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I've been seeing a lot of these Android based game devices lately and was wondering if they're any good for emulation/retro gaming. I mean, most of them seems like a gamepad with a screen slapped on at best and the one that i tried out felt like a cheap toy (it was an Archos I think).

>> No.1880270

Get a notebook instead. Just as portable but far better options for emulation, native games and general use.

>> No.1880438

>>1880169
I'm getting a jxds5800 pretty soon. Pretty much a psp + phone that can actually emulate all the consoles up to DC

>> No.1880443

It's pointless. Either use a laptop or just duct tape a bluetooth controller to your phone.

>> No.1880448

>>1880443
>laptop or
>that monstrosity

nah I want an actual singular portable emulation device that can do all retro consoles.

>> No.1880456

>>1880448
Get a PSP then

>> No.1880472

>>1880456
psp is shit for emulation. cant do SNES very well at all. also unreliable, and you have to hack the thing. pretty much just a portable ps1.. if it doesn't crash on you

android emulates far more and better than psp will ever

>> No.1880486

>>1880472
>cant do SNES very well at all.

Not him but could they just be incompetent developers? Why shouldn't a console 30x times as powerful be able to emulate SNES to some degree? I'm not saying to snes9x levels of accuracy but what's the problem with supporting at least 90% of games?

>> No.1880490

>>1880486
didn't support 90% for me. Also crashed often. It's just unreliable as an emulation device. Don't understand how you could favor psp over android consoles, they're way better.

>> No.1880497

>>1880490
>Also crashed often.
Your PSP is broken or you fucked up the mod.
I have a launch model that has never(ever) crashed or locked up on me.

Regarding the SNES emulation, yes its shit.
The PSP is pretty great tho. Pretty much perfect MegaDrive, GBA and Ps1 so im happy.

>> No.1880501

>>1880497
Yeah, no. Seen 3 PSPs all had fucky problems like this. It's an unreliable process to have to backdoor your closed hardware.

Android can do all the consoles you mentioned + more. with better compatibility and speed

>> No.1880504

>>1880501
Yeah, no. Youre wrong.

>its unreliable
Maybe 4 years ago.

>> No.1880508

>>1880504
good comeback. still android is far more compatible and better for emulation overall.

hack + backdoor + install custom firmware on closed system

or

system designed for emulation

choices....

>> No.1880509

>>1880508
>Good comeback
Thanks, Shitty comment deserves a shitty response.

>> No.1880515
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1880515

For some reason nobody around here talks about this. This came out last year at $300, which was a bit pricey, but they dropped the price to $200. It can run whatever android emulators on it and it's comfy as fuck. Been playing Earthbound in my bed, just beat Belch.. I've also played some N64 games (where your mileage varies, because N64), NES, GBA, GBC, MD, DS, Playstation, Dreamcast, and there's even an android port of San Andreas. The devs even let you know how to root it on the forums. Also you can output video via HDMI to play (or even stream) in 1080p, and supposedly it's 4K ready whatever the fuck that means. I've had this fucker for about a week now and I'm damn impressed and incredibly surprised nobody says anything about these.

Its greatest weakness is that it's YOAD (yet another android device), but the support it does have right now is pretty great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN8Hn4DyKd0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgIOJ3oNaBc

/shill

>> No.1880518

>>1880497
>>1880508
You do know that GBA and Genesis working well does not explain SNES fucking up but for crappy programming? PSP doesn't share anything with these two systems, not even the architecture (as is the case with the PS1). So why the hell does SNES fall off? Shifting the blame on the platform is nuts.

>> No.1880528

I'd say get PSP

by the next year you will be able to fit whole US PSP romset on one card. (using CR5400 adapter)

>> No.1880537

>>1880515

I'm sure it's a fine emulation device and then some but you can't really fit that thing comfortably in your pants pocket. At least the JXD S5800 functions as a phone as well.

>> No.1880540

>>1880537
Yeah you're totally right about that. I ended up grabbing this thing because it benches about double what the jxd7800 (or whatever the high-end one is) does, for whatever that's worth, and I also read rumors about quality issues with those and chickened out. How well does it emulate?

>> No.1880547

>>1880509
>>1880528

don't fall for the PSP shills. Android is the way to go. almost a portable computer

>> No.1880549

>>1880547
>almost a portable computer
lol, Thanks for the laugh.

>> No.1880551

>>1880547
Why not just get a real portable computer?

