@@TheRetroFuture I have an idea of something you can make, a Nintendo DS lite without a hinge. Just like the 2DS but it still has both screens and works for DS games.
8:42 Yes, we all know the GBA uses an arcade stick, the NES has a mirrored super nintendo controller, and that Microsoft and Sony stole the controller designs from Super Famicom and Mega Drive obviously
@@BrunoJ3ans sony and Nintendo were not really “partners” they worked together on a console that Nintendo quickly ditched and sony decided to use that to make their own console. The og ps1 controller is literally an SNES controller with handles and extra triggers, I would most definitely say they stole Nintendos controller design. Also you completely missed the joke he was originally making, he was not being serious you shrivelled muppet.
@@TheRetroFuture : Sorry Elliot...the 'why?' is because they've ripped-off another companies' design, and the 'because'...is just that really..... because they can. Cost nothing to make, sells for only $/£30-ish, so it doesn't to be anything special, just Look Nice, cause they've ripped-off a good looking handheld! With all these cheap Chinese crap handhelds, it comes down to 'because we can...' ;-)
I mean I really dig the design, maybe a second edition or maybe a third edition with a proper chipset with more horsepower would make this thing really amazing
I've watched three videos from your channel, within the last hour, all about different subjects(V90 review, the 350P, and now this video) unintentionally, but all were great so I'm subbing. Great work, I like how you present and review. Thanks for the edutainment, please keep it coming.
I hadn't heard of the PlayDate or Panic before this video lmao. Imagine my surprise when I learned they published Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game, and now they're making hardware. And that hardware has a crank.
I remember MP3 sticks in the early 2000s (which ran on one single AAA battery) having neat extra features like FM radio and Text file reader. It seems this thing here feels like a spiritual successor to those thingies. Mobile audio player with extra emulators :P
It’s on that weird line of “what a piece of crap” and “I might want one just for the weird factor”. But for 40 bucks, no thank you lol. Thanks for showing this though! 😁
I wouldn't gift it to the cat 🐈😂 first time battery dies after half hour you get a complaint. Better off wasting money on something that'll at least hold charge and lag a little less 👍
"We still operating in 2005" < actually, 2005 was when Mini-USB - the slightly thicker one - was actually gaining popularity, sorry to ruin the fun tho :P
I know it's not how it's intended as it's supposed to be portable, but think the 500mah battery can't deliver the proper current and plugging it in while playing will yield different results? Kinda like the switch is turned down while unplugged but performance gets better when plugged in. I know it's not beneficial on the go, but seeing as you have a controller can maybe plug it in and use the controller.
you can absolutely just drop a larger LiPo cell in, LiPo charging circuits monitor battery voltage, not capacitance (atleast a cheap charging circuit which you would find embedded in electronics) so they just threw the smaller battery in to save the dollar per unit. I also find it interesting that there is a spot for a flash memory chip but they decided not to populate it, i wonder if this board was stolen from another product or if the designer had the flash memory chip in mind, but they decided last minute that it was too expensive.
I'm usually apprehensive about spending money, even if it's a small amount... But it's your videos that just make me want to expand my collection! Even if I have a few pieces of crap in there too! Lotta love for the channel, man!
the anologue stick could be tiny on the bottom left hand corner... it needs adhoc... an alarm clock app... a calculator... a text editor (no touch screen), a music shuffle play button for people whom dont want to wear glasses and a regular sd card input as a means for people to trade/sell games...
I love how the controller icons for the the Super Famicom and Mega Drive are the Xbox 360 and PS3 controller respectively while NES is using a weird bootleg looking controller and GBA apparently gets an arcade joystick!
Honestly, if it worked properly, I would absolutely buy one. For the time being, I’m just hoping that the Game & Watch that’s coming out in November can be modified. Such a thin emulator would be a nice novelty.
I love the controller icon assignment. NES - SNES; SNES - XBOX 360; SMD - PS2; GB - GB just to trip you up; GBC - GBP; GBA - An icon I assume was intended to represent FBA which they decided not to include
For any curious, the impossible screenshot on the cover is Xenoblade Chronicles X from WiiU. lol I honestly can't wait for things to improve where I live so I can start regularly buying some of these things. There's something just really fun about seeing how badly some of these can be.
The fact this has a colour backlit screen and costs $30 and the play date $180 for a black and white non backlit screen. Tells you what a complete rip off it is. I'd rather have this.
