I dunno on one hand I agree but also this thing should be more powerful than an Ouya that came out a decade ago. Seems about the same based on the emulation.
@@dirediredude Did anyone use the Ouya for emulation? I always thought it was a completely different market. And tbh I think you get way more bang for your buck with better screens and overall ease of use. Especially because their technically cheaper now
@@chilidogs083 yeah that's basically what it became shortly after it launched. Their "marketplace" was pretty slim and after a year or two development slowed down a lot but turns out it was a solid emulation box. Retroarch came with it and you could run everything up to N64/PlayStation without much issue.
@@jennyholiday88PSP could not handle N64 emulation, I remember it was a lot of trouble. Not sure if someone has made a good N64 emulator for PSP after its heyday as a technical showcase but definitely the ports of daedelus64 were so slow.
This was my first physical emulation device that wasn't a PC and I love it so far. I've mainly been using it for GBA, DS, and the occasional simple PSP titles like Patapon. It just feels better to me to play handheld games with a handheld instead of on my PC. I can't explain it. Maybe it's nostalgic or something.
@@daorkykid biggest thing is battery life of my phone is precious, and for the price, this gives me a dedicated device for my retro games. I've considered a separate phone with controller, but the price here is just tough to argue with
After thinking about it a bit, having L3 (left stick click) as the cursor press button makes a ton of sense when you consider that using R3 would cause the cursor to move, and make it insanely difficult to either click and drag, or draw.
It also avoids accidentally clicking if pressing too hard when trying to scroll in those heat of the moments of CoD. I think it'd still be weird but it may be more optimal. Maybe R2 (or R1 if switched) like the Steamdeck would be more intuitive though
I just pulled the trigger on the X55 today. First time buying an emu device. I chose this one because what I really wanted was "Access to the GBA library on my Switch" and this is about the closest thing I could find under $100. I like the large screen (eyes are getting old), and I like the larger, horizontal form factor (more comfortable to hold for extended times). This video tells me I think I made the right choice! Not interested in the cheaper vertical layouts, and don't need to run N64 or any 3D games at all, really.
I love how the first game shown is Perfect Dark. A digital masterpiece that will forever stand the test of time. And having it set in the year 2023 makes it so nostalgic.
When they do come out with clamshell emulators, I hope they allow us to use the bottom screen for efficient music apps while playing single-screen games up top.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. You want well designed software and a usable piece of hardware? /s But honestly, you'll probably have to wait for a custom firmware to make it work correctly anyway
I mean the retroid pocket flip exists but iirc bob gave it a scathing review and it was either at the start of or in the middle of the bob retroid hate arc
I picked this up after the glowing Retro Game Corps review and been bummed it doesn't seem to be as enjoyable for a lot of other reviewers. That said, this is my first retro gaming handheld and I've been enjoying it a lot. JELOS has ran really nicely and I love the big screen. Obviously it's not pixel perfect, but the smaller screens just feel so cramped for me regardless of intended aspect ratio. I also wanted the horizontal form factor and two analog sticks which I wouldn't have gotten with MM+. I will probably upgrade to something more powerful at some point, but in terms of dipping my toes in the hobby and spending a little more for a few specific features I wanted I'm quite happy with the purchase.
“Imagine if your phone started playing music every time you unlock it” Oh man I used to have Wii music set up on my phone for some apps and the home screen I missed those days
When he said this it made me think about all the old bootups and their music. I believe even the PS4 had some themes with music built in. Still would be nice to give the option to turn it off easily though
They'd have to get the stacking correct, though. So many DS emulators just smash the two screens together, and no. That's wrong. The gap between the two screens was accounted for in many games, and smashing the two screens together makes them look awful.
3:50 I installed a plugin just to play music on my steam Deck home screen. Not sure why your mistaking the lack of this for a convenience, people really want to play music on their handhelds home screens to add personality and theming. We didn't leave it behind out of dislike. Nobody asked for Nintendo to disable music on the 3DS, it was the best part of having 3DS themes and I have no idea why you would even dislike it unless you couldn't change the music.
I can't put into words how much I dislike asymmetrical joystick placement. I say that as someone who has played his launch day switch lite daily until the Steam Deck was released.
I use to use a DS Lite with an R4 card for DS. Now, I just use my Retroid Pocket 2+ for DS, and it works like a dream. I use the Drastic emulator, turn it sideways to get the vertical dual screen and control it with a $20 wireless controller that I connect directly to my 2+ using the controller’s wireless usb-c receiver dongle.
