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Rolo
Nov 16, 2005

Hmm, what have we here?
Maybe I’ll just suck it up and get the new chip for my RP2 already.

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flavor.flv
Apr 18, 2008

I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches




I wonder if you can do anything with the old board. Turn it into a set top box or something. It's still a working computer, it just needs input and output

Rolo
Nov 16, 2005

Hmm, what have we here?

flavor.flv posted:

I wonder if you can do anything with the old board. Turn it into a set top box or something. It's still a working computer, it just needs input and output

The new chipset comes with a clear shell for the old one as the RP2 already has HDMI out.

They did a 100% awesome thing with the 2+ and I wish other companies would take notes.

flavor.flv
Apr 18, 2008

I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches




Okay, well there you go. That's rad as hell, and it makes me feel a lot more confident buying a 2+ knowing they support their products so well

MarcusSA
Sep 23, 2007

I was shocked to learn they were a French company.

beep-beep car is go
Apr 11, 2005

I can just eyeball this, right?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWBM2_acOS8

Neat!

Assepoester
Jul 18, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
Melman v2
New Best List
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aeo1xOBKgIM

New Budget List
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2BYlQE60yw




njsykora posted:

Yeah that's not good for N64 or anything else.
I meant that normally 6 face buttons is good for N64, but only when they are sanely mapped, not... that



kirbysuperstar posted:

Oh moonlight now works on 351elec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpcSXgIWkTs



Rolo posted:

Maybe I’ll just suck it up and get the new chip for my RP2 already.
I mean there's no "already" you're just pre-ordering something that won't ship for weeks or months or more


Rolo posted:

The new chipset comes with a clear shell for the old one as the RP2 already has HDMI out.

They did a 100% awesome thing with the 2+ and I wish other companies would take notes.

flavor.flv posted:

Okay, well there you go. That's rad as hell, and it makes me feel a lot more confident buying a 2+ knowing they support their products so well
Yeah it was showcased in the Taki Udon video, it's a dirt cheap acrylic non-case that breaks out the controls into a second USB-C port and seemingly turns it into a tiny android box/smaller fanless pandoras box, it's indeed a nice gesture of support, the only question is how it handles the default controls now that there's nothing built-in any longer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEYVqa9F0oo

flavor.flv
Apr 18, 2008

I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches





Powkiddy v90 just keeps winning

That famiclone with the wireless controllers looks cool though, I was looking at something similar on ali the other day, just in a different form factor:

flavor.flv posted:

Been looking at mini tv console things


https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOi2kNk

This thing is cute as hell, and I still have the actual tv it's based on, but it only has lovely famiclone plug n play original games on it


https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKLMXMQ

This isn't nearly as cute and it's still just a famiclone but at least this one has real NES games on it and it works as a clock when you aren't playing anything



https://a.aliexpress.com/_mrDKKnY

And this looks cute, runs android, and even has hdmi in to use as an actual tv, but it's kind of expensive for a thing to just leave on the bookshelf looking cool

SubG
Aug 19, 2004

It's a hard world for little things.

Rolo posted:

Anyone here get the RG351MP? I’ve been playing on my RG351V for months but the D Pad position and my hands are starting to not get along. I’m wondering if the newest horizontal one is more ergonomic to hold.
I've got an MP and find the layout comfortable enough for d-pad and face button stuff, like SNES rpgs. The extra weight doesn't bother me, either. The MP is ~270 g, so more than an original 3DS (235g), less than a 3DS XL (336 g), and almost the same as a 2DS (260g), if that puts it in perspective.

CodfishCartographer
Feb 23, 2010

Gadus Maprocephalus

Pillbug

SubG posted:

I've got an MP and find the layout comfortable enough for d-pad and face button stuff, like SNES rpgs. The extra weight doesn't bother me, either. The MP is ~270 g, so more than an original 3DS (235g), less than a 3DS XL (336 g), and almost the same as a 2DS (260g), if that puts it in perspective.

How are those shoulder buttons? The L2/R2 seem like a nightmare to hit. I've been looking into getting my first retro handheld, and I love everything else about it except those triggers. On the other hand, it seems like "just wait for the RP2+" seems like the smartest option, since it's so close and seems like a significant upgrade in terms of power.

