I fixed the D-pad now it's perfect! Will do a video on how to fix the broken D-pad oh and the Anbernic 556 has died on me RIP 556, sent it back and will do a video when I get a new one. But what I did see and play on it...it's was great 👍
@@joles-gaming I loved it nice big screen very decent emulation for GameCube. Ps2, and few switch games and then as I was doing the videos for it. I turned it off and it never come back on again..was gutted
It's a great handheld, but there is a new model, called the rg40xx might want to take a look at it first..same chip set, but has analog sticks and a way better D-pad plus a 4 inch 4:3 display...just a thought.
I will say the scaling on the GBA games are incorrect its immediately noticeable if you play Mega Man Zero or Mega Man and Bass, but that is fixed by playing with the shaders in retroarch (the program used to emulate on this device). Just hit the menu button and it will have you in the quick menu. Scroll down to "Shaders" and select it Scroll down to "Shader Passes" and change it to 2 Scroll down to "Shader #0" and select it Scroll down the folders until you find the "interpolation" folder and select it Then select the "shaders" folder Then select smootheststep,glsl (this smooths the uneven pixels to look accurate) After selecting it you will be taken back to the Shaders setting Scroll down to "Shader #0 Filter" change it to linear Scroll down to "Shader #0 Scale" if you want just the raw pixels and no extra screen filter set it to 3x (set the "Shader Passes" back to 1), if you want the filter set it to 6x Scroll down to "Shader #1" and select it Scroll down the folders until you find the "handheld" folder and select it Then select the "shaders" folder Then select lcd1x_psp.glsl (This is the only filter that doesn't get funky and it looks quite accurate) Like before after selecting it will bring you back to the Shaders setting scroll down to "Shader #1 Filter" change it to Nearest you can leave the "Shader #1 Scale" default Viola it's basically perfect you can select "Save Preset" and then "Save Core Preset" so it applies to all GBA games that run on the core used (mGBA is the default core)
Yeah man it's great to have them but to be honest with you on a 3,5 inch screen it's not worth it for me it dose not bother me that the pixels are out of line a little bit..am to busy enjoying the game. But if it was on a TV or screen then yes it would bug me. But yeah man I know all about the shades and the tricks or RA man but thank you for the Step by step brother 🙏
@@SonicLoveEmulation Last ones i bought were the square yellow LDK thing and the RS90 years ago . both Running RetroFW 2.3. i'm ok with everything up to PS1 . There was a new hand held being release every week so i just stopped . I will be buying a hand held PC like the Steam Deck or something more powerful. Then that will be it for me. Full speed PS2 emulation will be the stopping point.
@@Rick_Todd steam deck is the best all rounder I feel, it's dose great emulation and still performs amazing on pc games due to the fantastic support it gets with updates and so much optimization...it's a soled choice man
Definitely is a very attractive handheld with just pure naustalga, and once you fix the D-pad it's just becomes Perfect. What color did you get? And what system do you mostly play on the RG35XXSP?
@@Carcosahead you have to update the firmware with new SD cards and flash the firmware, and you can back up your saves to your pc to put on the new cards...I do have a video on how to update it for the RG35XX h but it's the sane for the sp. Just make sure you download the right firmware from the Anbernic website.
Hey Sonic, Thanks for the great video man, for mine I got the grey retro looking one. I also don't like the clicky buttons I also didn't like Anbernic's default OS, I immediately stuck MuOS on mine with the GB theme . Sonic, we would love to see some videos of you trying other OS'es on your RG35XX SP
I skipped most of the Anbernics lately. I did buy an RG Cube, which is great and a nice performance improvement over the RG 405 and RG505 that I had been using for a while.
Looks nice in blue ,i myself got the landscape version 35xxh im sure the d pad need fixing on it ,but happy with it ,i play tekken 6 but quite laggy on stock firmware so need to tweak it a bit ,happy to view your content Sonic love 👍🏼😊
And thank you for the views man, for me I love it as the gba sp is my all time favorite handheld and I think has the best roster or games...pure joy! Once you fix the dpad it's perfect.
