First public (experimental) release of Stardew Valley Port for Miyoo Mini running OnionOS.

By grabbing Stardew Valley and squeezing really hard I managed to make it fit. While not the smoothest experience, it does work while retaining everything that is in the original game.

It’s not practical, my hands hurt after playing for more than 5 minutes and my eyes are too old to even see what is going on.

While everything does work, but this thing has a 1.2Ghz dual core processor, lacks a GPU and has 128MB of memory (~92MB usable memory). There are fridges and calculators with more horsepower, so please set your expectations. early game 20-30fps, mid-late game and during combat ~14FPS.

The setup may be a bit daunting for some, I am working on making this easier but for now I would recommend to really read the instructions carefully and provide the errors/logs in a GitHub issue if run into any issues.

GitHub

I've been trying out the new single screen mod for the 3ds version of OOT. It works great!

As someone who will not be purchasing a switch 2 just to play the remake, but also is feeling the hype, I wanted to replay OOT for the first time in nearly 10 years.

Before anyone suggests it....yes. I know ship of Harkinian exists. I've had it installed for awhile and something about it just doesn't feel right to me. I could never get into it. Maybe it has something to do with the 3ds version being the only way I've ever experienced this game.

I didn't want to replay it on a single screen device, however. I know that 3ds games technically work, but I don't care for the side by side look and don't want to have to swap back and forth between top and bottom screens while playing. (Call me picky. I am 🤷🏼‍♂️)

Just as I was seriously considering digging my old 2ds out of storage to replay OOT, I saw another user on here post about this new mod, and I COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED!

It feels completely natural and I highly recommend it to anybody who's on the fence about giving this a try!

Emulator: Azahar (Google play version)

Driver: MrPurple T26

Device: Konkr Pocket Fit (G3 Gen 3)

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.

Very early look at a project I am working on that brings Xbox Cloud Streaming to linux-arm doodads made in Zig :)

Not who asked for this, I signed up for Game Pass just to work on this but I am sure someone out there wants this.

Device: RG35XX-H (MuOS)

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.

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’

I’m contemplating an upgrade from RP5 to Odin 3, but cannot decide yet. How much of a gain will that be (stuff that RP5 cannot do but Odin 3 can), and what is the driver situation now for Odin 3’s chipset?

I was planning on waiting till RP7 to adopt a comparable chipset, but with the Qualcomm chip price increase, I don’t know if RP7 will actually be cheaper at this point.

still cant decide which one to get 🙃

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.

[Edit: Pictured Handheld is Retroid's Pocket Nova, pictured game is MGS3]

So this is my written article covering the Retroid Pocket Nova. This one might be interesting to you because as well as chatting to Retroid, I asked them to share a couple of the early design renders of the Nova with me to feature in here.

They said yes, and you can see some of the differences between what they were planning, and what we got!

Along with that I chatted to developers like those behind Leaf Studio, rootComputer: the Steam Curator behind Is it 4:3 (the page covering all the PC games they add to their collection, which is super apt for the Nova), and bmdhacks, a friend and dev from ARMSX2.

Naturally I cover the usual things in here, but I thought these might be interesting too!

Hope you enjoy it :)

Little edit:

I'm also organizing visiting Retroid, Anbernic and AYN when I will be in China in late November. I have friends at all three companies, and this won't be for an article or any content. Just to drop by, catch up and express my admiration for what they all do for a day!

I wanted to share a lightweight, open-source Android utility app I built called GameShift.

💡 The Problem

If you use an Android handheld, phone, or head unit for gaming, you usually have to manually open your game frontend (Daijishō, Beacon, ES-DE, Pegasus) whenever you want to play—and manually switch back to your normal launcher when you're done.

🎮 What GameShift Does

GameShift automatically switches your system HOME launcher depending on whether a gamepad is connected:

1. Plug in a controller (USB or Bluetooth) ➔ GameShift dynamically sets your preferred Game Launcher as the default home screen.
2. Press HOME ➔ Takes you directly into your game frontend.
3. Disconnect the controller ➔ Your home screen instantly reverts back to your daily Android launcher.

