/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9571779
pros: screen resolution, CARTRIDGES, openfpga @ neogeo, snes, genesis, pc engine, arcade, etc
cons: availability, almost too skinny for longer sessions, youtube\ebayers scalping all oem accessories

>>9571792
>Coryoon
based.

>>9571779
>Handheld thread
More like Manchild thread hehe

How bad is the RG35xx really even with Garlic OS? Worth waiting for the miyoo mini + instead?

>>9571796
the boss rush at the end felt cheap honestly
cute game though,
although the fruit flying everywhere was distracting af

>>9571802
Y U LIEK GAEM>!>! HUH/?!?!?

>>9571740
Pretty clearly the 3+. Same price, noticeably more power

>>9571690
Yeah it is actually fucking retarded. I ended up deciding against it and bought a fuggin POWkiddy A12 instead for $80 like the goober I am.

>>9571783
I thought you were leading into a "you're supposed to put it on your shelf" joke. disappointed. Anyways I'd rather just whip out my Mayflash F300 and emulate on my PC if I'm using my monitor.

>>9571821
final burn neo and astro city mini arcade stick for me
but i am a faggot and like collecting sega shit so i have all of them

is the mayflash cheaper than 90$?
neogeo arcade stick pro is serviceable and readily available- also takes seimitsu buttons without issue

>>9571740
If this is going to be your one handheld, then definitely the RP3+. If you're a coomlector of handhelds like a lot of us retards in here, then flip a coin I guess. What I'd tell you is as far as 5th gen goes, the chip in the 353 series can finally handle ALL of the PS1 edge cases without issue, so it's good for that. I think I've read it still has some issues with n64 though, and just fucking forget about Saturn when even the RP3+ still has 3 games it can't emulate at fullspeed even if frameskip is on (Grandia during battles, Burning Rangers, Dragon Force).

>>9571809
Do I need more power for 5th gen? I like the metal shell, sticks, dpad, 4:3 screen more though if I'm going to be playing ps1/saturn/n64. Does the rp3+ have analog triggers? If it could do ps2/gc reasonably well that would be attractive.

>>9571834
Dang is saturn that hard for these handhelds?

I'm planning on playing harvest moon on my sp, or maybe river king on 3ds. I saw a gbc at the pawn shop, may get it if it's there this week and I remember which I saw it at.

>>9571779
What's the point of a playing a handheld outside if people can you?

>>9571842
Saturn was hard even for PC until the past couple years because so little was understood about it. It's a weird architecture

>>9571831
Nah that's cool m8, the Astrocab is sexy af as a Segafag myself, there's really nothing wrong with using it to plug into monitor.

>neogeo arcade stick pro
That thing is sexy af too. I really like the F300 for it's smaller size though. It was ~$60 when I bought it a few years ago, I don't know what they go for these days with how retarded prices have gotten for a lot of things. I'm just using the stock buttons at the moment because frankly they just werk, but I ordered a chink ripoff of seimitsu LS-32 from ali when I was purchasing the powkiddy since it was cheap enough even if it sucks. I don't know if I'll put it in my mayflash or the Powkiddy at this point.

I might go back and try my luck at some chink clone of seimitsu buttons too if the stick turns out okay.

>>9571842
My potato PC a few years ago was having trouble with beetle mednafen in retroarch, so yeah it's pretty fucking hard for handhelds even with stand alone emulators.

>>9571847
>implying I play outside
I play my handhelds while sitting literally right infront of my PC, kek. Also in bed.

>>9571853
>>9571862
whenever i say this i get buried with replies calling me a faggot liar
and that "nights into dreams runs solid 55fps" etc

that is literally nights into fucking dreams one of the most popular saturn titles of all time anonkun of course its gonna run somewhat good ;_;

i will never get to play my saturn deepcuts on mobile

>>9571867
>So it's basically just a combination of nostalgia and mental illness
I see

>>9571876
you dont like playing handhelds in bed?
what are you some kind of space alien?
its a typical earth-human restingstate activity!

>>9571876
Just mental illness, I don't feel nostalgia for anything anymore (probably because of the mental illness).

>>9571880
I fucking lol'd

>>9571853
>>9571862
>>9571872
Well that stinks. I love playing my saturn but I don't want to burn a million discs. What tangible benefits in performance will you get from an rp3+?

>>9571928
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IF3_8HTeKY&t=1163s this section covers 5th gen performance on the 3+. You can play saturn well on it at 2x res on most games, there are just a couple games that won't run as well

>>9571928
>>9571938
As far as I know, it's literally just those 3 games I listed. Still fucking annoying, but everything else I tried playing ran at fullspeed.

>>9571928
>>9571938
i didnt say it was unplayable
i just dont like feeling like im running nesticle in 2003
just because its on mobile doesn't mean you should sacrifice authenticity

fenrir is my setup currently but honestly
burning the discs was fun kek

>>9571942
I would not say 2x resolution full speed is like running nesticle in 2003 anon.

>>9571945
my point is technically splitting hairs
ignoring my qualms is a fools errand
emulation is so close to being perfect

i dont want graphical glitches
i dont want audio fuckups
i dont want random crashes
i dont want frames dropped
i dont want fuckups

>>9571956
i do NOT WANT slowdown on my segashitturn

>>9571956
its reasonable to expect it will get better as the emulator is further developed. we see it throughout time

>>9571940
>>9571938
>>9571942
Okay so really what I want to know is how big a performance difference in saturn titles there is between the 353m and rp3+ since I guess ps1 will run just fine on both. Like Shining Force 3 has slowdown on real hardware so how bad does it play on the handhelds.

Anyone knows if the Miyoo Mini+ is going to have better specs or is it just the same specs but in a larger handheld?

>>9572056
same specs + wifi

>>9572062
Well, that's disappointing. I guess I'll keep being a waitfag until something as cheap but better comes out. How is PS1 emulation on it anyway? Can it run every game at full speed and without any issues? My N2DSXL can run the RE games at full speed but it struggles with more demanding games like Ridge Racer 4

>>9572089
do not expect full ps1 compat with the miyoo mini. that's why I'm not crazy over the device like others are. I don't need a handheld ps2/gc but ps1 should be there

>>9572102
I don't know why everyone is so crazy about it. I can understand good N64 emulation being demanding, but in 2023 a device should be able to play PS1 games without any problems.

>>9572089
PS1 emu runs on pretty much anything these days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIK36utWw0g

I really like my RG353m but the current state of custom firmwares is pretty bad...
JelOS dropped all Anbernic consoles and I never was a fan of ArkOS. Apparently AmberElec will be supporting it one day but it could take months before a first version.
On top of that, I noticed that all custom firmwares on my 353m somehow have washed out colors compared to the stock firmware. It seems that Anbernic silently released a "v2" 353m with different screens from the initial release's, not sure which is better but at least none of the custom firmwares were updated to properly use that new screen yet.
It's a real shame because the 353m is my favorite handheld on hardware side so far: good enough specs for simple Saturn/Dreamcast games, 4:3 screen, supports wi-fi/controller/hdmi and small enough to carry everywhere while still somewhat comfortable to use.

>>9571014
I had a tamagotchi, game boy pocket, a procession of 15-17-19 inch CRT PCs growing up.

>>9572165
I think I'll probably get one, GC/PS2 performance on rp3+ wasn't impressive enough to outweigh the build quality and form factor

>>9572165
Isn't there a replacement for JelOS on Anbernic now?

really want to play this on my rg353m, but i'm getting issues with walls popping in and out. anyone else have that problem?

The pocket 3+ was a failure, maybe if I buy a steam deck I’ll enjoy handheld gaming again.

>>9572165
theres UnofficialOS which is continueing jelOS and theres theRA

>>9572740
You'd think chinks would manage to make something as powerful as the deck for much cheaper but apparently the deck is still the handheld that gives you the most bang for your buck.

>>9573079
>You’d think chinks can compete against Steam.

>>9573123
I mean in general no, but I get his point that price is usually their forte. It seems like Ayn is the only one even coming close with their vaporware? Loki line. I'd like to include Aya's Air Plus line as well but it seems that is likely cancelled.

>>9571792
>pros:
>...
>CARTRIDGES

>>9572165
Why did JelOS do that?

>>9573256
The chinks like to concentrate their efforts on retarded stuff like high resolution screens and leds around the buttons for whatever reason.
Valve also made a good deal with AMD because they knew they'd move enough units tomlower the price of the components. Economy of scale.
While Aya sells 2000 or 3000 devices from a soecific model, Valve sells 100000.

