@Guitar_bard It's a really great handheld. I use it mainly for psp and wide-screen hacks for GameCube/Wii/PS2/Dreamcast. It feels great to be able to switch from Mario Kart wii to Tekken 6 to Powerstone to Resident Evil 4 to FF12...
Mind you not everything will work on ps2 and wii.
Steam deck is better but too big for me and the other pc handheld so far haven't convinced me. You might also look into the retroid pocket 3+, not as good as Odin Pro but good enough for most of the stuff.
If I did not already have a 353VS and an Odin Pro I would be tempted. It's got the right screen ratio for most games and the bump in power is non negligible. Still the price is not that great, factor in a 1TB sd and it gets worse.
Not bad. Happy with my VS though so I'll pass. Wish they would focus on a better CPU so we can enjoy the next 4:3 step, GameCube and PS2. I like my odin pro but something the size of the 353V or even 351V is is ideal for a bike commuter like me.
Hey, when I was a kid in France it won the Micro Kids Awards on TV for best snes game of the year (or some other award, Landstalker was another winner).
Doom is the absolute best (damn, I'm even wearing a Doom T-Shirt as I write this!). These days I play it on my RG351VS with Pandemonia and Corruption Cards mods. So many wads to go through... Still a pleasure to play even after 30 years and I'll be playing it all day long for its anniversary.
I own the Switch alongside the Ayn Odin and RG351/353V and I'd argue it's the "Worst" of the lot for retro games : wrong screen size for most games, not so good D-pad and not even close to the wealth of shaders on the other handhelds.
@Stocksy Depends on your needs. I didn't see much use for touch except DS (and a surprising number of games don't require it) also linux always seems to provide better performance so I didn't consider android at all and went for the non-touch version. Not sure if Arkos ever got touch support but the great thing is that thanks to dual boot you could switch to android easily. Good luck!
@Stocksy Obviously I recommend the RG353V(S). I use it for lunch breaks at work. If you go with it try to get the ProCase 2.5" HDD case (on amazon or whatever), perfect size for protection. Also get ArkOS which is way better than the stock OS.
Got it on Quest 2 since the new gameplay was really worth it but otherwise this remake has next to no value to me. Could be nice for those who haven't played it to death already.
I'm not sure why the MYOO devices are so popular. ANBERNIC released a lot of garbage but 353V is so much ahead in terms of performance I would never consider the mini as it stands. I don't use it for PSP since my Ayn Odin does a better job but the 353 does that and Dreamcast without problems. Also the lack of analog sticks on the MYOO is a real downer, even the single one on my 351V made me move on to the 353V for the dual sticks.
I guess the if price is the only factor the MYOO is a an interesting proposition but the cons outweigh the pros in my opinion.
Also sorry it this sounds like a an Anbernic ad but this is what I have, feel free too replace 353 with any slightly pricier with much better specs option.
@belmont when I ordered from AliExpress to France I only paid the shipping and taxes on the site, no bad surprises with the delivery
@10somnambulance Can't believe Dead Cell's DLC isn't mentioned more. I liked the way they remained faithful to the overall aesthetics and monsters while elevating the whole to Dead Cell's gameplay.
Otherwise of course it's gotta be metroidvania. Can't believe there aren't more Castlevania hacks, there sure are a lot of metroid ones but Castlevania usually gets differents characters while I've been waiting for new maps or even a random room generator like Super Metroid Arcade. Currently going through HoD Definitive Edition.
@2LukeDodge748 Are you sure you are not mistaking the ps1 intro with the bip in the commercials? The bip would make for a weird ringtone. Maybe for messages...
Of course SotN first. Then the gba entries, then the DS. And finally Snes/MD. The rest I didn't much like although I'm still trying to get into the PS2 ones courtesy of Ayn Odin.
What about performance? I already have a RG353VS so unless this can go beyond dreamcast and into the Gamecube / PS2 territory, there's nothing new here.
Nice list, missing Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Captain Commando and Night Slashers. Also a favourite from my childhood : Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja. Gotta mention Mutation Nation too, played it so much in the early 2000s.
Never agreed with those prices then and won't today either. My limit is 50 for a handful of games for each console, the others I'm happy to wait to see the price go to 19 otherwise I'll simply forego the experience.
