Retro Handheld Thread

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Retro Handheld Thread Anonymous Mon Sep 20 03:14:12 2021 No.8155942 [Reply] [Original]

Discuss your retro handhelds. Which is your favorite?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 03:29:15 2021 No.8155958 File: 89 KB, 848x802, 73AAB3A6-7BC2-4AE2-A540-A3F4AEC63F43.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] This one

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 03:40:10 2021 No.8155962 Retro chink shill thread

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 04:59:51 2021 No.8156031 >>8155962 t. gba reseller seething

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 05:04:40 2021 No.8156038 >>8155958 Some people have told me they were a legit company but this shit is looking more and more like a scam considering it has been a year and a half since it was announced. Let's see if they don't delay it again.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 05:06:15 2021 No.8156042 >>8156038 Just checked their Twitter and saw it got delayed to December lmao

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 05:06:37 2021 No.8156043 >>8156038 What color did you order?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 05:16:00 2021 No.8156056 >>8156038 I did not preorder it. I had the chance but I did not want to. I refuse to preorder something like this in the Information Age.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 05:17:13 2021 No.8156060 >>8156056 Meant for >>8156043

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 05:18:17 2021 No.8156061 >>8155942 3DS

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 05:43:51 2021 No.8156081 >>8155942 psp-2000 still going strong. it's amazing how little handheld emulation has progressed in 16 years.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 05:50:26 2021 No.8156084 >>8156081 can't play snes cope

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 05:54:32 2021 No.8156090 >>8156084 meh, you can play the less demanding ones just fine, and the worthwhile snes games have gba ports anyway.

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 05:56:42 2021 No.8156095

>>8156090
The GBA ports are usually worse and the PSP is usually poorer at GBA games.

I think SNES emulation on PSP is fine for games which do not use mode 7 or expansion chips, though. The SNES emulator was optimised a lot following the release of Snes9x for 3DS.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 06:01:24 2021 No.8156098 File: 109 KB, 1024x576, 5290ae5e444c2a9b0a47f77b60337e1e_original.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Who's hype?

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 06:10:10 2021 No.8156112
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This lil guy's letting me finally get into the PS2 library. I regret getting a GC back in the day now. I wouldn't recommend anyone buy it considering the Steam Deck is coming but I ordered it back in January.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 06:15:06 2021 No.8156113 >>8156095 my experience has been that gba is almost perfect on psp, but snes lags even on non superfx games like alttp.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 06:21:50 2021 No.8156121 >All new retro emus are gonna be Android >New Ambernic, PowKiddy, etc. gonna be Android

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 06:31:41 2021 No.8156128 >>8156121 all we can hope is hardkernel releases an OGA 2 with rk3566 and a linux build so the chinks can copy it. otherwise it'll be a dark android age from now to eternity.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 06:43:01 2021 No.8156138 >>8156128 The raspberry Pi 4A will probably the SBC to hold us over until then. DIY is a step back, but it seems to be the cycle needed before the chinks catch up.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 06:59:27 2021 No.8156150 >>8156138 might take a long while if the chip shortage excuses are to be believed. rk3226 was so popular b3cause it was ch3ap and easily available. who knows what the successor chip will be and when it will be as abundant.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 07:27:32 2021 No.8156193 >>8156098 what am I looking at exactly?

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 07:29:13 2021 No.8156196

>>8156121
desu I'm ok with it since Android has pretty good ds emulation. Touchscreen enabled emu when?

I dug up one of my old ds and my god it's falling to pieces (it's a leftover console from normie kids). I know I can easily play on my smartphone, but for some reason it feels off.

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 07:49:01 2021 No.8156213

>>8156038
Not a scam, they've released a ton of products and they're generally high quality

They're still fucking ahit though for not being clear and open about progress/reason for delays. It was supposed to come out next month and they still haven't even shown one working

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 08:00:20 2021 No.8156221 >>8156213 It's been delayed until December.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 08:16:24 2021 No.8156239 >>8156193 original gba shell modded with an upgraded screen and a rpi4 board.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 09:04:04 2021 No.8156319 >>8156239 What is the source of this, is it by LCL?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 09:07:18 2021 No.8156324 >>8156319 >>8156239 >>8156193 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_hAlw-e8WQ

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 09:09:35 2021 No.8156326 >>8156221 Which is why I said 'supposed

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 09:11:18 2021 No.8156330 >>8156324 based

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 10:34:53 2021 No.8156518 >>8156324 Probably will cost more than a Switch lite.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 11:49:43 2021 No.8156698 >>8156518 The CM3 version was £150, it will probably be a similar price.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 12:23:35 2021 No.8156780 >>8156324 >now i know it does support wii and gamecube games >i haven't done anything and try yet as i don't have those emulator roms reaaaaaaaaaally dude?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 12:25:21 2021 No.8156784 >>8156780 It's just a cm4, so it is exactly as powerful as a pi4. Benchmarks have existed for it for years.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 12:29:01 2021 No.8156796 >>8156038 definitely a scam and >>8156213 is a big ole faggot

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 12:43:00 2021 No.8156834 >>8156081 Are you serious? I can emulate the fucking psp at 720p on my Switch. I can emulate Dreamcast and even the DS on my switch too. AND run Android. Your using a psp that runs mega drive and SNES like shit.

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 13:43:53 2021 No.8157060

>>8155942
I have
GBC
PSP
RS97
RG350
And soon an RG350MP.

PSP is used for PSP exclusively.
RG350 for everything else.
Starting with dreamcast and N64, I use a computer hooked to a TV. the new chink shitter is supposed to be "endgame" for me, as in last device I'll need for everything up to PSX. Not looking for anything better. Also though about that RGB10 max, but the dim screen kils it for me.

>>8155958
Coming out never.
People must be having GCW Zero flashbacks, although that one came out after huge delays.

>>8156128
Hoping the koreans do something, because if the chinks can't copy, they can't innovate either.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 14:51:50 2021 No.8157328 >>8157060 >but the dim screen kils it for me it maxes out at like 100 nits but none of those shills on youtube mention it. I'm glad I found out about it. Yet another reason to never listen to retrogamefaggot and only stick with anbernic for chink shit

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 14:58:47 2021 No.8157371 >>8155958 Dude that thing is fugly. Its hard enough to look at and your telling me you wanna game on it

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 15:00:15 2021 No.8157382

>>8157328
Reminder that anbernic was once a chink company like the others shitting out horrible quality handhelds. They simply started giving a bit of a fuck about build quality, that's all.
But they're still chinks and shit on the consumer with high prices, refusing to release a full featured handheld (one doesn't have wifi, the other has a shit screen, another one has a shit SoC, etc).

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 15:17:27 2021 No.8157445

>>8157382
>refusing to release a full featured handheld
its not up to them what SOCs get mainline linux support.
At this point really all that's available to use in a device like this is the mips soc with open dingux support and the rockchip.
if you use anything else you're stuck with shitdroid.
also I would rather have no wifi with a full CNC'd case than have them shoehorn a wifi chip introducing audio interference and having plastic sides.
$150 isn't bad for the 350MP considering the build and screen quality. other chink companies would happily charge you $250 for a similar product.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 15:19:46 2021 No.8157453 >>8155942 When are anbernic going to start using a new chip set? Last I checked these things couldn't handle anything beyond the PS1 without noticeable frame dips?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 15:20:12 2021 No.8157456 >>8157453 read nigga >>8157445

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 15:22:41 2021 No.8157464

>>8157445
I was talking about releasing a bunch of devices with different features instead of a unifying device with every good feature
>dual analog
>640x480
>wifi
>plastic
>mic out on the underside if the device instead of the top
But nooooo, they have to keep milking the customers.

>>8157453
Next ambernic is going to be a 5.5inch 16:9 android monstrosity. Hard pass.

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 15:25:28 2021 No.8157468

The analouge thing for gb games. Steam deck for everything else

Fuck the steam deck is going to be such a good emulation box. I fucking love how both the dpad and the analog stick are in the primary position, making it great for both 2d and 3d games. I hate all these handhelds that ape the switch layout which basically fucking nueters them for 2d games

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 15:28:23 2021 No.8157482 >>8157445 >350mp nigger there is no 350mp. i've seen multiple posts on this board referring to 351 devices as 350 but they are two very different devices. 350 shit has MIPS chipset, 351 has rk3326 ARM chipsets. learn the difference fag.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 15:29:12 2021 No.8157485 >>8157464 >Next ambernic is going to be a 5.5inch 16:9 android monstrosity. Hard pass. Thanks for saving me the time anon, for fucks sake these companies get so close to making the perfect product but fall short at the finish line.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 15:30:40 2021 No.8157498 >>8157464 >Next ambernic is going to be a 5.5inch 16:9 android monstrosity. Hard pass. What's the fucking point? At that point might as well simply use a Switch.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 15:33:33 2021 No.8157513 >>8157485 >>8157498 anbernic are a bunch of tards who just copy others, they cant design or develop anything on their own. look at the big boys like hardkernel for actual advancements in the handheld market.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 15:46:10 2021 No.8157558 >>8157513 Hardkernel dabs on the chinks. Best SBC, best innovations. Where they fall short is on design, because they're just a bunch of korean engineers and an autistic brazillian that takes care of their linux distributions.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 16:26:44 2021 No.8157687 >>8157464 >I was talking about releasing a bunch of devices with different features instead of a unifying device with every good feature >nooooo options bad fuck off

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 16:40:12 2021 No.8157748 >>8157687 >let me just release the same device 30 times with slightly different specs, but none of them optimal You fuck off

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 16:53:13 2021 No.8157805 Damn this new Ambershit is just getting worse. It has a loud fan too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dfwHf3hZTk

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 17:28:23 2021 No.8157921

>>8157805
But anob, it's an SBC SoC shoved into a handheld format. Probably overclocked to get that good PSP and Dreamcast emulation with such a weak CPU. I bet battery life is going to be awful too.

They're throwing battery/power efficient, but low power SoCs out the window and going straight for old, powerful but inneficient and housefire SoCs.
Just source a goddamn "recent" power efficient ARM SoC and throw linux on it instead of android. Fuck.

But no, developing a linux distro is too much work, much better to find a shit SoC that already has android support and throw a cobbled together shit android firmware.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 17:28:40 2021 No.8157924 >>8157805 day 0 purchase, from me

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 17:30:58 2021 No.8157927 >>8157921 >But no, developing a linux distro is too much work it is when you have to reverse engineer drivers for every single component on the board you retarded fuck

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 17:36:12 2021 No.8157937

>>8157927
>reverse engineer drivers
You idiot, they buy the chips, they have access to all the info they need about them and all the drivers from the chipmaker. This is how it works, you buy the chips and all the associated information.
They just have to shove the drivers onto the kernel.
The hard part is cleaning up the linux kernel to keep it slim so it can have maximum performance for the target device, and userland programs.
Just pick any chink SBC, for example. Fucked up and outdated linux kernel (because it was the version they found where they had to do the least work).

>t. Hardware/software engineer

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 17:41:11 2021 No.8157949

>>8157921
>They're throwing battery/power efficient, but low power SoCs out the window
That was the appeal for me and they're doing away with it. Cute little silent devices with tons of battery hour. If I wanted bloated, loud, powerful handhelds the Steam Deck is right there.

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 18:00:05 2021 No.8157996

>>8157937
>access to all the info they need about them and all the drivers from the chipmaker
no they dont retard.
the kernel is outdated because the board drivers are closed source and not mainlined.
You genuinely have no fucking idea what you're even bitching about.
engineer these nuts faggot you're a kid

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 18:35:12 2021 No.8158084 >>8157996 Yep, that's what happens with 10 year old SoCs. Use recent SoCs, even if low powered, shove the drivers onto the kernel et voilà.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 18:36:45 2021 No.8158090 >>8158084 >shove the drivers from where you retarded fucking faggot Just shut the fuck up, you have no clue what you're talking about

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 18:43:20 2021 No.8158101 >>8158090 From the chipmaker binaries. You know, the things they give you, together with all the datasheets and manuals needed to know what's in there and how to use it.

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 19:14:58 2021 No.8158171
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finally took the plunge on a dedicated retro handheld. been using the PSP and while it is alright for GBA and Genesis, the SNES performance left a lot to be desired. plus I wanted something with a smaller form factor for carrying in my pocket.

I started with this Anbernic RG280V and installed the OpenDingux Beta firmware. put a bunch of new emulators on and it works pretty damn well. I get full speed on PS1 games like THPS2 and Jackie Chan Stuntmaster. Snes works really well (except sadly Starfox is a little slow). GB/C/A, Genesis, and Nes of course are perfect. to me Retroarch was a meme and it's just too much of a pain in the ass to get set up. I had it set up but wasn't a fan of the interface and process of getting a game going.

The Powkiddy V90 has decent form factor and the screen is pretty good but this thing kinda sucks. the only things is does well are Genesis, NES, GB/C and kinda Advance. SNES blows and PS1 is a joke. and this is after installing custom firmware. I get it though, it's a budget handheld. I ordered the powkiddy first from aliexpress but then after watching more videos decided to get the RG 280V from amazon so i tinker around sooner. ended up really falling in love with everything about the 280V. feels solid, nice size, and plays the stuff I want very well.

the only thing that's driving me nuts is I can't for the life of me get Neo Geo or CPS stuff working. tried installing Neo4All and it kept saying the cd bios wasnt found. GnGeo seemed promising and i had the Neogeo bios in the rom folder but it kept saying the files werent found or i was using an old romset. and FBA has been a bitch trying to get working too. really sucks cause if I could get Neo Geo at least this thing would perfect, being able to play TMNT 1989 and Turtles in Time arcade at full speed would make it god tier.

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 20:33:17 2021 No.8158350

>>8158171
Dear god how I wish someone would remake the powkiddy v90 but use a shell that doesn't look like dollar store plastic and use a board that actually runs SNES. Funkey S would have been perfect if they made it the same size as the v90. Hopefully one of these days.

