Retro Mini

Experience nostalgia with the Miyoo Mini Plus+. A Portable Gaming Device.

[retromini]

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[retromini]

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[retromini]

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Ivy Smart Plant

Meet Ivy Smart Pot: Your Plant’s Best Friend! Say hello to Ivy, your new green-thumbed buddy. Ivy takes the guesswork out of plant care with

[mamoru]

trans colors AND it has a headphone jack. your SP could never.

[mamoru]

so do you remember those 100-in-1 game consoles? this is one of them, but actually good. this can play NES, SNES, GB, GBA, arcade systems, presumably some playstation 1. maybe slightly heavier systems if we are extra lucky. you add games with a micro SD card and the whole process is super easy.

these types of game consoles have really taken off in the past few years and are fantastic for portable gaming without having to use your phone. and it is about fucking time some folding ones got made. if those hinges are sturdy and the build quality is decent this is probably an instant buy for GBA SP enthusiasts. look at it!

[mamoru]

ooooo you want to learn about handheld emulation ooooooooo

[maragames]

Miyoo Mini+ - Transparent Black

[moonbasetycho]

Always got Spider-man gaming on the go with the Miyoo Mini Plus. I know I need to replace the screen protector.

[angryneckathletefreak]

[slime-crafters]

I found the fucking Rick roll mode on my fucking miyoo mini. what the ACTUAL fuck

[angryneckathletefreak]

Is it time for a blue Miyoo?

[angryneckathletefreak]

[retromini]

The Miyoo Mini+ Plus is a portable retro console. It can run GB/GBC/GBA/NES/SNES it also has support for Sega Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, PC Engine, Wonder Swan Mono/Color and PlayStation 1 .  It has built in WIFI, Retroarch support and with a recent update you can trade/battle in the original Gameboy Pokémon games.

1. Miyoo Mini Plus (64gb)

2. 128gb MicroSD card for Miyoo Mini

[sword-grandma]

I have one of these and it really is an amazing device. it runs on a custom Linux OS and there is a huge modding community for the device on Reddit!

They have even managed to get Nintendo DS games to work on this thing! You press r2 to bring up the second screen and l2 to use the virtual stylus. Games like Pokemon Black and Mario Kart DS work great!

[asmodus-vulcan]

looks cool as hell

[xenaskywalker]

It also comes in clear purple :3c

[callmearcturus]

the best handheld gaming options today

ohyesididnotjustdothat: Idk if u were serious or if this is even a good time, but that rec list for handhelds sounds like it'd be baller ngl

yeah sure, i like to do the research so others don't have to. it's turning into my gimmick

Let's do this by

Best Starter Device

Best Midtier Device

"But What About Sony" Device

Best Thing If You Don't Want To Invest In A Steam Deck

Best Starter Device/Low Budget: Miyoo Mini

as soon as this fucking thing came out, everyone was talking about it and I can see why. This thing is adorable, it's sturdy, it is the most pocketable device in the space, and it reliably plays anything up to the PSX generation. It has shoulder buttons on the back, comes with a very decent user interface out of the box, and that screen is both gorgeous and it has extra lamination so it's well protected.

And it sells for less than 70$. There's a very loving fanbase around the Miyoo Mini with people pushing the hardware to its limits and supporting it, so it's a good pick.

Best Midtier Device: Retroid Pocket 2+

the + is important, this is a refresh and update to the original RP2 with a lot of improvements.

Full disclosure, I wanted to get myself a Powkiddy RGB10 Max 2 (a mouthful) because it has super good ergonomics and a huge screen. But its not about the screen, it's what you do with it, and RP2+ is just head and shoulders above the competition and tends to be priced at 99$, which is cheaper than the competition as well. That this thing exists while the Ambernick RG552 has the audacity to ask for 225$ is staggering.

