It looks as if Powkiddy has increased the price to $40 since this upload. Perhaps thats due to the increase in traffic, or they priced it wrong previously. $30 was the perfect price, but $40 pushes us to the edge in terms of what it's actually worth. It's your call, the preloaded SD card helps! Thanks for watching everyone. ❤️

I can barely see any screen tearing man. It's 30 bucks, people expect too much of such a cheap device. I am still amazed by it.

I want one

If they make a metal version of this then this would be my absolute DREAM retro console. 11/10. I would buy it for $100.

Since the GBA emulator is gpSP, you can probably get rid of the screen tearing by changing the resolution or aspect ratio to the gameboys native one. that has worked for me in the past on the psp or vita

I just got one in the mail today and for $38ish shipped I'm damn impressed with how well it runs most games, the quality of the display, and how responsive and comfortable it is. Having a boatload of pre-loaded roms that are actually in English including some interesting hacks and homebrew peppered in is also a nice touch. Whoever designed this one really outdid themselves making a stellar budget unit

I'm all in for making the ability to "chuck it into yer bag" into an official review metric.

Really love how the video is broken down into sections that you can then scrub between.

Hell yeah been waiting on this video for like a week already and it's finally out. Great video 👌

So, from what I've learned, this is basically a PocketGo Clone in an SP modeled shell? Not bad.

They had to cut corners somewhere, the screen was likely one of those, and the plastic that its made out of. For $30, this is not a bad handheld, especially preloaded with roms.

Yeah... at the end only thing I liked is the shell in general. Specs as screen are nothing new... yeah guys I can't keep saying it enough... For the money we can't complain 😆

I ordered one of these a few weeks ago, I was wondering when you would make a video on this. I love cheap retro handhelds!

What's your thoughts on the Powkiddy V90? Let us know in the comments below! 👇

8:11 How is it pirates were able to get Sonic 1 running on a handheld better than Sega? EDIT; This is a jab at Sonic Genesis

Stumbled upon you channel researching what retro handheld to buy.. instantly subscribed! As of this morning I got this bad boy ordered, upgraded to rush delivery, and taxes paid all for 40.40$ USD. Can't wait until it arrives!!😁

Pleasantly surprised! Will definitely pick it up for the collection, thank you for the review. Btw, was wondering if Brandon himself answers here? I reckon u guys have a team, maybe someone else is doing that...

I’m in the process of reviving my old GBA SP. if it doesn’t work out I’m definitely getting this 😏

I thought that was an appropriate place for the speakers, It's stereo setup for one so that's a plus, also the controls are above the speakers so lots of room below the directional pad and face buttons to hold the device comfortably.

I got one and my kids LOVE it. After having some of these bigger portables, (psvita, switch, 3dsxl) this is adorable. I dont have screen tearing as much as I see some pretty bad after image burns (software it looks like) but for 30 bucks this thing runs perfect.

8:07 uh yeah, that's what sonic does

5 min of “oh my lords”. Gotta get that video lenght

I just ordered the v90 with 6,000 games. This will be my second unit. I sure can't wait. Thanks for your review. Great like always.

I searched the internet for something like this as a self birthday present and couldn't find anything with an sp style shell so I bought myself an actual gba sp and started a retro game collection. Then on my birthday they dropped this. I'm just gonna keep growing my gameboy collection but I was pretty pissed, glad to see a review of it so I can try to convince myself the screen tearing makes it trash compared to my official gba.

Once I get my RK2020, I'll definitely think about getting this one, this looks sweet!

Honestly some of these machines are awesome value for money. There's crews of abolute mad lads making custom firmware that makes them very solid retro gaming machines

“Not advising you” “But you SHOULD buy one of these” +1 sub

I see on triforce cfw web that they already included this thing in their guide for pocket go. Meaning this has the same internals. Could be worth to try if it makes screen tearning better like on original pocket go.

