Do you own any chinkhelds, Anon?If yes, which ones?
Do you play and beat more games since owning one or is it collecting dust?
>>748922792I just play dead cells on my retroid pocket 5
I have a Miyoo A30 for plane trips and used to have several others but ever since I bought a refurbished OLED steamdeck way back when they were like under 400 bones I just play and emulate everything there
>>748922792Mine is properly stored, so it isn't collecting dust.
>>748922734Miyoo A30Miyoo Flip V2Anbernic RG34XXTrimui Smart ProRetroid Pocket 3 (not plus)RG34XX is the one i use the most lately, i just love the GBA form factor
yesrp6I haven't played anything in a few weeks since I've just not really been in a gaming mood all that much, but overall I have played more games since getting it, yeahI have no intentions of buying any others until this is dead. I don't get the point of collecting them
>>748924348>I have no intentions of buying any others until this is dead. I don't get the point of collecting themBecause you basically bought and endgame device already.Would you recommend the experience?
>>748922734GPD Win 1GPD Win 3GPD Win 4
>>748922734GPD XD+, but it's kinda shit.Thinking of getting the AYN Thor.
>>748924428true, and that's the reason I went with itand yeah, as long as you know its shortcomings. it can play a ton of pc indies and lighter weight games, but the experience is still a lot more tinker and pray than "it just works" like a steam deck is. maybe one day steam on arm will get there, but right now it's somewhere between playing games on linux with wine in 2010 and proton now, not as painful as it used to be, but not as seamless as it currently isit's pretty wild to be able to play switch and pc games on a device that fits in my pocket, though.
>>748922734I have like 4. I don't remember the name of them desu
>>748922734Miyoo A30Ambernic RG280V (useless piece of shit)Retroid Pocket Flip (sold it, useless Unisoc chipset)and I just bought mum a Boyhom (hehe) R36S which I'm just gonna stick a bunch of puzzle and space shooter games on for her
why this over just using your phone?
>>748925406Use your phone if you want.I don't
How's the Trimui Brick / Brick Hammer?Still a recommendation or too weak?
>>748925406thermal throttling, same chip in a chinkheld will perform better than a phone due to having a fannot raping your phone's battery life, both your daily charge which is more important for phone things and its overall life
rg34xx running knulli scarabomega based
>>748922734I own too many chinkhelds, and I don't play many games on them.
>>748928303>I own too many chinkheldsWhat models?>and I don't play many games on them.Why not?
I've been thinking of getting one as a lighter weight steam deck, what are the best ones? I'd probably pick them all up since I'm indecisive.
>>748922734I was considering buying one but then I realized I wouldn't be carrying that shit around, so I decided to upgrade my phone, now using an snapdragon 8 elite device and it rapes everything. Add a cheap controller and you can game anywhere and go back to just use your fingers for tactile games like slay the spire. Pretty goodTemps are a thing tho
>>748928897What games do you want to play on it?
>>748929158Nothing heavy, stuff that feels appropriate for a handheld.
>>748922734Got a 35xxh and then a retroid 5.
>>748925629Hot garbage for tiktokers. Post budget if you want a recommendation. Don't listen to tiktokers.
>>748928897if you mainly want to play pc games then go with the beefiest chip, and the best I know of is the odin 3 with the snapdragon 8 elite. afaik if you want better than that you'll have to get a tablet and controller. 8 gen 2 is still solid, and devices with that are more pocketable, but the extra raw power with the elite makes so many more pc games run basically flawlessly while you'll have concessions with an 8 gen 2
>>748929228What consoles
>>748922734I own an RG351VI seldom use it, favoring the steam deck, but it's a nice little device
>>748929316I don't know why you bring tiktokers into this. I never had tiktok on my phone in my life.Do you have any arguments for or against it or just meaningless brabble?
>>748925192>>748928303The ideal number of handhelds is either 1, 2 or 3, depending on your needs:1. A medium-sized general purpose device, i like to think dual screen devices fit this slot best because clamshell lends itself to portability, and the second screen to versatility. ie; AYN Thor2. A device optimized for home use; large and powerful, able to play demanding games with comfort, ie; Steamdeck3. An around the town pocket device, small enough that you may actually forget that its in your pocket, cheap enough that you wont cry if you leave it somewhere or drop it. ie; Anbernic RG SP (or you could just use your phone)
>>748922734r36splays all the good gamespretty good for how cheap it isi use it during breaks at work
I just learned a deck is a chinkheld.
>>748929228anything snapdragon 8 gen 2 or better.odin 2 portal, ayn thor, retroid pocket, phones, tablets, etc.
>>748929809an oversized one that hurts after holding it for longer than 20 mins
>>748922734I preordered my first chinkheld. Retroid pocket duo.
>>748929809They are indeed made in chyna
>>748929917Babby hands
>>748922734I ordered a Retroid Pocket Nova just the other day cause I noticed I wanted to play a bunch of GBA games and theres a bunch of remasters of SNES games coming up (Terranigma, Lufia).Other than that I normally just play on my steam deck but playing snes/gba games on a steamdeck feels aesthetically wrong
>>748929434It's not a good deal for the price, under performs, inferior screen and easily the worst stock (and custom Linux) OS on a chinkheld. And the only reason you know about it is because China paid people off on Tiktok to shill it, then it funneled through Plebbit and made its way here, the turd chute of the internet for retards like you to shill here in my chinese basket weaving thread.
>>748922734Yes
>>748929809its like finding out gamesir is chinese and not indian
>>748930001can /v/ just agree with me for once
>>748930087King of chinkhelds right there. I'd have to get the retro colored one with the retro buttons as a swap.
>>748930103I agree with you, the deck is a fat brick. Sega Game Gear like. These chinkhelds are much more ergonomic and their battery lasts for days instead of a day.
>>748929917nigga that shit weighs like half a kiloare your wrists fucked up or something
>>748930095probably doesnt help everyone calls it gamesaar
>>748930212So you agree the Deck isn't a chinkheld. Read what you are responding to.
>>748930285Suck my cock, coping jit.
>>748930212you be lucky to get 4 hours out of the deck
>>748930371you cut your cock off thougbeit.
>>748930179Yeah seriously I've gone through so many handhelds over the years (dating back to the GP2X even) and this thing's the fucking best.It should be though it's way more expensive than any other 4:3 handhelds I've bought.I've played through Mega Man Network Transmission, and Wind Waker Randomizer in full on this thing, and am currently playing Link's Awakening DX HD. That shit's impressive, got a full Android version with loads of enhancements.Being able to play that game with equipment on four face buttons and two shoulder buttons is amazing, I never have to re-equip the pegasus boots, the roc's feather, the power bracelet, etc.
>>748930447I think the main appeal beyond the form factor is the 120Hz OLED. Black frame insertion, integer upscale perfection and maybe a CRT filter.
>>748922734I love my Thor, I completed FF's 1 through 9 on it in the past 2 years
>>748929930will it be able to play 3ds titles? it seems a bit underpowered for that, and DS just doesn't have a compelling library on its own imo
>>748930537Yes the screen is fucking beautiful.I tried black frame insertion though, and I didn't really get the appeal. The screen looks amazingly smooth, but also considerably darker?Also PSA for any Retroid Nova users, fix the oversaturated screen colors using this calibration app.https://github.com/pippopapera/nova-display-calibration
>>748929917pussy nigga,hit the some heavy barbell rows and eat a steak after
>>748930616Nta but, the lower spec "Lite" version seems to be shit for 3DS according to testing, really stuttery with alot of games.The higher spec "Lite Plus" version seems more promising, but nobody has one to prove it yet.
>>748930732Yeah BFI reduces peak brightness because it flashes a black frame every other frame. Makes 60Hz games look crazy smooth. I play in a pitch black room before bed so I doubt it would be darker than I typically enjoy while still having great color accuracy.
R36S might be the best 30$ I’ve ever spent Took some time to set up and ten bucks for a better SD card but I can play any PS1 game I want wherever now
answer pls>>748930826
>>748930842Wouldn't it be $40 then?
Originally wanted a Steam Deck, got a Nova instead.
>>748930839Yeah, I understand how it works, and I'm willing to give it another go sometime if I just max out the brightness whilst using it.I just wasn't sure if there was maybe something I was missing with it.Until recently I was playing a shitload of Super Metroid Map Rando on my RG34XXSP, but after extended use the buttons on that thing are badly worn out and stiff to use now.I've done two Map Rando runs on this thing and it's way better.I haven't gotten around to setting up shaders yet but I really want to try this one, especially for Mega Drive and PS1 titles (less so for SNES but will try it).Also, it really is integer scaling perfecting. A 1280x960 display can perfectly scale a single 256x192 DS screen 5 times (for the rare game that doesn't need both screens at once).
>>748930087What's the name of the model? I've been wanting to pick up a handheld that can handle gamecube+ since I modded my 3ds a few years back but never got around to it. I know basically nothing about anything.
>>748930616The lite plus and duo can but it depends on drivers, firmware and software optimization at the end of the day.
>>748931095I typically prefer easymode halation, keeps the image bright
>>748931224Retroid Pocket Nova, but you'll be paying $239 for the 8GB model or $269 for the 12GB model.It's my first Retroid device but it's perfect for GameCube, I've only trialled PS2 briefly it was playing Katamari Damacy full speed no sweat.Also this shit can play Steam games using an app called GameNative, it's some serious wizardry.
>>748922734Do they make any of these with Playstation style face buttons?
>>748930537>maybe a CRT filterKiss yourself
>>748922734Bump. I've been researching these for a while, even as someone who is very anti-temu, the more I look into these things, the less bad they seem, well, most of them at least. It's a bit annoying that they don't make it clear what games can run on these things but I understand the legal implications. So, I've been referring to retrocatalog.com but if you guys know a better site, please tell me. I'm gonna round up the ones mentioned in this thread and maybe purchase one.
>>748931023>don't worry about him, he's just a friend.
>>748930842Anyone where to re-download R36S OS, it got removed when i put SD card into PC and it reformated it
>>748930963I mean I could’ve just used the dogshit card it came with, I just wanted it to last forever I actually did load it with games just to test it and it was the craziest card I have ever seenClaimed to be 64gb—was 16, which barely fit the OS and left me with like 700mb somehow despite the OS being like 4gigs or some shit. Total bonkers, Windows would not even read the card I had to use a disk managing program to fuck with the format of the partitions, then format it with Rufus, somehow still had ghost partitions with like 200mb lost on it. Real Chinese shit. Didn’t even have a grade (A1 is a typical standard that works), no brand, just “64gb we promise, from China with love” lmao
>>748932165Reddit has a great guide for themThis is the best one I’ve found;https://www.reddit.com/r/R36S/comments/1q08sl9/i_set_up_an_r36s_last_night_heres_a_guide_for/
>>748932165i don't think there's a direct download of the included os, unless someone uploaded a clone of theirslook up handhelds wiki, there's a few custom ones based on the original arkos
>>748932387GitHub has some of the files IIRCGitHub is confusing but you have to click this one weird ass section and download the zip
>>748931963>Kiss yourselfDone ;), beam simulator is next level, that's why you get a highend chinkheld to begin with
>>748932443>GitHub is confusinglol
>>748932443>GitHub has some of the files IIRCi didn't know, thanks for the info>GitHub is confusingit's only confusing if you can't read
>>748932516It is. It’s confusing on purpose too, to try and fend off corpos. Who the fuck would download the code and not the files? Totally useless for even programmers.