Bros i'm torn between getting the Powkiddy rgb20, rgb20s or the upcoming miyoo mini +. Which of them is best???

>$20 for 2 stickers
okay... this is seriously epic...

>>9571876
go back to led dit roastie

>>9572145
>>9572102
first off the miyoo mini does not have analogs, but even so it can play a lot of ps1 games super smooth which surprised me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIK36utWw0g

>>9573269
Interesting self-portrait

What color RP3+ to buy?

>>9573664
Oh, so it's your OC? Thanks for it!

>>9573802
One of the transparent ones of course. I got the blue with rainbow buttons, but the purple with black looks slick af too.

Really hope the Miyoo Mini+ has a better build quality than the old model. It's gonna be a fucking joke if the company keeps shitting out chink machines that break from a 6 inch drop and people STILL gobbled that shit up.

>>9572165
What I don't understand is how anbernic is still so far behind. The RG353 line is still not as powerful as the retroid pocket 2+. Not 3+, 2+. I just want a 4:3 handheld with 2+ power without that gimped ass right analog.

>>9573813
Oh, you're an ESL. Carry on.

dug out my vita and modded it
between PKGj and the high quality feel, nice clicky d-pad and OLED screen it's got the switch, steam deck and most of these chinksets beat for me
it blows my mind that Sony fumbled this console so hard, legit better than any iteration of the Switch and so many years ahead of the game

>>9573979
My only complaint is that retroarch seems to be a lot worse now on current stable. I might try and roll back to an earlier version. Changing cores or launching any rom takes a noticeable amount of time. This is on the vita memory card itself

>>9573919
>I just want a 4:3 handheld with 2+ power without that gimped ass right analog.
That's cuz it ISN'T an analog; it's a slider.

>>9574010
it's an analog slider on the 2+, digital on the 2.

>>9573992
honestly I haven't even bothered with Retroarch yet, just been replaying PSP games, going through the Vita library and streaming some PS4 stuff
tho I've read some youtube comments that retroarch on vita is generally trash and it's preferable to use other specific emulators instead

>>9574025
I used it for Megadrive/Game Gear, and like that anon mentioned it takes a few seconds to load a game which is kinda weird, but otherwise it was actually fine in my experience.

>>9573992
>Changing cores or launching any rom takes a noticeable amount of time. This is on the vita memory card itself
It could be your Memory Card dying, the same thing happened to mine when started dying and at end I could not even open a Vita game without crashing.
The Vita MC are really bad and not that reliably, just get a SD2Vita and a good micro SD. You could also try to remove the MC and clean the contacts with some isopropyl alcohol.

>>9573917
Is the Mini+ even going to be worth it now with the RG35XX out? The 35XX looks sturdier and also more comfortable since it has more space below the buttons for your hands.

>>9572426
have you tried to change\update emulators?

>>9574106
yes, i've updated everything and i've tried retroarch and retroarch 32 with flycast, flycast rumble, flycastxtreme, flycastxtreme rumble, and reicast

Could I play something like True Love '95 on these?

Bought a RG353P back when it came out and feel like a dumbass now. Should've waited for the Retroid Pocket 3+ but now I'm wonder if I would've actually played as much Saturn as I think I would.
To my knowledge the only real differences between the two is size and Saturn performance.

>>9571779
>What are we playing on?
My phone since it has an OLED screen, so I can play at any aspect ratio and the empty space will just look like it's part of the bezel

Got an used old 3DS recently (new ones are impossible to get here)
What games are most worth getting before the eshop closes in two months?

(I guess this is the most relevant thread to post in)

>>9574182
Looks like the core for the PC98 runs great on the Retroid Pocket 3+, so probably yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-RbBiij3Ng

>>9574182
Where the heck do you even get PC-98 roms/isos/whatevers? I couldn't find Flame Zapper so I just downloaded Rusty to test and it seemed to emulate fine on my RP3+.

>>9574073
Don't you still need a memory card in the slot for it to load the plug-ins to read the sd2vita? I have a 1000

>>9574102
35XX might actually be the move. Mini + is going to get bought out by bots like the normal mini did consistently. It's about the same power I think and garlic OS has basically saved the 35XX

>>9574339
Set up CFW and use hshop instead of paying for digital stuff that you're about to lose access to.
/hbg/ on /vg/ has guides if you decide to do that.

>>9574432
The only thing I see the Mini+ having over the 35XX is that it's apparently going to have wi-fi.

>>9574429
Those should be run off of the internal storage, so I don't think you do.
You can format a 1000 through vitadeploy to give it the same internal memory card as a 2000 though if you want to have that stuff stored there too.
https://vita.hacks.guide/creating-an-internal-memory-card.html

>>9574464
Thanks anon, just ordered an sd2vita. I've had this 32GB official card for years maybe it is in the verge of failure

>>9574461
Would rather have the mini hdmi out on the 35xx

>>9574470
Mine was also a 32GB Memory Card. When started to having this problems I just formatted everything and tried to start all over but didn't work. So I swapped for the 4GB Memory Card I had and everything started working fine. Installed Enso on him and passed all the files from a fresh install to the SD2Vita that I bought and made a backup for this files because if anything goes wrong I have a safety. I also removed the Memory Card and didn't install anything so now I have two backups.
In your case you don't need to do all that >>9574464 if you already Enso your Vita using your Memory Card, you can just copy all the files from your Memory Card to the microSD(after you formatted correctly) and swap the ux0: on the YAMT settings and point to the SD2Vita. After that I recommend you to stop using and remove your Memory Card and just leave him as a backup if you didn't make a backup after you hacked your Vita.
Reminder to only do this if you Enso your Vita.

>>9574353
Archive. There's even two uploads lists with translated romsets for the PC98 which are updated regularly. One of the lists also include Hacks
Example:
>Rusty [T-En by 46 OkuMen v1.0.3] [Butt Visible in Last CG by flurror].zip

>>9574545
Yeah I'm on 3.60 enjoy. I do technically also own an 8gb card but it's in my PSTV

>>9574353
>>9574568
I want to play portable touhou and pc98 emulation is probably the only way to do that without running linux or windows.

>>9573256
Valve makes passive money, they can sell docks at loss.

>>9574545
>>9574591
Here is the guide I used on my Vita 1000 which shows how really easy is to setup the SD2Vita.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfwaAo2VSes

I got this the other day

>>9574760
did you mod in a new screen?

>>9574781
Nope, original with ghosting, I kind of like it

>>9574797
Oh, dang. Well at least when still that screen held up a lot better than I expected.

>>9574776
Do you have flash carts?

>>9574802
I have an R4 somewhere, but I mostly just use twilight menu

>>9574776
I never understood the two screen meme

So Steam Decks seem available with Australian retailers now, are they any good? Heard they struggle a bit with GCN/Wii
Other option I wouldn't mind is a laptop and just connecting a controller, just want something portable because I've been away from my PC a lot lately. Haven't owned a laptop in like a decade though so I'm not sure what I'm looking for.

>>9571792
>>9573269
if this device was readily available there would be ZERO seething

>>9574813
They're comfy

>>9574934
>3DS screens aren't the same size
this was always retarded

>>9574935
you had to be there kid
>>9574934
kek you made your OS so ugly on purpose
mine i used the max number of "pins\stamps" to decorate the entire screen
its autistic but i love it

>>9574943
>you had to be there kid
i was, i had one in college and i played SF64 3D and OoT 3D on it. it was dogshit.

>>9574946
sales numbers prove your (moronic) take completely wrong

>>9574946
I agree with this.

was playing rondo of blood on my rg353m for awhile until it stopped working. was also playing snatcher sega cd version until that also stopped working. anyone know what the fuck crappened?

>>9575043
Hold still, the internal gyro was simulating cd skip.

>>9575043
this is why i dont get invested in long titles while emulating
its annoying, i have had to start over lategame so many times i absolutely hate it

>>9575043
You got chink'd, time to buy a newer model

Playing Shadow Tower for the first time on my 1000 PS Vita. Remapped the controls a bit to move with dpad and look around with face buttons, and to attack with R1 and L1, and Select as R2 so it kinda controls like Dark Souls. It's easier to map the controls om the PS TV but this is a handhelds thread.

This is the only chinese vertical handheld that has ever had good shoulder buttons. Why can't they just do this again?

