Thread 11930062

Service Games edition

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>>11909867

first for shit crusted dpads

https://github.com/Trixarian/NetherSX2-classic
is this the go to for ps2 emulation on android?

>>11929775
Artificially induced imperfection. If they had just made the rg34xxsp with a 4:3 screen and no analog sticks it would be perfect, but then they wouldn't be able to sell their next clamshell.

RG-35XX Pro or RG-34XXSP? the price difference is around $15 and the only big difference is RAM amount and screen. The heaviest stuff i plan to play might be ports like morrowind.

>>11930109
the sticks don't really get in the way of anything desu. This isn't like the 406v

>>11930128
but the screen is still smaller... good for GBA but not for other consoles, and the RG35XXSP plays GBA gorgeously with a GBA bezel to fill up the empty space in its 4:3 screen.

>>11930140
If only it was a bit smaller...

>>11930109
I have a grip and use the sticks all the time, even for gba games

>>11930095
that's what I use on my RG Cube and its fine, never tried 4248 though, not interested in uninstalling one and installing the other every time

>>11930204
What's the point of a clamshell if you're gonna use it with a grip

>>11930231
I use a grip with my n3DS, but my hands are fucked. I had to trim some of it off to get it to fit, but it works for me.

>>11930121
RG35XX Pro just because you're not stuck with the GBA aspect ratio when playing everything else

>>11930062 (OP)
Nice handheld but it needs the Genesis/Saturn d-pad for the proper Sega feel.

>>11930062 (OP)
Got the 6 button model and it feels annoying to use. The buttons are too low and don't feel great to use. Anyone wants my unit for 100 eurobucks?

>>11930204
Is using the sticks instead of the D-pad a deliberate choice? With my TSP I also remember using the sticks for pretty much everything but I rarely do the same with my RP5

ive gone from retroid pocket 2+ kickstarter, miyoo mini v1, and then nothing until the rp4p, to just going back to a psp-3000 at this point
i feel enlightened and freed from the chinkheld chains

Just got the MagicX Mini Zero 28. Should I stick with the stock Android or is there any good custom firmware I could install? Honestly the Dawn Launcher has been fine for the hour or so I played around with it, I just need to figure out hotkeys to stop using the virtual mouse half the time.

>>11930558
not sure if there's anything better than Dawn yet, but its been fine for me. If MuOS get ported to it I'd move to that but that's about the only one

>>11930062 (OP)
I'm going to play on my tablet after I'm done shitposting. What are you guys using and what are you playing? I hope everyone here has a comfortable and fun friday night, we all deserve it after such a rough week.

>>11930558
there's minui, but i tried it on the trimui brick and didn't like it. it's not the same as old minui on the trimui model s.
so, stick to android for now.

>>11930748
Dragon Warrior III GBC on my Cube XX and replaying WarioWare for probably the hundredth time on the Miyoo Mini

Potatophone sorry, but I just found out that people found a workaround for the shitty "time-bombed" firmware on those R4 carts a couple years ago. Pretty happy to dust off the DSL again and play roms without that kludgy chinesium menu

>>11930748
Most recent handheld play was Puyo Puyo Tsuu on wonderswan, most recent game is GBO2 on pc.

>>11930250
Your hands aren't fucked, the 3DS is.

>>11930121
Definitely stick to bog standard 4:3 resolutions or 16:9 if you have ports in mind, some end up lacking control over resolution.

>>11930784
I also picked up a new shell and thick glass screen for a PSP 3000 I mostly use for Genesis/SNES emulation. The shell is a surprisingly good quality one off Aliexpress, but I'll still keep the original buttons and triggers

>>11930836
I would keep the original shell if it's in good shape overall (seems to be) and install the glass lens. The aftermarket 3000 shells are ok but they are noticeably flimsier than Sony's.

>>11930062 (OP)
Looking to buy my first (chink) handheld. I want something cheap so PS1 and below at around 50$. They're pretty much all H700 based so its going to be a form factor/build quality/extra features distinction.

Right now I'm looking at either the trimui brick or the RG cube XX.
The Brick has the edge in terms of portability and pretty much has everything you could possibly want for PS1 and below. It also looks great.
I'm also looking at the RG cube XX because it looks very comfortable and because of its screen. It looks great and I like shmups so having the ability to play vertical aspect ratios is a bonus for me. Although I've head it can struggle with later arcade machines.

If you were to buy your first chinkheld today what would you buy? There's so much stuff around from the last year or so I don't really know what to choose.

>>11931004
I'd recommend the cube over the brick due to better CFW options, but both are fine for PS1 and below.
If I was to buy my first chinkheld it'd be the v90s, its not for everyone but I love it

>>11931004
I have both of these and I think they're both good picks.
The CubeXX is kind of a unique device for me as I only play Game Boy and SNES games on it since the aspect ratio is too unusual. 4:3 consoles scale fine for things like PSX, but something like GBA that's 3:2 looks pretty weird on it. Also if you want to set up overlays, it can be a lot more annoying on trying to set them up on a 720x720 screen. But for the systems that benefit from a square screen, I love it and pretty much only play them on the Cube. It's also really ergonomic and it's the easiest device to hold for hours at a time, I don't know how Anbernic can sell a flat metal rectangle with no grips for $250 after coming up with the Cube/CubeXX almost a year prior for a fraction of that.
The Brick is 4:3 and is therefore looks a lot more natural with most consoles. Even consoles with unusual ratios like GBA can look normal with a bezel overlay. Aside from that, the screen is really high res and also gets bright as fuck, probably the best screen on a handheld that isn't an OLED or >$100. It's a small screen and small device though, and vertical handhelds in general can make some peoples hands cramp up after a while. Also the custom firmware for the Brick is not as mature as Anbernic's XX line. You're basically limited to MinUI forks and Knulli on the Brick.
If you just want something that can do almost everything you need it to, I'd get the Brick. If you're looking for a specific use case like shmups and really feel like you'd benefit from a unique console for that, the CubeXX is definitely worth it if you don't mind the screen showing it's quirks at times. They can both be found on AliExpress for around $50 like you said. Enjoy whatever you end up going with.

I have no interest in clamshells

>>11931150
well yeah, they're for big guys

>>11930891
I feel that, but the silver PSPs have the same curse as the old gold Game Boy Pocket where the finish feels like it's spray painted on. Pic isn't mine but it's very similar. This is also the second shell I've bought because the first one was obviously flimsy like you were saying and went straight into the trash. This one cost about ~US$40 compared to the other 3D printed trash out there

I'm keen to do the whole thing because it'll look great with the original grey buttons and that thick glass. Also because it'll be Mine after buying it secondhand if that makes sense. I take care of my silicon-based children and don't want to see scuffs and scratches from the previous retard that owned it

Red pill me about black frame insertion

>>11931169
For you

Six face buttons
Six shoulder buttons
Four back buttons

It’s gaming time

>>11931106
Since you have both can you confirm that you get more or less the same or bigger window size with the cube compared to the brick playing the wider ratio consoles? I can handle some amount of black bars if at least I get a good display size. I can make do with blur shaders or overlays.

>>11930836
based
added glass lens to my 3000 last week too

>>11931339
Why six shoulders?

>>11930836
I need to get around to refurbishing my ds lite some day. I bought some parts for it a while ago but the shoulder buttons didn't arrive so I just cancelled the idea for the time being.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up1YM3t3ey0
Wasn't aware they made a metal one

>>11931340
You should be fine with that. Here is a pic of the Brick and Cube running a GBA game with no overlays or shaders as an example.

>>11931340
Use the screen utility on OP to check. GBA on CubeXX is pretty okay, nets the same size and integer scaling as the 34xx. Before I grabbed one, I was playing GBA with this overlay on (default on muOS? not sure, got it from their pisscord anyway, Duncan's).

>>11931004
Also, my two cents on the topic is verticals are no good if you're gonna use the shoulder buttons in any real capacity.

Got this grip for my flip.
Its good. I paid way too much for shipping into EU though.
Oh well.

Could somebody walk me through the process of making and configuring an executable from any N64 decomp project that will work on a Miyoo Mini (in my case, a Miyoo Mini Plus)? Such as how Mario 64 has been ported to the Miyoo Mini. I have OnionOS installed on my Miyoo Mini Plus. It would be cool to get a library of these games running natively on my Miyoo.

>>11930836
that's a 2000

HINGE CHECK
IS YOUR HINGE STILL OK??

>>11932071
sorry, i am unhinged

>>11932071
both my flip2 and ambernig SP are still fine.

>>11931683
Aftermarket DS lite shells are complete fucking shit. They barely fucking fit. Keep as much of the OG shell as possible. I replaced one for my brother and I was embarrassed returning it to him. It was this shit.
>>11931905
>>11931898
>>11931874
Thank you so much. This helped a lot. I'll be going with the cube. I really liked the pocketability and looks but the versatility of the cube is more appealing to me. Also comfort.

What's the closest thing to a 40XX H with no sticks? Strong enough for PS1 and under, nice large screen, and horizontal formfactor. I love my 40XX, but the sticks just feel like shit and I'd rather not even have them in the first place.

>>11932071
Flip 2 still fine, was playing Tactics Ogre on it yesterday.

>>11932343
>sticks just feel like shit
take out the plastic led rings then
you wont find anything with as perfect a form factor as the 40xx H.
wish it had better quality plastic but oh well

>>11930836
playing nintendo software on sony hardware is peak

>>11932683
t.reddit

>>11932683
i had a really nice summer once where i got really obsessed with castlevania and played IV and sotn on my psp. i think that was the same summer i discovered ace combat too, played X and X2.
my life isnt so nice anymore but those are good memories

>>11932317
Oh I'm keeping the shell, there's nothing wrong with it. I just need to swap out the membranes for the d-pad and face buttons and the shoulder button switches.

>>11932692
post your handhelds anberslops dont count
>>11932696
sounds cozy anon, i just got recently bit by the psp nostalgia bug too

Why is the R36S shilled so hard as a budget handheld? Every other post I see about it is people complaining that they got an EmuELEC clone or general build quality issues. And it's like $35 on AliExpress. Do people really need to save the extra $10-$15 a brand new Anbernic/Trimui/etc vertislop would cost over it? Is there somewhere where people are getting these things for like $15 that would somewhat justify the hype?

What is the maximum capacity memory card psp can support?

>>11932826
Because the 3326 is the KAMISOC and you literally do not need anything more.
It used to be $20. sometimes $15.
Nowadays just get a G350 or save up an extra $20 for an RG40xxh

>>11932780
>post your handhelds anberslops dont count
Got all of them except the Ambersloop. (Ignore the RG35XXSP, ended up selling it, absolute trash. Missing the Steam Deck too, but it died from a short circuit. This week I was this close to grabbing a boxed Game Boy Color, but $200 felt insanely overpriced considering I’d end up doing an IPS mod anyway and have to ditch the original shell.)

