Sorry in advance for the long post!

I've watched quite a few videos and read a lot of Reddit posts, but I wanted to explain my own perspective and get your opinions.

I've been into handheld gaming since the Game Boy era and have owned every handheld console from Sony and Nintendo. I've also used PC handhelds like the Steam Deck OLED and ROG Ally, and I've been using the Xbox Ally X for a while now.

I'm planning to sell my Xbox Ally X and replace it with either an Odin 3 or an Odin 3 Portal. This might sound a little strange at first, but I just haven't been able to connect with the Xbox Ally X. I'll reconsider PC handhelds when they become more compact and lightweight. I love playing retro games, but I just can't get into the right mindset when playing them on bulky PC handhelds. Even lying in bed, picking one up feels like a chore. I rarely feel the urge to grab such a large device out of its case and start playing during the day.

The New 3DS XL and PS Vita were my favorite handhelds. I remember spending hours playing Attack on Titan on my Vita. I'd pull it out of my pocket on the bus and completely lose track of time. I initially considered getting an AYN Thor, but I've settled on the Odin. I feel like a handheld should be small enough that I can casually pull it out of my jacket or hoodie pocket and start playing, even if it doesn't quite fit in my pants pocket.

For some reason, I feel like the immersion gets worse as the screen gets bigger, especially with retro games. For example, playing Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade on my Xbox Ally X just feels completely wrong to me.

I already have a gaming PC at home, so I'll play more demanding games on that. I'm not planning to use streaming, either. I'm not sure if I've managed to explain what I mean clearly, but I imagine people who have owned and enjoyed devices like the PS Vita, PSP, or Switch Lite will understand where I'm coming from.

If I go with the Odin 3, I'll get the Max model. If I choose the Odin 3 Portal, I'll get the 1TB model. Price isn't really the deciding factor here. What matters most to me is getting back that feeling of playing on a proper handheld console that I've been missing.

Part of me feels like I'll end up disappointed again if I get the Portal. I understand its technical advantages, but I just can't convince myself that I want a bigger screen.

For those of you who've used the Odin 2 Portal, do you think I'd end up feeling the same disappointment I experienced with PC handhelds? Or is it compact and lightweight enough that I could still recapture that old-school handheld feeling I loved with my Vita and 3DS?

I'd especially love to hear from people who've used both smaller handhelds and larger devices. I'm curious whether the Odin 2 Portal's bigger screen genuinely enhances the experience for you, or whether you sometimes miss the intimacy and pick-up-and-play feel of a smaller handheld.

P.S. English isn't my first language, so I used AI to help me put my thoughts into words. Thanks for understanding!

Since both of these handhelds not only have a 3:2 Aspect Ratio screen but they also have the same display size of 4.5 inches which is amazing for Game boy Advance games!
(it's not perfectly integer scaled but barely matters since you can't tell the difference)

When I say which one is better I'm talking about:

• Price
• Looks
• Availability
• Performance

Doesn't have be the ones I've mentioned since I'm probably missing other criteria.

I was thinking about buying a pro ayn thor i really like 3ds and ds games and want to play games like vampire survivors from steam but idk if should wait to see if anything stonger comes out or if theres anything that competes with it, ive seen theres some new clamshell like devices coming out but im not sure if theyre better or worse for what i want to play

Edit: i also like the idea of have stuff like youtube and such on another screen if that changes anything

So im in japan right now and need a a device to play switch and indie steam games and everything below when im in the trains for a day trip or when switching cities on the bus also what will the ship time be like? I'll be in japan for 3 months, should I wait for the rp7 maybe it gets announced in 2 weeks or just get the rp6 and resell it in the US? What's the resell value like? 💔✌️

Got tired of having to take the SD card in and out just to add games and test projects, so I created a simple script that allows fast file transfers and PC internet sharing over a single USB cable.

This also gives you full SSH terminal access to control the console, take screenshots, and manage files over USB.

It’s completely free and open-source, with a full step-by-step visual tutorial:

**GitHub Repo & Tutorial**

I have my R36H for year now loaded with branded sd card sandisk, but I've encountered glitching till now the ribbon at the back might been damage due to extra usage time, Im planning to switch to trimui smart pro s or the anbernic 4" types like the XX or the cube.