@@SonicLoveEmulation welcome mate I got the RG35XX H and then accidentally bought the A30 and again yday accidentally again bought this SP so can't wait bro haha keep it up my mate
@@LozLoco87 accidents happen man but good buys, I doing a video of the rg40xx h and I think it's awesome..I will try and get it out at some point today or tomorrow
@@SonicLoveEmulation I'm on a budget even tho I have loads now haha but absolutely loving them but I'll need to buy a more expensive one sometime mate, I started with the basic R36S and wow that thing is amazing for what it is and the price, I've now got 2 of them, the Miyoo Mini Plus and A30 and the Anbernic RG35XX H & SP so not to bad considering I only started getting them 2 months ago lol
@@LozLoco87 if you are going to get one more expensive I would go for the rg cube, rg556, for £150-200 for the best performance so far would get the retroid pocket 4 pro or the daddy of them all the ayn oden 2 pro.....but more expensive.
This is by far, by leaps and bounds, my favorite chinese retro handheld of all time! This is the one I've been waiting for. I have like 20 or so, play them for a few days, and move on. I can usually tell if I'm going to like a gaming accessory pretty quickly, no matter how I try to force myself to like them I can't. I usually wait a few months to get them to allow better firmware to be released but I took a chance on this. Luckily this one came with a really solid firmware but the hardware is amazing. I might be a little biased as I had a SP as a kid.
@@exodous02 I get you man, gba games are still some of the best games on any handheld or system still to this day it was way ahead of its time. And the SP is awesome and perfect once you fix the 8 way controls
Got mine 2 days ago and love it 🤘🏽i find turning shaders off stops lag on some games 🙏🏽i usually make Grips for all my handheld emulation devices but this time i bought one off Etsy and see how that goes
I don't mind it, it's not as loud as what some say. But I will be showcasing how to fix the broken D-pad and but in pivot so you can play all games properly
I have not put this system down since I received it. I have not felt like this about a system in a long time. I want to purchase a second one but there really is no need.
Great video, I got a better sense of what this would be like by your more personal appraisal. I have a black V90, I am going to have to get the silver version of this now!
You will not regret it buddy, few easy fixes you can do to make this perfect and I will be doing a video about that to. What color will you be going for?
@@SonicLoveEmulation The silver colour. I still have my 20 year old Tribal silver GBA SP so it seems most fitting. I would probably have gone for either the black or blue models if they were a solid colour.
I didn't get one, Sonic cuz I bought a Tears of the Kingdom edition Switch oled. I don't care if I'm late with the Switch but I must have one. As for that device, I would get it for Atomis wave. I am playing Atomis wave on my Redream emu and it is great there. But I'm still gonna get that I don't know when but it just have to happen, eventually.
Why do most reviewers use Retroarch to play GBA games ? I notice some games on retroarch will lose save data if i accidentally hit reset bottom. The standalone emulator is easier to use, and the HD filter makes gaming experience quite nice, and no issue with save data loss from emulator.
Mine came last week and screen dint work it looked very nice sent it back and just hope I get a replacement . Yet another to vid man and as always SONIC FOR PRESIDENT
I got the 556 and half way through making the video on it when I turned it off it never come back on, it also happened withe the arc d its so frustrating when something like that happens especially when you are excited to get it, for it to brake or not work man. And thank you for the views likes and shears man
Gotta say Sonic, Im a little disappointed, your poll clearly showed the majority of voters wanted your 556 vid first ☺️. Anyway, this one seems like good performance, if you like the smaller screen and form factor. 👍👍👍 Edit:I just read your comment on sending the 556 back..my bad 👍
Oh OK man, yeah was gutted...I shut it down and it did not come back on tuck it apart could see of find anything that would have caused it to not turn on but yeah it's dead man.
So you bought it direct from Anbernic and once they get yours back theyll send you a new one, still.. Doesnt exactly inspire confidence in that model then does it?
@@fonzitheman not at all and yes it's from them directly...it happened with the rg35xx h the first one I got and then with the arc s, so that 3 systems now that it's just died out the blue. And to top it all I see loads of the new cube has really bad light bleed and I got one of them on the way too. And obviously the poo dpad design on the sp...I think they are slightly neglected there QC checks
@@KegRaider ha ha I have reviewed all handhelds with the same chip h700 in every device the same performance on the rg35xx h, rg28xx every one knows what it's like but the most questions I get are what the higher end games run like so I put them at the forefront of this particular video, but I will be doing a top 20 gba games showcase on the sp to play. Hope that helps.