>>11932852
Open a blog, loser.
We do not care about your homoerotic opinions.

>>11932883
Stay mad

>>11932891
stay gay

>>11932852
"Agarcharse"

LMAO ORA'LE MIJO, TIME TO COOK THE FRIJOLES TO FEED YOUR NINE SIBLINGS

>>11932852
>Uses Windows
PLEB

Working on my handheld shelf, got a few more Gameboy mods in the works

>>11932852
Did an oled mod for my gbc, no regrets... Very very cool screen

Any cheap gbc/gba compatible I can use to backup my games' saves? I'm in Italy btw

>>11933129
Bing bing wahoo

>>11933129
>>11933141


Its'-A-Me! A-Mario!

>>11933141
>>11933221
Mamma mia :^)

>>11933129
compatible what?

>play gba on rg35xxsp and notice that the controls are kinda clunky, and laggy
>try the same gba games on 3ds and there's a huge difference, clunkyness totally gone
>try the rg35xx for the hell of it.
>Not as responsive as 3DS but feels much better than the sp.

How. Am I going crazy? I see no reason why the sp should have more input lag, RA settings are the same. Even with run-ahead enabled it's bad.

>>11933129
Cart dumpers arent all that expensive, but if you own a DS + flashcart you can dump GBA saves, and if you have and N64+transfer pak+ flash cart you can dump gb/gbc saves and I’ve never tried but I bet there’s a way to do it on a GC/wii with the gba link cable

>>11933486
Nothing beats OEM hardware. Simple as.

Arc-D bros...did we lose?

>>11933486
Do you have any issue on non gba games?

>>11932071
You cannot fathom the perfect clamCell.

>>11932848
'bout same as Johnny Mnemonic's head.

>>11932071
Binge on an so is doing rough but hanging in

>>11932848
Highest recommended is 128GB. That's about 120-130 games in .iso. It can handle higher capacity than that but the xmb gets really slow browsing games.

>>11933526
True, too bad the 3ds's screen is not optimal for GBA.
>>11933767
Only tried GBA, so I can compare the difference in running it native. First I thought it was because I used muOS on the SP, which uses gpSP by default, but mGBA shows the same problems. It feels like there is additional lag coming from the hardware itself.

>>11933531
You win by accepting it's the perfect device for mega drive, CD and a limited selection of saturn games and that's it. Arc-S is cheaper and android is unnecessary but the transparent shell just doesn't sit right with me

>>11934214
Try a portmaster game and compare it to pc, would also think it is hardware issue but could also be emulator config still

>>11933502
Last time I checked the dumpers the expedition to Italy was more expensive than the dumpers themselves thou, despite being pretty small and light.

In any case, thanks, I do have a nds, I just need to get a flashcard.

>>11934525
The screen mount is different too, I can never recall which is which.

>>11934214
Why not just play on GBA?

Upgraded from an RG351MP to an RG405M

and honestly I kind of hate it. I really don't like the Xbox style stick layout on a handheld, it just feels weird, but also this doesn't feel as much like an upgrade. PS2 games are unplayable. Gamecube games are barely playable. The only game I've noticed an upgrade to is Gran Turismo 2 which was a bit sluggish on the 351 and runs perfectly on the 405M.

Will installing Gamma OS unlock enough power to play at least some PS2 and Gamecube games? I tried once and it temporarily ricked the damn thing, had to reflash the OS back to the original. The main games i want to play are Champions of Norrath, Dragon Quest VIII, Dark Cloud and generally things that are good "airplane" games that don't require a ton of hand eye coordination.

is PS2 and Gamecube emulation on a pocket sized handheld possible? or should I sell this thing, get a bigger and more powerful handheld (like a retroid pocket 4 plus or 5) and just stick to my RG351MP for SNES and PS1 games?

>>11934907
I dunno.

>>11934907
I tell you people every time you ask that T618 is not a PS2/GC chip, where were you? Gamma won't save you, it'll just give you remarkable idle savings. T820 would be a step up but not ideal, D8300 is beefy (stronger than the snapdragon on RP5) for proper scaling but Anbernic's Android build still needs work and the Mali GPU doesn't work well on certain other systems like Switch, Wii U, etc. RP5 would be your best bet for now, or if you're fine with just waitingTM RP6 or Mini 2 should happen 2026 Q1 looking at their usual release schedule.

>>11934907
As for high power pocketables, the market isn't covering that. Closest would be the Flip 2 I guess, but some cracked hinges have popped up lately.

>>11934939
I generally stay out of these threads until I need a new one because the more I lurk here the more I would want to buy something I don't need, but thanks. I'll look into a retroid pocket 5 or just bite the bullet on a steam deck or another PC based handheld for PS2 games.

>>11932683
You're like an old person that puts plastic on their furniture.

>>11935039
is the dsi xl worth buying

>>11934939
odin 2 is still the best value

>>11935046
yeah, pretty much best way to play ds on a large but still pixel perfect screen.

>>11934567
Might try that.
>>11934727
All GBAs have horrible screens and I don't want to mod one.

>>11935039
i mean i guess, just like to keep my electronics mint condition

>>11934907
Despite what Youtubers from that time period like to say about the 405M and other T618 devices, they were absolutely nowhere near powerful enough to actually play PS2 and Gamecube games, even with PAL roms or whatever frameskips they use. In order to achieve that, you'd need a device with like a Dimensity D1100 minimum or Snapdragon equivalent.

>>11934930
Some help you are, dipshit.

>>11935119
wabi sabi, my man

I got my RG353V. The touch screen is broken. I opened it up and couldn't eyeball anything wrong with the board and I cba to probe it with a scope or DMM. Not really interested in the touch screen and I unplugged the wifi antennae and duct taped it to the side.
I installed ArkOS and its OK but how do I get doom wads and heretic running on this? My last dinky chinesium handheld has a bunch of doom and build engine games in the main menu. This has almost nothing in the menu. The awful android based OS isn't going back in it either.

>>11935328
>did some light googling
>apparently I need to use fucking bash scripts to start games like stardew valley or DOOM wads on ArkOS
these things belong in the fucking dumpster why is this general tolerated?

>>11935328
>>11935331
skill issue

>>11935331
Did AI tell you that or did you reach that stupid conclusion on your own?

>>11935106
Ags 101 is fine. The ITA screen kits using the new screen are excellent and super easy to mod anon

Found my old brick gameboy again.
Two things I noticed it does better than most handhelds these days:
-Its thick so you can wrap your hands around it well which means you wont get handcramps as eaily
-the d-pad and buttons are nice and big. especially the buttons on modern handhelds are way too tiny.

>>11935891
>he plays on a real game boy
poor lmao

>estimated ship date of August 8 for the chinkroid dual-screen
>still not shipped
Ship my shit reeeeeee

>>11932683
>proprietary memory carda

>>11936046
>doesnt know about $2 microsd-to-mspd adapters that solved this years ago
:^/

>>11936070
Even worse was vitas memory card format. Like memory stick wasn't proprietary enough.
Yes adapters exist now but still

>>11935891
anbernic used to do big face buttons, but shrunk them when miyoo became popular.

>>11936081
The Vita's proprietary mem cards still made zero sense in hindsight. Its not like Sony was working on other products that would use them, they were only for the Vita at a time when SD cards were taking off.

>>11934907
>Ricked
You got Rickety-Rickety-Wrecked Son

CAPTCHA:N0DAD

Is there any retroid handheld which does up to PS2 and doesn't have ass build quality or uncomfortable ergonomics

>>11936204
Ayn and Retroid are the same company if you're into wrong stick placement.

>>11931874
I wish the Cube didn't have those two useless sticks. OR I preferred there'd be just a stick and the 4 buttons, dassit. Why is there not a single company going for this design?

>>11936214
odins have based stick placement

>>11936216
the dark blue NGPC gave me a lifelong boner for blue marble/camo patterns. such a good looking handheld.

>>11930062 (OP)
Hello great friends, what chinkheld under 100$ has the fastest responding (but also lowest latency) screen? I want to play shmups on my handheld. Is Anbernic any good?

>>11936262
>fastest responding
>lowest latency

>>11936241
why did no one attempt this design again since the NGPC lol. It's not fucking science that this is the superior design for horizontals

>>11936270
>1:1
>mono
>kinda overly tall

Eh. Unless I have one in my hands to see if it is comfortable, it doesn't look very impressive. Also I get the feeling the clicking of the microswitch pad would get annoying fast.

>>11936270
the handheld race became a matter of pure gimmicks.
>dude, this thing has TWO SCREENS! that means TWO TIMES the action...
>dude, this thing is like... a portable Playstation... that means games.. and guess what else? yeah, it also means your favorite movies: on the go. you can watch the hottest hits of the year like Dodgeball and The Polar Express on this baby...
nobody gave a fuck about an idealized handheld that just played games, at least not after the GBA.

What's the best way to play shoulder-based (aka non pokemon) GBA games and not have them look like overblown saturated messes?
I'm emulating on Vita but only mGBA has low input latency but introduce some audio skipping.
Seems like it would be the 34XX since clamshell triggers are god awful

>>11936282
what's there for us humble gamers that prefer sleek minimalist design? I like your philosophy.

on a semi-related note since you mentioned GBA, what is your preferred way of playing this boy

>>11936262
Go for magicx zero 40, it's made for tate

>>11936308.
i'm not the best guy to ask honestly, i stopped playing handhelds a long time ago. just saw that pic of the NGPC and offered my two cents. these days, if i get the rare itch to play a handheld game, i'd just be emulating it on my PC. i'm sure somebody on here can give you recommendations for a chinkheld, but gun to my head, i'd probably just go with a normal horizontal GBA with a backlight mod and a flash cart.

>>11936320
thank you for your honesty. I think I will just get a deck at this point.

>>11936267
Isn't screen latency the time it takes for the pixel to receive a signal (IE image processing induced lag), but response time the time it takes to actually change color? Or am I wrong here.

>>11936310
That looks kind of neat especially for vertical shmupping but I'm looking for something that's also a general purpose all rounder, just with a good screen.

>>11936262
>>11936340

CubeXX with MuOS

you now remember the Powkiddy v20. Did ANYONE buy this?

>>11937304
Word on the street is Powkiddy is dropping Linux entirely because they're not profitable, so prolly not.

Between DS Lite and DSi (non-XL), is there any difference in the screen?