>> No.1880557

>>1880515
All I care about is the DPad, currently I'm just waiting for the Dragonbox Pyra to eventuate although that'll be some years from now.

>> No.1880570

>>1880549
get with the times. they pretty much are. How not? just get a bluetooth keyboard

>>1880551
laptops are too big + no built in controller. Grew up on gameboy, so that's what portable videogames will always be to me

>>1880515
nice but seems overpriced compared to others. Also the size , and the look is pretty lame

>> No.1880573

>>1880518
Well unless you're about to write a new snes emulator yourself. Also there must be something funky with it if they haven't managed to fix it for this long.

>> No.1880576

>>1880570
>They pretty much are
Fucking hell.. You cant honestly believe this.

>>1880573
N64 on the PC.. same thing

>> No.1880580

>>1880576

it's linux, how is it not a computer? What's your reasoning

>> No.1880581

>>1880570
>laptops are too big
Are you a baby? You can get laptops in all sorts of sizes.
>no built in controller
Are you joking?

>> No.1880583

>>1880472

psp is perfectly acceptable. snes emulation much works well, except you cannot fast forward games like on pc.

it never crashed for me, maybe try a different emu.

>> No.1880586

>>1880576
android actually has pretty good n64 support suprisingly. PSP can't do that. or dreamcast. or retroarch

>> No.1880587

>>1880580
So because its running Linux you believe it to be a computer. You can run Linux on the psp, Does that make it a computer?

>> No.1880592

>>1880540

Never seen it in action myself. Only checked user impressions on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATmRGJM94ys

>> No.1880594

>>1880583
I don't find them acceptable at all. All the cracked ones i've tried have always been glitchy as fuark. freezing and whatnot

android can fast forward pretty well. great for ps1 rpgs.

>> No.1880602

>>1880594
>fuark
please stop

Again, the psp isnt glitchy or does it freeze. youre the only one spouting this bullshit.

>> No.1880603

>>1880602
psp is fuarking shit bud. plebian tier handheld emulation.

>> No.1880605

>>1880603
then blame yourself for fucking up such a simple process. its not the PSP its you.

>> No.1880612

>>1880605

even without the glitches. Still shitty SNES, bad compatiblity. bad fastforward. no newer consoles. less development scene

psp is pleb tier and you know it. cheap shit

>> No.1880756

>>1880612
psp is NUTS tier

Seriously, though.. PSP emulation was pretty good a handful of years ago, but nowadays android has it beat by far.

>> No.1880774

>>1880756
You realize that Android is just an OS and the only relevant thing in emulation is processing hardware? Nowadays you can buy hardware three times more powerful than the PSP for cheap, and that's why you'd have a point there, but instead you and that other guy are just bashing PSP for no apparent reason. Also Android programs rely on high level kernel communication whereas with the PSP you could take the low-level route. I know this is not very interesting for people who just want to play the games but seriously lower down your hate boner.

>> No.1880779

>>1880774
just bothers me that people always will suggest PSP right away, when there are far better options.

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1880784

dont get a crappy snap on case for a phone. find somthing like the retron 5 or something wit an emulation compatibility. the retron 5 has an sd card spot to install roms and are compatable with nes, snes, genisis, mega drive, game boy, game boy color and advanced, with inhaned resulution and controller outlets (the default controller sucks ass) has a game genie built in the system. it does lean more tword the emulation aspect. does have 720p

>> No.1880787

>>1880784
yea d00d i bring my retron with me on the bus all the time!!! I love that you can emulate with actual carts too. so portable and compatible

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1880803

>>1880784
>has an sd card spot to install roms
>install roms

>> No.1880809

>>1880270
>>1880443
>>1880581

Not really sure it's feasible to play with a laptop, even a small one, while standing in a train or just out on the road. I'd prefer something you can quickly take out and put away at a moment's notice for convenience.

>> No.1880814

>>1880581
laptop is not a gameboy.

also try playing on the keyboard on a train or bus. have fun

>> No.1880828

>>1880814
I do.

>> No.1880836

>>1880828
sucks man

>> No.1880845

>>1880809
You never know until you try. It's not like the added size is just waste.

>> No.1880859

>>1880845

>standing
>holding a laptop
>hands can't properly reach mapped controls or hold a gamepad at the same time

Yeah, no.

