‼PRICING clarification: This console can be purchased from AliExpress for as little as $79 with no games preinstalled, or $89 with the 64gb card shown here. So it's roughly $10 cheaper than the Amazon price, but takes longer to ship. There is currently a $10 off coupon on Amazon making this $100. Check the link in the description. Thanks for watching! ‼
Haha 😂 Sorry about that. I always leave the film on stuff for a little while in case I need to return it. This was just the unboxing, but when I do my review I’ll try and remember to remove it just for you. 🙂
Could you test F-Zero on N64 when testing the device? Also there are reviewers who have mentioned the FN button being turned on and it affecting the gameplay. So do keep an eye on that! Thanks
I switched the FN button in the video for increased performance. And yeah, I can try testing F-Zero in the full review. Subscribe so you don’t miss it! 🙂
It definitely struggles with DS. I haven't noticed any struggle with Dreamcast, but I've also only tried Dolphin Blue and Crazy Taxi 2. They both worked really well. I wish the sticks were better. They're really bad.
@@BoKnowsGaming Yah load up a game like Jet Grind Radio and im sure it will be very bad. The way I see if is if a emulator and handheld can handle a game like Jet Grind Radio smoothly then it should handle the rest of the Dreamcast titles well.
Hi! What software version was running when you tested? I've seen other reviews where God of War was not running too well on this (especially when playing for longer) but for you it seems to be running fine. Have you came across other PSP games not running smoothly? EDIT: Around 8:50 you show the system menu and it seems to be 1.0.0 which is crazy because for others a lot of PSP games on this version are not running smoothly
Yeah, so I briefly mentioned the “Fn” switch on the bottom. That is the battery saving function switch. It throttles the system pretty significantly to make the battery last longer. But there is no documentation inside the box that says that. So I’ve seen a couple of reviewers who have accidentally had it in battery saving mode and didn’t realize that’s why they were getting such poor performance. It was a completely honest and understandable mistake that I probably would’ve made too if they hadn’t made it first. Hope that helps! 🙂
It does have internal memory for the OS. It uses the single card slot for installing updates that you have to load onto the card from a computer, which hopefully they can change to OTA at some point, and for the games. So you should be able to use your own curated collection on your own micro SD card.
I just got mine today. I don't have ANY super mario brother games on mine! Am I missing something?! Also, is there any way to add modern android games to it? Thus is a neat little system so far!
Mine came with a bunch of them. I just got the 64gb version. If you're on the main menu screen and you hit the "Menu" button, you should see an option pop up to search. Type in "Mario" and see if anything comes up. If not, I did have another comment that said theirs came with a completely different branded sd card and didn't have the same games that it looked like mine had. So I don't know if there's a quality control issue going on or what. As far as I know, there's no way to install Android games. Hope that helps, and happy gaming!
That’s so weird. It almost makes me wonder if my “new” one was actually used, and someone had swapped out the card and added ROMs to it before they decided to return it. Idk. 🤷♂️ I’m stumped. 🤔
Thank you for this awesome video! I was wondering which one would you pick if you had to choose one. Would you pick the rgb30 or this one? Thanks again.
I'm honestly still asking myself this question. Haha. I like the controls on the RGB30 better. That I'm confident in saying. Hopefully I'll finish up my review in about a week and I can more clearly address that question.
Oof 😓 … that’s such a complicated question. I’m not even kidding. I hate not giving an answer, but I might have to make a side-by-side comparison video to show you what I mean, because I’m getting questions like yours a lot in the comments.
Depends. If you already have your own Rom collection, I would probably not get it with the sd card. If you don't, then I probably would. But I would make a back up of the included card, because they're cheap and tend to fail.
How long do these devices last before they shit the bed. I've seen even the top leaders just fail after a few weeks. But this is sick, I'd think I would just buy the type C controller for the s23 Ultra but then again love that nostalgia
I've had all mine for a couple years and they're fine. They're pocketable but some common sense should tell you maybe take it easy with that if you need it to last
It’s hard to say. This device has only been out for a few months, but I have not seen anyone talking about it failing. I’ve been playing the original RG35XX for about 9 months, and it’s still doing great. 👍
Just a heads up make sure yall have bater saver mode off since it will make performance a bit delayed so if u want good performance make sure to have that off 🤙🏻
Hope N64 works on this device well. Only ever liked one game on it: F-Zero. So would like to play that on this. I don't care much for custom firmware. I only play a handful of snes and megadrive games like F-zero (snes) and streets of rage and contra on megadrive. And that mostly it. GB GBA and other games consoles never interested me. So for me, if F-Zero on N4 works, I'll be happy with stock firmware!
