Just got this bad boy yesterday and I’m like a kid at Christmas! 😄 The delight I felt firing up my old love, Desert Strike… Goosebumps! Seriously impressed with this bit of kit, and I’m enjoying exploring the options as much as the many many games! The effort put in by the community with GarlicOS and the ROM packs is simply magnificent.

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    1 year ago

    How does this stack up in terms of processing power, versus other, similar handhelds like the AYANEO 2021 Pro?

    I know it’s a far more expensive unit, but I’m wondering what the delta looks like… Does it even perform half as well? I’d love to pick something like this up, but I don’t want to regret the choice later, when it doesn’t play a handful of games I’d like to play.

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      Like not even close. This is like 5th generation consoles and no PC. Aya will emulate Switch and probably lots of PS3, and of course play PC games. Also it lacks a 3D joystick so there’s that.

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        What generation of games would this play? SNES? PS1? gamecube?

        My metric right now is for something that can basically play all the Zelda games short of the Switch versions. If I can get anywhere close to that, then I’m probably going to be happy with it. I just kinda want to relive the days of LTTP and titles like FF6, possibly even ocarina of time and majora’a mask… pretty much all zelda titles short of Breath of the Wild.

        being able to save some money with something like this would be nice too.

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          I highly doubt it can do GameCube, Wii, and possibly not even DS. N64 and possibly some Dreamcast but again you’re missing the 3D stick.

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            1 year ago

            Thank you for this.

            Just one follow up question: is it possible to connect an external controller to the unit? Perhaps one with a joystick? I have several that work on Bluetooth.

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      Side by side pic here. I was quite surprised at just how small this thing is, and if the Miyoo is even smaller, I’m glad I opted for this!

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        Honestly I might pick this one up just for the size upgrade. Seems a bit nicer for longer sessions. Battery life okay?

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    nice! does it save your progress? theres super cheap ones on temu and amazon but they dont save progress but im guessing this one does for the price?

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      Both the RG35XX and the Miyoo mini are amazing devices for the price range, I greatly recomend watiching retro games corp video on them, basically they can run up to PS1 flawless and supports saves and save states, it’s the kinda of handheld you keep on yourself all the time to play when you’re bored or on a queue, not very comfortable for long play sessions. The RG os built like a tank and has real time clock for Pokémon games with a worse d pad, Miyoo don’t has the clock but has wifi for net play, OTA updates, better screen and dpad but tends to have some build quality issues.

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    I got the Miyoo Mini Plus a few months ago, and I really love it. They’re really lovely devices for just whipping out for a quick game of Tetris, especially with the convenience of the game switcher and save states. I’ve been surprised by how usable it is, despite the small size.

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      Despite the literal mountains of shit that has come out of China, they are capable of making some nice things.

      The RG35XX hit the right spot of having “good enough” hardware at a low price. It’s been a smash success.

      If you look at something like the RG353M, it costs more than twice as much as the RG35XX, is a little faster, but its design feels ultra premium like something Samsung or even Apple would make. It’s compact, metal, and has quite a bit of heft.

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    RG351M for me. I love the metal touch, the format, and up to PS1 is amazing. some Dreamcast and N64 too. wow for the price <3

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      1 year ago

      Hundreds, if not thousands, across all kinds of retro consoles! Atari all the way through Gameboys, NES up to PS1. The default OS seems ok, but I only tried it briefly before switching over to GarlicOS which everyone seemed to be keen on. This guide was super helpful in getting me started.