Thread 11822648

Its out, but let Reddit test it edition

Screen Utility - https://shauninman.com/utils/screens/
Handheld Comparison - https://retrocatalog.com/
Google chart - https://tinyurl com (slash) AllHandhelds
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Compare handheld sizes - https://retrosizer.com/

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>>11809658

first for SHOW US THE FUCKING DUAL SCREEN IN ACTION RETROID

>>11822648 (OP)
>op picrel
where cool colors
I already have black and white handhelds, I don't need any more of those. Give me funtastic blue or whatever the hell picrel color is.

>>11822670
>Give me funtastic blue or whatever the hell picrel color is.
instructions unclear, - continuing to use black, white, and grey with SNES buttons

anbernic is making his own version, isn't he?

Anyway, I think it's an option if you just like to emulate. I can't play on my DSi without the FF, that's why I prefer my phone.Using real DS hardware is horrible by today's standards.

>>11822670
Unironically "Mountain Dew Mellow Yellow"

>>11822781
>he
what? it's a company

>>11822781
>I can't play on my DSi without the Final Fantasy
what did anon mean by that?

>>11822792
That looks like shit.

>>11822792
That looks nice

>>11822754
At least it isn't another dmg colored one with faux speaker

>>11822415
What ports is the tsp missing?

>>11822937
my joke was about all handhelds these days, which one are you talking about?

>>11822754
If you want to chase those old console designs, give me burgundy (red?) and gold!

>>11822982
Basted

I've been enjoying my BSP D6 more than I thought I would, playing 2D titles with an analog stick when they have an overhead view feels a lot better than I expected, sports video games especially, it's allowing me to enjoy my brand new Galaxy A25 very much. The FIFA Club World Cup in the USA got me in the mood for some soccer, replaying a few favorites and it's been great.

>What are you playing?
>What are you playing it on?
>How's the experience going so far?

>>11822845
you don't play video games

>>11822937
dmg color is awesome

I'm literally the only person in this thread who actually beats games instead of just playing 5 seconds of some turd world slop like soccer, not retro, ocarina, or Pokémon.

>>11823080
That looks like shit.

>>11823117
you don't play video games

>>11823134
>>11823135
>>11823137
What does this have to do with handheld game consoles?

>>11823147
I took these screenshot on my Anbernic ARC - S

>>11823171
I wish you’d take a selfie with a revolver.

>>11823116
>>11823119
>>11823128
>>11823134
>>11823135
>>11823137
Holy shit, shut the fuck up

>>11823116
oh great, the schizo's back

Any cfw for the 35XX Pro yet?

>>11823116
>Only person in the thread who [Starter areas everytime, rpg's, and squareslop]
>The only one's shown to consistently finish shit are people who play modern shit and phonefags
Lol, mayo colored mayans, with a kek. How aren't these threads moved to /vg/?

>>11823436
>How aren't these threads moved to /vg/?
you should ask a mod, I'm sure its an oversight

>>11822845
>>11822885
> the duality of man.

>>11823116
Just beat Super Mario Wolrd and Mario 3 in my G350 this month.

>>11823494
nice

>>11823494
You can beat those games in like 4 minutes...

>>11822648 (OP)
Got a RG34xx (fake GBA, not the clamshell) and holy fuck is the dpad shit. Does anyone mod these things? How do i unfuck the dpad?

Also I think I need a custom firmware, it's a bit laggy and has odd errors and crashes.

Is there a way to add emulators besides retroarch? Where can I read up on this?

>>11823494
Did you complete every level/get every exit?
Which one did you like better?

>>11823646
Yeah, told ya. The resident tape autist covered half his d-pad contacts, I'll try it later. Some obsessive guy on shitcord had a vinyl sticker cut with his "wife's Cricut", I'll post the dimensions if you want.

Just take your pick between muOS and Knulli. Rocknix is okay, but it's not beginner friendly. You won't be adding anything, you'll get what you'll get, which is actually more than your hardware can actually run.

>>11823137
what settings are your using?

>>11823054
At the moment, I'm enjoying ffa on my miyoo (the only handheld I have). Waiting for my gamepad to play the more demanding games, though.

>>11822792
>>11823080
can you drop a tutorial or something so i can make mine look like yours? i think it looks nice

>>11823184
>>11823180
play A video game faggot. for once in your life.

>>11823646
actually play a video game
I don't think about the dpad at all

>>11823691
color correction
dot (under hand helds folder)
maximum blending in dot parameters

>>11823705
>Screenshit slop
>Proves he doesn't play games
Lol

>>11823707
>Stick slop user
>Doesn't finish retro games
Lmao even

>>11823646
your options are muos, knulli and minui. i chose muos because my other anbernic handheld has it

>>11823713
thank you

>>11823726
there is no stick on it you retarded nigger

>>11823736
>No stick o- [Ablublublu! I am a retarded screenshitted faggot]

>>11822648 (OP)
>'nig 35xx+ for retro games
>phone with gamesaar for PS2, Gamecube, Wii, and Moonlight streaming
Why do some autists think we can only choose one?
Both are comfy

>>11823713
Is this game actually good? I see reddit posting screenshots of its title screen all the time.

Not buying anything until the air x comes out and if it's over 100 dollars I'm gonna buy the magic 28

>>11822981
V10, G350, a bunch of anbernig's releases have the DMG option, albeit without fake speakers
>>11823089
I have nothing against it but I feel like if you are aiming for the tendie nostalgia angle, you should at least make the buttons smooth and put the legends next to them like on MM/RG35XX

>>11823658
>Did you complete every level/get every exit?
yeah, that was my goal and that's why I lasted so long.
>Which one did you like better?
mario 3 world 6 level 5, was easily the one in which I lost the most times.
>>11823639
I didn't mention it, but I invested a great deal of time also playing a rather long rpg, but the last time I mentioned an NDS game here I ended up banned.

>>11823397
Shouldn't both muOS and Knulli for RG35XXH work? It's basically the same device

>>11823646
Wasn't the original GBA dpad shit too? I've never owned one so I can't compare

>>11823860
GBA d-pad is fine, just on the small side. I've never noticed anything wrong input-wise with mine.

>>11823862
was the original also really sensitive to accidental diagonals?

>>11823869
no.
tape anon is right. og gba has small contacts.

>>11823707
Can't reliable ground pound in Yoshi's World, dpad is fucked.

>>11823667
>The resident tape autist covered half his d-pad contacts, I'll try it later. Some obsessive guy on shitcord had a vinyl sticker cut with his "wife's Cricut", I'll post the dimensions if you want
I'll take that, and any more information.

>>11823889
Alright. Wonder if I could hit up a print shop with these.

>>11823891
Thanks. Link to server?

>>11823898
Retro Handhelds.

>>11823901
Last question. Does anyone do hardware mods for these or for Steam Deck? Shit like soldering in more ram, vram for the Anbernic, and ram or screen mods for Deck?

Obviously need a real company with a reputation.

What would the best pocketable device that can run the pokemon randomized app (upr-android) to make endless pokemon roms (gba at latest, don't think I'll touch the DS ones)
Preferably clamshell since i don't trust the screen being on the outside.
I'm thinking either
RG-35XX SP,
Retroid pocket flip 2,
Miyoo flip.

>>11823905
There are replacement screens for the Deck (e.g. you can put an OLED screen into the OG deck) and Hall effect sticks for it.
I also saw one Brazilian dude replacing 1G RAM chip for 2G and it worked.
Obviously not a single company doing this professionally because it's such a small market and mostly consist of useless mods.

>>11823990
Out of the ones you listed only Flip2 can run Android apps.

>>11824095
Oh. That's interesting
How about emulation wise which is best
I can always generate a ton on my pc and just move them over

>>11824097
They will all run up to and including PS1 games no problem, GBA included. Flip2 will run PS2, GC and even some Switch games. It is the most powerful of them (reflected on the price and the fact it had a fan), with a great OLED screen. But it is also much bigger than the test, calling it pocketable would be stretching it.
Miyoo flip has a lot of problems with a hinge, some even arrive broken.
SP had some too, but at a much lower scale. Flip2 is a bit too new and expensive to have reliable info on it (not as many people have it for now), but I've seen at least one with a damaged hinge.

>>11824092
>replacing 1G RAM chip for 2G and it worked
*on the R36S
Not the deck
The deck doesn't have 1G chips

>>11824114
Thanks a ton for the information, Maybe I'll just wait a bit longer then. Hopefully there will be a better solution in time.

>>11823713
That looks like shit.

>>11823789
not really no
it has some neat ideas like side quests but the game itself, and the story especially, aren't particularly good

>>11824240
play a video game

I own a legion go and only paid 450 for it. I wish it was lighter but in terms of performance I don't think you can do better unless investing in hx370 devices. I keep trying to convince myself on buying something else thats lighter yet my phone seems to always make more sense there except for controls.All the flippy handhelds are overwhelming weak, so I'm not sure how they could replace my phone as I don't want to carry multiple devices. maybe I should stop thinking about this shit or just buy an rg nano and call it a day. I don't want to form an addiction to useless hardware like yall. just get ambernic to make an so clone that can do GameCube and ps2, wtf.

>>11824323
That looks like shit

>>11824323
That looks like shit.

>>11824324
sp clone* fml.