I have one. Feels cheap, but works well. Nice screen, speakers sound well and get loud and it performs well overall for the price. I recommend updating the stock JELOS to the latest, at minimum fixes the slow boot issue OOB. I've played DC/Saturn w/o issue, N64 is hit and miss, mostly hit. Its been my daily driver since I bought it about 4 weeks ago. Mainly because of its 5 in screen and its lightweight and ergo feel. paid under $100 shipped which included the case and screen protector. no regrets with it so far other than its cheap feel.
I just want to get a 3ds but HOLY CRAP!!! Talk about Expensive... I kick myself everyday for getting rid of my 3ds back in the day... I did not know anything about the modding community back then like I do now.
The X55 has a lot of things going against it but mostly the rising competition of T618 chips at around the $100-$150 price point. Also waiting 5 weeks from it to get from China when ordering direct had me in the mean time buying the Miyoomini plus, the anbernic 353m, the data frog sf2000, and watching all of these retro handheld review channels. TheFOMO is strong.
You should revisit the RG35XX with the newer custom firmwares they've added psp emulation as well as dreamcast. (not sure how controls work yet) but some psp games might be doable if your desperate enough.
I don't really know what else there is to say about it that Retro Game Corp didn't already say in his video on the topic. It runs now those systems..sorta.
The only psp games the 35xx can run are PSP minis and maybe a few 2d platformers and they drain the battery. The new retroid pocket 2s is the best value "under $100"
I personally think that a DSi(or even 3DS, but that isnt directly the same hardware as its slightly emulated) is a better option for DS emulation as you dont need a cart for either
I followed the trend and hacked a DSI XL and it's awesome. Definitely better than searching for an R4 without potential timebomb issues. The lack of a game boy port would be an issue but you can emulate those too.
It’s so strange we don’t have clamshells. Back when I used my Odin more, I used to use a GameSir X2 on it so that I could hold the console vertically and play DS that way lol
I just wanted a device to stream everything (except maybe NES, SNES, GB, GBA) from my PC. I wanted something to play anywhere in my house and this device was perfect for local streaming. Obviously every emulator runs like butter, because it’s actually running on my desktop PC. My network only adds about 1 to 4ms of latency, and I estimate that encoding and decoding adds another 7 ms, that means that latency doesn’t even add up to 1 frame (at 60 fps, which is what the X55 is capable of displaying).
This is why I get so nervous when wanting to buy one of these products. I just watched retro gaming Corps video on this system and he got a lot of those games to work just fine without doing anything I believe but in this video they run like crap. These systems seem so hit and miss.
Most chinese handhelds other than the RG35XX or MM+ are not worth it. These two handhelds, on the other hand, are perfect in what they do, while all others come with compromises. I'd like something as perfect as possible in what it does. To cover my 64 bit+ emulation gap I'm using a Galaxy S22 + PS5 Dual Sense controller + phone clamp, and it's one of the best and most ergonomic handhelds I've ever had, and still reasonably portable.
Whatever sponsers are paying, they should double it for how great the ad quality is. Bob is the only content creators that I don’t skip fast forward through the ads
Good news DS is now fully working on Miyoo Mini Plus. The latest garlic OS plus the latest drastic is great. Don't think PSP will ever be able to be done, but the fact that DS was able to be done is amazing.
I thought this was going to be a great sub $100 handheld but the lack of features that are standard on many handhelds around the $100 mark makes it less appealing.
I completely agree. For pre-PS1 games I got myself a miyoo mini and RP4pro for everything else. Now I’m thinking about getting an additional Retroid 2s. The 3x4 screen is ideal for Nintendo consoles + it comes in indigo color, like my GBA.
I had looked into this handheld a lot as I wanted a comfortable, large screened device. I have the MM+ and it's great but the ergonomics and such a small screen are still the reasons why I don't play handhelds much anymore. Held off on this though as the extra clicky buttons and lack of custom firmware at that time made it not a great deal. Just saved up for Steamdeck. The ergonomics on this still look pretty nice and I'm guessing this is much lighter too. Any recommendations for large screened devices around this price range? I think that's one of the reasons to hold out for the $150ish range. The RP3+ was what I was looking at in comparison
The fact that you can't hard power it off with the power button is VERY bad. What if the device freezes and you have no way of accessing the system settings to shut it down or restart?
