The only downside is that they really are playing with fire when it comes to these preloaded sd cards. It's a level of pseudo-piracy and non-intuitive design that holds these back from universal mainstream appeal and I just don't know how would ever be broached unless someone like Sony or Nintendo just licensed a ton of games for them, which would never, ever happen. So it's such a bummer that there's no real modern intuitive way to get a regular person a handheld that just plays these games, even if Nintendo or Sony would make a slaughter selling the roms for $0.99 on a storefront.
@@colinmartin9797 Sony and Nintendo don't have the license for many of these older games aside from the obvious nintendo or Sony developed ones. Sega actually help a lot with emulation and have no issues with them. We can just buy them, no legal issues. Edited for clarity.
This is my first portable gaming device, and I got it this week. I love it so far. Coming from not having a device like this before, I didn't find it heavy or chunky at all, just really comfy to hold. Really satisfied so far
@@iclonethefirst I haven't tried casting (since it's kinda inconsistent, and I don't trust a device at this price to scale to a big TV) but it does not have HDMI out. In my research on this, basically none of the mobile chipsets do big screens super well, IMO. More of a Steam deck and up feature to work well
Quite a few TH-camrs don't really talk about a consoles ability (or lack thereof) to connect to a TV and play couch co-op. I think it's a big feature and a big deal for a lot of people looking into getting one. I'd enjoy a video from you about that side of things.
I agree with @dawsoncjames on the lack of discussion of HDMI connectivity to TV by a lot of TH-cam handheld games console reviewers Bob. It would really be awesome to know if and how well these devices perform with a TV screen connected as well as standalone. This would (in my mind at least) make the purchase price of the handheld unit a lot easier to rationalize, since if the TV performance was good also, you would automatically have both the portable game play functionality fun plus a home TV console setup to be able to play with a friend with an extra Bluetooth controller. JUST my opinion Bob but by adding this additional information to your already awesome handheld reviews, it would really set your reviews miles apart from the "rest" and make them even more comprehensive and make your reviews "shine" even more... Just my $0.02. Have a great weekend! Fred
Purpose driven devices are kinda more important. Is it nice to have both? Of course, but there will always be a compromised experience in one way or another. It has video out, but lacks Bluetooth. So you better have a long ass cable and the longer the cable, the less stable the signal. Etc etc etc. If ya want both get a steamdeck and a USB c dock or something similar. It will pay for itself based on its simplicity alone
these micro HDMI ports are very unreliable, I think that's why a lot of devices ship without them, reviewers go mad about not having micro HDMI but when you actually try them out the screen blinks every time you rock the console a little bit, making them pointless in practice.
Omg I was so stressed and feeling super awful and now I’m eating lunch, watching bob, and hearing pikmin 1 music at the same time? I am cured. Thank you Bob
Hey Bob. I’m the one who asked you to make the 405m video. Good to see you’re going to anbernic. I want to get a rp3+ just to have at home. I use my 405m as my out of the door handheld that I take to work or whatever. Most of the reasons to put gammaOS on the 405m and 505 are to clear up the problems with the screens. Which the 405v has the same screen. Also the 405m and 505 have problems with the shoulder buttons when playing google games. Like if you want to play dead cells or call of duty mobile, stock firmware doesn’t have the right mapping for the shoulder buttons. I know you put on gammoOS lite but I still think you should put more stock into the OS cuz it’s only one dude and he’s doing a lot of work. Love your vids man. Thanks for reading.
Your B roll, video resolution sharpness and stock music choices are getting better and better all the time! Almost 1 million subs. Keep up the great work!
I suspect they may keep Mario out of the ...influencer units. So they don't influence themselves into a copyright takedown. And yeah, GB's square, that's 4:3 so it's gonna look funky.
4:18 Anbernic should really make the face buttons in the Nintendo style (A in the right) but with the colors of the PlayStation (so the A is a deep red and the B is a light blue). I think that would be a sick way to customize your Anbernic!
Haven't used the android only anbernic devices but from what I know, they have their own custom front-end that you can launch with a button or maybe in the notification/settings pull down.
The rumor ive heard as to why these sd cards are coming with very specifically mario and pokemon-less lobraries is because those IP's are the ones nintendo most closely monitors for legal action. I shudder to think about how much money nintendo, sega and sony could make by making a storefront and selling the roms of their old, no longer supported titles for $1-$5 for people to use on emulators. It wpuld have its issues, but would have the same kind of effect that steam has had on PC game piracy. I like supporting the creator when i can, and buying a used worn out pokemon emerald cartridge on ebay is not that, nor do i think nintendo charges a fair price for many of their switch ports (though i do buy some) Charge a reasonable price and make it more convenient than piracy, and piracy basically goes away. Gabe newell was totally right.
