I've just bought one and it's my first retro gaming handheld and I wanted something that would have games already loaded on it, as 8 didn't want to go through all that hassle. This vid has made me feel a lot more comfortable buying it. I'm surprised how well the 3d games are running on it. Good video.
Retro Gaming Guy, so glad you made a review on this....was waiting patiently. I have the R36s and it is great for the money...PS1 and earlier...just like a lot of the old Android boxes....and ArkOs is fantastic. Got mine for $25. Its worth to pay up to $50 max for it though... but can be found all day from $40-45
Hey. I want to be able to play twisted metal 2 on a portable console. Can you direct me please? I also would like to play espn extreme sports but I think that’s harder to play on portable so I’m good with twisted metal 2
I played a smaller version an wow I was impressed then one of these r36s's. Popped up brand new 10 English pounds I jumped at it can't wait for it to arrive! After watching this video I really can't wait looks like fun while I'm waiting for spinal surgery great video thanks for sharing
Buy a new SD Card. I have three devices. One for me and two for my Kids. From 29-40 Euros. Copy all from sdcard to a folder, flash new sdcard with arkos and copy back or copy a sorted game list. Btw. the R36S is a great gameboy.I wish such a console with a 7inch screen
A lot of these cheap consoles have some kind of copyright protection to prevent the files and rooms working on a different memory card than the one supplied. Any way round this?
I am so glad it has resident evil code veronica. I remember buying that in the 90's and peeling the plastic off of those brittle af blue dreamcast cases they had. good old days.
@@DragonDrawingsG25 yeah I’m not very tech savvy and can’t even get emulators to run on my computer. I need to buy something that has most of not all the games I want pre loaded on it. Sadly it doesn’t seem like any of these devices come with your choice of games
@ do you want it to be portable? the only thing that’s powerful and portable and easy to play all the games, is a steam deck but no lie. They do have SD cards that have a lot of games on it and you just gotta do it plop it in, use the boot menu to boot from the SD card and there you go you have a lot of games that you can play whenever. I have one and it’s pretty cool.
Great video. !! But should have been longer !! I prefer a larger screen !! Happy it’s true plug and play !! Surprised it’s so good being a no-name product !!
Great review. Honest. I like that. I bought one of these for my 84 year old Dad who used to enjoy Playstation one games. I hope that he likes it. I agree that you should replace the included TIFF cards from what I have seen. Thank you chase. Much appreciated.
Looks just like rg353vs which is 4x the price of this, and this plays basically same level of games. Amazing that onky has 1 gb Ram and 8 gb storage and still plays higher end consoles smooth. I ordered 1 couple days ago. Looks like its a great deal ($50 Canadian) .
To save: After you’re done with a game, Click select and x at the same time. It will show a menu with the “Save State option”. To load game: Do the same method as the save state but click “Load state”. To exit: Use the same method again but click the Exit button.
I've got the exact same one and its easy to update to the newest version of arkos too.Theres no need for a wifi dongle just tether it to your phone hit update in the handheld options and let it go.I got a good price on mine from someone in the US too just $35 never used or opened.
Got one for my daughter from temu for 36 euros .. 60 dollars is way too much you can definitely get something better for that price but for 40 dollars it's hard to beat .
I might even install emu deck and take the SD card and put it in my steamdeck sometimes maybe that will work. I just couldn't be bothered to source all the roms that can be tedious.
Was looking for this comment. Its on sale from the company thag produces it for $99. Amazon its like 46-69 or 129. It's outrageous. Found it on Amazon for $30. Could've been a few dollars under 30 if I got 64GB but I got 128GB. I have to wait till Jan 6- Jan 10th to get it. But if I get it and its not 128G or 20,000 games as advertiserd then I'm sending it back.❤
Exactly what I bought it for. Lol I work 10 hr shifts, so it can get really boring when nothing is going on. It'll be perfect for down time with nothing going on, and it's small enough that I can hide it easily when the boss comes around. Lol Plus, sometimes the wife likes to play her PS5 in the living room and have me sit with her, so I can just pull this out and play it while she's playing her games. I'll definitely bring this with me when the wife goes into labor too. 😂 I grew up with most of these consoles too, so it's a nice throwback to when I was a kid/teenager. Sega Genesis, Dreamcast, PS1, N64, etc. Crazy how fast time has gone by.