>>748932516Not everything is a release but if they're asking you to download the code as a zip, the readme.md usually explains that much.
>>748922734Retroid Pocket 2>>748922792Collecting dust. I suck.
>>748922734TrimUi Smart ProMagicX Zero 40Powkiddy A13The A13 gets the most attention, even though I bring the other two with me a lot. I just really like playing games with a stick, even non-arcade games feel more fun on it.
Retroid pocket 2s
I've got the great uncle of all Chinkhelds collecting dust in my room as we speakKneel
>>74892273434XX for GB/C/A and Arc-D for Sega games
>>748932568>It is. It’s confusing on purpose tooI'm glad people like you get filtered by the most basic stuff
>>748930087How's Network Transmission? I love the Battle Network games but haven't given it a try yet
>>748932843Lmao okay retard
>>748932804kinda wish i owned the retarded cousin of all chinkhelds...
>>748930842>Own a R36S but end up dropping it>Screen is borked.>Like the machine so much that I want to repair it.>Screen is $23Despair...
>>748925629Still great if all you need is up to PS1, just as any of those budget systems will be. All just a matter of taste at that budget since they're all similarly priced and similarly performant. I offer it up as a recommendation if you want the vertical/Gameboy style, but specifically want something slim and very portable, like you want those GB Pocket vibes. And it has access to a bunch of aftermarket operating systems, Knulli being the best of the bunch in my estimation.
>>748932959>Lmao okay retardkek
I own a Retroid Pocket 4 that I bought off a buddy of mine. It's been a better experience than I thought but some things, particularly with android have been annoying to deal with. I have been getting the itch to play more games on it than I would've on PC however.
>>748922734I own a good number, buy at least one a year. Currently I'm using the Retroid Nova, having a good time with it. I was using an RG Slide prior to that.
I use my RP6 every day. Pretty happy with it. Was testing Sinisistar 2 yesterday through game native to see if it worked and it did.
>>748933064>Sweet Babby Inc.: The Handheld
>>748933064>man instead of a device that can play all the retro consoles I wish I had the cheap ass device that can play none of those gamesI think the marketing budget for you shills ran out? What the fuck are comments like this? Genuine retardation?
is there a good alternative for the Steam Deck? I want almost comparable quality for cheaper.
>>748933312I wish the buttons/dpad were black. I'd get the purple if so.
>>748933515>I wish the buttons/dpad were blackIt's 5 bucks extra
>>748933485excuse me, but does your favorite chinkheld have a crank? no? didn't fhink so.
I really want to buy the odin 3 but not being able to play DS games comfortably really bothers meI wish there was a console with detachable controllers like a switch so you could do a pseudo DS mode the legion is to ugly and big and the switch is a switch
>>748932903I like it but it's an acquired taste.If you're familiar with the damage numbers and progression from BN1 and BN2, it's overly similar to that but hamfisted into a 2D run and gun platformer.It even has the virus busting ranking system, albeit invisible; it determines the item drops from defeated viruses.Like BN1, upgrading your buster lets you manage most of the threats in the game, and then you need to prepare a few chips to handle some specific hurdles. Late game, chips that deal more than 100 damage become a hard requirement due to auras.Early game, a lot of players get filtered by the first boss fight FireMan.exe, because his attack patterns are hard to avoid; you need perfectly timed slides under his flame cannon attack.You're supposed to equip the Fire Armor that Roll gives you, and go back to Higsby's shop to buy Bubbler chips to help get through this first fight.The game can be overly grindy too, battle chip drops are used to increase your maximum ammo capacity for each chip, and each chip has an MB value which is an MP gauge cost, so you can't just spam powerful chips.Classic Mega Man staples are present here; there are straight up Mega Man 1 and 2 enemies in this game like Sniper Joe and Hammer Joe, and familiar hazards like Yoku Blocks and Quick Man's instant death beams.Since the game doesn't use screen locks and transitions like the NES originals, those hazards are actually a lot harder to work with, but you can use chips like Double Jump and Invis to bypass them if you're struggling.An FYI that this game has no 100% reward, even though you can work on getting a complete chip library and P.A. Memo.It does have one secret boss fight, for which the requirement is collecting every Navi Chip (which at end game is pretty easy).
First bought the Odin1, which seemed the best at the time.Then bought the Odin2 when it came out, because it could finally actually run anything (which seemed like a total pipe dream before), with only the emulators themselves being a handicap now.Then I bought the Thor, because I wanted to replay my 3DS collection at some point as well as the DS (my fav system) with much better screens. Otherwise it's the same as Odin2 but with AMOLED screens, although the standard Odin2 screen was already pretty great.I am using my Thor every single day since I bought it at the end of last year. Cleared scores and scores of games this year, still keeping it, wanna clear my bucket list before I off myself. Practically don't play games any other way now except with my chinkheld in bed.
>>748922734Couple. Usually clamshells with dual screen'cause I wanted something that fits in a pocket and plays most shit that I actually want to play.Got an Evercade recently, which technically isn't a chinkheld but might as well be, mostly just to try it out. Plus it actually has a good set up for verts. I can just slap roms on an SD card if I want something out of library.
>>748930732240+ hz is recommended for the CRT beam simulator.
Where exactly are we at with this? Can these run PS2 games without issue? Because that would be my main thing I'd wanna play. Pardon my ignorance, I haven't checked these out in like over 2 years
>>748934080nvm just saw this>>748931376>Retroid Pocket NovaPretty cool. I'll probably wait for it to go down in price tho
I got the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro for my birthday earlier this year, but some part of me wonders I should've held out for something meatier solely because of the standardization of Snapdragon Turnip drivers versus whatever the fuck the RP4P is rocking.
>>748934080We have devices now that can run almost every switch game smoothly and PC games through emulation. PS2 is even easier.
>>748933656The switch is great for that. You can install Linux on it and it actually runs Switch games better that way. MelonDS works on it too and it still auto-rotates so you can do top/bottom screen layout.
>>748929392Lose weight you fat fuck
>>748934249nice. i like the gui too
>>748922734Ayn Thor. Sold my Steam Deck to get it. No regrets.
>ES-DE is only $6 for an android device>but there's a whole smorgasbord of new frontends cropping up everywhere because everyone wanted a gold rush for the ayn thori don't even know what one to pick for a 16:9 one screen device, everything's still got faults or is heavily WIP. tried neostation, it used to not boot some of my emulators properly, now it does, but i'm not sure if i'm happy with it and not sure how much of a bitch it might be to uninstall.
>>748932065Uhh... you don't get to bring friends
I've got>Legion Go SComfortable to hold but mostly used to play indie games or older releases. Capable emulator if you limit the power draw to extend battery life>Switch 2fine for Tendie games. I mostly use it for running Switch games in boost mode. Aftermarket grips are necessary. Would rather use the Legion or computer for non-Nintendo games.>Ayn Odingreat for emulation. I even played some lightweight Steam games on it. Something like this is good if you just want one handheld.They're all good but my most played was an old RG35XX H I gave away. It was the perfect size.
>>748934080>Can these run PS2 gamesYes>without issue?You can always find issues. Not even PCs run 100% PS2 games at 100% speed 100% of the time.But it's good enough.
>>748934184>Pretty cool. I'll probably wait for it to go down in price thoYeah that shit's not happening any time soon. RAMpocalypse and all that.Retroid warned that the price could increase (hasn't happened yet though).https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/the-retroid-pocket-nova-starts-shipping-tomorrow-and-a-price-increase-could-already-be-on-the-wayThey have their older systems on clearance, but I don't know enough about them.https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxBT-x5b-VBwPHcJcBTWuiYYg4VvbzfuBU>>748934471ES-DE's most recent release now has dual screen support.
do these get really hot though? Someome told me they get really hot and dont have great battery life yet
>>748934641Depends on the device.Nova has dedicated thermals with fan speed controls, and default balanced performance can play GameCube games at 2x native res full speed.Also I find the battery life to be excellent, it charges extremely quickly with the right charger, I swear mine goes from like 30% to 90% in maybe half an hour? Haven't timed it.
>>748929617This is the way. I have a Steam Deck, Ayn Odin 1, and Ayeneo Pocket Micro. To be fair I also use a 3DS and Vita for DS, 3DS, and Vita games.
Cannot decide between an RP6 and a nova. I really like that the nova actually fits in your pocket and the 4:3 is cool, but I hate that its Dpad up instead of stick up.RP6 solves this but its bigger and heavier and glass fronts suck.My priority is PS2/GC, but I might wanna revisit like skyrim and some 7th gen PC games.
>>748922734Nah, I use my phone instead.
>>748934641Depends on the device and what you are playing. I own a cheap Action Helegaly and it does get hot with PS1 and Dreamcast. My Retroid Pocket doesn't get hot and lasts for 5-7 hours playing heavy 3d stuff and 10-13 for 2d games.
>>748922734R36S which I played a decent amountRG35xxH which I kinda found less fun to use, idk maybe it was the Knuli thing I downloaded.
>>748934641Depends on what you buy. Some got good fans and thermals, some straight up do not have a fan or ventilation at all. If you're playing low tier emulation, stuff up to N64/PS1, you should generally never have much issues with them should they be able to handle it. The instant you start pushing into PS2/GC territory, the mid tier devices that can handle them will start getting a bit loud and warm, but if you're running big main stuff like Ayn and Retroid it shouldn't be a problem. You want good cooling you're paying more premium prices. If you're trying to get something cheaper for budgetary reasons, it is a conscious tradeoff to take note of.This is the primary reason why most phones suck ass for emulation. My Moto Stylus G5 2023 5GZ whatever can totally handle most shit I throw at it like nobody's business thanks to a high end Snapdragon chip, so long as the emulator's good, but it drains battery and heats up like a motherfucker because there's absolutely zero intention for gaming and thermals on the thing.
>>748934910I did a full run of Wind Waker on the Nova and the stick being below the d-pad was not an issue for me.I did replace the backplate though, they ship it with a flat backplate and pre-orders included a swappable grip backplate.Separate to that, they sell a rubber grip, haven't got that.