The main reason for custom os is to fix that ugly sharpening, that anbernic still didn't fix for some reason. You won't notice it that much playing mario, but it is very apparent in resident evil games or any other game with dark locations or just overall higher contrast scenes. Also it somehow makes pixelated textures look even more outdated somehow. I heard that gamma team is already working on gamma os for rg405v
If Anbernic can make a comfortable NDS/3DS emulation device, I think I might just jump over the moon. NDS and 3DS games are always some of the hardest to emulate with both hardware and software. If their new device is ergonomic and can ACTUALLY handle 3DS games, then I would be willing to bet that the 3DS consoles on eBay wouldn't cost so much anymore.
That's a great point that I honestly hadn't thought about. Yeah, 3ds consoles and games are going for more than a switch at the minute and rising. It's ridiculous. Edit: DS is still dirt cheap though and its the best way to play ds games.
I've been complaining about the 3DS prices for over a year now, and it has only gotten worse. There's just really no good option if you want to be able to play all 3DS games, other than a 3DS. As far as NDS/DSi prices, my collection has been loving where they're at. :)
I highly disagree. It's still only one screen. I have a Steam Deck, and it can run some 3DS games with Citra but it is definitely not ideal at all if you play any game that actually uses the touchscreen. Also, if you want to try and make an argument for NDS specifically, go play The World Ends With You on an Android phone. Then come back and tell that it was "fine".
we all bought it for the emulation lmao, everything is getting ported to like the switch and stuff so games like rdr1 are fully playable at 30-60fps@@josephjahn2239
I debated getting this as my first retro handheld (I've had some Nintendo systems) I ended up getting a RG353V, because I found a good deal on it and I wanted to spend less money to make sure I really actually need a dedicated handheld over just using my fairly powerful phone.
I ran into the same issue where it seemed like the Z button wasn’t mapped to anything on the dolphin emulator and by accident I found out that Z was pre mapped to the “select” button. I don’t know why but that’s the last button I figured would be mapped to Z so I never tried it.
i find it funny i watch all these videos about these devices yet only use my hacked 3DS and steam deck for everything with no intention to buy anything else lol great video though bob entertaining as always.
The reason for it looking odd is because Yoshi's Island is technically 8:7 aspect ratio. Some devs adjusted the resolution of their games for 4:3 while others left it at the native resolution for the SNES (256x224).
I was waiting for this review. Picked up an RG35XX for low power retro stuff, but I'm itching for something that can play at least N64 games (specifically in a Gameboy style form factor, I don't want a Switch-style one).
As for why SNES games look stretched, many emulators use an aspect ratio of 8:7 for the SNES due to that closer resembling the original pixel aspect ratio of the console before it’s displayed to a TV. The 4:3 “stretched” look seen on the system is closer to the original console on a CRT TV, and it’s a long-standing debate on which is more correct for certain games.
I just got the RG35XX via tiktok of all places lol, but now I have to binge all the Wulffden videos on these little emulation devices because I think I want a second handheld teehee
For GameCube, one really needs analog triggers to take full advantage of the game library. Metroid Prime, for example, has difficulty locking onto targets properly with digital-only functions. Otherwise, I’d be fully on board with this product!
Not really. Not many games take advantage of it, and most people who would buy this kinda device probably already have a Switch and can just play the remaster.
Still not able to have a 4:3 Device that plays ALL Dolphin-Compatible GameCube Games??? This video even suggests it can solely by the title, yet from what I can see it is NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH to actually play the majority of the GameCube library at full speed and/or without slowdowns that induce audio clipping/drop/stuttuttterring.
I got an Anbernic RG353V for my kid, and it was on point with expectations, and in tinkering with it in preparation for her birthday kinda made me want one of these myself. This would be the one for me perhaps. The 353 is good in every way except battery life, but it's plenty for a kiddo, and I'm probably not going to have long sessions on one of these. That was the dealbreaker on the Steam Deck for me, because I know it's worth every penny, but for my use case, if I'm playing games out and about, which isn't too often, I'd rather play TotK for 3ish hours than Elden Ring for less, but I'd love a device like this for sure.