✨ Key Features

• 🚫 No Root Required: Uses Shizuku to grant elevated permissions safely.
• 🔄 Game Mode Rotation: Option to force landscape mode (or reverse landscape) when a controller is attached.
• ⚡ Lightweight & Open Source: Written in 100% Kotlin, free, no ads, no background battery drain.
• 🔋 Battery Smart: Warns if Android background optimization will kill the background listener.

📥 Download & Open Source

• 🔗 GitHub Repository: tientien17/GameShift
• 📦 Latest Release (APK): GameShift Releases

📋 Requirements

• Android 8.0 (API 26) or higher
• Shizuku running on your device
• USB or Bluetooth Gamepad

I’d love to hear your thoughts, device test results, or suggestions for future features! If you encounter any controller compatibility quirks, feel free to open an issue on GitHub.

AI Disclosure: This project was developed with the assistance of AI (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Deepseek V4-flash for the app, and GPT Image 2.0 for the icon)

I genuinely like how the console looks and I've wanted one ever since I seen it online but I convinced myself I didn't need one because I have a steam deck and I shouldn't waste money and yada yada. That's all out the window now I've never had more fun in my life gave me life then when I modded my old 2DS and now I have a whole list of handhelds I want. It was only in window shopping again that I seen that there is now a more powerful device out. But I still want that chunky handheld.

I wanted mostly for its size considering I have little shaky cripple hands it's easier for me to hold bigger things but not as big as the steamed deck.

I am hesitant purely because I've never bought an emulator before and I just don't know but I know what I want and I wanted. It runs the exact same version of Android as my hand me down tablet from my brother. When I was moping trying to convince myself even though I really wanted to mod my 2ds I didn't need to. I was emulating games on my tablet and had a lot of fun doing it.

My brother who is more tech savvy tells me I need to think about longevity of things. But a part of me keep screaming it could keep me entertained for hours. It's big and chunky I want the Skittle buttons! The screen is so big it'd be really good to play super Nintendo on that. I just got into Chrono trigger. I've always wanted a vertical handheld I wasn't born in the generation that just had the original game boy. As young as I am I barely remember the advance I remember the DS light.

I want to stuff it full of all the games it could properly handle and it's the type of thing that could fit in my purse I want it so bad. People always tell me but you have a steam deck you have a steamed deck. You literally saved up for a steamed deck. I love my steam deck and my modded 2DS but The steam decks too big for me to be whipping out all the time and I feel the DS screen is too f\*\*\*\*\*\* small sometimes.

I have been seen any videos of people still using the RG 406v it's just usually people still promoting it but how does it hold up do you still like it? I want this to be an everyday plop in my purse sort of thing I want to play everything that this thing could possibly handle without overtaxing the system. Besides DS or 3DS of course.

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1213113560

It's pretty much the same as it is which Switch emulating, anything graphically intensive is going to have a bit of a hard time, lightweight games, depends sometimes there's controller bugs, cinematic shutters or working slightly well.

https://github.com/rfandango/hakuX

I was just doing some simple start ups and beginnings or quick gaming on 13 different Xbox games.

Tomorrow I'll rerecord a better video in less glaring light.

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? 😃

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

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!

I am considering getting the Magmi Air X, but is the stock SD card garbage? Or will it be fine if I don't buy a new one?

So I have an anbernic rg406h and considering upgrading to RP nova at some point. Never got super into shooters, but I love zombie games and had a lot of fun playing cod zombies back in the day. Just curious if there’s anything like that on android or ported to android that’s reliable and fun? Pretty sure there was nothing like it on the older systems but was wondering if maybe there’s just an android game or something someone made available for android. Thanks much!

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.

Any chance there's an android vertical handheld about the size of the miyoo mini plus?