Thread 723073375

Chinkhelds.....have come a long way

well yeah ... i mean ... like, all the way from china

this thing costs the same as a used new 3ds yet it btfos

>>723073573
>bottom d-pad

>>723073483
A long way from this you Dingus

>>723073573
>hinge?
SNAPPED AND CRACKED
>Inputs?
LAGGED
>OS?
GOOGLED AND JEETED
>Top screen?
SLAMMED AND BROKEN
>Sticks?
DUG IN AND KEKED OUT
>Dpad?
UNUSABLE

>>723073483
Funny

>>723073375 (OP)
please turn on some dot or lcd filter
if the anti-aliasing pixels don't anti-aliase you have a problem

>>723073375 (OP)
>read chink
>looked at the map
>it looks like Southern China with Hainan and Guangdong
funny

I'm still rocking an Odin Pro 1 and an Abernic RG35XX with Garlic OS. It just werks

>>723073573
Will the 3d tech for the screen ever be repeatable?

>>723073797
you can buy the vita equivalent and it still btfos a vita or 3ds for less money.

>>723074013
Samsung Odyssey is capable of glasses free 3D

>>723073375 (OP)
This one plays ps1 and below flawlessly, only $55. PS2 and above is a mess on anything less than a desktop pc.

>>723074282
Does it play Saturn as well?

>>723074282
>unless it plays Dirge at 4x and 60fps, it doesnt play ps2.

>>723074363
Yeah some. plays better than the emulators on my pc for some reason. Some games jsut don't work though, not performance wise but buggy. Saturn is a shitmess

>>723074519
I said it doesn't play ps2. I noticed 4channers have major reading comprehension issues. May be because you're all beaners and shit now or zoomers are just retarded. Could be both.

>>723074683
>PS2 and above is a mess on anything less than a desktop pc.

>>723073573
>buying a console with android
Some people will never learn.

Since I got a deck I stopped caring about these

>>723073375 (OP)
@nintendo @fbi @homelandsecurity

WE GOT ANOTHER COPYRIGHT TERRORIST ON OUR HANDS HERE!! DO SOMETHING!!!!

>>723074282
which one is that

>>723074798
android is linux
whats wrong with linux

>>723074856
I sold my deck because I use my portal way more than my deck.

>>723075330
ANBERNIC RG 40XXV, it comes with tons of games loaded already, and you can add roms yourself to complete the libraries.

>>723075330
if you want a higher end one, the one OP shows Anbernic RG477M is the one to get around $250. 5x the price of the ANBERNIC RG 40XXV but can emulator ps2 and gamecube which opens up so many amazing games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eQDFtmzuhM

>>723073375 (OP)
They've been stagnant since late 2023, when Retroid Pocket 4 Pro released.

>RP5 got a price cut
6 soon?

>>723073573
I wish I could sell used 3DS units for $250 USD (+ shipping and taxes on top of that, of course).

>>723076138
You'll never need more than the 5 though

>>723074282
>dude look at my handgun
very strong indicator the poster is an ass bandit

For me, personally, it's the RG35XXH still

>>723074519
This
>4x, 60fps patch, stable 55fps
>unplayable
>0.5x, disable visual fx patch, PAL, stable 21fps
>playable

>>723076147
you easily can. plenty of normies on craigslist, facebook marketplace, and ebay & amazon sell modded 3ds full of pirated games. normies buy them frequently and at markup. when they could just buy >>723073573 and get their roms.

>>723076417
It's for size comparison, also triggers fags and makes me laugh.

>>723073375 (OP)
why do so many of them come with meme resolutions 1:1, 5:4, 16:10

>>723074282
there are plenty chink handhelds that can do PS2, PSP, N64 flawlessly but you need to pay at least $100 more.
Also playing PS1 at 2x res or more is a huge upgrade

>>723073483
from china
to the trash bin
same trajectory it's always been

>>723076749
>t-triggered!!!
lmao it just makes you look like a little bitch that's too scared to leave the house without it
oh no better watch out for those homos before they infect you with the gay
looooool
faggot

China should be ruled by Taiwan

>>723073375 (OP)
Crazy that these cheap things can run ps2 and gamecube now. I remember when that was a dream

>>723075364
Linux is fine but lately Android is complete fucking dogshit, it all started with Google began to lock down the FUCKING file system, it's only going to get worse when they crack down on side loading next year. I really hope someone makes a chinkheld-focused (i.e. ARM) fork of Linux or future chinkhelds just use Proton, it's dependent on how good Proton ARM gets in the next couple years.

i remember buying a gpd max or somethign years ago and ir tan android and struggled t oemulate dreamcast, now i feel spoiled with my steam deck

>Games up to GBA
Runs fine on a $50 chink handheld

>Other games
I'll rather play them at home on my 60" TV while leaned back on the sofa than breaking my neck hunching over some handheld device

>>723073375 (OP)
I got scammed into paying 75 bucks for an R36s only to realize that most retro handheld games actually fucking suck and aren't worth playing

>>723077785
>Nds/3ds and psp on 60" tv
Stop being masochistic retard anon
>>723077937
>75 bucks for an R36s
Is that amerimutt price? You can buy those as cheap as 20 usd(50ish for og)

>>723074282
That's the worst fucking stick placement I've ever seen holy shit
Cool gun though, the fags complaining have microdicka

>>723077608
>started
Android was always garbage and locked down. Most flavors of Android manage to make it worse.
Android only got worse in the sense that they for at least 5 versions don't know how they could improve the system and just randomly change shit.
Unfortunately, Linux on ARM hardware isn't without its issues either.

Android is currently making quite some leaps in terms of making Proton and all those compatibility layers work. It already surpasses Portmaster in sheer numbers of compatible games (though it only works on some SoC)

>>723077785
>on TV
you can, plenty devices have display out

>>723073483
Heh

>>723074282
nice gun but why put it in the pic

>>723074683
no you said ps2 is only good on pc emulators which is objectively FACTUALLY untrue and you are black and a nigger

Is this king of the chinkhelds?? A pspgo Xperia play version? When did this come out?

>>723078208
The stick is placed there because you probably won't be using it anyway. Would be better without a stick.

just buy a phone or one of the more premium handhelds, don't waste money on those nostalgia baits

Are the tariff wars going to make these things super expensive? Should I buy one right now before the price rises?

>>723077161
You are unironically a retarded redditor and shouldn't be here.

why should I get this instead of a phone controller?

>>723079296
I did because I don't have a phone

>Play SNES game for several hours
>Have to put the chinkheld on standby for a second
>Reopen it
>Emulator closed on its own
>Progress stolen
This isn't really an issue with chinkhelds, but more to do with how shoddy certain emulators are for android, apparently.

>>723073375 (OP)
Steam Deck made them all obsolete.

>>723079296
go back to sucking dicks on reddit

>>723078919
few months ago, I believe
it's bigger and bulkier than pspgo/xperia slider (still smaller than modern phones tho) and it's relatively overpriced solely for form-factor

>>723078919
what's the point of a slider if this isn't a phone, so you never going to use it without.
I can tell from the image that the controls and ergonomics on this thing are down the shitter.

>>723079582
ad homenem huh? guess you can't answer

>>723077937
>R36S
>75 bucks
Watch out! That's most likely a fake R36S (see https://handhelds.wiki/R36S_Clones), the real ones are sold at AliExpress with the legitimate seller mark and they are usually at $30 or $35 ($20 during sale). Every R36S sold at Amazon is not only $70-100 but also a fake clone.

IMO, always buy an R36S from AliExpress legitimate stores, or just buy an Anbernic RG35XX-H instead.

>>723079296
my phone does 3FPS on N64 emulator, unlike my anbernic handheld which not only runs N64 games but also GTA Vice City via PortMaster at 60fps too.

>>723076138
They usually reveal their new shit by the end of the year, implies new Mini as well.

