Best Retro Handheld

Raymond Lin · 7 Feb 2024 at 22:10

jrwagh333 said:
Curious why people are going for the Mini+ when the RG35XX Plus is more powerful.

I have both the Mini + and regular RG35XX. I have gave the RG35XX to my sister because for my(our) purposes, we only play up to SNES games, so both are equally adept at that. I personally find the Mini + to have better rear buttons and more comfortable.

Raymond Lin · 8 Feb 2024 at 10:46

I must admit I want to try the Powkiddy RGB30 still and see that square screen for myself.

Guest2 · 21 Feb 2024 at 08:21

Zatoichi.uK said:
I got the letter 35xx plus but the Mini+ is way more established software wise.

More established how?

My RG35XX standard can play anything upto PS1 perfectly with GarlicOS and does Amiga quite well.
Stability, boot time, game load and shutdown time is all really fast. It also does arcade quite well up to 3d fighters like Virtua Fighter with the MAME 2003-Xtreme core.
Many DOS games work great as do ports of games like Duke3D, Blood, Exhumed, Quake, Rise of the triad and Super Mario 64.

I have my RG35XX+ for higher powered systems - Dreamcast/Naomi, N64, PSP & Atomiswave. Running Batocera is fantastic with a built in scraper over Wifi and bluetooth support (but dont use it) Once its a bit more optimised for boot time and cores, it will be perfect for its size. Amiga also now works much better and run the AmigaVision hdf which comes with a loader for multiple games. https://amiga.vision/

Zatoichi.uK · 21 Feb 2024 at 08:26

AS in Garlic OS is established for the mini+ and rg355 but still in beta (alpha?) For the rg35xx+. Batocera is apparently good though. Will probably update mine again shortly.

Guest2 · 21 Feb 2024 at 08:55

Zatoichi.uK said:
AS in Garlic OS is established for the mini+ and rg355 but still in beta (alpha?) For the rg35xx+. Batocera is apparently good though. Will probably update mine again shortly.

I posted this on a Discord group yesterday.
Yes, Batocera is really good. Its just gone into early beta. Boot time is long though, just below 50 seconds.

Here's a quick roundup of the Stock and other CFWs for the Plus.

StockOS - medium boot time, worst ui, good standalone support (no Amiga support), preset system control layouts
Batocera - long boot time, fancy ui, working scraper, best RA and standalone support (no flycast xtreme) expect worse on battery life (but have not tested)
MuOS - fast boot time, clean UI, good RA system support, no standalone emulators, expect best on battery life.
GarlicOS - no new system support
MinUI - no new system support

jazzy68 · 24 Feb 2024 at 11:45

Guest2 said:
More established how?

My RG35XX standard can play anything upto PS1 perfectly with GarlicOS and does Amiga quite well.
Stability, boot time, game load and shutdown time is all really fast. It also does arcade quite well up to 3d fighters like Virtua Fighter with the MAME 2003-Xtreme core.
Many DOS games work great as do ports of games like Duke3D, Blood, Exhumed, Quake, Rise of the triad and Super Mario 64.

I have my RG35XX+ for higher powered systems - Dreamcast/Naomi, N64, PSP & Atomiswave. Running Batocera is fantastic with a built in scraper over Wifi and bluetooth support (but dont use it) Once its a bit more optimised for boot time and cores, it will be perfect for its size. Amiga also now works much better and run the AmigaVision hdf which comes with a loader for multiple games. https://amiga.vision/

Update to question.

All sorted now.

HeadlessChicken · 4 Mar 2024 at 09:27

Just ordered a RG35xx+ - not sure whether to try Batocera or wait for the (hopfully) soon GarlicOS to drop....

Zatoichi.uK · 4 Mar 2024 at 09:43

Still waiting for Garlic OS here.

MM-Seat · 5 Mar 2024 at 21:16

HeadlessChicken said:
Just ordered a RG35xx+ - not sure whether to try Batocera or wait for the (hopfully) soon GarlicOS to drop....

Probably going to order one myself shortly. Did you order from their site?

jrwagh333 · 7 Mar 2024 at 11:32

I ordered from their official eBay page. Worth it for the peace of mind of easier returns

Drizmod · 8 Mar 2024 at 08:40

I ordered a RG35xx for £12 from TikTok shop. Lets see how good it is.

Raymond Lin · 8 Mar 2024 at 08:59

That sounds too cheap...

Drizmod · 8 Mar 2024 at 09:04

Raymond Lin said:
That sounds too cheap...

Was for 40 odd pounds but there was a flash sale for new accounts so I snapped it up. Delivery in the next few days.

Raymond Lin · 8 Mar 2024 at 09:08

Drizmod said:
Was for 40 odd pounds but there was a flash sale for new accounts so I snapped it up. Delivery in the next few days.

Even £40 seems a good deal. I think I paid about £50 less than a year ago. Although I have gave it to my sister since I got the Miyoo Mini Plus (prefer the wifi OS update for Onion OS).

Guest2 · 9 Mar 2024 at 15:53

Drizmod said:
Was for 40 odd pounds but there was a flash sale for new accounts so I snapped it up. Delivery in the next few days.

Damn, thats a fantastic deal!
I paid £42 delivered for one of mine and thought it was good.

Put GarlicOS 1.4.9 on it and enjoy playing everything up and including PSX perfectly. The brightness is also better than the RG35XX+ (or it has gamma adjusted when the brightness is on highest)
Upgrade to batter to Liter 2800mah and it manages just over 7 hours on PSX! (this was my test result)

2800mAh = 7:06

PS1 (Running Crash Bandicoot Demo Screen):Settings

garlic OS 1.0.8
default CPU clock
bilinear(1x)
brightness setting - 3 (of 8)
volume - low

Raymond Lin · 15 Mar 2024 at 13:22

Anyone have a Funnyplaying FPGA GBC?

It looks nice and easy, thinking of getting one just because.

HeadlessChicken · 19 Mar 2024 at 07:36

MM-Seat said:
Probably going to order one myself shortly. Did you order from their site?

Got it from a reseller - had a little discount. They are a competitor so can't link. Took a week and a bit & arrived fine

MM-Seat · 19 Mar 2024 at 07:45

HeadlessChicken said:
Got it from a reseller - had a little discount. They are a competitor so can't link. Took a week and a bit & arrived fine

I bought one from their site in the end and came after 2 days.

Annoyingly, there’s tons of deals on them this week.

Kyle009 · 19 Mar 2024 at 14:29

Raymond Lin said:
Anyone have a Funnyplaying FPGA GBC?

It looks nice and easy, thinking of getting one just because.

No but I've been thinking exactly the same.

You should buy one. Post images and thoughts in here. And then I'll get one

Raymond Lin · 19 Mar 2024 at 14:44

Kyle009 said:
No but I've been thinking exactly the same.

You should buy one. Post images and thoughts in here. And then I'll get one

I just want a Game Boy Colour that has new parts and better screen lol

Actually just got a refund on something in the region of £100 which was unexpected so I could do that! Part of me tells me I should do it before the big N sues them for using the logo in the shell.