ANBERNIC RG DS Plus | Dual Screens, True Brilliance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_ZBKwptV5U
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18The future of gaming is... retro handhelds copying the DS design running Linux. I'm OK with this
@hfaust we have ds at home
@hfaust FUCK, they removed one of the sticks. Now time to wait for their 40th iteration 
@lain I welcome our DS overlords.
@Kerosene If you are emulating DS and 3DS why do you need a second stick?
@hfaust Well I wouldn't think of it as *only* a DS emulation device. Some portmater games greatly benefit from having a right stick to move the mouse cursor around or to aim. Also, this is Anbernic we're talking about, I doubt it'll be powerful enough to run 3DS games 
@Kerosene Fair enough, although I bet that if we weren't in the AI shortage era, we would have seen better devices without those compromises.
Talk about compromises
@hfaust why would I buy this over a regular DS or 3DS? Because it runs Linux? Emulation for most consoles beyond the 4th home console generation is shoddy and/or insufficient at best (likewise for anything past the DS/PSP for handhelds), and most of that can be emulated on a Vita or a 3DS anyway.
What I would like is something more portable. I have lots in my pockets, and a chunky 3DSXL wannabe is not comfy enough to lug around. What is? A 3DS. A DS lite. A GBASP. Give me something those sizes with all the bells and whistles PLUS a native OS/BIOS and we'll talk.
What I would like is something more portable. I have lots in my pockets, and a chunky 3DSXL wannabe is not comfy enough to lug around. What is? A 3DS. A DS lite. A GBASP. Give me something those sizes with all the bells and whistles PLUS a native OS/BIOS and we'll talk.
@nine2fivestudio 3DS prices are insane right now, unless you find a tweaker who is selling it for pennies, most systems are >$120 USD.
Beyond retrogaming, there's the availability of Portmaster to run modern games on those devices and also the upcoming barrage of native "ports" like Super Mario 64 and A Link To The Past that run natively.
Beyond retrogaming, there's the availability of Portmaster to run modern games on those devices and also the upcoming barrage of native "ports" like Super Mario 64 and A Link To The Past that run natively.
@hfaust those native ports are nice, but those only really happen to mainstream stuff. I doubt we'll get a decomp and native port of, say, Brave Fencer Musashi or The Guardian Legend anytime soon. I hope I'm proven wrong.
Also, I never sold my consoles back for pennies toward NewConsole(TM) like a retard. I got burned with that early on and learned my lesson. I still have my first 3DS as well and ones I have bought second-hand from friends.
Also, I never sold my consoles back for pennies toward NewConsole(TM) like a retard. I got burned with that early on and learned my lesson. I still have my first 3DS as well and ones I have bought second-hand from friends.
The biggest issue with the rg ds was the soc, and they kept it... i know i watched some reviews on it and nobody was impressed.. Wonder if it at least runs all DS flawlessly, since it has no chance at doing 3ds well ...
@nine2fivestudio @hfaust Agree with the sentiment. I bought a Miyoo Mini Flip and that thing is so fucking tiny I bet I could smuggle it into prison by shoving it into my asshole if the need arises. I don't care much for the super chonkers a lot of companies seem to be releasing (especially if they have an all-glass front, who the fuck thought that was a good idea, I want to kill John Apple for being a bad influence).
Talk about compromises
ANBERNIC RG DS Plus | Dual Screens, True Brilliance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_ZBKwptV5U
The future of gaming is... retro handhelds copying the DS design running Linux. I'm OK with this