I love 2024's GBA SP clone! (Anbernic RG35XXSP Review)
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- In this video, we're going to review the new Anbernic RG35XXSP and talk about why I love it, as well as go over the issues it has.
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Timestamps
00:00 - What is this?
01:40 - Original GBA SP Comparison
02:37 - The Great (Nostalgia)
03:58 - Colors
04:28 - Power
06:33 - Dpad & Buttons
08:40 - The Good (Comfy)
09:20 - Audio
09:51 - Pocketability
10:13 - HDMI & Bluetooth
10:56 - The Bad (Firmware & Updates)
11:43 - Thermals
12:23 - Frame Pacing
12:49 - Static/Buzzing Noise
13:24 - Locked down RetroArch
13:46 - Lid Closing
15:03 - Wrap Up 
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RUclipsrs are over emphasizing the button noise dramatically. They are FINE. I actually love them.
Havet received mine yet but I agree with you, the way they smash the buttons hard just to make it audible, over reatiom
Theyre only noticeable when its REALLLLY quiet then theyre comical lol
Finally someone who likes the buttons, the way people talked about this I was expecting them to need some force to press or something.
I find lots of people's reactions go ham from reviews. It's a great device. Just compared buttons to my regular SP and I way prefer the buttons and dpad on the anbernic device.
I personally don't hate the buttons. They do have a bit more travel than the og SP buttons and it does require a little bit more force to push down but I'm good with it. I do wish that all the buttons (including the dpad) were a bit quieter. The only thing that I wish did make a click sound was the hinge when the screen is at a 120 degree angle, mine doesn't click. I didn't have an og SP growing up, I missed out. I think most of the people that are complaining about the Anbernic SP buttons and dpad grew up with the og SP and are very picky and wanted them to be more like the og SP dpad and buttons which is fine but it is what it is. But, I definitely would not play this device in bed or in the bedroom while my partner was sleeping
Extremely clicky and loud but it doesn't bother most people. Just it isn't the same
I also like the buttons! I have an 350m as well and like these buttons much more.
when looking at Joey's testing, seems like handhelds are quiet and console controllers are more clicky. I would guess handhelds are designed to be quiet because Nintendo was expecting a DS or SP to be used by kids, and parents get annoyed by constant clicky button sounds. I prefer a click for response, like arcade machines, it helps me stay quick
I agree about the sleep mode being a big factor of having a clamshell console. I've decided I'd rather keep it on sleep even with the battery loss. I just like closing it quickly to do something and then open it back up later. If I know I won't be using it for awhile, I'll shut it down with the power button.
That seems to be the way to go currently.
Hopefully MUOS gets all set up correctly for this device, the sleep mode on it is great so far
4% per hour.
Just need a RG35XXDS
Or a RG35XX3DS
That will require a beefier chip, sadly. On the upside it can play PSP games that way.
Or an RG35XXLMNOP
It's a nice thought but with DS lite prices on Amazon Japan starting under $50 and a little extra for special game hardware to make it go, kinda tough to compete on price.
@@jeremy__hopkinsbigger screens and being able to play up to Wii U world be the killer device
I bought a second sp thinking i got lucky as the buttons were in no way fatiguing either. I have a transparent and solid and both are very easy to press so i was confused about all the comments regarding this.
I am also aware that I'm a 30 year old male so maybe for some people it is actually tiring but I've been playing hours on these daily and havent had any cramps or issues at all. Love the review, thanks Joey!
Been waiting for this!!
the SP design was already wonderful.
I never realised the SP had such a small screen, always remembered it being bigger, plus it'll be a good wait to see if we see any reddit images of cracked hinges show up
And that low light! I remember it being like a torch when I was playing late at night without permission 😂
Well we didnt have cellphones in our hands back then haha
I've just bought a blue one just like yours. Can't wait to receive mine and put some stickers on it. Good video man! 👍🏻
13 in 2002? We came out of the factory in the same year. 👊🏾
Your review came just in time to validate my late-night impulse purchase! Looking forward to completing loads of games on this thing! Going to start by installing muOS, then perhaps eventually switch over to GarlicOS once 2.0 is in a complete state :)
Love the way the buttons feel and the sound is just fine👍🏼 love mine💙
Can't wait for mine to arrive! This video has me getting impatient!
