I'm currently using this as a portable console. I have it hooked up to a monitor I have in my room, I connected it to a bluetooth speaker, and an Xbox one controller. I'm currently playing Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (a PS2 game) and it runs extremely well. I am extremely happy with my purchase.
I bought one recently and I love it madly! it is spectacular, nothing to do with the RP1, another planet! the only thing that I just don't understand and that I don't accept is that the retroid no longer sells the conductive mebranes on the site as spare parts. I asked for explanations about this and they told me that maybe in the future they will make them available on the site. I do not accept that "maybe". that's fine but the company can't tell me that it won't sell the conductive membranes as spare parts.I am Italian and I spent 200 euros on amazon to buy it ,so as not to wait 2 months and I'm fine with it, but the company cannot tell me that it will no longer sell conductive membranes ,because if they are damaged the rp2 plus is unusable!
I'd used it on my TV as a novelty when I wanted hang out in the living room, but this really highlights the opportunities here. I have the 8bitDo Pro controller and love it, so I will have to grab a couple of their mini controllers for the kids! Thanks for highlighting those, they completely change the versatility and mobile console features of the RP2+. Great content as always!
Nice. Yeah these little controllers have really surprised me. They live in my tech bag now because they're so darn small, but they're actually really comfortable to use.
I use a Fire TV Stick 4K Max as a portable retro gaming device that can handle Atari 2600 - Dreamcast fairly well. I love the convenience of being able to stick it in a TV and play!
@@TechDweeb, I use several: RetroArch, DuckStation, DraStic, PPSSPP, and Mupen64Plus FZ. Retro Game Corps inspired me to do it: ua-cam.com/video/SvgTzIMTt78/v-deo.html.
We already do. It's called the Steam Deck. Very affordable and it handles all 75+ PS2 games I installed with no stutter and excellent controls. I've got God of War, Final Fantasy X, Destroy All Humans, Onimusha, Sly Cooper, Tekken Tag Tournament, Black, Red Faction, Devil May Cry, Ico, SSX Tricky, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear Solid, etc. If it was listed in any greatest PS2 games of all time lists, I probably have it installed. All running perfectly. Now if a Steam Deck isn't affordable to you then I guess you are SOL. This is the best PS2 handheld device you're going to get barnone.
@@massimolarocca7519 Would it run wwe here comes the pain with ease for ps2, wondered that it seems a great device for the price, I guess so is the retroid up to dreamcast games
Great review Mister Dweeb! My wife never showed interest in these handhelds like myself however I just received my rp2 plus a week or two ago, right away my wife and I were playing Crash team Racing, one of the best features for sure
i just discovered your channel, i love you. "don't you think you're a little old for that?" -> "yes i am, and you're boring. and you hate your job. and you have diabetes" ahahah
"Today isn't to talk about this or that, about the RP2+, or about the RP3, or about how my cat's ear medicine tastes like licorice (but it does by the way)....." Um, WAT??? 😲
It would be cool if they made a dock with a fan and usb ports. Though a major problem is people online say they can't get usb to work while also charging it.
Hid in the corner? You know you can go to the arcade and not spend a dime (because most arcade places don't take dimes, they take quarters or tokens) and just enjoy watching others right? Sometimes you might get lucky because a credit is loaded but the person had to leave. I loved the arcades.
@@Cyko.. I enjoyed the thrill of of not getting caught and hiding behind the soda vending machine :) I probly wastedd money on the soda vending machine though :)
That's part of the launcher theme I downloaded, there is a themes browser in the settings of Dig and you can find different themes, some of them have animated backgrounds.
Hey TechDweeb, have you looked into GarlicOS 2.0 on the RP2+? I just installed in last night and it feels nice to reinvigorate one of my older handhelds
TD, I'm coming back to this video a few months later, now that I have the RP3+. My daughters and I had a GREAT time yesterday, playing upscaled N64 Super Smash on the TV yesterday, using just some JoyCons we had from the switch. I am definitely going to grab some of those mini controllers to make setup easier - JoyCons are finicky on Bluetooth. I was curious - considering the USB C port accepts controllers like you showed, and with my 8BitDo as well, do you think it would accept a USB hub? We have some wired kids controllers, and a USB hub would make it easy to hook them up, plus eliminate Bluetooth latency! Wasn't sure if you had tried it. If I get around to it, I'll update!
