Retro portables

[Anonymous No.9393897]

How does /vr/ feel about these kinds of devices? Do you own any yourself?

[Anonymous No.9393905]

>>9393897
I do own both from OP's pic, the rg353v quickly became my main unit once I figured out how to configure and carry it around.
I've been playing super metroid hacks a lot lately, having a blast

[Anonymous No.9393921]

>>9393905
Wow i actually just ordered both myself. I figured the rg353v would be my main unit too but i ordered a miyoo as well anyway just to see what the hypes about and if i dont like it ill just give it to my mother or someone else.

[Anonymous No.9393925]

>>9393921
why would you even order both
I had the miyoo already and haven't touched it since, the rg is superior in every single way except maybe portability but you just need a sleeve for it and you are fine

[Anonymous No.9393931]

>>9393925
Just because i could and the miyoo was so cheap anyway. The main thing about the miyoo that appealed to me was the onion os. It seems to me like the miyoo would be faster for quick sessions and jumping between games.

[Anonymous No.9393935]

>>9393931
onion OS is more polished because compared to jelos and arkos they have more talented people working on it, however the rg has more fun features such as retro achievements and wireless syncing

[Anonymous No.9393938]

>>9393935
Yeah that's pretty much what i figured. I just wanted to see the miyoo for myself in person because as someone who grew up with gamepark devices for emulation on the go its cool to see something so small outperform what i was using back then.

[Anonymous No.9393960]

>>9393897
I want one but already having a 3ds would make it pointless

[Anonymous No.9394003]

I bought a powkiddy v90 on a whim because it was so cheap, it's shit but that's fine. I'd like to buy a decent handheld but I've not yet found one which ticks all the boxes for something I'm spending money on.

[Anonymous No.9394006]

>>9394003
what are your boxes that needs ticking?

[Anonymous No.9394032]

>>9394006
SNES/GBA full speed, good battery life, clamshell
v90 only satisfies the last factor. majority of chink handhelds out there can satisfy the first two but I really like clamshells

[Anonymous No.9394062]

>>9393897
I don't see the point of them. I'd rather just use a laptop if I was looking for portable retro gaming. I don't feel the need to fill every waiting moment with a video game.

[Anonymous No.9394216]

>>9393897
I think there are way too many of them
Anbernic are especially churning out a new one every month with only minor improvements
They are fine for stuff up to PS1 but for anything more advanced I just recommend getting a phone with a controller or a deck

[Anonymous No.9394625]

>>9394062
Idk about a laptop but my phone emulates games just fine. Its pretty simple to hook up a ps4 controller or some chink amazon bluetooth controller to a smartphone these days. They do look comfy I just don't need any more devices.

[Anonymous No.9394691]

>>9393897
Great gift for the grandchildren. Your nieces and nephews will appreciate your generosity. I am saving up for the Analog Pocket.

[Anonymous No.9394773]

>>9394062
I like having one on the couch while my wife watches her gay tv shows.

[Anonymous No.9394784]

>>9394691
I would do this but my nephews already get fucking gaming laptops from their dad at age 8. So instead we get them things that will incentivize going outside since their parents are bigger nerds than we are and the boys have sunken eyes and translucent skin already.

[Anonymous No.9394948]

I really want an atomic purple RG353V but I have a RG351MP already, how's Dreamcast performance on the new chipset?

[Anonymous No.9395532]

>>9393897
cringe

[Anonymous No.9395540]

>>9394948
Better, but not perfect.
For the price, you might as well hold out for a RP3+ or just do what >>9394247 in the other thread suggested

[Anonymous No.9396525]

>>9394773
I just leave the room so I don't have to listen to some dumb Ru Paul Drag Race b.s. or whatever it is she's not really watching that month.

[Anonymous No.9396528]

>>9394784
I remember when my fave gifts as a kid were a bucksaw and a hatchet. I also got a really nice knife that I still own. The clasp is worn down because I used to throw that thing at trees for hours on end. I don't understand how parents can think they're responsible raising their kids indoors. They grow up to be the kind of adults that go to chop kindling and take off a finger in a YouTube video. I remember how incompetent some of my friends were even in the early 90s. I would go out of my way to not use any sharp tools around them because I knew they'd want to try and fuck themselves up.

[Anonymous No.9397427]

>>9396528
You joke but I actually got a black powder rifle for my 6th birthday and knives before that. Wasn't even for shooting bottles and throwing at trees. Plenty of rabbits to shoot and skin. Quail are also yummy. And this isn't ancient history. I'm probably not much older than your dad.

[Anonymous No.9397442]

>>9394773
cuck.
>>9396525
based. i leave the room or assume the area and tell her to pack her shit and watch it somewhere else.

[Anonymous No.9397462]

>>9393897
the super tiny ones have a novelty appeal to them
but once you get into the "lets try and emulate 6th gen with an android device" it seems like it cost less money to just use your phone

[Anonymous No.9398569]

What are we thinking bros? I guess we should just wait for the RP3S+ which can apparently run PS2 and Gamecube but that won't be until next year

[Anonymous No.9399745]

I just ordered this one from Ali. Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.9399754]

>>9399745
See
>>9398569

[Anonymous No.9400019]

Still need a dual screen handheld for ds/3ds emulation. Why wont these bastard chinks make this shit?

[Anonymous No.9400036]

>>9400019
just buy a 3ds?

[Anonymous No.9400037]

>>9398569
>Start and Select still on the top next to the shoulder buttons
It's shit, mate.

[Anonymous No.9400070]

>>9400036
No.

[Anonymous No.9400073]

>>9393897
gonna order 353v on 11.11.

[Anonymous No.9400075]

>>9393897
I have an RG350M and an RG351V. I'm thinking about picking up the RG353M because it looks pretty sweet and has those HALL sensor joysticks. I don't really need it though, and currently most of my handheld time has been spent with a customized Game Boy and a GBA.

[Anonymous No.9400089]

>>9393897
>retro portables
>neither item in OP photo is retro
not retro
MODS!

[Anonymous No.9400093]

>start hearing about something called CleanPower
>it's a mod to replace the GBC's power regulator with a modern one
>they fucked up so bad with the first version, it outputs 6V instead of 5V(they had one job and still fucked it up)
>wouldn't work with original screens either, since it didn't give the power the screen needed
>end up having to put out a V2 that fixes the voltage fuckup
>rather than contact all the owners and tell them they need to replace with V2, they just wait until people emailing them complaining to send a replacement
>because who gives a fuck if someone's GBC gets fried from over-voltage, we got paid and they didn't notice any issues
>meanwhile, on their website:
>"We started RetroSix not as a mass market business, instead with the aim of perfection."
>"No cheap junk sold for profit."
>"no sub-par product leaves our doors."
I can't believe people gave these scammers money.

[Anonymous No.9400097]

>>9400093
>changing your schematics without understanding why
found the problem sir

its called recharchable AA
bye

[Anonymous No.9400108]

>>9400093
>RetroSix
Aren't those guys notorious for making garbage? Like their GBA SP batteries are actual trash that don't even fit in the slot?

[Anonymous No.9400117]

>>9400036
Just buy a gba/psp/vita then. I mean you Dont need a new handheld either now do you? Yet here this thread is and both of us in it.
Or maybe these do something more than an old modded system...in which case make a dual screen one that can adequately emulate everything. Its not an unreasonable idea.

[Anonymous No.9400142]

>>9400108
That's them, yeah.
And their "premium" GBA shells are all just painted (except for the clear ones, obviously), so the tight tolerances are all slightly off due to a layer of fucking paint.

[Anonymous No.9400151]

>>9400019
This is one situation where "just use your phone" actually applies. Get a controller that lets you hold your phone screen vertically.

[Anonymous No.9400261]

>>9400117
you can get a 3ds for cheap and hack it to play free games, and it'll emulate almost everything relevant to /vr/ just fine. Or just use something like a steam deck with a screen big enough to display them side by side

[Anonymous No.9400441]

Why does /vr/ hate the king of handheld emulations?

[Anonymous No.9400619]

I have been meaning to get some for a long time. Finally pulled the trigger on these two in the Aliexpress 11/11 sale. Should keep me going fine until A good Ps2 capable handheld thats actually worth buying shows up.

[Anonymous No.9400702]

>>9400441
why are there dried cumstains on your gameboy bro?

[Anonymous No.9400864]

>>9400702
Because I was playing Shantae bro ;)

[Anonymous No.9401351]

>>9400619
Bottom one looks great but I absolutely hate the useless fucking analog stick. It's literally a deal breaker for me

[Anonymous No.9401392]

>>9400037
>Start and Select still on the top next to the shoulder buttons
Damn how did I not notice that, fuck that shit

[Anonymous No.9401448]

>>9398569
Uncomfortable.

[Anonymous No.9401457]

welp I bought a Anbernic RG353M from aliexpress.
been holding off for years for a smallish device that could actually run dreamcast and this model seems to avoid all the flaws of all the previous versions
I hope it gets here before January

[Anonymous No.9401502]

Repostan.
Give me rundown on Powkiddy X18S. I can get for the same price as 533v with coupons from ali. Is it good? I know chipset is beast for emulation but os was crappy.

[Anonymous No.9401539]

>>9400441
i hope you found that pic off google and didnt honestly go outside and pose your fuckin gayboy for a shoot, anon

[Anonymous No.9401549]

>>9400261
If i can gwt a used 3ds and dont need a handheld then your ass can get a used vita and you dont need a new handheld either.
Why the fuck does the market have to cater to only you?
>>9400151
You can 'just use your phone lol' too so if thats the case why even have this thread?

[Anonymous No.9401565]

>>9401549
>You can 'just use your phone lol' too so if thats the case why even have this thread?
I don't know, I wonder that every time someone makes this thread 10 times a day

[Anonymous No.9401585]

>>9401565
Buttons

[Anonymous No.9401675]

>>9393897
>How does /vr/ feel about these kinds of devices?
They are gay
>Do you own any yourself?
No

[Anonymous No.9401694]

>>9400019
buy a Wii U lmao

[Anonymous No.9401802]

>>9401457
I have the rg351mp and it's great, and I've been looking at that thing, but the performance increase is so incremental I don't feel it's worth it.
I can still play most of the Dreamcast games at good speeds at 480p.

[Anonymous No.9402271]

They're meh.

[Anonymous No.9402276]

I got excited and bought one and I didn't end up using it very much

[Anonymous No.9402448]

>>9401539
poorfag absolutely bootyblasted he can’t afford Analogue boutique consoles :^)

[Anonymous No.9402561]

>>9402448
Jsut because he's not a polesmoker doesn't mean he's poor

[Anonymous No.9402665]

>>9401549
Dude, I hate "just use your phone" posters too, which is why I clarified my post with "one situation".
Dual screens are useless for most systems, and these things are built on pre-existing hardware and software. They're not going to do shit to add support for multiple screens.

[Anonymous No.9403419]

>>9393897
Any portables up to $20? I want to load at least NES roms

[Anonymous No.9403424]

>>9401585
connect a controller with bluetooth

[Anonymous No.9403470]

>>9403419
HKYRD Powkiddy V90 Handheld Game Console Foldable with Built-in 6000 Games (Black) https://a.co/d/5gfB79G

[Anonymous No.9403478]

>>9403419
Pretty much anything should be able to run NES and SNES but I'm not sure if you can find anything for $20. If you're willing to spend 25/30$ the Powkiddy v90 is probably the cheapest I've seen for a reasonably decent handheld.

[Anonymous No.9403540]

>>9402665
dont get mad at them, just pity them anon, lmao.
imagine playing a game on your phone with a big ass blutooth controller lmao like wtf, its big bing bing wahoo energy
i truly feel for their parents

[Anonymous No.9403584]

>>9403424
Then I would just use a pc and not want a handheld.

[Anonymous No.9403604]

>>9401351
>hate the useless fucking analog stick
Me too games that would require analog stick are the kinds of games i wouldn't play on a retro portable.
And its gonna feel all uncomfortable and all that shit for no reason.

[Anonymous No.9403627]

Getting one of these

[Anonymous No.9403628]

>>9403627
I'm still waiting for that Q4 shipping, it's got to be soon, right?

[Anonymous No.9403686]

>>9403604
I just got my rg351p and loving it so far but I have no idea what's the point of fucking DUAL analog sticks on that device

[Anonymous No.9403724]

>>9403627
That thing is still hideous to me and looks about as comfortable to play on as playing on a brick with buttons

[Anonymous No.9403730]

>>9403628
mine got shipped out this week and i pre-ordered it day 1.
so, eventually dude

[Anonymous No.9403747]

>>9403730
despite ordering the exact moment preorders opened not only I ended up in Q4 but I also forgot to get the glass screen protector so now I have to use one of these shitty cut-it-yourself ones

[Anonymous No.9403761]

>>9403686
I wouldn't want any analog sticks but as you said at least single analog would be much better.
N64, Dreamcast, PSP and PS1(generally only left stick was used) would all be covered.
It is a portable device useless features are useless.

[Anonymous No.9403813]

Can’t find the black version anywhere.

[Anonymous No.9403824]

>>9403813
What is even the point of this now that rp3+ is out? The snes circular controller shape?

[Anonymous No.9403838]

>>9403813
353v or 353p?

[Anonymous No.9403859]

>>9403761
The thing is this anbernic doesn't support n64 very well. I believe there is a port of Mario 64 that was made for this device but I wonder if it's worth playing on such a small screen. At least it looks kinda cool.

Anyone knows any good ps1 games that benefitted from dual joysticks. Or that used at least analog controls?

[Anonymous No.9403874]

>>9403824
Yeah, more comfortable, plus the no black borders.
>>9403838
P

[Anonymous No.9403882]

>>9403859
I think tomb raider 3 introduced aiming with the right stick

[Anonymous No.9403885]

>>9403874
no arkos on 353p is a bit of letdown for me.

[Anonymous No.9403936]

>>9403885
Is ArkOS better than JelOS anyway? It looks like soon (tm) Jelos will be based on mainline Linux with support for OpenGL.

[Anonymous No.9403950]

Why would I use any of these over my jailbroken psp3000, vita, or 3ds? Are they more powerfu?

[Anonymous No.9403953]

>>9400441
Its vertical. Its horizontal formfactor or nothing.

[Anonymous No.9403961]

>>9403950
The screen on vita is 544x960. The chinkoid is 750x1334. Like most handhelds the screen components keep getting cheaper and better.

[Anonymous No.9403971]

>>9403961
I suppose that's nice. Personally, I only emulate old handheld games on my handhelds, so the extra resolution would be wasted on me. Still, if one of these things finally hits 1080, I may turn my head.