Nah, taki udon or retro game corps. Very in depth very fast. Taki lives in China and works with some of these "companies" on occasion, and then openly shit talks them when they don't listen to his pro-consumer advice
what i REALLY want: N64 Emu Handheld SOC strong enough for ALL N64 games (PAL 50 would be enough) 4" 640x480 IPS 1x good HAL analog stick (above d-pad - left side - next to screen) 1x good d pad (below analog stick - left side - under screen) 6x good front buttons for A + B + C1-4 (while layout and color is like N64 controller) 2x good front buttons for Start + Select 4x back/shoulder buttons (L + Z + MENU-Button + R) 6-9h Battery 1x or 2x sd slot max 150eur
3:37 While I understand the comparison to the RG35XX, I think that this should probably be compared more to an actual Gameboy or even a Gameboy Pocket/Color; most of these 'portable' devices are so uncomfortable to hold (I have an RG35XX and I have average-sized hands) and I just think that calling it "bigger than an RG35XX" isn't really a negative. I do care that it should be 'pocketable' but how pocketable is it? I think the Gameboy Pocket/Color are perfect examples of that.
I like my rg35xx. I have a ps2 and gamecube that I play on a tiny crt at home. So I just enjoy taking the rg35xx to work to play on my breaks with the older games that are more pick up and play style.
Appreciate the honest reviews. Do you do “favorite handhelds” videos at all, would love your take on the best ones so far, for specific emulators/systems, etc.
I wish some company would make a good Square-ish Screen with Joy Con like controllers that can be used also un vertical so one can enjoy most Game formats
Hopefully one day these handheld companies release something with 6 face buttons. N64, 6-button Genesis, Saturn, and more options for GameCube and PlayStation mapping would be killer.
I ended up paying for Reset Collection, it’s one of the most amazing front ends there are, and it can scrape all my mame games which no other front end could do
"Can I play the game?" 6:20 Good thing you didn't try Okami. You'd be asking that for 20 minutes. I've always favored horizontal handhelds. The vertical style doesn't scale up well in my opinion. And the shoulder buttons always seem less than ideal. But the performance looks pretty good and it's nice to see what's going on with these things. As others have mentioned, a lot of emulators default to the slimmer pixel resolution for SNES, but it never displayed that way on our TVs. Or it could just be that big screen making it seem like it's not 4:3.
There are so many of these now lol. I just got a New 2ds and modded, so now I don't need these anymore lol. But still love watching your videos and learning how they are advancing the Emulation scene!!!
I’d love to get this! I have the Miyoo mini plus and absolutely love it! It’s my first emulation device. I’ve been wanting to play some Dreamcast GameCube and a few other systems that the Miyoo can not play. I’ve heard pretty good things about this device
I LOVE the purple. I am getting Atomic Purple memories again. You chose wisely my good sir. 👍 I saw you playing Perfect Dark. How is that in particular?
Are you planning on reviewing the CRKD Nitro Deck? You always do very thorough and critical reviews of controllers when you do them and I want to know what you think about that as a Switch controller option. They talk a great game, and If its as good as they claim, I want one, but if it sucks I don't want to waste my money.
yea. i love the screen size it doesnt feel small anymore. i imagine it is the same field of view as if i am playing on my old 24in tv and seated back a bit love this thing. starfox out of the box, perfect dark out of the box battery life is great!
15:42-16:02 That's wise advice from a good teacher.....although I can tell he never looked at the mortgage they would've pulled out in order to pay for that newer, shiny device. But still wise advice. Coming from a used tech buyer and seller who buys the older crap for cheap yet still gets it running to use free, open source programs to run all that nice shat and spat.
I’ve been using the retroid pocket 3+ it can run up to PS2 but for those you have to mess with the settings on a game by game basis to get the game running. Other than that it’s a solid handheld imo.
@@uliseschio it can run most GameCube games yes but some not at full speed. There’s a spreadsheet online the community has made to see the game list and what settings to put to get the games to work right online
So it’s the same specs as the normal 405? The only thing I wish the site made clearer was power level. There’s Sooooo many models that I honestly don’t know which is actually the “newer” one
Hey for future videos, a good benchmark for testing gamecube emulation is to test a game thats notoriously unstable and thats Tony Hawk American Wasteland, even on the rog ally i had trouble getting a consistent 40 fps, on my brand new phone it barely even gets 20 fps
I bought a Miyoo Mini + to mostly play old pokemon games.. I am keeping an eye on your channel for a future purchase once im done with all the old pokemons which could be a while.
It's going to be hard for anything to do DS/3DS just for the fact it's two screens. How long do you think it'll be till someone just makes a two-screen retro console?
It just seems like we're on the cusp of greatness and in the next year we'll finally get these with proper ps2 and 3ds performance. I see the appeal of this model, I generally prefer vertical, but I needed pocketable. So the 405m was worth it as a durable pocketable device. I even found someone who released the files and 3d printed my own stacked shoulder buttons that work perfectly. Am even painting them with urushi lacquer to have a nice ultra premium feel. Personally, I feel like an updated 405m with a chipset that can do all ps2 properly, a slightly higher resolution screen that gets a tad brighter and has hdmi out would be a device I'd pay $200 for. Maybe even 250.
