The Best Handheld Emulator Ever? | Retroflag GPi Case Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- There have been many ways to emulate retro game consoles while on the go...but could this option from Retroflag possibly be the best one yet?
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At the time this video was published, the GPi Case was sold out on Amazon. Apparently when it first launched, the initial batch sold out very quickly. I've been told that Retroflag is producing more, so if you want to pick one up, hang in there.
Also, FIRST.
What does it cost?
Yea, and a good amount of that original batch is being scalped on ebay.
@@RedMageGaming Yep 3-5 times the amount and the cheek of the scalpers acting as if they are doiing people a favour by selling it at such a mark up.
I ordered a gameboy zero of etsy cause I couldnt wait >< lol awesome video man as usual!!
Hello Colin... sorry for the off topic... but I think.. that for the computers gaming community..... has been an important event this week... ... the first game developed fully by fans and amateurs has amazed us all.. again...... ..... more that 100 gameplays in youtube... more de 300 in twitch....... just take a look to this >> th-cam.com/video/OMtoMp_aBbI/w-d-xo.html ...... again made by fans.. professionals .. no doubt .. in their respective areas ... but not of the same gaming company... just people that love that game...
I would love GPi Case in the shape of Gameboy Advance.
Freeplay Zero/CM3
Piotr Wawrzyniak Patience, young padawan. Patience.
Our time shall come.
@@72ERodWell yes, but actually no.
GPi case ~70 USD + few bucs for raspberry pi 0. Efortless assembly
Freeplay Zero - 170USD + dremeling and drilling.
No thank you, will wait for RetroFlag
This is how review videos should be - nicely shot, audio balanced properly between music and VO and a fair and accurate description of the product. Kudos!
Wow, beautifully shot and edited. Great review, and lovely video in general!
As a suggestions, for a better tactile feel of the shoulder buttons, you could stick two small bubble "rubber feet" buttons (used as a base stand for small electronic gadgets). ;)
I'm programming a 3D Zelda Ocarina of Time for the GBA! I posted Minecraft already.
I'm not big fan of the back button in general even with the bigger models to be honest.
USB to Barrel jack cable is weird choice if it comes for charging... agree
5:00 happy i'm not the only one things no USB connection is a bummer :(
Great video reviews came here to check yours i like your channel :D
So glad you've never changed the intro music!
As great as Retroflag is, this case won't change the fact it's housing a zero. I'll hold off until a raspberry 3 or 4 handheld case is released - I'm hoping Retroflag is already working on one.
Can the Nes and the Gameboy be emulated accurately with the zero?
@@Jucelegario yes it can
@@nooneever how accurate? 100% cycle perfection?
@@Jucelegario well if you use a good emulator system OS then the Zero should be all account (if I remember correctly) be more then enought for GBA even SNES should work. I will leave a * for the games that just can´t be correctly emulator because they was made on Wisardly.
like how the intro in Tales of Phantasy for the SNES just couldn´t get the Voice in the Intro song to work correctly. (because spending 1/6 or so of the total ROM space for voice samples for your game is normal).
but would it technically be possible?
Great review, thanks!
Power cord is made to look like original gameboy powerpack. Also they used AA batteries to stay true to original gameboy though original used 4 AA batteries.
And this is a shame !
i'm sorry but 3 hours autonomy is pathetic. I think they could have handled this point better while respecting the old school side.
I'd like something like this in a Sega Nomad style case, or just something with 6 face buttons and some shoulder buttons.
The pi boy dmg might be for you.
It has 6 face buttons, 2 shoulder buttons, a dpad, and analog stick
Amazing review! Subscribed!
Very deep and thoughtful review. Thanks Colin. :)
Other youtubers haven't had a problem when the batteries run out, the shutdown script works, perhaps just a glitch on your one or an incomplete script ?
@Rhino Thunder I haven't seen his video, I'll have a look soon. So its sounding like an potential problem affecting some units.
