Thread 718212409

What handheld device do you use /v/? You better not say a cell phone.

>>718212409 (OP)
A steam deck. I don’t buy cheap unreliable chink garbage to play games I can play on anything like a retard

i wanna get a vita but im too lazy

>>718212409 (OP)
DSiXL from 2010. Never changed the battery and still kicking hard

I mainly use this to emulate the snes-gba games I play, sailor moon beat em up is cash and the Pokemon puzzle game is fun

>>718212409 (OP)
>What handheld device do you use /v/?
I USE A SMARTPHONE HAHA YEAH I'M QUIET THE GAMER

>>718212409 (OP)
My DS and my tablet with wireless controller. I haven't touched my 3DS XL for years.

my phone, I play PS2 games on it

>>718212409 (OP)
My phone use battery though

>>718212409 (OP)
Literally no reason to buy these over expensive shit when you have a smartphone
Just buy one of those joycon looking controller for phone

I got this but I want an analogue pocket.
Not for $200 though.

Retroid Pocket 4 Pro. Works great for me.

>>718212409 (OP)
Device, as in singular? Been fooling with my 3DS the most lately.

>>718212409 (OP)
Is it really a console if it doesn't have a metal crank on the side?

>>718212469
>handheld
>giant kbdless laptop

>>718212409 (OP)
phone

>>718212409 (OP)
406H and a hacked 2DS. Mainly been playing 3DS games recently in terms of handheld gaming though. (On PC, it's all Warframe, all the time baby. Really hoping the Android port goes well so I and other people can play on chinkhelds.)
3DS games have been going pretty well, playing _DS games on a real system is fuckloads better than faking it on something else, and it's fun to feel the real gimmick again, though I wish I had one of the New 2/3DS systems instead of this brick, for both the second ""stick"" and the higher specs.

>>718215505
>fanbase is still basically a cult, though they've gotten quiet over time
>people outside the fanbase constantly make fun of the shit's comically awful specs
>those curious about the system itself have finally gotten a real emulator running on it at a playable speed after tinkering long enough
>GB games, that's it, not even GBC, and it still can't do 100% of the library fully smoothly, as some still get some frame drops
>all the official games for the system are still shovelware at best

>>718212409 (OP)
Been using the TrimUI Brick for the past year, now playing Advance Wars (and getting my ass handed to me)

>>718212409 (OP)
>Third party chinkware
I use whatever console the game was meant to be played on, and if that's not possible I emulate on my computer.
Everything else is Brazilian-tier.
I'm not fucking doing that.

>>718216210
Ok, but where's 'ick on 'rick

>>718212409 (OP)
OG hardware most of the time
Anything that has 1:1 screen resolution

>>718214231
retroid pocket classic might be for you
>>718216210
nice

I played emerald seaglass, currently playing FFVI and Aria of Sorrow they're both fantastic

>>718212409 (OP)
Why are people glazing these emulator handhelds so much
>I kinda wanna play some retro games
>but I also wanna pay some shitty group hundreds of dollars as well

How can you play these small things with your boomer hands?

>>718212409 (OP)
Old hacked 3DS from my childhood.
It just works and I have seen no true reason to replace it.

I am planning to buy. But I wonder if this got updated with quieter sounds? I heard they're noisy.

>>718217289
No, if I'm going to get anything it would be a hardware emulator. There's no point in going from one software emulator to another.

>>718212409 (OP)
A hacked 2DS XL.

RG35XXSP, but want something with a more comfortable d-pad. Weighing my options between the 35XXH and the GKD Bubble right now, leaning more towards the H.
>>718217863
The V2s are good and I loved using mine for the longest time, but if you play a lot of movement-heavy games (platformers, shmups), you probably won't like the d-pad. Electrical tape on the contacts helps muffle the noise but the d-pad can puncture the membrane over time and go straight to the contacts too (you can fix this but it involves making "stoppers" for the d-pad out of cardboard). Otherwise really solid.

>>718212409 (OP)
>monotools
certified midwit moment

>>718218163
This, it can play everything from GB > 3DS and those are the only handheld games that matter

psvita
new 3ds xl
and nintendo switch

all modded, have more games to play than I will ever need, literally around 400 games, some AAA
If and when the switch 2 or psvita 2 are modable im doing that too
Seriously just get these 3 devices and mod them.

>BUH BUH MY EMULATION
Yeah ok, just use a PC and a joystick for that, or an Ayn Odin 2 mini.
>BUH BUH MUH PS2 EMULATION
Get an actual PS2 and stop being a moron
>BUH BUH BUH BUH BUH
Nothing, just get those 3 handhelds and live like a king

Seriously, you can go from Ocarina of Time to Gravity Rush, to the myriad of switch, gc, and 3ds games, all for free

I'd get a Retroid Pocket Classic but the color options are all dogwater
Everything else is either too big, doesn't have an OLED screen, or is 500$

>>718212498
vita is $200 too much

>>718212409 (OP)
Cell phones main problem is it's battery. Phones won't last very long if your using them to play high quality AAA games. Hell even old ones.

>>718214613
this as well as a n3ds xl, fucking playing ds/3ds on a monoscreen device

>>718217610
>but I also wanna pay some shitty group hundreds of dollars as well
What group, amazon dropshippers? They're popular because they're cheap and improved a lot over the last year.