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 21:05:10 2021 No.8158412

>>8156121
Is it bad I don't mind this? As long as the form factor for these upcoming handhelds are good or they are cool clones of pre-existing handhelds, I could care less. It's a lot less awkward than carrying around a phone with one of those controller attachments.

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 21:09:47 2021 No.8158418
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>>8158350
Same, the clamshell design is very underutilized and is easily the best in terms of portability. I do wish it was a little bigger since I have larger hands, and since mine came out of the box with a scrunched up ribbon cable I get screen tearing issues.

Anonymous Mon Sep 20 21:49:05 2021 No.8158504

>>8156834
Which emulators do you use on Switch, just the stuff through Retroarch or something else? Trying to get mine set up right now.
Ever tried Dolphin through Lakka? I've heard it's supposedly possible to get it playable, but I didn't have any luck when I tried.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 22:07:48 2021 No.8158540 >>8157937 holy anon btfo

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 20 22:09:43 2021 No.8158546 >>8158171 RGC has made chinks so much money

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 04:12:25 2021 No.8159191 can powkiddy v90 and a66 both play gb, gbc and gba all fine? think im gonna buy one if they can, ps1 would be cool but don't really care. other wise i'll probably get rg351p.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 04:13:43 2021 No.8159193 >>8159191 "Yes". You'll have one or two frames dropped in some gba games like advance wars 2.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 04:33:40 2021 No.8159212 >>8158101 >binaries you answered your own question you dumb fuck

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 04:34:43 2021 No.8159215 >>8158171 why'd you buy the two worst ones kek

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 13:22:52 2021 No.8160060 >>8155958 I honestly can't wait because the screen seems pretty amazing for GBC, but I gotta say, that dpad looks like shit. I also wish they went with only 2 face buttons.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 13:27:46 2021 No.8160073 >>8159215 280v can at least play almost all PS1 games fullspeed

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 13:30:29 2021 No.8160078 >>8160060 I'm assuming there will be a snes core available for it (from kevtris or otherwise) which would explain why they went with four buttons

Anonymous Tue Sep 21 13:33:23 2021 No.8160089

>>8160073
I have an RG350M, "full speed" is a low bar
PSX4ALL sucks at dithering and lighting, games like silent hill, spyro and ace combat 3 are unplayable.
It's ok for 2D games though.
maybe after open dingux gets "stable" someone will update it to take advantage of the better drivers and SDL.
Snes on the MIPS devices sucks too

Anonymous Tue Sep 21 18:08:38 2021 No.8160959

>>8159215
the Powkiddy seemed cool for a starter device for tinkering around with. I knew going in it was underpowered but for $30 it seemed like an alright gamble. it ended up being okay and I'll probably use it for Genesis and GB/C stuff or possibly give it to a nephew.

The 280V is pretty sweet though. idk how it's one of the worst. the form factor is great, and it runs everything i'd want pretty well. no need for analog sticks personally.

>>8160089
haven't tried those games in particular. i'm just happy to play THPS2 ps1 portably. and yeah, probably just 2D games as well.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 19:08:44 2021 No.8161185 >>8160959 I hope PSX4ALL becomes a retroarch core at some point, might help fix some of the issues it has

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 20:09:55 2021 No.8161405 File: 236 KB, 1170x2131, FA02E8EB-DA98-4FE4-A4F9-C019E8A92B6D.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8158171 I just found a powkiddy for a little over 16 bucks and bought it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 20:17:30 2021 No.8161430 >>8161405 If that's actually legit, I'll grab one just to mess around with.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 20:22:39 2021 No.8161450 >>8161430 Shipping only takes 2 weeks for me. https://a.aliexpress.com/_vmOgVI

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>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 20:29:47 2021 No.8161475 >>8161405 that's a damn good deal. just look up some videos on it if you wanna try custom firmware for better performance on some emulators

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 20:37:56 2021 No.8161497 File: 63 KB, 720x892, 3fb3bea94c1adea39b0ff5ff6bac8511.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8155942 i got the same one in the same color(RG 351P) Really like it. Feels very nice.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 20:56:56 2021 No.8161560 >>8155942 Just sold my 351p for a 351mp. I'm hoping 351elec is ready by the time it makes its way here from China. One of the devs is a huge asshole though so I don't dare ask.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 21:05:41 2021 No.8161585 >>8161475 I will, does the firmware make the SNES emulation better?

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 21:14:26 2021 No.8161616 >>8161585 as long as you're okay with having to potentially frameskip to keep it smooth you should be fine with most games

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 22:39:47 2021 No.8161798 Can someone recommend to me a retro handheld device? Someone told me to pick up a Vita, another told me to pick up a switch lite, I've seen so many things suggested. I just want to good games while on break at work.

Anonymous Tue Sep 21 23:08:08 2021 No.8161854
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>>8161560
>351elec
why use these shitty forks with their reddit-tier interfaces when you can just use lakka?
https://nightly.builds.lakka.tv/2021-08-20/OdroidGoAdvance.arm/

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 23:10:07 2021 No.8161858 >>8161798 no reason to get anything but the RG351MP at this point

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 23:13:53 2021 No.8161863 >>8161854 I'm not seeing a 351mp build here

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 23:33:01 2021 No.8161885 File: 78 KB, 736x637, 2021-09-21-1632281525.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] it's sad everyone uses those bloated, niggered up "images" instead of lakka fucking youtuber faggots

Anonymous Tue Sep 21 23:36:36 2021 No.8161891
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>28 minutes of absolute rambling
>doesn't once mention how dogshit the screen and dpad are
I really hate this guy, it's like he goes out of his way to get annoying as fuck and spread misinformation.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 21 23:47:36 2021 No.8161912 >>8161616 Is it better to just play GBA ports of SNES games?

Anonymous Tue Sep 21 23:58:47 2021 No.8161931
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>>8161798
If you want to play Vita games get a Vita. If you want to play Switch games get a switch.

If you are a casual gamer that wants a Retro handheld don’t get those because they are expensive and hard as fuck to hack. I have no idea how you would hack a switch light.

If you want a retro handheld but a retro handheld. As for Chinese retro handhelds, I would recommend getting a cheep one now and waiting for the next generation this Christmas to come out. I have just seen the pow kiddy v90 and q90 for 20 bucks on Alibaba pic rel. You can watch about those here.

https://youtu.be/QhM0KRA34ms
https://youtu.be/3BHkqP7BhSY

And buy cheep

https://a.aliexpress.com/_vmOgVI

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mPmYdP1

If you need a more powerful one now you can get a Retroid Pocket 2 for around 100 bucks. Or get a RG351MP for like 140 and that will have similar power to the RP2 but better buttons and is easier to use. However the next generation of handhelds will be out in a few months and will be more powerful (able to run high end PSP games and maybe gamecube) so I’d say wait or get one of the cheep ones I listed and buy a fancy new generation one for like 140 in 2-3 months.

Alternatively just get a Steam Deck for 400 bucks if you can wait a year and that will be ultra powerful and able to pay almost every game every game.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:00:37 2021 No.8161936 >>8161931 Steam Deck will be able to play almost every game ever made*

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:05:56 2021 No.8161943 >>8161885 >having generally the best configurations for a device ready NOOO DO IT LAKKA I MADE IT MYSELF ITS BETTER youtube really lives in retards heads rent free. Nobody wants to use this shit.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:19:31 2021 No.8161965 >>8161931 shill moment

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:21:49 2021 No.8161974 >>8161405 you couldn't pay me to give china my information

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:21:54 2021 No.8161975 >>8161965 You got a better idea?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:23:34 2021 No.8161979 >>8155942 I got the Retroid Pocket 2 and I think I hate it...

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:23:40 2021 No.8161980 >>8161943 spoken like a true windows nigger enjoy your minute long boot times and "emulation station" faggot

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:24:43 2021 No.8161983 >>8161979 literally everybody warned you

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:31:35 2021 No.8161997 >>8161936 does it fit in your pocket?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:33:26 2021 No.8162004 File: 30 KB, 739x415, 14BCFC03-C660-4846-B04E-6D9E72235F66.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8161997 Nah it’s like a modern sega game gear, but more powerful than a PS4.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:36:46 2021 No.8162009 >>8161980 I'm an adult with a job so I use macOS. I never turn the fucking thing off because I have a working sleep function. Enjoy spending 500 hours configuring this shit but it's okay because at least it's not reddit

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:40:48 2021 No.8162018 >>8161931 friendly reminder that screentearing is real for these devices https://youtu.be/HiOWeZwPqjo?t=543 despite saying he 'doesn't notice it in-game', i've seen many anons in here and other places mention it

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:41:16 2021 No.8162021 >>8162009 >so I use macOS lmao you're not helping your case

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:42:56 2021 No.8162024 File: 859 KB, 1280x720, HiOWeZwPqjo?t=543-09-22-21-01.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8162018 >despite saying he 'doesn't notice it in-game' he doesn't notice his fat gut hanging down to his knees either powkiddy garbage is unusable

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:43:57 2021 No.8162027 >>8162004 >Nah Not interested then

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:46:43 2021 No.8162034 >>8162027 Watch this for more options. Also keep in mind downloading roms is a civil offense, you want to buy something that has a bunch of roms on it to reduce liability. https://youtu.be/4veObJ0f9jY

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:47:45 2021 No.8162036 >>8162027 Watch this video for more options. https://youtu.be/4veObJ0f9jY Also keep in mind downloading Roms is a civil offense, so you want to buy something with a bunch of roms on it to reduce liability.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:50:02 2021 No.8162043 >>8162027 Watch this video for more options. https://youtu.be/4veObJ0f9jY [Embed] Also keep in mind downloading Roms is a civil offense, so you want to buy something with a bunch of roms on it to reduce liability.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:50:43 2021 No.8162046 >>8162034 >>8162036 >>8162043 Sorry about that, fucking bugs

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:51:22 2021 No.8162047 >>8161931 Man those looks sketchy as fuck ngl, most other stores have atleast sold a few items but these listing are under a fresh account. Sounds like a scam to me.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:52:44 2021 No.8162051 >>8162047 It’s got 75 day buyer protection, I’ll just get a refund if it doesn’t ship.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 00:58:18 2021 No.8162059 File: 562 KB, 1170x2532, 1F56AEDB-919D-4F5C-AC21-F399632446D6.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8162047 It has to ship within 8 days or I get an Auto refund also.

Greg Wed Sep 22 01:01:03 2021 No.8162063

>>8162034
>>8162036
>downloading roms is a civil offense, you want to buy something that has a bunch of roms on it to reduce liability
Do you honestly believe that Nintendo is going to backtrace your ass and take you to court over downloading some old roms?
You think the fucking cops care that Billy from Bumfuck Idaho downloaded a video game?
Retard

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 01:03:40 2021 No.8162068 >>8162063 1 rom maybe they don’t care. 5000 roms maybe someone does.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 01:07:54 2021 No.8162074 >>8162034 >Also keep in mind downloading roms is a civil offense when did /vr/ become this cucked

Anonymous Wed Sep 22 01:10:55 2021 No.8162083

>>8161891
>>8161931
>>8162024
>>8162036
>retro handheld tubers
I can't believe a one word outta these videos. No matter how good/bad a device is you almost exclusively hear praise and "don't forget to use the link in description." Not to mention they get some of these handhelds free which means hand selected and they are more likely to have a bias.

Anonymous Wed Sep 22 02:16:11 2021 No.8162174

>>8162083
some of the tubers are just kinda clueless rather than shills so they don't have much capability for in depth criticism. retro game corps guy for example had zero background in tech before he started his channel. basic shaders are a new and exciting thing to him.

Anonymous Wed Sep 22 03:48:28 2021 No.8162293

>>8162174
Those guys need to know:
>how the game originally played and looked on real hardware
>How hardware functions, even if on a surface level
>How emulation works, even if on a surface level only
>how original hardware looks and feels, ergonomics and button wise

For example, every reviewer praises the anbernic buttons. I own an rg350. I know how original hardware feels like. I know anbernic dpad is very good, and the ABXY buttons are too. But I also know the start and select are a bit shitty, and the shoulder buttons are not optimal. Even a 30 year old SNES controller has beter shoulder buttons than the anbernics.

Or regarding the screens.
>oooooh so pretty, wide viewing angles, so much color, so bright
No, you idiots, most of these screens (powkiddy mostly, or the rg280m/v) have fucked up color balance. They're either have the contrast way too high, or are very warms, or have fucked up greens, or whatever. Or, they're dim like the rgb10max and completely unplayable outside the home.
At least my GBC has really nice colors and contrast even in daylight (or below street lights at nights, eh).

But another problem is that the chinks compete for the attention fo these faggots, so they shower them with devices. So, the faggots constantly praise them. It's just
>CONSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

You can check lebbit, most of those idiots have several handhelds that they don't use and take little pictures of their consoomlection for attention seeking.

And they don't even play games. Retrogamefag was amazed that one guy (jockingly) reviewing an anbernic thing started playing mario64, got the wings and blasted himself with the cannon. He couldn't believe that was possible on the game kek

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 04:07:59 2021 No.8162321 >>8162293 >Even a 30 year old SNES controller has beter shoulder buttons than the anbernics that's because the chinks are deadset on using microswitches for shoulder buttons. No idea why.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 04:19:12 2021 No.8162336 >>8162321 It's cheaper. They should be using domed tactile switches like the ones used on the PS Vita and GBA SP, at least.

Anonymous Wed Sep 22 06:10:31 2021 No.8162449

>>8162293

You sound like an angry woman who complains instead of fixing the issue. Make your own YouTube channel if you think you know how it should be done. You wont though so fuck off. You're probably the same faggot who spams "chink shit" in every thread like youre some comedy genius. The typical person doesn't care about all that shit you mentioned. It literally is a case of CONSOOOOM with most people. Deal with it and move on. get a life.

Anonymous Wed Sep 22 06:51:44 2021 No.8162494

>>8162449
Why fix it? I can search all the information I need easily enough and I don't want to spend time making little youtube channels.
But it's true the channels don't have all the information they should have.

