Why is everyone buying these things now?
gay retro fad chasers
Tiktok/Instagram advertising.They bait retards with nostalgia who don't know any better.
>>739408327Because handhelds are cool and these are cheap?
>>739408379>>739408451ThisPlus the fact that there hasn't been a proper Portable console in over a decade
They're a really cheap (relatively speaking) way to have a device on hand that can play old video games with a good controller attached and it doesn't drain your phone's battery. Touch controls are fucking awful and everybody knows it, and the MCON is expensive on top of still being a separate device you need to charge separately anyways, so a dedicated handheld fits the ecological niche.
They don't know about Mr. Game and Watch
>>739408327psp will forever be the best way for handheld retro.
>>739408327>4 buttons>3rd strikeHuh?
>>739408327The younger generation wants to be millenials so bad
>>739408327weird adAbsolutely nobody buys whatever this is
>>739408808>S-STOP PLAYING WITH MY TOYS!Not even what the post was abut in the first place you dumb retarded faggot
>>739408751It has shoulders
I play my chinkheld as much if not more than my mid range pc and I paid only 40 bucks for it lol
>>739408873Better but holy fuck do those look awful to use
>>739408920In-line shoulders in general suck ass but the sloped design for them on that Konkr Pocket Brick makes them more tolerable than normal for these things. Shows they've been paying attention, at least.
>>739408451i hope you realize these things have been a thing for far longer than tik tok has been around
>>739408327how is it that all these chinkslop machines are low quality garbage? SURELY there's a market for some that actually last more than 2 months before dying...
>>739408976Yes, I knowo that, but they haven't been as rampant as they are now in terms of advertising. My older brother fell for one of these because he saw some dropshipper shil show off that you can play PS1 games.
>>739408987What the fuck machines have you been buying that only last two months?
>>739408880What's your Gaming PC's specs?I bet you have a shitty i7-6700k and a shitty GTX 1050!
>>739408327No one can afford consoles and PCs. People also realized modern gaming sucks ass. All the best games are old and these cheap ass chinkhelds can play 100,000+ games.
>>739408327>not posting the image where they're playing the flintstones on the NES
>>739408880I bought one of these from china and it never shipped. I don't know if they took my money but they probably did
>>739408327Why is it always fighting games on these retro collector poseur devices? It's like the one thing you could possible show off to indicate with a shadow of a doubt you are not playing games.
I bought an ayn thor.Its now my portable console and plugs into my tv with a stem deck dock.Plays every games up to the Switch via my NAS. It’s tiny. Also plays Steam games. It’s what I wanted the Switch 2 and a Steam Deck Slim to be.
>>739409019>they haven't been as rampant as they are nowthen you lived under a rock, cause the vast majority of the hype for these handhelds has died before tik tok even picked it upjust to give you an idea, the majority of tik tok advertisement and fad started after the ambernic rx35xx(non plus, non H, base rg35xx) was already superseded by newer models, yet the core and most busy period for these handhelds was already dying by the time the rg35xx came outthe fact people still fall for the leasr performant ones thinking they struck gold and that, with tik tok being most prevalent now, you have become aware of it doesnt mean this is when the thing is "rampant"
>>739409440Well damn nigga i didn't know it ran that deep
>>739408379>nowI got my odin 2 over a year ago Had another one a year before that
>>739409521precisely my point
>>739408327>barely costs anything, you can get some decent chinkhelds cheaper than "the cow says moo: MOO" toys from Walmart>all other forms of gaming are expensive as shit right now>no costs over time (other than upgrading storage and maybe a controller)>almost all can be connected to a TV if you hate the handheld aspect>plays damn near everything within the specs, and all play at minimum PS1>plays romhacks and all that shit too>most come with games, so normalfags don't have to fuss with learning how to download ROMs>total nostalgia bomb at a time when people crave the 90s>none of this exhausting DEI/ESG stuff>comes in every shape, size, form-factor, stick placement (or no sticks), orientation, quality, and price point>there's a bunch of Youtubers covering these things now, educating people on which ones are good or not and what's good/bad about them (hopefully with not TOO much bias)>TikTok/Facebook addicts see ads for them all the time on the TT/FB shops, so they buy them, take a few title screen pics, then never play them again>>739408987There's gotta be a term for this, some "reverse survivor bias".>see five people post about a glitch where some 33xx+ systems by Powbernic will shut off and call your mom fat>this makes you assume all 33xx+ systems have that glitch and therefore needs to be recalled
>>739408327Performative and soulless
>>739408327Is this "everyone" in the room with us right now? I've yet to met a single person with one of them
>>739408327Because people want a portable that's actually portable, something that fits in your pocket. And the big playas don't serve that market anymore.
