I wrote my first product review! This one is on the Anbernic RG503 handheld emulation device.
Okay. Playing Nintendo DS games on this thing somehow freezes the system to the point that you have to reflash your OS. Though, you probably wouldn't want to play DS games on this device anyway because there is no touchscreen or anything that can practically be used in place of one.
Though Mario Kart DS worked fine. Super Mario 64 DS was the one that hanged. The game requires you to touch the touch screen to start, so I had to quit, but exiting froze the thing. Hard resetting corrupted the OS.
This may not be a problem on other operating systems like JelOS.
@ItsSkyDragonz This particular device is from 2022, but devices like these have been around long before the Nintendo Switch and have even supported HDMI out for TV play. The Nintendo Switch in particular is just a Nvidia Shield Tablet with a custom BSD OS instead of Android.
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@berkberkman That device seems a lot more portable than the Arbernic RG503. It seems like something that can actually fit in your pocket unlike the Arbernic, which is the size of a mini-tablet. It also seems to have the exact same button layout and ports as the Arbernic which is good.
I haven't tried JelOS even though it's compatible with my device. The real question is if it can emulate N64 at least decently. The problem with N64 emulation is a software one rather than a hardware one (it can emulate Dreamcast games at full speed so it's more than capable of emulating N64), but from what I can tell, none of the emulators or operating systems compatible with my device seem to emulate N64 at an acceptable level, including JelOS (I've read forum posts saying that they still have problems). But if yours can run N64 games then it proves that it might be a mix between hardware and software issues.
>I'll write more when I eventually get it.
Oh please do. Even though I don't plan on getting a new device anytime soon, I think we should let people know which device to actually get as buying these things is a major gamble just from the compatibility issues alone.
Be sure to try out as many platforms as you can. If there are multiple emulators per platform, be sure to check out each. Also try out any engine ports as well. Some of them require you to configure the controls as these engines were made for PC. Be sure to include that along with the set-up process.
Although I didn't mention it in my review, I can confirm that PS1 emulation does work. I've also added movies and TV shows to my SD card and the thing plays them quite well, including movies in 1080p.
It's really quite surprising that a Chinese emulation handheld is actually superior to the major consoles that Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft offer. I mean these handhelds could hook up to TVs long before Nintendo had the idea.