>>9575043
Doesn't happen on my Retroid. Why would use the default OS on those Anbernics.

>>9575221
I'm not. arkos and it started happpening after i updated it.

>>9574776
nice

>>9572165
Just wait for Amberelec friend, trust the plan

Every single chink handheld I research for a bit has some flaw and it doesn't help that there's too many of them.

Playing DS games on giant screens is neat

>>9575697
Only the Deck has practically no flaws (aside from being huge). You'll have to get used to that if you want a <$200 handheld

>>9574339
>Got an used old 3DS recently
Hi there, ESL-kun.

>>9575752
Don't be mean to ESL-kun
>>9574339
Don't buy any game for the 3DS. It's very easy to hack and you can play anything you want for free. Please don't waste any money

>>9575043
what stopped working? the game? the device? are your saves getting corrupted because your using trash sd cards?

A shitty benchmark, I know, but can any of them under steam deck price range run MGS smoothly?

If so, which?

whats best handheld for playing MAME arcade games and 16bit shit? mainly GnG, Contra , Metal Slugs, Capcom beat em ups, classic Castlevanias, etc

>>9576035
the powkiddy a12 real answer is I don't know. something FGPA like the Analogue Pocket but horizontal and with a Saturn style disc d-pad + 6 facebuttons would be perfect imo but it doesn't exist.

The only thing you need until steam deck 2

>>9576456
My brother has one. It's surprisingly good

>start unlocking fanart in soul calibur
>one of the fans included is a professional porn artist
holy soul!

>>9576456
That's great, anon!
Btw, why are you black? Shouldn't you return that Steam Deck to its original owner, Jamal?

>>9575756
>>9574453
Thanks. I've got cfw set up and I'll slowly start filling my library with whatever im feeling like playing.
>>9575752
Yea. I said 3ds's are hard to come by here.

>>9574830
Valve isn't selling them officially in Australia so they are grey imports, with all the caveats that entails like no warranty support. GCN/Wii issues was a Dolphin regression, see https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2022/12/21/dolphin-progress-report-september-october-november-2022/ under the "Optimize GetVertexSize" section but you could just bruteforce through issues by disabling cores and pushing the clocks to max by tweaking the Steam Deck. It really depends on what you want though, but the Steam Deck is the x86 handheld to get and the Win600 while cheaper is a lot worse and limited.

>>9575789
The games stopped working. Using good sd cards. Updated arkos and they stopped playing. Figuered something in the settings got changed afterwards.

I'm new to this stuff, just got a RP3+. From what i understand, I basically use retroarch for all systems up until like ps1 and others like pppsssspppp or whatever and dolphin and whatnot for systems beyond that. Set up a ROM directory somewhere in the device storage and dump my collections there. Then once I've got reteoarch cores installed and configured I can go in and use the retroid frontend or an alternative like dijishu or something for a nice pretty UI to launch games. Is this the basic idea? I'm not going to be installing alternate OSs on the RP3+, just frontends and emulators?

Can't sign in to Google play store on new rp3+.

What do?

Rp3+sisters, currently playing ape escape on ppsspp. Is that the best version to play? I assume the ps2 version is too hard to emulate?

Just got a new handheld for my collection, whaddya think?

>>9578667
>Can't sign in
Why not? Try Aurora Store.

>>9578812
Ape Escape 3 on the PS2 is the best one.

>>9578139
yes that's right
>>9578667
Gonna second the "why not" question.
>>9578812
I wanna say people tend to prefer the PS1 version, but I could be totally wrong on that. As for the PS2 sequels, it looks like at least the second game runs fine.
https://docs google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vf7SIS7ecWa_J301h0mb2bxMWBMtKLvcpAFyaa5-LDc/edit#gid=1358024743

I'm gonna kill myself if based powkiddy doesn't unveil some new jankino soon.

>>9578812
The PSP version usually isn't very well liked because the whole premise of Ape Escape was making use of the two analog sticks. Also lacks that PS1 charm of the original.

>>9578667
Return the rp3+. Jamal.

>>9571779
I'm thinking of getting either an Ayn Loki, Aya neo proR. P3, Steam deck, or Miyoo mini by the time this year ends.

>>9578920
Is it from the nineties, or one of the new ones using the old mold? I have heard that the latest ones have issues compered to the first ones we saw during the Tetris craze of the early nineties

>>9581356
No it's one of the new ones, I remember the originals having sturdier plastic and being grey. I had a look inside right after I got home and it's pretty flimsy, I think I already found a bug in one of the Arkanoid-type games.

Cost me 2 bucks so it's whatever it's just for the fun of it.

My red Gameboy Color arrived and $35 for just having to clean the start button is a steal. I love this little shit. Someday I'll put in a backlit screen but for the moment I'm just happy to have a childhood toy again. Also came with Donkey Kong and Oracle of Seasons.

>>9576414
>play it on a desktop
>in front of your keyboard and monitor and on your desktop

>>9575205
I have the budget version of that one (RG99), it's great. Was my favorite for a while. The AN08 (pic) has nice shoulder buttons as well imo, but it's no where near as powerful as the 300, especially on stock firmware. You might like the RG35xx as well but I can't speak for the quality of that one as I've never owned one or held it.

analog pocket screen
my phone is shit at taking photos

>captcha: RAWRx3

>>9576812
Tsuasa Jun?

>>9576414
That thing looks pretty neat. Can I swap the sticks and buttons? I'd get one for practicing TGM.

>>9581851
Yup you sure can. The buttons on the A12 are 24mm buttons though as opposed to what is now considered fullsize (30mm). So if you really get one, keep that in mind when ordering the buttons. The A13 in comparison has 30mm and can similarly have everything swapped.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_yaT0I8mc-g&t=562

>>9581823
what game is that ?

>>9582047
anon-kun please

>>9582073
kek, thenkiu

Aya Neo posted a fuckton of new information and images for new and upcoming devices on their twitter. Some quick highlights
>Air Plus is bigger than Air (not just the screen), to release after "Spring festival" which I just found out is another name lunar new year /chinese new year
>Pocket Air is an Android based Odin (2?) competitor using the shell/oled/hall sensor sticks and triggers from the Air
>Slide can do shit like this
>Next II got redesigned
>"A new series of handhelds carrying the spirit of exploration of NEXT 2 will be announced soon, this is AYANEO KUN" ????
>some of these like the Slide and Next II will use "Next-gen 7000 Series CPU"
https://twitter.com/ayaneo__

>>9582349
>"Pocket Air"
>not actually pocketable

>>9582349
another month another aya neo

>>9582025
Awesome, thanks friend

>>9574813
They designed games around using both screens. Nintendo pushed pretty hard for devs to make use out of the touch screen feature for the lower screen, and this led to quite a lot of square pegs jammed into round holes out of obligation, ergo needless and obnoxious gimmicks foisted on the player. Dawn Of Sorrow comes to mind, the stylus adds exceptionally little to the gameplay, and it actually flows a lot better if you use a romhack which removes the mandatory stylus poking.

Eventually this would be more relaxed, and thus for a lot of games, the second screen didn't serve much more of a purpose other than being something like a map screen, inventory screen, or status screen, which you could manipulate with your stylus if you for whatever reason wanted to take your hands off of the controls.
Those could be pretty convenient and handy in some games, but they also wouldn't have suffered if they only had one screen to work with. Some games were made with the touch screen in mind, such as some drawing games, or Trauma Center, where its application is actually pretty cool and thematically well placed, but most videogames aren't the kind where using a stylus on a screen is a critical or badly needed feature.

So, a gimmick which kind of could be cool for the right kind of games, but which was widely unnecessary. I want to liken it to if the Virtualboy could have been hooked up to a TV to play the games in regular 2D, and then only early games were made with the 3D in mind while most devs just put token efforts in for the 3D and expected you to play it on your TV.

To make this post more retro, the original DS had a slot for GBA slots, of course, so beyond the thing playing DS games, you could play all your favorite GBA games, or pick up later ones for cheaper as the market was moving away from it. Also, some DS games could have some form of interaction with prior GBA titles if two relevant ones were inserted, typically bonuses in a DS sequel to a GBA game.

>>9582349
There's too much shit to keep up with as is. The Next 2 seems to be a Steam Deck competitor judging by the trackpads, but I think the race for power is a bit pointless for x86 handhelds. Good for those that care though and have the money to splurge, or are actually willing to sell their devices each time a new one comes out.
That said the Air Plus and the Pocket Air are interesting, they pretty much seem to have the same design as the base Air and in some cases even most of the parts with the Pocket. I kind of want one since I hear Windows on Deck isn't perfect, just for the few games that don't play well with Proton.