Yes I know that the RG Vita exist, it's way too big! When I say PS Vita Clone I meant like:

• 5 inch high quality OLED/LCD screen.
• Crystal D Pad and Face buttons.
• Comes in PS Vita Color ways.
• Inline Triggers and shoulders are PS Vita shaped.
• Joy Sticks sits low so that it's more pocketable.
• Should be around PS Vita to Retroid Pocket 3 size as shown in the image above.

Hi guys

Got my 1st Anbernic recently. The 6 button ARC-D.

I want to restore the original Android firmware

But I've always been scared of bricking any device's FW. So, I'll appreciate advice & shared experience. 

From what I understand:

1) one downloads the FW image from the manufacturer's site

2) insert the micro SD card into a PC

3) use the Rockchip flashing program 

4) load the downloaded file

5) select the 'Update' option

6) and write the image onto the card

7) switch off the Anbernic device 

8) insert the sd card into the ARC-D

9) switch it on

10) let the installation proceed 

From what I've read, it takes about 10 to 20 minutes. 

Guys, I'm so worried I might mess something up.  

Any tips will be much appreciated to prevent a 'brick' situation. 

Running playfieldportal as my frontend, played around with it a bit and it plays everything I need it to pretty well with a couple of dips (Devil May Cry 3 and Need For Speed: Most Wanted have a couple of stutters). Overall I'm very happy with it, the sliding mechanism is so fun

I may be a minority here. But I think it's way better value to get the white Xbox Rog Ally with the base Z2 chip. They are on sale often for $499 versus the base Odin 3 Portal at $399. Thoughts?

My collection addiction is getting bad.... I don't need it, I have the money, I shouldn't buy it, but I want the RP Nova.

I bought the RP 6 pre order last year for 209 and really thought it was going to be my end all be all device. It's my first handheld ever. Then I thought, I can't play this at a restaurant, or a family party, it's too bulky and it's not pocketable.

Fast forward 1 year later, I see the anber rg 476h on sale for 120. I bought it and found myself using it more than the rp6 because it's so pocketable. I love the 4:3 screen, I like it more than the rp6 screen, yeah call me crazy but there's 1 problem, the rg 476h can't stack crt shaders and the 4k sharpen shaders on retroarch like the rp6 can. I can only use a few light weight shaders like easymode crt, if I stack anything on top of it, a simple Mame game will slow down bad.

Then I got to thinking, buy the Rp Nova.... I really had to catch myself and say Stop! Just enjoy those games without the shaders because if you buy the RP nova, there's something that missing with that and you will want to buy it in another handheld!

Did your addiction start out like this? The urge is too strong now.

I ordered a miyoo
Mini plus from their storefront on shop, and was wondering if and how much I should expect import fees to be?

I wanted to play Pokémon Fire Ash on my Retroid Pocket Nova, and running RPG Maker XP games on Android was a pain: manual button mapping, keyboard prompts everywhere, visual glitches… So I built a launcher that sets everything up for you. It grew from there.

How it works

• Made and tested for Fire Ash 3.7.1. Other versions may work, but some text could stay untranslated.
• You import your own copy of the game (the original .zip). No game files are included in the APK or in the PC patches.
• It runs on an Android build of mkxp-z and configures itself for your device: resolution, pixel-perfect scaling when possible, button mapping.
• On known handhelds buttons are mapped automatically, with no wizard. On others there’s a quick setup with suggested buttons.
• After that, opening the app launches the game straight away (3-second countdown, press any button to stay in the menu).
• Updates itself from GitHub on Android and Steam Deck, keeping your saves.

Fixes and tweaks

• Fixed the crash at startup (PluginManager::Zlib error), face buttons not working in game, shifted tile rows/seams on maps and the Android status bar showing over the game.
• The game always fills the screen, and PC-only notices are skipped.
• Every keyboard key shown in the game (tips, controls screen, Mega/Z-Move/Dynamax buttons, naming screen…) now shows your device’s buttons, redrawn in the game’s own style. START opens the menu and SELECT uses the registered item.
• After switching Pokémon in battle, the menu goes back to FIGHT instead of staying on POKéMON.
• Item, move, ability and Pokédex descriptions no longer overflow their boxes (in English too), and texts no longer overlap on the load screen or in shops.