>>748925629never owned one, but vertical handhelds are too cramped. i had retroid pocket classic which is on the larger side, and even that was too cramped.i'm sure its fine if you're shorter than 5'5"
>>748935373That's what I liked about the RG34XXSP, the single screen clamshell form factor is a lot comfier.The build quality suffers though, those buttons will wear out and you start pressing the buttons a lot harder to compensate.Would be nice to see Retroid try a single screen clamshell, but I doubt it will happen.
I bought.
>>748922734Konkr Pocket Fit (G3 Gen3) and also preordered a RP Duo.
>>748925406I've grown tired of touchscreen controls.
>thought the ayn odin 2 mini would be a perfect PSP form factor>oops they stopped making those, gotta ebay that shit>get a retroid pocket 4 pro with the big sales they got going this year, it's about the same size>oops it's literally pixels off from the PSP screen size in PPSSP so you can't get pixel perfect resolution, integer scaling doesn't work right, and you gotta go wrangle through shit to pray you can find a config file to cut off a couple pixels vertically to make things not look distorted>dunno how to navigate android so never found iti just wanted a PSP replacement instead of having to mod my old 1001, goddammit
>>748922734I own Konkr Pocket Advance and RG DS Plus. Both great for the sysyems they're meant to replicate
>>748936132These handhelds are aimed at people with more than 2 working brain cells
>>748922734R36SR36miniR36proRG NanoRGB30RG353VFamicloneVaio UXBrick GameXZP with 4K rom
>>748922734Ayaneo Pocket Air Mini, absolutely perfect for me. I did have a Retroid 4 Pro which I sold to get the Air Mini (I got 175 dollars from some retard, more than I paid), and got the Air Mini for 70 w/ 3GB on preorder. It is so nice.>>748922792Everyday at work. I've gotten through ALL the GBA games I've been wanting to play, most of the N64 ones and started on PS1 era. It's wonderful being able to just whip it out whenever to play and with GammaOS Next loaded instead of the stock Android OS every minor issue I had are permanently resolved. Fixes the overshoot issue (inverse ghosting) in the stock setup too. Icing on the cake for a now perfect experience.
>>748936474>Vaio UXI thought PDAs and wrist computers were the coolest shit growing up.
>>748922792>Do you play and beat more games since owning oneNo joke, my RP4P is what a use the most by a country mile now. I've always liked handhelds the most and just having a handheld that can play basically anything worth playing is amazing.
>>748930087>melinda's my man
>>748934910>Cannot decide between an RP6 and a nova.100% Nova
>>748932762
>>748934282Projecting.
I don't know how gamenative works. Every steam game I try gets stuck on a black screen.
>>748922734-Anbernic-RG28XXRG34XXRG34XX SPRG35XXRG35XX ProRG35XX SPRG 40XX-HRG 40XXVRG Cube XXRG 477M-Miyoo-Mini V4Mini PlusMini FlipFlip V2A30-Retroid-Pocket Classic SGPocket 4 ProPocket Nova-TrimUI-BrickSmart Pro-Powkiddy-V90SAlso used to have a GPD XD way back in the day, and then an RG350M. Both have since gone to the great big Chinese sweatshop in the sky.
>>748943495Oh shit I forgot to include my Windows chinkhelds. I have the original Ayaneo, and used to have a GPD Win and a Win 2.
>>748943495>>748943554Damn I forgot my RG Arc D too...no I don't have enough of these yet why do you ask
>>748943495>>748943554>>748943878Ooh, and my MagicX Mini Zero 28 too, can't leave that one out!
>>748922734Retroid pocket 5 during a sale. I love the built quality and the battery is fantastic, so far. I like the switch 2, however the RP5 is so damn convenient to use. I'm going through a horror marathon starting with RE.
>>748934910I would go for the 6 just because you have so much more games that you can play. If you have other devices that can do that then the Nova is cool.
>>748943495Why.Keep the RP Nova and sell the rest.My god, man.
I love the Nova, it's basically a pocket PS2 for me. It's fun seeing what steam games support 4:3 through gamenative too.
>>748930537>Black frame insertionWhat is this?
I want to get a rog ally Xseems neat
>>748945902It'll come to that eventually, though I'll probably also keep my 40XXV for Gameboy, and my RP4 Pro for PSP. I just love video games, and most of them have been super cheap so I liked giving them each a shot and seeing if they scratched any particular itch above and beyond the rest.
>>748922734No, but a couple of months ago I considered getting one but I bought a tablet instead.
Are there any that can play Gamecube games
bros...
>>748947762>people posting pictures of empty boxes saying "oh no it was stolen please send me another one :^)"Yeah, totally legit.
>>748930616duo can easily play 3ds games at 2x-4x res depending on the game. duo lite however struggles at 1x res.>>748947762yeah apparently its a problem if you're in the US and using gofo for shipping. (the cheaper shipping option, 4px)>>748949353nah it is real. its kinda widespread.
What's the best handheld to play while lying on the bed with?
Got a Samsung s9+ tablet, runs everything fine, even yuzu
>>748949418abxylute 3d one
>>748949353>>748949392probably a bit of both if I had to guess. Some legit theft, and then once that was discovered, some people trying to take advantage of the situation with refund fraud.
>>748922734Just got this thing
haven't been the biggest fan of shaders in the past, but this CRT Royale XM29 Plus shader works like fucking magic in some games. Prerendered backgrounds are gorgeous with it
>>748922734RP6 and a defunct 28xx (or whatever it's called).Had the RG GBA but shorted it like an idiot while closing it up after trying to fix Anbernic's shit-tier d-pad.Outside of that, a DSi, a DS Lite, and a 2DS.RP6 is my EDC all day every day, though I need to get another small form factor handheld at some point, but realistically it'd be smarter to have the DSI as my "small EDC".For games, my go-to is Hello Kitty Island Adventure, but I've recently been getting into Minecraft sometimes (mostly just practicing console controls as opposed to M+KB, just in case I wanna play MC in public.) I used to play more PS2/Gc games until HKIA threw me off. I'm like 10 minutes away from beating the first dotHack game and can't be assed to pull the trigger.>>748925406Pretty sure this is just some bot at this point, but-Phones:>limited to pre-PS2 systems because anything higher is bad for your thermals + battery>VERY few phones have active cooling>VERY few phones are designed for long-term high-temp gaming, and will throttle pretty quick>eating up your phone's battery life is always a shit idea in general, especially with how people are stupid and buy thin phones with tiny-ass shit batteries>touchscreen controls suck for most games>shit ergonomics for your phone without a controller, and carrying one around sucks>controller compatibility varies>takes too long to pull out, connect to your phone, play, disconnect from your phone, then pocket>all the good phone controllers are $100-200>clipping your phone to an actual legit console controller is jank as hell>few phones have headphone jacks>dropping your phone sucks a lot more than dropping some cheap chinkheld>no "right to repair">is constantly eating up RAM doing "phone things" in the background while you play>most phones cost a lot more than most chinkhelds>phones are more enticing to thieves>>748933485Nigga, that guy's clearly joking. You're as stupid as the people that bought that piece of shit.
>>748925629I've really been enjoying mine. Don't buy it for ps1 and up ( even though it can play some of those titles). I've been manly playing Gameboy Color, Advance and some snes titles on it and for those it's pretty great. My only complaint is that it warms up a bit even playing Gameboy games after a while, but it's fine honestly. Standby times are also pretty ok using a custom firmware
>>748934910The Nova is optimized for retro consoles, if the 4:3 display and d-pad prioritized control layout didn't give it away. If you're going to be playing modern games, or mostly analog stick controlled games and the layout bothers you, then go with the 6. Personally, I'm not going to be playing anything past PS2/GC on mine, I love 4:3 and the Nova's form factor, and I prefer the layout, so the Nova is a dream handheld for me. Just depends on your use case.
>>748925629Buy it for NES, GB, GBC, or GG. Any other system is not worth it. As it is action games on its size and form factor are pretty hand-cramp worthy. The meat of my palm hurts trying to regularly use X and Y for example.
>>748922734Retroid Pocket 5. That's it. No point getting another unless there's a huge performance bump so this is all I'll own. until one can play the entire PS3/360 library.I got some stuff I dislike like the small buttons & sticks and I wish the screen was like an inch bigger but I feel like having a dedicated device for retro games makes me actually go through the catalog rather than using my PC. Couldn't explain why.>>748922792Currently running through the Ace Combat series. Up to the 4th one now but I regularly play with this thing.
>>748933508Hard to make a call. Full PC handhelds are so expensive, Deck or not, that it's hard to find people that even own one, let alone crazy enough to actually go out in public with them.With SteamOS being more available to cheaper, smaller handhelds lately, the "Deck alternative" category will probably get blurred, as some of the higher-tier Android systems have straight-up better CPUs than what's in the Deck (worse GPUs though).TL;DR: I dunno.>>748931462Playstation Portal>>748924348It varies for people. The biggest faction of "collectors" are the people that started with the early chinkhelds and went "ooh, piece of candy, ooh piece of candy" up the chinkheld family tree in realtime, changing handhelds every few months. Since most sub-$150 chinkhelds have no resale value, they just collect them to display... or something.Some nutjobs just collect them to collect them though. It'd make sense if they were Youtubers since those guys get free chinkhelds like kids get candy on Halloween, but a lot aren't and it's just some weird addiction.
>>748934910Ultimately I don't like the RP5. I think it's about having skipped small widescreen handhelds like PSP and Switch, it's uncomfortable to hold over time and I can't get used to it. Anything tall feels great like the CubeXX, or bigger like the Deck I can handle just fine, but that shorter wider package format? Not great. The grip helped a lot, granted, but it's still not ideal. Thinking of selling it once I get a Nova, in retrospect maybe I should have went for the O2P.>>748931462No, but lots of people looking to scalp you over your brand loyalty over at etsy. That said, opening higher end chinkhelds can be tricky for their simplicity, not DS level but not babbys first service either.
>>748922734Still waiting for the Retroid Pocket Classic to ship
rg34xx-h with muos strictly for gba with lcd3x shader.rg-cubexx also with muos for older systems that fit better on square-ish aspect ratios + some lite shaders.yesterday I purchased the rp6 after viewing reviews and guides, but I still have some questions /v/ros:1. is the delivery time really that bad for retroid pocket devices? i live in yurope. i used the standard carrier (4px i think?) cause I heard they're better than dhl at avoiding import fees.2. how is the sleep/standby on the rp6? is it janky like anbernic with custom OSs (i.e. really bad battery drain)?3. when it comes to performance, does it make a difference whether ps2/psp games are stored in internal storage or sd cards? asking because I'm not fucking buying sd cards when they're 3-4x the price they were last year.4. which frontend do you recommend? most people were recommending es-de or beacon. heard es-de is a bit sluggish when scrolling a large game catalog, is not fully open-source, and has a weird payment method via patreon. i want to scrap box art and customize themes, as well as boot straight into the frontend instead of the default android one.5. any android settings I should set? saw some people recommending eq-ing the rp6 because the speakers are ass. any other tips in general?6. how are we feeling about the rp duo (non lite)? will we finally be able to emulate an entire 3ds catalog with minimal touch screen latency?