>>9576524
thats way too big, the odin borders on 2huuge as it is

In ArkOS, where are the files for retroarch settings kept so that I can back them up?

I'd like a clam shell dual screened ergonomic handheld that plays gamecube and ps2 perfectly. It likely will never be but a man can dream.

>>9583750
Just stop coping and get a deck.

Does anyone know of any worthwhile tactical/strategy RPGs on GB/GBC? Stuff like Disgaea and Fire Emblem. Did they exist?

>>9583750
Seems everyone is trying to copy the Deck/Switch these days.

>>9582349
>that slide thing with no second screen underneath
y tho

>>9584561
There's the Game Boy Wars series, same franchise as Advance Wars. Not sure if any of them have been translated. Also Another Bible, which is related to the SMT Last Bible series. So a spinoff of a spinoff.

>>9581371
Nice. Does it still come with some sort of racing game where you dodge cars coming from the top?

What it's hilarious in hindsight, is that back in the day I could not stand "Brick Game" because of the super weird feeling of using 4 buttons in diamond configuration instead of a d-pad.

Now, Fast foward to current time and Playing Tetris TGM and 99 on Non Lite Nintendo switch with that kind of control. Ironic.

Please recommend me your favorite pick-up-and-play games for your handheld. I am struggling to find something quick and easy to get a game fix without retreading stuff I consistently play
My current games that fit this are THPS2/3 and Panel De Pon

>>9584819
Bishi Bashi Special 2 is closer to wario ware than Mario party, with absurd super quick mini games. I recommend the japanese version as the removed / changed voices we got in europe ruin it (plus making it harder by removing button prompt colors).

A handheld with two sticks is recommended, though

ｷﾀ━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━!!

>>9584980
First impressions: smaller than I imagined, good build quality, screen looks really good, feels nice and portable. I can already tell the OS it's running is crap so that's the first thing I'm going to change. Threw in some TurboGrafx games for quick testing.
Came with a transport bag, screen protector and a chink 16 Gb TF card with no games on it.

>>9584819
>PSP
Patapon
Lumines
Outrun
>GBA
Mario Kart
Pokemon Pinball
Sanic Advance
Wario Ware
>N64
Bomberman 64
F-Zero X
NBA Hangtime
Snowboard Kids
Star Wars Racer

You already I'm gonna play all of these soon and more.

>>9584987
And yeah sorry I know PSP isn't "retro".

Some zelda randomized ROMs on my RG351p.
I'll be honest, I don't use this thing much anymore. I particularly don't find it that comfortable to use, the screen is shit not just for the fact that it's the p model with the resolution more fit for GBA games but ass for anything else, but also because there's backlight bleeding, I had a little accident with it, replaced the screen with a new one that cost me more than if I just got a different better handheld, and the backlight bleeding was still there or even slightly worse on the new one. I think I just realized that 1. I don't play portables much to begin with, 2. I don't like flat handhelds which are most of them, I need some grip, and 3. I think bigger screens are honestly better. This seems kinda small regardless of resolution.

I don't know that I would grab another handheld though. It'd be nice if there was a really decent telescopic controller for android that was lagless and wired, had membrane buttons for face buttons and d-pad instead of snap dome switches or whatever the fuck and had some handles. Only linux based still somewhat cheap handheld I know that has handles is the RGB10 Max 2 if I'm not mistaken but I'm not getting dated shit when they're popping out 20 new handhelds a month.

>wake up
>chinkshit for babbys still hasn't been shipped

Retard here. I got the original PSP, PSP2001 and a 3DS XL. What would be the best to play GBC and GBA games on?

>>9585394
Look into open_agb_firm for GBA on 3ds, otherwise all of those are good for GBC

>>9585394
3DS if you don't care about fast forward or save state options emulators have.

>>9585401
>dpad below analog
dropped.

>>9585397
>>9585401
Gotcha. Guess I'll have to download CFW. I bought an R4 the other day thinking it'd be easier and the GBA games look all fucked up

can't seem to get pc98 working on my rg353m with arkos. Anyone have any tips? Also if you know somewhere to download translated pc98 games, I'd appreciate that

>>9585425
what the hell are you even using there? That doesn't look like GBARunner2.

Been playing through a number of GB, GBC, and GBA titles I've got.
Been thinking of trying the PSP's library. What's emulation for that like on PC and consoles?

>>9585505
overall accuracy is okayish but it works on toasters which is nice

Should I buy a Vita for emulation or a RP3+?

Had it for a few days.

>>9585548
RP3+ if it's just for emulation.

>>9585550
I'll be comparing it to my RG351MP:
>different feeling, but good dpad. I still prefer the rg351mp dpad
>worse face buttons compared to the rg351mp
>miles better shoulder buttons, not even a contest
>analogs are shitty, but manageable
>start and select have a retarded location, but it actually doesn't bother me much, I can reach them with my right finger that's resting on R2
>great screen, but needs the contrast to be turned down a notch, too oversaturated
>takes forever to turn on compared to a linux machine
>great battery life
>ps2 doesn't run that well, apart from some simpler titles
>just sold my PSP, this shit is great for it
>small handhelds feel retarded when playing on this (GB/C, Neo Geo Pocket, etc)
>wider handhelds feel great, like GBA and Wonderswan, but need filtering because of the FUCKHUGE pixels
>NDS and 3DS are nice because you can put the screens side by side
>actually lighter than the rg351mp
>plays android games
>sadly, it's an android device
Money well spent, but a smaller handheld is still king for smaller and older handhelds.

>>9585572
Yeah, it's just emulation.
How long does shipping take? I'm worried about the length of that + the wait for CNY to end.

>>9585583
Shipping took forever for me. Now it seems they managed to have them stocked and ready to be shipped, but there's the chink new year, which will delay everything for two weeks at least.

>>9585581
>takes forever to turn on compared to a linux machine
This is true, but for these android devices you're basically supposed to just keep them in sleep mode when not using them. On the RP3+ it practically uses 0 battery as long as you don't have a fucking PS2 emulator open or something. I just select "close all apps" and then quick tap the power button to put it to sleep when I go to bed.

>>9585583
Shipments have generally been around a month (at least to burgerland), but they recently stated they overcame a bunch of hurdles and will be shipping faster or w/e. That's likely cancelled out by a week of orders that happened/are happening while they're out until the 23rd for Spring Festival... So you're probably still looking at about a month.

>>9585473
This shit. It came installed on the R4 or something idk. I followed a random YouTube tutorial.

>>9585425
>>9585643
forget the flashcart for playing gba on 3ds, just use mgba, VC injection, or open agbfirm

>>9585643
That's ancient shit, man. Anon's suggestion to use open_agb_firm is definitely the best option, but even for an R4 you can do better with GBARunner2.

>>9576524
Air vs air +
Air is switch lite sized whilst air + is switch sized

Pulled the trigger and ordered a Deck.
Seems to have more than enough power to do what I want it to do and with it being modular and having more support I feel like I could source repair parts if something breaks which I can't say about chink devices. Looking forward to having something that doesn't run on Android desu too. Had an Odin Pro recently and Android was my huge complaint regarding it, couldn't compile the Sonic Mania or SM64 ports on it which could be a me-problem but I've been able to compile shit for Window and Linux just fine.

>>9586036
Fuck, forgot about the tb.h filter, oh well.

>>9571779
I've been playing some Mazinger Z goodness on my old iPad mini.

I'm on the verge of ordering an Anbernic rg35xx. How good is it? Should i wait for other retro consoles or what? The miyoo mini + is coming but i doubt it will be avaliable and not instantly bought.

>>9585550
>>9585581
Whats the problem with the analogs on the 3/3+? They're often mentioned as very not ergonomic but I can't see any issue just by looking at a picture

>>9586215
35xx and mini/mini+ have roughly the same power. PS1 is about the peak of what you c can do on either of them. If the mini+ has the same shitty build quality of the regular mini I will be staying far away, that shit will crack if you look at it wrong

>>9581476
by brother was duped into buying that ne. lyink shinks say it has 400 games when its the same games repeating over again, more likely 100 games on it and oh yeah it had massive screen tearing and it ran like shit. it rests now comfortably at the bottom of the neighborhood trash container.

