Hi ive recently modded my vita where can i get this crazymac retrobuild that you mention please ?

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I could not agree more!

Its not like he emulates psp on this. He just plays other stuff, if he's got the handheld console he will play it on there

psp is too big, ps vita is too big and too heavy , the slim is too big still, its realyl not hard to understand, people usually only keep psps and vitas for emulation of older consoles lol. so if we can have a smaller form factor handheld then theres no point suffering with a chunky hand held

@@Millzieeeee honestly I enjoy the weight of the vita. Kinda like a book versus a Kindle. But I mean I could get used to something that feels super light, its just moreover. I don't think people mind the size of most of those things especially for the time.

@@Millzieeeee Lmao The lite is too big? You're high.

That's how I roll!

"i say use whatever u want just have fun playing games". Very well put!

I always wanted an Xperia Play. One of these days...

Reagan Dow Vita games are mentioned the video - I made a point to have it added in editing in fact. Only first gen Vitas have oled screens, later revisions (like the one in the video) use LCDs . Great comment! I agree the side bars are a subjective thing.

Reagan Dow I've played GBA on the RG350M and the blacks are so good that I don't really notice the top and bottom bars. 95% of what I'm playing on it isn't 16:9 though. GameBoy looks phenomenal on it with the DOT MATRIX 3X scaler on the latest version of Gambatte too!

@@Retr0Rob Which also might be a thing of the past, if bsnes HD makes it to Vita's Retroarch, there'll be widescreen super nintendo support. If it ever comes.

If you use a computer it defeats the purpose for emulation. Your PC is in almost every case a WAY better emulation device than the Vita: Skip the Vita and just emulate from PC. I have been in IT for well over 25 years. I used to work in auditing years ago where I regularly flashed devices, I have likely flashed thousands of devices. I think I may have bricked 2 or 3 devices in all that time, but I warn EVERY TIME that this may brick a system. Because that is the nature of writing firmware. There is always a small possibility that the firmware has partially failed, or some kind of odd compatibility causes a problem. Even the creators of the firmware warn you of this. It is unlikely, but it is a possible outcome. Responsible technicians will always warn a client of that. GREAT COMMENT!

@@Retr0Rob I disagree. Being able to plug up the vita gives it functionality similar to the switch, you can play your emulators and your vita games on the TV and then just unplug and go out with your vita in your pocket and play on the same save files and system. There are obvious advantages to doing it that way rather than running an emulators on your pc and separate emulators on your vita.

@@cheeeeezewizzz Switch does not require a computer present to output to a TV. Vita does. If you have to hook it up to a PC, might as well use the PC to emulate.

Thanks!

@@Retr0Rob For Android AM2R/ mega.nz/file/G1EzGAKI#tc4rBNivhzDgcv4k2upQBlhQftrWaVwqxjCfJTGV0-U

Nice! I did not think of that.

RG353m?

@@hog_hedge - I haven’t been keeping up with handheld stuff lately & wasn’t aware that we had a new metal model..353M looks great & deffo ticks all the boxes..shame it isn’t just a bit more powerful & capable though

I agree! Although since it is a 5-inch as apose to a 3.5-inch on the Anbernic devices even with the cropped aspect ration down to 3:2 or 4:3 it is still bigger than the anbernic screen! I personally love my modded vita and having had a RG351P before it I have never looked back! (Other than those damn sticks)

@@chbmckie The thing is, that you either have a lot of unused screen space or the wrong aspect ratio, both of which I can't stand.

Grab another TF card (don't spend a lot in case you have a hardware issue) and try a new firmware -- There is a bunch of videos on installing it. If the new firmware freezes you likely have a hardware problem -- if it acts OK then you had a software problem or the TF card may have gone bad (it happens).

Retr0rob thanks! Keep your fingers crossed for a simple card issue.

Tawdry good luck after I bought my GPD XD at the time it came out 😒 yeah throwing 200 + do I regret it yes! I barely played with it. Out of the blue same as you started giving me problems. I tried everything but nothing still cutting off in the middle of a game or won’t open program, lagging etc., So in conclusion never again buying a chinese made console

@@darkbionic1044 yeah. Mine is totally bricked. Very disappointed. I had a previous RS97-Pro that worked perfectly... until my son got it wet. The new version of the RS97 is allegedly an upgrade but it doesn’t feel like it to me. It’s less user friendly and struggles with slowdown. Worst of all... it doesn’t save. At all.

i will however be buying one of these handhelds

Emulation is kind of like that on most devices. TBH the emu handhelds have those same issues -- The 350 struggles on anything past PS1. but I do like the variety and messing around I can do with these without worrying about possibly trashing expensive hardware.

