I Tried More Than 200 PS2 Games on the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro !!
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2024
- This video took blood, sweat and tears to make...but seeing my favourite PS2 games play smoothly on a relatively affordable and pocketable gadget makes it worth it! Apologies for any mistakes made in the video.
Emulator used : AetherSX2 v.1.5-3668
Unless stated, all games use the default Settings :
GPU Renderer Vulkan, 2x Native, Standard Performance Mode
Note : "High Performance" in the video means using the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro's High Performance mode
Where to buy the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro:
Official website: www.goretroid.com (recommended)
Amazon : amzn.to/3Ug9UzN (commission link)
AliExpress : s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EuD... (commission link)
Monospace's Compatibility list : linktr.ee/monospacecompatibility
Note: This playability tier list is only based on the first few minutes of the emulation. Performance may get better/worse as you play the game.
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Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:01 0
0:16 A
2:02 B
3:53 C
7:20 D
10:49 E
11:03 F
13:09 G
17:42 H
18:36 I
19:56 J
21:16 K
23:04 L
24:53 M
29:48 N
30:46 O
32:10 P
34:12 R
36:04 S
45:51 T
47:56 U
48:24 V
49:07 W
49:57 X
50:11 Y
50:38 Z
50:53 Recap & Playability Rating
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#Retroid #PS2 #emulator #nintendo #sony #steam #retro #retrogaming #game #hobby #gaming #odinpro #ayaneo #anbernic #miyoo 
Игры
RUclips doesn't allow me to put too many timestamps, or add too many words in the description box, so here's the complete list of the games I tested :
0:00 Intro
0:01 0 - 25 to Life
0:16 A - Ace Combat Distant thunder, Alone in the Dark, Ape Escape 3, Ar Tonelico II - Melody of Metafalica, Arc the Lad Twilight of the Spirits, Armored Core 2, Armored Core 3
2:02 B - Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II, Beyond Good and Evil, Black, Bloody Roar 4, Breath of Fire - Dragon Quarter, Bully, Burnout 3 Takedown
3:53 C - Cabela's Alaskan Adventures, Call of Duty 3, Castle of Shikigami 2, Castlevania Curse of Darkness, Chaos Wars, Chronicles of Narnia, Commandos 2 - Men of Courage, Corvette Evolution GT, Crash Bandicoot - Nitro Kart, Crash of the Titans, Crash Twinsanity, Crimson Sea 2, Crimson Tears, Culdcept
7:20 D - Da Vinci Code, Dark Cloud, Dark Cloud 2, Dead to Rights II, Def Jam - Fight for NY, Destroy All Humans ! 2, Devil Kings, Devil May Cry 3 - Dante's Awakening, Digimon Rumble Arena 2, Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII, Disgaea - Hour of Darkness, Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Dragon Quest VIII - Journey of the Cursed King, Dynasty Warriors 4
10:49 E - Eve of Extinction
11:03 F - Fahrenheit, Fast And Furious, Fatal Frame 3 - the Tormented, Fifa 14, Fifa Street 2, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XII, Front Mission 4
13:09 G - Gauntlet - Dark Legacy, Genji - Dawn of the Samurai, Getaway, Gitaroo Man, God Hand, God of War,God of War II, Graffiti Kingdom, Gran Turismo 3 - A-Spec, Gran Turismo 4, Great Escape, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories, Grandia II, GrimGrimoire, Growlanser - Heritage of War, Guitar Hero III - Legends of Rock, Gungriffon Blaze
17:42 H - Half-Life, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harvest Moon Save the Homeland, Hot Wheels - Beat That
18:36 I - Ice Age 2 - the Meltdown, ICO, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, Inuyasha Feudal Combat, Italian Job
19:56 J - Jade Cocon 2, Jak and Daxter - The Lost Frontier, Jak X - Combat Racing, Jet X20, Just Cause
21:16 K - Kessen III, Killer7, King of Fighters XI, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts Re-Chain of Memories, Klonoa 2 - Lunatea's Veil, KungFu Panda
23:04 L - La Pucelle Tactics, Legacy of Kain - Soul Reaver 2, Legaia 2 Duel Saga, Legend of the Dragon, LEGO Batman - The Videogame, Lemony Snicket's a series of Unfortunate Events, Lord of the Rings - Two Towers, Lupin 3rd - Treasure of the Sorcerer King
24:53 M - Madden NFL 2005, Magic Pengel - The Quest for Color, Magna Carta Tears of Blood, Manhunt 2, Marvel - Ultimate alliance, Max Payne 2 - Fall of Max Payne, Medal of Honor Frontline, Mega Man X8, Metal Gear Solid 2 - Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3 - Subsistence, Metropolismania, Mister Mosquito, Mobile Suit Gundam - Federation vs. Zeon, Monster Rancher 4, Mortal Kombat - Shaolin Monks, MotoGP 4, MTV Pimp My Ride, Musashi Samurai Legend, My Street