>>739408327zoomers missed out on the psp/vita so they get this shit
>>739408327>Why is everyone buying these things now?gee i wonder why
>>739408327fighting games with 4 buttons, fuck off shitter
I got a Miyoo Flip v2 coming in the mail
>>739408920>holy fuck do those look awful to uselike with any other controller you mean
>>739408379FPBP.Imagine buying one of these over a 'Eck.>BUT THE SIZE IS PORT--It's the same shit, plus:>No trackpads>BUT I WANT IT IN MY POCK--Then you're a moron. You're not taking that shit outside, but serious.
>>739408327Cheap, can play everything. Can play while I'm out of the house doing stuff I don't want to do.
>>739412269A few controllers have the right layout.
>>739409423Nice.
>>739412276>Imagine buying one of these over a 'Eck.Which costs how much again?
>>739412183>I got a Miyoo Flip v2 coming in the mailCongrats anon! I wanted one a lot but I went with the GBA classic style and got an Ayaneo Pocket Air Mini instead (pic related). I do have an Anbernic RG Flip tho coming soon. Miyoo products are kino. I have the Mini Plus here pictured below my Pocket Air Mini.
>>739412515>8bitshit
>>739412742Yeah man 8bitdo sucks! They're way too good at too low of a price! I'd rather pay 3x for a first party controller that is objectively inferior in every measurable way!>being a brand whoreImagine.
>>739412276I got a miyuu mini for 40 to play SNES and GBA. I use it on the train and it syncs my saves to my home Emustation setup.A steam deck would be a waste of money.
>>739408327Modern gaming too expensive and too shit now. The zoomies want to buy a chinkheld and emulate all our good retro stuff.
>>739412674How is the build quality, the dpad, the buttons the battery?
I ordered a Retroid Pocket 4 Pro myself for the $150 sale it's on, hoping to turn that sucker into a full on replacement PSP. Will take to the end of the month or early in the next to get here though. Honestly not sure what I'm fully getting into besides Android shit, might use Neostation for a front end, but my biggest problem is I got no MicroSD card. Just hoping to get something worth a damn for this that isn't juggling my crap phone with no thermal cooling at all, my Steam Deck is reserved for indie and small scale games for my TV at this point.
>>739412786I've got 10bux controller that shits all over 8bitshit and their atrocious quality. The dpads in particular are awful and their products are predatory against casuals that don't play enough retro vidya to know why their controllers are dogshit for retro vidya.8bitshit actively shills their products on 4chan too.https://arch.b4k.co/v/search/image/9mPK29SJjqd44kY_u2I0bA/https://arch.b4k.co/v/search/image/L1zTCHaD_DT4zSOMs0HXoQ/https://arch.b4k.co/v/search/image/od5SG0ku-geJTuRqcyDrCg/
>>739412883SD cards are cheap man, shouldn't be an issue.
>>739412979In any case the point was the 6 face buttons layout, Saturn style.
>>739413108/vr/ sucked dicks about sega saturn/mega drive controller retroclones for ages and when retrobit/8bitdo released them they were dogshit because of the QC.Outside of the originals I don't know any retroclone controllers that do this layout correctly
>>739408327If the handheld has Snapdragon, they are cheaper that phones with the same chip and you not need a camera, 5g or social media apps. Physical controllers for phones are complete crap; dedicated devices is so much more fun than using a phone and you can give the handheld to children.