Did you guys know the RG405M is going to be a thing? I fucking didn't. Apparently it has the same T18 chip as the RP3+ and RG505, but with a 4 inch 4:3 screen, meaning it will be the first 4:3 handheld that is finally stronker than the RP2+.

Too bad it looks like they screwed it all up with the d-pad placement. I imagine weight will also be a concern considering the 353m was already 232g and looks to be a good deal smaller.

>>9586215
>Should i wait for other retro consoles or what?
I think we're about to see a bunch of new reveals after Chinese new year, but I get why you might want to consoom immediately if you don't have any other chinkhelds to tide you over.

>>9586220
>They're often mentioned as very not ergonomic
You might be thinking of the 505. The ergonomic placement of this sticks are pretty good, the problem is they're really fucking small.

>>9586242
Small sticks is a valid complaint that can be argued is part of ergonomics.

>>9586239
4:3 is nice to see again, definitely not playing any widescreen games on a device with a 4 inch 4:3 screen though, the picture will be very small. I would like a vertical device with that chipset desu

>>9586239
You can really tell the RG353P was not designed by Anbernic because all they know how to make is the same ice cream sandwich design with weak shoulder buttons

>>9586253
>the same ice cream sandwich design
that's their best stuff tho as long as they don't make it too big like the 552 and 505.

>>9586253
353p has kinda grown on me, I do wish it had a bit more power though. I still think their best are the 353v and 353m though they are not priced appropriately.

>>9586225
whats your take on the TrimUI model S? looking to buy one for my girlfriends birthday. but i see Powkiddy rebranded it and it looks like shit now.

>>9586220
Here’s the problem for me, the buttons/dpad are in the right spot, the analogues are under my knuckle and to use them properly I sort of have to hold it with my fingertips and have my hands away from the device and it feels like shit

>>9586281
You're supposed to bend you thumbs dummy. Also your hands might simply be too big.

>>9586281
>gray hair
>khakis
>wrinkles
Dude what the FUCK, why are you fucking here man, you're so OLD, where's your wife? Go home to your family, dude.

>>9586291
To bend my thumbs on the sticks while holding the device comfy is painful, my thumbs don’t bend very well and are really fat, I actually have very small hands.

>>9586305
I'm guessing anon doesn't have a family or a home, judging by the surroundings

>>9576812
me under the bench

>>9586305
>American has never seen a real white person before
>hasn’t seen blond hair and skin that isn’t coated in fast food grease

>>9586309
If it's actually painful for you then fair enough, but this is basically how I hold mine on both sides while using the sticks. You probably just need a bigger device, but if you like the thing otherwise, you could always try that new grip they have coming out. It might help with positioning towards the sticks.

>>9574429
i have 1000 and hacked it without official sony memory card

>>9585446
Im having the same problem with pc98. As for translated roms I suppose archive but I think you can just go to romhack and patch it.
What menu theme you using? Just curious

>>9575752
That's actually correct phrasing, blame Nintendo for naming the upgraded model the "new" 3DS

>>9586560
sagamodern, but i've edited a bit to use my own background images, colors and fonts

out of curiosity, does anyone know if there’s a way to tell if this lens is original or a reproduction? The GBC itself checks out, but apparently there’s a black light trick you can do on original lens… the problem with that though is the people who do that trick seem to have len’s that are heavily used and look to be sun bleached a bit causing the color on pikachu to become closer to that light green that would get picked up by black light. Meanwhile, if you watch somebody open an unopened one, the colors tend to be darker like mine.

Still, I’ve got the itch to know if everything on my gameboy is original or if the original lens was thrown out.

>>9586614
Just curious, is the Pikachu/Pichu GBC worth anything? That's the one I still have from my childhood.

>>9586638
I’ve seen it go around $80-90 in bad condition, $120-150 in good or restored condition (but it needs the guts of its restored), and 5k unopened near mint.

So it has basically retained its value. Nothing crazy, but they are getting rarer as fakes are getting weeded out.

>>9586663
If* its restored

>>9571779
Playing Turok Dinosaur Hunter on my RP3+, i'm using mupen64plusFZ with the gliden64 legacy plugin (the 10th anniversary one).

At first i had difficulties to deal with the shooting controls, since the sticks on this thing are really small, but after doing so tinkering with the emulator (deadzones at 10% for example) it's actually not that bad. What other fps games are you playing on this thing?

Ok, I need a bit of help configuring the RG351V
I am using arkOS since day one, so I have no idea if the issue is also present on the original.

While normal Snes games are ok, I can't get anything that uses the hi-res mode or has special chips to run correctly. Kirby Super Star / Kirby's Fun Pack is the one I just can't get

- Snes9x Current slows downs and sound gets choppy
- Bettle Supafaust (the default core) seems to run correctly, but the sound is very poor, crackling with the SFX

Any ideas on how to make itPHRYA4 run properly?

>>9586780
People would laught at the phat DS, but it was the best one for playing GBA games.

I can't remember correctly. Can you choose the screen, or they always play on the bottom one?

>>9586156
Ah, the arcade with Great and Grendizer. That reminds me I still need to play Mazin Wars

>>9586938
Phat DS is kinda underrated in general, it has much better buttons than the DS Lite for example. The early screens are somewhat dull, but it works well for otherwise oversaturated GBA games - the later ones are noticeably better too and can even support backlight control with homebrew.
Yes, you can change the screens.

>>9575721
U sure like tiles

>>9586938

>>9586948
I don't know much about DS models, but for what it's worth I've never had any problem with brightness or color or anything. Always seemed fine to me.

>>9586967
Thanks. I gave away my DS to someone back in 2012 and 10 years later, this has been completely erased from my memory.

I miss that machine so much. After that got a second hand SP due to being on a budget, and it was the worst downgrade ever.

>>9586948
Yeah, a fat DS with the DS lite screens was definitely the best DS

>>9586931
Check under the latency options and have a look at this post >>9568807.

I know this isn't a handheld, but has anyone tried this controller with a phone for emulation and such? I'm looking for something comfortable without clicky buttons (I just prefer normal contact pads) that can be used on the sides rather than with a clip. The gamesir and razer kishi ones aren't for me. Problem with this one is that it's bluetooth only, not sure how laggy it could get since I do get varying results with different pads.

>>9567832
Thanks. Screencapping this for trying after work in case the thread gets archived and saving the photo to the cool stuff folder (I love it)

>Also, the reason why you don't see people complaining on weak devices is that most people are casuals and have never experienced low input lag in their lives, so they literally just play on threaded video and don't care

I usually can tolerate input lag (and I am an oldfag from the CRT era) to a certain point. So far the RG351v passes the Super mario World Test for me (I always use Yoshi's Island 1 to test input lag) to a degree.

As long as it is not on Mega Man X1 from X Legacy Collection level, I can deal with it. That one was so bad that I started thinking I was getting old. Ended setting up the OSSC to confirm that it was poor emulation.

>>9587097
PD: In case anyone is going to point "complaining about latency + using a bluetooth receiver", I used an original snes wired gamepad first, then compared with the blueetoth receiver and it did not impact gameplay for me.

>>9587097
What exactly do you test on yoshis Island to measure lag? I'd like to test the miyoo mini out of curiosity, because at first glance it plays fine.
Also saw this pic on discord. The miyoo mini screens seem to have a huge variation in color reproduction. It's a shot in the dark if you're going to get a good one or a shitty screen with washed out colors.

>>9587107
the lag really isn't noticable
i use 2.4ghz wireless pads all the time
even for 1cc arcade run fuckery off the jamma pcb

8shitdo used to be pretty bad though
during the ipad 2 era it made most of the games unplayable for the hardcore

bluetooth is better in the last 5 years

>>9587215
It's better nowadays, as long as they get both the controller and dongle right. While the SF30 works great with 8bitdo adapters (snes, Switch) and Android devices, I have had generic bluetooth 4.0 usb dongles adding so much latency that they made everything unplayable (Tp-Link)

>>9587245
i just use the android 8bit controller
it has xbone branding but im ok with it
werks

i dont use it on OG hardware though
i use SFC controllers bc they're comfy

>>9584987
>First impressions
Can it run N64 games well?

tablet user here
why run underpowered non-serviceable handhelds when you can run at a larger screen with more options enable on a modern tablet?

my shit is 13" and the bluetooth latency is almost negligible

>>9587442
i mean i get the whole,
"youtube says to buy buy buy buy buy buy" thing
and i get that life is short and you should enjoy yourself from time to time

but i will literally never buy anything in this thread , JANK

>>9587442
I just like the form factor of a Gameboy because I grew up with them. I wouldn't mind a tablet if they made mini ones in 4:3.

