just got an emulation handheld, what are some solid retro games that you'd recommend?
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just got an emulation handheld, what are some solid retro games that you'd recommend?
i dont recommend emulation
not accurate
sup ebay scalpers
>scalping applies to 20+ year old products
moron
playing coy will get you nowhere
>This guys fridge rn
>SNES JP
SNES Jurassic Park is actually a pretty comfy game to play on a handheld but that may be my rose tinted glasses talking. Love the game to bits.
Mass cartridge destruction unit?
You know flash carts and CFW exist, right?
>flash carts
not real hardware
It's as real as an official cartridge and the game would run on the actual console. Cope.
>flash carts aren't real hardware because I can't make money off of them
You're a goddamn moron.
I don't recommend home video.
Not accurate to 35mm film.
I don’t recommend 35mm
Not as much soul as radio dramas
I don't recommend radio dramas
Not as accurate as opera
Opera is just the charlatan's version of living - go frick Victorian prostitutes then die at Waterloo yourself, boy.
“The world's a stage, & everything else is Vaudeville.” ― Sir Alan Moore
Agreed, anon knows what's up.
>t. seething boomers with buyers remorse over their collection of yellow systems and cartridges and piles of tangled RF and composite cables
Now watch them sperg out about how "C-COMPOSITE WAS HOW THE DEVS INTENDED IT TO LOOK!!!"
Kinda true though. I still prefer the look of RGB in most cases anyway.
>C-COMPOSITE WAS HOW THE DEVS INTENDED IT TO LOOK!
This is almost unironically true. Composite wasnt what they INTENDED, but it's what they had.
Old CRTs function WAY differently than current LCDs and were nearly 1 to 1 with their inputs. Playing an old game wired to an LCD has NOTICEABLE input lag with native settings. Even in "game mode" most TVs still have a small amount of it.
Example: Hooked my Wii up to the living room TV one day to play DKC3 on homebrew. I was doing one of those pipe levels where you're on rails with the cart and have to time jumps the entire time.
I fricked that level up 20 times before giving up. Brought the Wii to my CRT later that day and beat it first try and it felt 5x easier.
Older game literally feel better on CRTs because they were DESIGNED for them. The opposite holds true hooking up your computer to an old CRT monitor and having resolution issues on new games because they werent designed for a 4:3 aspect ratio.
Oh I enjoy playing on my CRT despite having a couple HD TVs with really good game modes. I still own lots of old hardware too.
I just like busting balls when people get uppity about emulation. It's just bantz.
>RP3?
Here's hoping.
Though I'm more concerned with portability than price. Not that there are a plethora of GC/PS2 games that would look great on a tiny screen, but pocketability is what's most important to me personally.
Emulation can be accurate but not on cheap and performance-constrained handhelds.
Why even open the thread?
>Why yes I don't care either way what I play on aslong as I have fun.
What the frick does "accurate emulation" even mean? If it runs at the right speed without adding new bugs then what's wrong with it? I see people say stuff like
>Oh that GBA emulator is less accurate
b***h it seems to play Aria of Sorrow perfectly well to me.
>If it runs at the right speed without adding new bugs then what's wrong with it?
That's the problem. Inaccurate emulators don't run at full speed and do have bugs.
Anon is pissed because the RGB value of the hue of the sky in Level 6 of Doki Doki Horse Racing Mahjong Simulator is off by 3, totally ruins the experience.
shut the frick up moron
peak soulless, real hardware or you might as well just watch a longplay
Hi, your opinions don't matter
Sorry the whole world's getting poorer and can't afford your overpriced junk.
>thinking being poor is the only reason
I can afford it just fine. It's just pointless. Why put my money in some ebay seller's pocket? It's not going to the people who created the game.
I'd rather spend that money on other hobbies and enjoy the fruits of the emulation community's labors since they work harder to preserve retro games than any modern day company ever will.
>enjoy the fruits of the emulation community's labors since they work harder to preserve retro games than any modern day company ever will
yeah, at least back in the virtual console days you legitimately were better off getting some N64 games on it rather than emulating them on pc (i still have paper mario installed on my wii) but that really isn't the case anymore
That's a pretty broad question. I've been getting back into Final Fantasy Tactics on this thing
Download and beat the entirety of Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei for the famicom in one sitting.
Ps vita>>
Can't play SNES. 🙂
it can homosexual
GBA native games inherently feel natural since they originated on a handheld. E.g Gradius Galaxies, Aria of Sorrow etc
I find that the lower resolution is forgivable (also playing on Retroid Pocket 2 btw)
Just don’t play the “snes ported to gba” trash
i had a retroid pocket two about a uear and a half ago. it was great except the acreen had some weird issie where if you stuck it in your pocket the liquid crystal would get stuck on one side of the screen and make it really bright white and it would take awhile to go away. eas this jist a dud or are all of them like this? did they ever fix it? also ehy is the retroid pocket 2+ only $99 now? i remember it was like 180 when i bought it. i really want to get another one but i dont want it to have the same screen issuea
Should have gotten the 2+.
whats different
absolutely nothing, it's the same
It's a lot more powerful and can emulate more modern systems.
did they change anything about the screen, buttons etc? and does it run the same version of android?
NTA, but the screen is now a touchscreen, there's more RAM, I believe the Android is a newer version as well.
dunno about them buttons.
Just sold my RP2 to buy an RP2+, here is the deal.
-New PCB, runs a bit smoother
-New d-pad and XYAB, the d-pad is miles better but the XYAB is debatable according to preference
-Touch screen, don't know how I used a regular RP2 for so long
-Newer Android, whatever I guess it is nice but barely matters fr
-New Retroid Launcher, looks nice and works okay but unnecessary
There may be more differences but those all that really matter.
better dpad and buttons, more powa
All the video game.
If you like jrpgs, grandia on the PS1 was a nice feel good adventure. Alundra was a really good zelda clone on the PS1 with very hard puzzles (albeit with some jumping puzzle camera angle problems)
I'm pretty sure you can get Mario 64 to run natively on Android because of some autists selfless effort.
