So I setup my phone as a Portable Emulator…
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Everytime I post a video about a portable emulation device, I get inundated with comments that say "just use an Android phone." So I finally did...
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So the controller that looks and functions like a joy-con has drifting issues? 🤔
Ah yes, the true joy-con experience
I hope Nintendo sues them to oblivion for stealing their patent for Joy-Con Drift ™️
You can't escape the joy-con curse
@@alexsilva28 🙄😂😂
It is not actual stick drift, it is the controller occasionally forgetting to send a command.
You keep stepping up your ad game like this, I'm gonna need a highlight reel. This stuff is too good Bob wtf.
Sup, KO here
Better yet, no ads at all😍
The only one that comes close is Internet Historian.
Nintendo should immediately accuse this illegal guy.
why not???
Here's a guy who wants to affiliate to the products and don't even know or mention about egg ns n gamesir which will play most powerhse console gaming
This the main reason I use Android over ios
same
Same
Freedom?
Same
@@HighTher3 that too
Bahb is totally right that it makes no sense to buy an Android phone just to emulate games. But for those of us who already have an Android and an 8bitdo controller, it's a lot harder to spend another hundred bucks on a dedicated emulation box.
Great video!!
None of these little handhelds are a hundred bucks anyway. Will be nice when a handheld can emulate up to PS2 3-4x native for about 150 😁
IDK. I've been emulating games on my new phone and I'm thinking more and more about changing it to a higher end in order to have more power to emulate other games. The greatest thing about it is being able to emulate different brands of consoles in the same place. I was thinking about buying a Switch, but now I'm more inclined to spend the same money on a high end smartphone than in a portable that will only run Nintendo games.
@@zerocal76mbernic makes one that’s 60 and the rest made by everyone else is above 120. there might be some around 150 that definitely run ps one but i don’t know about ps2
It actually is the absolute best choice to buy an Android phone for emulation. There is no single device more powerful, or with broader emulation range. PC emulation on Android is in full swing and renders everything else redundant
@@-pROvAKWell there's the AYN odin 2 that's running on SD gen 2 and prices at only $250.
HOWEVER. Knowing the company's history, this really sounds too good to be true. Many people are still complaining about many unshipped odin 1.
Wulf Den: I set up my phone as an emulator.
2011: Welcome. Glad you made it.
Lmao. Was just thinking this.
Lol
NOO THE SPELLING
@@knuckelz8923 cry
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Yo thanks for the shoutout! Totally unexpected and awesome.
the fact is most of the handheld won't be perfect without you channel guide.
Bob when the pandemonium is over we gotta hangout and make some ads, you gotta show me how you light your shots, I’m only a hop skip away
That would be awesome to see
It’s been over
@@roman7954 Definitely not.
@@2S2F1 yeah lol wtf
Hey, KO here
And Nintendo is trying to charge 90$ a year for 10 N64 games smh
So, basically your whole reason to scrap the actual most logical way to play emulators on the go is that you're too lazy to spend more than a couple minutes setting everything up?
That's an Apple user allright.
I just installed lemuroid and started to use my phone as a portable emulator, so this is like a dream episode
I usually use a GBA emulator but Lemuroid is better than my old emulator 🤣
I think a really important thing to note though over the dedicated handhelds for emulation is that the phone is so much more flexible. It's like the argument pc players make that you can use it for a lot more.
Want to play android games too? Cool. Want to set it up to listen to podcasts or music, if you have limited space on your main phone this could be an option. In a pinch when traveling, if your main phone dies you can just throw your Sim card in this (pack a sim ejection tool), and you have a fully charged device. You main phone breaks, you can use this one in the meantime while you wait for a replacement.
I don't like to use phone for emulation because i prefer to not spend battery with games, just save it for another uses and emergences. I like to have my phone and 1 portable with me. Some times i carry my PSP, sometimes New 3DS, Ps Vita, but never Nintendo Switch, it's too big. Even the PS Vita I think is big, close to my limit size.
I used to use ípega 9087 for emulation, but the high input lag and my way of thinking that I just mentioned made me just abandon it, along with deleting all the emulators from my phone.
@@henrique4225 good point, guess it just depends on use case
Exactly... I just needed another phone to have a backup for all my 2-step authentication crap. The way I had things setup, if I ever lost my phone, I'd lose access to everything. Not anymore. The fact that the 2nd phone can act as a dedicated gaming handheld is a huge bonus.