I would like to say that GB is timeless but I have to face the truth : there is no GB/GBC game to be found on my RG353. However out of 34 favorites 9 are gba games. Advance Wars, Fire Emblem, Castlevania, Metroid, Megaman... I agree with a prior comment that I prefer the original art style. I wonder what shaders if any nintendo will offer, sharp-bilinear-scanlines with color correction is very flattering to gba, the vanilla experience less so. I hope they do DS one day, currently playing Miles Edgeworth, Dragon Quest Monster Joker, Etrian Odyssey, FF Chronicles RoF and chilling with Bejeweled and Geometry Wars.
Gran Turismo, Tekken, Zone of the Enders, Prince of Persia, Dark Alliance...
Having a PS2 revival thanks to my Odin Pro. I had a blast with : Baroque, Evil Dead, Dead to Rights, Hunter the Reckoning, LotR the Two Towers, Ultimate Alliance, Maximo, SOCOM, Shining Force Neo, Spider-Man Friend or Foe, TMNT (the konami trilogy), X-MEN Legends & .Hack//G.U.
So many good games, shows how gaming has degenerated since then. Ultimately I had to go with FE: Awakening but P4Golden is right behind. And XCOM (of course better when upgraded to Enemy Within), Far Cry 3, Diablo 3, Black Ops 2 (still played regularly vs bots on my 360 because I can't get the dlcs to work on Xbox one) are amongst my favorite games while Mass Effect 3 is still ongoing and RE6 is in my backlog.
I already have 351v and 353v and the 353 nailed it imo with better triggers, dual analogs and bluetooth (although I like the size of the 351v better). This looks more like an upgrade of the 280v and indeed an answer to the Miyoo Mini. I wish Anbernic would release a 5" handheld targeted at arcade, ds, 3ds and android games. I still have my dsi XL / 2ds LL but those won't be eternal.
Getting back into reading Japanese, got the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and decided to delve into the unknown. I used to play MtG in the old days so learning the rules was relatively painless. Very impressed by Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006 on GBA/[rg353vs], the gameplay is really good given the machine limitations. Still the one I am focusing on is Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force on PSP/[Ayn Odin Pro]. Really good gameplay, nice graphics and I can get a cat to follow me everywhere.
@AJB83 I played it on my PSP street back in the day and the Ayn Odin is a an improvement since I have been able to map camera controls to the right analog stick (which will obviously work too on RP3) . Also the game looks really good with 3x resloution and 16x anisotropic filtering.
I have PSO sitting on the backburner on 360 but haven't played it yet so I can't compare. I hope you enjoy the game and its sequel, and in the same vein you could go for some Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and Portable 3 (my favourite MH game ever).
Refocusing on my Ayn Odin while waiting on my RG353V to replace my current 351V :
Phantasy Star Portable on PSP which I never got to finish back in the day and .hack/GU:Rebirth on PS2.
Both looking absolutely stellar on this handheld.
After Evil Dead : A Fistful of Boomstick last week and to remain in the spirit of the season I'm playing Call of Cthulhu on Xbox One. I'll also play Dark Pictures : Little Hope on monday. If there is time I'll also dabble in some Zombies Ate My Neighbors and if everything else falls flat I still have the Harmony of Dissonance Definitive Edition hack to fall back to.
I still remember pestering my father so we'd make a 50km trip to get a WOLFENSTEIN shareware disc. As far as Doom is concerned I don't remember how I got the shareware but I was the proud owner of a Ultimate Doom box at one time.
Also on the shareware subject I also remember (after some more pestering) getting to order a bunch of floppies from a list in a magazine.
Damn, we've come a long way... but good times nonetheless.
Great. My RG351V is by far my go to device ahead of Ayn Odin, Switch Lite and RG351MP. Can't get enough of the form factor but more power is welcome. Good move by Anbernic after a string of atrocious handhelds.
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Re: Spelunky Is Getting A New Fanmade Port For The C64
Great. Now if someone can take 5 minutes to recompile HD for android 12 that would be great. Haven''t been able to install on my new device.
Re: Review: Anbernic RG353PS - Decent Emulation For Under $100
For PSP, go to "Display Layout" and check the "Stretch" box. Out of 130+, the only game where the deformation felt awkward was Bejeweled 2.
Re: Review: Anbernic RG405M - PS2 And GameCube Emulation That Fits In Your Pocket
@Guitar_bard It's a really great handheld. I use it mainly for psp and wide-screen hacks for GameCube/Wii/PS2/Dreamcast.
It feels great to be able to switch from Mario Kart wii to Tekken 6 to Powerstone to Resident Evil 4 to FF12...
