Hey Jacor R i purchased the Super mario land/Super mario land 2 DX gba cartridge and i just wanna say thank you for giving this sad sap something to be happy about!
The Wii U Gamepad screen has some cooler colors so that actually doesn't surprise me. Probably using the real Wii U gamepad display from one that is working but in poor condition, this would maybe explain why they decided to used an aftermarket Gamepad shell.
There's definitely a margin in these products, there's a huge market in china for repurposed tech. I imagine they're bulk buying in PS2s and other possibly faulty or just scuffed up consoles and repurposing them. Yes there's R&D into it but custom pcbs are cheap & handhelds are becoming popular again so parts like the screens and batteries are getting cheaper (plus labour is cheap in china). Another example of over-engineered repurposed tech would be laptop GPUs that are being turned into desktop compatible PCI-E cards, which are in quite the abundance at the moment. Tbh this is my favourite type of tech because of how clever the engineering is in some of it. Plus i mean if I had the means to bulk buy in PS2s for probably between $10-40 per console and then repurpose and resell them for like $500 i would. These companies likely make some smaller tech products so have their own in-house production and design engineers. Selling just a couple of these consoles is likely paying for the consoles alone, and the multiple revisions is likely just trying to find a design that will sell the best, once they've got a 'best seller' they'll likely hone in on that. Watch Linus Tech Tips' video on the chinese setups if you want an insight into the culture of repurposing old tech/appliances.
Good video. While these things might have been an interesting concept a few years ago, there’s no way to justify buying one of these when a $400 Steam Deck runs the entire PS2 library better than the PS2 and does MUCH more than just that.
I have a steam deck and not all PS2 games run great on it. Most do, but I get your point. I would never buy one of these now that I have my steam deck.
I like the concept of a PS2 as a portable as much as the next guy, but it's still $500-$600 for a clunky plastic mess. Like I said it's great idea but not great on delivery. People liked the PSP because it has features the PS2 had and more. But I'm hoping this is in the right way of exposing PS2 tech to new tech. In hopes of seeing a masterpiece. But you'd expect things to get ugly in the development of working masterpiece. Great video Jacob R.
The one that you didn't know what the design was based on looks very similar to those ds consoles with broken upper screens that people make into gameboys, just the square shape, the triggers, and the protruding screen just screamed ds to me lol
the wiiu pad is amazing because its actually really smart, and a great usage for these, or for any kind of aftermarket portable console project, since the gamepad is literally useless without the wiiu and surely theres a healthy supply of those.
wth bro, any mid range+ android smartphone can run ps2 emulation, no need things like that. If you want real buttons you can attach some controller to your smartphone. At least you can buy steam portable console.
If they are making a 300 dollar profit and selling even 2-4 a month the seller is making around 600 to 1200 dollars in profit doing something he/she loves, also 600-1200 in china/asia would be a pretty decent monthly salary.
He's not saying it is or isn't a lot of money, he's saying it's a relatively fair price for what the product is. Cost is relative to the value of a product. You certainly wouldn't say that $500 is too expensive for a car, correct? Or how about $20k for a house? That's absurdly cheap for that product, yet if you spent $20k on a diamond plated PS5 that'd be equally absurd in the other direction.
@@tyronejennings599 But expensive for *what*? It's a novelty item that's a completely unnecessary purchase for anyone in the market for this kind of device. You basically have to have disposable income of some kind to justify buying one of these. In that context, where the $500 isn't being possibly spent on actually important things like food or rent or whatever, it's not a lot of money at all. I wouldn't buy it, and I'm sure 95% of viewers wouldn't either, but that's likely because you value many other things you could spend $500 extra on instead of a novelty item like this. Being expensive isn't an objectively measurable concept, it's relative to the person spending the money and the value of the product, that's all.
That's not a 1:1 comparison. These have actual PS2s in them, a Steam Deck emulates a PS2. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, it's just a totally different product.
To be complete the 8 inch screen one should have the disc drive as well the memory card slots and HDMI output as it has al the original ports in the back lol
I do like these and own a few emulator handhelds (I realise these are "original" boards) all in the bottom of a drawer somewhere since I got a Steamdeck...and part of me is kind of sad about that.
i honestly liked the square one the most because it's probably easier to hold than the other three really cool stuff they made there edit 1: 8:54 these consoles were probably manufactured by in sweatshops and that's why they can offer those pieces of hardware for those lower prices desptie all of them being custom made
2:36 the answer could very well just be its their hobby. for example i would love to build moped engines and maybe turn a slight profit but i would mostly have fun doing it. idk makes sense to me bc they’re both niche hobbies 🤷♀️
I mean think about it , if they can make a portable PS2 system for 10-20 dollars and sell it for 450-500 its worth it. I looked up the parts in china for making one and its crazy how cheap it is to make.