I can also think of people who use their phone for content creation. It's always helpful to have a 2nd phone for extra battery-life or even to record 2 angles of the same footage, or use one phone to record yourself doing something on the other phone, etc.
Agree! I'm an iPhone person, but was able to pick up a lightly used Moto G and a GameSir X2 pro for under $200 and the phone has a lot more capability (actually kinda forgot how good Android can be) Also the screens on the gaming handhelds are just sorta meh. It can emulate up to PS1 well, haven't tried PS2.
@@joquerol My main phone is a samsung s23 ultra and my secondary phone is a samsung s21 fe. Even if both of them are too strong for emulation i use them for my job. I need many phone calls, emails, messages, viber with both of them. S23 ultra is used for handwriting notes and photos too. So i need a 3rd emulation device for my games. A phone with t618 cpu costs like the same as my retroid pocket 3 plus. But its already made with controllers, and running cooler than a phone with the same cpu. So i cant see the reason to buy a 3rd android device for emulation...
Whoa! Thanks for the shoutout! Amazing video as always - keep being awesome!
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Bob, you're also forgetting you have 8bitdo SNES controllers that you love, that can play the emulators well, only requires you to purchase the phone clip if you dont have it yet. And it gives you acces to the headphone jack.
Yep, I do this with the 8bitdo
SN30 pro 2. Awesome controller with a great clip. I get all the performance I need from my phone along with a (somewhat) large OLED display. The Pro 2 is such a comfortable controller for me.
I on the other hand hate clips, the whole contraption is too unwieldy for me. Still don't have a controller shaped like these Razer products, though, so I can make a final conclusion for myself.
@@youzernejm The SN30 pro does get a bit unwieldy since the controller is difficult to hold with the weight of the phone hanging over. However the Pro+ and Pro2 both have the controller grip legs make the setup easier to handle since you can use your entire handgrip to leverage the weight of the phone and the controller.
@@Robodob0 100% yes! I had an older SFC30 I tried this with originally and found it uncomfortable because it was too top heavy. The Pro+ and Pro 2 are essential for my use because of the grips. Also, the phone clip is awesome on the Pro 2.
@@youzernejm I do agree that the controller and clip combo is a little unwieldy when it comes to the little things like setting it down (I have to set mine on a stand to keep it from pressing the triggers) or traveling. I would say it's handheld but not portable.
The madlad finally converted to the smartphone gaming atmosphere 🙌😭
Bob out here having every emulated system in existence.
Now we need Wii U.
@@TheGreatOwlMaster well we have switch emulation (not all games work and you need a really powerful device)
Holy crap. Lemuroid is amazing. With no effort at all it emulates ogre battle 64 better than anything I've tried so far
i play n64 on my phone with a ps4 controller and every game i've tried has worked perfectly. i have ogre battle 64 on there but haven't tried it yet.
@@Jack_80 lol,same
I wish there was 32x support, but other than that, it's my favorite app on F-droid
I had a lotta fun using lemuroid on my Sony android but when I tried to use it on my new Google pixel its wouldn't find any games I had downloaded on it
Can i play it using a ps5 controller or xbox core controller?
Been doing it for years. I use My Boy and Drastic for GBA and DS support. Paired with an 8bito pro + with the phone grip, gets the job done easy
Ew myboy
@@Fleshlight_Reviewer no one asked
@@Fleshlight_Reviewer no one asked
I have a iPhone seven which does work perfect I have a n64 emulator a gba emulator a snes emulator a gameboy emulator a game boy color emulator and ds and PlayStation
When retro games become too expensive (prices going up), I already have an android phone and emulation has been amazing (with slight lag once in a while). I use a Razer Kishi, and it's great.
I have a 1st-gen Razer Phone with a Mobi controller and a Vita with CFW. I must admit, I don't use them and actually prefer to buy re-releases on newer consoles. Not sure why, but once I get over the novelty of having all these games at my disposal, I have no desire to actually use them. I will probably feel the same way whenever I get around to modding one of my 3DS systems, and also if I ever pick up a dedicated emulation handheld.
I get what you mean I myself take more pleasure hacking my consoles and tweaking things than actually playing games after all my tweaking.