Within 4 days of this video the playkaka website and Twitter account completely vanished x3 Great video as always tho, I lowkey want one of these for my pirate console collection
Not that device in particular, but the v90 or similar, I'd like to watch Captain N, the Zelda cartoon, Super Mario Super show, and Power Team... because nostalgia-ception?
the menus and screen shape are kind of reminiscent of my old Creative ZEN mp3 player. it didn't have games on it but it felt so futuristic back in the mid aughts with custom backgrounds and animations and stuff on there. actually I remember that thing being the first time I remarked on pixel density, though if I looked at it now I'm sure it'd be nothing special that way. But yeah I'd load my (legal) Napster songs on there, as well as a few youtube poops me and my friends quoted a lot and we'd watch those in class on there. sometimes I get really nostalgic for that sort of thing. I know that in 2020 I have absolutely no use whatsoever for a dedicated music device when I can stream spotify from my phone, pc, robot, whatever and it remembers where I left off and plays wirelessly but... there was just something special about those old ZENs. Most people at school had iPods but I never really found them to be as good
If they fixed the lag issue and gave it a better battery, while keeping the price, I wouldn't mind buying it for my younger brothers. They wouldn't care about the sound much, and would probably enjoy the roms and music space.
Speaking of a good toolkit- is there any tool I can use for a stripped screw? Trying to open up a PS1 controller but one of the screws is stripped. Tried a few DIY things like using a hammer to make a new dent or using rubber bands for more grip, and I even bought some screw grip goo that didn’t work. My next ideas are glueing the screwdriver to the screw, or using a drill to just destroy the screw and the post... You always make great content and seem to know what you’re doing so I thought I’d ask 😅
I can’t wait for the 2nd version. With a few firmware updates I think the lagging will be fixed. Also, you might be playing the PAL version of the roms. That might be why the speed is slower.
Two things, unoptimized software, underpowered chipset, or both. Maybe custom firmwares may emerge that makes all around improvements ,kind of like on the Soulja Anbernic system. lol
Whoa, I hadn't heard of the PlayDate, but I instantly recognized the Panic! logo as they are based here in Portland! Didn't even know they made Untitled Goose Game (haven't played it yet)
Hey buddy! I know this is completely un-related to this vid, but I recently tried (and failed) at replacing a gba screen. Unfortunately when I went to replace the glass, i pulled out the whole LED strip. Would you happen to know where I could get a new screen? i've been looking around ebay and everything seems sketchy. Thanks!
Ah, interesting you review this, i just noticed it on aliexpress the other day and was intrigued by the nice form factor and the cheap price. In the end after looking around i saw comments it was underpowered and steered towards another cool looking cheap machine the FC3000.
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You are developing a channel that is what it would be like if ashens moved from popstations to their big brothers. Love the content, keep it up!
He basically needs a couch at this point, maybe with the camera that close to the gameboys we might even hear the sounds of the quieter ones.
@@Lewis94RUclips comes across like he is more interested in his other projects now 🤔
Funny kaka/Caca means poop in several languages. Lol "play poop"
Juega caca xddddd
kaka in swedish menars buiscuit
In portuguese it is slang for "shit", so it is appropriate... 😅
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@@manganmegamangan kadaklaka hahah but kaka in german is indeed poop my friend
This feels like something DankPods would review.
Haha yup
@@TheRetroFuture collab confirmed?
Yeah.
Le Lluc yes please !!!
@Le Lluc That’d be awesome.
This thing looks awfully incredible! 😂
Haha yup
XD
Fuck off DoDo stop trying to steal subs
@@TheRetroFuture I have an idea of something you can make, a Nintendo DS lite without a hinge. Just like the 2DS but it still has both screens and works for DS games.
@@1.2MViewss stfu
Gotta test the earbuds somehow. That’s some good quality control.
Lol
Hahahahaha
Yes, and he should also test out the ear infection that will definitely come with it 😂
@@djlclopez128 pardon???
Mmmmm....ear infection 👂
8:42 Yes, we all know the GBA uses an arcade stick, the NES has a mirrored super nintendo controller, and that Microsoft and Sony stole the controller designs from Super Famicom and Mega Drive obviously
Mmmm, Microsoft made a deal with Sega about usage of their design elements when sourcing for the XBOG, so more like...carrying on in spirit
Sony and Microsoft didn't stole any designs. You should investigate better. Sony and Nintendo were partners like Microsoft and Sega are now.
@@BrunoJ3ans sony and Nintendo were not really “partners” they worked together on a console that Nintendo quickly ditched and sony decided to use that to make their own console. The og ps1 controller is literally an SNES controller with handles and extra triggers, I would most definitely say they stole Nintendos controller design. Also you completely missed the joke he was originally making, he was not being serious you shrivelled muppet.
