Didn't manage to get any of the "codes" correct sadly. Does installing apps from the roms SD card work like before, like the main 2 are the Mario 64 native Android port & Bloodstained Ritual of the Night?

I got one of the free units, thank you Taki! Taking thermo in college has finally paid off since that's what made the code stand out to me lol. And looks like a great video as always so far, keep up the good work!

I found a code early on, for a small discount, but it suddenly disappeared from my cart. Guessing someone found it and got to it before me.

@Guardian Yes, that is the same.

Which code ;]

I remember but I had a Pentium 75 and had to take the games home on a 3.5 floppy disc.

Man znes was my jam back in the day.

I used to download roms on a handed down 28.8k modem. I haven't heard zsnes and nesticle in ages!

(hee-hee) … *Nesticle* …

Man I completely forgot about nesticle haha

just ordered one to fill the epicly long gap I need to wait for my group C analogue pocket

@@hoff521 Do you know when they'll be shipped? I ordered one 2 days ago and there's nothing on the site giving a release date, it just says pre-order.

@@dirge808 Not sure.. I placed my order 6 days ago, got the order confirmed email saying I'll be notified when it ships but no eta on when that will be

@@dirge808 I got a reply from support "Hello, your order will be shipped at the end of this month or early next month, thank you."

@@hoff521 Did you get your order mail to you?

Yes we should because it's way better for the consumer & environment but way worse for the seller. Companies usually release new versions of their products more often than necessary is usually so that they can help get a foot ahead of their biggest competition; themselves. Even the coolest & best product ever within a given market, made by the greatest company will eventually still see sales begin to fall off, not because their competing with another product but because at a point there are so many used copies of their product for sale that it drives prices/ demand down, & its very tempting to just release a "newer/better/updated" version of that product.

After knowing this company and seeing that they sell the upgrade option to previous versions amazed me, I'm also really considering buy the 2+ this year

I don’t know if this company is Chinese, works with oem’s or is an oem itself, but in any case l when I went to the website and saw parts listed under “diy” (probably chosen as a glamorous name since Parts may impart a less reliable association) I was amazed. Well done, for the environment and the customer. PS the site clearly states now some models have similar cases, but list differences very transparently (unlike the marketing of big brands that want you to think of technology as magic and pixie dust) such as better buttons.

I got one and I haven't even touched it yet. I don't know how to emulate and I honestly would rather pay someone to do it for me. But I haven't found anyone yet lol. I am not gonna just send it off to someone random.

Are you a robot?

@@packers12to80 Are you too, a robot?

@@JohnDoe-sp3dc what?

@@packers12to80 so it doesn’t come with any games on it already I take it

What does he mean by "color temperature" ?

@@covid19alpha2variantturboc7 it means, in short, color intensity. High temp has very saturated color, low temp has very desarurated color

@@jrpgenius OK thanks

dont believe the lies of this video. owned it since it launched, and its a steaming pile of shit. battery life when actually in use is 1-2 hours, and it can barely run most GBA games, and cannot run a lot of them period, at a playable frame rate. it absolutely cannot handle anything higher than the SNES.

there we go. thats the REAL review. far more inline with anyone who knows about emulation's expectations. its a piece of crap being pushed by a scumbag youtuber

@@FingerinUrDaughter I have a couple of these units, and I get good battery life numbers on mine. Build quality could certainly be improved, and the plastic shows fingerprints easily, making the device look even cheaper. Your sample size of 1 (one) seems to have a defective battery. Perhaps contact Retroid about it?

@@truectl riiight except any time spent on the retroid reddit when this POS launched would have shown you that its not a "defective" battery. its just a shit battery.

@@FingerinUrDaughter definitely found it shady when the frame rate counter was hidden all of a sudden when it became time to test psp games and the rest

it already emulates Gamecube well

Hell me too.

​@link4566 What are you claiming it can't run?

@link4566 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ip-baNNhpp-yqKM.html

@link4566 yeah that's ok for me, you seem a bit angry there

@link4566 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rdl2hdJiup-8ZYU.html

It's barely runs ps2 and GameCube. It struggles with psp. You might have a few games with each of these systems that will run with some tinkering but this is up to n64 at best . Don't get me wrong I love mine but if you want ps2 or GameCube use a laptop

outrageously sexy. he played all the hidden gems like METAL GEAR PORTABLE OPS, .DOT HACK, STARWARS BATTLEFRONT, TRUE CRIMES STREETS OF L.A.