This fucking thing will play SNES, GBA, PSX, sure. But thanks to its chipset, it'll also play N64, Nintendo DS, Dreamcast. There is a community-maintained GDoc with testing of the device with advice on how to wring the best results out of the RP2+. Also its one of the only devices where the manufacturer lets you buy spare parts if something breaks, which is something more folks should do. Also this thing is getting active updates both officially and from the community. Like.... it's a good fucking purchase.

This is what I'm getting and I'm planning to explore the NDS and Dreamcast libraries for the first time.

"But I want to play PSP as well as older generations!": CFW PS Vita

This was my first foray into the space and I fucking love it. The amount of shit you can do with a custom firmware (CFW) Vita is mind boggling. I just downloaded a free port of Fallout 2 from the Homebrew Browser that's runs on the Vita itself. Last night, I opened Adrenaline, which is Sony's own PSP emulation software and booted up Chrono Cross. There is a very sneaky little app I won't name that literally just lets you directly, cleanly download any PS Vita game onto the device.

The screen is fucking beautiful, the device feels luxury, it's got bluetooth, it can run older libraries all the way up to N64 (though it chugs on some GBA games for some reason).

And while a lot of other custom handhelds are trying to get PSP games to run, this is the device that was BUILT to run them, and it cannot be beat. No fucking with settings, no swapping cores in hopes another will run better. It just works for that amazing fucking library. And setting up the CFW is very fun and has a great step by step guide online.

Honorable Mention: CFW 3DS/3DS XL

One of the things these handhelds struggle with is emulation of the dual screen Nintendo devices. It's super easy to emulate the top screen, and for many games the bottom screen isn't actually necessary to play. But for the ones where it is, there are few viable handhelds you can really use.

But much like the Vita, the 3DS has a vibrant and thriving mod community. Once you have it set up, it's the most reliable avenue for the Nintendo catalog, and with Nintendo shutting down support for it, that's two generations of extremely large catalogs at risk of disappearing.

Also, once you've got it set up, you can go to hshop, pick the game you want to play, scan a QR code with your 3DS, and just install it. The pirate game is so fucking advanced. The only reason I don't play mine more is the battery life bugs me. If I put my vita to sleep, in a month it'll still have power. If I put my 3DS to sleep, it's dead in 2 days.

The "I Don't Mind Spending For the Best Option That Is Fully Futureproofed" Option: The AYN Odin

Starting price 230$ before shipping and you'll be waiting at minimum 3 months for it to arrive.

This will play everything. This is right now the only device to reliably run the PS2/PSP generation. It will also flawlessly stream Game Pass, PS Now (or whatever they're calling it these days), Stadia, Moonlight, Parsec, and Nvidia's service I forget the name of. If you're daring, you can sideload windows and play a respectable amount of full PC games. It has very good controls, super nice shoulder buttons, a turbo mode with a cooling fan, and that enormous fucking screen.

This is the device every motherfucker wants but you will be paying and you will be waiting to get your hands on it. It's the best device you can get without investing in a Steam Deck. (Also you can very easily get away with the Odin Lite over the Odin Base or Pro unless you are planning to sideload Windows, just FYI.)

Final Thoughts: There's a lot of good options out there and a lot of people covering them, but I personally like Retro Game Corps the most. He has in depth reviews of goddamn everything as well as video guides to setting up specific devices, learning Retroarch, exploring firmware options as they release, and WRITTEN GUIDES to everything on his site. Dude is a marvel. I would watch his stuff to see what sounds good, then watch other reviews for the same device. (This is what talked me out of the Powkiddy and into the RP2+.)

[1uprealm]

Got the Miyoo Mini Plus in this last week. Really enjoying it thus far, but can't wait for Onion OS to launch.

[kfcdoubledown]

Behold the majesty of the Miyoo Mini +, an upgrade to the original with less OS load times, bigger everything, wifi support and a transparent shell

[blarggsboiler]

Miyoo Mini

[moonbasetycho]

Always got Spider-man gaming on the go with the Miyoo Mini Plus. I know I need to replace the screen protector.

[maragames]

Miyoo Mini+ - Transparent Black