[Anonymous No.9403979]

>>9403971
The odin lite has but for now I would say get a retroid pocket 3+ because it has decent dolphin emulation and it is only $125 pre-order. The odin lite is closer to $250 with shipping now. Otherwise just wait 2 years and they will all be there. Phones all have 12gb of ram now. Trickle down to 6gb on a $150 chinkoid is on the way.

[Anonymous No.9403989]

>>9403979
Good info, thanks.
>decent dolphin emulation
I'd never use it. I'd a million times rather use my modded gc on my crt. Only thing I use dolphin for is the occasional primehack run. Still, if odin is real hd I'm interested.

[Anonymous No.9404008]

>>9403859
I liked the DS port of SM64 back when that came out and I was playing it on an even smaller screen. Playing the port on a bigger screen with analog controls should be fine.
Also, if you're looking for dual stick PS1 games, go play Ape Escape.

[Anonymous No.9404014]

>>9404008
Ape Escape is the only game where there is a huge difference with right analog stick. It's not even playable without one. Funny thing is it's psp version is playable.

[Anonymous No.9404018]

Any opinions on the Powkiddy Max 2 ? I already got an Anbernic but I'm looking for a slightly bigger screen for immersion. I don't plan on playing beyond ps1 games so the Odin would be overkill for me.

[Anonymous No.9404028]

>>9404008
>>9404014
Aaah thanks! I've been meaning to play Ape Escape for a while now but I didn't know it had dual analog controls.

I did play the remake of Super Mario 64 on ds and enjoyed it now that I think about it but never got around to playing the original. I'll give it a try

[Anonymous No.9404046]

>>9403989

[Anonymous No.9404056]

>>9404018
Doesn't seem like it'd be worth it anymore unless you could get it cheap. RP3 is around the same price with a similar screen size, but has a better screen and more power.

[Anonymous No.9404063]

>>9403950
More powerful and the screens generally are better for retro stuff. Vita screen is pretty good though, so if you're not having any issues with the games you want to play, there's no good reason to switch.

[Anonymous No.9404151]

>>9404028
Ape Escape PSP is a a great version. PS1 has better control obviously but rest is gonna be subjective. Take a look at online comparisons.

[Anonymous No.9404221]

>>9393897
I'd like to get either an Analouge pocket, and Anbernic 351, or a Coolboy RS-97+. I already have a Vita 2000.

[Anonymous No.9404225]

>>9393897
ys

[Anonymous No.9404318]

>>9402665
>dual screens useless for most systems
I dunno man ds systems in all their glory plus emulation of other systems and a second screen to shitpost or run something else on is a damn comfy setup. Ultimately their just handheld PCs an PCs have dual screen setups all the time.
You have no idea how useful dual screen handhelds really are fren.
T. LG v60 dual screen owner.

[Anonymous No.9404345]

>>9404221
RS-97+ won't play anything your Vita can't already play.
Pocket could be ok if you don't mind paying more just to have that screen and you're fine with the cores that are out now.
I'd probably go 351V or 353V in your case though, that or just stick with the Vita depending on what you're emulating.

[Anonymous No.9404440]

>considering getting the RP3
>RP3+ gets announced
Yeah sure I guess, don't like how quick iterations of these handhelds hit but me waiting actually worked out for once. Anyone know if the chip can handle lighter GC/PS2 games?

[Anonymous No.9404464]

>>9404056
That makes sense. I wasn't considering the RP3 because it's pretty new but is looks like the ideal handheld for me. I can wait a few weeks for some updates, maybe the RP3+ like this anon >>9404440

[Anonymous No.9404470]

>>9404464
Yeah, might as well wait and see how that looks at this point.

[Anonymous No.9404483]

>>9404440
Should be able to handle some GC and PS2. X18S has the same chip and can handle some of the lighter stuff.

[Anonymous No.9405132]

any good 11/11 deals?

[Anonymous No.9405678]

>>9405132

anbernic 280m & v, 353p, 300v all on sale still in stock at the anbernic official store. powkiddy has some specials but its a tiny discount compared.

>>9403813

you didnt look very hard.
black ones are on sale right now on aliexpress at the official store.

[Anonymous No.9405692]

>>9393897
not retro?
OP those items arent retro

[Anonymous No.9405919]

>>9403813
This has a better screen than anbernics newest model doesnt it? Which is just this ina 351 shell? whyd they switch to ips?

[Anonymous No.9405946]

Loved the idea of having a portable emulation machine that could handle everything up to the 6th gen, and some anons said the Steam Deck was good for that, but man did I have a rough experience with it.
>got steam deck
>played some retro vidya on there
>notice the pressing right on the d-pad would drop some inputs
>asked steam support about it
>they told me to do an RMA
>get a new one
>it has the same issue
>send a video of me having the issue as well as find some videos of other people with it
>steam support tells me it still isn’t normal and wants to do a repair
>send it back
>wait a couple weeks
>finally get it back
>same issue
>ask if they are sure it isn’t just a defect with the design
>they tell me it must be the way I’m pressing it and say they won’t do any more RMA‘s but will give me a refund

And so I’m sending it back as, needless to say, the “go right” button is pretty dang important when playing old vidya. Sucks because I liked a lot about the thing, but having to deal with this saga for months only to have the issue written off as user error has put me off buying another portable device. Thankfully I’ve got a tech savvy friend who wants to build one with me so I may just go that route.

[Anonymous No.9405952]

>>9405919
not according to reviews

https://youtu.be/Q9zETew3iuY

[Anonymous No.9405959]

>>9403885
there is arkos on 353p you just use the 353v version because its the same sbc. likewise you use jelos 353p version on 353v

also both have The RA too

[Anonymous No.9405964]

>>9403936
the devs of both share their work. performance wise they are exact. the only real difference is arkos has some settings exposed that jelos doesnt.

[Anonymous No.9406024]

$10 right now.

[Anonymous No.9406040]

>>9406024
good find fren. i snagged a few for stocking stuffers.

[Anonymous No.9406064]

[Anonymous No.9406385]

>>9406040
I bought 4 to give to people

[/out/ie No.9406397]

>>9405946
Aren't you a special snowflake. Steam is blowing you, even doing a refund, even tho it's just your retardation that is the problem.
Milions of devices sold, 10 thousands using the same software as you, yet you find a hardware error.
The hubris.

[/out/ie No.9406436]

>>9405952
Hmm, really tempting, seems really to be the gold standard if you like retro games.

[Anonymous No.9406501]

>>9406436
If you don't already have a relatively recent Anbernic device, that's the one to get.

[Anonymous No.9406604]

>>9406557
Reposting this here. Do the Retroid handhelds crap out after a few months of use? I’ve been burned bad by JXD and GPD in the past. Retroid seems promising though.

[/out/ie No.9406703]

>>9406604
Doesn't seem so. However, why would you buy a Retroid if there is a Anbernic RG353M available?

[Anonymous No.9406716]

>>9406397
Guess you missed the whole “video of other people having the same issue” part. The diagonal inputs are also notoriously bad and there’s numerous threads about that around the internet.

[/out/ie No.9406742]

>>9406716
Guess i did.
How many devices are affected in how many sold?

[Anonymous No.9406761]

>>9406742
I’m not sure. My friends unit works fine, so I dunno if I managed to get two from a bad batch and the repair people just slapped in a new D-pad and didn’t spend that long testing it, or what happened. I was trying to work with support more to figure it out than anything, but in the end it just didn’t go anywhere. I guess it’s just a weird issue to be aware of before you get one. A lot of people don’t seem to have the issue, some people do, and in my case, I had it so many times that they finally just threw their hand up and gave up. Like I said though, my friends unit works just fine. It’s a bizarre case, but I’d wager it’s limited to the most recent batch as there are some design differences to the first.

[Anonymous No.9406797]

>>9406703
Superior screen, processor, and ram for a lower price?

[Anonymous No.9406809]

>>9406761
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFGnVoXvzxw&feature=youtu.be

Here’s the video of the issue. It’s kinda disjointed at the beginning as I recorded it immediately after recording a longer video of me receiving the package, opening it, and trying it so they didn’t think I was messing with the d-pad before filming the video.

Also, I’m directionally challenged so around halfway through I get my right and left mixed up. The right side is the one giving me issues as you’ll see. Mind you, a firm press will result in less drops, but a more natural press results in quite a few, and a gentle press will usually not register at all.

[Anonymous No.9406813]

>>9406809
>vertical recording .

[Anonymous No.9406835]

i remember a time, around the early '10s, where shitty devices like these had a 3.5mm output that let you plug it into a CRT using pic related. do any currently produced devices have this feature? especially if it has the ability to plug an external controller as well, but that's not a big requirement

[Anonymous No.9406841]

>>9406813
I had the phone in one had while trying to mess with my steam deck in the other. It was just easier, but I agree, vertical recording is normally awful.

[/out/ie No.9406856]

>>9406797
CPU? Ok, that is always nice.
Ram? For what purpose, you need half a GB at the most.
Screen? Why do you need a 16/9 screen in a retro handheld?

Just because the numbers are large doesn't make it a better device.
Also, why didn't you consider the pros of the Anbernic?
Metal case, hall sensor sticks, superior 4:3 screen.

[Anonymous No.9406860]

>>9406024
>new seller
>no feedback
There's no way this is legit, right?

[Anonymous No.9406862]

>>9406835
Yes. Most of them have docking or mini hdmi out and are compatible with bluetooth controllers. The best for this is probably odin lite because it has a dock and the dock has room for an hdd so you can even store more larger games on that.

[Anonymous No.9406865]

>>9406809
What the fuck am I supposed to be seeing here? Just press the button with your soft fingers

[Anonymous No.9406872]

>>9406856
For me it's psp. And 4gb of ram allows gamecube and ps2 emulation. The rp3+ is also currently $125.

[/out/ie No.9406882]

>>9406860
It most likely is legit. The point is that these devices look great, but contain a simple NES chip and a shitty TFT.
Still, you can play NES on the move.
I personally prefer my Family Pocket for 12€.
https://obscurehandhelds.com/2020/11/the-value-proposition-a-look-at-the-family-pocket-fc3000/

[Anonymous No.9406889]

>>9406865
It is being pressed. You can hear it and see it go down multiple times, then I compare it to the opposite side and you’ll hear how there’s almost no drops. I think there’s only 1 on the left, and that could have been me not pressing it hard enough when I was trying to press it gently. This guy also has a similar issue though you can’t see his fingers press down as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TorVle6i0w8

Then there’s numerous threads talking about how rough some d-pad inputs are, but they are mostly constrained to the diagonals which I could live with. There’s also other videos that talk about it but don’t show it off as well. Again though, it may not be a widespread issue. I’m really not sure.

[Anonymous No.9406896]

>>9406882
Anon the powkiddy v90 goes as high as ps1 and runs on a custom linux os. Really and fairly obviously it is built for gba though. I have no idea how these chinamen are selling it for $10. Normally it is $35-40. Lowest I had seen before was about $22.

[/out/ie No.9406906]

>>9406872
Then go for it. I pay 200€ for the RP3+, so it's not a good value for me.

[Anonymous No.9407005]

>>9406906
Why is it $50 more to ship to you? Just government theft?

[Anonymous No.9407009]

>>9406856
I really liked Anbernic's D-Pad and buttons when I had a 350M but the horizontal shoulder buttons were a terrible experience. I noticed it when trying to do a run of Metroid Fusion, they were very uncomofrtable to use. The RG353P is their only device with stacked shoulders so far and it's big, not very pocketable and weirdly shaped. I just ordered an RP3+ instead, I'm used to playing old systems with bezels on PC RA anyway and the wide screen means I can play the widescreen Sonic ports/decomps.

[/out/ie No.9407112]

>>9406835
Good news anon, the chinks got your back:
https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005004188959186.html
>>9407005
In my country the government doesn't steal, corruption is very low.
They collect taxes to pay for shit like school, police, streets, clean water and such.
Go vote and demand the same in your shithole.
>>9407009
Check out their RG353M, came out a few days ago. It's the bees knees as far as i am concerned.
But congrats on your RP3+, hope you like it.

[Anonymous No.9407238]

>>9407112
So why are things 33+% more expensive without state interference? I suggest you read the pamphlet "Anatomy of the State" if you still don't understand what a state is exactly.

[Anonymous No.9407253]

>>9393897
between my vita, switch and deck i'm more than satiated.
I usually pick a game i want to play through and then take whichever console plays it with me on holiday.

[Anonymous No.9407281]

>>9407253
A hacked vita is definitely my favorite. The Deck would have been if not for my weird issues, but the Vita definitely has the mobility and functionality you’d want from a portable emulation machine up to the 5th gen. If it could hit the N64 a bit better I think I’d never put the thing down. It’s amazing how good people made that thing compared to when it was released.

[Anonymous No.9407417]

>>9406024
are these the ones that catch fire

[Anonymous No.9407420]

>>9407253
this

switch, vita, psp-3000, 3DS, gbc, etc
with all the original hardware readily available for so cheap why buy a junk item?

[Anonymous No.9407550]

>>9393897
Is there a single Homebrew/emulator device with link support for GBA/GBC?
That's the one problem I have with every one of these things. They're either closed off from other people or totally emulator-dependent on netplay function which is 1) rare 2) always shit. I have actual friends but these are made for pure solo.

[/out/ie No.9407581]

>>9407238
>why are things 33+% more expensive without state interference?
I didn't say it's not state interference, Einstein, i said taxes pay for things, for example, well funded fire departments. Enjoy your corrupt shithole in exchange for cheap consumer devices.
Guess how i know you have brown skin.
>>9407420
Never to late to get education, but are those things really from 2021?

[Anonymous No.9407614]

>>9407550
There's the Revo K101 for GBA, but it only plays GBA stuff. Not much reason to use that instead of modding a GBA if you already have one.

[Anonymous No.9407617]

>>9407581
So how does that work exactly? Is your sales tax actually 33%? Or like how? Or is it that that is just a tariff and you still pay more sales tax on top of that tax? Please don't tell me that you pay sales tax on that 33% inflated price. That would mean that if your stated sales tax were 8% that with that 33% price increase tax you are actually paying 10.64% relative to the real price. Meaning that if you have an 8% sales tax you could actually be paying over 40% more than you should on goods. But hey at least you don't also pay income tax. I'm glad your slave quarters are quality enough that this is worth it and your owners are good dudes.

[Anonymous No.9407623]

>>9393905
Is it hard to setup? I just learned about these and want to try. Do they run standard emulators and how do the roms work?

[Anonymous No.9407659]

>>9407581
>>9407617
>defending taxation
guess how i know you are truly ignorant in the ways of human-nature and the world itself

you are what the elite refer to as "a useful idiot"
you advocate for more governance despite
the clear as day repeated examples of
their corruption, their abuse of children
their literal demonic activities abroad
please reevaluate your entire life
please educate yourself
before its too late

[/out/ie No.9407736]

>>9407617
>>9407659
I recommend you take your meds, you sound tearful.