I wonder if scarface would be playable on it 🤔

@@guerilla9one one of the last open world games on the console, idk

It looks great to me but I think it could use the 720p screen then you can open it up to playing some basic PS3 and WiiU games.

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It says they are sold by Silk Road. Do I need to download anything to protect my data before I order?

It's not that Silk Road. I imagine it's a pretty popular name for Chinese export companies for historical reasons. Just protect yourself the same way as with every other online store. Package is already with DHL, will update here about shipping quality next week when it should arrive.

@@rustkitty do inform us, I love word of mouth, is normally good way to decide.

How's it coming along?

It has finally arrived. The DHL bag contained a basic small cardboard shipping box with the retail box inside, no complaints about that. Inside is the RP2+, some white USB 3.1 cable (purple port), a screen protector and a useless mini manual. Mine had RP2 branding on the chassis too, like Taki said, but the box and the boot screen correctly says RP2+. The initial setup was quick and painless. I didn't turn on Google Play Services to save on resources, installed F-Droid as my store instead. I've tried out Retroarch with some snes roms and after configuring the controls it works well. The screen looks great and the speakers sound great. The device is a bit taller than the RG-350 I previously used and it's more comfortable to hold, but the controls feel stiffer. Maybe they just need to be worn in. Speaking of which, the edges of the LZ and RZ are very sharp on mine, but that can be rubbed away so no big deal. Overall I had a very positive first impression. I will update this comment if I find any pain points.

Think of it this way if you used your phone for playing games you would wear it out faster than if you had a dedicated device for that at least this is the excuse I am going to use when I get one of these lol.

@Miles Doyle Cool story

@Miles Doyle What?

@Miles Doyle You will convert exactly zero people with these methods.

I've never seen a KZfaq comments section proselytizer just vanish from embarrassment like that. Kind of feel bad about that now.

Have you received yours yet?

Yeah, I haven't seen a handheld that can run ps2 games for less than 5 times at much

@@nfdgoisn can just hack a ps vita or newer model psps for ps2 games. Most of them work.

​@@Kryynism I have a PSP Go, you think that will work? Last I heard PS2 games don't run well on PSPs or Vitas... Most PS1 games usually are smooth but I can't imagine it handling much more than that

@@nfdgoisn psp go is kinda weak but no harm in trying.

@@nfdgoisn I think you're right though. Been like 6 years since I used psp as emulator. I think I was misremembering.

FOOOOOOXXXXXXXXXXX!!!!! "Now Snake! Fire the Stinger!!" ***Frankie Jaeger voice*** "Can you really shoot!? You'll KILL HIM TOO" ***LIQUID SNAKE VOICE***

@@TAREEBITHETERRIBLE I haven't changed my profile pic since 2007 :P

The Retroid Pocket 3 will be even better. Like I said the smarter move is to wait for the Retroid Pocket 3.

@@Pridetoons but the retroid 4 will surly be the true Victor

@@UCHUJIN0 I mean, then of course only a fool wouldn't really wait for the Retroid Pocket 5 enhanced PCB edition.

@@Pridetoons I'm holding out for the Retroid Pocket 6S Plus Ultra!

@@okene my great grandson said back in 1778 that the retroid pocket 8+ ultra will be able to play PlayBox 9 games so its smarter to wait for that

And its portable

@Miles Doyle wtf

@Miles Doyle stop spamming

Your smartphone can do the same, big a razor smartphone controller and enjoy.

dont believe the lying video. this device is a worthless piece of shit that can abrely play GBA games, and for many GBA games it cant. ive owned 1 since release, and it is a steaming pile of shit.

It's neat, but it doesn't add any functionality beyond a cell phone. And the screen on most phones is vastly better.

Why wouldn’t you be a fan?

@@PatternLand I prefer an authentic experience but now those are a bit too expensive thisnis the next best thing. They haven't really been the beat devices historically but lately they do look like they're getting a lot better

@@t.c.b4722 Phones are inherently a worse experience to play emulated retro games on due to form factor and screen aspect ration and control methods.

They haven't evolved we've skipped an entire generation of SBC'S for another batch of Android Handhelds.

haha I was just saying that and I saw this comment I know right when did the world become to GAMIFIED to the point of bootleg-handheld-multiconsole-emulators being available to buy in store and even ONLINE lmao In 1999 If you told me online shopping would be a thing in the future I'd be like whaaaa

oh my sweet summer child, you have much to see. We are in post PSP Chinese handheld times now. Did you end up getting anything?