It’s not really the devices. It’s the emulation itself. You can use a phone with a snapdragon 8 gen 2 and lots of ps2, GameCube etc games still just won’t work well.
@ancientflames I mean, my snapdragon 888 s21 ultra throws down on every ps2 game I can throw at it, so it wouldn't surprise me if these higher gen chips in the next year or two make it into retro handhelds. And holy crap has the emulation software itself gone insane in development since 2020. Just yuzu alone on my steam deck. 3 months after totk came out it went from like 17-20fps to a stable 30-40. Even the 35xx is getting n64 ports of stuff like Mario 64. It's nuts. These retro handhelds have driven a metric assload of development, and that's sick. So yeah, I think we're maybe a year out from a proper full ps2 capable chipset handheld under $200.
Android is great for emulation. Just has to not be a phone os they used in lieu of their laziness. I'm interested in maybe a slightly larger fan so the noise is less shrill
I'm interested in how they work as retro consoles. I know some plug in to tv's but can I use a wireless controller? NES style? Can I save or change games with the wireless controller? I can't with NES controllers on Super console X. I guess there's not enough buttons for RetroArch
The best thing about playing Burnout games on underpowered hardware is the announcer who keeps bugging you sounds absolutely wasted, which makes what he says kinda make more sense, "Hey racers, there's some newlyweds in the café, why don't you takedown a car in there to give them a real morning boost!"
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man i love your vids even tho i dont buy anything
bro speaking
Same here 👌
Basically everyone in his community
We all window shopping here homie
Same haha
Nice to see some companies working toward out of the box functionality, that makes this way less intimidating for people
The only downside is that they really are playing with fire when it comes to these preloaded sd cards. It's a level of pseudo-piracy and non-intuitive design that holds these back from universal mainstream appeal and I just don't know how would ever be broached unless someone like Sony or Nintendo just licensed a ton of games for them, which would never, ever happen.
So it's such a bummer that there's no real modern intuitive way to get a regular person a handheld that just plays these games, even if Nintendo or Sony would make a slaughter selling the roms for $0.99 on a storefront.
they know what they did putting edges to stop gameboy color games on the ds like y
@@colinmartin9797
Sony and Nintendo don't have the license for many of these older games aside from the obvious nintendo or Sony developed ones. Sega actually help a lot with emulation and have no issues with them.
We can just buy them, no legal issues.
Edited for clarity.
@@54356776 licensure for distribution can still be a gray area but that's cool to know about sega. Thanks for sharing!
I bet kid wulff den bullied other, fellow, nerd with things like "NO, YOURE STUPID AND RETARTED!"
This is my first portable gaming device, and I got it this week. I love it so far. Coming from not having a device like this before, I didn't find it heavy or chunky at all, just really comfy to hold. Really satisfied so far
I bet wulff den bullied other nerd with things like "NO, YOURE STUPID"
Is it possible to view it on TV? if not with a cable, does casting work?
@@iclonethefirst I haven't tried casting (since it's kinda inconsistent, and I don't trust a device at this price to scale to a big TV) but it does not have HDMI out. In my research on this, basically none of the mobile chipsets do big screens super well, IMO. More of a Steam deck and up feature to work well
Quite a few TH-camrs don't really talk about a consoles ability (or lack thereof) to connect to a TV and play couch co-op. I think it's a big feature and a big deal for a lot of people looking into getting one. I'd enjoy a video from you about that side of things.
I agree with @dawsoncjames on the lack of discussion of HDMI connectivity to TV by a lot of TH-cam handheld games console reviewers Bob. It would really be awesome to know if and how well these devices perform with a TV screen connected as well as standalone. This would (in my mind at least) make the purchase price of the handheld unit a lot easier to rationalize, since if the TV performance was good also, you would automatically have both the portable game play functionality fun plus a home TV console setup to be able to play with a friend with an extra Bluetooth controller. JUST my opinion Bob but by adding this additional information to your already awesome handheld reviews, it would really set your reviews miles apart from the "rest" and make them even more comprehensive and make your reviews "shine" even more... Just my $0.02. Have a great weekend! Fred
Purpose driven devices are kinda more important. Is it nice to have both? Of course, but there will always be a compromised experience in one way or another. It has video out, but lacks Bluetooth. So you better have a long ass cable and the longer the cable, the less stable the signal. Etc etc etc. If ya want both get a steamdeck and a USB c dock or something similar. It will pay for itself based on its simplicity alone
Check the guys who specialize in these things, taki udon and retro game corps are good
these micro HDMI ports are very unreliable, I think that's why a lot of devices ship without them, reviewers go mad about not having micro HDMI but when you actually try them out the screen blinks every time you rock the console a little bit, making them pointless in practice.
this is a really important point, and you're right. a lot of reviewers don't touch this when it might be a main use case for some people
Ill have to wait for the next one that can run the full gamecube library
"Ice Climbers count as two"
Those are fighting words
Wow. Welcome to Japan! And thank you for the nice contents as always.