@@jacks559 really? So they were developing a product without a partnership... You really know how business works! Congratz Jackass!
@@BrunoJ3ans I meant after they "broke up" thought that was obvious given the context, why are you a little dick.
This actually screams DANKPODS
It needs the 1 Grit!
"why?"
Because........
Trust me. That is not the correct answer.
matthias
@@TheRetroFuture : Sorry Elliot...the 'why?' is because they've ripped-off another companies' design, and the 'because'...is just that really..... because they can. Cost nothing to make, sells for only $/£30-ish, so it doesn't to be anything special, just Look Nice, cause they've ripped-off a good looking handheld! With all these cheap Chinese crap handhelds, it comes down to 'because we can...' ;-)
Playkaka... Whahahah... what a name.
I just tested this handheld today so I know what you are going to review 😆
Great video like always ! 😃
I like how he knows what FBA is now, presumably because he read the comments of the previous video :D keep up the good work Elliot
What is it? I never saw the answer to that question.
@@nsp6590 final burn alpha, an arcade emulator
@@joeffreysmith5910 Oooh ok that's cool. Thanks for the info.
@@joeffreysmith5910 I thought an arcade emulator was called MAME?
First Name Last Name FBA is mostly Capcom board-based games, iirc. Like the Street Fighter series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, etc.
You could use this as a screen donor for another project.
double screen playcaca? when?
The Quality Control triangle tells you who's earwax that is.
And it's cheaper than a DNA test.
"and annoyingly the screen quality is really good"
I mean I really dig the design, maybe a second edition or maybe a third edition with a proper chipset with more horsepower would make this thing really amazing
I've watched three videos from your channel, within the last hour, all about different subjects(V90 review, the 350P, and now this video) unintentionally, but all were great so I'm subbing. Great work, I like how you present and review. Thanks for the edutainment, please keep it coming.
Dude, modify it. See what you can make off it. Replacing the battery would be a start
Why though? It's not powerful enough for good emulation, putting more money into it would be a waste, sadly
@@xPandamon maybe is a little bit of a stretch but make a custom PCV with proper chipset
@@xPandamon he got it for free
@@xPandamon maybe just taking the screen
I hadn't heard of the PlayDate or Panic before this video lmao. Imagine my surprise when I learned they published Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game, and now they're making hardware. And that hardware has a crank.
I remember MP3 sticks in the early 2000s (which ran on one single AAA battery) having neat extra features like FM radio and Text file reader. It seems this thing here feels like a spiritual successor to those thingies. Mobile audio player with extra emulators :P
Why the FRICK is there a pic of Xenoblade Chronicles X´s cover art/title screen in the packaging?
It’s on that weird line of “what a piece of crap” and “I might want one just for the weird factor”. But for 40 bucks, no thank you lol. Thanks for showing this though! 😁
You can gift it to someone who's just starting gaming.
I’d probably save a bit more for an rg350p or just get an old rg350. But you’re right. I certainly wouldn’t mind getting one of these as a gift 😁
I wouldn't gift it to the cat 🐈😂 first time battery dies after half hour you get a complaint. Better off wasting money on something that'll at least hold charge and lag a little less 👍
@@p.m.gallows3199 might be good for the roms themselves though quick and easy
"That's probably where the fun of this console ends."
Elliot dishing out the burns.
7:24
Is that music preloaded into the SD Card?
It has Daddy Yankee in there!
Seems actually pretty cool in some ways. Pre installed games and everything. But yeah it lacks in a lot of other things.
That's racist!
@@johntilapia8095 because it is yellow? :D
I too listen to .FLACE audio files
I was searching for someone who mentioned that lmao
"HMMMMMMMMMM!" I just want to loop that for a techno tune.
Soundcloud link here if u do it pls
I see you've been honing in your Mario Kart skills.....
Once I saw they used Xenoblade Chronicles X for the front box art, my sides just shot into orbit. 😂😂😂
I have been waiting for the real Playdate for months! Since the virus, there have been no updates on it’s production and I am getting anxious! 😂
Lewis I don’t know, I think it is imaginative. Something new that could turn out really great. 👍
Love the direction of the channel always looking forward to what new stuff is out there
I have the playdate and I just love this form factor so much I really want this little sucker too. Just to have a super thin console on hand.