RP Nova is my endgame chinkheld for now. It crushes all emulation and ports I throw at it, and even plays some very light PC games well. Damn near the platonic ideal handheld except for some minor build quality issues (clacky d-pad, weird-feeling triggers) and no back buttons.Next milestone would be x86-ARM translation maturing and ARM chips getting powerful enough to properly play modern PC games. Something with a 16:9 120hz VRR OLED screen would be good enough forever.
>>748950823>With SteamOS being more available to cheaper, smaller handhelds lately, the "Deck alternative" category will probably get blurred, as some of the higher-tier Android systems have straight-up better CPUs than what's in the Deck (worse GPUs though).This is nonsense, ARM is still crap at it and the moving pieces underneath were already available and in use in both Android and Linux with Rocknix and Armada.>>748951412>1. is the delivery time really that bad for retroid pocket devices? Yes.>2. how is the sleep/standby on the rp6?It's decent, but you have to set it so it kills inactive apps to really get the most of it. This, of course, can have the side effect of killing a game you left open, so you can set exceptions. Odintools will also let you assign performance and fan modes to each app, so you can default to standard/no fan when not playing.>3. when it comes to performance, does it make a difference whether ps2/psp games are stored in internal storage or sd cards?No.>and has a weird payment method via patreon.pawchive>5. any android settings I should set?First you have to disable the stupid overlay side strip on handheld settings. Also make sure to set Retroarch to periodically write Save RAM rather than only on formal RA exit. You might also want to root android unless you need some stupid native game that doesn't like that, you filthy gachafag.>6. how are we feeling about the rp duo (non lite)? will we finally be able to emulate an entire 3ds catalog with minimal touch screen latency?No.
>>748951192I can answer a few of those>is the delivery time really that bad for retroid pocket devices? i live in yurope. i used the standard carrier (4px i think?) cause I heard they're better than dhl at avoiding import fees.highly depends on which model and variant you ordered. but yes 4px especially takes longer to get here (US). >when it comes to performance, does it make a difference whether ps2/psp games are stored in internal storage or sd cards? asking because I'm not fucking buying sd cards when they're 3-4x the price they were last year.No.>which frontend do you recommend? most people were recommending es-de or beacon. heard es-de is a bit sluggish when scrolling a large game catalog, is not fully open-source, and has a weird payment method via patreon. i want to scrap box art and customize themes, as well as boot straight into the frontend instead of the default android one.most of it is personal preference. esde, beacon, retrohrai, cocoon. esde was fine for me and I had around 300 roms, no lag whatsoever. you can boot into any of these frontends if you make then your default launcher. before I sold my thor I was alternating between esde and retrohrai. both of these are pretty simple so I recommend them. stay away from iisu. shits a buggy and abhorrent mess.>how are we feeling about the rp duo (non lite)? will we finally be able to emulate an entire 3ds catalog with minimal touch screen latency?no, touch screen latency will still be an issue as far as i'm aware. but it should be able to emulate 3ds games pretty easily. even some basic switch games.
>>748922734No, they're for poors who can't afford real hardware.
>>748951791The opposite, they're for people with so much money they're comfortable throwing it at these borderline-disposable devices
>>748951918cope
>>748951918Anything that relies on a non standard and/or not readily removable battery, is borderline-disposable, and that includes your phone.
>>748922792Playing Odin Sphere right now boyo. For free. Paying no subscription fee just to rent it forever.
>>748952004Define readily removable battery. The one popular chinkheld to add a battery cover actually makes it harder to connect the plug from it.
>>748951412>is the delivery time really that bad for retroid pocket devices?>i used the standard carrier (4px i think?) cause I heard they're better than dhl at avoiding import fees.I snapped up my Nova pre-order the moment it went live. Showed up at my house a month and a half later. I did select DHL, and they shipped it through 4px instead. Supposedly they were going to auto-refund the difference to everyone, but I had to contact customer support to get that to happen. Also didn't come with the pre-order bonuses so they said they'd send those along, though I still haven't gotten them.>when it comes to performance, does it make a difference whether ps2/psp games are stored in internal storage or sd cards?It shouldn't, but if anything I'd figure the internal storage would be faster since I believe the RP6 uses UHS.>4. which frontend do you recommend? most people were recommending es-de or beacon. heard es-de is a bit sluggish when scrolling a large game catalog, is not fully open-source, and has a weird payment method via patreon. i want to scrap box art and customize themes, as well as boot straight into the frontend instead of the default android one.I love ES-DE, it's my go-to front end and I use an Emulation Station-based frontend/operating system whenever I can because it feels like a real video game interface, unlike others which mostly feel like cheap hackjobs. Anyway, I haven't built up a large enough rom collection to get it to feel sluggish even on my RP4 Pro, so I can't comment on if that happens on gigantic collections. I think you'll probably be fine though. Scraper works well, and setting it as your launcher makes it boot directly on startup. Also the payment is very simple. You pay for one $5/month subscription of their Patreon, download the APK and get the password, and can immediately cancel the Patreon subscription. They'll send all future updates to your email and you never have to pay again.
>>748951412>6. how are we feeling about the rp duo (non lite)? will we finally be able to emulate an entire 3ds catalog with minimal touch screen latency?Not on Android. If it gets GammaOS it'll probably be better, but it'll need a good Linux OS to really cut down, and it'll still never catch native hardware.
>>748951791>No, they're for poors>>748951918>they're for people with so much moneyEither/or, depending on the device. R36S, Miyoo, RGXX, TrimUI, etc are for poors. Ayaneo, GPD, AYN, etc are for people with so much money.
>>7489521604 screws max, no glue, no other tools, and that includes no fucking around with a guitar pick or little pry bar to pop somthing open.
This thing was great for the price; screen is much better than I woud have thought and Onion is the best chinkheld OS by far. Thing is a bit small though and only best for emulating up to PS1. Still, solid budget option.
>>748952414>and that includes no fucking around with a guitar pick or little pry bar to pop somthing open.That's everything though, only GBA SP clones don't have clips.
>>748952553Replacing a battery shouldnt require a delicate touch, there shouldnt be any risk of breaking shit when you want to swap, it should be retard-proof.
>>748952164>>748951785>>748951762ty for the info>pawchivenice
RP6haven't touched it in weeks
anyone has tested recomps or ports on them?
>>748922734why can't we have these in america?
>>748954403just order them?
>>748951749>It crushes all emulation and ports I throw at itwhat ports have you tried with it?
>>748922734Just the Nova because of its 120Hz OLED screen, aspect ratio and being strong enough for higher-end emulation.
i want a small handheld that can play gamecube games. Is there any recommendations?
>>748925629It's small and not comfortable to hold. The only reason why people think the GB form factor worked was because of nostalgia, but remember that we were all kids with small hands. As an adult, it's not comfortable to hold. Best to use a chinkheld with a PSP or GBA form factor. Also, the Trimui can get hot during extended play even when playing SNES.
>>748934910Nova is better. RP6 and Nova have the same specs, so the only difference is form factor and screen. Nova mogs.
>>748954573Retroid Nova
>>748954403You can, importing it has no issues. The reason why you can't have American-made systems like this is because they're made with the explicit purpose of piracy and usually ship with MicroSD cards of pirated games. If they were sold as-is with no pirated games they'd be run out of business immediately. Anything legal is typically something like the Evercade or FPGA that plays your retail games like the ModRetro or Analogue systems.Then there's the fact that these are made with overstock or reject parts from things like vacuum cleaners, drones, smart TVs, smart fridges, etc. and replacement phone screens. Only the higher end stuff is made with custom screens. Even the higher end stuff are just buying Snapdragons to slap into their own housing.Theoretically I guess they could be sold as Android-based gaming devices which has to be how stores like Best Buy can supply them but the point is that if marketed that way the market is going to be super niche and unsustainable.
>>748947762A handheld so nice, you gotta have it twice.
I have pic related and I think it's the best budget retro handheld I had by a mile, Anbernic devices were fine but they always had this little problem that prevented me from enjoying it, it needs a custom OS because stock one sucks thoApart from that I have a Lenovo Legion Go S for PC games and more demanding emulation and I plan in the future on getting either the RP Duo or the Thor for something it between
>>748955940Forgot pic
I own a thor. It's alright. Got MGS4 working.
>>748934938That thing has no cooling at all. You can use it at most for 30 minutes before it starts hitching.
>>748922734Anyone have these with SteamOS installed?
>>748922734RG35XXSP (it sucks)RP5 (it sucks less)I'd like one to have first class Steam OS support, that would be nice.
i have a mangmi air x, not bad. i had an anbernic 40xx but it bricked itself on the stock os ig, so i returned it, the mangmi is a lil bigger but its comfy, 99% of the time i play old shmups, tetris and pokemon rom hacks on it, i have so many roms on it though. also some android slop (balatro etc)>>748950116thats gorgeous, exactly how i remembered it too.
what's the smallest ds-shaped chinkheld?
>>7489572984got pic, i have the red/beige model on the bottom, best looking one
>>748957189if they keep upgrading AYN Thor model maybe someday its going to be worth having around as the portable steam-deck variant. the functionality and design is nice.
>>748957350>>748957298once again, i am RETARDED AND FORGOT THE PIC TWICE gonna go kms now
>>748957410They just need to slap a better chip in there, maybe lower the battery life cause the thing weighs a ton. The iphone duo is cooling itself very well without a fan, so maybe they could remove the fan too, make it thinner.
>>748932804This is the absolute, undisputed final red pill of all handhelds.When a psvita enters the room, all other handhelds spontaneously orgasm and die in the same time.This the the zeus of handhelds, the final level in the illuminati and the absolute grandest secret of this simulation world.Get a psvita, and enter the real world, anon D:
>>748957139Steamdeck and Legion Go
>>748955995I bought a miniloong pocket 1 a month ago for 55 bucks and don't regret it as well anon.
>>748957091You don't really need cooling for emulation unless you plan on doing PS3 or some heavy PC games.