>you spam "chink shit"
No, I own two chink shit products. I like them very much. But I know their strengths and weaknesses, they're not perfect devices.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 06:58:19 2021 No.8162495 File: 73 KB, 1280x720, maxresdefault.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Why bother with anything else?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 07:11:09 2021 No.8162517 >>8162495 We'll have to see when it comes out. It's very promising, although I don't know how ergonomic it is going to be. Also, what are the square things below the buttons? Configurable touch pads?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 07:31:11 2021 No.8162549 >>8162495 because its xboxhueg. I like a tiny handheld I can actually carry in my jacket.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 12:07:46 2021 No.8163047 Are there any good consoles that can play PS2 games aside from a PS2?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 12:13:27 2021 No.8163065 >>8163047 no. steam deck maybe when its released if that counts.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 12:39:29 2021 No.8163145 >>8163047 GPD Win 3, AYA NEO, OneXPlayer. They play PS2 fullspeed at 2x resolution and more. They cost $1000+ tho

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 14:38:55 2021 No.8163527 >>8163145 What the fuck? I'd have thought it a simple thing to do nowadays.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 14:50:45 2021 No.8163563 File: 14 KB, 466x343, 41xLVwUS0LL._SX466_.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I just learned the Sega Master System has a resolution of 256x192, which makes it perfect on a DS screen. What other systems use that resolution?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 15:57:19 2021 No.8163847 >>8156098 > pi4 spaceheater Nope.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 17:09:10 2021 No.8164191 >>8162293 i wouldn't subscribe to your youtube channel so dont even try anon

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 17:12:00 2021 No.8164210 >>8161798 RG351v or MP as someone else suggested.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 17:13:01 2021 No.8164217 >>8161885 >>8161854 Just use ArkOS.

Anonymous Wed Sep 22 17:54:55 2021 No.8164365

>>8156112
based GPD man. Been using GPDs for years and never had a problem. I love the win3 its hands down better than the steam deck will be. Look at that thing you have to grab it from the top, it looks like shit. I'm sure playing games not off of steam will be a pain in the ass. Most space you get is like 500 gbs. So with an sd card, if it even has that and it works well, you can maybe have a tb of games. In the days of 50gb games that'll be a lot of fun, especially for someone like me that wants the sd card dedicated to retro. I got 512 that's basically full with everything I could ever want. I guess I could grab a tb one but ugh. I get being excited for it I still kinda am but there's already something pretty nice on the table.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 18:07:04 2021 No.8164395 I wish the Vita was decent at emulation, but it's not. I finished Super Metroid the other day using my iPhone SE paired with a DS4, it ran perfect.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 18:09:45 2021 No.8164407 File: 272 KB, 1136x640, 60E88133-0CA9-4E19-800F-DE17FA2D3CBC.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I wish the Vita was decent at emulation, but it's not. I finished Super Metroid the other day using my iPhone SE paired with a DS4, it ran perfect.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 18:21:17 2021 No.8164431 >>8164407 it is, you just havent updated your vita in 2 years or are a brainlet

Anonymous Wed Sep 22 20:07:08 2021 No.8164713
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>>8162495
Steam Deck looks incredible for what it is but I'd prefer something more portable. I'd kill for a Vita styled handheld instead of the soulless rectangular slabs we seem to get on the regular, and something that's powerful enough for emulators like Higan and Mednafen's PSX & Saturn cores. Also niche features like screens adapting to the original refresh rates with some kind of VRR implementation. I don't think anything like this exists for these handhelds, even the Deck won't have VRR which honestly blows, VRR has spoiled me and it's hard to go back unless the original hardware ran at a straight 50/60hz which almost none of them did.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 22 23:52:03 2021 No.8165352 >>8164407 I was thinking about getting one, but the UI and N64 performance is pretty questionable.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 00:34:09 2021 No.8165442 >>8165352 >N64 lol

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 12:46:45 2021 No.8166728 >>8164365 >Bitches about only having 500gb >Buys the 500gb model SD support is pretty well confirmed at this point. Even if you run out of space like the disgusting hoarder you are you could always just carry a second micro SD and get fine performance.

Anonymous Thu Sep 23 17:49:01 2021 No.8167989
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>>8155942
I still use my CFW N3DS XL because these other handhelds don't seem worthwhile yet. Also though not retro I like having access to DS and 3DS games is nice.
>Systems it handles well
NES, SNES, GB/C, GBA, Game Gear, Sega System, Genesis, Sega CD, 32x, TG16, TGCD, DS

PSX is hit or miss but 2D games run at 60 fps and a good amount of other games run between 55-60 fps. Wonderswan, NGPC, and Virtual Boy all run at shit speeds.

Retroarch cores are hit or miss TG16, Genesis, SNES, and NES games play better on Bubbles2k16 emulators, GB/C run better using the DSi build of gameyob over the 3DS. System is Going on 8 years strong.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 18:04:45 2021 No.8168049 >>8167989 >SNES No.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 18:11:08 2021 No.8168078 >>8168049 virtual console injects

Anonymous Thu Sep 23 18:38:43 2021 No.8168161

>>8168049
Yes just don't use the retroarch as the snes cores are poorly optimized for the new 3ds ether do what >>8168078 said by using Nintendos emulator or use Bubbles2k16 standalone port of snes9x, I've never had issues getting things to run at 60 fps and I've tried Kirby Dreamland 3, Kirby Superstar, Yoshi Island including rom hacks and Mario Kart all run at 60 fps with the occasional dip to 59. Notice I said "New" 3ds, old 3ds works good with bulbbles 2k16 too but has less compatibility.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 19:22:51 2021 No.8168316 I feel like these custom handhelds are using vsync and probably have loads of input lag

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 19:27:55 2021 No.8168336 I can't speak for the other models, but the new 3ds xl has terrible build quality, probably the worst I've ever felt on a nintendo console. Combine that with the IPS/TN screen lottery that I lost, and I kinda regret buying one.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 19:39:53 2021 No.8168398 okay you have me interested shill me two devices: The powerhouse option, I have every emulator available minus maybe switch and ps3/4 The cute option, it just feels and looks great

Anonymous Thu Sep 23 20:53:19 2021 No.8168651

>>8168398
>powerhouse
Steam Deck. It's not only more powerful than any chink device, it's also way cheaper.
>cute
Trimui/Powkiddy A66. It's cute, small, and it uses microswitches instead of membranes, so the buttons are super clicky and responsive. The custom Minui firmware is also pretty cute and snappy.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 20:55:03 2021 No.8168661 >>8168651 >microswitches instead of membranes that's not a good thing why is /vr/ filled to the fucking brim with low IQ retards?

Anonymous Thu Sep 23 20:55:44 2021 No.8168664

>>8168336
I know the New 2DS XL has questionable quality, the top screens are known to bust all the time. Idk how Nintendo thought they could get away with using a 1 millimeter thick plastic to encase the entire top screen, you can't even replace the screen if it ever breaks you have to replace the entire piece because you destroy the case housing the skin it's so cheap as shit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 20:55:53 2021 No.8168665 >>8168661 Okay, not him, but what's wrong with microswitches? Microswitches feel nice to me, and they're not unreliable in my own "tests."

Anonymous Thu Sep 23 20:57:59 2021 No.8168670

>>8168336
My own 3DS XL feels just fine. Maybe I just got super lucky.
I'm not sure if I won or lost the ISP/TN lottery, the screen looks pretty close to how I remember it on my original 3DS, which... ultimately broke because it fell 2 feet onto concrete and the hinge completely busted, the cables dislodging from the circuitry of the top screen.
I'm still salty that it survived a nearly 7 foot drop onto a glass table and off of my tall as fuck bed onto hardwood floors, but couldn't survive that.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 21:02:46 2021 No.8168684 >>8168661 Membranes are for smoothbrains.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 21:11:58 2021 No.8168710 >>8168684 Likewise, microswitches are for microbrains Not him by the ways.

Anonymous Thu Sep 23 21:29:38 2021 No.8168741

>>8168670
The original 3ds models let you swap SD cards by opening a flap on the side. The new 3ds models make you remove the back plate, which is a flimsy piece of shit with 2 of the crappiest small captive screws ever, and then needs to be pried off with the stylus or a screwdriver. The backplate is really easy to crack and the screw holes are easy to strip with slight over tightening.

The hinge feels loose and has way too much play no matter which angle you lock it at, which is extra frustrating if you got unlucky with TN screens.

The glossy finish is an absolute fingerprint magnet, almost as bad as the PS vita was.

The "new" features all feel half assed. The ZR/ZL and right analog nub all feel like absolute shit and are in terrible spots, and the head tracking 3d cameras do more harm than good, causing the 3d effect to spaz out any time it loses track of you, which happens way too easily.

The membrane and contacts under the face buttons wear out super easily, and taking the system apart to fix is a huge pain in the ass.

All that combined with the fact that it didn't even include a charger just makes it feel like a cheap half-step console that wasn't worth the price.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 21:36:38 2021 No.8168764 >>8168665 >Microswitches feel nice to me that's because you're retarded

Anonymous Thu Sep 23 21:43:51 2021 No.8168791

>>8168741
>... remove the back plate...
Fair criticism, although this ended up being a GBA SP sort of situation. The only way they were able to cram an SD card slot in was if they put it on the back like that. Still, I wish there was a better way of handling that.
>>8168741
>hinge feels loose
Mine doesn't, but maybe that's because my old 3DS also felt that way, at least before it broke. My DSi has more give than that thing.
>glossy finish is an absolute fingerprint magnet
Dude I put fingerprints on fucking everything even with really clean hands and things that hide fingerprints, this doesn't matter to me at all.
I can see how that's annoying to those who like to keep their consoles looking clean though.
>"new" features are half assed.
>ZR/ZL and right analog nub all feel like absolute shit and are in terrible spots
Personally, ZR and ZL feel fine to me. The analog nub doesn't feel like it's misplaced, HOWEVER I concur that it is a fucking terrible feeling thing to use. Beats the original in placement, I guess, but still.
>head tracking fails to operate
In my 400 hours of operating my new 3DS, I have only encountered this 3 times. Granted, I've only used the 3D for about 30 hours, so maybe that's why I haven't noticed it being a serious problem. That and also my head is just fucking massive, it's hard for it to lose track of me.
>membrane issues
I haven't encountered this yet. I have, however, encountered a dent in my touch screen.

>it feels like a cheap half step console
Yeah, because... that's basically the release model of most of Nintendo's handheld consoles. Hell, even the Switch is getting that treatment now.
Overall, that sounds like a fucking hell, and I guess I have just been extraordinarily lucky with my console.

>>8168764
I think you're just baiting at this point. Microswitches feel nice, but I have no qualms about membrane.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:07:37 2021 No.8168863 File: 73 KB, 640x433, shutupnotreading.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8168791

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:12:56 2021 No.8168876 >>8168863 tl;dr was offered at the end of it. >Overall, that sounds like a fucking hell, and I guess I have just been extraordinarily lucky with my console.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:15:01 2021 No.8168883 >>8162495 I'm a switchfag and would like my next handheld, to well, be actually portable. Switch is great but I would be lying if I said it was completely portable.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:15:04 2021 No.8168884 >>8168876 shut the fuck up faggot

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:17:11 2021 No.8168891 >>8168884 If it is polite to ask, what the fuck is your major malfunction, ma'am?

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:31:29 2021 No.8168946 >>8168891 You're the type of autist that doesn't shut the fuck up when he's told huh.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:33:40 2021 No.8168953 >>8168946 who hurt you

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:34:04 2021 No.8168954 >>8168953 See you keep replying

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:34:20 2021 No.8168957 >>8168946 Ma'am, if you're gonna get your panties in a twist, please don't do it in front of me. I'd rather not see you. >>8168954 Also that wasn't me who replied that time.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:35:42 2021 No.8168960 >>8168957 again, you keep replying. shut the fuck up you faggot nobody cares

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:38:19 2021 No.8168968 File: 28 KB, 532x440, You had a point until you blamed someone else for me.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8168960 Well, I planned to until you implicated someone else as me.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 23 22:42:06 2021 No.8168976 >>8168960 have sex

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 01:20:06 2021 No.8169380 >>8155958 Any recommendations on any Ambernic with a similar form-factor like the Analogue Pocket? Don't care for a right-side analog stick as I'm looking to solely play handheld games.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 01:30:49 2021 No.8169401 >>8168863 he wasn't replying to you, schizo

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 01:32:51 2021 No.8169407 >>8169401 Actually, I think I was replying to him, but he might have been the second guy I replied to now that I think about it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 01:41:38 2021 No.8169420 >>8169380 rg351v

Anonymous Fri Sep 24 01:48:44 2021 No.8169439

>>8168664
>cheap as shit
For real for the original $50 price cut they removed $100 in quality easy. The screens are more faded and as you stated in unbelievably thin plastic you can put light pressure on the back of the screen and the colors start to warp, the speakers are so quiet its a wonder why they even bothered, they used the battery for the original 3DS, the plastic doesn't feel nearly as solid as it should overall, and the stylus is small making it incredibly uncomfortable to hold.

What really shows just how many corners Nintendo cut is the battery, they not only used the smaller battery from the older unit but they didn't bother putting a door in so you could replace it easily. They easily could have added a door there, there is enough room but they didn't wanna spend the fraction of a dollar it'd have cost to make more money. I'm surprised Nintendo put their name on this its like nothing else they have released

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 02:24:11 2021 No.8169514 >>8161979 WHy? What's so bad about it?

Anonymous Fri Sep 24 02:50:11 2021 No.8169572

>>8168791
Membranes
>mushy feel
>lower activation force
>can stop working, but cleaning solves the issue
>will last million of clicks before rupturing the membrane
>faster action for fast games
>quiet

Microswitches
>clicky feel
>LOUD
>more actuation force needed
>will double click in six months
>will stop working after one year
>solder/desolder needed to change them

Yeah, no. Fuck microswitches for consoles.
Just bring domed microswitches instead, like the ones used on the vita and gba sp
>between mushy and clicky feel
>low travel, low actuation force
>not loud
>won't get dirty and stop working
>more durable than microswitches

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 02:52:34 2021 No.8169578 >>8164407 >using retroarch ever >but especially on vita are you stupid?