>>11823789
It's awesome, better than every single official Pokémon game.
>>11824245
you haven't played it, you watched a video on twitch like the zoomer faggot that you are.
>the game itself
it's better than every official Pokémon game, genuinely. It has like 800 Pokémon, with the superior 16 bit art style that looks way better than the Fischer price 3d models in the new games, the battles are interesting and the wild mons are all interesting. Ever trainer in the whole game is throwing different monsters at you ever battle instead of just fighting millions of fucking ratatas and pidgies, the wild Mon are much better spread instead of just fighting millions of zubats, it has tons of QoL features that make it less annoying the official games, and it has modular difficulty so you can make it harder than baby vanilla games but without the EV grinding autism. The area designs are great, much more interesting than the basic ass originals, more in line with the DS games.
>muh story
it's better than the played out vanilla story, it's as good as Pokémon is going to get.

>>11824343
That looks like shit.

>>11824323
This looks like shit.

>>11824343
you really need to stop flipping the fuck out every time someone says they don't like your favorite romhack, or the filter you turned on for the three screenshots you took while playing it
dial the tism back a few notches, kiddo

>>11824343
Oh no.
Did anon just admit he both bought AND played Sword/Shield and Scarlet/Violet? LOL

Is there no 6-face button with analoog sticks powerful enough for Sega Saturn with shaders?

Is there no perfect Saturn handheld?

>>11824371
There are no exclusive Sega Saturn games worth playing.

>>11824379
>tHe SeGa SaTuRn DoEsN't HaVe PoKeMoNs!1
Fuck off, retard. That didn't answer the question.

>>11824384
I’m not answering your question because it’s a stupid question. Guardian Heroes is a bad game.

>>11824323
That looks like shit

>>11824357
>poorfag angered by people with disposable income
tale as old as time

>>11824323
>>11824343
Your photographs resemble the appearance of feces.

>>11824403
sad bait
try harder

>>11824403
>projecting again
A fool and his money. This is why you are poor.

>>11824403
Would you say they are “up set”?

>>11824408
your still poor and would have bought scarlet and shield if you could afford them

>>11824343
This illiterate fucking faggot actually remembered the ascii code to type the e in Pokemon

>>11824450
i talked about Pokémon on Reddit for so many years it's just muscle memory for me bro.

>>11824454
Thanks for the Reddit report, why don’t you head back there?

>>11823494
did you fixted the dstick?
most false diagonals ive had on a chinkheld in a long time

>>11823646
here
>>11823667
this is wrong
Covers too much and adds some pivot, which will result in over correcting and getting dead diagonals
also thats Mr. tape autist to you

>>11824463
Can you promise me when that roll of tape runs out that you’ll buy another roll exactly like it? I don’t know what I’d do if I saw you using different tape.

>>11824470
i hoarded like 20 rolls during the tariff spook

So does 34XXSP need tape mods or not?

>>11824474
Essential

>>11824483
not retro leave

>>11824483
the toddler case is what really sets this off

>>11824483
It looks uncomfortable to use

>>11824570
It's called an Otterbox, they're the strongest cases for any electronic, kiddo.

>>11824676
They’re meant for boomers and toddlers who can’t hold things securely or hold their shit until they get to the bathroom.

>>11824676
>kiddo
thank you, im old enough to not drop my stuff though

>>11824757
Don’t engage with him directly, just make fun of his toddler tablet ass.

>>11824343
>Bloat Bloat Bloat, the game.
>Storyfag friendly for a pokemon game
>Only acutal plus is the dexnav

>>11824403
>He happily buys goyfreak shit, seemingly with the hope their next game isn't shit
/vp/ is not sending their best...

>>11824801
>Thinking this pic is an insult when chinkhelds use phone and tablet parts.
Timmy probably plays and complete goymes instead of coomlecting

>>11824801
TRUE

>>11824483
Finally, we can safely bing bing wahoo on mommy's tablet without risk of damaging it! She HAS to let me download Delta now!

>>11824889
It amazes me that there are grown adults who need to protect their own possessions from themselves because of how violently mad they get when they lose a game. They don't get the bing noise they wanted and then just destroy whatever happens to be in their hands in the moment like a fucking baby.

>>11824895
There's unironically an entire market on Etsy that specifically targets making accessories and cases for Redditors interested in chinkhelds, it's amazing. They normalize throwing tantrums so much that they fucking look at you weird when you DON'T buy all the accessories and cases to protect your shitty cheap emulation device like they all feel compulsed to, like it's some sort of mandatory auto insurance everyone is just supposed to have if they drive a vehicle.

>>11824483
I'm confused why this looks like Delta on an iPad when it's a Samsung/Android? Like, did you make the Android DS emulator intentionally look as awful as Delta does? Or is your retarded ass actually using Delta on Android when there are better emulators?

>>11824323
That looks like shit

>>11824323
This looks like shit

>>11824906
Nothing about that inage screams delta.

>>11824909
>>11824921
K.b.c.

>>11824924
keep being cool?
thanks :)

>>11822809
>he doesn't know about John Anbernic

>>11823771
>unironically bought gamesaar
Lol, lmao even

>>11824930
What's wrong with hello gamesirs aside from putting the connector on the left sometimes?

I like the filters but your words are gay and probably not worth reading

>>11824889
>>11824895
>>11824897
cool, you have to go back though

>>11824323
That looks like shit.

>>11824909
>>11824921
Keep being cool.

>>11824483
This shit looks lit

>>11824323
This looks like shit

>>11824469
What kind of tape is that? I need to get me some.

>>11824483
It probably can't play the world ends with you so it's shit. Sorry anon.

Ive been told to raid this thread
boo!

This is actually a fantastic combo. Once I 3D-printed some grips and trimmed the inner rubber part to fit my phone with its case. The only downside is that I have to wear baggy cargo pants or use a sling bag to carry it around. A less wide aspect ratio would be nice, but since I also play non-/vr/ games and lots of recompiled ports, it’s not a huge issue.

I’m also considering buying something like a 406H for a friend’s birthday, but I’m not sure if I should spend that much on something that might not be used to its full potential. Is there a more affordable option thats not a total piece of shit? I have no idea what he’ll even play on it.

>>11824352
I didn't flip out. I answered the guy's question. Cope faggot, I'm talking about a video game (something you never play)

>>11824357
I have a hacked switch, I don't buy any video games. Dumb shit skin. It's amazing how you get wrecked with every single post.

>>11824462
>>11824454
>>11824450
It's called swype you dumb nigger. Yet again you take another L. You're so desperately grasping at straws every post, yet you never grasp anything. Such a loser.

>>11824835
>It's bad because there's lots of stuff
Grasping at straws once again. None of it is mandatory. You haven't played the game (or any game). You just bitch and cry in this thread all gay.

>>11825203
>proceeds to flip out like a whiny faggot

>>11824921
Your so visibly butthurt, you've been spamming this for hours

>>11825219
You're literally spamming the thread for hours. You're pathetic bro. Go play a video game, you might like it if you try it for once.

>>11825221
>everyone is the same person
>>11825224
you are just taking L after L

>>11825219
^I can smell the pink bunny tattoo on the aids anon. We can all reel who you are.

>>11825225
>No U!
Every thread, every retort, rinse and repeat. Such a low IQ faggot.

>>11825161
Glad more people are finally starting to realize there is nothing wrong with using a phone as silicon, even buying an extra phone will generally get you a stronger chip for much cheaper. Even my cheap 40 dollar phone from Walmart (moto g play) can play psp at 3x native with a 90hs display. These handhelds just seem silly at that value.

>>11825203
you got so close to a real response only to start crying at the halfway mark

>>11823771
For me, it's the Trimui and the backbone

>>11825253
You're crying that you got called out for basing your opinions on social media faggotry instead of actually playing a video game

>>11825265
i don't know what you're talking about
what i do know is that you lost your shit the moment anyone had anything negative to say about some romhack you post in every thread, and now that school's out you're bitching up a storm all over again

>>11823116
Just because I'm not constantly playing retro games doesn't mean I'm not constantly playing games, schizo. I'm here for the hardware.

>>11825298
>I'm here for the hardware
You're here to consume plastic that you put on your shelf and post pictures on reddit and never play any video games, while blabbering about fucking youtubers and spamming the same shit endlessly. You're a homo.

>>11825304
you're retarded and I'm replying on said hardware right now with deltarune chapter 3 running, cope.

You know, I think that shader that just makes each individual pixel darker except for the center looks like shit.

>>11825354
play your game, billy

>>11825248
lmao

>>11824092
>I also saw one Brazilian dude replacing 1G RAM chip for 2G and it worked.
>Obviously not a single company doing this professionally because it's such a small market and mostly consist of useless mods.
I really like the form factor for rg34xx, it's just the dpad and lack of ram and possibly vram holding it back. If it had 2x or 4x the RAM it would be excellent.

>>11824116
>>replacing 1G RAM chip for 2G and it worked
>*on the R36S
>Not the deck
>The deck doesn't have 1G chips
Well there are Deck RAM upgrades, currently up to 32 GB. I'm just wondering who I can pay to do that one plus a screen upgrade plus Hall effect sticks.

>>11825161
Pay a tailor to add cargo style pockets farther up your leg, so it doesn't look so autistic. Or buy a light jacket with lots of pockets.

>>11825354
>phone fag playing not retro gen Z reddit shit
Extreme cringe. You are not a woman, you are a gross fat man.

>>11825565
>Chinkheld consoomers out of nowhere

>>11825304
>He says while not posting any games
>He says while cooming over hardware
Let's be honest, the second linux chinkhelds move on from 3566 will be second these threads won't even pretend to talk about games

>>11825457
>Black bars leh bad, even tho 16:9 fags rarely play 16:9 shit in the first place.