I do think it would accept a hub. I can't test it because I'm away from my place today but I don't see why a hub wouldn't work (depending on your controllers obviously, if they all have RGB and rumble motors there's a chance they'll draw too much power, but normal low powered controllers should be fine).
I really didn't experience any lag. Like, none at all. But then again I tweaked the retroarch latency settings when I first got the RP2+, so that might have helped.
@@TechDweeb oh yea, last question, my Bluetooth controllers are using dongle, I’m gonna buy retroid pocket 3, I saw your video u plugged a wired controller on retroid pocket 3 and it works, how about dongle, single dongle bluetooth with 2 controllers just like “gamestick 4k” has
The resolution on the external display is 720x480 (so it is displayed the same as the 640x480 resoluion on the device, but with black bars). The signal coming from the RP2+ is not upscaled or anything, so the integer scaling will be identical to the handheld screen, with the caveat that it's going to be displayed at a scaled version of the signal coming from the RP2+ on the external display and will be subject to the stretching/interpolation settings on the external display.
Im debating , im getting the rp2+ tomorrow but theres also the myoo mini plus… i leaning towards the rp2+ because being able to play Dreamcast.. but still on the edge since the myoo mini plus just reminds me of my gameboy color
The RP2+ seems great, but the MM+ is great too. I think the biggest factor will be where you intend to use it. If you need something very portable and pocket friendly the MM+ will serve you better. But if you are mostly going to use it around the house the RP2+ will be more comfortable and let you play higher end stuff like n64, psp, saturn, and dreamcast.
Good point.. i commute to work by bus and subway everyday so the MM+ I can easily get a lot play comfortably and keep the travel interesting and fun plus ready out the box, if i get that then i miss out of the capabilities of the others i’ve been craving a lot on for a long time, thanks i dont think it would be a bad idea just to simply just get both of them at the same time.
It would be awesome to design a 3D print dock designed specifically for the RP2+, with a USB hub (with 4 ports?) on the bottom and built-in mini-HDMI to HDMI/DP, just for the convenience to have everything built-in. The RP3 outputs at 720p, I guess the RP2+ outputs at 720p, did you notice any lag in bluetooth mode? Really thinking about buying this instead of the RP3, the smaller form factor appeals more to me
Yeah I think it's 720p here too. No I didn't notice any lag. Maybe a tiny bit, usual bluetooth stuff, but I could play SHMUP games fine which is my test to see if there is any problematic lag.
my best moment with retroid pocket 2 was when the r1 button stopped working .I went in the workshop and picked up a hefty hammer and smashed it to tiny pieces
I've had my eye on the retro pocket to Plus for a while now but seeing as it would do a lot of native Android games for my use case as well as emulation I'm thinking about buying the pocket three instead
Hmmm. I didn't experience that, maybe a tiny bit, but no more here than any other Bluetooth controller experience on any device. I could still play my SHMUP games which is my real world test for input lag. Although I did tweak the latency settings in retroarch as soon as I got the device so maybe that has helped.
Yeah it did for me too a bit. But when I messed with the latency settings that cleared it right up. I always tweak the latency settings on all my devices, it just feels way better when you tune it perfectly.