I'm waiting for devices that just have a square screen, so that content can be both landscape or portrait, and it will be displayed with the least rescaling as possible either way. Honestly, I'm waiting for phone camera image sensors to become square, so that no matter how you're holding your phone you can get the perfect photo framing for whatever format you want. TikTok portrait, UA-cam landscape, or Instagram square.
JELOS is stock on the device. RGC's instructions are to update the firmware to the most recent version. I had one of these for a couple of weeks and it wasn't the device for me. Didn't help that I didn't get it with an SD card, vying to use one we had lying around instead. Mistake.
With the RG35XX if you install Koriki OS on it you can run ds, n64, psp, dreamcast. Most of the time its not great but ds is mostly ok as long as it does not need a touch screen and for psp as long as it doesnt need the 2 joysticks. I havent tested dreamcast much. Overall Koriki os emulates existing systems better and with more options and adds some new systems and a higher (optional) clock speed.
You are so right about the DS emulation and considering the performance on the PSP, it may be the sad commercial reality of handheld game emulation that a used Vita and a used 2DS XL (or even and DS consoles) are still either a lot more portable, have better screen resolution, have unique features or are cheaper than emulators to play DS and PSP generation games. When it comes to Vita and 3DS, well, that just makes the industry defunct.
Curious to know your thoughts on this device vs the RG405M. The ergonomics seem way better with this device and the larger screen is a bonus. Only caveat is it seems less powerful based on your review and I mostly play PSP, PSX and N64 games.
Is there one of these that can run Dreamcast in 720p/60 and do it well? I want to play Crazy Taxi at work during lunches and bringing my Dreamcast / Component Cables / HDMI Adapter / Monitor / Controller etc is quite a lot. That’s not including setup and powering everything. I haven’t done it yet but have considered it and now I’m looking at one of these emulation devices. I’m not concerned with other consoles just Dreamcast emulation.
I think 4:3 screens make the most sense for dedicated emulation handhelds. Every single console up through Dreamcast, Gamecube, & PS2 was designed for 4:3. Even the DS has 4:3 screens. Unfortunately all the game boys have weird unique aspect ratios, but the GB/GBC screen at a nearly-square 10:9 is much better suited to 4:3 than it is to 16:9. GBA is a little wider than 4:3, so it can go either way. PSP and Wii are the first systems you'd really wanna have widescreen for. At that point, I'd probably just get the 4:3 system and try to run widescreen stuff on my phone
Its crazy how the PSP came out in like, 2004, and here we are all the way in 2023/2024, and theres handhelds like the Powkiddy X55 that really arent that much stronger than it, and struggle so much on PSP/PS1 games. Not saying the PSP is a strong contender, but if youre making these handhelds in 2024, you need to have them at least be stronger than a $50 PSP off Ebay.
I had the Miyoo mini, the mini +, the rg35xx, the 353m and now the Retroid pocket 3+ with the custom grip. When you ahve hands on the bigger side you cant confortably use the mini or the xx for og periods, and teh X55 I found it at 70 USD free shipping on aly this past promo weekend. In the end you are correct! 65 is the sweetspot for under PSP, but this X55 is perfect for people with bigger hands. So recoemnded if you can find it on the 70ish pricepoint. Otherwise... is up to confort.
There’s not a ton on this machine…is it as powerful as the 405 or 505? I love the look of this one and the placement of the thumb joysticks? I know I’m saying that wrong but I’m sure people will know what I mean. I’m just not sure if I could get used to both being at the bottom like on the 505 or rp3
For people with small screens you can easily play DS games, this is because most DS games have only one dedicated screen you're playing on, all you have to do is a set a dedicated button to switch between screens, you don't need a huge screen, though I would say a touchscreen is absolutely necessary.
I would love to see some sort of guide that sort of establishes "as of current date, and investment of x will get you y systems emulated well" and just break down the sweet spots along with what they run well. Along with that, somewhat establish the hierarchy of difficulty to run for the 3D emulated platforms. I'm beginning to lose track of which emulators need the most horsepower, especially when it comes to N64, PS2, Dreamcast, and Gamecube/Wii. Even establishing "if you want to run this emulator for 90% of games, expect to spend around x" would be helpful for knowing what to expect.
For DS emulation, I would like to see a feature that lets you hold a button to "peek" at the secondary screen just so you can input commands and then releasing it snaps back to your main screen where the action takes place. I usually don't need to look at both screens at once for extended periods of time.