So it sounds to me that you enjoy the hardware aspects of emulation more than the actual emulation itself lol
Same. I went through all of the trouble of getting a flagship Android and a Gamesir for portable emulation. It was fun and exciting getting everything set up. But ultimately I found that I would rather just enjoy the games I already have on my Switch because using a phone doesn't feel like an authentic and immersive gaming experience. There was just too much tinkering involved getting the game run the best that it could. Also, I just have a different mindset using a phone than a dedicated gaming device. I do enjoy my CFW Vita and 3DS though, but not so much for the retro emulation aspect.
@@Iron_Triton Probably. It's also a bit of a pain to remember what I'm supposed to do when I'm jumping back into one of my modded systems. What directory do I put the save states in again? Which drive has to be mounted before the games show back up? Then again, if I actually used them more, that probably wouldn't be such a problem.
Yeah i don't get why i do this. Smh something wrong with us
And here I'm planning to do just this with the steam deck lol.
i was thinking about the deck too and then i realised that i can just stream steam games to my phone and i can emulate everything else
@@ronnorhgih3265 Game streaming won't work everywhere, the steam deck is different to that.
I adore my PSP and 3DS for most of my emu needs. Super easy once you get it all set up, and I love the hardware. Emulation definitely brings new life to old hardware. Now I can’t wait for a software mod to hit Switch 🤔
Switch CFW has been around for years, but the main problem is that you basically need a launch day switch to install it because nintendo patched it super quickly. As far as I know there’s still nothing universal which is really disappointing.
I fucking love the 3DS for emulation, native GBA and DS are great
@@thepuff_vods7618 yeah, that’s exactly what I’m waiting for. I’m patient for it and have the 3DS and Wii U to hold me over 😅
I have a lauch switch...im actually trying to get a end all phone one one day.
I wana sel the switch and maybe my moded oled vita. Just need to be able to emu on 1 and good. I jave a lim edition hyrule 3dsxl moded also. All set up with ftp, i can do all file transfers for them on my phone.
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Thanks for the recommendations!
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Another good controller for android which also has an option for iphone is the gamesir x2. They have a version for each iphone and android that just uses the charing port for power or a bluetooth verson thay works for both. The style i think makes it look like a switch. Id check one of those out for emulation too. Works well
"i don't like retroarch"
90% of the portable emulator machines you buy use retroarch, they just don't tell you.
Exactly. Retroarch is the emulation standard.
android is one of the best device to emulate now hahaha
Moral of the video is iPhones are s#!t
Just get an Android phone
(at least for gaming)
I mean... considering most of the retro handhelds use *older* generations of android tablet and phone processors, it makes sense to use a phone for emulation. Most of the retro handhelds even run on a version of android.
As long as you're an android user, it makes 1000% more sense to download emulators for use on your phone than to buy something like the retroid pocket. Especially if you're on yearly or bi-yearly upgrade paths. Add on a cheap plug-and-play phone controller and you've got a more powerful device with equivalent inputs, a better screen, and network capability.
(For controller I'd recommend the GameSir X2 Type C on Amazon. It's not bluetooth, cheaper than Razers, and can fit any phones including larger foldables)
Not only are you eliminating an extra gadget you'd have to carry around in your pocket but you're getting a more premium experience. (bigger screen + 120hz + high pixel density, bluetooth, future emulator compatibility, more controller options, more emulator options, higher quality sound, output video to anything wired/wirelessly, etc.)
As far as set-up goes, I was always more of a put the different emulators in one folder kinda person. All those extra apps do is clutter up your app shelf and use up precious CPU bandwidth. Instead you can change the app image to be a picture of the console and other fun custom android things, which keeps things organized. I guess in my mind, the android OS is more of the front-end to various different things I can do on the phone. Want to play games? Open the game folder. Want to do boring adult things? Open the boring adult folder. Want to waste time? Open the social media folder.
Dude really thought he could say a detailed comment and thought we wouldn’t notice
Hey Bob, I always love your videos. One random thing I appreciate about you is you don't talk in the same artificial tone that some youtubers do. You sound natural and interesting to listen to. Keep it up
huh, ive been watching this channel for a while and i cant put a finger why i keep on coming back besides the good content/editing which is a given, this might be it tbh.
He's a good actor
it annoys me how lazy he is is just a one time setup no need to be to picky about it, maybe it annoys me because i am it support and i get people like that all the time.
The Lumin ad was comedic gold.
I laughed, I cried, I was entertained.
lmfao
If I didn't know better, I would've assumed those shots were provided to him by Lumin lol
I've been emulating on my Android for years. I love it, don't play to many platformers. But I love the ability to basically play whatever I want. Also the kishi has some issues with some emulators, but still the best emulator controller for me.
