So you did zero research and now mad you made a bad purchase?

stealth thread or that schizo that has perpetual meltdown over emulation?

>>737268078
Should've gotten a Steam Deck.

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*explodes*

>>737268214
It’s bizarre how similar the chinkheld market is to HDR
>novel concept done very well by a high-profile participant/group
>everyone then wants to replicate it
>zero formal direction means everyone interprets it differently, resulting in wildly different outcomes, some good, some god awful
If only one gigachink would eat all the smaller hardware companies and just force a standard

I told you what to buy, you had to be a smartass and listen to youtube man lying about Dreamcast and grab the $50 ewaste. Get chinked.

>>737268495
That already happened with Ayn/Retroid and everyone failed to live up to the standards of a company that has every other release be a dud.

misterFPGA

>>737268495
the big problem with HDR is most monitors dont get bright enough for it. only now they're starting too but they're still as giga expensive as a big TV.

>>737268332
>that schizo that has perpetual meltdown over emulation?
lol his pepe thread got deleted earlier

>>737268930
You're a retard. Peak brightness is way down the list of things you should be looking at for a good HDR experience. It's high dynamic RANGE, not just blast my fucking retinas with as much brightness as possible. An OLED or a Mini LED with a bare minimum of 1000+ zones is the baseline requirement for HDR. If you don't own either of those things, you have never seen a real HDR image.

>see chinkhelds getting good reviews
>what the flurp!!! 400 dollars to play switch and steam games on a ARM device? No thanks!
>buys 30 dollar shitbox
>it explodes and breaks instantly and cant run anything past gameboy
>WHAT THE FUCK!!! THIS SHIT SUCKS!!!

what genuinely goes through peoples heads when they buy cheap dogshit, everyone shills Ayn and Retroon for a reason

>>737269290
anbernigs are pretty good as far as cheap dogshit goes

>>737269290
There's a VERY well know selection of devices under 100 or even 70 dollars that are quality. You don't need to spend 300 dollars if you want to emulate PS1 or dreamcast.

>>737268078
what about emulating on android? worth buying a gamepad for your device?
I wish there was a really compact gamepad

the point of these pieces of shit is that they are cheap. If you have good money just get yourself a good phone and a joystick.

>>737269093
the typical QD OLED or WOLED monitor only hits 450 nits which is nowhere near HDR. it starts at 800 nits.

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>still the best

>>737269515
>see someone shill some ambernig device
>ok but you have to take it apart and tape the shoulder buttons or it will explode :)
yeah great...

I dunno, I haven't had any problems with my chinkheld. It's one of the old model Retroids. Does exactly what I wanted it to do.

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People shill the steam deckie but it has a dogshit low res/refresh rate screen, the AYN portal easily mogs it with a actual amazing screen

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i boughted and im happy. are you happy?

>>737269953
i wish i waited to get a thor instead of a portal, it looks so good

>>737269652
I want one of these that's also a phone fuck

>>737269290
You shouldn't trust these two (same company) blindly either, they just have the better offerings sometimes. You need to investigate models individually.

>>737269357
They just get some right by sheer volume of releases. Now that they dialed back from the monthly flood of very cheap h700, it became apparent again how they just fumbled into good ones.

>>737269515
You do need at least $100 for Dreamcast. And below that you're stuck with PCSX Rearmed for PS1 which, for modern standards and some edge cases, really isn't great.

>>737269570
It's so-so. Improved a lot but still relatively weak coverage, latency ain't great. Controllers don't last which is why there are a gazillion of them coming out every other week and nowadays you pretty much can't get a beefier Android with storage expansion outside chinkhelds.

>>737269656
I mean, when you tape the 34xx it really is pretty great. Screen can be overclocked to 120hz too, neat little shitbox.

>Retroondittors/ACKyn shills 0rrtending their glass plastic isnt shart.
Kekaroo!
>>737270130
There's the pocket play, but that might be dead...
>>737269682
3+?

>>737269759
it also mogs the playstation portal. i cant believe sony sells that shit and people buy it.

>>737269953
man I love OLED. the pixels shut off when its dark. theres no ips bleed like 3ds.

>>737268078
>>737268401
I have both a Deck and a Rog Ally X (not the Xbox one) and they're both great for emulation and native PC games.

>>737270243
>3+?
No, it's a 2. Mostly gets used for SNES, Game Boy, and PS1 stuff.

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>>737268078
I fell for it, and honestly it was pretty good.