@@SonicLoveEmulation , Heh fair enough ;) I'm specifically after a device to play GBA and below to replace my rather worn out RetroFlag GPi (zero2w installed) machine. Now I just need approval from the Minister of War and Finance: aka the wife!
@@SonicLoveEmulation Bugger it, I pulled the buy button and will deal with the fallout later whilst playing some sweet SWEET old titles the way they're meant to be played! Subscribed due to your prompt response too ;)
@@marksmith-po7wl I get that but, I have to say the more you use it the more you love it...and when you put custom firmware on it...it becomes awesome little handheld but I will say I would get the new cubeXX over this
You never showed God of way gameplay. Were you been paid to promote this by Anbernic ? Sure looks like it considering you never showed the gameplay of that difficult to run game.
Nope, bought it myself..and I have shown God of War running on the rg35xx plus, the rg35xx h the rg28xx. It runs OK with the cheat code. I have show the performance of this chip set on multiple video buddy
God of War ran ok for me but Somehow I have to map my controls because my controls were not mapped and the only thing I could do was swing my chains and jump. Couldn't move left to right. I haven't sat down with mine with enough time to figure things out but I can say that so far I'm digging this Anbernic device. I also have the RG35xx which I am also fond of. As soon as I can get a chance to sit down on an off work day, I'm going to fix my RG351p. I'm getting more and more impressed with Anbernic. I've never had any Gameboy devices and this gives me a chance to relive my childhood. I also had a little trouble with the Dpad during Mrs. Pacman and 1944
@@GurlDreamer54 yes I can truly say this is the one for me, if I had to pick one handheld to play for the rest of my life if would be the RG35XXSP in my youthful days this was indeed my most played system and even now I have molded SP's snes, and DragonBall SP ips screens. I absolutely love it and gba games and arcade games are my favorites to play on this so far. Keep a eye out for the modding video to fix the D-pad
@@GurlDreamer54 oh and on God of War, tap the power button when in game to change the D-pad to a analog stick D-pad, you can also do the with dreamcast and n64, and NDS for the stylist
I fixed the D-pad now it's perfect! Will do a video on how to fix the broken D-pad oh and the Anbernic 556 has died on me RIP 556, sent it back and will do a video when I get a new one. But what I did see and play on it...it's was great 👍
Oh no! Hope mine stays alive 😂
@@joles-gaming I hope so too man lol what color did you go for? I went for the clear blue
@@SonicLoveEmulation I wanted the blue, but the black was £110 so couldn't say no! It does look smart actually. The screen is beautiful
@@joles-gaming I loved it nice big screen very decent emulation for GameCube. Ps2, and few switch games and then as I was doing the videos for it. I turned it off and it never come back on again..was gutted
@@SonicLoveEmulation This is the thinggg about Chinese handhelds, quality is off for basic functions like that. Can be the cheap SD cards etc
Cant wait to get one
It's a great handheld, but there is a new model, called the rg40xx might want to take a look at it first..same chip set, but has analog sticks and a way better D-pad plus a 4 inch 4:3 display...just a thought.
I will say the scaling on the GBA games are incorrect its immediately noticeable if you play Mega Man Zero or Mega Man and Bass, but that is fixed by playing with the shaders in retroarch (the program used to emulate on this device).
Just hit the menu button and it will have you in the quick menu.
Scroll down to "Shaders" and select it
Scroll down to "Shader Passes" and change it to 2
Scroll down to "Shader #0" and select it
Scroll down the folders until you find the "interpolation" folder and select it
Then select the "shaders" folder
Then select smootheststep,glsl (this smooths the uneven pixels to look accurate)
After selecting it you will be taken back to the Shaders setting
Scroll down to "Shader #0 Filter" change it to linear
Scroll down to "Shader #0 Scale" if you want just the raw pixels and no extra screen filter set it to 3x (set the "Shader Passes" back to 1), if you want the filter set it to 6x
Scroll down to "Shader #1" and select it
Scroll down the folders until you find the "handheld" folder and select it
Then select the "shaders" folder
Then select lcd1x_psp.glsl (This is the only filter that doesn't get funky and it looks quite accurate)
Like before after selecting it will bring you back to the Shaders setting
scroll down to "Shader #1 Filter" change it to Nearest
you can leave the "Shader #1 Scale" default
Viola it's basically perfect
you can select "Save Preset" and then "Save Core Preset" so it applies to all GBA games that run on the core used (mGBA is the default core)
Yeah man it's great to have them but to be honest with you on a 3,5 inch screen it's not worth it for me it dose not bother me that the pixels are out of line a little bit..am to busy enjoying the game. But if it was on a TV or screen then yes it would bug me. But yeah man I know all about the shades and the tricks or RA man but thank you for the Step by step brother 🙏
Looking forward to the D-Pad fix. Thanks
Not a problem man, and thank you so much for watching. Did you buy one? What color did you go for?
