RG DS isn't bad, but god does it need a grip. They didn't have to copy the shitty ergonomics 1:1

>>12489335
These clamshells look classier square. It makes me feel like an 80s businessman with a PDA. A grip makes it obviously like a toy. If the Thor had flush shoulder buttons it'd be perfect.

>>12489335
The ergonomics on the DS were fine. It's only with the 3DSXL when they started to become unusable without grips.

>>12489341
3DS was very much unusable as well, I had it.

Has anyone here swapped buttons with the various 3D-printed ones you can find online? Curious if I'll end up with rough prints that'll need to be smoothed up, or have lower tolerances than the OEM injection molded ones. Just looking for anecdotes.

>>12489390
not sure if it counts, but I used 3d printed buttons on a grip - they were pretty rough. I assume resin buttons feel better

>>12489341
the ds had absolutely dogshit ergos from the very original

>>12489225
>Can I get an honest comparison between the Anbernic RG476H and RG477M devices? I'm interested in playing retro up to and including PS2 and GameCube. From what I understand, the 476H can handle it but is it worth paying like a $100 dollars more for the 477M?

You could check out Russ's videos on it. Short version, if you want to play GC and PS2, the 476H is not enough. I think the 477M is pretty awesome but as the other anon said the triggers are not ideal for a lot of those 6 gen games. Maybe when they make the 478M or whatever the next version is, we'll get stacked analog triggers.

>>12489491
I have a DSi and it's perfectly fine. The design doesn't work when scaled up.

I successfully removed the sticks on my 35xxh. It's actually quite difficult, since just unplugging them creates constant false inputs. You have to break apart the assembly and pull out the thumb stick.

>>12489565
I was always curious, wouldn't cutting the ribbon and leaving it plugged in but removing the sticks work?

Can someone explain to a newfag what the reasons for the split between linux and android handhelds is? Like the Anberic RG35 and variants are all Linux, on an ARM chip. But then most of the more powerful devices are android. Is it that most of the more powerful chipsets they can get are android only?

>>12489592
pretty much

My hobby is buying things

>>12489613
thank god its not shitposting on a slow board, that'd be sad

Good morning frens. I love my lil rg34xx like you won't believe it

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I'm new to this sorry if it sounds dumb. Is it possible to emulate old PC games(like 90s, very early 2000s) on a handheld that isn't an actual PC(Steamdeck...). Like could a "higher end" device like the Odin 2 Portal or the Retroid Pocket 6 do something like that?

>>12489657
Yeah but it's janky. Android has emulators for Windows games. These handhelds have enough performance for indieshit and retro PC games but compatibility is whatever. Handheld PCs are still the best option if you wanna play PC games.

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>RG DS launches
>"OK the performance isn't the best but it looks great, Anbernic really nailed it! Again!"
>CFW for RG DS launches
>"OK guys I'm gonna tell you a secret, I really hated the software on it before, but ow it's acshuaally good!"

>>12489692
is it really a surprise
>"the RG-BLAH can totally play PS2"
>RG-BLAH + 1 is released
>"the RG-BLAH struggled with PS2, but finally we have the RG-BLAH + 1"
>RG-BLAH + 2 is released
>"the RG-BLAH + 1 struggled with PS2, but finally we have the RG-BLAH + 2"

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>retards keep buying Miyoo Minis because muh shitty onion firmware
>Miyoo makes the A30 which is incompatible with the retarded cfw and has shit battery life and other issues so nobody buys it
>70% discount after some months

>Miyoo makes the Flip which also doesn't work with the firmware that retards want and again has shit stock firmware and garbage hardware
>make version 2 which tries to fix some hw issues, make fun of buyers
>60% discount after a few months because nobody buys it

>Miyoo gives up and makes a clamshell Mini
>retards buy it because it runs their dogshit firmware
>hinges also break

Is this company run by some retard who just got lucky?

>>12489732
Thanks. I just ordered a Myioo Mini Plus. ;d

>>12489732
It’s run by a guy whose only skill is knowing how to make buttons feel good and make devices cute.

g3/x handhelds cost $100 more while having same performance as 8 gen 2 handhelds so what is the point of them being gaming specific ? They also cost way less to make because they don't need camera processing, npu, big modem etc.

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>>12489745
saw this one today. made me gag a bit

My OG RG35XX with 256mb RAM is still going strong. Do you guys have more than one chinkheld or you're actually not fucked in the head and stick with a single one like a normal and functioning adult?

>>12489801
That is indeed ugly asf

>>12489806
I was buying a bunch of handhelds for a while but the Thor really is endgame for me.

>>12489592
because there aren't linux firmwares made for all of those different chips, the reason why the rg xx line has linux is because ambernig made a linux firmware for the h700 soc that they use, and then other people made their own versions of linux firmwares as forks off of that original stock firmware

>>12489806
as someone who lives in a very flat place, i think those european mountains look very cool. But why the hell do you have to bring your bing bing wahoo machine with you, and then take a photograph of it, and then post it on the internet for the world to see?

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>>12489816
>ambernig

>>12489801
Where is this, fucking Dagestan? Azerbaijan?

>>12489818
Maybe he's living on the mountain or he got out while his bull is servicing his wife's miyoo.

>>12489823
No you don’t understand. It’s funny because he said nig. Like nigger.

>>12489592
Slapping Android on a high end CPU takes less effort than building a custom linux GUI. They just take the android BSP by the CPU manufacturer and slightly customize it. Also most people prefer Android to a locked down proprietary GUI.
On the low end chips, only barebone linux runs well, so manufacturers have to use it. And android doesn't work well without a touchscreen, which most budget devices dont have.
Technically there's nothing stopping you from running Linux on high end chips. Look at the devices supported by Rocknix.