I wish more emulation handhelds would use the clamshell idea. I always liked being able to fold up the console to avoid scratching the screen when I toss it in a pocket or bag.

have to admit I'm ordering one just because of the clamshell SP nostalgia factor.

yo awesome video! but the audio is clipping for me :) just a note! good stuff man

I’m debating if I should buy this V90 or the first pocketgo. I love how both of them look, especially since I grew up with an SP. although I love the clamshell design, it seems like the original pocketgo has better build quality/better d-pad? Is the og pocketgo better than a v90 lol

Oh wow... Mine just arrived!!! It's worth every dollar! Really love it to pieces! It uses a nokia BL-5C removable battery, so I got a few more so can game on the go for hours!!!! Build quality is there, just one gripe is the screen has a lot of micro scratches on it, only visible at certain angles. Satisfying click when the lid opens. Games really well....and ALOT and I mean ALOT nearly all the old games I used to physically own! Can change the volume physically or their select A or B combination. Also the screen brightness with the select plus L or R. Overall my new daily driver! Only one gripe is that the system as with alot of consoles is only on the TF card, basically the hard drive..... So back up the TF card before u mess with it

Can you comment on the measurements compared to the gba sp? I am getting a grip for the device but wanted to see if I could use ones designed for the gba sp

Not the most powerful handheld on the market, but it looks like an incredible amount of value for its low cost! Makes sense as a fully capable surrogate for a real GBA SP.

I just got this unit today, after turning it on the first minute the speaker volume was fine, then it became very very quiet even at max volume. Not sure what is wrong. Can somebody please help

Another fantastic video👍🏾. Do you know what? This is not bad for $30 . And the amount of games you get is pretty sweet. For that price ,the build quality really is no issue. Most likely going to adopt one💷😂

You can replace the firmware with aftermarket firmware that fixes a lot of the screen tearing and offers more capabilities. You can also use a bigger SD card or better battery if you want.

Thanks for the review mate! As you say hopefully this isn't an end run in development and the success they'll experience gives the other Chinese manufacturers a kick up the arse in terms of developing clamshell retro handhelds

What do you mean by screen tearing? I can almost never see screen tearing when you point it out, I wonder if that is because of the camera. Just to be clear, screen tearing is when half of the screen refreshes before the second half due to something like not having v sync enabled or a cheap panel right?

There is an admittedly rather limited amount of PS1 games that you can actually play quite well on this device, at least in my experience, once we move away from the shoddy original firmware. Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Suikoden and Alundra ran nicely, and I'd imagine most other 2D games would run alright too, with a bit of tinkering in some cases. I'm impressed it can launch PS1 games at all, let alone allow you to play some of them at an acceptable performance level. And did I mention the CFW fixes the screen tearing in most games?

Love this but my most prized possession for retro emulation is still my PSP Go

Quality video as usual mate!

Already ordered this almost the minute it came up on aliexpress and, after seeing this video, I know my decision was justified as my (red) GBA SP is my favorite and most-used handheld console. Incredibly portable, more so than the PocketGo v1 I already own with the latest CFW. Good to know I'll be able to move my SD card from that to the V90 and it'll work.

Hey, just wanted to ask. I really like that console since its very compact, a perfect for me. But I heard some rumors that it has problems with running GBA/SNES games which i wanted to play the most. How does it perform overall? Are there fps drops or something? Cheers

Great video hope your being safe

i love the form factor.... this would a perfect hand held for me,if it could be just be a little more powerful....

Yes. Was hoping you'd do this one.

Are the roms on a SD-Card or build in the Console? Can you coppy the roms on a USB-Stick or SD-Card? thanks.

I buy one yesterday, it comes in 3 days and I am excited

Just bought a second one at Tomtop for 37 bucks incl. shipping! I absolutely love this thing! Best bang-for-buck retro handheld, even ahead of the RG351P.

This is spectacular fake but brilliant 6/10

This dude died in the begining of level one and ur a gaming channel!!!lol jk love ya content bro

oh man, what I would give for a high quality, all-metal gbasp-clamshell emualtion device. I hope this is the first of many to come.

I just noticed that there is a nerf titan in the corner of the screen. Pretty good eye sight.

I love your videos bro 🔥😂

Personally feel you should have tested something other then the Super Mario game for GBA. That game naturally does weird shit like on the first stage when you fall it does that freeze. Should have tried Castlevania Circle of the moon if it had it. Looks pretty good probably order mine soon. Glad someone did a review.

I'm confused. On yours it says 64bit on the logo, but the link takes me to one that says Powkiddy. Also, there are several devices on aliexpress, slightly different prices, specs and amount of preloaded games. Wha..?

does the sd card speed has any effect on that ps1 emulation ?

I bought it and this other one as well because it comes with a little remote control and you can play with 2 people.

