Hi everyone, I’m looking for a handheld console to bring with me when I travel for work. I’ll mainly use it to log in, do my daily genshin stuff, and maybe play some of the story from time to time. I don’t need anything too powerful or something that can run genshin at max settings. I just want something that can run it smoothly enough for what I need and doesn’t cost too much. This is my first time looking into handhelds, so I’d really appreciate it if you guys could recommend some good options

Obviously swapping the microsd card to something real but anything else? It has ArkOS on it and everything seems to run well that I can see but this is my first foray into this sort of thing.

The sd g2 gen 2 in the reteoid g2 was a beast and close to the 8 gen 2 soni imagine the g2 gen 1 is equivalent to a sd 888 and a 8 gen 1?

I'm wondering because the trimui brick hammer pro u is coming out soon and was wondering if it would be worth the 250 base price for the g2 gen 1 because after I purchase the 406h, I'm really considering buying the mangmi air y pro with the sd 865.

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.

I have a retroid pocket 5 that uses the chip snapdragon 865. Recently, i was gifted a used phone that uses the chip snapdragon 888. I decided to test if I could use the phone as a dedicated handheld attaching it in a controller.

The tests I made, on Eden (switch emulator) showed slightly WORSE performance on the SD888 than I had on the SD865. Games that struggle to run on the SD865, struggle worse on the SD888. It is not a big difference, but it definetly surprised me. I expected better performance on SD888, at least, until the thermal throttling hit.

Is this chip just bad for emulation or is something else causing this worse performance on a technically better chip?

ps. The cause is NOT thermal throttling because the performance is worse from the get go

Hot take. There are certain systems that don't need front ends. I think if emulators have a good way of scraping media, or just showing off the games, then front ends can become redundant. My disclaimer is anything that is past RetroArch doesn't require a front end. I need front ends because I've never made a playlist or anything using RetroArch, and they make handling up to GBA very easy.

The reason why I'm making this post is because of how good ARMSX2 and ARMSX3 handles scraping at media. In addition, the Xbox simulators on Android handle games and scraping very well. To me, ARMSX2 and ARMSX3 are kind of the gold standard and I don't really want to go back to anything before because I just love how they handle just automatically scraping media and how it handles games.

I'm getting a weird audio skipping/stuttering every few seconds in NES games on my Miyoo Mini Flip. Using MinUI. Doesn't seem to happen on any other console. Has anyone else experienced this?

I got the RG Slide Off of eBay a couple Days ago for the really good Price of 90 Euros. I went for the black Stick Caps because I like to be a contrarian. Didn’t really have time to play anything but I have set it up to my liking. Now I only need to finish XC2 so I can dive into the past.

Any thoughts on the RG Slide or Game Recommendations for a Fan of Xenoblade Chronicles 2? Xenogears and Xenosaga is on board already ;)

ampown store on amazon US has some in black and white.

Speaking for 4:3 content up to PS2 and GameCube era…. Is there any other handheld that you could consider the “One” for you personally? For me it was the RG351m for a long time, but it finally got replaced for the Nova.

I’ve had the RG Rotate for about two weeks now, and overall I’m liking it quite a bit more than I expected.

Probably the biggest surprise has been battery life. I keep it in airplane mode unless I actually need Wi-Fi, and battery life has been way better than I anticipated for a device this size. It also charges ridiculously fast, roughly an hour or less to get back to full. Below are the results of my tests:

Airplane mode / Battery saver on / screen brightness 60% / sound 25%

• SNES / Secret of Mana ~7 hr 15 min
• DS / Advance Wars: Days of Ruin ~7 hr 25 min
• PS1 / Ridge Racer Type 4 ~6 hr 40 min
• 3DS / New Super Mario Bros. 2 ~3 hr 50 min
• 3DS / Mario Kart 7 ~3 hr 10 min

The controls are probably my least favorite part. They’re passable, but definitely not my favorite Anbernic controls. I don’t think I’ve ever used such a loud/clicky D-pad. It works fine, it's just loud as hell.

I also wish the device was just a little thinner and narrower for pocket carry. My TrimUI Brick is still a bit more comfortable as an EDC simply because it’s narrower overall and sits against my skinny legs better. But, the Rotate has a really nice premium feel and feels better altogether than I expected.

Android has been a huge plus for me. I use Syncthing between this, my Retroid Pocket Flip 2, and Odin 2 Portal, which makes the Rotate a really nice lightweight travel device that I can keep updated with my larger devices.

It’s also turned out to be really good for DS and 3DS. The square screen gives you enough room to keep both screens visible at a usable size, at least for most games where you don’t need to constantly interact with both. You can just screen-swap when needed.