[Anonymous No.9407814]

>>9407736
Is this the power of public education?

[Anonymous No.9407852]

>>9406856
>Metal case, hall sensor sticks
Because neither of these mean shit if it emulates N64 worse than the Pocket 2+.

[Anonymous No.9407884]

>>9407614
Yeah I got a modded GBASP with EXflashes. I wish there was an infrared port mod I could do. It sucks missing half the GBC connectivity.

[Anonymous No.9408005]

Ultimate handheld

[Anonymous No.9408432]

>>9407623
its already setup and ready to go if you use stock firmware. just fill an sd card full of roms.

or you can install custom firmware like jelOS or ArkOS and get a better experience in most cases. all that is involved is flashing an sd card and tweaking settings.

all these things are, are single board computers running Linux or Android (or both in anbernic's case) with a screen and controls in nice little shell. youll be using retroarch for most things.

[Anonymous No.9408441]

>>9408005
45 minute battery life

[Anonymous No.9408448]

>>9408005
idea's nice on paper, but the whole battery thing is still too true and when you think about it, it is still too soon for such powerful handhelds. not even the switch battery is that weak.

that other screen is just gonna sap the battery more, if not downright damaging the entire system.

[Anonymous No.9408482]

>>9406862
yeah the current ones output to HDMI, but I'm looking for one that will output to component RCA like many of them used to
>>9407112
this one does have component out, but it only plays NES games. the unit im thinking of came around 2012/maybe 2013 called the JXD V1000. it emulated every 8/16 bit console, so no PS1 or anything, but it had nes, snes, md, gb, gba etc. and had composite video out. just trying to find something current with that capability

[Anonymous No.9408497]

>>9408005
right over the heat vent, nice

[Anonymous No.9408645]

>>9408482
The market for people plugging these into a crt (which you can't even find t goodwill anymore) is probably only 1% of the market. People who would buy a crt would buy real hardware not a chinaboy.

[Anonymous No.9408702]

>>9393897
>>>/g/

this thread is off topic

[Anonymous No.9408849]

>>9408702
Nah, retro game consoles are for playing retro games. That would be like getting mad at cobra kit cars on a cobra forum because it isn't rearrrl

[/out/ie No.9408921]

>>9407852
As i said, CPU is the only argument i agree to. Everything else speaks for the RG353M in my humble, yet normative opinion.
>>9408005
Not pocketable, costs a fortune, you have to wait in line for 5 month to maybe get one, battery craps out after half an hour, grills your hand because it gets 240°C warm.
>>9408482
You can plug the FC3000 into a CRT. Search for Family Pocket FC3000 v2 to get the newer model that offers different emulations, amongst them Gameboy. But no second controller to my knowledge.
I think you might want to ask around family and friends, maybe you can get an old first gen Raspberry for a tenner. These (and never as well, even the RPi4, but they are kind of pricey) can output to CRT, emulate all kinds of games and take several controllers. Clearly hooking it up to a CRT means it doesn't has to be a handheld, right?
>>9408702
Why do you have to be a cunt, cunt? Your crusty, stinky, cuntish ways are disgusting.

[Anonymous No.9408952]

>>9408921
The ambernics are all now $50 more expensive than they have any business being.

[/out/ie No.9408956]

>>9408952
So is your mother for her age.

[Anonymous No.9408959]

>>9408956
Now that gamecube and psp emulation is $125, buying a $145 device that can barely run n64 seems retarded.

[Anonymous No.9409039]

>>9408959
>Now that gamecube and psp emulation is $125
where

[Anonymous No.9409042]

>>9409039
Here’s absolutely nuts if he thinks GameCube is enjoyable on any Retroid device, but PSP emulation is solid on the 2+ and 3. A used PSP is less than $100, but its emulation capabilities are far worse. And good luck finding a battery that isn’t complete shit.

[/out/ie No.9409045]

>>9408959
May i ... see it?

[Anonymous No.9409049]

>>9406896
i just bought one because fuck it, 10 bucks is nothing. if this thread is still around in 2 weeks (or longer because chinese shipping) i'll report whether i got a box of rocks

[Anonymous No.9409056]

>>9408441
Nope its design incorporated a extra battery for the screen
>>9408448
See above
>>9408497
Its designed to not interfere with the vents.

[Anonymous No.9409097]

>>9409039
The rp3+ is $125 preorder and the rp3 can already emulate gamecube launch titles with half the ram and processor.

[Anonymous No.9409105]

>>9409097
It emulates them poorly.

[Anonymous No.9409117]

I'll just wait for the rp4+, for now I prefer a comfy handheld with the right screen. But looks like gen 6 is getting closer. Maybe with a couple of performance breakthrough in the emulation scene ...

[Anonymous No.9409120]

>>9409105
https://youtu.be/Qw2EH_9rjFw
Depends on title

[Anonymous No.9409143]

>>9409117
It's really just waiting for arm chips and mobile ram to get cheap enough. My phone already emulates dolphin at 4x native resolution because it has 12gb of ram and an 8 core 2.4ghz processor. Phones have had 6gb of ram since 2017.

[Anonymous No.9409172]

>>9409143
That's great, isn't ventilation on smartphones a problem? Can you play GC/PS2 for hours without any issues?

[Anonymous No.9409181]

>>9409172
I wouldn't want to because of the phone controls but I played windwaker up past getting the master sword on a road trip.

[Anonymous No.9409198]

>>9409097
>>9409120
>cope

[Anonymous No.9409202]

>>9409198
I'm >>9409181

[Anonymous No.9409220]

>>9409056
For the screen or with the screen? If the battery is just for the screen that's nice, but pushing double the pixels is still gonna drain the deck much faster.

[Anonymous No.9409383]

>>9409049
This is a regular thread, just search for handheld in the catalog, it's always around.
>>9409202
Fuck off, I'm >>9409181

[Anonymous No.9409492]

>>9407659
holy fucking based

[Anonymous No.9410018]

>>9407659
>Le taxation is theft no matter what and Qanon is legit 100%
KEK!
Even if you don't need meds, you are still a fucktard fool who drank the Kosher decoy Kool-Aid. Governance in the form of taxation=/=stealing, plus you are in your own way ignorant of human nature.While its true that there are human traffickers, some of who go and target children for outright exploitation, how do you know that Qanon is telling the truth all the way, even? Humans are neither inherently evil nor good, despite what you have been taught to think and believe through years, if not decades, of indoctrination and brainwashing by your parents, who in turn were likely culled and had this "turn the other cheek", "Walk the extra mile", "The meek share inherit the Earth", "Love your Enemy", "I was born sinful" anti-life hypocritical, twisted parabolic fucking TRASH AND CRAP from their parents, and their parents etc. by the (((Church))) be it Catholic, Protestant or or whatever; its still the same DAMN ROTTEN Kike/Hebe invented pseudo-metaphysical and vile FILTH AND GARBAGE at the core!! The (((Islamic))) program is no different in that regard; programs of enslavement and progression towards the DEATH of the soul.

[Anonymous No.9410039]

I really want something with the power of the RP2+ or better, but with 6 face buttons. Please, let me emulate the N64/Genesis with the proper 6 button layouts comfortably.

>>9400019
Honestly the best solution for DS/3DS is unironically just a 3DS with a 128GB micro SD card.. Even if you really like these portables, a 3DS can just do so much shit by itself.
>well then why don't I just carry around a Game Boy, Game Gear, etc.
well whatever then

>>9400441
I understand getting the NES, Genesis and SNES ones, but the Pocket makes no sense to me.

[Anonymous No.9410082]

>>9410039
I can't even think of any 6 button chink handhelds besides the Powkiddy A20.

[Anonymous No.9410168]

>>9410018
when you grow up into a man
you will realize the error of your ways
until that day comes ill pray for your soul

you clearly are deeply disturbed

[Anonymous No.9410187]

>>9409202
>I'm >>9409181
And then?

[Anonymous No.9410378]

Would somebody with a steam deck mind pressing where I’ve pointed with the pencil a couple times? First with gentle pressure, then with normal, and let me know if you get any dropped inputs?

[Anonymous No.9410391]

>>9393905
Really wish I waited for the 353v, as I got the 351v. The small changes to the form factor make it look much comfier to hold. Still not digging the look/placement of the trigger buttons though.

[Anonymous No.9410435]

>>9410391
Will someone ever figure how to do four shoulder buttons on a vertical handheld?

[Anonymous No.9410481]

>>9394032
you want a 3ds

[Anonymous No.9410487]

>>9410481
The N3DS XL has okay battery life, but its charge time is insane.

[Anonymous No.9410570]

>>9410487
Just charge it when you go to sleep

[Anonymous No.9411170]

>>9410391
The triggers are fine, they comfortably hold your fingers to rest on when you're not using them too.

[Anonymous No.9411271]

An underrated feature of these devices that /vr/ never talks about

[Anonymous No.9411294]

>>9403627
>No Emulation*

[Anonymous No.9411298]

>>9408921
>grills your hand
The way the Deck's designed means the only part that heats up is the middle back where your hands aren't touching

[Anonymous No.9411331]

>>9410378
More specifically, right on that corner of the right d-pad

[Anonymous No.9411393]

>>9410481
That's what I'm currently using. I'd like something with a 480p screen, no pointless second screen, a better positioned dpad but I can tolerate this for the time being.

[Anonymous No.9411492]

>>9393897
i used to be wowed by my all-in-one retro game station psp. thinking it over, i was just amazed that i got my first ever high quality portable screen. these devices are useful if you travel, i guess. however, they are flat out expensive.

[Anonymous No.9412052]

>>9410378
It works fine on mine just checked. Its a shitty dpad though. Diagonals are trash and dont register for me half the time. Terrible for fighters, its crazy how these chinks can just copy the snes dpad and its better than everything the big companies put out.

[Anonymous No.9412090]

>>9393897
So, is there a china version of the GBC or GBA which actually just plays thsoe games and uses the original screen type? I don't like the LCDs with higher resolutions.

[Anonymous No.9412107]

>>9400441
>Analogue
>Doesn't have a single analogue stick

[Anonymous No.9412138]

>>9412052
Damn it… I’m trying everything I can think of before I send it back tomorrow for the refund. I was hoping that it may have just been a “dead spot” there on everyone’s. It turned out there were a bunch of little spots on my d-pad that were “dead” but I was able to fix some of them by just rapidly pressing them for 30+ minutes with firm pressure, but there’s still a good little area there that I just can’t get. It’s just big enough too where it can trip me up sometimes, but it’s much less than before.

Bleh, just doing whatever I can before I gotta make up my mind on if it goes back.

[Anonymous No.9412198]

>>9412090
There are a few hardware clones of Game Boys but I don't know any which use original screen resolutions.

[Anonymous No.9412237]

I still have my rg350. Any updates on emulators that I should know of?

[Anonymous No.9412371]

>>9412198
Seems like such a waste.
>much more expensive to produce
>draws 10x more power
>looks way worse

[Anonymous No.9412490]

>>9393897
>150 USD + shipping and import tax
>still not doing anything a 3DS can't do
Why not just get a refurbished New 3DS XL off Aliexpress? Is there a selling point I'm missing here? PS1 games run well on it now, with ReArm and you can actually play dual screen ds games (as well as 3ds, of course).

[Anonymous No.9412506]

>>9412107
>Analogue
>Doesn't have a singledital probe
wtf are these kids even paying for?

[Anonymous No.9412538]

Kinda stupid question but i have a spare phone (Redmi note 7) i don't use so i just started to use it as a music player and emulation handheld but touch controls are pure torture. What is the best controller to get. Right now I'm using a game sir t4 pro but it's meh

[Anonymous No.9412559]

>>9412490
It still can't do N64 as far as I'm aware

[Anonymous No.9412671]

>>9412490
>800x240

[Anonymous No.9412676]

>>9412371
Lol if they produced a modern screen at a gameboys resolution it would be smaller than your pinky nail.

[Anonymous No.9412714]

>>9412676
Are you mentally handicapped?

[Anonymous No.9412762]

>>9412490
Screen quality of it just sucks bro. I loved my n3ds back when it came out but it holds up like piss now.

[Anonymous No.9413087]

>>9408432
that's awesome, I'm gonna get one

[Anonymous No.9413239]

No, I own a steam deck

[Anonymous No.9413262]

>>9400441
Just got mine in today. The screen is incredible. Buttons take slightly more force than I’d like to press. Plastic around buttons absorb finger oil so that it looks gross after an hour of play (and I’m not a sweaty manchild, they just picked the wrong plastic for this). Operating system is nice. Battery life is what I expected, usb-c is nice. Speaker placement is weird but the original gameboy had dogshit speakers so the analogue still sounds better. Ergonomically it feels better than GBC and GBA SP. The dock is cool, the screen filters look decent on my flat screen.

Overall i think it was worth the purchase price. Solely because of the screen. Its truly beautiful. I have it set to the GBC screen filter but I removed the desaturation effect. Its so beautiful.

[Anonymous No.9413263]

>>9393897
I have an Anbernic RG351V that I use for Gameboy and Gameboy Color games. I also have an Anbernic RG353MP that I use for everything else up to PS1.

RG351V is amazing for Gameboy and Gameboy Color games, very cool, and comfy to play. I have the 'wooden' one and I laugh every time I bust that shit out. Its a fucking wooden Gameboy dude.

I feel like the RG353MP was a lie that it can play N64 decently as I have tried on the Linux side AND the Android side and have repeatedly gotten shitty N64 performance to the point where I think that RetroGameCorps faggot must have had a better review unit that 'just worked' or some shit --> Believe me, I am a very technical dude, and am still pissed that they spouted this shit could play up to N64 decently.

Either way, the controls on the RG353MP are pretty damn good, and to play Playstation / SNES / Genesis / Gameboy Advance games on it is really really fun.

I have like every fucking ROM known to man, so its pretty good.

I sometimes debate the Miyoo Mini since it looks so inviting though, however it would probably only be good for Pokemon games or something, or maybe tactical RPGs like Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, Shining Force, etc.

My wife will kill me if I buy another one of these handhelds though. I will only get another one if it can do Gamecube / N64 flawlessly. Otherwise, I'm not interested in buying more of this shit.

I'd rather emulate shit on Retroarch with my older 'gayming' PC instead. More so because I like to carry over saves like a mad man and keep saves into one folder.

[Anonymous No.9413271]

>>9393931
You can literally configure any of these devices to not only have 'Favorites', but to go to the very last game that was played to have the 'same kind of functionality'.

The fact that the 'cartridge' mode is a selling point makes me feel like some of the consumers are a bit retarded.

I slightly understand where you're coming from though, but I think that any of these devices can literally do the same fucking thing.