Hi all! I actually have a Retroid Pocket 3 coming soon due to great reviews, bigger screen, better (supposedly) buttons, 16:9 mode, Android 11, a supposedly easier/cleaner launcher/GUI. Couple questions for anyone who can help!: 1. Would a Retroid 2+ MicroSD run immediately if inserted into a Pocket 3? 2. This is what makes me want to cry: most of my roms I built into a RaspberryPi 4 .img files (I have a few cards this way). Is there a way to copy (hopefully without ruining the Rpi’s cards) roms from an .img? If I can’t, my Retroid 3 would be a paperweight! I can’t afford to rebuy roms I already own (Dreamcast and below; PS2/GCube/DS never caught me eye- I’m innit for Dreamcast and consider all else to be *bonuses*. Could anyone please advise me, or provide a link to instructions? They play great on the Pi400, so I *know* they’re “in there”. I just don’t know how to find/copy the games inside the image to add to a fresh 256GB-512GB disk that will work on the new RPocket3! I’m worried I made a bad decision. Any guidance or link to an “Idiot’s Guide” for this. 3. AM I better off looking for a prebuilt Retroid 2+ chip preload online? Or would it not be compatible when put in a 3? 4. Anybody willing to build a preloaded Retroid Pocket 3 MicroSD for me for a reasonable price with a little footage showing it running its best? I’d honestly rather pay $ for a prebuilt, guaranteed card with loads of Dc/*Saturn/*Genesis/SCD/32x/Master System/Game Gear and whatever Nintendo (through N64), MAME, Atomiswave, Naomi- whatever else will fit? Android is new to me, but I’m the only person I’ve seen asking! ANY help is appreciated!
1. Depends. If you formatted the card to expand the android storage, then no, it's just like any android device and can't be swapped around. But if you formatted it to be removable storage, then there's no reason you couldn't use it in the new device (I'll probably do exactly this), although you'll need to reinstall all your emulators and stuff, obviously. 2. Potentially. I believe there are programs that can extract files from .img's. I know 7zip can do it but I'm not sure how well it can handle linux images. Worth a try though! smallbusiness.chron.com/extract-img-file-58033.html 3. No need to find a RP2+ sd card, the sd card should mostly just be used for game storage. 4. If you have a raspberry pi image with your roms on it, you should be able to get them off it easily enough, so try your best and I hope you don't need to pay anyone to do it for you! :P Good luck buddy.
Wait what ? No my phone is all those things its also a mini media computer a digital library and i guess a D.A.S as well with 2.5TB and 12gb of ram my phones kinda a beast 😂😂😂 4:13
Also it can wirelessly connect to a display too so i dont even need to bring a cable with me plus the razer kishi or really any usb game pad has better input then this thing ontop of that its a drawing tablet and a camera. This thing is quite pointless in comparison but gunna make a good present for my brother
I'm currently using this as a portable console. I have it hooked up to a monitor I have in my room, I connected it to a bluetooth speaker, and an Xbox one controller. I'm currently playing Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (a PS2 game) and it runs extremely well. I am extremely happy with my purchase.
Nice! PS2 has been hit or miss with me but it's cool that at least some of the games work well
How is the lag though?
This would make an awesome gift for your nephews and younger relatives.
Your videos are always genuinely a pleasure to watch.
Thanks Saucy!
I bought one recently and I love it madly! it is spectacular, nothing to do with the RP1, another planet! the only thing that I just don't understand and that I don't accept is that the retroid no longer sells the conductive mebranes on the site as spare parts. I asked for explanations about this and they told me that maybe in the future they will make them available on the site. I do not accept that "maybe". that's fine but the company can't tell me that it won't sell the conductive membranes as spare parts.I am Italian and I spent 200 euros on amazon to buy it ,so as not to wait 2 months and I'm fine with it, but the company cannot tell me that it will no longer sell conductive membranes ,because if they are damaged the rp2 plus is unusable!
That's a bummer, that you can't get the part you need. Hopefully they actually follow through with their 'maybe'
I'd used it on my TV as a novelty when I wanted hang out in the living room, but this really highlights the opportunities here. I have the 8bitDo Pro controller and love it, so I will have to grab a couple of their mini controllers for the kids! Thanks for highlighting those, they completely change the versatility and mobile console features of the RP2+. Great content as always!
Nice. Yeah these little controllers have really surprised me. They live in my tech bag now because they're so darn small, but they're actually really comfortable to use.
