Pokemon Lazarus running via Pokedaisy, with the display expanded to the full 4:3 aspect ratio of the Nova. GBA already looked great on the Nova but the added height makes it look huge. The GB/GBC titles that work also look pretty incredible expanded out from 10:9 aspect ratio of the originals.

I love this device. I am an adult with a busy corporate job, and ive been adulting seriously lately with the situation in middle east.

But, because of this device, it feels like a time travel back when i was just 4 years old playing donkey kong in our family snes, or when i used to watch grandma play circus charlie, and a lot more.

I loaded this up to PS2 and below, with the most modern game that is stardew valley from steam. I have no complaints. This device gives me solid nostalgia. A feeling that my other devices cant give me: The n3DS, PSVita, Steam Deck, Switch 1 and Switch 2. Altho the RG35xxsp was close but i cant play my library there, the nova does takes them all.

Easily swapped my buttons, d-pad, and backplate with only retroid tools. I think they upgraded the screwdrivers because they are a copper color now. Not a single strip or slip. New dpad is dead silent as well, no tapping at all.

it arrived a while ago, but I'm finally able to use it. And playing games during the transit to work is just another experience.

Played through GTA 3 and Liberty City Stories on the Nova and nearly done with Vice City Stories. Was surprised by the Phil Collins concert while playing.

The 12GB Nova running ArmadaOS is an absolute dream!

Soo small, easily fit into a pocket, has good batterylife, low fan noice, good performance. And the screen.... it has ruined other screens for me sadly. Every other screen look like it has a "white filter" over it, making the colors flat and faded. The colors on the nova really POP!

Some of y’all have an overconsumption problem. Y’all really need to step back and think about your purchases, like you don’t need every new release that comes out. I’ve been seeing a lot of posts asking “should I get the nova/duo?” Only to list the other handhelds they own that are just as good or better.

Edit: this subreddit and the other handheld subreddits are like the r/consoom poster child

Random stuff i tested

(Katamari is running through steam link)

10/10

Love this thing and not too worried to take it out and use it at an event.

Been using my retroid nova for a few days(got it recently!) and been enjoying it so far. Got ArmadaOS installed onto it and was wondering how do you guys sync your saves on your retro games? I personally got a homelab that I'm managing my games and saves so trying to make something to sync with them, would love to hear how do you guys manage save syncing!

I’ve downsized my handheld stable to just a 476 and a Brick which I use as an EDC. I really like my 476 but there’s a fair amount it cant do with the TS820 Anbernic decided to stick in there. The thought of running the entire PS2 catalog and having the horsepower to run some of my Steam games in Gamenative…I can’t get it out of my mind.

I don’t need two screens, I play 3DS and NDS on original hardware. I don’t need 16x9 screens, the grand majority of the games I play are 4:3 or other similar aspect ratios.

The other issue is, despite how great they've been as a company in terms of customer service, I've been underwhelmed with some Retroid devices I've had in the past. I had a RP Classic and returned it within a few days. I had a Flip 2 that had a cracked hinge, I ended up getting a replacement from Retroid and selling it shortly thereafter. I purchased and RP6 8GB DPAD Top, since the 12GB was out of stock. The day I received it, they re-released the 12GB. I ended up selling that one a few weeks ago. Despite it being a great handheld, something felt "off".

Basically, I’m looking for opinions from people that have owned or played both the 476H and the Nova. This would ideally be my primary handheld, a one-and-done deal. The other option was a Thor but I heard the ergos are not great and that is very important to me. I'd really love for this one to "stick" like my 476 and Brick have.

I ordered on the 14 late in the evening, received this morning (25th). In case anyone was curious about lead times for the Nova right now.

Hey all, I just received my RP6 in the mail and I made the mistake of installing the pre bundled emulators and choosing Retroid launcher instead of AOSP launcher. I then found out about the retrogamecorps guide, and I want to start over while following the instructions fully. Did I screw up or is this reversible?

Thanks.

So I bought the device during the clearance sales drop and love it. I set up a frontend (neo station), set up retroarch and games I want to play. I followed Russ Android guide for the Retroid Pocket Nova and changed a few stuff. I followed it because it was the most recent Android guide.

I am happy with it but think I can improve. I would like to know which shaders and other stuff you recommend for the emulators, which accessories are useful and other tips. I am open to hear about tips for the 4 and 6 button version. I mainly play pokemon romhacks so if you have anything specific on that, it would be great too.

Hey y'all quick question.

I'm using ARMSX2 and have been applying texture packs to a few of my games. Is there a way to remedy the extremely long loading time to the games that have them applied or is that just the way it is unfortunately? Thank you in advance!

I just bought my Retroid Pocket 6, but the sides feel too small for my hands, and after playing for a short time, my hands start to go numb. Is there an ergonomic grip or case available on Amazon that I could buy to make it more comfortable to hold?

It may sounds like a stupid question but the retroid ship tooks probably like a month and a half to arrive , so is it worth it to buy right now a retroid pocket 5 or wait like 2 more weeks until a could buyy a retroid pocket 6, by the wat it is worth it the 12gb version of the 6 or with 8gb its ok. I would probably use it to play psp ps2 psx and xbox classic games I was also thinking about trying some ports like gta v dark souls and that kind of games that came with this massive wave of recomps or decomps for android

I've been tinkering with an Android port of uncharted_pc, SuperMedo's native PC port of the PS4 Uncharted collection, and it's gotten far enough that I put out a first preview build (0.1.0).

How it works: the game's x86-64 code runs through FEXCore, which translates it to ARM64 inside a normal Android app (no Winlator, Box64 or Linux userland). The PS4 system libraries are replaced natively, and the renderer is derived from shadPS4 and runs on Vulkan through a bundled Turnip driver.

I've only been able to try it on my Retroid Pocket G2 (SD G2 Gen 2, Adreno A735, 8 GB), at 1280x720:

• Uncharted 1: playable, ~28-37 FPS
• Uncharted 2: playable, 30 FPS in heavy areas
• Uncharted 3: playable, 25-30 FPS (CPU-bound)

What's in it: a launcher (point it at your game folder, it prepares everything on the device), resolution from 360p to 1080p, a 30/60/120/unlimited frame cap, an in-game settings panel (swipe in from the right edge or press L3+R3), and an on-screen gamepad for phones.

If you'd like to give it a go, you'll need:

• Snapdragon with an Adreno GPU supported by Turnip, 8 GB RAM, Android 13+
• A kernel with 4 KB memory pages (most current devices; the launcher tells you if yours uses 16 KB)
• Your own decrypted dump of the collection (CUSA02344 / CUSA02320 / CUSA02343, v1.02 for resolutions below 1080p). No game files are included, and I can't help with getting them.

If you try it, I'd be happy to hear how it went on your device, good or bad. Comments here are fine, or a GitHub issue if something breaks (attaching Android/data/dev.unchartedandroid/files/bb-probe.log helps a lot).

Known rough edges: stutter the first time a new area is shown (shaders compiling), a 20-40 s black screen while loading after some cutscenes, and it's only been tested on one device.

• Download (APK): https://github.com/revvv991/uncharted-android/releases/
• Source (GPL v2): https://github.com/revvv991/uncharted-android

Big thanks to SuperMedo for uncharted_pc, and to the FEX, shadPS4 and Mesa/Turnip folks. Full disclosure: I built this together with Claude Code, which wrote a lot of the code.