As I’ve been playing all these old games on the RG35XX I’m learning what kind of games I like. Games where I have to fight? No thanks. Games where I have to run around and find things and avoid obstacles? Much better. (Sort of like real life I guess!) I look forward to learning more about myself on this journey.
At the time, I played some on a friend's Saturn, but I'd just quit getting all consoles, and focused on PSX because: Wipeout (had to wait a couple months), Rayman, Ridge Racer, Twisted Metal, King's Field, etc. #retrocomputing#videogames#segasaturn
So I'm gonna punt on getting any kind of Saturn emulation today, and got an Anbernic RG35XX to play Genesis games portably/physically (technically I can do that on the Switch Lite, but I won't pay for NTDO's PLUS service, and anyway it's morally wrong to play SEGA on NTDO)
There is an RG505 which seems, maybe, to play Saturn? But it's $$$ and I don't see good reviews yet.
I've been doing some testing of MS-DOS games on the Anbernic RG35XX.
First and foremost...DOS games look GORGEOUS on this device. The pics don't do it justice, the colors pop and the graphics are super sharp. They also run super well, at least the games I tried from 1996 and earlier. I didn't attempt anything in the 3D realm (heh) due to control constraints.
Which is one of the big troubles with running DOS games on a handheld...no keyboard. As long as it's a run and gun or has Gravis support, there shouldn't be any issues with running.
Oh...and getting by copy protection is a hurdle too. Might want to whip out those cracked copies. :)
I've recently been enjoying the Amiga version of Lemmings on my retro handheld. It's surprising how many solutions to the levels I still remember after so many years!
Playing without a mouse is a bit tricky, but I've set the analog stick to move the mouse quickly, and then the d-pad moves it in smaller increments for fine adjustments. I also mapped some buttons to the keyboard controls for quickly switching between skills.
As someone that grew up with the MS-DOS version, it's interesting to hear how the music was supposed to sound!
The PowKiddy RK2023 is almost a clone of the Anbernic RG353PS
The base model does not have WiFi, unlike the RG353PS. However, there's a new "Pure Black" model with WiFi included....
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