>>11936337
I don't know why anon pointed this out specifically, but screen alone isn't sufficient when talking about handleds for response time/input lag.
It also heavily depends on the controls, the OS, and the emulators' performances. I don't know if i'm naive, but i wouldn't trust any android device with input latency due to horror stories in android rhythm games

(Continuing from >>11937375 )
Just thought about it, but some of the emulators you can use run-ahead to reduce input lag. Tested a bit on the gkd pixel 2 (it has similar specs to lots of recent handhelds) it can handle 1f of run ahead in snes (tested with Pocky&Rocky, 2 have rare audio crackling in first stage, 3 have actual slowdowns) and 2-3 on pc engine (tested with parodius da, but i don't know the game so unsure what speed it is supposed to have).
If input lag is such a problem to you, maybe you should consider saving up for an analaogue pocket instead since it uses an fpga

>>11937396
Bad screens can add a ton of lag and be the largest source, I've experienced it. The other thing is that they all seem to use these modern mobile processors, as long as the processor is fast enough and the device works with Linux, I'm thinking it might be OK. I don't mess with using wireless or screen casting, that will probably be horrible.

>>11938241
it can add some for sure, but in the case of a handheld I seriously doubt it would play more than up to a frame to be honest
Non handheld screens that tends to have stupid response times usually are tvs because their main goal is to display non interactive content, it's rare to see monitors with more than 10ms response time.
In a handheld you also can't really test the screen separately from everything else, like the physical controls are built in and might be the source of lag; that's why anon should look at more than just the screen. Going for a beefier handheld could let him crank up the run ahead frames by 2 extra frames from instance, which would be equivalent to a 32ms input lag reduction.
(but considering the japense guy who beat inbachi did it on the 360 port first, lag isn't so much of an excuse if he wants to play shmups)

>>11938325
Personally I view run ahead as a crutch for bad hardware. You're absolutely right about TV's though but monitors having less than 10ms delays seems a bit too optimistic. That's less than one frame but the best gaming monitors are doing around 2-4ms. Too hard to believe for me. Most input lag I believe is from wireless controllers, directly connected controls have very little lag and everything else comes down to how well the emulator can run and the screen, including the additional processing required to output it. The physical hardware part of the screen is like response time which manifests itself also in things like ghosting, blur, etc. it's why companies advertise high frame rates and low response times and stuff. I'm not an expert though so maybe someone can correct some of this.

>>11937367
DSi has bigger screens.
they are the perfect size if you ask me, DS lite screen are a tad too small.

>>11937304
nobody likes vertislops with analogs and mono speaker.

>>11938401
No it doesn't.
Same resolution, same screen size, same pixel density.

>>11937304
I didn’t understand the logic behind the V20 at all. At least with the RGB30/20SX there’s a novelty factor with its 1:1 720p screen, but there’s a glut of 4:3, 3.5” 480p handhelds on the market. What’s the point in creating one more?

WHERE THE FUCK IS THE MANGMI

>>11938462
Still doesn't seem to be available to people outside of China for normal prices. The only person I've heard receiving one is Jewy, who said it should be arriving any day now for review.

>>11938462
Why not just buy a Retroid?

>>11938506
Because it supposedly plays perfect N64 Dreamcast and PSP and is allegedly going to retail for $60-$70 vs $200+ for a Retroid.

>>11938541
Buy once, cry once.

>>11938549
I own a flip 2 and I think you're stupid

>>11938424
the DSi has two 3.25-inch screens, while the DS Lite has two 3-inch screens

>>11938578
You're right. Checked myself, and they're slightly larger on the DSi.
My mistake.

DSi XL is better. You get those nice chunky gridlines on the bigger screen.

>>11938560
Buy a hinge, feel the singe.

>>11938607
Why not get the New Nintendo 3DS XL instead?
You can find refurb'd LLs for cheap.

whats the next big thing for the retro handheld scene?

>>11938669
Dual screens

>>11938680
chinks will never master hinge technology

>>11938424
i own both.

>>11938607
too big.
dsi is the perfect size.
new 3ds ds upscaling looks like crap and it's too small on native res.

>>11938662
DS games look one of two ways on 3DS:
>tiny
>smudged to shit
Even on the XL/LL, they're smaller than on a DS in 1:1 pixel scaling mode. It's just not a good way to play DS.

>>11938662
NTA but aspect ratio for original DS games is either stretched or with heavy black bars that end up like pic related. I do have both devices, but I definitely play more DS than 3DS, so it's worth considering what your primary use case will be. Also if you care about the TN/IPS lottery, the DSi XL is guaranteed to have IPS screens. One last thing, 3DS prices are pretty inflated right now compared to older DS models. You can get a DSi LL with charger in good condition for around 60 bucks over like >200 bucks for a New 3DS LL.

>>11938706
Anbernic already confirmes they're making a dual screen. I don't recall if the employee implied two devices or one device that can run both android and linux

>>11938607
It looks too bulky honestly, the main reason I ended up playing 3DS XL way less than I expected to. DS Lite felt like the perfect size

>>11938669
Replacement PSP Gos.
I dont know if they'll be anywhere near as pocketable though, so I got one in case. Its pretty small...

>>11938380
>That's less than one frame but the best gaming monitors are doing around 2-4ms
10ms response time is an overestimation of what those consoles probably do. Response time is actually way below 1ms for high end monitors; response time of a screen is just one of the component that can make the image feels laggier between 2 screens, but hardly is the main factor.
Refresh rate also plays a role, but all those cheap handheld will be used at 60hz anyway.
> Most input lag I believe is from wireless controllers, directly connected controls have very little lag
Depends on the quality of the controller, like iirc the ps4 and switch controllers have less lag in bluetooth than wired.
> and everything else comes down to how well the emulator can run and the screen, including the additional processing required to output it
Running the emulator is the main source of input lag, otherwise you wouldn't see so many comparison between fpga and computer emulators on input lag; even on the best screen in the beefiest PC you can imagine, the PC would still have more lag than the fpga unless using run-ahead or tweaking the emulator's settings in general.

>>11938669
xperia play clones since the patent expired. Ayaneo is making one.

China tariff truce is going to be extended for another 90 days, so that's good for the burgerbros that like buying chinkshit.

>>11939153
i acutally need a chink controller, but I'm not sure if any have a clicky control stick like the ngpc or the ngx

>>11938669
The ClamCell™..

>>11939298
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSfHVH08N3E

>>11938726
Sharp filter hacks for ds games on 3ds are pretty decent

My fucking brick died on me. No charging light, no power, nada. This is of course after I got a custom engraving for the back.

>>11939610
Disconnect the battery for 5 minutes plug it back in while holding the power button. If it still doesn't turn on, it's truly tucked which does happen on devices like these. Could be emmc failure.

>>11937314
Aside from the rgb20s, v90, and early 3326 handhelds since those were the first clones, powkiddy's android line always did better. A powkiddy rep stated their linux handhelds only sold for being preloaded with rims which powkiddy wants to move away from. The x28 is actually the best selling t618 device domestically and pk's most popular device in general if you can believe it.

what's the best screen replacement for a gba?

can't believe there's nothing to talk about with chinkhelds anymore

>>11940296
ya chinkhelds are getting to smartphone levels in terms of plateauing, but not complaining fuck all the slop

>>11938717
>Even on the XL/LL, they're smaller than on a DS in 1:1 pixel scaling mode
Wrong
The XL models actually have a lower DPI than the non-XL OG DS models, which means the image will be bigger on a 3DS XL in pixel perfect mode

>>11939610
Try unengraving it

>>11939153
In that case I’ll hold off buying an RP5 for now

>>11939594
this looks like shit man

>horizontal
>linux
>no joysticks or good joysticks
why does this not exist apart from the steam deck

>>11940546
Hah, jokes on you, neither screenshot was of a 3ds
This proves how full of shit you are, and how you are always btfo in these threads

>>11940702
Left is literally an N2DSXL, which has a screen with the same size and resolution has the N3DSXL

>Look up chinkheld reviews.
>glowing praise. temped to pull trigger.
>check reddit
>"Fun for 6 months. Then the buttons stopped responding, popped off, console cracked in half, battery blew up 10x it's size and burned down my house"

So are some companies more reliable than others or are they all about equally sketchy on quality? Was considering Odin Portal 2 or RP5.

>>11940807
My oldest working chinkheld is my analogue pocket. the true champ

>>11940807
Some companies are more reliable than others, but at the end of the day, it's all Chinesium. Even devices people generally vouch for still have their problems. The first chinkheld I had was the Miyoo Mini Plus, which people still praise all the time. Like 3 months in my screen started popping out a few times when the device got hot from playing demanding games. When I looked it up, the consensus was "yeah, it kinda just does that sometimes just open it up and tape it".
These devices are really only meant to last for a few years, and it's expected that by the time they break they are either superceded by something more powerful for the same price, or are cheap enough that it'd be easier to buy a new one than replace the broken parts. There's anecdotes about Ayaneo and to a lesser extent Retroid having shit QC and certain devices like the Miyoo Flip having a ticking timebomb hinge, but honestly just pick something and as long as it doesn't have a million red flags about it online it'll probably last if you take care of it. If you're really worried though, the company that makes those handhelds you mentioned have decent customer support as long as you aren't a Chinese customer

my dingoo a320 is still working. the chinks don't make em like they used to.

>>11939610
hehehe brick

>>11940807
The ultimate blackpill for chinkhelds is they can all break from a feather. Emmc failure, shit batteries, poor qc, it happened with every company.

>>11941003
I think the only reason powkiddy isn't a meme in China is because thier customer support there is actually decent.

>>11939610
Have you tried resetting it?

>>11940807
Anbernic is pretty solid and good quality in my experience. The best of the cheapest, way more solid than Miyoo.

My RG280V has been going strong for 3 years and working great. Several drops, barely scratched.

>>11940807
Chinkhelds must be judged individually, companies are too erratic. These two should be okay.

>>11940807
Wait for the Steam Deck 2

>>11940807
>So are some companies more reliable than others
Essentially this. I've found Anbernic is fairly reliably even if I got a lemon RG35XX-SP that had its posts disintegrate when I went to just turn some screws. The thing still functioned but it was basically impossible to keep flush or closed. My other RG35XX-SP, RG34XX, and RG35XX-H have all been solid for about a year now for the H and about three or four months for the other two. FunnyPlaying is also reliable, their issue is more on slow software support for their FPGBC than the actual quality of their products.

>>11941056
I don't really thing Anbernic is sturdy or long living at all and the ones I own are like this:

RG280V - constantly went into a restart loop and soon didn't turn on at all. Garbage.

