it depends what you want. Do you want more that have a "feel" of a certain system? The other one I recommend is Trimui smart and add the MiniUI patch, because it's a small screen and is the closest to feel like my game boy micro.
I love the idea of them making more handhelds that are meant to feel more like specific controllers for specific systems. If they made a really low budget, sega genesis controller shaped one, that could only emulate the older games, I would get it JUST to have a genesis library on it. Same if they did an SNES.
I think a portable with detachable retro system controls are the way forward. Want a three button Mega Drive? Attach it. Want a gameboy? Attach two buttons to the side. Want Playstation 2's pressure sensitive face button attach that. Each d-pad has a different feel too. For instance, the SMS allowed for a eight directional roll of the d-pad, whereas a NES had four way. These systems deserve a more representative control scheme on these emulation devices.
I just got this and it has seriously impressed me! I have a Switch and a Steam Deck but I wanted something a little smaller to take on vacation. I've never done these types of overseas handhelds before and I was half expecting a piece of junk. This is very well made and super comfy to hold! DPad is really accurate and again comfortable, no hard edges to wear out your thumbs. I tried out Capcom v SNK 2 and I noticed that the HP/HK buttons were mapped to the shoulders rather than the extra front facing buttons which was odd. Luckily it was extremely easy to remap and since it was in Retroarch I was able to save a game config profile. The speakers are nice and loud as well. Very nice job Anbernic!!!
Yes, this device is impressive software and hardware wise. I did post in the comments that I think you will get random consoles though. Mine didn't come with Saturn, Sega CD, or 32X. Just nearly all the Megadrive and Dreamcast games that I wanted.
I got the black ARC-D in May 2024 with NO Sega Saturn, Sega CD or 32X games on the SD card. I did get 50 Dreamcast and they mostly play fine. Ready to Rumble had a minor sound bug in the menu. Blue Stinger had a minor graphic glitch in one of the cut scenes. Soul Calibur 2 is a game I hoped would play well and it was perfect. I also got N64, Playstation 1, Megadrive, SNES, NES, Gameboys, Game Gear, etc. and they were all pretty much flawless. This devise is impressive. Over 4000 games and the ones that I've played so far all worked. I just wanted to post here that I think you will get random consoles. The reviews I saw had Saturn, Sega CD, 32X, Playstation, N64, Gamecube, PSP, Dreamcast. Like I said, I got some arcade versions, like Mortal Kombat II, but no Gamecube Wind Waker. I would still recommend this to anyone.
LOVE the d-pad! I'd be happy with this Sega style d-pad on ALL Ambernic devices going forward, I just wish they'd use the UNISOC Tiger T616 cpu, that is powerful enough to do 100% of Dreamcast and is not expensive. This is not powerful enough. Awesome design wasted on inferior cpu
Think of it as being inspired by a megadrive/gensis six-button pad instead then, the level of power and price makes it a better fit then. If it had enough power to comfortably do Saturn then you would have the issue of it either including analogue sticks or critcised for not including them since it would have the power to comfortably do N64, DC, PSP and even some PS2/GC due to Saturn being a tougher system to emulate.
@@simbin.Same. For genesis it needs to be in the miyoo mini price range. If it could handle saturn then it could justify being in the RP3+ price range
@@JarlBarbossa It would be really great if they just swapped out the touchscreen for OLED and upped the CPU to run Saturn games at full speed. I would pay even more for that!
The truth is that it looks like a very good machine to emulate, after all, I don't see it as necessary to not have analog sticks for certain emulators if it can be replaced with the D-Pad. I would like to see more in depth, its performance with systems like PSP, Saturn, Dreamcast and N64. So far, from what you have shown in the video, the product looks very good. Thanks for showing it, maybe I'll buy it.
Yeah...wake me when one of these can run the Saturn games we really want to play. I want Panzer Dragoon Saga, Burning Rangers, Radiant Silvergun, Die Hard Arcade, anything from the Shining series... you get the jist. If I am going to play SF: Alpha, then it will be through arcade emulation. Although I do appreciate the Saturn look of this product and superior 6-button pad setup.
