Previous Thread >>11252013>LinksRetro sizer https://retrosizer.com/Retro handhelds spreadsheet https://pastebin.com/ZyqXr19r (embed)SoC Comparison https://versus.com/en/mobile-chipset>Where to buyAliexpress, gogamegeek, litnxt, keepretro, mechdiy, Powkiddy/Retroid official websites>Best BrandsRetroid (Well built, powerful, but $100-200 range), Anbernic (Balanced price, power and build quality, avoid the RG Nano), Powkiddy (Cheap, low quality builds, interesting shapes), Miyoo (One hit wonder), TrimUI: (Good build quality, shitty software, good price).>What do I buyPost your preferences: Money (20$ - 300$), Shape (horizontal, vertical, clamshell, square), Pocketable or not, OS (Linux, Android, Both), Systems (Pre PSX is 8, 16, and 32-bit eras, PSX with extras, Dreamcast and N64, PSP and DS, PS2 and GC/Wii capable)>Before you buy- Handhelds come with low quality SD cards. Back them up, throw them away, buy new ones.- It takes some tinkering. You better have bare basic desktop knowledge on how to unzip files and put them in folders. We are not here to teach you how.- Overall quality of these products is very cheap.- Reviewers get free handhelds, caveat emptor.
My parents are travelling to São Paulo next week and they want to give me a chinkheld. Any advice on finding it? I found like 5 stores that sell it on Brazilian ebay that are physical there. It's a trimui smart pro but I also accept recommendations that run up to psp. Original
Remember is oneWhere I can find one
>>11269539Didn't even know there were stores selling those, what are the prices like? Can't imagine they beat Ali even with the abusive taxes.
>>11269551750 reais on Brazilian ebay.
>>11269551Lula also nerfed the hell out of Ali. It shows up as just 400 reais for example, but that's without taxes. Taxes sometimes double the value.
>>11269534>>11269536
>>11269548I think they're gone anon. Better off just grabbing a GB300 at this point if you want something cheap
>>11269553Figures. You can buy one right now for around 530 with taxes, just wait for the next sale's coupons.>>11269556Well aware of it, but local stores on SP just scream scalping. Bet it's Santa Ifigenia too.
>>11269539The smart pro's a good choice but the powkiddy rgb10 max 3 isn't bad if you can find it cheap.>BrazilHow bad is the price markup?>>11269548You would have to find one used since I don't think gameboy hardware clones are a thing anymore.
>>11269539I don't know the markups in your country. You can't really go wrong with a tsp. It "plays" psp games. The things that play psp games better are probably going to be more expensive. But my only reference is the movie City of God.
>>11269561>I think they're gone anonSad >Better off just grabbing a GB300 Eww
What do you guys do for running GBA games on your typical 640*480 screens that most cheap handhelds have?Basically everything else works fine native or integer scaled but the GBA winds up awkward and small.
>>11269656you buy a v10 or rgb30
>>11269656I have two shaders with edited parameters that work pretty well for gba, but I'm not with my chinkheld to look it up for you right now.You can also use this overlay from Onion OS, I haven't tried it on my H700 device, but it should work well combined with an interpolation shader like "sharp bilinear".https://files.catbox.moe/0p5h3v.zip
Just ordered my orange spice RG28XX finally, for $36.90. Fuck using the official Anbernic site ever.
>>11269671Buying a whole device for just one system seems excessive.>>11269705Cheers anon.
>>11269656sharp-shimmerless-shader and an overlay, but I'm not particularly picky about pixel sharpness, there might be something better.
Check this out https://youtu.be/zGXB5bqpWRs?si=leKYipLi5DX6H7ww
TSP+stardew valley is a dangerous combo. I've never gotten addicted to that game, until now.Every time I want to quit I come up with "just one more day".Help
What do you guys think about the RP5? It looks like a good upgrade from the 4. Chip is very old but at least they put a decent screen on this one. I had the RP4Pro but it was too small, even for me with small hands. Had to sell it.
>>11269850rp5 is barely any bigger anon. personally i think it's cool outside of the shit colors, price, and glass front.
>>11269850Feels misguided. Why leave the d-pad and stick on top of each other when it's not even making it pocketable? Why glass? Why am I getting punished for wanting the 4:3 model?
How the fuck did Zu get a green 35XXSP already? https://youtu.be/bOqJidfrYwg?si=Fg7pxyuayDdVETKk
>>11269891Early shill units. I think he's getting a rp mini soon too.
I wonder if they can make a PC handheld the size of a psp.
>>11269891I like Zu but he's a total anbernig shill.
>>11269850I ordered one like the fool I am. I like my 4pro and expect the slightly bigger screen plus snapdragon might be nice.
>>11269905>slightly bigger screenThe device is only slightly bigger, but the screen is quite a bit bigger desu.
>>11269897I think Air and Loki are some of the smallest excluding something niche
>>11269917Aya Neo Air (non-Plus), GPD Win 4, and GPD Win Mini are probably the 3 smallest of the post-'eck handheld PCs.
>>11269534Genuine question: why wouldn't I just get a steam deck? Other than form factor, isn't it the best bang for my buck? Pic unrel.
>>11269924if you don't already have a deck then yes you should unironically get a deck before anything else.
>>11269924Some people care about form factor and money. You don't.
>>11269850can these things handle psp and vita emulation?
>>11269924Retard.
>>11269937You buy niche retro handhelds.
>>11269936I expect they will. 4pro does. My experience thus far has been that any game listed on vita3k as playable is playable.
>>11269942cool. thx
How's gaming anon ?
>>11269924What about a regular handheld PC.
>>11269643Buy an RG35XX or Miyoo Mini Plus then, both overpowered for just GB/C though
>>11269924Steam Deck is pocketable?
>>11269945Just know that vita3k is hit and miss.
>>11269962If you got big pockets.
>>11269962nta but real question: how often are you actually out and about and you realize you have a minute then whip out your RG30XX or whatever else to play FF tactics? this seems like a use case manufactured to justify buying the product, kinda like when people who don't draw convince themselves that getting an ipad would help they pick it up as a hobby
>>11269937Retard.
>>11269962As long as you're not a twink.
>>11269924You don't buy a refrigerator to replace a can cooler
>>11269968Size is mainly a factor for me because I can toss a small device into my bag much more easily than a steam deck.
>>11269982what else do you carry in your bag?
>>11269991Sometimes not much, sometimes a lot. Really depends. It's not about whether or not I can fit it in the bag theoretically, more just how convenient and easy it is to do it.Also, because my chinkheld is cheap I'm not too worried about it getting damaged in my bag if I just throw it in
>>11269974can't believe you actually crammed that thing in your pocket and then set up a picture dude
>>11270000I can believe it
>>11269968I WFH so portability is mostly a matter of if it fits in my car and has its own battery.
>>11269991Magnum condoms for my massive dong. Why does that matter?
Miyoo A30 or RG28XX? I mostly just want it for SNES and PS1
>>11269898He seems like he just likes everything except the obvious trash handhelds.
>>1127005028xx or magix x.
>>11270050Trimui Smart or 28XX
>>11270234The smart isn't too good for snes/ps1.
>>11269850It checks off everything I want but I'm just worried about how it'll fit into my pocket.
>>1127005028xx or literally anything else besides the A30.
>>11269917Something like the Ayaneo Air but with fantastic battery life and preferably front firing speakers like the Loki would really be a dream handheld. One can only hope that we get there one day, but who knows if the HX 370 or Intel's Lunar Lake chips can make it a possibility for gaming at all. I still love the 'eck but its very bulky to bring on travels.
>>11269962If you want a pocketable handheld, you are better off getting one of a similar size to a gameboy micro.
>>11270050both will run snes and ps1 fine, the 28xx is more powerful, the a30 is cheaper, both have decent options for cfw
>>11270274As a Smart owner I have had pretty good experience with SNES and PS1 so far. I'm happy to boot up games if Anon(s) want an idea of how they run on MinUI.
>>11270649How do you handle L2/R2?
>>11270018>Nearly all clamshells.Bi-fold™ would fit.
