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Image 1 — Mi Hermana me trajo de China una consola portátil retro (RK35H)
Image 2 — Mi Hermana me trajo de China una consola portátil retro (RK35H)

Mi Hermana me trajo de China una consola portátil retro (RK35H)

He pasado unas horas melancólicas y he disfrutado de la consola, sin embargo noté que le memoria sd no es del todo buena calidad.

Con ayuda de ChatGPT logré clonar esta sd y hasta ahora todo bien, también ChatGPT me sugirió cambiar de SO a ArkOS

Tengo claro que mi consola es la piratería de otra consola con más calidad Ambernik, creo…

Según chatgpt esto podría ayudarme a jugar juegos de PSP que tengo ganas de jugar…

Y bueno, acudo a este canal para saber si alguien tiene la misma consola/problema que yo.

Me encuentro un poco perdido, como siempre agradezco a quien se tomará el tiempo de leerme y/o contestar

u/Dannyger_ — 2 hours ago
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Back to Game Boy after 30 years — beat Operation C (1991) & Contra: The Alien Wars (1994). Which one is harder?

After 30 years away from the Game Boy, I finally picked one up again.

I upgraded it with an IPS screen and started playing… and it immediately took me back. Same feeling, same challenge — maybe even harder now.

Somehow managed to beat Operation C and Contra: The Alien Wars. Never thought I’d actually finish them.

Which one do you think is harder?

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u/One_Basket9275 — 18 hours ago
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Upon request: Gripcase Retro Style

I recently received a request for my gripcase design to try and match the color of the Retro Grey colored Retroid Pocket Classic, and saying so myself… I’m pretty proud of the resulting match!

u/Ynsaniac — 23 hours ago
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Dose the r50s comes included with pokemon?

i just ordered my r50s console, mainly to play Nintendo games on it - especially pokemon games. and now im thinking that maybe it will not come pre installed with pokemon games.

also, do you have games recommendations to give me? im new to this retro stuff (the only retro game I played was pokemon emerald)

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u/Martitoto — 23 hours ago

Controller Recommendations for RP5

Hey, as the title suggestes, I´m looking for a controller that I can use with my RP5 via Bluetooth so I can play on the big screen better. Any recommendations for a controller under 30$ or €? Thanks!

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u/AndiLubitz69 — 1 day ago

FFXII Handheld

Bit new here, only tried the miyoo mini handheld but I'm looking for a handheld console - preferably the horizontal kind - that can comfortably play PS2 games.

I'd love to play FFXII again and thought I'd better check to see if anyone had had good success with their own handhelds before guessing and splashing out on something that might work. Many thanks in advance.

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u/templar_muse — 1 day ago
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My humble handheld collection

I've finished 2 games between them all. Miyoo flip v2 with spruce os buttons feel good, my favorite handheld for gba. My hinge was loud at first, but after a week of use it started being quiet. Hopefully it holds up.

The R36S is a little cheap feeling and the buttons aren't my cup of tea, but it's surprising what you can do with portmaster on this thing. The miyoo has portmaster too, but some games have compatibility issues even with spruce os.

3ds what do I have to say, man, it's a classic can't beat original hardware. The Ocarina of time edition was my dream 3ds as a kid. Glad I picked this one up a couple of years ago before the prices went up.

Rp4 my "we got the ps portal at home" with a little gamecube and ps2 I know the pro is way better but I really just wanted to play the dragon ball z budokai games, and they run fine on the rp4.

u/wetdoorknob042 — 2 days ago

My little hoarding of retro handhelds

My collection of handhelds. I love them all.

The vita was trashed when I got it so I replaced the screen and shell and now it is like brand new.it is modded and has 512gb of games on it

The trimui brick is my every day carry. The ambernic rg35xxsp is my gba device, the retroid pocket 2s is my tiny portable dream cast and the retroid pocket 5 is my ps2/gamecube device.

u/DJisGOD — 3 days ago
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Recommendation

Hi guys, I’m feeling nostalgic and I want to purchase a handheld gaming console but to emulate retro games , not interested in ROG, Steamdeck and those. I am thinking on purchasing the AYN THOR but I would like to know if it’s the best of the market or if there are better. I’m not planning to invest more of $350. Can you guys please help me ?

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u/juchobasqueseaux — 2 days ago
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magicx mini zero28 stuck at 1 dot while loading and now won't power on

I just flashed my sd with the stock magicx os, it was stuck on the loading screen with the dots for about 10-20 minutes, i decided to power it off and now it won't power on, someone please help me!

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u/sharlish_the_shark — 1 day ago

knockoff retro handhelds

hey, i was recently in my local "everything-shop" and saw those chinese 10 euro gameboys that have 250 games on them. i wanted to ask if those are worth buying and what do they have on them. i dont expect a high quality experience from them but i wanted to know if someone has one of them

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u/lleoxqq — 3 days ago
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Just got a Mangmi Air X – any beginner setup tips?