>>718212409 (OP)
Only the Analogue Pocket at the moment, I kind of want to revive my PSP to play on that again too.

The Switch 2 killer

>>718217610
>but I also wanna pay some shitty group hundreds of dollars as well
You can get something that plays PS1 and under for $30-50. DC to PS2 is like $150. Anything higher than that is Steam Deck territory unless you want a Retroid Pocket 5 for like $250 that'll only do up to low tier Switch at best.

>>718215505
If it cost half as much they'd easily sell ten million of these.

>>718220247
Phone batteries got huge, tho. And it's not like you play on them for hours in one sitting in the first place.

>>718216061
>sees Playdate
>immediately goes into a tirade about specs
lol

>>718221631
They wear out over time. It's the reason why apple purposely makes your phone slower after a certain time.

>>718212409 (OP)
My phone

modretro chromatic
new 3ds xl
switch

>>718212409 (OP)
Flip 2 for anything with analog sticks; CubeXX for anything GBA and earlier; DS Lite for DS games.

>>718216353
Your loss.

>>718222014
Mine doesn't. I had it for six years and it's still in great condition despite heavy use, annoyingly so. I'd hate to replace an old thing that still works well.

>>718218775
But can you emulate PS2 on any of those?

>>718212409 (OP)
I have many, including a couple of Analogue Pockets, modded Game Boys, PSPs, Vitas, even a couple of NGPC (one modded, one stocked). Recently I've mostly been playing my Anbernic Slide, and prior to that I was really enjoying my PSPs.

>>718212409 (OP)
Why not?

>>718221223
Not really. Homebrew/Creator-centric systems like this are always going to be incredibly niche. Few people ever get into PICO-8 or 1.8" Handhelds despite those effectively being the same territory and way way cheaper. It's hard to say without sounding fart-huffing, but the vast majority of people just aren't actually interested in games as creative projects, they just want something to play, and if it costs money, then it immediately becomes more about the question of value in a more general sense, rather than what this is providing specifically.

>>718222091
based chromatic enjoyer

>>718212409 (OP)
>You better not say a cell phone.
well you better don't mean any overpriced chink device either

>>718222929
smartphone costs more than most chink machines

>>718222929
Most of these cost less than 100$. If you just want everything up to PS1/N64 you can get a Miyoo Mini Plus on sale for 30$ and be set, that's great value.

>>718222921
I hope they make a plastic Chromatic. I have a first edition, but I really hate metal handhelds.

>>718223152
>you could totally run N64 for cheap on [Handheld with No Analog Stick]
Wow, no thanks!

got a mini and a mini plus dont really feel the need for anything more, but the gba sp clones look nice.

>>718212409 (OP)
I use my phone with emulators on it

>>718223152
I don't see the point in buying anything that's not OLED. At that point you might as well just get some controller addon and emulate on your phone for a much better experience.

>>718212409 (OP)
a cell phone.

I game pretty much every second I'm at home but never feel the need to do it on the go. I'm PC master race though so unless I bring a K+B there are very few games I can even play. I have never learned how to use a controller/analog stick.

>>718222921
Based
I hope they eventually make a GBA equivalent with the original's form factor

>>718223887
They plan to at some point but they're doing their N64 clone first

>>718212409 (OP)
Offloading my Miyoo Mini Plus to my bro soon-ish, nowadays I got the clamshell Ambernig without the thumbsticks and a Retroid Pocket 5 is on its way

>>718212409 (OP)
A cheap chink tab

>>718212409 (OP)
Cell phone, with a GBA emulator.
I also have a Switch but I don't usually bring it with me.

>>718212409 (OP)
My Vita has found a second wind from all the new homebrew ports of populat titles like cuphead etc.

>>718212409 (OP)
>You better not say a cell phone
no, i use a smartphone

>>718212409 (OP)
The handheld device is play with the most? Why, my peanus weanus, of course.

>>718226163
Hows the screen holding up? OLED is strange I always saw people crying about burn in a matter of months but I've never experienced it on my old ass Vita, any phone I've had, nor my monitor

>>718212409 (OP)
I got rid of everything years ago because emus are mostly good enough now, why would you want to have larger devices that do less when you can have smaller devices that do more

>>718222921
All I need from them is M64. Give me my M64. Don't let me down.

>>718226327
>burn in a matter of months
Maybe that would happen with first gen OLED if you put a single image on on a full brightness for 24/7.

>>718227216
199 apparently
>>718222921
Kinda miffed that the new ones have a better design

>>718226327
"Burn in" is a fucking awful and extremely misleading term. Outside of some extreme cases you won't experience it.
What you WILL experience if you've used those devices regularly is color degradation by now. It might not be immediately obvious during normal use if you don't look for it, but if you cycle through single color backgrounds like red/blue/green you will instantly spot parts of the screen where the colors aren't uniform anymore.

>>718227216
N64 is a cursed console in the sense third parties always fuck up with emulating it or making the controller work as it should. I'd love for it to be good but for now actual N64 and a CRT is the way to go
>>718227663
The wave color looks way better now

>>718227736
It's also annoying that I can't get a battery now either

>>718227841
Because of country? I managed to get one into UK via Stackry but shipping was expensive

>>718228208
Yeah in Aus, can only buy one if I buy another console

>>718215619
>switch-sized
>giant laptop
I kekd, nice bait, have a (you)

I basically only play Fire Emblem Romhacks and Professor Layton games on the go, so my phone is enough. If I want to play something else then I usually play on my switch or pc.
That said, I've been fighting the urge of buying a flashcard for my GBA SP, but I feel like I would end up not playing it a lot even then, I don't know.