2:30 its a hobby, and someone buying what you made as a hobby was fulfilling. Its like they trust you with your skills. I just dont know with the chinese ps2 mods
Might be passion projects. Or even projects to gain more knowledge in electronic engineering. They don’t have use for them so might as well sell what you do.
Why do I have this feeling that in a few weeks, you'll make a video with the intro of "I spent $3742.51 on custom PSP home consolized consoles from Aliexpress and in this video, we're gonna use them and break down if they're worth the money."?
Wooow they are massive consoles and you need to have permission for holding wepon if you buy those consoles! My choice from ali express is for shure powkiddy hendheld consoles they are the best it could be even better if i had 10 years now! 😁
These desgins come from the portablizing community these manufacturers didn't design these consoles. they just took pre-existing designs that were already engineered by fans long ago, they pretty much stole the designs
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If you had $500 to spend on one of these consoles… which one are you buying?
Definitely think the Wii U Zelda Gamepad is a cool display piece
Wii U one
Nintendo Wii U Zelda theme PS2 that's awesome
I'm a Steamdeck owner
@@cyphaborg6598 thats a lot smarter than buying a 20$ ps2 thats been repurposed into a bulky handheld and sold at a premium
Playing a PS5 on a PS2 portable console that’s inside of a Wii U gamepad 😂 might be the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen
or the Wiis2 U
The biggest crossover ever
It looks legendary
Cursed
I'm surprised you didn't start a negative continuum where all corporations implode into non existence and everyone goes back to bartering.
The Wii U one is crazy and hilarious
Facts
Using the Wii U gamepad for a ps2 portable is really smart unironically. I always liked the feel of the Wii U gamepad ❤️
Hey Jacor R i purchased the Super mario land/Super mario land 2 DX gba cartridge and i just wanna say thank you for giving this sad sap something to be happy about!
The USB is a deal breaker for me as it will cause issues (stuttering) in some games especially in FMVs.
Seeing as though they have memory cards inside, I'm sure you could install mx4sio.
One of them has a MX4SIO, which is a bit faster then USB 1.1
The Wii U Gamepad screen has some cooler colors so that actually doesn't surprise me. Probably using the real Wii U gamepad display from one that is working but in poor condition, this would maybe explain why they decided to used an aftermarket Gamepad shell.
Awesome video always like to see different things on the channel
Thanks for watching!
There's definitely a margin in these products, there's a huge market in china for repurposed tech. I imagine they're bulk buying in PS2s and other possibly faulty or just scuffed up consoles and repurposing them. Yes there's R&D into it but custom pcbs are cheap & handhelds are becoming popular again so parts like the screens and batteries are getting cheaper (plus labour is cheap in china). Another example of over-engineered repurposed tech would be laptop GPUs that are being turned into desktop compatible PCI-E cards, which are in quite the abundance at the moment. Tbh this is my favourite type of tech because of how clever the engineering is in some of it. Plus i mean if I had the means to bulk buy in PS2s for probably between $10-40 per console and then repurpose and resell them for like $500 i would. These companies likely make some smaller tech products so have their own in-house production and design engineers. Selling just a couple of these consoles is likely paying for the consoles alone, and the multiple revisions is likely just trying to find a design that will sell the best, once they've got a 'best seller' they'll likely hone in on that. Watch Linus Tech Tips' video on the chinese setups if you want an insight into the culture of repurposing old tech/appliances.
Good video. While these things might have been an interesting concept a few years ago, there’s no way to justify buying one of these when a $400 Steam Deck runs the entire PS2 library better than the PS2 and does MUCH more than just that.
Nothing will play PS2 games better than a PS2
@@S3MTX A lot of things will. A PS2 can’t upscale, or display widescreen. Of implement other graphical improvements.
@@S3MTX my phone runs ps2 game better than ps2, your phone probably do the same.
I have a steam deck and not all PS2 games run great on it. Most do, but I get your point. I would never buy one of these now that I have my steam deck.
@@S3MTX looks like someone that lives in the past lol hardware today plays way better than any ps2 will, even a cheap android phone would be better
I love these. Ever since I saw a briefcase PS2 in the early 2000s I've been fascinated by portable mini consoles.
Cap
8:03 The two on the top are using the official OPL and the two on the bottom are using the daily build OPL that doesn't exists anymore!!!
I like the concept of a PS2 as a portable as much as the next guy, but it's still $500-$600 for a clunky plastic mess. Like I said it's great idea but not great on delivery. People liked the PSP because it has features the PS2 had and more. But I'm hoping this is in the right way of exposing PS2 tech to new tech. In hopes of seeing a masterpiece. But you'd expect things to get ugly in the development of working masterpiece.