>>739412845I get about 7 hours of continuous play out of it playing a mix of GC and PS1 games. The d-pad feels great to me but I'm not supre picky. It doesn't have false diagonals for me which is the most important thing and not a guarantee on many chinkhelds. It feels INSANELY premium for the price. Much nicer than the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro I sold to get this (a downgrade I know but I wasn't playing Switch/PS2 games on it and wanted 4:3). It is the most comfortable chinkheld I've used. The analog sticks feel nice despite how insanely tiny they are. You can actually use the shoulders/triggers unlike most handhelds and the case you can get with it is super slim and molded to the console (hard too). From what I understand there is a bit of a lottery on the screen. Some are perfect and some have bad ghosting. My unit seems fine. Nothing I can notice. I just blew through Astro Boy Omega Factor at lunch and blasts were had. Also working through Thousand Year Door and no problems with proper tuning. IMO this is the endgame chinkheld unless you have some desire to play Switch/PC/PS3 gtames but I'd personally wait for SteamOS Arm64 to officially launch with a final stable build of Fex/Proton 11 before attempting.https://github.com/CyberYellowNinja/Pocket-Air-Mini-Ultimate-Guide
>>739413623I have a 6 face buttton HORI controller that's pretty good.
>>739412979My 8bitdo Ultimate C 2.4Ghz is literally perfect. I bought it for 24 dollars and it came with a wireless charging dock, has zero false diagonals on the d-pad and has hall effect sticks. Had it for almost exactly 3 years now. Used every day since and zero issues. Sounds like you're coping to me anon.
>>739414064Got me an 8bitdo Pro 3 when those were brand new and I love it to pieces, currently swapping between it and a Steam Controller as SDL2 compatibility allows on emulators.
Retro-fetishism brought about by the horrors of modern technology, but ironically made possible by advancements in technology that make compact computing powerful enough to fairly accurately emulate quite the large library of games without the constant nickle and diming of microtransactions, subscriptions, battle passes, or gacha shit that plagues almost every modern game.
Respect for the Chinese for these, seem like good fellas
>>739408327I'm glad we have more choices. When I first got into emulation it was really only a thing on PC until the PSP got hacked, but then I lost mine and they went out of production. Then chinkhelds popped into existence, but there was only Dingoo and GP2X, and both kind of sucked. Now we have stuff that's way smaller than a Deck running 5th and 6th gen games.
>>739414363I had a Caanoo, the successor the the GP2X.
>>739414526*to the
>>739412276A goydeck is over 10 times more expensive while also only being an emulation machine anon.And that's assuming you can find one at all nowadays.
>>739414014Thanks for the complete review anon this looks perfect for what I want to play, sucks that is a little more expensive now but it the same with everything electronic
>>739408327Modern gaming is shit.
people dont know how badly they need a gameboy, demand is huge and supply is nonexistent. knockoffs will suffice for the starving soul.
>>739409129you need a PC to put games in these
got rgcubexx for pico8realised im too lazy, stupid and old to tinker with it so i can get it for free and im too cheap and too much of an asshole to pay for it.
>>739409423>Also plays Steam games.I've been thinking about a thor. What level of steam game-age are we talking?
I like my retroid pocket 3. Small and slim. I am ot traveling with my giant fucking steam deck lol
>>739415037Old games up to PS3/360 era and lightweight modern games.
>>739415037ps3/360 game era stuff will run at 60fps, later than that you'll have to drop down to 30 any indie or stylized artstyle stuff will be fine
Why are they all so ugly tho?
>>739409129>redditerenopinion discarded
>>739415037Not that anon since I've got an RP6 (12GB), which is basically the equivalent to the Thor, but for PC emulation it... depends.Some games need heavy tinkering, some don't. They pull their configs off Emuready (look it up), but not enough people use Emuready to fill out the different configs, so if it's a game loads of people play, it'll have some god-tier config, but if it's some niche game you're on your own.The games I'm most surprised ran, and ran well:>Sonic ASRT (mostly)>Red Faction "Remarstered" and the original>Holocure Save the Fans>Bug Fables (though it had an input glitch up until like a week ago that made controllers not work)>RatatanAlso I think with some tweaking I could probably get Remnant 1 more stable, but the FPS likes to dip.>>739415710>99999 different chinkhelds>some stupid, some not>some are weird as fuck, while some just look like bootlegs of official handhelds>ugly>allDumbass.