RG351MP - solid aluminum case, but the paint came of really quick. Screen is also not protected in the least, and get funky if you push at it with the littlest of force

RG35xx - face buttons become scratchy and sticky fast, shoulder buttons wear down. Mine can't be overclocked in garlic OS and fucks up after a few minutes, but that's overclocking, so I can't really complain.

RG35xxsp - famous wear down problem with the buttons. No problem with the hinge though.

Overall only the MP and RG35xx are acceptable.

>>11941518
>RG280V - constantly went into a restart loop and soon didn't turn on at all. Garbage.
Corrupted SD or corrupted installation. Git gud.

>>11941520
Did that. Didn't help.

What is the "best" chinkheld right now, besides deck / switch? The smaller the better, but I want to be able to play at least ps2 / gc games. I also don't want it dying in like a year.

>>11941542

Boot loop after power on
Actually, in this situation, the system is completely up and running. The problem is usually related to SimpleMenu when it is the default launcher if it have trouble restoring the last state. This can happen if the files that SimpleMenu addresses through its configuration files have been manually modified. It can also happen if these files itself have been modified (those found in /media/data/local/home/.simplemenu/section_groups). The solution is usually to delete the status file so that it can be regenerated. This file is last_state.sav and it is located inside the home directory of SimpleMenu, i.e. /media/data/local/home/.simplemenu.

Since version 1.3.1 of the image, there is a way to solve the problem from the console. The steps to find the solution are as follows:

Hold Power during 2 seconds to poweroff system.
Power on while pressing B during complete boot.
Open Commander.
Delete last_state.sav in .simplemenu directory.
Close Commander.
Open SimpleMenu.
Restore lost settings.
We are done.

>>11941520
Some of their mips handhelds have failure rates where flashing the sdcard with good firmware won't help. I learned this the hard way with my rgplus and only chink forums talked about it.

>>11941543
Best for money to performance ratio is Retroid Pocket 5/Retroid Pocket Mini V2, it emulates up to Wii perfectly and they're around the size of a PS Vita. Anything after that, Odin 2 Portal, but it's pretty close to the Steam Deck in size. Pic related for size comparisons, Odin on the right.

>>11941567
I forgot to mention there's also the Odin 2 Mini. It's the same specs as the Odin with the size of the Vita, but it doesn't have an OLED screen like the Odin 2 Portal and the Retroid Pockets have despite costing the same as the Portal.

MuOS firmware update by the end of the month, by the looks of things.
Has RG34XXSP support.

>>11941596
Goose is going to be amazing.
By the way did you know you can stop using the inbuilt hard-to-use music player (GMU Music Player), and install Rocknix instead? It has some amazing skins and it is way easier to navigate once you figure how to add your folders (look for the guide lol, I had to ask at the discord)

>>11940807
Those two have the highest chances of lottery winners and are safe purchases. Wait for a ‘eck 2 for more enjoyable PS2-era emulation. We’re waiting on what the dual-screen does for DS/3DS.

Thought on RP Mini?

>>11941621
I'm not really using these things to play music, but are you saying I can somehow install Rocknix into MuOS?
My ass thought you were talking about Rockbox for some reason lol.

>>11942270
My bad, lol, yeah I meant ROCKBOX music player

https://community.muos.dev/t/rockbox-music-player/622

>>11942071
v1 shat the bed, v2 is ok

>>11942278
nice, looks like that'd suit an RG28XX perfectly

>>11942278
Sweet, I'll 100% keep that in mind for the next MuOS upgrade I do.
The default GMU Music Player is kinda ass and doesn't recognise a bunch of the AAC, OGG, or OPUS audio I have.

RELEASE THE FUCKING MANGMIS ALREADY YOU FUCKS

>>11941518
>face buttons become scratchy and sticky fast, shoulder buttons wear down
Membranes or the actual plastic buttons or both?

I've seen people wear the plastic on the faces of their buttons down and I have no fucking idea how that happens or how they manage to do that. Is the plastic really that shitty?

>>11941596
Really? Hasn't the thing been out for like 3 months already?

>>11942987
Mine haven't broken down and I never heard of that, but they don't look like stellar plastic. Wonder if the guy used rubbing alcohol.

>>11943101
The plastic thing is hard to believe but I did see a youtube video where a guy actually did wear down the face buttons on his chinkheld, it looked like someone ground it down with a key or something. He said he played some game that was very repetitive over and over again, like this is all he played and it required repetitive inputs and lots of pressure.

So then it would be the second time I've heard of this and it's still bizarre and hard to believe because this is just fucking plastic how do they fuck that up on a consumer electronic. Anyways I would be more concerned about the longevity of membranes and them not not tearing or going unacceptably mushy over time.

>>11943126
Was it the Apotris guy who grinded his d-pad? I recall that.

>>11943136
That sounds familiar, I think so. It's like how the fuck do you even do that. I've seen people pretty easily shave material off the top of Switch 2 face buttons with a box cutter, it seemed pretty soft and I doubt those will have issues like that.

>>11930062 (OP)
No Onion OS
No buy

>>11942278
It does look amazing with themes.
Some themes show big Album art, others look amazing without album art.

Just make sure to use the themes in this link:
https://themes.rockbox.org/index.php?target=ipod6g

(Only "ipod6g" themes are compatible due to screen size I reckon, the link has already those selected)

Image related, that is my Winamp skin even to this day (I use Linux but Audacity has Winamp skin compatibility, and I renamed it and changed its icon to Winamp, lol)

retroid pocket 6 when?

>>11943524
I was also impressed by OnionOS, I call it perfect due to Art Scrapping over WiFi and other things...

but then I found a cheap RG35XX 2024
MuOS is also PERFECT in its slightly different way, for example it has grids, which allows for console icons, but also you can make a Media folder (I use CRT icon) inside of which each series can have its own icon (CowboyBebop, Pingu, etc...)

Also MuOS will have an update by the end of this month, most likely. The update will include WiFi Art Scrapper and a few more things to even make it better.

I wholeheartedly reccomend MuOS A LOT.

Both OS are VERY mature and made for gamers by GAMER Retro Hand Held players.

What would be the best way to transfer stuff to my held, without having to remove the SD card?

>>11944227
Usb-C to Usb-A 3.0

Or USB-C to USB-C if you are sure your handheld has the driver to control the voltage.

The RG280V, for example, has a usb-c plug, but it does not have the driver to ask for the correct low voltage, and it can burn its battery with the voltage of a proper full usb-c charge.

The Miyoo Mini + and RG35XX +, in my experience, do have the driver and can be connected USB-C to USB-C to the computer.

Just enable the USB mode MTP or something alike to activate the device as a drive.

>>11944239
This is how I stopped corrupting my microSD cards by Linux trying to mount them as a OS and changing booting files or something on the headers.

Now I NEVER corrupt my microSD cards no matter how much I add or remove to them using the Hand Held as USB drice.

In Miyoo Mini + you can transfer over HTTP, by connecting to it as a website, but it only works with transfers in small batches like 10 files at a time, because with hundreds of files it will hang and you will have to restart and will never know which files are corrupted or incompletely transferred. I use HTTP transfer in Miyoo Mini + but only after I flash the ROM card with my base collection using a microSD adapter, then I use HTTPS only to update or add new hacks ONE BY ONE.

To add 100GB of ROMs I DO NOT RECOMMEND HTTP transfer, maybe another WIFI transfer user an FTP Manager, but I never tried those.

>>11944239
Unfortunately, some handhelds either have some OS issues (connection drop), or the USB-C port itself is dodgy and drops connection.

>>11944227
flash drive

Is there a chinkheld with sticks/slidepads perfectly flush with the device? Zero 28 seems to be the closest but I was wondering if there is something with a bigger screen

mogs trimui brick

>>11944902
fukken cute, if only it were more Blue Purple instead of Pink Purple.

>>11944902
Not with those shit ski slope shoulder buttons. The Brick is the only vertical who is the true successor to the RG300's godly shoulder buttons.

>>11944902
That thing doesn't even mog the Miyoo Mini Plus and that handheld is fucking trash.

>>11944902
>android
shan't

>>11944940
whats wrong with android?

>>11944227
I use FileZilla, but I’m transferring from a NAS.

Anbernic RG477M might be the one

i'm still mad that i fell for the miyoo mini. its square shape is so uncomfortable.
what's the best horizontal slop these days?

>>11944902
>only chinkheld touchscreen with a 1024x768 resolution
>4x DS scaling
I really hope we are getting close to a knockoff DS that isn't overpriced ayaneo bullshit. Why their previous attempt used a 480x800 (effectively 480x360) screen is beyond me

>>11945138
Retroid’s add-on might be them testing the market for that sort of thing

>>11945106
Ayaneo pocket dmg

>>11945148
They'd better figure out the hinge fuckup, I was this close to getting a flip 2

>>11945152
the pocket dmg is vertical, not horizontal

>>11945159
Pretty sure a few anons are guinea pigging it, so we’ll see

>>11942987
I can vouch for the buttons on the RG35XXSP turning to shit surprisingly quickly. It's a launch unit.

Played a shitton of Super Metroid and Aria of Sorrow on it, primarily using just the Y, B, and A buttons. You can see they're really sunken in compared to the X button.
I can still play Super Metroid on this thing but it requires too much physical force to be reliable and comfortable.

I wanna open it up sometime to replace and/or fix the buttons and membranes but haven't gotten around to it.
It's apparently less of an issue with the newer units that revised the buttons to be less clicky, but that was only for new colors that I didn't want. I love the transparent blue shell and wanted to keep that.

Russ got it

>even Retroid Pocket 5s are cracking now
>Shills are coping saying everything cracks including the steam deck

What the fuck is going on over at Retroid??

>>11945493
this is so satisfying after seeing all the rp5 fags gloating about the flip 2

>>11945493
this nigga just dropped it or crushed it. This is not a part that experiences stress.

>>11944908
How's the d-pad on those things? I have a wired sn-30 pro and it's so stiff it's unusable, I previously had a wireless one in grey and it was good, soft and responsive.

>>11945545
Cope

should i get a retroid pocket 2S?

>>11945595
Anon, I...

>>11945493
>>11945574
How the fuck does this even happen unless you drop the damn thing?

>>11945574
They dropped them bro. The crack originates from the screw. They dropped it and the strain spread from the screw and it cracked.
>>11945683
There is a possibility that the plastic is garbage and the case is not reinforced enough around the screws. But most of the time these kind of cracks happen when you physically damage them from dropping them or twisting or otherwise crush it.

>>11945683
It's shitty, brittle D-grade plastic and the stress of opening that little card slot over and over resolves to that particular area for whatever reason, which probably isn't helped by the general movement and flexing of the unit in general. This is what happens when you buy chinese garbage.