>>9587442
Small form factor handhelds are cool and a lot more portable than a tablet. The miyoo mini is a fragile piece of shit, but it's a cool, cheap little console I can carry in my pocket and carry around. Also, no big loss if it stops working for some reason.

>>9587520
god I hate nostalgiafags.

>>9587565
You're not posting on /v/ anon

>>9587573
I'm aware dipshit.

>>9587575
Are you sure? This 4channel board is about retro video gaming. With your attitude you may have meant to click /vp/ instead.

Verification not required.

>>9587582
Yes retard I'm sure.

>>9587589
Okay just double-checking because I wouldn't want you to read another comment that might upset you newfriend.

>>9587257
Yep, want me to test a game in particular? Everything I've tried has worked fine so far.

>>9587635
I want to give one to someone as a gift and you might not even need to test these; they're pretty basic so I just want to know if Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie, DK64, and Ocarina of Time run well on it.

Are they capable of upscaling too or is that asking for too much.

>>9587650
DK, Kazooie and OoT run really good at full speed, I seem to have some weird textures on Tooie from time to time but it's still playable. Might be a regression in the emulator though but nothing before seen during N64 emulation.

>Are they capable of upscaling
I play at 480p which is the native resolution of the screen but even at 800x600 it runs fine.
Just make sure you can configure the dead zones for the N64 stick and you should be golden.

Do any of these handhelds have an OLED screen yet?

>>9587739
Hey thanks a lot for the info man.

>>9587763
>>9587763
Vita 1k, RG503, RG505, and the upcoming Aya Pocket Air all have an OLED. A bunch of current Aya's handheld PCs like the Air also have OLEDs.

How do you guys deal with all the input lag?

>>9587834
Don't play using raw reaction speed, react to patterns, even if that means memorization of a specific section.

>>9587834
There's no input lag if you know what you're doing.

>>9587834
I either just deal with it or add a frame of runahead for stuff I can run in retroarch.

Finished the entirety of SMT 3 Nocturne on my RP3+. I love this little thing. Might be my favorite chink handheld form factor. Mini portable PS2/GameCube that plays most games I care about .

When are they going to release a decent handheld with a Saturn-style dpad? I'm desperate, bros.

>>9587875
There's a middle solution where you can put an 8bitdo mod kit in an official Saturn controller and use it over bluetooth.

>>9587875
Same anon, it's rough out here. I came dangerously close to ordering the powkiddy a20 just for the 6 face buttons even though I hate everything else about it.

>>9587886
What I really want is something like the 353p but based on the Saturn controller.

>>9587896
>What I really want
I get it, that's why it was only a suggestion. Unfortunately you might just have to be patient bro.

>>9587859
This can play PS2 games. Damn, that's awesome.

>>9587915
I know right? I'm still blown away when I see handheld PS1 games.

Miyoo mini has been in my country for a week but the shitty local delivery company are just sitting on it. What should I play first when it arrives?

>>9587945
>mini
>play
good one lad. just take photos of it running pokemon for social media and shelve.

>>9587947
Yeah I learned my lesson with the GBA micro

>>9587947
If it's too small I'll sell it on ebay for 2x

>>9587896
>based on the Saturn controller
Will never happen, chinks only copy Nintendo.

Are there any of these with comfortable ergonomics and an OLED screen that easily fits in a pocket?

>>9588183
I don't think many companies will bother with the extra costs of using an OLED screen on smaller devices. 5 inch screens are probably the smallest you'll find using OLED so unless you consider the RG505 pocketable, nope.

>>9587859
Can you try out KH1FM and KH2FM? If it can play all the KH and 6th gen Sanic games I’m going to get one.

Can the inexpensive handhelds play gamecube and ps2 (well) yet? If not, how many years away do you guys think we are?

>>9587834
It's not as bad as an android phone from a few years ago. Shits more optimized now

>>9588358
Depends on what you call inexpensive. The 3+ can do it for 150

>>9588415
I love the RP3+ and it can do a lot more PS2 than I was expecting, but I wouldn't say it emulates it "well" in general. I know it's all subjective, but "well" to me would be at least 95% of the library at fullspeed no dips, and currently the t18 devices are at maybe 30% to use a conservative estimate that I pulled out of my ass.

>>9588503
This is what I was asking. I want to play god of war, san andreas, metroid prime, twilight princess, etc. Last time I looked the more intensive gen 6 titles didn't play very well.

>>9587635
how does ogre battle 64 run?

>>9588548
And the tech is moving fast. I could probably take a nap for two years and the hardware on these cheapies can emulate 100% of gen 6.

Just sold my odin pro and got a steam deck instead. Did I fuck up guys?

>>9588565
No, it's the best handheld by a wide margin. It's just big.

>>9579068
If you have particularly games you want to run, you can always check them here just fyi.
https://docs google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vf7SIS7ecWa_J301h0mb2bxMWBMtKLvcpAFyaa5-LDc

>>9588565
Nah, a Steam Deck is pretty much mandatory imo anyways, and the ergonomics and size of the Odin kinda killed it for me. Deck has comfort and power + PC games, other chinkhelds have size and more comfort than the Odin + DPAD IN THE CORRECT POSITION, so it was in a bad gray zone for me.

>>9588581
that first quote was meant for >>9588548 ffs

I think the steam deck is nifty, but as someone with small Asian hands it's kind of cumbersome to use, especially while laying back in bed which is where like 95% of my portable play time is at

I really hope a slightly smaller and lighter steam deck 2 happens, especially if they give it a nice OLED screen. Hell I'd get it even if the hardware remained the exact same. It already does everything I'd want it for almost flawlessly

>>9588565
No, as long as the size doesn't bother you, the Steam Deck is the best handheld right now. That's the only reason I don't want one, I prefer smaller handhelds.

>>9588565
Not at all, it can do more than the regular Odin Pro. Its just that not all games natively make use of the 16:10 screen from my experience which kinda blows.
Also the size can be a deal breaker for some. I love it since I dont get hand cramps, but if your hands are too small you may want to wait for an Ayaneo device.

>>9571779
Are there any handhelds that can competently emulate PS2 yet?

>>9588320
There's actually a compatibility sheet that tells you which games run and how well. I consider most JRPGs playable, most ARPGs and racing games too. Console FPS and some sports games still lacking though.

>>9588757
Well, the guy who made the best emulator (AetherSX2) gave up on it because he was getting death threats. I wouldn't expect it to get better on a software level, bugs will still exist. Just better hardware to brute force it.

>>9588608
Steam Deck is fuckhuge and the only people that think it is actually portable and playable are Western ape-handed YouTubers.

>>9587859
Tell me, kind sir.
Hows Viewtiful Joe run on this?

>>9588804
Viewtiful Joe (GC) runs perfect at 1x resolution.

Is the Trimui Smart actually good? kinda want to buy it

>>9588794
>death threats
That's unacceptable. People need to chill out and wait for better processors to trickle down into handheld hardware.

>>9588889
It's fucking unreal. Imagine if Hasbro was getting death threats because Monopoly: Nostalgia Edition was in development too long. Gamers are fucking retards.

>>9572056
>Only 500 units will be available at launch

Kek they obviously just got a hold of bigger screens and are scamming folks.

>>9587784
Sweet, thanks.

>>9588889
Death threats sounds like bullshit to me, he was probably just told to kill himself or was generally pissy over a shitposter not sucking his dick on his discord. I while I don't think anyone should've been trashing someone giving us good stuff for free, I also know emu devs tend to be massively fragile drama queens that distort the truth to suit their feelings.

>>9588757
there are ps2 handhelds out there made from ps2 og hardware

Any tips for better performance with n64 games on 353m? Running arkos but ill consider switch os if I get better performance?

>>9586316
>False falg APEmurican or naive TARDOpian doesnt know the hands are the easiest way to fake whiteness.

>>9587442
>Stap using chinkhelds guize!
>Uses chink tablets with kektooth which have sneedput lag on top of chinktrollers
My tablet would fucking vomit if I tried to run Goyslops2 or Nigfube goymes. At least pretend to have standerds and get a usb-c controller

>>9587565
>Not a nostalgiafag
>Only plays old goymes on hid chinkblet
At least have shame admiting you have have manlet hands. 15 in or bust

>>9585572
>>9585583
There are maybe four truly good vita exclusives. If the pi can emulate the PSP well, it's the same thing.

