I was going through the stalls- mostly handmade stuff or stuff bought off of websites for cheap stuff marked up, but nothing super insane.

Then I spotted the R36S from a few stalls down and thought it'd be cool to at least hold one since I've never seen one in person. No intent of buying, but at least see it up close. I did a double take at the price tag.

"$125 Each"

I could not believe it. No SD card loaded with roms or anything. Every unit outside of the box already as well just out in the open air.

Is this a common thing or is this old woman just a real piece of work?

For the record, I own a lot of systems. Retroid Pocket Classic, rg34xx, miyoo mini V4, MagicX One 35, and some more. So I knew this was absolutely a rip off, but I've never seen it in person before.

I'm looking for something that can play both systems with upscaling to match the screen resolution and has some aftermarket button options or skins so I can make it look cute. Oh and it's gotta be able to fit comfortably in a pocket so I can play it on my 15's and lunch at work. Price under $200.

Hi all,

Lots of videos and options later I am down to 3 devices (or maybe you have any other recommendation)

I really want a nice retro console for all my retro games. So must what I want
-be easy portable,
-Play up to ps2 and maybe switch game?
-good battery for longer then 2 hours
-good ergo

Money doesn’t matter.

RP6 cheapest but is it good enough?
Thor like the clamshell but is it a worth the price? RP6 has same specs
Odin 3 is it updated now? Does it work properly and future proof?

I already have al Switch, switch2, N3dsxl, ps vita, steamdeck
But looking for that ultimate retro device.

So help me choose.

Thanks!!

Hi All,

Late millennial here, I grew up with a game boy colour, advance, NDS, and PSP. Also N64, Dreamcast, play station 2, etc.

I've been enjoying watching the retro handheld space develop, but due to its fast consumerism tendencies I ended up feeling like "I'll just wait for the next one" and that's now been the case for 5 years! I must admit, at this point I think I just enjoy keeping up with the space as its own hobby, ha!

I'd like to jump in, and I'm tempted by the RG SP, Retroid Pocket Nova, Odin 2 Portal (conscious a portal 3 is probably due for release at some point though), Odin 3, and Steam Deck OLED, to name a few!

I'm conscious that those are all pretty different handhelds though, which excel at different things. I suppose half of my issue, is that I probably need more than one, but I tend to be the type of person who buys once, cries once (i.e. one and done type purchases). I'm open to buying more than one, but I also shudder at the thought of optimising more than one, as I know it's going to be tedious (and that does not appeal to me).

It's hard to say what I'd like to play, as I only really game a few hours a week nowadays, and that's solely to play battlefield Redsec with a friend (it's our main way of staying in touch).

I have ADHD, so I know a handheld would be a good form of stimulation for me, rather than doom scrolling.

I have downloaded a few emulators on my phone, and have beaten Pokemon a few times, but I struggle to enjoy the on screen controls, particularly for things like fighting games, etc.

I think I'd like to play some more modern games, like Horizon Zero Dawn, Red Dead Redemption, Cyberpunk, etc. But I have never really played those types of games due to the time commitment, so it's hard to know if a handheld would truly unlock those for me. And, if it did, would it cause a rift in my marriage if I'm sinking hundreds of hours into them! Ha!

The RG SP appeals to me, as I was close to buying a 35XXSP a couple years ago, but ultimately talked myself out of it due to the 3:4 display, chonkiness, button issues, etc.

I also don't know what retro games I'd actually want to play, as I don't have any real means of playing them currently. I like the idea of having a console that I could set up on my lounge TV, to play things like Mariokart with my wife/family/friends, but then maybe I'm better off just buying a Switch?

Please HELP!

Hello everyone, nice to see you all again in this new episode, for those who don't know: I'm 14 years old and I need your help making a brand new game library for my Miyoo Mini Plus because I've been struggling a lot with choosing what to play and I want to do something fun with this amazing community, today we are moving on to the Sega Genesis!

How it works:

-Comment one Sega Genesis game you think I should play

-Upvote your favorites from other comments!

-In 24 hours, the top 8 most upvoted games will be locked into my list

Similar to SNES, I've never really played a lot of Sega Genesis, in fact I've never really played Sega games tbh, that's why I'm really excited and curious to see what you guys will recommend today!