I really like your channel and it’s very informative but are you aware that all these consoles you review are available on Aliexpress for almost half the price. You don’t have to pay a middle man by ordering straight from the source because they all come from China and Aliexpress is based in China. Just thought I’d let you know in case you’re unaware. Great video by the way. Keep it up!
Hiya. Have you got a video in how to back this console. Also I have a few games that aren’t working guitar hero is one of them. Can this be fixed. Hope to hear back from you and thank you for taking the time to read my message many thanks Sammie x x x 💖
I’ve been holding off on buying one of these because I have no idea if it has the original Zelda game. No one lists games for these units and none of the companies selling them ever respond to questions.
Hi, can u tell me where you got it from plz, Amazon has so many different vendors selling these with different prices, I would like to buy exactly the one you reviewed, Ty!
I don’t understand how do save ur game where you left off instead of starting from the beginning I want to continue playing and finish off the next day?!
Both devices run retro games, but you have to pay monthly/annually for the switch. For the R36S, the retro games come right out of the box. The switch is better overall because if you just click the power button on the R36S, it could risk data loss. I can’t say the same for the Switch though. To power off the R36S, click start in the menu and click quit. So basically, I recommend the switch. The r36s has some unplayable games but the switch is able to play every game it has. The switch has a way better and bigger library of games than the r36s. The r36s could get hot; and it has a Li-Po battery. That could explode if not handled properly. Can’t say the same for the switch! Its better in gameplay, and graphics.
Does anyone know where I can find games to put on this?! Mine didn’t come with nearly as many games as this one and I wanted to play certain Pokémon games that weren’t included.
I apologize for my lack of knowledge if I was to purchase this to this have games installed already or do I have to find a way to download games to a micro SD
I have one of these and its good value for the price. Only gripes are that it doesn't have HDMI out, the buttons are linked together with a piece of plastic for some reason which means if you press a button, the others move. Another thing is that not all mame games works so I think they've added the wrong rom set to the emulator thats on the handheld. Also one of the shoulder buttons fell off and is now loose so something has broken inside so will need to open it up and take a look.
You have videos on RUclips explaining how you can save games in R36s. I think you just have to press select and B or X at same time, something like that. Btw you have 1000 save slots.
Is this the same handheld being sold by game n guys? I don't know if it's legit but it's literally 50 bucks instead of 80. Does anybody know? Would love to buy one.
it means the game is included with scraped data (metadat) meaning has screenshot, description, rating, etc (like in right side), the one that doesn't scrapped just has rom file name.
I've just bought one and it's my first retro gaming handheld and I wanted something that would have games already loaded on it, as 8 didn't want to go through all that hassle. This vid has made me feel a lot more comfortable buying it. I'm surprised how well the 3d games are running on it. Good video.
Retro Gaming Guy, so glad you made a review on this....was waiting patiently. I have the R36s and it is great for the money...PS1 and earlier...just like a lot of the old Android boxes....and ArkOs is fantastic. Got mine for $25. Its worth to pay up to $50 max for it though... but can be found all day from $40-45
Hey. I want to be able to play twisted metal 2 on a portable console. Can you direct me please? I also would like to play espn extreme sports but I think that’s harder to play on portable so I’m good with twisted metal 2
I played a smaller version an wow I was impressed then one of these r36s's. Popped up brand new 10 English pounds I jumped at it can't wait for it to arrive! After watching this video I really can't wait looks like fun while I'm waiting for spinal surgery great video thanks for sharing
Right to the point with review with every detail that was important,wonderful
Ordering an orange one on Thursday, this thing looks awesome!
Buy a new SD Card. I have three devices. One for me and two for my Kids. From 29-40 Euros. Copy all from sdcard to a folder, flash new sdcard with arkos and copy back or copy a sorted game list. Btw. the R36S is a great gameboy.I wish such a console with a 7inch screen
A lot of these cheap consoles have some kind of copyright protection to prevent the files and rooms working on a different memory card than the one supplied. Any way round this?
@@buyselltraderepeat2619 I never heard of this. Why should they protect the device for a new sd card. weird
Have you tried Trimui Smart Pro?