Omg I was so stressed and feeling super awful and now I’m eating lunch, watching bob, and hearing pikmin 1 music at the same time? I am cured. Thank you Bob
Hey Bob. I’m the one who asked you to make the 405m video. Good to see you’re going to anbernic. I want to get a rp3+ just to have at home. I use my 405m as my out of the door handheld that I take to work or whatever. Most of the reasons to put gammaOS on the 405m and 505 are to clear up the problems with the screens. Which the 405v has the same screen. Also the 405m and 505 have problems with the shoulder buttons when playing google games. Like if you want to play dead cells or call of duty mobile, stock firmware doesn’t have the right mapping for the shoulder buttons. I know you put on gammoOS lite but I still think you should put more stock into the OS cuz it’s only one dude and he’s doing a lot of work. Love your vids man. Thanks for reading.
Your B roll, video resolution sharpness and stock music choices are getting better and better all the time! Almost 1 million subs. Keep up the great work!
Would love to see a tier list from Bob on all the hardware he's reviewed. It'd be neat to see where new ones rank as well.
Yes, would love to see this.
I suspect they may keep Mario out of the ...influencer units.
So they don't influence themselves into a copyright takedown. And yeah, GB's square, that's 4:3 so it's gonna look funky.
4:18 Anbernic should really make the face buttons in the Nintendo style (A in the right) but with the colors of the PlayStation (so the A is a deep red and the B is a light blue). I think that would be a sick way to customize your Anbernic!
I personally prefer skittle style buttons with no letters on them at all just to avoid this confusion
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You mean Snes style buttons ? That's what they are. The North American snes is the only one that didn't have these buttons or style.
Haven't used the android only anbernic devices but from what I know, they have their own custom front-end that you can launch with a button or maybe in the notification/settings pull down.
The rumor ive heard as to why these sd cards are coming with very specifically mario and pokemon-less lobraries is because those IP's are the ones nintendo most closely monitors for legal action.
I shudder to think about how much money nintendo, sega and sony could make by making a storefront and selling the roms of their old, no longer supported titles for $1-$5 for people to use on emulators. It wpuld have its issues, but would have the same kind of effect that steam has had on PC game piracy. I like supporting the creator when i can, and buying a used worn out pokemon emerald cartridge on ebay is not that, nor do i think nintendo charges a fair price for many of their switch ports (though i do buy some)
Charge a reasonable price and make it more convenient than piracy, and piracy basically goes away. Gabe newell was totally right.
Worth noting the button on the left side of the device launches into a new pre-confirgured Anbernic frontend that wasn't present on the M.
The main reason for custom os is to fix that ugly sharpening, that anbernic still didn't fix for some reason. You won't notice it that much playing mario, but it is very apparent in resident evil games or any other game with dark locations or just overall higher contrast scenes. Also it somehow makes pixelated textures look even more outdated somehow. I heard that gamma team is already working on gamma os for rg405v
1:03 my apologies to my Chinese friends
One of these days I'll finally buy an emulation device, but it is not this day. My indecision is never ending
If Anbernic can make a comfortable NDS/3DS emulation device, I think I might just jump over the moon. NDS and 3DS games are always some of the hardest to emulate with both hardware and software. If their new device is ergonomic and can ACTUALLY handle 3DS games, then I would be willing to bet that the 3DS consoles on eBay wouldn't cost so much anymore.
That's a great point that I honestly hadn't thought about. Yeah, 3ds consoles and games are going for more than a switch at the minute and rising. It's ridiculous.
Edit: DS is still dirt cheap though and its the best way to play ds games.
I've been complaining about the 3DS prices for over a year now, and it has only gotten worse. There's just really no good option if you want to be able to play all 3DS games, other than a 3DS. As far as NDS/DSi prices, my collection has been loving where they're at. :)
3ds is never going to happen
NDS is fine on a touchscreen Android phone
I highly disagree. It's still only one screen. I have a Steam Deck, and it can run some 3DS games with Citra but it is definitely not ideal at all if you play any game that actually uses the touchscreen. Also, if you want to try and make an argument for NDS specifically, go play The World Ends With You on an Android phone. Then come back and tell that it was "fine".
