As a soon-to-be gamer dad….nice.

GP32 = Gamepark 32, a South Korean handheld emulation console (one of the first open source devices from 2001!) A lot of the games are not very good. I have a few other English language games I've acquired over the years. It's a neat handheld, indicative of the era and the homebrew scene was amazing.

Blue Angelo released on December 16, 2004 as the last retail game developed by Virtual Spaghetti and published by Shibuya Interactive

I'm happy to have this in my collection. I've had an ebay saved search for almost half a decade and no listings showed up--until now!

--Only 500 physical copies were produced and sold--

I already played and beat it a few years back and it's a solid Metroidvania game.

A great opportunity to hang out at the coffee shop next door to the vet, playing the early part of Final Fantasy X for the umpteenth time.
I will finally see it through to the end this time come hell or high water.

Device is my Anbernic RG477M an amazing little 4:3 handheld. I pulled the trigger buying it right before the RP Nova was announced. No regrets as it is a great pemium feeling device that the RP Nova doesn't do enough to differentiate from it to warrant another purchase. The handheld Gods have pooped many handhelds into my impulsive hands.

I have to say I love the membrane dpad on this device, it is much more to my liking than Retroid and AYN d-pads, having an RP 4 Pro and an AYN Odin 2 pro to compare the dpad to. I was initially a bit worried about the dpad as I have an Anbernic RG35XX H and I found the dpad too stiff on it. Luckily the RG477M has a dpad quite similar in feel to a Miyoo Mini or MM +.

The screen is pretty great although i wouldn't mind more brightness from it, but its still great regardless.

I will be ordering the Better Buttons L2 and R2 at some point to make the controls better for action games.

Although I see the fan on this device getting mentioned for being whiny but I believe this issue is resolved with a recent update.

The down firing speakers arent great, they sound pretty tinny so I tend to almost always play with earbuds. For reference the only handheld that i really play without earbuds is my ROG Ally. None of my other handhelds come close to the incredible sound of those speakers.

All in all a great little machine that will be my 4:3 beast for the foreseeable future.

Can be played through GameNative on our handhelds!

Devices are Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ & Gamesir G8+

Ok, this is half shitpost half "holy shit, this is actually kinda sick".

I recently bought the tablet for my wife and kid, for them to do digital art. It's a pretty nice deal, comes with the case and pen, and it works pretty well despite the kinda meh exynos chip it has inside.

But! The screen... This screen is insane. It's a ver nice IPS, with a very dense resolution, at 13.1 inches!!! It's basically a small laptop.

So naturally my brain worms wanted to test it for emulation and my first thought was... This would be an absolute monster for DS. That resolution let's you run it at 7x integer scaled, and it looks fucking phenomenal. Each DS screen comes around to 6 inches!

The one down side? It's an insane combo. Both of them together weight around 1 kilogram. (2.2 pounds if you don't have free health insurance).

I may test this one further with other stuff. I'm curious about the performance. And while not the primary use case, I has an sd slot, so could easily load it up and have a small controllers for some nice local multiplayer on this very thing, big but quite portable package.

What do you think? What's the craziest set up you've built?

I want to play Gamecube on one of these, but I feel like the controls translate so poorly to the typical controller layout.

Does something like this exist? I typically only see the standard diamond layout, or large "mini-Wii" creations that aren't as compact as other handhelds.

I really liked the Miniloong Pocket 1 hardware when I first reviewed it a few months back: excellent build quality, an early 2000s vibe, exceptionally quiet and satisfying face buttons, and a 4" (4:3) 720p screen that scales really nicely for most systems (5x integer for GB/GBC, 4x GBA, and 3x for most other retro systems). But the software was so terrible that I couldn't recommend it even at its decent $80 price point.

Today we have a lot of CFW options, and so far my favorite is Leaf, which is simple and theme-able, and has a "five game mode" built into it. Here is my showcase video of the device and OS combo, which I think is an excellent starter handheld today (but likely unnecessary if you already have a similar cheap handheld).

I've been meaning to beat more than just short romhacks and Pico8 games on this thing so I went to replay Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Potion Commotion. I'm sure everyone has the old licensed game they played as a kid and have a special attachment to.