>>12489818
That doesn't like like Europe.

>>12489806
I have the plus version of yours, and have been thinking of getting something different, either as a minor upgrade or a backup. But I normally run shit into the ground before replacing it, so I'll probably put it off until something fails that I can't fix. Or when the curtain starts to close on the whole Chinkheld thing.

>lagroid has built in 300ms latency in audio over wireless earbuds
you cannot make this shit up

>>12489887
Not android, but different types of blueshit audio standards

>>12489896
airpodGODS win again

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>>12489931
fuck off

>>12489932
and yet they do not be having any lag doe

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>>12489935

>>12489931
yet even a $20 pair of wired IEMs sound better, let alone cans of the same value

New Russ just dropped. Grab your favorite snack and drink

>>12489592
Because most of the ARM CPU vendors that are used by handheld devices exclusively make binary blobs/drivers/firmware for Android. Linux and Android handle firmware very differently and so does ARM compared to x86. You literally cannot install a regular Linux OS on most of the ARM CPUs out there. The only thing a handheld manufacturer could do is ask (pay) the CPU vendor to make Linux drivers, or reverse engineer the driver and/or port over the Android blobs. But that would hike the price by 100%-300% and at that point it's not worth it.

There are some CPUs which support both. But there aren't many because of how non-standardized ARM is (it's an architecture for literal appliances with a specific OS or "OS build" made for each device). You'll have to wait for ARM to become somewhat standardized on Windows/Linux desktops and laptops for this to change. Only then will you have "this handheld can run either Linux or Android or even Windows if you're sadistic".

https://retrohandhelds.gg/your-odin-3-might-not-actually-use-the-snapdragon-8-elite-but-theres-more-to-the-story/

Turns out Odin 3 isnt using a snapdragon elite and Qualcomm asked them to change it for all their ads. They're actually using a tuned version of the snapdragon 8 elite called Dragonwing, which removes things like camera processing to run cooler and faster.

>>12489887
>300ms latency in audio
The fuck? Are you using a handheld from 2014 or something? This is not a thing with modern bluetooth.

>>12489569
From what I tried, no. Leaving just the ribbon membrane attached still creates inputs.

>>12489565
>You have to break apart the assembly and pull out the thumb stick.
Can you elaborate?

Is the Pixel 2 worth it?

>>12490331
The phone? Why would you buy an old phone instead of a dedicated handheld?

>>12490051
I was not expecting the punchline to be that they are actually using something better.

>>12490051
>If this seems like something that’s out of the blue, the reality is that it’s not. Everyone remembers the beloved AYN Odin 2 and its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC? The thing is, that’s not actually the specific chip found in the Odin 2.

>Instead, it’s the Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS8550, another “Internet of Things (IoT)” chip that features many of the same specs as the 8 Gen 2. Like the 8 Gen 2 and the QCS8550, the 8 Elite and CQ8725S are practically identical, with the biggest difference being the removal of the “Cellular Modem-RF System”.
Explains how snapdragons got affordable to them.

>>12489732
it's run by a deaf guy.
no miyoo device has stereo speakers.

>>12490331
wrong thread, kind sir.

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>>12490561
>>12490354
>>12490331
retard-kuns...

>>12490079
Must be using some e-waste with Bluetooth 3.0 or something older

>>12490584
It's only a handheld. Why do you have to be mad? :(

>>12489887
Reminds me how the default T618 blobs come set with 300ms or so of audio buffer for no reason at all.

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>>12490108
The goal is to achieve this. You break the metal back of the stick assembly and remove the tan plastic piece which sockets the thumbstick in place, allowing you to pull it out. It's destructive and not at all simple. Anbernic clearly didn't expect people to remove the sticks.

>>12489887
lagdroid has built-in latency in everything, which also stacks up progressively more and more over time as the jvm namespace bloats up with cruft

>>12490331
lolno

Russ general
Russ board
Russ website

>>12489816
>>12489830
>>12490039
Ok, thanks for the explanations. I wonder if Anberic will ever invest in a Linux OS for a more powerful chip. Not that there's anything wrong with the current one. I was planning on running android when my handheld comes in just to minimize fuss, but maybe I'll have to give rocknix a go. I really don't like android.

>>12491026
The RG Vita has dual Android/Linux. Android runs better.

>>12491026
they apparently made a linux firmware for the rg vita pro's chip, but not the regular rg vita's chip
don't know how many other chinkhelds use the chip that the vita pro uses

>>12491041
Only the Vita Pro does, regular only has Android

>>12489341
>>12489350
I far prefer the DS/3DS XL over the original size. I find both more comfortable to use.

>>12489732
Onions is unironically based nocap frfr

>>12489657
There's stuff like portmaster, but not every game works well with a controller layout.

>>12489732
Nah, just a guy who decided his business strategy was to throw lots of money at Youtubers to shill his subpar chinkslop

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>>12489814
No, this is..
I've been 6 months away from keyboard and Retroid/Ayn etc al STILL haven't stolen my design yet? Does Clamcell not live in the hearts of all anons? Do I issue an ultimatum by email? Or an open letter since clearly they are stagnating in terms of design since the RP6. I'm hoping the Flip3 will be better but I hold little hope for that. It will still only feature 1 card slot and 1 USB port. I have compromised, And will ask little else of them.

>>12489657
Depends, not a great time. For example, I got Sonic Adventure DX 2003 (converted steam version using sadx-mod-installer) to run fine as-is on RP5 after getting newer turnip drivers to fix artifacts on older versions, but once I tried mods neither of the mod loaders run and some mods just murder performance (like audio introducing stutters every line) for no apparent reason.