>> No.1880869

>>1880859

for me it's playing the laptop in my lap. just uncomfertable as fuck

plus its just not a gameboy. handheld emulation devices should always resemble a gameboy. come on

>> No.1880878

>>1880859
I can and I don't think I have oversized hands. Maybe it's a matter of training. And that's with my heavy 17" notebook.

>> No.1880879

>>1880878
wtf

>> No.1880882

>>1880869
None of them resemble a classic Gameboy with a solid body incorporating the controls below the display

>> No.1880884

>>1880878

I'm sure your two extra arms help, you freak.

>> No.1880889

>>1880882
handheld with physical game controls + screen. Gameboy-like. Even psp-like. same shit

laptop is farrrr off from that

>> No.1880968

>>1880784
How is this a portable device?

>> No.1880971

>>1880889
It has physical controls and a screen. The only difference is the hinge and you can find that on handheld systems like the DS, SP or PCE LT.

>> No.1880973

>>1880968
>not using retron7000 as a handheld

just wow. get out

>> No.1880976

>>1880971
laptop keyboard does not equal gamepad

also size

also price

can a laptop fit in your pocket?

>> No.1880998

>>1880976
I can't fit a Gameboy into my pocket either. Subnotebooks can fit into a coat.
What about the price? You can get a new one for about 250 not much different from the cost of a modern gaming handheld.
The differences between keyboard and pad are minor compared to shit like touchscreens.

>> No.1881012

>>1880998
jxds are like 100$ and also function as phones and have gamepads. we're talking about android devices with gamepads.

what kinda coat are you wearing? a trenchcoat?

you can't play on a laptop standing up either

>> No.1881028

>>1881012
>you can't play on a laptop standing up either
I can. You probably haven't even tried.
You can use a notebook as a phone and they're generally more capable and flexible than Android devices.

>> No.1881039

>>1881028
How?
Teach me your ways, master.

>> No.1881051

>>1881039
I hold it in my hands and operate the keys with my thumb and index fingers
Alternatively you can turn it, press it against your chest and use all 8 fingers.

>> No.1881135

>>1880169
I have the G5A not quite as comfortable as it looks. It good for psx and lower and can manage a decent amount of 2D psp games.

>> No.1881202

That gadget in the OP looks so bad to play on though. I can feel my hands tensing up just looking at it. Terrible for serious gaming.

>> No.1881204

>>1881135
lol it doesn't look comfortable at all from that pic.

>> No.1881431

Anyone have any experience with the clip on controllers for android?
My phone can run pretty much everything at the proper frame rate, the only problem is the controls

>> No.1881441

>>1880587
Technically, yes. It does.

>> No.1881496

>>1880779
I currently considering a PSP because its cheaper and at least I can read about its quality.

All those chinese shit seems like its going to break in your hands. Is that or paying 200+ for a shield (i dont even know if there is another similar product from a serious company)

>> No.1881556

>>1880169
they do their work but most of them tend to overheat sometimes, not to mention battery duration and button mapping.
Your best bet is just getting an hdmi cable and a good controller.

Some android devices are good but are kind of expensive and good luck guessing their duration/lifetime expectancy

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>>1881202

It actually has proper shoulder buttons placement and an ergonomic design, much better for gripping than the flat bottom of smartphones and PSPs.

>> No.1881739

>>1880169
>Android
No.

>> No.1881872

>>1880438
I was considering getting one, but I heard the build quality is shoddy. But it would be a blessing to say "Good bye!" to the horrors of virtual joysticks.

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1882475

Tiny cheap ass but totally capable device tier: Xperia Play (Literally $20-$30 on eBay)

Big honkin' high-spec Android device tier: Nvidia Shield

Money and size are no fucking object tier: Razer Edge

>> No.1882527

>>1880169
You should emulate a PSP with PPSSPP, then run emulators via that

>> No.1884689

>>1880169
If you are paying $99 for it, expect $99 quality. I'm sorry but people start threads like this all about clones and cheap Chinese systems. They're not exactly Nintendo or Sony, it seems silly to hold them up to that standard.

With that being said, I have two of these (JXD S5110 and JXD S7300b) and never had a problem with either. The latter can run everything up to Dreamcast and even some PSP. I guess if you want something of higher quality, there's the Shield, but it's going to cost you. I've also heard good things about iPega's PG-9700, but it's even pricier than the Shield and the specs aren't as good.

>> No.1884904
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1884904

It's shitty I know, but I use a Dingoo A320 I got from Amazon for $40. It plays most games just fine. but I haven't been doing too much with it yet. Only major positive is that the battery life is amazing.

