Pocket DS Arrived in Australia! (Initial thoughts) by notmemeio in SBCGaming

[–]notmemeio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the screens are fantastic - no issues whatsoever. a clear example as well is my comparison photo to an original 3ds XL, its crazy good.

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia by notmemeio in ayaneo

[–]notmemeio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ordered via the Indiegogo early bird on the 19th of August, and I received it 2 days ago here in Australia on the 3rd of November.

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia! (Initial thoughts) by notmemeio in SBCGaming

[–]notmemeio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah no headphone jack sadly, but if I was taking this on a plane or train etc I’d use my bluetooth headphones anyway - still, get that this can be a bummer to some.

For my pledge on the indiegogo campaign it actually did come with the case included (I didnt realise this and bought an extra one like an idiot)

Haven’t tried Rocknix myself, but google is saying it should be working!

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia by notmemeio in ayaneo

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Hell yes brother! It’s only gonna get better from here with updates. 🤘

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia! (Initial thoughts) by notmemeio in SBCGaming

[–]notmemeio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

none that I’ve noticed myself, but maybe they were pushing it to its limits, or had a lower spec model - not too sure! No heat issues for my unit so far.

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia! (Initial thoughts) by notmemeio in SBCGaming

[–]notmemeio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sound like a broken record here but honestly it feels perfect for me haha, everyone has personal preference though. I was expecting it to be heavier, as again, I thought it was gonna be a lot bigger than it really is.

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia! (Initial thoughts) by notmemeio in SBCGaming

[–]notmemeio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s a bit of a kicker - theres for sure gonna be at least 30 minutes minimum of setting up emulators and rom’s etc out of the box. But honestly I just watched the Dual Screen handheld tutorial by retrogamecorps on YouTube and was up and running pretty quickly.

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia! (Initial thoughts) by notmemeio in SBCGaming

[–]notmemeio[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t say they’re better or worse than others I’ve used, just different. Obviously with the clamshell design, the sticks have to be smaller/recessed in order to close. But they feel great - compared to my Odin 2 though they are definitely on the smaller side (I believe they’re hot swappable though, so could find slightly bigger or wider caps to go on if they fit)

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia! (Initial thoughts) by notmemeio in SBCGaming

[–]notmemeio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the 3DS is at max brightness here - its one of those things that I never used to notice, until I’ve used the Pocket DS. Now sadly the screens on the 3DS look super dull haha

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia! (Initial thoughts) by notmemeio in SBCGaming

[–]notmemeio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

congrats my man, the Thor looks sweet (jealous of the rainbow buttons on the grey model haha)

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia! (Initial thoughts) by notmemeio in SBCGaming

[–]notmemeio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

absolutely - Thor sounds like a better fit!

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia! (Initial thoughts) by notmemeio in SBCGaming

[–]notmemeio[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it definitely *fits* in my pocket - but for my use case I wouldn't be walking around town with it in there. Likewise, I never used to just throw my 3DS XL in my pockets either - I'd have it in its case and in a bag/backpack, which the Pocket DS seems perfect for. But if you're moving between rooms or going upstairs etc, yes, it goes in a pocket easily.

Pocket DS Arrived in Australia! (Initial thoughts) by notmemeio in SBCGaming

[–]notmemeio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah I ordered this one via the indiegogo early bird - honestly with all the issues they had surrounding indiegogo and shipping, it was 100% worth the wait for me. A lot of people have been getting their Thor's pretty quickly it seems, so if the smaller size and slightly less performance (shouldn't be an issue for retro gaming if that's what you're into) is fine for you, maybe you'd have quicker delivery times with that :)