>>718212409 (OP)
>Handheld thread
I am really hesitating between buying an Analogue or the Modretro Chromatic
I already have a Miyoo Mini Plus for emulation

>>718227663
>199 apparently
I believe it when DHL courier will hand me a box, and not a second earlier. I've been keeping up with Analogue 3D shitshow for a while now, Luckey isn't tricking me.

>>718229109
>Luckey isn't tricking me.
I mean if chromatic is anything to go by, only the first one will be that price

>>718212409 (OP)
i emulate ps1 and gba on my phone

>>718229171
I'm waiting to see all the colors but that lime green looks sick

>>718227736
>actual N64 and a CRT
I don't have a CRT (absolutely no space at home for this kind of coffin), but two (PAP and JP) N64s. I just want modern convenience and scaling, but in a separate device (I'm retarded that way).

>>718229095
Well what do you want?
Chromatic is literally just a GBC
Pocket for a few bucks more is a lot more consoles

>>718229219
Oh?
Is that the design, looks kind of clean

>>718229171
I'm ordering as soon as it becomes available, I just hope they can actually deliver.
Also colored Porta Pros are an absolutely sick idea. Still considering orange ones despite already having a regular wireless set.

>>718229295
I'm just waiting to see the controller honestly, that's the only part I want

>>718229289
Yep.There's been no real reveal yet but those keychains were posted on their insta. I hope they use transparent colors

Just play games when you get home and listen to audiobooks or something when you're out.

>>718229476
I doubt it, it'll be cast magnesium like the chromatic I bet

>>718229358
Theyre using the same 3 handle design as the OEM controllers. The question is if they will make a durable and accurate stick

>>718229621
>Theyre using the same 3 handle design as the OEM controllers
Yeah, that's why I'm interested

>>718212409 (OP)
I do use my phone but I feel like I'm shortening the lifespan of its usb-c port

>>718212409 (OP)
Buy an ad chink nigger faggot

>>718212409 (OP)
>You better not say a cell phone
>You better spend 1000$ for a handheld device that only plays a single console and requires original cartridges, doe!!!!
The absolute state...

>>718212409 (OP)
Used to be a GBA SP and then a DS Lite.

Damn things ruined any chance of being normal.

>>718231454
No they didn't

>>718218775
honestly this, only add steamdeck and you are done

I keep a 3DS (mostly for DS games), Vita (for Vita games), Ayn Odin Pro (for PS2, PSP, GC, 3DS, etc), and an Abernic RG35XX (for retro stuff through PS1 and GBA) in my rotation.

what's the deal with these things? do you get a huge library of retro games to play with in what looks like a gameboy with more buttons?

>>718232624
They are gameboy shaped phones you can put emulators on to play whatever systems they are powerful enough

I got 200 games at my fingertips AND I can calculate shit on the fly. What now, bitches?

>>718232624
They are small (or bigger) handheld devices that run Android or Linux, which means you can download emulators and throw whatever games you want on them.
The cheaper ones can handle everything up to like PS1, the more expensive ones you can even emulate PS2 and Switch with.

>>718212409 (OP)
miyoo mini for psx and below
retroid 4 pro for n64 and above

I've been playing my steam deck exclusively for like 2 1/2 years. Love everything about it and can't wait for Deck 2.

Are chinkhelds an indication of the future of consoles? Not necessarily handheld only, but a standardized layout and infrastructure, without any proprietary stuff tied to the manufacturer, and competing on form factor?

Which one of these things can do Vita?

>>718231649
you only need an 'eck

>>718212409 (OP)
Steamdeck for bigger travels to replace a computer, gkd pixel 2 for everyday use/carry
imo the pixel2 is almost perfect, only thing i'd change is a dpad with a smaller travel course and extra power for dreamcast/naomi

>>718235889
You'll need either a 200-300 android handled or a steamdeck-like for vita and the emulator isn't compatible with everything; if you specifically want to play vita games just use a hacked vita

>>718212409 (OP)
None. I had a Gameboy in the 90s and that's it. In the 00s I had some fun with borrowed PSPs but it wasn't mind blowing or anything.

Ok but what games are you actually PLAYING on it?
I don't really care about what Chinkforce 2500x you're using.

>>718212409 (OP)
i had an analogue pocket i really dont like how much the gameboy carts stick out

>>718235889
I recommend just getting a vita and hacking it

>>718235889
Vita emulation kinda sucks. Compatibility is really hit or miss and it's far more resource intensive than it should be.
If you want to play Vita games it's honestly best to just get a Vita, even if you emulate it on your beast of a PC with more power than sense there will still be small issues here and there.

>>718239058
I prefer a Kobo

>>718228858
The Switch is like half the size of the Deck dude

I was today years old when I heard the term 1g1r (1 game 1 rom)
I wish I knew this ages ago instead of having to manually trim my romsets

>>718212409 (OP)
>Better not be using your cell phone

Nah. I've been using my various phones over the years to emulate games since 2011 - Dreamcast emulation has been possible on Android since 2013. I use a Bluetooth controller attachment that wraps around my phone. It's honestly pretty good for playing on the go and significantly easier to just transport this little retractable controller with my phone than it is to carry around a whole additional device.