>>11945574
>>11945493
trimui has better build quality, completely unironically

>>11945734
can those fucks at triumui just put the mangmi chip in the smart pro already so we can actually play psp games on it

>>11945734
Didn't someone in the thread earlier just say their Brick stopped working?

If you don't want shitty plastic buy something better.

>>11945772
They said it's better. Not good.

>>11945683
Inferior chinknesium engineering.

>>11945780
>same shitty plastic, just double the price for some reason

>>11939610
>This is of course after I added a stupid engraving that looks tacky as hell and fucked it up
your own fault.

>>11945715
NTA but even if that were true that just means these things have shit build quality. I dropped my GBA, GBA SP, and DS phat a ton of times and they never cracked. The only had scratches.

Also no one believes you because if they were dropped the glass screen would crack first and not some plastic at the back.

>>11945772
he disassembled it to install a different backplate with an engraving, he most probably fucked it up.

All metal brick or plastic brick?

>>11944208
Custom firmware hall of fame
>onionos
>muos
>minui (plus derivatives)
I'd add crossmixos but it just looks so jank even though functionally I love it

>>11945715
Are the dropped RP5s in the room with us now?

Is the RG Cube worth upgrading from the Cube XX? I pretty much exclusively emulate on the XX nowadays. Does it run PS2 and GameCube fine, or should I just get a RP Mini/477M?

>>11945734
I hate re*oid as much as the next guy but trimui is sub powkiddy tier.

>>11945849
>>11945852
>Implying disassembling something as simple as a linux chinkheld can break it
Troonui bros, you're making miyoo look good again.

>>11945878
I haven't had any issues with PS2 and GC on mine, but I do run at 1x res and there's still some slowdown on some games, like Atelier Iris for some reason. Might be worth RP Mini v2 if you're after a seamless experience.
Also Knulli Gladiator has a release for the V90S so I'm going in lads

>>11945843
Doesn't ayaneo use higher grade ABS?

>>11945910
that's what they claim, no one would post crack pics out of buyers remorse for spending so much on china plastic

it's already Q3 of the year, where's the new retroids?

>>11945967
Ships the 15th.

I've installed GMenuNX on my Trimui Model S. I've noticed that the dev has a "clock adjuster app" available. What exactly does it do? As far as I could tell, it creates a txt file with the value you enter, it doesn't actually add a clock. Is there a particular way you're supposed to use it, that I'm missing?

>>11945493
It’s not a flaw it’s a FEATURE, they’ll totally fix this in the RP6 ;)
I’m curious to see how long until cracks end up forming in the RG557, or if we’ll somehow live to see a day where Anbernic has better QC than Retroid.

>>11945878
I've been told it feels less sturdy. Wouldn't get a T820 for that.

>>11945880
>I hate re*oid as much as the next guy but trimui is sub powkiddy tier.
As a RGB30 owner, I very much doubt it.

>>11945967
Never mind that, where's the Arc 2?

What’s with the retroid hate? Reeks of reddit

>>11946867
>Retroidditor sick of the retroon dicksicking that comes with his ick
>Confused when the one english website that shits on retroon doesn't suck their dicks

>>11946462
>Arc 2
How will they fuck it up?

Are chinks the only one who make reasonably sized handhelds nowadays?

>>11946885
learn english saar

>>11945159
lol even the non-flip RP5s are cracking now

>>11945559
I like all the buttons A LOT, I even like the DPAD better than the Hall Effect Analog Sticks, these are my first Hall Effect Sticks ever, and I feel they are too "slidy" or too "digital" if it makes any sense... do not get me wrong the function perfectly well..

It might be that I have only tried them on Persona 2 at the PSOne, and they might function differently with Switch or PC Games with sensitivity stages... I just find them to be... TOO RESPONSIVE and have little resistance, they just feel new too me..

The DPAD and buttons feel premium otherwise, and the purple IS RICH AS FUCK, real Original Gangster Purple, not pinky.

I wish Vampire Purple was used more

No chinkheld should be 16:9 at that point you're just playing modern games on a phone

>>11945862
OnionOS and MuOS should share 1st place, you will definitely at least think so when Goose comes out... you might even like it better now.

I am telling you, grids for console icons, and folder icons are pretty cool to implement media folders and subfolders, even COLLECTION folders, you can create a pokemon folder with pokemon icon within the consoles folder, for example.

>>11945493
mini v2 bros won
>no cracks
>better aspect ratio for retro
>looks better with the ds add-on
>actually fits in pocket
>best ergonomics

>>11947383
I wasn't ranking any of them above the others.

>>11947389
Hasn't the mini v2 been out for a fraction of the time that the rp5 has been?

>>11947543
yes and no since the first mini came out before rp5 and v2 is just a different front plate with the larger screen

I have run into an issue with my GBA. I just modded it with the M2 kit and most of the time it doesn't turn on. I have to turn it on and off multiple times before it decides to stay on. When I turn it on you can see the light turning on but then when the switch gets to the end of the "movement" it's off. I think when the shell is not screwed in and there's some space between the front shell and the back shell the issue is less pronounced.
But I found a similar issue with my non-moded GBA SP, in that once it's on if you slightly touch the on/off switch (without actually turning it off) it turns off.
I already cleaned the switch with alcohol when I harvested the board.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

The rg353V handles n64 and even Saturn emulation incredibly well. You crackheads just tried to shill me a $250 brand new chinesium PoS for no reason.

>>11939594
Looks like smeared shit kek.
Just launch it in pixel perfect mode, retard.

>>11938607
Amen.
DSI XL is the definitive way to play DS games. Too bad it doesn't have a GBA slot, it would be the definitive way of playing GBA too if that was the case.

>>11947562
My point is that it hasn't gone through the same amount of wear and tear that the other retroids have gone though yet

>>11947669
If it’s not the power switch there other components that might have to be replaced, take a look at this:
https://www.retrosix.wiki/power-switch-circuit-game-boy-advance

>>11947682
>Too bad it doesn't have a GBA slot, it would be the definitive way of playing GBA too if that was the case.
It doesn't have any way to play GBA games natively from the SD card when modded? There's probably actual GBA hardware in there. Even the 3DS has GBA hardware in it and you can play GBA games without emulation with open_agb_firm

>>11945880
>>Implying disassembling something as simple as a linux chinkheld can break it
that sorely depends on the skills of the guy doing the job.
i've disassembled and even repaired (power switch replacement) a powkiddy q90.
i've also disassembled and reassembled my trimui model s without any issues.
the guy with the bricked brick was probably someone that can barely hold a screwdriver.

>>11947682
I hate that you need two separate consoles if you want a good ds and 3ds experience, because the 3ds isn't really suited to ds games

>>11944943
nothing.
but depending on how bloated it is, it can perform worse than the lightweight tina linux the brick has.
android is a little more flexible though, but not that much without a touchscreen.

>>11947719
But what kind of component other than the switch would ever cause something like that? When it's on it works flawlessly.
I don't have any soldering experience, by the way.

>>11947729
Meaningless if it can't read my cartridges.
>>11947738
Good thing you don't really need a 3DS since there are no 3DS games worth playing.
I only use the 2DS as a Pokemon Bank machine.

>>11947760
>I can't enjoy my games if I know they're loaded from a different kind of storage, even if they play 100% the same and running off real GBA hardware
I swear people here think official plastic is more important that the actual fucking games

>>11947729
The DSi is missing the GBA hardware unlike the 3DS. They added it back in on the 3DS for no reason, maybe because they already had to add in DSi hardware support (twl_firm) and thought GBA wasn't too much effort.
You can use gbarunner2 but it's a massive hack.

>>11947787
I already have the games, what am I supposed to do with them?
If I only wanted to emulate/play the games I'd sell all this crap >>11947682 and just use my Steam Deck, which is technically better than all of them.

>>11947787
Also I enjoy physical objects, sue me.

>>11942987
Even with OEM controller buttons you will have white plastic dust on the rims of the buttons after some time. But that is usually not a problem, but when pressing the buttons on the rg35xx it pivots too much, so it's kind of scratching on the case, so the button just won't spring back immediately. That's a sticky button. Mine is playable for now, but I expect it to get worse.

>>11947760
Ever Oasis is good though

>>11947389
lack of widescreen for the 6th gen games that support it is a bit of a bummer though

>>11947787
>emulated games
sex with condom
>physical game
sex with no condom
simple as

>>11947919
Except there's literally no emulation involved when playing with something like open_agb_firm
It's as retarded as saying using a flashcart is emulation

>>11947816
>I already have the games, what am I supposed to do with them?
dump them and play them in your chinkheld of choice.

>>11947807
>The DSi is missing the GBA hardware unlike the 3DS
nope.
the dsi and 3ds have the same amount of gba hardware.
the difference is that nintendo happened to release a way to use it on 3ds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9S8TTxqGMI

it's up

>>11947952
Why would I ever waste my money on a chinkheld when I have a Steam Deck?
I'll stick with my cartridges and I'll buy even more, thanks.

>>11947962
>happened to release a way to use it on 3ds
If you're talking about injecting ambassador program GBA games, you don't even need that anymore, open_agb_firm doesn't use that, you can literally just drag and drop normal GBA roms on your SD card and play them without converting them, still playing them natively without any emulation

>>11948114
soulless.
having individual icons for every game on the home screen is soul.

dsi has gbarunner, version 3 is being worken on and uses the same principle of 3ds.

>>11948123
Meh, it's not worth the pain of having to turn a rom into a CIA every single time I want to add a game

>>11947998
looks like dogshit with the rp5 but kino with the rpmv2

>>11930062 (OP)
> bought an Ambernic over a year ago
> never got around to installing anything on it
I wanted to install a custom OS instead of the default software. Any recommendations on how to proceed?

>>11948135
model?

>>11947998
> 1-2 frames of latency
So close, and yet so far.

>>11948137
RG35XX H
.

>>11948149
you have muos, rocknix, knulli, garlic and even minui.
dunno which is better, i don't own a h700 device. but i vote against minui. tried it on my brick and didn't liked it.

Retroid have lost so much good will than nobody will even want RP6

>>11948149
MuOS 100% just wait til the end of the month a new version will drop.
https://community.muos.dev/

1000% recommended.
The Discord is also very active and helpful.

>>11948149
Knulli or muOS, the former just got a new update and the latter is getting one by the end of this month. I personally use muOS whenever I can and it's the best CFW since I started with Onion OS on my Miyoo Mini.