Hi everyone! I just got a Mangmi Air X and I’m pretty new to Android handhelds.

Could anyone share a good beginner setup guide?
Like:

  • Recommended emulators (PS1 / PSP / maybe PS2)
  • Frontend (if needed)
  • Basic settings for performance and controls

I mainly want to play retro games and some PS2 if possible.

Any tips or must-do setup steps would be really appreciated. Thanks!

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u/Dense-Replacement-33 — 3 days ago

Already have a Steam Deck - does a Switch Lite make sense?

I’ve been looking at getting into Nintendo since I’ve never owned one before. I found a modded Nintendo Switch Lite with a 256GB SD card for $270 (Brand New and they will mod it).

Is this a good deal, or should I look for something else? I’m mainly interested in trying out Nintendo games for the first time, so I’m not sure if going modded is the right move. Any advice would help!

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u/AdventurousDevice658 — 3 days ago

Did I Purchase a R36Max Clone?

I recently purchased an R36 Max from a local retailer. I am fairly confident that it is a clone based on information I have found online. My question is if it is a clone can a version of Arkos be installed or any other custom firmware to improve its performance?

u/vangaurd24 — 3 days ago
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Should I get Odin 3 Pro Or Max? Is there much difference

I’m looking to buy a odin 3 second hand and I cannot find any listings of an Odin 3 max anywhere. I’m wondering if an Odin 3 Pro would be sufficient or relatively future proof. I’m not looking to play any heavy weight titles mainly light weight indies but I prefer the flexibility.

I play roguelikes like Megabonk, Raccoin for example 🤷‍♂️

Also due to me buying second hand the price difference on the devices is large. I’m able to buy a Pro for around £450 but a Max could be anywhere between £550 or £600. Wondering if that hike is worth it

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u/Decent_Tailor_4608 — 4 days ago

RG34XX: fixed gpSP crash in Minish Cap and migrated save to VBAnext (.sav → .eps)

I was playing The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap on gpSP on my RG34XX and everything was fine until I reached the tornado section inside Dark Hyrule Castle. At that point, the game would always freeze and crash back to the menu

After some research, I found that gpSP can have issues with certain parts of some GBA games, so I decided to switch directly to VBAnext instead (without using RetroArch)

The problem was the save format. gpSP uses .sav, while VBAnext uses .eps, so I needed a way to migrate my save

I ended up creating a small script (with AI help) that converts .sav files into a VBAnext-compatible .eps file

In the end, I managed to migrate my save successfully, load it on VBAnext, and continue the game without crashes. I was able to pass the tornado section in Dark Hyrule Castle and keep playing normally

How I did it

First, I took the SD card from my RG34XX and opened it on my PC. I went into /Roms/GBA and found the .sav file for my game

Then I created a script with AI that converts .sav to .eps, and ran it on my computer. I simply executed the script, selected the .sav file, and it automatically generated a .eps file

After that, I copied the .eps file back to the SD card (it can be placed anywhere initially)

Then I inserted the SD card back into the RG34XX and opened the file manager from the device’s apps center. It opens a dual-pane interface

On the left side, I navigated to /mnt/mmc and located where I placed the .eps file
On the right side, I went to /mnt/data/.vbanext/eeprom, which is where VBAnext stores its save files

If a save for the game already existed there, I deleted only that file

Then I selected the .eps file, pressed X (button above A), and went to rename. I changed the extension from .eps to .gba.eps, so it became YOUR_GAME.gba.eps

After confirming, I pressed X again and used copy to move it into the correct folder

Finally, I exited the file manager, launched the game using VBAnext, and the save loaded correctly

If anyone wants to try it, I left the script public on my GitHub. You can check it out, study it, or clone it — it’s the “GBA Save Converter.pyw” file

https://github.com/IgoRM22/gba-save-converter/blob/main/GBA%20Save%20Converter.pyw

u/IgnosBRSP — 1 day ago

Retro handheld with quick shipping?

I have been and will be waiting for my Odin 3 upwards of several more weeks to 1 month+.

I’ve recently been tinkering with the idea of ordering a separate Android handheld with less RAM for SNES/GEN era gaming, but I would prefer not to wait up to 3 months for it to be delivered. Any recommendations?

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u/tajirithelongway — 4 days ago
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What are you all playing at the moment and on what device/console/handheld?

Since the beginning of February, I've mostly been playing Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition through Eden on the Konkr Pocket Fit.

I’m totally into this game and it became my personally anti-stress. I love smashing hordes of enemies using the characters of the Legend of Zelda! It gives me a sense of relief, if you know what I mean.

What about you?

u/pixellife_original — 7 days ago