>>737269570
Controllers in the vein of the ipega red knight and flidigi wee 2 kinda just died despite being convient to carry. It's like everyone excepted using a bag for literally everything.

>>737270247
The gcloud mogs the portal. And that one was shilled with the same usecase.

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>>737270029
anon they are coming out with new shit all the time. dont worry about it too much. they are also
making it even more expensive now so i'd recommend retroid pocket 6 to anyone over the thor. if the thor was cheaper it would be a pretty easy recommendation.

>>737270301
i boughted for monster hunter and my god monster hunter has never looked this good.

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>>737268078
Redpill me on the Odin2 portal.

>>737269570
>what about emulating on android?
All these higher end devices are Android and it's a mixed bag. Compared to Linux the input latency is worse, emulators are woefully out of date or even years out of date like PS2 for example, they're constantly relying on ported emulators most of the time, and Android as a whole is a mess when it comes to file directories and pointing stuff to said directories. There's a reason why everyone uses frontends for this stuff.

You should never be using your own personal phone for this, at best you use a deprecated phone you never sold or recycled. Emulation stresses the phone both in terms of constantly running the chips hot and draining your battery meaning you'll start to degrade the phone much quicker whereas on the standalone handhelds they typically have fans to deal with this, thermal throttling is a thing though nowadays I believe you can make sure that doesn't happen via a "Game mode" setting, and you're going to need to use a controller attachment which means even more battery drain. Not to mention if you're using your daily driver for this you're just setting yourself up for constant charging or missing important texts/e-mails/calls because you're gonna have "Do not disturb" mode on.

>>737268078
Ambernic RG35XX emulating everything til PSX and taking a dump was never boring after that.

>>737270607
6th generation doesn't really produce much heat in the first place depending on the chip.

>>737270590
>extremely high battery life, you can go a week without charging it
>screen better than anything else on the market, so good it has less input lag than the deck
>best handfeel out of any handheld with the grip
>can emulate switch at higher frames than the switch itself and looks better
>emulate some 2D/lightweight steam games like mewgenics/lucky tower/etc.
>doesn't run hot
>superior button layout and is less built for tiny chink woman hands
negatives
>people throw shit fits over glass fronts
>no android handheld can emulate PS3/Xbox but linux cant either cause they're all cheap shit
>large so you need a carrying case/baggie to slide it in

input latency fags are straight up lying about how bad it is on ARM devices, you will never notice it and the only time it is noticeable it's on 3DS games and that's because none of the handhelds use the right touchscreen for it

>>737269759
bought this nigga for ps2 games but the ps2 emulator is so shitty that it cant run the games i want to play

>>737271118
>you will never notice it
>the only time it is noticeable
...so you WILL notice it.

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>>737268078
Fell for picrel for a little bit.
It felt pretty good but the buttons ground away against the case producing loads of plastic dust and the screen started peeling off. Did a quick tape fix and sold it on at cost.
Satisfied with the OLED Deck now (with extremerate clicky buttons)

>>737270230
I haven't heard a single person complain about PS1 emulation on cheap handhelds. Just because it's not 1:1 accurate it doesn't mean it's bad. It's not like cheap n64 emulation that is full of broken textures, animations and even broken games like pokemon snap. Plus, it's updated constantly.

>>737271881
It's bad because I can't do 2x (though to be fair that's on the chinkhelds for being stuck with noncompliant GL-ES), overclock in the rare cases it helps and doesn't break the game, or turbo charge CD seek and read speeds. The other day a guy was having slowdowns on CTR.

>>737271207
What cant it play? I dont have one, but I've seen videos of the odin 2 muscling through Dirge and Gow2.

>>737271881
>pokémon snap
Man I tried hard to get that working

>>737272139
chaos legion freezes in the main menu
need for speed underground 2 runs at like 10fps
that's all ive found so far
all the other ps2 games ive tried run fine

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i know its a meme but i really do want one

>>737272067
I heard no complaints about the XX line of devices when it comes to PS1. Even upscaled.

>>737272139
The PS2 emulator for android is old and isn't updated which means some games have issues that wont ever be fixed but that's true for all android handhelds until the nigga working on a new one is done. You'll have to google online for some fixes to some texture glitches but all i've noticed so far is one of the ace combats needing switched to a different graphics setting to stop the sun from destroying everything with god rays

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I bought the green one. It's beautiful, but I never get the urge to play it. It doesn't help that all my Gameboy games with saves are already on my hacked 3DS.

>>737269953
Does their stuff work with hshop?