>>11948149
muOS is kinda ass and barebones but stable and snappy, requires additional setup for bluetooth because the aussie devs are asshats.
Knulli is sluggish but has EmulationStation.
Rocknix also runs EmulationStation as its frontend and is snappier, but lacks some features as it's still in development and loses some GPU performance because the proprietary driver can't run on mainline kernel. Don't ever hope to get support from the dev.
MinUI is just a gutted stock, useless.
Garlic's dead, last commit was almost a year ago.

I'm still loving my BSP D6, fantastic for such a cheap controller, also enjoying my new smartphone that just runs things better, overall it's cozy coming home from work and laying down in bed to play some retro goodness. I mostly enjoy PS1 on this thing because the analogs are better than the directional pad, and overall the aesthetic just feels very PS1, the OG model, it's nice.

What are you guys playing right now?
What are you playing it on?
How is it so far?

>>11948226
Emo Kid detected.
> I hate everyone
> 3deep5you
> too underground

MuOS is superb.

>>11948239
Kid Icarus: Uprising, Persona 4 Golden & Resident Evil 0
Odin 2 Mini.
Probably my favorite rotation of the year.
My only small gripe is that Azahar doesn't let me map both my left stick and buttons for the ABXY input where I can do that with the Retroarch but the 3DS cores are outdated and lag like crazy.

>>11947061
>Retroiddit golem fefee's hurt
Imagine my shock. Bet he believed the ceo having to shell out his own cash.

>>11947760
>Pokefan
>Deranged retard
I swear to fuck you guys were more sane at least seven years ago.

>>11948250
>Abloo bloo bloo mi favorite os ese
It's kinda shit. Just less shit that knulli.

>>11947998
>that latency
its over before it even began

>>11948398
> Crawling in my skin
> These wounds they will not heal

>>11948391
Truth hurts.

Which handheld would you guys recommend for something with a form factor like the game boy/GBC, and can support shaders and has a screen that they look good on? I don't want a big screen or anything particularly powerful, just something game boy games will look "natural" on

>>11948441
RG35XX-Plus

>>11948441
Pocket classic. Ignore the jewdroid hate, it’s a couple of anons pissed about something.

>>11948441
MIyoo mini plus

>>11948441
Trimui Brick

>>11948429
It wouldn't hurt if they learned self control for 5 seconds.

>>11948452
>Ignore the warranted hate, daddy retroon did nothing wrong.
That said, the he wants shaders and clearly doesn't want a stick so the classic is actually perfect

>>11948458
This is also good but it is slightly shorter of height so you get worse grip than with a RG35XX which has more surface area for comfortably holding it.

Other than that Miyoo Mini Plus has a solid MFW, it is just more brittle when it comes to plastic and build in general Anbernic is more solid and has an actual audio chip so you can listen music through headphones.

Miyoo Mini Plus has headphones 3.5 jack plug, but it lacks the amplifier so you can barely listen to music with all volume up if you are walking outside.

>>11948441
da brick.

>>11948441
modretro chromatic

>>11948463
Problem is that no one can actually say why the hate is warranted.

>>11948508
When you drop them they break

>>11948487
>>11948441
here's the brick running gbc.

>>11948487
what is this game?

>>11948487
why's it so dark?

>>11948648
moemon star emerald.

>>11948652
the pic came out like that.

>>11947004
Well, we could.. But as nice as our Kickstarter would be, we'd still need to outsource it to Chinland to keep costs down.

What's the equivalent of babbi's first handheld?

>>11948441
Retroid Pocket Classic
It feels like playing a modern gb/c to me.

>>11948713
So it’d still be made of cheap dogshit plastic which kinda misses the point

>>11948441
Definitely the RP Classic, most shaders will run on the cheaper stuff but they falter trying to run the modern iterations of Dot Matrix for GB/P. That said it is an OLED, so only time will tell if it can handle constant shader usage without burn-in.

>>11949125
Original 35xx and Miyoo Mini (Plus), from sheer volume of tutorials and bandwagoning.

>>11948463
It hurts you kek.

>>11945862
>>11947383
Emulation Station operating systems like Knulli completely mog all of the above (except Crossmix I guess though I haven't tried it) for the simple reason that, with the right theme, they're the only ones that have made my chinkhelds feel like actual video game systems.

>>11949882
>The best response retroons can come up with
Tsk tsk. How's it feel to get buck broken by anbernig every month?

>>11949935
Famiclones mog gayulationstation any day of the week. See a game, select it, play. You're supposed to play the goymes, not the system

>>11949961
I'm the pokemon guy.
I have a Steam Deck, I don't think about chinkhelds at all.

>>11949976
Give me the deck and ills gives ya a razer edge 2013.

The cracks are indeed starting to show at Retroid

>>11950442
Why, what happened?

>>11950543
see
>>11945887
>>11945574
>>11945493

would get that rp dual screen attachment but i heard yhat input delay is aids so…

Is the Anbernic RG35XXSP still the best clamshell handheld on the market ?

>>11950561
>some retard on reddit dropped his chinknesium handheld
Gonna have to give me more than that.

>>11950593
it seems we have to wait for a button fix before purchasing it, tho

>>11950609
what it's still not fucking fixed ? Is there some diy solution like putting another console's membrane in ?

>>11948198
wtf can they even do with RP6 other than making it more comfortable to hold? RP5 is the perfect size, good oled screen, and is powerful enough to emulate most ps2/gc games at full speed.

>>11947998
this nigga definitely loves BBC

>>11950631
mutt's law

>>11947998
>that latency
Eliminates the entire 3DS and DS catalog except for RPGs. I wonder if it’s a hardware or software thing.

>>11950593
They all have some catch with them. Unironically the PowKitty V90S has the best hinge design and actual rubber membrane buttons, it just sucks that it doesn't have a headphone jack or WiFi. The only other hope I have for clamshells is Miyoo miraculously replaces the hinge on the V3 Flop one day, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

>>11950642
the input delay Is not noticable, Chud.

>>11950690
Just spam images of dropped retroids and don’t try to actually engage, faggot. Dunno what your malfunction is but you should kill yourself.

>>11932852
Puto chiquilicuate

>>11932852
>Btw

Lemme guess u need more?
*not my pic , instead of anbernig i have miyoo flip that's right, the better gba clone

Need some opinions on a couple of devices that i may incorperate into a project. What are some anons thoughts on the "Scannerz", that gave you monsters when you scanned barcodes? What about the pokewalker that came with pokemon heart gold and soul silver, that gave you items, exp, etc as you walked?

>>11950621
remove the all-glass front
make it more comofrtable so it doesn't need a grip accesory
next gen of snap dragon
plastic which doesn't crack
TMR sticks

>>11950621
metal shell, non matte

>>11949961
>Famiclones mog gayulationstation any day of the week. See a game, select it, play. You're supposed to play the goymes, not the system
They all do that numbnuts, EmulationStation just does it better in a few key ways. Most of those don't put your system select right up front, EmulationStation does. Why would it need to be one of six options on the main start screen, sharing equal footing with stuff like apps and settings? Those options should always be accessible somewhere of course, but what does literally every single video game system interface ever have in common? They put the games front and center as soon as you boot up the console, and you have to navigate away from them to get to everything else. Some of those other OSes let you set that as an option, but EmulationStation is designed around it.

Another problem is some of those being too text-focused. MuOS is the worst in this regard. Yes, worse than MinUI, because at least that's the entire point of MinUI, even though I think that's a terrible goal that makes you suck on purpose, but that's the road they chose to go down. But who the fuck on the MuOS team thought that turning the system and game selection screens into a literal, actual, no-bullshit straight-up file browser was the right call for a video game system interface? The whole point of going custom Linux OS in lieu of Android is that you can build it from the ground up to feel like a video game system and nothing else, instead of duct taping an approximation of one on top of a computer OS. That's where MuOS fails harder than the rest. In any case, you can do just text or just text with boxart/screenshots in EmulationStation too, but you usually have options for stuff like boxart selection, game logos, coverflow, video clips, game descriptions... y'know, the kind of stuff you see in game compilations on actual video game systems.

What are some handhelds around the same price as the 35XXSP with better d-pads (sticks preferable)? Been eyeing the GKD Bubble and 35XXH, really want something with a more comfortable d-pad and similar specs.

>>11951251
zZZZZZzzzzzZZzZz
Open a blog already, loser.

I dunno whether to buy a ‘eck or gun parts for my birthday gift to myself. I never shoot my guns and I never play video games.

Move over, Retroid Pocket 5...
The new king of chinkhelds will crush your flimsy plastic and glass with its heavy metal shell

GIVE US THE FUCKING MANGMIS

>>11951493
>mainboard fries itself
>charging ic pops
>eMMC fails
>Screen delaminates
>Battery morphs into spicy pillow
Case should be fine though

>>11951508
The only anbernic which blew up was the sp

>>11951493
>what do the gweilo want? chang, your thoughts?
>DEY RUV METAR BIG METAR
>brilliant

>>11951493
I'm not buying it, Russ.

>>11951573
You'll have no choice when your RP5 or Flip 2 get hairline cracks and fall apart

>>11951575
still not buying it Russ

>>11951575
Only way I'm buying it is with a plastic shell that isn't Retroidium, ergonomic grips like the 406H/Cube, stacked shoulder buttons, and it's $180.

dropping the RG477m on a child will cause serious damage, was this Max's plan all along?

>>11949536
Almost everything we have comes from/through China.

>>11951627
Just display a white screen and put it on the charger and leave it on for a week.

>>11951639
That's not burn-in, it's a physically decaying screen.

>>11951251
MuOS literally has all those options for Art and icons, you are deluded.

>>11951508
>spicy pillow
What?

>>11951680
reddit speak for swollen battery

>>11951627
Phone > x86 chinkheld or oem hanheld > android chinkheld with stick on top > android chinkheld with stick on bottom

Guuyyyysssss!!! I'm part of the team now!!! We are sameysssss

>>11951754
Glad you finally pulled the trigger! Welcome to the family! May you buy many more handhelds... :P

>>11951754
Absolutely disgusting

>>11950621
Clamcel.

>>11950609
That's not going to get fixed.

>>11950614
V2s (So the new colors + lottery for the old colors) fixed the face buttons but not the d-pad. You still need to print out the washers and open it up to slip them onto the membrane to fix it even on V2s. If you have a V1 you just print more, open it up, and put it on both the d-pad and face buttons while also putting some foam on the buttons to quiet them.

See people freaking out over the retroid dual- screen's latency saying they'll just wait for a proper dualscreen handheld instead of an addon.

But I was under the impression that the latency was due to Android hdmi out? In which case won't any other handheld suffer the same issue unless maybe some Linux solution comes out?

>>11951754
That handheld is gay, so are you

>>11951673
and it's fixed by leaving the screen on.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/dsi-ll-de-yellowing-experiment.661242/

>>11951839
I cannot print 3d stuff, nor know how to fix those things, so I guess I will wait for RG35SP v3 or v4.