Great video Prime! My Arc-D is in the mail. I can’t wait to get my hands on it. It would be great if you could do a tutorial to set up Launchbox for this device.
I've been waiting a very, very long time for an emulator handheld with 6 face buttons. They're definitely on the right track. I may have to wait for an update with a larger screen, and more power to handle 6th gen content. Then I'll have a handheld for "modern" dual analog 3d gaming (Steam Deck or ROG Ally), and something like this for old school 2d arcade gaming
I wanted to see gamegear with a nice front end . The only game system my wife ever owned was gamegear. I would love to set it up as an easy to use game gear dedicated system for her . Something she wouldn’t mess up easily
Thank you for this great review and your awesome videos I watch this review a few months ago but I just bought the console and I'm very excited. Thank you 👍
A Saturn-shaped handheld that can't play Saturn games? That'll go great with my Data Frog, the Super NES-shaped handheld that can't play Super NES games!
Regarding low volume: for some reason Anbernic often sets the gain for the speaker amp circuits WAY under spec. I had an RG350M which was BARELY audible out of the speakers making then useless. I opened up the board and found the op-amp chip and the schematic for it. It was ONLY setup with feedback to input resistors to have 10:1 gain which is LUDICROUSLY low, the chip supports way way more. I experimented with resistor settings and changed the surface mount feedback resistor to something like 25:1 and it had MUCH better sound. Since so few people complained about their RG350M sounding unbearably low I think other units got a better op amp setup. Anyways, if your Arc D sounds too low I am sure you can just change one resistor per channel to get it as loud as you want. I have been meaning to make a video to show how to do it on tge RG350 series.
The fact it doesn't have an anlog is WHY I ordered one. If they ever did the SNES controller style and removed the analogs I'd get one of those too. Perhaps they will, if this one sells well.
idk what that stick is called that you tested the d-pad and buttons with but a loved the presentation. Wish more reviewers would use something like that
God, I want this handheld, but as much as I believe that the Sega consoles from Genesis to Sega CD Sega 32X and Sega Saturn, as well as Dreamcast were the best of their generation. The one thing we needed was dual analogue controllers. At least for Sega Saturn after Nights into dreams and the Dreamcast had at least one amazing analogue controller. We needed a dual and so does this device to be a perfect, well at least one.
Thanks ETA. Actually I would pick this and the other device that was built around the SNES. For awhile I wanted to modify my PSOne classic to do this with the proper controllers. But now with these handhelds just curate them for what they do best which is Sega Master system up to Saturn and NES up to GBA with all the correct control layout. That would leave a proper 16:9 handheld for PS1 up to PS2, Dreamcast, N64 and PSP. Thanks for all your reviews!
I was SO excitedwhen i saw the 6 buttons layout... i REALLY want to get it and support this.... but the fact it cant even run Killer instinct Arcade... or N64 KI2 Gold is a HUGE turn off :(
Doesn't need dual analog for anything. N64, saturn, and dreamcast only used the left stick, and 99% of the time it just mirrored the dpad. For N64 and Dreamcast, You could just make the dpad emulate the stick, then L2+dpad be the dpad. That covers everything.
Seems a tad niche for me, with other products in it's price and spec range that are better choices. The 3 buttons are grey, this case is more cream, light years away from grey.
Does anyone know how to change hotkeys on the RG ARC? The frontend seems to over-ride the ability to save hotkey binds in the retro-arch menus, tried everything and I can't get Rewind to save after exiting out of each game.
Guess you never played No Mercy because the perfect button combo already existed on the N64. This has no analog sticks. No c-buttons. But you call it perfect. 🤣
always love the 6 buttons pad, for 10$ it is whorty to take the D with 1 gb ram more...unfortunatly an arm a5x series is not enough to emulate properly a saturn even at standard resolution, maybe using and amlogic s922x like in the odroid go ultra could be a better choice in order to add performances at a very low increase of price point
Is it powerful enough to keep stable 60 FPS in Genesis / SNES cores (Retroarch) when you enable RunAhead mode (which counteracts software emulation input lag)?