11:29 The 2DS is super cheap right now? In what world?
Love the Barefoot Contessa reference and it was funny hearing Jeremy so much. His name is Jeffrey lol
If I hadn’t just brought a steam deck I’d probably be all over this. Looks great.
I bought mine yesterday. Hasn't gotten here and I mostly bought it for emulation lmao.
we all bought it for the emulation lmao, everything is getting ported to like the switch and stuff so games like rdr1 are fully playable at 30-60fps@@josephjahn2239
I debated getting this as my first retro handheld (I've had some Nintendo systems) I ended up getting a RG353V, because I found a good deal on it and I wanted to spend less money to make sure I really actually need a dedicated handheld over just using my fairly powerful phone.
I ran into the same issue where it seemed like the Z button wasn’t mapped to anything on the dolphin emulator and by accident I found out that Z was pre mapped to the “select” button. I don’t know why but that’s the last button I figured would be mapped to Z so I never tried it.
i find it funny i watch all these videos about these devices yet only use my hacked 3DS and steam deck for everything with no intention to buy anything else lol great video though bob entertaining as always.
the valiant return of "YA HUNGRY!? FIFTY!"
oh and the video was great too
9:18 that definitely doesn't look like 4:3, it looks stretched (you can see black bars at the top and bottom).
The reason for it looking odd is because Yoshi's Island is technically 8:7 aspect ratio. Some devs adjusted the resolution of their games for 4:3 while others left it at the native resolution for the SNES (256x224).
I was waiting for this review. Picked up an RG35XX for low power retro stuff, but I'm itching for something that can play at least N64 games (specifically in a Gameboy style form factor, I don't want a Switch-style one).
How are you finding the 35xx ? I've been looking at one for a while but another device always comes out and gives me doubts.
Also the best color to get is the grey one.
I always love the "class presentation" energy from these videos
Dangit! You did your video first! I just unboxed mine yesterday but didn't get a review done. I'm excited to do mine! ^_^
Bob if if swipe down from the top you can find game mode and it loads different
As for why SNES games look stretched, many emulators use an aspect ratio of 8:7 for the SNES due to that closer resembling the original pixel aspect ratio of the console before it’s displayed to a TV.
The 4:3 “stretched” look seen on the system is closer to the original console on a CRT TV, and it’s a long-standing debate on which is more correct for certain games.
I just got the RG35XX via tiktok of all places lol, but now I have to binge all the Wulffden videos on these little emulation devices because I think I want a second handheld teehee
i prefer the form factor of the rp3+, looks more comfy, the shoulder buttons of this new handheld looks uncomfortable
I will never get tired of the “yahungry!” Line read. It gives me life Me. WULFF bob
For GameCube, one really needs analog triggers to take full advantage of the game library. Metroid Prime, for example, has difficulty locking onto targets properly with digital-only functions. Otherwise, I’d be fully on board with this product!
The Retroid 2S that was recently released has analog triggers, I believe. It can handle some GC emulation!
Not really. Not many games take advantage of it, and most people who would buy this kinda device probably already have a Switch and can just play the remaster.
Still not able to have a 4:3 Device that plays ALL Dolphin-Compatible GameCube Games??? This video even suggests it can solely by the title, yet from what I can see it is NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH to actually play the majority of the GameCube library at full speed and/or without slowdowns that induce audio clipping/drop/stuttuttterring.
I got an Anbernic RG353V for my kid, and it was on point with expectations, and in tinkering with it in preparation for her birthday kinda made me want one of these myself. This would be the one for me perhaps. The 353 is good in every way except battery life, but it's plenty for a kiddo, and I'm probably not going to have long sessions on one of these. That was the dealbreaker on the Steam Deck for me, because I know it's worth every penny, but for my use case, if I'm playing games out and about, which isn't too often, I'd rather play TotK for 3ish hours than Elden Ring for less, but I'd love a device like this for sure.
Bob does the best emulator device reviews by far.
Nah, taki udon or retro game corps. Very in depth very fast. Taki lives in China and works with some of these "companies" on occasion, and then openly shit talks them when they don't listen to his pro-consumer advice
And Zim does the best acting in the commercials #wulffdendad
Bob does great retro reviews and has his own style. Most in depth Retrogamecorps. Most behind the scenes how we got here reviews Taki.
@ 6:05 That looked like DBZ Budikai Tenkiechi 2 and from what I could see it ran ok.