What app do you have to play the games?
3:15 Wulff is an expert on doing the sponsored/ad segments in his videos in the most entertaining way 😂
Do NOT get the Razer Junglecats. I have a pair with the Razor phone itself, and just from normal yet delicate use, the case started cracking. Also, this may not apply to the other phones, but they got the orientation wrong on their own Razer phone. The speakers are backwards when you use them with the case. There's a reason why they're clearancing these things out at half price. But it’s $100 and even at $50 you can just get the Kishi which is WAY better
(These issues are widespread, not just me.)
2022 really was a huge jump in handheld emulators…
Same! Too bad the AeathurSX2's development got cancelled because of death threats.
@@prestonanderson1719 yeah it sucks man talreth (the developer) isn't free from criticism and he did do some questionable things but not to the extent of death threats at all
@@yottabyte1152 Yeah that is true I haven't heard about the developer when I wrote that comment.
You should have a separate video with just your ad spots on it. Your video quality of your ads are awesome. You're one of the few RUclipsrs I watch the ads because they're so good and interesting.
The reason why Retroarch doesn’t just give you all cores at once is because of storage space and time. Why have unnecessary cores for consoles you’re not gonna use or have multiple cores of the same system like GBA has a couple of cores, even though they are different have pros and cons with each. Time also because Retroarch at boot up has load each core that was downloaded so if you have all cores, it’ll prob take more than a minute to launch a game which they know you don’t want to wait that long so they opted this way.
bro lemuroid size is 78 MB and can run everything you want there is no reason to retroarch do this
Next time you could try showing some NON emulated games in android, like GTA San Andreas or Minecraft, Stardew valley and see the controllers experience
Android emulation is why I loved the GPD-XD so much. Shame it's not in a more solid form factor like the Anbernic systems
You should just get the gamesir x2, you can charge your phone with the usb pass through and the controller uses your phones battery to work. No charging the controller, just plug and play
I love how Bob used the Razer phone 2 case for the pixel. Cut them plastic out, if it fits it sits.
I’m not saying retroarch is the easiest thing to use but come on Dood, it’s really not THAT difficult to set up! You simply run it, download a core for the system you wanna play, set up your buttons however you like and that’s it!! Everything else is optional (shaders, etc etc). I feel like you exaggerated the process for dramatic effect.
But yea, the ultimate take away from this is that an Android phone can, in my opinion be the best option for portable emulation, if you’re willing to put in some work. Unlike lazy butt wolfden here 😝
not gonna lie, I been using retroarch for 3 years and you're telling the truths.
Also should be noted, the choppy emulation may not be the emulator itself and could be because of the age of your phone. The pixel 3a is 3 generations old now, and A-line of pixels are the budget versions of the pixels already on top of that.
This is why the Apple eco system is so much more reliable. Android over releases *on* too many devices with their software on it, even to the point that Google's devices themselves (Pixel), become outdated within 3 years...
The iPhone 11 performs just as well today as it did 3 years ago. The only time this was a problem was when Apple got sued for purposely making older devices slower, via software updates, a few years ago. Thankfully they can't do that anymore.
With sideloading coming to iPhone/Apple devices soon, I think Android is going to have steep competition with people who were with them solely for open sourcing.
@@CryptoFrogg android doesn't release any devices. They just make the software.
@@derrickkorstick8984 I meant to say they release ON too many devices. It’s the same concept as Windows, also why Windows is stringed together with spaghetti code.
@@CryptoFrogg fair enough. In defense to android phone makers (Samsung, Google) they are supporting their phones with main updater for much longer now and are catching up to Apple in that regard. And I think the perks of it being more open source outweighs the cons
@@CryptoFrogg bro does not understand the concept of budget phones😂. No shit the cheaper phone with budget chip is going to be outdated sooner than the flagship released at the same time. Samsung S10+ had sd855 and is still a powerhouse after 3 generations
Dude the ad was amazing, I’m probably never going to buy the product cus I’m not in that market but I’ll never forget the brand because of this ad 😂
i would rather carry one device, my phone, instead of having to carry two devices.
Try aethersx2 for ps2 emulation it works great on my poco f3 phone
Retroarch is actually really good, but yeah the phone UI sucks hard, ozone on any other modern device looks much better.