Anonymous Fri Sep 24 02:54:28 2021 No.8169584

>>8169572
>Clicky feel
This is a good thing though???
>More activation force
Bit of good and bad, depending on the situation.

Otherwise, I can't agree or disagree. I don't have any experience with a GBA SP, but I think that might be a good compromise just hearing about it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 08:23:53 2021 No.8170107 >>8169584 >This is a good thing though??? not for face buttons you fucking spastic

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 10:50:17 2021 No.8170354 >>8156098 https://youtu.be/A_ipSY58WdY

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 11:21:22 2021 No.8170450 >>8169578 let me guess, you also like membranes. congrats on being the biggest retard in the thread. you aren't the biggest retard on /vr/ as a whole, but keep eating glue, you will get there one day.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 11:29:22 2021 No.8170472 bought an rg351v last week and very happy with it so far not even the formfactor bothers me, i heard some people have trouble holding it for long periods of time

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 13:25:30 2021 No.8171032 >>8170354 I am tempted to get one.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 13:41:48 2021 No.8171103 File: 114 KB, 496x556, Screenshot_20210924-204049.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8170354 Jesus Christ, what were they thinking when they designed those L2/R2 buttons?

Anonymous Fri Sep 24 14:28:58 2021 No.8171278
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Anyone know how to get Violated Heroine to properly run on RG351 devices? I keep getting invalid image errors. Encoding is set to Shift-JIS, other Japanese RPG Maker 2000 games work fine this way.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 15:23:29 2021 No.8171458 >>8170107 Okay, I really don't know the problem. Clicky face buttons feel fine to me, but then again, I must be a spas.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 15:38:34 2021 No.8171503 Just got a rg351p and man it's neat, gonna look into the best firmwares and stuff tonight.

Anonymous Fri Sep 24 19:57:56 2021 No.8172339

Possibly a stupid question, but do any of you Anons in the thread know of a portable SNES that runs on disposable batteries? I saw one once long ago that ran on AA batteries, but I have had zero luck finding anything related to it or to a handheld using disposable batteries.
>>8155942
Feels weird to think that the GBA is retro, let alone the GB and GBC. I have a collection of five GBA units - three standard a frontlit SP and a backlit SP. I mostly use a standard that I put a Funnyplaying screen into, because I prefer to use AA batteries over finicky rechargable SP batteries.

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 20:43:22 2021 No.8172475 >>8155942 Hacked 3DS of course.

Anonymous Fri Sep 24 21:05:43 2021 No.8172548
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>>8162024
It's pretty bad without the CFW 1.3.3 update (as well as the PS1 mods). But with it them I'm able to play some comfy CTR and FFT (the only problem being some of the text being a bit glitchy, but performance wise is good).

>>	Anonymous Fri Sep 24 21:39:40 2021 No.8172674 >>8155958 if it ever actually ships

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 02:47:37 2021 No.8173401 >>8169578 It runs pretty well for what you’d expect retro. Let me guess, you don’t know how to set it up?

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 03:41:59 2021 No.8173470 >>8173401 best cheapest emulation device looking at options

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 03:45:06 2021 No.8173473 >>8171103 probably something along the lines of >this is the only place they'll fit

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 03:50:12 2021 No.8173480 >>8171278 not sure but it looks like something is up with the file paths because it has a mix between the japanese and western path separators

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 04:29:52 2021 No.8173553 >>8163047 an old laptop with at least intelHD 3000-4000 series graphics

Anonymous Sat Sep 25 04:47:54 2021 No.8173581

>>8171503
Installed the Elec firmware because I'm feeling lazy and don't wanna configure stuff, GBA games look amazing and it feels so nice and light in my hands, it's been awhile since I've held a GBA(more then a decade) but this feels about the same weight I think.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 08:52:25 2021 No.8173945 >>8173553 >intelHD 3000 >pcsx2 not gonna cut it you'll need at least a quad core with a 4600 or newer igpu even then you'll be stuck at native res and the demanding titles won't have a steady framerate

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 09:00:47 2021 No.8173965 >>8156138 Those things are actually good at emulating? Could you run shitty pc games on it like doom? R is it mainly for console games?

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 10:44:49 2021 No.8174268 >>8170354 >>8171103 came here to see what you guys think, glad i'm skipping this one. looks like an abomination

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 12:52:20 2021 No.8174589 >>8173965 You can expect to run up to 5th gen consoles well on one. Possibly select Dreamcast games. Never tried anything like DOSbox but it'd probably work well.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 13:15:09 2021 No.8174651 File: 94 KB, 800x800, powkiddy_x18s.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] next gen chinkshit is starting to roll out, Powkiddy is accepting preorders for the $173 X18S

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 13:30:38 2021 No.8174697 >>8174651 Holy fucking ugly.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 13:46:42 2021 No.8174727 >>8174651 getting a weird mid 2000 vibe from this

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 14:05:54 2021 No.8174760 >>8174651 I'm not sure why but I like the design.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 14:21:39 2021 No.8174783 >>8174651 I dig the design but I fucking wish they would change their name, Powkiddy sounds wrong. >>8174760 Super famicom colours with a clamshell.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 14:22:19 2021 No.8174785 >>8171503 Does it feel too small on the hands?

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 14:47:02 2021 No.8174826 >>8174651 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003322457072.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_home.singleImageText_6001446867213.0 since anon wont link it

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 14:50:57 2021 No.8174835 >>8174651 is this a chipset with known benchmarks?

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 14:51:58 2021 No.8174836 >>8174835 https://youtu.be/OSvin0iA3Ug

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 15:02:20 2021 No.8174863 File: 212 KB, 1777x810, 3457893450.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8174836 i wonder if less ram will have any effect on the gamecube emulation

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 15:11:13 2021 No.8174875 >>8174826 i'd only be getting one of these to play dreamcast and gamecube but i think i might just hold out until the steamdeck, even if it is Q2 2022 for me.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 15:56:20 2021 No.8174995 >>8174863 Damn, it has more ram then my tablet does.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 18:34:14 2021 No.8175475 File: 205 KB, 1353x1500, 91IGa8o1TrL._AC_SL1500_.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8174651

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 18:40:55 2021 No.8175496 File: 601 KB, 4000x3000, pinephonekeyboardfinalprototype.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8175475 mogged

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 19:13:56 2021 No.8175565 >>8168336 My new 3dsxl feels mostly fine, but the non-xl n3ds is by far the most high quality feeling model. Matte finishes really go a long way in making stuff feel nice. It sucks they didn't really ship a ton of them in the US

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 19:36:44 2021 No.8175616 >>8175565 Yeah, I think I fucked up assuming the XL was just a straight upgrade. The thing has shit ergonomics too

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 19:37:00 2021 No.8175617 File: 304 KB, 104x152, 1609716037529.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8174651 god why is the next gen chink devices so god damn wide so far?

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 22:12:45 2021 No.8176006 >>8175616 I have been using my New 3DS XL since 2016 without a single problem but again, I'm a huge guy with huge hands. The New 2DS XL is the tits for emulation.

Anonymous Sat Sep 25 22:21:25 2021 No.8176025

Blogtime: I work in the electronics section of a Target and we use to carry chinese emulation consoles. Most of them are JXD tablets disguised as consoles, but we get the odd offbrand model now and then.
In general, they are shit pieces of plastic that conks out after 6 months or less no matter how well you take care of them so we are used to deal with upset customers returning them or complaining because the batteries die fast, or the device overheats, the buttons make cracking noises and the pad is plain uncomfortable, etc.
So from personal experience I wouldn't recommend any kind of chinese consoles at all.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 22:27:27 2021 No.8176047 >>8176025 shut the fuck up you stupid faggot

Anonymous Sat Sep 25 22:30:59 2021 No.8176057

>>8176047
Sorry bro, but chinese consoles are crap and always will be no matter how hard you try to blend in to shill them out.
They are cheaply made, they use stolen emulators, come filled with spyware/malware and never perform as they are supposed to, so I wouldn't recommend them to anyone, not even to make a sale.
Get used to the idea of this faggot warning everyone to not buy gargabe, because right now, that's what chinx consoles are: garbage.
And the chargers that come with them are filmsy as hell to boot.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 22:34:10 2021 No.8176064 Legit question, no memes. Who ACTUALLY plays games outside their homes? Maybe on a fucking car ride, but not out and about. Buying a handheld seems pointless unless you wanna play in bed or some shit.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 22:39:00 2021 No.8176069 >>8176064 Me when waiting in some places or the bus and I have no one to talk too. And even when I'm with friends, I like sharing what I play with them.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 22:42:32 2021 No.8176072 >>8176025 those devices are nothing like the ones that are commonly recommended in these threads and you are merely a white man passing through who couldn't contain their autism

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 22:45:10 2021 No.8176082 >>8176064 I love handhelds and almost never take them out of my home. They're entirely for playing in bed or out on my deck in the evening while listening to the cicadas chirp

Anonymous Sat Sep 25 22:48:41 2021 No.8176091
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>>8155942
Bought this from my cousin when he upgraded to the XL model and for $40 I like it. Its not something you can pocket very well though sadly. Still it's shape feels nice to hold and it handles most everything up to the GBA rather well. SNES has issues on some special chip games though like Super Star and Star Fox are unplayable but Mario Kart runs smoothly. Overall though all I could ever want from a handheld.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 23:07:59 2021 No.8176132 >>8176072 Bro, unless you talk about the pocket computer/handheld hybrids that run on Android, Linux or Windows, most chinese handhelds discussed and shilled here are like the garbage we are asked to sell at Target.

Anonymous Sat Sep 25 23:12:31 2021 No.8176138

>>8176064
They are nice but almost always unappealing. No joysticks, only 2 shoulder buttons, something that fits in my pocket, doesn't need to do Dreamcast or N64. Needs to be a modern day GBC/GBA with 16bit capabilities. Just something I can use when most people hop on their phones because I hate that thing. Mostly play puzzle games and but do like some platformers and rpgs from time to time. Sadly no perfect device exists.

Anonymous Sat Sep 25 23:29:06 2021 No.8176185

>>8176138
Literally just
>make the dpad a little bigger adjust the alignment of the face buttons to add 2 more
>extend the shoulder buttons to feel more like SNES shoulder buttons leave room for a type C port
>Handles up to any SNES or GBA game
>IPS screen
>add a micro SD card slot and headphone jack where the cartridge slot used to be
Then its just a matter of quality. Sadly these knockoffs care more about knocking off more consoles than making a device youd want to use.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 25 23:30:12 2021 No.8176191 File: 292 KB, 1120x1500, A1JcaRom+UL._SL1500_.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8176185 Meant to send it with this picture

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 02:59:02 2021 No.8176689 >>8176057 >they use stolen emulators, come filled with spyware/malware and never perform as they are supposed to If you are using default chink firmware and not any of the open-source options, you are retarded.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 04:11:07 2021 No.8176806 >>8176132 u have no clue what you're talking about mr. target

Anonymous Sun Sep 26 04:18:56 2021 No.8176824
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>>8176132
The RG351 devices are by far the most shilled here, they run linux but are not "pocket computer/handheld hybrids". If you're gonna claim they're garbage please provide your reasoning, otherwise piss off.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 04:31:51 2021 No.8176840 >>8176191 I've been wanting the blue sp and have been seeing it a lot lately. Very strange.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 04:33:05 2021 No.8176841 >>8155942 I just want to emulate up to dreamcast. That's it. And not pay 399.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 04:34:07 2021 No.8176845 >>8155958 If I was a 20 year old hipster chick I'd carry this around. It's kind of fuckin slick.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 06:25:45 2021 No.8177002 >>8161931 hacking vitas is grug tier, are you dumber than a caveman?

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 16:17:55 2021 No.8178163 >>8176841 wait 2 more weeks

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 16:32:42 2021 No.8178209 >>8176064 I play them during my lunch break

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 16:38:25 2021 No.8178229 >>8176064 I play at work during 12 hour shifts and night shifts.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 16:46:12 2021 No.8178249 >>8160060 >I also wish they went with only 2 face buttons. >wanting less buttons for your raspberry pi Why? >>8155942 GBA for me. It was almost perfect.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 20:31:39 2021 No.8178934 >>8176841 too bad pay 399

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 22:11:13 2021 No.8179163 File: 3.20 MB, 4032x3024, DSC_0189.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >imagine buying the cheap version couldn't be me. also a little advice: instead of using rga scaling, use the ddt shader. it looks much nicer.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 22:57:55 2021 No.8179282 File: 2.88 MB, 4032x3024, 20210926_225625.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8179163 Based

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 23:02:16 2021 No.8179295 File: 3.83 MB, 4032x3024, image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] 3DS is best

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 23:18:23 2021 No.8179321 >>8178249 2 button layout is superior when you only need 2 buttons. the angle of A and B in 4 button layout makes them harder to press than 2 button layout A and B. this is also why the DS is shit for playing GBA.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 23:23:55 2021 No.8179339 >>8179295 Ew, I can see the pixels...

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 23:25:41 2021 No.8179342 File: 2.38 MB, 3840x2160, 3dss.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8179339 That's just from the camera

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 23:34:55 2021 No.8179365 File: 2.95 MB, 4032x3024, DSC_0191-01.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8179339 that can actually be a good thing.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 23:37:19 2021 No.8179373 >>8179365 No, it can't. At least CRTs were blurry, but this is just disgusting.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 23:37:47 2021 No.8179375 >>8179342 bro, that stick... my og 3ds also is falling apart like that, but replaced the one of my xl, new3ds non-xl is still fine.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 23:41:09 2021 No.8179385 >>8179375 I want to replace it soon because I love the animal crossing edition but I really only use the n3ds at this point anyway so haven't yet.