>>723076957
1:1 displays were cheap, plentiful, relatively high res, had above average colors and were a great fit for some systems, plus the taller designs to house them make for more comfortable ergos, CubeXX feels great. I don't know a single 5:4 or 16:10.

>>723077937
>I got scammed into paying 75 bucks
lol
>for an R36s
lmaooooooo

>>723078863
You're wrong and he's right. AetherSX2 is a decade or so old port of PCSX2 and abandonware.

>>723078919
Few months. Kinda massive, no phone capabilities, but if you rationalized the Go as a positive suppose you won't mind ergos much.

>>723079210
You kinda missed the boat already, good luck having it arrive before more tariffs are enacted.

>>723079296
Not a kilometer wide with massive wasted screen estate.
No thermal throttle from no cooling, which also means you're not speedrunning the battery to death.
Much more comfortable and higher quality buttons on average.
And the more obvious one a frogposter would fail to meet the minimum IQ to consider (60), you're not trannifying a perfectly good phone into a jerry-rigged rattly gamesaaaaaar abomination.

>>723079407
It's both, Android is shit at keeping apps alive and RA is set wrong, good practice to run paranoid save states for that and other reasons. Also check that it's periodically writing Save RAM instead of only on exit, fucking autistic aliens had it default to the latter at one point.

>>723080543
Better yet, don't fucking buy the R36s with those shit ass buttons and d-pad just to save $10, get a G350.

when are we getting small form Linux machines? I'm tired of how limiting android devices are.

>>723081285
When chip manufacturers bother to make low TDP high performance affordable Linux chips. Alternatively, you can grab one of the unicorn Snapdragons with Linux support thanks to gnutards' legwork, like the SD865 on the RP5, Flip 2 and Mini/v2 or the other one on certain Odins I forget now.

>>723081035
>get a G350
does it have mini-HDMI? I was thinking on a RG35XX-Pro for the exact same reason.
I'm still ok with the R36S I have since I bought it at $21 on last year's black friday sale.

How is the Retroid Pocket 5? Is it worth it?

>>723081035
>some systems 1:1
mainly just gameboy. If you are making a dedicated gameboy emulation device that's fine, but for devices like the Cube(XX) that are a better fit for wide array of consoles 4:3 would be optimal. 16:9 only really becomes relevant for PSP and above.

>>723073573
bloody finally

>>723082241
Don't think so. Gotta say the one time I used HDMI on a vertical to capture footage felt horrible though, the cable pulls it down and you gotta keep it still.

Personally, I wouldn't bother buying verticals so similar and instead save up for a big leap like the RPClassic.

>>723082626
And GG. Pixel aspect ratio NES, PCE and SNES with minimal overscan all work out great, 3x integer GBA at 3.4" too, and I often end up playing native 4:3 at 3.5" on it anyway because the controls feel right. Its weakness is ports with poor resolution control and/or scaling.

>>723077161
people that post their guns next to things are insecure faggots but you're equally as gay for this shitty reddit bait

>>723083232
>the cable pulls it down and you gotta keep it still
One of my co-workers does it with a RG35XX-H and he places it near the TV connected to it with a mini-HDMI adapter, connects 2 DataFrog wireless controllers, and play both Tekken 3, PES 2, DoA2, Smash, Mario Kart, KoF96 and NeoGeo games together with friends at home, all as it it were an actual console.

>>723082401
I like mine. I mostly do psp and 2d switch on it.

>>723077161
You are a bigger faggot than the anon posting his gun.

>>723083826
In that case it should be fine, though I never tested BT latency myself.

>>723073375 (OP)
>Bought chinkheld
>Used it once
Yea, I'm stupid.

>>723081035
>You're wrong and he's right. AetherSX2 is a decade or so old port of PCSX2 and abandonware.
NetherSX2 exists and works just fine lol. ARMSX2 is getting release in a week too its proper port using newest version of PCSX2. I have 5 years old phone and any game i threw at it worked well without any issues.

>>723084621
NetherSX2 is literally just AetherSX2 exactly as it was.

>>723073624
this
Why retard people want play retro games with the D-Pad at bottom

>>723084621
>I have 5 years old phone and any game i threw at it worked well without any issues.
Also, that is simply not true, phones introduce a lot of brand new rendering issues from the absolute mess of their GPUs. To say nothing of how much laggier that build plays. When, or rather -if- the new project takes off and is well maintained, you'll have a point.

>>723073375 (OP)
If you're thinking of getting a Retroid Pocket 5, hold off for a while, this is around the time of year they announce their next one, and they seem to have just started a stock clearance.
You'll either get a RP6 that can run mid-tier PS3 and a chunk of oldgen PC based off of it's leaked CPU (screen unconfirmed as of now), or a cheaper RP5 if they fuck it up since the goycattle will upgrade anyways.

>>723084810
Its using newest GameDB patches and such. It fixed shit ton of games like Godfather,Snowblind engine games like Dark Alliance and more. Im telling you that its in a good state right now and again next week there is actual current PCSX2 port coming too. My phone has SD865 and 99% of games run fine I even completed Dirge of Cerberus on it. Only games that i had issues with are Sly 2 and 3 due to performance in some spots but I just used Vita3k with 60fps patch and both run fine there instead.
>>723085069
What issues. Black eyes in Jak games? Fixed. Missing effects in shit ton of games? Fixed too you can disable em for performance through using disable readbacks,snowblind games fixed too. Only particular games like BF2 Modern Combat or Hitman Blood Money have some issues since those games finally got fixed like two months ago even in main PCSX2 repo.

>>723079296
Your phone doesn't have passive cooling and will overheat after 20 minutes of serious playtime

Why the fuck does every chinkheld use the asymmerical XBox stick layout. Other people's preference is one thing, but I'd at least like some choice.
Considering the biggest two systems right now are both symmetrical (Steam Deck and Retroid Pocket), you'd think they'd just copy each other's notes.

>>723085645
Guy had a blotch taking up the middle of the screen in Ace Combat the other day.

>>723085820
Supposedly it's the chink market's preference.

How will google banning sideloading affect these handhelds?

>>723085720
even shitty 10$ chink cooler will keep your phone cool anon. i know because i have one. before my battery used to go up to 42 degrees under heavy load like emulating switch games with that chink cooler its under 30 even after over 2 hours of gameplay.

>>723079296
An 8 Elite phone costs $1,400
An 8 Elite chinkheld costs $350 (+buttons, hall effect sticks, active cooling and SD card extra storage)

Why do people buy shit like the retroid pocket instead of just buying a controller that they can slot their android phone into?

>>723086081
I dont know lol. XD

I want one that can play up to PS2 and GameCube while still being pocket size. I don't like handheld consoles like the deck and rog. Too bulky.

>>723085951
chinks will simply continue using android 13 and telling gwailos to get their updates from the QR codes to APK urls in the box until people start getting pwned for logging to their tiktok on a RP7 or something
then maybe they'll start aping Gamma's work and just boot some Cocknix distro idk

>>723086346
Retroid Pocket / Pocket Mini V2 have the same chip and both run 100% of the Gamecube library and 99% of the PS2 library at HD upscale + framerate unlock

>>723079119
look up the average price of a new 3ds xl on ebay now

>>723086081
controller+cooler and even your average mid range phone can play anything up to wii at least even some lighter switch titles

>>723085951
Not much for now, they run a few versions late. Might be bad news for companies that partnered up with Qualcomm and are bragging about using newer chips, like Ayn/Retroid and Ayaneo, but regardless there won't be any change from their end like enabling root by default as that would prevent most mobage from running and these kids are a significant market domestically. The most immediate problem will be the mass dev exodus, and how the situation will deteriorate further as Google enacts the next steps.

>>723086081
How is it any better? You still have to carry around an extra device with you anyway and now you're using up your phone's battery too. Phone gaming will only be god tier when they make an Xperia Play successor.