>>737268683
Ayn and Retroid still have problems with hinges. Also they are gearing more to the enthusiast and shiny iphone consumers so you still have a good budget line with anbernig and miyoo.

>>737272662
you dont need h-shop thor has a internet browser

>>737272702
has there been a mass outrage over thor's hinges breaking yet or are you just making shit up linuxtroon

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>>737272580
XX devices only upscale to 2x on PS1 if you're using ePSXe Rearmed and that brings issues with the fact that ePSXe is like using Drastic to emulate: It's worse than the alternative emulator in terms of accuracy and random issues. Swanstation/Duckstation can barely do games at 1x on the XX devices I own. With Muppet Monster Adventure I could play at a solid 60 in the first stage on ePSXe Rearmed at 2x but as soon as I switch to Swanstation or Duckstation the first stage at 1x drops to like 40 FPS with drops to the 20s.

>>737272734
Hm... I'm currently a NEET but that's tempting. My 3DS works fine and is hacked but the stick finally shredded itself into desiccated rubber. Even before then it was a terrible stick relative to those heavily recessed ones.

>>737272830
You can pop the thumbcaps off AYN devices and replace them with xbox caps from Alibaba or whatever if you want.

>>737269953
I'm so glad I ordered one before the downgrade.

>>737269953
Ayn thor is like the dream portable system, even tho it sucks for playing actual DS/3DS games.

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Works on my machine

>>737273085
Thanks for flipping my image 4chan you retard.

>>737272830
What are you planning on playing if you get the Thor? Because it's not a 3DS/DS replacement, it's like a sidegrade and only really an improvement if the only games you plan on playing have very minimal touch uses. On those games it's fine you just have to deal with shader caching and visual/audio issues on the 3DS side.

If you plan on playing anything touch-heavy these devices can't do it because they have enormous input lag specifically on the touch side of things. If you want to make certain games like Rhythm Heaven playable at all you need to swap to Rocknix (Linux) or GammaOS (Modified Android) rather than stock Android and even then it's not like a normal DS/3DS not only because of the different touch screen technology but also because even with Rocknix/GammaOS there is still input lag present it just only becomes an issue when you hold on the screen for more than one second. Games like TWEWY or Kirby's Canvas Curse are unplayable on the device.

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Help me anons, I recently got a R36S, changed the stock card and installed arkos. It works perfectly except for one detail: the battery charge indicator is forever stuck at 0% so I am ALWAYS paranoid the console will turn off at random as I don't know how much charge has left and if I don't close the game the "safe" way, it doesn't save my progress even if I just save ingame, how I fix this shit?

>>737273165
Try re-calibrating the battery. Drain it completely until it shuts down, wait 20 minutes, then charge it to 100% uninterrupted, about 3-4 hours.

>>737268078
never got the hype for these gizmos when I realized they are all repurposed Android machines, and Android emulation of anything beyond the PS1 is not worth your time.

>>737273165
Battery reading is basically guesswork in cheap stuff. If it bothers you too much let it discharge completely, that'll reset the percentage.

>and if I don't close the game the "safe" way, it doesn't save my progress even if I just save ingame, how I fix this shit?
SaveRAM Autosave Interval on Retroarch.

>>737273396
In already did that and it didn't work...except I didn't wait 20 minutes, gonna try that the next time as I already put it to charge hours ago.

>>737272830
Don't fall for the dual shit. Get the portal or a rando ayaneo

>>737273154
>they have enormous input lag specifically on the touch side of things
Its really not that bad unless you are severely autistic and are unable to adjust to 0.02 seconds of input lag.

>>737272760
>ACKYN troon doesn't kno troondroid IS troonix
Lol. Miraclewhip. With a sneed on the side

>>737273165
You only get accurate battery readings with android when using rockshit

isn't a phone 10x better than these things?

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i just want a cheap one to play MAME games on it, yet no review of any of those things mentions MAME games, pretty weird if you ask me

>>737273664
>touchscreen buttons
>input lag
>gayos
Its like 100x worse

>>737273551
>Jewdroid ackyn shill has to lie once more.
>Even the scholars who like android [Aka, phonechads, not chink coomsomers say its aids]

>>737273664
not really unless you like playing in a dogshit aspect ratio, overheating your phone, and carrying around a shitty controller attachable controller that takes up your charging port and costs about as much as one of the handhelds

>>737273721
thats because mame games have been figured out for a long time and retroarch runs them easily, no need to brag about being able to play arcade games

>>737273721
Mame is the emulator retard not a specific system, you mean neo geo? cps1, cps2?