>>718237895
Digimon World 2 Alternative Mod. Hell of a grind, hell of a soundtrack.

>>718240112
Uh-huh.

>>718240402
They're far from perfect, I ran into demos and dupes like 10 games in.

I can tell the smartphone answers are always from ironic shitposters because they aren't clued in on the M-Con releasing in November.

I swear by the miyoo mini plus. it's just so convenient, pick up and put down at any time, insanely long battery life. I've beaten a ton of games in my backlog with it. I'm in the middle of Minish Cap right now.

>>718212409 (OP)
My phone

>>718241186
I have a miyoo mini too and i like it a lot but i think ill get an anbernic rg 35xxPro for my gf because of the joysticks

>>718241434
Get a horizontal, no one plays sticks on a vertical.

>>718212409 (OP)
I started using the Analogue Pocket for a while, and now i got a ModRetro Chromatic that im loving far more than the Analogue Pocket. The buttons feels so much better on it.

>>718212409 (OP)
A cell phone
:^)

>>718215505
Love mine. Really enjoying Core Fault, Angel Pop, and Reel-istic Fishing at the moment. Really deep library actually.

>>718216061
>people outside the fanbase constantly make fun of the shit's comically awful specs
Restrictions breed creativity.

>>718212409 (OP)
A hacked Nintendo DSi XL, plays pretty much all the old handheld 2D games

>>718212409 (OP)
Steam Deck, Switch 2, DS Lite, PSP (only for Freedom Unite)

>>718240740
That's a customized Switch you dishonest nigger

>>718242001
No, that's a Switch with handles built for humans, very popular with people who actually use theirs for obvious reasons.

>>718242271
(You)

>>718242371
Cope.

>>718212409 (OP)
A phone's actually a perfectly formidable device for certain types of games, it just has a bad reputation because of all the shovelware and gacha.

>>718212409 (OP)
Steam Deck because it had the most bang for the buck.
>handles all of the retro games I care about
>YUGE library to pull from on PC
>more reliable than chinkware
Took me a while to pull the trigger, but I've had more fun with the Deck in six months than I've had with other devices in years.

>Analogue
In theory, I really appreciate the service they are trying to provide, but the price point just isn't there (yet).

>>718242272
What game is this

>>718232624
In general?
China had a ton of e-waste laying around, so they cobbled parts together and made a bunch of cheap handhelds.
...Then people fell in love with them and now there's like 10 Chinese companies making both old and new shit and getting better at it over time.
They haven't gone through their whole stock of F-tier, shit garbage SD cards yet, though.

>>718235889
Vita emulation is ass because 99% of every decent game on Vita got ported to something else, and nobody gives a fuck about the Vita's library.

>>718237895
Distracted by 3DS right now on an actual system (hacked), but I was mostly playing N64 games, focusing on OoT and Mario 64, but sometimes playing that Shanghai mahjong game on SNES.

>>718244124
Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999

>>718232624
The one in OP is a portable FPGA console so it's a bit different from the others, others are either linux or android. Point of these is to play emulators, but also some pc ports (portmaster).
They do come with a sd filled with roms for most, but would recommend not using it (chances of failing are too high) and instead just get your own sd card with your curated roms; you'll likely would have wiped the og card anyway to use a custom firmware

>>718237895
This month played both SNES Pocky&Rocky, PCECD dracula X, arcade version of Valkyrie no Densetsu, Cave Story and Celeste via portmaster

>>718215619
>giant skibidiless laptop

RG 406H. Close to finishing my playthrough of Pokemon Crystal Advance rom hack but got filtered by Agatha's Houndoom so probably gonna do abit of grinding.

>>718217863
I bought the one with purple buttons a week ago from Chinxpress and it had the old buttons clicky sounds, however it had the separator paper thing under the battery and I assume it's not the old stock models from 1 year ago.

Beware of the transparent ones though, since the hinges can break more easily than the solid colored ones.

>>718245980
All buttons are clicky, fastest way to check if you have 'new' buttons is by how easily you can press them from the sides. If it goes down unevenly from that side, it lacks the ring. If it goes down as a whole, you got the revision. You need to print washers for the d-pad either way.

Just how good is Switch emulation? Thinking of getting a Deck since it is made in America and won't explode like Chink slop.

>>718248864
>made in America

>>718248864
As far as I know, the only handheld that even claims to be made in North America is the Chromatic. Who knows what that even means though.

>>718250074
I really wish this thing was designed better

>>718250173
they have a factory in mexico and had to make the screen themselves because non that low res existed

>>718250390
They needed to make a custom screen to get the grid pattern that they wanted. They wanted real negative space between pixels, which isn’t really a thing anymore. They didn’t make the screen though, they commissioned some guys who make avionics equipment.

>>718248864
It's okay, but not great at Deck level performance. Might as well buy a chipped Switch if it's important to you.

>>718250567
Ah okay fair enough. Hopefully they can make new CRTs like they claim

>>718250983
>buy a chipped Switch
Or hunt for a Switch with an early serial number and hack it yourself. Personally, the Switch's library wasn't good enough to justify messing around with my hacked setup very often, but it's not that difficult as long as your model has the physical exploit.

>>718241186
another capcom Zelda when

>>718212409 (OP)
>explodes

My brother just showed me some chinkheld called R36S he got from a friend, asking if I want it (I don't). Cumbersome little plastic shit, definitely made for tiny Asian hands.