>>9588579
>>9588581
>>9588612
>>9588698
Thanks guys thought so. For me the small size of the odin was the deal breaker and the fact that I got memed into buying it by that stupid youtube channel who falsely claimed that ps2 gaems would run just fine

Had a look inside the device, looks nice.

>>9588550
Doesn't boot for me on mupen64fz, I'll have to test it on retroarch after I stop messing around with OSes.

>>9588548
In two years at most it will be a problem solved hardware wise, it seems however that emulation has stalled.

>>9589272
I think it runs better in android.

The track pads on the steam deck have pressure sensitivity when used as a button. This could provide solutions for ps2 emulation. But does anyone talk about this? Last time I looked it wasn't even the subject of a feature request on the pcsx2 forums.

>>9587442
If I had a place to seat the tablet, I would.

I use these devices on the daily train / metro commute. If I was on a plane for a few hours with a tray and the motherfucker in front of me did not recline the seat, I would set the tablet there with a bluetooth controller.

Converting my files to chd takes so fucking long. Fuck CD based systems, Nintendo was right.

>>9587635
Even if games did not run correctly, I' guessing it's still better than N64 official emulation on Nintendo Switch (or at least, you know what N64 button is mapped to).

I'm super impressed with the miyoo mini. I love it.

>>9574453
>digital stuff that you're about to lose access to
Sound advice but one clarification: the thing that closes is only the eshop for new purchases, you will be able to download anything you purchased for the foreseeable future.

>>9589074
This. People get upset when they can't properly monetize their open source stuff

>>9590038
>open source

>>9585583
just wanted to chime in and say mine came in 5 days with DHL shipping to freedomland

>>9589906
Too small to game comfortably.

I want to play Super Bowsette 64 on Emudeck but it keeps freezing, wat do?

>>9588550
>>9589854
Tested it again with a different rom, it's running just fine. Honestly anything up to the N64 has been flawless, problem has been Saturn and Dreamcast. I literally haven't been able to play a single DC game for some reason. Do they just not boot .chd files?

Even PSP works well, was playing Outrun and Lumines at full speed. These lower end games work well at 1x.

>>9585473
Whew managed to get it all set up without it bricking. I tried mgba first but the games were running at like 20 fps. It may be because I'm using an original 3ds xl and not the new 3ds.
Gbarunner2 runs great though.

>>9590990
If you have CFW, you're better off with this or VC injects for GBA.
https://github.com/profi200/open_agb_firm

>>9591035
Thanks anon, any particular reason this is better? Also while downloading roms I realized I've already played most of the best GBA games. I think I have about 10 or 15 must plays left. For some reason I thought the GBA library was bigger.
I'll be moving on to GBC games soon. What should I play those on?

>>9591042
open_agb_firm runs natively it's way better and pretty much bug-free

Miyoo Mini+ overview by the Onion Team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Z6THvBR7c

>>9591042
Like that other anon said, open_agb_firm and GBA injects both run natively since the 3DS has GBA hardware in it, so you should have less issues with them.
I was using VC injects for GBC back when I still emulated on my 3DS. If you'd rather not do that, I've heard the 3DS retroarch port is way better now.

I use Vita with retroarch

>>9591317
it's fine I just dislike the tiny face buttons

>>9586938
>>9586948
The main problem with this model and the lite is that they're made out of defective plastic that was brittle as fuck even back then. That's why so many of these things have broken hinges. They break from normal use. I would definitely recommend a shell swap.

>>9591445
>tfw still have day 1 lite
>perfect hinges

>>9573992
>>9574073
So I got my sd2vita and guess what, same crazy slow retroarch. Installed an older version and it's loading fast again. The current stable is absolute shit.

>>9591317
way too slow, standalone emulators work better

>>9591709
Does vita even have many native emus? Last I heard most were just PSP mode from back in the PSP days with the exception of like mgba and pFBA

its a hit

I don't have enough face buttons to play Saturn games so I give up.

Lads I have an issue on rp3+ where every emulator seems impossible to return to the menu from the game. I have to force close the whole emu, I’m an applechad and wondering if there’s supposed to be a back button?

>>9590789
I figured out the problem with my Dreamcast .chd files, you can't have a .cue file in there when converting to .chd otherwise they won't work.

Now everything's launching and I'm surprised how good DC games run on this. Still, fuck the Saturn.

>>9592401
Doesn't it have a home button on the side to the right? If you're using Retroarch you can configure a hotkey to bring up the menu in Settings > Input > Hotkeys > Menu Toggle (either select a key combo or a particular button).

>>9591445
In my experience the Lite's hinges are way worse than the OG. Never had any issues with the dat, but have had several broken Lite hinges.

>>9592468
Sister's pink DS lite was used and heavily abused by her when she was younger.
Hinges are as good as new. Maybe only some batches were affected?

>>9592197
Ask me how I know you've never played a Saturn game.

>>9592758
How I know you've never played a Saturn game?

Tomb Raider uses all 6 buttons, as does Radiant Silvergun and a bunch of fighting games. Sure you can play Sanic with 2 buttons but that doesn't mean other games won't use more than 4.

>>9592803
>Tomb Raider uses all 6 buttons
So use triggers
>Radiant Silvergun
You shouldn't even be using a controller, it's an arcade game.

>>9592812
nigga what else do you do on a handheld

>>9592816
Then don't play it on handheld.

>>9573979
A modded 1K Vita is pretty sick. I've been playing Ridge Racer 2 on mine.I might give the Dreamcast emulator a shot, I've been jonesing to play Phantasy Star Online again and it seems like the perfect game for the Vita.

>>9587859
>SMT 3
That's amazing dude did you change any emulator settings at all?

Something about a solid metal case is so satisfying to hold.

>>9592197
Yeah it sucks, but here's how I cope on a modern diamond controller setup:
>left face button as A
>bottom face button as B
>right face button as C
>L1 as X
>top face button as Y
>R1 as Z
>L2 and R2 as the shoulder buttons

>>9592401
There's no physical back button by default, so you basically have 3 options:
>swipe up from the bottom of the touchscreen and tap the "Back" triangle on the bar that appears, or do equivalent "Back" gesture if you selected that option under system settings
>hold whatever button combo you set to activate mouse mode (for me it's L2+R2) down for 3 seconds, then press the B button. In mouse mode, the B button is mapped to "Back", and X is mapped to that thing that lets you view all open apps.
>try this https://retrogamecorps.com/2022/01/16/retroid-pocket-2-starter-guide/#Home
I have yet to find an emulator that doesn't let me map the "pull up menu" function or w/e to R3, so I just do that.

>>9592812
RS is a bit weird in that the arcade version was basically just created for marketing purposes. Treasure thought the nips wouldn't take the game seriously if there was no arcade version.

Fuck me which one do I buy, I'm overwhelmed with options

>>9593256
just get a deck if you're okay with the massive size, or an rp3+ if you're not. simple as.

>>9593256
What games are you looking to play?

>>9593276
The deck is a garbage retro gaming device so the choice is even simpler.

>>9593301
What's bad about it?

I thought about getting one but then I realized that it would be super retarded to spend $650 on a device I would use to play PS1 games on.

>>9593323
Because it is huge and costs $650. That seems like reason enough.

>deck shills

>>9593368
Both of these are bad for comfortable retro gaming. Way too big.

>>9592424
Sony took much of the ideas for their Pocketstation from Dreamcast's VMU!

>>9593368
t.tiny hands hafiz

>>9593368
that's not why anyone bought a Steam Deck

>>9593256
>Fuck me which one do I buy, I'm overwhelmed with options
There are a lot but it isn't a better/worse scenario anymore, it's purpose-built.
Do you not give a fuck about size and want to steamroll all of your game and emulation problems with raw power and compatibility?
>Get a steam deck
Do you want an easily pocketable-system for PS1 and back with decent battery life and (arguably the best) construction, QC and build?
>Get an Anbernic Device
Do you want a halfway decent Gamecube emulation console that has really awesome networking and can steam games from PC and gamepass as well?
>Get a Retroid Device
Do you want a useless piece of shit paperweight?
>Powkiddy

The choices are pretty cut and dry.