>>739412637>>739415837These are ugly
>>739409423It's the only chinkheld I'm intrigued by but I'm afraid it would replace my 3DS. I have attachment to inanimate objects. And if it doesn't replace it, then I would have two similar formfactor handhelds which seems redundant.
>>739408379>>739408451>>739408630All correct answers /thread
>plays every game up to PS3 gen at the palm of your handI can see the appeal
>>739408721>can’t even emulate the snes properly
What I want to know is why China is the only country where these products can go from design to prototype to manufacturing all within a single month, they pump out new ones like crazyThat process takes 6 months to a year minimum anywhere else
I'm glad they're popular and well developed now.the dingoo (same compable cheap price) back then was stone age tech.
>>739416912Because other countries have to worry about creating handheld grenades. China doesnt care.
>>739414827The fuck, most Game Boys and any DS that isn’t a 3DS can be found for pretty cheap. The downside is needing to also get a flash cart to play ROMs, which is the appeal for these Chink handhelds
>>739412183I almost went Miyoo Flip but ultimately got autism about this specific color and took the 34XXSP pill. Turns out the screen is really damn good even though the 3:2 ratio scared me regarding non-GBA stuff, but everything's looked great on it so far. Sticks are awkward as fuck but I'm glad they're there. Had to reseat the battery too which was hot dogshit and charging it is even more hot dogshit because it hard freezes half the time and wants to turn on every time its plugged in, but despite all that it's been sick as fuck. Replaying the Sonic Advance games on these has been a trip.
>>739408327Miyoo mini + is fucking kino. I was against chinkhelds for so long but I was wrong
Every single one of these devices don't last longer than 2-3 years.
>>739408808>New games are shit. Stupid zoomers should go play some real video games from my generation!>NOOOO NOT LIKE THATWhy are troonlenials like this?
>>739409393When was that? My device took 2 months to ship. Is currently taking a long time because of parts shortage.
Gamers crave the handheld and the only company answering that craving is chinkhelds. No dockslop is not a handheld.
>>739408987The high quality chinkhelds are AYN
>>739408327idk man, i dont get why anyone would buy 3 over alpha 3
>>739416973But like why would you get a gameboy when you can get a chinkheld with a better screen and battery life that can play pretty much any other console you want? Sure the battery might explode and send shrapnel through your brain but emulation doesn't have any noticeable downsides for oldfag gaming before the ps2
>>739416912Uhhhhh because China has factories every five feet, unlike everywhere else on the planet
>>739409405kys avatartroon
>>739417451Retroid also, same company
>>739408327Funny that after losing in your own chinkthresd you make another one trying to understand why people won't just buy a tablet and a controller like you did, always trying to impose your reality on others. Rope.
>>739408327I got one went through the pain in the ass setup of figuring out it was a clone what panel it is and which clone of darkos to install when I asked myself what the fuck am I doing, returned it bought a cheap as shit chinese bluetooth xbox controller, a phone clamp for it and downloaded psvita, psp and a ps2 emulator and played that insteadAt least with phone emulators I can still play Disgaea or other turn based games with the touch controlsNo way am I playing something like Dragon's Crown without a controller
Ayn Thor has been so good for me. Playing bugfix romhacks of SNES/GBA games
>>739417578Uhh no, they're subsidiaries under a parent company, not the same company.
>>739417765Pretty blatantly there's some interplay between the two regardless of their on-paper distinction, they use the same analog sticks and Vita d-pad parts.
>>739417791Yes but AYN devices are higher quality while Retroids literally blow up and fall apart.
>>739417825I pay more so they're higher quality
>>739417835
>>739417857>picture of a battery fireThat shit just happens with li-po no matter the source or quality, wouldn't be surprised if the Redditor you took that picture from sent it back to Retroid so they could try and see if they got a bad battery lot
>>739417857At first glance this looked like the handheld got infested with a parasitic fungus and exploded spores everywhere
>>739417976Either way the poor thing shat its pants
>>739417948the real story is that they used a fast charge apple charger on their handheld and it blew up which is because retroid uses shitty batteries to save money and don't have any protections against that.
>>739408327Modern games have become so shitty, pozzed and expensive that playing old emulated games has become the better choice, and dedicated retrogame hardware has become a good investment of money, especially compared to modern xbox and ps5.
