Subj : Retro gaming
To   : Digital Man
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri Sep 06 2024 04:51 pm

  Re: Retro gaming
  By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Fri Sep 06 2024 01:22 pm

 >> The model I bought is actually the RGB10 MAX 3 Pro, which has some more
 >> buttons on the front (about $115).

 DM> Oh, interesting. The MAX 3 Pro is actually older than the MAX 3:
 DM> https://youtu.be/PVxSdVQwQ6s?t=695

Ah, interesting..  Spec-wise, I wonder if the Pro is still supposed to be a step up from the non-Pro version.  Their site says they have different processors, but the Pro's is a 6-core, whereas the non-Pro has a quad-core.

 DM> They mostly seem to come with SD Cards with many thousands of ROMs as kind
 DM> of a selling point. Usually the SD Card is not very high quality though.

Ah, I figured it would be convenient to order the card from them.  And since it's already loaded with stuff, it's an example of how the ROMs are organized and how to add more (there are XML files in each directory where you can specify a 'cover art' image for each ROM and specify the publisher, release date, etc. if you want).

I think my main complaint about it is that the D-pad is fairly sensitive.  The lack of wifi is a little disappointing, but honestly I don't use network capability in a handheld emulation device much anyway.

 DM> I've put a few hours on the Miyoo Mini Plus now and while the form factor
 DM> isn't as comfortable, it's small size is pretty great. For Gameboy/GBC/GBA
 DM> games, I think it's a great device. I think its biggest downside is the
 DM> lack of analog sticks. Even though the hardware (processor, graphics) are
 DM> capable of playing some old favs like Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem, the
 DM> lack of the stick really makes playing those games impractical.

Yeah, I think it's good to have the analog sticks.  Also, this is the first one I've had that looks like it can play PS2 games fairly well.  I thought it would be interesting to try out some PS2 games on it.  I thought it was already impressive that other handhelds I've had before can play original Playstation games fairly well.

Nightfox

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