Boltz Retro Device

[Guinea]

I really want to get one of these handhelds, my problem is that I can't seem to find any info on the wear-and-tear. I don't want to spend 60 bucks if it'll get stick drift after a few months.

Does anyone have one of these? Or, do you know what handheld is the best?

 

[Danieru-Emanyueru]

Wow that device is awesome.

 

[Lod 10]

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Eu realmente quero comprar um desses controles portáteis, meu problema é que não consigo encontrar nenhuma informação sobre o desgaste. Não quero gastar 60 dólares se ele apresentar problemas de drift no analógico depois de alguns meses.

Alguém tem um desses? Ou sabe qual o melhor portátil?

ComIf you just want to play retro games or download some PC ports

 

[Varyag]

Watch this video, it was way BETTER recommendations than I could write down here. Long story short, I bought an Anbernic RG35XX H device, and any other handheld of that same line is pretty good too. There are many good and cheap options in this market, and since I have never even heard about this one you posted about, I'm going out on a limb and say it is not a good one.

 

[BiriCross]

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it looks like a Gameboy, lmao

 

[Boofytan]

Miyoo mini + is good, it's what I have but I'd rather a horizontal form factor.

 

[TruxtonTatsujin TruxtonTatsujin]

I keep seeing extremely corny ads for this thing on Youtube. I even saw a few vendors selling it at the convention I was at last month.
Probably just more cheap Chinese garbage like the rest of these devices that come pre installed with like 20,000 illegally obtained games. I'm surprised they always seem to get away with selling it.

 

[Sorion]

I'm waiting for my RG cube xx to arrive, if it's any good I'll let you know, it's got a square screen, which is great for Gameboy, Gamegear, Snes and pcengine (at 8:7) and vertical arcade games.

 

[TruxtonTatsujin TruxtonTatsujin]

I'm waiting for my RG cube xx to arrive, if it's any good I'll let you know, it's got a square screen, which is great for Gameboy, Gamegear, Snes and pcengine (at 8:7) and vertical arcade games.

If we getting picky about aspect ratios, Gameboy & Gamegear are more like 9:10.
8:7 is incorrect for all console games, it comes from old emulators incorrectly rendering square pixels.

That aside Anbernic is probably the best brand of these type of handhelds you can get. Most people I've talked to have been happy enough with them.

 

[bjork]

I'm not in these circles, but $60 for something like that screams "buy cheap, buy twice" to me.

 

[Sorion]

If we getting picky about aspect ratios, Gameboy & Gamegear are more like 9:10.
8:7 is incorrect for all console games, it comes from old emulators incorrectly rendering square pixels.

That aside Anbernic is probably the best brand of these type of handhelds you can get. Most people I've talked to have been happy enough with them.

8:7 is the real aspect ratio of SNES and most PC engine games, the thing is, old CRTs couldn't keep that aspect ratio and had to stretch the screen to fit a 4:3 display, you'd thing nintendo would account for this quirk of their hardware and make their games with thinner sprites, but no!, most snes games developed by nintendo look wide on 4:3, by contrast, other developers did account for this quirk and made the sprites internally thinner.
I think it's a matter of taste if you prefer 4:3 or 8:7, I prefer 8:7 so the square screen is perfect for me, my only regret is sega genesis and PS1 games, I'll get less screen real-state with those platforms ^^,

 

[TruxtonTatsujin TruxtonTatsujin]

8:7 is the real aspect ratio of SNES and most PC engine games, the thing is, old CRTs couldn't keep that aspect ratio and had to stretch the screen to fit a 4:3 display, you'd thing nintendo would account for this quirk of their hardware and make their games with thinner sprites, but no!, most snes games developed by nintendo look wide on 4:3, by contrast, other developers did account for this quirk and made the sprites internally thinner.
I think it's a matter of taste if you prefer 4:3 or 8:7, I prefer 8:7 so the square screen is perfect for me, my only regret is sega genesis and PS1 games, I'll get less screen real-state with those platforms ^^,

This is just splitting hairs, but I'd rather call it the "internal" rather than the "real" aspect ratio. Whether the devs took into account the stretch or not, it was still the original way these games where presented. I'm more of a purist so I always stick to 4:3. It is a preference thing though, in the modern age you can play your games in whatever aspect ratio you'd like. The difference between 4:3 and 8:7 won't be super noticeable on a small screen anyway.

 

[DjQuick2008]

powkiddy x55 with a custom card in it. If your going for something of that line. can handle dreamcast.

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I really want to get one of these handhelds, my problem is that I can't seem to find any info on the wear-and-tear. I don't want to spend 60 bucks if it'll get stick drift after a few months.

Does anyone have one of these? Or, do you know what handheld is the best?

that looks like the R36 what did you call it there lol.

 

[ColonelKurtz]

I owned so many of these devices (10+) and the best ones I've used are the Retroid Pocket 5 and the Retroid Pocket Mini V2.

I'd recommend a horizontal handheld instead of a vertical one. They are much more comfortable. If you're dead set on a vertical handheld the RG40xxv would be a very good choice.

Also I'd recommend buying a device with a 4" display instead of one with a 3.5" or smaller screen. Its actually a substanstial difference in screen area between the two.

If you're worried about stick drift just find a device with hall effect joysticks.

I'd recommend looking at popular devices and doing your own research.

r/SBCGaming is a good place to start but please don't flood the subreddit with more "which device should I get" type posts. There's so much info out there. It's never been easier to figure out what device would work best for you.

 

[NeonKnights]

It looks pretty good, though the d-pad and buttons give me pause.
Unfortunately my hands begin to hate the square DMG-01 form factor before long.
Personally most of the handheld options aren't as portable as I would like.
The FunKey S seems interesting to me though.

 

[AceWhatever]

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Does anyone have one of these? Or, do you know what handheld is the best?

What's you budget and emulation target? If it's up to DC/PSP, I made some budget recommendations here. If you're fine with up to PS1, you have a lot more budget options available. Look up Retro Catalog and watch video reviews on Retro Game Corps.