>>739418094Electronics request as much power as they can safely provide, USB PD standard exists for a reason; it couldn't have been anything but a bad battery. Shit just happens with li-po batteries
Handhelds have been out of focus for so long the image of a fat neckbeard redditor in a fedora sitting in a public park playing one has faded and people see how cool they are again.
>>739412183Been using mine extensively for the past 4 months or so, congrats, it's pretty good. Everyone will tell you the hinge will explode but mine is still as good as new. Just don't be a caveman that opens laptops pulling from the corner and it'll be fine.
>>739417825AYN seems more to me like a lot of raw power but not a lot of practicality. Retroid seem to generally be the rougher tougher stuff in exchange for not being as strong or efficient, there's conflicting reports about which one has more issues beside RP6 having confirmed ram issues due to a memory provider change. But I think we all can agree that this modern fetish with glass panels for everything instead of proper smoothed and polished plastics (which is probably a production limitation honestly) is fucking terrible.
>>739418361Glass panels are fine, just don't be a retard and slam your handheld against concrete and there's no issue.
>>739418392I've got naturally oily hands, it's no good for this sort of thing.
>>739418330Iirc they fixed the hinge recently
>>739418392I would've very much preferred my RP6 without a glass panel, but in practice I always use it with the grip, which covers the edges which would be the most vulnerable on impact. I also handle it with care so it's not a big deal.
What do y'all think of the Playdate?
>>739416886>up to ps3Isnt that the super high end expensive stuff? Basically ripoff steam decks
I don't know anybody who is. Just a youtuber capign . shills shilling
>>739412276Anon, I'm a gabecocksucker as much as you, but the Deck costs more than 600 bucks unless you buy the LCD model like I did and they're becoming hard to find due to the hardware shortage.Many of those retro handhelds are cheaper than a physical book...>t. Steam Deck owner
>>739418814You can get away with it with the highest end stuff that has things like Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 tier, there's PS3 emulators working on Android now. But I can imagine they're still quite unstable, very WIP stuff. Honestly people seriously underestimate the power of modern Android processors nowadays, that same processor can use GameNative to run PC games surprisingly well so long as you're not trying high end shit. Resident Evil 2 Remake at 30-40 FPS on low settings for what is still technically a phone processor you can put into a form factor on par with a Switch is insane.
are these a good way to play gameboy pokemon games?
>>739408327I don’t see the point of these chinkhelds when you already have the entire history of handheld consoles on the 3DS. GB and GBC perfectly cycle-acurate emulated, and GBA (open_agb_firm), DS (TWL_firm), and 3DS are completely native, on a screen that runs at the native ~59.7 Hz all Nintendo handhelds need (which causes stutter if you run these games without VRR on a monitor or one of those chinese handhelds), and it’s even a perfecto for retro gaming 240p screen with built-in scanlines in 2D mode thanks to the pixel arrangement required for stereoscopic 3D. It’s a total waste of money. Only someone with absolutely no technical judgment or taste would buy that chinese garbage. Long live the New 3DS XL.
>>739419030Depends on what you're really looking for. An authentic feel, pseudo-authentic, or a very impersonal with other form factors. If you're going for something on the cheaper end mostly for Game Boy games, yeah so long as you don't get scammed that can be pretty neat. But you shouldn't go buying a $300-400 machine just to play Pokemon on a 4:3 AMOLED display.
>>739419063>I don’t see the point of these chinkheldsBeing able to play PS2 RPGs on the go.Maybe I might be able to clear Dark Cloud 2 this time.
>>739418663its like if nintendie didnt give up on gimmicks post wii u
Why do some people buy like 30 of them?
>>739419263uhhhh isn't that literally the case?with the shitch, the labo
>>739419389The switch isn't a gimmick. It's just a bigger Gameboy with a TV out jack.Labo, while a gimmick, is like the E-Reader. A side gimmick for the system that nobody cares about.
>>739419338they must consooom
>>739419338So they can take pictures of title screens on whatever device they want!
>>739408327>everyoneevery single faggot above me who took this claim at face value needs to walk into traffic
>>739419338Consumerism, and the cheaper ones can be had for less than $70 so it can become really easy to buy a bunch without blinking if you have the cash.