Great comment! If I had to choose between the 2 as my only device the Vita would win hands down, but largely because I really like a lot of the games that were released for it. I wish I would have mentioned that one of the reasons I bring the 350 out more than the Vita is that I plain don't want to have anything happen to it!

@@Retr0Rob I put a chip in my vita screen last week. I am thinking of getting another one as backup. I have the oled version. I am tossing around the idea of purchasing one of those larger more expensive devices such as an Odin or something similar.

To be fair it's a lot harder to do on the Vita, but yeah, it so sucks when it happens.

@@Retr0Rob how many games come on rg351p. i cant decide beteen it and the rgb10 pro/ max. also dont even know what the different between the pro and max is lol

The RG350 is not an Android based game system. I cover pretty much everything else in the vid. I don't use phones for emulation, due to security concerns, especially since your phone generally has an amazing amount of personal info on it. Zfolds are cool as heck though

There are 2 robot voices used in my videos -- One is of Ubuntu's espeak voices with a very slight echo added (the retr0rob plays everything voice) and the other is used for commentary: That one is Zarvox from Mac OS's voices. Occasionally I use a super modified version of Microsoft's older voices slowed down a bit, with echo but only if I am in a rush or dont feel like using the mac.

the RG350M is a little bit smaller, 0.2" is not a big deal

Does the vita play n64 well?

Dave Tech I haven’t tried n64 emulation on vita or psp. N64 emulation is still pretty wonky to this day even on a pc depending on the game. You would have better luck on a hacked 3ds.

@@davetech356 Daedalus 64 for the Vita has just been updated in the past few days I haven't tried this latest update yet but the previous version has around 80 N64 games playable some more so than others Dreamcast emulation is also being supported by Vita Devs now

There is nothing wrong with having a different opinion in my book, Especially when you present it well!

Personally I don't see it, I have both and at best they are feel about the same for me. Except I much prefer the analogue sticks on the anbernic devices. But we all play differently.

@@wyterabitt2149 Absolutely nothing wrong with having a different opinion: Especially when you do a great job of explaining it. Originally I was going to do another video that was reverse of this about a week later, but time has been kind of short...

Agree on waiting for the 351. Funny You mention taking them out -- I never take the Vita out, but I do take the RG350. The Vita is worth a bit more and I'm a little less concerned with roughing the 350 up a bit.

I walk mine like a dog on a leash.

RGB10 Max should be nice for GBA

I have been enjoying the 351 lately, but the battery life has only been like 2 hours tops for me.

@@Retr0Rob My 351 M is on its way, is the battery 🔋 life going to be a concern?

I have not tried it personally, but it appears to be able to: www.reddit.com/r/RG350/comments/e5afvf/full_speed_32x_emulation_has_been_achieved/

Retroid Pocket 2 works great with 32x I'm sure RG does as well. Retroid Pocket also has decent N64 support with the correct core and PSP support thats very dependant on which game and how demanding it is

@@TheDeathOfLucifer very nice. Thank you for the info. I'll look for a Retroid Pocket 2 as well.

That's the exact opposite of most comments on my voice =)

Pixel perfect still has black bars around it, which was my point. If they bother you, they do, and if they don't they don't. I also mentioned that the Vita is better performance on many emulators. Just because you have different preferences does not invalidate my points. Also native video out is a pretty big one if you want to play locally with friends. I find the controller more comfortable for prolonged game sessions as well as I have big hands.I absolutely love the Vita, but I use it to play the Vita's excellent library.

It is true that You actually do run a very small risk of bricking the Vita just by updating it. Seriously though, it's super unlikely. Firmware is not the same as your Vita's memory card that games and saves are installed to - If your memory card dies you just replace it and re-load your software and boom: ready to go. If your Firmware fails you no longer can use your Vita. Note that the Vita really is well designed and it is super-unlikely that flashing a custom firmware will brick it: much less likely than it was years ago. Think of it like routine surgery, and how you always sign a waver that you understand that it is possible that the surgery could go wrong. It's unlikely, but it COULD happen. Custom firmware is not official code. I've been working professionally in IT for 20-some odd years and used to do audits and upgrades of off lease laptops / desktops and servers. I have done firmware updates in the high hundreds at least and have only had 2 permanent brickings - both on game systems. One of them was a PSP running super-early custom firmware and the other was a prototype handheld (that one really sucked). I want to really emphasize that the Vita is VERY, VERY unlikely to die to to a custom firmware update. On something like the RG350 much of what is in firmware on the Vita is on the first card -- and if an update fails just re-write the first micro SD from your PC, or buy a new micro sd and write it to that if the sd card itself failed.