>>718252948
That's the ultra poorfag chinkheld that got popular for being $20 as opposed to $40. It's ass, got cloned so now you can't even be sure of what you're getting, and got mogged in every way by the G350 since then. Fags watching tiktok and youtube won't know that though and will just buy that crap from word of mouth.

>>718253142
I can see it's underpowered and buggy. VCS for PSP doesn't work well, NFS2 for PS1 doesn't run at all, and I don't feel like combing through more crap. Bro can resell it for all I care.

Wgjyx

>>718212409 (OP)
iphone paired with xbox 1 controller, broadcasting to an apple tv connected to a projector

>>718231189
Anon, this is about chinkheld emulators, not og consoles.
Someone just sounds salty.

I have a RPC and RP2P but debating getting the RP mini v2. I like horizontals more then verticals I find.

>>718220150
psps are now 200 dollars thanks to collectors and tiktokers.

>>718214231
I love my analogue pocket but still no save states on snes or genesis games annoys the shit out of me

>>718220247
>Cell Phones
Hello fellow old timer.

>>718255938
I'd rather play those on a CRT anyway.
Does analogue pocket have save states for portable games at least?

Miyoo mini plus running onion os for most shit, switch for animal crossing. No i'm not trans or gay, just a retarded fag.

>>718256248
Yeah just about every other core has them

>>718255938
That’s because they are just ports of the MiSTer cores, which also don’t support save states. They are unlikely to support them any time soon because it would require a complete re-work, and probably more powerful hardware.

>>718256510
Someone's doing it.

https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?t=8459

Anyone port it to the analogue yet?

>>718212409 (OP)
>>718256404
That reminds me, are any of these handhelds powerful enough to play Animal Crossing on dolphin?
I wrote handheld so don't say steam deck

>>718212409 (OP)
I still play my gameboy once in a while but more often than not i play those games on a tv using my gameboy player. For actual handhelds I use either my nodded 3ds or cell phone with a controller depending on the game im emulating. I dont consider my switch a handheld as i never take it with me anywhere

>>718256629
Not that i'm aware of, I stick to ps1 and below emulators personally (like the miyoo) since i just emulate the rest on pc directly or play my actual consoles.

>>718256629
Retroid Pocket Mini is the best bet if you want pocketable AC

>>718256629
You’d be looking at a moderately powerful Android handheld in the $200+ range. Probably more like $300+

>>718256629
If only iphones allowed jit life would be good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGcYXP1gdzg

>>718240792
I'm not interested in Bluetooth controllers. Poor latency and I would have to charge yet another device besides my phone.

>>718212409 (OP)
an ayaneo Pocket Micro. love the size and screen, it's perfect for GBA and DS games

>>718212409 (OP)
I bought a LG-V60 with the dual screen case awhile back for like $100, its been perfect for playing retro, I just bought a bluetooth controller for it.

>>718256629
grab a retroid flip/mini/5 which emulates gamecube fine.

Luv me flip2. Dont think I will replace it anytime soon.

>>718212409 (OP)
>cellphone
It's not 2006 anymore retard

>>718256629
AC on Gamecube? Cheapest will be $150 on sale.

>>718255802
The picture in OP is a custom FPGA emulator that needs an original cartridge to play the game on there, those devices usually cost a pretty penny to buy since an fpga chip costs a lot of money.

>>718260560
Analogue Pocket has OpenFPGA, which allows for open source "cores" for emulation of platforms without needing cartridges.

>>718254735
PSP is $100 territory, but all PS1 runs fine on that chip and similar. You probably used a heavyweight or misconfigured core.

Deck, new 3dsxl, and a PS Vita. You literally don't need anything else and anyone claiming a chinkheld loadout+switch is in any way better is high, a shill, contrarian, or poorfag. Sometimes all of the above

>>718261963
3DS is a fucking misery to play on, mine is just collecting dust

>>718259014
lmao you bought the device that has a 100% hinge failure rate?

>>718212409 (OP)
>You better not say a cell phone.
smartphone

still the king

>>718262814
works on my machine.
dunno what the point of hinge fud is.

What's the best GBA-compatible handheld device for a 5 year old kid? The less bloat the better, I don't want him pressing a big "main menu" button and then fucking around with settings too much.

>>718212409 (OP)
modded switch gonna try put android on it to emulate ps2 and see how it works just waiting for my new sd card

>>718263536
what makes it best?

>>718212409 (OP)
modded GBA with a rom cart

>>718212409 (OP)
Steam Deck and pic related for GBA emulation

>>718265128
not until they fix that stiff dpad

>>718265387
The Steam Deck or the 34XX? The D pad on the 34XX feels fine to me, though I've only played JRPGs on it. Currently ripping my hair out play Final Fantasy 2's bonus mode because I went in blind and didn't realize I was supposed to grind with Minwu and Josef

>>718263702
A hacked 2DS.