I just modded a wii it plays all the way up to wii games as well as gcn from roms (legally ripped from my own disks of course) Im working out DS emulation rn
I don't know if this helps but I bought a raspberry pi 4 just for emulation. When I play it at my house N64 runs flawlessly. I take it to my friends house and on his TV it stutters and is unplayable. His TV has a much bigger screen and turns out that somehow slowed the emulation. If you can change a setting for lower resolution in the settings of your console maybe that will fix it?
Been playing Melee with my Pixel Fold, its insane how smooth the emulation is with Bluetooth controller connected. Almost no delay noticed to me. (Although I'm a casual player lol)
I been waiing for a long vertical screen device for long for DS emulation, I think the perfect moment for it would be when Citra 3DS emulation is at least very good so you can have such device for NDS and also 3DS games, well worth it.
It's so wierd. I play mostly psp ridge racer, tekken, and a few others and rogue squadron 2 and 3 and shadows of the empire. toss in some old arcades i played as a kid, maybe on big screen, and I just have almost no issue. There's the rub, I was running the starwars games from game cube with a 1% frame skip and variable refresh rate and it actually ran like a dream almost the entire time. Then I upgraded from sep 19th jelos to oct 3rd jelos. None of them run now, and I can't get ANYTHING gamecube to launch. Any suggestions?
I noticed my x55 and Odin Lite play poorly at times. Odin Lite needs to warm up to be predictable. On x55 i haven't recognized the pattern yet with performance. My RG353p doesn't have this problem imo.
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It's crazy seeing how far some of these handhelds have come since just a few years ago
i was getting tired of emulation devices capping out at psx bc the psp could handle all of it.
I dunno on one hand I agree but also this thing should be more powerful than an Ouya that came out a decade ago. Seems about the same based on the emulation.
@@dirediredude Did anyone use the Ouya for emulation? I always thought it was a completely different market. And tbh I think you get way more bang for your buck with better screens and overall ease of use. Especially because their technically cheaper now
@@chilidogs083 yeah that's basically what it became shortly after it launched. Their "marketplace" was pretty slim and after a year or two development slowed down a lot but turns out it was a solid emulation box. Retroarch came with it and you could run everything up to N64/PlayStation without much issue.
@@jennyholiday88PSP could not handle N64 emulation, I remember it was a lot of trouble. Not sure if someone has made a good N64 emulator for PSP after its heyday as a technical showcase but definitely the ports of daedelus64 were so slow.
I love how he shows the lag and everything unlike other youtubers that obly show the good stuff
This was my first physical emulation device that wasn't a PC and I love it so far. I've mainly been using it for GBA, DS, and the occasional simple PSP titles like Patapon. It just feels better to me to play handheld games with a handheld instead of on my PC. I can't explain it. Maybe it's nostalgic or something.
Same
Makes sense. Some games just click in your hands. Lots of puzzle/rythem games i feel play great natively on handheld.
Zero latency on handheld. I can't play rhythm games on TV
Why not use phone with ds4 controller?
@@daorkykid biggest thing is battery life of my phone is precious, and for the price, this gives me a dedicated device for my retro games. I've considered a separate phone with controller, but the price here is just tough to argue with
The surfshark ad was too real 😢
Sup wood good to see ya here
Also hopefully you got your discord account back
@beatemups felt that burn
I immediately thought of you lol
He told me it actually happened? #wulffdendad
After thinking about it a bit, having L3 (left stick click) as the cursor press button makes a ton of sense when you consider that using R3 would cause the cursor to move, and make it insanely difficult to either click and drag, or draw.
It also avoids accidentally clicking if pressing too hard when trying to scroll in those heat of the moments of CoD. I think it'd still be weird but it may be more optimal.
Maybe R2 (or R1 if switched) like the Steamdeck would be more intuitive though
I just pulled the trigger on the X55 today. First time buying an emu device. I chose this one because what I really wanted was "Access to the GBA library on my Switch" and this is about the closest thing I could find under $100. I like the large screen (eyes are getting old), and I like the larger, horizontal form factor (more comfortable to hold for extended times). This video tells me I think I made the right choice! Not interested in the cheaper vertical layouts, and don't need to run N64 or any 3D games at all, really.
I love how the first game shown is Perfect Dark.
A digital masterpiece that will forever stand the test of time. And having it set in the year 2023 makes it so nostalgic.
When they do come out with clamshell emulators, I hope they allow us to use the bottom screen for efficient music apps while playing single-screen games up top.