"We still operating in 2005" < actually, 2005 was when Mini-USB - the slightly thicker one - was actually gaining popularity, sorry to ruin the fun tho :P
I know it's not how it's intended as it's supposed to be portable, but think the 500mah battery can't deliver the proper current and plugging it in while playing will yield different results? Kinda like the switch is turned down while unplugged but performance gets better when plugged in. I know it's not beneficial on the go, but seeing as you have a controller can maybe plug it in and use the controller.
Got really excited that this was a cheap little music making device.
For no apparent reason, you could build a Gameboy Color into a OG Gameboy case or vice versa.
Was legit thinking yesterday about putting an sp inside an original gameboy shell with a modern screen and a big battery
You suffer for our entertainment. Bless you
Son: I WANT A HANDHELD CONSOLE
mom:*sigh* ok son
The handheld console:
i'm curious of what would the controller output on a mic jack input lol
Excellent video mate👍 the best thing about them handhelds is the teardown.
This just makes me want the PlayDate more!
you can absolutely just drop a larger LiPo cell in, LiPo charging circuits monitor battery voltage, not capacitance (atleast a cheap charging circuit which you would find embedded in electronics) so they just threw the smaller battery in to save the dollar per unit.
I also find it interesting that there is a spot for a flash memory chip but they decided not to populate it, i wonder if this board was stolen from another product or if the designer had the flash memory chip in mind, but they decided last minute that it was too expensive.
I'm usually apprehensive about spending money, even if it's a small amount... But it's your videos that just make me want to expand my collection! Even if I have a few pieces of crap in there too! Lotta love for the channel, man!
the anologue stick could be tiny on the bottom left hand corner... it needs adhoc... an alarm clock app... a calculator... a text editor (no touch screen), a music shuffle play button for people whom dont want to wear glasses and a regular sd card input as a means for people to trade/sell games...
2:55 that's likely mold release agent from manufacturing.
if it wasn't for the screen tear you could solder tact buttons on the motherboard, make the buttons better.
I love how the controller icons for the the Super Famicom and Mega Drive are the Xbox 360 and PS3 controller respectively while NES is using a weird bootleg looking controller and GBA apparently gets an arcade joystick!
2:06 holy shit this device runs Xenoblade X
you like nirvana?
@@Kuno6969 yea, how did you know that
@@ReshiramZekrom_ by looking at your pro pic which is my favourite nirvana album, how wouldn't i?
@@Kuno6969 hahah yea I was just joking. Nice music tastes over there, my fav album by them is In Utero tho
@@ReshiramZekrom_ nice, but back then in utero got a lot of critic for some reason. what's your opinion about that?
multiplayer?
"why?" he says with a "for no reason" mini series hahah
Honestly, if it worked properly, I would absolutely buy one. For the time being, I’m just hoping that the Game & Watch that’s coming out in November can be modified. Such a thin emulator would be a nice novelty.
Excuse me, MicroUSB didn't really take off until 2010, and it wasn't dominant for a year or two after that.
Could you replace the board with a pi zero W, and maybe upgrade the switches and battery? Might be a great starting platform for diy projects
The image on the box is of Xenoblade Chronicles X on Wii U
If only this thing could play Xenoblade X...
The screenshot on the box is from Xenoblade Chronicles X. Would love to see this thing even try to run that.
Someone PLEASE make a GIF of Elliott shaking that controller!
If a larger batter will fit, than it will work just fine. Really no reason not too (if it really fits).
I love the controller icon assignment. NES - SNES; SNES - XBOX 360; SMD - PS2; GB - GB just to trip you up; GBC - GBP; GBA - An icon I assume was intended to represent FBA which they decided not to include
I love how dissed hard on it then went kinda nice on it when he got 1st
Love your videos man, always entertaining!!
For any curious, the impossible screenshot on the cover is Xenoblade Chronicles X from WiiU. lol
I honestly can't wait for things to improve where I live so I can start regularly buying some of these things. There's something just really fun about seeing how badly some of these can be.
Taking the screen protector off was definitely the best part...
It’s crazy how you can run games like these on almost anything now
This thing looks like a playdate
The fact this has a colour backlit screen and costs $30 and the play date $180 for a black and white non backlit screen. Tells you what a complete rip off it is. I'd rather have this.