Why tho? These handhelds actually doesn't need that much of a power. Even PS3 operating only at 256MB RAM. It's all about how well the emulation software is. We're getting there, drop some donations to developers once in a while
@@popthatbeepBecause of the screen size and form factor. It's perfect for Psp and it can't play it properly. Which feels like a huge waste. I actually agree that emulation needs hella more optimization. But it's not that easy so be realistic about it. The Ps3 while only having a small ram used a custom graphics chip. The same goes for nintendo consoles. I paid for my yuzu, duckstation and other emulators. That's how I showed my support.
That would be nice and offer more power, but it would also significantly raise the price, and that's clearly not the companies vision for this device. They wanted it to be within "impulse buy" territory.
It really comes down to personal preference on form factor. They’re very similar performance wise. Out of those two, I think I would prefer the RGB10 Max 3, but you might not. They’re both great devices.
Funny how every review seems to showcase God of War and Super Mario 64, yet mine came with neither? Didn't come with that Vertical Shooter folder either,...and mine has a generic sd card. That's one of the things I hate about these handhelds. Even when you get them from the same place (got mine at Amazon too) you don't always get the exact same one. :( Anyway, its an ok device so far as it plays most of the games I want. RetroArch isn't as user friendly as the previous device though. Took me forever to figure out how to get rid of those bezels (permanently) as well as how to make some games vertical, and keep the controls set up after quiting the game. Still haven't figured out how to stretch the screen. That was so easy on the previous device. At least there's no annoying background music this time. 😅 One strange thing though. I keep getting a message at the bottom about Xbox 360 controls?
Are you serious? Those are a LOT of differences. I bought mine on Amazon and got the 64gb card version. Is that what you bought too? I’m sorry you’ve had such a frustrating experience!
@@BoKnowsGaming Yep, 64gb, black, 1.0.2 version. It seems to work just fine though, with only a few N64 games not working. Only other weird thing is that after switching to a SanDisk 128gb card, everytime I turn on the device its empty until I click on the "usb storage" tab. I did finally figure out how to stretch the games to full screen. Weird thing though (unlike the other changes that only apply to one game at a time) changing the aspect ratio changed it for all games in all systems. Looks great, so I guess no need to complain, lol.
I'm just still blown away that ours came with different cards and rom sets but were both 64gb versions. That's wild. I'm glad you were able to figure some things out and get some play time out of it though. 👍
Psp emulation on even Flagship Snapdragon phones is not flawless cuz there is somethibg wrong with the emulators How can this Old processor thingy play it flawlessly
Like I said, there’s some slow down. As I’ve played it more since this unboxing I’ve turned on the “Show framerate and speed” feature. It’s running between 20 and 32 fps. But as the fps changes, the screens refresh rate seems to also be changing to smooth out the experience. And the speed is consistently between 93.9% and 105%. I’m now running at 2x resolution. It’s the best I’ve seen on a budget handheld. I’m still impressed, but I’m not asking you to be. Thanks for watching. Happy gaming, friends! 🙂
@@BoKnowsGaming Yes, added my own ROM library along with box art. None of it worked. Was hoping for a Jelos image to work on this thing, but the Dev's have the SDK and it's not what they needed...
Hmm.. interesting. The only thing I've had trouble with is Nintendo DS. Everthing else has worked for me. I don't think there are any custom firmware options available, unfortunately. Sorry it's been such a pain for you! That really stinks.
@@BoKnowsGaming naah, got almost any other handheld - for collection. the shoulder buttons are fixable, but the performance is realy bad, was realy surprised.
‼PRICING clarification: This console can be purchased from AliExpress for as little as $79 with no games preinstalled, or $89 with the 64gb card shown here. So it's roughly $10 cheaper than the Amazon price, but takes longer to ship. There is currently a $10 off coupon on Amazon making this $100. Check the link in the description. Thanks for watching! ‼
It's now $60 with games ...64g card just ordered one yesterday
It drove me crazy that you didn't pull the plastic off the screen through the whole review. It looks like a decent retro hand-held tho.