>>11825565
Assumptive retard, I'm on my steam deck. Also go project your tranny nonsense somewhere else I have a penis.

>>11825621
he clearly struck a nerve, phone retard

>>11825660
>H-He clearly [Can't refrain from hiding his butthurt from even a second] p-phone [Looks at up latest anbernig: h700] baaaaaaaaw!
Lol. Bitchmade even.

>>11825248
It's great. Just wish I could cast to the TV without massive lag, else I'd throw my console in the garbage

>retro gaming on a phone
just get a Miyoo Mini Plus bro

Phone controllers are cool, but I still prefer my dedicated handheld.

>>11825654
Bruh, you can't expect troons not to project their axe wounds in these threads. They constantly collect handhelds and phones controller to find one narrow enough to replace their dicks.

>>11825672
>Miyoo
This is me. I meant nig 35xx+

>>11825525
>lack of ram and possibly vram holding it back
How? What can h700 emulate that needs more than 1G? Especially with no sticks?

Do I get a Trimui Brick or retroid pocket classic? I got a lot of coupons on aliexpress so I can get them cheap

>>11825681
>I meant nig 35xx+
absolutely the best all-rounder

I've beaten the most hardcore gba games on my 34xx, never experienced any of this "false diagonals" Bs.


just saying, these autustic "tests" don't seem to translate to real gameplay that well

>>11825669
yeah, u mad

>>11825697
Higher end ports on portmaster need more ram. Could also be for gamma and those linux builds people use.

>>11825761
>So anal shattered, he resorts to /v/ tier posting
>Probably too pussy to use /v/
Boomers are hilarious.

>>11825728
Are you planning on putting the thing in your pocket or playing pico8? Brick.
Do you for some reason want to play PSP games on a -- admittedly great AMOLED -- almost screen, have six face buttons and deal with android, for better or worse? Classic.
If I would to get one (1) vertical handheld, it would be classic. I don't care for sticks on vertical handhelds, but AMOLED is gorgeous and you can slap some hefty shaders on with all that processing power.
>>11825770
Which port so demanding can you play without sticks?

>>11825728
Brick for sure. The other one is too large and weird and doesn't fit comfortably in hand or pocket.

A dumb Chinese fucker bastard can't understand my shipping address and so can't ship my flip. Why the fuck you claim local delivery if you're going to ship from zipperhead land and don't understand how postal stations work here? I'm fucking livid.

>>11825678
miyoo mini still the cutest vertislop, the proportiona look too good

>>11825728
get the brick.
i got one recently and is great.
haven't fiddled too much with it because i'm remodeling my room, but i installed anotherstockmix and brick tools because the stock firmware is very competent already.

>>11825612
In the handheld consoomer general? Nooo...

>>11825785
> almost screen
*almost SQUARE screen
Fucking hell, I really need to sleep a bit.

>>11825728
>>11825818
forgot this link. you can checkout what options you have with the brick.
https://trimui-brick.vercel.app/firmwares

RGXX series for 32bit<
Phone + gamepad for 32bits>
Why need more?

>>11825795
Canceled the order and re-ordered from a different store. Less convenient delivery, but the seller seems more reliable. I'm going to sleep now and if it's not shipped by morning, I'm going on the crusade to kill every single AliExpress seller. No more chonkshit handhelds for you.

I just paid $30 for a R36Max

Which chinkheld has the best software front end? I currently have a retroid pocket 2+, but hate the front ends that Android offers. They are either retardedly complicated to setup, or just flat out ugly as fuck. I was leaning on the Miyoo Mini Plus because Onion looks clean, and covers all the features that I would be looking for.

>>11825840
sounds reasonable

>>11825897
How long have you been traveling time for, Anon?
But seriously, people still consider Onion the best cfw?

>>11825953
What other choices are there for front ends? Don't bother mentioning anything on Android because they're all shit.

>>11825953
I think its inertia from when there weren't many options

>>11825965
MuOS
Nice and clean UI with plenty of themes to choose from, my preference. Easy to set up and get into games

Knulli/Rocknix
essentially Batocera so borrows a lot, some themes aren't meant for small screens though. Can be tricky to load roms if you're using windows

MinUI
Minimalistic UI and easy to set up, you'll love it or hate it

>>11825840
Because without active cooling your phone will start to slow down

Have had an Ambernic RG351MP for years. Loved it but decided to go for an upgrade today. Settled on the RG405M. Mainly to play N64, gamecube and maybe a few PS2 games and maybe even do some moonlight streaming. Was between that one and the RG505. Went with the 405M because of the size. Did I do good?

>>11824469
Well, thanks mr. tape autist, that improved it quite a bit. I am terrible at aligning and cutting tape and don't ever want to do this again though.

>>11825785
Keep hearing of indieshit running out of RAM while lurking on portmaster, once saw them send optimizations to the UFO 50 devs.

>>11826117
>gamecube and maybe a few PS2 games
Should have went with the 406s.

>>11825758
All it means is that your dpad isn't fucked.

i think i found a shader im happy with

COOL DAY!
i bought a used odin 2 pro on ebay for a good price and it came yesterday
been playing earthbound because im a zoomer and haven't played most pre ps2 rpgs
my first handheld and i really like it
also plan to play switch and its run everything ive tested basically perfectly
thanks for reading my blogpost

>>11826168
Hot dang. Which colour? How well does it handle Gamecube games?

>>11825897
I think ArkOS is my favorite, comes preinstalled on the r36s despite being intended for other systems
>>11825678
does your trimui see a lot of use? I see some people complain about it being too cramped to use for long sessions

>>11826297
transparent blue, i really like that transparent plastic is coming back on so many of these
i started 3d printing a case for it that i found online. the finished product will have padding inside. im a little worried about just tossing it in a bag or something and it getting damaged so hopefully this can keep ot somewhat protected
i havent tested a ton of gamecube games yet, but i played some melee and burnout 2 and both ran perfectly at 3x resolution.
melee had some stuttering at first but i set dolphin to compile shaders before launching the game and it seemed to fix it

Yeah I'm playing Person 4 Golden (Vita) at 3x resolution fine on my Odin 2 Portal. PSP runs even better and PS2 is easy.
I haven't found a game this handheld can't handle.

>>11826346
Nah, I've barely used my Brick. Really need to get one of the new cfw's on it...

>>11825881
enjoy your fidget spinner i guess(?)

I hacked my Switch a few days ago and have been playing a ps1 game since then. I've been saving in game, but keeping it on sleep mode, but the application closed because I stupidly removed the gamecart from the switch. When I tried to open the game again on Retroarch, it said there was no save file. Any idea where the save files could have gone? Was it even saving at all?

>>11826409
but you don't have an issue with the form factor of it?
that's what I'm worried about

>>11826436
I mean, most people are holding verticals wrong. They hold them like when they were kids with small hands. It's perfectly fine to hold it like a horizontal and let the device rest of your fingers, instead of pressed against your palms...

>>11826131
Thats the wrong kind of tape
Too gummy so it'll shift over time and its too thick

>>11825881
Could have paid $40 for a shartui brick

Starship runs like shit on every device I've tried

>>11826461
What is the right kind of tape?

i decided not to buy the trimui brick, I already have a handheld I use. I do not need to buy more ewaste and I need to play more games on the handhelds I own.

>>11826495
Uh-huh.

>>11826495
But its on sale....

>>11825859
They shipped it last night. Good, you can live for another day, Mr. Chang.

>>11824343
You have terrible taste. Just admit you actually don't like Pokemon

>>11824371
You don't really need a stick for Saturn games.

>>11826023
>His phone doesn't have active cooling

>>11826143
What shader?

I still prefer scan lines myself but I totally understand the dot pixel shader preference.

>tried saturn on RG Arc-D (android side)
>some stutter but the lightweight games are playable
>installed GammaOS
>still playable but stutter clearly increased
I really should have checked the settings before flashing it

>>11826842
>GammaOS
When the lazy fuck would release Brick version. He's got the A133 version already, patch the devicetree or whatever the fuck -- I'm not a nerd -- and give my neutered android on underpowered hardware.
And he better have the Zero40 version ready by the time my unit arrives.

What's a good GBA emulation handheld? What about Gameboy/GBC/NGP? I assume they'd be different systems since the GBA has that funky 3:2 screen.

>>11826939
Personally I feel like the smaller the better up until it's absolute limits of playability when it comes to low end hardware, but that's just me. So id say something like the gdk pixel for build quality.

Is there something like fightcade for android or these Linux devices? I feel matches and shit could bring hanheld and fone vocal harmony

>>11826495
NOOOOOOO YOU NEED TO GO INDEBT FOR ALL THE CHINKY TOYS LIKE I DID! REEEEEEEE

>>11826939
PowKiddy V10

>>11824469
Can I just mail my rg34xx to you and have you do this bullshit? Are you in the Retro Handhelds discord?

>>11825697
I want better performance for the existing emulators, especially input lag.

>>11827090
How is input lag related to the RAM amount?

>>11824469
>>11826461
You've gotta explain what kind of tape you use if electrical is not the way to go because your screenshots do not look like kapton tape and I have no idea what to search for outside of that.

>>11826714
vba-color shader in the handheld folder, then set darken intensity to 0.50 since its pretty dark by default. my only issue is the added interframe blending. not sure how to remove that or if i even wanna remove it or keep it

>>11824116
>2gig ram
>r36s
Would this even help anything? Seems the main shortcoming of these is the processor, not the ram.