>>737273734
You can literally find videos on Youtube of people playing Rhythm Heaven with no problems.

>>737273513
20 minutes is overkill, the main reason to leave it is to let the capacitors completely discharge too.

I have a miyoo mini plus and love just how convenient it is to pick up and play, I've knocked out dozens of classic games from my backlog on it. Waking/Suspending is fast, it has a really good battery life, and almost zero drain when it's asleep

>>737273165
It's an ArkOS and stock OS issue according to Google.

>>737273551
The input literally goes off kilter and exponentially increases the longer you hold it. Go look at videos demonstrating Phantom Hourglass.

>>737273721
MAME is a bitch because the Android port is a libretro core which is ass and because MAME itself is trash by refusing to use GPU acceleration. You basically have to buy the PS2/GC able chinkhelds for heavy-duty stuff and even then it's not a guarantee (Daytona doesn't run on a RP5 for example, I had to emulate the Model 2 emulator).

the best aspect of android emulation is that you can press the sleep button, toss it to the side, and come back 5 days later and be exactly where you left off with like 20% battery drained

>>737268452
I have one of these actually

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>>737272830
ngl something like hshop would be nice to have for the tards. i have seen so many tech illiterate tards seethe because they couldn't figure out what to download from google. but yeah you can literally find everything on google.

>>737273076
>even tho it sucks for playing actual DS/3DS games
not really.

>>737273664
any modern phone overheats like a motherfucker and proceeds to thermal throttle for gamecube/ps2 and newer gen emulation. you need something with active cooling.

>>737273664
it's fine if you want to play simple shit like pokemon or whatever, but over all no, a phone is vastly inferior

>>737269652
You didn't post the miyoo mini plus though

>>737273864
Tru tru true TRRUUUUUUUUUUE DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOE! Should've gotted an ayaneo flip before the price spike.

>>737274021
I just got my Thor this past week. What software are you using to properly scrape your games? The shit in Cocoon can't figure out ps2 isos or DS games unless theyre specifically name a specific way

>>737269953
No because I'm 52 days into my pre-order and it isn't here yet. Shit takes forever. The fucking Chinese never work and just take vacations every 3 week wtf

>>737273663
English motherfucker

>>737273085
How's the screen

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>>737268078
I have absolutely no idea how you could "fall" for one

Every thread there was always a person saying to just buy a fucking smartphone that you Bluetooth with a controller. They are dumbass trinkets and you knew they were a dumbass trinket. Dont victimize yourself over an objectively poor decision.

>>737274387
>bluetooth phone controller
genuinely the worst way to play anything ever lmao

>>737274387
I play mainly 2d games. Go ahead and find a telescopic controller with a dpad top position. I'll wait

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I bought some piece of shit one at a local family run stoee that comes with 60 games just because it was only 15 bucks. Half of the 60 are the same damn games. I think one of them was in there three times and all the games were garbage NES games but damn. I always wanted to try one of these out and now I'm interested in getting a better one. Mine looks looks a Game Boy so that's cool. What's a good decent one to get that won't explode or die after a month?

So i see that the the odin 3 can run games from steam now? Has anyone tried?

>>737274378
Fine. I put a screen protector on it.

got an RG DS to play okamiden, ring of fates and both dementium games. no regrets.
was gonna get a thor, but im only gonna play link between worlds and planet robobot, and i already have a legion go for non dual screen emulation, so whatevs.

>>737274745
It's very hit and miss and tinkering heavy, you'll never see anyone late into a game on those for a reason.

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>>737274123
screenscrapr/steamgriddb and correctly naming you roms. almost all frontends will fail scraping if u don't correctly cataloge your roms.
also cocoon and iisu are extremely jank/underbaked atm. I recommend esde or retrohrai. i don't like having my main launcher at the bottom screen so those two are my goto. also i couldn't recommend using 2:3 boxarts enough. streamgriddb has artsy and normal 2:3 boxarts for all games in my library.