If you have the money you're probably better off getting the Nvidia Shield (Lot's of great options, better specs, and does other cool gaming and android stuff), but if you're on a budget, I'd recommend the Dingoo.

>> No.1884953

>>1884904

Main complaints with the Nvidia Shield is the form factor. Not being able to pocket the thing is a big turn off but I guess not as bad as using a laptop while standing around in public.

>> No.1885027

>>1880784
>hyperkin
>ever

I'm assuming you've never used any of their consoles. They're all built on the cheap and have issues right out of the box. I've never owned anything from them yet that I haven't had to return. From shitty build quality (last console I bought from them had chassis and port problems, as well as some seriously unsafe wiggle on the carts where the shit simply isn't secured) to games outright not working at all.

>> No.1885102

>>1880557
Let's hope it won't be that long.

I don't think it will take more than 1 year until they can start taking preorders. Probably earlier, the project is moving along very well.

Then of course there's this thing with the pandora not shipping for years and years. We'll just have to sit and pray they can do it better this time.

>> No.1885182

waiting for Sony to release xperia play 2, the first one was the first decent thing they would do since PS2

>> No.1885208

>>1885102
At least to me it seems like EvilDragon is a lot better with the community and management than Craig ever was, although it's hard to pin the blame since the Pandora was a first-time venture and bound to run into a ton of issues along the way. But then you look at Craigs latest project the iControlPad 2, and you can see it also crashed and burned really badly.

While I think one year is a bit optimistic, I think a couple of years is a pretty safe bet since EvilDragon is doing his best to cut back on any risk-taking at the expense of higher manufacturing costs.

>> No.1885219

>>1884953
If people see you using a notebook while standing they'll think you're a successful businessman or 1337 hax0r who can't be satisfied with a shitty phone.

>> No.1885419

>>1880270
Straddle the line: get a Windows x86 tablet.

>> No.1885425

>>1885219

>successful businessman
>using a clunky laptop instead of a high end smartphone

>they won't see you as a nerd
>but as a super nerd

>> No.1885438

>>1882475
>Tiny cheap ass but totally capable device tier: Xperia Play (Literally $20-$30 on eBay)

it's also king of the
>perfect bathroom companion device - so cheap that if you dropped it in the toilet you could just buy another tier

batteries for it cost fucking peanuts and you can find external chargers and extended batteries easily

>> No.1885439

>>1885425
Have you never seen somebody using his MBP while standing?

>> No.1887637

>>1885438
Why do I feel like this guy has gone through a few X-Plays?

>> No.1890005

>>1880515
I have one and can confirm it's amazing
Especially since gzdoom came out for it with full mod support

>> No.1890053

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmsNj7zfQiDgdEhjdm9fQ3I0SV9IWm5fMXBob01aeFE&usp=sharing

Very relevant. I have S7800B and consider it to be the best value-for-money. JXD is releasing a new product this year though so if you want a top-end device then wait for that to come out first.

If you don't want a top-end device, the JXD S5800 is a good choice as is many of their older models. Haven't looked much into other companies' low-mid range products but Dingoo is probably good.

>> No.1890195

>>1885438
Sadly I can't find a functioning Xperia Play in my country for less than 140 USD. Ebay ones aren't a choice because network incompatibility.

I bought a Jxd s5800 to replace my phone. It should be arriving soon. I don't like the size, but It seems it can play anything without problems, and it was pretty cheap. If it arrives I could record some videos testing some games.

Does anybody here have a GCW Zero? I was interested in one of those things, but they were quite expensive, and I already had a PSP for emulation. It seems that now they can emulate Genesis and SNES at full speed. That would be awesome.

I' waiting for retroarch 1.1 to install on my old PC and testing on an android device. If there only was a GCW Zero-like open source console running Lakka (retroarch "OS" running for now on Raspberry Pi) That would be fucking awesome

>> No.1890669

>>1890195

Same boat here. Gonna get an S5800 and hope it's as tough as a PSP1000.

>> No.1891230

>get smartphone
>use DS3
that was hard

>> No.1891241

what do you guys do to connect a controller to your android phone?

>> No.1891252

I would buy a s7800 instead. The specs are better and it's only $20 more.

>> No.1891256

Why not get a s7800?

>> No.1891297

>>1891241
turn on bluetooth and connect controller

>> No.1891364

>>1891297
it can't possibly be that simple

>> No.1891423

>>1891364
Do you even MOGA bro?

