Re: Retro gaming
By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Fri Sep 06 2024 01:22 pm
>> The model I bought is actually the RGB10 MAX 3 Pro, which has some more
>> buttons on the front (about $115).
DM> Oh, interesting. The MAX 3 Pro is actually older than the MAX 3:
DM> https://youtu.be/PVxSdVQwQ6s?t=695
Ah, interesting.. Spec-wise, I wonder if the Pro is still supposed to be a step
up from the non-Pro version. Their site says they have different processors, b
ut the Pro's is a 6-core, whereas the non-Pro has a quad-core.
DM> They mostly seem to come with SD Cards with many thousands of ROMs as kind
DM> of a selling point. Usually the SD Card is not very high quality though.
Ah, I figured it would be convenient to order the card from them. And since it'
s already loaded with stuff, it's an example of how the ROMs are organized and h
ow to add more (there are XML files in each directory where you can specify a 'c
over art' image for each ROM and specify the publisher, release date, etc. if yo
u want).
I think my main complaint about it is that the D-pad is fairly sensitive. The l
ack of wifi is a little disappointing, but honestly I don't use network capabili
ty in a handheld emulation device much anyway.
DM> I've put a few hours on the Miyoo Mini Plus now and while the form factor
DM> isn't as comfortable, it's small size is pretty great. For Gameboy/GBC/GBA
DM> games, I think it's a great device. I think its biggest downside is the
DM> lack of analog sticks. Even though the hardware (processor, graphics) are
DM> capable of playing some old favs like Doom, Quake, and Duke Nukem, the
DM> lack of the stick really makes playing those games impractical.
Yeah, I think it's good to have the analog sticks. Also, this is the first one
I've had that looks like it can play PS2 games fairly well. I thought it would
be interesting to try out some PS2 games on it. I thought it was already impres
sive that other handhelds I've had before can play original Playstation games fa
irly well.
Nightfox
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