I've been a portable whore my whole life, I've owned pretty much all of the mainstream systems, and then some. With the PSP I really started to get in to the hacking/homebrew/emu scene. Eventually that fell of the wayside. But with all the talk of the NeoGeo X lately, my interest in emulation has fired back up, and introduced me to the world of open handhelds.
So for the last two days I have crammed my brain with as much information about open handhelds that I could find. I'm ready to make a purchase, but I just can't decide which system would be best for me.
So here is what I'm wanting to get out of a machine, and I hope someone that knows a little something can offer their suggestion, or at least a little insight. I want a machine that will best play my collection of ROMS, I want to be able to put all my old ROMS on to a single device, and have them any time I'm feeling nostalgic. I want something that can handle up to SNES, Genesis, NEOGEO, MAME, and GBA (In order of importance). I don't need anything that plays 3d games, I want a purely retro 2d game machine (probably nothing older than Gameboy). I don't care about video playback, or any other features like that, just games. Like I said, I am familiar with emulating, and installing CFWs, so user friendliness isn't too big of an issue. Community support is also a big plus. 150 bucks is my max limit, but prefer around 100. Also, nothing that looks like a PSP.
I have read a lot of good things about Caanoo, but no d-pad is pretty much a deal breaker for me, unless someone that has used it can comfort me on how well it actually works. I love the look of the Dingoo/Gemei systems, but with my limited knowledge, they are still confusing to me, and I also seem to find mixed review on them regarding their reliability in both emulation, and hardware quality.
If anyone can offer any type of insight, system suggestions, or even point me to a good resource of information, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much!
So for the last two days I have crammed my brain with as much information about open handhelds that I could find. I'm ready to make a purchase, but I just can't decide which system would be best for me.
So here is what I'm wanting to get out of a machine, and I hope someone that knows a little something can offer their suggestion, or at least a little insight. I want a machine that will best play my collection of ROMS, I want to be able to put all my old ROMS on to a single device, and have them any time I'm feeling nostalgic. I want something that can handle up to SNES, Genesis, NEOGEO, MAME, and GBA (In order of importance). I don't need anything that plays 3d games, I want a purely retro 2d game machine (probably nothing older than Gameboy). I don't care about video playback, or any other features like that, just games. Like I said, I am familiar with emulating, and installing CFWs, so user friendliness isn't too big of an issue. Community support is also a big plus. 150 bucks is my max limit, but prefer around 100. Also, nothing that looks like a PSP.
I have read a lot of good things about Caanoo, but no d-pad is pretty much a deal breaker for me, unless someone that has used it can comfort me on how well it actually works. I love the look of the Dingoo/Gemei systems, but with my limited knowledge, they are still confusing to me, and I also seem to find mixed review on them regarding their reliability in both emulation, and hardware quality.
If anyone can offer any type of insight, system suggestions, or even point me to a good resource of information, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much!