Great video Jacob R.
It's clearly a money laundering scheme and those blokes are somehow ps2 retro gamers so they thought they might as well be investing in R&D for these
The one that you didn't know what the design was based on looks very similar to those ds consoles with broken upper screens that people make into gameboys, just the square shape, the triggers, and the protruding screen just screamed ds to me lol
This would have been so cool when I was younger
Agreed, my mind would have been blown if I was 10 years old lol
@@jrob0021 hey, are worried about any of these devices randomly blowing up or malfunctioning? I sure would be
@Jacob_R2_ what?💀
the wiiu pad is amazing because its actually really smart, and a great usage for these, or for any kind of aftermarket portable console project, since the gamepad is literally useless without the wiiu and surely theres a healthy supply of those.
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$500 for a console you can probably emulate on your phone haha wtf
Todays Jacob video “Let’s smell consoles”.
It's the best part of the job. Especially that GameStop PS5 from a few weeks ago 🤮
Good stuff man
It looks like the original seller sells these on taobao for ¥2300-¥2650 ($336 USD - $388 USD) for anyone interested in them.
im gonna buy it and post it in r/fashionreps
I hope they dont use Wii U's for this - and make custom moulds etc. Wii U's should be repaired and made into Wii Us not common old playstations
And *whyyy* would you spend over 2k on AliExpress…? People fr have no idea how to save their money. 😭😭
wth bro, any mid range+ android smartphone can run ps2 emulation, no need things like that. If you want real buttons you can attach some controller to your smartphone. At least you can buy steam portable console.
If they are making a 300 dollar profit and selling even 2-4 a month the seller is making around 600 to 1200 dollars in profit doing something he/she loves, also 600-1200 in china/asia would be a pretty decent monthly salary.
Very informative. 👌👍
i might just play ps 2 games on an old android phone instead.. a 2nd hand phone only cost 50 usd
“It’s pretty ridiculous, but it’s pretty cool”
5:01 the model kinda look like a oversize micro SD card, if you take a hard look at it 😬
the handheld at 1:08 reminds me of a giant sim card lol
The little square one just looks so good
The small one looks like a sega nomad
That Wii U one is crazy 😂
This dude says $500 isn't a lot ?? That's literally one of the reasons why I still don't have a PS5 or Series X cos $500 is expensive af.
He's not saying it is or isn't a lot of money, he's saying it's a relatively fair price for what the product is. Cost is relative to the value of a product. You certainly wouldn't say that $500 is too expensive for a car, correct? Or how about $20k for a house? That's absurdly cheap for that product, yet if you spent $20k on a diamond plated PS5 that'd be equally absurd in the other direction.
@@DannyTheEditor You have your opinion & I have my opinion & I'll leave it at that. $500 is expensive
@@tyronejennings599 But expensive for *what*? It's a novelty item that's a completely unnecessary purchase for anyone in the market for this kind of device. You basically have to have disposable income of some kind to justify buying one of these. In that context, where the $500 isn't being possibly spent on actually important things like food or rent or whatever, it's not a lot of money at all. I wouldn't buy it, and I'm sure 95% of viewers wouldn't either, but that's likely because you value many other things you could spend $500 extra on instead of a novelty item like this. Being expensive isn't an objectively measurable concept, it's relative to the person spending the money and the value of the product, that's all.
why buy any of these for 500$ if you can have a steam deck for less?????
That's not a 1:1 comparison. These have actual PS2s in them, a Steam Deck emulates a PS2. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, it's just a totally different product.
i was just talking to my friend that something like this would be a great use for broken wii u game pads
Pc ps2 emulation getting to a point that this is not needed. Get a ally or rog and you good to go and can play steam and emulate other systems.
I remember my brothers having a Playstation portable
@17:00 I think it supposedly meant to model the proprietary Memory stick for the psp's and vitas
5:45 that ps2 looks like it was model after a sim card! 😄
the creator is a youtuber so it was worth time
RIP AetherSx2 😭
it wasn't taken down it just stopped receiving updates
I like the giant one the most it looks awesome The one that I would actually buy though would probably be the Wii U one
To be complete the 8 inch screen one should have the disc drive as well the memory card slots and HDMI output as it has al the original ports in the back lol
For some reason I can never find these on AliExpress. Are they only shipping to certain countries? I'm not in the US.