>>11270661Key combos and sticking to games like Diablo or X-Com and Terror from the Deep where they are not an absolute necessity/used at all.
>>11269924If it fits your needs to ahead. Personally I don't enjoy playing anything further PS on a handheld, neither I would enjoy playing PC games with handhelds controls on a smaller screen.
What device would you recommend if I plan on playing only nes, snes, gb, gbc and gba?I'm mainly concerned about screen aspect ratio, quality buttons, decent battery and good "it just works" os.
>>11270649How's the battery life?
>>11270702gba's aspect ratio/resolution kinda fucks up your choices
havent they taken one of these android gameboy type things and crammed a cell phone into it too yet?Just give me a whatever slab with some low profile buttons and let me make calls
>>11270710You can put a controller on your phone anon, and play almost anything if you're not an applefag. People itt will seethe hard if you talk about it though
>>11270721I think he means a slidey controller like a PSP Go/M con
>>11269924Just get a Steam Deck. It plays most systems flawlessly, can easily do shaders, and can easily bump up resolutions if you're into that thing.t. have a Steam Deck with Batocera on the SD card and barely ever load up actual Steam OS on it. It's the perfect emulation handheld.Just go on FB Marketplace and wait for used LCD one to show up. Anything comparable in specs is double or 1.5x the price for shittier quality.For emulation, you cannot go wrong with the Deck.
>>112707054-5 hours of Genesis/SNES/GBA, 3-4 PS1 if played straight without stopping.
>>11270742It's too big and not comfy to play desu.
>>11269850I didn't get a 4pro so I'm getting this one, the amoled screen should be nice
>>11270710There's been several attempts, look up Moqi i7S or Much/Snail Mobile products. If you want vertical though there's always these things which look somehow less dumb and more practical and actually retro for once to me
This also *exists*, but idk if you can use as just a controller, iirc it uses some wonky proprietary emulator and takes real cartridges
What's the point of the RP5 when you can buy the Odin 2 for a bit more?
>>11270890The retroid didn't misplace the d-pad.
Can’t decide if I want the rg arc. I want something primarily for fighting games and maybe some platformers. The Arc seems perfect for fighters but I’ve never used a swag style d pad and am afraid I won’t like it
>>11270921Also just wondering how the sega dpad and button layout feels when playing something meant for the snes
>>11270921>>11270931You could buy an M30 for 30 bucks to find out if you like the MD layout.
>>11270921Just wait, it's too weak and very unlikely they won't revisit the design. M30's nice, probably the best 8bitdoodoo.
>>11270938I’m buying in Vietnam and leaving tomorrow, so I want to get something fast so I don’t wanna kms on the plane
>>11270943I was thinking about an m30 anyway because the Xbox series dpad is kind of shit, but I don’t really care about the weakness of the chip unless the newer ones can play street fighter 4
>>11270948I think I've seen the T820s run 3DS SF4. But to be more specific, RK3566 falters on DC/Naomi.
>>11270951And worst of all: Saturn games.Making it kinda pointless.
>>11270951What is Naomi? The DC emulator? I’ll look into the 3DS port. I’ve heard it’s surprisingly good but idk if it’ll be any better than the arcade fighters of the 90s. >>11270952I agree that was a bizarre choice, but Saturns library seems kind of shit, especially when I can just play ps1 on the chip. I generally don’t really like 5th Gen consoles anyway compared to 4th and 6th. Even the earlier gens have aged far better than the 5th gen games.
>>11270956Naomi is the DC based arcade board that runs MvC2, CvS, Power Stone, etc.
>>11270958Ahh damn that’d be nice. Thanks though that’s actually useful to see what would run or not. KOF 2002 just says NEO GEO MVS, but I’m assuming that’s not the same hardware from 1990?
It begins.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zi9dCw-A3g>>11270960Not sure, but I do know it runs 2002 with ease. I think all Neo Geo, 64 aside, plays fine.
>>11270969Looks like an rg cube but not dogshit>>11270969I think it’s probably good enough for me then. So KOF2002 is using the same hardware from 1990? I don’t really care about it as far as the device goes, just wondering. Neo Geo must’ve been a good moneymaker for arcades if so
>>11270952>>11270956Also remember that you can play both Virtua Fighter and Virtua Racing Deluxe (which is better than the Saturn version anyway) on 32X. 3D Blast is on Genesis obviously, most of the other major titles have sequels or updated versions on Dreamcast (or original versions on Genesis, like Jam). Also if you like OutRun just use Cannonball, it can go widescreen and run at a higher FPS than the Saturn port
Since I'm bored I'll just list some of them>Die Hard Arcade -> Dynamite Cop>Daytona USA -> Daytona 2000>SEGA Rally -> SEGA Rally 2>House of the Dead -> House of the Dead 2>Fighting Vipers -> Fighting Vipers 2>Virtual-On: Cyber Troopers -> Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram>Virtua Fighter 2 -> Virtua Fighter 3tbVirtua Cop 2 is also on Dreamcast via SEGA Smash Pack. No Shining or Dragon Force games sadly but you've got PSO in place of Burning Rangers and two actual Sonic games in place of NiGHTS. As other anon said, everything else is on PlayStation or FBA/MAME. There's also NiGHTS Score Attack for GBA which is arguably better than the actual game imo.
>>11270976I’ll definitely try that out if I get the device. I played virtua fighter 4 for like 10 minutes but found it too different to the other fighters I was playing and dropped it. I’d like to try it out again. It’s supposed to be realistic compared to other fighters? And no special moves?
IT'S TIME!
>>11270742I DID!See>>11270984
>>11270982Most people compare it to Tekken. You have a punch, a kick, and a guard. There's no hadokens or Shun Goku Satsus or Fatalities, a lot of it is more knowing how and when to dodge or strike using your backdash and forward dash. Grabbing feels good, you can also stomp your opponent if you time it properly (but not with Akira for whatever reason). If you've played Sonic the Fighters, it's a little like that. There's a 2D Genesis version that's always on compilations but the 32X port is genuinely good and feels like an early Saturn or PS1 game imo.If you like 2D fighters try Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha and EX 2 for PS1, it is basically just Street Fighter in 3D.
>>11269964for you
>>11269968Pretty much. It's an excuse to consooom. Most, if any, will see the light of day. Price isn't much of a factor either since people seem to hoard this shit and a single device would cost the same.
>>11270702RG35XX+
>>11271087Rg353psI don’t see how you guys can play on the vertical handhelds and I have some tiny baby bitch hands
>>11271093Actually definitely Retroid pocket 2s
>>11271093I had problems with the MM+, but I can play just fine on the 35XX+, the only problem I still have is that my thumb covers the screen when I'm pressing up, but that's just because I press the buttons with the middle of the thumb, instead of the tip.
Should I consoom the Trimui Brick?
>>11270702
>>11271102I had the 35xx and my hand felt cramped. It was the first time using that form factor and I’m wondering how the GBA SP I had as a kid would feel now. I definitely think those vertical handhelds are by far the best looking emulation handhelds but I just can’t justify playing on one over a vertical. The 28xx looks decent too for a horizontal but it’s probably too small
>>11271102Why do you press them with the middle? My gf has to do that with her nails and it always triggers me lol
>>11271156That's just how I always played on gamepads, I even made an effort to play using the tip of the thumb, but it doesn't feel comfortable, and I can't slide between buttons as fast.
>>11271108>>11271114
>>11271114isn't this just a famiclone?
>>11271205No
>>11270890Nearly $100 is "a bit more"?
>>11271254Might as well spend another $70 and get the pro. Then spend another $20 and get the mini.
>>11271263And then another $170 and get a steam deck oled
>>11271276So what's the point of the odin 2 when you can buy a 'eck for a little more.
One of my GBAs is crashing periodically. It seems most common when Gameboy or GBC games are being run, when I move the console or possibly put pressure on parts of the shell.I suspect that the issue is weakened solder on the cartridge slot, but are there any other obvious things it could be? All caps look fine, there is no obvious damage to anything on the board. Just figured I would float it here before I go reflowing the cart port.>tl;dr gba crashing with gb games, think cartridge port, something else?
