So I finally bought the R36S...

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Күн бұрын

A lot of people have mentioned the R36S in the comments section of several of the videos that I've published talking about budget-friendly retro handhelds. And I get it, you want to get the best bang for your buck. You want to be able to save money but also get some decent performance.
And even though this is a carbon copy of a carbon copy of a retro handheld, I've got to say that I'm impressed with what I've seen. This is easily a handheld that I can recommend to anyone.
R36S:
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Timestamps:
Intro: 00:00
Pricing & Options: 00:32
Unboxing: 01:34
Specs: 02:23
Buttons & I/O: 02:54
Comparing Other Handhelds: 05:55
OS: 07:32
Installing ArkOS: 08:48
Setting Up ArkOS: 11:28
ArkOS Hotkeys: 12:23
Video Game Performance: 14:54
Who is the R36S for?: 18:18
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@the_ben_keen 17 күн бұрын

I just ordered one and found this video to be very insightful so thank you for taking the time and effort to put it together. I'm like you in that I prefer to play 8 and 16 bit games when it comes to emulators so I'm excited to get my unit and try it out. Thankfully I now have this video to go back to if I need any pointers.

@twofour8790 3 ай бұрын

The last week I’ve upgrade twice. I am now currently waiting for this one. I hope it’s good enough to keep. So many it’s overwhelming 😂

@baldlyrudy 3 ай бұрын

Haha! Welcome to my life. My wife sees a box come in and she's automatically assuming it's a handheld at this point. 😂

@CharlsDeonJ.Segovia 3 ай бұрын

Best Handheld to modify! Adding heatsink and other stuff is fun on this device.

@jowaynejdfcornwall1766 Ай бұрын

Thanks for all the help

@bobi794 2 ай бұрын

i like the way you elaborate this crazy console 😉

@unrulydanny1932 2 ай бұрын

I just ordered on from Walmart for 28 including the 3 year warranty, can't wait to get it n bring it to work

@XNiFo 2 ай бұрын

It’s perfect i have it , has the best look but the problem is how the buttons feels like but it works

@MiguelDeMarchena 3 ай бұрын

All the cons become easy to bear because of the low price (this thing can run anything up to ps1 flawlessly some sega dreamcast and some psp tittles but it can become better if they add bluetooth, wifi, micro hdmi and usb access to the sd cards, it can run other firmwares beside the arkos that comes included.

@roxierodriguez2342 3 ай бұрын

I think that console works amazing I got mine

@WalterPlays162 3 ай бұрын

Bought mine off aliexpress 39$ pretty good have not got it yet bought it last week :)

@grunge1677 10 күн бұрын

@@WalterPlays162 does it work well? have you had any issues? thanks for the reply.

@WalterPlays162 10 күн бұрын

@@grunge1677 No issues at all man still have it with me and i love it

@pierreplayfair 3 ай бұрын

so many to choose from lol, I went with the miyoo mini + & I'm loving it so far! No more steam deck falling on my face in bed lololol

@baldlyrudy 3 ай бұрын

Hahaha! I'm guilty of the same thing from time to time.

@mr_zrd2926 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for the review mate❤️ I already have one ✅ I've only one question i hope you can help out with! Can you name your wall drop paper (the orange one) on your review video!? Where can I find something like these please 🥺❤️

@RobRidic 3 ай бұрын

Man gonna add this thing to my Xmas list such a cool little handheld to have in pitch

@dr.chungusphd108 3 ай бұрын

Have you ever used any of the newer external GPU’s? I’d be curious to know if there’s any that could be used with the steam deck safely.

@baldlyrudy 3 ай бұрын

Yup. I've heard of them, but SteamOS doesn't support eGPU, IIRC. It only works on WIndows. Unless Valve released some update for SteamOS that I'm not aware of.

@djlaw56what 18 күн бұрын

The only thing i dislike is how the buttons feel! It feels tough i prefer a more smoother button but thats just me

@fr_dae5548 Ай бұрын

for change brightness it's no fn +/- volume, and save stat power off, may crash you r36s totaly ...

@cabaoofc 24 күн бұрын

the SO dowload come with games?

@joshuayoung949 Ай бұрын

flashing the file with etcher fales evey time and for some reason afterwards the sd cart gets split into 5 drives (16 GB Unused, 128Mb used, 8GB used, 1128 gb used, 116GB unused) im using a 128 GB Sd cart for this so it should devinitly fit. i ve put the drives back togehter using Create and format hard drive partitions but it just wont work even after countless tries Plz helpppp

@joshuayoung949 Ай бұрын

so i figured out the issiue: tunrs out it says on the offical github that u arent suposed to use balena etcher so i used rufus instead and it worked perfectly

@jackprice1328 Ай бұрын

When I booted it asked for EmulationStation or RetroArch I selected RetroArch by accident and now im stuck how do I get it to boot from EmulationStation instead?