THPS2 wasn't booting until dgVoodoo 2, then Cumulative Patch works fine with the DLL hooking up. The mod launcher won't run here either, but in this case it's completely optional.

Also, broadly speaking you're locked to 720p max for performance. Only very lightweight stuff will run fine at 1080p.

>>12491251
that looks so bad

>>12491213
they weren't too bad when you could get them for like $20-25
but now that they're twice that and inferior to other options in terms of hardware, it's hard to recommend them over the Anbernic or TrimUI equivalents
the one I messed with did have decent inputs, but it was already well broken in by the owner versus my new (at the time) handheld

>>12491251
I used to play games on a macbook air with my thumbs on wasd and enter/backspace. I think that was more ergonomic and portable than that bullshit you just posted

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>>12491262
You must have hands like a lego man, applekun.

>>12491251
crackshells are for faggots and retards and retarded faggots

>>12491273
so the screen is just gonna rest on the analog sticks? and there is nothing to keep it from flapping around?
lol

>>12491251
>Do I issue an ultimatum by email?
yes, and post it here, with any response they send. Tell them no compromises on the diamond buttons, even the partial ones

>>12491273
don't listen to the naysayers anon, chase your dreams even if they're retarded

>>12491273
See, this is why we can't make clamshells ergonomic. You turn the top screen into a smartphone.

they still havent shipped my odin

>>12489732
I love my flip v2 though
havent played anything that needs the analog sticks yet but the buttons are top tier for gba

>>12491331
when did you order? took around 3 weeks for them to ship mine

>>12491352
a week ago
>3 weeks
what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

rg34xx on knulli is goated for less than 100 bones

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Really dumb question, but is there an HSHOP equivalent for handhelds? I'm buying and preloading games onto a chinkheld as a gift and they won't know how to download and manage roms themselves.

>>12491362
Miyoo Flip V2 on minui is better for 40 dollars

>>12491352
>check reddit
>guy has been waiting since march 1st
lol
maybe I cancel this shit

>>12491369
lel small hands

>>12491357
>>12491380
keep in mind that shipping takes another week or 2
it's worth it in the end tho

>>12491384
not surprised an anbershill is retarded but the 34xx has the same dimensions as the flip

>>12491389
will they let me add a case to my order?

>>12491408
idk probably not?
people on reddit were complaining about the customer support being super slow

>>12491407
34xx is the good one, not the Flip copy.

When will the base Odin 2 portal get back in stock? Please don't tell me they are discontinuing it

>>12491365
No. There isn't even a DS version of hshop.

>>12491365
There was an attempt once, it lasted like two days as CFW devs caught wind of it and threw a nuclear fit. Other than that, anbernic stock linux has a shady downloader thing, somethingHK I think.

>>12491407
>gba shell has the same dimensions as the sp shell
>insults me
typical miyooron

any o2p nibbas have tried running MHGU?
it launches just fine on citron but i cant create a character because the virtual keyboard doesnt pop up
so i was going to create a character on my pc and then copy over the save file but i legit cant find the save folder for citron

>>12491493
nevermind i tried a different emu(eden) and it worked just fine

>>12491362
I don't like the screen its weirdly dim with some sort of piss filter going on

>>12491413
>>12491474
sorry I didnt remember anbershits dogshit naming scheme

>>12491362
>>12491570
it was the one anbernic thing I wanted but they fucked the screen up

>>12489305
What model is this? Looks interesting.

>>12491595
it' the magicx something something, one x? whatever, it's a total gimmick either way

Two dream pro waiting room

>>12491493
sorry I have to wait a month for my o2p

>>12491251
this looks downright awful

>>12491041
Most ARM companies only make Android drivers and make them closed source and don't provide any documentation. Mali drivers on Linux are reverse engineered by unpaid volunteers instead of being made by the SoC vendors. So, Linux will be years behind in performance with any SoC using Mali (Samsung, MediaTek, HiSilicon, UNISOC, Rockchip, AllwinnerTech, Amlogic, etc.). Android will always run better on these unless a company does end up making a Linux-specific driver or contributes to the reverse engineered driver (Panfrost).

>>12491026
>I wonder if Anberic will ever invest in a Linux OS for a more powerful chip.
From what I've seen Anbernic loves to use Mali GPUs for their handhelds. And Mali drivers on Linux are unofficial and blindly reverse-engineered. If you want a viable Linux OS then you need an Adreno (Qualcomm) device.
What's funny is that going Qualcomm would benefit both Linux and Android because of the better and more open drivers. If you compare 2 Android devices, one using Dimensity 8300 (which uses Mali) and one using a modern Snapdragon SoC, you'll notice that the Dimensity 8300 performs 1.5x-2.5x better in benchmarks. BUT, it performs worse when actually running emulators for modern consoles (ie Switch) and has worse compatibility. This is why the mid-range and high-end Anbernic devices are just not worth the money. The raw performance on them is supposed to be really good, but the drivers just suck even on Android. That's why most people recommend against Anbernic devices that are over $100.

>>12491570
the screen is somewhat dim even on max but I'm not sure i have the piss problem since i use knulli
>>12491571
it's ok fren
>>12491580
i assume you mean the brightness and piss filter referenced earlier

i actually bought both the rg34xx and rg34xxsp (for my girl). pretty solid and i just throw it in my bag daily and since it has hdmi out i plug it into a monitor at work and use ps4 controllers to play 3rd strike and mvc2 with my bros

>>12492158
>the screen is somewhat dim even on max
Did you get a bad screen or something? My RG34XX is the brightest and most vibrant screen out of all my Anbernic devices.