Doom is always good. Eviternity is a really great modern wad.
Way to narrow down what you’re looking for or interested in.
NES
>Mega Man 1-6
>Duck Tales 2
>Boulder Dash
Master System
>Golden Axe Warrior
>Phantasy Star
>Rampage
SNES
>Mega Man 7
>Mega Man X1-X3
>TMNT IV Turtles in Time
Genesis
>Monster World IV
>Super Street Fighter II
>Phantasy Star 2-4
N64
>Mischief Makers
>Ridge Racer 64
>Banjo Kazooie and Tooie
Saturn
>Panzer Dragoon
>Shining Force III
>Deep Fear
PS1
>Mega Man 8
>Mega Man X4-X6
>Final Fantasy 9
> Genesis:
> Super Street Fighter II
Just play the arcade version. Home versions are shit
always loved fricking boulderdash
as someone who loved the NES and SNES era i will add
Super STAR WARS series
Secret of Mana
Super Metroid (greatest SNES experience you will ever have)
and if on the off chance you are into hand helds the old Donkey Kong game is a blast for the original game boy
eveerything SNES & under works fine kiddo
dota 2
every day with these fricking threads
>emu box of shit in hand
>WHAT ARE SUM GAMES ANONS?
get all 3000 nes and snes games all the gba and gameboy games and have a nice year
>emu box of shit
Is it just impossible for you contrarian morons to do an ounce of research before assuming everything is shit if it's not made by Daddy Nintendie?
Or is it sour graping because you're a poorgay who can only emulate on his computer?
I don't understand why the dumb frick, idiot mod keeps this thread up but deleted the thread about the Vita.
Get source ports. Put Diablo, Fallout and Wolfenstein 3D in it.
>Buying a product before you even know what to do with it
What retro games pre generation six do you like, anon? Try those out.
Nintendo games
>Yossy Island
Be nice, he has a lisp.
RG351V chad here. Should I upgrade to the AmberElec pre-release build or wait for a new stable release? Asking because the last release was in fricking 2021
Use anything but the stock firmware
The latest stable build is fine
i use arkos, amberelec has too much control over retroarch settings for my liking
Well looks like the latest Anbernic device is actually pretty good and at 130 bucks it has a decent price
It's not as powerful as Retroid, but the controls are way better
Just wish it wasn't shaped like a Fischer Price toy.
They should just keep the RG351MP form factor but continue upgrading the internals.
I like the SNES form but it's not too ergonomic
It's definitely better than RG552 which looks like a brick
This. i'll wait til they upgrade it.I think odds are good they will.
It's definitely better than their previous one with the pointless oled screen
Pay more for less games. Lol.
Good buttons and ergonomics > playing a few spotty Dreamcast games with frame drops.
>Is this too much to ask
Literally yes. If you want it to be cheap it either needs shitty hardware or shitty software, and you can't download new hardware, so these companies let the users fix the software side.
And it already got a new CFW which improves performance for DC, Saturn and PSP
Can it really reach RP2+ though?
RP3 is said to be around that price. Hopefully it will be a lot more powerful than RP2+. Justify the sequel.
God I wish they'd hurry up with it already. I've been holding off on a RP2+ because I just know the 3 will get announced right after I cave.
Hopefully they will have proper two analog sticks
Problem with the Retroid is the screen is fricking awful and you're forced to use Android rather than chucking something like JELOS on there.
Dunno how the 353P screen is but if it's nice then I'm sold.
It's a pity, as the 2+ is pretty close to where I want a handheld to be power-wise I just can't stand the screen. Looked dull and washed out compared to pretty well every other handheld I own. That and I just can't stand Android in these handhelds. Navigation is ass and before too long you have a thousand apps (sometimes even just system ones) running in the background and you have to use one of those background app cleaner apps or manually go into your open apps and close them all. It's fine on a phone but feels like shit to use on a handheld.
looks so fricking ugly, gonna either wait for a better looking model or just buy a retroid.
Razer kishi, gamesir, or Ipega red knight?
Gamesir x2 definitely for now
I like my controller but X3 seems overpriced and pointless
They also announced new Razer Kishi and Backbone for android
Recommend me a handheld emulator under $90 that isn't junk.
Should also have really good software/preload where you can just immediately use it. I don't want to have to reformat and install a checklist and remove bloat.
do you also want it to suck your dick?
>I just want a functional product that does what it says and works as intended out of the box
Is this too much to ask
I mean they all do that but you'll want to add your own games to them.
They're pretty much all loaded with roms out of the box, and they'll do a decent enough job running them on the stock firmware. There's no reason not to throw CFW and your own roms on it if you're not moronic though. It's not like something like AmberELEC is hard to install or use.
I'm going to pretend the retroid p2+ posted is the gold standard
What would be the budget version of that then?
Miyoo Mini. Default Firmware is decent, but good options for 3rd party shit.
A desktop PC with Retroarch installed.
I have one of these and it's sat in my drawer for years. I just couldn't stand the buttons.
>retro emulation device
>dpad is in the secondary position
Many such cases.
If it were clamshell with a bigger screen and therefore more real estate for the buttons, this would be less of an issue.
I was given this as a gift last christmas and let me tell you what a piece of GIANT SHIT. Less than a year later and the right """""""""""stick"""""""""" nub fell off. The battery is shot. It overheats. It smells of rotten flesh and burnt albino bones. I can't fricking take it.
FRICK THE RETROID. IT SUCKS. YOU SUCK FOR BUYING ONE.
>Chink shit that’ll break in less than a year
Hard pass. I’ll stick with my N3DS.
You say this in every thread. Why let these devices live rent free in your head? Do you cry at night knowing your Nintendaddies left you to rot while China has surpassed them in handheld gaming?
>You say this in every thread.
Because I’m tired of you peddling your shoddily made shite, Chang. Make a device that doesn’t keel over if you look at it funny, I won’t feel the need to pop into each thread you make.