Take it from me. You literally only maybe need the following devices: RG351V (or the newest RG353V), RG353MP for the controller since it just feels right as a SNES controller, and a Steam Deck for everything else.

I am convinced everything else is complete shit and not worth it.

[Anonymous No.9413274]

>>9394032
Clamshell --> Just get a 'New 3DS' on eBay and hack that shit.

[Anonymous No.9413276]

>>9394625
Eww no. I hate phone gamers like you. Either use a dedicated handheld, or use a laptop / PC.

Phone controls should be banned from the face of the earth. Absolute scummy niggers (literal Tyrones) I knew love playing shit on phones. Literal apes of the gaming community.

[Anonymous No.9413279]

>>9394216
Agreed. Literally all of them are only good up to PS1. N64 performance usually blows. For everything else onward, just use a PC or Steam Deck.

[Anonymous No.9413286]

>>9397442
My wife watches that stupid ape nigger show, Abbot Elementary. I cannot stand black humor, especially when it is forced through the lens of really awkward / poorly written liberal jokes.

Modern TV is so fucked. Pretty sure that show got an award too. Just awful.

[Anonymous No.9413293]

>>9399745
RG353MP is better. The stacked trigger buttons on that RG351P are garbage.

I have a RG351MP but sold that shit online since it was heavy, and fucking garbage with actual SNES emulation.

[Anonymous No.9413298]

>>9413286
if i were in your position i would fart very close to her every time that show was on

[Anonymous No.9413303]

>>9400619
Oh no bro, the RG351MP is awful. It's way too heavy, and the SNES emulation is jank as fuck. It has this weird screen tearing thing where you have to use the 2005 core of the SNES emulator just to get okay performance.

Bro, sell that shit and get the RG353MP instead. Has a way better controller feel to it, and it does everything the RG351MP can.

[Anonymous No.9413316]

>>9403824
The SNES color plus the Super Nintendo controller is pretty good. Honestly, this is the better choice in this price range.

[Anonymous No.9413317]

i want a mini but that price and size seems a bit gimmicky. plus they are never in stock on aliexpress lol.

[Anonymous No.9413350]

>>9413317
There is a literal YouTube guide to check when/how often they do restocks. Also a discord channel which pings you if they do. I’m fully satisfied with mine. Shipping took less than 2 weeks from China.

[Anonymous No.9413354]

>>9413263
>>9413293
Correction, sorry, its the 'RG353P'. Forgot to mention this in my original posts.

[Anonymous No.9413358]

>>9413298
Honestly, I love her too much. I think most women are into TV garbage though, so I don't really have to care to put up with it. She'll either do that kind of shit or play some of the Yakuza games in the other room.

[Anonymous No.9413362]

>>9413350
Nice. I would literally only get a Miyoo Mini for tactical RPGs like Fire Emblem, Advance Wars, or Shining Force, all with hacked ROMs to boot as well.

Other than the Pokemon games, these don't seem that worth it though.

[Anonymous No.9413364]

>>9413271
Related edit: You can change a related game setting in JelOS and ArkOS so that it goes back to the last played game.

The fact that the Miyoo Mini still doesn't have wifi is infuriating to me since I SSH into those devices and do remote management with save files and other stuff on these devices from time to time to back shit up.

[Anonymous No.9413497]

>>9413262
Nice bro I’m getting mine soon. How is the open-source core support like?

[Anonymous No.9413530]

>>9413316
But for now tge rp3+ is $124 and has much higher resolution, double the ram, faster ram, double the processor cores. I get that this is more comfortable but the 3+ competes with thd odin lite now. It runs ps2 and gamecube often with light upscaling.

[Anonymous No.9413537]

>>9412714
Are you? My phone screen is 2k. A gameboy is like 100x100 pixels. It's a hilarious request to want a 100x100 resolution.

[Anonymous No.9413692]

>>9411271
How is the lag?

[Anonymous No.9413695]

>>9413286
If you spent more time with her instead of your toys she wouldn’t watch bad tv shows.

[Anonymous No.9413696]

>>9412371
Chink clones use commodity parts, there is no manufacturer of 3 inch 160x144 screens.

[Anonymous No.9413697]

>>9413530
>It runs ps2 and gamecube often with light upscaling.
I’ll believe it once I see anons’ reviews.

[Anonymous No.9413737]

>>9396525
My wife watches kdramas, shoujo anime, and western fantasy shows. Right now it is something live action about witches and vampires time traveling in england.

[Anonymous No.9413741]

>>9413697
I mean I believe it because of the specs. If my phone could do it with similar specs 5 years ago then why would this not? The 2+/3 could already run some stuff like luigis mansion on galaxy 3 tier hardware. The rp3+ is like a note 5 or galaxy 6

[Anonymous No.9413821]

Does anyone know how can I make my rg351v look like this? Or are those shaders too resource intensive ?

[Anonymous No.9413920]

>>9405946
Damn this sucks.
Was considering getting one and was willing to pay the premium price for a premium device, but if the dpad is not good then fuck this shit.
Fuck they can't make dpads worth a shit these days...

I bought an Anbernic RG351MP before and it ate some inputs and some times registered inputs I didn't do.
Like I would start a game, leave it be and after 1-2 min I would get a dpad input or an A button press randomly.

Not to mention the dpad was dogshit itself and would fail hard when playing anything where the inputs have to work flawless like the Megaman NES games or something like that.

Was interested in a retroid pocket but not hearing much positive about those either...
Welp guess there is no handheld for me.

[Anonymous No.9413992]

>>9413920
Lol it's not a premium device? It's a $400 laptop replacement. It couldn't possibly be cheaper for what it is. It isn't an android cell phone emulation machine it's a gaming laptop in a handheld form factor.

[Anonymous No.9414032]

>>9413992
Hm yeah I worded that poorly.

I meant in the context as "emulation machine" I would pay the premium price (3-4 times what chinese ones cost) IF it was a premium device built quality wise.

In other words, if the shit costs me 400+ bucks it better has a working dpad.
Fuck

[Anonymous No.9414054]

>>9414032
It's not unreasonable to want a decent controler for a gaming handheld. I wonder how the Deck compares to other handhelds though. I only own an RG351p and it's fine for the games I play although my hands get tired after a few hours of play. I wouldn't consider playing something like megaman on a handheld though. For that I need a real controller. I haven't played with an official handheld in a while. Do the psp or 3ds have noticeably better buttons? I borrowed a switch recently and kinda had the same problems as with the anbernic. Plus having joycon drift on a 300$ device is fucking ridiculous.

[Anonymous No.9414075]

>>9413692
If you hotspot 5GHz wifi and play with 720p or less, it's barely noticeable. Less than 20ms. I can live with that.

[Anonymous No.9414079]

>>9413263
I have the 353v and i get great n64 performance on the android side even with texture packs. (Just used to benchmark i dont play with gay texture packs)
I found that the best plugin to use is the glide64 accurate or very accurate.
I used to use fast or medium in the beginning and wondered why it still stuttered so much. For some reason the presets for the high end devices work great and has the added bonus of having better graphic accuracy anyway.
What i hate about the youtubers is how much they shill the cfws on the linux side. Fuck linux dude, i tried both jelos and arkos and no matter what i did, whenever i went into sleep mode my games would always freeze no matter what system it was. I love the cute ui with the boxart and videos but its not worth that shit. Android has given me zero issues and i can even run the san andreas port on it.

[Anonymous No.9414080]

>>9414054
The Vita dpad is really good, 3DS and PSP are both okay and better than most china handhelds for sure, but still not optimal for retro games imo.

A NES / SNES or GBC like dpad would be perfect for me, but china cant copy those properly as seen in the 8bitdo controllers.

Dunno my super old NES controller dpads still work like day one, no bad inputs nothing, new shit doesnt compare.

[Anonymous No.9414103]

>>9413920
I’ve checked with multiple people including my friend, and though it’s bizarre it happened twice to me, I think it’s really not all that common. Had three people here not be able to recreate it, 2 people on steam forums, and I tried my friends unit. None had the d-pad issue that I had with 2 new units and a repair. I that second video I posted in this thread you can see that multiple people are having the issue I am if you read the comments, but it’s only a handful so I’d expect there to be a lot more if it were widespread.

I’d say the worst part in all this was steam support. Though they ultimately are giving me a refund, communication went like this:
>describe problem to see if it is a problem
>wait 1-3 days
>yep, that’s a problem, do you want to do an RMA
>wait 1-3 days
>yes
>wait 1-3 days
>we need information to do that
>wait 1-3 days
>give info
>wait 1-3 days
>okay, here’s your shipping labels
So spread that out over 2 units and me just trying to figure out what was going on and it took several months just to end up at them saying it was the way I was pressing it and leaving it at that. They offered a refund, but it was horribly frustrating by the time it was over. Probably still a lot easier than trying to get a problem solved with one of the various Chinese produced portables though.

[Anonymous No.9414109]

>>9414103
take out the 1-3 days for my replies. Got kinda over zealous there. Basically the whole process took around 2 and a half months to get sorted.

[Anonymous No.9414136]

>>9414103
>Probably still a lot easier than trying to get a problem solved with one of the various Chinese produced portables though.
Yes.
I went through that with my Anbernic, answers came with a one week delay and I had to send them all kind of proof that there is a problem took 2month until they even acknowledged it.

[Anonymous No.9414182]

>>9414032
To be fair nobody gives a shit about dpads outside of places like this. They have been obsolete for most games since 1998 outside of hotkey selection and the things have 2 control pads and 2 analog sticks. People have complained about dpads since at least ps1 and then dreamcast and xbox and ps2 and gamecube. Dpad fanatics simply cannot be appealed to outside of as accurate snes replicas as possible like 8bitdo or something.

[Anonymous No.9414206]

>>9414182
There is a million 2d indie games how does no one care about dpads these days?

[Anonymous No.9414215]

>>9414206
Wasd

[Anonymous No.9414243]

>>9414136
That’s what I figured. In retrospect I feel bad for kinda exploding on support when they suggested it was the way I was pressing it. Just a build up of the two months of back and forth and me doing a lot of the legwork trying to figure out how widespread the issue was in the first place. By the time the higher up got on I doubt he read through the whole help ticked, just watched the most recent video(>>9406809), and figured that was enough.

Sending it back today though. Did all I could to try and “fix” it without opening it up and it just isn’t happening. It’s tough cuz I’m my experience I can’t recommend one, but my experience is very specific, very bizarre, and seemingly highly unlikely to happen to most. So what it is.

[Anonymous No.9414424]

>>9414206
They play them with analog stick, I'm not even joking. I'm making a little platformer myself right ow and one of the most often requested additions is analog stick input instead of only supporting the d-pad.

[Anonymous No.9414451]

>>9414424
It fucking sucks, man. I can't believe they hamstrung the recent Metroid games by forcing you to use the analog stick.

[Anonymous No.9414458]

>>9414451
You have 360 degree aiming in those games so they at least have an excuse. Shit like the Link's Awakening remake not allowing D-Pad movement is just retarded.

[Anonymous No.9414479]

>>9414451
>>9414458
They did WHAT?

[Anonymous No.9414518]

>>9412138
autism speaks

[Anonymous No.9414683]

I'm a little upset about the rp3+ coming so soon but it is nice to have all of the psp at hand now.

[Anonymous No.9414807]

>>9414683
Why are the ABXY buttons so small? Looks great otherwise. Does the start + select button placement bother you? And the small analogs?
Might buy one.

[Anonymous No.9414835]

>>9414807
I think they were trying to make it like a switch lite. No I can hit the start and select with my finger easily but I am 6'2 and have larger hands than probably 9/10 guys. It is harder to switch between analog and dpad because of the small size than you would want but nothing crazy. The analog sticks have very little play more like a vita than a switch. The dpad is good in action and travel. It is nice to remap the camera controls for the dpad to be the second stick in this or monster hunter.

[Anonymous No.9414854]

What's a good one of these if I want it to be as good as possible, but I don't care about PS1/N64/Dreamcast and onward emulation? I'd take a weaker device if the build quality was decent, but so many of these look like they were built for people with 3 undersized, deformed hands.

[Anonymous No.9414876]

>>9414854
RG353P

[Anonymous No.9414905]

>>9414807
Anbernic's 353 devices have smaller buttons than they used to as well. I wonder why they're suddenly using smaller buttons.

[Anonymous No.9415009]

>>9414905

[Anonymous No.9415154]

>>9414518
Feels like the steam user base is more rabid than Nintendo and PlayStation combined for some reason.

[Anonymous No.9415209]

Currently playing Advance Wars, Donkey Kong Country, a variety of DOOM wads and Parasite Eve on the V90. I'm sincerely amazed at what it can do, considering it's only 29 USD. For the price I got buttons that are mushy and responsive, way better ergonomics than the Miyoo and the RG280V (due to obvious reasons) and a clamshell design which naturally protects the screen. If only it had a tiny bit more power to properly emulate intensive games, this would be a perfect gift. Still, if you can compromise a little (i.e. using FBA instead of MAME, tinkering with the emulators' settings, etc.) this is definitely a recommended device.

[Anonymous No.9415228]

>>9415209
Most importantly, I really don't understand why ANBERNIC and many other chink brands are so against the concept of removable batteries. Even the V90 uses a simple Nokia battery which can be swapped out, and that is incredibly convenient. Powkiddy makes some really shitty decisions sometimes, but I must give credit where credit's due.

[Anonymous No.9415270]

>>9415209
It is $10 on amazon right now.

[Anonymous No.9415279]

>>9413537
Fucking retard

[Anonymous No.9415286]

>>9415154
Not even that I've just never seen someone check a dpad for "dead spots" before. Never even heard of it actually.

[Anonymous No.9415287]

>>9415270
Yeah I saw that seller, but it sounds very fishy to me. At one point it was $5 for the black unit, which is simply impossible. But we're talking about Amazon here, so perhaps somebody could buy it and tell us what they actually get. If it's a brick (pretty likely), they can just use Amazon's refund policy.

[Anonymous No.9415290]

>>9412559
Both SM64 and OoT are open source now (MM in progress), and that's basically 80% of the worthwhile N64 library.

[Anonymous No.9415370]

>>9413530
Oh please Chang, did you notice that the select and start buttons aren't even on the front face of the fucking unit?

Why is it always 2 steps forward, one GIANT step back with these handhelds sometimes?

Its like these retards don't want to learn, and don't care since they know you idiots will buy them anyway.

I for one am done with them. I am sick of having to deal with Anbernic's bullshit tactics, and also all of these stupid companies that didn't have an L3 / R3 click button support for the longest time --> I'm looking at you, Retroid Pocket 2.

