What is the BEST portable emulation device?

[WiiUBricker]

Duel screen gaming

I'm going to puke. Also seems to good to be true for the specs.

The lite version has a single screen.

 

[Pokem]

I use my 3DS to emulate games up to SNES

 

[Xanthe]

It's too long. Can you just post the point of the video?

I've seen multiple videos on this project. Least to say: This project is a sham.
It's got a very fake amount of donations from it's kickstarter and they haven't even developed anything yet. They've stolen tablets circuitry and motherboards and claimed it was a "prototype" for their project. There is no development and there is no PGS

Its sad really lol

 

[WiiUBricker]

I've seen multiple videos on this project. Least to say: This project is a sham.
It's got a very fake amount of donations from it's kickstarter and they haven't even developed anything yet. They've stolen tablets circuitry and motherboards and claimed it was a "prototype" for their project. There is no development and there is no PGS

Its sad really lol

Thanks. Welp, I guess you can't trust random kickstarter projects.

 

[Deleted User]

according to this video the guys who in this video are not from Detroit but from russia. their "prototype" is just a phone that they put on it some buttons. their names are not real, the dub on their video is not professional it all and much more odd things that not make any sense are there.

 

[abelxcane]

I tried using retroarch but it would not let me into any menus that would allow me to configure controller input rendering it useless.

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I wish I could find a cheaper Shield Portable. Been looking for one for over a year now.

Do you mean in the XMB menu? If so I can try to help you with that, since you have to change it to glui to first set it up. Also what version of android are you using because the most stable for the Xperia Play is GB and I don't experience any of the lag you have.

 

[Xanthe]

Do you mean in the XMB menu? If so I can try to help you with that, since you have to change it to glui to first set it up. Also what version of android are you using because the most stable for the Xperia Play is GB and I don't experience any of the lag you have.

I've packed it up and I'm ready to send it away. Otherwise I might try retroarch again. It was in fact GB with the NXT custom rom.

Part of the reason that I didn't get a great experience is because it was the R800X version...

 

[abelxcane]

I've packed it up and I'm ready to send it away. Otherwise I might try retroarch again. It was in fact GB with the NXT custom rom.

Part of the reason that I didn't get a great experience is because it was the R800X version...

Well maybe it is best since it takes a little work to set up. Mine is a r800x as well so I don't think its that. Mine is on version 2.3.3, kernel is Doomlord and I use Link2SD to send apps to sd card. I also uninstalled some of the apps that came with the device to free up space and ram.

For retroarch you need to (1)change the menu driver to glui (2)go to settings/input/input user 1 binds (press a button on the xplay and it should say something like xperia play configured to port (3) press bind default all, press bind all, go through the button presses, then press save autoconfig, then press bind default all again and exit retroarch properly from menu. It should recognize your gamepad fine now. If you have that problem with your O button working as a back button there is a fix for that as well. If you don't know how to change the menu driver from the config file tell me. Forgive the crude instructions.

 

[Deleted member 377734]

my vote goes for either my android or psp, both a really damn good for emulation.

 

[Psionic Roshambo]

I use a 10 inch Android tablet from China (Onda V989) it was fairly cheap all things considered, does a lot of nice things like Netflix and emulation from PS1 or N64 down is pretty good. Lay in bed browse the web on Chrome, TV remote for my Shield TV via an app.

For a controller recently I got a couple of different 8bitdo controllers (FC30 Pro and Zero) via bluetooth. This combination of devices is fantastic. Large wonderful screen, fast emulation, great controller.

Android is nice for these things because you don't have to hack anything... just install and go.

 

[slaphappygamer]

The psp gets my vote. I've used psp2000 and psp3000. Both emulate up to snes great. The fact that native psx emulation exists is fantastic. It's even got a decent battery. Look for one with a busted umd drive, no one uses that anyway. You can find them for $40-60.

