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Re: ModRetro

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Post by blipmusic »

At the same price level Analogue Pocket exists (https://www.analogue.co/pocket), with two fpga cores (NES, SNES, arcade cores exist), a much higher res screen (for ultimate nerdery simulating old school Game Boy screens). Besides price, I guess they're hard to get by if stock is out.

At much lower price brackets, Anbernic et al have already been mentioned. There are kits for making your own OG Game Boy as well.

Add to this that a certain P. Luckey showing up and there is not a single upside to this device...? Sorry, but I don't get it.

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Post by simlevesque »

Tepix wrote: post #9

At that price point, why not buy a real gameboy? By the way, i think the PS Vita is pretty awesome for emulation. Such great hardware!

It's starting to show it's age. Things such as charging speed and battery life are abysmal. I loved mine, it's still on firmware 3.60, but using my phone with a controller is more powerful and flexible.

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Post by lxgr »

simlevesque wrote: post #12
Tepix wrote: post #9

At that price point, why not buy a real gameboy? By the way, i think the PS Vita is pretty awesome for emulation. Such great hardware!

It's starting to show it's age. Things such as charging speed and battery life are abysmal. I loved mine, it's still on firmware 3.60, but using my phone with a controller is more powerful and flexible.

Do you have a grip for phone-with-controller use that you could recommend?

I've been meaning to look into this but can't imagine that these mounting brackets that hold the phone above the controller are very ergonomic to hold for longer sessions.

There are also the "phone in the middle" style ones, but for those I'm concerned about fit with phone cases, as well as wearing my phone's port out when twisting/bending the construction while playing.

Re: ModRetro

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Post by robingchan »

blipmusic wrote: post #11

At the same price level Analogue Pocket exists ( https://www.analogue.co/pocket ), with two fpga cores (NES, SNES, arcade cores exist), a much higher res screen (for ultimate nerdery simulating old school Game Boy screens). Besides price, I guess they're hard to get by if stock is out. At much lower price brackets, Anbernic et al have already been mentioned. There are kits for making your own OG Game Boy as well. Add…

I have an Anbernic RG355V, i love it. The battery is great and it plays N64/PSX games flawessly.

Re: ModRetro

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Post by simlevesque »

lxgr wrote: post #16
simlevesque wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's starting to show it's age. Things such as charging speed and battery life are abysmal. I loved mine, it's still on firmware 3.60, but using my phone with a controller is more powerful and flexible.

Do you have a grip for phone-with-controller use that you could recommend? I've been meaning to look into this but can't imagine that these mounting brackets that hold the phone above the controller are very ergonomic to hold for longer sessions. There are also the "phone in the middle" style ones, but for those I'm concerned about fit with phone cases, as well as wearing my phone's port out when twisting/bending the…

I use the GameSir T4 Cyclone Pro with a holder from AliExpress. I really prefer holding a heavier controller to holding a portable console.

It has hall effect analog sticks and analog triggers. No drift.

Here's a video example from the company with an older product: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9tZuTE9U6g

Re: ModRetro

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Post by sam-alt »

liendolucas wrote: post #13

And we are supposed to buy cartridges? I can't see if you can actually hack on it, so is probably closed source. At this point if I wanted something like this I would opt for a: https://www.clockworkpi.com/gameshell Not the same, sure, but certainly way better option in my opinion.

It's open-source per the founders twitter: https://x.com/palmerluckey/status/1797669089324011548?s=46
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