[Anonymous No.9415380]

>>9415209
>>9415228
v90 is all you need. all these niggas getting these handhelds and want to play gamecube and ps2 are fucking crazy, like brother its a handheld, just play handheld games

[Anonymous No.9415381]

>>9413920
This guy put it best, just use a laptop, I am convinced that if you're a musician dude too that MIGHT use LSDJ or play some small games on the side, its still the best choice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSfON4Kaqy4

[Anonymous No.9415383]

>>9415279
Maybe they can find an 85" 720p tv panel somewhere and cut it down into your 100x100 square screens for your gameboy

[Anonymous No.9415384]

>>9415381
>>9415380
>>9415370
Is this the dutiful Robbin and Punjab’n thread sirs? I would like to remind you friends to needfully reset IP before this thread you are bumping.

[Anonymous No.9415390]

>>9415380
Psp is peak handheld.

[Anonymous No.9415392]

>>9415384
good morning sir, yes this is the swindler general threads, the mods they have told us only one but sometimes we post extra swindler thread when the dutiful mod is at sleep

[Anonymous No.9415394]

>>9415286
>bro, just don’t talk about defects!

What a good consoomer

[Anonymous No.9415398]

>>9415370
The odin lite is $250 shipped and cannot be purchased right now. If you want to go on the indiegogo page and 'buy' a perk go ahead and take that risk.

[Anonymous No.9415402]

>>9415394
Do the needful you bastard

[Anonymous No.9415405]

>>9414079
I think maybe my RG353P is a fucking dud or something but the performance for N64 was awful. I tried the default pirated 'full' version of the N64 emulator they have, and nothing ran decent without gimping it with the lower spec plugin (maybe 'Rice', I forget the fucking name).

Ah well. I too have JelOS on that thing and that fucking thing always freezes on the menus with the videos playing at least 1 out of 5 times I use it. Super frustrating. I have a decent SD card with it too, so I'm pretty fucking sure its the OS.

I just play up to PS1 on that thing on the Linux side though since I was so pissed that N64 performance blowed on it.

>>9414080
The SNES style D-Pad on the RG353P is fucking incredible imo. A lot of people have no idea how nicely comfortable the device is.

[Anonymous No.9415406]

>>9415405
Ok sirs but I make little salary at my job working on this website and am unable to afford this, why should I buy it if I can’t sir?

[Anonymous No.9415410]

>>9414854
I second the RG353P. Decent device for that exact profile. Plus it does PS1 pretty well imo if you do ever slightly care for that later on. Very good for SNES / Genesis / GBA stuff which I use it for.

[Anonymous No.9415412]

>>9415406
Sir excuse me but have you tried to use your needful phone and a control pad? Perhaps you may have amazon kindle for use as tablet and then have the control pad for useful with it.

[Anonymous No.9415415]

>>9415412
You are not excused bastard BENCHOD, therefore I have not done the reading of your entire other words in the post

[Anonymous No.9415416]

>>9415410
>$130 for performance of a $10 unit
Are you fucking high?

[Anonymous No.9415417]

>>9415228
>>9415209
Yeah, seemed like a perfect match for anyone who wanted a GBA SP clone. I don't know why the Miyoo Mini fags that like Pokemon so much just don't settle for this one instead.

[Anonymous No.9415420]

>>9415416
you are a liar and a swindler sir, dutifully fuck off from this thread and my replies

[Anonymous No.9415431]

>>9415384
No retard. I'm just glad this thread exists because its a comfy mix of /g/ and /vr/ to be honest. Some of these bitches seem like decent people, and I'm glad that some found the device they like.

I just feel a lot of regret sometimes for buying some of these handhelds but thankfully sold the RG351MP when I did since that thing was a piece of shit.

Still sorta happy with the RG351V and RG353P for now though. Wish I could do amazing N64 performance but I think the best thing I can do is just to install Retroarch + a frontend on some Linux distro on the old 'gayming' PC and just roll with that.

t. hoarder of many many ROMs and music collection.

[Anonymous No.9415434]

>>9415406
>>9415412
RG353P or RG351V is all you need honestly. Everything else is splitting hairs.

[Anonymous No.9415436]

>>9415431
Post music collection benchod

[Anonymous No.9415437]

>>9415431
Honestly just order an rp3+. The promo is $124 right now. My rp3 does n64 and psp easily.

[Anonymous No.9415439]

>>9415437
Robbin and punjabn again?

[Anonymous No.9415442]

>>9415437
Shit ergonomics friend.

[Anonymous No.9415457]

>>9415434
>$150
>2gb ram
>16gb storage
>640x480
>1.8ghz quad core
>256mb cache
>>>$150
>>>>>>$150

[Anonymous No.9415458]

>>9413293
something must not be setup correctly anon, because the 353 can run super FX games at like 90 fps fast forward

[Anonymous No.9415462]

>>9415416
The SNES controller and the L1 L2 / R1 R2 buttons are righteous. If you ever used any of the devices before this, you would know that this is the best controller they have had so far, but clearly you haven't.

This is coming from a fan of the PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U Pro controller who thinks that they are God-tier controllers.

[Anonymous No.9415464]

>>9415457
hello sir you are use arrow carrot quoting function improperly you will blow your cover friend

[Anonymous No.9415467]

>>9415462
NOT RETRO BENCHOD

[Anonymous No.9415468]

>>9413303
What is the weird screen tearing thing? I have a 351MP right here and it rules for SNES.

[Anonymous No.9415472]

>>9415462
The plastic case isn't worth $80.

[Anonymous No.9415474]

>>9415436
Yeah only on Soulseek broski. Mostly 90s and 2000s indie, midwest emo, math, and shoegaze.

[Anonymous No.9415483]

>>9415474
You are a swindler who will not even post proof, may Ganesha flatten you into brown pancake for your deceit

[Anonymous No.9415484]

>>9415468
I was using 351Elec for it, and I noticed it was awful for Super Mario World. Every 5 or so seconds, it would have this weird fast forward effect / tearing issue. I've read other people online had the same issue, and the only fix is to use the 2005 core.

Maybe mine was a dud though I do not miss that piece of shit, I hated the shoulder buttons on that thing. The RG353P's stacked ones are 100x better and feel awesome.

[Anonymous No.9415490]

>>9415483
My terminal output on my laptop fucked up, but here it is fag:
https://bpa.st/REOA

[Anonymous No.9415492]

>>9413303
The 351 isn't as bad as you're saying, but the 353 is a direct upgrade so there's no reason not to get that instead.

[Anonymous No.9415494]

>>9415490
Post an image BENCHOD

[Anonymous No.9415495]

>>9415437
I will maybe consider it if the reviews are okay.

Bro though, the fucking start and select buttons are on the TOP OF THE UNIT though. How can you forgive that so easily?

[Anonymous No.9415498]

>>9415495
Do not buy this sir it is peddled by swindler chaiwala

[Anonymous No.9415503]

>>9415494
Fag, can you not read with your eyeballs?

[Anonymous No.9415507]

>>9415503
No I cannot, I have the same PUNJAB QUOTE EVERY TIME GOOD SIR!

[Anonymous No.9415509]

>>9415503
I usually read with my hands benchod, you cannot turn a page with your eyeballs

[Anonymous No.9415512]

>>9415507
Anon: shocked
Indians: ROCK

[Anonymous No.9415686]

>>9415512
AHBADMAHADJADDDI OOMAJOOMAH MAH

[Anonymous No.9415737]

>>9415503
>replying to the pajeet larp spammer of just reporting him for spamming the board
gee pal, you just blow in from stupid town or something?

[Anonymous No.9415776]

>>9415737
Reporting is for redditors

[Anonymous No.9415779]

>>9415776
>just let me keep shitting up your board lol plebbitor hurr dee durr
kill yourself.

[Anonymous No.9415901]

>>9415495
>the fucking start and select buttons are on the TOP OF THE UNIT though
I'm going to try something like this when I get my RP3+. I'll get back to you on how well it works in about a month.

[Anonymous No.9416509]

Ordered an RG351V, hoping it will alleviate my chronic boredom at work. Anyone know of any games like pic related? Just some relaxing puzzle games that don't push you against a clock.

[Anonymous No.9416670]

>>9415901
It hasn't bothered me since I've been playing pretty much just psp and my finger reaches start no problem. But with the amount of buttons i just don't see it being an issue. The home button being where the hollow of your palm is is a way bigger problem. If anything it should also be on the top of the device next to the sleep and power button on the left side.

[Anonymous No.9417320]

>>9413354
You scared me for a second there.

[Anonymous No.9417442]

>>9415901
You know what, if it has a touch screen and you can do display buttons, I guess that's not a bad workaround.

[Anonymous No.9417445]

>>9416509
Is that Magical Chase?

I'm into puzzle games too for the most part. I would say grab every Gameboy and Gameboy Color ROM known to man, and favorite shit that looks cool.

That's what I did with my RG351V, still love it. I got the wooden one.

Soulful as fuck, fun as fuck to play too.

[Anonymous No.9417542]

>>9417442
Why not just use your finger? I get for select but for start/pause it is right there.

[Anonymous No.9417653]

Are there any good portable raspberry pi kits?

[Anonymous No.9417660]

>>9417653
Why would you want this

[Anonymous No.9417694]

>>9417660
Got an old pi laying around that I’m not using for anything else so I figure I could just make it portable.

[Anonymous No.9417697]

>>9393897
No way what sort of adult would be caught dead in public playing bingbingwahoos?

[Anonymous No.9417715]

>>9417697
Clearly you don't go out lol everyones playing games on some kinda device everywhere i go.

[Anonymous No.9417719]

>>9417653
None that are really worth the money at this point.

[Anonymous No.9417721]

>>9417715
Is tick tock a game?

[Anonymous No.9417723]

>>9417715
>everyones playing games on some kinda device everywhere i go.
lmao, no virgin, nobody is doing this.

[Anonymous No.9417842]

>>9417694
The best thing you can use a pi for is retropi and buy the cable (forgot which) to composite. Pi has an analog out, unlike most machines and can go straight into a CRT without any converter,

[Anonymous No.9417879]

>>9417723
>virgin
Dude just projecting his insecurities for no reason on a retro console board.

[Anonymous No.9417885]

this thread convinced me to finally get around to CFWing my 3ds and god damn am I pleased with the results. laying in bed with crash 2 roughly one inch from my eyeballs is some comfy shit. psx in general runs just a little bit rough with the frame rate sometimes but I'm astonished at how playable it is. gonna kings field in bed for 5 hours.

[Anonymous No.9417917]

Anyone have that Google doc of all the portable emulation machines and what they play?

If I could find a decent handheld that was semi-affordable that just went up to the 6th gen, I’d be a happy camper.

[Anonymous No.9417934]

>>9417879
>n-no ur the virgin and it's totally normal to play handheld game consoles in public as a grown man
lol, you need to put your penis in a vagina bro. lose weight.

[Anonymous No.9417938]

>>9417885
>kings field in bed with a 3ds
My condolences that sounds like a bad time.

[Anonymous No.9417945]

>>9417938
hey don't worry I'll have enough fun for the both of us

[Anonymous No.9417946]

>>9415405
wonder if you can compile Mupen64plus for it, i bet it would run way better. runs games at full speed on an integrated graphics potato

[Anonymous No.9418016]

>>9417694
what pi do you have?

[Anonymous No.9418018]

>>9393897
Was considering getting either the RG353v or the RG353P. I like the P's form factor. I've watched plenty of reviews and from the looks of it, both systems do exactly what I want: Play games from the PS1 and earlier just fine.
Anyone have the RG353P that can tell me if it's decent? I've never bought one of these chink devices.

[Anonymous No.9418041]

>>9406024
Damn, missed my chance at this, it's back up to normal price.

[Anonymous No.9418053]

>>9406024
why the fuck would you ever buy this? what do you think you're going to get for $10? even those "retro gaming handhelds" with 250 built in games that they sell at drug stores are like 19.99 bare minimum and are total dogshit.

[Anonymous No.9418067]

>>9418041
It's probably a scam anyway.

[Anonymous No.9418075]

>>9418053
i think it was just a sale or something because its back at 40. the V90 is actually a solid little handheld, hopefully thats what i actually receive

[Anonymous No.9418194]

>>9417917
spreadsheets/d/1irg60f9qsZOkhp0cwOU7Cy4rJQeyusEUzTNQzhoTYTU/

[Anonymous No.9418198]

>>9417917
>>9418194
https://shauninman.com/utils/screens/
and this site is good to do a comparison for the screen size to console for some of this handhelds

[Anonymous No.9418205]

>>9417542
I imagine this would suck with Metroid Fusion or Metroid Zero Mission for GBA.

[Anonymous No.9418217]

>>9418018
I have the RG353P and the RG351V (which is basically the older version of the RG353V).

I would say if you're looking for a good Gameboy / Gameboy Color experience --> Go with the RG353V.

If you're looking for decent controls for SNES, and Genesis etc, I think the RG353P is great. Stacked shoulder buttons and all buttons feel like the SNES controller, its really good. I would not get the RG353P for Gameboy and Gameboy Color because of the stretch or bars though plus the form factor is a bit weird.

Up to you though dude.

[Anonymous No.9418223]

>>9418217
>I would not get the RG353P for Gameboy and Gameboy Color because of the stretch or bars though
All those devices have a 4:3 screen though, so you're never going to get 1:1 GB/GBC. The only one that will give you that is the upcoming Retro Pixel Pocket.

[Anonymous No.9418230]

>>9418205
>I imagine this would suck with Metroid Fusion or Metroid Zero Mission for GBA
By default yeah, but it'd be fine if you just bind missiles to one of the triggers instead.

[Anonymous No.9418382]

>>9418223
Just looked up the Retro Pixel Pocket. Goddamn that looks awful. I'll keep the RG351V thanks.

[Anonymous No.9418403]

>>9418230
That's actually not a bad idea to just remap the select and start buttons to the triggers.

[Anonymous No.9418430]

>>9418194
>>9418198
Awesome thank you. Hopefully I can find something semi-affordable.

[Anonymous No.9418693]

>>9418205
It has 6 more buttons than a gba anon.

[Anonymous No.9418696]

Ladies(male) and gentlemen, this is honestly the best emulation handheld you can get, at least for the consoles it can run.

No hate but before you spend 150 on china handhelds that break after a year get this.
Unless you absolutely need n64 and 6th gen emulation.

[Anonymous No.9418724]

The chink handhelds all look uncomfortable as FUCK
I just use my Steam Deck these days, though holding left on the d-pad or the B button causes cramps cause they're too far to the side. If I'm playing some game that needs the B button a ton I just bind it to A. Still not perfect and they obviously prioritzed the analog stick positions, but I do like the d-pad itself, and the tons of buttons are useful for PC games. I'm sure it's miles more comfortable than the chinkbricks anyway.

[Anonymous No.9418789]

Let me guess, you need more.

