Smartphone Emulation Or PC Emulation

[_oBSOLEte_]

I use both. Always hated the smartphone but I finally installed LineageOS, then F-Droid, then Retroarch, and then Syncthing to synchronise my save files.

MelonDS is a perfect fit, Front Mission, Professor Layton, 999, that kind of stuff.

 

[Cheela Cheela Cheela's icon]

The only thing i could play on my phone was pokemon and fire emblem. Any other game felt really clunky with touch controls. Tried a controller for phones (i think it was one from saitake) and felt really clunky and stopped working after an update. Soo i dont do emulation on my phone this days, changed to an iphone and the only game i have on that is Vampire Survivors :3

I ended buying a miyoo mini for portable games from the PS1 and before. And then all the other i just do it on my Desktop or a Thinkpad t480 i have set up as Batocera station :3

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Which one do you think is the best way to play emulation games

I think that turn based RPGs, turn based tactical games are better for that.

I played a bit of SMT SNES on mobile.

I still managed to play the Sonic Remasters on mobile because the action buttons aren't limited to the actual visible buttons you see on screen thankfully (and it's basically the d-pad + one big button).

I've played Metal Slug 1 and 3 on mobile but to be honest it wasn't as pleasant (I still played PPSSPP's Metal Slug Antology + Metal Slug XX for fun).

A gamepad makes it much more bearable despite the input lag.

 

[TheWanderer]

If it's a VN or a turn based RPG phones all the way

 

[Ghaleon777]

None of them, real console with CRT TV for old games. Emulation for me is not ideal.

 

[HyperTurboFox]

Both. I genuinely prefer to play games with a controller/keyboard than touch screens.

 

[E0N]

PC will always be the best. But if you have telescopic controller then mobile emulation is very good too especially for some genres (visual novels, touch based DS/3DS games etc.).

 

[_oBSOLEte_]

I dont know about telescopic controllers, but there are very cheap plastic straps to put around XBOX or DS4 controllers and clip your phone. I love my Dual Shock, cant do without.

 

[rugal]

pc is the best more power faster and no problem if you need to speed up the gamee to faster getting through a dungeon
pc either use a big screen or connect it to a big tv

any mobile i have used always have problem playing ps vita games and ps3 games
and the touch screen is the worst

but playing nds or nds3 games on mobile that need touch screen is heaven

on pc i use
a old microsoft xbox controller wierless that old controller i can play on any windows and even linux
but my new microsoft xbox controll always have problem with some games on linux an windows 10 11

the best controller i have that work on any game and all version of windows linux and even switch is 8bitdo
never have a problem with 8bitdo controller

 

[Trainer Red]

Eh :/ It's mixed for me since they both have their advantages and disadvantages ~
Smartphones make most emulators that were meant to be connected to a TV become portable
But then if you have a powerful PC to play console games from more recent generations (and need a quick copy and paste of codes when needed from a browser then) ... yeah !

 

[ChronoCloud]

Which one do you think is the best way to play emulation games

neither.

 

[HyperTurboFox]

neither.

Isn't that a Android & Linux Handheld?
Isn't that considered as Mobile & PC?

 

[ChronoCloud]

Isn't that a Android & Linux Handheld?
Isn't that considered as Mobile & PC?

they're their own thing. I have emulation station on all of them. Linux is buried somewhere deep down but that's true for Android as well.

 

[ColonelKurtz]

A retro handheld is my preferred way to play anything from the pre-PS2 era.

You can plug them into a television (and connect additional Bluetooth controllers) so they are basically a console.

You should look into Retroid Pocket and Anbernic's product lines. Lots of great affordable options nowadays.

 

[Yankee]

>Emulation on a phone

Aside from the weakness of the machines and the awful control scheme of a touch screen I believe we've got phone emulation to blame for the big crackdowns in the last few years.

 

[_oBSOLEte_]

It's not natural. And now they use free to print strap-ons on the DS4. It's perverted.

Kinda sexy tho... Schwing!

Schwing !

 

[Yankee]

It's not natural. And now they use free to print strap-ons on the DS4. It's perverted.

I do love that these kinds of things used to be made by like Razer and shit and they'd charge a tidy sum for them and now people can fabricate them on the cheap (If you have access to a printer).

 

[_oBSOLEte_]

I do love that these kinds of things used to be made by like Razer and shit and they'd charge a tidy sum for them and now people can fabricate them on the cheap (If you have access to a printer).

I've considered buying one of those cheap straps but it may be a fun DIY project. Although I don't have direct access to a printer, some of my friends do. I think there's maybe also a public lab around here.

I also think about buying one of those cheap VR headset, now that Youtube has removed red and cyan glasses mode on my videos for the browser...

 

[nathman]

I'm using a Retroid Pocket Mini, does t count as a smartphone or pc?
cuz it's the best lol

It's closer to a smartphone because it runs Android.

 

[happymasksalesman happymasksalesman]

Which one do you think is the best way to play emulation games

Pc of course! Smart phone have some problems for rendering and even some emulator won't be port for them.
In fact you can port some games to pc more easily

 

[vietcuong]

Both, both are good

 

[Qwertzyyy]

Which one do you think is the best way to play emulation games

For me using phone

 

[Lainon]

I use a Retroid Pocket 5 and it works fine. I can even dock it and play on the big screen and use m+kb.
PC is preferable for more demanding systems like PS3 and such.

 

[Krazy Kat]

I use a Retroid Pocket 5 and it works fine. I can even dock it and play on the big screen and use m+kb.
PC is preferable for more demanding systems like PS3 and such.

i also used retroid pocket 5 to play retro emulation and joiplay (rpg maker and renpy emulator) and Pc for steam games

 

[Nidstang]

I never use my phone for emulation... not really sure why, I just dont
I use my PC a lot, or devices like the NES/SNES Mini consoles.