Haha 😂 Sorry about that. I always leave the film on stuff for a little while in case I need to return it. This was just the unboxing, but when I do my review I’ll try and remember to remove it just for you. 🙂
I knew I wasn't the only person that noticed that!
@@BoKnowsGaming were you able to remove it? Is it removeable?
I fuckin love mine! I got the retro grey color version
Nice. That’s what I almost got.
@@BoKnowsGaming the design and retro color was what initially what drew me to the product in the first place
Yes. The nostalgia factor is for real. Haha.
Could you test F-Zero on N64 when testing the device? Also there are reviewers who have mentioned the FN button being turned on and it affecting the gameplay. So do keep an eye on that! Thanks
I switched the FN button in the video for increased performance. And yeah, I can try testing F-Zero in the full review. Subscribe so you don’t miss it! 🙂
Will watch your review. 100%. You helped with the garlicOS install on the RG35XX. That was much appreciated. @@BoKnowsGaming
And I've just subscribed!
Awesome! Thank you so much! I’m glad the other vid was helpful. 🙂
My trimui only has the arcade vertical shooter tab
It struggles with Dreamcast and some DS titles so thats why I passed on it. I really like the looks of it and wish it was a little more powerful.
It definitely struggles with DS. I haven't noticed any struggle with Dreamcast, but I've also only tried Dolphin Blue and Crazy Taxi 2. They both worked really well. I wish the sticks were better. They're really bad.
@@BoKnowsGaming Yah load up a game like Jet Grind Radio and im sure it will be very bad. The way I see if is if a emulator and handheld can handle a game like Jet Grind Radio smoothly then it should handle the rest of the Dreamcast titles well.
I’ve been playing JGR on my RGB30, and it does well. I’ll have to try it out on this one.
Hi! What software version was running when you tested? I've seen other reviews where God of War was not running too well on this (especially when playing for longer) but for you it seems to be running fine. Have you came across other PSP games not running smoothly?
EDIT: Around 8:50 you show the system menu and it seems to be 1.0.0 which is crazy because for others a lot of PSP games on this version are not running smoothly
Yeah, so I briefly mentioned the “Fn” switch on the bottom. That is the battery saving function switch. It throttles the system pretty significantly to make the battery last longer. But there is no documentation inside the box that says that. So I’ve seen a couple of reviewers who have accidentally had it in battery saving mode and didn’t realize that’s why they were getting such poor performance. It was a completely honest and understandable mistake that I probably would’ve made too if they hadn’t made it first. Hope that helps! 🙂
Do the games come pre-loaded? 😊
Yes.
does it have internal memory? i wanna be able to have my own separate micro sd card to put games on
It does have internal memory for the OS. It uses the single card slot for installing updates that you have to load onto the card from a computer, which hopefully they can change to OTA at some point, and for the games. So you should be able to use your own curated collection on your own micro SD card.
@@BoKnowsGaming Is there any interest by the community to release an ArkOS or AmberElec build for this?
I just got mine today. I don't have ANY super mario brother games on mine! Am I missing something?! Also, is there any way to add modern android games to it? Thus is a neat little system so far!
Mine came with a bunch of them. I just got the 64gb version. If you're on the main menu screen and you hit the "Menu" button, you should see an option pop up to search. Type in "Mario" and see if anything comes up.
If not, I did have another comment that said theirs came with a completely different branded sd card and didn't have the same games that it looked like mine had. So I don't know if there's a quality control issue going on or what.
As far as I know, there's no way to install Android games. Hope that helps, and happy gaming!
@@BoKnowsGaming yea, I searched... Not 1 mario game, and I got the 64gb version also. 😡
That’s so weird. It almost makes me wonder if my “new” one was actually used, and someone had swapped out the card and added ROMs to it before they decided to return it. Idk. 🤷♂️ I’m stumped. 🤔
Can I download Sony 2 games and how?
Do you mean PlayStation 2 games? No. It’s not powerful enough for that.
@@BoKnowsGaming I mean, you can download an emulator like PPSSPP, but for PlayStation 2
@@maozi526 No. This does not play PS2 games.