Same here waiting sucks 😂
Watching this review after buying a certain reviewer's surplus 35xxSP 😂. Good video Joey! Team blue!!!
Thanks buddy. This thing looks great, especially in blue
I'm a day late but I'm excited because mine just came today!!! 😎
Joey, love your no BS reviews! If you get sent an RG Cube, please consider doing a review on it. Would love your thoughts on the Sega D-pad in regards to traditional precision platformers as well as puzzle games like Tetris. (The Pokemon test, lol) Appreciate all you do for the community, brother! 🍻🤘🏼
If I were a collection I would definitely get this. Looks awesome.
I have that exact same color sp. If Anbernic had a red, I would have considered getting one.
I'm waiting for mines to get here probably will be another week but I can't wait to get my hands on the 35XX SP it looks great just wish the blue one was a solid color shell like my GBA SP but the Silver will be just fine it's probably gonna be my main handheld now sorry 28XX been a great 3 weeks haha I always enjoy your videos Joey keep it up 🙂
I ordered the silver one a few days ago. Plan to slap some skins on it to match the silver NES model I loved as a kid. Thanks for your review justifying my purchase lol.
This thing's really good so far! I just need replacement shells in the original colors and the etsy sellers to give up some recut original style back and logo stickers. The accessorizing potential is gonna be great
Great review. I've found the buttons to be an non issue too. Also, I've heard you feel the warmth more on the transparent models, at least according to Takis video. I personally haven't really felt like my SP gets warm, and I have the silver. I've mostly been playing GBA, so idkno. Keep up the good work
I got the blue 1 for my brother and the silver for me. I used to have a original sp and love it. We are using it mostly for 8bit,16bit,ps1 and some psp/n64 games. The buttons are ok. This and my miyoo mini plus are my go to for retro gaming. For dreamcast,GameCube and some ps2 my retroid pocket 2s.
Awesome review i’ll most likely be picking this up, was originally looking forward to the Miyoo Flip but after the disastrous A30 i’ll be picking this one up instead, also I disagree with wanting it to be android over Linux i’m sure custom software will fix the sleep issues later on.
MuOS beans made this device perfect sure it doesn't have screen sleep but that's fine. MuOS base shaders applied appear invisible as if nothing is on. It's so great
Yay love Anbernic. They sent me a broken one!
Thanks Joey.
Apparently somebody on reddit said theirs exploded. That makes me nervous now that I ordered one
They're probably an idiot or did it on purpose.
I want them to make more colors. I want the solid red like your GBA and a transparent purple but more purple than they usually do. More towards miyoos purple
yeah, this is my favorite handheld so far. Everything PS1 and down is this and everything above PS1 I have my steam deck.
I got the silver but the blue looks so slick.
Great video, gave it a like.
Do you think a thermal pad that has the clearance between the top of the main chip and the battery would be a good application for this device? Why or why not? Thanks.
I like this and hate at the same time. The SP, that is. Love the vid.
Hopefully there will be a great community OS for this like Onion for the MM+
Getting mine in a few weeks (the Silver), but i might get the blue eventually.
Interesting to see the original SP compared to the RG35xx SP rather than an AGS-101. Would be kind of neat to do a comparison of all the versions from the OG non back lit GBA, to the fan afterburner kit, first SP, AGS-101, micro, DS phat, DS Lite and then the latest LCD kits. Also, wish a GBA emulator would strip out the midi files and replay them as higher quality yamaha XG samples. It's not an apples to apples comparison but similar in spirit to fan restorations using original midi hardware with higher quality samples along with MSU-1 streaming. I could do with less bacon sizzle in my GBA soundtracks.
