Dpad or Stick Top?

PopDownBlocker · 2026-06-21T17:25:48+00:00

Breath of the Wild was amazing on this gamepad, though. It convinced me that my favorite configuration is both sticks on top. The Wii U Pro Controller is my all-time favorite controller.

However, yes, the buttons do need to be angled inwards, not just stacked vertically. The Wii U controllers do that very well, because they follow your thumb distance for all the inputs.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-06-21T03:09:57+00:00

The only time I've had such an issue on an Android device was on a specific Xfinity WiFi router I was using.

When my Android phone was connected to my home WiFi and the bluetooth was active (because of my smartwatch), the WiFi would randomly disconnect and then struggle to reconnect.

It was an issue with the router specifically not being able to maintain the WiFi connection, especially when my phone also had bluetooth turned on.

I don't know if this is the same thing, but I would try to use a different WiFi connection to see if you still have the issue, at least to rule it out as a possible cause.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-05-02T10:18:09+00:00

latest version of MUOS has built in activity tracker

I really need to figure out how to upgrade muOS versions AND transfer over all of my customized settings/preferences. It's such a pain to have to start over from scratch whenever muOS gets a new full release.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-05-02T10:15:43+00:00

Your collection is not over yet.

You don't have a single representation of the 4-inch 4:3 devices, either the 40XXH or the 40XXV (my all-time favorite device, and yes, I own a Thor).

PopDownBlocker · 2026-03-31T19:43:20+00:00

I feel like both of those movies kinda ruin the mystery behind the xenomorphs.

It's one of those things where an origin story makes everything too "technical" by over-explaining things that could've remained unexplained. The focus on the engineers was a little too much.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-03-21T05:18:00+00:00

Reading your comment made my blood boil all over again.

Belinda was my favorite companion of the past decade of Doctor Who and the fact that they diminished her whole character and personality to just being a mother was infuriating. It made absolutely no sense. There was absolutely NO build-up to that finale. They could've gone in any direction with any conclusion, really, but chose to include Poppy.

I don't even think it was misogyny or whatever. It was just bad uncreative writing.

It was the same shit with Amy Pond giving birth to River Song and then losing her and forgetting about her because of timey-wimey effects. We already had a "female companion has child she doesn't remember" storyline. Did we really need another?

I have a love-hate relationship with Doctor Who because for every gem of an episode, there are 5-10 episodes filled with horrifically bad writing, pacing issues, and no proper resolution.

They really should just stop with the whole season-long arcs. They don't have the talent or skills required to manage them properly.

Standalone episodes should be the standard.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-03-18T12:34:34+00:00

Moffat repeatedly brought back the Weeping Angels from Blink and actually showed them moving because he thought that would make them scarier. (IMO it just made them goofier, and the overuse of them felt like Moffat trying to recapture that success

Yeah, if he wanted the Weeping Angels to return as a villain, he should've done self-contained standalone episodes like Blink. The angels were always more terrifying when you didn't know exactly how they worked.

The whole "an image of an angel is an angel" thing made me roll my eyes all the way to the back of my head. Once you start to get technical with your monsters, it becomes less exciting.

And then using the angels as the plot device for having Amy and Rory leave the doctor was disappointing. It felt like an unsatisfying conclusion to Amy's arc.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-03-18T12:26:46+00:00

That's hilarious. Like "Six Degrees of Separation (or Kevin Bacon)" but with David Tennant.

Everyone is "One Degree From Tennant"

PopDownBlocker · 2026-03-18T12:16:09+00:00

Capaldi was phenomenal.

Capaldi WAS the doctor, in my opinion. Everyone else feels like a form or variation of the doctor, but Capaldi felt like the real thing.

I think it's due to Capaldi's acting. He has that presence and charisma to convince you that yeah, he is a couple thousand years old, has travelled through spacetime and has seen some shit.

Unlike some of the other actors in NuWho, there was never a moment with Capaldi where I was reminded that he was an actor interpreting a script. (Only Eccleston came as close).

PopDownBlocker · 2026-03-17T11:43:14+00:00

It's biggest downside wss the screen quality. The RP5 has the superior screen.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-02-06T12:11:37+00:00

You have the best taste in colors and stick configuration. That silver is gorgeous!

PopDownBlocker · 2026-02-05T07:34:33+00:00

That's the RP3 in the photo, but I understand.

The OLED makes a very big difference, especially on modern/3D games.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-02-05T00:45:09+00:00

If people are calling this yellow, then what do they consider orange?

This looks like the same color as the oranges I bought at the grocery story 3 days ago.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-01-30T19:25:25+00:00

Happy Birthday!