Thank you for this awesome video! I was wondering which one would you pick if you had to choose one. Would you pick the rgb30 or this one? Thanks again.
I'm honestly still asking myself this question. Haha. I like the controls on the RGB30 better. That I'm confident in saying. Hopefully I'll finish up my review in about a week and I can more clearly address that question.
@@BoKnowsGaming That would be awesome! Also which one do you think plays psp and n64 games better? The rgb30 or this one? Thanks again.
Oof 😓 … that’s such a complicated question. I’m not even kidding. I hate not giving an answer, but I might have to make a side-by-side comparison video to show you what I mean, because I’m getting questions like yours a lot in the comments.
I love mine but its a bit unconfortable to play, slippery and very low travel buttons.
I’m shocked at how low profile the sticks are! I haven’t played it enough yet for my hands to cramp or anything.
For DS. Can you have the screens stacked vertically when rotating the device sideways (Tate)?
I guess you could, but that wouldn’t leave you with enough buttons for most games. I wouldn’t advise it.
@@BoKnowsGaming I’m only interested in the pinball games and Contra on the DS. Should work in terms of buttons.
Is it recommended to buy this with the sd card?
Depends. If you already have your own Rom collection, I would probably not get it with the sd card. If you don't, then I probably would. But I would make a back up of the included card, because they're cheap and tend to fail.
@BoKnowsGaming OK cool thanks for the info
You're welcome. Happy gaming!
How long do these devices last before they shit the bed. I've seen even the top leaders just fail after a few weeks. But this is sick, I'd think I would just buy the type C controller for the s23 Ultra but then again love that nostalgia
I've had all mine for a couple years and they're fine. They're pocketable but some common sense should tell you maybe take it easy with that if you need it to last
It’s hard to say. This device has only been out for a few months, but I have not seen anyone talking about it failing. I’ve been playing the original RG35XX for about 9 months, and it’s still doing great. 👍
How’s saving work on these
Saving work?
@@BoKnowsGaming like how many save files can you have
Oh. Theoretically as many save states as you have space for on your sd card. It’s not like the old days when you might only get 3 save slots per game.
Crazy ain't it. I have this and my friends look at it like some kind of poor man console. lol It is killer sleeper buy
It is a killer sleeper! It’s not perfect, but for the price you can have a ton of gaming fun! Thanks for watching. Happy gaming, friend! 🙂
Someone has jumpcut fever
It’s TikTok’s fault. No one knows how to pay attention anymore. 🤷♂️
Just a heads up make sure yall have bater saver mode off since it will make performance a bit delayed so if u want good performance make sure to have that off 🤙🏻
Yep. You gotta make sure that switch is in the right position, especially for 3D games.
Emulation is the way to go.
It’s pretty awesome. No doubt.
I have that too. But I am not satisfied with the quality of the games. I purchased it for 40 $ with 128gb in Lazada
Hope N64 works on this device well. Only ever liked one game on it: F-Zero. So would like to play that on this. I don't care much for custom firmware. I only play a handful of snes and megadrive games like F-zero (snes) and streets of rage and contra on megadrive. And that mostly it. GB GBA and other games consoles never interested me. So for me, if F-Zero on N4 works, I'll be happy with stock firmware!
F-Zero X on the N64 comes on the device and runs flawlessly, so you should be happy. 🙂
This form factor look like an Odin
They should've put a more powerful chip on it. Dimensity 900 at least 😮
Why tho? These handhelds actually doesn't need that much of a power. Even PS3 operating only at 256MB RAM. It's all about how well the emulation software is. We're getting there, drop some donations to developers once in a while
@@popthatbeepBecause of the screen size and form factor. It's perfect for Psp and it can't play it properly. Which feels like a huge waste.
I actually agree that emulation needs hella more optimization. But it's not that easy so be realistic about it. The Ps3 while only having a small ram used a custom graphics chip. The same goes for nintendo consoles.
I paid for my yuzu, duckstation and other emulators. That's how I showed my support.
That would be nice and offer more power, but it would also significantly raise the price, and that's clearly not the companies vision for this device. They wanted it to be within "impulse buy" territory.
Rgb10max3 or tsp plz plz plz plz plz z plz plz plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
It really comes down to personal preference on form factor. They’re very similar performance wise. Out of those two, I think I would prefer the RGB10 Max 3, but you might not. They’re both great devices.