I need this in my life STAT
Mas olha só...vc por aqui izzy! xD
loving the design of this thing, Im building one myself right now from gbc case and fullsize pi1 that I stripped off, this looks too easy
I configured my retro pi to use a read-only nfs share on my Synology NAS and it works so beautifully. To have a portable version would be amazing, though I'd rather have a full RP3/RP4 instead of the zero in this setup
Rhino Thunder at that price, I'd rather get a Retrostone (not pi based, but still awesome)
Check out "Experimental PI"
These look good. For me it takes the fun out of building an original gbz. Maybe these are good for parts to make an original but with the lithium battery and extra usbs on the side
Great review keep up the good work!
I really like how nice all those features works, not the hardware as an emulation machine (maybe good for gameboy games and game boy color).
Thank you for the review. I've seen so many reviews on the Retroflag GPi and Retroflag has yet to make it available for purchase. It's extremely frustrating (not at the reviewers) seeing so many reviews for a product that was supposed to be released mid June and pushed back to mid to late July (if they make enough for the demand at that point).
It's already been released for weeks buddy, just because its sold out doesnt mean it was pushed back, I've already picked up my second one so it's not impossible
Really excellent review! Can you please tell me which Retropie theme you are using? Thank you.
Hey Colin I have a question my gpi is not showing the options / configuration menu, after a battery replacement can you help me? Thanks Mike..
You left out the annoying static sound that is outputted from the speakers when emulationstation is running and sometimes during gameplay. I have one and I think the device is great, but it is far from perfect.
I’ve read that has more to do with the Pi Zero hardware than the case itself.
@@ThisDoesNotCompute regardless, it still should have been noted in the video.
it's the Pi zero hardware
Actually there is a way to connect a keyboard to the gpi case.. just use a Bluetooth keyboard. Works like a charm. you can also connect an extra Bluetooth controller for 2 player games.
or have it powered by AC (no batteries) and plug in a micro usb to usb hub (seprate powered i beleave) into the firmware usb in the back and use a wired keyboard that way (people on Reddit figured that one out through testing)
I wish that someone would take this exact design and make a system that runs opendingux (no pi for me). I LOVE the design, but the slow boot up/down and the other problems that comes with pi annoy me. The closest thing i found was the bittboy but its smaller and has not triggers (I have a lot of GBA games that i am addicted to so its a must)
Also compatible with pi zero 2 w. A little more power hungry, but at the same time? That bit more oomph needed for some emulation cases the original zero couldn't quite handle.
Man I need to get one of these!! I love old games and I’m a fan of the megaman series from the game boy advance
what would be truly hilarious is if the salves volumes of the various Raspberry Pi devices were to become dominated in their use to fashion emulators for retro computers and retro game systems
Is there any particular cheap pi based emulator you recommend for the NeoGeo and NeoGeo pocket? I already have emulators for everything else, so I don't want to invest a lot of money, but I've always wanted to play NeoGeo games.
Yeah shame the L & R bottons weren't placed higher up on the rear of the case, like maybe where the screen is
This is super awesome! Especially the IPS and the casing itself.
However, I’m not too impressed with the software stuff though. The thought of having to wait for the scripts to load on boot up, lack of a rechargeable battery, and the weird placement of the Land R is a bit of a turn off. Might be better off to buy a PS Vita with an oled screen. Easier to hack and has a lot of power to run a variety of emulators and ROMs.
Although the charging port is a little inconvenient, you cant knock retroflag for not having a usb port...
That's just how raspberry pis recieve their power
is it youtube quality or there's something wrong with the screen resolution? (seen at 3:20), X's lifebar looks wrong
Hi my friend! How are you?
About case for raspberry pi. Do you know somewthing case in the format of PSP?
Tks!
OK, this is a bit absurd. Batteries?!
You can get something like the LDK for less money than just this case, and it'll be just as powerful.
No it's not
@@memberberry6177 Yes it is. Come on, just some SNES games can put the pi 0 on the ground.
What image are you using? That’s the one I want
The fact you're unable to (somehow) hook up a thumb drive actually makes me less bummed about missing out on this.
Why? You have micro sd
I wondering is it able to run other Linux distros on this GameBoy Pi. It would be nice to be a UMPC in this tiny box.
