End game NOVA Editionhttps://shauninman.com/utils/screens/Handheld Comparison - https://retrocatalog.com/Google chart - https://tinyurl com (slash) AllHandheldshas anyone asked my question before? - https://4search.neocities.org/vrCompare handheld sizes - https://retrosizer.com/Handy Handheld info - https://handhelds.wikilast thread: >>12707725
Does anyone have that cute mockup of a Nova clamshell?
My collection :D
>>12712747you have to go back
Russ deserves more love and less hate for the value he brings to the handheld community
Am I the only one who thinks the black nova looks the best?
>>12712757>Am I the only oneYes, Retroid absolutely allocated only one black Nova unit and you're the only one who bought it before it sold out.
>>12712769Fuck I hesitated too long.
>>12712769This is all thanks to Russ's sharp button fearmongering
>>12712769WHAT THE FUCK?! That's the one I wanted. How long will it take for the restock?
> Current Year > Bestest> Still
>>12712747I fucking hate minimalism, why dont you just sleep in the floor and watch at the ceiling for fun already and be done with it. Empty dead space.
>>12712747>not pictured: the one he actually usesalso good fucking christ i never knew the rg ds was such a massive behemoth compared to the dslite, also lol at all the scratches on that dslite's touchscreen, god i fucking hate touchscreens, a pox on nintendo for making them popular
When's the nova shipping? I get they said late July but hoping that doesn't mean the very last day of the month.
Y'know I preordered a Nova for me and one as a present for my BF, with the full intention of keeping the GameCube colourway for myself and giving him the ice blue, being that blue is his favourite colour. The more people talked about how green this particular shade of greenish-blue actually is, and the more I saw irl footage of it, the greener it looked, and the more I started to panic that he won't like the colour, and started thinking about contacting Retroid to switch up my preorder. I opted instead to order some black buttons thinking it would make it look nicer, and it does, but still felt it was a band-aid on a big gaping wound. And then I decided I'd just give him the Gamecube version, which I know he'll like too, and just keep the button-swapped ice green for myself. And y'know what? Now that I'm not panicking anymore, it's actually growing on me. It was still a mistake for Retroid to settle on this particular hue and that a proper blue or green would have been better, and if I knew DIY buttons were an option at the time I'd have ordered a black unit instead and a set of GC buttons and stick caps for that, but at least I'm not on the verge of puking from buyer's remorse anymore like I was during that RetroHandhelds livestream. Now that it's not going to be a gift anymore, just a new gizmo for me, I can live with it.
>>12712883tl:dr
>>12712884>tl:drIce blue Nova looks less yucky with black buttons
>>12712742I'm growing fond of my setup again, the controller stopped acting up and now it's just a cheap setup where CRT shaders look nice and that plays most of what I want. If you turn off your notifications when playing, or just happen to be more low profile, then this works perfectly well, only way I can think I'd like this better would be with a 4:3 foldable.
>>12712742https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ff6gW--Vpgeven normie youtubers found out about the Thor
>>12712881it means the very last second of the very last minute of the very last hour of the very last day of the month
>>12712883Imagine reading past >Y'know I preordered a Nova for me and one as a present for my BF
>>12712923you just know he is a crossdresser bribing his top with electronics
It's cool that Retroid sells all the different buttons as add ons, but it's weird to not include the sticks too. I want to make this and it doesn't look as good with the grey/black sticks. I don't want to buy shitty 3D printed ones from some third part seller. It would be nice to get the official ones. I wonder why they don't include them as an option or with the buttons.
>>12712956You can buy official Retroid and AYN sticks in any color on AliExpress for like $5.https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009248986903.html
Nova prototypes.
>>12712881A few days ago, IIRC before little man's review went live, their PR theorized all pre-orders would ship within August, but who knows now. Even that statement should be taken with a pitch of salt really, he's just a spokesman.>>12712808Hours apparently, it's already back. Seen it happen to the GC 12GB and the Dock too. You're going to be waiting for your batch though.>>12712956Fucker, I just spoonfed you last thread and you didn't even bother to look.
>>12713032>>12713034Infinitely better than all the transparent shit
https://youtu.be/OYk4AwPp1eA?si=8_PUyk4-xiqFYdyOShe cute
tired of them oled PWM shit and vita-esque sharp dpad and buttons ngl ngl
Should I buy a used pocket classic for $100?I'm pretty noise conscious and heard complaints about fan noise and coil whine, has it ever been fixed?
>>12712754Russ(D)cage is just getting a ribbing for wearing a lil cage, nothing to cry over. He'll be fine, we're just busting his balls.
>>12712749The PlayStation Portal officially launched in the UK and globally on November 15, 2023.
what is a good emu-handheld that can easily play up to PS1? I have a hacked New 2DS XL and a stock 3DS xl for all other handheld gaming but need something specifically for PS1 and GBA.
>>12712742I wanted to play outside while waiting, but currently the sunlight makes it impossible, even in places with some shadows. Do anti glare protectors work or are they a waste of money?
>>12712881>When's the nova shipping?I heard starting July 30 if you live in China, August 3 if not.
Anbernic RG SP vs Konkr Pocket AdvanceGO!
>>12713315Wait a minute, this is just GBA vs GBA SP!
>>12713240You either go cheap with PCSX ReARMed and 1x res (failing at some edge cases) or a little expensive with Duckstation that'll enable other systems.>>12713315At gun point? Konkr, and I say this knowing next to nothing about it. Doesn't look like SP fixed anything other than dropping the sticks, and flipping the display to get rid of the forehead costs latency.
>>12713263>I wanted to play outside while waiting, but currently the sunlight makes it impossible, even in places with some shadows. Do anti glare protectors work or are they a waste of money?They do work, but only to a point, if you're getting glare from indirect sunlight say reflected light or something like that, then they'll make quite a big difference, but if you're in direct bright sunlight they won't make too much of a difference to be honest.As long as you can get somewhere a little bit out of direct sunlight, and you turn the brightness up with an anti-glare screen protector on, they do work.