>>737274662
>RG35XX-H
I think the ergonomics are bad and I had to get a grip, but it's solid up to PS1. $60-80.
>RG34XX
It's 1:1 a GBA with extra buttons. It's a significantly better GBA in every way and if you want the exact same ergonomics this is it. You will need to open up the system and put tape on the d-pad contacts because it has by far the worst false diagonals I've ever experienced. Once you do that it's fantastic for GBA. $80-100.
>RG35XX-SP
It's a bigger SP but doesn't have the correct aspect ratio so you either need to use borders to deal with the empty space or just deal with the integer scaling having some black space in it. You need to open it up and use 3D printed washers on the buttons and potentially the d-pad depending on if you get the refresh of it or not because the buttons have a flaw where they pierce the domes after months of use. The refresh fixed the d-pad but not the buttons. $80ish.
>RG34XX-SP
Smaller than the 35, has a correct aspect ratio screen but it's got unnecessary sticks and a dumb looking screen forehead thing. No dome piercing issues. The refresh it got a few months ago lowered the RAM from 2GB to 1GB so it's got some issues with Portmaster now, but if you don't care about that it's no big deal. $80ish.
>TrimUI Brick
Small handheld but totally worth it if you want GB, GBC, NES, GG, or SNES games in a small form factor. You can get the Hammer if you want way better build quality since it's got an aluminum chassis instead of plastic. $60 for the Brick, $100 for the Hammer.
>TrimUI Smart Pro S
Vita-esque sized handheld, can play up to around PSP but the TSP I have (Non S) felt super cheap in the hands. Great buttons but bad d-pad. $80-120ish.

Always always always get a brand new MicroSD card and use custom firmware. Never stick to stock OSes ever.

>>737274123
You should be using the official No-Intro and Redump names because that's what the vast majority of these scrapers go by to figure out what the game even is.

>>737274021
Goyslops2 and nigcube don't heat up most 6th generation capable devices. >>737274187
Ya need android for accurate battery readings for rockchip devices
>>737274662
If I'm reading right... You bought a famiclone for 60?

>>737268078
I like my RP5 quite a bit. It's a handheld sixth gen console out of the box and that's what I use it for. It's not our fault you bought a miyoo.

>>737275163
>RG35XX-SP
Love this little bitch, running MuOS and it does everything I want for a cheap pocket device.

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>>737275228
>Goyslops2 and nigcube don't heat up most 6th generation capable devices
idk about that anon. my s22u and s24u heat up playing gran turismo 4.

>>737274858
That's a real shame. It's just the biggest downside of the deck is the size

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>>737268078
I love my steam deck but I hate lunging it my backpack after long plane rides. Too big. I ended up bringing my n3DS instead

i have a $600 steam deck, a hacked 3ds xl and a $35 r36s
kneel

>>737276065
do you have stage four cancer or something why is that so hard lol

>>737273154
Not planning on anything in particular, which is part of why I haven't looked more into it. In theory I'd like to play the older Monster Hunters eventually but by the time I give a shit PC 3DS emulation might be decent.

>>737276658
Those types of games are fine, the only ones that have problems are ones that heavily rely on consistently touching the touch screen so things like FPS games, puzzle games, TWEWY, Zelda games, etc. Anything that is button-focused isn't a problem and anything that only requires quickly touching the screen is also not a problem.

>>737268078
>uncomfortable
>tiny screen
>shitty framerates
why would you even do this in the first place

Fellas quick question
In the Steam deck, with DS/3DS emulation, is there any way to limit the range of a touchpad so it only moves within the "touch" screen
Like, limit the pointer to only exist within the lower screen

>>737276976
Very happy with my trimui smart pro. Plays up to some DC very well, $90 with a big enough SD card to have all the games you'd want through DC.

Everything else goes on my 'eck. 3DS had a surprising number of good games.

I got an rp6 a few weeks ago and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. I've mainly been playing pc games with gamenative to be honest. dariusburst, baba is you, and vampire survivors work flawlessly and have been great fun on it. darkest dungeon runs like dogshit no matter what settings I tweak though. I haven't messed with rocknix yet, but I'm hoping it'll run better over there

>>737272612
>ps2 emulator for android is old
Do you mean AetherSX2 or NetherSX2?

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Is the RG34XXSP worth getting?

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>>737268078
>>737268452
Are there any that are this small and can play up to PS2 AND play cheap Steam games?
The Steam one can be left out, can something like these 2 play up to PS2?

>>737279401
If you want to play gba mostly, yes
If not it has a 3:2 screen so it sucks for most other systems
>muh black bars
I don't care about them but the issue is it makes the screen way smaller

>>737279994
Retroid pocket 6 or ayn Thor I guess. Nothing much smaller than that that can do it

>>737279994
Just get the Ayn Thor its quite literally your go to for that though you have to stream your Steam shit to it since android does not support Steam yet. Its small enough and has all the features you would need in a retro handheld.