>>11271263The pro only gets you 4 gb more ram. Going from RP5 to Odin 2 for 70$ gets you much more power (not a 4 year old cpu).
Ended up getting the RG Arc. This D-pad is so good. I wonder why no one ever used it other than sega. May have to pick up the 8bitdo one now if it’s any good
>>11271306this general is for chink clones, sorry
>>11271306Fuck yo GBA nigga. Fuck Japs. This a Chink only general
>>11271336>>11271371Apologies anons, I figured this would be the best place to ask. Is there a better thread for this, something like /g/'s qtddtot?
>>11271395Post a pic and wait for someone who knows what they are talking about
>>11271407Noted, I will wait until it crashes again, take a photo and make a thread. I just didn't want to bump a thread off the board if there was a thread to post it in, and thought that handheld general might be the place. Thanks anon.
>>11271395You're in the right place, it's just butthurt collectors falseflagging.
>>11271336>>11271371It says /hhg/ Handheld General. Where does it say chink handheld?
>>11271153Its a very sobering experience using an SP with grown up hands. Unless you can somehow find a grip for it, it's not going to be a very enjoyable experience. And even then you might be better off using any chinkheld instead just to use a device with a bigger screen and a larger form factor.
>>11271513The fucked up truth is that the SP form factor was never good, we just didn't really have options back then.
My Switch has been my go to device for a while, once you go OLED its hard to go back.
>>11271470Thanks anon, hopefully someone will know a bit more about an answer to my question. I'm a bit confused what you mean about "collectors" here, do you mean collectors of repro/modern emulation handhelds or something?For what it's worth I thought this thread was just for any handheld that runs retro games, be it retro handhelds (DMG, GG, Lynx), slightly newer handhelds that can still run retro (GBA, the early DS's with the GBA cartridge slot at a stretch) or modern handhelds that emulate old games.
>>11271574There's like two or three guys who get pissy at chinkhelds being discussed but never actually post anything. They come and go.
>>11269850I skipped the 4pro. I'm getting this mainly for ps2 and psp emulation.
>>11270984>working handsBased blue collar retro gamer
Xhmsu
>>11271690>redditmon title screenepic.
>>11269850It makes me want to play Genesis on my PMP IV
>>11271690DSi XL? Not badAll I got is the chunky Phat version
>>11271690having an entire screen just sitting their blank is awful.
>>11271696Better than your favorite game
>>11271706Actually it original the dsi not the ds xl
>>11271558>>11271567>>11271678Very nice anon. I'd probably Switch and non-/vr/ if I wasn't a McCheap™
>>11271696Recommend some good romhacks then
>>11271730New Super Mario Land for SNES (Homebrew)
>>11271730Moemon Emerald
https://youtu.be/605wbZKtM2cAnberchads we fuckin broke him.
>>11271821>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=605wbZKtM2c&t=454s>I won't name the company but there's a company that owes me $1,000 worth of commissions and they just won't get in touch with me like completely ignoredWhich one is it, /hhg/?
>>11271821I'd go crazy too if I had to review these chinkslops on a weekly basis. 90% of them are garbage or the same shit over and over again.
>>11271831He trusted a Chinkheld company? Max Zhou is probably laughing his ass off right now.
>>11271821Why not reject devices you don't want to review ?
>>11271831I'm surprised he doesn't try to turn it around and tell the companies he'll trash their chinkhelds in reviews if they don't play ball.
>>11271831I know people hate him but I kind of missed him, the other guy is not the same
>>11271863Just before that sentence:>but when I actually want to talk to the people behind these they ignore me if I want to ask questions about why is this not working they won't mention anything if I want some customer service like hey this part's broken can you send me another one nothing>and when I speak bad about some of these products I actually get blacklisted from being sent review samples early which which just goes to show what the incentive is Behind These manufacturers sending this stuff
>>11271873I mean if he's going to make a negative review he should leverage that to squeeze shit out of these companies. Like writing a negative yelp review.
>>11270668Where do the ribbon cables go in that device? Have you tested the durability of the hinges? If not, why do you take credit for that design if you haven't actually finished designing it?
>>11271336The thread is for handheld game consoles. That's why phones and telescopic controllers don't go here
>>11271852I remember when they released the R35S and the R36S at around the same exact time and they were nearly identical aside from the d-pad and joystick positioning, that was probably the turning point for a lot of reviewers having to do separate reviews for two basically identical products. We just play them for fun but they have to review them because it's their job
>>11271896Chinkhelds? Official helds? Telescopic chinktrollers? A stable in these halls.
>>11271936>Telescopic chinktrollers? No.>stableBack to the barn with you esl anon.
>>11271961Barnyard? Would solo huawei hippies like russ.
>>11271961kek
>>11269850I don't understand why it's wide-screen when every single console it emulates was 4:3, except for the PSP and I wish it had a more powerful chip to be able to run more PS2 games.
>>11272125I can probably emulate vita as well.
>>11269891I love how they added a piece of paper (kindling) between the battery and the cpu. That's smart.
>>11272125There is literally a version with a 4:3 screen that was announced at the same time, anon.
>>11272131based charades champion.
>>11272146Thanks I've been practicing.
do u guys use color correction when emulating gba games
>>11272439On a game by game basis. Although if a game has a romhack that corrects the colors, I'd rather use that first.
>>11271889It would be easy to work around this hinge it's been done before in other devices. And you assume ribbon cables will be what they end up using in their final end product. This concept isn't some overly complex thing, it's just a two stage mechanism. I take "credit" in jest as it's my idea.
I want to waste money on aliexpress.Any fun microslop or something lately?
Bros I might cop an RP4 ProDoes anyone know if a USB-c DAC works on it?Rp3+ didnt
>>11272449
>>11272449TrimUI smart is a good choice for a micro at the moment. You could also wait until December for pic related, which looks more "fun"
>>11270860I wonder why they can't release a gamepad that plugs into the USB C slot like that.
We phone emulators DEMAND to be taken SERIOUSLY.
Is burn-in a concern on amoled screens?
>>11272506playing that without the grips would be unironic soul and a better setup than any touchscreen faggotry
>>11272508Yeah, though I hear its been less of a concern on recent devices. I think its something where you would have to go out of your way to burn an image onto your screen, like leaving the device on full brightness on a static image 24/7 for weeks if not months.
Does anyone have experience preordering from Retroid? I'm moving to a country with much higher import tax in early December and not sure what "Starts shipping early October" means. Is that they send shills theirs in October and everyone else gets theirs six months later?
>>11272508I've had my amoled phone for almost 5 years and haven't gotten any burn-in.
>>11272506>thumbstick on top>SERIOUSLYNever.
>>11272508Not in screens made post 2017 or so.
>>11272447
>>11272520Placed a order on the last day of the preorder period on the 15th of august, they posted on the 20th, received it on the 29th with zero taxes.
https://youtube.com/shorts/u90RwTD0FM0?si=B0lvUAzcEGbuafZY
>>11272691Think I'll wait till they show up on amazon because fuck playing the CN shipping lottery.
>>11272447What is your idea? You didn't design anything patentable because you don't have a prototype or a mechanism (be it ribbon cable or otherwise)Lo, and repent you fucking idea-guy, you came from nothing and you will return to nothing.
>>11272769I'm just having fun man. Don't get a stick up your arse about it.
>>11270018That just reminded me of an old pic that used to get posted on /b/ a lot a long time ago. It was a shirtless black guy cooking(frying bacon I think), he had headphones on and they were connected to a laptop he had stuffed in the back of his gym shorts.
>>11272865Found it
>>11269534Anons, I’ve never had a handheld. I wanna buy the first one. There are too many options on the market, I have no idea what to buy. My goal is to play mainly NES, SEGA, SNES, maybe some gems from PS1. I’m choosing between rg35xx, rg35xx plus, rg35xx h, rg35xx sp. What would you recommend? Or maybe you have your own favorite?Also, how good is the d-pad on those consoles? Especially the diagonal input. Fightings and run’n’guns heavily use it. I’m not sure if I need the joystick or not.
how much would you guys pay for a psp
>>11272905>>11272457>>11271114
>>1127295015 for 2000. 30 for 3000.