>>12713329>and flipping the display to get rid of the forehead costs latency.uhh elaboratethere are no native 3:2 displays? is rg34xx flipped?
>>12713334There are, far as we can tell anbernic commissioned those. We're expecting ol' Max to have fixed the forehead on the 34xx by flipping the screen upside down. 34xx/SP are not flipped.
>>12713263This is where original hardware is better. Get something with a reflective screen, like a Game Boy Color.
>>12713315Depends of how expensive the konkr ends up being. You don't need a very expensive device for GBA and there aren't any heavy shaders that are needed for a more accurate look to the original screen. Unless konkr ends up being something crazy like an oled with a high resolution screen I'd rather get one of the gba clones from anbernic.
>>12713069you're momma is cute
>>12713176>He'll be fine, we're just busting his balls.Don't threaten him with a good time.
>>12713240Retroid Pocket Classic
>>12713240Check out the mangmi air x, it's 16:9 so it's not perfect for both systems but it's a good middle ground between the two aspect ratios and you get a very large image compared to other native screens around the 100 dollar price point. You also get to play psp and n64 which you can't on the 3ds.I also want to mention that the 3ds has native support for GBA through moding so no emulation needed. The image might be a bit blury tho if it's blown up to fit the screen.
>>12713240anything over $30 plays ps1>>12713329actually retroarch core has enhanced resolution in the core options which makes it 480. 100% compatiblity for the games people have heard of and actually want to play, 99.99% for the rest. >>12713338no.
>>12713338>This is where original hardware is better. Get something with a reflective screen, like a Game Boy Color.Kek. Clearly you've never actually have tried to use a device with a reflective display in direct sunlight. Sometimes it's usable, but a lot of the time you get horrible glare, especially on the GameBoy series of devices.
>>12713386Yeah this retarded zoom-zoom was conflating modern e-ink devices with 1990s handhelds that had shiny, plastic (and scratchable) display covers.
>>12713240PS Vita for everyone who isn't a drooling mong
>>12713240>emu-handheldyeah, go back to fucking réddit and ask there, you little faggot
>>12713426>Recommends Vita>No L2/R2Who is the real mong?
>>12713443Back buttons, mong. >"waaaaaaaaaaaa mommy that's shit and ghey"Get good
>>12713472I have to say this is one of the worst takes I have ever seen on /hhg/, certainly the most retarded.
https://youtu.be/u3wQivWkpbI?si=CnjdeB4UPzJf-Yz8&t=301lots of nova gameplay. damn I love this screen
>>12713478that screen is worse than 477m'
>>12713484Trufax
>>12713472back buttons are shit and gay, correct.
>>12713386>>12713393>Kek. Clearly you've never actually have tried to use a device with a reflective display in direct sunlight. Sometimes it's usable, but a lot of the time you get horrible glare, especially on the GameBoy series of devices.I grew up with a gray GameBoy, then a purple Color, then a GBA SP (front lit). Any screen with a glossy front has reflections, but angled the right way you can see it in any level of sunlight (unlike a modern backlit display).Note that >>12713263 said>even in places with some shadowsReflective LCDs work well in that environment.
can someone link one of those curated collections of roms I forgot the name of? starting from scratch is too intimidating I wanted a good base that I can quickly skim though and delete obvious things I would never be interested in and add any of my favorites that might be missing
>>12713526google "archive tiny set roms"
>>12713476Nah, he's right. Inline shoulders > Stacked. V90s > Any anbernig crackcel>>12713439>Meltie over a minor spelling mistakeKWAB
>spelling mistakealways knew you were an ESL retard
Vita superiority
>>12713605dogshit dpad and buttons
>>12713581The retard is suggesting that really shitty capacitive touch is better than physical buttons. Any nigger who condones this deserves rope.
>>12713592>It's shit on purposeYup. He do be squrtin dat rectum juice>>12713608>The 3ds out of thin air2ds is kinoed tho.
>>12713617>that literally cuts your fingersThat's why I don't play on my vita
>>12713263Come home.
>>12713609nah, you just suck at games
>Vita>Shield>35xxsp>Og BRICK dsOur VILLAINS
>>12713513>I grew up with a gray GameBoy, then a purple Color, then a GBA SP (front lit). Any screen with a glossy front has reflections, but angled the right way you can see it in any level of sunlight (unlike a modern backlit display).There are definitely scenarios where reflective displays are more viewable in direct light compared to a backlit or front lit display, but they are definitely few and far between.
>>12713620nigga I use a powkiddy v90, wtf is this
>>12713624>PSP>GPD Win>V90s>2dsOur HEROES
Rocknix already running on the Nova, releasing on next nightly.
>>12713605Having a jailbroken Vita 1000 never fails to make me pause on buying a chineseheld, it's great.That said I like the idea of a cheap micro form factor handheld that can disappear in your pocket like the RG28XX or Miyoo A30 so I wish there were more like that.
>>12713660That form factor was the norm for pre linux, non-android chinkhelds.
>>12713646how is rocknix typically for performance compared to just running it on android with a frontend?do you lose a lot of power? im not really a fan of android desu and would prefer linux
>>12713660The perfect actually-pocketable handheld was all I wanted for a long time. Then I realized even with Syncthing, I rarely carried my Brick or RG28XX in my pocket outside the house. There just isn't a need to occupy more than a few impromptu minutes in a typical day, and the phone I already have in my pocket is plenty good at that.The best general use size is somewhere in the RG35XX to RP Nova range. Big enough to be comfortable to hold and see, small enough to fit in a bag and carry in a pocket between rooms at home.
>>12713683Well, android frontends are fucking horrible comparatively, while ES and the Linux build of RA avoid a ton of quirks of the android versions. There are factors like different emulators and drivers, but generally speaking you do lose some performance, as well as Rocknix refusing to offer Switch until it's discontinued. The starkest difference initially is in power management, you can't just leave it on and have it drain 1% overnight.