So sorry to hear that.

@@Retr0Rob =(

PSTV is a different device: I use one for recording my Vita videos =)

@@Retr0Rob its a vita in a box the only difference is that It has a USB port and a hdmi port but its everything that a Vita is in a box.

@@pkerry12 Its not a handheld -- I don't really see how it would fit into the comparison here. It would be a better comparison to do the PSTV Vs the Nvidia Shield TV... Hmmm that WOULD be interesting.

@@Retr0Rob I am not talking about the form factor I am talking about the internals.

@@pkerry12 Agreed, just did not get how it related to the video :)

I had this discussion in the threads below: While it's really cool for recording performance for videos/etc it's not really a comparable output technology as you need a PC to use it. Considering this video is about my choice in emulation devices.having a PC present to display games on the screen is kind of silly as almost every PC is a far superior emulation device to the Vita (or the RG350 for that matter). If you need a PC to do it you might as well just use the PC for emulation.

@@Retr0Rob you are right the way I do it is I connect my vita to my laptop then my laptop to a tv and use my ps3 controller which is not 100% practical but it's better than nothing because if you only play your games on your laptop you can't take it with you everywhere so you have both small/ medium/ and big screen to display your game. In my opinion the advantage of retrohandhels over the vita is that they are much easier to get into ps vita doesn't run some snes games perfectly except if you overclock it and for N64 you have to use a standalone emulator from retroarch for gba you have to overclock your vita and use different emulator for some games. You need to read alot in which emulator is the best in retroarch for example. Which is alot of work to do plus the size of it is little big so it fits on your pocket but it's not comfortable to walk with. the main problem I found with the Chinese retro handhelds (I have gkd 350h) is the sound The lowest volume is so high for headphone users this was a deal breaker for me I don't know if that's the case with the other handhelds but I read that some people had the same issue with the rg350 for example.

@@ahmedosama7232 I've only used headphones with a volume control so I never noticed that! Hopefullly they will be able to fix that in firmware in the future. Well written comment BTW.

PSP on RG350M? No way, can't run at all. You need at least RG351 for PSP, N64 and GC

Not agreeing with them does NOT make them bogus. It's OK to have a differing opinion but nothing I brought up was not true -- whether they matter to you is a personal choice.

@@Retr0Rob The point you made about Vita not having video out is absolutely bogus. My Vita has both audio and video output via USB....Google it.

@@jonathantable1316 Yeah, the USB is after-market: It had just come out a month or 2 before I made this video -- It's now incorrect, but not Bogus. The RG350 does NOT require extra hardware. [Correction] I was NOT aware that this was USB output to a PC, I was thinking it was output to HDMI -- Having to have a PC is one BIG piece of hardware, so the statement stands, but I was definitely wrong. At time of this posting HDMI out still requires hardware modification.

@@Retr0Rob Wasn't talking about hardware. Was referring to PSVita UDCD USB Video Class plugin. Software that has been out many months prior to this video.

@@jonathantable1316 I make it pretty clear in the video 04:10 I am talking about HDMI video out. Using a USB cable to use OBS on a PC is NOT an equivalent technology. I mean you need an entire PC to get that output -- That is totally extra hardware. That said it is GREAT if you want to record games -- especially if you have a game the PSTV cant run. It's not the same as just plugging into a TV .

Not really.... It's kind of the reverse (though I love the Vita). Not really sure you watched the video before you commented as the very first 2 points are hardware "format" related.The Joysticks and Screen format have not "grown" on the Vita. They cannot be changed as the Vita is no longer produced. RG series have already had a processor bump from the JZ4770 to the RK3326 this year: They are not all "the same". It also changed screen resolutions depending on model. The RG35X series is by no means perfect, but it's inexpensive and diverse.

Not a chance.

@@Retr0Rob give ME your PS Vita >:)

@@anonymousidea9119 mmm maybe.

@@Retr0Rob I'll give you a backwards compatible ps3 for it :O

Feel free to get your next surgery done in a van in a back alley then ... To be honest you do not need to accept my word for it at all: Enso's site warns you of the same things I do. We both say bricking is unlikely, but possible.