That is brilliant! I hope so too.
Any word? I'm holding out on a good clamshell device
Dual screen emulator handhelds arent going to be a thing for a while or ever, there's just not much reasons to make one as its only for a niche crowd
Whoa, whoa, whoa. You want well designed software and a usable piece of hardware? /s
But honestly, you'll probably have to wait for a custom firmware to make it work correctly anyway
I mean the retroid pocket flip exists but iirc bob gave it a scathing review and it was either at the start of or in the middle of the bob retroid hate arc
My dream machine would be the X55 design, 405M hardware, and RP 2S joysticks
I picked this up after the glowing Retro Game Corps review and been bummed it doesn't seem to be as enjoyable for a lot of other reviewers. That said, this is my first retro gaming handheld and I've been enjoying it a lot. JELOS has ran really nicely and I love the big screen. Obviously it's not pixel perfect, but the smaller screens just feel so cramped for me regardless of intended aspect ratio. I also wanted the horizontal form factor and two analog sticks which I wouldn't have gotten with MM+. I will probably upgrade to something more powerful at some point, but in terms of dipping my toes in the hobby and spending a little more for a few specific features I wanted I'm quite happy with the purchase.
“Imagine if your phone started playing music every time you unlock it”
Oh man I used to have Wii music set up on my phone for some apps and the home screen I missed those days
When he said this it made me think about all the old bootups and their music. I believe even the PS4 had some themes with music built in. Still would be nice to give the option to turn it off easily though
Vertical could be cool, DS and Arcade emulation would be great
They'd have to get the stacking correct, though. So many DS emulators just smash the two screens together, and no. That's wrong. The gap between the two screens was accounted for in many games, and smashing the two screens together makes them look awful.
I could watch Bob talk about retro handhelds ALL DAY BABY‼️
3:50
I installed a plugin just to play music on my steam Deck home screen.
Not sure why your mistaking the lack of this for a convenience, people really want to play music on their handhelds home screens to add personality and theming.
We didn't leave it behind out of dislike. Nobody asked for Nintendo to disable music on the 3DS, it was the best part of having 3DS themes and I have no idea why you would even dislike it unless you couldn't change the music.
I totally agree on the sweet spots. It is mostly an insignificant half-step in the area between the sweet spots. Great review.
I can't put into words how much I dislike asymmetrical joystick placement. I say that as someone who has played his launch day switch lite daily until the Steam Deck was released.
I use to use a DS Lite with an R4 card for DS. Now, I just use my Retroid Pocket 2+ for DS, and it works like a dream. I use the Drastic emulator, turn it sideways to get the vertical dual screen and control it with a $20 wireless controller that I connect directly to my 2+ using the controller’s wireless usb-c receiver dongle.
Nice setup! Which controller do you use and what do you think of it?
I'm just here for the embedded ads, they are so good!
I have one. Feels cheap, but works well. Nice screen, speakers sound well and get loud and it performs well overall for the price. I recommend updating the stock JELOS to the latest, at minimum fixes the slow boot issue OOB. I've played DC/Saturn w/o issue, N64 is hit and miss, mostly hit. Its been my daily driver since I bought it about 4 weeks ago. Mainly because of its 5 in screen and its lightweight and ergo feel. paid under $100 shipped which included the case and screen protector. no regrets with it so far other than its cheap feel.
Did it include memory card with games? It seems its more costly if u want 20 000 games included with external memory card
Man, I remember buying my gpd XD and was so excited to receive it. It was 250 then, now I’m considering upgrading to one of these beauties.
I just want to get a 3ds but HOLY CRAP!!! Talk about Expensive... I kick myself everyday for getting rid of my 3ds back in the day... I did not know anything about the modding community back then like I do now.
Totally agree with the $100 price point observation. Puts you in a strange spot where most/some things work. I want things to either work or not.
The X55 has a lot of things going against it but mostly the rising competition of T618 chips at around the $100-$150 price point. Also waiting 5 weeks from it to get from China when ordering direct had me in the mean time buying the Miyoomini plus, the anbernic 353m, the data frog sf2000, and watching all of these retro handheld review channels. TheFOMO is strong.
You should revisit the RG35XX with the newer custom firmwares they've added psp emulation as well as dreamcast. (not sure how controls work yet) but some psp games might be doable if your desperate enough.
I don't really know what else there is to say about it that Retro Game Corp didn't already say in his video on the topic. It runs now those systems..sorta.
