This is a totally new model. That one was larger and had thumb-sticks, this one's much smaller and ditched the sticks (and yes, fixed the hinge woes!)
I shudder to think if I were so brave as to use the same banana each time. It would be a bit worse for wear by now!
(small edit) Actually, this may very well be the same one as from my last review!
I think it's pretty obvious that they're both very much drawing inspiration from the SP.
And that FunKey might even push my younger eyes to be squinting! 5 years of play time is amazing for one of these, well done!
Miyoo sent me one of their newest handhelds: the Miyoo Mini Flip to review. Its made to be a clear nostalgic nod (in design) to the old GBA SP:
The tiny thing is adorable (and it's so small!), it's perfect for the classic systems (though you won't get N64, Dreamcast etc), and I've essentially found this has been my modern Game Boy Advance SP. For the GBA, GB and GBC systems it's just perfection. I love how you can customize the surroundings with community-made contributions, like this one:
There's a handful of small downsides, like perhaps if you're old-old with poor eyesight, the screen might be a bit too small for you, but this was an easy recommendation from me.
...or you can just ask me anything directly here, if you'd prefer :)
I get asked this question a fair bit! Each time ive shared a review recently I added a banana pic. I tend to get asked what my review of said banana is.
But I have an autoimmune disease where potassium is terrible for me! So...I never know how good these bananas are :(
Potassium + PerfectDark = doom and destruction. Banana for illustrative and measuring purposes only.
It did look good though?
My friend is a dev for PortMaster (spoiler, interview coming soon with klops and the team!), and he has one of these.
So...'maybe'? Unsure for now, maybe is all I can say.
Nope. Well, technically it could with a handful of very very light 3DS titles. But its just not powerful enough for the 3DS.
He was right, about a whole lot. But he also ran it and reviewed it as it was sent to him, which was broken and requiring an update.
Thankfully both Anbernic and Gamma have fixes now. Gamma's is actually far more extensive. But for a retail experience, its fine.
I maintain that as a modern DS, its wonderful. Emulating everything else...not so much. I wouldn't buy this to play PSX or SNES, but I would for DS.
Thanks for reading my review :)
That's the one!
Russ had his video out pretty quick, and while some issues aren't fixed, some were with the update Anbernic pushed out.
Its getting some hate, and some is deserved, but I can't help but just love this device!
They're just (basically) two 4" phone screens, one above the other. So its only going to be modern capacitive stylus like is pictured.
That's the 'trade-off' with these. You get modern and bright, upscale screens but you lose that original stylus input.
That said, I'm obsessed with the DSi consoles, and I've actually enjoyed using this stylus on it. Or, whatever misgivings I initially had disappeared after an hour or so, when I got used to it.
So Anbernic sent me their RG DS to review.
- They had a terrible desync issue for the first week-and-a-bit (you might have seen some YouTube reviews showing this). Which meant the top screen went to 40Hz after 30-40 seconds, while the bottom screen kept 60Hz. Basically that means DS games ended up looking awful and mismatched.
- They updated it a couple days back, which fixed that issue!
- Other issues are there (shortish battery life, the unit can feel warm - no big deal to me - other systems emulate either nicely or poorly
(cat tax, this is my cat Ciri with the RG DS)
Then I forgot to move my finger from closing a car door on it, which left me with a REALLY deep cut in my index finger, on the top joint. The second half of this review was SO hard to type up. Typing right now is not fun either.
So writing this up has taken me...20 mins?
OR
You can just ask me RG DS questions here, I'm happy to laboriously type responses if you'd prefer that method :)
That sounds super interesting!
Also makes me sad that all that has disappeared now to time. I'd love to have seen it :(
So while writing up a full review on AYN's new Odin 3 handheld, one of my teeth decided to give up the ghost and deliver me with agony and trepidation.
Somehow I've managed to finish this one, but I also want to share that I've got a bunch more articles and things on the way. Some interviews with developers (one is a big program/project if you're in the Steam Deck space!), some features, retrospectives and more reviews for upcoming handhelds too (the RG DS which is...going to be a hard one).
I felt like this needed to be a bit of an explanation/apology, normally I share my things here regularly but tooth time is the worst time.
(this is me, discovering tooth shittiness)
Anyway, you can either follow the link to my full review, or just go for my tl:dr here:
If you're a first-time user of these Android retro handhelds then this won't be for you. Being a Snapdragon Elite chip powering it, the compatibility with emulators and games is in its infancy. This will change in time, but for now...it's simply not plug-and-play.
If you're into tinkering, enjoy the setting up, testing and finding the perfect settings to make things work well? If you want to be at the bleeding edge of where Android gaming is heading (literally, this thing plays AAA Steam and GOG games. Its mind-blowing!), the this really is for you.
AYN sent me the Odin 3 Max version to test and review, and I've thoroughly enjoyed my time. There's some frustrations, but if you're anything like me and wish you were around for The Homebrew Computer Club back in Steve Wozniak's time - hacking and testing and trying every little bit to eke out the best of a crazy future of tech? Then the Odin 3's a safe bet for you.
I hope you enjoy this, it's a fair read, but here is the link to my full review!
So now, keep an eye out for more 'regular' articles and interviews from me, and for all that is good in this world, keep your fingers crossed for me when I get to the dentist. Ugh.
This one might be a bit more niche than you're used to here, since it pertains to NeoStation, an emulation front-end for Android and Windows.
This is a newer one on the block, but the developer has been so dedicated and hard working on it, releasing weekly updates and announcements.
I was lucky enough that when I reached out to Miguel he was so happy to chat, and covered a bunch of what goes into making NeoStation, and what he hopes it might end up doing.
This has been the first interview he's done, but I feel like it won't be the last!
Hope you enjoy :)
So maybe some of you have seen the recent ROM hack come out, by the developer of Pokémon Emerald Seaglass, called Pokémon Lazarus. This one has a far larger scale to everything, it's quite clear that it is a massive undertaking for a sole dev, and most of the community is loving it.
Well, some aren't behaving well. There's been some petty, disgusting feedback from a (as ever) vocal minority. Those who are homophobic, bigots, who are mocking design decisions and the sound (which Nemo, the dev, has created from scratch), some who hate seeing a pride flag.
Anyway, Nemo has decided after this bullshit to step back from the public and stop interacting. We've seen this again and again with developers. And it's getting SO damned exhausting:
With that said, I’ll be taking a step back from the community for a bit. I’ll post bug-fixing and new feature patches to the Development Discord server, but I don’t plan on posting anywhere else for a while. If I go on to develop a new project (which I do have planned!), it will likely be in secret until close to release, if I choose to release it at all. With everything going on in my life (Master’s program, work, real world commitments, etc etc), I guess I’m just not prepared to also handle the bad side of attention on the internet.
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