>>723086081
My phone gets burning hit playing shit like candy crush or clash

Are any of these strong enough to play Switch games?

>>723085820
>Why the fuck does every chinkheld use the asymmerical XBox stick layout
This is false. The vast majority of Anbernic's handhelds are tailored to symmetricalfags even though the asymmetrical layout is much more comfortable and allows you to grasp the whole unit in your hand. I had to order from a smaller Chinesium brand, Boyhom, just to get one that has asymmetrical sticks.

>>723086808
Ayn and ayaneo stuff do. Retroids run 2d switch stuff and older 3d.

>>723086808
To an extent, and you'll necessarily have to buy Snapdragon for better compatibility. More reliable performance (read BOTW/TOTW) will land you in 'just buy a Switch' prices.

I was gifted a Helegaly Pi and not even the vr handheld general knows what that is. My first chinkheld and it's Linux. Has been hit or miss depending on the game. For example GetForce Gemini has severe slow motion at times. Is this how it is for every chinkheld? Not so perfect emulation?

>>723086494
Thanks. Will check it out. I know I can do all of this on my phone but it doesn't feel comfy. I have tried controllers and other accessories. Not fun.

>>723087001
>Allwinner A527 CPU | Mali-G57 GPU

Meh.

I miss it boys. It had a shitty meditek cpu but still

>>723087219
Is that bad? I don't know anything about handheld tech.

>>723078778
A reminder to the FBI agent assigned to me.

>>723073642
This looks comfy AF, like it has soul. The OP image literally looks AI, probably is, too.

>>723074282
man child fragility encapsulated in one picture

Can't wait to see the specs on the RP6, if the Konkr is already running PS3 then I wonder if the joke that PS4 is easier to emulate than PS3 holds up.

>>723086494
Retroid Pocket 5 (one everyone uses) or RG477M (one in the OP)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1irg60f9qsZOkhp0cwOU7Cy4rJQeyusEUzTNQzhoTYTU/edit?gid=0#gid=0

>>723086985
> 'just buy a Switch' prices.
That doesn't really take into account multiplat + free games + performance hacks; if you don't mind the setup, the value of chink hardware is way higher.

>>723087815
* >>723086346

>>723074282
Third worlders absolutely seething over your pic, good job.

>>723087376
Yeah. Always go for Snapdragon/SoCs with Adreno GPUs. Adreno GPUs have custom drivers which makes massive difference not just custom drivers but default ones are supported a ton better by emulators. Mali GPUs are ass due to that and even modern models lack some features like dual source blending which is big for PS2 emulation for example. They also dont suppory modern Vulkan stuff still unlike Adreno.

>>723087001
N64 can be deceptively demanding, plus it performs worse on Linux versus Android running the same chip since apparently there's no multithreading for it. Reliable N64 starts at $150 as the Linux offerings are rather weak and the $80 something Androids are too slow to be worth getting. But then at $150 you're kinda cucked out of PS2 and GC for only $50 more and, well, see how this works?

>>723087815
>That doesn't really take into account multiplat + free games + performance hacks; if you don't mind the setup, the value of chink hardware is way higher.
Yes and no. If Switch is his main concern, he's still better getting a chipped one and overclocking than, say, spending $400 something on an Odin to still have stutters and not great performance for value.

>>723087376
I'd put it a step above the h700 abernics but still below the rg505 and pocket 3+. So it's like upper lower range.

Is there a Chinkheld that can play early 2000s PC games without peripherals?

>>723082401
I think so. I use it for PSP/Vita (it manages Vita just fine but Vita3K is a shit-tier emulator on par with old Saturn emulation), PS2 and PSX. It's basically a my little sony pony machine just get some grips for it.

>>723088149
Main problem of the A527 is that it only gets close to the T618 in multi-threading and that's completely irrelevant to 90% of emulation you'll run, its single-thread performance is a lot closer to a RK3356.

>>723088156
No, get a Deck.

i got 2 R36XX's recently one for myself one for my roomate from a wiki approved aliexpress seller and it's been surprisingly working great. Buttons don't feel amazing but they are workable. Screen looks good.

put in a 128gb samsung card, loaded a fresh ArkOS, customized to my hearts content and put on the rooms I'll actually play instead of 15k games preloaded.

Lumines 1 and 2 on this 30 dollar device runs flawless and was worth it for that alone. I can load up starddew valley on it as well and it runs decent.

Thinking about GPD Win 5, but is it good for AI/Stable Diffusion? Can it run Flux and WAN models?

>>723077608
what are you even talking about bro you sound clueless

>>723073375 (OP)
The penultimate in retro gaymen is coming soon for 70 dollaridoos: https://www.ayaneo.com/product/AYANEO-Pocket-AIR-Mini
Can play up to PS2/Gamecube, sticks on botton, and a 960p 4:3 screen for integer scaling.

>>723088156
There are but you have to be autistic about tinkering with shit. Even Retroid Pocket 5 runs a lot of games through Winlator up to 2013 id say with varying results but you gotta spend time to config shit game by game basis. Early 2000s PC titles also have issue with not supporting any gamepads which is ass and actually main reason why I personally gave up despite really good performace. My phone with same chipset as RP5 runs first Far Cry on highest settings at over 60fps for example but i aint playing using touchpad garbage.

>>723088783
>Can play up to PS2/Gamecube
Maybe in their dreams with that chipset and 3 gigs of ram lol.

>>723088436
build a pc with a 3090, gaydeon sucks for general ai

>>723088783
>G90T
>Can play up to PS2/Gamecube
'No!'. Looks alright for the price otherwise, but Ayaneo has a fame for bad QC.

>>723088783
>penultimate
Impressive. Very nice!...
Now let's see the refresh rate and panel type.
>60Hz LCD
This is not a penultimate to the final handheld. Nice abusable cheapo, but not penultimate.

>>723088783
Ok, Shill-kun I'm interested.
I'm fully aware it will simply collect dust.

>>723088156
PC on chinkheld is still in it's infancy because it's only just start to come across via Linux + Winlator a few months ago, even if it is making huge leaps since the chinkheld space is moving faster than a speeding bullet with yearly generational jumps.
Retroid Pocket 5 is the current big dog everyone is focused on but is about one hardware generation out of date and starting to feel it, but the recent Konkr Pocket Fit can run Skyrim and Bioshock Infinite at 60fps so should be able to crush early 2000's. Give it a while, the current batch of hardware are what'll run low-end PC and are still going through their releases, and part of the benefit of chinkhelds is the glut of choice you get from an oversaturated market.

>>723088783
>LCD
no

I was going to buy a trimui smart pro but I'll buy a mangmi air x now instead

>>723088783
They had a perfect fucking design with the 4 pro what the fuck

>>723089745
>ngmi air x

just use your phone

>>723089850
Kek

>>723089745
trimui is bad, screen and buttons are too small and it gets hot, you have to use CFW to fix a bug with the sleep function
pay more and get something nice

>>723089843
Wrong company.

>chinkhelds
I sleep
>chink gamepads
real shit

In my days, this was real handheld gaming.

>>723090213
I tried this. It was uncomfortable and heavy. I prefer the helds.

>>723090247
Post the REAL Nokia, coward. Home to handheld THPS for the longest time.

>>723090247
I play around with my dick all the time, am I a handheld gamer gramps?

>>723090213
Only one that's on my radar is M-Con because it's a Sony Xperia Play styled controller that snaps onto smartphones. It helps that it ticks basically all my buttons for what I'd want in a portable controller (symmetrical Playstation layout, dome switch buttons like Vita or GBA SP, has fold-out wings for ergo) so I ended up nabbing the lowest price one on Kickstarter. Ships next month, probably goes commercially available around December or January.

>>723073573
It's better to buy 3DS because 3DS emulation is meh.