@n0username0n Ай бұрын

Try pressing Select + X or L3 + R3

@paulg8524 Ай бұрын

for the price it is amazing, got mine for £37 delivered, just add a new sd

@cinemacola6398 2 ай бұрын

Wait, it doesn't come with all of the 15000 games pre download and ready to play? I have to download them myself online to the SD card? Am I hearing that correctly?

@baldlyrudy 2 ай бұрын

No. Not really. Usually they come with all those games, but my unit was a dud when it arrived.

@n0username0n Ай бұрын

Yeah mine has just arrived and is stuck in a boot section so looks like its a common thing, Obviously due to the cheap Chinese cards provided. It isnt to hard to flash a new card though Be careful with suppliers though as mine has arrived with a system card but no game card lol

@gordobot24 3 ай бұрын

I believe this also comes in a transparent orange. Also, some Amazon sellers offer this device with high quality memory cards which also offsets the costs a bit. Well done video! Thank you.

@baldlyrudy 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information! I didn't realize there was an orange one. I was so disappointed by that SD card, btw.

@wingsfromheaven8788 3 ай бұрын

@@baldlyrudyThe $2 Kodak branded 64GB cards on AliExpress has proven durable so far. I buy these handhelds by the dozen as gifts and haven't run into a single failure or slowdown with these cheap Kodak U3 cards. They're surprisingly fast. Faster than most of my real name brand cards including Samsung and Sandisk.

@AeolusUX 3 ай бұрын

There is also Orange, Red and Blue colors ;)

@kooaid9 2 ай бұрын

Ive seen the orange but red and blue!!?

@AeolusUX 2 ай бұрын

@@kooaid9 Yes I have the red on my profile and OGTechnick has the blue

@hotplugin 2 ай бұрын

thanks!

@baldlyrudy 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@DarthPhillius 2 ай бұрын

Yeah... I'll go ahead and stick with my RG35XXH. Shame as I love the look of the OS and the screen.

@baldlyrudy 2 ай бұрын

That's all good. 👍

@whitfieldbrewster 2 ай бұрын

So you just don't turn it on and it has games already I Hve to down load games..its supposed to come with some games installed Correct

@baldlyrudy 2 ай бұрын

It does come with games pre-installed. I think the card that had the OS that came with mine was a dud.

@familhagaudir8561 Ай бұрын

Unless you go to your computer and clean-up the looooong lists of games on some platforms to only keep what you will play, it's a very bad experience to go through the lists on the console to find the game you want. Sadly that screen is too small for my eyes. There is no option near this quality/price with a 5.5+ inch screen.

@reel_images 19 күн бұрын

I can't find a company in Canada that will ship aside from Amazon for over $100. Aliexpress will not ship to Canada.

@9Coronas 18 күн бұрын

@@reel_images you need to hunt around a lot, check a ton of sellers. I just ordered one from Mizar Game Store. Sometimes they are available and disappear so you need to literally just check a ton of them

@LaurenceReeves Күн бұрын

I just got this for £30 inc Tax and shipping! Can’t wait

@baldlyrudy Күн бұрын

That's a heck of a deal!

@ilkeryoldas 3 ай бұрын

If only it was horizontal

@mikeyneeley 3 ай бұрын

I know a lot of people love the R36S. It is a good cheap option for the power it has. I just can't get over the fact that it looks like a toy. I think it is mainly the speaker holes. Also, can't play with sticks at the bottom of a vertical handheld.

@baldlyrudy 3 ай бұрын

Yeah. I get that. Also, the sticks definitely mess with the balance of the handheld when I'm playing. I experienced the same thing when I was messing with the RG353V.

@monyolay Ай бұрын

@@baldlyrudy ggg

@f0ssig 3 ай бұрын

Try moving the mic a bit for speech legibility. when it's below the chin it loses detail.

@baldlyrudy 3 ай бұрын

Appreciate the feedback. I think I'm going to turn up the gain a bit next time.

@joel5949 Ай бұрын

Do you need wifi to play it?