I feel like with a bit of modding you could probably SERIOUSLY upgrade it
Like a base to a pretty neat DIY project or something
Within 4 days of this video the playkaka website and Twitter account completely vanished x3
Great video as always tho, I lowkey want one of these for my pirate console collection
Not that device in particular, but the v90 or similar, I'd like to watch Captain N, the Zelda cartoon, Super Mario Super show, and Power Team... because nostalgia-ception?
the menus and screen shape are kind of reminiscent of my old Creative ZEN mp3 player. it didn't have games on it but it felt so futuristic back in the mid aughts with custom backgrounds and animations and stuff on there. actually I remember that thing being the first time I remarked on pixel density, though if I looked at it now I'm sure it'd be nothing special that way. But yeah I'd load my (legal) Napster songs on there, as well as a few youtube poops me and my friends quoted a lot and we'd watch those in class on there.
sometimes I get really nostalgic for that sort of thing. I know that in 2020 I have absolutely no use whatsoever for a dedicated music device when I can stream spotify from my phone, pc, robot, whatever and it remembers where I left off and plays wirelessly but... there was just something special about those old ZENs. Most people at school had iPods but I never really found them to be as good
look man, im not gonna die happy until you give a gameboy a cycloid
If they fixed the lag issue and gave it a better battery, while keeping the price, I wouldn't mind buying it for my younger brothers. They wouldn't care about the sound much, and would probably enjoy the roms and music space.
damn people really went and said “Play Date is taking forever to come out” likes make our won.
*let's make our own
@@axelkusanagi4139 No, I likes make our won.
Josh Andrews there is a deep reference here. I wonder how many will get it.
Given that for about the same money you can buy a powkiddy V90 and have a much better experience. It's hard to understand who would want this.
"Why?" You of all people should not be asking why my good man!
Speaking of a good toolkit- is there any tool I can use for a stripped screw? Trying to open up a PS1 controller but one of the screws is stripped. Tried a few DIY things like using a hammer to make a new dent or using rubber bands for more grip, and I even bought some screw grip goo that didn’t work. My next ideas are glueing the screwdriver to the screw, or using a drill to just destroy the screw and the post... You always make great content and seem to know what you’re doing so I thought I’d ask 😅
I can’t wait for the 2nd version. With a few firmware updates I think the lagging will be fixed.
Also, you might be playing the PAL version of the roms. That might be why the speed is slower.
Someone call Retro Dodo! He might have a new. Video idea 🤣
I love the way it looks. I think it would make a good look for a smartphone.
0:01 your face 😂
Can we get a rating thing at the end of the vid? Like Stars or something. I would help evaluate how good it is and just add a little something more.
"PlayKaka" sounds like a name you'd hear out of a BlazBlue hentai of sorts.
*_don't ask_*
I love that he mentions that it has screen tear playing gameboy games, when the original had MASSIVE screen tear. We've been spoiled.
The art on the screen of the box art is just the cover art of Xenoblade Chronicles X. I knew as soon as I saw that we were in for something special
ifixit should sponsor your channel bro, hopefully they do one day!! awesome video as always thank you
Two things, unoptimized software, underpowered chipset, or both. Maybe custom firmwares may emerge that makes all around improvements ,kind of like on the Soulja Anbernic system. lol
Imo the best thing is how cute the controller looks like, clearly not a real dap and barely an emulator
What happen to the crank on the side?? For some reason that interested me the most.
You should try to mod and see if putting in a more powerful battery would make the emulation run at normal speed.
Try modding that speaker in to something else like a GBC or something.
Whoa, I hadn't heard of the PlayDate, but I instantly recognized the Panic! logo as they are based here in Portland! Didn't even know they made Untitled Goose Game (haven't played it yet)
I was so happy when you said let’s open it up.I wish you would have opened the controller to.
ANBERNIC Q2 is the name of the handheld
Hey buddy!
I know this is completely un-related to this vid, but I recently tried (and failed) at replacing a gba screen.
Unfortunately when I went to replace the glass, i pulled out the whole LED strip. Would you happen to know
where I could get a new screen? i've been looking around ebay and everything seems sketchy. Thanks!
*peels screen protector off* "That's probably where the fun with this console ends"
Alt title: The Retro Future beats himself up because he doesn't like speaking badly about people attempt at a device because he's a nice guy.
Backstreet boys pre loaded in the card!? I'm sold!
That preapplied earwax is just lube for easy insertion.
You better be keeping this to compare it to the actual playdate
Love your channel!
Thanks!
That intro was ...*unsettling*
That Color is cool
Definitely is!
Ah, interesting you review this, i just noticed it on aliexpress the other day and was intrigued by the nice form factor and the cheap price.
In the end after looking around i saw comments it was underpowered and steered towards another cool looking cheap machine the FC3000.
If you want an actually good Chinese emulation handheld check this out
ruclips.net/video/dNrpVhP8fDc/видео.html
If that thing looks cool than can’t wait to see how the play date feels in hands.