>>12492293
the sp rg34 is way brighter but i play in my dark room in my bed most of the time so doesn't bother me

>>12492158
Based rg34xx enjoyer. Did you also take it apart to put some partial tape on the super sensitive d-pad?

>>12492331
naw works fine for me I'm not a mlg pro gamer

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>>12492309
They might have cranked up the brightness along with oversaturating it between releases.

Ayn thor

A Vita that can't play Vita games

>>12492461
although the sp was goated as a child holding it now hurts my hands and i don't have giant gorilla hands

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>>12492515
mine are medium-sized and they start to hurt after about an hour
i probably should have gotten the 35xx-h instead

So what happens to things like the AYN Thor which heavily rely on unofficial apps when Android decides to block installing things from third-party developers (which is what they'll be doing this September I believe)?

>>12492650
you believed wrong, that's not what's actually happening

>>12492650
google cant block sideloading for every version of android
its going to be the newest few versions and that's it

>>12492650
They backpedaled on it and even if they weren't, that only affects newer versions of Android and the Thor uses Android 13.

>>12492650
For chinkhelds nothing, it requires an Android update to go into effect. So far the block is a 24h timeout, then you click 'yes, I want to use the device I bought' and sideload at will, things will get worse in the future undoubtedly.

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>gets worse with each release
>developer won't even talk to you unless you subscribe to his patreon
>menu looks like shit
>slow and unreliable because it's based on fucking shell scripts
>no documentation for developers or how to compile it yourself
>the alternatives use ES-DE which is an even worse gui

>>12492682
I remember reading it will be installed as part of google play services, which auto update on every build of android that has the play store.
Also apps will be able to query if that feature has been enabled, so prepare for lots of shitty banking apps and games to block you similar to how they detect rooted phones. Of course this mostly effects smartphone use and not retro handhelds.

>>12492689
for me? it's daijisho

>>12492692
That doesn't make any sense, sideloading has nothing to do with the play store, it is something they'd have to update system wide.

>>12492689
It'll never fucking end either, they'll keep breaking things and reinventing the wheel to keep paypiggies subbed. ArkOS just fucking worked, I miss that guy's work ethic.

>>12492692
You cannot escalate something this major from just a play service update, pretty sure.

>>12492698
>>12492704
Google play services already include things like play protect which can block the installation of certain apks.

I wish Miyoo would stop making the mini plus, so I could resell my one with a markup to some idiot.

>>12492515
i was a late teenager when the sp came out and i had one, and i knew then that the form factor was only goingn o get worse for me as i got older and my hands got bigger, the only way i can understand anyone wanting an sp-like is they have tiny child-sized woman hands like zion trump

What sites are we using for switch roms nowadays? NSWgame a shit.

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>>12492765

>>12492765
I think there's more to it than just hand size. I wear L/XL gloved (I prefer them tight), and the size of the SP doesn't bother me at all. I do have an RG35XX, though, and don't think I could go any smaller than that without having issues. On the opposite extreme, clamshells like the 3DS XL feel like shit to hold for any length of time. I think that there's a relationship between weight and balance that matters more than ergonomics up until you hit a certain threshold; the bigger and heavier the device, the more important it is that it fits your hands well.

Is there any custom firmware which isn't made by clowns who know nothing about programming? Onion OS and Crossmix OS are the worst. Made by idiots who reskinned the broken proprietary launcher and called it an "OS".

>>12489814
Why does this place have to be filled with Ayn employees peddling their shit?

>>12492392
Stock RG34XX has some gnarly false diagonals, easily fixable with some tape. Otherwise it's a god damn perfect device.

>>12492767
smallgames.ch has a really extensive collection including niche indieshit and japanese only roms but dogshit file hosts (1fichier unless you pay and they limit downloads like crazy) or just check fmhy

>>12492650
>Android decides to block installing things from third-party developers
You're falling for FUD.
1. Most of these handhelds don't even have GMS or Play Protect. I believe those are the two components which will provide apk validation. At least that was the original plan, I'm not sure if anything changed since.
2. Most of these handhelds are running outdated versions of Android. It'll be years before handhelds start releasing with Android 17.
3. The OEM can disable this behavior. It's extremely unlikely that these handheld companies will enable this considering they don't really care about Google Verification which requires OEMs to play ball with Google's rules. You only need a Google Verified device/ROM if you plan on doing contactless payments in bank apps. I really doubt someone will want to whip out their Anbernic RG Slide in a store to perform a payment.
4. APKs which include signatures signed by verified devs are exempt from the anti-sideloading setting. Basically, when an APK file is built it comes with a signature which verifies that the APK is coming from a specific source/developer. Considering most emulators are on Play Store this also means most emulator devs will probably want to get their signatures verified by Google (those who offer paid versions of emulators are already identifying themselves to Google, so they will certainly be verified). This all means you'll be able to sideload pretty much anything coming from the Play Store anyway. The only thing that would be affected are pirated/cracked APK files which, when rebuilt, get their built-in signature invalidated.
5. Even assuming the worst case scenario (if apk verification cannot be disabled by the OEM and none of the emulator developers get verified) you can still sideload APKs. You can enable sideloading in "Settings -> Developer Settings". The only inconvenience is that you have to wait 24 hours for sideloading to get enabled on your device.

Ayn thor is...

newfriend here
what's the deal with Russ
I looked at his channel for a bit and it almost seems like he just follows the ad revenue schedule for posting videos, almost like the modern vintage retard who makes a 10+ minute video about a single post he found on twitter

>>12489814
>Thor
Gotta agree, been having a good time with it recently and it fits in my pocket unlike the Steam Deck. took fucking forever for them to ship it though.
Also been using it as a youtube player on the side when I'm doing other shit.