 

[Xanthe]

The psp gets my vote. I've used psp2000 and psp3000. Both emulate up to snes great. The fact that native psx emulation exists is fantastic. It's even got a decent battery. Look for one with a busted umd drive, no one uses that anyway. You can find them for $40-60.

I recently bought one from a dude and I received it with a dead battery

fml

 

[abelxcane]

I recently bought one from a dude and I received it with a dead battery

fml

That sucks. You are very unlucky. Were you able to get a refund?

 

[Stremon]

The psp gets my vote. I've used psp2000 and psp3000. Both emulate up to snes great. The fact that native psx emulation exists is fantastic. It's even got a decent battery. Look for one with a busted umd drive, no one uses that anyway. You can find them for $40-60.

I agree that the psp is a great emulation device for the price, but I must disagree on the snes emulation. Most games are laggy without frameskip, and with frameskip it's not really smooth...
I would say best emulation devices are either a Vita with an old firmware (even if retroarch is kind of garbage...), or a Android device like the GPD XD (but with a not so good build quality).
There is also the GPD Win, which is great to play small steam games too. But for this one also have flaws like overheating, not so good button layout, size, and also Windows 10 that's not optimised for portable gaming.

Here is a summary of the devices I use(d) for emulation:
- 3DS & New3DS: the unofficial emulator aren't very good (very laggy both for video and input), especially compared to the psp, but the Virtual Console injection works really well for all Nintendo old platform except Nintendo64 (and Snes for the old 3DS). Also the quality of the screen isn't great if you have a TN model.
- PSP 2000 with CFW: as I said, this one is great for emulation, with a good screen and controls, but lacks a bit of power for Snes and Nintendo64 games (it runs, but not very smooth)
- PS Vita 1000 with henkaku: this one is great, good build quality, control, and screen. But having to deal with the messy and not optimised retroarch is a pain in the a**. I really hope they will make more native emulators soon instead of going the easy but messy way. Also the memory card are just insanely expensive.
- GPD XD: this one is actually the best I tried for emulation (with the last legacy rom), thanks to the android os it emulates almost everything until the dreamcast, has great control, not a bad screen (still a LOT better than the 3DS TN screen...), and you can also play a lot of android & retro games on it. The build quality isn't the best for sure, but clearly not as bad as most people say, especially for the low price. Also even if the support isn't existent, you can buy parts to repair it yourself.

Overall if you can deal with the not so good build quality the GPD XD is the way to go. Or the GPD Win if you want a full keyboard and Windows 10.
Or wait for the next big thing in the emulation world

 

[Veho]

Duel screen gaming

I'm going to puke.

According to the "developers" it was meant to be a keyboard you could set up with additional soft keys and keyboard shortcuts you would use in the game, like that Optimus keyboard or the Razer Switchblade. It's not a bad idea.

Also seems to good to be true for the specs.

Because it was an obvious fake.

 

[gnmmarechal]

my vote goes for either my android or psp, both a really damn good for emulation.

What is your "android" lol? There's a huge number of Android devices, from the HTC Dream G1 (you don't want to game on this) to the Galaxy S7 lmao.

Sent from my cave of despair where I collect souls

 

[ov3rkill]

my android phone galaxy note 4 works well with ds3 controller. hehe

 

[Westwoodo]

Psp or 3ds.

 

[jupitersj]

Downside of the Vita is price of memory cards, and finding one on firmware 3.60

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Downside of the Vita is price of memory cards, and finding one on firmware 3.60

Memory cards, definitely, but how is finding one on 3.60 a downside? You can buy any new Vita sans 2 recent colors from JP and it's guaranteed to be on 3.60 or lower, PSTV included. Even most used/"refurbished" ones in stores will be on <3.60 if the stock is old enough (which, lets be honest, probably is). eBay is probably the only place where you run the highest risk of getting a 3.61+ Vita, but even then you'll probably find more on 3.60 since Henkaku became wide-spread.