[Anonymous No.9418797]

>>9418724
>I do like the d-pad itself
it isn't the greatest d-pad though to be fair, it has issues with diagonals like other anons mentioned, but I don't feel that while I'm playing platformers and whatever. I prefer how it feels over the stiff Xbox's and the Switch Pro's where I can notice the misinputs on that.

[Anonymous No.9418880]

RG505 up for pre-order. Apparently the same chipset as the Retroid Pocket 3+, but with hall effect joysticks, OLED screen, bigger battery, gyro... etc.

[Anonymous No.9418950]

>>9418880
They also made the screen EXACTLY double the resolution of psp so it seems to be set up specifically for perfect psp emulation. The 30:17 resplution was retarded to begin with but this now causes some cutoff in 16:9 psp emulation. This will not.

[Anonymous No.9418984]

>>9418696
Fuck off. I couldn't even get snes and gba to run on it without audio crackling issues. Vita is a shit handheld emulator, these chink shits outclass it easily, you even have some now that use the exact same screen kek.

[Anonymous No.9419003]

Is there a retro handheld that looks/feels like a Gameboy Color (With extra X/Y Buttons obviously), can play SNES/Genesis etc. and doesn't have any huge design flaws?

[Anonymous No.9419024]

>>9418789
My hands hurt and my eyes are sore just looking at this pic. If they sacrificed the retro design to make the D-Pad as big as the device and have actions buttons on the side or something, it could actually be comfortable in the form factor. But definitely not like this.

[Anonymous No.9419035]

>>9419003
For me rg351v. Sold mine after getting a steam deck hut I kinda want a miyoo mini (consoooom) anyway

[Anonymous No.9419041]

>>9418880
Oled has me intrigued.

[Anonymous No.9419042]

>>9418984
Most of them have far superior screens now.

[Anonymous No.9419089]

>>9419042
Exactly, which is why im not feeling anbernic starting to use old vita oleds now instead of sticking to 4:3 screens.
The vita oled was nice at the time but it really doesn't hold up well. Don't get me wrong it's still a nice screen but it has a low level of brightness, is prone to burn in and "dirty" screens and most importantly its widescreen. Fuck widescreen for a retro emulation device.

[Anonymous No.9419091]

>>9418984
>I couldn't even get snes and gba to run on it without audio crackling issues.
Did you use RA for those?

[Anonymous No.9419098]

>>9419091
Yeah. I tried standalone emulators too but they had terrible uis and other issues idr. This was years ago to be fair, i dont know if things improved since then but i have no reason to use my vita for emulation now anyway.

[Anonymous No.9419101]

>>9419003
analogue pocket lmao

[Anonymous No.9419110]

>>9419089
the upside to oled is that the black bars and 4:3 content will at least be pitch black and not grey.
Though longevity could be better but making you buy a device every 4 months is what anbernic does.

[Anonymous No.9419126]

>>9419110
Yeah i know it still seems like a dumb design choice for a retro handheld to have a 16:9 screen but sadly thats probably where these handhelds are going to shift to going forward, especially if they want to start using oleds because there probably isnt an already existing 4:3 oled for them to use thats small enough for a handheld. (Only one i can think of is my old samsung galaxy tab s3s screen and thats way too big.)

[Anonymous No.9419128]

>buttons feel cluttered
>can't easily swap the battery
>it needs two SD cards instead of one

Not trying to shit on this handheld because it does look cool and, actually, it is way more potent than a V90; but is there a practical reason to get this over the latter? I found it for 60$, which should be a good price, although for half of the value you can buy something that is way more comfortable and, as a plus point, the aforementioned drawbacks simply aren't there. Should I pull the trigger or this anon >>9415380 is right? It feels to me that these handhelds can be as powerful as you'd like, but if the form factor just isn't there, then it's all pointless.

Of course you could emulate MAME and PS1 at full speed, but at what cost? I'd rather play such games at 40-50 FPS instead of 60, if that means I can use the device for more than 10 minutes and my hands don't feel cramped. What do you think? Ultimately, it looks like an amazing handheld for RPGs and simple puzzle games, but anything more than that and you'll experience exactly what I just said.

[Anonymous No.9419136]

Why is everyone here happy with their chink device?

Feels like I'm living in a parallel universe where Anbernic and co. are not hot garbage.
Bought an Anbernic RG351MP last year which not only was weak as fuck, felt like cheap trash worth maybe 50 bucks at best, but also died within a week.

Like fuck man, are you just playing pokemon on that thing or what? The dpad is SHIT and so are the buttons.

[Anonymous No.9419147]

>>9419136
>Why is everyone here happy with their chink device?
>
>Feels like I'm living in a parallel universe where Anbernic and co. are not hot garbage.
>Bought an Anbernic RG351MP last year which not only was weak as fuck, felt like cheap trash worth maybe 50 bucks at best, but also died within a week.
>
>Like fuck man, are you just playing pokemon on that thing or what? The dpad is SHIT and so are the buttons.
What dpads do you like? I had a 351v and I enjoyed the dpad, it was pretty good. Better than modern controllers that's for sure.

[Anonymous No.9419165]

>>9419128
If you're going for ultra portable just get a miyoo mini

[Anonymous No.9419181]

>>9419165
But the Miyoo is even worse though. It's not easily available and, if it is, you will pay double or triple the actual cost. The buttons (especially L/R) are awkwardly placed. IIRC the battery is cabled and it's a bitch to replace. If not that, then the battery lid is the real bitch since it falls off while you're playing. It has lots of redeeming qualities as well but, for the price tag it has nowadays, you might as well save a bit more money and buy a Retroid.

[Anonymous No.9419192]

>>9419181
Do you actually have one? I've never heard anyone have issues with the fucking battery lid and I've certainly never had any either idk how its possible to unclip the lid unless you're some kind of autist who keeps picking at it or something.
The l and r buttons aren't awkwardly placed either. They're placed where they're supposed to be, its just awkward to use if you're playing a game that requires you to constantly use the shoulder buttons as well as face buttons due to the size of the device.
The miyoo mini is easily available even if you buy from a reseller instead of waiting to pick it up at night from them, its only 40 bucks more, that's not triple the cost bro, even at 100 bucks its not bad unless you're poor.

[Anonymous No.9419224]

>>9419128
V90 is $10 on amazon. Unless a device plays n64+, paying more than $40 for it seems completely retarded.

[Anonymous No.9419227]

>>9419089
But they clearly made it for psp.

[Anonymous No.9419241]

>>9419227
>a portable device designed to emulate another portable device thats still easily available
Wew

[Anonymous No.9419256]

>>9419241
>a complete free library of games and a new better looking screen and mapable second stick for camera control and usb-c and an entire back catalog of consoles plus ngc and ps2 plus wifi 6 streaming for $124-150
Vs
>a horribly ghosting screen from 2004 with micro usb with obsolete wifi that doesn't even work with having to buy stupid discs with obsolete memory stick duos with obsolete battery packs

Hmmm wow it's so crazy

[Anonymous No.9419271]

>>9419192
For a handheld that was and still is supposed to be 50 bucks, I'm not paying 100 dollars, sorry. It's not a matter of being poor or not, but being smart. Admittedly the complaint about the lid came from a single review on YouTube though, maybe the guy simply received a defective unit.
>>9419224
I completely agree. Also, did anyone ever try buying from that seller on Amazon? 10 dollars for a V90 sounds like a scam to me. That's the price of a GB Station, not a V90.

[Anonymous No.9419272]

>>9419271
I did. One has shipped so far. I bought 4 to give for christmas. If they are rocks, big deal, amazon will refund me.

[Anonymous No.9419273]

>>9419181
>It's not easily available and, if it is, you will pay double or triple the actual cost.
You can order one from AliExpress right now.

[Anonymous No.9419293]

>>9419272
True. If you want you can you give us an update on one of these threads in the future. Personally I would like to know if you actually get it.
>>9419273
Not at the price it's supposed to be.

[Anonymous No.9419307]

>>9418880
OLED and actually decent buttons. Preordered mine because it came out about $50 cheaper than RP3+ if you include shipping. Here's hoping Chang ships it to me by Christmas.

>>9419035
Miyoo Mini is great. I got mine off the official store because I happened to refresh when it restocked in the middle of the night. Pic related. Very satisfied with it, especially the auto save-state and quick resume feature. I put in over 50 hours playing various GBA/PS1 games.

[Anonymous No.9419325]

>>9419307
>Here's hoping Chang ships it to me by Christmas.
Supposedly they will be shipping on November 30th.

[Anonymous No.9419331]

>>9419307
Dunno if the code is used up but the rp3+ had one for $25 off that I used. That made it $124. Supposedly it was only for rp3 owners but they didn't even check for that.

[Anonymous No.9419343]

>>9406024
>>9406860
>>9406896
>>9409049
First time posting in the thread but I gotta say my brain screamed "scam" but I figured what the hell 10 bucks + Amazon refunds and I'm astonished there's a tracking number

[Anonymous No.9419350]

>>9419343
Well the device is 4 years old now right? They might just be liquidating to get rid of the things now. Inventory space costs money. This is probably at cost.

[Anonymous No.9419410]

>>9419343
Let us know what you get in the mail.

[Anonymous No.9419417]

>>9418880
Holy fuck I was going to buy the RP3+ this Friday, should I wait? Anber usually has better community support for their devices thanks to Linux.

[Anonymous No.9419423]

>>9419417
I mean, the RG505 seems like the better device unless you are really hung up about stacked shoulder buttons. I'm debating on buying one myself, but I typically like smaller handhelds.

[Anonymous No.9419437]

>>9419343
For $10 you get decent SNES/GBA emulation and below. Well worth a punt as long as it doesn't explode in your pants.

>>9419331
I tried it and didn't work.

I think around $100-200 is the right price for these chink handhelds anyway. Any more expensive and you'd rather buy something like a Switch Lite or Steam Deck.

[Anonymous No.9419438]

>>9419417
The only selling point you can give the rp3+ over it since their internals are more or less the same is the screen has significantly higher resolution. So if you want to play any games streamed from your pc to the device with steamlink or moonlight I would say the rp3+ is the better choice. This obviously is a big deal if you like indie games or to emulate switch on pc and stream it. If you prefer the sticks and the oled brightness and will not be using it as a streaming pc game device pick the amber. Personally I like steam link and that is my choice but the perfect 2x psp aspect ratio is pretty sick as is the oled black bars for full screen.

[Anonymous No.9419462]

>>9419437
Personally I would choose an ayn odin over a steam deck because I already have a gaming laptop that is more powerful than a deck and the decks screen kind of sucks. Anytime I would want to pack a steam deck I would just take my laptop and anytime I were at home and wanting a handheld on the couch I would just steam link from my much more powerful desktop. The ayn odin has a much better 1080p screen and isn't absurdly sized. I think the deck is perfect for if I were 13 and couldn't afford a gaming laptop as $400 for everything it does is excellent. I just see the thing more as a gaming laptop replacement than a handheld emulator. And I think the rest of the market sees this with that expensive logitech device that fills that couch streaming niche.

[Anonymous No.9419465]

>>9418880
Surprised with the pricing after the whole RG552 debacle, this has a competitive price.

[Anonymous No.9419473]

>>9419417
505 is android only.

[Anonymous No.9419482]

>>9419465
It might only be launch price knowing them. Next thing you know it will be $200 to compete with odin lite

[Anonymous No.9419485]

>>9419482
It's supposed to go up by $10 after launch.

[Anonymous No.9419583]

>>9419485
They must really be losing money to retroid if this is real

[Anonymous No.9419663]

>>9418880
Would have considered this over the RP3+ if it has stacked shoulders. Was the RG353P having stacked just a miracle?

[Anonymous No.9419717]

>>9419583
Competition is great for consoooomers.

[Anonymous No.9419732]

>RP3+
+ high DPI screen with higher brightness
+ stacked shoulder buttons
+ smaller, less bezels
+ android store for all the store bing bing wahoos
- small ABXY buttons
- tiny analogs
- select and start button placement
- more expensive, especially if you're european

>RG505
+ OLED screen
+ nice buttons
+ meme hall effect analogs
+ proper start and select placement
+ bigger battery
+ more recent android
+ cheaper
- chunkier, big bezels
- dim screen, low brightness

So, how's the veredict?

[Anonymous No.9419758]

>>9419732
>RG505
>cheaper
They're basically the same price right now since the RP3+ has the $5 off coupon, also the RG505 going to go up later too. I guess it might still be cheaper in Europe even after the price increase though.
>how's the verdict?
Damn the chinks for always putting at least one major flaw on these every time without fail.

[Anonymous No.9419763]

>>9419732
rg505 doesn't have hdmi output either

[Anonymous No.9419764]

>>9419732
Any of these run the psp flawless?

[Anonymous No.9419772]

>>9419732
How much bigger is the 505? I've seen videos of the RP3 and it's very pocketable.

[Anonymous No.9419842]

>>9419763
>rg505 doesn't have hdmi output either
Must be why the the screenshots on their site aren't showing the top of the device lmao

[Anonymous No.9419885]

>>9419256
Alright fine.

[Anonymous No.9419954]

>>9419764
Both run it at 2x.
>>9419732
They are the same price for now.

[Anonymous No.9420014]

>>9418984
>>9419098
Did you at least tested the emulators "snes9xTYLcm Mod 180404" and "UO gpSP kai v3.4 test 4 build 230" inside adrenaline?
When I used them years ago they were the best emulators for those systems in the Vita and way better compared to RA.
Recently I saw some comments saying that the updates for mGBA and RA for vita are way better.

[Anonymous No.9420020]

Too many.. makes for paralysis by analysis - when you only had one handheld and three games, you always knew what to play.

Right now I’m enjoying the pocket bc it just came in, and prior to that was using the deck but before that - I modded out a few of these bad boys, replacing the screen in the nomad the game gear and the gba sp. fun projects

[Anonymous No.9420054]

>>9420020
you're a retard for getting the pocket when you have original hardware. kys

[Anonymous No.9420137]

>>9420020
>that switch

[Anonymous No.9420180]

>>9418880
are they really using the Vita OLED panels or those are different panels?
The Vita OLED panels all have this weird mura effect.

[Anonymous No.9420187]

>>9420180
probably. This entire chinese handheld boom has been nothing but chinese warehouses taking advantage of unused components.

[Anonymous No.9420208]

>>9393897
Looks neat, especially this one>>9400441
I want one, but I probably wouldn't actually play it.
> Do you own any yourself?
Does Steam Deck count?