>>12492908
He's what you see is what you get unlike Techdweeb, who really wants you to get hyped over the dumbest shit

>>12492908
he's very thorough and honest but the handheld industry is having a hard time right now so he's scrambling to keep the content going

>>12492917
Thor is still slightly big for my liking (I upgraded from a Flip 2) but I think they did the best they could with the feature set.

>>12492952
I think it evens out because the Flip 2 gets thicker than the Thor at the back thanks to that slanted design while the Thor is flat.

RP5 and the Mini was the absolute peak of the hobby. It's clear now.

>>12493018
The RP Mini is lost technology. We can't make it any more, we don't know how to do it.

>>12492938
He should pivot to reviewing the powkiddy paddles

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ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

crackshells never ever

>>12493086
spoiler alert: that's a retroid flip

should i get a thor if i have a n3ds xl, steam deck, and rg34xx

>>12493101
imagine my shock that the retard console warring over chink handhelds didn't realize that

>>12493128
>be retard on 4chan
>people point out you're a retard
>double down on your retardation

classic

>>12493128
>Always the same video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF1n1AxK1Dg

>>12492867
Gay

>>12492867
Futa

Playing a jrpg while using a walkthrough guide on the thor's bottom screen is the peak of gaming

>>12493324
>is the peak of performative gaming

>>12493101
retard alert: retroon means retroid, dipstick

>>12493267
I watch futa on my handheld

>>12493324
jrpgs are designed for 8 year olds

>>12493328
>Not being distracted by your frontend on the bottom screen
THAT was a truly grim russ moment.
>>12493452
>He says in the chink toy thread
Yeh, I know video toys are toys, but handhelds even more so and chinkhelds doubly so when they don't look like retarded phones.

>>12493383
Futa games??

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>not playing futa games on the MyMini

I would give literally anything for a Trimui clamshell with the brick screen

man a lot of these handhelds are butt ugly

>>12493578
A clamshell is part of the TrimUI rumors. The only problem is that TrimUI releases like 1 handheld a year

>>12493612
I like my handhelds like I like my women.

>>12493536
Needs three sticks for the true futa experience

>>12491425
Doesn't AYN only make things to order so there is always a wait time?

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>>12492765

>>12489814
Fuck off aynshill

All these improvements to PS2/3 emulation means weaker handhelds might be able to emulate? I keep getting video recommendations where some asmr faggot says some emulator got better, but I'm pretty sure these patchnotes are fictional and none of these retro-newsfags have ever even used retroarch even when it is pre-installed on every chinkheld.

>>12494039
PCSX2 and RPCS3 got better on Windows and Linux specifically. That's what they're talking about. Handhelds are subject to using AetherSX2 or other Android ports that do not have these nightly releases, and any handheld form of Linux that's not the Steam Deck or other PC handhelds is ARM-based as far as I recall so you're not getting these improvements either.

>>12493523
(Video)games, of course

>>12489806
I only have one, an RG 40xx v I got for Christmas that I played the shit out of it for 2.5 months and now haven’t really touched it

Great device though

I think my thor gets delivered today?
time to perfoooooooooooorm

>>12489305
>Handheld Comparison - https://retrocatalog.com/
>Anbernic XX models listed as capable of playing PS1 just fine
>meanwhile PS1 games (without upscaling) have frequent FPS dips below 30, sometimes down to 20
What's the point of the checkmark if it's just a lie? Or is this just Anbernic's default OS being bad and the website assumes you'll flash a custom OS?

Also, what do the "points" even mean on this website? Does "80" mean 80% of the games will run at native speed, or games will run at 80% of the native speed in general and the device will struggle to reach stable FPS? Does it take upscaling to device's native resolution into account?

Welp, I gave in. 3 weeks without my RP6 being fulfilled, I decided to bow to china and ordered an RG40xxV. I wanted a 4:3 device to complement the RP6 anyway...

>>12494173
Name them

>>12494382
Blue board

1tb internal and 512gb sd
Installed so many emulators, I have so many roms, I have games for a life time.
First time I tried Mario kart, now I don't play anything else.
Why am I like this?

>>12494358
>Anbernic XX models listed as capable of playing PS1 just fine
>meanwhile PS1 games (without upscaling) have frequent FPS dips below 30, sometimes down to 20
There must be something seriously wrong with your device

>>12494409
Only install a handful of games so you have less decision fatigue when it comes time to play.

>>12494410
>There must be something seriously wrong with your device
I'm literally just running a game that got bundled with the device. And it came directly from Anbernic and not a reseller.

>>12494409
install everything but pick a list of "favorites" and just play those until completion
no point in going back and forth transferring everything every time you want to play

Why the fuck do I have to decrypt my dlc files for azahar

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>>12489806
I have a retroid pocket 2S I have had for 2 years now.
I want to emulate PS vita shit so bad but am torn between just buying a vita and jailbreaking it because any chinkheld powerful enough to run vita3k is going to be the same price anyway

>>12494527
it's hardly exclusive to azahar.
you had to decrypt files for citra in early releases and shit like RPCS3 also needs decrypted files.
the more complex the console you emulate the more work you have to do.

>>12494614
If you're even considering it, that means Vita is important enough that Vita3k won't serve you well. Just get it before zoomers wreck the market.