Is there a reason to get any of these if I own a Steam Deck and if 3ds emulation itself kinda sucks still? If I get a used n3ds I am pretty sure it'll still run better than all chinkhelds, plus I can play NDS, GBA and retro crap on it as well
>>748933557I watched a breakdown video and its supposedly actually annoying as fuck to replace the buttons and I'm not risking it
>>748958517Yeah and it's a 2000 dollar device. It can't play anything heavy for even a medium amount of time.
>>748958709The advantage over a steam deck is that they're not fuckhueg.But yeah, 3ds emulation is a bitch. I would avoid getting one of the dual screen gimmick handhelds.
>>748934910D-Pad on top + 4:3 on the Nova makes it optimized for retro games. And technically the PS2 has sticks on the bottom if we want to go there.I ordered a Nova cause I just want to play GBA randomizers and other stuff. If I want to play PC games or anything past that I have my steamdeck
>>748958709>Is there a reason to get any of these if I own a Steam DeckSteam Deck is one of the best couch handhelds, but it's not really portable.There are chinkhelds you can throw in your backpack and literally forget about them. But then you need them and they are just there.
>>748958787I thought that the latency got fixed by now and 3ds emulation was fine even on azahar.
>>748958736Ah, so it wasn't about the performance at all, but about money. You could just have said so from the start. I don't personally care about that stuff, it's all just meaningless numbers to me.
>>748958836Touch screen latency is still pretty terrible and shader stutter is a persistent issue.
>>748958798>want to play GBA games (3:2 screen)>order a 4:3 screen handheldREEEEEEEEEETARD
Which one of these has all of the following:1. Stick drift immune2. Can emulate PS2, 3ds, wii u, switch, ps3. Emphasis on ps23. Is under 300 usd4. Doesn't need a 50 page manual to install games or to jailbreak or prepareDoesn't rely on "Cloud" or "Logins" or "Registration" or anything idiotic like that.I don't want to login to anything, not steam, not epic. Just my own files and emulatorsand full blown piracy for switch and other games.Something that can run xenoblade chronices enhanced edition and every other console I listed.
>>748958936>2. Can emulate PS2, 3ds, wii u, switch, ps3. Emphasis on ps2dishonest
>>748958936OH WAIT, NEVER MINDI ALREADY HAVE THE PSVITAAHUAHUAHUAHUAHURRR
>>748958836From what I tried, something like fishing in Animal Crossing requires little latency, so emulation still fucking sucks in that regard>>748958827What would be the best cheapo handheld to throw into backpack then? Sometimes I'm stuck at airports and Steam Deck is kinda heavy to bring, yes
I just got a Retroid Pocket 6 and it is hard to believe how powerful such a small device is. With Game Native you can just run some light weight steam games through Proton instruction translation. It feels like magic. Retro console emulators are trivial to run, but since the device is 16:9 the widescreen games look better.
>>748958994>What would be the best cheapo handheld to throw into backpack then?There are many. What games/consoles do you want to play primarily?Do you like vertical, horizontal or clamshell layout more?
>>748958984>Vita>PS2 emulationAre you high?
>>748922734Nope, I don't. I have a Steam Deck though.
>>748959023I will never understand why retards go out of their way to get an Android device to play their steam games instead of a fucking Steam Deck.
>>748959116I can't imagine why
>>748959116i want something small and pocket fit
I got an old 3DS with Hshop so I can play the old games but there's so many games to play on PS1/2/N64/GC, thinking of getting a Nova.How long does it take for it to arrive from China? Any accessories you'd recommend?
>>748959375Get the replaceable back plate, for like $5 it's worth it just to see which you prefer
>>748959069It is in development, check the vitapiracy scene, A lot of recomps as well
>>748957332I think the ds-shaped chinkhelds are all kind of big. The retro duo pocket lite might be the "smallest" because it actually uses the 3DS inline button design so its flat bottom while the other ones slap on full sized triggers.Honestly if you want to play DS games I would just buy an n3ds with a flashcart
>>748959116Even at $400 the Steam deck is far too big and still way more expensive. At $800 the device is laughably stupid compared to something I can stick in a pocket. If you can make a Steam Deck Mini in the form factor of a PS Vita and sell it for $250 then I would get one immediately. But that is basically what a Retroid Pocket 6 is. You can even install SteamOs on it now.
>>748958894its barely got black bars
>>748959068Probably something up to PS1. And probably vertical will be most comfortable I'm assuming. Although lately I've been having an itch to play NDS and GBA games. So again I'll probably go with an n3ds. Unless there's some cheapo handheld for GBA and down maybe
>>748959407Do you think $30 ram upgrade is worth it for PS2/GC emulation? It's $240 but with shipping and other accessories it's going above 300 suddenly.
>>748930842>R36SThis one. Love it desu.
>>748959776you definitely dont need the ram upgrade for ps2/gc
>>748959375These things can take months to arrive. I don't know why they don't just keep a stockpile in the US somewhere instead of shipping them individually from China each time.
I was surprised to learn that wii u games are some of the hardest to emulate.
>>748959976I dont think they have the money to make thousands of them and store them in America. This is a niche product and they're probably paying a fuck ton now after the ram crisis.Hell even Valve cant stockpile their shit anymore
I have a RP2S, RP4Pro, and the RP5. Of these the only one I kind of regret is the RP5; the screen is nice (it's why I got it despite having the 4Pro) but it's not that big of a deal and I fucking hate the glass front. Somehow I find it less comfortable than the 4Pro, too. The RP6 can fuck off for continuing that path.The Nova ditching the glass makes it tempting, but it's kind of hard for me to justify something that beefy for 4:3 games. Even for upscaling it's overpowered. It would be nice to definitively retire my RP2S, though.
>>748923369Similar boat here. I do almost everything on my OLED Deck, but I have considered picking up a chinkheld for emulating more lightweight games. I don't really want to take my Deck everywhere, and I hate gaming on my phone.
>>748960164>I fucking hate the glass front.I dont have a RP6 but I do hate this trend and how everyone is copying eachother, its the reason I didnt get an Ayn Thor besides liking everything elseFortunately the Pocket Nova is all plastic
>>748960206tbqh, they're pretty comfy for GB/NES/SNES/GBA/Genesis, etc games, and the screens being smaller is actually a benefit, those games really pop
>>748958709>Is there a reason to get any of these if I own a Steam Deck and if 3ds emulation itself kinda sucks still?Yes.>If I get a used n3ds I am pretty sure it'll still run better than all chinkhelds, plus I can play NDS, GBA and retro crap on it as wellYeah, good luck with that. We all have 3DS, it fucking sucks to play and the emulators are bad.>>748958894It's fine.>>748958936Stick to your switch and post tits.>>748959116Novelty, deck isn't worth buying anymore. That said, it barely works, you just have retards amazed that the latest inept piss poor gamemaker indieshit crap runs without knowing of the tons of both contemporary and older games that simply won't run.>>748959545Is being tech illiterate a requisite to be a vitard?>>748959776No.
>>748960238It's goofy faux-premium shit and I hate it.
Why is the glass front a bad thing? Isn't the same as your smartphone? Why would be a problem then?
>>748960887I'll choke you to death, blizzard chink.
Great for VNs
>>748960326Any recommendations for 2026? I want something with a decent build quality (buttons, battery, chassis, etc.), but power isn't a priority.
>>748922792I've been using one of the discontinued vertislop Retroid models ever since I've suffered from pre-surgery backpain injuries last year and for everything PSX and-below it has become my go-to gizmo. Currently getting filtered on Battletoads btw.
>>748960887android phones use tough gorilla glass, these chinkhelds dont.
>>748961125Ayn and Retroid (sister companies, same buttons), you're getting power anyway because they don't really do budget. Anbernic can do half-decent buttons sometimes but they're way too unreliable in QC, and generally bad at build quality. If you're feeling extravagant, Ayaneo does some stupid fancy shit at a premium.
>>748922734>>748922792i bought the Retroid pocket 2 a whiel ago after some anons recomended it and it was a bit shit it broke and is now collecting dustI also got the Ayn Thor and actually like itI play it constantly and am playing fe conquest right nowDolphin hase some issues for some reason and there are some problems with other emulators like Dreamcast and N64 there are no good emulators for android that dont have some stupid screen buttons other than that its finePS2 and DS works well and its fun to play games in me bed
>>748960887>Why is the glass front a bad thing?It makes applying screen protectors a hassle and can require extra babying (the glass used on even cheap phones tends to be hardier stuff these days), but if you're careful I suppose you don't need a screen protector and you're used to babying things anyway.But the bigger issue to me is just that it feels less pleasant to handle. A smart phone is just a big screen. Handheld input revolves around buttons. It makes it easier to wipe down, but you can still get dust and grime wherever the plate is cut. I don't even think it really looks nicer. What does it matter if the bezel vanishes? Especially if you're playing content in varying aspect ratios? The RP5/6 does not feel or look anymore premium to me than the 4Pro and Nova or the Switch 1/2 and Steam Deck. It's not the biggest deal in the world but it's utterly pointless to me.
>>748957828Those are not chinkhelds.
>>748958709>plus I can play NDS, GBANot at that resolution. You either going to be playing games with fucked up scaling or have giant black bars.
I got an Odin 3 recently. Kind of amazing that it can run Hogwarts at ~40-50 fps.
>>748958709Steamdeck will drain battery even when its off. Not as bad as the Swtich does, but it will. 3DS will do that to.I had my Miyoo mini off for years, then grabbed it when I went on holiday with my gf for the plane ride. Battery was still green.The DS was the last real handheld.
I have a hacked 3DS.
>>748962135How do PSX games run?
>>748961825>have giant black bars.Genuinely don't know why people care about this.It's black space that borders the actual game. Your brain should be able to ignore it, same as it does the rest of the device that you're playing it on.
>>748962270And there we have it folks, the shill exposes himself.
>>748962307Because it feels like shit to play a game on a device where the functional screen is 10% of the surface area. Especially since that screen becomes pretty much microscopic if you aren't using an XL model.
>>748962307For most people it's a matter of maximizing screen output. Balanced pixels are also nice, especially if you're using shaders. It's why people like having 4:3 screens. The Nova actually looks better with integer scaling than the RP5/6, even ignoring the pillar boxing.
>>748963109My mistake, I missed the part where this is about emulating on a 3DS. I agree, it's not great due to the scaling or tiny pixel perfect option. GBA seemed acceptable the few times I tried it, though.Still stand by black bars not being a problem in most other scenarios.
>>748958709Higher end chinkhelds have vastly superior screens to both the Deck and the DS consoles. You can also run PC games on them.If you don't feel like you need one though, obviously don't fucking get one and spend your money on something else.