Yet another review that (I believe) misses the point on SS emulation on this device. The SS is loved in the retrogaming community as a 2D gaming beast and many collectors only buy 2D games for the Saturn (myself included). It does so happen that the RG Arc D plays these 2D games well, either without any frame skip or with minor frame skipping (2 to 5 frames at the most, with 0 also being very common, compare that VS the 30+ you often see with SS 3D games). The fact that analog sticks (a staple of Anbernic devices) are completely absent here, makes me think that this machine was meant for 2D game lovers from the get-go (and if you are one of us, this thing rocks!). For 3D-loving retrogamers, Anbernic offers the RG405M (Gamma OS highly recommended here) which plays very well SS 3D games, N64, Sega Dreamcast, and more (albeit at a higher price).
@@airthrowDBT A good suggestion for a future improved model :) Still I am in difficulty in thinking which SS 2D games heavily rely on Shoulder buttons (most only use ABC, with a slew also using XYZ).
Yeah definitely, I dont think a single 2D game relies heavily on the shoulder buttons being analog...too bad though my dream handheld is EXACTLY the Arc D but with a hall effect analog stick, only 2 triggers analog, to fully emulate the NiGHTs pad...
Its a shame how cheap and uninspired the speaker grilles are on the front of the machine. It def knocks points off the overall design. They could have done something much more slick without sacrificing functionality.
I've been looking for something like that for fighting games, specially Street Fighter. I may get one myself. How does SFA3 (psp) perform on it? That's my favourite version of the entire Alpha series.
Love that there's finally another handheld with six top buttons, hopefully this becomes a trend. Also this will be great to have a Sega Channel front end UI. It would be pandering to very few of us that even remember Sega channel but damn it would be awesome lol
Only downside with this is instead of using single, more comfortable L and R buttons that split them into two little ones, which is completely unnecessary since there are no games that will be making any use of that set up without having sticks. That's one thing I hate about these retro handhelds, they're always some stupid, out of touch choices made here and there that seems like they're trying to go for some kind of mass appeal when all they really do is just make hardware that doesn't fit well into any particular category.
Thats true. I wonder what the price differential was between two shoulder buttons vs making one analog shoulder button which wouldve been way more useful for Saturn
@@airthrowDBT Analog is one of the most useless features it seems people think modern controllers need, but when they think about how often they play games that require it, vs games that would be better off with buttons, like the Switch Pro has, they quickly realize buttons would be preferable. With the Sega style controller though, you have two extra face buttons, so you only need to shoulders. I use a Saturn style controller to play PS1 stuff all the time and still haven't ran into a game where it's an issue to use the additional face buttons.
@@ulfrinn8783 There are certain Saturn games that are literally unplayable without Analog triggers. NiGHTs for one. Also there are some games w/o good controller config meaning you cant say, accelerate. I was unaware of this problem until I bought the Retrobit wireless Saturn pads which have analog thumbsticks..so I was excited to have Wireless NiGHTs capable pads for Saturn and MiSTer. Unfortunately the shoulders are digital only. NiGHTs was my primary reason for getting the pad unfortunately, but they are otherwise stellar pads.
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I’d love to see a holiday handheld gift guide given the sheer number of devices and price points now. It’s kinda getting overwhelming.
The best one if you're giving gifts to non tech people in my opinion is RG35XX running garlicOS
it depends what you want. Do you want more that have a "feel" of a certain system? The other one I recommend is Trimui smart and add the MiniUI patch, because it's a small screen and is the closest to feel like my game boy micro.
That actually does look like a proper Saturn dpad with the rock and pivot. Something I don't think anyone has got right yet.
I love the idea of them making more handhelds that are meant to feel more like specific controllers for specific systems. If they made a really low budget, sega genesis controller shaped one, that could only emulate the older games, I would get it JUST to have a genesis library on it. Same if they did an SNES.
They did a SNES one, RG353PS
@@justarandomguy2126 yeah but they need to ditch the analogs and make it more simplistic and ergonomic.
Snes is practically the default for every other system
I think a portable with detachable retro system controls are the way forward.
Want a three button Mega Drive? Attach it. Want a gameboy? Attach two buttons to the side. Want Playstation 2's pressure sensitive face button attach that.
