Give it to me straight bros, what is the best handheld for retro gaming emulation, both in processing power and price? Specifically Ganecube.
So far the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro seems like the one. Thoughts?
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Your phone
Steam Deck but I am biased because I got it for free
I suppose I should specify that I need it to actually be portable too. Like average smartphone sized.
I need my phone for everything else I use it for. I can’t have an emulator draining the frick out of my battery.
Steam Deck is by far the best emulation handheld in power and price. Handles up to Wii and some PS3 and Switch emulation.
>I suppose I should specify that I need it to actually be portable too. Like average smartphone sized.
Well then, your current phone or like, a secondhand Galaxy S9 plugged into a USB Gamesir X2 with Dolphin MMJR2. The controller even has a USB charging port so you don't have to deplete the battery as long as you're plugged in. My S9 with controller was my daily driver until I got the Deck. I emulated everything up to PS2 and Gamecube, plus streamed my desktop PC games to it over moonlight.
How much would all that cost?
The Gamesir USB-C controllers cost around $40. Just get that and plug it in when you need to charge.
Used Galaxy S9's go for like $150-200.
>I need my phone for everything else I use it for.
Get another phone, they're very cheap.
Would rather play games on a dedicated device than one that’s forced to do it for the sake of price
Give it back, Shaqan
Odin 2 base model, $300
battery lasts forever, great performance. pricey, but the next tier would be ~150-170 for a smaller screen, worse performance, shittier holding, etc. depends how much that extra 150 is worth to you if this is something you plan on using a lot vs rarely.
I think the Retroid pocket 4 pro is the most powerful/capable at the moment for 200 bucks or less.
Best cheap handhelds:
The Miyoo Mini Plus
The RG35XX Plus
Best mid-range handheld:
The Retroid Pocket 4 Pro
Best high-end handheld:
The Odin 2 Pro
Pretty much the 4 pro, yeah. There's other options but none that are as small and affordable. Just be aware that while most gamecube games will work fine, it's still android emulators at the end of the day, so it won't be smooth sailing 100% of the time
That’s what I figured. Thanks though! I just ordered my Retroid Pocket 4 Pro so I guess that’s settled. Seems to be the most highly acclaimed.
>screen ghosting
>green display "fixed" by software
>noisy fan
>trash battery life
>shitty chipset for emulator compatibility
Most of what you said it blatantly wrong
except its literally all true ????
Mali performs better with Vulkan, moron.
The battery life IS pretty bad though.
If you play 6th gen games and use max performance mode, probably yeah.
which...........you have to...
.....and is the reason people are buying the device to begin with.............................yea..
ghosting
display "fixed" by software
These bother me. Why are the displays on this so much worse than the RP3?
>green display "fixed" by software
It literally was dipshit. Lots of screens look like shit until software gets properly cailbrated, and the review units weren't. Same goes for most "precision" tech.
But enough about the Switch.
i basically only come to /vr/ for hhg so don't think i'm anti-chinkhelds but you wylin for makin a new thread for this stupid-ass discussion
You one copin ass homie
Same lol. Sometimes I venture through some other discussions but they are always incredibly autistic arguments about which game in some shit 30 year old series is the best
You homosexuals have a containment thread on a board that shouldnt even have any, so can you please keep these posts in there? Noone gives a frick what chinkshit you buy.
In fact it’s the most popular thread of the board.
Pocket is fun
Odin 2 or SteamDeck dumb ass.
How many half the times does it have to be explained to you.
It's only the fifth fricking time in one month that you posted this shit.
If you live in America and you're buying shit that comes from fricking Taiwan, hong Kong, or China, you're not supporting America are you.
do what you want butthole.
And by the way did you play that game called get a job.
Bet the mods know all about that games graphics.
>you're not supporting America are you
Odin's literally a chinese company you dumb frick. Also OP asked for something pocketable which neither of those are
It's the year 2024, where's you fanny pack Mr videogame retro. Get real.
>If you live in America and you're buying shit that comes from fricking Taiwan, hong Kong, or China, you're not supporting America are you.
Pretty sure a ton of the Steam Deck's parts are made across Asia. Hell the back of the device flat out says "Made in China".
And you own 30 variations of the shit, and post in the 60 threads with 500 comments saying which one has the best bs when they are almost all just one big android.
I wish I had over 30 chinkhelds, it'd be fun to mess around with them. They aren't really "one big android" though due to spec differences.
Neither of those are portable consoles. The RP4P shits on those so fricking hard it’s not even funny. Nice try though shill.
OP specifically asked for a PORTABLE handheld anon…
Hong Kong and Taiwan are not China
What about Shenzen? That not in China either?
That's china
I think he's talking about the .hk mail account.
That's a Hong Kong mail
AYANEO 2s or gpd win4 with the ryzen 8000
Because you think like customers not developers.
And you think like a redditor
Why don't you buy 100 odin 2's, put all the emulators on it, put all the games on it, and then sell that on eBay. No?
I dont the value of the RP4 or RP4 pro. Its clearly not "flawless" gamecube or PS2 emulation, and requires tons of tweaking to get games working, and theres no guarantee that games wont suddenly stop working on same later more demanding level. Even in the youtube videos showcasing gamecube games you can see tons of flaws in the emulation
Why pay extra for a console that doesn't really do anything the RP3 can't? Just save your money or go for the Odin 2
because shill campaign
also its smaller so its more comfy to play
The RP2S seems like a much better value to me. I just wish the screen was larger.
The RP4 has shown to be leagues above the RP3 though? What the frick is your point? To blatantly lie?
Yes, anyone who describes changing the video driver and resolution scale as "tons of tweaking" is just being hilariously disingenuous.
Depending on the games you want to play, the rp3+ will emulate gamecube pretty good. I played both pokeslop games on mine to the end and no issues, runs them at full speed
Side question, chinks may put out a ton of new handleds but at some point you need better emulation, or not?