This kills the used DS market
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvlpBaUs79c

>>723090571
True, but assuming this won't break after 3 hours, you'll get a much better screen and especially much better sticks. Holy fuck, I hate circlepads more than I hate women.

>>723090485
It's a very handsome design, also it looks like it can just collapse into a solid piece and be carried around in your pocket. Ultimately I think I'd just end up preferring the ugly ass G8+ form factor for long term use, you give up so little in relation to a normal controller. Hopefully the M-Con is successful enough that it goes into mass production or at least that other companies take a stab at the design and it ends up being widely available

>recently got a chinkheld because I missed out on the steam deck
>it's fucking awesome
Don't know why people keep shitting on them. It's great for everything up to 6th gen games, and even some switch games.

>>723090606
Resistive touchscreen or capacitive? This will make or break it.

>>723090672
What's the cost? I saw something similar... for 1000$

>>723090606
>that stylus
so true sis

Just ordered the gamesaar g8 plus for $45. Excited to try it out.

>>723090606
>>723090750
Oop, saw the thumbnail. Capacitive. Fuck off. Resistive touchscreen or bust for Nintendo DS and 3DS. No, capacitive does not litcherly feel the same with a rubber tipped stylus, fuck off.

>>723077401
This. No need for democracy tho.

>>723090247
I had some kind of rtype game on my nokia.

>>723074282
>BoF IV

holy kino

>>723090606
Man, I'm almost hoping these clamshells go horribly wrong just to see the hype junkies crash. It's like you people don't know this market at all.

>>723090753
There's a few SKUs:
>>723079119
I'm not entirely sure, but I think the lowest entry, SD865, can handle all 3DS based on my weaker chinkhelds.

>>723082401
Super easy to set up. Great battery life except for gamecube/wii/switch games.
The screen is way better than I thought it would be, too. Get a microfiber cloth because it does get smudges, but besides that it's awesome.

>>723090701
>you give up so little in relation to a normal controller.
This is actually why I gravitated towards M-Con too, they ended up ritzing the absolute fuck out of it while still meeting the price point. Gyro, analog hall-effect triggers, TMR sticks, amazing d-pad (dome switch under rubber membrane like Vita and GBA SP feels like sex), can be used wireless and wired.
>Hopefully the M-Con is successful enough that it goes into mass production or at least that other companies take a stab at the design and it ends up being widely available
The kid that started the project was actually very straightforward about wanting to push the idea forward to try and bait the Chinese into making lower-cost alternatives and make the design take off as a default approach to mobile controllers lol

>>723090907
He's on the start screen because he never actually plays on these chinkhelds like everyone else that collects them.

>>723082401
Think of it as an OLED sidegrade to the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro (very similar specs), or a sidegrade if you like the Gamecube colorway and the glass panel front better. I have a 4 Pro and love it to pieces, played the whole Metroid series (aside from Dread) and AM2R on it to completion.

>>723090740
Which one?

>>723090606
Aren't these devices patented ?

What's the cheapest one that plays ps1/n64?

>>723090247
based

>>723091518
Patent probably ran out, they waited for the PSP Go's to expire.

I know, I know, >chinks caring about patents, but apparently they've been pressured by the patent jew lately at home or so the story from people familiar with their inner market say.

>>723091646
See >>723088136 for N64. PS1 can be achieved on $40 stuff, but if you're looking for extras like Duckstation with resolution scaling and overclocking, >>723088783 and Mangmi Air X. Technically these two should be able to squeeze playable N64 too, but you might get walled off from Rogue Squadron and other edge cases.

>>723091646
DYOR
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1irg60f9qsZOkhp0cwOU7Cy4rJQeyusEUzTNQzhoTYTU/edit?gid=0#gid=0

>>723091646
PS1 is easier to attain than N64, for just PS1 games you could be done fine with a Miyoo A30 for about $50, but get one of the billions of R36S clones floating around for the same price-point if you want a second analog stick for Ape Escape. Otherwise I would recommend just biting the bullet on a Retroid Pocket 4 Pro because that's the cheapest option you've got that meets the venn diagram of "can be had easily", "is high quality," and "runs N64 games."

Though I would actually look at that AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini since it's pretty much the Retroid Pocket 2S, king of budget handhelds and cruelly killed by Retroid before its time.

>>723092314
This is just more guesswork crap that ends in people buying twice. DO ask chinkhelds owners what they can actually run, take anything reviewers say that can't be verified with your own eyes as untrustworthy.

>>723091495
I got this one >>723082401
A lot of people complain about the android software, but it's extremely fucking easy to use and set up. I was playing ps2 games like 15 minutes after I opened it.

>>723090485
>Only one that's on my radar is M-Con because it's a Sony Xperia Play styled controller
I want one so bad but they're way too expensive. I can buy two chinkhelds for that price. The only reason it went into production is because the Xperia Play patent expired. Excited for Chink clones of this thing in every size and layout you could want. Unfortunately because of the phone market's obsession with thin phones with a massive camera bump there will never be a perfect controller like this. I don't get it either. Just make the phone flat on the back, include a thicker battery to fill in that void.
Right now I use the GameSaar G8+ which is extremely comfy and nice, plus it has gyro for Switch 2. Find myself using it more on the Switch 2 than my phone tho and just playing retro games on my Miyoo Mini Plus or Retroid 4 Pro. I'm so temped by >>723088783 this thing. 960p makes integer scaling flawless on all the consoles I care about. It seems nearly perfect. And early benchmarks show it playing all the gamecube games I care about at full speed and 2x in some cases (just not shit like Rogue Squadron of course). But I don't know if I can justify another handheld. Maybe if someone wants to buy my Retroid Pocket 4 Pro kek. It can play some Switch games at full speed like PoP:TLC and Bowser's Fury.

>>723092616
I just realized how shitty my camera makes the screen look. Try to ignore that. The screen looks fucking awesome. The d-pad is nice, you can disable the analog sticks for older games. The buttons are nice, and overall it's really quiet compared to a steam deck. It does get warm after a couple hours but it cools down really fast.
It's also easy to clean. That was one of my main concerns because I get really sweaty hands and I don't want it getting dirty.

>>723083232
>minimal overscan
ideally, you want pixel perfect scaling. You can also play some games stretched out, but why bother when 4:3 works for almost anything and has less significant black bars as a middle ground between 1:1 and widescreen resolutions.

>>723073573
Can't wait for my Max version to be shipped

>>723092616
The context of the complaints is that consolizing takes a bit of effort, especially coming from Linux ones just having 42 flavors of just flash to SD card Batocera spinoffs with emulators all perfectly bound and configured, plus some Android frontends can shit the bed occasionally (ie. ES-DE installed to internal storage scraping metadata until it fills up can sometimes leave Android softbricked).

>>723090778
It's the perfect mobile controller so long as size isn't an issue. You'll be very pleased. So good I use it in place of Joycons on my Switch 2.

I boughted a 35XXSP cuz was so damn cheap on chinkxpress and simply cannot stop playing. I know the 34 has better screen and analog sticks but that giant forehead triggers my autism really hard.

>>723086808
it depends what kind of Switch games. For most 3D games you will need a device that costs about the same as Switch

>>723088156
no, because those are ARM devices. Look at the portmaster list, most of those are indies or pre 2k games though.
Anything else is going to be a pain because the devices are way to small and limited to make this an enjoyable experience. You better get a deck or windows device instead.

>>723088783
no way it can actually play PS2/GC and cost less than 100. Ayaneo isn't known to be cheap and they have a side bran for more affordable devices.