[Anonymous No.9420216]

>Horizontal
Pleb
>Vertical
Patrician
>Clamshell
Chad The Demigod of a Thousand Ladies

[Anonymous No.9420221]

>>9419293
>Not at the price it's supposed to be.
They are always in stock at this times. Is really easy to get one for the right price. Some colors get sold out really fast, but others stay up almost 2 hours before getting sold out. If they are not selling the color that you want just try in another day, because they sell different colors each day. If I'm not wrong they sell 2 colors each day.
9AM GMT (UK)
10AM Central European Time
4AM Eastern Standard Time
1AM Pacific Standard Time
11PM Hawaii Standard Time (no Daylight Savings)
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005003611677275.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFc756wjdLk

[Anonymous No.9420241]

>>9419772
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Og-QykSG4

[Anonymous No.9420385]

>>9420216
I'd agree. Too bad the only clamshells are the DS family of handelds.

[Anonymous No.9420408]

>>9420216
>flappy hinges
Yeah, no thanks

[Anonymous No.9420445]

>>9420408
Kek thats really the best you got?

[Anonymous No.9420589]

How well do the RG353 devices handle Dreamcast games? I have an RG351V, but I've got a hard on for the RG353M right now. I just can't justify it though because it seems like it plays most of the same shit... but apparently can play Dreamcast games? I think I've decided against an RG505 or RP3+, I just don't like big-ass handhelds, I never use my Switch or Steam Deck for that reason.

[Anonymous No.9420617]

>>9420408
Never seen a handheld with flappy hinges since the ds lite and that was a one off. If designed well that isn't an issue.

[Anonymous No.9420630]

What the fuck the right stick on my 353v stopped working properly and I've only had this thing for a week. I've only used the stick for ocarina of time but now up and down wont register unless I press in the stick and even then it's only half the time.

[Anonymous No.9420679]

>>9418789
Lol, I thought it was an actual GB emulator device, which would basically run forever. Thought you could just load up your favourite game and leave it on the main menu as a decorative and personalized keychain.
But nope. Oh no. Not even close.
>Another useless new console
>Only 5 "games"
>2 hours of battery life
>Unplayable scale
Why does this even exist?

[Anonymous No.9420752]

>>9420216
Horizontal vs Vertical is debatable but I agree clamshells are based. There just aren't enough good options for them outside of OEM unfortunately.

[Anonymous No.9420816]

>>9420216
>>9420385
>>9420752
Hopefully the AYANEO Flip will be good.
https://www.gizmochina.com/2022/06/24/ayaneo-flip-handheld-gaming-console-with-a-folding-design-teased/

[Anonymous No.9420921]

>>9418880
Man, I really wish these chink companies would stop trying to rip off Switch colors or at least offer different ones, I liked how Retroid had the translucent shells

[Anonymous No.9421337]

I went ahead and bought a RG353M. Loved my RG350M, so this should be a nice upgrade. Bought it from an Amazon seller so it should be here on Saturday.

[Anonymous No.9421342]

>>9400441
5x more expensive than the other chink handhelds has worse build quality

[Anonymous No.9421381]

>>9419003
gpi case 2 is the closest. dmg look but sized like a pocket. it can play way more than 16 bit console because its an rpi4 device. it feels the way better than the chinese handhelds. plastic is premium abs injection molded. buttons are perfect. feels like a nintendo product.

but they went with an absolute dogshit screen with a horrible pixel refresh rate.

https://youtu.be/Cy0u79K2vxg

sucks because everything else about this thing was perfect

[Anonymous No.9421387]

>>9420816
AYYY

[Anonymous No.9421393]

Miyoo Mini's are up on the official Aliexpress store, tonight they have the white and the blue. I ordered a blue one myself.

[Anonymous No.9421419]

>>9420816
The battery life is a joke

[Anonymous No.9421424]

>>9420221
>>9421393
Yes, yes, we know you like it.
It just looks extremely uncomfortable to play, and for having that much power it's a pity it doesn't have an analogue stick.
It just seems badly balanced overall.
>Make it bigger
>Dial back the specs for more battery life
>Alternatively add a stick
I will now buy your device.
Would still prefer a clamshell to protect the screen and make shoulder buttons less awkward though.

[Anonymous No.9421425]

>>9421424
>Make it bigger
>Which defeats the whole purpose
Buy one of the RG353 devices if you want something bigger. The Miyoo Mini's whole appeal is that it is fucking tiny.

[Anonymous No.9421432]

>>9421393
>4:3 screen
almost bit, but damn.

[Anonymous No.9421436]

>>9421432
These are really only good up through the PS1, so there's not going to be anything of note using 16:9.

[Anonymous No.9421438]

>>9421436
Just a tiny bit wider and it would have been perfect for GBA games.

I don't see the point of playing PS1 games on something so tiny any way.

[Anonymous No.9421447]

>>9393897
Any of these chinkshit handhelds comparable yet to a GBA or ideally, a PSP?
Just give me working buttons and a good screen in a sensible size, how difficult is it lmao

[Anonymous No.9421457]

>>9421447
ayn odin (non-Lite) can play those systems just fine, along with Gamecube, PS2, DS/3DS etc

[Anonymous No.9421487]

>>9421447
The retroid pocket 3 and 3+ both play psp. The ambernic RG505 plays psp. The odin lite plays psp. The odin lite is $227 16:9 6" 1080p, the $145 rp3+ is 16:9 4.7" 750p, the $147 RG505 is 30:17 4.95" and 544p. All play psp at 2x or higher as well as gamecube and ps2 at at least 1x resolution. Please note that the rg505 has low resolution but a higher contrast ratio and is also perfect aspect ratio for psp.

[Anonymous No.9421536]

>>9421457
Fuck does it really cost $230 just to carry a PS2 around these days? Just recently discovered this chinese handheld market craze and I feel like we should be doing better than this.

[Anonymous No.9421540]

>>9421536
Just make your own handheld factory.

[Anonymous No.9421548]

>>9421540
I'll save the time and effort and just carry an actual PS2 in my backpack to work.

[Anonymous No.9421673]

>>9421548
You could buy one of those homemade portable ps2s on ebay. I saw someone stuffed a ps2 into a wii u controller before kek.

[Anonymous No.9421675]

>>9421548
At what point is it better to just buy a gaming laptop than one of these things? If you buy one of those you can even upscale to 4k on a tv.

[Anonymous No.9421849]

>>9420385
The powkiddy v90 is good though

[Anonymous No.9421892]

Bought a RG351P for 69€. If i like it i'll buy a bunch more for christmas presents. If i don't like it, one kid in the family will have a shitty christmas present.

[Anonymous No.9421931]

>>9421892
I bought one early in the year after finding the 351V an uncomfortable piece of shit, don't regret it, most used handheld simply because it's the most comfortable.
Depends on your expectations though, emulation for PSX is not very reliable and more so for anything above, furthermore, the shoulder buttons are also unreliable.

[Anonymous No.9421946]

>>9421931
Nah, just old stuff, GBA, NES, maybe SNES. But thanks for the warning.

[Anonymous No.9421961]

>>9421931
This is why those having analog sticks is so retarded

[Anonymous No.9421980]

>>9420630
Retroid sells every modular component in the case of wear out, damage, or failure lol

[Anonymous No.9421982]

>>9420589
I have an rp3 and it isn't very big at all. In fact I could do with it being meatier.

[Anonymous No.9422015]

Oof looks like they really fucked up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QtVeHlDtRI

[Anonymous No.9422026]

>>9421457
>>9421487
Is the hardware comparable? What's the benefit over a PSP other than retroarch is preinstalled? I reference the PSP since it's the last good handheld that I used and they're practically free now

[Anonymous No.9422192]

>>9421982
Is it comfortable to hold for long periods of time?

[Anonymous No.9422215]

>>9415468
Same, he's just full of shit. It's also not heavy at all.

[Anonymous No.9422235]

These things having 16:9 screens is absoteluly retarded.

[Anonymous No.9422271]

>>9420054
No NeoGeo or PCEngine Handheld my man - don't hate.. It does SNES and Genesis well too with the openfnpga cores, and also gotta preserve that Original Hardware by enjoying it minimally when possible.

You'd hate my console collection..

[Anonymous No.9422281]

>>9422235
It makes sense if they are powerful enough to run PSP but most aren't

[Anonymous No.9422289]

>>9422235
Seriously, I hope it doesnt become the trend moving forward. A 16:9 screen just for one console and moonlight streaming is absurd.

[Anonymous No.9422356]

>>9421982
Smaller than I expected, hm... I'll have to think about it, though if I did get something with that chipset it would still be the RG505. I do think that aesthetically the RP3+ looks way nicer.

[Anonymous No.9422407]

>>9422235
>>9422289
But Android games/ports...Also I'm used to emulating with borders on my PC anyway.

[Anonymous No.9422415]

>bought a 351V on Amazon
>Amazon being retarded dicks keep stalling the order because they're still charging my old deactivated card even though I already updated my information
>cancel that and buy it on the manufacturer's site instead
>specifically choose the model that ships in the US, pay extra for faster UPS shipping
>day passes
>get a tracking number to a carrier I never heard of, look them up
>China-based courier
>day 2 and the tracking hasn't even updated with a location

CHINKED

[Anonymous No.9422435]

>>9422235
It makes sense moving up to higher end resolutions and consoles that it would happen especially with parts reuse where that is the most common aspect ratio. I think there will still be the current sized handhelds with weird resolutions but they won't be as common as chips get more powerful.

>>9422415
Looks like someone hasn't frequented /csg/ on /g/ enough.

[Anonymous No.9422441]

it's finally shipping, feels like I've been waiting for one whole year.
Fun how in the rush I forgot to grab the screen protector but instead I got the useless case and now I have to use one of these universal film protectors because I'm paranoid about scratching the screen

[Anonymous No.9422448]

>>9417653
do NOT get the retroflag gpi case, it sucks, screen is way too small, performance is crap

[Anonymous No.9422524]

>>9421536
my phone (S9) has the same CPU as the odin but retailed at 700 on release, so yes. PS2 needs quite a bit of juice for mobile processors. A used business PC with 5-ish year old integrated graphics could do PS2 at 1x scaling for maybe half the price of the Odin, but you're tethered to an outlet and using more power. The Odin is the absolute cheapest handheld solution right now for those systems.

[Anonymous No.9422783]

>>9417934
>HaVe SeX LoSe WeIGhT
You are a fucking idiot from /b/ who either is blowing diarrhea out of his brain for the fuck of it, or a down syndrome retard spewing said verbal diarrhea who actually thinks in black and white like the lifelong fool he is.You wanna prove me wrong, Post picture with timestamp, then!

[Anonymous No.9422793]

>>9418880
>Vita OLED Screen
>Better chipset
>Anbernic's established good build quality + d-pad/face buttons

It could be a winner, and an excellent PSP-emulation machine as others have mentioned.

I don't think I'll need it because I'm happy with my RG353P, it's got really good ergonomics, but definitely something to keep an eye on.

[Anonymous No.9422828]

>>9422235
>>9422435
This is why the RG552 is one of the best to buy for retro games. It has the aspect ratio of 5:3 + the higher resolution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUjJa1pA9tE&t=297s

[Anonymous No.9422886]

>>9421536
The price to performance of those chips for anything less isn't good enough unless you want to salvage chips from a junkyard of trashed smartphones or cobble together your own DIY one with an old smartphone, which people have done but takes a lot of effort to accomplish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px1A6XptqhQ

The lower end CPU makers that isn't Mediatek, Qualcomm or etc. are targeting where the chips most show up prominently and they only update their ARM cores designs enough where they do the least amount of updating to dissuade the salvaging of chips for emulation handhelds since these chips also go into things like TV setboxes, TVs themselves, and lower end smartphones.

[Anonymous No.9422913]

>>9422407
Borders suck on a small screen. I hate unused real estate on a screen less than 6 inches.

[Anonymous No.9422935]

>>9421425
It's an awful gimmick if it isn't meant to actually be played by anyone.

[Anonymous No.9423105]

>>9422441
Enjoy your 35 dollar shipping goy. Definitely doesn't cost more than 15 dollars to ship your shit, they're ripping you off

[Anonymous No.9423156]

>>9418880
Fuck that. Side by side shoulder buttons? Why can't they fucking do stacked shoulder buttons. So retarded. Always one giant step back.

[Anonymous No.9423162]

>>9419128
I have read that most people who can stand this device usually get special 3D printed grips for it on Etsy.

[Anonymous No.9423170]

>>9419128
I would compare this to the Miyoo Mini. These devices only look good for strategy RPG's like Fire Emblem / Shining Force, or Pokemon games, that's it.

[Anonymous No.9423176]

>>9419136
Thank you. I got a RG351MP last year and thought it was complete garbage. Maybe it was just my model but I had screen tearing issues on SNES if I didn't use the 2005 SNES9x core on games like Super Mario World.

It weighed like a fucking brick, and I hated the shoulder buttons.

Way happier with the RG353P personally. I occassionally play SNES and Genesis games on it, and play hacks of strategy games (Fire Emblem, Shining Force, etc).

I have every ROM under the sun too. Only disappointment was N64. I tried every fucking option with the Mupen64 standalone emulator on Android but could never get N64 to run ok. The 'gimped' setting where it makes it look shitty ran OK at best. I was mega disappointed in this respect, but have convinced myself that there will never be an affordable handheld that will tick the boxes of perfect N64 or Gamecube.

>inb4 Steam Deck fags or Aya Neo fans

No, I am not paying > $150+ for some shit. I'm done.

Anyway, rant aside, I think they're great devices if you figure out what form factor you like. I personally really really really like the portrait form factor of the RG351V I have. It's just stupid big fun. I saw that the RG353V is smaller slightly and that irks me about it. I liked how stupidly big the RG351V was in comparison.

[Anonymous No.9423180]

>>9419147
Only drawback for the RG351V are the weirdly placed shoulder buttons. You get used to it, and I only actually play that device for GB / GBC anyway, but the triggers on the RG353V look enticing in comparison.

[Anonymous No.9423184]

>>9419181
One other SUPER flaw for the Miyoo Mini that I do not like --> No actual Wi-Fi.

I do remote management with my devices, especially Linux servers etc, and even I can fucking SSH into the RG351V or RG353P I have.

[Anonymous No.9423195]

>>9419192
>its just awkward to use if you're playing a game that requires you to constantly use the shoulder buttons as well as face buttons due to the size of the device.
I agree with this.

Most people who buy the Miyoo Mini are those Zoomers who play Pokemon hacks, or dudes who play turn based RPGs to literally play games with one hand while... idk doing other shit like walking in national parks or shit (yeah, no joke, apparently this is a thing...)

Looks like a cool device though. I just hate that it doesn't have Wi-Fi. I constantly debate it for strategy RPG's though I totally already have the Anbernic RG351V and RG353P at this point and don't need it.

[Anonymous No.9423197]

>>9419256
Damn, owned. Yeah I hate PSP and Vita fags that try to think they're so much better than people with the current state of emulation.

Does no one remember how fucking expensive those memory sticks were to begin with?