>>12713605>>12713660The vita is a quality nipponheld but it's retro capabilities are subpar, even for ps1 and psp. Chinahelds are better at it. It would have been great if the original RP6 design didn't get rejected by redditors and we could have had a modern vita (no the rg vita doesn't count)
What's the most painless way to play steam/pc games on this fucking thing? I can't look at it ever since the thor got announced but I should at least try to get through my vn backlog.
I will wait for Russ to tell me how to configure the Nova in the best way possible
>>12713696Use it to order a UMPC. Failing that, throw games at gamehub lite/gamenative randomly and hope they run (then manually clean up the containers they leave behind taking up space). Guides for running japanese VNs on Linux are your friends, for what little setting up it allows you anyway. Oh, and you'll want to set up scrcpy so you can just use your PC to control things instead of tapping tiny windows and buttons, any guide for phones will work.
the rg vita counts and is the definitive vitaheld experience
Best handheld for these games?
>>12713750One of those PC handhelds that cost 2k
>>12713750I hope this is a joke.
>>12713683Worse performance and battery life, but some people really hate android so much that it's worth it.
>>12713758it's his real opinions
>>12713696I use mine with Sunshine/Moonlight. If you have a PC to stream from, it's better in every way than trying to run games locally.
>best heldJust play whatever is inside the trash, you fucking monkey
I just played Dawn of Sorrow for 6 hours straight, only stopped because I ran out of battery.
I can't stop replaying CROC over and over on my 'held
where do we go from here?
8BitDo FlipPad will make all chinkhelds obsolete
>>12713795Gimmicky doodads like that and the Taco will never be anything more than niches.
Russ's battlestation is not that bad. Keep in mind he has two kids of vidya playing age
>>12713807It's all faux retro. Not pictured: any actual playable retro. That's reserved for his performative cuck cabinet.
>>12713797Taco is shit because it's only Bluetooth. FlipPad being USB-C has more potential
Btw having just a soundbar is massively gay. At least have a proper stereo setup with amp/speakers, if not 5.1.2 surround sound at minimum.
>>12713786I think we plateau for a while. The newest chips are too expensive, and so are memory and storage. There also isn't much that current handhelds lack the power to emulate, at least until new software arrives.SD8 Gen 2 is realistically good enough for years to come, and will probably keep appearing in new devices. Odin 2 buyers were way ahead of the curve (shame about the screen though).
>>12713786The better question is when will Qualcomm and google actually put some work on the the OS and drivers and make android a viable way to play vidya? It's weird how none of the big companies have caught on to the fact that Android is becoming a way to actually play steam games. You'd think the Taiwan based companies would be all over this and how you can throw your compact Asus ROG steam capable handheld in your bag and play it on the go without lugging around those massive pc handhelds.
I'm still torn between the Odin 2 Portal or the Nova. I'll wait for Russ' final Nova review before making my final decision but so far I think I'm still leaning towards the Portal just because of the much better battery. Not much of a fan of 16:9 and the glass front but oh well.
>>12713843>Odin 2 Portal or the NovaI'm not sure how you could compare these when they're so different. I have a Portal and I preordered a Nova with the goal of selling the rest of my handhelds if the Nova lives up to the hype.
>"pretty much endgame device for me"
>>12713240>up to PS1Basically anything that's not a famiclone
>>12713850>gets a new endgame every month
>>12713847I don't have any high end device, just a couple pocketable budget handhelds. They are comparable in that they are horizontal similarly priced OLED do-it-alls(nova is not great for 16:9 but I have no interest in those games, just retro up to gen 6/ps2) that essentially have the same emulation performance.to me the nova positives are the 4:3 ratio, no glass front, nicer sizethe portal positives are the better battery, better sound, better fan
>>12713786linuxCHADS win again
>>12713807kids these days don't play vidya, they play robloxslop
>>12713240Retroid Pocket 5
>>12713773GBA Castlevanias are an absolute pleasure.
Is the Thor as uncomfortable as it looks?
>>127138411. google isn't concerned with making lagdroid a vidya os2. lagdroid works perfectly fine for mobileslop "games" where input latency and degrading performance over time really don't matter because they're not real games3. lagdroid is impossible to make into a real vidya os due to the nature of its design but especially due to the architecture that it's built from (java)
>>12713880different people tolerate it differently. I wouldnt spend any significant time on it without a grip
>>12713843>I'm still torn between the Odin 2 Portal or the NovaYou're quite literally picking between a small-ish 4:3 handheld and a large 16:9 handheld. That alone is more than enough to tell you which of these are for you.They're not really comparable unless you literally don't give a shit about 16:9 vs 4:3, the +70% more weight and size on the Odin 2, and the 40% bigger battery capacity on Odin 2.>>12713858The battery life might not be that much different in some scenarios considering the Odin 2 has 60% more pixels to render, which means the GPU will be stressed more and the SoC might want to use 30%-50% more power overall.
>>12713895from what I hear portal does an average of 5 to 6 hours of ps2, nova 3 to 4
>>12713690>>12713762i suppose i'll just be sticking to android and installing a pirated apk for ES-DE then. cba going through patreon to get a piece of softwaredoes anyone know of a good place to find the latest ES-DE apks?
>>12712747>>12712853I never realized how much the RG DS framemogs the Thor.
>>12713880Depends on the size of your hands I guess, I have small hands and this is me >>12713773. I was even using the dpad and it was fine, I didn't get any cramps.
>>12713938how comfortably does it fit in your butt?
>>12713939Buttons are too sharp for that, I only put anbernics in there.
>>12713908It depends on how this is tested. If you're just testing with identical scaling on both then sure. But if you do 2x upscale on Nova, and a 2.25 upscale on Portal2 with widescreen (to match both of their native displays), then there shouldn't be much of a difference in battery life.
>>12713960>there shouldn't be much of a difference in battery life.(that is assuming the game being tested isn't demanding enough to drop frames under these scenarios)
>>12713807The PS5 is such an ugly piece of shit.
>>12713919https://pawchive.pw/patreon/user/73030850
>>12713920yeah the thor really does look even more like an unrefined janky goofy ugly piece of shit than it normally does when compared to the rg ds side by side like that
>>12713840I've had a bit of trouble with Portmaster crashing the last few days on my xu10, in the end needed to run it a few times, then update it manually because it would crash when trying to list the ports. They must have broken something
>>12713762>Worse performance and battery lifeme when i lie
I really don't get the autism hype around OLED screens.