@@SonicLoveEmulation Last ones i bought were the square yellow LDK thing and the RS90 years ago . both Running RetroFW 2.3. i'm ok with everything up to PS1 . There was a new hand held being release every week so i just stopped . I will be buying a hand held PC like the Steam Deck or something more powerful. Then that will be it for me. Full speed PS2 emulation will be the stopping point.
@@Rick_Todd steam deck is the best all rounder I feel, it's dose great emulation and still performs amazing on pc games due to the fantastic support it gets with updates and so much optimization...it's a soled choice man
I've just updated mine with the latest firmware and I'm really impressed. It runs a lot of emulators quite well. Good job from Anbernic! ✌🏻
Definitely is a very attractive handheld with just pure naustalga, and once you fix the D-pad it's just becomes Perfect. What color did you get? And what system do you mostly play on the RG35XXSP?
@@SonicLoveEmulation Mine is blue and I'm playing N64 and Playstation games mostly!
@@djwrahfael nice man, well enjoy the best handheld clone of all time man
How do you update the device? Do you lose any savestate?
@@Carcosahead you have to update the firmware with new SD cards and flash the firmware, and you can back up your saves to your pc to put on the new cards...I do have a video on how to update it for the RG35XX h but it's the sane for the sp. Just make sure you download the right firmware from the Anbernic website.
Hey Sonic, Thanks for the great video man, for mine I got the grey retro looking one. I also don't like the clicky buttons I also didn't like Anbernic's default OS, I immediately stuck MuOS on mine with the GB theme . Sonic, we would love to see some videos of you trying other OS'es on your RG35XX SP
Will definitely be doing videos of this man. And thank you so much for the views
I skipped most of the Anbernics lately. I did buy an RG Cube, which is great and a nice performance improvement over the RG 405 and RG505 that I had been using for a while.
@@Deathpxl99 waiting on the cube to arrive looks good. And I think the rg40xx h is the best one to buy
Looks nice in blue ,i myself got the landscape version 35xxh im sure the d pad need fixing on it ,but happy with it ,i play tekken 6 but quite laggy on stock firmware so need to tweak it a bit ,happy to view your content Sonic love 👍🏼😊
And thank you for the views man, for me I love it as the gba sp is my all time favorite handheld and I think has the best roster or games...pure joy! Once you fix the dpad it's perfect.
4:47 in sounds like your having an orgasm over it haha love the review tho mate, amazing device
@@LozLoco87 ha ha thanks man
@@SonicLoveEmulation welcome mate I got the RG35XX H and then accidentally bought the A30 and again yday accidentally again bought this SP so can't wait bro haha keep it up my mate
@@LozLoco87 accidents happen man but good buys, I doing a video of the rg40xx h and I think it's awesome..I will try and get it out at some point today or tomorrow
@@SonicLoveEmulation I'm on a budget even tho I have loads now haha but absolutely loving them but I'll need to buy a more expensive one sometime mate, I started with the basic R36S and wow that thing is amazing for what it is and the price, I've now got 2 of them, the Miyoo Mini Plus and A30 and the Anbernic RG35XX H & SP so not to bad considering I only started getting them 2 months ago lol
@@LozLoco87 if you are going to get one more expensive I would go for the rg cube, rg556, for £150-200 for the best performance so far would get the retroid pocket 4 pro or the daddy of them all the ayn oden 2 pro.....but more expensive.