29:48 N - Naruto Shippuden - Ultimate Ninja 5, NBA Street Vol.2, Need For Speed - Underground 2, Nightshade
30:46 O - Odin Sphere, Okami, One Piece - Pirates' Carnival, Onimusha 3 - Demon Siege, Outlaw Volleyball Remixed
32:10 P - Phantom Brave, Pirates - Legend of the Black Buccaneer, Primal - Civilization is Only Skin Deep, Prince of Persia - Warrior Within, Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, Project Eden, Psychonauts
34:12 R - Radiata Stories, Rampage - Total Destruction, Ratchet & Clank - Up Your Arsenal, Raw Danger, Resident Evil 4, Rule of Rose, Rumble Roses
36:04 S - Samurai Jack - Shadow of Aku, Samurai Shodown V, Samurai Warriors 2, Scooby Doo! Mystery Mayhem, Sega Soccer Slam, Shadow Hearts, Shadow Hearts - From the New World, Shadow of the Colossus, Shin Megami Tensei - Devil Summoner 2 - Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon, Shin Megami Tensei - Persona 4, Shining Force Neo, Shining Tears, Silent Hill 4 - The Room, Simpsons - Road Rage, Simpsons Game, Sims 2 Pets, Sitting Duck, SkyGunner, Sly 3 - Honor Among Thieves, SOCOM 3 US Navy Seals, Sonic Riders - Zero Gravity, Sonic Unleashed, Soul Calibur III, Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man Friend or Foe, Spy Hunter 2, SSX 3, Star Ocean 3 - Till the End of Time, Star Wars - Episode III Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars - StarFighter, Steambot Chronicles, Stolen , Suikoden III, Suikoden Tactics, Suikoden V, Super Dragon Ball Z, Superman - Shadow of Apokolips, Sword of Etheria, Syphon Filter - Dark Mirror
45:51 T - Tales of the Abyss, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 3 - Mutant Nightmare, Tekken 5, Test Drive Unlimited, The Incredible Hulk, Tomb Raider - the Angel of Darkness, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Twisted Metal Black
47:56 U - Under the Skin, Unlimited Saga
48:24 V - Valkyrie Profile 2 - Silmeria, Viewtiful Joe, Virtua Fighter 4
49:07 W - Way of the Samurai, Wild ARMs 3, WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain
49:57 X - Xenosaga Epiosde IIII - Also Sprach Zarathustra
50:11 Y - Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Colisseum, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses
50:38 Z - Zone of the Enders - The 2nd Runner
50:53 Recap & Playability Rating
Not all heroes wear capes
Came in clutch! 💯
Try Fight night round 3 pls🙏
wow the effort thanks
This video is amazing, you tried out Jak and Daxter the lost frontier, but you tried even The og trilogy? I wanna know how works Jak 2 and 3
Nice work, tank you for this test!
Glad you like it!
Damn bro your work is amazing, thanks!
Thanks!
This is so useful! Thank you!
Thanks for watching
I can’t get enough of these video’s!
Hope you enjoy them!
You are great! Impressive work! ❤
Thanks!
Ape Escape 3 is looking great here!
Thank you for your demo.
My pleasure!
Great video mate, I saw pretty much every game I would play on it; shame on Onimusha, one of my favs. Keep up the good work! 👍
Great video mate!
Gotta love it. No nonsense video.
Thanks man
i waiting this a lot, thanks
Hope you like it!
Thank you for your hard work!
My pleasure!
My pleasure!
ouh hell yeah brotha been waiting for this! Now gotta wait for other consoles like psp, ps1, gamecube, and etc if you still have the energy to do it that is lul
Lol, surely will do several Gamecube games. Not sure of PSP and PS1 though as they should perform smoothly for all games!
All psp and ps1 games run smoothly and at 2x+
WOW VERY USEFULL REVIEW. THX
Now I can finally play katamari on my lunch break
Interesting video! 💎💪🏽😉
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice vid bro thanks
Any time
I loved the video it was fast and dynamic, I could bring a video of all the ps2 games that the Pimax Portal console can run??
Thanks matee
Nice job, I just would have liked to see some performance for some Dance Dance Revolution games. u_u
Nice video dude
Thanks for the visit!
Can i ask? Is this console become hot in your hand if you play like 3 hours straight?
GameCube next? 😅
Good work bud, love your vids!
Thanks mate, appreciate the supporr!
Never heard of rumble roses, gonna have to try that out 😂😏
I was hoping to see The Warriors on here as its a classic Rockstar title IMO otherwise great display of games being tested
Much appreciated
Thanks for watching
Im still gonna get it 😅 thought but great video thanks for showing ps2
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching
FYI if armored core runs poorly its actually more of a settings issue with the color buffer iirc, it even happens on gaming pcs. It will run at full speed with one setting altered.