Does it have gta 5 for or online play and does it have all the God of war games and can you get Google play games on it
@@A4969Z bro its meant for retro games fym gta v
I am so glad it has resident evil code veronica. I remember buying that in the 90's and peeling the plastic off of those brittle af blue dreamcast cases they had. good old days.
did resident evil CV run normal or did it have frame dips?
They come with an older version of ArkOs. Instead of backing it up, it’s best to flash the most recent version.
How do u do that?
How
Trust me its a good device, especially for Gameboy advance Roms. Its small, probable and powerful.
Too bad ps1 has barely any games on it. No jrpgs from what I could tell like wild arms, suikoden etc
@ you could add your own games but, at that point you might as well use one of the new phones out there with the emulator app to play Certain JRPGs
@@DragonDrawingsG25 yeah I’m not very tech savvy and can’t even get emulators to run on my computer. I need to buy something that has most of not all the games I want pre loaded on it. Sadly it doesn’t seem like any of these devices come with your choice of games
@ what type of games would you like to play on a device like that?
@ do you want it to be portable? the only thing that’s powerful and portable and easy to play all the games, is a steam deck but no lie. They do have SD cards that have a lot of games on it and you just gotta do it plop it in, use the boot menu to boot from the SD card and there you go you have a lot of games that you can play whenever. I have one and it’s pretty cool.
Great video. !! But should have been longer !! I prefer a larger screen !! Happy it’s true plug and play !! Surprised it’s so good being a no-name product !!
I just ordered 2 of these
One for me one for my son because of this review. I can't wait.
Did u like it?
@RobertoGomez-ty5sj love it. Although just learned of the max version with bigger screen
@@HeavyWeight812 I was thinking about buying one to take it to work in my lunch box
@@RobertoGomez-ty5sj I'm a truck driver and I love having while I wait for loads.
Great review. Honest. I like that. I bought one of these for my 84 year old Dad who used to enjoy Playstation one games. I hope that he likes it. I agree that you should replace the included TIFF cards from what I have seen. Thank you chase. Much appreciated.
84?!?
@FR4M3Sharma yes! 84! He used to love PlayStation one games :)
Looks just like rg353vs which is 4x the price of this, and this plays basically same level of games. Amazing that onky has 1 gb Ram and 8 gb storage and still plays higher end consoles smooth. I ordered 1 couple days ago. Looks like its a great deal ($50 Canadian) .
To save: After you’re done with a game, Click select and x at the same time. It will show a menu with the “Save State option”.
To load game: Do the same method as the save state but click “Load state”.
To exit: Use the same method again but click the Exit button.
Great review
I've got the exact same one and its easy to update to the newest version of arkos too.Theres no need for a wifi dongle just tether it to your phone hit update in the handheld options and let it go.I got a good price on mine from someone in the US too just $35 never used or opened.
Mine is on the way can’t wait
Just bought the purple one!
Is it worth buying?
Got one for my daughter from temu for 36 euros .. 60 dollars is way too much you can definitely get something better for that price but for 40 dollars it's hard to beat .
How is yours, do you like it? I just ordered mine from Temu.
DOES IT HAVE ALL THESE GAMES OUT THE BOX
Nice little unit.
What do you mean by “scraped”?
I might even install emu deck and take the SD card and put it in my steamdeck sometimes maybe that will work. I just couldn't be bothered to source all the roms that can be tedious.
What is the big differences between this and the rg40xxv? I know the screen on this model is smaller, but I'm interested in the gaming and emulators?
Mine doesn't have have the OG game boy stuff... Is there a way to connect to internet and update?
Plug the sd card into your pc and download Roms online
Is expensive on Amazon I got mines from AliExpress is like 30 bucks
Yes.
@@nasirqader117 Yep, Amazon’s cheapest one is 66 USD.
Was looking for this comment. Its on sale from the company thag produces it for $99. Amazon its like 46-69 or 129. It's outrageous. Found it on Amazon for $30. Could've been a few dollars under 30 if I got 64GB but I got 128GB. I have to wait till Jan 6- Jan 10th to get it. But if I get it and its not 128G or 20,000 games as advertiserd then I'm sending it back.❤
same here
@@60wwedivadid you get it?