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>>737272760
No mass outrage, but there are reports of hinges breaking. Anbernig is the only company with zero reports of broken hinges, somehow.

>>737279401
Sticks are unnecessary for what it can even play so realistically you're just getting it for the perfect integer scaling compared to the 35 and no dome piercing issues. It's also smaller which some people found worse than the 35 which feels heftier in adult hands.

>>737279994
for that size, the best fit I know of would be one of the ayaneo pockets. I don't know a ton about them, but I think the ace is better than the s mini because the s mini apparently has a shitty screen for how expensive it is. but it's around that same size and can do ps2 and indie steam games

>>737280052
Just stretch it.
>>737279994
There's some ayaneo gbmicro clone with a g99. G99 actually has decent windows drivers for 7th generation windows games like skyrim, fallout 3, and dead island. 8thgen is a nogo unless easy to run indie. I just can't remember what it was called.

>>737280125
>Useless second screen
>Clamcel
Nope

You guys do know that emulation hurts the industry, right? Buy your games.

>>737281137
>Useless.
Dude you can have it be off or surfing the web/open up walkthroughs etc whilst playing the game or other things etc. Its completely useful also because of nintendo DS/DSi/3Ds emulation requiring it.

>>737281989
Sell your old trilogies/series ports of the classics for $15 on a digital storefront (steam/gog) and I might. By the way you can set up those handhelds to run store-apps where you can directly purchase their contents legally and play them.

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>>737268078
handled emulation is great if it's not expensive as fucking fuck. I always love to thinker my cheap ass phone to make it able to emulate games with its hardware limitation.
Again, because it's fucking free and doesn't cost 400 bucks.

>>737282434
Just wait for powkiddy's flagship bro.

Can any of these things play Gamecube?

>>737282517
I can't even afford any flagship bruh

>>737282517
I bought a RGB20SX to play PICO 8 games.

>>737282545
the ones that are 200-300 dollars, yeah. sub 100, nope

>>737282545
Yes, but you need to go around $200+.

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Why the fuck did Retroid stop building the Pocket 2S systems, amazing button feel and build quality on a $100-or-lower device and with enough power to run N64 and even a very very small smattering of PS2. I moved on to a Pocket 4 Pro after a while and haven't had the cash or interest to move to a 6, but I'm clutching onto my old 2S like gold now that it's discontinued. Played Warioware Twisted with proper gyro controls for the first time on it, it's amazing for the Game Boy family and SNES.

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>>737282545
yes. a lot of them can. anything with sd8gen1 or newer easily can.

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>>737282545
Look at anbernic's t820 handhelds. That should be the lowest that can do gc decently.

>>737282694
Are those that one /vr/ guy's sticks off of Etsy? Love those things, I got dome shaped ones for my RP4 Pro.

>>737282720
ye, im also a fan of the clear ones. they change color depending on what the under led is.

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>put CFW on it
>emulates fucking EVERYTHING handheld up to it's own console
>SNES/NES roms already loaded into the e-shop thanks to the official ports

Literally perfect. I bring it with me on all my trips and flights. Idk how you could ask for more

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>>737282694
this thing(odin 2 portal) can run re4 at 2x resolution
and probably every other gamecube game aswell

>>737282778
I'm glad he undertook the task of having the only RP/AYN replacement sticks that aren't total dog shit

>>737282672
Killed for the mini only for them to pull a scam with the mini the first time. The retroid ya knew who did the 2 series is dead.

>>737282834
Only thing it's missing is MH4U's online play
>>737282861
I figured they were dead when those retards decided they needed to do an Xbox layout SKU alongside their more traditional and crowd-tested Playstation layout to appease people that didn't want a more expensive AYN equivalent

>>737282834
This but my shartui dumbo. I don't need more atm, but the dpad is the worst clicky dpad I've ever used.

>>737268078
another dumbass zoomer falling for chinkslop, taking a picture of the main menu and then never touching it again?

>>737282890
>Only thing it's missing is MH4U's online play
you can play 4u online using pretendo.

>>737272635
PLEASE post pictures. I've been dying to see what that green beauty looks like.

>>737272635
good to see the latest generation of /v/irgins is continuing the tradition of not actually playing video games

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I got this thing as a gift and haven't really had any issues with it except that the only way to save your game is by using a button shortcut to exit to the main menu. Basically you have to save in game and then save the file you're playing on. Also there's no battery life indication without exiting your game so if the battery just suddenly dies you have no way to know until it dies and the above save problem undoes your progress. But it was free so whatever.