Sad boomer who hasn't changed since 2004
Also doesn't know China makes good stuff now
China has never made anything good. Ever. But they are pioneers. The best thing they did was make shit like the GPD Win so now we have god-tier handhelds like the Steam Deck.
>coping samegay boomer
>says dude posting from something made in china
I have a Miyoo, a RP2+, and two Anbernic RG351 variants and they're perfectly sturdy and can run way more games than your N3DS.
Sorry you're too much of a stupid ape to handle your devices properly. 🙂
I'd call you a poorgay too but these things are dirt cheap so you're just a genuine moron if it's not bait.
>:)
Seething. Handhelds are supposed to be able to handle a bit of wear and tear. These Chink handhelds are fragile. Just because you baby them doesn’t mean they’re built to last.
>I'd call you a poorgay too but these things are dirt cheap
That’s right. Shill your handhelds more. Don’t worry about being subtle.
Every single piece of your 3DS was made in China, probably in the same factory as the chink handhelds.
Been playing Pokemon Perfect Crystal hack for the GBC and am having a blast. I haven't played a pokemon game since 97.
Owned the rg351p for two years now and its going strong. I can't believe it took me this long to order one of these grips from ersy. Best $20 I've ever spent.
>ersy
Etsy.
I wish someone sold those in Europe. I'm not paying like 50 to 60€ for a piece of plastic, might as well spend some more and get an RG353P.
Retrogamecorps was shilling some seller from Australia, who was selling them for $30 + $20 shipping. It didn't occur to me to check Etsy until recently.
The RGB10Max2 also has a nice ergonomic design. I bought one and had it crap out on me after 3 months of moderate use. The screen stopped working, replaced the screen, and still had the same issue. So the issue is probably the PCB, which I'm just shit out of luck.
I almost bought another Max 2 since this is just the gamble I play when order these from chink land. But since I got one of these plastic grips I'm totally content for a while.
Also forgot to mention I have a Powkiddy v90, which I bought on impulse since $40 seemed to good to be true. Works well but mostly my wife uses it so I can't speak on my experience too much. It feels good to hold but feels like really cheap plastic.
I want to buy the RGB 10 Max 2 but after that post I'm not sure anymore if I just stick to my tablet with bluetooth controller.
It depends on what you can tolerate. I'm particularly finicky about weight and input lag so I'd rather grab these chink handhelds that break by just looking at them the wrong way (it's funny, I just started having issues with mine yesterday after a good while) than using my phone or tablet. I even have a decent grip for my 8bitdo gamepad and even wired I'm not willing to play on my phone despite it being quite more capable, it's just not for me. If Vita had been a lot more open I'd probably just go for that instead, but seeing as it's barely better than a PSP when it comes to emulation I could never consider it regardless of how nice the screen is.
damn that's legit only like $5 in plastic. I mean the shipping is the expensive part but I had no idea people bought these.
Might need to fix mines up and try and make extra side dosh
If I had a 3D printer I'd do it, but ordering that sort of thing costs quite a bit. If only it had the size of an O3DS, I do have a grip for that.
If you have the BIOS you should just be able to run it.
I do and it dont.
Is it a .cue/.bin set of files or a CHD?
Cue and bin files
Convert that to CHD with CHDMAN then, but before that check if the cue file has the .bin files listed inside with the proper filenames.
Right on, now the dumb question. What rom folder does it go in? Pcengine,turbograx?
pcenginecd
find the file and get it printed locally
That's not that far off from that price though
>GBA runs on original hardware
>DS runs on original hardware
>Native 3DS library full of masterpieces
>SNES emulation is great
>Genesis emulation is great
>NES, SMS, GB/C, GG, etc. all run great
>240p screen which means no nasty upscaled graphics
Keep coping, Chang. The 3DS still hasn’t been beat. Janky 5th gen 3D games plagued with slowdown and horrific controls ain’t shit.
Chink bros... not. like. this...
3DS has shitty dpad and slider
How is the XL? I have the feeling the dpad will be in a more comfortable position but I haven't used one.
>240p screen which means no nasty upscaled graphics
ye except for DS and GBA lol
>just play in original res mode bro
also i always laugh at morons who claim that snes emulation on 3ds is good because it shows you either havent played shit on it or you have absolutely no standards
The SNES VC works wonderfully. Sure, special chip games aren’t supported. But I can live without Star Fox, Doom and Yoshi’s Island.
Also,
>>just play in original res mode bro
At 1:1 the image is still bigger than on an original GBA and DS. The New 3DS XL gives you the second largest image for GBA and DS games after the DSi XL.
>Muh black bars
It must suck having autism.
Wasting screen space on a large handheld is still a bad thing because it's less comfortable to hold it at the same distance as you would a small handheld. The effective screen size is smaller because of that.
>it's less comfortable to hold it at the same distance as you would a small handheld.
Tell me more about your woman hands.
>The effective screen size is smaller because of that.
Again, tell me more about your woman hands.I’ve never had an issue holding my New 3DS XL at the same distance as a GBA or DS. It’s 100x more comfortable than either of them.
sure buddy whatever u say
>240p screen which means no nasty upscaled graphics
The screen is 800x240, there's upscaling involved, that's why the 3DS screen is trash.
not in 2d
In any mode.
sure thing dude
Nah, he’s right. The 3DS uses rectangular pixels. It’s why the SM64 port looks so crisp on the N2DS XL. It’s not just marketing. It genuinely uses a 800x240 screen.
grep the source code for the framebuffer size, it's literally 400x240
The framebuffer is 400x240, but the screen is 800x240. It only renders in 400x240 in 3D mode.
Yeah, so in 2D mode everything is upscaled on the horizontal axis. The resolution of the screen is still 800x240, even if in 2D mode it’s fed 400x240.
So what's the problem, it's an integer scale?
You tell me.
The original 2DS has an actual 400x240 screen.