>>723092616
I don't know if it's your camera but that thing looks like it's already bending from the heat and is almost ready to melt

>>723094075
Optical illusion of the front panel glass

>>723094075
Nope, it's just my shitty camera

>>723094059
>no way it can actually play PS2/GC and cost less than 100. Ayaneo isn't known to be cheap and they have a side bran for more affordable devices.
It can and it does. There are already like 10+ reviews for it. ETA Prime shows it playing Gamecube and PS2 games. Has a Helios G90T in it. I have a shitty 30 chink tablet with the same processor and it plays them fine.

>>723074282
>only $55
It's around 80 everywhere I'm seeing

>>723093323
>ideally, you want pixel perfect scaling.
I do integer for basically everything but 4:3, where sharp-shimmerless-shader does a good job at fixing up non-integer. And by minimal overscan I meant it, only 8 rows a side for PAR 8:7, well within real TV parameters.

>>723073375 (OP)
The 4:3 screen is tempting me out, but I am already good with my IPS N3DS. ps2 and gamecube games I rather emulate on PC.

>$700 to play bloodborne
BASED

I'm still happy with my Odin 2 pro. Can handle everything I throw at it, is lighter and smaller and the 'eck, and the screen still looks great even without the OLED mark-up meme. That said I think my next upgrade will have to be a PC handheld so I can play the rest of my vidya library. I'm hoping the Legion Go 2 will be good on sale.

>>723094789
Imagine paying 700$ instead of 50$ cheap PS4

Who's the retard one?

Yo where do I get this shit why has no one made a trackpad controller for a phone???

>>723095563
The BB cultists.

Just kidding, the idiot playing it at 20fps.

Damn. Chinkhelds have really gone backwards.

>>723092616
>>723090740
>buy one of the most renown and rather premium device in its 5th iteration
>it works
yeah no shit sherlock. Come back once you tried a sub $100 literally who handheld

>>723094449
what site is this. I wish Retroarch would show original scale and automatically calculated width/height for a predefined aspect ratio

I have a Samsung Galaxy A55. Should I buy a controller for €60 and slot my phone into that or buy a Retroid Pocket 5?

>>723092572
I play ps1 games in my miyoomini+ and is great, if I want to play with analogs I turn on my retroid pocket 3+.
Yesterday I started and finished Rapid reload. It was okay.

>>723096997
Retroid Pocket 5 personally, more capable than an A55. Maybe look into one of those Xiaomi Poco phones if you want something powerful and affordable, as far as smartphone hardware

>>723096912
>>buy one of the most renown and rather premium device in its 5th iteration
Actually, Retroid has a track record of chinking out basically every other device. Scamming RP3 owners while the much superior RP3+ was in production and would release shortly, Flip 1 hinges getting busted out of the gate, RP4/Pro launching with faulty shoulder springs, the RPMini v1 scandal where they took a 31:27 OLED screen, covered it up and sold it as 4:3 but also fucked up the math and missed pixels on the target resolution so it completely fucked up the image, unable to fix it in software and instead being forced to quietly offer replacement front panels during a very limited time so not many people would learn it. And how they gave the RP5 more RAM after demand during the reveal but left the Mini as is.

That said, love me RP2S, simple as.

>what site is this.
https://shauninman.com/utils/screens/

>>723097660
I don't actually fault them for Flip hinges, honestly, hinged devices have to be overengineered to hell and back to be even slightly reliable. Nintendo wouldn't get it totally right until the 3DS, there's a reason shell replacements for the DS and DS Lite from Extremerate and similar companies have a new hinge in the box.

>>723097660
>RP2S
Yep, it's kino

>>723098025
What a fucking good handheld, seriously, I'm clutching onto mine like grim death even though I've largely replaced it with a Pro 4. MANGMI Air X is too expensive to get your hands on in the States so it's not a full replacement, closest replacement as a budget powerhouse with good controls is that AYANEO Pocket Air Mini linked a couple times itt.

>>723097660
only know about the Mini and I heard they offered free replacements and the replacement screen is supposedly a huge upgrade

>>723097968
No he's right. Retroid has basically fucked over its costumers with every iteration but they get a free pass because they market themselves as a premium manufacturer (ironic I know) and partially because every other chinkheld company shitting the bed constantly (although Anbernig's reputation isn't that bad nowadays).

I've owned an RP3, RP4, Odin 2, and Flip1 and every single one had problems. It just gets swept under the rug or people give them a pass. Look at all the Flip 2 hinges breaking and yet all the fanboys are going
>It's okay Retroid is giving me a 1 year warranty or I can just exchange for an RP5 :^)

>>723090571
>>723090672
You both are wrong and fucking stupid holy shit.

>>723073375 (OP)
>no resell value
>no replacements parts
>no documentation
long term they might be a terrible purchase

>>723073573
damn the black one is sexy. i like how oleds fade with black units.

>preorders finally opened
I don't know why it took this long to get a dual dpad console but I'm glad it exists

>>723073375 (OP)
>come a long way = can play 30 year old game with some gay lights under the joystick
no thanks

>>723098582
Usecase?

>>723098582
>>723098750
Oh shit SHMUP console. BASED

>>723098165
Mangmi air x comes out in 3 days for $75
https://mangmi.com/products/mangmi-air-x

Instead of wasting your money on junk just grab a controller attachment with a cooler behind it so you can emulate games for a few hours. It's much better than chinese garbage.

>>723098858
Well I'll be, I've only seen Chinese imports of dubious sources for $120+. Guess we're eating good for low-cost, high-power symmetrical handhelds.
>>723098963
M-CON or bust.

I am too demanding when it comes to the quality of things like dpads, buttons, etc., so I can't use anything 100% Chinese. 8Shitdo, for example, causes me anguish because it's so bad, and these crappy handhelds are usually even worse than that meme brand.

>>723098963
Why are those fucker so expensive?

>>723098858
I can't sign up for that extra 5 dollar discount code, tried for days

>>723079296
>>723085960
If your phone can already play what you want, there's no reason to. Always go for USB-C, though. Unless you already have a good controller that won't just show up as some kind of keyboard for some reason.

>>723098201
It's the same screen, they literally sold the screen covered up (and botched the image in the process so it never scales proper) just so they could falsely claim to have a 4:3 OLED monopoly.

https://bitbuilt.net/forums/threads/investigating-the-retroid-pocket-minis-display.6845/

When they could have just been upfront so the thing wouldn't have looked as goofy with the massive wasted space top and bottom that caught flak on reveal AND scooped up all the people looking for a major upgrade to the 1:1 chinkhelds, when at the time the only other device using that OLED was a stupidly overpriced Ayaneo vertical.

>>723098345
It's true. You take about four steps away from the most surface level basic bitch stuff and suddenly not everything works as smooth and painless as Pokemon or the first 10 seconds of 3D Land that every reviewer loves.

>>723088907
One thing those Youtube shills never mention is how much they downclock in those emulators.

>>723099062
just click notify me and put your email in, theyll send an email when it releases i think

>>723099031
If 8bitdo doesn't meet your standards then basically nothing will. I sure hope you aren't one of the billions of Razer Kishi shills that exist.

>>723073483
I laughed.

>>723099031
Ayn and Retroid do a very decent Vita d-pad impression. The sticks on mid to high end are now all decent newer stuff while up to last year there were still cheapo hall stick switch ones in use. They also mostly moved away from inline shoulder buttons (OP being one of the few exceptions) which are terrible and analog triggers became standard. It's not perfect or easy, but if you dig you can find quality.

>>723090672
>circlepads
you ever used the n3ds nipple?

retroid offers a second screen attachment which apparently works with a bunch of devices. The preview version had a bad latency though

>>723099243
did you mean overclock?
The Mangmi Air X can somewhat play PS2/GC at a similar price point.
Hell I, bet Ayaneo was pissed about Mangmi stealing their design, a company supposedly consisting of former Ayaneo employees.
Their pre-sale starts literally 1 day ahead of the MangmiX release

>>723100582
I said downclock. They advertised the Retroid Pocket 3 as being fully Gamecube and PS2 capable, but my superior Xiaomi Mi 11 lite 5G requires the CPU clock to be set to 40% to be playable in Sunshine, and that causes issues with FLUDD.