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Oh wow, you.collected all the zero 2 gamepads
Bro you're the Scott the woz of retro videos keep it up 🤣
I use a Fire TV Stick 4K Max as a portable retro gaming device that can handle Atari 2600 - Dreamcast fairly well. I love the convenience of being able to stick it in a TV and play!
Oh cool. What emulator do you use on the fire stick?
@@TechDweeb, I use several: RetroArch, DuckStation, DraStic, PPSSPP, and Mupen64Plus FZ. Retro Game Corps inspired me to do it: ua-cam.com/video/SvgTzIMTt78/v-deo.html.
I'm still waiting when we will have the ability to perfectly emulate all of the PS2 library with an affordable handheld!
It'll happen. Real soon.
We already do. It's called the Steam Deck. Very affordable and it handles all 75+ PS2 games I installed with no stutter and excellent controls. I've got God of War, Final Fantasy X, Destroy All Humans, Onimusha, Sly Cooper, Tekken Tag Tournament, Black, Red Faction, Devil May Cry, Ico, SSX Tricky, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear Solid, etc. If it was listed in any greatest PS2 games of all time lists, I probably have it installed. All running perfectly.
Now if a Steam Deck isn't affordable to you then I guess you are SOL. This is the best PS2 handheld device you're going to get barnone.
Let’s all get steam decks !
Odin lite is more than enough, no needs to spend 400 €..expected it will be at 250€ in 3 - 5 months
@@massimolarocca7519 Would it run wwe here comes the pain with ease for ps2, wondered that it seems a great device for the price, I guess so is the retroid up to dreamcast games
Great review Mister Dweeb! My wife never showed interest in these handhelds like myself however
I just received my rp2 plus a week or two ago, right away my wife and I were playing Crash team Racing, one of the best features for sure
i just discovered your channel, i love you. "don't you think you're a little old for that?" -> "yes i am, and you're boring. and you hate your job. and you have diabetes" ahahah
Your videos are really cool! Thanks for these tips!
I really like this channel, hopefully it gets more subs soon
I hope so too 🤞
I still love the Motoral Droid 3 plus it has a micro hdmi port :) my droid 3 was only 15.00 :)
This is awesome!
"Today isn't to talk about this or that, about the RP2+, or about the RP3, or about how my cat's ear medicine tastes like licorice (but it does by the way)....."
Um, WAT??? 😲
It would be cool if they made a dock with a fan and usb ports. Though a major problem is people online say they can't get usb to work while also charging it.
Ah that's a good point.
I use to go to arcades with friend but didnt want to spend any money so i hid in the corner player on my GBA Micro :)
I miss arcades. They were like my favourite place in the world when I was a teenager.
Hid in the corner? You know you can go to the arcade and not spend a dime (because most arcade places don't take dimes, they take quarters or tokens) and just enjoy watching others right? Sometimes you might get lucky because a credit is loaded but the person had to leave. I loved the arcades.
@@Cyko.. I enjoyed the thrill of of not getting caught and hiding behind the soda vending machine :) I probly wastedd money on the soda vending machine though :)
Hey, i was just Wanderung how you got this sick animated background in the launcher.
That's part of the launcher theme I downloaded, there is a themes browser in the settings of Dig and you can find different themes, some of them have animated backgrounds.
@@TechDweeb ahhhh thank you so much!!
The best part for me is connecting 2 Retroid pockets wirelessly like DS Download Play and playing co-op multiplayer.
Never done that but it sounds amazing.
Hey TechDweeb, have you looked into GarlicOS 2.0 on the RP2+? I just installed in last night and it feels nice to reinvigorate one of my older handhelds
Not yet, but I just might!
@@TechDweeb awesome :) garlic is basically onion so it turns other systems into the miyoo mini :D
Love your videos man. I'm having a great time with the RP2+ too. Question: did you manage to play Evil Dead for PS2?
Yes! That's the PlayStation 2 game I played the most. Works pretty good!