Can the Nova do black frame insertion?
>>12714014Is that some kind of sexual lingo?
>>12714000They look fucking beautiful.>>12714014>120HzYes.
>>12714000If you have a Steam Deck LCD, use that for a while and then go to an OLED and see the difference
>>12714000it's for blind retards who see at fewer than 30fps and thus can't perceive the pwm and pretend that the burn-in isn't there even though it clearly is and getting worse every day
>>12712883>my BFyou know the rules, tits or gtfo.
>>12714037>problems solved with oled five years ago.Lmao, what a poor.
>>12714000Next time you go to Costco or something check out the floor models in the electronics department.It's strictly a luxury, but I can afford them and started doing everything I could to avoid LED screens once I got used to OLED.
>>12714068so confirmation bias motivated by sunk cost fallacy coping, gotcha
>>12714074>Doubles down on "im poor"lol.
>>12714074Are your social skills actually this bad, or are you just acting retarded?
>>12714068Are there any handhelds using LED? I thought that most of the non OLED screens in handhelds were IPS.
>>12714093I had a brain fart and meant IPS when I said LED.
>>12714000You're not wrong, they're overhyped. Although I'd generally prefer OLED, it doesn't make or break a handheld. The Reddit crowd acts like anything that isn't OLED is trash, when in reality a poor OLED loses to a good IPS.Also, comments like >>12714068 are funny when OLEDs are at the cheapest they've ever been.
I'm between a Nova or an used switch... I can already emulate with my phone and controller, but switch is not that easy.
>>12714147>I'm between a Nova or an used switchI don't believe posters like you are real. How can you be between two entirely different devices? If you want to play Switch, one can run Switch games, and one doesn't even have the right aspect ratio.
>>12714062>problem solved with oledme when i lie
>>12714145They are still more expensive than the other screens.
>>12713750
>>12713032The prototype is better. I don't like the giant lip bezel on the prod model.
>>12714049don't think that's a girl, mate
>>12714000>No backlight bleed>Fast response times, better input latency.>Infinite contrast and true blacks>Dark mode saves battery>More vibrant coloursOLED is superior in every way. Burn-in is a meme.
>>12714147Get a Switch v1 or an additional hwfly for your Switch v2/lite and you can get up to N64 and some GameCube.Though you should strongly consider the Ayn Odin 3 since it has the power for Switch emu and some PC gaming
>>12713750Genuinely some of the shittiest takes I've ever seen
>>12714152I mean you can emulate switch pretty easily, my Odin 2 Portal can run all the mayro games at 60 FPS besides Golf and Rabbids shadows looking like shit.
When will Russ release his full review of the Nova?
>>12714426RELEASE THE NOVA FILES
>>12714426Maybe he's waiting to see it with GNU to give a full review
>>12714000The difference between LCD or IPS and OLED is so big that the Steam Deck LCD looks like a 100€ product in comparison to something like an RG-556.
>>12713750>Best Story in all of gaming:Bioshock Infinite>Best Combat in all of gaming:An FPS.>Favorite Game of all time:God of War (2018)I knew there was a reason I liked Tech Dweeb better.
>>12713750This is so embarrassing
>>12714000They have less input lag. That is more than enough reason to prefer them for gaming, but they also have better colors and true blacks, not dark greys trying their best.
>>12714457Use a fast charger lmao
>>12714468It really is. I feel like the guy hasn't played more than 50 games in his entire life if that is his list.
>>12714475Then it should already be charged.
>>12714481he just finished his first game, cut the snacker and drinker a break
>>12714494Most of the time on linux 'helds don't update the battery icon until you switch screens, I usually use retroarch to check the exact percentage lol
>>12714261But the INCEL 4.7" display commissioned by none other than ANBERNIC has its own benefits.
>>12713683better performance for some systems, worse performance for others, significantly worse sleep than androidup through ps1 rocknix is technically better since those emulators work flawlessly and you won't have the input lag of android, but that might also not be an issue for you with a 120hz screen, and if it's not an issue for you and you have your android stuff setup then ignorance might be bliss. apparently original xbox, ps3, vita and wii u are all better on rocknix but I've not tried any of them on either rocknix or android so I can't personally comment. ps2 is definitely better on android. pc is a mixed bag on both, more games can run on android but they require a lot more effort to get running than the ones that run on rocknix. not sure about others where one clearly wins over the otherit's easy enough to install it on an sd card and boot into it when you want to play the systems it's good for. that's what I did with my rp6 since I'm lazy and didn't want to set up more than I had to
ayanegro btfo
>>12714049IWNBAW
You 'need' more?
>>12714678>vertislop
finally, a way to play Game Boy games with bluetooth input lag
>>12714426When he gets that cage off.
>>12714678>lust-provoking image>time-wasting question
>>12714694Not defending the gamesaar poster, but isn't the input lag with modern bluetooth like 5 ms? I can't feel the difference at all between wired and wireless controllers.
>>12714000It's cool. OLED snobs have gotten ridiculous though, I can go back to my LCDeck just fine, and burn-in is very much still an issue which makes using it as a monitor impossible.
>>127147175-30ms from what I've read, haven't seen anything definitive and reviews go from "no latency!" to "whoops, latency!"
>Pocket Nova Update >Good news! Nova Black starts shipping tomorrow afternoon. We’ll then rotate colors every 1–2 days: Black 16Bit Crystal GC Ice Blue Clear Purple Watermelon.>To speed things up, we’ve added a dedicated assembly line—current backlog should be gone within 3 weeks.>Quick reminder: Pre-order freebies (grip back shell + screen protector) end Aug 1.>Lastly, Qualcomm has signaled possible industry-wide price hikes. We’re pushing hard to keep Pocket Nova’s price stable and will update you as soon as we know more. Appreciate your support as always!>Team RetroidThere's your first addressing of Qualcomm price hikes.