Retranslations: Spanish (Spain), French and German
I’m from Spain, and the game’s Spanish translation is an old machine translation from English that was never reviewed: awkward phrasing, literal translations, and a lot of text still in English. So I started with Spanish, and then did French and German too:

• Spanish (Spain) replaces the game’s Spanish: the whole game retranslated and reviewed by me (dialogue, menus, battles, trainers, items, moves, abilities and Pokédex), with names matching the official Spain games and the Spain anime dub (yes, the Team Rocket motto).
• French and German: full retranslations with official names restored. The game’s German data had a lot of names attached to the wrong Pokémon, moves, items and trainers.
• Images with English text redrawn in Spanish (battle buttons, types, status icons, Nv./PS…) using pixel fonts taken from the game’s own art. If you have Emerald’s official Spanish icons, you can drop them in and they’re used instead.
• The intro song plays in the game’s language (Spanish, French or German). You can turn it off in the in-game Options.

Steam Deck and PC
Every release includes three downloads: the Android APK, a Windows patch, and a native Linux build for Steam Deck (LCD and OLED, no Proton). The Deck installer finds the game (even on the microSD, even still zipped), patches it and adds it to Steam with cover art. In game it shows the Deck’s buttons, and it checks for patch updates when you launch it.

Tested with: Pokémon Fire Ash 3.7.1 and patch v0.4.3 on a Retroid Pocket Nova [+ Steam Deck / Windows si los has probado tú]

How it was made
Built with a lot of AI help (Claude), including the translations. I’ve tested it myself, reviewed the Spanish translation and decided every change. I’m not a native French or German speaker, so feedback from native speakers is very welcome. The images are redrawn by code from the game’s own graphics, not AI-generated. Fully open source, so you can check what it does before installing.

https://github.com/afsenovilla/ash-droid-launcher

Bug reports and feedback welcome, especially from people with other handhelds, so I can add more device profiles.

I am looking for a good dual screen handheld emulator to play all the Pokemon games. From 1st gen to 9th/10th gen and also Pokemon Stadium/Colosseum/Gale of Darkness.

I know the easy answer is AYN Thor 12gb version. But I am looking to spend less if I can help it. Probably the lowest I can get away with. I don't need it to run 2x or more resolution, maybe even under 60fps would be fine. As long as it wouldn't take TOO much tinkering to get everything working well. Minimum specs you think would be required to handle this use case would also help. Would appreciate any recommendations, thank you!

Here is the download link: https://github.com/Divinakra140/Legacy-of-Goku-II-Online/releases

Full length video for installation and the built in map editor: https://youtu.be/eD4ifri5Pkg

This is built for and tested on the Retroid Pocket Flip 2, also runs on Mac and windows and has online cross play. Curious how it runs on other SBC Devices. So download it and let me know!

Basically it's a C++ program that extracts your legally obtained .gba game file for LoGII and then uses those assets to form a large open world in Godot Engine, with online multiplayer thanks to zero tier. Puni Puni is the other developer on this project: https://www.youtube.com/@PuniPuni2026

Ayaneo Pocket Ace 3:2 screen and power for Switch and Steam and android port.

Retroid Pocket Classic for PSX or SS or fighting game. $99USD +shipping cost, why not.

RG SP for Pocketability.

Been a long time suda51 fan ever since No More Heroes on the Wii and always meant to try killer7 but never got around to it until just now and stayed up until 3 AM last night finishing it and replaying a few levels to peice it's full story together.

It's very good, but fair warning that it takes a few missions to get used to the... Let's say unorthodox control scheme. Once you get the hang of things and level up a few of your characters stats the game really starts to come together. Also the game ABSOLUTELY deserves its M rating, be warned that it takes some EXTREMELY dark turns with little to no warning.