That's interesting, 3DS looks more like scanlines while 2DS is a traditional dot matrix. I owned both but never noticed this. Thanks.
Yeah, the 2:1 scaling makes it look like the 3DS has scanlines. I prefer the 2DS for this reason. It's the only model that does 1:1 scaling
I wonder if it'd be possible to use all 800 pixels in 2D mode.
Sadly no, since as somebody mentioned before the framebuffer is only 400x240
>2:1 scaling
You are mistaking width and height resolution
they are both 240p
Not necessarily a problem. I’m just disputing the claim that retro games aren’t upscaled on the 3DS. 2:1 isn’t 1:1. Whether that’s meaningful is up to you.
You can't reassign buttons on GBA games and the default config is shit, SNES games also look like shit in most video configurations you can run. The form factor is also shit, the 2nd screen is nothing but dead weight when emulating those games and you can't even turn it off depending on the emulator and 3DS version you're running, also have to deal with shitty floppy hinges.
It is great for DS games though, I'll give you that, I don't even give a shit that you get black bars at the top.
The 3DS sucks fricking ass as a retro handheld.
>Bilinear filtering on fricking everything or a distorted image if you turn it off
>Bilinear filtering on games that originally played with sharp pixels
>DS and GBA are either bilinear or huge fricking borders, the DSi is still the king of native DS
>240p display
>Inconsistent between IPS and TN panels
>Slow load times on fricking everything
I'm not saying chinkshit is any better but the 3DS is shit.
>DSi
I keep thinking about grabbing one but I don't know if I want to start sinking money into DS game collecting. Are there even any Everdrives for the DS?
You can get an R4 for like $10 shipped. Hell DSi doesn't even need a flashcart, though you might run into bugs that way.
Is R4 a brand or a type of card? That sounds good but I'm wary of a $10 flash cart. I would feel like it could die and corrupt my data at any time.
The R4 was the first popular DS flashcart. Most cards now are called R4 but it's only for brand recognition.
DS piracy was huge because these cards were so cheap and reliable. You won't have any issues.
The only advice I have is that you should use Retrogamefan's YSMenu kernel. It's better than the official kernels.
Thanks anon.
What can it play?
>Are there even any Everdrives for the DS?
Like other anon said, chink flashcarts are a thing. DSi also has CFW and Twilight Menu so you can just play games off an SD. No idea on compatibility but everything I threw at it ran fine.
>What makes the DSi king exactly?
Its screen is suited for DS. I haven't got my 3DSXL on me, but if you compare a 3DSXL and a DSiXL you'll see they have the same screen size but the 3DSXL has a sort of bilinear-looking filter on it which looks pretty shit when the DSiXL's screen is sharp. You can of course hold iirc start and select on boot with the 3DS for the sharp look but you get this godawful small screen. (not my pic, googled quickly).
It's a similar case with GBA games on the 3DS. It's a choice between the awful filter and a huge border.
I don't think I've played anything more comfy than Animal Crossing on my DS. I got bored eventually but it was peak comfy.
same
I love Wild World but christ, it's hard going back to it.
Shit runs at like 20FPS (with dips on real hardware)
The game's charming as absolute frick though.
>godawful small scree
On an XL model the small sharp mode is the same size as the screen of an original DS.
It’s actually slightly bigger than the original DSi’s screen. That anon is talking nonsense.
Wait so what's better between the DSi and DSiXL?
The DSi can run games off of an SD card.
>I'm not saying chinkshit is any better
It is better, though. The Miyoo, RP2+, and the good Anbernic devices are all way better than any modded handheld Nintendo or Sony system.
What makes the DSi king exactly?
>Bilinear filtering on fricking everything or a distorted image if you turn it off
The hell are you using bilinear filtering for? At 1:1 the image looks perfect on the 3DS’ screen.
>Bilinear filtering on games that originally played with sharp pixels
Again, the hell are you using bilinear filtering for?
>DS and GBA are either bilinear or huge fricking borders
Ah, you’re autistic.
>240p display
What resolution do you think retro games ran at?
>Inconsistent between IPS and TN panels
Yeah, that sucks. But not as bad as the QC on chink shit lmaooooo.
>Slow load times on fricking everything
Have you used a 3DS since 2018? Load times on RetroArch are great.
Look at
Looks like fricking shit, it's that or blurred image you 3DS Black folk really need to stop pushing your shitty handheld.
>b-b-buh i LIKE huge borders
You have terrible taste.
You basically need to get a new 3DS XL for it not to look tiny as frick. Most people don't want borders around an image. You mod the 3DS and run DS games without the filtering upscaled and even widescreen patches, but it looks actually worse. Then again some people just don't give a shit about how their games look or run I guess. DS is only really enjoyable on the DS.
I have to disagree with that anon though on the DSi being the king though. The fat DS with a DS Lite screen would be the king. The DS Lite has a shitty build quality, but perfectly sized screens for the resolution, any more than that makes the pixel grid way too noticeable.
Late models of the DS fat have the same screens as the DS Lite, which are noticeably brighter. If you flash the firmware, you can even add brightness control.
Problem is finding those, I honestly would love to get my hands on one.
DS fats are quite cheap so I just kept buying them until I found one. I got lucky on my third.
>LIKE huge borders
No, I simply don’t care about them. There’s no visual information. It’s black. It’s not distracting unless you’re a sperg.
>You have terrible taste.
You have crippling autism.
>Most people don't want borders around an image.
Where are you pulling this statistic from?
>DS is only really enjoyable on the DS.
There’s an argument to be made for the Phat. The Lite’s ergonomics and buttons are fricking horrible, though. My N3DS XL has provided me with a way more enjoyable experience than the Lite or either of the DSi models.
>There’s no visual information. It’s black. It’s not distracting unless you’re a sperg.
It's not about whether or not it's distracting because it's not. It's the fact that it looks like shit in a world where tons of chink devices or even a hacked Vita/Switch could deliver you a half-decent image.
