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Lenovo G02 retro handheld allegedly comes preloaded with thousands of copyrighted games, including Nintendo ROMs (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I grew up playing SNES, genesis, and n64. Can you recommend something that handles those systems well? No real interest in anything older but maybe as new as ps2. It doesn't need to be the cheapest option, I usually aim for best bang for money. Thanks for any suggestions

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    It doesn’t need to be the cheapest option, I usually aim for best bang for money. Thanks for any suggestions

    Right now, in the current newish land of handhelds, the best for your money would be the Retroid Pocket 6. Here's their website link to the RP6's page if you want to check it out a bit more

    It is a horizonal handheld, and honestly might be a bit of a higher price/performance than what you're looking for, but it will play PS2 uspcaled at around 3x - 3.5x resolution (that was my preferred sweet spot, and higher and there's no need for the AMOLED screen's output). It will play it at dead solid 60 FPS too.

    Here's MGS3 upscaled to 3x on mine:

    And GTA 4 with the same settings:

    This handheld can also play...everything. All the older systems, PS2, Game Cube, some PS3 games, 3DS (if you're okay with the dual screens on one display), Switch (it is a MAGIC Switch system, with this screen it basically feels like a Switch Pro), and even some PC games with GameNative or similar. Super comfy to hold, beautifully perfect display, massive power, and with this one there's plenty of driver support too.

    The only caveat is that the RAM crisis had Retroid drop it from 12GB RAM to 8GB RAM, but, I cover all of that in my review:

    You can find my recent review of that one here with this link, if you're curious!

    But if that is a bit more power and price than you'd like, the previous generation's Retroid Pocket 5 is still amazing today. Running the SD 865 means it has huge community support, and plays PS2 around 2x. You won't be playing any higher systems than that though!

    Let me know if you have any further tweaks (would you prefer a vertical handheld? Or a certain price?)

    (edit)

    Retroid Pocket 6 color options:

    Retroid Pocket 5 color options:

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    Thanks for the detailed response. The pocket 5 is closer to the price I had in mind but the 6 is tempting. The CAD exchange rate hurts a bit so I'm going to take some time later today to read a few of your reviews before I make a decision.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    The Pocket 5 is Retroid's best selling handheld, the performance (and let's face it, the design and looks being so nostalgic with that GameCube one!) just found its home with users.

    • The amount of support for the drivers is crazily high. Being the Snapdragon 865 means you can play a ton of systems, some Switch gaming is even doable on it.
    • The wonderful front-ends! Which are just all-in-one launchers for all your emulators, highly customizable and making it feel like a true 'console' experience. You can set one of these up and ignore the Android side, having it boot up straight into one of these. My fav is RetroHrai! - in fact you can find my interview with the developer of RetroHrai! here
    • You can run it with ROCKNIX if you'd prefer it to be using Linux, too! Or Batocera also, for the same thing
    • They have an official accessory which adds a pivoting second screen to the top of it, turning it into a 3DS if that is your thing
    • The size is perfect too, very close to that of a Switch Lite...but to me feeling more premium than Nintendo's own!

    In fact if you are familiar with the Switch Lite size, and wanted to see how it stacks against it you can use this link to see them both on Retro Catalog:

    You can typically find the Pocket 5 second-hand for a great price too!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I decided to splurge on the 6 even if I might not take advantage of all the functionality. The options are there if I want to try some newer games.

    Now I guess it's time to learn where to find the roms and all the other details I'll need to know

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    You can send me a DM if you need any help!

    I'm on Discord with the username perfecteddark, or you can always reach me here if you need any pointers or assistance :)

    You made the right call, you might go into this expecting to focus on one or two systems, but having the power and capability to run so much more is never a bad thing.

    (I'm in Australia, so if you do write me, factor that time difference in)

    You're going to have the best time with this one, I promise!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    They used to be a lot more budget friendly, at least in the us before the import fees, idk if ai has made them go up since I stopped looking at them after I got a handheld, legion go s z2go which has damn near doubled in retail price since I got it.

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