>>718220907
I have this one, very comfy but I kinda hate the weight of it, metal is cool at once but its not as comfortable inside the pocket especially during summer as it becomes a flaming brick

>>718265612
The 34XX. My fingers started to hurt when using it for Sonic Advance 2 special stages. It's fine for menu based rpgs butnot so much precision platformers IMO

>>718265641
Don't give a 5 year old a 2ds. Those are only going up in price
>>718263702
The Battlexp G350 is like $30 I think and can emulate up to ps1. I don't know for sure, but some of the OS's for these devices have kiosk modes so you can't fuck with anything important

>>718265823
I'll have to try out some platformers or something like Mega Man Battle Network to see

>>718252948
mines been fine. replaced the SD card with a samsung, updated the OS, added my own roms and haven't had any problems. i like the screen but the start and select are clicky and loud. battery isn't great

>>718212409 (OP)
Nowadays?
None.
I don't use handhelds apart from my phone and even that I turn off and put in a drawer.
Haven't had many issues with tailored ads since then, but relatives and friends still get that all the time.

>>718266008
Using your own SD card is a must with these chink handhelds. Most of them pack no name cards that'll fail in a week

>>718222449
Because they're trying to sell chink shit with CCP botware in them, duh.

A low-end tablet from 2018 that I bought to watch videos in case the power goes out. I recently found out it's good enough to emulate PS1 games.

>>718212409 (OP)
Wii U gamepad

I also completely disconnect most of my non portable devices regularly when not using them so that there is a slightly less amount of data for people to bug me with. Tailored ads are infuriating and annoying. Ads in general are infuriating already. Viral marketing too. It's why I stop browsing social media and even avoid IRL cliques and clubs more and more. It just becomes a sock puppet hell.

>>718223508
what rom is that?

>>718266265
best ergonomics for sure

>>718266487
pokemon emerald seaglass, it's a decent romhack of emerald.

Gamesir should create portable devices to be honest

>>718216061
>people outside the fanbase constantly make fun of the shit's comically awful specs
Well, yeah, because all you retards want is an emulation device and not a real handheld.
>all the official games for the system are still shovelware at best
What do you mean by "official?" The Season games? Those and Catalog are filled with quality games.

A single hour-long Playdate game, brand-new and built from scratch, is worth more to me than being able to play a thousand retro games on a GameBoy form factor.

>>718229109
>Luckey isn't tricking me.
he is 100% running this project at a financial loss for fun right now lol
afaik the 'first editions' didn't come close to selling out and were all just pulled from the shop at the same time before putting a 'sold out' press release out
now that people are coming around to this not being a one-off gimmick, momentum seems to be slowly picking up

retrocatalog.com

>>718212409 (OP)
steam deck is goated

>>718256510
The MiSTer Genesis core should have save states. It's the newer Mega Drive one that doesn't. And the snes save state is playable but an unstable build

>>718242409
With you trying to move that goalpost? Sure, whatever lets you sleep at night.

I ordered a Legion Go to play my Steam backlog. I also don't want to pay full price for games on Switch 2. I am debating whether to sell my original Switch or to jailbreak it to play 3DS games.

>>718214231
My first instinct was
>wow two shoulder buttons on one finger that must suck
followed by
>wait not needing 4 fingers to hit all the shoulder buttons might be really cool actually
Does that shit actually work? Is it easy to hit one or both of those shoulders with one finger on demand like with face buttons? I'm not gonna buy this thing but controller ergonomics fascinate me

>>718213963
for me it's Melon DS Android app and AzaharPlus Android app. Melon DS is still being maintained and has features that DraStic never did - like emulating the DSi menu and installing and emulating DSiware. Azahar is built off of the two main forks that were worked on after Citra development stopped when Yuzu devs shutdown everything and the github was closed down. Azahar Plus restores .3ds support, encrypted .cia support, and downloading 3DS firmware directly from the app. Even my budget phone can emulate 3DS games these days.

>>718223078
yeah, and they are way better

Is there a handheld that isn't a phone or tablet that can handle a DS emulator with retroarchievement support?

>>718274206
It's okay, but the shoulder buttons are mushy

>>718274980
Oh. That sucks. It's nice that it works in theory, though. I've never seen split shoulder buttons like that before

anons that have been through multiple handhelds about how long does a cheap handheld last before it shits itself?

>>718274219
How good is Melon DS? The only game that runs well on Citra for me is SMT Strange Journey.

>>718258687
It works wired.

>>718276505
Sure thing, brah.

>>718276598
Unironically I'll put up with any design flaws or incongruities if it gives me a slide-out phone controller with rubber membrane-over-dome switch buttons like the Vita or GBA SP.

>>718252719
No, that's Anbernic's gimmick.

>>718263590
>famous last words
>>718265387
It's accurate to the actual GBA d-pad, which was pretty shit.

>>718276776
>buy an RG35XX SP because I kinda wanted one anyways, they're on sale, and the orange guy in office keeps playing yo-yos with Chinese imports/exports
>open up the battery back to fully disassemble it, want to investigate the dome switches and rubber membranes because they feel oddly heavy for a handheld
>the SOC is using the fucking battery as a heatsink

>>718276862
The original GBA?
Nah, that things alright, it’s the SP dpad that was bad

>>718222049
give it back Jamal

>>718223078
wrong. I paid only 50 dollars and my budget smartphone can emulate up to 3DS games.

Always thought about getting a RG34XXSP for the pocketability. But im going to keep sitting on this decision until they make a better pocketable device.

My old red phat DS with a GBA and DS flashcart/card.

I wanted to start gaming on my 3DS again then when I opened it the battery is pretty much dead and bulging and the joystick rubber just dried off and fell apart.

I might buy the battery then just deal with the hard plastic joystick for now.