>>12494614
>I want to emulate PS vita shit
Why? You and many others mention emulating vita and I don't understand what games you'd actually play. Most of the library is 6th/7th gen ports, inferior spinoffs to console games, and tech demos for the hardware gimmicks. All the good games besides Soul Sacrifice have been ported anyways, and Gravity Rush was always mid and so is 2.
Just get one and be underwhelmed and regretful the way Sony intended.

>>12494774
not him but for me it's gravity rush, muramasa rebirth, ragnarok odyssey, shinobido, and soul sacrifice. they probably won't all be great, in fact I only know I'd like muramasa since I played it on the wii and I just want the better translation, but those are what I'm interested in that haven't been ported

>>12494774
EDF

>>12494385
Just don't post pics.

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>>12494774
i always thought the vita was cool and never got one as a teenager.
looking at the games its got, i like the idea of limiting myself to just enjoying its library.
>>12494712
i ended up buying one 30 mins ago.
i'm planning on uninstalling the CFW and just jailbreaking it myself for a fresh start since it seems its entirely reversible.
im happily surprised how easy it seems to revert back to official firmware.

>>12494878
this nigga censored the price baka

>>12493693
Unconscious?

>>12494878
I regret not grabbing a 1000 back when they were going for the same price as a 3DS brand new.

>>12494902
i censored the order number dumb dumb, it was £140 but that was with a 250GB sd card, the converter, a charger and a official case.
considering most are sitting at 120 ish for just the console and nothing else it was a decent enough price.
>>12494907
im wary about buying 12 year old oled's so slim it is for me.

Hypothetically, if i was a degenerate scat addict, which retro handheld should i purchase?

>>12494976
Rg nano

>>12494614
Vita emulation is really bad anon. I would just buy a vita while they are still under 200
It has a large library and the CFW scene is really good, even fixes the OEM memory card issue if you buy a funturbo for 6 dollars

>>12494976
Anything made in BROWN color, with a SHITTY d-pad, but a sTURDY shell. Numbered buttons would be nice so you could touch NUMBER TWO.

hehe

>>12494976
any anbernic device

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My idea of a handheld being just the screen that can go horizontal or vertical and the controls being a separate module is becoming more real by the day. Still not perfect as the controls are assymmetrical.

I dont think I will ever buy another AYN thing again because of this shipping

>>12494446
A lot of the ROMs that come from Anbernic are very low quality. The recommendation is always to flash the device and install your own.

>>12495004
>I would just buy a vita while they are still under 200
I did anon >>12494878
I'm just reading about how to reformat CFW back to stock firmware so I can fresh install.

>>12495051
The h700 and onward anbernic romsets look sane other than some questionable region choices, otherwise yes, there must be something very wrong with stock FW for PCSX Rearmed to choke at 1x res.

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>>12494358
My RG40xxh with newest version of MuOS runs PS1 and N64 games just fine. I did download all of my ROMs though, didn't use anything that came wih the console.

>>12495041
This but with retroid

>>12495084
They're the same thing

Any recommendations for an AYN Thor stylus? Are active stylus better?

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>>12494358
>meanwhile PS1 games (without upscaling) have frequent FPS dips below 30, sometimes down to 20
lying ACKyn cunt

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>>12495202
KEK at the anbernigger stealing my ACKyn meme to keksole war with chink bricks. Bad quality roms and sdcards fucked with performance since the gamepark days. Absolute retard. We have literal niggitors who boughted chinkhelds from and get their knowledge from kektubers. Kek-lmao!

i invented the ACKyn meme, you retard

>>12495276
>He thinks I created redditroid, sneedyoo, and ACKyn to troll.
>Xhe imagines xirself as the keksneed retard
Know what they say bout gender dyslexia...

Ayn thor

>>12495294
Lost. Rgds? Also lost. Dual shit dream is dead... There's no company that can save it.

How can I use my android phone and PC together to emulate dual screen games?

>>12495296
I don't know

>>12495041
I thought retroid was bad with shipping, how's the AYN?

>>12495202
>>12495273
Relax. I realized it's not the device that's weak, it's the fucking default PS1 RetroArch core that sucks ass (PCSX ReARMed). I tested the same core on a much more powerful device and it has the same issue of dipping the internal framerate to 18-27 in the same game sections.
I just haven't used anything other than DuckStation in years so I didn't know there were cores this bad out there that are still in use.

>>12495296
One option is to just plug in your monitor to your Android device via USB C. A lot of newer Android devices support USB C display out.
Another option is to use your phone as a second display. You can basically turn almost any Android device into a remote screen (works on Linux, not sure if Windows has equivalent software)

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What should I buy if they don't restock the odin 2 s portal ever again? Retroid 6?

>>12495453
they're basically the same thing

>PS3 disc decryptor not working because it isn't detecting a fucking physical CD disc drive on my machine and for some reason that prevents it from reading the mounted ISO
holy shit I am seething

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Now that myrient passed away where am I supposed to get my roms from?

>>12495654
https://minerva-archive.org/

>>12491683
What the fuck is this shit?

>>12495654
They're all gone. There are no more ROMs on the internet.

>>12495665
>he doesn't know the POP stations
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL045448E076CF3B69
https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/POP_Station

>>12495654
There are no more roms. Goodbye.

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Thinking about buying a Retro Pixel Pocket. Anybody have any experience with this piece of shit? Is it worth picking up if I primarily want to play gameboy and sega system games on it?

>>12495726
which one, master system or genesis?

It is 2026 and we still don’t have the perfect 4:3 device.

Why is it so difficult?

>>12495958
RG40XXH and Pocket Air Mini are both fine. "Perfect" is subjective.