>>11826418
Retroarch only saves properly when you normally close the program. It's not constantly saving to a file outside of I think PS1 or a few other systems where it saves to a virtual memory card but instead saves to ram or a temporary file or something. If it closes because of a crash or like how it happened for you the save is gone to the ether because it never finalized saving it to an actual file. That's my experience on the few times it's crashed on me and I lost my progress.

>>11827182
There's an option somewhere for "SaveRam Autosave Interval" that updates the real save file automatically. I have no idea why it isn't on by default at like five minutes, retro save files are so tiny that SD card wear isn't a significant issue.

>>11827292
what does that do exactly and what kind of tape is that?

>>11826475
>>11827167
electric tape is fine, it should not shift unless you use too little or place it under the pivot.
kapton is also fine under the same conditions.

>>11826939
the rg34xx
I've been playing mine daily for months. Beat mega man zero 1 and 2, Metroid Zero mission and fusion, battle network 2/3 Blue/5 Colonel/6 Gregar, fire Emblem 6 (project ember) and 7, sonic Advance 1 & 2, minish cap, and then I've made it pretty far into Pokémon unbound and FF tactics advance.

I think it's perfect. I live everything about it, including the dpad which I find to be pretty accurate to the real thing.


for gbc/ngp I use the cubexx

>>11826939
>>11826131 here, I can only recommend the 34xx if you're willing to tape the d-pad. I don't care if it's accurate to the real thing (and frankly I don't believe it is), those fake diagonals got in the way of shinesparking too often.

>>11827075
I'm an SPfag but I kinda like this thing more, the black bezels make it look more legit

Any new horizontal handhelds worth picking up? I just want to play PS1 games on a good screen with two analog sticks.

>>11827775
The vita.

>>11827783
The Vita sucks ass though. The lack of R2/L2 really makes it a bitch to play certain games like Megaman Legends. I know you can use the back as touch buttons for them but it feels awful to play like that.

>>11827786
There was an L2/R2 grip they sold for the Vita in Japan and it made the device 10x better for me back when I owned one. I don't know if you can still find them nowadays.

>>11827786
You can get grips for it that add physical shoulder buttons. The vita is also pretty decent for gba I've found as well.

>>11827775
R36h. Don't tell me you need more than 3326?

>>11827794
It's much better now than it was before, but used prices are aids, plus he said new.

>>11827636
>shinesparking
speed runner autism

>>11827179
Well, he did it because he could, not because he should. I don't think that fucking about with R36S aside from installing fresh arkos on a good SD card and taping over (hey, tape anon!) the retina-burning LED is worth it. It's a decent device to try out if you like this retro handheld stuff to begin with, but if you do, it's worth upgrading instead of trying to make something impressive out of R36S.

vita is an outdated piece of shit. buy a retroid device instead.

>>11827881
>buying retroid after the shit they pulled

>>11827884
>being a faggot and engaging in company drama instead of just buying the best thing for you

>>11827878
Wrong, but thanks for accusing me of playing videogames all the same.

>>11827884
>retroid after the shit they pulled
What shit did they pull?

What’s the BEST RK3326-based chinkheld?

>>11827349
Kapton tape has unironically killed thousands.
Would never use it in my chinkheld

>>11827920
G350
351mp

>>11827881
>Retroon trying to keksole war in a coonsoomer thread
Kekaroo!
>>11827885
>Not following your own advice
>Rushses to defend daddy retroid
Russ...
>>11827918
The original pocket 2. 3+. Flop 1's hinge. Mini's screen. Hello, canceling the 2s. Lgbt stick lights meme. A problem with an update on the 5 that was china only so I wont count it.

>>11827920
Rk2020
Powkiddy v10

>>11827885
>a company lying to its customers is "drama"
What are you going to call me a hyper consumer next?

>>11827957
did you buy the mini v1? if you did then too bad, doesnt suddenly make any of the other retroids any worse

>>11827970
I haven't bought any retroid handheld because I'm not an idiot. I see their products crumble to pieces or have issues and I stay away.

>>11827974
Based zhou. Even the shittest anbernig lasts longer than the average retroid device.

does the rg34xx have the same problem the sp had where the dpad would eventually puncture the membrane?

>>11828112
I haven't heard of any chinkheld before it puncturing membranes (and there are no dome switches to puncture), so probably not. If you meant the 34xxSP it's still up in the air, and probably will be for a while as it's not very popular.

What's a good one of these things solely for PSP? I'd get a PSP but for some reason they're $100+ where I'm from.

>>11828230
RP3+ on your local store or wait for the Mangmi Air X

>>11828235
>local store
I thought the only chinkslop they sold in stores were those shitty "1000 games-in-one" consoles you plugged directly into your TV

>>11828235
>RP3+ is the same price as a RP4 Pro where I'm from
What the fuck is wrong with my currency? Fuck, maybe I'll just get a PSP after all.

Ngl, after getting the Trimui Brick + installing NextUI on it, I've been pretty happy and completely forgot about this place for a whole month.
Buy your shit and play your shit
(Picrel is not mine but practically looks the same)

>>11827884
Anon, you need to let it go
It's been a looooong time since

>>11826495
I have a RG40XX H but still bought a Brick because it:s actually pocketable without making me look like I carry 2 phones in my pockets

>>11825897
I personally think MuOS is now a definite edge for Anbernic devices
It's really good. Can be as minimal or maximal as you like.

>>11825978
>MinUI
I prefer its fork NextUI, which gives you some headroom for customizations if you want them/

my flip2 finally arrived after too long a wait. Setting it up now and really impressed with everything. Anyway, what shaders/filters/overlays does everyone use? Neo geo pocket, gbc and gba look like ass on a 16:9 screen so I've been using a border blur shader with a grid overlay but overlays look like shit

>>11828290
Ive been loving me brick but the scaling settings on nextui are fucking chinkoid famiclone tier cancer
Just be a proper front end to retroarch why the fuck do they feel a need to reinvent the wheel

Who thinks Ayn will make the next clamcell?
Will it be dual screen too?
I hope for all the features of my AI, but fear the monkey's paw effect. Not to mention the recent price spike of their products. They may not be priced for a 'comfy original Odin 2' vibe.

Six face buttons, dpad on top, 8" 21:9 extra wide screen on top, 5" 4:3 LCD in lower position. Two TF card slots and at least four usb ports. It's not like these parts are hard to find. And certainly will be accommodated within the extra width of the device, if that's their concern.

>>11828370
that's the sole reason i uninstalled nextui.
the stock firmware is fine after stockmix or anotherstockmix. you have full control of retroarch that way.

>>11828381
Anbernic reported making a dual screen Linux and android already. Hard to tell if a clamcel, but I imagine ayn has something crazy in the oven.

Could be cool.

>>11828457
Did the campaign finally go live? I wonder how many million bucks they want for one.

>all this quirky bullshit just to stand out
>when the solution is to literally just make a DS lite with higher resolution screens and a chipset with just enough power
Chinks learnt nothing from the SP shitshow, huh?

>>11827884
ordered my flip2 right in the middle of the screen drama for their other thing.
zero regrets.

>>11828629
i hope you're not talking about the zero 40 because if you are you are seriously fucking retarded

>>11828650
Pretty sure he's talking about the Onesugar transformer.

>>11828656
yeah i literally looked up and saw it after i posted
i am the retard after all :(

>>11828641
Have fun knowing you support a terrible company and their shit products. (I bought a mini V2 and have zero regrets)

>>11828663
Is mini V2 good for you?

>>11828658
I should’ve been more specific, not like onesugar is the only one though, ayaneo flop DS is still a thing

>>11828664
Yes, the screen is great and it's surprisingly comfortable.

>>11828320
update shaders on retroarch and just apply the shaders in the handheld folder until you find something you like

>even LGR is reviewing retro handhelds now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAflIvXxMk8

>>11828230
PS Vita

>>11827920
Seconding 351MP
I have had mine for 4 years

351V is also nice if you want vertical

>>11828230
>What's a good one of these things solely for PSP?
Second-hand RG505.

Was going through old shit to sell, found my gameboy advance SP, booted up a gbc game for the hell of it and 2 thoughts:
- holy fuck how was I ever fine with such a tiny screen? Has my vision gotten worse?
- wow I had completely forgotten what a joy it is to play games away from your desk without a keyboard

So now I definitely want more. What are my best bets for less than $100 devices? I don't want to have to do much research for setting things up and shit, just throwing in roms and play. If I start overthinking I'll never get around to it.

>>11829131
Maybe our parents were right, playing the gameboy in the dark is going to ruin our eyes.

>>11829131
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEIBaQsdJiU

Here you go, here's a good video on what to pick. Post what you want to get and we'll tell you if it's a good one or not.

>>11822648 (OP)
anyone of you /vr/os know where to get the files for ship of harkinian?
i hate the autistic mandatory patching and the >hurrr how dare u pirate 27 years old tendie game, @fbi helppp, do something

>>11826714
i just noticed there are multiple vba-color shaders in that folder so ill tell you the exact name of the shader file, its "lcd-shader-vba-color.glsp"

>>11829131
unironically Steam Deck

all chink devices are dogshit and require some tinkering fuckery just to get them "acceptable". you might also be ok with a mid/high tier android device like Retroid.