Thanks for the input, never really played Armored Core, so wasn't able to clearly compare to the original
@@monospacechannel yeah it's no worry! The games are fun, but a bit clunky. Several of them have bizarre emulation issues for some reason, but it's always an easy fix luckily.
You legend!
🙌🏻
El video que necesitaba.
sir, thank you!
thanks bro
Thanks for watching!
I forgot to say nice vid bro Your videos are very useful if u make a Wii Compilation can test rythm heaven fever and izuma eleven stricker 2013 please? And thanks for All
Thanks! Wii game test on the way!
@@monospacechannel tysm! I can't wait for the next video :D
Also thank you 😊
Thank you too!
27:59 Where did you get that Mr. Mosquito quality? Other machines like Anbernic gives poor picture quality.
Lol. It’s an interesting game only for men of culture
I am curious with the shadow hearts covenant if playable.
Only suggestion for improvement would be include the game title when showing footage. Otherwise pretty good job
Wait, aren't all of the game titles already shown with the footage?
I'll wait for the 5
Yo el 6
God bless you, fucking legend
It would be very very helpful if you could share a google sheets file with all the games tested and how they performed. Like if they hit +60 fps or under etc…
It's on the description of the video! Although I have yet to add the FPS
Soul Caliber 3 works fine if you use OpenGL 1x native and high blend!
Does this come with games like the anbernic devices do?
i really was hoping to see surf’s up😔 hope it works if it does i’ll get this instead of a switch
Unfortunately Steambot is too heavy. Wonder if it works in Odin 1 and 2
No idea how Armored core is working... I'm on same Aether version and it runs at like 10 fps...And it says he's running at default?
did i miss something on marvel ultimate alliance on 26:00, it say super smooth but the game look super choppy lol
Hey I felt the same to be honest. Feels choppy but it says it is running at full FPS. I even had to recheck whether I set some frame skipping. Was the game always like that?
Ave to enable/disable so something with the vsync to have proper frame pacing. Can't remember exactly the setting though
Why are games that lags on "Standard" performance not re-tried on "High" performance?
Can you try two PS2 games?
1- Namco X Capcom
2- Onimusha 4 Dawn of Dreams
Hello,
Thanks for your vidéo.
Please Could you test on PS2 kof2002 um and kof98 um ?
Thanks a lot
How much worse will the regular version of Pocket 4 perform in GC and PS2 games? Haven't you tested it?
That video is in the making! Stay tuned
I didn't know so many PS2 games support 16:9 aspect ratio
Can you try out switch games??
Are these PAL or NTSC?
But reliability? Why some ppl complain quality issue
How can I get one of these?
Bro which is better retro pocket 4 or the anbernic rg556
Retroid pocket 4 but RP4 pro is much better
What do you think about RP4 or RG556?What would you choose?
I chose rp4 pro, no ragratz!
Only thing I dislike is the tiny minaature screen...performance much better than anbernic though.
Just received my rg556 a couple of weeks ago. Will test soon!
@@monospacechannelwhich size did you take For all this PS2 games tested and which One?thanks For the next answer 😁
only ps 2 games?
does it comes with build in games?
or u do it your self?
Only tried PS2 games in this video. And nope, the retroid does not come with any games, you need to find/install them your own!
PS2 is the peak system for this handheld, it'll run all the systems earlier than PS2 no problem. So Ps2 and maybe game cube are the key systems to test to find the limits
Wait for RP5
Where’s Dance Dance Revolution?
Zone of the enders 2 was definitely not smooth after the initial sequence
Waiting for RP5P....
RP5 Pro or Plus may be close to perfect I would say!
Rp5 pro plus but with same tiny iPhone 6 screen... 😢
Would you create for RG556 too? ^-^
On it, stay tuned!
Ncaa football/basketball madden run on this
Thanks for testing so I don't have to 🙏
Any time!
No Shadow Hearts Covenant? Hmmm no Blood Will Tell or Haunting Ground.
So many great games on PS2 that even testing 200 games is not enough to cover them all!
some games you need to tweak more
Now please do the same with anbernic rg556 please
Soon mate!
Game! cube! Game! Cube!
Sure, on it! But maybe would not test as many games though!
i miss when you used the pieces of paper to show the statistics
Hopefully it can come back soon, Figured sometimes it's too much work lol
why was The Getaway such a failure?
The game does not seem to be optimized for emulation just yet, never saw getaway playable in any emulation gadgets
there is a script that makes burnout 3 run at 60 fps at normal performance settings :)
Wow, share with us how to do that!
how about amiga games
Amiga games runs fine on it
Can it even fit 200 ps2 games?