>>12495958
what do you consider perfect, anon?
I would hazard a guess that your ideal is different from my own and others
there simply isn't a way to make one that's ideal for every platform or use case

>>12495335
What game? Doesn't sound right, it's ReARMed that's supposed to sustain fullspeed on weak devices like this while Duckstation comes short and chokes occasionally.

>>12495972
Without even getting into preferences like horizontal or vertical:

Under 250 grams, plastic
At least 4 inch 4:3 screen
Can play the ps2/gc library
Long battery life

>>12495968
The 40XXV/H models do come pretty close, though. I'd probably want something similar to them with just a but better build quality, and possibly the option to swap sticks and D-pads like some fancy controllers let you. A more potent chip that can better handle Saturn, and a heatsink that lets it remain passively cooled. And perhaps give a Linux handheld proper power monitoring instead of approximating the level via voltage.

>>12495976
CTR. Some sections of the last track (Oxide Station) go down to 24-27 fps. Sections with ice often drop to 25-27fps. The 1st track (Crash Cove) is rendered at 18-24 fps during the first few seconds as the camera swivels around the start line. The game is noticeably not running at full speed throughout several sections in each track.

To get stable 30fps I had to go into core settings and overclock the emulated PS1 speed from 57Hz to 100Hz which works fine for the regular CTR ROMs but doesn't reach 60fps when I apply the 60fps patch to the ROM and hovers around 37-50.

I'm on stock v1.0.9 firmware and it has RetroArch 1.22.0 and a recent version of ReARMed. But the same performance issues happened on a Snapdragon processor on one of my more powerful (Android) devices which is capable of running PSP games at an 8x upscale with no performance impact.
So it definitely looks like the ReARMed core is just no good, or at least it can't handle this game for some reason (I tried multiple different ROM rips of the game). I did try Tekken 3 and it actually ran at full speed, so it could be an issue specific to CTR or more recent/complex PS1 titles (Still, it doesn't happen in Duckstation at all).

>>12495958
the 477m is so close if they just fixed the triggers and made it more ergonomic. Or a Retroid Pocket Mini v3 with an 8gen2 would be kino but iirc the screen isn't a perfect 4:3 ratio

>>12494358
>the website assumes you'll flash a custom OS?
As a rule of thumb you should never be running the stock OS unless you are on an Android device and even then you will likely replace almost everything they provided on it since what they provide is years out of date.
Even so, on all my H700 devices PS1 runs perfectly using Retroarch and ePSXe WITH upscaling to 640x480. Duckstation is where I get framedrops.

>>12495726
>sega system
fuck off.

>Base odin is still out of stock
im starting to worry

Just thought I'd let you guys know I still love my Ayaneo Pocket Micro Classic and play it every day. Between it and my Odin 2 Portal, I see no need to consume more handhelds. You only need two to do everything.

Every week that passes without a shipping update on my O2P makes me want to cancel. And these retards have put them back in stock?

>>12496765
I checked yesterday and the base O2P came back
It seems to go on and off to drive FOMO even though they aren't shipping any fucking out
I bought on mar 31st

>>12495654
Roms are illegal. You should immediately cut yourself in retribution for all the thieving you have done and for those poor starving developers who cannot make money off a game they made 25+ years ago that no company is officially releasing at all ever.

>>12496765
I thought they were not going to have anything to ship until mid May

Oh boy, yet another chinkslop theead, just on time! When will you fags learn that the last good handheld was the 3ds?

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>>12497026

Ayn thor

>>12497051
Futa?

I ordered my Chinkoid Chinkpocket 6 a month ago and they still have not ship it.

>>12497173
Correct

>>12497026
>good handheld
>3ds
got a kek from me

>>12497361
I ordered mine february 19th and the first signs of life were it leaving guangdong on march 24th

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>Interested in a chink handheld but want to learn some more about what it is capable of first.
>Watches in depth review
>Reviewer proceeds to spend more than 10 minutes autistically complaining about the type of plastic it is made from feels too scratchy on his fingers
>Next reviewer spends way too long complaining about how loud the clicky buttons are
>Third reviewer also screeches about loud clicky buttons then starts complaining how the flipping screen does not have a "Satisfying arc"
>Almost NONE of them will spend any time talking about performance, what types of roms it can accurately play or not, what to look for depending on what console you want to play. If they do have something it's like 1-2 minutes at the most.

Why are they all so fucking autistic about plastic tactile-ness and clicks. How the fuck can anyone ever hear a click when not in a 100% quiet empty room, who the fuck is ever in a 100% quiet empty room to even hear a button click in the first place?

What if I want to know about battery life?!

>>12497486
Only the truly autistic care about sounds. It's kind of one of the big indicators someone has autism.

I did see one guy complain about the loud buttons once and he made some example about it annoying people on a bus. When I saw that I kept thinking there is no fucking way anyone could ever hear that on a bus. Busses are damn loud, before you add in the noise of everyone else, the traffic outside and general city sounds that will deafen any clicks from any device.

I have a hard time hearing my phone in public in most places where there are people around, a bus is definitely one of those crowded spots you are not going to hear much. No one is going to hear button noises.

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>>12497051
/thread
It's literally the only Android handheld you NEED, otherwise you can just play retro games on your phone with a controller on it.

>>12497506
Too bad it comes out in batches 3 times a year, or you can pay triple the price for one on aliexpress.

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>>12497506
>otherwise you can just play retro games on your phone with a controller on it.
here's your retro experience, bro

>>12497528
kek pad accessories are so shit.

>>12497486
Retro Game Corps has timestamps on his reviews. Watch the performance and conclusion sections.

>>12497486
I buy all my consoles based entirely on the decibel level of the buttons. any real gamer would do that.
Fuck performance performancefag.