>>11272905I can narrow it down for youDo you like joysticks? 35XX HDo you like Game Boy/Color? 35XX/PDo you like GBA? SP
>>11272950I paid 150 for a white PSPgo recently because my black one was scratched to shit. I like this handheld enough to have two perfectly running ones in case one dies. I see replacement screens on Ali but can't find any reviews of them.
>>11271636My hands wouldn't survive without it mane. :D
>>11271896I understand that your bosses push you to be very firm about this. It's VERY organic and sounds very legitimate when posted ten thousand times.
>>11272905Plus' d-pad is okay, but verticals aren't great for shoulder button intensive games.28xx's d-pad is solid, but some people have problems with its size and buttons. Great pocketer, I love it.SP has a design flaw with its buttons where they'll pierce through the membranes and into the domes. Enjoyable format and feels like a real product in comparison by just being a SP clone but symmetrical, but it's just doomed.Haven't tried H but its sticks are crippled on software level (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T1hXHVbFKk&t=531s), there's a fix incoming but it hasn't been implemented yet AFAIK so no telling how (if) it'll work out. It also utilizes the old 35xx's d-pad which I hear isn't stellar.These will all do PS1, but hardly do any N64, DC and (especially) Saturn despite the marketing.My favorite is RP2S. I'm told the d-pad is somewhat similar to the Vita's. The price can be relatively high but it's really nice, great little speakers, flawless sticks and enough juice for DC and some actual full speed Smash Bros Melee matches given tweaking. Some people need the grip, I'm good without it.I suggest sticking to horizontals as you don't come across as a primarily JRPG player. Stick to USB to USB C charging too, seems to be an issue with the C specs on all those.
Hello and welcome to he hhg thread where merchants attempt to shame you into buying/thinking that all these handhelds released weeks apart from each other and of constant questionable quality are what the cool kids are doing and you should too and damn you if you say otherwise. You cursed fool. How could you not buy 100 different handhelds all from the same place in constant cash grabs. Also you're gay if you save money and play on your phone or a spare phone. ;) (Am I one of us yet?)Anyways unlike my counter parts. I know a few have been gems. Miyoo mini blew minds. A lot of folks like that analogue pocket. Retroid pockets have been hot since they came out and improving aside from the occasional dud or less-lustre edition. Any steel/aluminum case anything has probably survived longer than plastic counter parts I figure. Lot of folks love the Odin. Lot of folks dig the pc handhelds. Aa far as controllers go. Anything Gamesir is legit. Except for the first usb-c model where the usbc was on the wrong side that was awful. Galileo g8 is basically xbox quality phone controller. For me though; I never bought any of the handhelds; they just fascinted me. I've enjoyed watching the progression from the winners/gems. I played a fuck ton of retro games on an old phone with controllers. Worked great. Now I have a steam deck. So I'm pretty much set from here on out when it comes to what I can play retro wise in bed or on a big screen with friends. Controls threw me off a bit at first honestly but they're actually pretty intuitive; there's just a leaening curve. I am preparing to dee dive into tinkering with the deck so as to get the utnost conpatibility/performance/ and soon emulation going on it. I'll keep ya posted.
>>11272460Ngl at first I thought the right stick being a dpad was fucking stupid, but thinking about it, very few retro games rely on precise rstick movements, and it'd make n64 games that use the c buttons for things other than movement a lot more comfortable.>>11272520I pre-ordered the 2S and it took about a month and a half between the shipping starting and me getting my system. That said, IIRC the main reason it took so long was because it was the first time they'd been using dual injected buttons and they got fucked up, so they had to delay to make new ones.
>>11269974No wonder people kept getting drift with their stick. Shit like this is one of them
>>11271678what controller is that? Can it be use with dock?
>>11273207Common misconception, but being held in place like that doesn't cause drift. It's more a matter of sensors grinding down over time that cause the sensors to be less and less accurate. That's why hall sticks are believed to be drift proof, they use no-contact magnetic sensors that don't rub against one another, so in theory, no drift.
>>11273214Looks like "Hori Split Pad Compact"
>>11273225Thanks. I wonder if the quality any good.
>>11273234No >Cool picture tho
>>11271114I almost considered getting one for $12, but they're just shittier versions of the SF-2000. It'd be like swapping a spoon for a bent spoon.
>>11273234Tnat looks sick, didn't know they were that powerful
>>11271093Do you hold the tv remote with both hands?
Ended up returning the Arc-S for the Arc-D because this was triggering me in the transparent model. Is there any benefit to this android OS?
>>11273313They should've just made all colors available for both models
>>11272720I hate that the entire front is that glossy shit. The back looks great though
>>11273248Buy Famiclone instead then
>>11273340I have
>>11273323Yeah I agree. I honestly liked the transparent black best anyway until I saw that. Feel like I’m never gonna use the android anyway. It looks even chinkier than the Linux OS and I don’t really want to have to touch the screen
Anyone own this thing? How is it?
It's final here.It's not bad; it feels nice, but I hate the color, though.
>>11273361I thought this was a Famiclone until I clicked it
>>11273313kek, I too was diverted of getting a transparent rp2s for a similar reason, it was the bottom yellow ribbon cable and back battery, they look like a urine drainage bag
lol they fucked me because it’s not in any of the official pics of it
>>11273313Dreamcast will run a bit better, Vulkan drivers so you get a little more juice on RA shaders. What is that anyway?>>11273370I like it on transparent black, actually. Nice little contrast.
>>11273365KekRg35xx with protective case
>>11273391Did you wear the button labels off?
>>11273346Why collect these?
>>11273381>>11273385they don't show it on the renders either, so when the hands on started to pop up it was the first thing I noticed lmao, so ended up picking the solid black one
>>11273313Never mind, looked it up, seems to be the wifi antenna? You could probably yank it out and get enough signal anyway.
>>11273402
>>11273393Most were under $5 and I am always looking for that perfect form factor. So far with horizontal handhelds, the SF-2000 is the best of all time. Unfortunately it can't even do PS1.
>>11273396It doesn’t look too bad on that one. On the arc it’s like one of the handles is completely hollow, while the other has this strip of yellow shit. Looks like shit. >>11273402That’s what I was thinking too. I was considering ripping it out if it were the wifi but every time I try to fix something, I end up making it worse. What do you even use the wifi for on these devices?
>>11273392If you look closely, you can see them.
>>11273346Do any of these take roms on an SD card?
>>11273416>>11271114
>>11273412FTP, SSH, easier Portmaster upkeeping and firmware updating, retroachievements because inbreds designed that stupid thing to only work with an internet connection.
>>11273417I’m talking about Famiclones.
The only thing mini about it is the screen. It's the same size as a cube.
>>11273365Gross
>>11273421No, but the Mini does. It's a GBA centric version of the Max, also by Anbernic, that has both a built in Famiclone mode and a basic java 2000s menu for ROMs on an SDcard. I recommend the fuck out of it, it's everything the RG Nano wanted to be. Sure Anbernic uses better chips over time but their older hardware had more charm to them.
>>11273423Cube is like twice as tall. If this image is to be trusted, it's the OLED's fat ass frame's fault.Personally, I like it that it doesn't sacrifice ergonomics for being narrower like the RP5, which isn't even pocketable anyway.
>>11273432>2019, no longer in production, no longer listed on the official Anbernig website, most Aliexpress listings are just for the one colour and from Shop128927574584 sellersDamnit
>>11273437Even going through the official Anbernic Aliexpress store, they sent me the wrong product and case when I ordered my RetroMini. They let me keep the wrong shit and sent me my RetroMini for free, though. Last transparent black one they had.
>>11273407I guess I'm just kinda lost cause like, for the money you spent on all of that, you coulda bought a R36 that plays up to dreamcast
>>11273443I have an R36S.Maybe you're just kinda lost because you don't understand people being hobbyists, or people having disposable income.
