates and thermal pads on the chips to act as heatsinks.
Picrel is a pre-modded unit that someone sells on Etsy, but they charge like $100 more than the bare console. Meanwhile the plates themselves are easily available on Amazon for like $6.

>>8512195
That's sad, doing that sort of thing is pretty easy (although I imagine it'd be better to use thermal tape to avoid issues). Fuck, this one looks so comfy it's sad it's underpowered.

>>8512208
>underpowered
It runs the same chipset as the RG351 devices, it's the same machine.

>>8512228
I know, but I'm considering the price point comparing it to the RP2+.

>>8512246
It seems to be only $25 more than the RP2+ that's why I was looking into it since it has the stacked shoulder buttons and both of the analog sticks seem to be switch sticks so they should have the L3/R3 I would need for Ape Escape which the RP2/+ lacks.
I just think it's a bit funny to use a game like Ape Escape as a benchmark for a chinese handheld.
>>8512195
Oh I see, then maybe I should grab the Max 2 and mod it if need be, thanks for letting me know people are doing those mods with decent reception. I don't need to play anything past the PSX but I would like to catch monkeys on the go without problem!

>>8512282
Not many games make full use of dualshock controls, but it's weird they don't consider adding proper sticks with buttons when they're trying to push for newer platform emulation like PS2. It's always convenient to have what's standard in most controllers nowadays. I imagine with the handles the sticks on the Max 2 would be less of a pain to use.

I got a rg280v and was wondering what the best image was for it, is Adam's basically the way to go? I actually have a normal 351m too but haven't done much with it since I wanted something smaller- can you use the same image for both and swap firmware SDs when need be?

>>8512398
wtf is adam's?

I either use integer scaling with and use the gbc_grille_integerscale_6x7 overlay

Or I stretch full screen with Sharp-Bilinear-2x-prescale, and use the gbc_grille_integerscale_6x7 overlay

Mostly because I just like the LCD look of the old gbc/gba and this way i don't get any uneven pixels.

>>8512409
It's a frontend to replace the default dingux one.

>>8481027
Why do people choose that color?
Wood paint on a plastic is just sad. Just get the gray color?

>>8512421
i just installed arkos manually and loaded my roms up via samba

>>8512427
>Wood paint
It's paint? I thought it was a sticker

>>8500403
This. On paper, the 3DS is the best emulation console with flash cards and official console quality, but the screen does not feel right with older games. The buttons are tacky and small.

>>8512437
It's not paint. It's probably a UV print or a vinyl wrap.

>>8512398
I'm deciding on that too, it was between that and some other custom firmware. Adam's looks aesthetically pleasing as a frontend at least but I'm unsure how annoying it is to setup images for each of your games or if its automatic

>>8508065
it was an update that did it. I probably have to reinstall twilight.
The PSP on the vita doesn't always install, I dont know why

>>8507058
I don't have my chip doctor

>2+ chipset and OS
>Max 2 body and layout
Just do this for the RP3 and I'll throw my money at you, Retroid.

>>8500403
yea I have both N3DS and emulation on that thing isn't a strong point, I use my 351v for PS1 (persona 2 translated is goated) and hacked N3DS for 3ds games

>>8513726
and 351v*

>>8513607
Needs more shoulders...

>>8513828
Unless it runs on AA or AAA batteries it goes in the trash.

>>8513919
lol happy birthday son.

>>8513926
>lol happy birthday son.
What?

What is the ideal paper mario n64 handheld for comfy on the go

after spending more time with my 351mp, gonna have to say, i fucking hate the dpad, i cant do the spells in SOTN consistently and I accidently press up a lot, it's too sensitive and I have above avg hands. only complaint i have, otherwise been digging it

>>8513607
It blows my mind that the people behind these things are seemingly allergic to ergonomics.
Anbernic, the biggest name in the business, uses the same blocky rectangle design for everything with inline shoulder buttons and it's just like, fucking why? Clearly it can be done if fucking Powkiddy of all people managed it.

Waiting for my rp2+ to be shipped out.

>>8513607
RP3 Rumors say that it will prolly use the same SoC as RP2+ but different form factor, a bit bigger and the rightside d-pad will no longer be sliding.

>>8515275
That d-pad placement, the slider and lack of L3/R3 is why I didn't bother with it even though it performs so well for the price. I hope the RP3 takes those into consideration

>>8514945
is it the same as one on the 351m?
I really like it so far but I only use it for handheld games so idk

>>8515405
I dont know, I imagine it is anon since they're almost identical except the screen change. but ya it's fine for games that dont require precise movement, but i have issues with games like minish cap where im hitting a wrong direction cus my thumb is just barely rolling near 'up' and it takes the up input, it's too sensitive

>>8515275
Hope they get rid of the fucking zoomer asymmetric analogs

>>8515004
They're all flawed in some way and another and it seriously makes me cringe that retards still buy them up like hotcakes.

