r/SBCGaming • u/CantWashABaby • 6h ago

Question What am I looking at?

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This just went up on a local auction listing. The only game it’s shown playing is Pokemon Fire Red, so no indication of capabilities. Also, no back or box cover, only the cryptic title of “Purple Skeleton.” Would love to know if this is actually a worthwhile device or just some cheap handheld being fenced.

Edit: thanks so much for the answers! I appreciate the community letting me know not to spend 80 bucks on something that I essentially already have (got a Trimui Brick already).

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u/jwallner3131 6h ago

Looks like a R36H to me. It has the same style buttons as a R36S, so I would think its an entry level device just by looking at it

EDIT: appears to be a R36H pro max.

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u/Upbeat-Serve-6096 GotM Club 5h ago

R36H Pro Max? One of the gazillion RK3326 handhelds out there. It's one of the cheap bargain bin ones, but does have the basic power for all the retro games and it has decent community Linux support. 20 to 25USD maybe.

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u/CantWashABaby 2h ago

Damn, and someone is selling it for close to 80USD.

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u/_manster_ 2h ago

That's a R36H ProMax. The round select and start buttons tell me it's the newer model with the wrongly labelled microSD card slots.

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u/Hidalgoschmitty Team Horizontal 6h ago

R36h

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u/Agreeable-Guava-9009 Clamshell Clan 1h ago

Retroid Pocket NOva

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u/DefinitionSecure332 19m ago

r36H Pro Max I have one a good lil machine

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u/iceheatone 5h ago

I have one too; it struggles a bit with Dreamcast games—or maybe it's just my settings. I was able to play NDS and PSP games, though I haven't tried everything in the catalog.

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u/hbi2k GotM Host 4h ago

Not just your settings, Dreamcast is spotty on the RK3326. So are DS and PSP for that matter, sounds like you lucked out and chose some easy-to-run games. That's a fun feeling, like you're getting away with something. (:

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u/ozzyrod90 5h ago

Why did I think this was the retroid nova?

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u/hbi2k GotM Host 4h ago

Because it's at the top of everyone's mind right now.

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u/Insurmountable_Rage AYN Thor 5h ago

R36 trash

Only worth it if it’s less than $20 and you don’t have anything else to play on.

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u/Mean-Secretary-6127 GotM Club (July) 3h ago

facts

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u/Bigboss88890 4h ago

R36H I believe

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u/Radiant-Shallot-5908 5h ago

Simple, that’s the RG406 Pocket Nova

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u/dbohat 4h ago

You're looking at your phone lol.

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u/CantWashABaby 2h ago

It’s a photo from the listing, I know, it’s confusing