The only psp games the 35xx can run are PSP minis and maybe a few 2d platformers and they drain the battery. The new retroid pocket 2s is the best value "under $100"
7:48 The best DS and 3DS emulation for me is on the original Surface duo. Two big beautiful Screensaver, and Effortless emulation of the console.
I’d love to do just that but the used prices for those phones is insane
@@stevenneaves8079 yeah $300+ without a controller. may as well get a 3DS. The Duo plays PS2 though.
I think the Retroid Pocket 2S is the one to get under $100
Probably. I just wish it had a bigger screen...
3:20 that shut up got me lol
i personally like the sound, especially if its customizable
Your dog was terrified during ad recording, hope that you will grant him some awesome snacks for his hard work :)
Its weird how the PSPGO that I gave some work over 10 years ago still performs better than these more expensive devices.
Performs better for what systems ?
I bought it recently and I can say - it has some quirks, but overall a great device. Even a few PSP are playable, incredible!
You know if all social media platforms would just play the advertisements you make Bob I wouldn't even have an ad blocker Love it!
I personally think that a DSi(or even 3DS, but that isnt directly the same hardware as its slightly emulated) is a better option for DS emulation as you dont need a cart for either
3DS is great, but has gotten expensive nowadays...
I followed the trend and hacked a DSI XL and it's awesome. Definitely better than searching for an R4 without potential timebomb issues. The lack of a game boy port would be an issue but you can emulate those too.
I think an actual ds is the best option. It's cheaper, easier and obviously authentic with zero compatibility issues.
It’s so strange we don’t have clamshells. Back when I used my Odin more, I used to use a GameSir X2 on it so that I could hold the console vertically and play DS that way lol
I would like to see more MAME tests. Rarely people test MAME on these devices.
i wish mame wasnt an ass to set up and get roms
I just wanted a device to stream everything (except maybe NES, SNES, GB, GBA) from my PC.
I wanted something to play anywhere in my house and this device was perfect for local streaming. Obviously every emulator runs like butter, because it’s actually running on my desktop PC.
My network only adds about 1 to 4ms of latency, and I estimate that encoding and decoding adds another 7 ms, that means that latency doesn’t even add up to 1 frame (at 60 fps, which is what the X55 is capable of displaying).
Bob what do you think about the lenovo legion Go?
This is why I get so nervous when wanting to buy one of these products. I just watched retro gaming Corps video on this system and he got a lot of those games to work just fine without doing anything I believe but in this video they run like crap. These systems seem so hit and miss.
Most chinese handhelds other than the RG35XX or MM+ are not worth it. These two handhelds, on the other hand, are perfect in what they do, while all others come with compromises. I'd like something as perfect as possible in what it does.
To cover my 64 bit+ emulation gap I'm using a Galaxy S22 + PS5 Dual Sense controller + phone clamp, and it's one of the best and most ergonomic handhelds I've ever had, and still reasonably portable.
Whatever sponsers are paying, they should double it for how great the ad quality is. Bob is the only content creators that I don’t skip fast forward through the ads
How do you get the Theme that you had at the 3:19 mark? I cant find it.
im really constipated right now and listing to ur reviews really helps thx bahb
listening
I love hearing Megaman Legends music in your videos. Thanks for keeping it around man.
Good news DS is now fully working on Miyoo Mini Plus.
The latest garlic OS plus the latest drastic is great.
Don't think PSP will ever be able to be done, but the fact that DS was able to be done is amazing.
When Retro Game Corps reviewed this a month ago, he recommended turning the CPU governor to "performance". Hope that helps~
And frameskip on games Like GTA Libery/Vice Stories
@@MrBlazingninja and they are still unplayable with that, especially liberty city stories
I thought this was going to be a great sub $100 handheld but the lack of features that are standard on many handhelds around the $100 mark makes it less appealing.
I completely agree. For pre-PS1 games I got myself a miyoo mini and RP4pro for everything else.
Now I’m thinking about getting an additional Retroid 2s. The 3x4 screen is ideal for Nintendo consoles + it comes in indigo color, like my GBA.
I had looked into this handheld a lot as I wanted a comfortable, large screened device. I have the MM+ and it's great but the ergonomics and such a small screen are still the reasons why I don't play handhelds much anymore.
Held off on this though as the extra clicky buttons and lack of custom firmware at that time made it not a great deal. Just saved up for Steamdeck. The ergonomics on this still look pretty nice and I'm guessing this is much lighter too.