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 23:42:41 2021 No.8179387 Reminder that gba is native on 3ds

>>	Anonymous Sun Sep 26 23:44:24 2021 No.8179392 File: 3.71 MB, 4032x3024, DSC_0193.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8179373 ok zoomer. double pixeling is disgusting.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 01:15:29 2021 No.8179589 >>8179387 yeah but it scales horribly and if you don't scale the picture is way too small.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 01:20:13 2021 No.8179603 >>8179589 Not on an xl

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 02:32:29 2021 No.8179746 >>8178934 based

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 11:57:11 2021 No.8180935 File: 1.36 MB, 2684x2136, E8lLytzVoAEofoq.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] we lost gpd bros... https://youtu.be/VE2XMkQI9Ak

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 13:14:09 2021 No.8181085 >>8180935 what an abomination

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 14:14:34 2021 No.8181246 >>8168741 Use FTPD, nigger. Speed is not so good, but tolerable. Just place your 3ds straight to wi-fi module.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 14:20:20 2021 No.8181261 >>8157371 Ikr. I hate using this word, but it legit looks like a soulless DMG. Might as well just build a Pi into a DMG shell, it would look 1000x better.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 14:45:35 2021 No.8181323 >>8181246 I do, doesn't excuse the fault

Anonymous Mon Sep 27 14:46:06 2021 No.8181326

>>8179339

And? What's wrong with you zoomers? You still have them, you just don't see them. It's not good. I prefer to see my pixels and also my code. Or at least I should be able to reverse engineer it. Ah, good old times. Well, gotta go back to my grave.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 15:47:01 2021 No.8181460 >>8174268 I like it. For the kind of games I would play on it I wouldn't need shoulder buttons anyway.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 16:47:08 2021 No.8181635 Any recommendations for replacement shells? I have a GBA and a PSP in rough shape that I want to fix.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 17:26:13 2021 No.8181794 File: 2.47 MB, 2880x2160, 20210927_172157.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8181635 Retro Modding is alright.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 19:07:25 2021 No.8182134 >>8176824 Bro, I was saying the handheld consoles were shit, not the hybrids. We don't carry those.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 19:16:55 2021 No.8182164 >>8180935 >that control layout Ruined before it's even out of the gate. Why do they keep doing this

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 22:02:00 2021 No.8182636 I've never used Alibaba before, how reliable is it to order from? I was thinking of picking up the RG351MP and people have told me to use Alibaba when ordering, though I'm not really sure why since Anbernic has a website.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 22:24:13 2021 No.8182664 >>8182636 Alibaba and Aliexpress are shit when it comes to deliver your goods.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 22:50:53 2021 No.8182716 >>8182636 Alibaba is for bulk orders, use Aliexpress. They have decent buyer protection. if you buy directly from a manufacturer you are fucked if your item gets damaged or lost in shipping.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 22:57:57 2021 No.8182732 The world would be a bit better if Retroarch was on the app store. Still using my Vita for that reason.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 22:59:58 2021 No.8182739 >>8182636 You can find some of these handhelds on Amazon.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 27 23:26:37 2021 No.8182819 >>8182636 use a credit card so you can at least contest the charges later down the road when your info is compromised

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 01:22:41 2021 No.8183043 >>8182636 use ebay

Anonymous Tue Sep 28 02:14:53 2021 No.8183140

>>8176138
the Vita is pretty much what you described
>2 joysticks
>only 2 shoulder buttons
>optional "shoulder buttons" via touchpad on the back if needed
>fits in your pocket
>does GBC/GBA/SNES well with Retroarch
get the Slim version with the much better battery life and microusb, I play small 20-60 minute sessions before falling asleep and charge the device like once a week/every second week
no N64/Dreamcast tho (possible but performance isn't good, just "playable")
only downside is that I don't know how much these two joysticks can endure in a pocket

hacking it is pretty easy and fairly fast

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 02:50:17 2021 No.8183189 >>8155942 >Favorite None, get a fucking android you retarded children.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 02:57:25 2021 No.8183201 >>8156098 Don't let the clickbait Luigi's mansion pic fool you. It literally crashes after the first cutscene on the CM4 chip. DC and PSP are alright though.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 02:59:56 2021 No.8183202 >>8158171 >RG280V Get the Adam 1.2 update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pfYRm34hs0

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 03:01:02 2021 No.8183203 >>8183140 The problem is the Vita is getting fucking pricey in the second hand market.

Anonymous Tue Sep 28 03:11:12 2021 No.8183220

>>8155942
my psp. custom firmware 6.61... though that said i only have shock troopers on it as far as retro right now. i have tested the gba emulator and others but its honestly hard to think of old games i liked that i didnt do everything in already

i had suikoden 2 on it just to do a perfect clear with all 108 stars. then i deleted it

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 03:22:13 2021 No.8183238 File: 1.15 MB, 1242x923, 1613774171831.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8183140 correct

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 04:16:47 2021 No.8183301 Is any handheld capable of running F-Zero X at 60fps? Are smartphones worthwhile for emulation in general?

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 05:36:31 2021 No.8183397 >>8182636 banggood is better

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 06:35:55 2021 No.8183447 >>8182134 thats a handheld console you stupid fuck

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 08:37:07 2021 No.8183613 >>8183189 why? not having to deal with pajeetdroid is alaways a plus

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 08:58:10 2021 No.8183646 >>8183189 NOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T JUST USE A LINUX DISTRO YOU HAVE TO USE NIGGERDROID

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 09:22:24 2021 No.8183670 >>8183301 f-zero is actually one of the few n64 games that run full speed on the rk3326 devices. so pick your poison from any of the rg351 devices, rgb10/max, OGA and OGS or gameforce.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 09:23:40 2021 No.8183672 >>8180935 am i crazy or has the amount of chinktoys shat out since the inception of the steamdeck increased tenfold just feels like desperation at this point

Anonymous Tue Sep 28 09:31:06 2021 No.8183690

>>8183672
yeah no. these things take ages to design' they were already well under production before anyone knew what the deck was. not like the deck really competes with most chink handhelds anyway, the price class is untouched by the majority of chinkshit.

Anonymous Tue Sep 28 09:31:13 2021 No.8183691

>>8155942
honestly just a GBA SP with an IPS mod. Though the shoulder button has an issue... after being on some time, it will permanently be held DOWN. I think it was an issue with the capacitor so removed that and that changed the behaviour somewhat... no way am I skilled to replace an SMT cap of that size, so it might just be a case of replacing the damn board.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 10:33:30 2021 No.8183778 >>8179163 The P's plastic shell is premium enough. Definitely better than anything powshitty or others put out.

Anonymous Tue Sep 28 11:13:19 2021 No.8183850

>>8172339
The GPi Case is a Raspberry Pi Zero based handheld that looks like a mini-DMG (shrunk to about 75% size, around the same size as a Pocket but thicker) but runs off AA batteries. Stock SNES performance is iffy. You can get an upgrade "cart" for it though that will replace the Pi Zero with a Pi CM3 or CM4 and give you full compatibility. And I saw someone selling a custom SNES-themed button and label set for it on Etsy awhile ago. Not sure how much that's all worth to you, but good luck.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 13:37:36 2021 No.8184150 File: 1.51 MB, 2660x4096, __captain_falcon_and_blue_falcon_f_zero_drawn_by_yasukuni_kazumasa__565278331260d153df0300fd54551c31.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8183670 Thank you.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 14:25:23 2021 No.8184260 File: 2.85 MB, 4032x3024, DSC_0199-01.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8183778 bro, your built-in wifi?

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 14:41:05 2021 No.8184303 >>8184260 Yours stilo have plastic sides, chump.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 15:19:57 2021 No.8184414 >>8183850 Thanks bro, I'll get to looking into the device.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 16:07:46 2021 No.8184596 Are there any good handhelds that can play console games off of physical carts?

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 16:19:07 2021 No.8184638 >>8184260 no need for it. I have the dongle if I need it, but I prefer to keep it wifi-less anyway. Just out of curiosity, I've heard that the M's tend to lose controller input if they drop below 40%. Any chance you've seen that too?

Anonymous Tue Sep 28 16:39:31 2021 No.8184701
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Nothing beats a GBA original with a screen light.

But without any light accessories I have to give it to the GBA SP, into problem is that it was less comfortable to me than the original because of the decreased width.

Anonymous Tue Sep 28 16:47:04 2021 No.8184726
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If we're talking non-retro, I really liked the New 3DS XL. It has a decent library, most of the best ones being ports of older games, and a virtual console selection that's only second to the wii's

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 16:51:13 2021 No.8184739 >>8184638 not just the M, it's a hardware fault that affects all rg351. when the power gets low enough it becomes unstable, dunno at what percentage exactly, but for me starts to act up under 20%.

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 18:41:01 2021 No.8184981 >>8183778 >The P's plastic shell is premium enough. Definitely better than anything powshitty or others put out. this for less than a gba ips mod you get a 2x integer and a dpad that rivals even the original gba

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 19:09:58 2021 No.8185047 >>8184701 >a screen light Something external or a modded screen?

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 19:51:24 2021 No.8185131 >>8184260 what the fuck is that disgusting nail

Anonymous Tue Sep 28 19:55:56 2021 No.8185141
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>>8176025
>>8176132
>>8182134
>JXD
>retail
>actually selling bottom barrel chinkshit in 2021
Saw a bunch of these in plastic ziplock bags in a flea market once, can't believe they're still selling them

>>	Anonymous Tue Sep 28 20:18:10 2021 No.8185237 >>8185047 The external ones you could purchase. Of course modded ones are better, but I'm assuming OP wasn't asking about modded consoles.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 00:19:57 2021 No.8185879 redpill me on the RG351MP. I've seen way too many people talk about it to honeslty believe that it's worth getting.

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 01:29:22 2021 No.8186045

>>8185879
>Pros
* Aluminum shell
* mushy,classic Nintendo-style dpad and buttons
* Uses GPIO for input instead of unreliable usb controller interface. Also makes it so that putting the device to sleep doesn't rape the console if you're in a non-RA emulator.
* 4:3 screen doesn't compromise portability. Size is comparable to RG350M
* Easy to develop OS/firmware images on since it's the same chip.

>Cons
* Same exact chip as the P/M/V, but at a premium
* Same clicky shitty shoulder buttons side by side
* Cost/feature ratio is fucked. You pay an extra:
>$70 more for an aluminum shell and 4:3 screen compared to the 351P
>$40 more for a 4:3 screen and no internal Wifi compared to the 351M
>$50 more for an aluminum shell and no internal Wifi compared to the V.
* Speakers sounds like shit compared to the P/M/V. Also loses volume wheel for +/- buttons.

>Talking points that aren't really in favor of/against the MP
>Screen
Don't immediately listen to the ones who say everything is better. The screen is only better if you prefer to have letterboxing for just GBA/PSP games, whereas the P/M are widescreen and has the perfect 3:2 ratio for GBA games. "Better" is subjective based on the aforementioned qualifiers.
>OS/SD
You never keep the SD that comes with the console and you always replace the OS with a 351ELEC or ArkOS image. This one has 2 SD card slots like the V.
>Battery
Chinashit batteries always lie on how much mAh is on a battery and it's always less than what's labeled. Unless you don't mind the actual battery, you'll probably end up buying an Odroid battery anyway, regardless of the model.

I won't link it, but look up Retro Game Corps on Youtube if you want a deep dive and visual guide.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 02:24:15 2021 No.8186157 >>8176845 More like if you weren’t a broke faggot living in his mom’s basement.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 03:29:49 2021 No.8186269 >>8186045 GBA games also look better on the P but that's one system vs the dozen that look better on a 4:3 screen.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 03:32:48 2021 No.8186274 >>8186045 The use of GPIO will solve this issue >>8184739

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 05:38:35 2021 No.8186476

>>8186045
>Don't immediately listen to the ones who say everything is better.
the screen is absolutely better since it doesn't have the fugly greenish blue tint that the 351p and m have. I don't get how people just ignore this, the colors look like ass.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 09:01:45 2021 No.8186746 Finally committed to actually beating a Metroid game, and I'm playing through Super on the RG351P with 351ELEC. It's a superb little machine. The game's janky as fuck though.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 09:06:32 2021 No.8186759 >>8186746 >Super Metroid >janky You double nigger

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 09:07:07 2021 No.8186760 >>8186759 C'mon, it's janky as fuck.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 09:13:03 2021 No.8186773 >>8186760 Triple nigger. The controls are actually tight, learn to play. The original Metroid is janky as fuck though.

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 09:25:39 2021 No.8186783

>>8186269
Thanks for repeating things I already said in
>>8186045

>>8186274
I guess I didn't outright say it, but that's correct.

>>8186476
it's just blue and it mimics the GBA SP AGS001. Whether or not that is a detraction or a selling point is up to you. As an additional point worth taking into consideration, the RG351V screen suffers from ghosting if you play for too long to the point where you might get temporary burn in until you reboot. If the MP uses the same screen, it's bound to have the same issue, so it has its drawbacks too. I haven't seen anyone complain about this yet for the MPs though. It did just come out so it might be a while if there is any ghosting noticed by people who care about it, or at least can tell what ghosting even is.

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 09:46:34 2021 No.8186820

>>8184414
No prob. I enjoyed mine for awhile but I switched to the Pi Boy from Experimental Pi when it became available. Full sized DMG replica with extra controls (six face buttons!!!), a better D-Pad than the GPi Case, and a full Pi 4 inside. It's a small (American) company building them and their customer service is spotty (they try but they just don't have the staff), but if you're a DIYer and love the feel of the DMG it's a fantastic way to go. And they sell SNES coloured buttons for the unit direct through their store as well. Hoping to score the transparent black shell and some red buttons next restock myself. But it uses a rechargeable li-on battery, not AAs, not sure if that's a dealbreaker for you. Definitely look into it though. SNES is a way better experience on pretty much anything that's not a Pi 0 so if you forego the AAs you'll have more options.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 10:49:29 2021 No.8186962 >>8155942 I honestly don't care at all about Metroid: Dread for some reason and would really like to play Fusion but I never owned an Advance. Emulation is pretty much my only option, huh?

