Best Retro Handheld

completely in love with the steam deck, spent the last few days setting up emulation stuff on it, it is a amazing system im up to ps2 games at the moment and got sega saturn ones running plus arcade ones and dreamcast, never really tried emulating any thing above the ps1 before :)
 
completely in love with the steam deck, spent the last few days setting up emulation stuff on it, it is a amazing system im up to ps2 games at the moment and got sega saturn ones running plus arcade ones and dreamcast, never really tried emulating any thing above the ps1 before :)
Saturn doesnt work too well for me but most of the games are ports of arcade games anyway. Luckily there's MAME, Sega NAOMI, Sega Model M2 and Model M3 (M3 through Supermodel Assistant)
NAOMI is probably the best through Flycast, some fantastic games. Virtua Tennis is one of my favourite games on the Deck.

It also does Xbox and Xbox360 quite well, plus Wii, WiiU, 3DS, Gamecube & Switch all really well :)
 
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completely in love with the steam deck, spent the last few days setting up emulation stuff on it, it is a amazing system im up to ps2 games at the moment and got sega saturn ones running plus arcade ones and dreamcast, never really tried emulating any thing above the ps1 before :)
Ever since you've posted this I can't stop googling for Steam Deck ideas. I'd never really been tempted but after watching a load of YouTube videos I think it's the perfect machine for me.

Hoping there will be a black friday deal and I'll jump on!
 
It also does Xbox and Xbox360 quite well, plus Wii, WiiU, 3DS, Gamecube & Switch all really well :)
I've not had much luck with Xbox emulation using Xenia (I think) albeit only with one game. I've been trying to run Black and it's not even a sideshow. Do you change any specific settings or even use a different emulator for Xbox games? I've just gone with the EmuDeck settings. All other emulators work great for me apart from this one.
 
I've not had much luck with Xbox emulation using Xenia (I think) albeit only with one game. I've been trying to run Black and it's not even a sideshow. Do you change any specific settings or even use a different emulator for Xbox games? I've just gone with the EmuDeck settings. All other emulators work great for me apart from this one.
Xbox wise, I use Xemu (0.7.155) Rallisport challenge, Outrun 2006, Richard burns rally, SOF2 and thief deadly shadows all play reasonably well.
Out of those I only properly played Rallisport Challenge (a few hours)

Xbox 360 I use Xenia Canary. Only tried Goldeneye 007 reloaded, which plays really well at a solid 60fps.
 
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Xbox 360 I use Xenia Canary. Only tried Goldeneye 007 reloaded, which plays really well at a solid 60fps.
That may explain my issues. Black was an Xbox game that was compatible with the 360. If I’m using a 360 emulator then it’ll be an emulator trying to run an emulator… I’ll try the game in the proper folder and see if it makes any difference
 
I have no clue about these devices but I have the backups of my games.

I want to play N64, SNEs, Dreamcast and if possible Xbox games.

What's the best device please.
 
I have no clue about these devices but I have the backups of my games.

I want to play N64, SNEs, Dreamcast and if possible Xbox games.

What's the best device please.
It does those any many more.

Dreamcast I would personally look at NAOMI instead (Sega arcade after model m2 & m3) though you can do Sega model m aswell. Many Dreamcast games are NAOMI ports. Same with Saturn and Model M.

Xbox isnt 100% perfect but its getting better all the time.
 
It does those any many more.

Dreamcast I would personally look at NAOMI instead (Sega arcade after model m2 & m3) though you can do Sega model m aswell. Many Dreamcast games are NAOMI ports. Same with Saturn and Model M.

