GPD Win (x86 Computer / Palmtop)

[levi]

Are the Pyra nubs the same as the Pandora? I didn't like the nubs on the Pandora, and find the sticks on the Win2 really good - similar to the Vita.

God no, the Pandora nubs we frankenstein's monster nubs, running their own self calibration (aka self-decalibration) on their own internal CPU. Luckily these days proper manufacturers with QC departments make nubs, with the rise in handheld gaming devices that can do more than simple 8- and 16-bit games (I think when the Pandora was being designed, the PSP was only just out and its nub was probably made by Sony for PSP only). At Matzesu says, I think these nubs are similiar to one used on a more mainstream device, but I don't remember which one any more. He may well be right in that its the Vita nubs, plus center click.

Anyway, you can see the new nubs in this hacky video:

Try doing the same on the Pandora - sooner than that you'll have them not making big circles and ignoring your small circles IME. The only issue I can see is there seems to be slight clipping at the top of the big circles - that might be the nub hitting the case, but I can't think of a situation where that would actually be a problem.

 

[ptitSeb]

On the same subject, if you remember, I had a video of a short gaming session using the Pyra nubs here:

 

[kamui_kun]

Glad to hear that there have been progress on the nubs. I remember having to recalibrate them all the time on my Pandora...

 

[matzesu]

My Pandora Nubs are currently in Shooter Mode (Movement on right) cause my left Nub didn’t work great,
That’s the second issue in the multiple „2 Months ️“ Circle I have my Pandora..

I like playing Gameboy Games on it and the DPAD works much better..

The Gpd Win Controlls on the other Hand aren’t that bad,
Works for my Games as long I didn’t play a competitive Shooter..

 

[levi]

Glad to hear that there have been progress on the nubs. I remember having to recalibrate them all the time on my Pandora...

I may just find myself doing the nub dance for old times sake from time to time.

 

[kamui_kun]

I may just find myself doing the nub dance for old times sake from time to time.

Personally, I'll pass. I'm not nostalgic to this kind of stuff :3

Though I really liked the community emus and native ports on the Pandora - I think that DraStic and PCSXReArmed were born on the Pandora? Curious to see what we will see on the Pyra - hopefully decent Saturn / Dreamcast emus... PS2 / GC are probably too much for the system.

 

[Nintendo]

Good news, I guess

I did have to edit a configuration file for the screen rotation, touchscreen calibration, and to enable tear free vsync mode for the Intel graphics. But I didn't have to install anything and it's basically copy and paste. Even the startup log and lockscreen are properly rotated! The distro is Ubuntu Mate 18.10.