>>12714717Not sure what version of bluetooth it uses, but anything older than 6.0 is at least 20ms latency.
>>12714794kek they prioritized the least popular colors
>>12714836There's no way Black is the least popular color.
RG SP release when?
>>12714850A guy who runs his mouth off a little too much thinks it's August 5th, which would match the 2 week from reveal into launch schedule they used to have.
>>12714853Not far off then. Hopefully there are reviews beforehand so we can know that the buttons are indeed better
>>12714794>Lastly, Qualcomm has signaled possible industry-wide price hikes. We’re pushing hard to keep Pocket Nova’s price stable and will update you as soon as we know more.Oh n-
>>12714878Reviewers are basically useless when it comes to these buttons in particular, been there before with the 35xxSP v2, they were full of shit.
https://www.youtube.com/live/_gjCxWXjXbw
Russ needs to hurry up with the final nova review I wanna make my final decision while the ergonomic bump is still free and especially before the price hike
>>12714986Just order it and cancel it later? You'll be joining the end of the line anyway, should give you enough time.
>>12714943>https://www.youtube.com/live/_gjCxWXjXbwyeah the gamecube one is definitely the best color
>>1271507316 bit > black > crystal > gamecube > rest of the transparent slop
>6 hours to chargeThis is not normal. Either the charger or your device is faulty.
>beat game>delete it>download another gameI don't know why people download whole collections they will never, ever play. Wasting space.
>>12715113what if I get stranded on a deserted island and all I have is my chinkheld, its charger, and a solar panel
>>12715113>gee that snes game was great but I better delete it to save 2mbs on my 512gb card now that I'm done with it
not impressed with the nova speakers
the screen is too saturated 477m won
>>12715113There are those who play games and those who collect. No one is giving any game a fair chance to be entertaining if there are 9999 others on a device. It's best to stick to 10 or so at a time
>>12714883>HikesThey spelled that wrong.
>>12715118More like>gee, that's a lot of shovelware. I rather download the only good 5 games the SNES have (you know the ones).
>>12715113Least obvious "digital-only future" shill. If I have the space for it, it stays on the sd card.
>>12715215Good morning, sir. >>12715116>I need more than one game to play because...I JUST DO, OK??!?!1?
The anti-hoarding sentiment is fucking stupid and choice paralysis isn't real.
Hoarding is literally an illness
Playing games for more than four hours a week is considered an illness too, but you're safe on that front.
>>12715321>downloading digital games to own the "digital-only future" shillsBased retard.
>>12715335
>>12715336Downloading is different than assuming it's a given that the ROMs will always be hosted on a site somewhere and that you have no need to create backups, but I can see why you'd like to pretend there's no difference.
>>12715352Backups or no backups, they are still digital games, dipshit. These aren't cartridges or discs.
The Hoarder - Downloads complete rom and iso packs. Doesn't play games. The ''Retro Enthusiast'' - Buys multiple handhelds to post pictures on social media. Doesn't play games. The ''Pro'' - Spends all day tinkering with linux, frontends and settings for the most optimal experience. Doesn't play games.The Lurker - Almost never posts. Actually plays games.Which one are you?
Has this thread really reached such a low that we need to argue the best number of ROMs to have on your handheld? Everything has some sort of collections feature, this shouldn't even be an issue.
>>12715382Retroid perfected handhelds with the Nova. There is nothing else to talk about.
>>12715338>4 is less than 35Can anyone confirm? I refuse to believe this if an AI is saying it.
>>12715358If it's a game on physical storage, it's as good as a physical game lmao.>>12715375Anyone who replies doesn't play games.>War Games
>>12715390>If it's a game on physical storage, it's as good as a physical game lmao.Cool. Than all video games are physical because they are stored in ssds and servers somewhere. The ''digital only future'' has been defeated.
is RG SP comfortable for playing in bed?
>>12715395Oh yeah totally.>only have space for less than ten 100+GB games on my snoycuckstation 6>PSN shits itself>can no longer access store and potentially can't play downloaded games because PSN can't verify my accountLiterally and unequivocally the exact same thing as having the entire GBA library on my computer without any limitations.
>>12715408Well the original SP was comfortable to use in bed.
>>12712742I want something portable but still comfortable, that I can really carry on my pocketI guess clam-style would protect the screen?gonna emulate nes, snes, gba, gbc, nothing past ps1also, any of these use 18650 batts?
>>12715476>I want something portable but still comfortable, that I can really carry on my pocketWait for RGSP.If you don't want to wait get the RG34XXSP,RG slide (you either love it or hate it).If you want something super portable the Miyoo mini flip is great but not really comfortable for long play
This or Anbernic's new H700slop?
>>12715496this looks ugly.rg sp looks fine, but it's better to wait for failure rates.just buy a powchaddy v90s.
>>12715496I don't know enough about either to decide, but I don't expect anbernic to have improved the SP buttons. On the other hand, I really hate the branding and the diamond layout with the smaller buttons on that, the GBA-like bigger buttons on the 34xx feel great.
>>12715496Give it at least a month so we can find out something about either first
What stops you from emulating on your phone?
>>12715509My need for it to be a phone.
>>12715323Good morning, Joey.
>>12715509Dude that’s gay.
>>12715509Fuck you!
>>12715509phones are for gacha games.yes, i play gacha games.
>>12715483>RG slideIgnore the opinion anyone who recommends this. It's a completely pointless gimmick with the most top-heavy and ergonomically-unpleasant design Anbernic has come up with thus far. It's also huge and not remotely pocketable; it weighs about as much as an Odin 3.
>>12715331Notice how many (((therapists))) are involved in all instances of hoarding you will notice. What exactly the conspiracy is we aren't sure, but it honestly smells like one.
>>12715509I prefer gaming on my fridge
>>12715476Simply Fantastic MMC (SF3100)
>>12715509muh keys
>>12715536>(((therapists)))> TheRapists> The Rapists(((COHENCIDENCE)))?
>>12715509I do both but playing with phys buttons is satisfying. My phone can handle more games than my handheld, but buttons.