>>739419441>It's just a bigger Gameboy with a TV out jackin other words, a gimmicklabo is also a gimmick
>>739408721yeah I love having a retro emulation device that can only emulate nes and ps1 reliably.
>>739419936How the hell does a TV out change how gameplay is done?We going to count S-video output on the PS2 as a gimmick?
>>739419098i just care about playing the game. im not going to give a fuck about the genuine feel of the console. i think ill just go for the r36max ii.
its almost weird how much I prefer this device over my pc. I bought it originally just for gameboy/nes/snes games but now Im playing literally anything I can get away with on it, including ps1 and gamecube. playing tales of symphonia right now and I switched back to pc just to see if the big screen would be an upgrade but after an hour or so I wanted to go right back to the RPC.
>>739419063playing gb/gbc/gba on a ds is fucking retarded with all of the extra bulk you're not even using. and a chinkheld can play way way more than just nintendo handhelds. they are great for ds and 3ds games and still the best option by far for those consoles, but thats it.
I bought one and don't use it. Games look better on my 40" monitor.
>>739420072The more I look into these things, the more enticing there is about playing your games on a handheld. And getting away with a lot of shit on a handheld you'd not expect it to do is a novelty all its own. People nowadays lean towards the Switch not just because of game libraries or brand bullshit, but because it's a lot more convenient to get cozy and have a nice handheld, play whatever, wherever. Especially with all the exhaustion from work hours.
Sometimes I wanna buy one of those cool looking android daps and put a bunch of emulators on it
>>739420021lil bro stop being disingenuousI'm not gonna argue with you, I'll just present you with facts and leave you to process ityou said wii u was a gimmick - your words, not mineand that was literally a big gameboyswitch it EXTRA gimmicky because its whole thing is having two detachable Wii controllerslike bro it's double gimmicky
>>739420181>gba on a ds is fucking retardedno, its absolutely not, I might understand a GBA SP 101 over a New 3DS XL for GBA games, but if you only want one handheld for rule them all, the New 3DS XL is absolutely the top option, GBA size on a *New 3DS XL* is the same as in a GBA SP in 1:1 mode, regardless of the black borders, if you hate the void just put a GB Player border like>>739419063and it's pretty good, or just use the filter to make it full screen, but I can't play with blurry pixelsalso, no matter what anyone says, NATIVE PLAYBACK is fucking important, particuarly in a handheld that requires 59.7hz, and have lots of stutters/audio cracking issues when emulating or even on real official hardware that has to be converted to 60hz like the GB Player
>>739408845Seething lol get rekt son
>>739420457>NATIVE PLAYBACK is fucking importantno it isnt. You are like the audiophile who insists his $300 aux cord is "fucking important". emulating any handheld older than a 3ds is trivial.>have lots of stutters/audio cracking issues when emulatingit isnt 2006 anymore
>>739408327"Everyone"?
>>739420726Clearly, you have absolutely no technical idea what you’re talking about. Opinion discarded. But hey, it's OK if whatever you have to play GBA games is good enough for you, the important thing it's to enjoy the games, even if they are poorly emulated. I’ve already provided the technical details on why a 3DS is better, so the other anons can make an informed decision.
>>739418412>naturallyWash your hands
>>739408987They are surprisingly very nice quality and have a good leenoox ARM chip that can almost run Dreamcast for 40 bucks
>>739420850I understand you have a desperate need to justify the existence of your outdated nint*ddler plastic, retard-sama. have a good one
>>739421065Still no technical rebuttal to anything I said. Only feelings and cryings. The zoomers on this board are really low-level. /v/ used to be smarter.
>>739420072Checked retro catalog and this one is almost perfect but it's missing sticks, what a shame
>>739420764
>Nintendo handhelds selling for more than they retailed for 30 years ago>games are 20+ a pop, triple if they're popular names>chinkheld with every console game up to PS2/GameCube>40-180$geee I wonder
>>739418663very cute, I'd buy it for 30 dollars
>>739421640that was a positive for me. sticks on a vertical are extremely ugly and uncomfortable anyway. but yeah its not a do it all device but damn near ideal for anything gen 5 and below besides n64.
