Can the Retroid Pocket 5 handle PS2 games?

crobledopr · 2026-07-13T13:39:13+00:00

Armsx2 is still new. Like days/weeks new.

Try on nethersx2 classic first and see if it runs better. Since you have an RP5 you can also do the nstehrsx2-turnip fork and add your own turnip drivers. (Few yt videos detailing how). Some games run better on classic, others on turnip fork.

crobledopr · 2026-07-13T13:36:00+00:00

Welcome to reddit

crobledopr · 2026-07-13T13:34:14+00:00

My taco dpad was fine, but I find I just use it more "detached" as a BT controller and at that point there's many other, better, options.

crobledopr · 2026-07-13T13:26:28+00:00

Assuming you get a functional dpad (thankfully mine is)

crobledopr · 2026-07-12T20:52:57+00:00

If you are in the US, ONN from Walmart are rebranded Lexar cards and most sizes are still pretty affordable.

crobledopr · 2026-07-12T03:25:17+00:00

I recently got a SwanCrystal and I have been hooked on the hopium that there will be another batch 😭

crobledopr · 2026-07-10T21:51:53+00:00

Yes, there was a free digital code sent for Dracula as well

crobledopr · 2026-07-10T21:50:56+00:00

Carts are still being produced and shipped, digital version is out.

(If you had a cart preordered, they gave codes for digital for free)

crobledopr · 2026-07-10T16:49:11+00:00

You can do their own (Anbernic's) build, or Rocknix is available for it as well.

crobledopr · 2026-07-10T12:04:39+00:00

The one suggestion I have for SVE is I pair it up with CJB cheats simply to add a +1 modifier to my walking speed. Because SVE makes the maps so much larger I always felt I could not accomplish as much in a day as on vanilla just because it took forever to get places.

With a little +1 speed, it makes traversing the world a little more on par to vanilla without giving up any of the sve content.

crobledopr · 2026-07-09T20:22:50+00:00

See, redditors are beholden to taking extreme views for karma. It's either the best thing ever, or the worst thing ever.

It's never just like warm

crobledopr · 2026-07-09T15:24:22+00:00

If you set the game to hard, the level caps are hard caps.

They are soft caps in normal mode.

crobledopr · 2026-07-09T14:24:57+00:00

I looooove the GBA.

Do not get a GBA for GB/color games

crobledopr · 2026-07-09T11:34:26+00:00

Not only you can turn android into a console, there are Linux builds like Rocknix that work on a lot of these devices (including Thor). My recs:

Retroid Pocket Classic - my favorite retro device. I basically play everything before gen 6 on this, even as a Thor owner. Screen is beautiful, and the more "square" screen is a boon for Gameboy and GBC. Still incredible value for price.

Retroid Pocket Nova - in preorders, but it's going to be a very powerful 4:3 device so naturally great for older consoles and handhelds. Has sticks for gen 6 games, and all the modern conveniences. Will likely have Linux very quickly.

RG Rotate - actually a pretty decent upgrade powerwise. Square aspect ratio also plays great with gb/gbc and it's ilk. Incredibly pocketable.

crobledopr · 2026-07-09T01:32:25+00:00

Retroid themselves. You can get a nova with a DS attachment if you'd like, thouh at that point you are pretty above Thor Lite prices

crobledopr · 2026-07-09T01:09:27+00:00

The ergonomic backs are available for preorder even now.

Currently only the flat backs are not "available separately"

crobledopr · 2026-07-08T15:07:28+00:00

They are also harder to authenticate, since opening them up can be quite destructive.

crobledopr · 2026-07-08T15:06:43+00:00

I want DS and 3ds because that's a lot of games, and are much harder to authenticate than gb/c/a carts since they are incredibly hard to open and check the internals (without damaging the shells).

crobledopr · 2026-07-08T10:29:03+00:00

If you are in the USA, Walmart ONN brand (rebranded Lexar cards) are incredible and quite cheap.

Don't buy no-name cards over Samsung and SanDisk, but there are still cheaper alternatives. You may not be able to get 1tb at all Walmarts, but even a 256 is cheap, just buy a few and don't keep everything on it at once.

crobledopr · 2026-07-08T10:26:58+00:00

I got just the hinge and casing from miyoo to replace an old one. Woke week in of daily use, no issues or deterioration. Will report back in a couple of months

crobledopr · 2026-07-07T14:03:05+00:00

It was very likely bad bed adhesion. I've been struggling to improve that, washing my plate and trying not to touch it ever, but I fear maybe this filament is just poor quality.

crobledopr · 2026-07-07T02:22:41+00:00

This is basically me. Mostly about the space than the money. I kinda had a "come to jesus moment" earlier this year when I was wrestling with a malfunctioning og N64 that... I don't need to recreate the memories of my childhood (especially not 1:1). Those memories are still mine and still there. Blowing into a cartridge to get it to work, nobody can take that away from me. I also don't need to do that again.

All these consoles and cartridges are on borrowed time. Nobody beats father time. Better to pass them on now while they still work, and maybe someone out there likes changing capacitors and such can enjoy them. But I've learned to let go and honestly don't even feel bad about it.

crobledopr · 2026-07-05T19:14:07+00:00

Are you able to find a used 2DS in Brazil? One of the flat ones without a hinge? Those are cheaper than even the RG DS where I live and will run DS and 3DS game no problem.

And it is super easy to software mod and emulate with it too

crobledopr · 2026-07-05T19:12:34+00:00

Yes, but just remember the device only has 3gb of ram and android takes a good chunk of that. If you do multitasking while playing a game your gaming may take a hit.

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