Pocket if I want something just to have and play some handheld games or 16-bit and under consoles.

Steam Deck if I'm going somewhere for a while and want something more capable to have around. I can't imagine whipping out a Steam Deck if you're waiting to get a haircut or some shit.

>>718248864
this isn't to sound like a shill but you are way better off either buying a v1 switch and hacking it or get a presoldered oled switch
>nintendo drone marked my post as spam
yeah thanks very cool now do that for every version of tranny so we can have actual video game discussion jannies

>>718281157
NTA but I have both a v1 switch and a non-modded oled, thinking about hacking one of them soon, probably the oled because the screen is nice and I mostly play on portable mode. How good is emulating within the switch?

>>718278364
Cute cat(s?), anon.

>>718281768
Yea the other is my old lady 16 year old cat.

>>718212409 (OP)
New 3DS XL.

a modded N3DSXL

what's the best handheld out of these?

I wouldn't mind getting a vita in the long future. If I get a handheld, I want something cheap since I would only have my 30 minute breaks during work to play with it, and 10 minutes of that will be for eating.

How good is a TRIMUI Smart Brick?

>>718282119
Get a DS with a broken hinge and shell swap it, then get an R4 card and Twilight Menu. I mostly use it to play NES games and Gameboy games, and a handful of JRPGs it got.

>>718282119
>in the long future
When they're close to a grand?

>>718282119
vita is literally a decade old nobody should ever buy one anymore

>>718281813
Aww.

>>718212409 (OP)
i've played a couple things on analogue pocket, the buttons aren't very good
i still do most of my gaming on mister instead, handheld isn't worth it

>>718212409 (OP)
RP5. It's really fantastic.

>>718235889
Retroid Pocket 5 can do vita without a hitch.

>>718212409 (OP)
Miyoo Mini for Anything from the GBA or before it, my Deck for anything after it

>>718267034
Have they fixed the Pokemon flickering at the end of every turn?

>>718257846
I'm still pissy at my IPad pro being permacucked out of Gamecube because the lack of jit

>>718285097
i really probably should have got the RP5 instead. i'm a sucker for mini things like the game boy micro, so playing gamecube/ps2 games on a tiny device feels so cool to me. but the RP5 is like the same price as the mini v2 and its more powerful right? fuck. the screen is bigger too. at this point it would be stupid to have both so i can just wait for something else. this thing is still amazing tho

whats a device that can play up to 3ds and has a turbo and save state physical buttons

These GB style ones look really uncomfortable

>>718286564
>game with standard display support
>use widescreen mode

>>718212409 (OP)
Why are people on here so vicious when it comes to phones? Specifically smart phones. They scream about it endlessly the moment it's mentioned for the long at time ever but they never say why for the life of me. Only recently has it died down and people don't talk about it much anymore

>>718212409 (OP)
Handhelds are for retards, I play on emulators on my big 4k screen while lounging on the sofa

>>718274980
>>718275589
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4296169859/better-buttons-for-the-trimui-brick

>>718249996
Those are nice. I always wanted the nes gba sp.

>>718288208
That SP is actually a reshell. The NES version was only ever available as the AGS-001. This one was a beat up AGS-101 that I picked up for $5 at a pawn shop.

>>718213275
hi quiet

>>718220310
On the positive side, Retroid is releasing a dual screen attachment that works for the 4 Pro, 5, and Mini 2. Hope they add a second screen for the Flip 3.

>>718217863
You can get the RG34XXSP which is just like those but adds the 2 analog sticks and I think has better specs.

steam deck

>>718222407
On my Retroid Pocket 4 Pro, yes. NetherSX2 is the PS2 emulator. Works great. Some games need to be tweaked in settings to make them run better and upping the performance on the 4 Pro to help it even more.

I'm interested in an R36S. Anything I should do know beforehand?

>>718289950
if you buy it buy a version not preloaeded with roms

>>718223831
>never feel the need to do it on the go
based

>>718288205
Nice, thanks anon

>>718289950
It can't play n64 , nds or Dreamcast

>>718291207
steamdeck can!!!
>>718289139

>>718291262
pretty good army you got there

>>718212409 (OP)
Wanted a horizontal but this thing too thin to be comfortable.

Also it uses a thermal pad (so no fan or exhaust holes) so the temps just accumulate on the back. It gets hot.

Went in thinking this was the best value. Despite my complaints maybe it is just because of the screen?

>>718281926
High end (under $500):
Odin 2 Portal

Mid end (under $200):
Retroid Pocket 5 / Retroid Pocket Mini V4 w/Dual Screen attachment (will be $300)

Low end (under $100):
>ANBERNIC RG 35XXPro

REALLY low end:
>R36S, watch out for clones

>>718286564
Hope isn't lost. Buy this https://www.goretroid.com/en-ca/products/retroid-dual-screen-add-on

You now have something technically better than a standalone RP5. You can see it as a current gen 3DS (4DS?).

>>718218775
You forgot moonlight so you can play pretty much any ps5 and pc game on the modded vita or switch
So yes, this is a winpost

im guessing since no one is bringing this up there is some sort of huge flaw with it

>>718274219
What emulator do you use for GBA & GBC games? I use JOHN GBAC so far on my Samsung A9 tablet

>>718292771
It's not released and looks retarded, 100% at least one hinge will fail

>>718294482
but DS games

>>718294784
Magicx, ayaneo ds, or just big devices like steamdeck where you can put screens side by side

>>718292636
>Not compatible with the deck
Come on man, let me sunset my New 3DS

>>718270267
>The Best Gaming Handheld for PC Games
>steam deck
stop sucking gabs cock faggots

>>718292771
too many points of failure

>>718295313
>ayaneo ds
be realistic in your responses

what handhelds are good for playing gba and ds games?