Any recommendations for large screened devices around this price range? I think that's one of the reasons to hold out for the $150ish range. The RP3+ was what I was looking at in comparison
That doggo is the cutest.. lol. I love your video's I wish there were more.
My guyyyy thanks so much for using the megaman legends soundtrack, warms my heart and soul.
"Thats cute..." - me while playing my steam deck
The fact that you can't hard power it off with the power button is VERY bad. What if the device freezes and you have no way of accessing the system settings to shut it down or restart?
what game is that at 4:25 ?
Metal Gear Peace Walker
I absolutely love emulation, and I love dogs 🐕 too. Awesome Segway Mr. Wulff!
I'm waiting for devices that just have a square screen, so that content can be both landscape or portrait, and it will be displayed with the least rescaling as possible either way. Honestly, I'm waiting for phone camera image sensors to become square, so that no matter how you're holding your phone you can get the perfect photo framing for whatever format you want. TikTok portrait, UA-cam landscape, or Instagram square.
Bob can you try and use the Windows surface duo phone for an emulation device with a backbone it seems like it would be great for ds and 3ds emulation
would love to see an update on the x55 w jelos losing support and rocknix taking over
The Nontendo podcast made me fall in love with you! Now I come for your advice on the best handheld emulator. I trust no other opinions.
what do you think about the ayn odin 2?
That add was amazing! 🐶
JELOS is stock on the device. RGC's instructions are to update the firmware to the most recent version. I had one of these for a couple of weeks and it wasn't the device for me. Didn't help that I didn't get it with an SD card, vying to use one we had lying around instead. Mistake.
You really should get the 2S and compare it to the 2+. the difference is quite impressive performance wise.
With the RG35XX if you install Koriki OS on it you can run ds, n64, psp, dreamcast. Most of the time its not great but ds is mostly ok as long as it does not need a touch screen and for psp as long as it doesnt need the 2 joysticks. I havent tested dreamcast much. Overall Koriki os emulates existing systems better and with more options and adds some new systems and a higher (optional) clock speed.
Hey after the ad you did on the RED MAGIC 8S PRO i got it. It's awesome, could you do a video on emulating games on it?
You are so right about the DS emulation and considering the performance on the PSP, it may be the sad commercial reality of handheld game emulation that a used Vita and a used 2DS XL (or even and DS consoles) are still either a lot more portable, have better screen resolution, have unique features or are cheaper than emulators to play DS and PSP generation games. When it comes to Vita and 3DS, well, that just makes the industry defunct.
I hear you can play GameCube pretty well on the pocket 2s
Perfect timing, I was just getting that emulation itch the other day.
Curious to know your thoughts on this device vs the RG405M. The ergonomics seem way better with this device and the larger screen is a bonus. Only caveat is it seems less powerful based on your review and I mostly play PSP, PSX and N64 games.
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I think is great for ps1 emulation, all the others at this price point have way smaller screen or no stack shoulders button, or non analog at all.
Is there one of these that can run Dreamcast in 720p/60 and do it well? I want to play Crazy Taxi at work during lunches and bringing my Dreamcast / Component Cables / HDMI Adapter / Monitor / Controller etc is quite a lot. That’s not including setup and powering everything. I haven’t done it yet but have considered it and now I’m looking at one of these emulation devices. I’m not concerned with other consoles just Dreamcast emulation.
I think 4:3 screens make the most sense for dedicated emulation handhelds. Every single console up through Dreamcast, Gamecube, & PS2 was designed for 4:3. Even the DS has 4:3 screens. Unfortunately all the game boys have weird unique aspect ratios, but the GB/GBC screen at a nearly-square 10:9 is much better suited to 4:3 than it is to 16:9. GBA is a little wider than 4:3, so it can go either way. PSP and Wii are the first systems you'd really wanna have widescreen for. At that point, I'd probably just get the 4:3 system and try to run widescreen stuff on my phone
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Its crazy how the PSP came out in like, 2004, and here we are all the way in 2023/2024, and theres handhelds like the Powkiddy X55 that really arent that much stronger than it, and struggle so much on PSP/PS1 games. Not saying the PSP is a strong contender, but if youre making these handhelds in 2024, you need to have them at least be stronger than a $50 PSP off Ebay.