Each d-pad has a different feel too. For instance, the SMS allowed for a eight directional roll of the d-pad, whereas a NES had four way. These systems deserve a more representative control scheme on these emulation devices.
I just got this and it has seriously impressed me! I have a Switch and a Steam Deck but I wanted something a little smaller to take on vacation. I've never done these types of overseas handhelds before and I was half expecting a piece of junk. This is very well made and super comfy to hold! DPad is really accurate and again comfortable, no hard edges to wear out your thumbs. I tried out Capcom v SNK 2 and I noticed that the HP/HK buttons were mapped to the shoulders rather than the extra front facing buttons which was odd. Luckily it was extremely easy to remap and since it was in Retroarch I was able to save a game config profile. The speakers are nice and loud as well. Very nice job Anbernic!!!
Yes, this device is impressive software and hardware wise. I did post in the comments that I think you will get random consoles though. Mine didn't come with Saturn, Sega CD, or 32X. Just nearly all the Megadrive and Dreamcast games that I wanted.
I got the black ARC-D in May 2024 with NO Sega Saturn, Sega CD or 32X games on the SD card. I did get 50 Dreamcast and they mostly play fine. Ready to Rumble had a minor sound bug in the menu. Blue Stinger had a minor graphic glitch in one of the cut scenes. Soul Calibur 2 is a game I hoped would play well and it was perfect. I also got N64, Playstation 1, Megadrive, SNES, NES, Gameboys, Game Gear, etc. and they were all pretty much flawless. This devise is impressive. Over 4000 games and the ones that I've played so far all worked. I just wanted to post here that I think you will get random consoles. The reviews I saw had Saturn, Sega CD, 32X, Playstation, N64, Gamecube, PSP, Dreamcast. Like I said, I got some arcade versions, like Mortal Kombat II, but no Gamecube Wind Waker. I would still recommend this to anyone.
Perfect for Sega genesis
dig that it comes in both Japanese and US region colors. seems like a really cool little unit!
Kinda disappointing they didn't at least go with the T618 so that the Saturn emulation would be better.
It's the Sega Nomad I always wanted :)
The black variation looks so amazing!
We need a handheld with the N64 layout buttons to play it the way its suposed to be played
6:18
Plays Street Fighter Alpha 3 but puts Street Fighter 3 Double Impact boxart instead
LOVE the d-pad! I'd be happy with this Sega style d-pad on ALL Ambernic devices going forward, I just wish they'd use the UNISOC Tiger T616 cpu, that is powerful enough to do 100% of Dreamcast and is not expensive. This is not powerful enough. Awesome design wasted on inferior cpu
The Saturn Dpad is the best dpad ever
I really want to like it, but a Saturn inspired handheld should be powerful enough to run its games without frame skip.
Think of it as being inspired by a megadrive/gensis six-button pad instead then, the level of power and price makes it a better fit then.
If it had enough power to comfortably do Saturn then you would have the issue of it either including analogue sticks or critcised for not including them since it would have the power to comfortably do N64, DC, PSP and even some PS2/GC due to Saturn being a tougher system to emulate.
@@ColinRowlands Good points. I might get one just for Genesis once the price comes down.
@@simbin.Same. For genesis it needs to be in the miyoo mini price range. If it could handle saturn then it could justify being in the RP3+ price range
@@JarlBarbossa It would be really great if they just swapped out the touchscreen for OLED and upped the CPU to run Saturn games at full speed. I would pay even more for that!
@@simbin. Agreed
The truth is that it looks like a very good machine to emulate, after all, I don't see it as necessary to not have analog sticks for certain emulators if it can be replaced with the D-Pad. I would like to see more in depth, its performance with systems like PSP, Saturn, Dreamcast and N64. So far, from what you have shown in the video, the product looks very good. Thanks for showing it, maybe I'll buy it.