Mine is purple good for killing time at work
Exactly what I bought it for. Lol
I work 10 hr shifts, so it can get really boring when nothing is going on. It'll be perfect for down time with nothing going on, and it's small enough that I can hide it easily when the boss comes around. Lol
Plus, sometimes the wife likes to play her PS5 in the living room and have me sit with her, so I can just pull this out and play it while she's playing her games. I'll definitely bring this with me when the wife goes into labor too. 😂
I grew up with most of these consoles too, so it's a nice throwback to when I was a kid/teenager. Sega Genesis, Dreamcast, PS1, N64, etc. Crazy how fast time has gone by.
Do they have paper boy on here?
Is The first Amazon link the same has the video?
What does “scraped” mean?
Dunno
I bought this for 50 shipped
Amazing
I really like your channel and it’s very informative but are you aware that all these consoles you review are available on Aliexpress for almost half the price. You don’t have to pay a middle man by ordering straight from the source because they all come from China and Aliexpress is based in China. Just thought I’d let you know in case you’re unaware. Great video by the way. Keep it up!
the best one you can get hands down i love mine my go to everyday
Great review champ!!! Which is better on performance? R35S or R36S?
r36s is better
There are 3 links to this, which one did you review?
Hiya. Have you got a video in how to back this console.
Also I have a few games that aren’t working guitar hero is one of them. Can this be fixed.
Hope to hear back from you and thank you for taking the time to read my message many thanks Sammie x x x 💖
When he was actually playing the games, what was the light flashing back and forth from red to blue signifying?
Just curious and Tony Hawk, did you have the soundtrack off or did it just have no sound tracks?
Maybe it was just your video. When it showed Tony hawk in my video it had sound.
Tony hawk had no sound track on my video though had game noise when doing tricks etc
does it have paper mario for n64
Wish it also had 3ds, but great stuff.
I’ve been holding off on buying one of these because I have no idea if it has the original Zelda game. No one lists games for these units and none of the companies selling them ever respond to questions.
I think you can add that game to it
Thanks Russ.
I like your videos better because you show the game count on each system. Gives me an idea of what it possibly might come with.
Love the reviews, keep going @retrogamingguy looks similar to the powkiddy rgb20
Dose it have any Pokémon on it
Hi, can u tell me where you got it from plz, Amazon has so many different vendors selling these with different prices, I would like to buy exactly the one you reviewed, Ty!
First link in description
@@OfficialChaseBrogan thank youuu!
I don’t understand how do save ur game where you left off instead of starting from the beginning I want to continue playing and finish off the next day?!
Some handheld console with preloaded games that has ps2 gamecube or wii??
Majority of classic games like pac man or galaga play sideways on the screen! Why is nobody talking about this problem?
how long does it take to charge the battery?
How do I switch to a different game after playing one without resetting it
Push select and start button at the same time
bro has a game MAN
Ummmmmmmmm.
That has wifi and Bluetooth inside without using external dongle ?
Can you add games to it?
Aliexpress sells the originals of these not clones and are £20-£35 depending on what model basis you want ie banded colour or gameboy SP
R36s the budget 👑 🙌
Are they sure that's the r35s? Afaik, the analog sticks on that should be on top.. the one in the thumbnail looks like r36s
That's what it says. Idk if he updated it but
I have the R36s i managed to put 45889 games on 256gb memory card it handles pretty well
@@Mike-sp7zvit's the R36s...the R35s has the dpad on the bottom
Is it possible to use Roma for a second device
Great video. Mine has arrived today but only has one SD card in it. I’m assuming that ArcOS and the ROMs are all on that one card?
I tried to play WCW/nWo revenge bt the screens black ...anyone else hav this problem?
Help: This device or Nintendo Switch? Need opinions please which has the better playing experience, regardless of price. Thank you.
Both devices run retro games, but you have to pay monthly/annually for the switch. For the R36S, the retro games come right out of the box. The switch is better overall because if you just click the power button on the R36S, it could risk data loss. I can’t say the same for the Switch though. To power off the R36S, click start in the menu and click quit. So basically, I recommend the switch. The r36s has some unplayable games but the switch is able to play every game it has. The switch has a way better and bigger library of games than the r36s. The r36s could get hot; and it has a Li-Po battery. That could explode if not handled properly. Can’t say the same for the switch! Its better in gameplay, and graphics.
Sorry for talking so much. I just wanted to help you in the best detail.