>> No.1891953

>>1891241

OTG cable.

>> No.1892995

>>1880878
You probably look super autist standing around holding a laptop to play games on the train.

>> No.1893001

>>1892995
What kind of autist would stand around on a train without a proper hold? Safety first.
I see other people with laptops all the time. Maybe you should care more about your enjoyment and less about how you look to others.

>> No.1893005 [DELETED] 

>>1893001
Autist logic.
"I can wear my pikachu ears all the time because it's about enjoyment and I don't care how I look!"

>> No.1894583

I have a samsung galaxy note 8.0. It seems like it would be pretty good for emulation, in fact it supports some gamepads through OTG, but it would be better if there was an actual gamepad I could plug to the sides of that thing.

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>>1894583

There's some controller attachments that look pretty interesting ignoring the fact they're pretty bulky and only connect wirelessly.

>> No.1894721

>>1880169
PSP dude. Dead serious even snes emulation is really good.

>> No.1894723

>>1880472
>cant do SNES very well at all
That's wrong. Starfox plays atrociously and sometimes mode7 shit has weird effects but apart from that it's pretty good.

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1895092

>>1884904
If you like the Dingoo a320 you should checkout the GCW-Zero. Made specifically to be it's successor. I prefer either one of those or a PSP to all this droid tech. Droid always looks and sounds better on paper.

Remember everyone it's the people developing software for the device that make it great. Not big number specs for super cheap prices.

>> No.1895373

>>1895092
GCW0 could have been great if it was arm. A MIPS device in 2012 or whenever it was announced is the stupidest thing ever.
If it was arm it could have gotten some pandora and me downs like pcsx rearmed.

>> No.1895385

I still use my old PSP 3000 for my emulation needs.
Perfect PSP and PSX emulation, plus amazing Genesis, Master System, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advanced, Nes, and Snes emulation is shit yet, I'll give you that.

But the console is sturdy and firm as sweden tits, the screen is good, the grip is confortable and the battery can last 6-8 hours, plus it can be fully recharged in less than an hour.

Considering the quality/price equation, PSP is still the ultimate portable emulation machine, dude.

>> No.1895393

>>1895092

the largest number of developers are on android though, not psp or the even less popular ones like the gcw.

>>1895385
for a bit more you can get an even more capable android device. The things can even emulate PSP now. Even the N64 emulation is pretty damn good. I think it's worth the extra scrilla.

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>>1895092
>Remember everyone it's the people developing software for the device that make it great. Not big number specs for super cheap prices.

That's quite truth, and the PSP homebrew scene was a great example. Unfortunately the hardware was a problem in the end, and it can be noticed on SNES and Genesis emulation (Still, I love my PSP, it's the almost definitive emulation console).

I'm quite interested on the GCW-zero. It seems to run SNES and Genesis pretty well (with a 1.0 Ghz CPU and an OpenGL 2.0 capable GPU, it's quite possible) How does it perform on PSX emulators?

>>1895373
Yeah, if it was ARM, it could run a lot of other things. MIPS was understandable in the PSP era, but now it just seems like a weird choice. I wonder why they did that.

>>1895385
I agree with you (I have a PSP as well), but android devices are quickly getting better and cheaper (JXD has come a long way on their devices quality). hardware-wise they are quite powerful, and android has a lot of competent emulators (Broglia's emulators, retroarch, Mupen 64 AE, PPSSPP etc.). I just wish those devices had unlocked bootloaders and we could boot minimal linux distributions to just focus the hardware on gaming (like retropie, Lakka or Puppy arcade).

>> No.1895434

>>1895426
>I agree with you (I have a PSP as well), but android devices are quickly getting better and cheaper (

The PSP still tops them all in terms of quality/price/stability and duration.

I'll give the android machines one or 2 more years until they finish polishing their faults and then yes, they will kill the PSP.
But as for now, low battery life (4 hours and such, since they must power and run an entire OS) plus unconfortable controls and short lasting buttons are the norm on android gaming machines.

>> No.1895538

>>1895434
In 2 years hopefully they will hack the Vita. Now thats some quality hardware that will at least emulate N64 and SNES.

>> No.1895573

>>1895385
Retard question incoming.
I thought that only the PSP 1000 was capable of being modified to run emulators. I have a 3000. Are you telling me I can run emulators on it?

>> No.1895580

>>1895573
Most models are hacked now. If yours can be downgraded to 6.2 then you're golden.