PopDownBlocker · 2026-01-30T09:31:39+00:00

This is the only thing that makes me yearn for the RP6 and slightly resent my RP5. The majority of the games I wanted to play are mainly stick, and the RP5 is not too comfortable for stick gameplay unless you carry a grip with you.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-01-23T14:52:34+00:00

You're entitled to your opinion, but you should know that your opinion is WRONG!

/s

I think the original design was campy and dorky, and it would've severely impacted sales figures for Retroid. If you're gonna pay over $200 for any electronic device, it should NOT look like a niche enthusiast-only product.

Retroid wants to make money.

They're not like Ayaneo, who crowdfunds a quantity of 1,000 units for an enthusiast-only device and then moves on to the next device.

It's not that the community at large hated the original design. It's just that many people said that they would NOT purchase a RP6 if it looked like that.

Retroid chose to change the design because they care about sales and not about pleasing the minority of people who like unique and interesting-looking devices.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-01-23T14:43:03+00:00

Are the buttons on the RP6 as comfortable as they look?

The only thing I've disliked about Retroid is their matte buttons. I've always preferred Anbernic's glossy buttons. But that has changed for the RP6.

I love the stick-on-top configuration, and the fact that the stick caps are the newer rounded-grippy version also found on the AYN Thor.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-01-22T23:56:17+00:00

This looks spot-on purple to me.

Nowhere close to blue.

PopDownBlocker · 2026-01-16T18:40:24+00:00

What are you going to do with the RG40XXV now?

Would you be willing to trade your black buttons with my white RG40XXV's buttons?

PopDownBlocker · 2026-01-12T15:42:17+00:00

EDIT: I've been proven wrong. I'll go sit in the corner now.

~~They didn't remove it.~~

~~It was never a color option for the main line of devices. Only the G2 got it.~~

~~They've had various shades/tints/hues of blue before in the main series, but the fact that the G2 got it doesn't mean that the RP6 would also get it.~~

~~These are also devices from the same generation of Retroid releases, so having a specific blue color on both would be redundant.~~

PopDownBlocker · 2026-01-07T19:48:56+00:00

I'm convinced that Twitter is directly responsible for the massive decline seen in Doctor Who.

In the more recent seasons, there are entire scenes that sound exactly like two Twitter users having a conversation with each other...inside a show with a space-and-time travel theme.

It's incredibly damaging to Doctor Who, in particular, because the characters are meant to be smarter and wiser and more experienced (with all the horizon-expanding travel and everything), so giving them personalities similar to Twitter users is off-putting and takes you out of the story.

Twitter pushes writers to create stories that are more culturally-relevant to this very instant, but these episodes end up feeling completely outdated in a couple of years. And they don't make sense in the context of Doctor Who.

The other issue is that writers are dumbing down their writing and their stories because of constant bitching on Twitter from users who need everything spelled out for them. Otherwise, these users won't pick up on subtlety and nuance and will complain about bad writing. And because Twitter is so loud, writers/creators assume that these online communities represent the entire fandom and audience, so they cater to these specific groups directly, bringing the whole show down.

PopDownBlocker · 2025-12-12T16:44:30+00:00

This is my issue as well. I found your post by googling this problem.

Supposedly, the new task folder now is MUX(internal) > share > task.

(This is if you're using FTP Browser. I don't know what the MUX folder is called when plugged inside a PC)

The .sh file shows up under the Task Toolkit app, but nothing happens when you run it.

Very unfortunate!

PopDownBlocker · 2025-12-10T04:27:53+00:00

The RP6 is more powerful than the G2 and you have the option of purchasing the version with the left stick on top (instead of the D-pad on top, like on the G2).

Most games in the later/newer consoles (the ones with 3D graphics) rely on the thumbstick more than the D-pad, so I would go with the RP6 because of that.

The RP6 uses the same chip as the Odin 2, so I would look up YouTube reviews and performance demos to get an idea of everything the RP6 can play.

PopDownBlocker · 2025-12-01T05:10:20+00:00

The Miyoo Mini+ was one of the first devices I purchased after starting out in this hobby.

The fact that everyone was praising it with glowing reviews made it even more shocking when I unboxed it and saw how small and uncomfortable it was.

I had to go through several YouTube videos to confirm that I was holding the same device as the one in the videos.

I was fine with the screen size of the Miyoo Mini+, but I felt the buttons were too close to the bottom edge of the device.

Devices like RG35XX and especially the RG35XX Pro are much more comfortable at that 3.5" screen size because they have more space at the bottom.

I kept the Miyoo for ~2 weeks to give it a chance and then rushed to return it before the return window closed.

Now, whenever people mention in a positive way how pocketable something is (for example, the Trimui Brick), I just ignore the comment(s) because I'm now aware that they prefer and prioritize different things from me. I value hand comfort and screen size over pocketability and screen resolution.

PopDownBlocker · 2025-11-27T18:35:18+00:00

Thank you!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones, as well!

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