I want a small pocket sized that play gamecube games but i guess the technology is not there yet
Phonechads. Chinkheld collectorbros... Thoughts on the razer prio? Obviously wait on sale, but me thinks this will break on the 5th use.>>748961814The Legion is
These threads are made by marketers btw. Half of the posts in here are them trying to convince you to buy shit you don't need.
this discussion reminds me of that concept phone with an expanding display (oppo x 2021)the device could change its width and thus aspect ratio
>>748963335>Still stand by black bars not being a problem in most other scenarios.Doesn't bother me if it's only horrizonal or vertical bars, but I cat stand it if you can't play at the full size of the screen.
>>748963484True and same.
>>748963434I honestly doesn't matter with OLED. Black borders are black and don't get in the way if you have the wrong aspect ratio. Stuff like PS2 emu has widescreen patches, which make wider screens more comfortable to use than the original console.I would much rather it be a foldable to reduce the size than some gimmicky aspect ratio fix.
>>748958837bVASED. You can always tell you're talking to a shill when they think 6th gen needs cooling. Even my shitslab which is weaker than a retroid pocket 5 doesn't need cooling for ps2 and GameCube. Now what controller are you using? It could help other phonebros out.>>748954429>4:3Just guessing but probably red dead redemption 1, tomb raider if that's out and hitman blood money
>>748963362It is, but it's not gonna be great because you can't play GC with a screen that tiny (3.2" at 4:3) and have a good time. It's also basically unobtainium now, so...
i have an r36max. im playing pokémon soulsilver, emerald, and platinum. and will play the wario land and kirby games. this thing with keep me busy for YEARS. that and indie games, AAA is dead to me as far as i give a fuck.
>>748963362RP Nova is probably the closest you can get right now
Wake me up when these things can play PS4 quality PC games at the form factor of the PS Vita
>>748930285it is a chinkheld.
>>748932568>to try and fend off corpos
>>748932804more like the retarded redhead stepchild of all handhelds who gets chained up in the cellar for being an explosive retard
>>748959990I can kind of see why, lack of interest due to most of them being ported already and the more unique hardware.
>>748959116these are a third of the price of a deck and actually fit in your pocket
>>748950116>that gifI would think that was bullshit if I didn't literally just test it. Sorcery.
>>748923910How are psp game on it?
>>748922734Fact that almost never gets talked about in these shill threads is that these things are made out of chinesium and break very fast. The joysticks&buttons are always crap, deadzones, get stuck, break off, etc...You have a screen lottery where the reviews get the good one and everybody else gets crap. The software is always complete ass. And most people who buy this shit play a couple of games out of nostalgia and then let it collect dust and spend more time on threads like this talking about how great these shit chink handhelds are then actually playing on them.
>>748967067The RG34XX?, it performs as the average entry level chinkheld, most PSP games run with some tweaks but playable enough. The retroid Pocket 3 is the only one that runs PSP perfectly among all chinkhelds i have
>>748934910RP6 has a 6000mah battery capacity, whereas Nova only has 5000mah
>>748967283>Fact that almost never gets talked about in these shill threads is that these things are made out of chinesium and break very fast.Retroid/AYN stuff is pretty solid in terms of materials. Where these companies--including Retroid--tend to fall flat is in fit and finish. They spam out so many models in such a short span of time that they just don't do enough testing on them, and it's not until the second or third production batch (if ever) that things get resolved. They're operating on a smartphone model with a fraction of the resources and audience. They've mostly gotten better, but you still end up with shit like terrible screen calibration.
>>748932568literal sub-midwit iq
>>748967283If you actually played that TURD (means poop), you'd know their GPUs just croak up and die. But no, /jp/ pedophile animal can't even bother to pretend with pantsu quest anymore, it's just posting uncharted at this point.
>>748932804Surprisingly shit as a retro handheld even compared to a 3DS. Really funny that the small Vita software-dev circles have had to go on DEFCON 2 because of vibe coders infiltrating them
>>748967973That was just a random pic, but i own that "turd" and it still works to this day. Oled version, still play lumines on it when taking a shit, it's a very relaxing game. And the thing is, it all still works to this day, the buttons, shoulder buttons, joysticks, battery, ..... Yes, the psvita was a massive failure, but from a hardware point of view it was a very well build handheld, your chinkshit handhelds cant hold a torch to it.
>>748968210>it was a very well build handheld,Did you know the Vita 1000's sticks are hall effect but they're still prone to stick drift because the actual parts are junk
How hard are PS3s to hack and install games on?
>>748963384Razer controllers are a mistake. I've made it TWICE like an idiot. Don't be a fucking retard like me. Get something good. Personally I think the best phone/switch-troller is the GameSAAR G8+ since it has gyro. You can find codes to get it for 55. If not tho the 8bitdo version I hear is robust as well (their regular controllers are great).
>>748968385Not a problem with mine, but i have had ps controllers in the past that had stick drift.
>>748963362Nova can play 100% of the goycoob at 2x resoltuion.
>>748968535Easy as fuck if you are not retarded.
How's the screen quality between the RP6 and the Nova? Not the AR or resolution, but things like color reproduction.
>>748967973Didn't know retroon made the vita. Least they don't explode. Another W for anbernig>>748968643>>748968385Hall doesn't mean they don't drift. Just reduced drift. There should be new technology that doesn't have drift period but I don't remember what its called.
>>748968610I'm interested in the kishi v2 since I heard it has a very nice clicky dpad. You got that one?>Hello gamesir g8Still need to get that one because it seems to have a kinoed dpad. Don't know if its a good idea to wait for that modular controller they showed off with the dpad on top option and GameCube facebuttons
>>748959238You had enough time to get the OLED model cheap as fuck. Your own fault really.
>>748969007You're thinking of TMR which is a better iteration of the Hall Effect method. As for Hall Effect it SHOULD be pretty damn drift-resistant, so much so that Vita sticks drifting isn't a common thing, so it's not the actual sensory method at play with Playstation's QA there.
>>748968742Motion clarity is superb due to the horizontal scan direction. Colors are over-saturated by default, but there's a super easy app that everyone uses that makes the color reproduction great.https://github.com/pippopapera/nova-display-calibration
>>748960164>and I fucking hate the glass front. Somehow I find it less comfortable than the 4Pro, too. The RP6 can fuck off for continuing that path.Can you elaborate on why?
PWM flicker on RP6 or Nova?I'm very sensitive to that and I hate modern OLED phones with PWM.
>>748963362>gamecube gamesName 5
>>748922734I got me the RG DS+ recently. It's pretty cool.I tried running Sakura Wars on it but the default core has trouble rendering some stuff, like cutscenes and the save game screen for some reason. I couldn't get an alternative Saturn core to run well either so I'm sticking to DS games for now.
>>748969292>TMRThat's the one. Dunno about chinkhelds, but there should be chinktrollers using those>>748969543Because chinks are so sensitive to flickering, they're actually glad retroid is making an lcd version of the duo pro. Same with ayaneo using oled less.>>748969669Wind Baker. Takes if symphona of the night. Internal darkness. Markio sunshine. Mortal combat deception
>>748969818>Sakura wars Saturn? Because if its Saturn, you're fucked. Perhaps it's on different platforms that might be less stressful for the rockchip
>>748969543Kicks in below 40% brightness.>>748969818You're never getting decent saturn at that performance level.
>>748957139You can install Armada which is a steam front end for ARM devices. It's still hit or miss though, some games work better playing through GameNative and vice versa.
>phone>phone>phoneI get where you guys are coming from. I was like that a while ago too. But I want a small device I can play games on that I SPECIFICALLY don't have to be super careful about and need to babysit and costs 1000 bucks. I just want to fucking game.My phone was expensive as shit and it doesn't even have a SD card reader. I don't want to fill its space with fucking games when I already need it for images, videos and other stuff. I also don't want to fuck my battery even further.A small extra device isn't too expensive, has dedicated buttons and It's not the end of the world if it breaks or if I lose it. I also can give it to my friends or nephews to play for a bit. Can't do that with my phone with all the stuff that's on there. I hope that clears it up
>>748969898>>748969901Yeah, I've resigned myself to playing Saturn stuff on my PC. It's unfortunate because I wanted it on the go, but it is what it is.
>>748964118>i have an r36max. im playing pokémon soulsilver, emerald, and platinum. and will play the wario land and kirby games.My 3DS can do that better already.
>>748967067>How are psp game on it?You want a 16:9 screen for PSP
cmon ayaneo, let me have this psp go phone.
>>748968742>>748969352Forgot to mention I'm referring to the Nova here. The Nova's screen is better than 6's, if you don't mind the 4:3.
>>748967067Ass. The screen is actually a decent fit, but the chip can't take much and it's absolutely not a matter of tweaking.
>>748970192For something a bit more attainable you can get an MCON for an old beater phone you've got laying aroundFair decent as a normal Bluetooth controller for stuff like PC too
>>748969943Phonefags and chinkies are friends>>748970192NEVEREVER! Anbernig might do one tho. I know the slide and rotate were test devices for "something"
>>748969901>Kicks in below 40% brightness.So if I just play on high brightness, I'm good?Fuck yes.
>>748970238>The Nova's screen is better than 6's, if you don't mind the 4:3.How so?
>AndroidFuck this fucking gay as shitGive me Linux or fuck off
>>748922734
>>748970494Armadaos bro. Not decent yet, but it's getting there.
So now GameNative is shit, is GameHub ok, or should I wait for more development in that DroidDeck that just got released?
>>748970831Gamenative was always shit compared with winlator and hub but what happened?
>>748970958They are putting in ads.
>>748922734Nah. Gonna buy a Gamboy Micro though. Should get a replacement Neo-Geo Pocket too.pic not related
>>748970831They're all bad, and standard gamehub is downright spyware. You pick the one that works at the time.
>>748970539Looks sick.Too bad about the game
>>748971007>They are putting in adsHahahahahhahaha this can't be real
>>748971028The only source I can find on GameHub being spyware is one guy on Leddit.
>>748969928I see. So still in its infancy. I guess the best thing to do is to report those to Valve. Is there a database for games on ARM up yet similar to ProtonDB?
>>748922734Retroid Pocket 5Odin 3 Max or Pro whatever the fuck it's calledI like them both, but I certainly love being able to effortlessly get 60 FPS in Dolphin. Currently playing through Odin Sphere, DQ6, SRW OG 1, and SotN (again).
>>748970831DroidDeck looks promising, once it gets a 1.0 release it will probably blow Gamenative and Gamehub out of the water.