>> No.1895586

>>1895580
I will take the information you've given me and research further. Thank you sir

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>>1895573
>>1895586

http://wololo.net/cfw4dummies/

This could help you a lot, anon. Good luck

>> No.1895673

>>1895625
I was looking for a guide like that. Thank you. Everything I was finding through Google assumed that the user had a base knowledge of modding the PSP to begin with

>> No.1895695

>>1891230
DualShock 3 is awful.

>> No.1895707

>>1885419
this is the best answer

you get older x86 windows games, and all of the best emulators/controller support

>> No.1895708

>>1880784
shill pls go

>> No.1896821

The PSP has buttons therefore
PSP > Android

>> No.1896843

>>1895373
>GCW0 could have been great if it was arm. A MIPS device in 2012 or whenever it was announced is the stupidest thing ever.
The purpose of the device was to continue the software development that had been done on dingoo handhelds and MIPS but with a performance boost. That's the entire niche. Anyone looking for ARM could just get OpenPandora.

>> No.1896920

Is the ipega black good for samsung s2 emulation?

>> No.1897038

Question for people who emulate PS1 games on PSP.

Say for a game like Mega Man Legends or SOTN that requires the use of a third shoulder button, how do you actually play it? I see lots of people playing those games but no explanation how playing the ISO on a system without the necessary buttons is possible?

>> No.1897051

>>1895373
It would've been even greater if they fucking shipped the damn thing to all their backers. Still waiting for mine.

>> No.1897064

>>1896821
wut
We're talking about chinese android handhelds. Not tablets.

>> No.1897084
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I have a Letcool which I quite like. It's spmp8000 based. The emulators it has works mostly fine except SNES. Which isn't that bad since the hi-res roms require a higher resolution anyway and are nicer with filters.
It's the only handheld I have so can't compare to anything.

Also, anyone know if the russians have made any advances on the Linux on spmp8000 project?

>> No.1897339

>>1897064
Doesn't matter. Those buttons are in no way suitable for vidya.

>> No.1897384

>>1897339
They only made it for vidya. For what else?

>> No.1897425

>>1897084
Frameskip, framskip everywhere

>> No.1897502

>>1897425
You mean the snes emulator or every emulator on the device?

>> No.1897526

>>1897339
lolwat, get educated

>>1895434
4 hours is a longshot. They last quite a bit longer.

and also function as phones (jxd s5800).

Also the quality on android is better than PSP,
more developers.

Also more compatibility. The newer androids can do n64, DC, and ppsspp even.

Also they don't need to be hacked or tampered with.

Everyone should know by now that phone gaming is the future, regardless is you like it or not

>> No.1897731

>>1897526
I borrowed an almost new JDX from a friend not long ago. (I'm a security guard and laptops aren't allowed on my current post)
It was nice, but the battery life lasted less than five hours on me. (I was playing mame roms and then played some GBA games.)

Then I got an used PSP 3000. It lasts almost 7 hours of gameplay, even with the battery's reduced lifespan product of the previous use.

So yeah, I will stick to PSP for a while more. And yes, a console that is also a phone is great, but it's not so great anymore when you need to use the phone and you are almost out of power so as I said, I will stick to PSP, at least for a while.

Having said that, emulating stuff using a Vita seems promising.

>> No.1897793

>>1897731

within five hours i usually have access to an outlet to charge it again.

what i don't like about psp or even the vita is you have to hack them. I've seen three hacked psps all with weird glitches like freezing up. just seems unreliable, I'd rather have a device designed for emulating

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I run mame on my note 3 and love it. I've been using the note 3 as the controller and my TV as the screen, but I wanted something portable. I am going to order an IPEGA PG-9025 for it as it had decent reviews.

Samsung make their own controller but it is more than three times the price.

>> No.1897860

>>1897793
My PSP has never glitched and isn't as if I always have a power outlet available, bro.
8 hour shift plys 1 hour to go and another hour to go back from work= useless android device.

If you use it to play at home and rarely leave the house for more than an hour then I guess it's good.

>> No.1898204

>>1897860

PSP2000 + stamina battery is best for emulation. I think some 3000 models still have that annoying firmware reset going on and it's been a while since I tried hacking them to check if that's been fixed. Anyway, PSP isn't very good for DOSBox.

>> No.1898218

>>1897860
you cant charge your stuff at work? do you work in a cotton field or something?