Should I format an SD as internal storage?
I know it's not recommended for phones, because the speed difference is massive (UFS 3/4 versus whatever V or A rating), but cheapo handhelds use eMMC, where the difference isn't that big.

I THINK THE ZERO 40 SUCKS

>>11829369
>I know it's not recommended for phones, because the speed difference is massive (UFS 3/4 versus whatever V or A rating), but cheapo handhelds use eMMC, where the difference isn't that big.
You'd be surprised, GammaOS takes forever to boot and chokes frequently on the average card. Just loading apps from them should be fine though.

>>11829145
>not telling me to grab a snack and a drink and settle in
eh...

Is it a better value to grab an off the shelf emulator handheld, or a used switch lite (~$130)?

>>11829432
>You'd be surprised, GammaOS takes forever to boot and chokes frequently on the average card. Just loading apps from them should be fine though.
The main reason I want to do this is because Android refuses to install stuff to removable storage, and I have a fair amount of Android porn games which take a not-insignificant amount of space.

>>11829468
You can't emulate on a Switch Lite unless you get it modchipped. And even then it's meh, it'll only do up to PSX reliably.

>>11824487
That's the 35XXSP though. Speaking of which, does the 34XXSP have the same issue with piercing membranes that its older brother handheld did?

>>11829468
Bang for your buck at that price point buy a Retroid Pocket 4 Pro at $150.
Smaller screen but can emulate PS2/GCN and lower tier Switch and Vita games.

>Reviews for the MagicX Zero 40 are finally coming out.
>Only runs Drastic well.
>Every other core apparently runs poorly.
>If you are a SHMUP person then you have giant overlays filling in the empty space but it still works.
Damn it. At least in Drastic it apparently runs extremely smoothly though, and it's apparently fairly ergonomic. Since it's the A133P is there any chance of a Linux firmware for it that might run stuff better than Android Retroarch?

>>11828675
I might get one myself later then. Shame it's only available in a single color.

>>11829357
>What are my best bets for less than $100 devices?
>"Steam Deck!"

got the rp5 grip

>>11829145
>still shilling MM+ in 2025
>whole $50-100 is just "pick your favorite 'nig XX"
>$100-150 """doesn't exist"""
This video is retarded

TechDweeb won.

>horizontal
>no analog sticks
>linux
why does this not exist? the only thing that counts is the 28xx and that doesn't have wifi. what the FUCK

>>11830117
34xx

>>11830117
I gotchu, anon

Have any reviews for the MagicX Zero40 shown off trying to play the Android ports of Dragon Quest 4-6?
Obviously the DS versions exist, but then you have the empty space in the middle of the screen. The Android ports were designed around a single, vertical screen, so I'm very curious if it's possible to map the controls to that, is all.

I just ordered a Retroid Pocket Flip 2. I've barely touched console gaming in the last 20 years, being almost entire on PC.

What are 10 games I should put on it?

>>11830317
name the type of games you like, and the console gen you want

>>11830317
Ratchet & Clank 3. And just play it ten times in a row.

magicx zero(reasons to buy)40 sounds like a flop

>>11830317
>just spent $200 with no idea what to do with it
why

Why the fuck is there no Mario 64 port with just a widescreen toggle and framerate toggle?
This "enhanced" look is ass

>>11830374
You can get rid of the HD textures by renaming some folder, but Render96ex replaces some models inherently and Bowser looks like this. Also, the music loop is broken.

sm64coopdx is being tested on portmaster's discord and while it does have its own set of issues like some mildly annoying framedrops on certain effects, it's basically what you want.

Is Nintendo DS retro or not? I can't make sense of the rules, it was released in '04 so that makes it good right?

Do you guys use your handhelds in public? I've only ever seen two adults using them, one was a large mentally disabled young man, the other was a literal chad who just pulled it out on a crowded bus and started grinding some JRPG. Now that I think about it what they both had it common was they didn't care what others thought about them, one through an inability to comprehend the other through plain confidence.

>>11830357
>>11830368
>>11830373
R&C3 it is, thanks.

What do you guys think? Should I play this game with this filter and overlay or is playing with filled screen and no overlay the way to go?

>>11830539
im a big advocate of filters, in case you were wondering what a random anon thinks about it

>>11830019
Nice, aussie bro

>>11830539
i like decent CRT filters, but not ones that warp the screen too much like this. Makes me think this is the POV of a kid whose nose is touching the screen, lmao.

>>11830461
The cutoff is a somewhat arbitrary number, 2001, so DS doesn't count.
>>11830159
I actually like this little guy a lot. Only major downside is the 2.4" screen ends up really small if you want to play GBA or any game with small text, and the resolution is so low that you can't do any stretching that looks good. It also doesn't play nice with RetroAchievements.
The brick has probably superseded it, I'm curious if anyone has both and can comment on that.

>>11830539
>8:7 crt

>>11829112
i like watching his pc stuff and game reviews.
but when it comes to consoles he is completely clueless and never does proper investigation.
his ps2 fat video is a complete disaster even if you discount the fact that he didn't tested the hardware before to have an authentic unboxing.
he didn't know basic by now shit like that you can run everything from hdd.

>>11830476
>Do you guys use your handhelds in public?
yeah, but I'm going to level with you, I'm kind of retarded

>>11829131
I'd say Trimui Smart Pro for quality, big screen, and ease of use.
I also like my R36S, though people tend to recommend similar devices instead now, like RG40XXV and the BATLEXP

PS1 and PS2 games on the Air X
https://files.catbox.moe/tnrxvh.mp4
It's struggling to run PS2 games, but it should be able to handle Saturn, right?

>>11830590
>DS doesn't count.
Kind of weird since we can talk about games from 2007 (18 years ago btw).

>>11830629
I'm not an expert on it but gamecube games should generally be easier to run than PS2 as well

>>11822648 (OP)
by any chance someone here has the alpha version of Knulli for the 34XXSP? I want to try it out coming from muOS. I tried rocknix but damn sleep is not working for me.

>>11830626
Never ask a shart pro owner what his frameskip is set to

Are there any PC handhelds made by white people besides the steamdeck?

I bought the odin 2 portal because I was sad and now I realized I wasted 500 dollars and am sad

>>11830680
Open pandora.

>>11830683
i got an odin 2 last year and wish i just got a steam deck instead

>>11830683
Did you get the Max?
At any rate, there are several tutorials around on how to run PC games through Winlator or similar.

Thinking about buying a steam deck to play at work on my breaks, but I worry about future proofing it. It weighs on me. Should I just look into streaming to a handheld?

>>11830602
His PC and adjacent videos are not that much more informed. Let's run Duke on it, it runs, cool, see you.
His videos have great production, he's a very charismatic person, and sometimes he has some interesting hardware to talk about, but no one watches it for the deep dives and knowledge.

>>11830772
If you're worried about futureproofing any tech, just don't buy anything. There's no way to futureproof shit, either get something that covers your current needs or get back to playing solitaire on your phone (which also can stream anything you want).

>>11830160
You have to use a screen mapper. The android version doesn’t have controller support. I think the 3ds port of 7 was the only one to have controller support despite the vertical orientation.

I thought those ports couldn’t work because of 32bit libraries? Was ocarina if time fixed too?

>>11830781
You are so correct.

>>11830772
I hate to be that guy but this is the case where you should just buy a controller for your phone

>>11829576
Switch can do N64 fine

>>11830374
I agree that the enhanced models and textures are terrible, but no one's forcing you to use them

Doing a solo roadtrip for a couple months and picking up a handheld for rainy days in motels. After digging through reviews and stores I think I'm going to grab a RG40XX H. Is there any other devices I should consider before pulling the trigger and buying it?

>>11830894
I've had my RG40XX H for a few months, using MuOS - everything is just right, screen buttons and ergonomics. Usually there's at least one thing wrong with the devices, I guess for the RG40XX is that it doesn't scale well for GBA, being just a bit too big, but even that's a personal preference thing

>>11830904
Thats not too bad of an issue. I've got a GBA lying around I've been meaning to fix for a while so might push me to get it back up and running.

>>11830783
I've genuinely no idea, think you know more than me at this point lol. I was just curious from the perspective of "oh, yeah these exist on Android don't they"

>>11830869
You can't disable them

>>11830978
The second question was meant for this guy >>11830374
But yeah, you have to use a screen mapper which means the on screen controls will always be visible. Think a kemco game.

>>11830374
nice mitsubishi

>>11830869
Only the HD models are opt-in in-game.

>>11830374
Rename /res/gfx/ and it'll stop using HD textures.

>>11831027
wut

>>11831036
three hexagons instead of three diamonds, my brain made the connection

>>11831041
anon are yuo autistic

>>11831074
maybe, but are yuo?

>>11830629
>It's struggling to run PS2 games
Shame, but now they have zero grounds to price it over $90.

>>11830868
No way it can. One of the hardest to emulate consoles, I feel like we'll get flawless PS4 emulation before flawless N64, I have zero faith in Analogue delivering with 3D. And certainly not on the tablet from 2015.

Feels like emulation development has dried up across the board. We’re never getting a duckstation tier Saturn emulator for handhelds for example.

>>11831106
Can't vibecode that shit.

>>11830687
I got an odin 2 last year and I think it's great. I can stream via steam link PC games, or stream ps5 games as well, and they work really well on a 5ghz network.
Beyond streaming it handles PS2 and gamecube just fine, with the harder to emulate PS2 games only needing to be rendered at 1.5x if they aren't running well. And that's only a handful of games and it's the emulators fault more than the hardware.
A lot of people don't seem to value how easy android makes connecting bluetooth stuff. I connected 4 ps4 controllers to my odin2 to play N64 games with friends with it connected to a TV.

