PerfectDark
@PerfectDark@lemmy.world
- Comment on Hands-On with Retroid Pocket Duo Lite; Not Quite Magic, But Close 11 hours 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 11 hours 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 5 days 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 3 weeks ago:
You’re so welcome!
- Comment on How Halo Became a Game Boy Color Game: An Interview With Halo: Combat Devolved Creator Mike Miller 3 weeks ago:
You can even play it in your browser if you’d like!
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- Comment on Retroid Pocket 6 12GB: Four More Gigabytes, A Lot More Ambition 4 weeks ago:
Oh hi!
I have not tried Armada-OS yet, but I have plans to do so in the future for an article. GameNative is enough for me. The latest update has made it dead-dead simple to just go to the settings cog after installation and select ‘use known config’ and it’ll pre-set it to work with your device (which was a saving grace testing games for this article!)
There’s definitely a ceiling on what you can play, but I’d recommend the RP6 so-so much. Out of all the handhelds I have (which is way, way too many because of reviewing and buying), I use the RP6 the most for the 16:9 games. It makes a beautiful device for widescreen PS2 upscaled to a crazy level, or PSP, or Switch, and of course PC games.
EmuReady is a good site to check if you want to see users’ tests. It is by no means exhaustive since it is just what users have uploaded to the site, but you can get a nice snapshot on what is possible with this link. I’ve selected just the Retroid Pocket 6 and Windows games for these results:
Here’s the link to check them out!
You can also try a YouTube search for PC gaming. Or do feel free to ask me anything. You can run Armada-OS on a micro SD card now, so you won’t need to reflash anything either. But again for me? GameNative is more than enough!
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- Comment on Leaf Developers Geekstrada and Helaas: The Full Interview 5 weeks ago:
Thank you!
That is such a nice comment to read :) I don’t have one of Miniloong’s either, but this duo’s infectious enthusiasm really has me considering it.
Really glad you enjoyed reading along, you’re who these articles and interviews are for :)
- Comment on Leaf Developers Geekstrada and Helaas: The Full Interview 5 weeks ago:
That’s Geekstrada’s dog, Atticus! Who is a good boy :)
And totally understandable, this is niche-within-niche. Leaf is a custom firmware option for a cheaper retro handheld, which lets you emulate old games on the go from ROMs.
Leaf just gives a nicer customized interface and method for playing those games, with more features than the stock O.S.! I wasn’t expecting too many here to be screaming to read through this, but if any are into retro handhelds, or development at all, it sure has some gold in there. They’re also two lovely people!
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- Comment on The AYN Thor Lite Has Become Something Much Bigger Than AYN Built 1 month ago:
If you followed the link above, that is for the Thor Pro, which runs them really quite well.
Plenty of YouTube demonstrations if youre curious. It has a strong chip, so it handles them well. Not quite Odin 3 levels (SD Elite), but, really well. PC emulation is a big thing for these handhelds.
- Comment on The AYN Thor Lite Has Become Something Much Bigger Than AYN Built 1 month ago:
I’m pretty sure the official TPU case does a lot of the work to keep it even when it closes:
www.ayntec.com/products/thor-tpu-shell
Back when I reviewed the Pro before release, that was a main point of concern for people (well, not so much the force of it as you write, more how it all hinges on one center point to diffuse the force!)
This case is raised on the edges, so when you close it, the edges of the screen rest on it, rather than having the sides of the top screen not in contact with the base of the handheld
I hope this makes sense with how I am describing it
- Comment on The AYN Thor Lite Has Become Something Much Bigger Than AYN Built 1 month ago:
I am so excited to share my interview with her!!! She’s the best :)
- Comment on The AYN Thor Lite Has Become Something Much Bigger Than AYN Built 1 month ago:
If you don’t have the Pro, then use the drop-down box to filter it to your Thor model :)
- Comment on The AYN Thor Lite Has Become Something Much Bigger Than AYN Built 1 month ago:
Thank you!!!
I know this is a huge read, but I hope there’s some interesting things in there for you :)
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