think you'll be happy with it. aside from the several nitpicks i absolutely love my green rgb30. one tip to improve the sound is using a crystalizer filter which really helps clarify the audio but its only for retroarch

I have a written tutorial available at retrohandheldguides.com/rg353-ports-and-portmaster/

Thanks! The rgb30 is a great device imo but if you don't specifically like the 1:1 screen, the anbernic rg353 line has the same chip and same operating system available and can do everything this device can and they have a bunch of different form factors. I personally like the rgb30 1:1 screen for its versatility with NDS and GBC and Pico8 look great on it. Whatever you end up choosing, I'm sure you will enjoy it!

They have been on fire the last 2 months with the gui update and tons of great new ports! Thumbs up to their fantastic work 👍

Great game! I spent many hours playing it as a kid and I'm so glad I can play it on the go now. Works great on the rgb30

Yes all three heights fit. I personally have switched to the middle height as I like the concave top. Overall the feel and texture is much better and I would definitely recommend the skull and co

I used the quakespasm port. You can upgrade to full version by replacing pak files in the id1 folder in ports/quakespasm. Only certain mods are available and have their own folders in the quakespasm folder

if portmaster is a must then the rg35xx-h is out because it will likely never support portmaster. Don't get me wrong I think it will be a great device and I have one coming in the next few days but it will not support portmaster. Of the other two, I prefer the rgb30 only because of the versatility of the 1:1 screen. I don't mind large black bars for other aspect ratio games and there are tons of portmaster games that can take advantage of the large 1:1 screen.

@@RetroHandheldGuides Thanks for the response! I don't know that I'd call it essential, but it is intriguing. I've seen other 'tubers with a "Ports" option in their RG35XX-H RA, but I don't know what that system is actually doing for ports. It's really unfortunate that they've apparently been sabotaging their relationship with the community software devs who make the software experience actually good. I am curious, though: what has your experience with charging, power management, and sleep on the RGB30 been like? I've heard from other 'tubers that power management and sleep are significant issues on the RGB30, but that this is not necessarily Powkiddy's fault and that it seems to be a flaw in the chipset. Still, it's a bit disappointing, because the RGB30 and X55 otherwise look like really good handhelds, and I like that Powkiddy apparently has the sense to maintain a good relationship with devs in the community and not get in the way of them improving the firmware. That kind of openness is actively an asset to their devices IMO.

The RG35xx does have some ports available that are similar to the ones available through PortMaster but it only has a fraction of the ports and must be specifically ported by a dev. You can't just install a PortMaster game into Ports on the RG35xx Plus/H as it requires a different compile process as far as I know. With the pre-installed JELOS i had a pretty bad time with power management but I'm currently using ArkOS and enabled "quick mode" and "switch power button mode to off" so that i can single tap the power button to autosave and power down. I suspect that other reviewers are "sleeping" their device rather than powering it off and sleep is definitely very poor on this device so I don't even bother. As for charging, I have had no issues at all. Just have to remember that only the "USB" port will charge. The "OTG" port doesn't work to charge. I also use a "dumb" usb A to usb C cable with a basic charging brick.

​@@RetroHandheldGuides It's unfortunate that sleep on this device isn't great, considering it's a portable device, but it's good to hear that ArkOS supports quick hibernation on this device. Do any of these retro handhelds have good sleep, or is bad sleep sort of just the default?

A cold boot isn't usually very long for the Linux based devices so it isn't that bad I find. Garlic OS on the Rg35xx has a very quick cold boot which makes it a great pickup and play device. I don't know of any with a good sleep function. The android based ones like rg405, retroid pocket, etc have very good sleep but android is not as easy to setup.

Thanks for the kind words. Not sure what kind of commentary I would add but I am always open to ideas..

I would check the SD card to see if the files were installed properly in the roms/ports folder. If it was installed then a new folder should have been created for the game and an *.sh file should have been created to run the game

​@@RetroHandheldGuidesthank you.

If you are mostly looking to play PSP games then get an actual PSP. The rgb30 will not be able to play every PSP game.