>>723073375 (OP)
>$270
Yeah, but they cost as much as an actual 1st party console now.

>>723073624
Anbernic makes dozens of models, they'll have one for your particular tastes.

>>723083305
>shitty reddit bait
and yet you ate it anyway
dumb bitch
lmao

>>723098858
>Snapdragon 662
Nah, Ayaneo Pocket Air Mini is about 30% faster in CPU/GPU with its Helios G90T at the same price and more usable 4:3 screen. More premium feeling too.

>>723097968
This revisionism is stupid. The GBA SP and DS hinges were fine. There were just some issues with the lite models and even then it wasn't widespread. Acting like retroid fucking up all their hinges is a normal thing is so dumb I have to think you are a chink shill with a micropenis.

>>723100819
I don't think you went shopping for a 1st party console in a very long time. I don't blame you, but still.

>>723090485
>inb4 Sony sues for infringement

>>723101072
>30% faster in CPU/GPU with its Helios G90T
Nah, try 50% https://nanoreview.net/en/soc-compare/qualcomm-snapdragon-662-vs-mediatek-helio-g90t

>>723095974
So...the ps4 owner.

>>723101215
The patent expired which is most likely the whole reason M-Con is doing stuff and why Anbernic has that RG Slide now.

>>723101153
PS4 and Xbox Series S and Switch 1 are all about that price.

>>723101470
They also released a decade ago, the ass non-withstanding but having equivalent hardware. Don't get me wrong, I'll be the first to denounce the metal tax (and metal handhelds) as stupid, but shit's fucked.

>>723101658
They're still 1st party consoles.

>>723073797
>hinge
made of metal
>inputs
haven't been laggy for a while now, look up taki udon's test videos
>OS
There are linux options
>sticks
There are hall effect options
>d-pad
There are good ones.

>>723101072
>4:3 more usable
people want ithe mangmi mostly for psp. the pocket air mini wont do ps2 or gamecube either so it makes no sense to get it over the mangmi really unless you really want upscaled n64

>>723098963
No i have a computer than runs all games. I dont need an android handheld when a win 4 can literally play all games.

>>723101850
Not that guy, but narrow handhelds are just more comfortable. I also have a stick up my ass about the UI getting stretched on regular widescreen hacks, but that's secondary.

>>723101850
>pocket air mini wont do ps2 or gamecube either
Wrong, but fair if all you want is PSP for some reason.
https://youtu.be/a_N8xtNHyDU?t=560

I tried to jury-rig a handheld for myself using an old xbox 360 controller and a phone but I can't get android to recognize my controller even though lots of online stuff says it should.

>>723102132
By the way my arcade stick does work on my phone so that's something.

What free and anti fascist OS do you guys use for your handheld?

>>723073375 (OP)
Imagine having one of these and using it to play dogshit like Chrono Trigger lmao

>>723073375 (OP)
I mean its not suprising is it?
Dirt cheap boards for like $20-$30 at factory prices have enough power to emulate shitloads of games, just slap a linux distro on one and you're good to go.

>>723079119
Honestly, $299 for new hardware in that form factor is pretty appealing, I don't see why you'd need more than 8GB of ram on a system like that to begin with.

>>723102132
There is no standardization for controller APIs on Android, which is why every shitty rattly gamesar accessory comes with mode toggles.

>>723102338
Womp womp. Thing about gnutards is that they're surrounded by examples of these hostile takeovers and how lethal they are to FOSS projects, so at this point even if they personally buy any of this fake and gay stuff, they know better than to give the vocal retards any ground at all.

>>723073375 (OP)
I'd love to see some sales figures for their industry, as I do believe they are flirting with the mainstream these days.

>>723085605
DO NOT BUY NEW SNAPDRAGON CHIPS BEFORE THEY GET PROPER DRIVER SUPPORT

>>723085009
Because these days retro includes the DC, PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox.

>>723085820
>Why the fuck does every chinkheld use the asymmerical XBox stick layout.
They don't.

>>723085820
Very few do, are you ok anon?

>>723085951
They won't.

>>723075806
RetoGame Corps has become my favorite Youtube channel his videos are really well done and chill

>>723087568
It came out in 2009, it was fine up to 4th gen, but totally choked with PS1 (modern handhelds emulate even PS2 smoothly).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zTrPXbEkUA

Any /GCWZERO/ chads left?

>>723073375 (OP)
What's this machine?

>>723074282

And this one?

>>723103671
I'm surprised these people didn't demand to bomb Switzerland yet

>>723103792
no
the market as whole, somewhat.
This is an ultra competitive market, basically fought by companies next door that open overnight. The amount of devices shit out in the last 2 years surpass the whole mainstream console history.
The top youtube channels get hundred of thousands of views but you must be aware that the people watching those buy one or maybe two devices.

Why do they have to come in such boring colors?

>>723105376
I'm old and out of touch. How common are these things among high schoolers and college students? Gimme a ratio of chinkheld vs switch owners.

I just beat pokemon red for the first time on my Amber Nick RG whatever 35XH like whatever it's called that I got over 2 years ago I still play It on its great

>>723086562
Man am I glad I got my New 3DS when I did. Shit was 100 dollars back in 2020.

>>723105613
0:0
they have phones
why would high schoolers be overly nostalgic about playing old games?
Switch being a manchildren console isn't that far off either.

>>723106106
>high schoolers don't own nintendo switches
stop being glib

>>723073573
I preordered this, can't wait

>>723073642
Dingo ate my baby

>>723105613
I've done some rough research on this and it's about a 15 to 1 ratio counting literally every non-switch non-phone option possible.

>>723106516
That is 15 Switch owners for every 1 non-switch handheld owner. This includes the Steam Deck and all its derivatives, all chinkhelds, everything.

>>723074282
Sure but this one is better because horizontal

35xx-H still the best and came out a while ago. Dunno why they made 100 different versions but it's all the same shit. If you wanna play PS2 use your phone.

>>723073375 (OP)
>LCD screen
>up to lite PS2/GC performance
>retails for 280 bucks
Not the one in OP at least roflmao

>>723108087
>lite PS2/GC performance
No, you're thinking of the 476H, which is over $100 cheaper. 477M handles upscaled GC/PS2 without breaking a sweat.
>LCD screen
You say that to make it sound rubbish, but apart from the fact that it's a very nice panel for an LCD, you also deliberately leave out the fact that it's a 120hz display which means it's actually fantastic for retro gaming because it can do either black frame insertion or CRT beam simulation.

So OP is actually right, it's a perfect example of how far retro handhelds have come, as the only downside left on that system is the inline triggers, which should be replaced with flared triggers like on the 476H. After that, it becomes a literally perfect PS2-and-below system.

>>723108087
The RG477M has a Dimensity 8300 in it which can do more than light PS2 and GC. It should be able to run 99% of games for those systems at full speed. It can do light Switch and PS3 emulation.

>>723107637
>if you wanna
why wouldn't you just use your PC?

my interest for owning a handheld is that
>it has to be cheap
>a dedicated device, where its easy to get in and out of a game without much setup.
>Sometimes use it not at home
>it doesn't drain my phone battery or memory and not have me carry around a controller attachment anyway

>>723073375 (OP)
Maybe...but handheld gaming just sucks balls imo.

>>723106005
I bought my 3ds lightly used for $30 in 2015, to play pokemon Y. Still use it and works perfectly.