This is by far, by leaps and bounds, my favorite chinese retro handheld of all time! This is the one I've been waiting for. I have like 20 or so, play them for a few days, and move on. I can usually tell if I'm going to like a gaming accessory pretty quickly, no matter how I try to force myself to like them I can't. I usually wait a few months to get them to allow better firmware to be released but I took a chance on this. Luckily this one came with a really solid firmware but the hardware is amazing. I might be a little biased as I had a SP as a kid.
@@exodous02 I get you man, gba games are still some of the best games on any handheld or system still to this day it was way ahead of its time. And the SP is awesome and perfect once you fix the 8 way controls
Got mine 2 days ago and love it 🤘🏽i find turning shaders off stops lag on some games 🙏🏽i usually make Grips for all my handheld emulation devices but this time i bought one off Etsy and see how that goes
I might do that actually, let me know how you get on with it and if it's any good man
@@SonicLoveEmulation will do bro 🙏🏼
@@georged7627 thanks man
Thanks for the video - have mine on order. Are you going to do the quiet button mod on it?
I don't mind it, it's not as loud as what some say. But I will be showcasing how to fix the broken D-pad and but in pivot so you can play all games properly
I have not put this system down since I received it. I have not felt like this about a system in a long time. I want to purchase a second one but there really is no need.
It's fantastic and once you put a pivot on the D-pad it's perfect, what color did you go for and what's your favorite system to play on it for you?
@@SonicLoveEmulation I picked up the gray it gives that old school feel. The transparent blue looks awesome though. GBA is definitely my favorite.
@@fairytaillegend9811 I have the Grey one on the way definitely retro feel to it
You can get 4 and sync them to play 4 player , im getting 2 👍
@@kylecole7508 yes you can, but most anbernic handhelds can do that but this just feels so good and brings back memories of years gone
its a really nice handheld. i use mine with knulli os (batocera) and muOS
Yeah man I love it, even better now I fixed the dpad
Have you tried the Trimui Smart Pro at all mate as that was my next buy I was thinking 🤔
@@LozLoco87 yeah man not long done a vido on it th-cam.com/video/CDtXZMgRYfo/w-d-xo.html
Great video, I got a better sense of what this would be like by your more personal appraisal.
I have a black V90, I am going to have to get the silver version of this now!
You will not regret it buddy, few easy fixes you can do to make this perfect and I will be doing a video about that to. What color will you be going for?
@@SonicLoveEmulation
The silver colour.
I still have my 20 year old Tribal silver GBA SP so it seems most fitting.
I would probably have gone for either the black or blue models if they were a solid colour.
@@adamkane7513 yeah I have my original one to but did a mod and a new shell and screen to it
I'm definitely going to but this one 😊
It's a fantastic handheld and even better when you fix the D-pad
I didn't get one, Sonic cuz I bought a Tears of the Kingdom edition Switch oled. I don't care if I'm late with the Switch but I must have one. As for that device, I would get it for Atomis wave. I am playing Atomis wave on my Redream emu and it is great there. But I'm still gonna get that I don't know when but it just have to happen, eventually.
Yeah it's great, atomiswave and Naomi play great on here love monky ball, fotns, deep blue, aus, great games
the case looks nice
Definitely a nice case for the RG35XX sp Zocker...will you be picking this one up?
@@SonicLoveEmulation not atm, i have just too many similar devices
@@zockeromi1970 thats fair enough Zocker
Mine didn’t come with a case :(
@@AIGeneratedVoiceMEMES I got mine with a case from the Anbernic official ebay page, maybe go to the page and ask how much just for the case
Why do most reviewers use Retroarch to play GBA games ? I notice some games on retroarch will lose save data if i accidentally hit reset bottom. The standalone emulator is easier to use, and the HD filter makes gaming experience quite nice, and no issue with save data loss from emulator.
@@ge-ge-ge7953 I am used to using RA used it for many years. I have no issues with it. But will have a go at gba with the standalone.
Mine came last week and screen dint work it looked very nice sent it back and just hope I get a replacement . Yet another to vid man and as always SONIC FOR PRESIDENT
I got the 556 and half way through making the video on it when I turned it off it never come back on, it also happened withe the arc d its so frustrating when something like that happens especially when you are excited to get it, for it to brake or not work man. And thank you for the views likes and shears man
I had same issue when I got mine. You could open it up like I did and reseat display ribbon. That worked on mine
@@zeydp glad you got it sorted
Gotta say Sonic, Im a little disappointed, your poll clearly showed the majority of voters wanted your 556 vid first ☺️.