>>11273437Get the thin one anon, it's around the same size>>11273443Nobody buys them all at once
How is gaming anon today ?
>>11273419How even is this thing or is it like a decoration? Looks like it’d be uncomfortable as fuck to play
>>11273447Nah, it's just my hobby involves actually playing games, so my interests are in devices that play games well
Recommendations for these specs. 3 to 4 inch screenVertical GB, GBA focused. Nothing super high endDecent controlsUnder 100 usd ideally. Picked one up recently, the tiny screen makes it hard to use, so gifting to younger cousin w better eyes.
>>11273576Just remembered it's a retromini. I need an r36s or r35s don't I.
>>11273576The Anbernic RG35XX is a good bet. Not the one currently for sale, but the old model, before their QC got stretched super thin and went to shit. This amazon listing is still selling the older ones, get one of the "bag" listings and it comes with a hardshell case.https://a.co/d/6sqEn8JI used this listing three times to get em as gifts for friends and family and it's always been good. Also this is a good setup guide:https://retrogamecorps.com/2023/01/03/anbernic-rg35xx-starter-guide/
>>11273435>which isn't even pocketable anywayI'll prove you all wrong in a few months...
>>11273230Yes it works with the dock and hey feel way better than the stock joycons, which are utter shit and lack an actual dpad. I mostly emulate on my Switch and the hori dpad is great, no fucked up diagonals. >>11271725It's a little expensive to piece together a setup like mine, but I really wanted to play games on an OLED screen. I think their inky blacks and vivid colors are a good compromise to a real CRT. If you want to emulate anything past PlayStation there's better options though
>>11273435Not twice as tall. It's a bit taller but they're really very similar in size. It's also a bit thicker. That screen to body ratio on the "mini" is wack.
>>11273640Looks nice. That 1:1 ratio is retarded with that chipset
Android fags.Pressing L3 and R3 on my controller seems to just straight up close my apps.
>>11273680Why? 3ds games play great on it.
>>11273452Trying to wrap my head around this chad game for chads.
>>11273748Professional gamer tip: use the fucking dash with invulnerability (down + jump)
>>11273737How? Stacked?
>>11273748First turn off that disgusting overlay. I hate that shit
Is GarlicOS for the RG35xxSP any good now?
RG 35XXSP is the new Samsung Galaxy 7!BOOM!
For those using Stock OS on the anbernic rgxx consoles, I made a scraper application to get game covers: https://github.com/Julioevm/tiny-scraper
>>11273748don't listen to him anon that overlay is cool
>reddit uncle got struck down by Nintendo ninjas againThey really have it out for him
>>11273826just use muOS instead, it's pretty decent
>>11273895What happened now?
>>11273915His video about the new Wii U emulator on Android got copyright striked by Nintendo.
>>11273895holy kek, one more strike and his channel is deleted. he needs to stop playing shitendo games on his channel entirely.
>>11273918Problem is, a large part of his audience is composed of nintendies. If he completely stops catering to them (out of understandable self-preservation), he'll lose a lot of viewers.
>>11273928it'll honestly be funny to watch his tendie audience turn on him in the event his channel gets deleted. You already saw a lot of them siding with shitendo over him with the first copyright strike too.
>>11273895He'll be fine I think
>>11273895At this point they're probably keeping eyes on his videos. Even though the Wii U has been a dead console for years now, they sure as fuck don't want people advertising that the average consumer can potentially play said releases on their Android device over paying for a re-release or buying the game on Switch. Hell, they don't even want people to know that they could dump their games.
Anyone here thinking on getting a minipc for emulation?
>>11274045already have one
>>11274045If I were to be spending that kind of money I'd get a Ryzen mini pc, intel integrated graphics are dog shit. Any shitbox PC like a SFF dell optiplex from ebay can emulate anything up to PS2
>>11274045I u s e t h i s o h e
>>11274045Thinking of replacing my CRT TV rig with a mini Ryzen once they're dirt cheap.
>>11274045got one a while back. it was fine for my use case at the time but now i've moved my laptop to the same display i've never turned it on again.
Russ got C&D'd by you-know-whohttps://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/1frjcaa/hey_everyone_this_is_russ_from_retro_game_corps_i/>>11274045How big is this little boi?
>hey_everyone_this_is_russ_from_retro_game_corps_i/
>>11274173
>>11274176kek i thought i was the only one
>>11274173I really don’t think it’s that crazy that Nintendo would want to copystrike videos showing how to get their games for free. Also that retard basically makes the same video every week and they’re unnecessarily long
>>11274243This faggot and all the brainlets on YouTube are the real reason Yuzu and more importantly, Citra got taken down. I fucking hate normies with a seething hatred.
The reddit thread and youtube channel is all over with people claiming Nintendo is the devil and how they will pirate everything Nintendo related (as if they already don't). But you just know if there was a PS5 emulator and Russ was putting out videos literally every week showing how to play PS5 games for free Sony would kick his ass too.
>>11274257No, Yuzu got taken down because they were cocky niggers flaunting day-0 piracy on an aggressive monetization model. The same stupid faggots who seriously tried to pitch a paid online service for an emulator.
>>11274257Yuzu got taken down for being jewish. Youtubers MIGHT have had something to do with vimm's lair though. (Or tiktokers)
>>11274280>>11274315Vimm got taken down when apple had nintendo emulators on iOS.
>>11274274>leave the billion dollar corporation alone to protect their IP. Kiss my ass, Snoy.
>>11274280Yuzu was around for years, no one gave a fuck till these retards made it popular. Especially with the "goys emudeck is so simple you don't need more than 60 IQ" videos these niggers shat out. This whole monetization cope is completely retarded. As if they need that to go after anyone.
>>11274337>As if they need that to go after anyone.They did, in fact, use the fact they were sharing Zelda files in their shitcord.
>>11274340The same files already on a billion shitty sites. It's just a tactic to strengthen the case. The point is, they've taken out everything from free fan games and Rom hacks to projects that even resemble their games. They don't need a reason. The only factor is how much attention it's getting and how much that would hurt their profits because of that attention.
>>11274357No, they went all in on day-0 marketing to milk the patreon shekels and they got what they deserved. Yuzu was never underground.
>>11273907does muOS do the thing where it boots back into the last game you played when you start the thing?stockOS doesnt. I liked that feature on garlic for my regular rg35xx
>>11274357No they heavily advertised their PAID emulator as being able to play TotK on day 0 with some not so subtle nods as to where you can get find the dump.Personally I think Nintendo were already building a case against them, but that was Yuzu handing Ninty the slam dunk on a silver platter.
>>11274374none of that is illegal though so nintendo is going to have to continue to suck cocks
>>11274368>does muOS do the thing where it boots back into the last game you played when you start the thing?Yes, you just need to enable it on the options menu
>>11274389>Making a paid emulator and telling people to use it to play the biggest AAA game of the year isn't illegal
Got this because the Trimui’s screen is too low-res, and the 28XX has retarded baby buttons you need a microscope to press. What am I in for?
>>11274274Nintendo is kind of notorious for this kind of stuff though, look at AM2R or Mario Bros. Reanimated or any of the rom sites that have been forced to shut down. Not by Sega, Sony, or Microsoft, always Nintendo
>>11274409correct
>>11274443Nintendo usually. Sometimes Sony did it, such as with Bleem and perhaps a few other times, then there's the 2007 rootkit bullshitery.
>>11274465bleemcast was so based.
>>11274401yeah thats cool.also found another old microSD so I can use that for the OS. stockOS sucks hard, especially when it comes to updating and bigger SD cards.
>>11273782Yep! It's great for 3ds.
>>11274501does it have a touch screen
>>11274510Yep.
>>11274539bretty good
https://youtu.be/iqRBsqWRv1E?si=fF10BHAdf_0pY9cE
>>11271708>their
>>11274389Nintendo’s legal team sucks but the Yuzu devs deserved everything they got. Using a paywall for emulator releases, hosting a new game on their dicksword server, any half way competent legal team would have easily shit them down. All they needed was to silently work on things in the background instead of openly bragging about it.
the muos installer menus are soul
>>11273869Why in the world would anyone use the stock os with all the options you have?