Mind you not everything will work on ps2 and wii.
Steam deck is better but too big for me and the other pc handheld so far haven't convinced me. You might also look into the retroid pocket 3+, not as good as Odin Pro but good enough for most of the stuff.
Re: Review: Anbernic RG405M - PS2 And GameCube Emulation That Fits In Your Pocket
If I did not already have a 353VS and an Odin Pro I would be tempted. It's got the right screen ratio for most games and the bump in power is non negligible. Still the price is not that great, factor in a 1TB sd and it gets worse.
Re: Asus ROG Ally Promises To "Redefine Handheld Gaming" For "Below $1,000"
I'll pass. In a world full of Steam Decks, Anbernic and Ayn devices anything above 500$ seems preposterous to me.
Re: Anbernic Announces The RG353PS Out Of Nowhere
Not bad. Happy with my VS though so I'll pass. Wish they would focus on a better CPU so we can enjoy the next 4:3 step, GameCube and PS2. I like my odin pro but something the size of the 353V or even 351V is is ideal for a bike commuter like me.
Re: Random: Japanese Student Breaks Into Store To Steal Copy Of (Checks Notes) Mr. Nutz Worth $550
Hey, when I was a kid in France it won the Micro Kids Awards on TV for best snes game of the year (or some other award, Landstalker was another winner).
Re: Life On Earth: Reimagined Is A New Game For Your Mega Drive / Genesis
@Notime Gentleman Acid Rain.
Re: Life On Earth: Reimagined Is A New Game For Your Mega Drive / Genesis
Do they at some point explain what happened to her clothes?
Re: Best FPS Games - Classic First-Person Shooters That Shaped The Genre
Doom is the absolute best (damn, I'm even wearing a Doom T-Shirt as I write this!). These days I play it on my RG351VS with Pandemonia and Corruption Cards mods. So many wads to go through... Still a pleasure to play even after 30 years and I'll be playing it all day long for its anniversary.
Re: Anniversary: Mario Kart Wii is 15
Still playing it to this day on Odin Pro. 8 Deluxe is great but there's no denying this was a splendid entry.
Re: Random: So, How Tall Is Metroid's Samus Aran?
The only real question is who would win in a boxing match between suitless Samus and Lady Dimitrescu.
Re: The Making Of: BMX XXX - "We Were Building This Beautiful Skate Park And Ended Up With A Strip Club"
This is going on my Odin Pro.
Re: M2 Explains Why Switch Is The "Perfect" Console For Retro Games
I own the Switch alongside the Ayn Odin and RG351/353V and I'd argue it's the "Worst" of the lot for retro games : wrong screen size for most games, not so good D-pad and not even close to the wealth of shaders on the other handhelds.
Re: EA Isn't Wiping Mirror's Edge From Digital Existence After All
@Luminous117 Same here, those games had amazing campaigns.
Re: Review: Steam Deck, One Year On
It's just too chunky for me, I am a bike commuter and space is at a premium in my bag. However I am all for a steam deck lite.
Re: This Dead Space PS1-Style Demake Looks Absolutely Stunning
Currently on chapter 3 on PS3. Not sure it warranted the remake, not sure it warrants the demake either : lots of jaggies on my 40" screen...
Re: Review: Miyoo Mini Plus - A Game Boy-Style Emulation Powerhouse For $70
@Stocksy Depends on your needs. I didn't see much use for touch except DS (and a surprising number of games don't require it) also linux always seems to provide better performance so I didn't consider android at all and went for the non-touch version. Not sure if Arkos ever got touch support but the great thing is that thanks to dual boot you could switch to android easily. Good luck!
Re: Review: Miyoo Mini Plus - A Game Boy-Style Emulation Powerhouse For $70
@Stocksy Obviously I recommend the RG353V(S). I use it for lunch breaks at work. If you go with it try to get the ProCase 2.5" HDD case (on amazon or whatever), perfect size for protection. Also get ArkOS which is way better than the stock OS.
Re: Round Up: "One Hell Of An Adventure" - Resident Evil 4 Remake Reviews Are In
Got it on Quest 2 since the new gameplay was really worth it but otherwise this remake has next to no value to me.
Could be nice for those who haven't played it to death already.