>>723109310
Sorry, 2013*

>>723108694
Nope, my money was on the pricier Anbernig of the year, even if the price I listed was for the more expensive 12GB RAM model (8GB is about 40 bucks less, I believe?). In a landscape where for a little bit less you can get another device that was released this year with a 16:9 OLED display, mounting a Snapdragon chipset for which the emulation scene is already more mature than the Dimensity line (the Retroid Pocket 5), this is less a "paragon of how far we've come" and more of the latest iteration of a specialized device line for those who are specifically looking to consume 4:3-aspect-ratio content up until that PS2/GC ballpark.
>>723108746
Again, it is a matter of time until the emulation front becomes more mature, but at this moment the Dimensity chiptet line doesn't have the support it has for upper handheld emulation than what, say, the Turnip drivers supply for Snapdragon-based devices. Surely we're heading there in the coming months for how many Batocera forks are being made for each of these chinkhelds.

Thoughts on these knock off Nintendies DS's? I'd probably nuke the Windows install and put Bazzite on it instead if I got one.

>>723075330
>which one is that
Fabrique Nationale 509, dunno much about them but I hear they're alright albeit a little over priced like most shit from Belgium/WaffleFrance. Gen 1 509's had issues with the polymer lower being out of spec and spongy but they've fixed that after doing a proper recall.
Not a bad choice if you want a double stack poly 9mm but hate Glock for some reason.

>>723110053
>Not just installing SteamOS which is just Mint + Steam's shit on top so you can have a Steam-Deck Lite with you.
HMM???

>>723110053
NO RESISTIVE TOUCHSCREEN NO BUY

NO RUBBER TIPPED STYLUS

USE ANY TOUCH INPUT NOT JUST CAPACITIVE

NO RESISTIVE TOUCHSCREEN!!!!!!
NO BUY!!!!!!

>>723110157
>which is just Mint
Retard, everyone knows SteamOS is based off OpenBSD. Next time research what your talking about before you embarrass yourself again.

>>723110262
>NO RESISTIVE TOUCHSCREEN NO BUY
>NO RUBBER TIPPED STYLUS
Bummer, that kinda defeats the whole purpose of getting something like in the first place. Oh well.

>>723090939
The snapdragon 865 can run even WII easy, thats the chipset that the RG557 has.

>>723111056
557 has a Dimensity 8300

>>723105613
I'm doing my part by giving away r36s/h as christmas gifts wtih a curated rom list. Gen Z is a lost cause, but the the ones after them can still be saved.

>>723073573
Are 3DSs that expensive there?

>>723111448
Oh fuck, said it wrong, was meant to say rp5

>>723110746
The INSTANT I hear about a touchscreen DS clone that actually has a resistive screen I will be all over that shit like ugly on an ape. Before that point I will never have a capacitive touchscreen sully my doorstep.

>>723077608
Not only ARM, but Snapdragon as well since Snapdragon is getting popular as hell now.

>>723077482
My Retroid Pocket 4 Pro can play certain PS3, Vita, and Switch games. Can also play DS and 3DS games. Once you set up the right performance and settings the games run fine.

>>723073375 (OP)
It's the Slide for me.

>>723074607
Saturn emulation on PC hasn't been shitty in ages, grandpa. Update your shill script.

Chinks never made anything good

>>723073375 (OP)
how is the input lag in theses things compared to PC?

>>723074607
All down to the core you're using. Yabasanshiro is less accurate and compatible, but considerably faster, a must for low-end systems and the only way an H700 device runs even the most basic 2D Saturn games at an acceptable framerate. Beetle core is highly accurate but very demanding.

>>723112113
Kind of considering the circle pad and hinge would be worn down if you didn't get it new.

>>723116765
Circle pad is a pretty easy replacement for what it's worth, extra money but you can buy a Circle Pad Pro and harvest it if you really want a circle pad that has the rubber topper still on it (Nintendo is the only manufacturer that made proper rubber-topped circle pads)

>>723112113
new 3ds xl on average goes for $250-300 and thats in good condition. this is a brand new unit and it comes with a 1080p 120hz oled panel instead of 480p 60hz garbage

>>723114857
Neither did racist faggots

>>723073642
thumbs up to dingoo

>>723073375 (OP)
Death to all chinks, gooks, SEA monkeys, and pajeets
Total oriental anilihation!

>>723116841
Personally I'd never get a 3ds or touch a 3ds again just because I need an actual built in second thumbstick.

I've played with the circle pad pro and a new 3ds thumb nub and they were both complete ass but that's just me.

Should I play Phantasy Star on Genesis or Legend of Dragoon on PS1 on these things?

>>723117478
Almost any chinkheld will emulate PS1 and Genesis without a problem.
Avoid the cheapest garbage like pic related.

>>723119034
I already got myself an rg406h, was just curious to hear opinions

>>723073483
jej

>>723073375 (OP)
I want one but can't justify it. I already have the RG350M (I think) and the Meme Deck. God it looks cool though

>>723119034
I remember hearing that's actually a really decent handheld for GBA/SNES and lower if you hit the silicon lottery and get one that doesn't blow up in your hands, and you're willing to put real SNES membranes and buttons in it.

I was so excited to get this thing but I never use it because I'd rather play even gameboy games on my tv

>>723120995
really? I have an RP5 that I use pretty often whenever I want to play a level in mario or something, it's so easy and quick, but I guess I understand if you want the best experience every single time

>>723120953
I've seen some threads on /v/ where one of the Anons had to take it apart and use A LOT of tape to get rid of backlight bleed.
He also fixed his d-pad in the process and did other things.
Entertaining stuff.

>>723073573
Daily reminder, emulation will NEVER be good as native. You WILL have slowdowns and stutters on any handheld device. Sure you can cope by playing 3DS games on your 7800X3D desktop but it will never be good as the original 3DS in handheld. Even the deck struggles to run 3DS games.

>>723106781
I love this fucking thing so much
You'd think 4in vs 3.5 isn't that big of a deal but it is

>>723073573
This looks like a pain to set up but man would it be worth it in the end.
Still, happy with my chinkheld so not getting anything new until it breaks hopefully not soonish, pls chinkgods.

>>723108087
120hz top of the line incel LCD > ancient retroid 60hz oled.
Plus i dont have to worry about uneven wear with 4:3 content on a 16:9 oled

>>723121403
it's often a tradeoff though, you might get the occasional stutter or slightly increased inputlag, but you can upscale the graphics, use whatever controller you want, use a better display etc.

i really want to play this game, which physical console supports emulation? also which android app would?
havent done this in a decade
also dont know any place to donwload roms but oh well. hardware first

>>723121931
3DS emulated GBA well last time I tried.
Check the emulation general on /vg/, despite being
>/vg/
It still has all the resources you need in their OP, I frequently use it.

>>723110053
>bazzite
I get what it is but that word fills me with rage every time I hear it. Windows performs well and those who whip out their virgin cards and start fagging up the thread with retarded replies will swarm this place screaming in stats no one gives a shit about.

PRIMEHACK MOD FOR KID ICARUS FUCKING WHEN??????

>>723098963
>burning up your phone's battery by choice in an era when every phone is thin as hell and the battery only lasts 10 hours just idling
>burning up the battery on your phone, the device that has all your important shit on it and is a death sentence if it dies while you're out
>willingly putting all those extra stresses on your phone's USB port
>using all that extra pocket space solely for a controller when it could instead be a standalone handheld
>implying that controller isn't also made in China (no, I didn't check, I'm just assuming based on "for win-win two in one")

>>723121403
NGL I tried playing Monster Hunter Stories 1 on a 2DS a few months back and that thing ran at like 15 FPS. Playing on an emulator might not be "accurate", but it's certainly better from a performance perspective, and having control over the when/where/how you play your games is a huge boon.
Sucks that DS/3DS games don't play so nice on capacitive touchscreens though.

>>723121403
I do agree native just werks, but I'd rather deal with those stutters and graphics glitches for improved graphics, framerate, cloud saves, and mods.