>>12715509my phone burns through battery bad enough as it is without playing games
>>12715583Get a new phone or replace the battery, retard.
>>12715564I like this picture
>>12715509I use guides nowadays because I don't have time to replay games.So alt tabbing is annoying.Way comfier having the phone with a guide+youtube in the small screen while playing with my chinkheld.
I have a small penis.
Someone say something about a fucking game they're playing, jesus christ!
>>12715662Already made a thread.
>>12715662I am playing with Joeys heart!
any good and portable controller you can stick on your phone for light emulation?(psp max)I can run MHFU but the touch controls give me AIDS
>>12715674Why would you have this downloaded
>>12715509I'm WAITING for kino
>>12715662I'm still grinding souls in Dawn of Sorrow
>>12715731Nta but to send a message
>>12715845I probably would have bought this if I didn't end up with a folding phone first. If I'm going to have a thicker phone, the extra screen space is far more useful.Not sure how you could trust Ayaneo to keep a phone updated for "serious" apps like banking either. Software wasn't a great experience with Xperia, and there's no way Ayaneo is better at that than Sony.
>>12715658Stubbs...>>12715695Gsmesir x5 lite is the meta for cheapo but decent telescopic controllers. I personally use a bsp d11 but bsp is fucked.
>>12715857Oh, arthur already told people not to expect things security updates. I still want it.
>>12713880it's perfectly fine... as long as you don't need to use the right stick for long periods, like an FPS or something
>>12715845I hope it's not shit
How long till the little gnome releases the full nova review?
>>12713880There's a reason why every redditor uses a grip.
Finally went ahead and ordered a Pocket 6 after years of using hacked consoles for on the go emulation. I am kind of excited to get something that doesn't have the usual irritating eccentricities that those have.
>>12716186So you ditched hardware emulation in favor of software emulation? Damn bro
>>12715862>I still want the untested chinesium with no software protections
>pocket pikman soon
>>12715662We don't play games. We just buy handheld and then get excited for next handheld.
>>12716297>excited for*mad at
>>12716129I thought they were performative and didn't play games, why would they all use grips?
>>12713880I used it for a while. It wasn't totally awful, but it felt kind of cramped.1. The bottom screen gets in the way (it's very fucking easy to accidentally touch it)2. The R1/L1 shoulder buttons are too thin.3. Any device which has vertically stacked controls will be uncomfortable due to the way human thumbs work. It's more natural for your thumb if the bottom controls (D-Pad and right analog in this case) are inset.
the only one who plays games here is techdweeb
>>12716126He's covered chinese console wars, you know.
Anyone used Syncthing on an Anbernic handheld? Or just syncthing in general?I'm considering trying to figure out how to use it so I don't need to decide which device to play an emulated game on.For some reason, I get really weird about deciding which device to use when playing an emulated game.
>>12716414What the fuck is wrong with you people
>>12716414>Or just syncthing in general?I used it a few years back to sync photos between my 2 (Android) phones and my (Linux) PC. It worked well. Although I jumped into using it without reading any documentation or watching tutorials of any kind, so it was confusing at first.>I'm considering trying to figure out how to use it so I don't need to decide which device to play an emulated game on.I haven't used it on gaming handhelds, but I assume the only issue will be the fact that, unless you're always using the same OS between them, you'll need to manually map your save folders and your ROM folders in each rather than just having "sync roms/" and "sync saves/".
>>12712896You just need a better controller than that ipeega dogshitThe $20 gamesaaaaaar is good other than the dpad which has 0 pivot
>>12714836>>12714839Surprise!
>>12716189android emulation is vastly better than homebrew emulators on the vita/psp/3ds (whatever anon was using before)
I just can't fathom how someone can possibly prefer those hideous transparents or black over this kino.
>>12715509I'm surprised no one replied you with the most obvious fucking answer: because I don't want to get interrumpted with a phone call or text message or email notification while I'm playing video games
>>12716623I'm not a fan of transparent shells, but I prefer colors over the same boring black, white and shades of gray.
>>12716623the black one looks more like a smoke grey
>>12716623It's alright, I even like the grey bezels unlike most people having a panic attack over it. I just prefer black for this.
>>12716623I would have gotten it had the bezels been black and the shoulder buttons dark grey
EPIC official unboxing!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcPiRHzppzE
what do you even talk about in this general
>>12716752handhelds, smart guy
>>12716754Yeah but what exactly do you discuss? You buy one of these, set them up once and play. All these handhelds play the same games. Do you discuss ergonomics or something?
>>12716750if this can use the gb micro / ds phat colorspace via retroarch it will be the best GBA yet
>>12716759Screens, form factor, ergos, shaders, custom firmwares etc.
>>12716759>All these handhelds play the same games.This is far from true btw
>get russ notification expecting the nova review>it's an eGPU setup video Kill me
>>12716687I'm more surprised you care to make sure that point gets said considering someone says it every single thread since the phone question comes up every thread.
>>12716759>You buy one of these, set them up once and play.We literally don't do any of those things.
>>12716750It looks so good. Why didn't they use anything but a fucking H700? So close to GBA endgame...
>>12716859Any GBA game or ROM hack the h700 can't handle? I might buy an RGSP just to replace my old SP (screen damaged by moisture and dead speaker)
>>12716623I want metallic buttons and shoulders like the R300X.
>>12716759Each of us is chasing our white whale. We will never find perfection.. Ask Endgame anon.
>>12716906Performance is not an issue, but it doesn't support sleep mode properly and I've heard horror stories about charging the battery.
>>12716623Giant hands or is it really smaller than a smartphone?
>>12716338>1. The bottom screen gets in the way (it's very fucking easy to accidentally touch it)You can turn on screen locking to stop accidental touches
>>12713880If you are used to the 3DS is pretty comfy, otherwise just use a grip.>>127163381. Same, I usually just turn off the screen2. I'm used to the dsi shoulders so not an issue for me>>12716985Really? Turning off the bottom screen is a pain because the time and battery percentage at a glance is great
>>12717000>Really? Turning off the bottom screen is a pain because the time and battery percentage at a glance is greatThat's what the button on the top left of the bottom screen that says "Top Screen" is for >>12713880. It makes it so that the controller only works on the top screen.