Re: Review: Miyoo Mini Plus - A Game Boy-Style Emulation Powerhouse For $70
I'm not sure why the MYOO devices are so popular. ANBERNIC released a lot of garbage but 353V is so much ahead in terms of performance I would never consider the mini as it stands. I don't use it for PSP since my Ayn Odin does a better job but the 353 does that and Dreamcast without problems. Also the lack of analog sticks on the MYOO is a real downer, even the single one on my 351V made me move on to the 353V for the dual sticks.
I guess the if price is the only factor the MYOO is a an interesting proposition but the cons outweigh the pros in my opinion.
Also sorry it this sounds like a an Anbernic ad but this is what I have, feel free too replace 353 with any slightly pricier with much better specs option.
@belmont when I ordered from AliExpress to France I only paid the shipping and taxes on the site, no bad surprises with the delivery
Re: A Soulcalibur Collection Might Be On The Way
Not needed, 1 still looks and play awesome on rg353. I'd rather have a new entry. Please stop the damn remasters.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want From A New Castlevania?
@10somnambulance Can't believe Dead Cell's DLC isn't mentioned more. I liked the way they remained faithful to the overall aesthetics and monsters while elevating the whole to Dead Cell's gameplay.
Otherwise of course it's gotta be metroidvania. Can't believe there aren't more Castlevania hacks, there sure are a lot of metroid ones but Castlevania usually gets differents characters while I've been waiting for new maps or even a random room generator like Super Metroid Arcade. Currently going through HoD Definitive Edition.
Re: Poll: What's The Best Street Fighter?
Alpha 3 [PS1 or Arcade], 4 [PC, PS3 or 360] and Third Strike [despite some terrible characters] for me. Did not care for 5.
Re: The PlayStation Logo Sound Creator Tohru Okada Has Passed Away
@2LukeDodge748 Are you sure you are not mistaking the ps1 intro with the bip in the commercials? The bip would make for a weird ringtone. Maybe for messages...
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog Meets Donkey Kong Country In This Stylish New Fangame
Do Sonic Hellfire Saga Next.
Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite Castlevania?
Of course SotN first. Then the gba entries, then the DS. And finally Snes/MD. The rest I didn't much like although I'm still trying to get into the PS2 ones courtesy of Ayn Odin.
Re: GoRetroid's Next Handheld Has Copied The Game Boy's Homework
What about performance? I already have a RG353VS so unless this can go beyond dreamcast and into the Gamecube / PS2 territory, there's nothing new here.
Re: Best Beat 'Em Ups Of All Time
Nice list, missing Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Captain Commando and Night Slashers.
Also a favourite from my childhood : Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja.
Gotta mention Mutation Nation too, played it so much in the early 2000s.
Re: Anniversary: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Turns 20 Today
Damn, this makes me feel so old...
Re: Upset By Zelda Being $70? We've Arguably Never Had It So Good
Never agreed with those prices then and won't today either. My limit is 50 for a handful of games for each console, the others I'm happy to wait to see the price go to 19 otherwise I'll simply forego the experience.
Re: Poll: Are Game Boy Games Still Worth Playing In 2023?
I would like to say that GB is timeless but I have to face the truth : there is no GB/GBC game to be found on my RG353. However out of 34 favorites 9 are gba games. Advance Wars, Fire Emblem, Castlevania, Metroid, Megaman... I agree with a prior comment that I prefer the original art style. I wonder what shaders if any nintendo will offer, sharp-bilinear-scanlines with color correction is very flattering to gba, the vanilla experience less so.
I hope they do DS one day, currently playing Miles Edgeworth, Dragon Quest Monster Joker, Etrian Odyssey, FF Chronicles RoF and chilling with Bejeweled and Geometry Wars.
Re: The Hunt For Akihabara's Strangest Street Fighter II Arcade Cabinet
Actually played it in october 2019. Also had a few Bomberman games at Super Potato.
Re: Best PS2 Games - PlayStation 2 Titles You Need To Play
Gran Turismo, Tekken, Zone of the Enders, Prince of Persia, Dark Alliance...
Having a PS2 revival thanks to my Odin Pro. I had a blast with : Baroque, Evil Dead, Dead to Rights, Hunter the Reckoning, LotR the Two Towers, Ultimate Alliance, Maximo, SOCOM, Shining Force Neo, Spider-Man Friend or Foe, TMNT (the konami trilogy), X-MEN Legends & .Hack//G.U.
So many good games on this console.
Re: Poll: What Was Your Favourite Game Of Christmas 2012?