Psp will be cropped so there's no point
Damn!!! Two Videos One Morning?! 🤯
A lot of OT. Lol 😆
Yeah...wake me when one of these can run the Saturn games we really want to play. I want Panzer Dragoon Saga, Burning Rangers, Radiant Silvergun, Die Hard Arcade, anything from the Shining series... you get the jist. If I am going to play SF: Alpha, then it will be through arcade emulation. Although I do appreciate the Saturn look of this product and superior 6-button pad setup.
Great video Prime! My Arc-D is in the mail. I can’t wait to get my hands on it. It would be great if you could do a tutorial to set up Launchbox for this device.
It's the same to setup as LaunchBox on other Android devices
Eta bringing to us the SEGA NOSTALGIC FORMAT HANDHELD, THANKS FOR YOUR GREAT JOB!!!
FYI Street Fighter III was the only SF game released on CPS-3, not whatever that game you were playing was @ 6:06
I got one. I heard the saturn runs much better under Linux.
I've been waiting a very, very long time for an emulator handheld with 6 face buttons. They're definitely on the right track. I may have to wait for an update with a larger screen, and more power to handle 6th gen content. Then I'll have a handheld for "modern" dual analog 3d gaming (Steam Deck or ROG Ally), and something like this for old school 2d arcade gaming
I wanted to see gamegear with a nice front end . The only game system my wife ever owned was gamegear. I would love to set it up as an easy to use game gear dedicated system for her . Something she wouldn’t mess up easily
Miyoo mini
Thank you for this great review and your awesome videos I watch this review a few months ago but I just bought the console and I'm very excited. Thank you 👍
You need to be able to run mednafen/beetle to play saturn... A55 cores won't cut it. anyway I love the format!
I didn't even know they had this. Very nice. 6 face buttons too.
A Saturn-shaped handheld that can't play Saturn games? That'll go great with my Data Frog, the Super NES-shaped handheld that can't play Super NES games!
Regarding low volume: for some reason Anbernic often sets the gain for the speaker amp circuits WAY under spec. I had an RG350M which was BARELY audible out of the speakers making then useless. I opened up the board and found the op-amp chip and the schematic for it. It was ONLY setup with feedback to input resistors to have 10:1 gain which is LUDICROUSLY low, the chip supports way way more. I experimented with resistor settings and changed the surface mount feedback resistor to something like 25:1 and it had MUCH better sound. Since so few people complained about their RG350M sounding unbearably low I think other units got a better op amp setup. Anyways, if your Arc D sounds too low I am sure you can just change one resistor per channel to get it as loud as you want. I have been meaning to make a video to show how to do it on tge RG350 series.
It’s always crazy when a another consoles starts working on a handheld
Missed opportunity to show off Comix Zone. I have been looking for a 6 button emulator for a while.
Looks amazing og Japanese saturn style controller 👌 😊
A nice little handheld! Nice one!
The fact it doesn't have an anlog is WHY I ordered one. If they ever did the SNES controller style and removed the analogs I'd get one of those too. Perhaps they will, if this one sells well.
I'd rather this variant 🤘🏾it looks Hella comfy 🙏🏽
This is great I want one just to play Genesis & Game Gear on this. If it could run some of the 2d Saturn and Dreamcast games that be a plus
idk what that stick is called that you tested the d-pad and buttons with but a loved the presentation. Wish more reviewers would use something like that
God, I want this handheld, but as much as I believe that the Sega consoles from Genesis to Sega CD Sega 32X and Sega Saturn, as well as Dreamcast were the best of their generation. The one thing we needed was dual analogue controllers. At least for Sega Saturn after Nights into dreams and the Dreamcast had at least one amazing analogue controller. We needed a dual and so does this device to be a perfect, well at least one.
Thanks ETA. Actually I would pick this and the other device that was built around the SNES. For awhile I wanted to modify my PSOne classic to do this with the proper controllers. But now with these handhelds just curate them for what they do best which is Sega Master system up to Saturn and NES up to GBA with all the correct control layout.
That would leave a proper 16:9 handheld for PS1 up to PS2, Dreamcast, N64 and PSP.
Thanks for all your reviews!