>muh autism non argument
You can see several people ITT agree with me.
You can go onto any forum and see people agree with me. Tons of people complained about the choice between the image being blurry and taking up the screen or there being too much black space when the Ambassador program launched.
No one likes huge borders on a decently-sized display.
This
>UHHH IM RIGHT BECAUSE... BECAUSE WELL I JUST AM OK? AUTISM AUTISM
moronation is just pure cope because your shitty handheld can't emulate jack shit and when it does the display looks like fricking shit.
You should get yourself checked out, you might find you're the one with autism.
>It's not about whether or not it's distracting because it's not.
Then there’s no merit to your argument. You complaining about it being “ugly” is indeed something a fussy autist would do. Your chink handhelds’ 4:3 screens are for naught. They aren’t CRTs. At 1:1 the PAR results in a non-4:3 image on fixed-pixel displays. Also it looks like upscaled garbage.
>You can see several people ITT agree with me.
Yes, some people share your opinion. That doesn’t make your opinion the objective truth. You can find forum posts dedicated to worshiping mud filters and gaudy borders. Does that mean these things have objective merit? No, it means some people like these things. Or dislike in the case of muh:
>pillarboxing
>letterboxing
>windowboxing
But just because some people dislike these things, that doesn’t mean you can make claims like:
>NO ONE likes huge borders on a decently-sized display.
That’s far too broad a generalization. People who don’t care about “muh black bars” are extremely unlikely to be making forum posts about them, because to them it’s a non-issue. There isn’t a problem that needs to be solved.
Gba
the 3ds is obsolete
except for 3ds games
been thinking about which handheld to get for about a week now, think i might finally settle on that one..
What game is that?
扉の伝説
That is showing as windows only on vndb. How are you running it on an android device? The art is great but the 135 hour length is putting me off.
it's an rpgmaker 2k game which these devices can emulate
Fascinating, I have never really looked into RPG maker games but a portable device that plays them is tempting. Is there some kind of list of recommended games that work on these devices? Japanese is not a problem.
man the gpi case 2 could have been perfect if the screen wasnt absolute dogshit, with the worse pixel refresh rate I have ever seen, and only if they made the dpad a little bit bigger/tighter
I have a New 2DS XL and the screen looks like dogshit, the stick is crap, and the dpad is clicky
>and the dpad is clicky
you say that like it's a bad thing
semantics
Chang in shambles.
I’m not your buddy, chink.
>still posting using China made electronics and 5G pioneered by China
>doesn't deny being so butthurt he samegays the entire thread
>even his 3DS is manufactured by China
The pure copage of this little pinkie
>Chang still doesn’t understand the difference between manufactured and designed
Well nintendo designed products are garbage. I laugh at you for splitting hairs with your bugmen anyway.
>Metal housing means it’s well-designed
Chang, please.
>dickthumb
It's okay anon, we all know you're only putting up this act because of how sour our grapes are. They sure are sour. You wouldn't like them, surely. You can leave now confident that you definitely 100% have convinced yourself-sorry, I mean convinced US that the grapes are sour and not worth it at all. :^)
>muh grapes muh sour
shut the frick up
Nailed it. :^)
NES
>Batman
>Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six
>Tecmo World Cup Soccer
SNES
>Donald Duck no Mahou no Boushi
>Super Mario All-Stars
>World Soccer '94: Road to Glory
GB/GBC/GBA
>Crash Bandicoot XS
>The Amazing Spider-Man
>Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards
Master System/Game Gear
>Lucky Dime Caper
>Sonic The Hedhehog
>World Cup Italia '90
Mega Drive/Genesis
>QuackShot
>Sonic The Hedhehog
>The Lion King
PS1
>Crash Bandicoot
>Spider-Man
>Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
Why don't WE design stuff for them? At least all this "market research" could actually benefit us?
What should all handhelds have as standard?
what its the point?
>buttons in wrong spot
>shimmering screen/inaccurace aspect ratio
>dpad looses prevalence to shitty switch joycon
>horrible shoulder buttons
>disposable
>probably filled with chinese lead
enjoy your ballcancer
You've never owned one, ESL. Everything you just wrote is fanfiction.
How is "buttons in the wrong spot" "fanfiction" when you can literally see in the picture that the buttons are in the wrong spot?
The buttons are all 100% fine.
>inb4 n-n-nuh-uh!
Facts don't care about your autism. Whatever you think is the "right" and "wrong" layout is wrong.
>buttons are literally in the wrong spot
>NN-N-N-O I'M PHYSICALLY BLIND
How can you be so mentally moronic?
They're perfect. Stick underneath the d-pad is garbage without an actual handle to grip onto. Get a Miyoo if you want to be a stinky hipster that thinks only the d-pad matters. You are objectively wrong.
Disgusting zoomer
>N64 and Dreamcast is zoomer now
Go back to Ganker you dumb motherfricker.
>wanting to frick over the D-Pad for the 5% of games that actually make use of the analog and that run like shit anyways
moron
You can stop damage controlling now. I already told you you can buy a Miyoo, and it's 40% cheaper. There's nothing for you to be seethe about anymore.
Who said anything about buying, homosexual, I already own plenty of devices that don't have the moronic asymmetrical zoomer layout nor the shitty ergonomics of that microscopic Miyoo piece of shit.
Doesn't change the fact that your opinion is shit and anything with the analogs in that position is instantly garbage regardless of everything else.
If your retro device can only comfortably emulate up to the N64 era consoles, then yes the dpad placement is more important than the stick
Why are you still trying to dig this hole?
How many times do you have to have this explained to you?
Most devices cannot reliably run N64 and Dreamcast. Almost every device ever made can run NES, SNES, and GB consoles. Buy one of those if you're an autist that only cares about 2D games. The only reason to buy the RP2+ over an RG351 or the Miyoo is for 3D games.
Good thing there's more than one handheld emulator to choose from.
Actually the buttons are in the correct spot. The left stick is in the wrong spot, however.
