All them tiny Handheld who shall not deserve its own Thread

[matzesu]

Well, as i got me even thought i allready own a Pyra and an GPD Win Mini an Anbernic RG35XX SP, i though it might be a nice idea to discuss all these Cheap Handheld thingis who are not that popular or where not mainstream like the Steamdeck..

Its a cool small Clamshell ARM Handheld, its just powerfull enough to provide some cool Emulators on the Go, basically the whole 8 - 64 Bit Stuff , and even Dreamcast, PS1 and PSP..
Dont expect too much on PSP, : The most Beat em Ups are Running Fine, JRPGS also, but the whole Range of Racing Games are too slow on this thing.. i also have a few files from Dreamcast and PS1 that where running fine on Pyra and Win Mini that dont work on the Anbernic

But when you are aware on the Hardware Limitations you can have a lot of fun whit an Device that is about the Size and Shape of an GBA SP..

 

[ClockworkCoder]

The Anbernic RG35XX SP is a pretty cool little gadget, although I hate the naming (I can never remember it), and they release too many models, which makes them feel a little disposable.

 

[elw3]

The anbernic SP is shit tier, too hastefully threwn out.
All they wanted to make is a quick buck before miyu releases their SP version.
And they only made it slightly better than the v90 as a "meh, its good enough"

 

[matzesu]

Its quite interessting how different the opinions are on the Anbernic SP, im fine whit this thing, and the last 3 weeks i did not got any hardware issues..
On the first few weeks i did try to pocketcarry it but this way i would have to carry my Wallet in the same pocket as my phone and the E-Book Reader and im more likely to read a book when im in a situation i have to wait than playing some games..

So its now meant to be a lightweight Emu Device for Backpack, par exemple when i have my Garden Chill Events: Unlike the Win Mini who trews the 140 Watts Powerbank in a few Hours, even if you only play Gameboy Games, its quite economic on its Batterie Consumption

Shure you are quite limited on your played games but its feels much more like a "Gameboy" than on an PC Handheld like the Pyra or Win Mini..

Its an Hyped Device, so lots of Tech Chanels are reffering to it, which means also that some of the issues are much more present than on other devices, so i really hope my Exemple will survice a few years ..

 

[ClockworkCoder]

What I like is that you can install your own alternative OS on it, and configure it how you see fit. It's also a handy size and form factor. I've no interest in the other models, it's more that I'm against the commercial/disposable mindset of the company.

 

[netcat]

Anbernic SP is great is you want the worst possible n64 or DC experience.

 

[Askarus]

The anbernic SP is shit tier, too hastefully threwn out.
All they wanted to make is a quick buck before miyu releases their SP version.
And they only made it slightly better than the v90 as a "meh, its good enough"

What's the issue with that?
It feels quite good to me. Better than the other small Anbernics.

Sure, it is lacking analog sticks if what makes Dreamcast, PSP and N64 not optimal to play.
However for all the other systems it feels very good to me.
As a bonus, it doubles down as a super tiny music player.

 

[elw3]

Well hhg nicknamed it the handgrenade by now.
The point here was its basically a more expensive version of the v90 (which admitely is shitty itself) but it still has a mono speaker and now we lack a replacable battery for only 20 bucks more.
So whats the point?

 

[matzesu]

Consumers see there is an USBC Port for Charging, and are using there USBC Cables for Charging, they dont usually know that you can overcharge these Devices..
I have mine charged whit an USBA to USBC Cable, so its only get USBA Current..
The Batterie would swell if you Charge whit much more Current it can take..

Maybe a solution where to just use an Micro USB Connector for Charging..

 

[matzesu]

Did also Copy over my DS Games from the Flashcard, not everything from it will work due to the lack of Touchscreen, but at least the Pinball Games, Tetris DS, Jump and Runs and Racing Games from the DS were good to have ... for Games that only use the second screen for not that important stuff like Mario Kart its nice to got the option to only show one screen, but you also can have booth screens but then quite tiny ..

The Only thing that still is a bit sad is that you dont have Bluetooth Audio, so you need an Cable Headphone, or like in my Case Headphones where the Charging Case got an Audio Transmitter..

 

[netcat]

I'm not a fan of most handhelds but the Analogue Pocket blows my mind
I love the physical modelling approach
I love that it has an ide for game development https://www.gbstudio.dev/
I love that it comes with nanoloop
I love that it's open https://openfpga-cores-inventory.github.io/analogue-pocket/
I have known these things for a long time they just registered in my brain
But what I'm really interested in is MiSTer / pi / handheld

 

[TeDaDeS]

I'm not a fan of most handhelds but the Analogue Pocket blows my mind
I love the physical modelling approach
I love that it has an ide for game development https://www.gbstudio.dev/
I love that it comes with nanoloop
I love that it's open https://openfpga-cores-inventory.github.io/analogue-pocket/
I have known these things for a long time they just registered in my brain
But what I'm really interested in is MiSTer / pi / handheld

And it has the HDMI out option.
The IDE is just the regular tool on your PC, you can load projects from the handheld but not edit them.

 

[matzesu]

I think I will try MuOS on the Anbernic 35 SP, this weekend it should be quite good especially whit this Portmaster Software where you can run for Exempel, Stardew Valley on the SP..


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[ClockworkCoder]

I think I will try MuOS on the Anbernic 35 SP

Good luck - let us know how it goes (I might like to update my Anbernic (some series of letters and numbers) to a different OS, but lack the time atm, so interested.

 

[matzesu]

I will even try to make an Video, updating should be quite easy, it’s like on the Pyra whit the Test OS on SD Card, I only need to mark the Micro SD Card whit the Stock OS to find it again..


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[matzesu]

Mu Os is allready quite cool, Booting is much faster , and you can on the fly decide which Emulator you Chose if something dosnt work
And this Portmaster Sofware is also awesome : Install and manage Ports of free Games and Comercial Games on the Handheld Directly, there are Even GTA3 and GTAVC, Doom3 , Stardew Valley etc. Portet to the RG35XX SP

 

[ClockworkCoder]

Mu Os is allready quite cool, Booting is much faster , and you can on the fly decide which Emulator you Chose if something dosnt work
And this Portmaster Sofware is also awesome : Install and manage Ports of free Games and Comercial Games on the Handheld Directly, there are Even GTA3 and GTAVC, Doom3 , Stardew Valley etc. Portet to the RG35XX SP

Does the suspend work when you close the lid?

 

[matzesu]

It should, but I did not fully test everything,
Whit Portmaster I did need too much time while I did try to get stardew Valley to run: my ROM SD Card got somehow locked when I had it on Pyra some time ago: it can get read on Linux but not on Windows which suchs ..
So I need to use an USB Stick that works also on Pyra, and then I need the right version of the Games..

And I don’t have GTA3 on my Pyra yet, ..

PSP Racing Games are still too slow, expect a few, but the other stuff is running like on the Original OS..

I will give a tour in the OS and a bit Portmaster today on Video, whe even got this Revolt Game that is also on Pyra.


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[matzesu]

I did make 2 Videos ^^


Booth are in German, but Youtube might generate English Subtitles at some point ..