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 11:46:06 2021 No.8187078

>>8186962
Do you want to play it on a handheld? Emulation, whether through a chinese retro console or through a DS/3DS is a pretty viable way of experiencing the game. Otherwise, stick to PC. You could play through a GBA or the Gamecube Gameboy player, but it would cost you much more to do this.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 12:00:27 2021 No.8187110 >>8187078 It's not required, no. I just hate playing games on my computer.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 12:04:58 2021 No.8187114 >>8186045 Well, I asked and you delivered. I'm having second thoughts on purchasing one.

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 12:12:14 2021 No.8187131
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>>8186962
>Emulation is pretty much my only option, huh?
no.
you can get an ips modded gba or gba sp (though I prefer the look of the sp101 screen more) and a flashcart (ezflash omega definitive edition or everdrive gba x5 mini recommended) and play almost all of the gba library and then some gb and gbc with built-in emulators.

emulation is an alternative, you not a must for any of the gameboy's.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 12:13:47 2021 No.8187134 >>8187131 >you *but

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 13:39:41 2021 No.8187297

>>8186783
So, I bought a black rg351mp some days ago and it arrived. I'm comparing it to my rg350 and a friends rg351v:

>screen
Great, better colors than the rg351v (probably just a factory color setting, the two screen seem to be the same otherwise).
Much better for some PSX games and Dreamcast, from what I've seen.

>buttons
they don't get fucked going into sleep mode

>sound
it doesn't distort unless you put it at literally MAX. Max - 1 doesn't distort. And max volume is louder than the rg350 and rg351v,, which means they're just overdriving the speakers. The lowest sound setting seems the same as the others.

>build quality
The rubber things on the back are kinda shitty, the reset button if pressed very hard can go a bit inside the case. Wobbling it can make it return to its normal position.
The printed white lettering on the back (legal shitty stuff) are a cancer, and seem impossible to remove with acetone or alcohol (seems it can't be removed without fucking the aluminum shell).
Regarding the shell, shit's HEAVY

>wifi
the USBC to USB3 adapter is huge. I just used another one I had laying around that's 2/3 the size. Not having integrated wifi doesn't seem a problem. Connect it once, update everything and scrape game info, then disconnect.

I think it was a good purchase, feels better than my friend's rg351v on the hand, is comfortable, and has a great screen. It was also overpriced.
7/10 wouldn't buy again (just because I have one already kek), that other anon that bought two is a chump and a faggot.

Also, fuck android emulation.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 13:48:25 2021 No.8187317 Objectively there has to be a "best" handheld to get right? One that out performs all others?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 14:04:58 2021 No.8187354 File: 1.24 MB, 3000x2250, IMG_20210929_182043_1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8187297

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 14:09:56 2021 No.8187365

>>8162063
>Do you honestly believe that Nintendo is going to backtrace your ass
not Nintendo personally, but theyre lawyers will
>>8162063
>and take you to court over downloading some old roms?
yes, absolutely. im pretty sure its been in the news that theyve done exactly that a few times already. Nintendos reputation is so bad that Redump is scared to list their Wii datfile to the public
>>8162063
>You think the fucking cops care that Billy from Bumfuck Idaho downloaded a video game?
Bad example. Zog has a hardon for arresting whites for any reason. If you said Tyrone from Baltimore, Id say no, the cops wont bother arresting him. But they will absolutely arrest a white supremacist Idahoan, rom piracy just makes it easy to get their no knock raid approved

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 14:12:18 2021 No.8187379

>>8162293
>No, you idiots, most of these screens (powkiddy mostly, or the rg280m/v) have fucked up color balance. They're either have the contrast way too high, or are very warms, or have fucked up greens, or whatever. Or, they're dim like the rgb10max and completely unplayable outside the home.
>At least my GBC has really nice colors and contrast even in daylight (or below street lights at nights, eh).
if you get gud at linux you can set up an ICC profile for your screen

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 14:15:37 2021 No.8187393 File: 8 KB, 290x279, Capture.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8164217 >Just use ArkOS.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 14:17:42 2021 No.8187398 >>8156112 which model is this? I may just get steam deck because why not

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 14:18:16 2021 No.8187404 >>8187317 Steam Deck / Aya Neo / GPD Win 3 / OneXPlayer

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 14:34:46 2021 No.8187447 File: 15 KB, 240x160, Metroid - Zero Mission (USA)-210929-113329.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8179365 >>8179392 xbrz master race reporting in

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 14:37:50 2021 No.8187458 File: 254 KB, 1620x1080, Metroid - Zero Mission (USA)-210929-113606.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8179365 >>8179392 xbrz master race

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 14:39:00 2021 No.8187462 File: 156 KB, 640x640, 1591014446471.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8187458

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 14:50:03 2021 No.8187493

>>8164217
arkos is shit
I switched to it from 351elec and the shit is ugly (bar at the top with useful info, but 351elec hast the same info without the bar) and a hassle to configure (351elec has all the relevant options integrated in the start menu instead of having to go into a barely functional app just to get wifi up).
of course I switched right back.

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 15:00:36 2021 No.8187520
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>>8187458
only filter I use (apart from image-adjustment to do my own gba color correction) is reverse-aa. I know is not its intended use but it only blends really obvious borders (look the BSL logo).

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 15:01:03 2021 No.8187523 File: 30 KB, 1440x960, Metroid - Zero Mission (USA)-210929-115930.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8187462 This better?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 15:01:37 2021 No.8187525 >>8187493 Same experience for me Apparently N64 performance is better on ARKOS but I can't be bothered to deal with that shit

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 15:02:40 2021 No.8187527 >>8187523 yes

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 15:04:47 2021 No.8187538 >>8187527 i bet you play snes at 4:3 instead of 8:7

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 15:08:19 2021 No.8187546 >>8187538 i do

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 16:11:52 2021 No.8187748 File: 647 KB, 1086x827, Capture.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8187546 you can have your barfing yoshi meme back

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 16:21:01 2021 No.8187771 >>8161462 >Anbernic RG351P How do you like it? Limitations?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 16:44:01 2021 No.8187826 >>8187393 Your point is?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 17:19:07 2021 No.8187967 >>8187525 yes: n64, nds, and dreamcast via the retroarena emulator are all better on ArkOS. I admittedly haven't tried PSP, but it's probably better too.

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 18:07:01 2021 No.8188093
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>>8187771
not him, but I have the RG351M (only practical difference being built-in wifi)
at first I didn't liked that the screen is of a weird resolution (480x320) as many systems don't scale on integer numbers.
but playing with shaders (I use ddt) and scaling options (I have rga scaling disabled or shaders don't work correctly) I found that you can make most systems look great.

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 18:30:50 2021 No.8188150

>>8187967
you mean retrorun?
those are on 351elec too.
I don't find them particularly better since there is no UI to configure anything and some effects are missing or controllers aren't as I like them or have retarded mapping (Z on R3 for N64, really?)

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 18:58:05 2021 No.8188215

Btw does anyone ever tried to Canibal old android smartphone and turning it into retro handheld gaming console? It's interesting by using old android machine rather than Raspberry pi to power retro handheld machine with a gameboy case for example.
Does anyone ever tried something like that here?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 19:05:59 2021 No.8188241 >>8188215 Does anyone ever tried to Google something like that on here? Anyways Android still has pretty bad lag from what I've seen and you'll have to dedicate a Bluetooth controller to it, so I wouldn't bother.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 19:17:59 2021 No.8188275 >>8188093 What emulator is the Metal Slug game using?

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 19:31:24 2021 No.8188302 File: 192 KB, 427x320, mslug2t-210929-202850.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8188275 metal slug 2 turbo on finalburn neo with unibios. bilinear filter: off rga scaling: off shader: ddt aspect ratio: core provided

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 19:56:42 2021 No.8188362 >>8187365 take your meds

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 20:50:21 2021 No.8188484 Why are there so many choices? Why can't there just be a monopoly so I only have to buy one console emulator

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 21:30:56 2021 No.8188559 >>8188484 Spend an afternoon doing research and you'll see the only real options are the Anbernic 351 line or to wait and see if the next gen of chips steps things up with the Odin, Retroid Pocket 3, or RG552.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 21:59:37 2021 No.8188614 >>8188559 >next gen of chips With how things are now, when are those chips even going to come out?

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 23:08:25 2021 No.8188750
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>>8186820
You're the best, Anon. Honestly, as long as I can play Super Smash TV and a few other games for the SNES, I'm willing to use slightly inferior hardware. My fixation on a device that uses disposable batteries means that such hardware is few and far for the most part. With that said I might grab a GPi for myself, and a Pi Boy for my best friend for Christmas. That way I can get an idea for how well it works, and if he gets bored with it he'll probably just give it to, or sell it to me cheap.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 23:46:58 2021 No.8188825 >>8187393 That's the wrong one you jobber https://github.com/christianhaitian/arkos/wiki

Anonymous Wed Sep 29 23:50:02 2021 No.8188832

>>8188150
yeah, I meant retrorun. I'll hand you that, controls aren't easily changeable without diving into config files. You would think that because it's a firmware as opposed to a full on OS like ArkOS that emulators would run more optimized on 351Elec, but you can see a clear difference specifically on Dreamcast with Soul Calibur and Sonic Adventure 2 where ArkOS causes less stutters. It's not much, but it's something. Since 351Elec is picking up steam, and since it's adopting features like Anberports, I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes the defacto image by the end of the year.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 23:52:39 2021 No.8188835 >>8188614 RG552 is slated for December. We'll see if that ends up being true. Not unlike Nintendo, these console manufactures tend to stick to established hardware and chipsets to make their product.

>>	Anonymous Wed Sep 29 23:58:47 2021 No.8188843 >>8187393 what a fucking retard

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 01:24:29 2021 No.8189000 >>8188832 351elec implementation of retrorun must be flawed (or the settings set at quality instead of performance), I just tested and retroarch is way faster than retrorun and that shouldn't be like that.

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 03:55:43 2021 No.8189251

>Vita
Requires hacking, 300MHz, unusual 30:17 aspect ratio, 1800MAh battery for 4-5 hours battery life, slow development scene, PS1 mostly perfect, SNES acceptable, N64 terrible, GBA hit and miss. $100

>RP2
Works out the box, 1.5GHz, 4:3 aspect ratio, 4500MAh battery gives 8 hours battery life, very fast development scene through android, PS1 and SNES perfect, N64 mostly perfect, NDS pretty good and GBA perfect, some dreamcast works well. $80

Why anyone thinks this is even a close contest is beyond me.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 04:00:42 2021 No.8189262 >>8155962 spbp, the bugs are mad.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 04:05:03 2021 No.8189268 >>8189251 How is the RP2's d-pad? A bad d-pad is about the only thing that's keeping me from buying some of these.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 04:09:52 2021 No.8189274 >>8189268 It's pretty bad, but not the worst. Most similar to GBA d-pad. >we will never get another d-pad as good as the Game Gears

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 04:12:27 2021 No.8189282 >>8189251 Where you finding a used Vita for hundred bucks nowadays?

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 05:17:50 2021 No.8189357 >>8189282 Seriously, I wish this pandemic would hurry up and be over just so new chipsets can get out and older hardware stops having such inflated prices...

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 05:28:04 2021 No.8189369 >>8170354 >too retarded to use the analog stick and the l2 button at the same time. Fucking what? I know awful tiny buttons but how can you be so dumb you need to remove your thumb from the stick to press a button with your middle finger

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 09:15:32 2021 No.8189729 >>8189251 >N64 terrible, imagine writing this entire block of text pretending to have any knowledge of the current state of emulation on vita literally daedalusx64 you mongoloid dick faggot

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 09:21:44 2021 No.8189752

>>8189282
Scored one for $50 right at the start of the coof from some woman who was getting rid of her daughter's stuff. Came with a copy of gravity rush to boot. I looked to grab another for my wife's nephew and they're the same prices as a switch....
>>8189357
Even after the pandemic is "over" there's going to be a tapering off in prices, not a massive drop. So even if they drew a line in the sand that said "okay lads, back to normal now" the inflated prices would only degrade slowly.

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 11:13:51 2021 No.8190152
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>>8189752
>Even after the pandemic is "over" there's going to be a tapering off in prices, not a massive drop
In the case of the Vita, Sony announcing that they were killing the Vita store earlier this year (but then going back on what they said) absolutely fucked over the market for the system, memory cards and games. Massive, bullshit price hikes happened. Makes me mad since I'm still missing a few physical games for the system that are now in the $100+ range even used.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 11:16:34 2021 No.8190163 >>8190152 >memory cards What's preventing you from using SD2VITA, or are you just trying to stay true to the hardware? Also, please tell me that's in a seedy mexican "arcade" and not your basement.

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 11:23:39 2021 No.8190189

>>8190163
In my case I try to stick to original hardware and firmware. I also try to stick to physical copies of games, so using SD2Vita would cause issues in that regard.

Sadly my basement is not cool enough for a frankencab, nor do I speak Spanish. I'm a-ok with Rugal though, even if Genocide Cutter is a blight against humanity.

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 11:31:41 2021 No.8190219
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>>8190189
>Doesn't have a homemade cabinet designed from Japanese instructions, with a half assed front end, a pseudo-NES paint job, and a marque printed on an over the counter HP deskjet??
Why not?

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 13:10:09 2021 No.8190420 >>8189729 >literally daedalusx64 you mongoloid dick faggot which sucks fucking ass lol

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 14:17:55 2021 No.8190572 >>8155942 PSP Go and Gameboy Micro. I absolutely adore their size and think their game library and homebrew are pretty strong.

