PerfectDark
@PerfectDark@lemmy.world
- Comment on Hands on With The Retroid Pocket Duo; A Little More Magic This Time 12 hours ago:
Thanks! I really wanted to give some of the developers behind these projects a chance to talk about their work, since so much of the experience depends on what they’re doing.
The Duo actually has two different panels: a 5.5-inch 16:9 AMOLED on top (1920×1080) and a 4.5-inch 4:3 AMOLED below (1280×960). Azahar handles the two 3DS screens independently, so the upper 400×240 image is scaled to fit the top display while preserving its original 5:3 aspect ratio, leaving small black bars on either side. The lower 320×240 image is already 4:3, so it fills the bottom panel perfectly. You can upscale the 3D rendering considerably without stretching either screen, and in practice it all works rather nicely :)
- Comment on Farewell, BioWare: The End of an RPG Giant 12 hours ago:
nice touch interviewing the emulator devs instead of just running benchmarks. One question: on the 3DS the top screen is 400x240 and the bottom one 320x240, so they differ in width. Does the duo use two identical panels and letterbox the bottom image, or do the emulators handle it some other way?
I think everyone hoped for a nice modern KOTOR game, and it would have been so nice to see it. I guess Star Wars had a license change, and for so long EA just wanted a certain kind of game instead :(
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- Comment on Hands on With The Retroid Pocket Duo; A Little More Magic This Time 1 day ago:
I covered how this one did with PS2 in my review there!
Really well, but a dual screen might not be the best one for you if PS2 is your focus. I’d recommend something like Retroid’s Pocket Nova (the 8GB one) if PlayStation is the key for you!
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- Comment on What If Video Games Came on VHS? One Modder Is Finding Out 4 days ago:
By far my favorite stories and projects are that very kind!
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- Taking the Seeds Out: Inside SeedlessDS and Its Quest for Better DS Emulation on Handheldsgardinerbryant.com ↗Submitted 1 week ago to games@lemmy.world | 0 comments
- Comment on God of War Laufey's $150 Collector Box Includes a Light-Up Faye Statue but no game 1 week ago:
Depending on how you feel about things, PS5 emulation (wrong word, but gets the idea across) is actually gaining steam now
So give it a little time and play it away from a PS5 console?
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- Comment on Report: Cancelled Perfect Dark Project Over 2 Minutes of Gameplay Surfaces Showcasing New Zones and Combat 2 weeks ago:
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- Comment on Hands-On with Retroid Pocket Duo Lite; Not Quite Magic, But Close 2 weeks ago:
Yes! You can pick which screen to use where, and disable either screen easily also. It leaves it all up to you!
“I wish they had gone with recessed sticks like that on the Nova”
I do know one accessory creator who sells on Etsy who is making recessed sticks, and I think there’s other options already out there, but that one is being addressed!
- Comment on Hands-On with Retroid Pocket Duo Lite; Not Quite Magic, But Close 2 weeks ago:
I love the in-line triggers on this Lite. I’ll find out soon enough which I prefer between the Duo and the Lite+, but I’d personally be sticking to DS/3DS titles with either of them, after my reviews are done. So the analogue triggers won’t be used at all.
Between the flat back/in-line triggers on the Lite and my two Thors (raised with the bumpy bits below the full triggers), I much prefer the flat of the Lite. It ticks that Nintendo-ish look and feel in my brain, and it is lovely.
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- Comment on The WipEout Game You Had to Buy a Movie to Play 3 weeks ago:
I’m almost ashamed to admit that I just bought Hackers (1995) for $45.00 AUD a few days ago.
Almost, but not entirely.
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- Comment on The Anbernic RG DS Plus Is The Best DS Handheld Yet 5 weeks ago:
You can check the size comparison with the DSi / DSi XL with this website here:
retrocatalog.com/compare/…/dsi-xl
But systems like Genesis and SNES are a breeze for this one. It is a bit bigger, so I suppose that depends on your pocket size! Jacket pocket? Yes! Jeans pocket? Probably not!
- Comment on The Anbernic RG DS Plus Is The Best DS Handheld Yet 5 weeks ago:
It works fine for me!
The original RG DS had a double ended stylus, with a cap over the flat circular…thing for the more detailed games which might requite it. But that’s the nature of modern screens: capacitive VS resistive.
The new DS Plus’ stylus is a thinner point on it, it is actually far better. Smaller and ‘pointier’ than others you might be used to, but naturally this is just the nature of the screen and the tech, it might be a huge dealbreaker for some, but no game I’ve played with it has left me wanting so far.
- Comment on The Anbernic RG DS Plus Is The Best DS Handheld Yet 5 weeks ago:
The problem with original hardware (I collect it obsessively!) is that the age is starting to work against it. Screens yellow and condition gets worse. The cost of original units is skyrocketing too (esp the ‘New’ Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL line, the price on those is obscene!)
The benefits of save states, upscaling (upscaling something like Zelda on my AYN Thor by 5x is crazy), it is just hard to argue against. That said though, emulation of 3DS specifically isn’t 100% there yet, it has a long way to go. DS emulation though is perfect!
- Comment on The Anbernic RG DS Plus Is The Best DS Handheld Yet 5 weeks ago:
This is a deceptively ‘easy’ one to answer.
I spent a few years exclusively covering the Steam Deck. It was my travel handheld until I got into retro handhelds (and then since then…reviewing them!). Carrying something like this around is a breeze. While it is bigger than the original RG DS, it is inherently portable (and protects its own screens by design, too!)
The question is what kind of systems you want to emulate? DS & 3DS? PS2/Game Cube and below? Switch?
- If you want to relive the 3DS and DS libraries, you’ll need a far more expensive AYN Thor.
- Or even Retroid’s newly launching Pocket Duo handhelds - which will be on the way to me to review shortly!
- But if you just want to enjoy literally thousands of Nintendo DS games, some 3DS, PlayStation, GB, GBC, GBA and more…then the RG DS Plus is for you!
I really, really love this DS Plus, it feels ‘right’ to me, it really is like if Nintendo took another swing at these. I’m testing some custom firmware for it now, called GammaOS (he just released it a day or so back, and has updated it thrice since then!), so you’ve got options. If you want to ask me anything about any retro handheld though, I’m on Discord with a username of perfecteddark if you need any advice!
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- Comment on How Halo Became a Game Boy Color Game: An Interview With Halo: Combat Devolved Creator Mike Miller 1 month ago:
You’re so welcome!
- Comment on How Halo Became a Game Boy Color Game: An Interview With Halo: Combat Devolved Creator Mike Miller 1 month ago:
You can even play it in your browser if you’d like!
- How Halo Became a Game Boy Color Game: An Interview With Halo: Combat Devolved Creator Mike Millergardinerbryant.com ↗Submitted 1 month ago to games@lemmy.world | 8 comments
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