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Anyone here into handheld emulators? Got a Retroid Pocket 3+ and guess I need to set it up? (hexbear.net)

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Should be here in a few days. Anyone ever fucked with one? My loftiest aspiration for it is to be able to play Smash Melee on the go, if I know how to set up Retroarch on my phone will I be ok with the Rp3?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First step should be to get a better SD card. The ones that Anbernic at least ships with aren't great and have a high failure rate.

I have the repo of roms from reddit saved and can share it when I get back home if you want access to pretty much every game made up until modern gen. Although you won't be able to run much past PS1.

I haven't played with any Android based SBC emulators but mine all run a stripped down version of Linux underneath RetroArch and just a snazzy UI on top. I think Android ones are pretty much the same.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Although you won't be able to run much past PS1.

The RP3+ should be able to handle everything up to Dreamcast and PSP, both with upscaling. It's systems like PS2, GameCube or the 3DS where it starts to seriously chug.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are right. My RG353VS can run some PSP games and the RP3+ has a better chip I believe. I don't think I tested DC on my 353 though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd love one of these handhelds but can't justify the cost atm, so I'm currently using a cheap controller with my previous phone as a dedicated emulator. Had to enable some video hack to get SNES audio to stop crackling so it's not exactly a powerhouse. Duckstation chugs with 3D PS1 games and N64 is out of the question.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you lurk on the sbcgaming subreddit, occasionally you can find people selling their used ones. And check in Ali for prices. Amazon usually sells these things at a higher price.

Some of the prices are too high imo but you can get an RG35xx for like $60 I think.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have the Pocket 2 (maybe 2+ - I dunno). But I've been rocking the Miyoo for the last year and it's my go-to for on the go. I never pick up my Retroid.

Theres a launcher app that comes with the RPs that's pretty good. Learn how to set that up. I'm sure Retro Game Corps has a guide.

Have fun!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sick! Whats Retro Game COrps?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He has a pretty comprehensive handheld emulation based YouTube channel. Don't feel like fucking with YT? His website has actual free guides on how to set up specific devices, and they are painstakingly precise.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Awesome, thanks much!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you can set it up on your phone, you can definitely handle setting up the rp3. I got one a few months ago and I love it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Right on! Any experience using it for Gamecube/N64? Hoping to be able to play some of the old Smash games on the go

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've got some N64 games loaded on it and they work. I haven't tried any GameCube ones. I mostly play ps1 and ps2 games on it. It played the ps1 games flawlessly, but it does lag sometimes on the ps2 games occasionally.

I also really enjoy using steam link with it to play controller friendly games over wifi when I'm home.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Here’s a spreadsheet with some of the harder systems to emulate and which games play well vs not sourced from the community.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vf7SIS7ecWa_J301h0mb2bxMWBMtKLvcpAFyaa5-LDc/edit#gid=1358024743

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Enjoying my rg353vs, very handy for lounging playing something without really feeling like you are committing to getting too "settled in" to a gaming session, easy to pick up and put down

Get a decent SD card, use internet archive to get some rom sets (the set below is a good start for PS1 and older).

Archive.org/details/tiny-best-set-go

I also used a program called chdman to do some conversion of the compressed ROM files for some systems, probably some of the other roms I had downloaded to fill in some gaps in the sets iirc