I recently got an Anbernic RG35XX and I friggin love that thing, but I’m curious what others are using to for their retro gaming. Steam Deck, Mister FGPA?
Vita means life.
And PC at when home.
Vita seems to be a popular choice. How powerful is the hardware, up to what gen can it emulate? PS2?
Up to Dreamcast at very early stages. Though it also has native PSP support. And some PS2 games have been ported over, some officially some via homebrew.
Though the main reasons I use it are the form factor + nice screen.
Honestly I just use my computer, boring as it is. I think it gives me the most flexibility for playing basically any and all games, even the ones that I have other hardware for.
Fair, though I do enjoy the portability of something like the RG35XX, and for emulating old mobile games (mobile as in Gameboy) it’s squeezes my nostalgia gland a lot more if I have the right form factor in my hands.
good old 3ds.
With some homebrew and emulators or just good old 3DS games?
hombre emulator and retroarch. its a neat combo. well forgot 3d stuf.
My PC most of the time, or on Rpi3 with Batocera. Sometimes an old BittBoy or with retroarch on the MiBox with the TV.
I was for a long time using vintage hardware, I have severals Amiga 500, an A600, an A1200, a C64, two Atari XE, an Atari 2600 and a Sega Master System. And I thought about buying the NES. Unfortunately I have not enough space left and to be honest: I can’t use all these computers and the same time. It’s still cool to have original hardware but I’ve bought the RG405M about three weeks ago and I love it!
It varies. I have my desktop PC and couch gaming PC setup and can emulate on those (and do sometimes play PS2 and PS3 games on the couch PC setup), but I mostly play retro stuff on portables.
My devices:
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Powkiddy X55 - 8, 16, 32 bit games, GBA, and some ports like Sonic Mania, TMNT Shredder’s Revenge, Streets of Rage Remake, Doom, etc.
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2DS XL - NDS and 3DS
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Samsung Tab S7 FE tablet with either Series X controller or wired 8bitdo Ultimate - Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, or if I want a bigger screen for some of the stuff I might play on the X55.
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Mister FPGA for me. Instant on and keeps me away from a pc or phone. What’s hardware emulated on it works flawlessly too. Can’t wait for that N64 core.
I had a pi4 with emulation station but spent more time skinning the UI instead of playing a game. Sd card corruption caused me to abandon it.
I always end up googling shit around emulation when playing on a PC instead of playing the games so I’ll always go for single purpose devices meself.
I have an Analogue Pocket. It is a great device but I wish it was in a horizontal formfactor. Vertical handhelds just aren’t that comfortable for me. Love the dock though so I can still get that big screen arcade feel.
I use an Anbernic RG35XX. I love it. just the right level of customizability. and good display, and I can take it on my commutes