@baldlyrudy Ай бұрын

Nope

@humphreybogart2094 2 күн бұрын

This dude was like I don't have anything to compare it to and I'm thinking shit me being, then he pulls out 3 other consoles that look just like this one lol

@baldlyrudy 2 күн бұрын

😅

@digitizer3627 3 ай бұрын

I got this a couple of weeks ago cause it was dirt cheap. I paid like 35 dollars for it. Its awesome for the price. I love it❤ especially after installing a prebuild by # mash tec which has a fairly recent ArkOS and all the settings for so mamy systems configured and ready for use. I highly recommend. N64 is not perfect but very playable. All other systems were working fine. Thanks for the review.

@baldlyrudy 3 ай бұрын

Appreciate the comment! Thanks. 🙌

@jayrosgameboymodz5438 2 ай бұрын

I would rather have dual speakers over dual analog sticks any day.

@ToyKeeper 3 ай бұрын

I've seen the R36S selling brand new for $36... but given how poor the physical controls are, I'd rather spend an extra $15 to get something which doesn't hurt my hands. Hands are worth more than a few bucks.

@cjjorge6636 3 ай бұрын

na i'ts good

@someonespecial1525 3 ай бұрын

It costs twice as much, but I suggest a VITA. It does this and so much MORE!

@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy 3 ай бұрын

For 80 as much as this cost I would just pick up a refurb PSP and be done with it ... Or source parts and a scuffy one and just and do a custom one myself roughly would cost the same. Would take more time to actually sit down and play but it is a nice project for those who like tinkering and fixing stuff. But yeah if I would have a bigger budget I would go for a Vita too. Sadly as of now I have no budget for any of these but just saying what I would do if given a chance, what would be a more logical approach and I will surely do it in the near future (hopefully so) aka when "life" allows it ...

@xCandyMan 3 ай бұрын

@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy vita is 🔥

@steepfrugut 3 ай бұрын

Ok, so long story short, if you have an RG353v, this is not a replacement. Gotcha.

@baldlyrudy 3 ай бұрын

100%. The RG353V is over double the price of this thing. You get more functionality, but at a higher cost.

@jacobbaranowski 3 ай бұрын

Anolog Pocket is the only one people are taking about, and the SteamDeack, and a Evercade.

@baldlyrudy 3 ай бұрын

Funnily enough, not in my comments section. No one talks about the Evercade or the Analogue Pocket, though I do own the latter. Edit: A good chunk of the comments talk about the Steam Deck as well.

@cadderley100 Ай бұрын

Sorry, but if it won't do PSP, PSX or DC games, then that's a resounding "NO" from me. For the system to be considered as a viable purchase, then it has to emulate PSX and DC games as an absolute minimum requirement.

@MaskMan1Official 18 күн бұрын

Yes it can run psp, psx, and dc games, though it wont run those massive games for those consoles without slowdown.

@chrismayer3919 Ай бұрын

My God; you really gotta jump through hoops to upgrade that piece of junk! You’re better off paying a programmer to do it for you. 🤓

@baldlyrudy Ай бұрын

Haha! It only took like 10 minutes. It's not a big job.

@J0HnDq3 3 ай бұрын

oh mate, this device is really bad cause of its dpad, don`t recommend it to people! and buttons are bad too. even if you will do some mods, they are really bad.

@rodrigocoronado5248 3 ай бұрын

Dpad has been upgraded on new models kinda, not as stiff, usable for the price.

@J0HnDq3 3 ай бұрын

@@X91X-km7hp nope, even after those mods the dpad and buttons still sucks.

@baldlyrudy 3 ай бұрын

@J0HnDq3 wait....so AFTER changing the D-Pad and buttons for better ones, they still suck? Sounds more like you're trolling than anything else.

@J0HnDq3 3 ай бұрын

@@baldlyrudy oh not, I just mod it, not change. by instruction. It`s just my opinion. Better to buy miyoo mini plus and have smooth gameplay experience, but not this r36s. Tried both and anbernic rg35xx plus & h. r36s just have nice display, but in other aspects it`s sucks. And mate, r36s is too tiny to mod it with screwdriver, it must be good out of the box. any other variants make it fail product. Don`t recommend.

@wingsfromheaven8788 3 ай бұрын

The d-pad is sufficiently serviceable, particularly if you back out the screw slightly. At least for most folks, apparently. And there's no denying that the R36S is much better for 32-/64-bit gaming such as GBA, NDS and PS1 due to the analog stick on the left. And it offers some N64, Dreamcast and PSP with frameskip or other tweaks. So unless you're buying a device exclusively for the nostalgia of playing 8-/16-bit games on a vertical handheld, at the expense of comfort, then it's best to steer clear of the Miyoo Mini Plus.