SubG
Aug 19, 2004

It's a hard world for little things.

CodfishCartographer posted:

How are those shoulder buttons? The L2/R2 seem like a nightmare to hit. I've been looking into getting my first retro handheld, and I love everything else about it except those triggers. On the other hand, it seems like "just wait for the RP2+" seems like the smartest option, since it's so close and seems like a significant upgrade in terms of power.
The shoulder button arrangement is more or less the same as on the new 3DS/2DS XL. The L1/R1 are fine, the L2/R2 are...adequate. I mostly use the RG351MP for SNES, so I usually have the L2/R2 mapped to emulator functions (like fast forward on R2) and that's fine. I wouldn't want to rely on them for target lock or weapon/shield or whatever like you'd use them on like a PS4/PS5 action game.

kirbysuperstar
Nov 11, 2012

Let the fools who stand before us be destroyed by the power you and I possess.
Stacked shoulder buttons would be better but it doesn't take me long to recalibrate my brain to go between a standard controller and the 351's.

Azubah
Jun 5, 2007

The retroid pocket 2+ is delayed according to the top banner on their website, something about the d-pad and conductive rubber.

Assepoester
Jul 18, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
Melman v2

Azubah posted:

The retroid pocket 2+ is delayed according to the top banner on their website, something about the d-pad and conductive rubber.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyMV0sDs0Q8

MarcusSA
Sep 23, 2007


Oh man ffs! Thanks for the video

Beffica
Apr 6, 2009

by Azathoth
:whitewater: hope that d-pad isn't hosed by the time they get past prototyping

Rolo
Nov 16, 2005

Hmm, what have we here?
If they’re gonna delay the RP2+ I wish they’d at least restock the funtastic clear shells.

Assepoester
Jul 18, 2004
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Melman v2
The Razer Ayn Odin will certainly be overpriced

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7x3WYksHQw

Thank you for attending the Razer CES Afterparty

MarcusSA
Sep 23, 2007

The United States posted:

The Razer Ayn Odin will certainly be overpriced

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7x3WYksHQw

Thank you for attending the Razer CES Afterparty

lol this is going to be so expensive

Rolo
Nov 16, 2005

Hmm, what have we here?
I don’t care if it’s slightly less comfortable please give me something that isn’t hideous.

LODGE NORTH
Jul 30, 2007

I genuinely don't understand why everything is ugly. I understand bulk, but these all look horrible.

sethsez
Jul 14, 2006

He's soooo dreamy...

oh wow i'm shocked that the new retroid has great specs undermined by needlessly lovely design and material choices

Assepoester
Jul 18, 2004
Probation
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honestly for the first attempts from a maker of automobile rear view cameras and in-dash displays the retroid pocket 1 and 2 were better than you'd expect, they did just as well as companies that had been doing it for years, though that d-pad really was far too stiff and that right slide pad was lol

Assepoester fucked around with this message at 09:09 on Dec 2, 2021

endocriminologist
May 17, 2021

SUFFERINGLOVER:press send + soul + earth lol
inncntsoul:ok

(inncntsoul has left the game)

ARCHON_MASTER:lol
MAMMON69:lol

The United States posted:

The Razer Ayn Odin will certainly be overpriced

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7x3WYksHQw

Thank you for attending the Razer CES Afterparty

Having a kirk meltdown at this

Assepoester
Jul 18, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
Melman v2

endocriminologist posted:

Having a kirk meltdown at this
HOLD ON TO YOUR loving BALLS IT'S A NEW THING FROM RAZER



:allears:

Rinkles
Oct 24, 2010

What I'm getting at is...
Do you feel the same way?
firefall

:allears:

Assepoester
Jul 18, 2004
Probation
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Melman v2
beep beep all aboard the firefall failbus



disclaimer: bus does not actually move

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


So that new Razer thing is apparently just a dev kit unit meant to show off Qualcomm's big new portable gaming chip, not an actual consumer device. Looks like the portable PC market is going to be a thing in the next few years though if companies are starting to develop SOCs specifically for them.