Love the content as always Bob
what i REALLY want:
N64 Emu Handheld
SOC strong enough for ALL N64 games (PAL 50 would be enough)
4" 640x480 IPS
1x good HAL analog stick (above d-pad - left side - next to screen)
1x good d pad (below analog stick - left side - under screen)
6x good front buttons for A + B + C1-4 (while layout and color is like N64 controller)
2x good front buttons for Start + Select
4x back/shoulder buttons (L + Z + MENU-Button + R)
6-9h Battery
1x or 2x sd slot
max 150eur
I have noticed sometime when I make my own icons a square doesn't look right because the tool bar forms an optical illusion.
Bobby Wobby time, aww yeah
That DBZ game you played seems to be one of the Japanese versions of the Budokai games
3:37 While I understand the comparison to the RG35XX, I think that this should probably be compared more to an actual Gameboy or even a Gameboy Pocket/Color; most of these 'portable' devices are so uncomfortable to hold (I have an RG35XX and I have average-sized hands) and I just think that calling it "bigger than an RG35XX" isn't really a negative. I do care that it should be 'pocketable' but how pocketable is it? I think the Gameboy Pocket/Color are perfect examples of that.
I had to return the miyoo mini plus because it was way too small in my hands. Can not wait to receive the 405v
I like the gameboy shaped emulator devices. I'm still rocking the Miyoo Mini plus.
Yup, that is my GBC / GBA / SNES player that works perfectly.
I like my rg35xx. I have a ps2 and gamecube that I play on a tiny crt at home. So I just enjoy taking the rg35xx to work to play on my breaks with the older games that are more pick up and play style.
The barefoot contessa bit was hilarious 😂
Appreciate the honest reviews. Do you do “favorite handhelds” videos at all, would love your take on the best ones so far, for specific emulators/systems, etc.
I wish some company would make a good Square-ish Screen with Joy Con like controllers that can be used also un vertical so one can enjoy most Game formats
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@@davedavenport8673 👀 will see
TH-cam just KNOWS I'll eventually click on your videos, and I KNOW I'll enjoy even if I'll not buy anything. Thank you for existing Bob
Hopefully one day these handheld companies release something with 6 face buttons.
N64, 6-button Genesis, Saturn, and more options for GameCube and PlayStation mapping would be killer.
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Wow a double header Wulff Den ! This week ! Great Week ! Especially since I am in the other Video ! #Wulffdendad
I ended up paying for Reset Collection, it’s one of the most amazing front ends there are, and it can scrape all my mame games which no other front end could do
Broke my leg so i bought a Miyoo Mini Plus. Should help the recovery time lol videos are awesome man
I would have never known this was out until this video. I just ordered one because of your video. Thanks!
Safe travels to Japan. Excited to see footage from the trip.
Hope there is more support for this thing and there are some updates to make it run PS2 even better.
"Can I play the game?" 6:20 Good thing you didn't try Okami. You'd be asking that for 20 minutes. I've always favored horizontal handhelds. The vertical style doesn't scale up well in my opinion. And the shoulder buttons always seem less than ideal. But the performance looks pretty good and it's nice to see what's going on with these things. As others have mentioned, a lot of emulators default to the slimmer pixel resolution for SNES, but it never displayed that way on our TVs. Or it could just be that big screen making it seem like it's not 4:3.
On your Recommendation I think I will pick this up.
We need more of Jeremy
This is the form factor I’ve been waiting on! Perfect size screen.
There are so many of these now lol. I just got a New 2ds and modded, so now I don't need these anymore lol. But still love watching your videos and learning how they are advancing the Emulation scene!!!
I’d love to get this! I have the Miyoo mini plus and absolutely love it! It’s my first emulation device. I’ve been wanting to play some Dreamcast GameCube and a few other systems that the Miyoo can not play. I’ve heard pretty good things about this device
I am holding out for a RG405M form factor device with Snapdragon 845 (or better) grade SoC.
If I can't fit it in my pocket, it goes in a bag, if I need a bag, why not steam deck?
I love your look. Weird request. Can we get a video of you in front of a fireplace doing a review :D.
I LOVE the purple. I am getting Atomic Purple memories again. You chose wisely my good sir. 👍 I saw you playing Perfect Dark. How is that in particular?
Are you planning on reviewing the CRKD Nitro Deck? You always do very thorough and critical reviews of controllers when you do them and I want to know what you think about that as a Switch controller option. They talk a great game, and If its as good as they claim, I want one, but if it sucks I don't want to waste my money.
you should test android games like slay the spire, gta games, AM2R and other neet stuff like that. I always wonder how these handhelds would run those
Sick dude. That’s how these handhelds will be for awhile I think.
yea. i love the screen size it doesnt feel small anymore. i imagine it is the same field of view as if i am playing on my old 24in tv and seated back a bit
love this thing. starfox out of the box, perfect dark out of the box
battery life is great!