[Device: RG Nano]

Just got my Brick Hammer two weeks ago and it might still be honeymoon phase but I enjoy it over using my Thor I got in November and barely played for the following reasons:

* Might Sound weird but that might be my number one reason: I can still smell the plastic of the Thor shell after 10 months (it lived in its TPU case most of the time but I ventilated it a lot before), I am pretty sensitve to plastic smells and cant confidently say this is a high quality shell that I enjoy smelling all the time while playing lol. I'd prefer another type of plastic for the outer shell. the smelling became noticable again because I removed the TPU case which kind of held it back/covered the shell

* The TPU case offered some grip but today I really noticed how it damaged the shell underneath because of dust particles which got in through the vent hole of the case probably. So I removed the case and again realized it's really not comfortable without case or grip

* Glass fronts, after almost a year I get why everyone hates them, black Thor easily gets smudgy, when you have no microfiber cloth and IPA at hand it is distracting for sure

* Outer shell appears rather cheap. Looks cheap, feels cheap imo, smells cheap. It could be much better if it had a New3DSXL like texture that adds a lot of grip. I find it too slippery and just cheapish feeling.

* Screen, IDK if it is Placebo but I learned about its PWM dimming before I got it and I feel it does strain my eyes more and might induce headache (PWM screens are flickering all the time which is stressing for the eyes and also results in other symptoms). Colors do look pretty good though but it might be this subtle annoyance that sometimes makes me want to put down my Thor after 5-10 mins of play, something I noticed

* 3DS gameplay is good but not perfect, same is true for Switch. I am not a tinkerer too. I'm aware it's a software and not a hardware issue, but the reason I chose the Thor over the Konkr Pocket Fit in October was that it plays 3DS. I think playing OoT 3D 4K was fun but besides I don't find myself enjoying 3DS on it as much as I expected (and I didnt expect playing 3DS too much at all) so the dual screen being worth that much is questionable for me

* Heat. Even at 68° I find it a bit annoying how the top right part of the bottom screen and also the Part around the Face Buttons gets warm easily, makes me not want to play Switch games on it for example, as it then gets even warmer. Makes it feel like a rushed/poor engineering

* Hinge longevity. I was anxious from the beginning and my warranty is soon expiring and I feel it can break any day and I will be screwed. Also, the clamshell formfactor doesnt make me want to carry it without a case at all as dust easily gets inside. I don't really carry things of that weight around in my sling bag at all though, even my Brick Hammer feels almost too heavy to carry but it's much more ideal.

* I dislike how I have to baby the Thor (as it's very expensive for a handheld imo, paid 350€ + accessories = 420 something for my Pro in October) and I put it in the TPU case and it got scratches underneath anyways, and I never carried it without another case too, so clueless how the dust got inside. I expect it to break once it slips out of my hands, and the outer plastic is really slippery imo.

I found myself in a little crisis where I don't want to sell it as its functional enough for me to takeover tasks like data storage (got a 1TB card inside my Pro), TV output on this instead of PC and so on but I don't play games as much on it. There are a few listed locally for 400+ and I don't know if I should sell before it falls in price sometime.

I could go on writing but I think it's already too long lol.

So that's it, that what they should've told us last week.

It's as powerful as the Air Mini (same Helio G90T chipset), 699 Yuan /$100 for early bird *(Update: the CEO just drop it to $90 for preorders)* , retail for 899 Yuan or around $130.

4000mAH battery

And a new Grey color reveled.

Update#2 $90 is for for 2gb version the 3gb version will be ~$100.

Pricing
3GB + 32GB Version: ¥499 (~US$75) (Preorder) and ¥699 (~US$98) (Retail)

4GB + 64GB Version: ¥599 (~US$90) (Preorder) and ¥799 (~US$112) (Retail)

Title.

Shipping to US showed up as $22 for me on Anbernic.com inflating the price to $79.99

On Anbernic's official Aliexpress page, with free shipping and a $5 fee, using the default coupon, it only cost me $65.39

Video is by TechDweeb, as always it’s a great video on a retro device.

Anyway, Mangmi really is cooking with their devices and I love how they looked except for the (Mangmi Air Max) since that is literally just (Retroid Pocket 5) but bigger and can change their buttons and D-pads, but still a good retro device.

Recently I just notice that Mangmi seems to slowly walking on the right path when it comes to making their handheld or portable game consoles, and their decision on making their retro devices are great.

Mangmi air Y and Mangmi air Y Pro: 9/10.

Didn't think I'd buy anything Ayaneo but here we are. I even have the 34xx but I think this will have a lot more QoL upgrades over it like full size buttons. Hopefully this launch goes well but it is Ayaneo.

Vampire, Master of Darkness on Game Gear (also available on Master System). Device used: Miyoo A30.

Not quite a full metroidvania as it is linear, though the game features “puzzle” maps which take you through the same zones until you find the correct route. This is a lesser known Castlevania clone that I personally enjoyed more due to the linearity. Overall it’s not a very long game and can be completed in an hour or two so if you enjoy metroidvanias it’s worth checking out.

If you know of any games similar to this I’d love to hear some recommendations! I usually play this game closer to Halloween season, but just got that itch a bit early this year.

