Retro Handhelds General Thread

[bfinch]

There's gotta be some gems! And, of course, there's fan translations for quite a few games!

No console is bad because of a better console existing! The Wonderswan has it's charm in it's own way like pretty much any other console!

 

[Darklink]

My Ayn Thor got here today. It's pretty neat. I will say dpad centric games that use the L/R buttons a lot are not comfortable to play at all.



But I will stick around with the device a while and then if I find that aspect a deal breaker I'll sell the thing to someone else. I do still have the Odin 2 Mini after all.

 

[Zacek]

My Ayn Thor got here today. It's pretty neat. I will say dpad centric games that use the L/R buttons a lot are not comfortable to play at all.

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But I will stick around with the device a while and then if I find that aspect a deal breaker I'll sell the thing to someone else. I do still have the Odin 2 Mini after all.

What do you plan to play with it? I'm curious to know if I can connnect an HDMI cable and have both screens on the TV.

 

[Darklink]

What do you plan to play with it? I'm curious to know if I can connnect an HDMI cable and have both screens on the TV.

Well I started a run of Sonic Rush on it, since I have a decent amount of nostalgia for that game.

As for the second part, I'm unsure. I've never actually done video out with any of these devices.

 

[Dyne]

My Ayn Thor got here today. It's pretty neat. I will say dpad centric games that use the L/R buttons a lot are not comfortable to play at all.

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But I will stick around with the device a while and then if I find that aspect a deal breaker I'll sell the thing to someone else. I do still have the Odin 2 Mini after all.

Nice! I'm still waiting for mine to get here. They notified me its being shipped.

 

[Soulless Emperor]

My Ayn Thor got here today. It's pretty neat. I will say dpad centric games that use the L/R buttons a lot are not comfortable to play at all.

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But I will stick around with the device a while and then if I find that aspect a deal breaker I'll sell the thing to someone else. I do still have the Odin 2 Mini after all.

This rainbow model of the Ayn Thor reminds me of the new 3ds ll super famicom edition from japan. Very unique for an android dual screen handheld! If it had cameras on it, then it would be truly be the definitive version of the 3ds/dsi like it was brought to the modern day.

 

[Vardalis]

I'm very tempted by that Miyoo Mini Flip that's just come out. I may have more powerful devices but I'm a sucker for the clamshell form factor and it looks so much better without the garish sticks.

 

[waterxwraith]

Thank you but, with all respect, I was asking something really different. We get that GBA was better in every single way.

Not that I'm expecting many people here to actually own it considering it was exclusive Japan, sadly. But it always affascinated me, especially for Klonoa, Digimon and the Final Fantasy I-II remakes.

wonderswan is actually dope as hell, play the chocobo raising game

 

[Dyne]

I'm very tempted by that Miyoo Mini Flip that's just come out. I may have more powerful devices but I'm a sucker for the clamshell form factor and it looks so much better without the garish sticks.

Thats exactly why I still love my RG 35xx SP.
But the Miyoo Mini Flip is just a bit too small for me. The 3.5 inch screen on the SP is about the very smallest I can comfortably play and I honestly wish there was a 40xxSP.

 

[thetwaz]

Thats exactly why I still love my RG 35xx SP.
But the Miyoo Mini Flip is just a bit too small for me. The 3.5 inch screen on the SP is about the very smallest I can comfortably play and I honestly wish there was a 40xxSP.

I recently bought an RG35XXSP and am enjoying it. As it seems that we are all alpha and beta testers for these devices, my rule with a lot of them is that I really want to wait at least a year for the kinks to be ironed out, and for 3rd party OSs to be more stably developed before pulling rhe trigger.

 

[Vardalis]

Thats exactly why I still love my RG 35xx SP.
But the Miyoo Mini Flip is just a bit too small for me. The 3.5 inch screen on the SP is about the very smallest I can comfortably play and I honestly wish there was a 40xxSP.

I've got an RG35XX SP but I never really stuck with it. I think it started with trying Knulli twice and having tons of issues with it not picking up games for some reason, then I ended up just continuing to use my TrimUI Smart Pro while the RG35XX SP sat and gathered dust.

Maybe I'll try doing it as a daily carry and see how I like it, I don't know.

 

[Spoopz]

My Ayn Thor got here today. It's pretty neat. I will say dpad centric games that use the L/R buttons a lot are not comfortable to play at all.

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But I will stick around with the device a while and then if I find that aspect a deal breaker I'll sell the thing to someone else. I do still have the Odin 2 Mini after all.

What version did you get? lite, base, pro? I was looking into this exact color way and they dont have it in lite and base (unless it normally doesn't come in that)

 

[Darklink]

What version did you get? lite, base, pro? I was looking into this exact color way and they dont have it in lite and base (unless it normally doesn't come in that)

Ayn only does its additional not black color options in Pro or higher. I got a Thor Pro because I didn't want a downgrade in RAM from my previous Odin 2 Mini Pro.

 

[Boo Man]

I've got an RG35XX SP but I never really stuck with it. I think it started with trying Knulli twice and having tons of issues with it not picking up games for some reason, then I ended up just continuing to use my TrimUI Smart Pro while the RG35XX SP sat and gathered dust.

Maybe I'll try doing it as a daily carry and see how I like it, I don't know.

you could try GarlicOS? thats what i use on my SP and its been reliable from my experience

 

[Tonberry]

Anyone here have experience with the Retroid Pocket G2?

My brother is considering buying one, and thought it would be neat if there were some firsthand experience from people here so he'd know what to expect.

He originally wanted to get the Retroid Pocket 6 but would have to wait like a year what with pre-order batches etc since it's not out yet.

I’m actually kinda tempted to get one myself too but I don’t have that kind of money right now

 

[Badseed Badseed]

My Mattel Merlin circa 1978

Is this "retro" enough?

 

[diet_orange]

My Mattel Merlin circa 1978

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Is this "retro" enough?

My mom had one! Could never figure out how to play it

 

[Badseed Badseed]

My mom had one! Could never figure out how to play it

Here you go thanks to the wonder of the interwebs:

 

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My Mattel Merlin circa 1978

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Is this "retro" enough?

My god! Does it actually work still?

I love a kind reminder every so often how similar games and toys are in terms of ancestry. Games are like a weird amalgamation of toys and tech, not quite fully being either one.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

My god! Does it actually work still?

I love a kind reminder every so often how similar games and toys are in terms of ancestry. Games are like a weird amalgamation of toys and tech, not quite fully being either one.

It does, though I hardly ever use it. I was smart enough to leave the batteries out unless I was playing it for all these years. thats the secret.