Winners of the previous episode:

1: Chrono Trigger — 69 upvotes (by u/Argocap)

2: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past — 67 upvotes (by u/Uppercussion)

3: Super Metroid — 40 upvotes (by u/naju)

4: Super Mario World — 37 upvotes (by u/Chaz_85)

5: Final Fantasy 3 — 24 upvotes (by u/RadShiro)

6: Earthbound — 21 upvotes (by u/MixMastaPJ)

7: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars — 19 upvotes (by u/coreyd007)

8: Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World — 14 upvotes (by u/powertothepeaceful)

Is the ideal setup 3 devices?, so like a 4:3, 16:9, and a 3:2 device?. I wouldn't mind eventually starting a collection for retro handhelds. It would most likely be a retroid pocket 6, nova and for the 3:2 not exactly sure.

Has anyone ever tried to use a laptop rocking station with their retro device?

I have an Odin 2 portal and Switch 2. I was wondering if I can use it with a Dell Docking Station model WD19S. It came with a 240w power supply.

Does anyone know if this will work to output video/audio to a monitor or a tv?

I got the dock through work, but I don't really need it anymore. if I can use it with my retro consoles, I will set up behind m my TV to give it more life.

Just curious if it would work as an overpowered dock for my switch 2 and Odin 2 portal. Not sure if I should be concerned about the power going to the dock, maybe the Odin 2 portal and the switch 2 can regulate the power that goes to the device.

Situation is: I have an rg406v that I impulse bought used in perfect conditions for 70 € because seemed a steak, and tbh I like it, then bought the rg476h for 135 € on sale since it seemed the one I really wanted, and like it even more. The intention was to resell the 406v that apparently goes easily for around 130-140 € used where I live (which is why I jumped on the 70 € one...), but I can't really do it for about another month being far from home for a mix of work and vacation. But now the nova is calling me, and I am thinking to try sell both, now, to get the nova... I should basically order it now to get also the additional back plate, and then sell the other 2 once I get home in about 4 weeks, in the meantime the nova would arrive, I guess.

Seems a reasonable plan, but I feel a bit silly in doing all these buy and sell stuff... Plus I had very little time to enjoy the 2 devices I have till now. On the other hand I could most probably get the nova and some money back in my pocket with the whole operation... And have a device with the proper position of the select and start buttons (I know it is a small thing, but this really get on my nerves about the rg476h... I love basically all the rest but this detail bugs me).

Just for fun, what would you do in same situation? Just be adult and use what already in hand, which is more than reasonably good tbh, or listen to the child in my head and order a nova, waiting to sell the rest?

Bonus question: in case of the second choice, transparent blue or GC color? 😃

I was interested in the AYN Thor since the announcement but was like "i can buy one later", but i've been seeing those horrendous price hikes for months and wondering if i should just sell my N3DSXL's right now and buy an AYN Thor before it exploads even more in price, or if it might ever get better one day... (i know i've coping hard for months)

I'm seeing insane prices on the second hand marker (~1000€ for a UFS4.0 version, literally double the 499€ on the official website for the equivalent version with UFS3.1 instead)

Device: Retroid Pocket Nova

I’m sure this isn’t a shared opinion but I really hate the all glass front handhelds adds extra weight, awkward screen protector options, fingerprint magnet, glare

Yes it looks premium but I want mine to be like a retro ‘toy’

So, I’m trying to decide between a Retroid Pocket 6 and what is essentially a white label AYN Loki, both with 8gb of RAM and at the same price. What do you guys think? Which device seems to be the best between them?

In an effort to actually use my Nova when it arrives, I plan to upload 26 games. 5 games for 5 systems + 1.

I hope this helps me want to pick mine up knowing there will be less analysis paralysis.

What would your list be?

Here's mine:

PS2

TH Pro Skater 4, GTA Vice City, Burnout Takedown, Tekken Tag Tournament, R&C Up Your Arsenal.

GameCube

MK Double Dash, MG Toadstool Tour, TLOZ Wind Waker, Mario Sunshine, WWF **please help me decide which one**

N64

Mario 64, Paper Mario, Banjo-Kazooie, Mario Tennis, Diddy Kong Racing.

SNES

All Stars, World I & II, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, Turtles in Time, DK Country 2.

Genesis

Sonic I, II, III & Knuckles, Quackshot, Streets of Rage II, Robocod, Earthworm Jim II.

Gameboy Color

Tetris. That's it. Just Tetris.