>>748950116Shaders have been great for a long time now but you generally need to adjust parameters to your liking and it can be a little overwhelming at first with how many options there are.Personally, I can't even play retro stuff on modern high resolution displays without them though. The "chunky pixels" shit some people seem to love is just so far removed from what I grew up playing or what the developers intended.(Actually a really nice feature many front ends and stuff have now is being able to save shaders to different emulators and games, so you can pair games that used different tricks around different input methods with shaders that will mimic them, since no one input method or shader will cover all of them. (Though people always seem to mysteriously leave that out of "CRT amazing how it supposed to look" videos))
>>748971148Then you're a stupid nigger.https://github.com/gamehublite/gamehub-oss/blob/main/COMPREHENSIVE_SECURITY_ANALYSIS_REPORT.md
I got a bunch of games like Sea of Thieves that I dont feel like playing on my Desktop in my Steam library, whats the cheapest handheld that has good ergo and nice screen that can stream games from my PC to it, or even run them natively.
>>748971453Any OLED handheld will work fine for streamingNative gameplay is either a Steam Deck or one of those ROGs
Ive considered getting one but I dont think theres anyrhing that has the ability to play everything I want or all the features I want. So if anyone's got a recommendation for something that can>play most modern gacha at reasonable frame rates without exploding>emulates the vita and ps2 fine>can dock like a switch & connect to a tv>decent ergonomics>expandable storage >not ass touch screen>not necessarily pocketable but wont take up half my backpack like my switch does or my whole backpack like the steam deck doesI havent come across a single one of these that hits any of these check marks but if anyone has any recommendations I will look into them
>>748971029Maybe this is better for /v/uuoooooo
>>748971351Ok, then what the fuck do I install?
>>748971549I don't know what's the bar for gacha, faggot, but Odin 3 should probably be enough. Vita emulation is sloppy in general. VIdeo output is a given on mid to high end, as well as storage expansion on everything.>>748971619Gamehub Lite has been stripped clean, or Bannerhub is supposed to be a fork continuing from it, but I can't vouch myself.
>>748970539So do most indies run well at full resolution on it? Like say... Blasphemous 2, Alabaster Dawn, Esoteric Ebb, and Necesse?What about stuff like Dead as Disco, Mewgenics, or Octopath Traveler II?
>>748971549IIRC Vita emulation has been sluggish so I'm not sure if you'll get the ideal experience even on a high end device. And if you're going to play gacha, a lot of these devices don't pass the Google Play services shit so you're SOL unless the game isn't strict on sideloading APKs. Odin 3 is closest to what you're looking for or maybe Retroid Pocket 6.
>>748970428Horizontal scandraw
>>748971787I remember seeing retards playing gacha on RP6, so on the ayn/retroid end the google play shit should be working. And if it isn't, it's on the stupid gacha animal for not doing his own research.
>>748971757I don't think you're gonna run most things at full resolution. Best to check this site, set the GPU to Adreno 740 and search for the game you want.
>>748971787At least all the Vanillaware games run well.>>748971916
>>748971719I read through the steps and I am non the wiser on how to do this. I need to patch an APK using a Linux Terminal? I just want to play Steam games on my Chinkheld.
>>748971787nowadays most games are enabling some kind of attestation too, so apps refuse to run unless they were installed from the play store
>>748971916Forgot the site: https://gamenative.app/compatibility/
my out of touch brother is genxer who never evolved past the snes stage. he just started drinking beer and fishing god bless him.one of you faggots recommended me something that does nes and snes, pref in the gameboy format
>>748972114Preloaded with ROMs I presume?
>>748972012That's right, I had forgotten about that too. Frankly I'm surprised anyone even wants to bother when you could play so many other actually good video games.. it's grim out here>>748972114Miyoo Mini Plus, Anbernic devices, or one of those smaller Retroid Pockets. literally anything will play NES/SNES
>>748972114a pspliterally anything should be able to run the pre-3d consoles
>>748971984No, you just get the apk from releases.https://github.com/Producdevity/gamehub-lite/releasesActually, just get Obtainium and add this:https://github.com/RJNY/Obtainium-Emulation-Pack/releasesAnd again, you'll need to swap between gamehub and gamenative on a per game basis eventually. This shit isn't nearly as mature and stable as little salesman from hawaii on youtube tells you.
>>748972186PSP sucks at SNES.
>>748961105What's that visual novel on the steam deck?
Whats the cheapest chinkheld that can run ps2 well
>>748972114https://www.goretroid.com/en-ca/collections/retro-game-system/products/retroid-pocket-classicIt's on a sale right now and probably won't come back once stock is gone.
>>748972394looks neat. ill get 1 for myself aswell ty
>>748972306Pretty sure that's Yu-no.>>748972316RP4Pro or RP5 would get you there, but it's not all -that- great at matching the screen's resolution sometimes, something running a SD8Gen2 would be a safer bet.
>>748967283Thanks for the honesty. This is exactly what I fear with these chinkhelds. I still don't understand why is it so hard to replicate what made Sony's and Nintendo's holy grail of handhelds to be durable and perfect as they still are.
>>748972187Sweet. Thank you.
I have picrel. I enjoy it, but I find having the full library of multiple consoles distracting. I never finish any games. But I'm happy with the unit itself.
>>748972878pretty well summed up modern life there
No chink thread on /wsg/ so forgive me>>748971905Gachas work fine even on anbernic's t820 devices
>>748971565Based
>>748972316Retroid Pocket 5 and Flip 2 (get the SD865) are on EOL discount.
>>748965142Like this?https://youtu.be/2JnNBf4ruIM?t=3346
>>748971351Why did the maintainer abandon it?
>>748971549>>play most modern gacha at reasonable frame rates without explodingWrong board >>>/faggot/
>>748972114I really liked Trimui Brick with the NextUI CFW. Brick Pro is the same but bigger.
>>748974632>Due to time constraints and real-life commitments, I'll no longer be able to continue active development.>Note: This project has been taken over by the EmuReady dev Producdevity
The last one I bought was an anbernic RG556 a couple years ago. While it can do most GameCube/PS2 it does push it to limits so I usually don't play those on it. It's just underpowered. But still was a great handheld since it's very comfy to hold and has a good OLED screen, think I paid $180 for it on launch. I was thinking about buying something bigger like an Odin Portal but then the trump tariffs scared me out of it since I heard of people getting separate tariff bills that cost as much as fhe handheld. Today I haven't kept up with chink handhelds like I used to so don't know what is good for $200 range (id consider $330 at most if it was really worth it).
>>748971905>stupid gacha animal>>748974750Uh oh. Melty. Why are /v/tards like this?
>>748930087Gross
>>748967283no one is going to buy your marked up dogshittas, no matter how much you lie through your teeth about the superiority of chinkGODhelds, reseller nigger
>>748967973he knows they're shit, which is why he's trying to sell them off to retards who don't know that they're shit, at exorbitant prices too
>>748975624>Uh oh. Melty. Why are /v/tards like this?You don't need a dedicated device to ""play"" degenerate gacha garbage.Fuck off. Nobody wants you in any gaming related discussion. Go to you containment sites and boards.
>>748930087It looks so good in a fun way.
>>748934282I don't get it
>>748922792A regular phone + Physical controller are more useful that chinkhelds. And lots of phones have HDMI output
>>748969669darkened skyemystic heroesf zero gxwario worldthe lord of the rings: the two towers
>>748929434Tiktok always priorize content in Arabic and Tamil languages. Only 5% of the human population read English and Arabic and Tamil are the defacto languages in internet
>>748969943i only played on my phone when it was 2015 and chinkhelds didn't exist, i would never go back to that horror now that the objectively superior way to enjoy videogames exists
>>748971549>emulates the vitaname 5 games
>>748977907>Xhe thinks chinkheld discussion is gayming related Kekarooo!>>748977846>He doesn't kno chinksects reselle dogshit rockshit and snaptroongons with a 300 percent markupWaiting for a cope reply
>>748961105I also use mine for porn games.
>>748971549>Id recommend a retroon or ayn but,>Decent ergosLolno. And adding grips just proves phonechads right. Its too bad GODpd's handhelds are so expensive
>>748977964My brother got the 16-Bit Super Famicom style one.It looks good and that's an aesthetic I often pick, but I definitely prefer the GameCube style one.
>>748967973Did the Vita have a version with a UMD drive and a digital only version?
>>748947762is this just fear mongering or should i be weary?
>>748922734RP5, Trimui brick, steam deck. Covers everything I could ever need if I'm away from my pc.
>>748979269All vitas have a cart slot. They don't play PSP discs.
>>748947762>>748980428Yeah, this has been known to happen from time to time. The weird ones are those that are wet. Like they weren't left out in the rain, they were soaked. I guess it was a batch of them, so if you didn't get one already it's unlikely to happen to yours, but some guys got fucked.
>>748922734No I just use my "hacked" vita for emulation and streaming from pc, got a nice oled screen.
>>748969219>You had enough time to get the OLED model cheap as fuck. I never wanted one
How do I play PC games on these things?
>>748989631Look up a guide for Game Native.
>>748989631gamehub and gamenative are the most robust ways. gamenative is quite good in my experience, but you often have to go to the site and download someone else's config file for your device and the game you're trying to play. there's also armada which is a (partially vibe coded) steamos like custom os you can install. that eliminates the tinkering, although comparability still isn't as good as on a steam deck of course. then recently droiddeck released, and it's an android app that creates a virtual linux environment and runs arm steam, giving you most of the benefits of armada while not exposing your device to potentially fucky vibe coded code (pic related, some guy's odin exploded while charging it in armada. might not be armada's fault but I'd rather not take any chances). the downside is it's brand new so you won't get as good of performance as you currently will with gamenative, but it doesn't require as much tinkering and it will obviously continue to get better.
>>748990485Just use deckdroid brainlet.
>>748990805>Worse than hub and winlatorKekyPOW! Chinks and Slavs stay winnin
>>748990485I'd test Droiddeck but I got a MediaTek device, not Adreno. Everyone's making for Adreno.
What do you think of the Mangmi Air X?
>>748990805actually read my post, brainlet
>>748990485I'm worried my chinkheld will do this too one day.
>>748991292Probably the best option if you want to play PSP and down.
Which one is the absolute minimum for moonlight streaming 1080p?
>>748978815> Its too bad GODpd's handhelds are so expensiveHave they always been this bad?>Lowest spec mini $1317>Lowest spec max2 $1494>Lowest spec max3 $1933>Lowest spec 5 $2254I could not trust myself not to drop one.They have a 12month limited warranty, but its only for defects, not damage, and humorously you have to pay the shipping for warranty work.
>>748933064Is it possible to pirate the games onto this?
For me, it's the brick.
>>748995284Disgusting.
>>748995504No taste
>>748996719Maybe he's talking about the screen because I want to wipe it so badly.
>>748989631Moonlight is another option but it requires you to stream from your PC.
RG Nano for GBC and SNES jerpeggan on the goOdin 2 Mini for PSP, PS2, and GC/Wii
>>748998490This guy gets it.
>>748937307screens?