Great video. I have had all of them since the OG GB when I was 18. I must be getting old....I have my old systems and I have retro systems...the latest the RGB30. I do NOT understand the obsession with button sound. I'm assuming it's from people used to the non sounds of touch screens. But I really don't get it at all. When I was a teen and our Mattel Football games made too much noise we just taped cardboard over the speaker. Wanna talk about loud buttons??? Those things sounded like machine guns. I don't get it. LoL. I always loved the GBA SP (sold my GBA to get one and never ever regretted that) and have 3 originals and just one with the "extra bright" back light. One of the best designs ever. I like this new on just for the fact it's new. LoL. Enjoyed the video though ...you got the best color...❤
😂 bro had me dying with that button noise comparison
Seems like the common sentiment online is that every press has the decibels of either a sonic boom or a million exploding suns
i really wanted to love playing gba on this thing but i've found myself not enjoying it due to the non-integer scaling
not to mention not having a proper sleep function
Also Advance Wars is the best game everyone please play it
I kinda wish they had used the 1:1 screen from the RGCube in this. Would have been 3x scaling for GBA and also would be perfect for GB and GBC. I look at my RGB20SX and my RG35xxSP doesnt look nearly as good while playing these games. You can try and blur the image with upscaling but it just isnt the same as pixel perfect emulation like the 1:1 screens do for GBA. I really want to like the RG35XXSP but I am kinda on the fence of selling it. I used to think 4:3 screens where the bees knees for emulation but not so much anymore. Ill watch and see what you think about this or if you touch on how the image looks off for GBA content.
agreed
the non integer scaling really lets this device down
as does the lack of a proper sleep function on lid close
Yeah, since it's GBA SP form factor and was backwards compatible, a 1:1 screen would make more sense for GB/GBC with a special horizontal bezel for GBA. I'm glad people like the current version but I can wait for the a possible revised RG35xx SP Plus.
Is it hard to remove the top for custom paper to add design? What are the dimensions of the paper needed to add said design?
Personally speaking after using the SP since it came out, I do find the Dpad to be noticeably fatiguing to use for long periods though it definitely is precise. Everything else is fine, I don't find the other buttons to be particularly loud.
The Dpad however is much better than the vertical 35xx and plus version which I both found to be feeling mushy and unresponsive. I couldn't stand how it felt and sold it off.
I totally agree with everything you said in this review. The only thing That's going on with me is that for some reason the closing feature won't work right on my device. I don't know if it's a software Issue or a hardware issue but I can't get The screen to shut off when I close the lid Even when I'm not in the game
That's weird. I would definitely try re-enabling the quick shutdown feature and see if that fixes it, or if not, reflash.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds yeah, I tried that. Reflashing is my next step. Thanks!
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Flashing didn't work 😕 Oh well, I guess I can live with it but that's irksome....
@@BandoidView That's super weird, maybe an RMA?
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Maybe I can discuss it with them. Thanks for your suggestions!
Others have done it, the PK alternative has been available for years at a cheaper price.
Completely agree with you, I really wish this was Android for better sleep.
Hey! We were born in the same year!... Thought you might like it! I wish RP would see this device and make another Flip... Maybe a DS version with the D1200 or Snapdragon chip in the Odin 2.
I am so waiting for a Flip 2!
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Right?!? I like the SP a lot, but I found it making me want to play with the RP Flip some more... I had to send it in because the dpad broke and same with a macro button, so I am waiting to get it back.
Is it just me or did your hinge in the middle front break? I can see the ribbon cable from outside
Would you say this is more or less pocketable than the 35xx h?
Is the frame pacing fixed on MuOS or do I need to use a shader with it, too? I am usually pretty sensitive to this and haven't noticed it on MuOS Beans, yet.
Yeah it's across the board with a shader needed.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thanks for the reply. I checked and muOS has the shader "sharp-bilinear-simple" applied to all cores out of the box. That is why I did not have frame pacing issues.
Would you say it’s your favorite? If not which is? Better yet what are your current top 3?
Waiting on mine in the same color…
Just a couple things I did to fix the 64gig issue and frame pacing with no shaders.
First I am using a 128gig sandisk. I used my partition software to partition the unused partition to fat32 and then moved my roms folder to it. Then when you load it into the sp the system will install the rest of the files to that partition.
For the frame pacing it's stupid but if you close the lid and let it go dark then open it the pacing is fixed for every console. I saw it work several times with Snes and Genesis so just figured it works for all games. Only issue is you have to do this everytime you turn off and on the system.
Cheers.
The lids sleep feature is not really an issue for me because at least with the gba emulator you just have to tap the power button and it basically creates a save State and shuts off and then when you turn the system back on it loads right into the game where you left off without even showing the front end. All you see is the anbernic logo which takes like maybe 5 or 10 seconds
How is the DualShock quality?