Mine just arrived today. However, it didn't come a with the SD card with the games.
Did you get from the same place as me? Not everyone sells them loaded
Sega Saturn? Sega Aces?
Dreamcast SHOULD have Virtua Tennis.
Tekken 2 & 3 is gold. Pure nostalgia.
Hie I’m new to this I wanna get 3 for my nieces . Which console shall I get that can hold all the games ?
What does scraped data mean?
Does anyone know where I can find games to put on this?! Mine didn’t come with nearly as many games as this one and I wanted to play certain Pokémon games that weren’t included.
Is snowbro in it?
@@xel-_-chavo831x7 Yessire
I apologize for my lack of knowledge if I was to purchase this to this have games installed already or do I have to find a way to download games to a micro SD
They're already installed for you 👍🏼
Whats the difference with the X6?
My marvel vs Capcom is stuck on player 2 every time I open it how can I get it back to normal
I am getting the Pandoras box arcade
Great review thank you best I have seen by far, can you save your game progress?
Yes you can. You click select and X at the same time. Then find the save state option. The same method is used to load a state. Hope this helps! 😊
Can you tell my wife asking for xena game its in it or no? Playstation game? If not can i download and put in that device.?
30 bucks on aliexpress
Old handheld from years ago it’s okay
2020 Ambernic RG351
How do I reset a specific game?
Can you play multiplayer??
Can you plug it to TV
Hi pls ,can u tell me if it can be connected to a tv or a big screen?
What is Arkos? can someone explain? planning to buy this to my 7 year old, thanks.
think of the console like a mini pc you can put programs on it to play games
Is pokemon white and black on it
I have one of these and its good value for the price. Only gripes are that it doesn't have HDMI out, the buttons are linked together with a piece of plastic for some reason which means if you press a button, the others move. Another thing is that not all mame games works so I think they've added the wrong rom set to the emulator thats on the handheld. Also one of the shoulder buttons fell off and is now loose so something has broken inside so will need to open it up and take a look.
😂I,m waiting on mine trick is to cut the in between them
Can someone tell me is it has pit fighter for sega genesis please?
Yes
I have one but it doesn't save any games i play even though in th games it shows a save file. Someone please help
You have videos on RUclips explaining how you can save games in R36s. I think you just have to press select and B or X at same time, something like that. Btw you have 1000 save slots.
Is this the same handheld being sold by game n guys? I don't know if it's legit but it's literally 50 bucks instead of 80. Does anybody know? Would love to buy one.
Does take batteries or a charger
Charger.
I have a Anbernic Retro RG353V
Does it have GTA?
Yes
Does it have Shin Megami Tensei?
Imagine not having Sega Master System. 💀
Mine came with only a handful of games I don't know where people are getting 20,000 games from I don't know how to download new ones
I just ordered one on AliExpress. It says 15,000 games not 21,000. Can anyone explain? It says its the R36S model.
Different cards get made for them so that's probably accurate. Things are always changing and this video is older
@@OfficialChaseBrogan aliexpress has 2 options. 64GB and 128GB. 64GB claims to be 10K and 128GB is 20K
You ordered the lower GB version. 64 has just about 10-12K
@@60wwediva It actually came with 17,800 games. AliExpress is not always accurate. I was satisfied with what I got though.
Is Robotron 2084 on it?
Can you save games on this?
Yeah it's in settings somewhere.
@@avhdIt isnt in settings. While you’re in the game, click select + X at the same time. Then a menu will pop up with a button that says Save State.
@GamingGeek_X oh I saw a video saying it was in setting for AUTO SAVE I think i forgot to mention it's auto save
@ I saw that video too!
Anyway we can download PS2 Games like GTA San Andreas etc.?
The game count is crazy. 😅
I have it but some of my games don't work like Tony Hawk
I just bought mine for $21
Where at?
@@LatchKeyKid_78 aliexpress, I hope I get it. I ordered 2 of them.
@@LatchKeyKid_78 aliexpress
@@LatchKeyKid_78 aliexpress
What does scraped games mean?
it means the game is included with scraped data (metadat) meaning has screenshot, description, rating, etc (like in right side), the one that doesn't scrapped just has rom file name.
Does it have def jam fight for ny????
What happened to my comment?