>>12497486
All you need to know about the battery in a chinkheld is that it will become a spicy pillow eventually.

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>>12497506
Dualshitter shill...
>>12497528
>He thinks that's any differnet dor people who own 16:9 chinkhelds
Kekaroo!
>>12497546
Kekdweeb...

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ACKtroid

>>12495813
Mustard system
>>12496595
I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself. I'm not the faggot sega system spammer though i swear

>>12497497
I used my handhelds all the time at the college library. You don't realize how much of a faggot playing games sounds like until you use micro switch buttons next to strangers in a dead silent room.

>>12497627
>people who own 16:9 chinkhelds
they're retards too lmao

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>>12497486
>Has ZERO existential dread over the volume of clock clacks
Get the fuck out of here you fake ass no games faggot.

>>12497767
Nigger walking with his speakers

>>12497779
so what cracker?

>>12494878
i own over 10 vitas (genuinely lost count), sorry but you are a fool.
1. You boughted the 2000. The sticks have a very bad drift issue that is inevitable
2. The 2000 screen will degrade to piss, especially JP ones
3. Snoy used a very low quality microusb port
4. the battery is probably 50+% degraded by now
5. the vita has maybe like 2 exclusives left, the best one (muramasa) is thankfully one of the games that runs well in vita3k.
For probably the same price you should have boughted an rp6, Odin or any of the $200-300 chinkhelds that are strong enough to emulate vita, switch and run the almost always superior PC ports of these games through wine+box86
before you call me a hypocrite i boughted all my vitas and 3dses right before covid. im not sure why i got such a strong compulsion to hoard them but they all tripled in value pretty much so thats my cope

>>12497823
that's a lot of vitas

>>12497823
>boughted
>not once, not twice, but thrice
save some chromosomes for the rest of us, anon

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>>12498109
>>12498123
i don't remember the context of this pic kek
this isnt all of them
i have like 3 times as many changhelds
believe it or not handhelds dont fill the void, shocking i know

>>12498140
Pspgo is my fav currently. Just such an aesthetic snoyheld

Bros, I'm enjoying my Thor more than I expected, in a not-performative way. Surprisingly I found myself not playing PC games that much, maybe because it usually gets warmer and drains the battery faster. If I wanted the steam deck experience I would've got a steam deck instead.

I miss taki udon

>>12498474
Wacha been playin?

>>12498474
There aren't many pc games I wanna play with a controller

Not really enjoying my RP6. The hardware itself is great, but it's not comfortable to hold. Does the grip help? It feels like it's just too heavy, and more grip won't fix that.

>>12498487
Checked some 2d pc games like blasphemous and sonic mania. But now I'm digging into DS, playing some stuff I checked in emulator back in the day like loveplus while also checking games I never played before like the sonic and mario games on it

>>12498492
I mean, many PC games that work great with a controller are released on consoles so I guess this is mostly true.

>>12497517
> triple the price for one on aliexpress.

That really doesn't make sense to me. Everything else can be bought at cost or slightly above cost over there except the Thor. For some reason that thing begins at $450 for the Lite and goes up from there.
And that's just out of everything sold on Ali, all the merchandise, consoles, everything they sell is cheaper than all alternatives. So it's weird to see this one item be the thing that all dealers on the site break with tradition.

I dreamt my hinge broke
:(

>everyone gets rangebaned
>mexican tripfag disappears
silver lining

>>12497506
It's the only one you don't need though. Dual Screen is a gimmick that is only useful for the DS and 3ds both of which are better in every single way (besides upscaling I guess), also the phone is fine for most dual screen games. It's just not price competitive enough considering how cheap the original hardware still is, I think I'm going to buy another 3ds just to spite you people

>>12499045
I'm still here retard gegarooni

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>>12499045
I'm dormant until the mortgage mini saves chinkhelds.

>>12499069
>how cheap the original hardware still is
Why would you come here to tell such obvious lies?

>>12497486
The fact of the matter is that most of these reviewers assume you've seen enough of these reviews that once the chipset and specs are stated, you are smart enough to gather a general assumption of the emulation/game specs. Snapdragon, Adreno, Allwinner, etc. With how many of these handhelds release near each other and so many of them carry almost identical specs and chipsets, it's not much to cover every single time when there's somewhere that already covers that shit. That, and you can safely presume that most handhelds but the bottom of the barrel can handle everything up to PS1 fine, with N64 or Saturn being two sides of the big scale of the real performance under the hood, before later generation consoles/handhelds really come into play.

Autists are gonna be the ones customizing and tuning these things, so autists are gonna care the most about how they feel to use.

>>12499069
But what about wii u, chud

>>12497823
nah, i wanted one because they look cool so i bought one
thank you for the list tho

>>12498712
baseded

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Haven't played switch, but ds and 3ds run flawlessly for me.
I'm having lots of fun 10/10

>>12499676
only faggots play on this

>>12499676
Uhh you're not allowed to have fun. You're supposed to be suffering from input lag

>>12499319
But that is why one watches the reviews, I want to know about chipsets and specs. How the fuck am I supposed to already know about that when no reviewers gives a shit to talk about them?

>>12499872
I already replied to you and you ignored it you illiterate ungrateful fuck.
Retro game corps. He has time stamps in every video. Example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ByeyqlasHY
10:01 battery life
12:27 GameCube and PS2
14:58 Wii U and 3DS
16:29 Switch
17:38 PC gaming (GameHub)

Is that not exactly what you're looking for?

>wait 2 months for my RP6 12gb
>play it for 2 weeks
>it starts crashing
Why the fuck did I buy this. You can't trust the Chinese.

>>12500283
What exactly is crashing?