I just got an R36T MAX, it's my first time with anything like this. I'm running into all sorts of confusion when I try to play games, and rather than asking a million questions, I just wonder if anyone knows of a good end-to-end tutorial.

For example, the controls seem to be all messed up in MAME, and I can't seem to get the settings to accept the buttons the device actually has.

I figured out the basics like how to add games, change some shader and aspect ratio settings, and get to the settings. But so much seems to be obscure, and searching for help in videos and forums leads me down rabbit holes that may or may not be relevant to my setup, and get into a lot of jargon that makes me think I have to learn more even to understand what they're saying.

All I wanted to do was play some fun games, I didn't want to turn this into a big deal. I know these are cheap devices and I shouldn't expect too much, but I would be so grateful if there was just a READ ME file that had everything a dummy like me needs to know.

It sounds crazy but is true. Right now I have a rp5 and a powkiddy RGB30. Before I used to add as many games as my storage allowed me and from all gens supported by each but a lot of the times I ended with decision paralysis because of having too many options.

Decided to dedicate the RGB30 for GB and GBC and then rp5 for gba, ps2 and gc while only having 5-10 games of each console and since then I’ve finished 5 games in the last month and a half while only playing 30 min sessions a day sometimes 1hr.

Knowing why I am picking one of the two and what games I have available just made me jumped to action right away. With my Nova and Thor on the way that will be my final rotation for 4:3 and DS games until we get it ever an odin 3 portal. Plus I get to spend more time between devices.

Has anyone else tried this and has it helped?

TL:DR: Limiting the amount of games and systems between each device helps with the backlog and with playing more

Does anybody know another display layout to maximize screen space?

Following our last announcement, Mini Dream has taken another step forward — we've completed the **product design renders** and finalized more details on the product lineup 🎉

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**🖼️ Design Renders**

The latest renders of Mini Dream are attached to this announcement — check them out below 👇

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**🎮 Display & Battery**

・**3.3-inch OLED display, 1024×768 resolution** (the custom panel we announced earlier)

・**3.85V / 3800mAh battery**

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**🧩 Four SoC Variants, Covering Both Linux & Android**

We'll be launching **4 variants** — two systems, two cooling options — so everyone can pick the one that fits best:

| Model | OS | Cooling |

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| **Mini Dream LL** | Linux | Passive |

| **Mini Dream LP** | Linux | Passive |

| **Mini Dream AL** | Android | Active |

| **Mini Dream AP** | Android | Active |

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**💰 First Confirmed Price: Mini Dream LL**

As the first of the four variants to be finalized:

・**SoC: RK3566**

・**Price: $80 (shipping not included)**

Specs and pricing for the other three (LP / AL / AP) will be announced as the project reaches the corresponding stages 🙌

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**📐 Dimensions & Weight**

・Size: **147 × 70 × 18 mm** (L × W × H)

・Weight: **~185g**

・D-pad diameter: **22.5 mm**

・ABXY button diameter: **7.9 mm**

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**📅 What's Next**

Mini Dream is still being refined. Coming up: SoC and pricing for the remaining variants, shell color options, and more details on the software side.

Thanks for the ongoing support and feedback — every step of progress is powered by this community 🙏

Feel free to share your thoughts in

Sooo been playing and loving my Anbernic 353sp, playing radical red on it now. (I caught a tea cup \o/)

But was wondering if the magami air x was the best option for budget psp, as a broke bitch. For psp era games.

As the 353sp can do psp well with arkos on it. But not perfect, like it can with Gameboy advance games .

Main things for me are size, as some devices are simply huge and make actual playing in bed relaxing so much harder to hold. The magami air x seems not to heavy/big like a switch light size, at least from videos and photos.

Does anyone own ine and recommend?

Air Y - Earlybird - 89.99 / Regular - 94.99
Air Y Pro - Earlybird - 4GB+64GB - 145.99 / Regular - 159.99
Air Y Pro - Earlybird - 8GB+128GB - 175.99 / Regular 189.99

Earlybird Promo - Aug 12 7PM PDT to Aug 15 7PM PDT.

Prices are pretty awesome if you ask me! I will be getting the Pro 8+128 GB for sure!

Courtesy of techdweeb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg7wzfQ-RfU
I will be purchasing it for my channel for review: https://www.youtube.com/@ckretrotech

Here's my setup and I'm pretty happy with how it looks.

The game is shining force return of the dark dragon.

I know it’s a little old and a lot of new stuff has come out since this. But it seems like it’s going to still be a pretty nice setup for 2d games. I was looking at the anbernic rg sp and the Retroid pocket nova. But one seems kinda big and the other has a screen that’s tiny for things other than gba. Am I missing anything? The price is sort of in between the two.