>>748929930why tho just mod a 3ds
>>748999740Because I don't want something so old
>>748999740Not him but the 3ds cannot emulate PSP, Dreamcast and the PS1. It's also cheaper than the 3ds and has bigger screens and resolution and doesn't have the SHITTY ASS NUB.
>>748999740A 3DS has to have the system flashed with a mod, so many little quirks and annoying things per app, limitations even in running DS games digitally, I think a 2TB limit on microSD cards if I remember right, and various ports and homebrew made specifically for it to even hope to get shit working. A lot of work for a solid device but a chunky bitch to deal with. Point of a chinkheld's appeal is that you can just download Android emulators and get right to town with virtually none of the complications, just the configuring. Though I have zero idea how the Pocket Duo holds up compared to the AYN Thor, or if it fixes the screen sync latency issues that the Thor had for 3/DS games. Frankly, you buy one of these to play EVERYTHING you can emulate, you buy a 3DS to play 3DS/DS games and maybe emulate shit as a novelty on there.
>>749000212>EverythingIt'll be just strong enough to play 3DS
>>748999740Not him either, but I got my chinkheld because my modded launch 3DS is old and tired, and stuff like the shoulder buttons and circle pad are very worn down. So sure, I can play a few games on it but it's better for me to have another machine dedicated to everything else. Gives me more flexibility and peace of mind.
>>749000395The non lite version will be strong enough to do it perfectly along with GC, Wii and most PS2.
>>748999740Aren't they more expensive than chinkhelds now? Not to mention they do less
>>749000787True
>>74899953448" 4k Ultragear OLED (LG) and 32" 1440p LG VA as the side screen. Replacing the 48" primary with the new 48" CH6 from LG (they FINALLY have Tandem OLED in a 48", took FOREVER). Then my old 48" will go in a floor stand in portrait mode for TATE shmups.
What are we playing? I've been replaying the original Zelda. Also played through the first Castlevania again the other day, and started on a retranslated version of Castlevania 2.
>>749002051Dragon Quest Rocket Slime.
>>749001819thanksso these are all standard 16:9 / 21:9 monitors? i asked cause the aspect ratio looked off
>>749002051Trying to figure what PSP game to play, unfortunately the RP4P grips are out of stock permanently on the Retroid store I guess so I dunno what to aim for elsewhere.
Anyone use one of these with XR glasses? I'm thinking about getting either the Rayneo Max or Virture Beast, and part of it would be for playing chinkhelds or my PC handheld.
>>74900250716:9 only. The size of the side was chosen so the resolution is physically 1:1 for spanning wallpapers and seemless screen transition with the mouse. You can replicate the same thing with 42" 4k and 27" (1080p)
>>748991292Closest we have to the RP2S philosophy
>>749002051Link's Awakening remake
>>748970539post bussy
>>749000798yeah but you should already have one in a draw if you aren't a tourist
>mfw I got a Steam Deck before the price increase and a mechanism mount/xbox controller for my phone, so I don't need any of this gay shit
>>749003152>should already have one in a draw
>>749003267a phone works well enough, but that thermal/battery problem can be a bitch if you're not running something with its own cooling.
>>749003950just strap an icepack to the back while you play
>>748929930Ok, but hear me out. What about the hinges?????
>>748929930Is the ayn thor the only clamshell handheld that has an asymmetrical control layout, feels weird to me that the dpad is above the analog stick
>>749003950I just play 5th gen and back+android recomps and Pokemon Champions/Guild Wars 1 on the phone so it works pretty wellI use syncthing and sync the savefiles between my PC, Phone, and Deck for emulated games, it's rad
>>748943495>XD
>>749005687>I use syncthingNerd
Absolute based thread. Free from AI spam, culture war bait and xitter/plebbit screenshotsLove you lads
>>749002051What shaders?
best handheld for vns that isn't a steam deck?
>>749008290I never play VNs so I wouldn't know what you're even looking for.Hope this helps.
Got the RG34XXSP 2GB model in and will be getting the RG Vita Pro in soon BABY
>>748930616Ill let v know when it comes
I bow before our chink overlords.
>>749008290Steam deck is too expensive these days. Used rog ally z1 is the best bang for your buck if you just want VNs.
>>749008290Probably some Android tablet. VNs don't need physical controls but benefit from large screens.
>>748922734>R36scheapest one just to play pokemon rom hacks. had an order for the ayn thor but lost health insurance and had to cancel :(
what's a cheap handheld that can connect to the internet and download off it? I've been transferring my SD card to and from my current one and it's kind of annoying
>>749003267>voluntarily using an Android phone
>>748970831Install Armada or Pocknix (with a P).
>>749010764Basically everything got an wifi chip. Can't you use USB for file transfer, what's the chinkheld?>>749008290Another UMPC. ARM is more unreliable than usual for those.
>>749011057R36S, does it have wifi? And I tried connecting via usb cable and it didn't work. Maybe I'm just retarded?
>>749011150I don't think it does. Not familiar with R36S, you may have to enable some USB file transfer option on ES or something. At the very least I'd expect that to be on ArkOS or dArkOS guaranteed, but then trying to identify which hardware you have is a nightmare so probably stick with whatever firmware you got.
>>749011275I'm in the market for a new cheap chinkheld, mostly to just play pokemon rom hacks. The R36S is good for its price but the D-pad digs into my fingers after a while because the edges arent smoothed out. Do you know a decent cheap model that connects to wifi? Just to play GBA and maybe DS games, I have a hacked 3DS for everything else
>>74901144534xx would serve you well, it's made for GBA with integer scaling and such (plus overclocks to 120hz), but the d-pad is tiny and some people have a hard time with it, I ended up liking it after a little tape to remedy fake diagonals. Look for the "new" model, apparently they tweaked the panels to use the better temperature and brightness of the RGSP's.And then there's the RGSP if you're into the SP, functionally the same machine, but they're all painted and the paint scratches even easier than the 35xxSP's, plus the buttons are membrane on domeswitches rather than just membrane and there's a worry from the older models both might end up physically pierced over time and sink through the shell.There's also the RGDS+, and while that's relatively a bit overpriced it'd serve you well for DS with integer scaling, but some people are getting bottom screens with lightbleed so probably want to wait it out. It's also quite big.You could also spend more and just get something that's able to run all the RPGMaker fan game shit, but I don't know what's the best value there. I wouldn't spend less than $150 for a decent experience though, I've witnessed RPGMaker MZ(?) bring my passive cooling $120 quasi-PS2 tier chinkheld to its knees.
>>749007884sharp-shimmerless and crt-gdv-mini-ultra. Picture doesn't really do it justice.
I will buy the Nova
>>74901144534xxsp, trimui brick, pretty much any anbernig handheld from the past 2 years will be great for pokemon. Ignore retroid shills with their overpowered and expensive devices. You don't need a snapdragon gen 3 to play pokemon.
>>749013946You do at least need a fan if you're suffering RPGMaker. No reason to bother with the 34xxSP as the sticks are fucking retarded, the extra gig of RAM is long gone and the panel got tweaked on the RGSP so it wouldn't be oversaturated.
I see plenty of handhelds Ive never heard but how do they compare with a Steam Deck in terms of power? Can any of these run Skyrim?
>>749014054He said pokemon romhacks and maybe DS. RPGmaker is an entirely different beast.
>>749014117Skyrim is already too old for marriage in some Muslim countries, anon. Yeah, they can run it.https://youtu.be/oJMrXzKc7Uo
>>748973361I liked the blue mats that materialize out of the ether.
>>749014117The $200 something stuff is in a weird spot where they can run some high profiles games, but poorly and stuttery, plus stability isn't great. The big mistake is assuming it's a linear experience where because todd's game is running, you won't get cockblocked or experience horrible framerates and stutters on a mid 2000s game. Additionally, you kinda rely on internal storage for decent results and that fills up super fast as you populate a chinkheld. Performance wise, in the words of the RPCS3 dev focusing on ARM, SD8Gen2 chinkhelds are 'half a Deck'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQjgp9YllZchttps://youtu.be/-aI_XEwmKFk?t=3534>>749014296RPGMaker is the foundation of most Pokemon fangames now as I understand it. I did try running the fusion one once a while ago, only to wait a whole 5 minutes to boot and get like 10fps on a RK3566.
>>749014408Are you sure? A lot of the pokemon romhacks shilled are just custom ROMs.
>>749014329>>749014408I'll ask a more important question, are any of these good if I don't want to emulate anything?
>>749014494I'm not huge into Pokemon, but yeah, that's what I get from all the Joiplay tutorials I see. More palatable to youtube than eroge, I suppose.>>749014523Meaning what?
>>749014610I don't want to install roms nor anything like that I want Steam OS and play my Steam library only
>>749014523I got the Odin 3 literally this week, so I'm biased because it's brand new, but I also basically only play PC games and that's what I've been up to so far.The biggest advantage and limitation is that it's fairly small, so it's really comfy for grabbing, playing for a bit and putting it away. The downside is that you probably won't enjoy playing a CRPG on it because the text gets pretty small.it definitely takes some dicking around to get stuff to work. AI helps a lot.
>>748922734Im thorn between ayn thor and retroid pocket 6
>>749014657It's pretty neat if you've been collecting the free Steam/GOG/Epic/Amazon games, because the launcher lets you log into all four.Again, just don't go into this expecting everything to work out of the box.
>>749014657Like I said, compatibility is very, VERY spotty. SteamOS isn't officially supported on these yet, and once/if it is, it functionally won't be much different at all from existing solutions like Rocknix (Linux) that have been using all the same software to run PC games. Do look up compatible devices before buying though, the ones with SD8Gen2 are safe bets, this is a weaker one.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wu3KVgk-hUAlso, you're gonna have your fan on full blast at all times. And I can't stress this enough, these videos paint a much better perception of compatibility and seldom show stutters, keep that in mind.
>>749014869I'm running stuff through GameNative and I agree that compatibility is spotty at best. Generally, more niche, older stuff runs worse than more mainstream and newer stuff. If you have an AI subscription, putting it into reasoning mode can actually get a bunch of games to run that don't otherwise. Even better is connecting it via USB in debugging mode and letting Codex figure out what is going on.Some stuff runs but with quirks. For example, Epic's version of Hogwarts Legacy is has the cloud sync mapped to the wrong folder, so it downloads saves from the cloud but doesn't use them.I wouldn't buy it if you have a very specific game you want to play on it, but more as a secondary device. It will play some games really well, and others will not work at all until you change some kind of esoteric setting.
>>749004071Build quality is good based on duo lite impressions>>749004113I'm glad the dpad is on top. Asymfags are weird.
>new year>new chinkhelds gets released>still crashes on GBA Astro boy past the tutorialSome things never change...
>>749014684how much do you give a shit about DS and 3DS games?