I had the Miyoo mini, the mini +, the rg35xx, the 353m and now the Retroid pocket 3+ with the custom grip. When you ahve hands on the bigger side you cant confortably use the mini or the xx for og periods, and teh X55 I found it at 70 USD free shipping on aly this past promo weekend. In the end you are correct! 65 is the sweetspot for under PSP, but this X55 is perfect for people with bigger hands. So recoemnded if you can find it on the 70ish pricepoint. Otherwise... is up to confort.
The background music is still 100% less annoying than the Switch button noise YOU CAN NOT TURN OFF WITHOUT MUTING THE SWITCH!
There’s not a ton on this machine…is it as powerful as the 405 or 505? I love the look of this one and the placement of the thumb joysticks? I know I’m saying that wrong but I’m sure people will know what I mean. I’m just not sure if I could get used to both being at the bottom like on the 505 or rp3
I don't know what counts as a front end but both the Wii and the steam big picture mode used to have "music"
For people with small screens you can easily play DS games, this is because most DS games have only one dedicated screen you're playing on, all you have to do is a set a dedicated button to switch between screens, you don't need a huge screen, though I would say a touchscreen is absolutely necessary.
I would love to see some sort of guide that sort of establishes "as of current date, and investment of x will get you y systems emulated well" and just break down the sweet spots along with what they run well. Along with that, somewhat establish the hierarchy of difficulty to run for the 3D emulated platforms. I'm beginning to lose track of which emulators need the most horsepower, especially when it comes to N64, PS2, Dreamcast, and Gamecube/Wii. Even establishing "if you want to run this emulator for 90% of games, expect to spend around x" would be helpful for knowing what to expect.
For DS emulation, I would like to see a feature that lets you hold a button to "peek" at the secondary screen just so you can input commands and then releasing it snaps back to your main screen where the action takes place. I usually don't need to look at both screens at once for extended periods of time.
be so opttimal for most ds pokemon games fr
I just modded a wii it plays all the way up to wii games as well as gcn from roms (legally ripped from my own disks of course) Im working out DS emulation rn
Love the Megaman Legends music in the beginning!
I don't know if this helps but I bought a raspberry pi 4 just for emulation. When I play it at my house N64 runs flawlessly. I take it to my friends house and on his TV it stutters and is unplayable. His TV has a much bigger screen and turns out that somehow slowed the emulation. If you can change a setting for lower resolution in the settings of your console maybe that will fix it?
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if I can find a retro handheld that has the premium quality of the Analogue Pocket but actually shipped shortly after purchasing, I'd be so happy
If you dont plan on travelling with it just get a used mini PC like an HP Mini for $60 to $80 bucks and just run everything.
Been playing Melee with my Pixel Fold, its insane how smooth the emulation is with Bluetooth controller connected. Almost no delay noticed to me. (Although I'm a casual player lol)
Just curious on what your thoughts would be on getting a AYN Odin 2 or steam deck, price difference I know is different
I’m ordering the 256 g version today on the website you can also get a carry case for it - this version of the device comes with 30,000 games!
How don’t he have 1mill yet I been watching him for awhile he always have high quality videos
I been waiing for a long vertical screen device for long for DS emulation, I think the perfect moment for it would be when Citra 3DS emulation is at least very good so you can have such device for NDS and also 3DS games, well worth it.
There’s one on Temu called the M6 handheld and it says it can play PS3 but I can’t find any reviews on it
Are you gonna check out the ayn loki zero? 250 dollars for a windows handheld
Did you overclock the system when running JELOS?
It's so wierd. I play mostly psp ridge racer, tekken, and a few others and rogue squadron 2 and 3 and shadows of the empire. toss in some old arcades i played as a kid, maybe on big screen, and I just have almost no issue. There's the rub, I was running the starwars games from game cube with a 1% frame skip and variable refresh rate and it actually ran like a dream almost the entire time. Then I upgraded from sep 19th jelos to oct 3rd jelos. None of them run now, and I can't get ANYTHING gamecube to launch. Any suggestions?
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Ever since the a20 powkiddy I can’t trust powkiddy unless Bob makes a review
Why what happened
powkiddy rarely makes any improvements
there is daytona usa arcade or sega rally championship arcade on it and it works well?
I noticed my x55 and Odin Lite play poorly at times. Odin Lite needs to warm up to be predictable. On x55 i haven't recognized the pattern yet with performance. My RG353p doesn't have this problem imo.
The size and form factor are in my happy place at least. These days I'm in a pre 64 bit mood so maybe that makes it worth it?