Psp is the only one there that is 16:9
Just buy an rp3+
I was SO excitedwhen i saw the 6 buttons layout... i REALLY want to get it and support this.... but the fact it cant even run Killer instinct Arcade... or N64 KI2 Gold is a HUGE turn off :(
Is the stock linux firmware decent? Tempted to get it but hearing mixed things about the firmware and I've not really seen any custom options
There's only 1 ps1 game that REQUIRES the dual shock, ape escape.
Hello, thanks for this review ! I read that the audio output is crap with noise in the background when using headphones... Can you confirm this ?
Mine does not sound noisy with headphones.
Ok, thanks a lot@@airthrowDBT
This would be great with dual analog and wide N64 compatibility. I need more handhelds going forward to have the 6-button layout for right thumb.
Absolutely agreed. It's long overdue.
Doesn't need dual analog for anything. N64, saturn, and dreamcast only used the left stick, and 99% of the time it just mirrored the dpad. For N64 and Dreamcast, You could just make the dpad emulate the stick, then L2+dpad be the dpad. That covers everything.
woah better than the tease IMO
Hi does the system anbernic rg arc-s have games out of the box,ready to play them?
Yaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!
Seems a tad niche for me, with other products in it's price and spec range that are better choices. The 3 buttons are grey, this case is more cream, light years away from grey.
Does anyone know how to change hotkeys on the RG ARC? The frontend seems to over-ride the ability to save hotkey binds in the retro-arch menus, tried everything and I can't get Rewind to save after exiting out of each game.
When I load the Lennox side, the games are playable. When I load the android side, the games have disappeared. What should I do?
What the benefit of having android available? Not sure which one to get
Question... Can this really be plugged into a pc and used as a controller also?
why has no review channel tested if it works with fightcade -_-
How is N64 performance? If this thing can play No Mercy and/or Revenge it would be the.pwefect button combo.
Guess you never played No Mercy because the perfect button combo already existed on the N64. This has no analog sticks. No c-buttons. But you call it perfect. 🤣
4:58 how to set up like this layout and access to Android
Can you connect earbuds via bluetooth?
always love the 6 buttons pad, for 10$ it is whorty to take the D with 1 gb ram more...unfortunatly an arm a5x series is not enough to emulate properly a saturn even at standard resolution, maybe using and amlogic s922x like in the odroid go ultra could be a better choice in order to add performances at a very low increase of price point
@ETA Prime what rom types does the Sega Saturn emulator run? CHD, BIN/CUE, ISO, ZIPPED BIN/CUE?
Is it powerful enough to keep stable 60 FPS in Genesis / SNES cores (Retroarch) when you enable RunAhead mode (which counteracts software emulation input lag)?
we want u talking with valve to support gta6 on linix steam deck
Analogue sticks are uncomfortable, they stick out. They should have made the shoulder buttons smaller, not sticking out.
I need this
How do you update the firmware ?
Is this better than the rg28xx?
Will it run Panzer Dragoon Saga?
0:00 Please come in black. Please Come In Black. PLEASE COME IN BLACK!!! 1:32 THANK YOU!
Are these good for 1st device to pick up?
Yes, highly recommended. I got mine on amazon and it came w/roms pre-loaded on a 128GB card.
Yet another review that (I believe) misses the point on SS emulation on this device. The SS is loved in the retrogaming community as a 2D gaming beast and many collectors only buy 2D games for the Saturn (myself included).
It does so happen that the RG Arc D plays these 2D games well, either without any frame skip or with minor frame skipping (2 to 5 frames at the most, with 0 also being very common, compare that VS the 30+ you often see with SS 3D games).
The fact that analog sticks (a staple of Anbernic devices) are completely absent here, makes me think that this machine was meant for 2D game lovers from the get-go (and if you are one of us, this thing rocks!).
For 3D-loving retrogamers, Anbernic offers the RG405M (Gamma OS highly recommended here) which plays very well SS 3D games, N64, Sega Dreamcast, and more (albeit at a higher price).
I love mine but if this is the case they shouldve just made one set of more comfortable shoulder buttons
@@airthrowDBT A good suggestion for a future improved model :)
Still I am in difficulty in thinking which SS 2D games heavily rely on Shoulder buttons (most only use ABC, with a slew also using XYZ).
