Should be here in a few days. Anyone ever fucked with one? My loftiest aspiration for it is to be able to play Smash Melee on the go, if I know how to set up Retroarch on my phone will I be ok with the Rp3?

  • ghostOfRoux();@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    First step should be to get a better SD card. The ones that Anbernic at least ships with aren't great and have a high failure rate.

    I have the repo of roms from reddit saved and can share it when I get back home if you want access to pretty much every game made up until modern gen. Although you won't be able to run much past PS1.

    I haven't played with any Android based SBC emulators but mine all run a stripped down version of Linux underneath RetroArch and just a snazzy UI on top. I think Android ones are pretty much the same.

    • TheronGuard [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Although you won't be able to run much past PS1.

      The RP3+ should be able to handle everything up to Dreamcast and PSP, both with upscaling. It's systems like PS2, GameCube or the 3DS where it starts to seriously chug.

      • ghostOfRoux();@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 year ago

        You are right. My RG353VS can run some PSP games and the RP3+ has a better chip I believe. I don't think I tested DC on my 353 though.

        • TheronGuard [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          I'd love one of these handhelds but can't justify the cost atm, so I'm currently using a cheap controller with my previous phone as a dedicated emulator. Had to enable some video hack to get SNES audio to stop crackling so it's not exactly a powerhouse. Duckstation chugs with 3D PS1 games and N64 is out of the question.

          • ghostOfRoux();@lemmygrad.ml
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            1 year ago

            If you lurk on the sbcgaming subreddit, occasionally you can find people selling their used ones. And check in Ali for prices. Amazon usually sells these things at a higher price.

            Some of the prices are too high imo but you can get an RG35xx for like $60 I think.