>>11274642Emulators got made and consoles got cracked just fine back when the people doing it never revealed themselves or asked for moneyAnyone doing this type of stuff for attention deserves what they get.
>>11274045This is the equiv of entering a Sony Walkman thread and asking about your modern iPhone. What the absolute fucking hell does a monipc have to fucking so with retro emulation handhelds, you imbred donkey? Fucking retard.
>>11274614Well, turns out Russ didn't get blacklisted from Ayaneo, they just had staff changes and a low supply of review units. I still think the device looks nice, but for a G99 handheld its a lot more niche and pricier compared to ZPG's A1 Unicorn.
>>11273361>RG35XX has been out for like a year and a half>anon has more grease grime than a handheld that's been used for twenty yearsJesus fucking Christ, that is ao fucking disgusting and not normal at fucking all. Wash your fucking hands you filthy sub-human monkey.
I was wondering, is the iPad a good choice, the tablet has good specks, there are emulators in the appstore and they sell controllers that make the iPad look like a switch.
>>11274274Why would someone make an emulator for a console whose titles all come to PC...?
>>11274782>good "specks"Before you go further retarded in confusion; "specks" is grossly not the right word you were looking for.
>>11274731>>11274045I am building a MAME cabinet to play all the classics and I went with an elitedesk G4. If you just want to emulate up to PS2 then a i5-6500 dell optiplex will do everything you want and for like $50.
>>11274782I don’t use wide controllers, but my jailbroken iPad was fine for emulation last I used it. You want to use retroarch for up the ps1 and standalone for dc, psp, and GameCube. I have no idea how Saturn worked since I stopped.
>>11274413Disappointment.
>>11274905I thought Spruce fixed all the issues?
>>11274782This post reminded me that Gen Z is as young as fifteen years old still. Zoom zoom.
>>11274905I know I am
>>11274413>>11274782We need to start openly bullying and shaming Redditors again it seems, with posters like these. 4chan isn't a place for you to get dopamine hits because your subreddits are 2slow4you.
>>11273469>he needs more than RK3326You don't play games
>>11275002>RockchipYou unplug and inplug the battery while snapping pokeshiy. You do LESS than play games. Now CHADctions chips? Those niggers acutally get past the title screen
>>11274968>RedditRedditReddit>Not replying to the literal to lateral post shilling redditgameuncleKWAB
Is there something like fightcade for the linux chinkhelds or android?
>>11275041Some of them have netplay
>>11273062>>11274968
>>11269834I recently discovered the android port of Daggerfall Unity, I'm in a similar predicament on my RP4P.
>>11270702RG35XXSP the goat
>>11274642You can 100% legally paywall emulators in the USA, contrary to popular belief.
>>11275281Yes and no. You can paywall an emulator, but that emulator can't use licensed tech. Yuzu wasn't just in trouble because paid emulator, they were in trouble because their website/discord/etc came with instructions on how to pirate Nintendo's authentication keys. Most other emulators that require licensed files will include a guide on how to legally extract it from a system you own, which gives them deniability, but what Yuzu did was the equivalent of practically putting pirate bay links in the description
>>11271494In every other post in every thread since it's all y'all talk about
>>11271831You'll know when he rereviews a slew of their products and finds they aren't as good as he first thought they were
>>11272520You tend to get the product 2 to 5 weeks after buying it.
>receive email about new RG35XXSP colors>leave tab open having clicked on one because I haven't decided on buying it yet (I don't need it but I want it) >Anbernic sends me an email reminding me I have an unfinished order openLEAVE ME ALONE
>>11273039Funny how everyone that takes issue with the chinkheld discussion here is a Deck shill.
>>11273435>which isn't even pocketable anyway.>t. never had a phone with a screen bigger than 5 inches
https://youtu.be/2TqmegZoXk4?si=-Q5-KEHKql4fFy4d
>Only plays NES >No SD card slot>Only 30 games, some are apparently mistranslated/bootleg shit>A and B button mappings swapped>Horrid Playskool UIThese are only 15$ but I'd gladly pay 50$ for a decent version of this. Flagship phones are over a thousand dollars so I can't believe there's only cheap shitty versions of this idea.
>>11273451Looks kind of neat
>>11275041There is GGPO for android now
>>11275404>Buy a thousand dollar computer>Wants to do phone gaming by slapping a $50 computer to the back and exclusively using that
The phone + gamepad works better if you use a phone that is not your daily driver.
>>11275404I fucking kneel, phonechads and chinkholders can finally come together in harmony...
>"You don't get it, I NEED access to tens of thousands of games on tens of consoles">plays almost 30 games across SNES, GBA, PS1, and DC, then gets boredExplain this behavior.
>>11275454I don't even play 30 games. I just like setting up emulators then I turn it off to put on a shelf.
>>11273895>openly promote stealing games and illegally emulating them>HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO MEFuck around and find out
>>11275457Reminds me of ni**ers recording videos of themselves looting stores during the riots.
>>11275442It's true, but at that point what's the point of using a phone in the first place? Now you're back to carrying two devices with you, and getting a second phone + a controller is gonna cost around as much as a decent dedicated handheld anyways, while also being less comfortable.
>>11274413>What am I in for?Posts about similar machines that would have been better choices.
>>11274501wait how many inches is that screen?
>>112745014 inch 1:1 screen IIRC. Same as the A1 Unicorn, Powkiddy RGB30 and their RGB20SX. The latter two don't have touch screens IIRC.
>>11275454I like having the option thougheverbeit.
>>11274473What's PSX?
>>11275290They also directed people to where to get TotK roms when any sane developer would just go>Yeah our emu plays TotK but fuck off find it yourself
>>11275518I think that was really the final straw, they just got way too cocky
>Nooooo you can't strike the heckin youtuber who told me how to pirate all my games. I hate Nintendo and that is why I play all their games. I am going to still pirate them all, but with a frowny face this time >:(These people are pathetic hypocrits
>>11275562Reddit is just Facebook for people who think they aren't normies
>>11275573To be fair, 4chan is just edgy reddit. Just swap out "heckin" with a slur and it's the same thing.
>>11275041Parsec maybe? Never tried it though.
>>11274501You played monhun on that? I can never get a Cube owner to vouch for it.
>>11275483I do it just to make /hhg/ seethe. O have my phone phone, my music phone, and my gaming phone.
>>11275586Yeah someone in this thread earlier even implied the n word.>>11275661Nta but I don't play MonHun games and I don't own a Cube either so I can't help you with your problem.
>>11275454What do I gain from having less games loaded? ES indexes a second faster? Choice paralysis isn't real.
>>11275702Does the 3DS have a Lynx emulator?
>>11275454Because I'd much rather spend like $200 on a good system that can play 4 niche games I'm interested in across 4 niche consoles as opposed to spending $1500 buying the individual consoles just for the one game each.VB Wario Land was great, and I sure as fuck ain't gonna buy a Virtual Boy just to play it. Chip's Challenge is a fun game too, but I don't wanna haul around a Lynx with like 20 minutes of battery life just to play it.>>11275706Deleted last post cause I fucked up and forgot to actually reply. It probably can do lynx, but it also can't reliably do N64 or PSX, and a good 3DS just barely costs less than a base Retroid 4 anyways, so we're back to "I'd rather just get the one system that does it all for me" thing.
>>11275710I'm not shilling the 3DS, it's just what immediately came to mind when thinking of VB emulation, due to its 3D screen.
>>11274731They are actually quite popular for retro gaming.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIhG9cTbYtY&pp=ygUeaW50ZWwgbjEwMCByZXRybyBnYW1pbmcgbWluaXBj
>>11275454Couldn't be me.
>>11275730I'm sure they are, and I'm sure they play games well, but this is a thread about handheld consoles.
>>11275742Why not, every now and then we talk about controllers and phones too.
>>11275743Controllers and phones can be used to play handheld though with things like clips, and even then there's plenty of people here who think phone talk is pushing it anyways.