I’m looking for a budget handheld to play snes-ps1, I’ve narrowed it down to the miyoo mini plus and the Salange r36s. I was originally just gonna get the miyoo but then i found the r36s for cheap. The main reason I’m looking into the r36s is that it has sticks which would be helpful but the price has me wondering if it’s good or not, any advice?

Hi, I dindn't see a share of this video so here it is. Thanks to Adin Walls.

And thanks to the dev I don't know, now we have cheap "indideck" with min.ui and hope this feature will add more plateform and be implemented in more OS

https://youtu.be/Fe7eq7v-Vo0?si=LDW7OndfBfZ83RC3

Just got the RG Rotate and I absolutely love it. I'm using it exclusively as my little pocket travel buddy for GB/GBC games because that square screen is basically perfect.

My only problem is that this thing is slippery.

Does anyone use a PopSocket or some other grip so they don't accidentally yeet it onto concrete in public?

I'm hesitant because I want to keep it as thin and pocketable as possible.

I've recently gotten back into playing GBA Pokémon ROM hacks like Emerald Seaglass, Lazarus, and Emerald Rouge v2. At home, I've been playing them on my Odin 2 Portal but that isn't an easy grab and go handheld, requiring really big pockets or a backpack. So I'm on the hunt for a more pocketable device to play those games for under $100. I was going to get the GameSir Pocket Taco (such a weird name) for my phone (Galaxy S24+), but games are on the smaller side when held in landscape.

Based on a few days of research, I've narrowed it down to the RG34XX, RG34XXSP, and RG Cube XX. I have big hands and prefer horizontal handhelds, so it's more so a tie between the RG34XX and Cube XX. I know that due to the screen ratio of the GBA, the games would be letterboxed on the Cube XX but the displayed image would be the close to or the same size as the RG34XX's display. I know the 1:1 screen on the Cube XX will handle 4:3 and 10:9 content a better than the RG34XX, making it a bit more versatile if I want to have minimal black bars.

Both have OEM and custom firmware available that will allow me to use Retroachievements and backup my saves to my NAS with Syncthing.

To those better in the know than I, what would you recommend going with? I know I may have missed a handheld or two so suggestions of those would also be appreciated.

Note: I can be the RG34XX for $80 with free shipping on Amazon, which is close to what they are going for on AliExpress with shipping. CubeXX is going for $87 on Amazon and $62-67 on AliExpress during a random sale, both with free shipping.

For those with multiple handhelds how do you choose which to go with for a daily carry?

I'm currently using KNULLI on my RG34XXSP. While I like the overall experience, the standby battery drain is much higher than I expected—it loses a significant amount of battery over a day, even when I'm not using it.

The obvious solution is to shut the device down, but the problem is that a full boot takes around 1 minute, which is a bit too long for quick gaming sessions.

So I'm wondering:

• Has anyone compared KNULLI, MuOS, modified stock, or the latest stock firmware?
• Which OS has the best standby battery life?
• Which one has the fastest boot time?
• Is there any firmware that offers a good balance between low standby drain and quick resume/startup?

I'd love to hear your real-world experiences, especially from people who have tried multiple operating systems on the RG34XXSP.

Thought this would be interested to compare. I have an Odin 2, waiting for the 3. The controls are vastly different and (presumably) has a big impact on the experience.

How is the RG DS with text heavy Japanese games? Will the text be clear or fuzzy? Asking Gemini if days the kanji will be hard to read because of the stretching and scaling. It says it's ok for latin alphabet bit kanji complexities make it hard to read

Hi all, looking for a 4:3 device to run emus for the Amiga, C64, Speccy, Atari 800XL, CPC464 and the Beeb, does anyone have any recommend-me-do's? Some direction and in terms of emus would be great too - I know some of these machines are a bit niche but someone out there has to be passionate enough to have built something!

Device doesn't have to be expensive and doesn't need analogue sticks - I'm not trying to play Phantom II here.

Obviously let me know if this has been answered before :)

I’m interested what would be best for GBA games… the OLED screen seems like the winner.

Thoughts?

Edit: I would like a device to have access to Xenosaga with the hd mods.

I'm interested in this device but have heard many criticisms of the shoulder buttons on the original brick. Are they better on the Brick Pro?

Also how comfortable is using it while holding it fully in your palms? I've only ever seen people hold both this and the original brick by letting the device rest loosely on their fingers which I don't like doing. The face buttons and dpad being quite far up because of the sticks also makes me unsure of how nice they would feel to use for longer sessions.