Most of these games will not be playable on the rg35xx h... They might in the future but right now they cannot

Yes

Tried all three. SS works great no issues. Rtcw works great but you need to modify the config to set a custom height width to 720x720 then it runs great full screen. Q3 runs great but screen res is wrong and goes off screen. Couldn't figure out how to fix it but maybe a config file somewhere like rtcw

If you have updated jelos or arkos since you first installed TMNT, it's possible that the SDL libraries were updated to 2.0 which breaks compatibility for some ports. If that's the case then you need to force TMNT to use the old libraries by updating the exec script. Check out my post here on how to do that retrohandheldguides.com/rg353-ports-and-portmaster/#tmnt-shredders-revenge-on-the-rg353

it could be the version of jelos you're using causing the issue. if you haven't already, try using a newer/lesser recent version

@@_Majoras I'm not using JelOS anymore, I'm using ArkOS. It doesn't have this problem and in my opinion is the better OS overall.

The rgb30 screen ratio is not ideal for 16:9 content if you don't like the black bars but I didn't have any problems with Chasm. It starts stretched to full screen but you can change that in the video options in game.

I'll admit that the battery is not great. With the os that shipped with my device I had a pretty bad battery life. Since switching to arkos it is better but still not great compared to other handhelds. I don't have time for long play sessions so I'm ok with plugging it in occasionally so I don't really mind the poor battery as a trade off for the form factor and screen.

would you recommend the rg35xxH, they look like the same, or can you reccomend me one that can play dreamcast, just want to play shenmue.@@RetroHandheldGuides

The rg35xx-h is a bit weaker and the screen is 4:3 rather than 1:1. I'm currently testing out the rg35xx-h so expect videos for that soon. I plan to do some Dreamcast testing in it next week and I'll be sure to include Shenmue but I expect that it should work. The battery is much better on the rg35xx-h than the rgb30 for sure.

​@@RetroHandheldGuidesNice that youve got the rg35xxH, im a little bit frustrated because my myioo mini + came with the brick battery, on the first time that ive installed onion, He broke, i Will wait a little to see your review of rg35xxH, Ty budde

the port is played with a copy of the steam version of the game loaded onto the device so you don't need an internet connection or Netflix subscription... Just a retail copy of the game from steam

Does turtles still run on the current version of jelOS? I got it to run on amberelec and anbernic firmaware but I had no luck with jelos... any advice?

You need to modify the shell script that starts the game. Both JELOS and Arkos updated the sdl library which broke TMNT so you need to force the game to use the old SDL library. Check out my RG353 Portmaster guide for info on how to update the shell script retrohandheldguides.com/rg353-ports-and-portmaster/#tmnt-shredders-revenge-on-the-rg353

No save states. Though some old PC games had the ability to save and load games whenever you want rather than rely on save points

Which OS? Are you installing ports via an updated portmaster or installing manually from the website? Also not all ports will be "ready to run". Some ports require additional files that you need to find on your own in order to work. You can check the portmaster wiki for additional file instructions for those games

@RetroHandheldGuides I have the ROCKNIX OS. Oh ok I see. I didn't know you needed additional files. Yeah, only the ready to run games work. I was installing from the pormaster update. I'll check out the wiki and see what files I need. I appreciate it!

Works great. It's in 4:3 so there are black bars on the top and bottom but it's playable and all text is readable

Which game are you referring to? Some of the specific games I have written about in my guides so be sure to check that out as well retrohandheldguides.com/rgb30-ports/

Yes. Bluetooth audio works in both jelos and arkos

@@RetroHandheldGuides Which OS do you prefer?

I personally use arkos as it had better performance on N64 and PSP and the quick mode which allows you to press the power button to create a save state and turn off the console. When you turn it back on it resumes the game where you left it. Jelos does have a lot of really nice features as well like a quick way to setup local multiplayer between devices using the same is and the settings are easier to reach from the menu. For a new user to handhelds I recommend jelos. For an experienced user I would suggest arkos

@@RetroHandheldGuides What are your top 5 retro handhelds?

Top 5 retro handhelds (that I've actually used) 5) RG405M - Slim and pocketable, premium feel 4) Retroid Pocket 2S - price to performance that cannot be beat, stacked shoulder buttons 3) AYN Odin Pro - big screen, analog triggers, good performance 2) RG35xx - GarlicOS makes this the perfect pickup and put down handheld 1) Powkiddy RGB30 - love the 1:1 screen and access to Portmaster

Works pretty well. Played a few missions and only had some minor frame drops which recovered quickly.

@@RetroHandheldGuides thanks, also for the written guide! do you know if the re3 gta III port works for this?