Two progs. The emulator and the ROMs and sometimes the bios for later consoles. But older ones, google for ROMs, use emulator to search for ROMs. Open rom. Enjoy.

You can use the emulator to open the bios after that, nothing to do but run ROMs from emulator

Running a tech, 'sweatshop' in some factory in China. It is what it is sadly. 🤷‍♂

Uighur slave labor.

most likely these are made illegally, without any form of licensing from Nintendo, Sony, etc. This is not that different than illegally downloading music, movies, software without paying for it. Except they just charge for the actual hardware. Imagine you create something to sell, and thieves take it from you to sell for their own gain.

@@kenjipattiinugai1310 No.. Making the console that can run software is not stealing.. Making these things so cheap is not illegal and it doesn't require Nintendo, Sony, Sega, etc licensing. You know what would require Nintendo, Sony, Sega, etc licensing? Making something and calling it a Gameboy, GBA, gamegear, vita, etc.. but Nintendo, Sony Sega, etc doesn't own the rights to the shape, software or even programming tools used here, so again. .. no There's nothing illegal about this.

@@josephl3602 incorrect. You're not even understanding what I'm saying. Something that is cheap of course is not illegal, that's not the point at all. You're talking about making/selling an exact clone of a Sony, Nintendo, etc game system. Yes, of course that's illegal. As would be using their copy-righted names/branding. But that's not what we're talking about here either. For perspective, downloading music from unauthorized sites is illegal. Only the record label, the artist, or a licensed distributor can legally sell/offer music online. Games are the same way. Only the publisher (Sony, Nintendo, etc), or the game developers, or distributors (stores like GameStop, Best Buy, etc.) can legally sell/offer games. (Or buying/selling 2nd hand games.) However, if you are downloading ripped games (ROMs) from the internet, you're basically pirating, which is illegal. In addition, every game made originally to run on a Playstation is licensed to only run on Playstation hardware, every game made for the Wii is licensed to only run on a Wii, and so on and so forth. If you're running a Playstation game on a PC that means you're using an emulator to run the ROM, that means it's no longer a licensed product. It's a stolen product. (Just like downloading a music album from some share site instead of paying Google or iTunes for the album.) These 3rd party consoles are basically tiny PCs running emulators repackaged into consoles to run ROMs. Unlicensed and illegal.

I didn't know emulation devices was this big of a deal.

If it can play GameCube games with the Dolphin emulator, it can definitely run Wii games that don't require motion controls. The Wii is just a beefed up GameCube with built-in motion controls.

Emulation on Steam Deck will blow this out of the water next year. Still a very cool device for the price point though.

It’s a hundred dollars bruh

@@arials101 Steam deck will not be a replacement to this device but a compliment.

@@BushMucker Hundred dollars for a quality system that can emulate tons of games that would surely add up well above $100 if you were to pay for everything separately, such as controllers and cords.

@@arials101 steam deck is way to expensive, it will flop hard mark my words!

If you don’t mind it not being portable. Retrostation pc has 53000 games on it. Including Dreamcast GameCube ps2 etc

honestly it would be better if u buy the dreamcast, i can find decent prices in ebay and with games and pretty good conditions, the only worring part is the tv you gonna play, but nothing adptors cant handle

@@goticogordo the problem with that is the fact that the games I used to own are now worth hundreds of dollars each minimum.

@@Rookseven7 it depends on the game and where you look for, physical copies are tricky

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Going with a single powerful Cortex-A75 core was smart since most of these emulators rely on a single main thread. Beats the 2x Cortex-A72 cores on the RG552

I agree. I was excited for the RG552, but this system has me quite a bit more interested now. It certainly looks like they put quite a bit of work into it.

@@Nintenboy01 where did you get the rg552 using dual CPUs from? From what I've seen it uses a Rockchip RK3399 (6 Cores @ 1.8GHz)?

@@crf80fdarkdays I meant it has 2 performance cores, I suspect the efficiency cores are barely used in most emulators

@@crf80fdarkdays Big little architecture. Its got 2 big A72 cores and 4 garbage A53's. The single A75 is better.

Those tiger handhelds were a joke

@@Bankallday no. But your comment is. Troll somewhere else

@@bWWd0 yeah that makes sense😂🤣 he must be a time traveler and hasn’t made it to 2022 yet. I was born in 88 and played those shitty tiger games when I was 4 and haven’t touched them since

@@GladiatorBrig how is that a troll? he is right

If you want a cheap one easy to get if you are near a wallmart go to it most of the wallmarts have those in the electronics area good luck getting one.