The handheld gaming market is seriously starting to pop, but what are the best retro handhelds? This is a question we get asked a lot, so here's a list!

Do you have one of these? Do you use it? I want one but I’m afraid it’s going to end up another plastic brick in a drawer.

  • pemmykins@beehaw.org
    3·
    11 months ago

    I bought a miyoo mini plus a few weeks ago. It’s been good, I used to play snes/gba games on my phone when I used android, but now that I’ve moved to iPhone that’s much less possible (I know it’s possible - no need to tell me).

    The miyoo hardware is good, buttons are clicky, screen is excellent, cpu could be faster but it can run the one psx game I had lying around (THPS1), so I’m fairly impressed.

    The software was fine but installing OnionOS added some extra features which was nice - full english menus, OTA updates, the gameswitcher, etc.

    Even though it’s another screen to stare at, I think it’s better than looking at my phone. I’ve uninstalled a bunch of games from the phone as well, after realising how frustrating and predatory modern mobile games are. I’m happy to not internet games on my phone and work my way through the massive library of games from the golden age of gaming. Not interested in grinding for drops or lootboxes in genshin, arknights or the other big mobage.

    • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I am a Miyoo Mini V2 user and I love the heck out of it, but stopped using it since I knew about Retroachivements (because of the lack of wifi signal)… Tbh the plus model seems like a good option to me as it integrates that hardware feature… But I’m trying to keep my collection simple (more like I have too, I am poor).

      • pemmykins@beehaw.orgEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Interesting, I haven’t heard of retroachievements, but they sound like a cool concept - thanks for the heads up! If you have the energy, I’m sure you could sell your miyoo for a good price second-hand locally, then upgrade. These devices seem pretty popular right now.

        • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Well, to be honest I hardly ever sell my stuff, but I would never sell this one as they are pretty much extinct lol.

          Maybe I can skip the plus model and hope for a more powerful revision which makes it worth it.