Declan MacManus
Sep 1, 2011

damn i'm really in this bitch

njsykora posted:

So that new Razer thing is apparently just a dev kit unit meant to show off Qualcomm's big new portable gaming chip, not an actual consumer device. Looks like the portable PC market is going to be a thing in the next few years though if companies are starting to develop SOCs specifically for them.

long overdue imo

Rolo
Nov 16, 2005

Hmm, what have we here?

The United States posted:

beep beep all aboard the firefall failbus



disclaimer: bus does not actually move

Someone get this poor bus an epipen.

MarcusSA
Sep 23, 2007

This was prob. already posted but I'm down for it whenever the drat thing actually comes out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQbw97teCDI

CFox
Nov 9, 2005
I’ll have to wait for Russ to review it but offhand I like the screen and anbernic build quality but it has a fan and will probably be too pricey for me.

Weedle
May 31, 2006




it was up for preorder on some uk store for the equivalent of two hundred and forty six united states dollars

MarcusSA
Sep 23, 2007

Weedle posted:

it was up for preorder on some uk store for the equivalent of two hundred and forty six united states dollars

lol god drat.

From reading the chip may not be much faster vs the RP2+

Assepoester
Jul 18, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
Melman v2

A Pack of Kobolds posted:

Seems like we talk almost exclusively about handhelds itt, but I have a HK1 Box (aka Makeup Box) on the way that I'm going to use as a console for my living room TV setup. I had previously been using RetroPi with a Raspberry Pi 4 4gb, but this $45 Android TV box should wind up doing a better job. I've got some Xbox 360 controllers from Goodwill and one of the generic usb receivers and I'm ready to loving rock.
Someone made a helpful ranking of all the emulation station-supported android tv boxes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEgK7EOD8mc
-I did not know that Odroid makes an overclocked Beelink GT King
-Rip Magic Teleportation Box, you had the best name but worst performance
-lol at the super cheap super console cube crashing and overheating




Weedle posted:

it was up for preorder on some uk store for the equivalent of two hundred and forty six united states dollars

MarcusSA posted:

lol god drat.

From reading the chip may not be much faster vs the RP2+
That would be amazing and sad given that based on CPU scores in Taki's video (no GPU comparison sadly) the RP2+ isn't that fast, it's slower than the Powkiddy X18S.

If it's going to be as big and expensive as the Ayn Odin Base with a Snapdragon 845 then people will expect comparable performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vouw1Kz79c4&t=144s

Assepoester fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Dec 3, 2021

Assepoester
Jul 18, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
Melman v2
New PS2 emulator running surprisingly well on the new generation of android handhelds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTrOGS8R6Xg

MarcusSA
Sep 23, 2007

The United States posted:

New PS2 emulator running surprisingly well on the new generation of android handhelds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTrOGS8R6Xg

I’ll watch that later but I did notice that he was running FFX on it in his last video and it seemed to be running very well.

Edit I just watched it and drat it’s nice to see that the $99 RP2+ does as well as it does.

IMO it’s going to be the hand held to beat for that price range for sure. It’s a little beast.

MarcusSA fucked around with this message at 19:21 on Dec 4, 2021

Teketeketeketeke
Mar 11, 2007


RichterIX posted:

It's a great game. Not to be maudlin but I played it (major Mother 3 plot spoilers by association) a long time ago right after my brother died and let me tell you what a loving mistake that was

This is from last page but dang, my dude--I'm sorry for your loss. Mother 3 smacked me right in the feels, too, making it one of the very few games that have managed to actually make me cry. I can't even think of another atm.

Rolo
Nov 16, 2005

Hmm, what have we here?

Teketeketeketeke posted:

This is from last page but dang, my dude--I'm sorry for your loss. Mother 3 smacked me right in the feels, too, making it one of the very few games that have managed to actually make me cry. I can't even think of another atm.

Twice for me! Going in expecting Earthbound 2 set my brain up for a beautiful disaster.

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Assepoester
Jul 18, 2004
Probation
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Melman v2
Yep looks like more Anbernic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC85i4IunZs




MarcusSA posted:

I’ll watch that later but I did notice that he was running FFX on it in his last video and it seemed to be running very well.

Edit I just watched it and drat it’s nice to see that the $99 RP2+ does as well as it does.

IMO it’s going to be the hand held to beat for that price range for sure. It’s a little beast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkUWV-Lfmt4

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