I played the switch version of TWEWY on my rp5 and I gotta say...its really not that bad.
Definitely not as in depth as the DS original but not the absolute unplayable garbage that /v/ had me thinking it was.
You can technically play the original if you get used to having both screens side by side and using your thumb.
A huge surprise is how well NEO ran on the RP5.

Uh why are smartphone controllers so expensive? Might as well get a chinkheld.

>>723116913
The only faggot here is you, Winnie the Pooh

>>723122756
Because they're still controllers

>>723073483
kek

The upcoming anbernic DS is the only chinkheld that has piqued my interest, because it fills a niche my steam deck can't with the dual screen gimmick. For some godforsaken reason you can't even do 3x + 2x interger scaling side by side on any of the DS emulators on the steam deck despite the screen being perfect for it

>>723123419
There's already a compromise on it with that goddamned capacitive screen

>>723123419
shouldnt be that hard to implement

>>723123419
Yes you can with the melonds core
You dont even really need to integer scale if you use an interpolation shader

>>723121931
You can play gba games on even the cheapest chinkshit. Might as well play it on the rg nano so you can carry it in your pocket.

>>723123720
>Yes you can with the melonds core
No, you can't, it only offers 2:1 scaling, so it's no perfect interger scaling
>You dont even really need to integer scale if you use an interpolation shader
I wan't to play 2d sprite games like Metal Max 2 reloaded. Integer is better than whatever cope you bring up.

>>723124056
What is the resolution of that screen?

>>723122107
awesome thanks dude
thanks to you i will not spend money on FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles

>>723121931
just install retroarch on your pc, look at the megathread for roms on reddit and plug in your controller

>>723086081
Why would you kill your phone battery to play games instead of just buying a dedicated gaming system?

>>723117478
>Phantasy Star
You need to draw your own map on a paper so I don't think that portative is the best way to play it.

>>723123590
Capactive touchscreen means you can slap a screen protector on it and not worry about scratching it. Probably not as precise, but It's a tradeoff I'd gladly make.

>>723073375 (OP)
I'm playing Pokemon Legends ZA on a chinkheld right now

GOD BLESS CHINA

>>723085951
they are not banning sideloading
you won't be able to install unauthorized apps via google play store
which is why you sideload

>>723124314
720p
Rp4p

>>723094809
I got an Odin 2 base and I just cannot get excited about handhelds anymore.
It does everything I could want and yet I just play mobile sloppa on my phone.

Just get a 3DS. 200 bucks and it runs DS/3DS/GBA games all natively. Emulation cant beat native, it will always have more issues and the decent chinkhelds aren't really cheaper anyway.

>>723125430
Which one?

>>723073375 (OP)
can you chink shit do this

>>723125929
That's clearly 2:1 scaling and not 3:2 interger scaling. You're stretching the pixels unevenly. With interger scaling one screen would be exactly 3x native resolution and the second slightly smaller screen would be 2x native resolution side by side. All chinkhelds with a 720p screen would benefit from this because games would look sharper.

>>723126270
Yea bro, just spend 200 dollars to get a used device with garbage controls and a horrible screen instead of a brand new one that does everything at 90-150% of the quality of the native experience.

>>723082401
I bought one when it launched, and I use it more than my Steam Deck for emulation. I play arcade games, PS2, Gamecube, PSP, and some android games like Geometry Wars 3. I have a separate SD card with Rocknix installed that I use to play some Xbox games, though those dont run nearly as well because the port of XEMU still needs tons of work. Its been a great value for me, but honestly I'd say save your money and wait to see what they announce, it's been long enough that Retroid will probably announce the next major model soon.

>>723104789
Most people who post on this board were born after this device released

>>723104213
Russ is a fag. I'd like his channel 100x more if he didn't show his faggy face.

>>723126431
Retroid Flip 2

>>723125430
On android? Any rendering issues? +What drivers are you using

>>723126563
Here's an example of 3:2 scaling. Surprisingly the DS game compilation you can buy on steam can display the games with this perfect scaling on the steam deck screen, but none of the emulators can.

>>723127004
>any rendering issues
A little
>what drivers

Mr Purple Turnip EOL 24.3.4

I'm also using Eden

Enjoy your tariff

>>723127025
RetroArch can.

Kinda hyped for the mangmi air x. Will probably get it and give it to one of my kinds.

>>723128796
It can't. I've tried all the DS cores and fiddled with the options. No dice. They all only offer 2:1 scaling at best, and not 3:2.

>>723073375 (OP)
>buy a chinkheld
>boot up an n64 game
>lags like hell
The hardware came all the way from 1991

>>723129062
Shouldn't have cheaped out and bought the shit one

>>723129154
>buy shtty 5 dollar shitbox from the congo
>wahhh crysis doesnt run
Tale as old as time

>>723126563
>>723127025
You're yet another retard that doesnt understand what an interpolation shader does.
Anyway the melonds core literally let's you do exactly that
I'm talking about the RA core not standalone

>>723130167
>Anyway the melonds core literally let's you do exactly that
Do what? Tell me specifically what you think I want that the MelonDS core can do. If it's simply having the two screens side-by-side with one being larger, then you're only half right. I want interger scaling, and both the Melon DS cores lack the option for 3:2.

>>723128893
AYANEO Pocket Air thingy is a better buy overall, more powerful (the missing gigabyte of RAM literally does not matter for the emulation tasks these things are built to handle)

When will the Thor fucking ship?

>>723133636
mid october whatever that means

If i like to mostly play japanese vns what would be the best way to go? Should i go for one of these chink handhelds or just go for a steam deck?

>>723133863
It's definitely possible through winlator(windows emulator on android), but the small screens might be a problem. I don't think they'd be very comfortable to read on and for that reason I'd probably recommend the Deck over a chinkheld

>>723133863
VNs are so easy to run that you can emulate them on the switch, vita and run PC versions. Just pick a form factor you like and a modern snapdragon chip and you're set

>>723133863
If you don't need the buttons, I'd see if your phone can run it, if you do the deck is way too fucking bulky to sling around in your bag / pocket.
If neither of the above, I'd say easily, but I know that VNs have major compatibility issues because japs are retard codelets. Recent hardware grade outings are about there, and because Google is shitting up android they're all starting to viably dualboot Linux / emulate Windows environments too. The space is growing fast, so I'd just say leave it for a few months for now; if Retroid Pocket 6 is anything that the leaks mention it'll be an ideal microcomputer for practically anything low-grade.

>>723121557
>Anchient
>for a device releasing this same year
Dumbass. The Anbernig defense squad is in full force today, huh.
The only real negatives you could throw at the RP5 is if you hate spending this much for a device on a plastic shell that adopts the full-glass surface meme, which is a valid concern to have.

>>723131808
Kek

>>723134579
Its an old 1080p panel from about 5 years ago you stupid fuck

>>723073797
But enough about 3DS.

>>723073797
YOU
HABA
HA

>>723079119
>$250-$430 for an emulation box
that's retarded, buy a steam deck or a sub $100 chinese handhold

>>723135951
and be a single screen cuck? I think not

How is this even legal? Who is paying for all the games?

>>723134941
Which is still brighter than an LCD screen, imagine that. Good luck playing that outdoors or in direct daylight exposure.

>>723125775
no they are actually planning to block their cattle from sideloading unless the app publishers doxx themselves to google. even for non playstore stuff

>>723136367
Are you actually mentally retarded? Serious question.

>>723136367
the parents of millennials 20 years ago

>>723101153
you can buy a used switch 1 on ebay for less than that, solder on a $3 mod chip and pirate all the switch games you ever want. some people run emulators on them too

>>723135951
>shart ACK
Shit CPU. At least suggest MSI CLAW 8 or ROG Ally asshole.

>>723136367
I am, I just lent copies to my friends on /v/.

>>723114503
i'm super tempted on this

>>723124131
got one last year they're actually pretty fun, perfect for gbc games