@@TechDweeb I gotta try it. Evil Dead is my favorite movie ever
TD, I'm coming back to this video a few months later, now that I have the RP3+. My daughters and I had a GREAT time yesterday, playing upscaled N64 Super Smash on the TV yesterday, using just some JoyCons we had from the switch. I am definitely going to grab some of those mini controllers to make setup easier - JoyCons are finicky on Bluetooth.
I was curious - considering the USB C port accepts controllers like you showed, and with my 8BitDo as well, do you think it would accept a USB hub? We have some wired kids controllers, and a USB hub would make it easy to hook them up, plus eliminate Bluetooth latency! Wasn't sure if you had tried it. If I get around to it, I'll update!
I do think it would accept a hub. I can't test it because I'm away from my place today but I don't see why a hub wouldn't work (depending on your controllers obviously, if they all have RGB and rumble motors there's a chance they'll draw too much power, but normal low powered controllers should be fine).
@TechDweeb awesome! That was my thought too. May pick up a cheap USB C one.
Great video man! How did you handle the input lag? When I connected it to my screen I experienced some of that...
I really didn't experience any lag. Like, none at all. But then again I tweaked the retroarch latency settings when I first got the RP2+, so that might have helped.
It might be too late to ask this, but can you play 2 players game with 2 controller? How to connect?
Yes! Just connect 2 bluetooth controllers and you'll be good to go!
@@TechDweeb thank you man, I appreciated a lot your reply! Stay healthy
@@TechDweeb oh yea, last question, my Bluetooth controllers are using dongle, I’m gonna buy retroid pocket 3, I saw your video u plugged a wired controller on retroid pocket 3 and it works, how about dongle, single dongle bluetooth with 2 controllers just like “gamestick 4k” has
What about correct aspect ratio? integer scaling?
Those things are important. Can you achieve them on the external screen?
The resolution on the external display is 720x480 (so it is displayed the same as the 640x480 resoluion on the device, but with black bars). The signal coming from the RP2+ is not upscaled or anything, so the integer scaling will be identical to the handheld screen, with the caveat that it's going to be displayed at a scaled version of the signal coming from the RP2+ on the external display and will be subject to the stretching/interpolation settings on the external display.
Can I play coop ps2 games with my friend like this?
Im debating , im getting the rp2+ tomorrow but theres also the myoo mini plus… i leaning towards the rp2+ because being able to play Dreamcast.. but still on the edge since the myoo mini plus just reminds me of my gameboy color
The RP2+ seems great, but the MM+ is great too. I think the biggest factor will be where you intend to use it. If you need something very portable and pocket friendly the MM+ will serve you better. But if you are mostly going to use it around the house the RP2+ will be more comfortable and let you play higher end stuff like n64, psp, saturn, and dreamcast.
Good point.. i commute to work by bus and subway everyday so the MM+ I can easily get a lot play comfortably and keep the travel interesting and fun plus ready out the box, if i get that then i miss out of the capabilities of the others i’ve been craving a lot on for a long time, thanks i dont think it would be a bad idea just to simply just get both of them at the same time.
It would be awesome to design a 3D print dock designed specifically for the RP2+, with a USB hub (with 4 ports?) on the bottom and built-in mini-HDMI to HDMI/DP, just for the convenience to have everything built-in.
The RP3 outputs at 720p, I guess the RP2+ outputs at 720p, did you notice any lag in bluetooth mode?
Really thinking about buying this instead of the RP3, the smaller form factor appeals more to me
Yeah I think it's 720p here too. No I didn't notice any lag. Maybe a tiny bit, usual bluetooth stuff, but I could play SHMUP games fine which is my test to see if there is any problematic lag.
my best moment with retroid pocket 2 was when the r1 button stopped working .I went in the workshop and picked up a hefty hammer and smashed it to tiny pieces
That's a dark deed ya did there.
Very cool main screen looks fantastic but one thing that pisses me off is the handheld screen still being on
You mean the android navigation at the bottom? Yeah that pisses me off too.
@@TechDweeb No I mean when you plug it into the tv while gaming the handheld screen is still on, so the game footage shows on two screens at once.