Xbox isnt 100% perfect but its getting better all the time.


cheers bud, they sound awesome if a bit of a hassle to set up, my dad liked the steam deck so much he has went and bought the highend version lol

got a 1 terabyte sandisk card coming the morn as well as i cant stop adding games to it, wont be long untill i add a 2 terabyte nvme to it :)

edit: for setting up a second steam deck for emulation, im guessing i only need to install emu deck and them copy my whole emulation folder over to it? its over 40 gig at the moment lol

am i correct in thinking its that easy? then dad can have all my emulation stuff :)
 
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cheers bud, they sound awesome if a bit of a hassle to set up, my dad liked the steam deck so much he has went and bought the highend version lol

got a 1 terabyte sandisk card coming the morn as well as i cant stop adding games to it, wont be long untill i add a 2 terabyte nvme to it :)

edit: for setting up a second steam deck for emulation, im guessing i only need to install emu deck and them copy my whole emulation folder over to it? its over 40 gig at the moment lol

am i correct in thinking its that easy? then dad can have all my emulation stuff :)
Dreamcast and NAOMI is easy, just setup using Emudeck and I use Emulation Station DE as the only frontend.
Sega Model 3 I use SuperModel Assistant with Proton Experimental set.
Sega Mode 2 also requires proton and specific Proton setup in Protontricks. e.g. directx version, vcrun 2010. Then you need to setup the shortcut target and start in paths and basic launch options.

Or instead of individual entries, you use another frontend like Emulation Station DE or the main emulator. I use WinUAE for Amiga because PUAE in Emulation station isnt as easy to manage IMO

Most games (non Steam) need Proton Experimental to properly work, some older stuff does need tweaking, but thats part of the fun!

Here's a guide on Sega Model 2. No ROMs or game mentioned here of course only info on setup :)

nebula_sega_model_2_setup_independent_game -
 
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Dreamcast and NAOMI is easy, just setup using Emudeck and I use Emulation Station DE as the only frontend.
Sega Model 3 I use SuperModel Assistant with Proton Experimental set.
Sega Mode 2 also requires proton and specific Proton setup in Protontricks. e.g. directx version, vcrun 2010. Then you need to setup the shortcut target and start in paths and basic launch options.

Or instead of individual entries, you use another frontend like Emulation Station DE or the main emulator. I use WinUAE for Amiga because PUAE in Emulation station isnt as easy to manage IMO

Most games (non Steam) need Proton Experimental to properly work, some older stuff does need tweaking, but thats part of the fun!

Here's a guide on Sega Model 2. No ROMs or game mentioned here of course only info on setup :)

nebula_sega_model_2_setup_independent_game -

awesome thanks m8 :)
 
I've been looking at the Steam Deck since it was mentioned here. Wow, how did I not pay attention when this was released. It looks right up my street, I haven't got one yet but they look to have done a great job with it. The fact it can have the needed upgrades and compatability with dual boot etc.

I'm hoping I don't go on a tweaking/modding frenzie with it and actually play some games lol

I missed the Dreamcast console so I want to get into that, but I mainly want to play read dead 1 and 2.
 
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Had my RG405M delivered today, very nice feeling device, has a good weight to it and the screen is a great size.

Wasn't sure about the stick being at the top left, usually prefer the d-pad in this position but seems pretty comfortable, an improvement over the RG35XX.

The known oversharpening issue is very apparent in the OS, less so in games. There is a script available which supposedly fixes this along with others to ensure the refresh rate is 60hz and improve the sticks which I'll investigate.

Plan to load Gamma OS on it but will have a play with the stock setup for now.
 
I've been looking at the Steam Deck since it was mentioned here. Wow, how did I not pay attention when this was released. It looks right up my street, I haven't got one yet but they look to have done a great job with it. The fact it can have the needed upgrades and compatability with dual boot etc.

I'm hoping I don't go on a tweaking/modding frenzie with it and actually play some games lol

I missed the Dreamcast console so I want to get into that, but I mainly want to play read dead 1 and 2.
I do both, i went on a rampage of tweaking/modding at first - just getting things to work that dont even work on Windows. Things like Windows 9X games and Windows XP games that work on the Deck that dont work on Win 10.

Now ive settled down and enjoying some random gaming. Loving WinUAE at the moment and finding games I havent played since I was about 10!
 
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