You can actually use your iPhone for this kind of stuff too. Is it as convenient? No, but you can make it work with relatively little hassle.
Personally I'm an iOS dev by trade so all the downsides of sideloading are a non-issue for me but if I'm not mistaken all it takes is running an app on your phone to renew the 7 day provisioning certificate
Or you can use one of those places that will let you install shit on your phone by using their enterprise certificate.
It's actually worth doing if you're an iOS guy so you don't need to bring a second phone with you just to play games, and you also get some decent games w/ Apple Arcade. Make sure to get a Backbone One so you can have actual controls
I hope you get paid extra for your ad spots. Always stick around to watch what you came up with now 🍻
High quality 👍
6:15 just a small correction, the kishi is just for passthrough charging, you cant connect adapters to it, for example USB-C to headphone jack etc.
As for what I think about android emulation, I will say this:
Galaxy s10e + Razer Kishi = Amazing emulation up to Nintendo Wii
I mainly play Arcade, SNES, N64, Dreamcast, 3DS, GameCube and Wii on my phone, but it does them all nearly flawlessly.
Actually, I just went back literally the day before writing this message, and downloaded an old Pokemon game and a GBA emulator and within 5 minutes, I was up and playing.
There isn't a device on the market right now that can run all the emulators that a Snapdragon 845/855/865/888 phone can run at a better price than what you can buy a used phone for.
13:22
Rollin' around at the speed of sound,
Got places to go, got to follow my rainbow!
Can't stick around, have to keep movin' on,
Guess what lies ahead, only one way to find out!
So fun story I ordered an rg350m after seeing the review here.
While I was waiting for it I decided to install retroarch on the vita to saciante my craving for retro games on the go.
The problem is that after trying the vita everything else is a letdown
The screen is perfect for upscaling
The oled display is amazing and everything else feels like a letdown after. It's so good in fact I want to get a oled switch because the current switch screen felt like a downgrade from the vita.
And the button layout and dpad are perfect.
I can't believe how expensive the vita has got. It really sucks because its the ultimate retro gaming machine :/ and I can't say enough good things about the modded vita
So I have a switch oled modded with a 512 gb card for gaming on the go. Can play pretty much every Zelda game on it. For the remaining games I got a 3ds for Oot, MM and Link Between Worlds. And I couldn't do anything on either for Wind Waker ans Twilight Princess so I turned my old Samsung Galaxy S21 (switched to iPhone) into a GameCube emulator just for those. Ordered a Backbone because I hate touch screen gaming on Android. Can't wait to see how it all goes.
Wolff Den: you should know retroarch has many UI themes. One theme is similar to the ps3 interface and is way easier to use with controllers. It also download the box arts for all the games.
The ultimate is launch box for android. You download the individual emulators and retroarch to your phone. And set launch box to use those emulators. It’s a front end with a great UI and you can add dolphin, redream, or any emulator to it. Anytime you click a game it will utilize that emulator you specified. ETA Prime did a great video on it. Takes some initial set up but when you’re done it’s flawless and easy.
Personally I cant stand Retroarch cause a lot of the stuff you just mentioned and the stuff Bob mentioned you have to do manually so downloading the box art needs to be done manually downloading updates for cores has to be done on a core by core basis downloading cores is also kinda a pain cause If you have no clue about about retro emulation like me then you just don't know how each of the dozens of SNES emulators are different.
Also not having separate settings for each emulator sucks cause you very much need to be able to change the resolution with PPSSPP also one thing that wont apply to most people but absolutely applies to me is the fact that you can't mod games that can be modded with the normal emulator so for instance PPSSPP and Mesen emulator let you mod the visuals for games so in my case I played Daxter with a retexture and I played Metroid and the original Zelda with updated sprites that make the visuals look more along the lines of SNES games.
And kinda the biggest thing for me is they really don't make it easy at all to change the UI design and I can't stand the PS3 UI I never liked it for the original system and I don't like it now and Retroarch would benefit greatly from just being like newer emulators like RPCS3 or Cemu and just running in a normal program window instead of being way too extra and having a whole as big screen mode like Steam that emulates the look of a dated ass system like the PS3.
@@theninjamaster67 Launchbox will download all of the box art for you.
Get the razor kishi V2 all those problems he's talking about in this video are gone hands down it turns your phone into the best handheld and if you got some kind of note device or phone with the stylist and to the best gaming emulation handheld in the world this is all that game on now nothing else
16:21 it has a full arch installation with KDE, yes it'll be an emulation powerhouse.
it might even be capable of switch emulation.