Anyone got good crt shaders for duckstation? Just want to play some ps1 games with a nice filter
>>11275759What I often do is, instead of CRT filters, I look into NTSC filters with scanlines. The colors get a bit messy but IMO that makes it feel a lot more authentic than the perfect pixels a lot of CRTs give.
>>11275517Original abbreviation for PS1. Short for Play Station eXperimental, I think. It's some old project name like that.
>>11275749Nta but you can connect and play wirelessly between a minipc and a chinkheld or deck.
>>11275759Go into SwanStation core settings and upscale to the closest thing to your device's resolution, check the option that disables wobbly textures, apply Scaled Dithering, and play like that or throw on the sabr filter or some other generic smoothing filter for good measure.
>>11273351verticals make my hands cramp after awhile, but since i installed onion os i've been putting a lot more time into this thing than i anticipated. it'll probably be the last vertical i own, it's very good
What are you playing today , /hhg/? Currently on my yearly playthrough of OOT. I just discovered Ship of Harkinian has an Android port. This shit is peak.
>>11275859Spent years making fun of TESfags and now I'm addicted to Daggerfall despite not understanding half of it.
>>11275859>hd widescreenNO! You bump that shit down to 4:3 480p right now! Like seriously I think the game looks better at a lower resolution because the textures look less fucked. The fps increase is great though.
>>11275865I'm already emulating it, might as well use all of that screen space. I think 4:3 vanilla OOT looks better when played on a CRT, but on a device like this not so much.>>11275864TESfags are TESfags because Bethesda just fulfills a certain niche that no other developer has ever tried to do. It's why every game they put out still has a regular player base and truly does get better over time with community support and mods (ex: OpenMW, Oblivion, etc).
>>11275945I think the only non-bethesda bethesda game is KCD
>>11275959MEAndromeda is buggy and open world enough to be a bethesdalike
>>11275820How many months have you had it
Is the rgcube best retro handheld for only dpad based games?
>>11276030>Is the rgcube best retro handheldPretty much
>>11275945Daggerfall caught me at a good time because I was in the mood for old school generic fantasy. The game being overall enjoyable in several asoects was an added bonus that's jept me playing and the fact it works with the RP4P's buttons is icing on the cake.
duckstation or swanstation on RG35xxSP?arent they same shit anyways? I installed muos and it comes with both.
>>11276065I always go Swan
>>11274045gonna get a shitty defunct one from my workplace. no way in hell am I buying one straight up, too much money and not enough justification.
>>11276030Except the D-pad is in the wrong place
>>11275454Consumerism and lack of real hobbies or anything productive to do with your time.
>>11275743That's also off-topic. A phone isn't a gaming handheld, a controller isn't a gaming handheld, the two combined aren't a gaming handheld. There are threads on /g/ for what you want to talk aboutOfficial hardware and chink-helds both count as gaming handhelds because they are both devices explicitly made to play games.If anyone disagrees, I'm going to start radio posting
>>11276180I disagree. Go ahead. See how long you last.
>>11276185>how long you lastIf your mini PC is on-topic because it plays games, my radio is on-topic for being a handheldSee? We both meet only half the criteria of the thread
>>11276191Do it, pussy.
>>11276196I will do it tastefully because unlike phone posters and mini-pc-tards, I actually care about the quality of this thread.So anyways, here's my RGB-30 playing GTA3 on port master at 720x720 resolution
>>11269548the hell is this? is it a famiclone?
>>11276197You’re not doing shit.
>>11276198It's a hardware clone, it has a gameboy cartridge slot and only plays GBC/GB games. I've got one in yellow and it's pretty cool.The screen is slightly squashed though, just the smallest amount, I guess they couldn't find 10:9 screens
>>11275454I've only bought one handheld with a game card. The other handhelds I bought didn't have one and just used copies of the first game card.From this, I've been more inclined to explore around the >9000 games I had and found some games that, while not really "hidden gems", I enjoyed and gained a greater understanding of video game history. It's something I likely would not have done if I was constantly getting new games packs.
>>11276210I like having complete rom sets so I don't need to move files over to it if I want to start a new game. This is less of a problem on devices with wifi, but it's still lame to want to play a game and having to boot up a ftp client on my PC or phone to start playing.
>>11276228You need to level your print bed bro. Arguably, for what you're going for here you should have the nozzle a little too close to the build plate so that first layer is extra smoothgap filling primer and some sanding wouldn't hurt either
>>11276197Tried VC? I hear it gets unplayable after the intro, need to benchmark my RGB30. ArkOS or Rocknix?
>>11276258That's on jelos because I'm too lazy to move to something betterI have another sd card I use more often running min-ui but it doesn't have port master
>>11276228kek. Got a link for the video?
>>11276228wait are you the actual Youtuber or are you just some guy who keeps posting his vids?
>>11276228Ew, why does the case have cellulite?
>>11276273You're probably better off, Rocknix is struggling with battery drain while off in some models.
>>11276197>Quality of this threadAnon, this isn't reddit. You don't need to speak like a faggot here. Also, nice.
>>11275430Flagship phones don't have SD card slots and this is most compact controller you can get, even those mini 8bitdo ones require you to carry them separate. So this is the most portable way to play games that aren't RPGs or VNs. Also zoomers love NES aesthetic.
>>11276105In your opinion, best dpad retro handheld?
>>11276626Not him, but for me it's RG ARC for what it can actually play with that shitty chip (PS1 down), Retroid's stuff for what it can't.
>>11276630Does the arc have wifi?
>>11276634Yup.
Okay hear me out, the stick should be on top for this one. That way you could choose between a stick or D-pad depending on the game when in vertical mode. So right image would be ideal for DS games, while the swapped version of left would be better for arcade and wonderswan games that rotated the screen 90 degrees clockwise.
>>11276713Oops, left for DS and right for Arcade.
>>11275483Carring a gamepad everywhere is cumbersome, unless you have a bag, which should be able to carry the other phone, another advantage of using other phone is that you won't get interrupted by notifications, messages and phone calls.
>>11276752No more cumbersome than having a dedicated handheld in your pocket.
I’m going to shove a Steam Deck in your flesh pocket.
What colors are left for these things? The green doesn't look as good as I thought it would and the hot pink was changed to red.
>>11274968BOTH Redditors AND 9gaggers.
>>112768059gag army rise up
>>11276809STFU and explode your brain, 9fag.
>>11276785The actual SP colors, for one
>>11276785The regular metalicy colors. Why on earth would they make a bunch of shitty clear versions when the actual SP never had any. and people would be more likely to buy a color they're nostalgic for?
>>11276785We must RETVRN to GBC colors.>>11276841Anbernic has never been great at color choices, but the monthly release schedule made them significantly worse at it. That said, clear red and green look really, really good and I wouldn't mind if they rehashed some of their old ones with them.
>>11276851gbc colors suck just like the gbc itself.
Did anyone here order the RP Mini?
>>11276858Yeah well, I bet you like IndiGAY.
Not really hhg related but where can I find the OoT mod that replicates the master quest fil3s wr got in the leak?
>>11276785>green look really, really goodDid you see this image >>11276785 it's not green at all.
>>11276892That's clearly just a different shade of green anon.
>>11276892Yeah, you're blind, so much so you couldn't quote me.
>>11276863Blue, green and Atomic purple are decent >>11276819All shit besides metallic green and tribal silver.
https://youtu.be/VuOMzbXAyzY?si=4-ZwsCYvmWdqHqTx
>>11276957>tendie merch in the thumbnailchannel deletion in 3, 2, 1...
>>11276957Are the batteries still exploding?
>>11276957>still no usb c pd>battery still buttfucking the cpuWhat was the point of this if they didn't fix anything?
>>11276816newfag
>>11276957>makes a video about new colorsWhat the fuck.
>>1127696914 minutes in.
>>11276785all the transparent ones look bad.they need to start making more metallic ones. I had to buy the silver one out of necessity because the others sucked ass.
remember when they released colored gameboys that werent gameboy colors?
>>11277016transparent black is good tho, it's always good in fact
>>11276894Why make a bad imitation of the original?
>>11277040There is no original.
>>11277027I want to play with Red.