Here's some of my favorites for the SNES
> Magical Pop'n
side scroller action game with some platforms, it's pretty fun
> Illusion of Gaia
Action RPG, really fun to play and interesting story
> Terranigma
It's like a sequel to Illusion of Gaia, better story and better gameplay
> Yoshi's Island
This one is pretty popular but it's still a fun game
> Zelda a link to the past
One of my favorite zeldas, the gameplay is very good and challenging, compared to the other zeldas
> Donkey Kong Country (the whole trilogy)
The 3 games are fun, 2 and 3 have a better level desing and bosses but 1 is still fun to play, pretty solid platformers
homie you can't recommend Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma without Soul Blazer?
Also DKC2 > DKC1 >>>>> DKC3
Soul Blazer sucks.
Nah you just have shit taste.
Soul Blazer is a great game. If I had 99 copies of Soul Blazer in the trunk of my car, and I saw you and a copy of Soul Blazer in a burning building, I would rush in to save the 100th copy of Soul Blazer.
I want a handled emulation device but I'm afraid of joystick drift, can someone recommend one that isn't going to drift in three months?
I don't think Vita has any drift
That's not true, I've seen a few vitas with drift, but it's less of a problem than e.g. psp or switch.
>vita
Yeah no. I don't trust second hand.
Don't ever get a RK3326 device for PS1 emulation guys, anyone that says the emulation is "flawless" is full of shit.
All the ecelebs always test by playing "MUH TEKKEN 3" and Crash or some other normalgay game for 5 mins before vomiting their verdict, nobody actually sits down and combs through the game library proper. Legend of Legaia slows down every time you use an art , Love & Destroy is very slow during menus and other places, many other games have random hiccups in places that you can only notice if you play for more than 5 mins.
If your standards are low enough that you're okay with that, that's fine but people shouldn't call it "perfect" or "flawless" by any means. VITA/PSP have compatibility issues but what they do run, runs a lot more better and reliably than these chink devices.
Any chip not using A76/77/78 and A55 ARM cores isn't really worth buying unless it's under $100 and all of those devices using RK3326 or equivalents are above that price at the moment for no reason and the hardware power gap for just spending 20-30 dollars more. RK3566 chips and similar chips with just A55 cores need to start being the performance floor for these devices.
Which ones in this doc constitute good psx emulation for value then?
https://docs.google()com/spreadsheets/d/1irg60f9qsZOkhp0cwOU7Cy4rJQeyusEUzTNQzhoTYTU/edit#gid=0
RG-353P would probably be the suggestion for now but anything that is a step up from the RK3326 like the RK3399 would work but honestly, the Odin Lite is probably the next best thing to get in a similar price range. Everything else has enough horsepower but you compromise too much on price, features, comfort or convenience.
is the Miyoo Mini as uncomfortable as it looks?
and can it handle GBA well?
>is the Miyoo Mini as uncomfortable as it looks?
Depends on your hands and what you play. SNES games that require skill-based shoulder button usage are a pain but it's great for handhelds and RPGs.
Come on man there are hundreds of clickbait articles about good retro games out there. Ask a better question or gtfo
i consider buying a retroid just for amiga dungeon crawlers, is that a good idea? how is the touchscreen for games?
I use the PUAE core in retroarch and while the performance is fine, the touchscreen doesn't really work as a replacement for the mouse, it's more like using a trackpad. Apparently this is a limitation of how the Amiga mouse worked. Having said that, emulating the mouse on either stick works pretty well, enough for a few levels of Cannon Fodder at least.
What PS1 games should I download for my RG351MP lol
Threads of Fate.
Kagero Deception
When do you think we’ll have decent Gamecube and PS2 performance for an affordable price?
AYN Loki maybe? Or RP3?
Where do you all get your clean rom sets?
archive no intro sets keeps getting taking down, and a few of my other links like the megaroms thread is gone.
Learn to use google.
Stop trying to get the Nintendo ninjas to take down our only remaining sites.
Your heart's in the right place and so is anon for deleting the post but I seriously question whether anything on this desolate board will find it's way to Nintendo's lawyers.
We all know Google is useless.
I can understand if you’re trying to keep it hidden in plain site, but I legitimately have trouble finding anything that doesn’t get quickly taken down.
I just can’t find the original no-intro sets that aren’t .7z
>that aren’t .7z
What's wrong with 7z?
For handheld I'd recommend RPGs and dungeon crawlers, turn based shit. Wizardry for psx or whatever you like
Stay away from action games as the small screen and subpar controller ruins the experience
Thinking of picking up one of these lil homies, looks perfect for 1-handed RPGs
What will you do with your free hand?
I just beat pic related for the first time and it was dope better than the original metroid tbh
>Can't trust chink build quality on 'premium' devices and know their return policies are fricking aids
>Can't stand the RP2+'s screen, plus hate Android as an OS for these things and no one can get something like JELOS running on it
>3DS can't quite meet my needs, plus as far as handhelds go I prefer single screen
>Switch Lite close to what I want in form factor but needs a mod chip and by the time I get one plus the console and have it installed it's more cost than it's really worth
>Steam Deck 2big plus I'm an Ausgay so I can't buy one anyway
Shit's fricking gay tbqh. The RG353 looks kinda promising but I'm waiting to see how they go when more people buy into them.
These little handhelds come out too frequently. There's always some sort of fault and 3 months later you have something new that's better. RG353P would have been fine from the start, instead of releasing all of these different ones. Frick you Anbernic, I'm not buying another one, not specially after I had to buy a replacement screen for mine that cost a third of the fricking console.