Hmm, personally I prefer the PS Vita because of the much nicer screen. If you have interpolation anyway, it helps to have a high screen resolution to minimize the negative interpolation effects. PS Vita has a resolution of 960x540 which is more than double of the GPi's vertical resolution. I also have a PSP with 480x272 pixels, you see very clearly the difference in sharpness. So if you have to use interpolation, I would highly recommend to use a much higher resoltion than 320x240.
I finally bought this. I felt the emulation to be laggy. I sold it within a week.
I wish these were back in stock, I have my pi zero w ready to go in!
When you test the funny playing Ips Display for the gba or the chinese freckle sheck for the gbc?
I'd rather go for a slightly larger version of this case (should it ever be made) that can take a RasPi3(B+) or higher to improve emulation performance, but this is pretty cool on its own... Great video!
I might consider getting one soon, would be a nice replacement to my psp.
Can I play ULTIMATE MK3? and some of the classic STREET FIGHTER games?
Let's see an LDK vs GPI Case video!
So do you need gpio pins installed on the pi for this mine doesn't have them
No, you don't need it
Isn’t this weak when comparing with the Freeplay CM3 GBA modes? I heard it suffers on SNES games.
yeah, but that cost 70, the cm3 gba cost a lot more.more than twice, and you have to build it yourself including chopping off parts of the case. unless you pay more that triple or something like this.
Using double A batteries for gaming in 2019 is simply ridiculous for a device like this. It’s why I never even considered this option despite hitting every other mark perfectly.
Its to keep it true to original gameboy. You can use rechargeables if you want.
@@stevieminassian3970 nothing about this thing is true to an original gameboy besides some resemblance to it at a glance.
Nevermind, answered my own question.
Dang it Colin...making me wanna spend money on stuff.....
This was a great review, thank you! Great to see that you are able to highlight some flaws on this, which i see many other reviewers lacking. Thank you!
This is really cool but option & power wise I wish it was quad core for money or took a jetson nano
A great device but there should be an installation package to set it up.
What was that theme you used?
GBZ-dark is the theme in the video.
I'd have loved to get my hands on one of these but i see one big issue for myself. its small size as i have rather large hands and as its even smaller than a genuine gameboy i doubt i'd even be able to play it for one full charge. if they'd gone with the standard gameboy dimensions this would have made it easier to fit changes in like something better than a Zero as well as more room for batteries be they LiPo or whatever. still that said its a good case and i love the way they connect it up.
What's the game shown at 5:35?
When is someone going to make a case like this for the RPi 3 that is affordable and with 4 shoulder buttons to play PS1 games comfortably?!
Yes I know about the freeplaytech CM3 and LCL GAMEBOY PI etc but they are ridiculously expensive 350$~250$... like seriously for that money you can get a Switch or a XBOX ONE X.
Who in their right mind would pay that kind of money for a 35$ computer is beyond me.
Yes, search for "Experimental PI"
so when the new version raspberry pi comes out, I can replace it and get new power and better performance?
@Rhino Thunder thanks for quick response, you just got a new viewer😉
Bluetooth Keyboard...
Over a dozen reviews on this all complain about the lack of USB keyboard, needing SSH to run patch scripts. Did everybody forget about Bluetooth on the Zero-W ?
Haaaaaay, what was the name of the fighting game shown at 6:23??
I believe that's Gals Fighters for the Neo Geo Pocket Color.
@@RetroRockGamer Nope, King Of Fighter R2
Can I get a link to the batteries and charger you use?
Eneloop batteries are available on Amazon and Ebay
What a headache of handheld.. 🤕
Psvita 1000 running Enzo its perfect for me
Why not get better batteries you can get AA batteries that are 2500mah each 2500x3= 7500mah find me a lithium charge pack that can match that in a prebuilt device?
1:53 -1:58 Best part
Is the screen cover made of glass or plastic?
plastic
Can i put Wonderswan games/emulator?
yes. it can run Wonderswan games. it does have enough buttons for it
What theme are you using in most of the video? I am having difficulty getting my screen to look sharper. A lot of the screen writing looks blurry. Is this a resolution setting thing?
cool. it's almost perfect.. needs a rechargable battery, USB connector, stereo speakers, instant startup and better resolution. What's the point of an N64 emulator at 320 x 240? Can it even run N64 games?