Funny how every review seems to showcase God of War and Super Mario 64, yet mine came with neither? Didn't come with that Vertical Shooter folder either,...and mine has a generic sd card.
That's one of the things I hate about these handhelds. Even when you get them from the same place (got mine at Amazon too) you don't always get the exact same one. :(
Anyway, its an ok device so far as it plays most of the games I want. RetroArch isn't as user friendly as the previous device though. Took me forever to figure out how to get rid of those bezels (permanently) as well as how to make some games vertical, and keep the controls set up after quiting the game.
Still haven't figured out how to stretch the screen. That was so easy on the previous device.
At least there's no annoying background music this time. 😅
One strange thing though. I keep getting a message at the bottom about Xbox 360 controls?
Are you serious? Those are a LOT of differences. I bought mine on Amazon and got the 64gb card version. Is that what you bought too?
I’m sorry you’ve had such a frustrating experience!
@@BoKnowsGaming Yep, 64gb, black, 1.0.2 version. It seems to work just fine though, with only a few N64 games not working. Only other weird thing is that after switching to a SanDisk 128gb card, everytime I turn on the device its empty until I click on the "usb storage" tab.
I did finally figure out how to stretch the games to full screen. Weird thing though (unlike the other changes that only apply to one game at a time) changing the aspect ratio changed it for all games in all systems. Looks great, so I guess no need to complain, lol.
I'm just still blown away that ours came with different cards and rom sets but were both 64gb versions. That's wild. I'm glad you were able to figure some things out and get some play time out of it though. 👍
Psp emulation on even Flagship Snapdragon phones is not flawless cuz there is somethibg wrong with the emulators
How can this Old processor thingy play it flawlessly
Not everyone knows that. I’m setting realistic expectations.
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Nope. I purchased this myself and all my thoughts are my own, just like all my other videos. Thanks for watching! 🙂
Everything play psp like seriously...when it plays switch n Xbox 360 then u have a system
Not for under $100! But trust me: when something under $100 can play Switch and 360 I will DEFINITELY review it. 🙂
PSP is running bad but the dude says it's good. I don't get these people
How does it look bad?
@@Cristian-jb1rs It was clearly running around 20fps when actually fighting, maybe even lower, then back up to 30 during a setpiece
Like I said, there’s some slow down. As I’ve played it more since this unboxing I’ve turned on the “Show framerate and speed” feature. It’s running between 20 and 32 fps. But as the fps changes, the screens refresh rate seems to also be changing to smooth out the experience. And the speed is consistently between 93.9% and 105%. I’m now running at 2x resolution. It’s the best I’ve seen on a budget handheld. I’m still impressed, but I’m not asking you to be. Thanks for watching. Happy gaming, friends! 🙂
I got one and Psp run pretty good, the only game that unfortunately not perfect its this one! But Psp has almost 2000 games
Better watch other videos with psp gameplay, with performance settings applied:)
Allie express there $60 ..lol you over paid
Well, it wasn't $60 five months ago when I made this video. They've had some pretty crazy price drops and sales lately though! Thanks for watching.
This thing is garbage.....do not buy
Did you have a problem with yours? I’m genuinely curious. I’m still working on my full review.
@@BoKnowsGaming Yes, added my own ROM library along with box art. None of it worked. Was hoping for a Jelos image to work on this thing, but the Dev's have the SDK and it's not what they needed...
Hmm.. interesting. The only thing I've had trouble with is Nintendo DS. Everthing else has worked for me. I don't think there are any custom firmware options available, unfortunately. Sorry it's been such a pain for you! That really stinks.
@@drewkolb2129 you did something wrong then and need to adjust your settings. Mine is great
pure crap, dont buy this thing ppl.
I’m working on my full review, and it’s not ALL gold. Do you own one?
@@BoKnowsGaming yes, and it is the first time i regret a purchase in years ^^
Mmm. 🤔 That really sucks. I guess you can’t return it now? Could you sell it and start saving for something else?
@@BoKnowsGaming naah, got almost any other handheld - for collection. the shoulder buttons are fixable, but the performance is realy bad, was realy surprised.
Gotcha. How long have you been collecting? What other handhelds do you have?