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danielblnreply
lemmy.world

Vita seems to be a popular choice. How powerful is the hardware, up to what gen can it emulate? PS2?

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Up to Dreamcast at very early stages. Though it also has native PSP support. And some PS2 games have been ported over, some officially some via homebrew.

Though the main reasons I use it are the form factor + nice screen.

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Honestly I just use my computer, boring as it is. I think it gives me the most flexibility for playing basically any and all games, even the ones that I have other hardware for.

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Fair, though I do enjoy the portability of something like the RG35XX, and for emulating old mobile games (mobile as in Gameboy) it's squeezes my nostalgia gland a lot more if I have the right form factor in my hands.

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danielblnreply
lemmy.world

With some homebrew and emulators or just good old 3DS games?

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My PC most of the time, or on Rpi3 with Batocera. Sometimes an old BittBoy or with retroarch on the MiBox with the TV.

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I was for a long time using vintage hardware, I have severals Amiga 500, an A600, an A1200, a C64, two Atari XE, an Atari 2600 and a Sega Master System. And I thought about buying the NES. Unfortunately I have not enough space left and to be honest: I can't use all these computers and the same time. It's still cool to have original hardware but I've bought the RG405M about three weeks ago and I love it!

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It varies. I have my desktop PC and couch gaming PC setup and can emulate on those (and do sometimes play PS2 and PS3 games on the couch PC setup), but I mostly play retro stuff on portables.

My devices:

  • Powkiddy X55 - 8, 16, 32 bit games, GBA, and some ports like Sonic Mania, TMNT Shredder's Revenge, Streets of Rage Remake, Doom, etc.

  • 2DS XL - NDS and 3DS

  • Samsung Tab S7 FE tablet with either Series X controller or wired 8bitdo Ultimate - Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, or if I want a bigger screen for some of the stuff I might play on the X55.

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Mister FPGA for me. Instant on and keeps me away from a pc or phone. What’s hardware emulated on it works flawlessly too. Can’t wait for that N64 core.

I had a pi4 with emulation station but spent more time skinning the UI instead of playing a game. Sd card corruption caused me to abandon it.

I always end up googling shit around emulation when playing on a PC instead of playing the games so I’ll always go for single purpose devices meself.

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I have an Analogue Pocket. It is a great device but I wish it was in a horizontal formfactor. Vertical handhelds just aren't that comfortable for me. Love the dock though so I can still get that big screen arcade feel.

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I use an Anbernic RG35XX. I love it. just the right level of customizability. and good display, and I can take it on my commutes

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