Also I see people constantly suggest phones, but they're pretty damn inconvenient in comparison. I love the screen on my smartphone. I don't love anything the frick else. It's much heavier with a gamepad, more input laggy even with it connected directly through USB-C and the setup is ass in comparison. My little piece of shit handheld boots in about 10 seconds on a mediocre microSD, and after that all I have to do is select a game. On my phone I have to deal with either polluting my shit with emulators all over or use a games launcher, put the thing in the fricking grip, put the cable in and hope to god I set up each separate emulator to find where the fricking ROMs are because newer Android decided to make it a pain in the ass. And then enjoy thick black bars on the sides because every phone is now stupidly 21:9. Frick that noise and give me a gameboy.
i've had my rg351v for a year and it's still as based as on day 1
Yeah that's what this guy complained about as well, they keep releasing these machines but each one has a different flaw which prevents it from being perfect
I think Powkiddy are even worse with releasing too many consoles
Odin has definitely come the closest though
And yet, he was felating the RP2+ only a few weeks later after that video.
Phones are the best way to play DS and PSP besides original hardware
My thoughts exactly.
I got this because I had a spare pi zero 2 and wanted a new toy for my birthday and I hate it.
Screen resolution is shit, it's slow to start, buttons aren't great, I see tons of ghosting in games and barely any game scales properly.
I can't believe the miyoo mini is superior in every single way except it has no wifi.
Does anyone have it? Is there ANY game system that looks decent on it?
I have the gpi case 2 and I'm happy with it. it boots fast and is easy to use with Lakka. I made a custom rgui theme so my menus and UI looks like its being displayed on a gb pocket.
its a 640x480 screen that was supposed to be ips but ended up being tft, but it looks nice regardless. only downside is its a bit on the blue side, nothing youd notice in colored games but anything grayscaled and you can see it
from what I heard people really hate the screen, that's why I went with the first one (and I had the spare pi zero 2)
Bought an RG351V because of the novelty GB form factor. Actually playing it made me realize the ergonomics are uncomfortable after less than an hour of play. Decided to double down and ordered an RG351P, which despite having an inferior screen I've actually played it way more than my V just because it actually feels pretty nice in the hands.
Too bad RG353P is a thing now and has a better screen and CPU while still looking ergonomic, but hey, what can you do when they shit these things out almost monthly. Would have gone with a 351M but I hate the feel of metal in my hands, more so when it acts like a heatsink for the thing. Kept wishing they would release another 4:3 horizontal layout handheld but in plastic, who would have thought they would actually do it that soon.
DO YOU NOT HAVE PHONES? Phones and tablets are already the perfect emulation machines. Shit, if you have a flagship phone, that shit can emulate Wii and PS2 games no problem. All you gotta do is pair what you already got with a bluetooth controller and you're set. Now if you'll excuse me. I'm going back to playing ScummVM on my phone.
I got a phone capable of emulating GC without many issues and I still use my chink handheld that can't handle n64, it's just more comfortable to use
moron zoomer
>All you gotta do is pair what you already got with a bluetooth controller and you're set
Enjoy your input lag
>dude clip on controllers like the gamesir
Enjoy losing access to your headphone jack
I'm pretty sure some USB-C controllers have a headphone jack and minimum input lag
The whole point of playing games for me is to get away from my fricking phone. To disconnect from life/work for a moment and just enjoy a game. I rather have a dedicated, isolated device.
Get a separate phonw for games then
No, no phones.
>disconnect
>to yet another screen
You're doing it wrong.
I read books and workout too. I play games for an hour everyday at most. As long as I'm not on the internet it's fine.
I don't know why you're always so autistic about smartphones in these threads, obviously flagship smartphones are multiple times more powerful, but some people have specific use cases where they don't need a top of the line device. I know I personally don't plan on emulating anything more powerful than Dreamcast on the go so buying a phone just for emulation would be a waste of money when one of these handhelds can do the same thing at a fraction of the cost, but don't let me stop you from keeping up with the Joneses.
Cheap laptop or emu handheld?
Handheld. Laptop is still portable but would be a b***h to carry around plus you'd need a wireless controller to lug around, too.
any way to play winXP era PC games on these things?
People have managed to get Diablo 2, Undertale, and Moonlight streaming working on it but I wouldn't count on it. Limited number of inputs and all that.
Unfortunately you're limited to RPG Maker 2k games through easyRPG and some ports here and there. It's got a weird mix of indie games that came out not too long ago (that kinda look like ass on the RG351P due to its lower resolution) and some retro PC games like redneck rampage or the PC version of heart of darkness. I would love it if there was a relatively cheap, not too big handheld that could handle old windows freeware 2d games and the like. Maybe some VNs as well.
Frick me, tempted to pull the trigger on the 353P but after not liking the RP2+ I'm weary of spending on a chink handheld I can't return.
what didnt you like about the RP2+ and did you have an original RP2?
If you buy it on Aliexpress pretty sure you can return.
Retroid is garbage. Stiff buttons and awful screen.
why is the screen awful
Pay the extra bison dollars and get it on Amazon so you have a return option.
>bought into the chink emu meme without knowing what to play in it
Many such cases!
You'd be surprised. I watched a guy "review" the Retroid Pocket 2 and admitted he ordered it without really knowing what it was. He was super confused on how to even add roms to it or how to make it do anything. It was a really baffling video.
this is why I recommend instead to get a 3DS or Vita and emulate there, even if you don't have a game in mind those have native libraries with killer apps you can fall back to (not to mention actual quality control the chink machines usually lack)
>get into the chink handheld meme and get a RG351P
>end up just going back to my old PSP
Not sure why there's just something about it that makes it not comfortable compared to a PSP, maybe it's the rectangle shape. All the eceleb shills praise the dpad on it but it feels really stiff and the analog sticks have all kinds of issues where the Y axis is reversed in some cases and sometimes it's not. Not to mention you usually have to set the dead zone quite high so it doesn't drift.