I really don't see the point of getting anything more expensive/powerful than a odin2 unless you go all in and get a $1000 windows handheld. There is even a linux build for the odin2 now that apparently does Xbox and ps3 emulation pretty well.

>>11831106
People dont care anymore. Desktops can emulate it with no issue so why would you optimise it for lower powered chips anymore? Just tell consumers to spend more money.

>>11831131
i dont use streaming
i've been meaning to set up ps2 and gc emulation but just havent gotten around to it
the bluetooth on mine is actually fucked, bluetooth earbuds get like 1 second of shitty audio for 5 seconds of silence
i'm going to look into winlator/linux on it, i like the thing i just havent found anything i use it for yet

>>11831141
My headphones work perfectly well. I will usually have discord running on the odin, while playing a steam game I'm streaming with friends. I don't see why you wouldn't at least try steam link, it's free and configures your controls pretty well for you most of the time

>>11831106
If by handhelds you mean android devices, we’re basically at the point now where optimization will be an afterthought. Devs will tell you to grab any Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 device or equivalent to brute force it.

>new magicx made for DS emulation is shit at DS emulation
thats pottery

>>11831464
It's apparently fine at the emulation if you use Drastic and only want to use Drastic. Everything runs fine there as far as I've seen mentioned. If you want RetroAchievements or multiplayer with MelonDS (DS) or DeSmuMe that's where it actually has issues because it can't keep a stable framerate, but I wonder if that's down to Android specifically and how it would do on Linux.

It also doesn't integer scale well unless you want to cut off pixels at 2x scaling so the only way you get it to look decently is how they have it by default which is full screened at 1x integer scaling with the overlay to split the screens. It seems like it was made more for the SHMUP crowd than the DS crowd since the SHMUP side seems to look and perform way better.

>>11831480
I would only get it for RA. Otherwise I feel like it's not worth it with how cheap and available an actual DS is.

>>11831483
Screenshots and getting your saves off easily is a plus for me, but yeah, RA was one of the reasons why I wanted something handheld instead of just using my normal DSes or just using a 3DS and running DS games natively since that also lets you take screenshots.

andriod handheld what do you do frontend wise just use stock andriod?

>>11831617
I use ES-DE on my Flip 2

Emulation pissation is so ugly it somehow manages to poz even the anal log/minui theme

>>11831617
Click the fucking retroarch icon and play your game nigga

>>11830626
That looks pretty good. How well does it run?

>>11822648 (OP)
Thinking of buying a PSP (it's cheaper than a PSP-capable chinkheld here),
i heard it can emulate GB, GBC, GBA well and PS1 natively,
but how about SNES and N64? anyone ever tried?

>>11831759
PS1 is technically emulation but it's quite good at it.
GBA depends on the game. SNES you're usually fine, but expect mode 7 or super fx games to suffer.

>>11831759
Highly doubt n64 will run well.

>>11831759
i use this site to answer these kinds of questions. just search "PSP".
https://retrocatalog.com/

>>11831759
PSP capable chinkhelds are better than a PSP even if you don't take emulation into account
they will certainly have a better screen, battery and wi-fi, USB-C and Bluetooth support, and the most important: two full-sized thumbsticks
You need eboots for PS1 support which means no save states, and you won't get many updated emulators as the PSP homebrew scene is pretty much dead

>but how about SNES and N64? anyone ever tried?
mine struggled with enhancement chips and N64 support is very poor, prone to crashing.

Got my new buttons today for my miyoo mini plus. What's the best video to follow for install instructions?

>the RGB50 isn't going to have a headphone jack either
Is Powkiddy okay? Do they think they're making fucking Apple products or something.

>>11831759
Gba is not that good, snes works but with lots of hiccups. N64 is shit.

>>11831759
Back when I had PSP it barely ran NES. And PS1, while it runs decently, suffers greatly from the lack of a second stick and L2/R2. I wouldn't consider it an emulation machine, rather it's own machine.

>>11831910
I went with 28xx over A30 because for some fucking reason Trimui decided to skip a headphone jack.

>>11831940
I don't remember NES emulation been bad on the PSP, I remember gba been garbage.

>>11831759
PSPs were cool for the time but they're ancient by today's standards. The screen res is weird so literally nothing will scale right and it'll look blurry. The thing struggles with GBA, SNES is pretty jank, N64 is just a proof of concept it's amazing it runs at all.
I'd only recommend a PSP if you just simply want one.

>>11831910
They lost a sale from me for not including it in V90s. Even if I didn't feel embarrassed bothering people around me with bing bing wahoo sounds (I do), many places where I use this things like buses or trains just have a lot of ambient noise. I could technically use a USB-C adapter, but 1) that's a hidden cost which kinda defeats the value proposition vs RG35XXSP; 2) I use one pair of earphones both while commuting and with my retro console setup at home and taking them in and out of the adapter would be inconvenient.

Also: a lot if reviews don't even mention it. Scummy fuckers.

Does anyone have experience of running Linux on Retroid handhelds? How does it fare compared to Android?

>>11831759
PSP emulation is pretty much god tier so you're retarded to get a PSP nowadays because you're getting a worse experience for the same amount of money. Also new handhelds have crazy good battery lives compared to the PSP's few hours long.

I have a lot of classic game roms and I'm wondering what handheld device I should go with. I would like an OLED screen so I'm looking at a Retroid, Odin 2 Portal, or Steam Deck. I already have a beefy PC so I'm not sure I need something like a Steam Deck. Both the Odin 2 and Steam Deck seem pretty bulky as well. I wouldlike to be able to play up to PS2 / gamecube generation of consoles.

>>11832064
sounds like you already know what you're looking for. if odin or steam deck are too bulky and you want OLED then you can't go wrong with any of RP 5, Mini, or Flip 2

>>11832064
I got an Odin 2 Portal and streaming from my PC is amazing. Also, it can emulate anything that android can run.

>>11832064
Seems like your mind is set already. Retroid pocket 5/mini/flip 2 plays most PS2 games just fine.>>11832064>>11832064>>11832064

>>11832065
>>11832067
>>11832069
Well, I might want to stream from the PC at some point. I heard the Odin 2 is better at this than retroid devices. Is there any substantial difference? I am leaning more towards a retroid device regardless.

Is the micro sd the trimui brick comes with any good, or is chinese ewaste doomed to die within two months like the r36s' cards?

>>11832082
Unless it's by Kioxia it's Chinese e-waste.

>>11831654
ES themes usually let you tweak those images. I don't know why you'd want the MinUI look on widescreen anyway, it's made for 4:3.

>>11832043
On the other hand, all chinkhelds have terrible interference and you might want to use a DAC anyway.

>>11825758
That looks like shit.

>>11832212
not him but post the shader you use

>>11832227
It’s called nearest neighbor.

Didn’t this thing get canceled?

>>11832062
He said a psp capable chinkheld (Not the trimui or 3566) was more. You should be recommending a phone controller if you want him to save money.

>>11832268
>she's a rawfag
lame, thought you do show some sick ass stacked shader parameters

>\handheld\dot
>\vhs\girstleVHS
>\blurs\kawase_glow
>aspect ratio 4:3
time to game

>>11832325
That looks terrible anon, too much color bleed.

>>11832586
what's wrong with color bleed anon, afraid you might. . . like it?

>>11832325
based
how does castlevania 3 looks like with this?

>>11832325
I'm more of a crtglow_gauss.slangp kind of guy.

>>11832615
just like the artists intended, anon

For me it's guest-advanced

>>11832654
is the dot shader under or over the other ones? switch them

>>11832667
this happened

If you're chinkheld can handle anything more than fakelottes you're doing it wrong
The whole point is to play games on the stinkiest chinkiest cheapest hardware possible

avoid the m27 unless someone makes pity CFW for it, phew

>>11831483
What no one often mentions is that the screens on the DS, even the XL are absolute shit in quality and resolution. It is the only console that is better to emulate than to play on original hardware.
>>11831759
>than a PSP-capable chinkheld here
10 years ago? Yes, currently? Absolutely not. Even the PS Vita is a shit for emulation. Any RGXX does a 10 times better.

>>11832681
SOVL
for reals tho, one of then might have been fucked up by scaling, try to mess with 1x, 2x and linear/nearest scaling. sometimes tprepending or appending order changes them drastically as well, if not entirely incompatible.

>>11832690
V90 enjoyer...

>>11832697
I posted all the flaws when you originally asked. Did your curiosity get the best of you or did you just want something to mess with?

>>11832734
>Did your curiosity get the best of you or did you just want something to mess with?
I was hoping RA was less locked down, but they've gone above and beyond making it painful

>>11832758
With the way the emmc works, untucked ra settings might be impossible atm.

Is there a way to sync any of the retro handhelds to your PC? I want to play JRPGS at work and bring them home, but I'm not sure what the best way to do it is.

>>11832795
Syncthing

Kikdroid will discontinue the 4 pro soon I bet
And just like the $100-200 range is a complete no mans land.
I hope you appreciated sub $200 ps2/GC/wii while it lasted anons
>unislop socs just cant cut it don't even bother

>>11832664
That better be 8:7 anon

why should i buy one of these handhelds when my $90 phone that i'm already carrying everywhere can play picrel just fine?