>>11277043sure there's not a gameboy sp in jungle green, but don't make a transparent green if it's not the right color.
>>11277051there's no right color you retard, they aren't calling it "jungle green" or whatever dumb name shitendo marketing gave it.
I just updated the 35xxsp firmware and it won't let me make use of the full sd card. No option to extend the main partition. Help pls.
>>11277103throw that shit out before it explodes
>>11277103You'll need a real partition manager for that.
>>11277103there was a trick for that but I really cant remember how. maybe there's something in the archives here.personally Im just using muOS now to avoid this shit.>>11277109I remember not being able to do it with partition software either.
Do we have any new info on when we can consooom the new trim ui brick or whatever? That looked nice.
>>11276785Am I the only one who thinks the lightly more teal transparent green that retroid and anbernic uses looks nicer than N64 jungle green
>>11277126pre orders are up I believe, I will however wait until they figure out this one just like they did with the trimui smart pro
>>11277131It does, yeah. Retroid's transparent "blue" in particular reminds me of the beach, which is the absolute highest praise.
>>11277156I boycotted steam a long time ago, you should too.
>>11277027Dangerous combo having my homies Joker and Pheonix right next to each other
>>11277156My handheld budget belongs to China
>>11277109>>11277125Thanks. I'll just use the modded stock firmware instead.
>>11277169the crossover nobody asked for...
>>11276957This guy would be so much more tolerable if he didn't insist upon showing his face every 5 seconds
>Literally just ordered my RG28XX finally>Shipped yesterday>Wanting to order another handheld before the first one even leaves ChinaMy last two purchases were the R35S and R36S a year ago, R36S is neat for sub $50 N64 and DreamCast emulation, but the RG28XX is gonna be a dedicated 90s retro handheld for GBA, SNES, PS1, etc for me....But I still want to order a Powkiddy V10 as well cause I'm a vertislut. But after paying about $50 Canadian for an RG28XX that hasn't arrived yet it's hard to justify paying $55 CAD for a V10 despite my impulses.
>>11277274>"vertislut">orders the 28xx instead of the 35xx+ or 40XXV
>>11277282I already got an RG35XX as my first chinkheld, and despite enjoying its GameBoy Pocket form factor it just isn't quite what I want to play GBA roms on. The best device I have ever enjoyed GBA games on is the original phat NDS bottom half. I wanna make a "GBmacro" out of a phat DS because of how fucking perfect its dpad and face buttons are, nothing has ever compared since, even the New 3DS. A real GBMicro is just 3small5me, but the RG28XX seems like the perfect form factor and size for GBA games.I gotta say, in terms of ergonomics and form factor, my favourite systems of all time are the GameBoy Color, phat NDS, and the SF-2000. If ONLY I could get the SF-2000, but with the RG35XX +/RG35XX SP/RG35XX H's hardware...
>>11277027>Neo from The Matrix>Black Widow from Avengers>Simon Phoenix from Demolition Man>Jared Leto from Suicide Squad>Jack from Mass Effect 2Damn they nailed each of my personalities, I'm just gonna go transparent.
>>11269534How come more of these chinkhelds don't just run Linux? Is it because Android is a low-power OS so it helps with battery life? And yes I know Android is technically a version of Linux so don't @me
>>11277298>Why don't more of these handheld devices just run operating systems for PCs that require a fucking a tower to cool the hardware properly????2Seriously, idiot? There's a specific reason why most of these devices run Android when wanting to emulate beyond PS1.
>>11277298Because Android gives you more options for an ARM system. Keep in mind that the linux installed on some systems aren't the same type you'd have on a desktop or a steamdeck, it's limited to apps made specifically for the ARM branch, so you can't just take a Linux game and throw it onto a Linux handheld without designing a port
>>11277214It was better before, but after he got a new office and camera setup he wants to show his face everytime.
>>11277298most of them do tho???
>>11277301More devices that aren't PCs run linux than devices that are PCs
The reason the new RG35XXSP colors suck is because they probably took the default red, blue, and green dyes from whatever dye manufacturer they had a deal with, and didn't bother to actually blend interesting colors themselves. (That would take time and quality control)They look cheap because they are cheap. That's why the colors look plain and gay
>>11277443silver chink SP on top
It's on sale. I'm tempted cuz papi like a metal shell
>>11275457>>11275467discord link, my sisters
>>11277131>>11277145You have to be a shill to think this is acceptable.
>order a replacement screen for my rp2s from the retroid store>they send me a replacement screen that has a different cable layout from the screen in my rp2s, meaning the replacement screen isn't usablei want off the chinaman's ride
>>11277592You have to be a Reddit zoomer mindlessly regurgitating epic gamer lingo in a desperate attempt to fit in to call this, "shilling". Fuck off.
>>11277325>it's limited to apps made specifically for the ARM branch, so you can't just take a Linux game and throw it onto a Linux handheld without designing a portyou just recompile it lmao it ain't hard. what do you think android apps are? they're compiled arm apps with a handful of android system calls in the place of linux system calls. most of the stuff being compiled for android arm is probably compiled from linux arm code to begin with
>>11277631You're not fooling anyone, shill. It's clear what you're doing. This isn't acceptable. It's worse than miyoo with the purple skin on the mini.
>>11277642either stop smoking crack or start smoking crack cause i don't understand what the fuck point you're trying to make, son
>>11277642Anon put a purple skin on his RG35XX, not Miyyo, idiot. >>11273361
>>11277648He's sobbing that every company doesn't strictly use the seven transparent N64 colours until the end of time.
>>11277592We have to be a shill to think blue-green looks better than that shitty N64 controller? Fucking what? For the record I have zero interest in the SP or Anbernic slop to begin with.
N64 didn't even make the best transparent colors.
>>11277632Then go ahead and recompile all your games and emulators for linux if it's that easy.
>>11277887people already have. arm linux retroarch and cores already exist
>>11277537You can't afford it, Carlos.
Why didn't anbernic send anyone a white transparent sp
>>11277443I dunno, I like how they look. Really want a red one.
>>11277336Most of them? Like who besides Steam Deck? How is the battery life?
>>11277298Chip manufacturers don't provide drivers.>>11277443Red and green look fine, you need to stop being a spaz about N64 colors.>>11278097Forthenext has a white one.
>>11277039based trannyblack king
Things like this make me hate this hobby sometimes. I already know I'll eventually drop almost 1000$ for this new toy, just to get bored of it and sell it on ebay a few months later.
>>11278648A qwerty keyboard so small you will be forced to type with two fingers is not easier to type on than a similarly sized touchscreen. Utterly fucking pointless. I am a sucker for slide devices and consider the PSPgo the most aesthetic handheld ever released for that reason but have no interest in this thing.
>>11278683>not easier to type onNta but it's better for when you play pc games and want that screen space to see the game
>>11269534sorry my question is not about a portable but Idk where else to ask.I'm looking for an emulator console that can do up to PS2, BUT with an RCA output. Literally every console out there on aliexpress either>has RCA but it's too slow for PS2or>can handle PS2 but it has HDMI onlyI could use a HDMI to RCA converter but it would input lag (?). There has to be an RCA output emulation station out there that can handle up to PS2.
>>11278747His avatar reminds me of Manlytears
>>11278767That's because it's a thumbnail.
>>11278690Just mod a PS2 with FreeMcBoot or something
Anyone had success in getting PCE-CD games working on muos? I get a white screen no matter what I do.
>>11278747What's it gonna add?
>>11278858Probably missing bios.>>11278859Not bluetooth, not even slated for the next version after that one.
>south african knife guy thinks RP2S speakers are better than RP Mini speakersIs it time to panic?
>>11278859https://muos.dev/release/progress/banana
>>11279189shitty speakers are immersive and era accurate
>>11278648I have a price limit of about $300 for chinese handhelds. Their QA and attention to detail does not merit more than that.
>>11279189I figured that would be the case when I saw how tiny the grills were. Shame, really. Wish I could buy some of those to put on my RGB30.
>>11279206>Added Discord Rich Presence support files (thanks @koolkidcorey)
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