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 14:21:04 2021 No.8190587
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>>8156112
>GPD garbage
I'd rather wait for the Steam Deck to come out than to use this fucking pile of dogshit.
t. owner of a GPDWin 1, face buttons are so mushy and sticky that the X button can get stuck at times, the analogs are so slippery, and the d-pad's a mushy mess

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 14:53:22 2021 No.8190676 >>8190219 That's really cool! Sadly though I lack the room and/or permission to buy or build a cab. Joys of being a useless piece of shit that still lives with parents even at an old age.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 15:57:35 2021 No.8190851 >>8190676 Self deprecation is very 2007, so it's not retro. Please take that to /v/.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 16:36:41 2021 No.8190939 >>8190420 why lie? what is your agenda?

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 16:48:37 2021 No.8190968 >>8189251 >PS1 mostly perfect let me guess, you couldn't figure out how to set up adrenaline

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 16:48:46 2021 No.8190969

>>8190219
>homemade cabinet
I never finished the marquee on mine, and it looked really rough, but it was still fun to mess around with. I still play on it with my Dad occasionally when I'm over at my parents' place.
I'm tempted to throw together a bartop that would actually fit in my apartment, but I feel like I'd rarely ever use it over something more convenient.

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 16:57:05 2021 No.8190998

>>8190969
>I feel like I'd rarely ever use it over something more convenient.
You're correct, but that shouldn't stop you. Their pretty inexpensive to make assuming you've got access to a table saw, or have a steady hand with a skillsaw. Mine is running an old pc that I had, but Pi's have come so far that you can run whatever you want on them as long as the front end isn't extremely resource intensive (I'm thinking specifically of hyperspin, but I've been out of that game for several years). Even a vinyl wrap and a printed marque shouldn't be real expensive.....I've actually had plans to make a legit cabinet for the last few years but I keep getting side tracked with home renovations or project vehicles.
Also, if you get a touch screen you can probably find a way to emulate actual bartop games (word searches, trivia, what's different in each of these pictures etc....) and actually use it while drinking with friends.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 17:07:52 2021 No.8191038 >>8190968 If he couldn't, he'd be rating it terrible instead of mostly perfect (which frankly is too generous)

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 17:19:25 2021 No.8191076

>>8190998
It's not that it's that expensive or anything, I just don't really have enough space for something I'd rarely ever end up using. Maybe I'll throw one together when I move somewhere with more space though.
My old full size one was using a PC, but I'd just use a Pi 4 with something like RetroPie now since it seems way easier to throw together, especially for a bartop.

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 18:23:27 2021 No.8191348
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>>8191076
Yeah man I was talking about a bartop....One other thing to consider about a full size is how heavy they are if you make em out of MDF. IT's not something you want to move out of a 3rd floor apartment anyway. Definitely something to have in a house that you won't be moving from for at least several years.

Lol, Captcha: "SAAAW"

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 18:36:12 2021 No.8191387 >>8191348 >Lol cringe

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 18:38:13 2021 No.8191396 >>8191387 >cringe roflmao

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 18:43:48 2021 No.8191420 >>8156098 >4 buttons >backlight Oh hey, look. It's what the original GBA should have been.

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 19:03:12 2021 No.8191503

>>8162036
>>8187365
So you're either joking around or really don't know what you're talking about. It isn't people who download roms who get in trouble, it's people who PROVIDE copyrighted content, in other words people who host roms on the server of a website they run. Yes, it's very possible that if I run a website that has a lot of copyrighted content for download on it I could get in trouble. But the person downloading said data is not providing it to anyone, this is not a punishable offence in practice even though people will say downloading copyrighted content is illegal and so on.

It's possible you're confused since you're conflating downloading from website's servers to using a torrent client to get copyrighted content. Both end in the same result (the file is on your computer's hard drive) but it's quite different. People do get in trouble for using torrent clients, this is with torrents, the people who provide the copyrighted content are the same that receive it. (you're only able to seed torrents because other users have already downloaded the file and keep it up on their computers so others can download it.) You can get in trouble for seeding for the same reason someone could get in trouble for hosting data on a website, you're the one providing the copyrighted content to people. Again, quite different from merely downloading something someone else is hosting.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 19:27:23 2021 No.8191590 >>8191387 >cringe lol, you have to be joking, zoomer

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 19:34:53 2021 No.8191610 >>8191348 I don't even have a great place to put a bartop right now, but it's not like that's stopped me before. I do want to make a proper full size setup some day too, but it'll definitely be a while before that happens.

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 19:44:00 2021 No.8191632 Anyone know of any handheld android systems that can emulate DS pretty well?

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 19:47:19 2021 No.8191647

>>8191610
Honestly tweaking the front end and finding all of the artwork/gifs to associate with each game is as time consuming as building the cab. If you've got the itch start with the software and get it the way you want it. After that it'll just be plug n play...

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 19:50:55 2021 No.8191659 >>8162034 Bro it's okay to download roms as long as you delete them in 24 hours

>>	Anonymous Thu Sep 30 19:54:55 2021 No.8191665 >>8191632 DrasticDS runs even on a potato.

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 22:18:57 2021 No.8192005

>>8187365
>"Do you honestly believe that Nintendo is going to backtrace your ass"
>not Nintendo personally, but theyre lawyers will
I want to dissect this claim. If you're downloading a torrent, it's actually warranted to be this much of a schizoid. However, using non-P2P protocols (i.e. via your browser or FTP), will realistically only be a risk to you if you're downloading from a Nintendo honeypot.

Let's take a worst case scenario here and say that the site you download from doesn't use HTTPS in 2021. The list of actors that can see you downloading roms are as follows:
>you
>the content origin server owner
>your ISP
>a man in the middle between the ISP and your device downloading the roms
>NSA with their multiple rootkits already on your computer

Anonymous Thu Sep 30 22:20:02 2021 No.8192007

>>8187365
>>8192005
The only way Nintendo and their ninjas can be a part of this equation is if they are somehow also providing you Internet or if you are getting your internet from a neighbor with free waifu who is snooping all traffic and also happens to be a Nintendo ninja. If I had to guess, you probably live in a home or apartment and get your Internet service from AT&T, Comcast, or some other ISP that doesn't give a shit about what you do unless they need to forward a copyright claim to you. Your ISP, the NSA, and the other entities I mentioned do not have a stake in you visiting rom sites to download ROMs and they don't need to take any action unless Nintendo somehow magically sees you obtaining ROMs from this site. I want to be clear here: they don't. Furthermore, every major romsite I can think of operates on HTTPS and isn't a honeypot, which further obscures your traffic from snooping entities, including from your ISP. With HTTPS, the most a snooping entity can see is that you went to a site, but not what you did on it.
>inb4 "but SSL inspection/decryption/MITM exists"
not without an SSL certificate warning or you doing dumbass shit like installing root certificates or programs from sites. This is not a normal circumstance unless you are using a work computer or something that's managed by some organization. Even then, the odds of the snooping actor taking legal action are realistically 0.

>t. cybersecurity analyst

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 00:26:11 2021 No.8192383 >>8155962 Based

Anonymous Fri Oct 1 02:22:22 2021 No.8192638
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>>8155942
I picked one of these up for $30, honestly I'm not looking for much from it, mainly for GB/C/A and Genesis games on the go. Think I'll get a new battery straight away but am a bit upset with how it handles sleep/shutdown.

I was under the impression when closed it went into sleep mode or shut the screen off but whether its open or closed the screen remains on and its using battery at the same rate. Also you can't just switch it off if you just switch it off it can corrupt the SD you need to shut it down using the system menu and then use the power switch. Horrible design choices but it is only $30.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 03:16:31 2021 No.8192705 >>8174651 ngl with it being able to run gc and that design, has the exact vibe of a photoshop you'd see in a "next gen consoles leak" yt video from 2007 and i feel like purchasing for that alone

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 04:59:16 2021 No.8192834 >>8192638 >screentearing yikes

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 05:42:19 2021 No.8192873 I just use a 3DS and a Vita combo to emulate everything I need. What's the point in buying any of these retro chink handhelds when the 3ds and the Vita are still cheap and can emulate anything up to the PSX?

Anonymous Fri Oct 1 05:46:20 2021 No.8192879

>>8192873
Prices are inflated as fuck right now on ebay, even buying the Japanese models is still high.
I'm still buying a N2DS LL even considering that, I just like to see how these chink handhelds are progressing but I wouldn't pay anything over 100 for one.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 05:51:56 2021 No.8192890 Really hope the Switch OLED gets a software hack at some point. The screen not having a bezel and being larger and much nicer quality looks so nice.

Anonymous Fri Oct 1 05:53:01 2021 No.8192891

>>8192879
>buying on ebay
That's your problem
Buy on garage sales or flea markets or on Facebook marketplace. Or ask around for friends/family who may have one lying around willing to give/sell. That's always how you buy videogames nowadays. Ebay is full of resellers who do the same shit.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 05:54:27 2021 No.8192892 >>8192879 >>8192891 With that said, I'm open to buying one of these retro chinkhelds but only when they can eventually handle PS2/GameCube or any system the 3ds/Vita can't

Anonymous Fri Oct 1 06:03:33 2021 No.8192905

>>8192891
>>8192892
I don't want to touch anything that hasn't been sanitized or meet up with someone that refuses to wear a mask. I'm a full blown sperg that can't talk to people irl. I bought a PS2 one time off of craigslist and it was a horrible experience, I'd much rather win an auction than deal with people in real life.
I don't have a vehicle in which to go to those kinds of things and I refuse to get on busses that are filled with disgusting thugs. Fuck off normie.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 06:08:15 2021 No.8192912 >>8192905 So you're just an autistic NEET virgin got it

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 06:12:25 2021 No.8192914 >>8192912 Yes.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 06:38:07 2021 No.8192931 >>8192912 Yes.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 08:36:28 2021 No.8193023 How good is the Genesis/Mega Drive sound emulation on these systems? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46-mGN1D9z8

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 08:48:04 2021 No.8193037 >>8193023 Fucking terrible, the Mega Drive is the only one I've purchased two OG consoles of just because nothing else can do the sound correctly.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 08:51:33 2021 No.8193042 >>8193023 what you'd expect from picodrive or genesis plus gx. picodrive was recently updated on retroarch to have a functional low-pass filter much like the one genesis plus gx has.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 15:13:56 2021 No.8193872 >>8193037 >just because nothing else can do the sound correctly. genesis plus gx is indistinguishable from hardware you faggot

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 15:18:25 2021 No.8193880 >>8192834 Apparently it's been significantly reduced with the CFW Miyoo 1.3.3

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 15:24:54 2021 No.8193898 File: 1.34 MB, 1198x2127, 20211001_152133.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Built this yesterday. Any good roms or emulators for the gba i have some on my ds lite i assume its about of the same right

Anonymous Fri Oct 1 15:31:13 2021 No.8193913

>>8193898
You can emulate some 8-bit stuff on a GBA. GB/C, NES, SMS, GameGear, The screen is too small for NES and SMS games so you'll mainly stick to the handheld consoles.
Original Game Boy compatibility is pretty good. GBC games are a bit dodgy, some work fine, others have some slowdown or minor glitches, and some just don't work (like Pokemon Crystal). If that's a problem you can just get a GBC flashcart.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 16:16:02 2021 No.8194060 >>8155942 Why do retro hanhdelds have two sticks when you won't use the second stick for anything except a few PS1 games?

Anonymous Fri Oct 1 16:17:12 2021 No.8194062
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>>8193898
browse romhacking for enhancement patches and translations.
for example:
super metroid recreated in metroid zero mission: http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6235/
rumble patch for sma4 (if you have an ezflash omega de): http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6234/
pc doom total conversion (port of prboom to gba): http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4899/
megaman zero decensored (there are patches for the whole saga): http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3723/

enjoy your gba!

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 16:52:21 2021 No.8194151 >>8194060 there are a few that only have one stick, but usually they put two because it costs like $1 to add another stick. it's still useful for mapping to retroarch functions like fast-forward.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 16:58:40 2021 No.8194167 >>8155942 How's the emulation scene for the Nintendo Switch? I'm getting a launch unit next month

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 17:35:38 2021 No.8194271 >>8194060 Twin stick shooters from the arcades, ports such as Quake or SM64 remake and game streaming from PC.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 17:56:11 2021 No.8194319 File: 1.71 MB, 500x486, sonic confuse.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] What's out right now that can emulate Gamecube or at least Dreamcast well. Wanna play Sonic Adventure on the go.

Anonymous Fri Oct 1 19:01:33 2021 No.8194467

>>8194319
your smartphone. seriously.
none of the retro emulation portables are powerful enough for dolphin and the ones that run dreamcast run like ass.
my xperia 5 ii runs dolphin perfectly and with a kishi I have great physical buttons, analog triggers included.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 19:03:01 2021 No.8194470 >>8194319 GPD devices, OneXPlayer or you can take a gamble with the much cheaper Powkiddy X18S which just started shipping days ago, so there's no reviews on it yet. it definitely will play DC and GC games, but the android build is likely shit.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 19:20:13 2021 No.8194519 File: 123 KB, 1000x1000, HTB1UmQCf26H8KJjy0Fjq6yXepXab.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 21:05:20 2021 No.8194765 >>8194060 Soo I can play Diablo and map the second stick to the mouse, you retard.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 21:26:10 2021 No.8194810 >>8194519 Terrible weight distribution.

Anonymous Fri Oct 1 21:49:05 2021 No.8194873
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Why spend 100 or more on a Chinese handheld when you can hack an old 2ds and have emulators plus native gba/ds/3ds? This thing cost 50 second hand and hacking it was just following a few steps from a list.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 22:15:38 2021 No.8194957 >>8194873 Try running a 32x game there and tell me how it goes. Also try running some SNES Chip FX games or games with Hi Res menus like Treasure of the Rudras and tell me if you don't notice anything funny.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 22:19:10 2021 No.8194973 File: 2.88 MB, 3120x4160, IMG_20211001_231052 (1).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Life good.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 22:20:24 2021 No.8194976 File: 2.82 MB, 3120x4160, IMG_20211001_231147 (1).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 22:21:36 2021 No.8194982 File: 2.83 MB, 3120x4160, IMG_20211001_231323.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 22:24:02 2021 No.8194987 File: 2.85 MB, 3120x4160, IMG_20211001_231707 (1).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 22:48:45 2021 No.8195039 Bought this RG351p and 2 of the shoulder buttons are fucked you need to press really down on them for shit to register. T-thanks /vr/

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 22:54:32 2021 No.8195057 >>8195039 works on my machine that's what you get for buying the cheaP version instead of the M. on a more serious note, return that shit if you can, it shouldn't be like that.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 22:59:06 2021 No.8195067 >>8195057 Yeah I already sent the retailer an email with proof. The thing is, I already flashed the microsd with 351elec, should I try to find an image of the original shitty setup it came with and flash the microsd with that thing?