I love that android can emulate most things, but I hate how some games are just impossible without windows. I want Master Chief collection and Dark Souls trilogy on android. It would be nice if there was just this weird thing where Microsoft made windows phones again, but with full Windows 11. Like have an insanely minimal phone-mode where it does almost nothing and is super battery efficient, then have a full windows mode where you can do anything on it. I know Microsoft might do a handheld mode for windows 11, but it would be cool to see windows phones come back with full windows 11 features. That's like the dream. Have a phone in your pocket that can basically do anything.
Lemuroid has been great. Wish there was a bit more setting for cores, especially psx. Best feature of lemuroid has been cloud saves.
Can i play on it using ps5 controller or xbox core controller?
This was a good watch, and I wish the Lemuroid devs the best of luck. But I'm honestly conflicted
given the recent news around Libretro, the team behind RetroArch not being exactly nice to emu devs
as they claim publicly. Real bummer too, just recently started using RA to cover all my emu needs
its a shame I loved using retroarch but all of the rumored stories of retroarch devs being rude to devs with is a shame.
Watching him play the Smash Bros target mini game was OOF. Love you, Bob, but YIKES.
Dig is definitely worth figuring out. It's flexible to where you can choose the background images and music for individual systems or however you'd like. A good idea is to use one of the themes that's closest to what you'd like and adjust it from there. There are good tutorials on youtube and with 30 mins of tinkering you can make your dream frontend
Dig seems to confuse which iso or rom goes with which console and I can't figure out how to edit it manually. Can you help me?
A used Vita can be had for around 100$ or less if you look in places like fb marketplace. Nobody said to buy a new Vita, that's not a good idea. If they did, yeah that's not the brightest thing to say.
And it's still a much better option than these Android devices if you softmod it, (and get an SD2Vita) since it can run it's own native library of Vita games as well, on top of all the emulation.
As someone who has spend an unhealthy amount of time learning to set up retroarch on pc and android, I welcome you to the life, lol. It's great after you learn everything, but it takes a while. Don't even start about syncing saves among devices with yet another app. I had a great time before my telescopic controller stopped working, hope I find a cheap kishi someday
I use dolphin (GameCube) a lot and it's great. I'm trying to run Citra (3DS) but it's a lot less than playable
If i hear correctly, the shaks controller works on just about every phone because it spring clips into a phone, it has analog controls and triggers, and it even converts into a pseudo mini portable controller for everything with the phone taken out.
and it's one of the better controllers in terms of deadzone from what i hear too.
For Nds, you really want Drastic emulator. It's much better than anything else, but it's not free. Pixel 3 does have a pretty powerful processor even today, so that helped you a lot, especially with Melon DS. Drastic runs on potatos.
This is why I started going for gaming phones. Dolphin ran with zero hitches on my ROG Phone 2 and it runs even better on my ROG Phone 5. I do a good amount of mobile emulating on my phone, and that's a very real argument for buying a gaming phone.
I use my Pixel 4 for PSP (@4x internal res), 3DS (also @4x res) and gamecube emulation (@native res b/c gamecube emulation is hard to run - ttyd doesn't even run above native res).
Great video as always Bob! I'm using a Pixel 4 XL that I got on the used market for $120 and just ordered the USB version of the GameSir X2 with the actual D-pad. The Pixel 4 can do 3DS everything you demoed in this video. Plus it has a beautiful OLED screen, and all for about $160! I think for the price it definitely beats out every dedicated emulator out there.
I'm using a Pixel 4a and I'm loving it! It can handle Dreamcast and Gamecube
the reason retroarch doesnt just give you the cores from the box, is because theyd waste too much space and just be useless, if i dont want to play dos games why do i have dosbox pure, if my device isnt strong enough for wii/gc why do i have dolphin, etc etc
Bob, you might also want to try AetherSX2 (PS2) on your phone.
And yeah: Android-based emulators have come a long way in the past few years.
If I didn't have my GPDs already, I'd definitely use my phone for handheld gaming.
Personally I haven't felt a need for a controller that attaches to the phone. I use a PS4 controller wirelessly or a usb a to usb c adapter and an iBuffalo SNES controller. Both are great. Will look into the new app as well, but it's gonna have to be pretty special to pry me away from RetroArch.