>>1898204
or n64 or snes or DC

>> No.1898936

>>1897502
Every emulator. The only good thing is the external two controllers, but the emulators are shit.

>> No.1898972

>>1898936
Some russians made spectrum emu on it, wonder how that fares. Gotta wait for the linux project to finish before proper emulation is viable, I guess. I don't understand why the guys at dingoonity claim that the biggest problem is getting the arm processor to work with linux since most phones are arm based and android essentially is linux based.
Would also be nice if I could use those controllers on my pc somehow.

>> No.1898981

The only Android I will ever consider for serious gaming is the Xperia Play or the Shield but shit is too expensive.

>> No.1899024

>>1894721
Don't do it. I made that mistake years ago. There's still no better handheld for emulation as far as I know, but the d-pad on the PSP makes the 360 d-pad look good. Diagonals just don't register unless you press down super hard. What's funny is, they made a bunch of fighting game ports for it, which confuses the hell out of me, since even performing a quarter circle consistently is exceedingly difficult.

Most native PSP games that use the d-pad don't really need diagonals and rely on four directions. Monster Hunter is nice, you use the analog in that, but the tiny analog nub has very little grip and my thumb would constantly slide around on it instead of moving it.

Also, the screen had some terrible ghosting. The blur made figuring out what was going on very difficult a lot of the time. If you played something with fast scrolling and tiny sprites like Gradius Collection, the bullets could be nearly impossible to see at times, and you'd pretty much be forced to use the analog nub since diagonal movement is important in that series.

PSP was powerful, had a full resolution for emulation unlike the DS, and unlike android you could use buttons, but it still had too many flaws, and now with the prevalence of capacitive touch screens and no buttons, the world of handheld and mobile gaming is getting worse instead of better.

>> No.1899032

>>1895426
>Majora's Clock
I literally can't even remember this. Like, at all. Doesn't ring a bell in the slightest. It's kind of creepy, I guess my mind really is going.

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>>1899032
Don't worry. I like posting romhack pictures in my posts. The "Majora's clock" is a custom item created for the "Zelda's eternal youth" romhack of Ocarina of Time

http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=17963.0

Here's how it works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za9gfBgu3Qo

/offtopic


>>1899024
I played Street Fighter Alpha 3 on my PSP and I didn't have so much trouble. You're quite right about the other issues the PSP had, but even then, I love that console.

>>1898981
My brother had an Xperia Play. It was quite good playing SNES games on it, and the community built around it was pretty nice. Too bad those things often became unusable because of flex cable problems (which were repairable, but hard as fuck to repair) They ere good machines, but bottlenecked by the OS (Android 2.3, Sony never released the drivers or the code for hackers to make custom roms for other versions. There only was an Android 4.0 beta, that had touchpad issues...Android 4.4 would have been so good) and it's weak hardware for the time (1Ghz CPU and 512 MB RAM).

>>1897793
With my brothers I've hacked 3 PSP's. None of them had any troubles. Now is easier than ever, and there's no need to downgrade them.

>>1897339
Why not?

>> No.1899346

>>1899198
I played Street Fighter Alpha 3 on my PSP as well. Like I said, pulling off a simple hadoken wasn't any easier than doing something like Zangief's final atomic buster. The d-pad was unimaginably awful, I actually did better with the analog nub.

>> No.1901456

>>1899024
>the world of handheld and mobile gaming is getting worse instead of better.
Really hope not, biggest reason why I play mobile games while home only is the piss poor battery life. Pretty much prevents me from whipping out phone for vidya while outside.
Poor batteries and power hogging screens are the reason why I carry separate music player and my Letcool around too.

>> No.1901459

Jxd consoles are good quality. I've had hands on experience with several models. Not everything from China is junk. Android emulates well, but many of these devices have poor d pads. Jxd has a good d pad. PSPs emulate snes sub par.

>> No.1901463

>>1895426
>b button is action button
>13 hearts on first row allowing 26 in all
I'm assuming this is photoshop being displayed on a crt via vga to composite adapter.

>> No.1901510

I'm doing this mostly to thin out PSP shillers, but unfortunately android consoles will get the treatment to

>This board is for the discussion of classic, or "retro" games. Retro gaming means consoles, computer games, arcade games (including pinball) and any other forms of video games on platforms launched in 1999 and earlier.

This does not include emulation on handhelds unless they were released before 1999. PSP and Android are reportable offenses. ReportTeminder to report, sage, and hide all threads that do not meet the criteria above.