[Anonymous No.9423234]

>>9423156
>Side by side shoulder buttons? Why can't they fucking do stacked shoulder buttons.
Chinks apparently prefer them to be side-by-side, I'm not sure why.

[Anonymous No.9423238]

>>9420020
Fuck yeah, Sega Nomad and Gamegear.

You better have the backlit mod on that Gamegear though dude.

[Anonymous No.9423242]

>>9420054
I wouldn't say KYS, but I think its kind of dumb.

Analog Pocket is such a fucking grifter device. The menus looks jenk, and it just looks like the idea of using ROMs was such an afterthought with the shitty basic menus.

[Anonymous No.9423245]

>>9420216
Too bad those Powkiddy clamshell devices look terrible, and play even worse.

[Anonymous No.9423247]

>>9420221
Russ I didn't know you like to hang on /vr/ you fucking fag

[Anonymous No.9423250]

>>9420816
Yuck, it looks like those fucking New 2DS's that had that shitty 'I look like an Android phone' screen for the top screen.

You might as well just use a phone if it looks that much uncanny, fuck, dude.

[Anonymous No.9423253]

>>9421438
Do you realize how much black bordering is on the original Gameboy and Gameboy Color?

When you do, you stop worrying about this stupid kind of shit.

[Anonymous No.9423263]

>>9422015
>>9420216
Clamshell faggot will defend this shit, just you wait. Because he never has had a 3DS have its fucking hinge almost break even with normal use, because they're 'superior'.

What a stupid fuck

[Anonymous No.9423267]

>>9422215
No motherfucker, original Anon here. It WAS heavy as fuck in comparison, and awkwardly strained my hands. Do not get the RG351MP.

If anything, there are so many better options like the RG353P now, or even the Retroid Pocket 3+.

[Anonymous No.9423275]

>>9422793
Fellow RG353P fag here, I agree. Ergonomics on the RG353P is fucking peak kino.

[Anonymous No.9423278]

>>9422828
>Still has black bars.

Yeah okay, please keep convincing yourself that you literally didn't buy one of the WORST Anbernic devices ever released. That thing was doomed to fail from the start.

[Anonymous No.9423287]

The RG353P is going to be considered a fluke. It's only good precisely because it doesn't follow conventional Anbernic designs and they're already starting to return to their old ways. I kind of wish I bought one during the 11.11 sale now because I still don't think it's worth the full price that Anbernic overcharges for their products though.

[Anonymous No.9423390]

>>9423250
Anon, you don't understand the beauty of this stacked screens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESR5byeSgiY

[Anonymous No.9423426]

>>9423390
Why the fuck would you pay $500 for a dual screen phone when you can probably get a used gaming laptop for roughly that price? Are you retarded?

Man, even a fucking New 3DS is a better deal than this. What kind of fucking fag plays Gamecube tier games on a smart phone?

[Anonymous No.9423447]

>>9423278
I didn't buy. I'm just reading and viewing some reviews to see which one to buy.
do you have any recommendation for light weight handheld? I have a Vita 1000 but he is too heavy, so I was thinking to get a light weight handheld, some of the choices are Miyoo Mini, RG353V or a RG353P.
The Miyoo Mini and RG353V in particular because the Mini weights 106 grams and the RG353V 180 grams while the the RG353P is 210 grams.
In comparison the Vita 1000 weights 260 grams.

[Anonymous No.9423460]

>>9423447
RG353P has the best ergonomics imo, and is PERFECT if you're into SNES, Genesis, and GBA.

If you want to do more Gameboy / Gameboy Color, the RG353V should do you fine too. Plus its got those cool triggers that look good.

I have both the RG353P and the RG351V. I use the RG353P for SNES / Genesis / everything else (plus I play a ton of strategy RPGs like Fire Emblem, Shining Force, etc). I also have every ROM known to man for every other console too, so it's pretty good for everything up to PS1.

I use the RG351V ONLY for Gameboy / Gameboy Color since the form factor is perfect. The RG353V looks like a better version imo, so if you're into that kind of form factor, it should be good.

I would say ask yourself this: Do you like your Vita? If so, go with the RG353P for the form factor. Do you prefer the original DMG Gameboy portrait style? Then go with the RG353V.

The Miyoo Mini looks cool for Pokemon or strategy RPG's, but I wouldn't use it for anything else.

Also, its your budget bro, if you just want to have fun with a Miyoo Mini, that's cool too. People rave about that shit online so I would say a lot of people like it for what it is. If you got small hands, then it might be totally fine too for you. Plus, you can get 3D printed grips later on Etsy for the Miyoo Mini as well.

[Anonymous No.9423494]

>>9423460
Thank you for your feedback anon.
Looks like the RG353V is the one for me to get.

[Anonymous No.9423520]

>>9423278
>>Still has black bars.
Do you think retro games all used the same aspect ratio?
You're going to have black bars on every device, even if you only focus on home consoles.

[Anonymous No.9423553]

>>9423494
>>9423460
Same. Was between the Retard Pocket 3 but its way up my price point (and the RP3+ lacking a black transparent shell was a disappointment).

The RG353P is interesting but just feels weird, the looks are just not for me.

I'm going to use it mainly for PSX and Saturn games i never played.
Can it really output to a tv?

[Anonymous No.9423647]

>>9423553
>Can it really output to a tv?
Yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bG3yPF2hfM&t=1783s

[Anonymous No.9424113]

>>9423426
I have a 3060 i7 gaming laptop and a fold 3

[Anonymous No.9424231]

>>9423267
You sound like a faggot lmao. Doesn't even weigh a third of the steam deck, a device people actually agree to be heavy. Never heard anyone else mention the mp being heavy

[Anonymous No.9424236]

>>9424113
Enjoy the screen breaking as seems to be common with those.

[Anonymous No.9424237]

>>9423426
>What kind of fucking fag plays Gamecube tier games on a smart phone?
What kind of a fag unironically recommends gaming laptops?

[Anonymous No.9424312]

>>9424236
It's not the screen, just the screen protector. I tore that off forever ago.

[Anonymous No.9424315]

>>9423176
What games are you running and what graphics plugin were you using? N64 is flawless for me. I even run some games at 600p. Try the accurate and very accurate plugins.

[Anonymous No.9424330]

>>9423234
Smaller hands

[Anonymous No.9424332]

>>9424237
"Gaming" laptops have always been sick and nowdays a laptop with 16gb of ram is already $800-1000 while one with a 3050ti or 3060 is $1100-1200. I mean you would be fucking retarded to buy a $1000 laptop with iris vs a $1100 laptop with a 3050ti. And with winbloat you would be fucking retarded to buy a laptop with less than 16gb ram and an 11th gen i5+. I had a gateway fx back in 2009 that was $700 and had a 512mb graphics card and I played CSS on it all the time. My family lived in the midwest, the southwest, and the midatlantic so having a laptop over a tower when I flew around every break was amazing. Nowdays laptops are fucking insanely powerful and play literally whatever you want on a 1080 display. 1080p is solved and done and has been for years now.

[Anonymous No.9424350]

>>9423460
Do you play psx there?

[Anonymous No.9424368]

>>9393897
I know i'm paranoid, but is there any retro portables powered by removable AAA or something batteries? Or just easy to remove and not glued at least. The less stuff that can end up with bloated battery, the better

[Anonymous No.9424409]

>>9400441
There is one thing the Analogue Pocket proved and that's that even 600+ PPI is not enough to emulate jaggies from nearest neighbour scaling in low res retro games.

By my calculation we need at least 12000 to 30000 PPI to eliminate any artifact from NN scaling.
That translates to 64K resolution to 128K on a 6 inch screen.
And on bigger screens it could be like 300K+ resolution on a 30 inch screen and a lot more than that in bigger screens like 65+ inch.

Low resolutions suck and CRT or low res LED screens aren't the most ideal solutions either.

[Anonymous No.9424423]

>>9424312
This is a cover?

[Anonymous No.9424424]

Three more

[Anonymous No.9424425]

>>9424424
Two more

[Anonymous No.9424426]

>>9424425
one more....
And there we go.

[Anonymous No.9424468]

>>9424409

[Anonymous No.9424589]

>>9424368
None of them use disposables but most have removable and easily replaceable batteries due to them using wildly available ones like old phone batteries.

[Anonymous No.9424594]

>>9424409
Nigga just play the fucking games lmao wtf is wrong with people like you? This fucking guy wants to emulate jaggies instead of consoles kek

[Anonymous No.9424603]

>>9424368
The Miyoo Mini has a full-on battery hatch on the back so that you can remove the battery and replace it if you like. I'm not sure if it's a proprietary battery or not, it's definitely not something you're just going to walk into a Walmart and buy. I actually enjoy my original Game Boy and GBA because they are powered by AA's, and I have dozens of rechargeable Eneloops sitting around that I can pop in at any time.

[Anonymous No.9424624]

>>9424594
Go back to twitter, nigger

[Anonymous No.9424627]

>>9424594
Obviously I meant eliminate jaggies you retard
It was a typo

[Anonymous No.9424680]

>>9424409
This is why "oversampling" is used.
In Retroarch, you can use a shader like sharp-billinear-2x-prescale.
All it does is integer upscale two times, and then uses bilinear filtering to fill the display. This helps to preserve the look of sharp even pixels quite well on a 640x480 display like many of the Anbernic handhelds.
For a larger display, you'd use a larger integer upscale.
Bizhawk has something called user pre-scale, and then uses a final filter to fill the display window/screen. Same thing.

Video player software like mpv can also do oversampling. It's perfect for playing emulator output records at native resolution. Your 256x224 TAS recording of Super Mario World will look crisp on a 4K display, or even a 720p display.

[Anonymous No.9424742]

>>9424603
>>9424589
Thank you anons, for now my new 2ds xl does the job but when it dies i'm prone to buy one of these

[Anonymous No.9424941]

>>9418880
If they offered translucent shells instead of "lmao Switch lite + DMG" I'd be way more on-board. I love my 351MP but want a more powerful non-metal handheld

[Anonymous No.9424957]

>>9424941
Yeah, not a big fan of the colors offered, though I'm usually fine with DMG so that is what I went with (someone wanted to buy me a Christmas present in that price range and I couldn't think of anything else). I think the RP3+ looks better, but the 505 seems to have way better features at the same price.

[Anonymous No.9425114]

>>9424957
The screen resolution is significantly lower on the 505 which is a deal breaker imo. The rp3+ is already barely over 720. Maybe in 2 more years things in this price range will be 1080.

[Anonymous No.9425156]

>>9423105
>just got hit by a 80€ customs fee on top of it all
GOG FUCKING DAMN IT
if aliexpress can fix their shit why can't analogue

[Anonymous No.9425168]

>>9424941
>>9424957
>>9425114
>tfw ordered both an RP3+ and a 505 because I'm an autistic retard and don't know which one I'll like more:
>The 505 has an OLED screen, but the RP3+ has a higher res screen.
>The 505 has a 10% larger battery, but the RP3+ has fast charging
>The 505 has hall sensor analog sticks, but the RP3+ looks to have it's sticks in a more comfortable position sitting a little higher and closer to the screen. using the 505 sticks in conjunction with the shoulder buttons also looks like it'd be a fucking nightmare, but hopefully I'm wrong on that

beyond that, the 505's outright advantages imo:
>fatter face buttons
>perfect 2x PSP res

vs imo the RP3+ outright advantages
>better d-pad
>stacked shoulder buttons
>noticeably smaller, thinner, and over 50g lighter
>DRAMATICALLY better color options and overall aesthetics

There's also the fact that 505 doesn't have HDMI out while the RP3+, but I really could not give a fuck about that personally. At this point I'm frankly expecting to prefer the RP3+ unless the OLED really wows me, but we'll see.

[Anonymous No.9425171]

>>9425156
Lol you guys are such cucks to your governments

[Anonymous No.9425172]

>>9424368
Powkiddy V90. It's just an easily replaceable Nokia battery and no, it won't explode in your hands like the other Powkiddy device does (can't remember the name at the moment).

[Anonymous No.9425175]

>>9423245
If you can't set it up properly, then sure.

[Anonymous No.9425186]

>>9425172
It's fine, Powkiddy only tries to kill literal redditors.

[Anonymous No.9425478]

>>9425186
>The explosion of the powkiddy battery is a conspiracy
lmao

[Anonymous No.9425623]

>>9425168
Keep us posted. I love my rp3 but it is the first emulation console I have bought. Before I would use original hardware or a pc and a controller or a phone.

[Anonymous No.9425625]

>>9425168
Yeah aesthetics is the biggest deal breaker for me with the 505. It looks like a bootleg switch lite. It's literally embarrassing to be seen with it.
Copying a classic gameboy design is fine because its not currently being sold but copying something on the market is really tacky.
I won't be getting either of them though because im satisfied with the anbernic 353m.

[Anonymous No.9425635]

>>9425168
If you've ever used a vita then you know what to expect because it's the exact same screen. Idk if they made any tweaks or adjustments to them but probably not. Anbernic already has another device with the screen but its ugly.

[Anonymous No.9426170]

>>9424315
Banjo Tooie, Goldeneye, Diddy Kong Racing, Wave Race 64, 1080 Snowboarding.

All run like complete shit. I swear I must have gotten a fluke device or some shit. I haven't upgraded the Android OS either.

[Anonymous No.9426172]

>>9424350
Yes I actually do. It's pretty fun for PS1.

[Anonymous No.9426175]

>>9424368
Just don't get a PowKiddy device like that one anon mentioned in this thread and you'll be fine. I have had two Anbernic devices in the last 2 years work fine with zero battery issues.

[Anonymous No.9426186]

Which one of the chink devices would you recommend if all i want to play are PlayStation games and Binding of Issac.
No, i dont want a Vita.

[Anonymous No.9426193]

>>9426186
a vita

[Anonymous No.9426195]

>>9426193
FUCKING NIGGER

[Anonymous No.9426247]

>>9426170
I havent tested any of those actually kek but i did try conker and it ran perfectly fine on the accurate preset so those games should work too. Did you try setting the cpu to boost mode? Theres a drag down quick menu on android, you can change it there. I set it to boost as soon as i booted android up so maybe thats it.

[Anonymous No.9426309]

>>9426186
I think there's a TBOI app so any android device has got you covered. Just about every device released this year could do PSX. Maybe check out a retroid pocket or a device like it.

[Anonymous No.9426370]

Did anyone get their v90?

[Anonymous No.9426646]

>>9426247
Thanks, adding the boost cpu option on the top menu plus using GlideN64Accurate profile on Mupen64Plus emulator made games run 80 to 90% just fine with occasional menu music glitch stuff happen (normal since n64 emulation is so hit or miss)

Thanks so much, now I can occasionally play N64 games on a plane etc if I'm ever bored.