>>739421753honestly retroid pocket 4 pros on $150 right now is kind of an absurd thing. you got enough android overhead to play basically any average android game, even some fortnite or genshin impact, while being able to run virtually everything ps2 and gamecube at 2x resolution but the most demanding shit, which can either be hacked/tweaked or fixed by 1x instead. not sure how gamehub/gamenative go for it though but i figure something like sonic mania would run great. if you're punching $50 more to a retroid pocket 5, or $100 more to an ayn odin 2 portal / ayn thor at the lowest tiers? you've opened the door to so much for like less than half the price of a switch 2. go all in on this shit for $350-450 and you've got devices that keep the same general size and form factor of a switch but beat the switch 2 on battery life and start playing full on PC games to a degree if your device has the driver support.it's kind of disgusting how much value one can get if they know where to look and what they're looking for. the biggest hurdle is just how many autistic chinkhelds there are like anbernic's oversaturation with a couple dozen different confusing names, and how every single one of these things has "that one or two niggles" that keep anything from being anyone's perfect device.
>>739420726>You are like the audiophile who insists his $300 aux cord is "fucking important".Are you seriously comparing a $300 cable to using a handheld console that was being sold for $79 on clearance at the end of its life? The only person advocating buying stuff here is you. This anon is saying you should use the decade-old console you already have at home and not spend money on chink shit, especially since what you already own, the 3DS, is better.>>739421065> your outdated nint*ddler plasticis it outdated or is it a $300 aux cord? make your mind up on the argument before posting, retard
>>739408327Because it's actually a good bargain. For a reasonable price you get access to a quadrillion games from a bunch of different systems AND it's actually portable, unlike a Switch/Deck.>>739408721PSP owner here. While it has decent emulation capabilities, that was never its primary use, and can struggle to accurately emulate even some SNES games. Meanwhile, these Linux handhelds can emulate PSP as well.>>739419063These don't play only handheld titles, but PSX, N64, Dreamcast, etc. You also have a bunch of PC game ports that you couldn't run on a 3DS.
>>739423501Yeah these are what I imagined the Gameboy Pocket was actually like when I was a kid (I never owned one)
>>739423501Those buttons look so ugly with the obvious paint job.
I got my 8yo niece a Miyoo Mini Plus in December and she loves it.
>>739408327because people still want an actual handheld
>>739408327>cheap>good screens>powerful enough chips to have huge variety>smaller than steamdeck/switchthe buttons on these chink devices aren't as nice but for the price and for shit like pokemon, fire emblem, advance wars, etc. it's perfectly fine and convenient
>>739408327>you can play gameboy and N64 games on a device smaller and lighter than the original gameboy Yeah, I'm thinking the Chinkheld DOES what NintenDON'T
>>739417857When are we getting better battery tech? Lithium batteries are such a fucking hazard.
>>739423831The buttons and overall device don't look or feel bad IRL. But I would say the GBA SP is still the most comfortable handheld I've ever owned in terms of ergonomics.
>>739424613Silicon carbon batteries are the newest battery tech, more life in the same or less spacethey're only in a few phones right now because unlike traditional batteries they expand and contract slightly possibly pushing the screens outbut this shouldn't really be an issue for these devices with plastic frames
>>739414526>>739414601They wanted this to be a serious handheld and not just another emulator device, and they set up a whole digital store front on Windows to buy games and redeem codes.It had a few original games like "Propis" but a lot of the games were Toaplan arcade titles, which people were already just playing via MAME. That software might be lost media now.Caanoo was pretty good for PS1 games though, but didn't have enough shoulder buttons and only one directional input.Inbetween the Caanoo and GP2X was the Wiz, that introduced touch screen support using a resistive screen much like the DS.It had support for GP2X software via a compatibility layer called GINGE, but didn't really do much more than what the GP2X offered. From the shadows of GP2X and the Dingoo A320, rose the GCW Zero as an effort to keep the scene going. It wasn't too successful, but clone systems like the Pocket Go and Anbernic's RG350, ended up keeping the open source handheld scene going as it progressed into what we have today.
>>739419063Cool and how much is a New 3DS XL?
whenever I google that stuff I always end up finding overpriced garbage, I never find the "good and cheap" stuff you guys sponsor
>>739408327no one is buying these things
>>739426430i just did
What's an actually good chinkheld that can run up to ps2 games where I won't need to break the bank to get?