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:05:37 2021 No.8195075 >>8194873 Form factor is a big part and to be real getting a new toy is fun. >>8195067 Advice for the future do not use the SD card it comes with, those things have a insane rate of failure.

Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:09:23 2021 No.8195086

>>8195075
>those things have a insane rate of failure
Yeah it definitely looks crappy for a 128 gig card but I didn't have a decent one lying around and I had to get shit going because the first game I launched on the stock setup was streets of rage 2 for the genesis and then sor2 for the master system boots up in 3:2 and I just couldn't take it so I got 351elec and flashed it immediately.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:11:20 2021 No.8195089 >>8195039 take the back off and reseat the shoulder buttons

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:12:21 2021 No.8195093 fuck I really with lakka had suspend/sleep support these niggered up bloated os images with faggotstation are awful.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:13:36 2021 No.8195096 >>8195089 I do have a soldering iron and I know how to solder but I just feel like it should have arrived in perfect working condition, you know? It's the principle of it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:15:17 2021 No.8195102 >>8195096 nigger literally just take the back off and wiggle the button around until it's seated correctly holy shit. Why the fuck is /vr/ so garbage with maintaining their toys?

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:19:36 2021 No.8195116 >>8194060 I configure the right stick as a dpad for one handed gaming.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:20:37 2021 No.8195118 >>8194060 Because I wanna play ape escape in bed

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:21:02 2021 No.8195119 Apparently the GBA can now be played on one's own television via a mod that enables TV output, but it's composite only.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:28:42 2021 No.8195131 >>8179163 Nice thumb nail

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:33:30 2021 No.8195142 >>8188750 What anime?

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:34:39 2021 No.8195143 >>8195142 Bubblegum Crisis

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:36:20 2021 No.8195148 >>8195143 Ahhh I thought so but I don't remeber them getting into power armor while in thier suits

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:37:00 2021 No.8195149 >>8195116 I played pokemon one handed on og hardware setting L=A in the options. pretty comfy and school approved, so I could game with one hand and take notes with the other.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:41:50 2021 No.8195159 anyone with tech knowledge know why the form factor of the known upcoming android chink devices are so large? It's just so fucking ugly, especially the upcoming powkiddy

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:47:39 2021 No.8195173 >>8195102 I just did that, it's still fucked.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:47:50 2021 No.8195174 >>8195159 no need to be a tech guy to say that they probably thought >bigger screen = better = more sales because of the odroid go super and RGB10 max and other shit like that like the switch.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:50:04 2021 No.8195176 File: 2.06 MB, 2640x1560, Nokia-NGage-QD-LFR.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8155942 My favorite.

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:54:28 2021 No.8195186 >>8195119 you could also just install retroarch on a smart tv or smart stick. I will never understand the appeal behind handheld consoles with video out, especially when they output RCA

>>	Anonymous Fri Oct 1 23:55:42 2021 No.8195189 >>8195176 I bet haters would remember it more fondly if Nintendo released the Ngage.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 00:55:58 2021 No.8195294 >>8195189 The Virtual Boy say different and the N-Gage is only slightly better then that, I won't fault Nokia for it's ambition but while the N-Gage was ahead of it's time as a phone but behind as a game machine.

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 01:01:49 2021 No.8195314

>>8195294
>behind as a game machine
not true.
the original ngage released late 2003, no ds or psp and had ps1 level of graphics on the go.
the library was small and hit or miss, but the hardware was quite capable.
had nintendo released it it would have succeeded only because nintendo.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 02:11:20 2021 No.8195481 >>8195159 more power hungry chips = larger battery, sometimes active cooling = larger size

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 02:50:50 2021 No.8195541 I need help, my autism won't let me buy a handheld until someone tells me which is best because I can't trust my own research, so /vr/ if I had 150 to 200 USD to burn what would be the best bang for my buck?

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 02:55:17 2021 No.8195552

>>8194957
Sure, but those are good trade-offs for having access to native gba, ds and 3ds backups and a much lower price of entry, no? I mean 32x and a few super fx games. The only one worthwhile is probably yoshi's Island and that has a gba port anyway.

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 03:00:30 2021 No.8195560

>>8195552
the size and format of the screen is ass in general
the "native" gba looks like shit on it, and integer scale mode is too small
if you don't care about that stuff knock yourself out but for me it's no alternative to the rg351 when it comes to retro handhelds

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 03:21:48 2021 No.8195582 >>8195541 same, finna buy a rg351p or v. 351p looks comfier, but 351v looks cooler.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 03:39:15 2021 No.8195602 >>8195541 rg351 series is the only real option by whichever one looks best to you

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 04:12:37 2021 No.8195651 >>8195541 rg351mp probably. 640x480 screen'nice form factor, looks pretty aesthetic too, especially the blue one.

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 04:41:19 2021 No.8195678
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>>8155942
definitely the vita. i've loved going back and completing PS1 stuff. i've also finished PSP games that i never got around to.
the depressing fact of the console is that i've never actually played a vita game on it.

bought the switch a few weeks ago since its unpatched. having fun with it.
>>8162495
i agree with the other anons, too fucking big.

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 04:54:22 2021 No.8195704

what's the best firmware for the rg351v? i was looking at 351elec and arkos but i don't like how there's a slow and inconvenient front-end. lakka looks great but unfortunately is horribly optimized for the 351v (bugs and performance issues galore). what do?

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 04:58:27 2021 No.8195713 >>8195704 the choice is between 351elec and arkos really 351elec is more user-friendly arkos is more autistic but has better performance for some systems like n64 personally i use 351elec because i can't be arsed to deal with arkos

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 05:35:49 2021 No.8195780 >>8189729 daedalusx64 runs terribly on vita. Nothing worth playing like that.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 05:36:50 2021 No.8195782 >>8189251 This

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 05:59:01 2021 No.8195801 >>8195780 3 seconds on google proves otherwise again, why lie? what is your agenda?

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 06:08:14 2021 No.8195807 >>8195801 >proves lol

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 06:10:37 2021 No.8195813 File: 551 KB, 600x640, laughing_sluts.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8194519

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 06:42:12 2021 No.8195845 >>8195801 >3 seconds on google proves otherwise but 3 seconds trying to run Majora's Mask on daedalusx64 proves that yes, it's shit.

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 06:43:48 2021 No.8195847

>>8194519
This. I was at a train station the other day and this loser sat next to me and got out a dedicated handheld and started playing some games. I just rolled my eyes and opened my backpack, took out my xbox controller, took out my mount, put my phone in the mount, binned the messenger bubbles, synced up the bluetooth (phone was on 30% from being used all day but a bit of bluetooth should be fine), found the retroarch app, loaded it up, noticed it was running very slow, cleared background processes (probably because I used google maps earlier anyway), chose the core I wanted, chose the game, noticed retroarch was expecting touchscreen inputs instead of my controller, went back into retroarch menu, set controller to bluetooth device, back into game.

I didn't get to play as much as the other guy, but at least I didn't look ridiculous.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 10:01:59 2021 No.8196164 >>8195847 Yeah, that troublesome setup process really showed him what for. Fuck that guy for having a cheap portable device instead of bringing his expensive controller on a crowded train.

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 10:05:51 2021 No.8196172

>>8162495
Remove the fucking mouse pads on the controller. You have analog sticks and a touch screen. If I was going to be playing a game with a mouse, those games would be too small for the screen anyway and would rather dock. Also why can't you remove the controllers from the screen? If the motherboard does not extend to the controller parts and those only contain parts specifically for the controller, I will be frustrated.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 10:08:24 2021 No.8196181 >>8196172 >Also why can't you remove the controllers from the screen? So everything feels flimsy like the switch?

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 10:12:37 2021 No.8196190 >>8196181 Why would removing the controllers make it flimsy?

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 10:14:34 2021 No.8196197 >>8196190 If the controllers are detachable as opposed to 1 solid piece of course everything's not going to be as sturdy as they should.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 10:28:37 2021 No.8196221 >>8196197 You could get a back cover for it if that is your worry. I just wish I could play the Steam Deck comfortably in a coffee shop. I could only really see myself taking it to an internet cafe to hook to a display. It is just so big.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 10:40:23 2021 No.8196246 >>8195847 BASED

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 10:41:50 2021 No.8196248 >>8195847 >false flag: the post

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 10:44:34 2021 No.8196253 >>8196248 >What is satire

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 12:31:35 2021 No.8196460 >>8195541 help us help you. Does your autism crave mushy dpad+buttons or clicky ones?

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 12:35:57 2021 No.8196465

>>8195704
arkos is a full ass operating system, which is why certain emulators perform better. It takes up 8gb on the card, but provides all the liberties that come with running an OS, including running scripts and codes to make the device better. For inspiration, you can find raspberry pi scripts meant for emulation station/lakka.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 12:39:03 2021 No.8196467 >>8195847 >Semper Fi! The classroom erupted in cheers!

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 12:42:00 2021 No.8196470 >>8175496 Looks rad. I want one.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 14:48:26 2021 No.8196791 File: 2.87 MB, 3264x2448, DSC_0440.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8195847 bro, your plug and play kishi?

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 14:51:13 2021 No.8196796 >>8196460 clicky

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 16:09:29 2021 No.8197041 >>8196460 Does it really make all that much of a difference? Nintendo only had mushy buttons right? for the advance and stuff?

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 17:33:37 2021 No.8197398

>>8194167
NES, SNES, and GBA are fine through Retroarch, N64 was kinda slow so I'll probably have to mess with settings.
PSP and DC seem fine through Lakka, but I haven't tried much with those.
Haven't tried anything else yet.
EasyRPG and ScummVM seem to work pretty well too.

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 17:54:41 2021 No.8197463

>>8196796
I'll help you narrow it down to 2. From here on out, it comes down to form factor, though they're pretty similar. To help paint each option, here are 2 thorough review guides:

RGB10 Max:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2UAgGQg6Nk

Odroid Go Super:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUkf_RltEJE

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 17:59:31 2021 No.8197485 >>8197463 They're both shit

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 18:19:30 2021 No.8197571

>>8197463
>odroid
The best battery and fastest running due to the overclockings and heatsink.
The controls are shit and the screen bezel is huge. Too big.

>rgb10max
Ahit build quality, shit dim screen. Better controls than the odroid.

Both have mediocre speakers.

I'd pick the powkiddy just because it's smaller though.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 19:48:35 2021 No.8197858 >>8197463 10 max is fucking garbage dont ever post that shit ever again

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 20:16:56 2021 No.8197937 >>8197858 As an Anbernic fanboy, I don't disagree. However, it's the best "clicky" option.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 20:25:32 2021 No.8197961 File: 20 KB, 128x122, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] how bad exactly are the sd cards that come with anbernic devices?

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 20:30:40 2021 No.8197975 >>8197961 It's a mixed bag, but they're all unbranded. People tend to notice failure upon heavy data transfers, i.e. when you first get it and want to load roms.

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 20:53:47 2021 No.8198049 >>8197961 mine works fine. OV brand 64GB class 10 U1. I have already reflashed 3 times without issues (first to replace stock emuelec with 351elec, second to swap 351elec with arkos and a third time to go back to 351elec).

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 20:54:58 2021 No.8198053 >>8198049 >U1 U3, my bad.

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 21:11:53 2021 No.8198107

ended up selling my retroid pocket because it sucked at playing the games i wanted. I'm just gonna buy a phone and install lineage or something on it and get a telescopic controller.

Anyone have any recommendations? From what I have read the razer kishi and gamesir x2 are the best.

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 21:21:43 2021 No.8198135

>>8198107
>I'm just gonna buy a phone and install lineage or something on it and get a telescopic controller.

>Anyone have any recommendations? From what I have read the razer kishi and gamesir x2 are the best.
kek from one bad decision to the next
why do googleniggers never learn

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 21:43:14 2021 No.8198205 >>8198107 what's stopping you from using your current phone? take into account that the gamesir x2 landscape is upsidedown. so it's shit for stereo phones since the speakers will be reversed.

Anonymous Sat Oct 2 22:29:14 2021 No.8198358

>>8198135
>google fanboy
>installing lineage
moron

>>8198205
I dont want to use my phone. I want to mess around with custom roms, either lineage or graphene, rather have a new phone for that since this one is really old. I'll take that into consideration though ive never had issues with speakers. Thanks

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 22:37:51 2021 No.8198382 >>8198358 >using a google made kernel stop being such a dumb faggot

>>	Anonymous Sat Oct 2 22:42:11 2021 No.8198391 File: 301 KB, 1000x768, Image-891427.jpg.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8198382 >using shovelware and dead OSes

>>	Anonymous Sun Oct 3 03:28:51 2021 No.8199103 >>8198107 >it sucked at playing the games i wanted what games would that be

Anonymous Sun Oct 3 08:11:08 2021 No.8199479

>>8199103
Various J2ME, Android, Symbian, DOS. J2ME ran fine but a few games I ran experienced slowdown that would only be fixed by resetting the emulator. Android lagged a lot even though the game I was running wasn't that intensive. Constantly switching between modes to configure DOS was just too annoying to to do. And the Symbian emulator wouldn't even launch. I wanted to do some stuff with exagear but at that point I just gave up, far too much configuration and switching between modes. I just need an actual phone for my situation.

There's even a BREW emulator out now. But I doubt the retroid can run it. I already got a 3DS with CFW so there's little point in using the retroid for conventional systems.

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