Oh you can disable the screen on the device when HDMI is connected. I just left it on for the video.
I've had my eye on the retro pocket to Plus for a while now but seeing as it would do a lot of native Android games for my use case as well as emulation I'm thinking about buying the pocket three instead
I tried this a few months ago, and while I got it to work, I found that it added a considerable amount of lag to the gameplay.
Hmmm. I didn't experience that, maybe a tiny bit, but no more here than any other Bluetooth controller experience on any device. I could still play my SHMUP games which is my real world test for input lag. Although I did tweak the latency settings in retroarch as soon as I got the device so maybe that has helped.
@@TechDweeb yeah I don’t think I even hooked up a blueetooth controller, I just used the base unit as my controller - it just felt really laggy.
Yeah it did for me too a bit. But when I messed with the latency settings that cleared it right up. I always tweak the latency settings on all my devices, it just feels way better when you tune it perfectly.
Good video tech weeb as always
Just found you. New sub from me. Fantastic channel.
Welcome!
Hi all! I actually have a Retroid Pocket 3 coming soon due to great reviews, bigger screen, better (supposedly) buttons, 16:9 mode, Android 11, a supposedly easier/cleaner launcher/GUI.
Couple questions for anyone who can help!:
1. Would a Retroid 2+ MicroSD run immediately if inserted into a Pocket 3?
2. This is what makes me want to cry: most of my roms I built into a RaspberryPi 4 .img files (I have a few cards this way). Is there a way to copy (hopefully without ruining the Rpi’s cards) roms from an .img? If I can’t, my Retroid 3 would be a paperweight! I can’t afford to rebuy roms I already own (Dreamcast and below; PS2/GCube/DS never caught me eye- I’m innit for Dreamcast and consider all else to be *bonuses*.
Could anyone please advise me, or provide a link to instructions? They play great on the Pi400, so I *know* they’re “in there”. I just don’t know how to find/copy the games inside the image to add to a fresh 256GB-512GB disk that will work on the new RPocket3! I’m worried I made a bad decision. Any guidance or link to an “Idiot’s Guide” for this.
3. AM I better off looking for a prebuilt Retroid 2+ chip preload online? Or would it not be compatible when put in a 3?
4. Anybody willing to build a preloaded Retroid Pocket 3 MicroSD for me for a reasonable price with a little footage showing it running its best? I’d honestly rather pay $ for a prebuilt, guaranteed card with loads of Dc/*Saturn/*Genesis/SCD/32x/Master System/Game Gear and whatever Nintendo (through N64), MAME, Atomiswave, Naomi- whatever else will fit? Android is new to me, but I’m the only person I’ve seen asking! ANY help is appreciated!
1. Depends. If you formatted the card to expand the android storage, then no, it's just like any android device and can't be swapped around. But if you formatted it to be removable storage, then there's no reason you couldn't use it in the new device (I'll probably do exactly this), although you'll need to reinstall all your emulators and stuff, obviously.
2. Potentially. I believe there are programs that can extract files from .img's. I know 7zip can do it but I'm not sure how well it can handle linux images. Worth a try though! smallbusiness.chron.com/extract-img-file-58033.html
3. No need to find a RP2+ sd card, the sd card should mostly just be used for game storage.
4. If you have a raspberry pi image with your roms on it, you should be able to get them off it easily enough, so try your best and I hope you don't need to pay anyone to do it for you! :P
Good luck buddy.
Please connect this to a 4:3 monitor and or crttv and report .... Please?!!
Your voice is so different in these older videos.
I want one
Bro test quadro t400 emulation.
Yo new video!!
Rahahaha! Good content!
Wait what ? No my phone is all those things its also a mini media computer a digital library and i guess a D.A.S as well with 2.5TB and 12gb of ram my phones kinda a beast 😂😂😂 4:13
Also it can wirelessly connect to a display too so i dont even need to bring a cable with me plus the razer kishi or really any usb game pad has better input then this thing ontop of that its a drawing tablet and a camera. This thing is quite pointless in comparison but gunna make a good present for my brother