>>718292771
I dont think this is made for people who actually want to use it.
the "d-pad" is like the joycons which is awful and there is an attachment you put over the buttons that looks even worse.
might be good after a couple of revisions but this one is too experimental.

>>718212409 (OP)
justa miyoo mini plus. I mostly just play sf3 arcade mode on it, oh and ridge racer 4

I need a micro chink handheld for the train ride to and from work, whats the best one. i usually have a bunch of random shit in my pockets like a box cutters and keys for work so its gotta be small and have a screen protector. i saw the rg28xx but i dunno if theres better for what i want

>>718217289
is that dpad as awful as it looks?

>>718297312
Miyoo Mini Plus, GKD Pixel, any of the two that fold like a Gba SP
Small and all do pretty much up to GBA and some extras like DS on the Miyoo and I think the GBA SP ones to Dreamcast

>>718297312
probably something that folds so you dont scratch it up with all that shit lol

>>718298724
The dpad and buttons are good, triggers not so much

>>718297251
*I can't beat Gill on this. my hands hurt

>>718216210
finished the first one but right now 2 is kicking my ass lol

>retro handhelds
>tech on dogshit RPi level
>pricepoint like steamdeck

I only game at home, but I would just get one of those phone brace things, seems to be the best solution.

>>718296041
Start making knockoffs with feature parity.

>>718292771
No one buys expensive chinkhelds.

>>718289950
It's shit. G350 is better.

What's the best bang for your buck horizontal chinkheld that can run RPGmaker games?
Both Easyrpg for 2000/2003 and Maldives or similar for newer RPGmaker engines

>>718304919
RP4P probably? I wouldn't go any lower than that trying to run nuRPGmaker. And if you need Renpy I'd spend more going from the worst uses I've seen.

>>718304919
Your phone.

>>718212409 (OP)

switch 2 and 3DS

>>718296432
the pocket ds is likely going to be at around 500$ price range, it's more expensive that the onexsugar sure, but also a lot less retarded design-wise; meanwhile for a cheap alternative the magicx zero 40 still has a proper d-pad and works with tate arcade games

>>718212409 (OP)
all the obvious ones.
Haven't used the switch in five minutes so surprise surprise its dead. The Vita/3DS haven't been used in over a year and just fired right up.

>>718212409 (OP)
why, my peenus weanus of course :)

hahah! :D

it's my weeeeeenus peanus! :) hahah

What handheld device do you use /v/? - my answer is, of course, my peanus weenus :D

hahaha!

>>718212409 (OP)
why, my penus wenus of course, ha ha

>>718306531
>>718307534
damnit

Is there really a reason to get a dedicated handheld over emulating on your phone?

Phone + one of these + emulators

>>718288710
Just wanted to say that I smiled at your post

>>718307838
I wonder if anyone actually use this shit

>>718212409 (OP)
a smarthpone, however i don't play any games on it, it's pointless. i'd rather just play on my PC
i mmainly use my phone to read and learn stuff, that's it.

>>718307630
I have my phone loaded with emulators and my miyoo
if I want to play a quick race in ridge racer 4 on my phone, I have to pick up my ps4 controller, pair it, load the emulator, pick the game, then prop the phone up on something and then play, draining the battery

alternatively, with the Miyoo, I pick it up, and turn it on, and press the middle button which has all my most played games in a quick menu, save stated when you turn off the device, so I just pick ridge racer and it's already in-game and I'm racing. plus the feeling, I had a gameboy growing up, so this formfactor is also quite appealing.

>>718308005
Of course not, who's gonna keep putting these on and off? Not even kids would have the patience.

>>718308005
>>718310169
These things are fucking garbage. Not because of the layout, but because of the latency issues even when they're connected. I don't know why they design them like that, but it's a far cry from the controller experience people actually want.

>>718212409 (OP)
Why the fuck do you need a handheld?
My keyboard and mouse are all i need

>>718291428
Wait for the 4:3 (5:3?) version

>>718300894
*after a break I came back and beat him first try. I forgot you can interrupt his resurrect so he doesn't get full health

>>718263536
>>718264384
>up to DC/PSP/N64 perfectly
>some GC/PS2 as a bonus
>analog triggers
>vita dpad
>good clickable sticks
>front-firing good speakers
>smol premium build
>$99 + shipping
Preordering it or getting it as low as $75 on the last units was the best time to get it. I'm still waiting for a true successor, all of the Retroids are extra bloated.

I was thinking of getting a retroid pocket 5 but maybe that's more high end than I need. I mainly thought of GBA, SNES/NES, PS1 and maybe some ps2

for me its the retroid pocket 5

>250€ after tax
>can play everything up to switch
>comfy d-pad
>better oled screen than switch and eck

it doesnt get much better than this desu

>>718212409 (OP)
hacked n2ds

>>718312703
You do need some juice to push upscaling on PS2, sounds about right.

>>718312585
I really want to buy these speakers and install them on other chinkehlds.