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>>737268078
I got a cheap controller for my tablet and it was a great decision, CRT shaders in bed with a big screen that reminds me of those really small CRTs we used to have back in the day just rocks.

>>737268078
Why are these things always made with shitty hardware that fails 2 months in ?

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>>737283664
Neat. I'm using a bsp d11 myself. The dpad is TRUE shit.

>>737283549
You can enable the option for it to do so automatically on intervals in Retroarch but the reason it's disabled is because the constant writing to the MicroSD wears it out faster.

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>>737283834
Mine is an Ipega PG9083s... it's directional pad's also subpar and fake diagonals get me killed sometimes. It was cheap, so I try to not be too harsh, but it's a shame since it's such an important aspect of any controller and they got almost everything else right, cheap, but serviceable, this though? A bit of a shame.

>>737283664
Hmm didn't even know this was an option but I see they have some on Amazon for pretty cheap. Neat, I only ever saw ones made to fit phones but there's a few that will fit the size of my tablet.
Right now I only really use my android tablet for reading comics / manga / doujinshi before bed and watching youtube videos in the bathtub because I despise touch controls.

>instead of just...downloading an emulator on your phone and using a Bluetooth controller

>>737279401
I have one and IMO it has been the best cheap(ish) "clone" console I've ever had so far. I can't speak for it's longevity since I've only had it for 6 months but I've not had any problems with it yet for what it's worth.
The good:
>Good/decent battery life
Somewhere between 5-7 hours depending on how hard you push it, I left it in my jacket for 3 weeks without using it last month and the battery went from 90% to 75% in that time so it's decent at surviving neglect as well

>Decent build quality
It never leaves my pant or jacket pockets unless I'm using it or charging it, there are some minor cosmetic damage along the edges where my pants have "sanded" them down but it's not visible unless your looking for it on the gray model, the left analogue have also started squeaking recently since I've been playing a lot of easy to run PSP games on it but it still works like new regardless

>Great emulation up to PS1, everything else is hit'n'miss
It's perfect for GBA and even GBC/GB, it can play everything up to and including PS1, N64 runs decently, NDS works great as long as you don't play touch games, PSP is hit'n'miss since 2D games works well but 3D games have trouble getting to 100% speed but that can be "fixed" with frameskip most of the time, DC runs like ass so don't bother

The bad:
>OS and SD card is complete ASS
Download MuOS as soon as you can, backup the original SD card and then throw it in the trash. The included OS/SD is so shit that it's not even worth using it once, PSP and NDS is unplayable on stock for example

>A bit too small
It's close to a GBA SP in size so if you have adult hands then it can quickly get crampy, especially if you use the sticks

>Charging and battery % is finicky
You need to be mindful about how you charge then thing since it's a "dumb" battery that doesn't accept anything over 5v 1.5A, % is weird since it can stay on 30% charge for 30 min and then quickly down down to 25% so I don't expect the battery surviving for long

It's a meme because none of those old games are worth playing

Is there a <$100 handheld with a great screen that can play PSP games?

>>737284316
>Bluekektooth instead of usb-c
Holy boomer

>>737284795
7th gen > 5th > 8th gen > 4th gen > shit 6th gen.

>>737284972
>Great screen
Do you kind it not being oled?

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>>737268078
Fell for it so hard that I stumbled in to the home arcade sphere. It's pretty rad honestly, the form factor means I can fit it in my tiny place.

>>737285381
>>Bluekektooth instead of usb-c
Shit ur right

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I'm sorry your lack of savvy consumer skill has lead to you wasting money. I bought a miyoo and I love it, perfect for playing zelda on the toilet.

>>737285453
That piece of shit is actually pretty decent.

>>737285465
I'll forever despise hello gamesir for making a telescopic controller with a stick bottom option bt only.

>>737268078
I think it has a use case if you want to couch/bed game a lot, but yeah it's quite redundant. I eventually upgraded to an XAX, but I might go back and grab a smaller handheld for very light retro games (ie. up to PS1). However with recent AI memes it doesn't look like prices will be reasonable for the next 3+ years so I'll be content to wait.

>>737285453
This thing has so much wrong with I don't know where to start with. Saya No Uta levels of bodyhorror but technological.

Since steam decks are basically gone now, which handheld would you recommend?

>>737285692
Depends on what games you're playing and what your budget is, as with all things.
Just get the most expensive ally x

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>>737272635
Nice catch anon, bought pic-related a few years ago & still works like an charm

>>737285692
Ayn Thor (Clamshell, smaller but functional) or Odin (More steam-deck-ish;) depending on your needs. Do you need to run latest games?