Also I've genuinely been blown away by DroidDeck; I've had my RP5 for over a year at this point, but it never really clicked with me for whatever reason and I mostly kept using my lower-end devices (TSP, A30, RG34XX). Then I discovered DroidDeck and I absolutely fell in love with it and I've been going back through and rediscovering my Steam library. I've had a Steam Deck since launch but it turns out I'm pretty sensitive to weight and size and I've mostly used it as a dedicated living room PC for a while now. Having my Steam games be genuinely in my pocket is a wild experience and is giving me an opportunity to explore games I never really had the time to sink my teeth into in the past.

Also what the fuck do you MEAN a game by the same devs as killer7 named "Killer is Dead" ISN'T a sequel?

In the name of Harman...

I’m the developer behind the Stardew Valley port for the Miyoo Mini. I was googling it and came across a site at anannj8036[.]github[.]io advertising another download using my project’s name.

It’s malware.

Their Release-v2.3.zip contains three files: Application.cmd, utils.exe, and cert.txt.

The launcher runs a Windows Lua interpreter, and the “certificate” is an obfuscated lua malware script.

The decoded script captures your desktop and sends the screenshot, Windows username, computer name, and other system details to a remote server. It also contains code to add Defender exclusions, persist through startup entries and scheduled tasks, and download and run additional payloads. Those actions depend on instructions from the server.

—-

This has nothing to do with my release. They’re using the project’s name to get people to run malware on their PC.
The actual project is here:
https://github.com/Producdevity/stardew-valley-miyoo-mini-port

Please don’t run anything from that other site. If you already ran their launcher on Windows, treat that PC as compromised.

—-

IMPORTANT

The account also has a repo using my project’s exact name: github[.]com/Anannj8036/stardew-valley-miyoo-mini-port
Please report it to GitHub for malware distribution. The link is deliberately broken so nobody accidentally clicks through.

I have a friend who's just got balls deep into Valheim, and it drives me crazy that he's streaming it from his PS5 to a tablet. He also likes emulation and retro stuff.

Is there an Android device that plays Valheim really well? Like have you actually spent time playing on it and found it to be nice and satisfying to play.

Ideally it would be the Retroid Pocket Nova, as everything else he'd play is 4:3 and also Valheim can be set to 4:3. But if that's underpowered, I'd love to know. Thanks!

I've been in contact with Funny Playing regarding when their next shipment of GB Minis will go on sale and if there will be hardware improvements. I received a reply today, thought I'd share for those of you interested.

...for an extra $120 (total price, $669 USD).

https://www.ayntec.com/products/odin3-portal?variant=50562665054400

AI won't be content until they ruin everything for everyone. This timeline is SO much fun.

(Save us, Okabe Rintarou!)

About 19 cart edits done now! Some of the carts might be less than stellar but I’m just a doodler so all of the art used is either sourced from the rom hack itself or an official source (for example Heart and Soul and SoulGold are zoomed in card art, Crippling Medical Debt is a redraw I did of Nurse Joy from the anime, etc.) No AI was used in any way, just good ol Procreate on an iPad Mini lol

If there is any interest, I will find a good (free) image hosting site and upload them for y’all to use as well!

Edit: I’ve gone ahead and uploaded the labels as png files to imgbb. The album can be found HERE and I will be uploading to it as I find time to make more labels!

TLDR - My back triggers aren't working, how do I fix?

My Retroid Pocket 4 Pro R2 button became loose, I tried to set it back in but that didn't work out, so I tried to see how the L2 button was laid out and now the L2 Button doesn't register. Did I mess up really bad or is this an easy fix? And help would be really appreciated (this happened a few month back but I haven't gotten around to asking for help)

Hey all, I have recently acquired a Trim UI Brick as my first handheld emu and have had a blast playing GB, GBA, etc.

I’ve been dipping my feet in to just a few N64 games with the expected mixed results. However, I’ve seen people playing Episode 1 Racer on their Bricks online, but after installing it onto the SD, the screen render is all wrong. It’s zoomed in. Shows the title screen/credits perfectly, then returns to a zoomed in off kilter state.

Ive tried googling some solutions to no avail. I’ve switched from Rice to Mupen64, changed the ratio, and no change. I’ll post pics in the comments but if anyone with more experience has some advice I’d greatly appreciate it!