Too bad. I wanted one for Christmas.

>>11951889
>I cannot print 3d stuff
Your local libraries can't do it? You don't have a print shop that has one? I know it varies by country but here in the US both of these are very common. You can also just order the pieces from a place like JLC3DP using the stl file or just buy the actual washers from AliExpress since I think they exist.
>nor know how to fix those things
You literally just use a hex key to open up the four screws on the back, use a phillips to get the basic screws keeping the mobo attached off of it, flip up the flap that keeps the ribbon cable in place to detach the ribbon cable, and then take the mobo out and put the washers on the membranes before reassembling it. It takes like 10 minutes and requires no effort at all.

It's truly not a big issue and requires no skill or effort to fix.

>>11951847
>In which case won't any other handheld suffer the same issue
If it's not an addon, then no
>Linux
An anbernic employee already confirmed they're working on dual shit handhelds. One android, one linux.

>>11951863
Nah, sticks on vertislops are kino stfu

Are there any news on some other colorways for the Retroid Pocket Classic?

>>11947704
your point makes no sense

>>11948487
>>11948667
That looks like shit.

>>11952520
>one handheld has been through up to 9 months of wear and tear
>one handheld has been through up to 3 months of wear and tear
>anon can't wrap his head around this
Take your brain medicine

>>11952530
I think its his weird rounded pixel shader he insists on using

I'm looking for a handheld to play GBC, GBA, SNES, and PS1. Don't really care about other consoles. How bad of a decision is the RG40XX V? Id probably remove the analog stick. Retroid pocket classic looks nice too, but its more than I need and its more expensive. The RGcubeXX also looks good but I don't think I want to mess around with a 1:1 screen or use a horizontal device this time.
I just want vertical layout, 4" screen, and enough power to run some shaders/layers. My last handheld was a dingoo a320, so I'm out of touch with current devices at this point. RG40XX V seems like a safe bet to me, but I'm also clueless about this stuff. Are there better options?

Is the AYANEO Pocket Micro worth it or is it overpriced nonsense?

>>11952569
that other anon already told you the mini has been out longer than the rp5 you fucktard

>>11952723
The mini v2 hasn't been

>>11952714
Antec is rebranded ayeno from what I read, so the one they sell is cheaper and should be the same

>>11952724
ok? no components changed besides the faceplate

>>11952702
I've been considering the 4:3 Anbernic handhelds like you have been and I've personally decided on the cubexx which I'm buying on the next sale in two days.

What made me choose the cube is that it's a 3x integer scale for the GBA nearly 8:7 for SNES and NES which just looks better and obviously very close to GB and GBC. And while you get black bars with 4:3 and GBA the thing is the picture is always decently large and the resolution is decently high. You might even get away with non-integer scale with an interpolation filter because of the high res. So while the 1:1 screen is not ideal for 4:3 you actually get a pretty large picture and at a high rez that you can potentially blow up. Basically the cube will always give you at least a "good" experience on whatever system you're planning to play on it. You can play vertical games which are a non starter on horizontal 4:3 and systems like neogeo pocket and PC engine are nearly square. That leaves Genesis and PS1 and as the most important consoles that are not ideal on the cube.

But you also have to take into account the console itself. People rave about it's D-pad and apparently it's the most comfortable and well built anbernic handheld which is something that really pushed me to buy the cube. Also the speakers are actually pretty good. Most handheld speakers are mono and servicable at best. Basically the cube is a do it all for system below PS1. It might not be the best for a couple of systems but I'm more inclined to buy a single comfortable and well made device with a couple compromises than can do everything than buy two different aspect ratio consoles for systems below PS1. I don't plan on collecting chinkhelds.

>>11952878
Where is the salein two days? Anbernic's site?
The cubexx screen looks great with SNES, GB, and GBC. The only reason I'm leaning more towards the RG40XXV, aside from the nostalgia factor of the vertical layout, is the fact GBA games fill a 4:3 screen better. I don't really care much about Genesis and PS1, it's the black bars with the GBA aspect ratio that bugs me. Perhaps I'm making it out to be a bigger deal than it is. The higher screen resolution might compensate.
The trade of, so far as I can tell as a someone who doesn't follow retro emulation or handhelds, is the use of shaders with a 4:3 screen if you want to blow out the image with a funny integer scale to fill the display with nes/snes. Same more or less with GB/GBC but you'll have black vertical lines. GBA will have minimal black lines. With a 1:1 screen you can run NES/SNES at 8:7 with 3x (but you're cutting of 8px per side), GB/GBC look amazing, and GBA is a compromise with pretty fat horizontal lines. NeoGeo Pocket looks good though.
There is one catch to running NES/SNES at 8:7 however, not that it's a big deal, but some of the game art is squished at 8:7 so that it looks 'normal' once stretched onto a 4:3 CRT display. So while 8:7 @3x looks great, some of the art might appear squished versus a 4:3 display. Again, for a guy like myself who just wants to play Dr. Mario and GBA Zelda games, none of this really matters. I probably wont care or notice if a circle is round or oval if I'm playing SNES on a 1:1 screen.
The cubeXX is so compelling. I'm just still conflicted if a 1:1 screen is a burden considering this will be my only device (hopefully). Somehow the 4:3 feels like a safer way to go if a person is only going to have one handheld, but who really knows until you get it in your hands.

>>11952931
>Where is the salein two days? Anbernic's site?
Probably talking about AliExpress. Be sure to look up "crownpuff deals spreadsheet" for coupons when it happens if you plan on buying from there.

>>11951902

Oh it is a simple assembly!? Great, I thought I needed to know how to solder, or be talented at it. I never soldered anything.

I live in the Mexican border and have been to Texan libraries with open access to Printers and I think these are the best Public libraries in the world, they have even videogames to lend to you, along with movies, etc... great environments for kids with free time too...

Anyways, I no longer have a visa, and given the racist xenophobic environment I really would rather purchase them from China than get a Visa and spend money in USA.

I am an unrequited Anglophile. I must have SOME dignity.

But yeah, if I could found the set from China I would get the pieces from them.. or I could order them from a private cheap source in the USA, my sister still has a POBOX in Texas, it would have to be a small business or individual, not a corporation.

Sorry for my rant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL6wJuwrgPI

it's up.

>>11952931
It looks a little less distracting if you align the game to the top but you still have to ignore 1/3 of the screen.

>>11952960
Seems nice. Still a bit too leery about chink hinges to spend $80 +S&H and customs.

>>11952960
>adds 40ms of input lag
ew

>>11952960
Wish 3DS prices weren't insane right now because this is the only reason this is even a consideration. A secondhand DSi XL and a 32GB SD card would be cheaper than this and doesn't have multitudes of input lag. Hell, if you don't care about the nipple stick, the OG doorstopper 2DS is still probably cheaper than this.

>>11953025
40ms is so low It doesnt matter, even wireless controllers add more lag than that .

>>11953081
it's not 40ms screen delay, it's 40ms compared to the normal screen of the device; so it's 3frames in a 60fps game that is added on top of your existing emulator + controller (+ "normal" screen).
Also bluetooth controller have way lower input delay, especially the ds4 which have around 5ms latency

>>11952530
>>11952648
try again.
it's not dot shader. it's sameboy lcd.
same here >>11948593

>>11952986
At the very least if you own an RP5 or any other device, worrying about the quality of the hinge is less of a concern than owning a Flip 2 and having the fucker crack.

>>11952960
>takes 40 minutes to say what techdweeb says in 15

>>11953156
He's paid off by the snack and drink lobby.

>>11952960
tl;dr: waitLORDs keep winning, probably worth the price if you just want to play RPGs, delay makes it shit for literally everything else, chinkheld genetic limitation more than anything else

>>11951847
Would be curious to see RP5 running rocknix use the dual screen.

>>11941518
The 280V is Ol' Reliable.
Get some new SD cards. Mine has been carried with me everyday for nearly 3 years. Don't have a single issue with it, also are you running the Adam Image?
apologies for the shit picture.

>>11952931
The sale is the back to school aliexpress sale. It's really difficult to choose but I decided to prioritize comfort. Also an helpful anon helped me decide by comparing GBA display size between the trimui brick I was planning to get and the cube. You still get a good picture as you can see : >>11931874

>>11952974
Hey if phone users can handle even larger bars on an 2.5 times larger and jankier setup I can handle this much letterboxing.

MagicX polling for screen size and form factor for their new 'held. Be sure to do your civic duty and PSP GO to the polls!
https://forms.gle/GnVJerRL1mV72sxj7

>>11953502
option 2 is winning.
good.

>>11953502
2 with 1’s shoulder buttons

Anyone have a brick hammer yet? Thinking about picking one up but the extra price over the regular brick puts it close enough to the pocket classic that I am second guessing which one I go for.

What's the handheld with the lowest input lag, other than Analogue Pocket and Modretro Chromatic?

>>11953502
we dont need any more 1 and 3 devices

>>11953668
chromatics input latency is literally 1:1 with an actual GBC so it can't be beaten for game boy specifically

>>11953708
Yeah the Chromatic is great, but ideally I want a device that I can use for more than just GB, even if it has a bit more input lag.

>>11953668
docs google com/spreadsheets/d/1RltJBQJjsyeNYTN67gnZN6eVs14de9n20twEcfbQSSw/edit?gid=0#gid=0

shitty spam filter

>>11953316
Gorgeous little boy.

I call mine "Wall-E"

I assure you the solutions I provided to that anon is the way to fix his booting loop, I had it happen to me about 4 times while experimenting with settings. Everytime easily fixed, but the first time it took me a week to find the solution.

This is the guide, you might want to save it:
>>11941557

>>11953502
God those look fucking boring.

>>11953142
It looks like shit.

>>11945493
>>11945574
>>11945887
Is this even a stress point? Not sure how this is possible unless the plastic itself just breaks down over time or when exposed to certain conditions like heat

>>11941563
how
it has 0 internal storage

>>11944195
>>11942278
>>11942270
>>11941621
OH FUCK NEW ROCKBOX TARGET(S)
KINO
These things have pretty shitty DACs for IEMs but still
a $40 brick/34xx+ mogs the shit out of any cheap chink ruizu mp3 player any day of the week
fuck im genuinely excited, i hope it can lock/sleep the screen while still playing

>>11953316
>>11953807
you should be using gmenu like god intended for MIPSchads

>>11953296
>delay makes it shit for literally everything else, chinkheld genetic limitation more than anything else
I fucking told you stupid faggots more than a week ago. see >>11919048

>>11953668
with the correct RA settings nothing should have more than 32ms total latency.
that being said the trimui devices are iirc the lowest

>>11951493
After getting my retroid mini I could never go back to a flat ass handheld

>>11951493
>mediakek

>>11954940
Could you explain more about those settings? Other than enabling run ahead.