I do like these and own a few emulator handhelds (I realise these are "original" boards) all in the bottom of a drawer somewhere since I got a Steamdeck...and part of me is kind of sad about that.
i honestly liked the square one the most because it's probably easier to hold than the other three
really cool stuff they made there
edit 1: 8:54 these consoles were probably manufactured by in sweatshops and that's why they can offer those pieces of hardware for those lower prices desptie all of them being custom made
the huge one is nice with that big screen and the flush sd card... i'd buy one
Looks like a 5:6 screen. Definitely better for ps2 games compared to 16:9
Good video
I’d say that $500 bucks is pretty good motivation. Say it takes them 5 hours that’s $100 an hour. 10 hours is $50 an hour.
"This one here is just absolutely massive, its huge", that's what she said lol🤣
I can almost guarantee that the seller didn't design any of them, they probably just ripped the designs straight from the bitbuilt forums.
Looks like a sega genesis nomad. The square one.
Could you try setting up these consoles with Gran Turismo 3 ilink battles, I always wanted to play this but never saw this :-(
Steam deck = great ps2 emulation plus so many more systems.
2:36 the answer could very well just be its their hobby. for example i would love to build moped engines and maybe turn a slight profit but i would mostly have fun doing it. idk makes sense to me bc they’re both niche hobbies 🤷♀️
i just bought a steam deck and emulate ps 2 games lol
Wii u game pad nockoffs are a thing?
I just like the Zelda Wii u gamepad that they turned into a PS2 portable console.
They should have just slapped the disc drive on it lol
That rectangular one, maybe supposed to model the "GameBoy Micro"?
Exactly what I thought
Square one looks like a game and watch
I mean think about it , if they can make a portable PS2 system for 10-20 dollars and sell it for 450-500 its worth it. I looked up the parts in china for making one and its crazy how cheap it is
to make.
PS2 inside WiiU gamepad , now we know what Link was doing all that time . He was playing GTA San Andreas 🤣
These consoles somehow exist
Honestly the wii u thing is pretty cool
i wanna buy that WiiU PS2 from you but that things expensive lol
Not sure why they went with an off white color for the shoulder buttons. They should've been transparent like the PSP and Vita.
The Chinese are going to turn Blade Runner into a reality.
I feel like they probably sell a lot of these locally or on other sites and just have them up on Ali express just passively
Yeah ....alot of us wanna spend 250 bucks on a broken ps2 meanwhile ps2 costs 30-50 bucks .
I was thinking about ordering from your website and I was wondering, do you clean the consoles before shipping them?
nah bro
You should make a video to see if you can get the wii u game pad back yo it's original state, if you even can.
2:30 its a hobby, and someone buying what you made as a hobby was fulfilling. Its like they trust you with your skills. I just dont know with the chinese ps2 mods
All that money.....and you could have just got a steam deck lol
Yeah would be much safer and more reliable I’m sure
Not me ordering another ps2 and Wii U game pad
These are always interesting
4:10 It is a knock off , you can buy it on AliExpress for something like $30
It insane that these things are real you pretty much can play Burnout revenge on the bus.
for $500, just get a Steam deck and emulate the ps2
When I first seen the square one it reminded me of the korg kaoss pad 😄
Looks like the small one is modeled after an original dmg, look at the slice on the right bottom corner
They probably aren't designing them. If I had to guess, I'd say they're finding designs on the internet and just printing them themselves.
These devices look gigantic for someone’s pants. Albeit, the idea is innovative, but the size and weight are just out of this world😂😂😂
Might be passion projects. Or even projects to gain more knowledge in electronic engineering. They don’t have use for them so might as well sell what you do.
That’s not all that hard to put together. $500 for that? I’m about to start cooking lol
Tis amazing 👏
9:10 i knew it was coming eventually
2:12 Sometimes you do it for the fun not for the business
Why do I have this feeling that in a few weeks, you'll make a video with the intro of "I spent $3742.51 on custom PSP home consolized consoles from Aliexpress and in this video, we're gonna use them and break down if they're worth the money."?
Don’t tempt me
@@jrob0021 I'm a bad influence, so I've gotta tempt you with it. :P The PSP is kind of my favorite console ever too, so that helps.
I like the last one
Me and my sister used to have a ps3 but in 2018 we got a ps4
If I had buy one I say Zelda just felt it was best around package.
The square one is like a big memory card
Great video! New subs here..
Wooow they are massive consoles and you need to have permission for holding wepon if you buy those consoles! My choice from ali express is for shure powkiddy hendheld consoles they are the best it could be even better if i had 10 years now! 😁
These desgins come from the portablizing community
these manufacturers didn't design these consoles.
they just took pre-existing designs that were already engineered by fans long ago, they pretty much stole the designs
I really think its funny we are talking about it's luxury to have a integrating sd card slot🤪
Considering most of these are $500+
You got a link for the wii u one?