Depends on you micro sd card
how about manhunt 1 and urban reign?
just these 2 games ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ
pretty sure Urban Reign would be playable, found some videos on RUclips testing them
This or switch lite?
This for emulation/android games. Switch lite for switch games!
No drakengard
grandia 3 ?
Should definitely be playable
Switch pls
and Gothic game
no just no u switch dorks just got to buy a switch stop ruining emulation for all of us / and get ur goth shi out of here xD wtf are u a girl ?
Can emulate some wii games?
Definitely! Will test some wii games soon
@@monospacechannel tysm!! I know itd kinda late but can u try to play mario soccer for wii please? Its my favorite game and i want to see if it can run it please and tysm
@@monospacechannel mario strickers:charged football its the name I would appreciate it if you test it , and new sub
@@monospacechannel Could you please?
@@nugget8168 yo lo probaré.. entra en mi canal
The display ratio is just not right to play PS2 games.
You can change the ratio in the settings, although there will be black bars for sure
Gran Turismo 4 😖😖😩😭
Rp4 pro or odin 2
Ps5
@@elmonoretrogamer4380 Nah bruh had one till a methhead stole it.I got a PS4 pro/PS3 and gaming PC just want a decent old school handheld good enough for some ps2/GameCube maybe Android ports or maybe to install an arm Linux based distro on
@@jeffreypeters5578 y entonces para que preguntas... bobo
Can't wait to know more about wii and GameCube performance on this little beast.
gamecube is really, really well in this device, all games i test, runing awesome in 2x resolution
Yup Gamecube emulation should perform much better than PS2, will test several games soon
Yeah I'm playing arc rise Fantasia for the wii on2x resolution with 60fps patch and its works awesome
Crazy how no one is advertising it's power on gc and wii.
And you _stretched_ them all out into a hideous, false 16:9, too. Great job.
Maybe I'm wrong but it would make more sense for an emulation enthusiast to buy a non oled steam deck instead of RP4 Pro. Screen size of RP4 Pro is very small I think and you'll get more performance with steam deck. If anyone has the same or different opinion with me, I'm curious about their comments. Thanks for the video btw :)
I have both. I already have steam deck when I bought this device. The biggest factor was portability which both can do however, RP4pro is much easier to carry around anywhere I go.
I get what you mean, here's my experience with it:
For me, the size **is** the feature of the RP4P. For one, it's portability means it's literally pocketable, both in terms of volume/size and weight. It's so easy to take on anywhere without having to account the space it'd take in a bag and how much more load it'd made me carry around, I can take it on the spot at the last minute and it'll fit anywhere. Could even place it in a vest pocket. Secondly, coming from the PSVita, the smallness of the screen not only doesn't bother me but I find it comfortable. In my hands, the RP4P feels better than a switch. And if I want I can still plug it in a monitor to enjoy full size.
Now, for the performance, it actually depends on what you wanna play ultimately, and how long. For me, I waited the RP4P because I wanted a smooth experience up to Gamecube/PS2 gen for few hours play sessions, and it delivered. Switching between the three different performance mode (Standard - Performance - High Performance) make it so that a vast majority of games run surprisingly butter smooth. I barely even use High Performance because Performance is already enough for most games.
So, in the end, I don't think there's a one side answer like this one is better or this other one is. It's tied to what the person seeks, what they are comfortable with to play and what features they look for. I don't consider that SteamDeck and Retroid Pockets actually compete or compare. I'd put the SteamDeck against the Switch, the Ayaneos, the GPD Win and such while for the RP4P it's, imo, more interesting to compare it with smartphones, PSVita, other similar device like Anbernic and Powkiddy, aaaand that's pretty it since we haven't had any big brand gaming device of this form factor since the Vita/2DS XL. I'm just glad some companies took the opportunity to keep this form factor alive.
And as a bonus to add to the potential question "why not play on a phone then ?", I'd say that 1) I like having a separate device so that I don't have to pay too much attention to battery because I'd need to keep my phone alive 2) I like having a device with a certain gaming intended design to it, that includes its appearance but also some features that are pretty much barebone on phones like cooling, performance modes, and included specific features like screen mapping.
@@Dryon1196 Very good perspective. I've been using Nintendo Switch Lite for a while, but the screen always seemed small to me, then I couldn't stand it and switched to Switch Oled and I haven't regretted it at all. Since I may experience a similar problem here, I am actually turning to the steam deck, and since I usually play at home while watching TV in the living room, I don't think it will cause me much trouble in terms of mobility. But since these are "hand"helds mobility is an issue for most of the gamers around. Thank you for long and detailed answer.
The RP4 Pro is cheaper and smaller, these two factors are very important for some people.
You can easily carry it on your pocket, you can't do the same with the Deck.
Portability is most important to me. Steam deck can't fit in my pocket lol