>>11954971
No. I can’t. Sorry :/

>>11953832
what would be exciting to you?

The RP5 is too wide and retarded looking I hope the RP6 is more elegant

>>11953502
TOTAL .16:9 . DEATH

>>11955091
I hope the house mortgage Mini drops the glass panel and goes back to front firing speakers.

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>>11955250
Guess this is it, unless King Retard walks back the de minimis thing. Not even sure I want a Retroid anymore after all the crack FUD.

>>11955258
Return to anbernig

>>11955247
RP2S's speakers, that is.

>>11955250
Fuck, I just grabbed a figure the other day.

>>11954934
nah. simple menu is comfier.
as long as you know what you are doing, simple menu should never lock up.

>>11954934
You mean Dingux?

Please elaborate, do you have examples?
I like simple menu A LOT to simplify gaming, specially because this is the console I lend to my super young niece, and it is easy to navigate; BUUUT I would like further modding it if it makes it interesting.

>>11953502
Poll's closed. 3:2 bros... we're in.

>>11954932
Miyoo Mini + can barely rise the audio enough to be distinguishable if you are walking on the street.

I my experience both RG280V and RG35XX+ (Anbernic, both) have great amplifiers, you can flood your ears with audio almost to completely block the street noises.

I walk to and from work in a little town, and walk a main street with lots of traffic and open markets with shitty speakers with mexican circus narco-clown music, and these devices do their deed pretty good.

Actually I just got new monitors (Popcorn brand, lol xDD) and they sound EXCELLENT deep bass, crisp mids, but the highs are a bit bright, good thing RockBox has trebble control and equaliser.

RG280V (Adam Image) and RG35XX+ (MuOS) can lock screen (RG280V using GMU locks the screen off). MuOS with RockBox locks the screen with image, but you can turn brightness all the way down, and click 3 more times to turn it off.

OnionOS (Miyoo Mini+) locks GMU with a black screen with the LEDs on, so it is a gray (all black pixels with LEDs behind them glowing) that wastes battery anyway.

>>11955452
Man, now I want an RG300X to make company to my RG280V, these tiny devices are the best.

My RG280V is Famicon coloured, red and golden and I like it a lot. But now I am partial towards the black silver one, it looks nice, do you have more IRL pictures?

Anbernic is selling it for 35 bucks now, with the Back To School promo plus cupon, in their website.

>>11955560
Their shipping is a bitch though, probably $10 on top of that $35. You'd be better off ordering one on Amazon for $50. At least it'd arrive in like 2 days and they refund anything.

>>11955494
>trash shoulder buttons
Disgusting

>>11954939
I’ll laugh if rocknix/batocera doesn’t have this issue. Maybe that will hopefully start the jewdroid death for these shithelds.

>>11955560
sure.
the rg300x is great.
it can even run yoshi's island at 60 fps. as long as nothing too crazy is going on like on pic related with the fuzzy effect.

>>11955560
here's a comparison with da brick.

>>11955638
God, I forgot how clean the purple Brick looks. I need to get one during this sale now with muOS support coming at the end of the month.

>>11955571
They are offering free shipping with their back to school cupon BTSS.
But yeah it takes longer they say 1 month but usually t is 2 weeks.
I dont mind, I have 3 devices, I might not buy it though, some of these devices I use more to update ROM sets than to play on them.

I should stop at 3 devices..

But now I am contemplating purchasing RG30XX or RG35XXSP...

Man... the FOMO is real.. I do not need more of these, but I had a silver GBAsp and miss it a lot.

>>11955638
nice
I am about to start Moemon in RG280V
That purple brick looks gorgeous.

>>11955667
For me, it’s red.

>>11955701
don't forget to update retroarch, gpsp has been updated a lot. it even supports rumble now.

>>11955701
ah and also, moemon star emerald has bad checksums, you have to fix it with gbata or it may not boot.

>>11955667
I was going to get a brick, but I’ve fallen for the metal meme and was going to get the new one coming out. I’m assuming it’s all the same specs, but I’m not buying anything until some paid shill drops hints at what’s catastrophically wrong with it.

>>11955750
I would get the memetal one if it had either the red or purple color options. The only one that looked good was the green and apparently no one has gotten one in the mail yet to see how it looks without Chinese lighting tricks.

>>11955728
You are right! It uses Adam Image?
That CFW has not been updated in years, do you only drag and drop cores from RetroArch page? Or are they custom?

>>11955494
looks kino. The pocket ace killer

>>11955757
This.
>>11955750
Honestly, at that price you’re better off getting a retroid classic unless the size is appealing. Plus no one is showing green.

>>11955757
If they had a red I would’ve bought it sight unseen. Retarded chinks I swear

With the RG34XXSP if you play SNES or PSX you will end up with pillarboxing (black bars), right? In reality the screen is 3 inches for 4:3 games, isnt it?

>>11955494
Inline shoulders need to fucking die.

>>11955789
Yeah, Retroid need to do one ASAP

>>11955854
only if they don't do that all-glass front shit

>>11955839
According to the utility in the OP yes. You get a 3.1 inch pillarboxed image. Not a big deal.

>>11955876
You are right PSX is 3.1 inches
SNES is 2.7 inches/ m

>>11955803
The classic is the only retroid offering I feel like I must have. The six button JP Saturn buttons are snazzy

>stuck in bed for two weeks after a surgery
>overwhelming desire to consooom
I know it’s cabin fever/depression but goddamn. I already have chinkhelds, I don’t need another.

>>11955770
just drag and drop.
leave snes9x and dosbox-pure unupdated tho. newer versions than 20221002 crash at boot.
t. i tested it myself.

>>11956074
which cores would you recommend updating in the Adams Image RG280V?

I have never updated it. It must need some.
Weird thing tho, I remember having rumble with Patched Wario, but I think I was using mGBA or something with "m" in it.

>>11956083
all of them except snes9x and dosbox-pure.
it's very rare to have performance regressions.
sadly, wario land 4 rumble patch doesn't work with the updated gpsp, yet.
mgba is kinda slow, even more with rumble enabled, and regba is outdated. so just stick to gpsp.

>>11956083
oh and by drag'n drop i meant. you need to connect via ftp to reach the folders and then replace the retroarch executable and core files.
unless you happen to use linux and can just insert the sdcard on your pc and navigate the folders directly.

>>11956090
Brilliant! Thank you so much!
Do I need to go for a specific optimized branch for this chipset or something?
(I have never updated cores except for whole CFW updates -e.g. MuOS update from Beans to Banana-)

Would you mind sharing your confirmed good cores source and folder to paste them to?

Thanks a bunch for your patience!

>>11956102
Also, will these updates break save states?

>>11956097
If you use Linux you can as well, you just need to change the settings.

>>11956097
>>11956116
I misread the post, but I would assume you can direct connect the device itself and navigate to it if you change the settings appropriately or set up the correct share.

>>11956121
using MTP USB connection you can do it over a USB cable. indeed.

>>11956116
I always corrupted my SD cards when plugging them directly to the Linux laptop with an adapter, like Linux tried to mount them differently and changed files that would make them not boot on the device again....
I always wondered what to change to make them plugable as in Windows... now I just not plug them directly, only over USB...

>>11956097
I though i only needed to change cores in a core folder, I had no idea about executables...
Is there a guide somewhere?

I know it is super simple once you know where the files are and which ones, but it is also super simple to screw everything with a single wrong file...

retroid dual screen addon will redpill all of these DS/3DS purists and make them realize that most DS/3DS games play fine on a single screen setup if you do some tweaking and its not worth getting an external screen thingy

>>11956147
good luck playing sonic rush on one screen

>>11956137
there's the retroarch executable. that is the only one that matter, you can ignore the opk. but if you want to replace it too, it goes into /media/data/apps/
cores go into /media/data/local/home/.retroarch/cores/

>>11956135
I only do it over USB. Safer that way all around, even on windows machines.

>>11956147
If there’s one purist group I do agree with, it’s the dual-screen purists. They simply do not work unless you are playing on a PC. There’s not enough real estate.

>>11956135
>I always wondered what to change to make them plugable as in Windows
the system partition is ext3, so linux only.
roms partition is fat32 or exfat, so windows can see that.

>>11956193
i played twewy on my RP5 to completion with flipping it on its side and using the top/bottom layout and using the dpad rotated, its possible if you’re willing to get freaky

>>11956175
The left half of the file manager window has nothing to do right? Only the right half with executable.

Where did you get the updated executable to drop there? I mean the cores are in the retroarch page, but the updated executable for these consoles..?

Do you have a link to your file sources?
(cores and executable)

>>11956195
Yeah I figured it was the fact that I run on Linux that was mounting the delicate partition and updating some logfile with incompatible format or something, that would conflict with the boot of the handheld... good thing I can Use USB cable and device as massive storage device over MTP... before I discovered I could update over USB cable I had to reflash the WHOLE ROM SET each time I needed to update a couple of roms.. I would do it twice per year (to make it worthwile due to an accumulation of updated ROMs). .now I can update a single rom over USB no problem.

>>11956232
>Do you have a link to your file sources?
here:
https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/dingux/mips32-odbeta/

>>11956284
Brilliant, I would have not known to look for the mips32 version of the cores.

Now, I download any of the packs from different dates (latest) unzip and take the cores into the folder you mentioned, right?

The Retroarch executable will be found with the same file extension in the retroarch.7z folder you linked?

>>11956208
I ain’t fuckin with that shit. I’ll deal with the 3 frames of delay.

>>11956407
just download the latest or the one with the later date and take a look inside.
you'll be able to put 1+1 together with the previous help.

>>11956443
>you'll be able to put 1+1 together with the previous help.


Will do, I was making sure because I cannot do it right now, due to location, and dread I would not be able to find you later when I do.
Thank you for your patience and being as exhaustive as possible.

Saved all your answers and link in my Retro Hand Held Updates folder.

This Adam Image update applies both to my RG280V and your RG300X right?

I am might update RG280V this week as well if possible, otherwise I will only update RG300X if I purchase it... I am still wondering whether to get RG300X or RG35XXSP

new thread
>>11956463

>>11951301
Make me~ ;3

>>11946867
What's with the retroid dick sucking? Reeks of reddit.

>>11930836
I need to replace the shell on my PSP 1000 but all the aftermarket ones seem crappy at best.

>>11932826
It seems to have something to do with them having produced *way* too many units.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007536086782.html