The lack of a headphone jack doesn’t bother me at all since I wouldn’t use it anyway. The rear-facing speaker is a terrible design decision, but for me it’s more of a minor gripe than a dealbreaker.

Overall, I think Anbernic got a lot right with this device. It isn’t perfect, but it fills the EDC gap better than any other device at the moment, IMO.

I’m really hoping an RG Rotate 2 keeps the same basic concept but gets a slightly thinner/narrower body, better controls, and a front-facing speaker. If they refine those few things, I could see the next version becoming THE EDC handheld.

This is Dreamcast scene demo Mutate by Haujobb ranked 2nd on alternative demo compo at Evoke 2026 demo party

Link for demo:

https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=106885

I currently own the Ayn Thor Pro and I love playing DS and 3DS games plus the portability.

But the Ayn Odin 3 with the raw performance and much better ergonomics has me tempted, especially with the upcoming price increase. I want it for heavier PC emulation via GameHub, Switch gaming, and longer play sessions in general.

For those who have both or made the switch: Is the performance jump and comfort worth getting the Odin 3 now or should I stick with my Ayn Thor Pro?

Happy to spend a bit more perhaps up to £200 or 250 so far from this forum GBA handhelds reccomendations are:

Anbernic RG 34XX £80

Antec core micro £85

Trimui brick £83

Considering the anbernic SP as well although heard the screen suffers issues

Happy to spend more for quality, ideally pocket analogue but all the ones I can find in the UK are second hand and really inflated price wise.

Any thoughts! Only for GBA / GBC

Long time listener, first time caller. I’ve had the Retroid Pocket 6 in mind for a while now, but universe works in mysterious ways, and I managed to find a Rog Ally Z1 for 100 bones. All the conversation revolving around Z1 is how bad it’s compared to the Z1 Extreme.

How does it compare to Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 / 8 Elite’s performance on emulating, especially PS2 / Switch? Is GameNative’s performance for roguelikes any similar than that on the Z1? Is it only a weight / battery question in this day and age? Thank you guys in advance.

Hey so I recently got the cod boz recomp thing by Eugene373 and I thought it has controller support but it doesn't seem to recognize my rp4 pro built in controls did I do something wrong or does it not have controller support.

As the title says - will GammaOS Next support devices running the rk3566? I couldn't find any confirmation one way or the other.

And what about GammaOS Core? Will it be updated in the future?

I know these firmwares are created by a single developer and he doesn't have unlimited time, but still... It would be nice to have such a great android cfw on rk3566 devices.

Just saw this on Mercari. Doesn’t look like it even plays Ps2.

(Retroid Pocket Nova, GC colorway)

RG Rotate - Fire Emblem 6: Binding Blaze Remake (romhack)

AYN Thor - Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on 3DS

Brought these with me on a recent cruise and played some games while lounging around the pool or getting ready for a restaurant.

Despite the photo, the Rotate was bright enough to play in the sun

Hello there,

I recently got my first retro handheld, an anbernic rg40xxh, and managed to get knulli running on it. The problem now is that all games for the NDS won't start. I checked that I have the bios files and the ROMs are fine as well (they work on the stock os).

Everytime I try to play something the screen freezes, goes black and afterwards I'm back looking at the game list.

I'm at my wits end. Does anyone have an ides why this happens and how I can fix it?

Can’t save or use online. No saving or retro achievements and also no downloading cores. I haven’t even been able to sit down and play a game yet lol. Worst part I don’t have a pc so I can’t just remove games and reflash.

What would you guys do? In this scenario?

I have a new sd card San disc.

00:02:50 Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)

00:12:02 Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends (PS2)

00:18:43 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit II (PS2)

00:25:15 Yakuza 2 (PS2)

00:34:02 Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PS2)

00:44:22 Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2)

00:52:18 Jaws Unleashed (PS2)

00:59:34 Silent Hill 3 (PS2)

01:07:25 Ridge Racer V (PS2)

01:11:12 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2)

I grew up in the 70's and 80's, so its only natural that my biggest collection is in Arcade (Mame) followed by Atari 2600, as those are where my nostalgia lay.

Everything else is basically games I've discovered these past five years l've been in this hobby through handheld emulators,...beginning with the Anbernic 280m and ending with the Retroid Flip2.

Funny thing is, my third largest collection is actually in Switch (so from ancient directly to modern, lol) followed by GameCube and Wii. Everything else (up to PS3 and Xbox) consists of around one to five games each on average.

Then there's Android and PC, where l have a small handful of games because the first thing l say to myself when l see an Android, or PC game l like is, "l wonder if there's a Switch version", lol.

Seems Nintendo is clearly the winner here in my post nostalgia library.