>>11833123
If you're comfortable with your phone, just use your phone. Now shill me the controller you're using with it.

>>11833123
this picrel

>>11833125
i just use the onscreen controls. they suck but they're free and convenient and i'm playing mainly turn based stuff that doesn't require quick input.

>>11833129
That's what I did before I switched to action games. Srpg's and rtwp crpg's play well on touchscreens in general

>>11832697
What even is that.
Why would you get over any XX or TSP, given they're around the same price? Just for a 7" screen?

>>11833145
Sjgam m27. All their shit is locked down, but very inconsistently. The m27 is locked to the max and android which is a bad combination. Android device where you can't change even the android settings is depressing to use. Their devices are fun to screw around with when their bot locked down too much since they have goofy form factors. That's pretty much it

>>11833123
Am I crazy? I feel like if I have my phone on something for too long it just gets too hot.

>>11833154
What kind of fun is it to mess around with a device locked down harder than an ipad? At least I can change settings there.

>>11833160
Depends on what you are playing, no? I feel like it shouldn't break a sweat emulating GBA or even PS1.

Are there any handhelds with similar dimensions to the switch? I really like how big the screen is, and it's so thin.

>>11833160
Depends on the chip and how the phone itself manages heat. I wouldn't game on my old phone because the snapdragon 820 is a piece of shit. That and I fell for the metal meme.

>>11833163
Not all of their devices are this locked down. The m17 and 19 are mostly opened up and I'm sure both have minui. The m27 being this closed is the result of their devices selling kore if that makes sense.

>>11833167
retroid pocket 5 or odin 2 portal or trimui smart pro.

>>11833160
Phones dont have heatsinks or fans due to limited space whereas handhelds have them and bigger batteries so they last forever.

>>11833248
Some phones do have heatsinks. Obviously not every manufacturer does it, but saying phones straight up don't have heatsinks when they had them before chinkhelds is ridiculous.

>>11833259
I know they exist but they're so outside the norm that you have to specifically seek out gaming phones which isnt what most people would own.

More like trimui oven brick with how hot this piece of shit gets

>>11833320
I think this is the 5th time I've stated "stop using 2 GHz mode for everything". Set one of the face function buttons to CPU frequency switch, and dial it down for GBC/GBA (and similar).

>>11833387
Its on nextui which doesn't even have a 2ghz mode faggot

>>11833390
Allwinner chips just naturally get hot. Doubly so with Linux vs android where Linux has worse drivers because Allwinner are dicks.

>>11831617
beacon. Looks great, scrapes almost perfectly. It just werks, it's the apple of launchers. Missing some features that ESDE/Daijisho does such as hiding platforms.
ESDE is windows. Awkward, clunky yet powerful and beautiful if you put in the work.
Daijisho is ubuntu. Fugly, dogshit scraper that looks like the boxart was pulled out of a dumpster and wiped a hobo's ass. But can be nice.

>>11832325
This is rough but I still respect it more than lookin good garbage.

>>11833123
Because if you think you've experienced a game on your fucking telephone you've been cheated.

>>11833560
I wish you could understand how mentally fucked your terrible opinion is.

>>11833457
yea that's what I'm using now, I just wish there was more customization available like ES-DE but like you said it just works.

I've ordered a retroid pocket 2S as my first handheld.
how does it handle PS2 games ?
from what I've read it handles PS1 and N64 fine which is what I'll mostly play anyway but i am interested in maybe playing ace combat on it if it runs.

>mom can we get DS style handheld?
>we already have a DS style handheld at home!
>DS style handheld at home:

>>11833123
my phone is much more expesnive and useful for daily living than a dedicated handheld and i don't want to fuck up my phones battery quicker.

>>11833560
It's all the same shit whether you're on phone or handheld. If you want the 'full experience' you either play it on original hardware, or emulated on something that approximates or improves the experience.

why do zoomers have a problem with physical possessions? is it because they're growing up with no money or prospects? i feel bad for them in a way, but they don't have to accept the globohomo "you vill own nothing and be happy" shit.

>>11833725
Looks sick desu

>Buy RG35XX+
>Happily playing fucking everything
>Put it to sleep so I can sleep
>Wake up, it's dead
>Must have been lower battery than I thought
>Charges to full
>Play more
>Sleep mode
>Dies again
How much battery is this thing still using in sleep mode? Would a different OS fix this?

>techdweeb ayaneo video is 15 minutes long and covers everything important
>russ's ayaneo video is 30 minutes long and just a first impressions

>>11833864
What OS did you put on it?

>>11833867
Stock I guess, playing OOB.

>>11833870
I'm on MuOS and just turned mine on after not charging it for months. 60% battery.

>>11833874
Sold. How do I install it?

>>11833876
https://muos.dev/installation/install

>>11833882
Thanks anon.

>>11833560
kek
i wish he were still here...

>>11829915
not to give you fomo as i sort of have it myself but retroid said the mini v2 was intended to be a rather limited run, presumably just to finish out their stock of components while trying to "make up" for all the v1 crying everybody did
these things don't last very long to begin with obviously but the end will likely come faster for it than what >>11832848 is alluding to (which is also a good word of warning)
>t. rp4p+miyoo mini owner who wishes his retroid had an oled

is 95% of emulation on handhelds required through retroarch ?
I've been watching a few setup videos and they are all just using retroarch with a front-end.
I'm not really a big fan or retroarch.

GBARunner3 is great on a DSi XL when it works. I hope compatibility improves, sound is glitchy in a lot of games.

>>11833773
My chinkheld and phone controller are my possessions. I have a problem with upgrading my stuff, so I just learned how to replace batteries.

>>11833894
Standalone was more of a thing on Linux handhelds when retroarch ran like shit on them. Remember, they used to use very shitty mips chips. On android, you very much still have a choice.

>>11833909
>On android, you very much still have a choice.
cool, thanks anon

>>11833890
Me too.

>>11833903
That looks like shit.

Anons, which RetroArch shaders are recommended for Android? Is megabexel good?

>>11834027
I use guest

>>11832084
>>11832082
it is a 64 gb Kioxia according to one aliexpress review

>>11834027
I use koko-aio

>>11833864
infamous most of these machines don't have a sleep mode that works properly, you'll want to power off the machine entirely before putting it down if you want it to keep charge
the only exception I know of is the stock OS (and user made variants) for the trimui brick and smart pro

Bros pls...
trying to add some new roms on my retroid pocket 2+
(i've set it all up long time ago, just wanting to add more games now)
go to archive, download package, doesn't work
find package somewhere else,dll them, doesn't work either...
mainly looking for .nds to play DS gayms
any link plz ?

>>11833592
>I wish you could understand how mentally fucked your terrible opinion is

>>11834076
reddit has a roms subreddit with a pinned megathread with all the roms there. Go look there.

>>11834084
thx friend !
Which one do i need here ? RetroidPocket 2+

>>11834039
Is this one built in? The crtguest?
>>11834054
Gonna check them, thank you

>>11834112
decrypted is the one that works with emulators

sorry it took me 2 sec to read that haha
but all the links are down here and alt links to archive are also down and
can't be displayed.
i will browse for decrypted .nds files, wish me luck

>>11834115
Yeah. crt-guest

>>11834123
So this is what i don't fucking get it.
Tried one rom and it works. Wanting to dll the entire thing
>Only games start with the letter A and numbers

What's the best DS core on Android that runs Vulkan and can run upscaled resolutions?

>>11834157
I don’t know. I have an iPhone.

>>11833894
Retroarch handles basically everything up to around GBA as good as or identical to the standalones nowadays. There's really no point to fiddling with the standalones as much which is why everyone primarily relies on RA now. On anything that uses Linux you can technically install the standalones with the Terminal and then figure out how to add it to your frontend as a choice, but in general you're not going to really be using them. They are usually provided for anything past GBA on things like DC, PSP, and so on with most of the non-stock firmwares.

Android has the choice of standalone emulator apps but the issue is many of them are not up to date or as good as what you'd find on Linux.

>>11833894
Neither are we, but you don't get even close to the fine control over scaling otherwise.

>>11827167
NTA but it appears they're using brown UHMW tape. No sense in trying to make it seem like some super magical secret. It would hold up much better than electrical or kapton tape; I wouldn't use those if you can help it.. I added two layers on my d-pad and buttons, worked perfectly. Cheap enough on amazon, so grab some. Good to have around the house regardless.

>>11834054
I downloaded it, I need to change RetroArch directory to one outside data folder right?
Also, once installed which of them dk you recommend (since they seem to be for PC, not android)

>>11834027
Isn't Mega Bezel taxing even on PCs? I don't think anything but the Odin 2 would be able to handle it.

>>11834420
What? I just updated the shaders within RA and found it in the bezel folder. Set rendering to vulkan if you can't find it.
tv-aperturegrille works the best for me, it has bloom and bezel variants too (looks cool, like a pocket crt). There's also tv-NTSC if you want more color bleed, works best for NES.
You can mess with the parameters to turn on/off stuff like ambient light, curvature and stuff

>>11834415
Cheers.

>>11834423
Dunno, see some anons running some bezels. It has various presets, so I assumed they were using them.
>>11834469
Thank you, I downloaded the pack since I thought it needed to be side loaded, didn't know it came preloaded in RA.

>>11827143
I assume that if a system has a surplus of ram after accounting for OS functionality and the emulator then the CPU scheduler won't need to do extra work juggling read/writes to swap and will be a bit snappier. Depends on emulator.