Anyway, this one seems like good performance, if you like the smaller screen and form factor.
👍👍👍
Edit:I just read your comment on sending the 556 back..my bad 👍
I pined a comment about it on the video the Anbernic 556 is RIP man
Yeah I know, just seen it after I commented and edited my comment too.
Oh OK man, yeah was gutted...I shut it down and it did not come back on tuck it apart could see of find anything that would have caused it to not turn on but yeah it's dead man.
So you bought it direct from Anbernic and once they get yours back theyll send you a new one, still.. Doesnt exactly inspire confidence in that model then does it?
@@fonzitheman not at all and yes it's from them directly...it happened with the rg35xx h the first one I got and then with the arc s, so that 3 systems now that it's just died out the blue. And to top it all I see loads of the new cube has really bad light bleed and I got one of them on the way too. And obviously the poo dpad design on the sp...I think they are slightly neglected there QC checks
The controls suck for shmups
@@MadShmupper yes any 8 way controls are dreadful, but I did fix the dpad and now it's plays fine 8way control I will be doing a mod video on it
So.... you review an SP device but didn't even load an SP game? Odd.
@@KegRaider ha ha I have reviewed all handhelds with the same chip h700 in every device the same performance on the rg35xx h, rg28xx every one knows what it's like but the most questions I get are what the higher end games run like so I put them at the forefront of this particular video, but I will be doing a top 20 gba games showcase on the sp to play. Hope that helps.
@@SonicLoveEmulation , Heh fair enough ;) I'm specifically after a device to play GBA and below to replace my rather worn out RetroFlag GPi (zero2w installed) machine. Now I just need approval from the Minister of War and Finance: aka the wife!
@@SonicLoveEmulation Bugger it, I pulled the buy button and will deal with the fallout later whilst playing some sweet SWEET old titles the way they're meant to be played! Subscribed due to your prompt response too ;)
@@KegRaider very kind of you
The ONLY thing stopping me from ordering this thing is the flimsy shoulders. I mean a little is fine, but this? Good grief..
@@marksmith-po7wl I get that but, I have to say the more you use it the more you love it...and when you put custom firmware on it...it becomes awesome little handheld but I will say I would get the new cubeXX over this
@@SonicLoveEmulation thanks for the advice. I subbed you and will look forward to more reviews from you on handhelds
@@marksmith-po7wl thank you kindly
You never showed God of way gameplay. Were you been paid to promote this by Anbernic ? Sure looks like it considering you never showed the gameplay of that difficult to run game.
Nope, bought it myself..and I have shown God of War running on the rg35xx plus, the rg35xx h the rg28xx. It runs OK with the cheat code. I have show the performance of this chip set on multiple video buddy
God of War ran ok for me but Somehow I have to map my controls because my controls were not mapped and the only thing I could do was swing my chains and jump. Couldn't move left to right.
I haven't sat down with mine with enough time to figure things out but I can say that so far I'm digging this Anbernic device. I also have the RG35xx which I am also fond of. As soon as I can get a chance to sit down on an off work day, I'm going to fix my RG351p. I'm getting more and more impressed with Anbernic. I've never had any Gameboy devices and this gives me a chance to relive my childhood.
I also had a little trouble with the Dpad during Mrs. Pacman and 1944
@@GurlDreamer54 yes I can truly say this is the one for me, if I had to pick one handheld to play for the rest of my life if would be the RG35XXSP in my youthful days this was indeed my most played system and even now I have molded SP's snes, and DragonBall SP ips screens. I absolutely love it and gba games and arcade games are my favorites to play on this so far. Keep a eye out for the modding video to fix the D-pad
@@GurlDreamer54 oh and on God of War, tap the power button when in game to change the D-pad to a analog stick D-pad, you can also do the with dreamcast and n64, and NDS for the stylist
@@SonicLoveEmulation If this ( GoW) is playable with a few hacks like you say, then its really a massive leap in low budget handheld emulation.
East or West Sony psp is the best
@@yzx9122 ha ha it has some outstanding games for it that's for sure