The Unchanging Law of tiny Handheld Consoles

[q1w23er4]

To outperform the GKD PIXEL2 in performance, a handheld console must inevitably be thicker or larger than it.
This is the current unchanging law.

 

[cheepsheeps567]

whats a good one to buy i dont really care for price i just want something compact and strong, i just want it to be able to play ps1/ps2/gamecube/psp/and anything under that. i would google myself but i dont even know where to start lol

 

[Darklink]

whats a good one to buy i dont really care for price i just want something compact and strong, i just want it to be able to play ps1/ps2/gamecube/psp/and anything under that. i would google myself but i dont even know where to start lol

The problem is that the jump from PS1 to PS2 is massive performance-wise. PS1 and earlier? Basically anything can do that these days. PSP you can get a decent amount of things to do. But PS2 and Gamecube? Nah, you need something at least as big as a Retroid Pocket 4 Pro to do most of the library for both. And while that device isn't exactly big, it's about the size of the Playstation Vita, it's not one near as small as something like the GKD Pixel 2 or a TrimUI Smart.

As for a place to start, the youtube channel Retro Game Corps is a pretty good place to learn about these things.

 

[twistedbee]

I have a Retroid Pocket 4 pro and can confirm its between a switch lite and a standard smartphone in terms of size. It can very easily play everything up thru the ps1,n64 generation easily. It'll also play most Gamecube and most PS2 games i've thrown at it with a few exceptions. It'll even play some Vita, Wii, and 3ds games. its also got bluetooth and HDMI out so you can plug it up to a tv and play it console style. I highly recommend it if you've been looking for something to use for emulation and since it runs on android its a great entry system to emulation.

 

[ciro64]

I want a ModRetro Chromatic. Anything that doesn't closely match the Gameboy Color but with enhancements is inferior in my eyes

Now I just need a friend who will take a trip from USA to Brasil. And money.

 

[Not_Red]

I have an RG35XXSP and is honestly amazing for what I bought it for, handheld games and some consoles ones. I was surprised it could run some PSP games that are not too intensive which is fine by me as I only really play RPGs most of the time. If I had to say something bad is that configuring retroarch is kind of a pain if you don't know what you are doing as you can end up with a weird universal configuration across all emulators.

 

[Boscobilly]

I love my Analogue Pocket. It's one of my most played console since I got it.

 

[Plumpodrome]

Very happy with my RP Flip 2. Worth every penny. The triggers are awkward if you have small hands, but that's the only negative in my mind. Not going to be using it with games that are very trigger heavy.

 

[Advil Lavs]

whats a good one to buy i dont really care for price i just want something compact and strong, i just want it to be able to play ps1/ps2/gamecube/psp/and anything under that. i would google myself but i dont even know where to start lol

I've heard the new retroid pocket classic can emulate ps2/gamecube/wii and the lower end with good framerates. Not sure about the price but it looks good.