>>12717025Thank you for reminding me that I'm completely retarded. That's very useful to know
>>127169674.7" screen
>>12717084It's 4.5" stupid
>>12717105Only when it's cold
>>12716189Gladly. Hardware emulation is great when you are actually using hardware that the games can natively run on but it is awkward and weird for most other things. Plus I want something that can reliably play Gamecube and PS2 games on the go.>>12716575Mainly Vita, 3DS, Wii U and a Switch.
I have a psp that works fine that I need to jailbreak, but I've also been looking at the RPN. Recommendations if I'm looking to play mostly ps2 / n64 / GBA?
Nova should work with those no problem. If you want to play PSP you are better of with an RP6 (it's also a better option of you are ok with black bars)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cGroQGl8hs
I have an Ayaneo Pocket Air Mini, but I didn't like the d-pad at all on it and couldn't get into it.I wanted to use it as a GameCube device but it couldn't muster it, even a less demanding game like Mega Man Network Transmission could freeze at random.How's the d-pad on the Retroid Pocket Nova or their earlier handhelds? It's literally a make-or-break thing for my enjoyment of any of these things.Still enjoying my RG34XXSP to this day, mostly play Aria of Sorrow and Super Metroid rando on it. Those along with Tetris are my benchmark games for testing controls and inputs.
>>12717162Personally I think retroid and Ayn have top tier D-pads
>>12717162It's like a vita dpad, where it's clicky, not mushy like a regular controller.
>>12717176Vita's one of the few handhelds I've never used, my background is Nintendo stuff.Clicky sounds good though. I don't like over-sensitive diagonal inputs which I found the Pocket Air Mini was prone to having; it can fuck up a lot of your jumps in Super Metroid.On the other hand, it can make input commands in fighting games and Symphony of the Night harder, but I don't play those often enough for it to bother me.
>>12717162Let me put it this way: I've been looking for a controller with a d-pad like Retroid's for two years.
>>12717162just make sure you get a solid color(black, 16bit or gamecube) as the transparent dpads(and buttons) are slighly harder and therefore less comfy
>>12716967not everyone has tiny hands like russhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5n-V9Nj_O8
>>12717196>>12717201Sounds great, I'm gonna check out a video review and make my decision, but I'm really leaning towards this.Also GameCube is my pick, I love that they gave it a yellow stick too.
>>12716414I've used Syncthing for both states and saves between Anbernic, Android, and TrimUi handhelds (with a Windows server in the middle of it all).The experience varies more by OS than by handheld:>MuOSEverything just works, both saves and states.>NextUISaves work great, but states are a pain because NextUI doesn't have an auto load/save state feature (you only get state slots).>AndroidRetroArch and anything else that lets you pick the location of your saves works. Emulators that use hardcoded locations suck because of scoped storage. Everything works if you're willing to root.If you're going through the trouble to set it up, use auto states. It's really nice to stop mid-game on one handheld and pick up exactly where you left off on another.
>>12717240You won't regret it. I have a kilometer long list of grievances with Retroid, I'm still mad they allowed reddit to ruin the RP6's improved design, the shit they pulled with the Mini was criminal and I would never buy from them again had I ordered one, but the d-pad is sick, they got me by the balls. I went with this, hope it works as well as the mockup.
uhh folks can we stop with the height shaming please
>>12717105Look again.
>>12717280
>>127172854.7 with bezels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXAIFPcDeR8mexican russ also complained about the sound quality
>>12717329Hoping that one's just a software thing and not the speakers, like it might be addressed by Linux installs
>>12717285I thought it was the Retroid Pocket 4 pro. My mistake.
>>12717257looks awesome I had the black gamecube with pokemon colosseum bundle as a kid
Odin 3 ship when?
Whoa.......
>>12717359make clear blue and then we can talk
>>12717359>leakIt's on their fucking homepage
>>12717359I thought the age of the good for nothing ridiculously tiny handhelds was over
>>12717371It's for playing Gameboy games, aka not for zoomers like you
>>12717371It's strictly for Game Boy / Color and is one of the best ways to play those games. Screen is absolutely gorgeous.
>>12717371what do you mean ridiculously tiny its around GBC size. MIyoo mini and Trimui Brick are way smaller
>>12717384the screen sizemodretro gameboy 2.56 inchesmiyoo mini 2.8 inchestrimui brick 3.2 inchesmiyoo mini plus 3.5 inches>>12717375>>12717380boomers shouldnt be squinting their eyes into tiny screens
>>12717127jej
>>12717268What? Who said that?
I love how my PSP 2000 buttons feel and I hate how my Vita Slim buttons feel. It turns out, PSP has buttons actuating at about 60-70g, and Vita is double of that at 140g. Hence I ask you, what decent chinkhelds have soft buttons like the PSP? Should be at least 9mm in diameter as well.
>>12717142>I'm looking to play mostly ps2Somebody laugh at this dude for me
I keep forgetting there are retards who use standalones instead of Retroarch for systems before gen 6.
>>12717519Mupen is trash on RA.
>>12717375Uh-oh
>>12717519Not all builds of RetroArch have the DuckStation core, so using the standalone version ends up being better.
>>12717523Your fault for not using Parallel.
>>12717529Duckstation core is abandoned and Swanstation is like 3 years behind. Some guy wants you to manually compile an up to date version as a libretro core but I can't be assed.>>12717530Parallel is just outdated Mupen for lower specs, you're welcome.
>>12717529Swanstation is great though.
>>12717536>P-Parallel is j-j-just *coping sounds*I didn't know that so instead of conceding I'm going to act smug and pretend I won the argument, if you don't mind.
>>12717530Parallel doesn't even boot most games for me on an 8 gen 2.
>>12717563Did you mess with the settings too much or something?
>>12717539It's lacking some features and improvements. It's noticeably behind DuckStation proper.