I just pick one of these up on Amazon for under $40. At the price, running PS1 games at all is incredible. The R1/L1 buttons however were not. Mario Kart Super Circuit is a good benchmark for shoulder buttons since if you drift and deploy items, you press them with exact timing and hold them. Half the time they don't register immediately, let go randomly or bounce on and off. I opened it up and added about 9 layers of store-brand transparent tape cut into tiny squares to the back of L1 and R1 to make them press just that much better. Tweezers were helpful in applying it. Now they're responsive and reliable. L2 and R2 click just fine but I can't get them to work in the PS1 emulator, which I think is a software issue and I may be able to fix sometime by messing with the system software on the SD card using a PC (it's Linux, so whatever key mapping issue there is should be fixable). Also you will want to back up the SD card contents with win32diskimager or similar -- the whole system is on that, it's useless without the card contents, and it's a cheapo no-name card.

What is the sound like through speakers or an audio system ?

This just makes me want a good clamshell emulator. If someone actually made quality hardware with bluetooth and dockability, and made the software an opensource effort, I'm sure it could become a go to emulation device for a lot of people.

Is there a list of all the games it comes with?

The Miyoo replacement firmware seems to solve many issues, but then that is not "out of the box"

Would this be okay for little kids (7 years old) or is the software a bit confusing?

Outside of the obvious form factor, how does this compare to the Bittboy Pocket Go v2? Thanks for all your great overview vids

Looking for a cheap handheld with Neo Geo pocket games on it. How many does this have? Thanks my dude I always watch your videos before I make a purchase 😎👍🏼

One question, can you use a second Chinese gamepad to play with a friend some games?

How well do Golden Sun and Mother 3 run on this thing? I was interested in another clone console years ago until I saw how badly Golden Sun ran on it

im slightly waiting for these to have some ds emulation , i mean if they are able to make a 2 screen handheld which also makes the top screen detachable then im up for it

Wait does that thing straight up say "No Hope" when you turn it on?

I’m getting this before I get a switch

Does it have a internet browser so we can dow load more roms or no?

not going to lie, very interesting product you brought to us

Does this console have an internal clock? I have a PocketGo and it doesn't have this feature, that affects Pokémon games

Hi. Does anybody know anything about XP Player? It looks a whole lot the same as a Nintendo’s Gameboy. I’ve searched everywhere and no results. Someone said it might be a discontinued brand. Mine still works fine with a charger but i dont have any cartridge for it. The cartridge of a nintendo gameboy won’t work on it. On its back it says “XP PLAYER Patents issued and Pending.

That yellow one on point tho

Disable sound for better performance, less strain on the hardware. Also try different resolutions for screen tearing. Both common issues on tons of things.

Just bought one because of your review, I still buy and mod GBA SP and such but I don't want to keep switching from game to game and all those cartridges

im getting one soon, cant wait

@retro dodo is it compatible for trading back forth for Pokémon games?

Was this the 16gb or the 64gb model? I just want it for Pokémon like fire red or emerald. I know objectively that Pokémon is extremely popular and likely on both but I just want to make sure before I buy

it looks like the bitboy Operating system. I wonder if bitboy button combos will turn up the brightness on this.

Is there a option to "fast forward" a game ? Like the old pokemon games are pretty slow Great Video!!

I've played both and I definitely think the real thing is alot better, just feels so amazing to play

Who knew a fake sp would be somewhat better than a real sp

How do i put ps1 game into it? I downloaded the roms but its in .exe i need convert .PBP file. But how? Please help me 🥺

Does anyone know if you can map the buttons on this? Trying to rotate Tetris in the Wonderswan to the correct orientation.

I have two questions when you save in Pokémon does it save? And if you can could you trade Pokémon with a real game hoy

Look at that: a cheap handheld with good Sound emulation! AtGames, Take notes!

Would be nice to see an upgraded version still going to get one though pretty cool

I actually might get one of these for my b day just to play sonic advance 1,2 and 3

Cool Video Bro

I like it a lot. In fact, I was looking for something exactly like this a couple years ago. If someone makes a version with slightly better hardware I might order one.

Ngl I kind of want to buy one to use as a little MP4 player lol

Wow, this is actually good!

Mine’s audio stopped working out of nowhere. Any ideas? Anyone know how to reset?

Updated to cfw 1.3.2 and the buttons are inverted. Anyone has a solution? Or how to install the factory cfw

Is it possible to take the SD card an plug it into the switch or something🤔 ??