>>9591513
You got very lucky.
>>9592468
I had multiple phats and lites. All of them ended up snapping. I had a bunch of friends and all of their hinges snapped too. I wasn't rough with it.
Then I got a DSi. No hinge problem but the shoulder buttons just regularly stop working on them until you open it up and clean it. Man the DS line was fucked.

Playing Castlevania Adventure ReBirth on Wii U gamepad with remote. Rare last classicvania, its awesome. Better then Super lV

>>9593368
Wow, your screen has better contrast. Now let's see how it runs games...

>>9593323
The Deck even with taxes doesn’t cost $650. It costs that much if you go for the higher end models with a travel case and a built in SSD, but you don’t really need it. You could just buy the cheap one for $400, your own case later on and a microSD card with similar performance.

>>9593373
The Deck is better than it appears. Slightly wider than a Wii U game pad, but RE4, SMT3, Wild Guns Reloaded and Umihara Kawase Shun play great. The only slight is that it’s not “portable” in all bags due to its size. Here’s hoping the Ayaneo Pocket Air or even the Air+ has a reasonable price and good performance.

Been having a blast with my 353V. If someone's looking to buy a handheld that'll play stuff up to dreamcast, I can recommend it.

Might do a guide on how to set up everything if there's interest.

>>9593608
>cheap one for $400
>Cheap.
>$400

>>9586036
Mania on the deck is great, Mania is a wonderful portable game.

>>9593629
only $50 more than Switch OLED

>>9593643
Makes me glad I got a barely used Switch secondhand for $150 with a bunch of games, accessories and some digital games left with the previous owners account on it. Was funny that the Switch lite came out the next day though.

>>9593629
Should’ve put an asterisk for cheapest* model. But it is comparatively cheap for what is basically a PC in a handheld format. It’s not some crummy “pocketable” device with poor ergonomics, and it’s leagues more powerful and useful than an Android device.

>>9593643
And $300 or more than necessary to play some old GBA / SNES games.

>>9593667
can't it emulate 6th gen consoles?

>>9593419
Thanks I might go for the abernic because I want to play ps1 games. I was deciding between that or the miyoo mini v2

>>9593668
and switch to an extent

>>9574042
I recently hacked my vita and have been playing donkey kong country on the snes with retroarch and while the startup time is a couple seconds the overall experience has been quite good aside from the most recent snes core being finicky with save states but I switched to the previous versions and it ran smooth playing hacks is annoying though due to retroarch operating on an official game database so it doesn’t register immediately

>>9586239
Oh wow, it's shit before it even comes out because they went and put the dpad in the wrong spot

Why the fuck do they keep doing this

>>9593851
I don't know man, it's frustrating. If this is supposed to be their answer to the KT-R1 then I hope they offer the option to put the d-pad on top like that as well very obviously not gonna happen but still

>>9593419
>Get an Anbernic Device
it aint even that simple because they have a million devices. I don't know whether to go for a vertical or horizontal device. Switch joycons make my hands cramp and it seems they all copy the switch

>>9593368
i have more nintendo games on my steam deck than nintendo has on their switch

>>9593629
get a job man lol

>>9594203
The sticks on the metal one are very nice, but really just get the vertical one if you think you'll use them all that often. I mean it really depends what you want to play.

>>9594246
my main decision right now is between the RG35xx, RG353V, RG353P. 353P is probably the most ergonomic horizontal device. Tempted to just get the 35xx as a holdover though and just wait for the inevitable retroid pocket 4 with not retarded start and select locations

>>9594270
Yeah at this point I think that's what I'll do.

>>9594270
I’ve had no issues with the start and select placement on the 3+.

>>9594270
The rp3 button placement would be way better if they just swapped the select and power buttons. Hitting select sucks but you can always rebind.
My biggest want for rp4 are more tensioned and higher profile joysticks. Vita caps help but playing F-Zero on this thing still makes me want to an hero.

>>9594225
>tfw I just played through SM64 in native res, with a free cam and a texture pack giving the game a whole new coat of paint on mine
Feels good being allowed to do whatever the fuck I want.

>>9594270
>35xx
Underpowered piece of shit can barely play a PS1 game. Just keep your money, lots of new devices are coming out this year.

>>9595483
It's one of the few without joysticks so I bought one.

>>9595460
When did they add free cam?

>>9595889
sm64ex had it for years. Sadly it doesn't work everywhere though. The Bowser levels are a notable exception.

bros...

>>9596009
Now with a real retro game.

>>9596030
Decent price for that, yeah it takes about 2.5-3 weeks for stuff to arrive for me too. Make sure to share photos when it arrives.

>>9596030
Chinese new year Anon, nobody's working at the depot.

>>9571792
do these only have hdmi output on the dock or does it do composite

>>9596083
fucks goin on with the input there?

>>9591116
Miyoo mini v4+ should have a joystick along with the D-pad.

>>9596410
Yuri is for morons, free yourself from shit taste and the trash genre. Solid device selection otherwise.

>>9596590
>Yuri is for morons, "free" yourself from shit taste and the trash genre
NTA But says who, ya cuntface? Your asswipe puss-filled ego?

>>9593675
How about Wii, and PS3?

Anyone here ever open up a Dingoo A320 before? Got one for free with non-functioning buttons that I would like to try and get working.
>>9596605
Kek, calm down. I know I brought it up but this is hardly the place for non-vidya discussion. That said I know hearing the truth probably hurts due to all the delusions you might have but you need to know the truth. Yuri is just another form of cuckoldry porn, for weak men to fantasize to as they wish they were a woman.

>>9595483
isn't it like the same exact power as the miyoo mini? that thing can play ps1, though that's the highest it can do

>>9596605
>>9596590
>>9596675
Imagine debating the finer points of tranime when it’s all faggot shit regardless. Grow up.

>>9597262
anime website

>>9571779
I finally found a working eboot for SotN for my PSPGo and playing that. For some reason trying to make an eboot of it with PSX2PSP just resulted in a black screen. I think it had to do with it having 2 bin files or something.

>>9596675
>The truth probably hurts
Why should it hurt? Really, what truth are you saying? How in the fuck is Yuri "just another form of cuckoldry porn, for weak men", oh doctor dipshit? I will give you points for the attempt at stirring shit up for your own amusement, but I am not ever going to kiss your ass, fuckwad. By all means, keep waving your own dick and bait some more, dear peawit puddle of puss.
>>9597262
>Tranime
Nice blanket terming and snap judgement fucktard. If you don't like going to places where anime content is overtly present like this, quit beating around the damn bush and go back to another board more your fancy like say >>>/b/,
>>>/bant/ >>>/tv/, >>>/n/ and >>>/int/

Is there anything with a big 240p screen?

What's going on with the screen on this fat DS? The case is flawless.

>>9597262
>complaining about anime on a board for manchildren on an anime website

>>9597393
>/bant/
They cant even handle the bant
>/n/
not going there.
>int
Retards hazard
>/b/
Ai threads are the onoy good one's
>/tv/
They like cuntny. They also lied and said tiktok was full of it. Cue my disapointment.
>>9597262
>Telling people in a memeheld thread where thier shithelds cant even emulate satern properly to grow up.
APEmyrcian/TARDOpian education to max! Media alone doesnt create trannies, people who become acutal trannies later in life were hard coded to activate from very speficic commericals. In burgerland, it's any commerical shilling foe white gebocide. Namely, mucinx commericals. Ever noticed how despite being delicted as the working class, the mucus family are always kicked from their own homes? It's to activate the white genocide gene that's been hard coded in your youths brains before they were even born. How do transexuals come into play you ask? Aside from race mixxing, what's the easiest way to reduce sneedle cattle? That's right, gender surgery. Boys who become woman only do so becuase they give up. Just like our pal tom. In the new mucinix commericals, tom no longer has a burley deep voice and instead sounds like he switched from beef to tofu. (Exactly what happned in the grinch's witch to cgi) People who watch the original commericals think, he's weak? I'm weak. He gave up? I should too! Trannies are sorta caused by the media, but always the media made by your own country. Uncle sam wouldn't approve of this.
>>9588889
It wasmt death threats. Just typical emulator drama. He'll be back.

>>9597447
Shits haunted. Screen might be going bad. Toggle the light setting and see if the screen looks weird without the light on. Also check other games if possible.

>>9597447
It's turning into a post-apocalyptic game console

>>9597505
Yep it's fucked

>>9597447
G8 j0b mint$nd00