Current status: whispering "I do not need to spend $200 on a handheld to play retro video games" to myself over and over again
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by
(it do look nice, though)
Retroid Pocket 5 Handheld
Retroid Pocket 5 Specifications & Features: CPU: 1*[email protected] 3*[email protected] 4*[email protected] GPU: Adreno 650 RAM: 8GB LPDDR4x@2133MHz Storage: 128GB UFS 3.1 + TF Card Slot OS: Android 13 Screen: 5.5 inch, AMOLED, 1080p@60fps Heat Dissipation: Active-cooling 5000mAh battery Analogue L2/R2 3D hall sticks Wi-Fi 6 & BT 5.1 O
Retroid Pocket (www.goretroid.com)
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[nick@{÷)} ~]$ :cursor:replied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by
@jalefkowit Sure you do.
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by
Basically my only reservation is that $220 gets uncomfortably close to what you'd spend to buy a Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck, and that does not seem appropriate for a device I would mostly use to play "ToeJam & Earl"
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Andy Lundell 🙄replied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by
@jalefkowit And there's nothing stopping you from installing emulators on a Steam Deck.
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to Andy Lundell 🙄 last edited by
@apLundell Except for the price of the Steam Deck
(And the fact that the size makes it a bit like gaming on a boogie board)
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@jalefkowit I mean, one of these widgets makes a pretty good ToeJam & Earl machine
ANBERNIC RG35XX H
RG35XX H TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Color Black / Purple Translucent / White Translucent Screen 3.5-inch IPS full viewing angle, OCA full lamination/ 640*480 CPU H700 quad-core ARM Cortex-A53, 1.5GHz frequency GPU dual- core G31 MP2 RAM LPDDR4 1GB Storage 64GB TF/MicroSD System Linux 64-bit WIFI/Bluetooth 2.4/5G WIFI 802.11a/b/g/n/ac,Bluetooth 4.2 Games "Support 30+ kinds of simulator. Support users to download games in relevant formats" Language Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish Speaker High-fidelity speaker TF card Dual card slots, support TF card expansion, maximum 512GB 64GB SD card (compatible 5000+ games); 64GB+128GB SD card (compatible total 13000+ games) Battery Li-polymer battery 3300mAh, lasting 8 hours Charging 5V/1.5A, support C2C charger Other function "Support 2.4G wireless and wired controller, Bluetooth Handle Connection，HD output TV, vibration motor. WIFI online pairing, streaming" Accessories USB charging cable, giftbox , user manual, screen protector
Anbernic (anbernic.com)
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@lmorchard Oh trust me, I am already on the Anbernic RG35XX tip
Jason Lefkowitz (@[email protected])
Attached: 3 images Anbernic's product line is an absolutely baffling explosion of different models, so it can be hard to figure out which is the right one for you. If you're a beginner who's just looking for something inexpensive and easy, the RG35XX line is probably what you want. All models in that segment will play games up to around the original PlayStation generation. You can get one of these for less than $60 in the sale. They all have the same guts, so the only question is which form factor you prefer: * Classic Game Boy style: RG35XX Plus * Horizontal style: RG35XX H * Clamshell (Game Boy Advance SP) style: RG35XX SP
vmst·io (vmst.io)
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Jason Lefkowitzreplied to Jason Lefkowitz last edited by
@lmorchard (I mostly just get hung up thinking of whether there are also Dreamcast & PS2 games I would also like to play, which there certainly are, but I'm not sure if I want to play them to the tune of $150)
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@jalefkowit i still have the 3ds that i bought with first-job money. i already have a device to play """retro""" games like mario 3d land
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@garrencho I still have my original Nintendo DS in a nightstand drawer. Even take it out periodically to play Advance Wars or Civilization Revolution. Mostly I would just like to play those games on a screen that's bigger than a postage stamp