>>737285692
if you want to pc game, literally nothing is close to deck's price point, so just wait for it to be restocked. if you want retro emulation, retroid pocket 6 for the slab layout or ayn thor for the clamshell layout.

>>737285692
>Retro gaming
Retroid Pocket 5/6 or RG34xxsp if you are only playing super retro games.

>PC gaming
Legion Go S or any used Z1E device.

Don't fall for the android PC emulation meme. Incompatibility is very hit or miss and you will have performance problems unless you pay for high end models with 12-16 GB of RAM and at that price point you might as well go for one of the older PC handhelds.

>>737273721
Yep been trying for years to get SNK VS Capcom 2 to run on my hacked switch but it kept giving me wrong "Init Files"

Then the collection with both power stones released haha!

>>737270590
It's great but cost an arm & leg

>>737284972
No. PSP is in the $100-140 mark. The RG Vita can currently do it though the Pro is better, and so can the TrimUI Smart Pro S. Do not get the normal Smart Pro, it can't.

>>737274123
I switched to daijisho on my thor

>>737275163
>No-Intro and Redump
Is there a program that can rename an entire ds set to these?

Does this chink shit come preloaded with Tom’s or do you have to download them yourself. If the latter then I’ll pass,.

>>737287319
They come with roms though nothing from Nintendo because they're scared of being taken away from Amazon. Nearly all of them are either 15-20 year old bad dumps, Chinese versions, literal bootleg versions of games that are broken or don't pass piracy checks, or proper modern dumps. The rule of thumb is you throw out the MicroSD card that comes with these and not use anything you got with them.

>>737285740
Oh yeah I should have mentioned budget... 400 euros maximum

>>737285758
I like Odin but it's kind of on the expensive end, but the Odin 3 was my main choice so far yeah

I mainly want to use it for emulation up to switch, and indie games and VNs

>>737285813
Will the steal deck even be restocked? I don't see it happening in the following months

>>737285830
Yeah Legion go S was my second choice so far after the Odin. I believe there are 2 versions of this device

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>>737268078
>shit dpad
>screen too small to play games designed for big screens
Chineese handhelds are weird. I only play GB and GBC games on them (actually I don't, I never use handhelds at all because why would I).

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Why won't you retarded faggots just buy a Steam 'eck? It even has a great app called EmuDeck that downloads all the emulators and shit for you

>>737271753
this thing fucking sucked

That's what my phone is for since there is nobody who'd call me anyway.

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>>737268078
I can't justify getting any of those since I will only play them at home and not in public, which I can already do with my pc.
It's just a waste of money.
pic unrelated.

>>737268078
I have an Anbernic RG40XXH
Works really well. Comfortable controls, can play thousands of retro console games (+ portmaster stuff), 2 SD card slots, good battery life and a nice 640x480 IPS panel. It was super cheap too.
My only complaint would be that the battery is cheap and needs low voltage so you have to be careful not to charge it with modern smartphone chargers. I charge it through my computer's USB port. I think if you use higher voltage chargers the battery might degrade.

You can use
https://retrocatalog.com
to look up and compare different chinkhelds.
Do your research

>>737290727
I have a Steam Deck. But I want to put that towards smaller stuff and indie games to put on my TV because I'm not super mobile lately. In terms of emulation in my hands I'd rather get something different for that. What's the handheld recommended for PSP stuff, and not like 2-3x resolution but clean play with PPSSP and below?

>>737269759
Too bad it has no trackpads, only 2 back buttons and a shitty unergonomic shape. I'm sure the rest is great though.

>>737290727
I can fit my retroid in my pocket. my dad had heart surgery a while ago and I had to drive him to rehab. I was able to easily bring it with me and play it during the hour that I had to wait. it'd be insane to bring a steam deck for stuff like that.

>>737290727
prices went way the fuck up even on 2nd hand market, regret getting rid of mine lol

>>737268078
I modded my switch lite and use that as a retro handheld nowadays

>>737292046
what service did you use?

>>737291546
>it'd be insane to bring a steam deck for stuff like that.
Why?

>>737280125
>since android does not support Steam yet
>he doesn't know

>>737292119
I think the lite is acutally the easiest to solider.
>>737292538
GameCube is still shart. Gamenative is YouTube fart. I'll wait for the actual stable release or whenever that chink phone company releases their own like the promised a year ago

>>737292119
Some guy on ebay