Can you download games directly from the device?
Recently got this and the Odin 2 to round out my atomic purple emulator collection
What's going on with your left thumb Bob? Feel better...
(Gaslight, he'll never read this far down)
theres so many of these things i have no idea where to even start when looking to buy one
I know this channel is mostly just handheld vids, but do you think you could ever do more videos on upscalers?
15:42-16:02 That's wise advice from a good teacher.....although I can tell he never looked at the mortgage they would've pulled out in order to pay for that newer, shiny device.
But still wise advice.
Coming from a used tech buyer and seller who buys the older crap for cheap yet still gets it running to use free, open source programs to run all that nice shat and spat.
Still using my 351v but defo upgrading to this
I’ve been using the retroid pocket 3+ it can run up to PS2 but for those you have to mess with the settings on a game by game basis to get the game running. Other than that it’s a solid handheld imo.
What about GameCube?
@@uliseschio it can run most GameCube games yes but some not at full speed. There’s a spreadsheet online the community has made to see the game list and what settings to put to get the games to work right online
What is the thing added in where you can see all your roms as the front end?
So it’s the same specs as the normal 405? The only thing I wish the site made clearer was power level. There’s Sooooo many models that I honestly don’t know which is actually the “newer” one
Did you not use the anbernic frontend that comes on the device? You just press the button on the left
with shipping and taxes this is about €180 in Ireland.
Hey for future videos, a good benchmark for testing gamecube emulation is to test a game thats notoriously unstable and thats Tony Hawk American Wasteland, even on the rog ally i had trouble getting a consistent 40 fps, on my brand new phone it barely even gets 20 fps
I bought a Miyoo Mini + to mostly play old pokemon games.. I am keeping an eye on your channel for a future purchase once im done with all the old pokemons which could be a while.
I’m probably asking for this for Christmas in the gray gameboy color
Dunno why I keep watching these, I already have two handhelds.
I noticed none of Anbernic's T618 devices have HDMI-out. Is this going to be the new normal going forward?
bummed i ordered the rg353v last night not knowing this was out
About to dive into the retro hand held world with the xx plus very excited
It's going to be hard for anything to do DS/3DS just for the fact it's two screens. How long do you think it'll be till someone just makes a two-screen retro console?
It just seems like we're on the cusp of greatness and in the next year we'll finally get these with proper ps2 and 3ds performance.
I see the appeal of this model, I generally prefer vertical, but I needed pocketable. So the 405m was worth it as a durable pocketable device. I even found someone who released the files and 3d printed my own stacked shoulder buttons that work perfectly. Am even painting them with urushi lacquer to have a nice ultra premium feel.
Personally, I feel like an updated 405m with a chipset that can do all ps2 properly, a slightly higher resolution screen that gets a tad brighter and has hdmi out would be a device I'd pay $200 for. Maybe even 250.
It’s not really the devices. It’s the emulation itself. You can use a phone with a snapdragon 8 gen 2 and lots of ps2, GameCube etc games still just won’t work well.
@ancientflames I mean, my snapdragon 888 s21 ultra throws down on every ps2 game I can throw at it, so it wouldn't surprise me if these higher gen chips in the next year or two make it into retro handhelds. And holy crap has the emulation software itself gone insane in development since 2020. Just yuzu alone on my steam deck. 3 months after totk came out it went from like 17-20fps to a stable 30-40.
Even the 35xx is getting n64 ports of stuff like Mario 64. It's nuts. These retro handhelds have driven a metric assload of development, and that's sick. So yeah, I think we're maybe a year out from a proper full ps2 capable chipset handheld under $200.
Id be curious to know if these are just Switch joysticks and could be replaced with Gulikit Hall effect joysticks...
Not me thinking of getting this after i just bought the 3plus and 405m
Aaand I bought it
Android is great for emulation. Just has to not be a phone os they used in lieu of their laziness. I'm interested in maybe a slightly larger fan so the noise is less shrill
Also the softness in the snes games is probably a default settings that uses linear filters instead of nearest neighbor.
I'm interested in how they work as retro consoles. I know some plug in to tv's but can I use a wireless controller? NES style? Can I save or change games with the wireless controller? I can't with NES controllers on Super console X. I guess there's not enough buttons for RetroArch
The best thing about playing Burnout games on underpowered hardware is the announcer who keeps bugging you sounds absolutely wasted, which makes what he says kinda make more sense, "Hey racers, there's some newlyweds in the café, why don't you takedown a car in there to give them a real morning boost!"