There is several problems in running N64 games on it:
1. Its powered by the Pi Zero. which playing even less demanding N64 games a slide show (even at the res of 320 x 240).
2. Not enough buttons & lack of joystick.
A pi zero and it runs on aa batteries.....no thanks.
Screen is too small...I'd wish it would be at least 3.5"
Just Put the new Recalbox 6.1 beta inside this beast... and ENJOY !!!
Everything is already tuned and configured, best deal around ...
Perhaps it's not a bad thing to have multiple platform choices... it only stimulates innovation. :)
Just another one of those portable retro gaming things.
What is the best retro hand held around at the moment this or a psp? im so confused someone let me know i just want something that hardly lags really bad that can emulate games to a good level with back lit screen haha
I would recommend an "unlocked" Nintendo DSi.
"The build quality is impressive"... the very same image shows the buttons not being aligned with the case's front. -.-
I need this!
No you don't
Hello
I speak to the person who made the video
I would like to know if the product is available in CANADA
and at what price thank you with all my heart for you ..
I can't speak for the latest version of the Pi but the emulation was always pretty questionable due to the CPU. Quite a bit of lag for people who actually want to play these games rather than just have a totem pole to retro gaming. MAME was especially laggy for arcade games post 90s.
Nobody buys these emulation handhelds to actually play them.
@@WhiteG60 I really like the Pi as an affordable Linux computer for the classroom. But it pains me to see people make these MAME setups then just play console games on them. I'd really like to play some late 90's MAME games without the unit killing itself.
Hopefully I can swoop one up on the next batch. Looks fantastic.
Hello Colin... sorry for the off topic... but I think.. that for the computers gaming community..... has been an important event this week... ... the first game developed fully by fans and amateurs has amazed us all.. again...... ..... more that 100 gameplays in youtube... more de 300 in twitch....... just take a look to this >> th-cam.com/video/OMtoMp_aBbI/w-d-xo.html ...... again made by fans.. professionals .. no doubt .. in their respective areas ... but not of the same gaming company... just people that love that game...
I think the battery solution is what kills it for me.
Use rechargeable AA batteries.
Liar. I put a Gameboy game in it and it worked just fine. 😊
You know, I'm not that big on emulation but having a PiZeroW laying around, I might just have to do this to test some games before making that big purchase for physical media.
The battery is a deal breaker for me
seems like an OK product, but not worth my money, when an Android phone, and a MOGA Hero controller are much easier to setup with tons more emulators that will run better, along with a better screen, and controller layout.
I don't mess with AA batteries sorry
Best? I dont think so.
I'm not too much into RetroPI myself, but this looks awesome. If I didn't already have a bunch of gameboys, I'd definitely get one!
Screen seems really bad.
Hmmm....Raspberry Pi 3 Compute Module compatibility anyone?
@Don Kris Pi3 3 AA akkus noway
Look for "Experimental PI"
I only wish RetroPie would remove all the verbose bootup stuff, nobody needs to see that. Put a simple looping animation so that we know that the emulator is loading up and it will be perfect.
But the GPi with the pogo pin set up is brilliant. Just amazing.
This can be done in the settings, but I agree it would be cleaner if enabled by default.
Hey Collin, I'm doing alright thanks.
Way to expensive considering the pi zero is basically garbage for emulation, can get better performance from a $50 chinese handheld
The Best Handheld Emulator Ever? It's a big NO !
The price is not fair and this is not a "powerful" handheld console. It's just a well built GameBoy Zero with a better screen, but with TOTALLY dumb autonomy! For the price I prefer grab an rg350.
7:19 what game is this?
Good console but it lacks analog stick.
Look for "Experimental PI"
AA batteries at 2019? We are carzy? And, an screen with less than 3", could be enough.. may be (same as LDK???) but never with AA batteries. It has no sense actually.
If only it used the cm3, I think it would be perfect.
@@drsynthpattern you can add WiFi to the cm3, plus I prefer the usb method. The enhanced power more then makes up for the determent of not having WiFi built in. Plus it's using the same amount of power as the zero. At least from the tests I've seen. Gives you better results for a slightly longer setup is what I'm mainly saying. I have a Freeplay cm3.