>>739426363Well, I don’t know, but what kind of person who was into handheld gaming between 2011 and 2017 doesn’t have a 3DS but wants it now in 2026? Oh, wait... oh no, don’t tell me I'm replying to zoomer who wasn’t even out of the ballsack yet.
>>739408327I have a Retroid Pocket 5 and it's pretty good. Specially if you like romhacks and such.
>>739409423>order an AYN THOR>really excited>should arrive in a few months>get letter in mail>i lost my insurance>paying for heart medication and doctor visits out of pocket now>had to cancel order>really fucking sadIt's been a really rough 4-5 years and I finally had something to look forward to
>>739408327people are very poor now lad.
>>739428095I wasn't into handheld gaming in that time, the last handheld I bought was the GBA SP.
>>739408327>Covid advertising via Tiktok helped heavily push the Miyoo Mini which made people realize that these things even existed and aren't the 5000-in-1 scams of yesteryear but proper Android and Linux devices.>Nostalgia plays some part in it.>Anything you want PS1 and under (Minus Saturn and N64) for like $50-80.>GC and PS2 under are only like $150.>Build quality is mostly solid but they usually have one issue you have to fix be it getting a CFW, taping some button contacts, or putting spacers/foam on the buttons.>If you get Linux devices you are getting nightlies of emulators unless you are on a lower powered device that usually has its CFW lock you down a bit to specific releases for stability's sake.>Most of the devices under $100 are pocketable, and everything over $100 is a mix of pocketable or something you can put in a backpack.>>739408987I have three Anbernic devices and two TrimUI devices. One RG35XX-SP had its posts break off of the plastic when I went to apply the spacers to stop the dome piercing but the device still works, it just can't be closed without gluing the thing shut so I have it for parts. One TrimUI Brick Hammer had its battery management chip or something break and would crash the system at 50% so I had to get a new one, but now that I replaced the old one with the new battery and the new one with the old battery both systems work without any issues so I have no idea what's going on.If you want the higher end stuff you're spending Steam Deck money and it's not worth it at that point. Retroid stuff is like $150-200 and that's where the quality level starts, but AYN and AYANEO stuff is overpriced for what it is with few exceptions like the Thor.
>>739427928odin 2 portal base model
>>739408987Sounds like cope
Used office mini pc off eBay, install batocera directly to SSD, gaming bliss. Dedicated portable retro console. It’s been my favorite “console” for several years now.
Which one should I buy?
>>739416254It will not replace your DS or 3DS unless you exclusively play button-only games. The RG DS, AYN Thor, AYANEO Pocket DS, and Retroid Dual Screen Attachment all have the issue where the emulation of DS and 3DS games has input lag on the touch screen when used for longer than a second or so and it makes any touch screen-heavy game impossible to play. TWEWY, Trauma Center, Osu/EBA, the two Zelda games, Kid Icarus, Moon, Dementium 1 and 2, Ninja Gaiden DS, Metroid Prime: Hunters, and Kirby's Canvas Curse are all examples of games you cannot seriously play. You might be able to finagle KCC since you don't have to care that much about precise inputs, but the rest of those games go out the window.You also have to be on a Linux CFW in order to even get to this level of input lag, it's significantly worse on Android and CFW Android variants like GammaOS. Linux is the only way to really get these games running decently since it has access to nightlies, better emulators instead of ported ones, and is far less bloated than Android is and even it has issues as the RG DS in particular shows that it's not some miracle cure. If you only play button games then it's fine, the main issue is just 3DS emulation having shader caching and sometimes audio or visual glitches not present on the original and obviously no 3D effects.
>>739412515>no analog stick
>>739408327>Why is everyone buying these things now?new games bad old games gudthose chink handhelds are dirt cheap and lets you carry multiple game catalouges with you no internet or authentication required.
>>739408327I hate the vertical layout so much. Why does every chinkheld keep doing it?
>>739428564I'm sorry that happened to you, anon. Do you think you'll get birthday money at least?
>>739431887then just buy a horizontal one, are you a child who need guidance?
>>739418663It's a device made to make hipsters pretend they can do gameboy games when they can't.