So many good games, shows how gaming has degenerated since then. Ultimately I had to go with FE: Awakening but P4Golden is right behind. And XCOM (of course better when upgraded to Enemy Within), Far Cry 3, Diablo 3, Black Ops 2 (still played regularly vs bots on my 360 because I can't get the dlcs to work on Xbox one) are amongst my favorite games while Mass Effect 3 is still ongoing and RE6 is in my backlog.
Re: Anbernic's RG35XX Looks A Lot Like A Game Boy, But You Won't Need Carts
I already have 351v and 353v and the 353 nailed it imo with better triggers, dual analogs and bluetooth (although I like the size of the 351v better). This looks more like an upgrade of the 280v and indeed an answer to the Miyoo Mini.
I wish Anbernic would release a 5" handheld targeted at arcade, ds, 3ds and android games. I still have my dsi XL / 2ds LL but those won't be eternal.
Re: Poll: Which Old-School AV Connection Is Your Favourite?
RGB SCART from snes to wii. Although in France we called it a Peritel hence my confusion before seeing the pictures.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 19th)
Getting back into reading Japanese, got the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and decided to delve into the unknown. I used to play MtG in the old days so learning the rules was relatively painless.
Very impressed by Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimate Masters: World Championship Tournament 2006 on GBA/[rg353vs], the gameplay is really good given the machine limitations.
Still the one I am focusing on is Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force on PSP/[Ayn Odin Pro]. Really good gameplay, nice graphics and I can get a cat to follow me everywhere.
Re: Anbernic Reveals New RG505 Handheld, Alongside Specs
The asking price will be a deciding factor. Already have an Ayn Odin Pro so this does not really interest me but the specs look ok.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 12th)
@AJB83 I played it on my PSP street back in the day and the Ayn Odin is a an improvement since I have been able to map camera controls to the right analog stick (which will obviously work too on RP3) . Also the game looks really good with 3x resloution and 16x anisotropic filtering.
I have PSO sitting on the backburner on 360 but haven't played it yet so I can't compare. I hope you enjoy the game and its sequel, and in the same vein you could go for some Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and Portable 3 (my favourite MH game ever).
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 12th)
Refocusing on my Ayn Odin while waiting on my RG353V to replace my current 351V :
Phantasy Star Portable on PSP which I never got to finish back in the day and .hack/GU:Rebirth on PS2.
Both looking absolutely stellar on this handheld.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 29th)
After Evil Dead : A Fistful of Boomstick last week and to remain in the spirit of the season I'm playing Call of Cthulhu on Xbox One. I'll also play Dark Pictures : Little Hope on monday. If there is time I'll also dabble in some Zombies Ate My Neighbors and if everything else falls flat I still have the Harmony of Dissonance Definitive Edition hack to fall back to.
Re: These Ghosts 'N Goblin Statues Have Us Reaching For Our Wallets
Yeah it's cool. On the other hand there's an energy crisis going on and there will be freaking huge bills to pay for sure so maybe not...
Re: Sega Removes Controversial Character From Bare Knuckle 3 On Mega Drive Mini 2
Fortunately you can still fight - and even unlock and play as - Ash in Streets of Rage remake.
Re: The Making Of: Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit, 2022's Best Fan-Made Reboot
Sad that this is PC only. Maybe once I get a handheld PC but not in a hurry.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 22nd)
Getting seasonal with Evil Dead : A Fistful of Boomstick on Odin/PS2.
Re: Cheesy PS1 Horror Game R?MJ: The Mystery Hospital Given English Subtitle Patch
Holy Mackerel! Gotta get this Didn't know what to play for Halloween, it will do nicely.
Re: CIBSunday: DOOM (PC)
I still remember pestering my father so we'd make a 50km trip to get a WOLFENSTEIN shareware disc. As far as Doom is concerned I don't remember how I got the shareware but I was the proud owner of a Ultimate Doom box at one time.
Also on the shareware subject I also remember (after some more pestering) getting to order a bunch of floppies from a list in a magazine.
Damn, we've come a long way... but good times nonetheless.
Re: Anbernic Reveals The Game Boy-Like RG353V And RG353VS
Great. My RG351V is by far my go to device ahead of Ayn Odin, Switch Lite and RG351MP. Can't get enough of the form factor but more power is welcome. Good move by Anbernic after a string of atrocious handhelds.
Re: 'Mortal Kombat: The Movie' Making Of Is Now Available To Watch Online
"it's either one of the best video game adaptations there is or a complete 90s cheese-fest".
Nope, it's both.