Agree with the shape not being all that comfortable, but I don't know what to say about the rest. The d-pad I can do diagonals with without hurting after a short period of time, unlike the PSP one. I've been playing Ys I Chronicles and Megaman BN1 on this thing and I've been using the d-pad the whole time, something I would avoid doing on the PSP. The analog sticks only gave me issues emulating PC-98, but the deadzone I had to set was the bare minimum for it to work fine (0.1 if I recall correctly on RA), maybe it's a unit thing. In contrast on PSP I had no issues with deadzones ever on its analog slider, but it feels like it gets stuck often enough, so I never ended up using it either for this reason. It's known that in rk3266 devices certain ports without a setup detect the axis reversed on sticks (for instance the sm64 port used to) but that's not a thing with RetroArch, Drastic or PPSSPP, which cover most emulation in it.
Yeah I just got mine today and I immediately noticed I hate the dpad, I pulled out my New 2DS and I much, much prefer the low down clicky feeling to the high up rubber one. Do any of these things have a dpad like that?
Most of these consoles have a normal d-pad with a contact pad instead of snap dome switches. Personally I find the 3DS d-pad really uncomfortable, it's good for menus but not much more than that. You can do this mod in case you're having problems with hitting the bottom though
https://gist.github.com/michaelbutler/b2e65b7757c61886380fac29488db23d
Thanks, that seems a bit too involved for me though.
I just really like the way it's almost very low down to the case, so it's very smooth to roll my thumb from the top or bottom to the sides instead of having a big drop in between them, and the clickyness means it's clear and tactile when you press it instead of having the travel time and mush making it less immediately responsive.
The original Retroid Pocket 2 (not the plus) used snap domes, it was very clicky. Not to my tastes at all.
Half tempted to get a 552 since they're on sale.
Don't really care about N64 or Dreamcast emulation and I've heard nice things about the screen which is usually one of my complaints about these chink devices.
Anyone know what 4PX is like for shipping? I don't want to order this thing and not get it for a month or two.
It's shit and overpriced
Miyoo mini or Anbernic 351v? Or wait for Anbernic to release their next vertical model?
How do i get rondo of blood working on 351
Got a chinkshit recently, but can't be assed to play games I've already played.
Are there retro games I've missed? I'd usually try games from top100 lists.
I've been playing Marvelous: Another Treasure Island recently
Which games do you usually like?
Can you anons help me decide on a chink handheld?
Currently deciding between the Miyoo Mini, grabbing the 552 while it's on sale or the 353P
>Miyoo
+Looks cute and customizable
+With screen size games apparently look good on it
+seems like it'll make a nice Pokemon machine with the benefit of playing other shit
-Worried about it being cramped
-Worried it's not going to handle shit like Yoshi's Island or SMRPG very well due to less power
-They're apparently very fragile?
>552
+Screen is apparently really nice which is something I like in a handheld
+Enough power to do everything I want (don't care about N64 or Dreamcast)
-Price is obviously shit, but a guaranteed nice screen and grabbing it on sale outweighs that for me
-Heard build quality can be shit, same with battery life
-Triggers are shit, but again I can't imagine I'm going to play much that needs l2/r2, all my favorite psx games work fine with just l1/r1, GBA is just l and r
>353p
+size seems good
+enough power to do what I want
+stacked shoulder buttons in the event I want to play something that utilized L2/R2
-Worried the screen quality will be as shit as the RP2+ (huge potential negative)
>inb4 3ds or vita
I just want something running on JELOS or Elec
>inb4 RP2+
Hate Android on these chink devices
I would go for the RG353P myself, the screen on the RG351P I have is decent (despite an issue all of them have where on one side there's a little bit of backlight bleeding, colors are fine). Hell I wish I waited a bit more and grabbed a 353P myself.
Yeah, decided on that. People keep saying the Miyoo cramps after a bit and I just can't warrant the 552's price. Hoping the screen on this thing is nice.
Got an RG351P yesterday but today it bricked itself. Should I get a Retroid Pocket 2+ instead? I got the 351P mainly for GBA because the screen is supposed to be better, but that doesn't matter much if it doesn't work.
What happened to it? Did you put firmware on it
I was just charging it, then I unplugged it and it made a loud pop noise and shut down in a way that's obviously not normal. Now it won't turn on and when I plug it in the light just blinks yellow. If I try to turn it on while plugged in the screen just displays "4V" and then it makes a horrifying screeching sound until I unplug it, where it makes the pop sound again. I was using a type of charger that I've seen people say is ok to use (A 5V 2A USB A one) and it had already charged it just fine once already.
I contacted the company I bought it from 2 days ago now but their customer support is glacial, I had to send them a video of it happening and so far all they've said is to try a different charger, as if that isn't the first thing anyone would do.
If you can't replace it for whatever reason, you could open it up, unplug and plug the battery to see if that could fix it. It isn't too difficult, the most annoying part is the screws, which are hex 1/16 and you might not have that one screwdriver or hex key laying around.
They're not the best at customer support. I find it funny that the page that lists replacement screens says explicitly to contact them first to ask if there's any stock and all I got as a response days later was a link to the same page. They did deliver though.
Yeah I got it from a company here in the UK called Droix because I assumed that I would get faster and better customer support incase anything went wrong, but so far I've had better service from Ayn in Hong Kong. I'll give it another day or so and if they don't reply with a replacement I'll try opening it up like you said. I was just worried incase the battery was damaged because of the sound it's making.
If the battery is somehow dead and by awful luck you have to buy a replacement, instead get an odroid-go advance battery if you can, it's compatible and has a higher capacity.
Alright thanks I'll do that if I need to, is it this one?
Yep, that one.
Anbernic got a thing going with the Win600 but they fricked it up hard with the analog sticks.
You start with all the SNES and Genesis classics. From the top of my head:
>SNES
- Chrono Trigger
- Terranigma
- Illusion of Gaia
- ActRaiser
- Super PunchOut!!
- Secret of Mana/Evermore/Trials of Mana
- Hagane
- Pocky and Rockey 1/2
- Umihara Kawase
>Genesis
- Alien Soldier
- Gunstar Heroes
- Dynamite Headdy
- Castlevania Bloodlines
- all Sanic games
- Contra Hard Corps
- Vectorman
- Xeno crisis (guess you can call this one a modern classic)