IO is slow.

Got my hands on the RG557 a few days ago, posting thoughts

>good
Feels very comfortable in the hands.
Anbernic finally released a handheld that can be called powerful. Havent tested a lot but there were a few PS2/GC games that I was able to play at 3X resolution, either at fullspeed in high perf mode (like Silent Hill 2, Manhunt 2's "uncut beta", Sonic Heroes GC's first two stages, Yakuza) or mostly there with some dips to the 50s (the first track in F-Zero GX, Smash Melee, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles).
Comes with emulators preinstalled
OLED panel
>eh/unsure
RGB lighting is better than the 556 but I turned it off anyways.
Face buttons are a bit stiff but usable
Not sure where the performance cap is. Still havent tried Drakengard 1 which brings weaker ARM devices to their knees even at 1x res.
Apparently AnbernicAI can be used to do machine translation for games, but it seems to require a terms of service agreement so I havent touched it.
Apparently some models being shipped out are lemons with stuck buttons or bricked.
>bad
Plastic feels very cheap compared to the RG40XXV, even with the white model my gross greasy hands still left smudges.
Downfiring speakers
Battery life is mediocre at 5500mAh
Analog triggers dont seem to have a lot of travel.
Too damn expensive at MSRP
Analog sticks too small. Fine for third person games but not ideal for fine-aiming in Timesplitters 1 personally.
Some games like Shadow the Hedgehog at 2x on Dolphin or GT4's Seattle Circuit on AetherSX2 at 3X still have pretty bad slowdown. Not sure if this is a problem just with Mediatek drivers or if this on the emulator.
Fan gets fucking loud on high perf mode
Apparently some android gachas refuse to work with it due to being a "rooted device"

I'd never pay full price + shipping, but I paid $309 CAD for it on Aliexpress with free shipping. Worth a look if its on sale and you want a capable 6th gen emu device, avoid if you really want to do Android gaming + switch/wii u emu.

>>11833123
(but play on whatever makes you happy lmao)
I can't stand touch controls or using phones for games.

>>11833889
I can second MuOS being great

>>11829127
351MP sucks because it has no wifi. using a dongle is ass.

Is there something to be said about the clamshell form factor while gaming or does it come down to improved protection and ease of transport while not in use(and opening and closing "feeling good")?

Anyone own something oled like a Vita for a long time? How has it held up? I can accept oled can't last forever but I'd like to get a realistic sense of what it takes to reach visible burn in.

>>11834689
No, the only reason why people like clamshells is that they're zoomers who are nostalgic for the SP

>>11834649
Phone controllers have come a long way desu. I used to hate how none had clicky dpads, but chinks decided they like clicks so both telescopic controllers and chinkhelds have clicky dpads sometimes.

>>11834710
My vita always had black blotches but I think Sony purposefully used that screen to last longer. My phone has a modern oled so it’ll only realistically burn out if the screen’s on longer than 5 hours at a time everyday

>>11833894
RETVRN

>>11834731
Miyoo needs to go back to that form factor. Also, that I was fucking with my v90 earlier and the menus felt right somehow.

>>11834689
Good for pockets, don't need to worry about the screen getting key'd. Not noticeably more or less comfortable than other styles

Wait for the Flip or scam myself with retroid 5?

>>11834516
Post some screenshots so the guy can say it looks like shit too

>>11831905
You're not genuinely asking for help.
You're a fucking Redditor buying Miyoo and Etsy shit as you think you're supposed to do and just announcing that you're a good boy and bought what you were told to, without any fucking appreciation to why you do let alone actually getting things because they suit you. You bought a Miyoo and some Etsy buttons because Redditors insisted they were the best and now you're sitting here with your limp dick in one hand and the other clicking/tapping about looking for what you need to do next to feel included/content. Fuck you, you sub three-digit IQ parasitic scum-ass who only exists to mindlessly buy what their perceived superiors tell them to. Holy fucking shit.

>>11834782
brutal and probably true, c'mon >>11831905 I found this in 2 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdwtQWtY_8

>>11834782
>Esty
You just outted yourself as a redditor even with all your impotent fuming reddit spacing anal liquid
>Implyiths thread isn't just coomlectors
>Appreciating phones with fans
Yep, he watches jewtube to coonsoom his chinkhelds. Can't get any gayer than this.

>>11834782
Please calm down.

>>11834689
>and opening and closing "feeling good")?
i wish i got this from the 34xxsp. it doesnt have that satisfying click you get from an SP.

>>11834689
Clamshells are the best form, they allow full control and maximum power.
>Largest screen to size ratio.
>Full lower section real estate dedicated to ergonomics and extra controls.
>Lid protects screen and controls while being smooth, yet armored in pocket/bag.
>Allows fully adjustable viewing angles from any grip position. In hand, on lap, or on a table set down. Which is better for the neck.
>A good clamshell is it's OWN dock, with all necessary ports built in. So paying extra for a dock becomes a question of intelligence.
>It's quite literally the White man's handheld, associated with success.
>It filters incompetent engineers with it's hinge, allowing the cream to rise to the top.
>The design of billions of laptops can't be wrong. Especially when the alternatives are touch phones.

>>11834415
Nope thats not it. That tape will corrode the pads
1. Never assume the identity of my tape ever again
2. Never spoonfeed a tripnigger on my behalf.

>>11834679
What the fuck do you need WiFi for on a 3326?

>>11834731
Uh akshully most emulators on dingux are retroarch cores, and RA made some genuine advancements for that platform

>>11835070
Portmaster. The ports that don't need 2gb of ram run well.

>>11835074
Err, trimuitranSEXUALITY, most of the good emus on adaminage/dingux/rogue are mostly standalone. Retroarch became good on those later, but you're still better off running regba over the ra cores.

>Xperia play patent expired.
Asus? Scamsung? Perhaps even retroid?

>>11835081
No retard. Libretro gpsp is superior to whatever piece of shit ported from the psp days you just posted

I hope this kills all the h700/a133p/3566 slops

>>11835092
>No retard [Retardarch simping]
Show me a hewtube vid play goyslop sun past the opening in battles fullspeed with retardarch. Regba eas optimised for these mips devices specifically. Retroarch troonslop golem pisscorder.

>>11835096
>Snap 662
>Promised price under 90.
Retroon, anbernig, and miyoo will literally swallow shotguns if that thing doesn't suck.

>>11835096
>>11835115
>no linux support

>>11834153
Item fetch limit, likely.

>>11835070
Syncthing.

>>11835096
Now to see if the d-pad is any good and it doesn't have some crippling flaw.

>>11835096
>15000mAh
Wait, this can't be right.

>>11835115
It has 4 GB RAM, so it's more like an updated version of an RP3+.

IRyS...

>>11835096
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>11835063
(you)

>>11835096
Dpad looks like shit honestly

>>11835169
If thats the tape you used you should open up your device and clean off the button pads before you do some real damage

Is the Steam Deck outdated in 2025? I'm thinking of just getting a Trimui Brick for retro games (since it's super cheap) and waiting until Steam Deck 2 for everything else.

fakelottes, the savior of chinkhelds everywhere

>>11835096
more like Ligmi

>>1183518
The Deck can't play new AAA games without low settings and upscaling. You can check performance videos for each game on YT.
I wouldn't buy anything with these old AMD chips that don't support FSR4.

>>11835183
The Deck can't play new AAA games without low settings and upscaling. You can check performance videos for each game on YT.
I wouldn't buy anything with these old AMD chips that don't support FSR4.

>>11835096
Finally, the RP3S I've been waiting for.

>>11835084
You've got your RG Slide, what else do you want?

>>11835179
But custom handbag

>>11835096
Apparently, that's the discounted price, so the full price is 699.
Also, the final product looks worse than the one shown, in the gameplay videos. Hopefully it's just the retro colorway.
https://files.catbox.moe/m57imj.mp4

>>11835096
I was about to buy a brick but this changed my mind
form factor looks shit but hopefully this will open the flood gates for similarly prices consoles

>>11833894
Take the MinUI pill.

>>11835096
With snapdragon currently offering dirt cheap cut down processors that are perfect for emulation, it's just a matter of time where we get a new handheld from everyone that's android based and cheap.

>>11835183
depends on usecase.
the biggest advantage to buying a steam deck is you know you're getting guaranteed quality and a warranty / support service who won't give you a headache.
it'll crush pretty much all your emulation needs outside of "modern" consoles like the PS3.
as the other anon said, i wouldn't buy one to play new AAA games since it's to old for that.

>>11835096
>ngmi

>>11835484
Did chinks from Baidu take the ai posts here seriously?

>>11835427
and yet it plays 99% of new games just fine

>>11835227
it plays 99% of new AAA games at 720p/40fps, which is good enough for a small screen

new thread
>>11835505

>>11835493
no, it doesn't, why do you have lie?

>>11835181
Are you using PTFE teflon tape?

>>11835486
Can't wait for the bi-fold (tm) handheld

>>11835664
Because it does. I beat RE2R, 3R, 4R, 7, and 8, control, hollow body, nier replicant, dead space 2R, tales of arise, and FF7R2 on it.

You're clearly one of those faggots that only cares about 1 or 2 poorly optimized goyslop games per year, like some Activision jubisoft garbage, then cries that your one really shitty game doesn't run on anything less than a $6000 pc, while being completely fucking ignorant about every other game released.

https://www.protondb.com/explore?sort=releaseDate

>>11835840
I said NEW AAA games, learn to read retard.