>>8515667
they're the best thing on the market for the price so yeah i'll buy it lol

>>8515681
Is that still true when the 552 is overpriced and the RP2+ outdoes the rest of the lineup?
I don't need a 5"+ screen for retro games, I want good ergos and L3/R3 buttons with hdmi out at the very least. Composite out would be fucking sweet for me too.

>>8515686
The problem with the RP2+ is the controls.
The thing would be perfect if they just used real analog sticks with L3 and R3 instead of the gimped stick on the left and slider on the right. Absolutely shot themselves in the foot.

Even then, the RGB10 Max/Max 2 beat out Anbernic devices with the landscape formfactor in price. The Max 2 is the only RK3329 device worth buying right now, and at this point I'd argue you're better off waiting for a more cost effective RK3399 device, or at least until the RP3 drops.

>>8515757
If I didn't care about video out and an older chip then I would 100% buy a Max 2 for the ergos, stacked shoulder buttons and switch sticks. It's still way too much money for what it is though, at most it should be $100 shipped.

>>8515809
I'd agree with you if it came out now, but it was pretty well priced for a few months ago.
Though yeah, there's no reason for it to still be over $100 considering the current competition.

For your needs, I'd think a phone and a dock/dongle would be your best bet. The LG V60 supports HDMI over USB-C, and blows any of these handhelds away in performance for roughly $250 used.
The only real downside is telescopic controllers don't have data passthrough, so you'd have to switch to a separate controller when docked, though that'd probably be worth it anyway.

brainlet question but how do you get rid of the console borders/frames in 351elec

>>8515848
I'm into cheap electronics fulfilling my needs, rather than a used phone that's the price of at least two of top tier chink handhelds and a telescopic controller that doesn't pass audio and is another $50. I'd rather just stick wth a RPi 4 with a GPi case and have composite out to hook up to my CRT occasionally than have HDMI over usb-c.
If something like Retroflag ditched the DMG form factor and went for a Max 2 style then I'd be all over it, which might actually come out from some 3d renders of upcoming RPi cases

>>8481027
>Kirby Game Boy games
>Mario Game Boy games

which were better?

>>8516951
neither

>>8516951
Kirby.

>>8515540
What the ones that have been around since the Xbox? So you prefer the snoy lower positioned analogues?

>>8517201
If your first console was an Xbox, you're a zoomer
Most people that like that layout are zoomers
Therefore, I consider it the zoomer layout

Yes, the PS layout is superior and older.

>>8517201
I agree with the other guy but I prefer symmetrical sticks whether they're on top or bottom, obviously on bottom for retro gams since the d-pad is in the primary position.
I grew up with Ape Escape but lately I've switched to using the Wii U pro controller to play it and it's just way more comfy for me.

>>8481880
that comes under Anbernic

>>8481594
>i cant wait to see how it handles gamecube and ps2.
Looking at a somewhat comparable device like the Aya Neo Next, it should be able to handle them just fine
https://youtu.be/csp2Kxeorbo

>>8516951
That's tough. Super Mario Land 2 is the best Mario game, but really the only Mario GB game worth playing. However Kirby has his debut game, plus an even better sequel, and some great spinoffs like Pinball Land.

>>8484786
/v/ loves to shitpost about new hardware launching with a myriad of issues but they're right about early adopters taking that risk and having to deal with the production problems. Even with chinkshit you shouldn't be buying them at launch.

>>8493073
I hacked mine, you can't even run n64 games with retroarch on it.

Got myself Nintendo DS Lite, attached 208 in 1 cartridge and everdrive x5 mini. Top comfy I guess. Is there anything I need to be careful about?

>>8520004
>Is there anything I need to be careful about?
dont forget to dilate or ur hole will close lol

>>8520004
>208 in 1 cartridge
A little bit weird that you didn't get a regular flashcard, but okay.

>>8520018
Those 208 in 1 cartridges are exact clone of Ace3DS+ which has Wood R4 kernel installed by default. Unironically those are the best you can get at a joke price at the moment.

>>8519901
>Even with chinkshit you shouldn't be buying them at launch.
Especially with chink shit. I heard and read that rp2+ is now fixing qc issues on its units.

What's a good handheld to get if you o ny want to wait till March for a rp2+?

>>8520897
what games do you want to play? Do you care about wifi streaming?

>>8520897
Maybe that Powkiddy SP looking system for $30ish?

>>8520897
I guess up to psp. I want to have something that doesn't cramp up my hands and won't fall apart on me. I had an xd+ and that shit was terrible.

>>8518817
My first console was the Master System, and I recognize the fact that the Sony design was tacked on to the original controller design, Is. IMO, an inferior design compared to designing the controller around the stick placements. Sony were just saving costs. It's fine if you prefer it, but I don't think they had you in mind when they placed them.