My wife loves my finger workouts 😁
Everybody seems to love it, which makes sense because everybody seemed to want it.
At 0:01 How do I fix the screen size to fit in the bezel?
Rg35xx H is my personal favourite Rg35 device from Anbernic
Is there any reason why they don't put psp style joystick on some of these thin machines, would be super pocketable and we would be able to play 3D games
I will wait for the miyoo mini flip instead, that battery location and back design was a killer for me :(
How would you rate it vs the v90, if you take into account the price difference?
I have never used the v90, but I wouldn't buy one in 2024.
What cable do you use to connect the rg to a tv? It’s not a standard hdmi input
Mini HDMI - joeysretrohandhelds.com/guides/anbernic-rg35xxsp-setup-guide/#Recommended_Accessories
Does it play PSP well?
I bought my RG35XX SP 1 min after the pre-sale launched and my device is still stuck in customs :( im sooo annoyed and disappointed
Why don’t you want for the Miyoo mini flip ? It’s promising.
I have the A30. I've seen what their recent efforts do.
MinUI seems to sleep then shutdown by default I just wish I could adjust the amount of time it waits before it shuts down
How do I get the gameboy advance sp overlay?
Launch game through RA Game.
My hinge is defective. It wont stay locked over 180 degrees. It keeps flipping to the default position.
that is normal and also present on the OG SP
Are you able to install Syncthing on this device, I would love to be able to sync my save files from this device and my desktop.
Yep, I use Syncthing using muOS on the SP.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Nice!! Do you have a tutorial on how to do that?
@@ziggity69 I don't, but the devs do: gist.github.com/ysheng26/1d7340d548bb268d5aba50fa734d8be3
Buttons are great for me but I could see how the start and select buttons would be annoying those are like super clicky even compared to all the rest it's kind of weird
4%/hour battery loss is nothing.
Why is everyone complaining about this?
Like how long are you putting this thing to sleep?
the people who complain about it want their device to sit in sleep for weeks at a time, which is really unrealistic, especially for this chip that doesn't have a proper sleep function
"maybe I do more finger exercises" 😀(Y)
I heard theres a way to play the games needing analog sticks. I think you hit some button and it switches it. But im absolutely not positive of that as i dont own one... yet. 😅
Yes, by clicking the power button once it will toggle between analog or dpad buttons
Those buttons seem very loud. Quiet buttons are more important on portable devices.
Did you add games yourself, there is no n64 on my copies of games.
Correct, we don't use the games that come with these devices.
Gonna wait for 2025 edition with quieter buttons and garlic os 2.0 preinatalled 👀
Does it have fast forward mode? Because the original speed of Pokémon games is just unbearable
I show it in the video.
Well just great, now you will never get a v90
i think it's important to look into the buttons a bit more objectively. they are objectively loud, and objectively hard to push, comparing them to other devices. your odin test is very deceiving because it only focuses on the noise they produce, and nothing about how it actually affects gameplay.
for example, the odin 2 switches themselves are very soft, and very quiet. the noise it makes is just the plastic rattling in the shell, and has zero impact in the way it affects your use.
the SP on the other hand, the noise comes from the actuation of the button itself, and being roughly twice as hard to press down,
in the grand scheme, these aren't "flaws" just subjective differences, but they are objectively louder and harder to press where it counts (i have both the odin 2 and SP, love them both)
if it ran n64 better, I would love it more. mario golf was unplayable. same with mario tennis. I might just need a more powerful device than this.
How dare you release another video before the review of the Odin 2 Mini?!? No more playing the SP until the review is done!
Burning Smell
I am no longer able to use my RG35XXSP, when I received my console I switched it on and played with it for a while. When finished I plugged it in to charge using the supplied cable and within a minute I could start smelling burning.
I picked it up only to put it down very quickly as all down the right hand side it was too hot to handle.
I have not used it since and I have submitted a form to Anbernic and await their response.
I'm not a happy customer, unfortunately.
If you are not using stock SD card then it's not a true representation.
I will never use stock roms.
No one is using stock SD cards, they don’t work on any of the Chinese handheld brands.
sorry buddy, great design is timeless, not "nostalgia."
and the sp is neither :)
SP has its own pros and cons much like the Plus and H. They share the same core hardware.