Why is nobody talking about 1:15 YOU CANT PLAY AS LUIGI IN MARIO 64! Edit:i did not know about romhacks
I greatly recommend the GameSir X2 USB-C or Bluetooth controller over any of Razer's controllers. They are well built, cost less, and are more comfortable (in my opinion). I do have a Kishi but never use it.
I'm surprised you so had a bad experience with RetroArch. It's pretty plug and play. I hope you don't have issues with Lumeroid due to incompatibilities.
Boo hoo all your games aren't in one place. You still gotta look for the emulator you wanna play in let's say retro arc. Your saving yourself zero steps by having all your games in one app. BTW it's still a all in one cause, it's still on one device lol
Hey Bob, my GF approves of your videos, and production value, even though she's not a gamer/geek.
She just appreciates the thoroughness, and the quality you put into your videos.
Just like I do.
I bought a used Samsung S21 for $160 to use as a emulation device and it crushes every single system including Nintendo Switch
I have a Vita and I don't even play on it...
The price of iOS:
1. You pay for the device.
2. You pay more for what it doesn't have.
Totally agree that this is probably the best option that's out right now (assuming you already have a phone for it). I recently turned my old Samsung Galaxy S9 into one of these and have been using it to play anything up to the Dreamcast (as well as some PS5 and PC through streaming) and love it. In fact, I've actually been using it and the built in screen recorder on my phone to record gameplay for reviews on my channel (which look great, given the 1080p recording and the 19Mbps bitrate)
Check out the ROG PHONE 5 ULTIMATE. it's a gaming phone with a case that adds rails for clone joy con.
Proof that android is superior!
The frase "just use and android phone" makes sense because most peoples already just have it. I hapen to have an dual screen lg and a joycon style controllers that so my day to day phone, is already an perfect emulation station
I discovered PSP library through emulation on my cheap 2018 phone + 8bitdo controller.
Was pleasantly surprised how well these games still hold up.
With resolution boost they look just and play just like PS3 games.
Motorstorm Arctic Edge is the best so far, and I tried 50 titles or so :)
People playing retro consoles with conplicated file system, everyone :
"Yes this is a real gaming experience"
People playing on a gaming phone with a lot more power, and better controllers attached to the phone, everyone:
Boo, phones aren't meant for gaming
And then some youtuber says that is ok to gaming on phones and suddenly everyone agreed xd
This is a half-joke comment, of course every device have its pro, but saying that one option is not meant for gaming when it have the biggest gaming market, is kinda dumb xd
I would recommend using either the playstation backbone or the xbox backbone because they both have a charger pass through and a headphone jack
Bob you jailbreak ur iphone and add retroarch or delta to emulate and ncontrol to add any controller you want. Delta doesn't even need a jailbreak you can use altserver/altstore to side load it to your iphone
>Recommends not buying a whole new phone for emulation (implying it's expensive), using a phone that can be had for $170
>Recommends the Steamdeck, which starts at $400
Sounds legit
he specifically hasn't recommended it because it's not even on the market yet. he's saying that it might be a thing eventually, though he's not sure.
If you use android, buy a controller and go for it.
If you use IOS, buy a new brain. 🤓
This is awesome. Thank you for the information I want to turn my s 20 plus or s 21 into a emulator. Can someone give me some tips
Conclusion: If u got iphone go for Steam deck or budget emulator
If you got android stick with it.
You doesn't want to lose any time dealing with configurations that lead to customization??? Classic iOS user moment
Every controller I've owned has had stick drift. It seems the newer ones are more prone to it & develops sooner. The Dual Sense 5 has it, the DS4 had it (took less than 6 months), the Joy Cons have it. My xbox One controller does NOT have it, my Xbox 360 has it, but it took over 10 years to get there. You can't play racing games with stick drift, its a No No.
Look for hall effect sensor gamepads Like the Kingkong pro 2 or the new 8bitdo. Impossible to get Drift on these.
try buying a game console for yourself you will feel something different, it is not a phone that can compare with it
You look like Keanu Reeves and Chris D'Elia used potora earrings. Subbed.
The middle piece should just have a usbc port and when you slide the controllers on it, it should charge that would of been way bettee
I still use my Samsung to play PSP games with PPSPP, works like a charm.
I would hate having to use an iPhone just because I forgot I have a Pixel :/
i cant believe your only gripe with emulators on a phone is that theres too many apps on it.