>>12717568Nope, it never worked from the start, only game I've actually gotten to boot is Starfox 64, but other games like Paper Mario don't even start, and the mupen core has a bunch of graphical glitches, so I ended up just buying M64P FZ Pro standalone and use that for everything.
>>12717543All good, that naming is fucking stupid and confuses everyone.
>>12717575It's always worked for me except for Mario Tennis and some romhacks, so I guess ymmv.>>12717569I don't know what other features it needs but I rarely do anything besides up the resolution sometimes.
>>12717740Are you on a Linux 'held? I think the problem might just be Android.Also it's not REALLY parallel unless you go to the core options and set video and RDP to "parallel" manually, by default it's on "auto" and probably uses glide. I just tested it again and on auto it works, but on parallel it shows a black screen and/or crashes.
>>12717581I just chose it because I like the name more and it worked, so there wasn't much else to consider in my case.>>12717746I don't remember what I did in settings, I make minor adjustments because any time I go all out and change a bunch of things I don't understand it crashes instantly, on android. Maybe some chipsets play nicer than others or something.
>>12717746From what I understand none of the chips on chinkhelds can run ParaLLEl-RDP at all. Maybe if Turnip drivers ever become a thing for N64, but that's just a blind guess.
>>12715160Just turn down the saturation in the settings?
>>12717329Retroviejuner is Spanish, Retardo, KEKMexican Russ, tho... LELUnironically one of the best retrogear reviewers in the Hispaniverse.
>>12717936
>>12717526El zoomerino...after asking on redditparents iF tHe nEw GaMe iS WoRTh??? they all agreed that better graphics don't mean better games and that men can't be women
>>12717294just like your peen...with balls
>>12713660>micro form factor handheld that can disappear in your pocketI like the RG34XX's form factor the best out of the few chinesium handhelds I've bought, but I'm also gay for the GBA so that's why. X and Y are uncomfortable to use on it, but I mainly use it for GBA emulation anyway.I might eventually shop around for something with the PSP's form factor, I remember that was a popular mold for chinese handhelds when I was first getting into them back in 2018.
>>12717257did also the clicky triggers and pwm get you by the balls?
>>12717962>>12717963>>12717968I see wangdong guy has woken up
>>12717189Nice of you posting this. I've just beaten Aria of sorrow and i thought it was great.I think i should now play this one.Vita dpad, buttons, ergonomics and weight are godsend. Vita 2000 btw
>>12717162Alright so I've been thinking a lot about the 406h.>4:3 ips so no pwm and perfect for crt shaders >light (260ish grams)>ps2 and gc>comfy saturn dpad>ergonomicsAnyone here has this? How good is it?
>>12717968Actually yeah, I like the shoulders, they're clicky but smooth clicky, not dry clacky like the average anbernic and powkiddy. I'll let you know how the PWM goes, I've grown used to my phone's in the meantime.
>>12717973Wrong jajaja
Still mad about the RP6 redesign.
>>12717996Hey guys, do you like the Special Security Fixture I modded my StimDick with?
>>12718001so this is the sharpness russ was on about
>>12717974Symphony of the Night is a great game, but expect a less structured game than Aria of Sorrow.It was their first attempt at this kind of game and it shows.I strongly prefer AoS to SotN.
>>12718012Hm..sounds like you know your stuff. I loved aria and metroid fusion. Any metroidvanias you love?
>>12718001That's a cute Nova dpad screenshot
Question for the Thor owners in the thread.Is your fan completely silent at 20% (quiet mode)? or can you tell the difference between that and off? Because I swear that it used to be completely silent for me, but recently I've begun to be able to hear the difference, and I don't know if I'm being paranoid. It has to be a really quiet room, or I have to put my ear to it, but I can definitely hear it.
>>12718019It's become less shy and is willing to be open with you, be thankful.
>>12718019It's called karma for posting the aynnjueje memes
>>12718032now with you fag on, trip
>>12715860looks good and cheap, I wish it could collapse into a "ball"
>>12718057Good morning, sir.
>bought RP5 around christmas time>have only used it like maybe once or twice>bought it for rocknix mainly>rocknix update makes RP5 not load properly>sit at a blackscreen for like 10 minutes straight trying to get rocknix to fucking bootI switched back to android but since doing that I really just don't even bother anymore with it. I hate android on RP5, is there any other linux based OS I can put on RP5?
>>12718072God I wish android Xbox emulation was farther along
>>12718072I think Batocera has a build, not sure. Would be worth asking for help on your issues anyway, you could have probably salvaged that.>>12718079Is it functional on Linux now?
>>12718081the discord did not help when I asked back when i first installed it, i was just told that my unit was broken and to just reinstall it, which I did reinstall it and it still acted the same, but android loads up just fine so I really don't know. SD card is fine as I used it with another handheld so I really don't know, also batocera support is from 2024 and has issues
Russ got the RG SP. Review should be pretty soon
>>12718084Stfu
>>12718081I hear it's better on linux than android at least.
>>12718072>let me install an OS where the emulators run worse because I'm retardedWhy're you such a gay shill for a free product?
>>12718156Rockmix runs the games with superior latency though. Night and day difference from android
>>12718178>night and dayYou're not dying in Super Mario Bros for the NES because you have 10ms of extra latency, you're just bad.
Lagdroid is superior since you can blame any deaths on the placebo lag
>>12718178The fact that the screen is a phone screen turned on its side and has to be rotated in software adds more latency than linux vs android.
call me when Rocknix can accurately read a battery charge (I won't be called)
What is the best way to plug a retro handheld into a crt tv and use it as the display?
>>12718201>Pajeetdroid shill>Acutal to Ludo literal retardedGegaroo!>>12718250Never. Wait for steamos arm. Which won't have correct battery readings either.
>>12717981I hate this dpad>>12718250This is device dependent. There's no reason why they can't fix it for whatever device you're experiencing this issue on.
Why can't I find the install steam option in rocknix ?
>>12718380Because Steam for ARM is still in beta
>>12718380Are you on nightly?
>>12718087WOAH HEY NOW
>>12715845It is gonna be THICK