Yeah definitely, I dont think a single 2D game relies heavily on the shoulder buttons being analog...too bad though my dream handheld is EXACTLY the Arc D but with a hall effect analog stick, only 2 triggers analog, to fully emulate the NiGHTs pad...
Can i install on rg arc batacera?
Is it possible to connect bluetooth earbuds on the linux side?
is there any way it can play Marvel vs Capcom 2?
can this do batocera?
Is it possible to run Dragon Ball Legends on this device? I'm just curious.
Hey what’s going on everybody…
pls try and test some android games and pc or other ports
Can it play adroid game like minecraft
How many years of security updates does that custom linux image come with?
Android is much worse, than a linux-based dedicated emulation OS.
😁😁😁👍👍👍...nice......
Its a shame how cheap and uninspired the speaker grilles are on the front of the machine. It def knocks points off the overall design. They could have done something much more slick without sacrificing functionality.
Do you think that fans could release an os or something that would be able to push the hardware hard enough to make Saturn games run at 60?
I've been looking for something like that for fighting games, specially Street Fighter. I may get one myself. How does SFA3 (psp) perform on it? That's my favourite version of the entire Alpha series.
Psp is 16:9
Play the dreamcast version for 4:3
Can it run Panzer Dragoon Saga?
ETA Value is Releaseing the steam deck oled has the same specs but better battery and has wifi 6 E in novmember 16 10am pt
Too bad the screen looks cheap from color accuracy standpoint.
Looks so blue.
is it preloaded with games?
You gotta buy a sd games with it
The colors remind me of Sega Saturn, not Dreamcast. it would be interesting to see if it would run Saturn games.
No compraria esa cosa, aunque fuera la ultima consola china en la tierra.
would this run jelos off the sd card?
According to RetroGameCorps in-depth review, no custom firmware support apparently :(
If this costs more than 40 bucks... just send me 40 bucks too
Na, looks too kiddie for me. The specs are nice but the design looks like My First Retro Machine.
The black one looks smooth
i get the nostalgic factor, but, that style of dpad is the worse, just use the cross
False. It's better
Love that there's finally another handheld with six top buttons, hopefully this becomes a trend.
Also this will be great to have a Sega Channel front end UI. It would be pandering to very few of us that even remember Sega channel but damn it would be awesome lol
Finally a really good d-pad and great button layout. Love it 😀
We've really had enough of these shitty Nintendo-style layout handhelds!
Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate on this gadget = 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I wonder if it plays genesis games as well
It definitely does!
The expensive models have the Sega Saturn color ways (America/Japan)
Only downside with this is instead of using single, more comfortable L and R buttons that split them into two little ones, which is completely unnecessary since there are no games that will be making any use of that set up without having sticks. That's one thing I hate about these retro handhelds, they're always some stupid, out of touch choices made here and there that seems like they're trying to go for some kind of mass appeal when all they really do is just make hardware that doesn't fit well into any particular category.
Thats true. I wonder what the price differential was between two shoulder buttons vs making one analog shoulder button which wouldve been way more useful for Saturn
@@airthrowDBT Analog is one of the most useless features it seems people think modern controllers need, but when they think about how often they play games that require it, vs games that would be better off with buttons, like the Switch Pro has, they quickly realize buttons would be preferable.
With the Sega style controller though, you have two extra face buttons, so you only need to shoulders. I use a Saturn style controller to play PS1 stuff all the time and still haven't ran into a game where it's an issue to use the additional face buttons.
@@ulfrinn8783 There are certain Saturn games that are literally unplayable without Analog triggers. NiGHTs for one. Also there are some games w/o good controller config meaning you cant say, accelerate. I was unaware of this problem until I bought the Retrobit wireless Saturn pads which have analog thumbsticks..so I was excited to have Wireless NiGHTs capable pads for Saturn and MiSTer. Unfortunately the shoulders are digital only. NiGHTs was my primary reason for getting the pad unfortunately, but they are otherwise stellar pads.
shipping and taxes make price too high on anbernic prices policy
The first time I saw this handheld I said to myself.
Wow a Saturn controller with a screen I really want one!