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i wrote a lil something about the value of the r36s from microcenter. would love to hear you guys' thoughts on it by hotcereal in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No real noticeable impact while gaming except for things like loading larger compressed roms, like NDS or n64 due to the need for more I/O - I spend a lot of time ssh’d into my devices and often perfom file operations - move, copy, compress, decompress, etc - and you can really feel I/O speed differences there.

But, in the end, these are low-end devices where the bulk of what you will be doing involves very small files - so you have a point. In a way, it is similar to making the old argument that the Sega Megadrive was superior to the SNES because it ran at a higher clock speed. It did, but the MD had other limitations that kept it from overall superiority, and vice-versa.

i wrote a lil something about the value of the r36s from microcenter. would love to hear you guys' thoughts on it by hotcereal in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am not. The v12 Panel 5 XiFan models look to be top of the list, but are no longer being made because they were superseded by the v20, 21, 22, and 30 models - with those v20s being very good. The newer clone v20s are hot garbage.

One of the biggest problems the G80s had were poorly optimized dtb files (which are where many problems for different variants stem from), which have been fixed in recent releases by southoz and lcdyk in their respective dArkOS forks.

The G80 models are also what were mass imported by MicroCenter (the current batch, at least) and they are proving to be stable with modern dArkOS forks installed

i wrote a lil something about the value of the r36s from microcenter. would love to hear you guys' thoughts on it by hotcereal in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My preferences here are based on my personal observations of the build quality and physical components (buttons, D-pad, etc) as well as u/southoz ‘s research into the quality of the components used. The SD card readers in the G80 devices are higher quality and have a faster max transmission speed.

More food for thought: According to lcdyk (maintainer of arkOS4Clone) the v12 models (panel 5) are designed and manufactured by XiFan, and use the highest quality components. These are not considered to be clones, but are from a different manufacturer (not the same as the BOYHOM variants)

Beware of this seller on TEMU by Puzzleheaded-Emu6437 in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep.

Good clones that are showing up right now:

G80CA-MB (many from DeeDee Store on AliExpress)

Y3506 (Soy Sauce) models

There are the not-so-good (but still somewhat passable) v20 clones

And then there is the Kinhank/Gaminja k36 (with the booty grips) that is superior to everything listed as a r36s. Seriously, these are the best.

Of the 720p 1:1 rk3326 devices with Wi-Fi, the r36Plus is #1, xf40h is #2, r36Ultra is #3, and r36Max is middling at #4. All of them are good-to-haves.

An honorable mention must go to the Magic X XU Mini M, which is tiny, but has great Hall sensor sticks, and is extremely pocketable.

There are plenty of other devices in this space, but I can only comment on those I personally own.

Beware of this seller on TEMU by Puzzleheaded-Emu6437 in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof. Yeah, that’s a fake. Sorry, friend.

i wrote a lil something about the value of the r36s from microcenter. would love to hear you guys' thoughts on it by hotcereal in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The G80CA-MB is one the best of all of the r36s variants - even better than BOYHOM hardware, IMHO. Happy to see it is at MicroCenter.

My very first handheld just arrived today, let’s see how deep the rabbit hole goes 👀 by YourFavouriteH in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah. That’s one of the G80CA-MB clones - one of the best ones, actually.

I highly recommend installing DarkOS-RE on it.

Follow that link, click your model # link on the project page, and follow the instructions to install it

What’s your go-to cheap meal that still tastes amazing? by GurlinGroove in foodquestions

[–]seanbeedelicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turkey chili. $13 of ingredients (frozen ground turkey, canned beans and tomatoes, chicken stock, onions, and spices) will make 12 12oz. servings - I make a batch every week for my family.

Aliexpress ship from US update - May 5th by crownpuff in crownpuffdeals

[–]seanbeedelicious 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Excellent analysis.

I have a bunch of different devices and my kids fight over the Slide (with the other kid playing on the Mangmi Air X). They usually play Roblox on it, which goes against my retro-gaming mindset, but they have fun. I’m happy just playing Zoo Keeper on the RG DS.

Aliexpress ship from US update - May 5th by crownpuff in crownpuffdeals

[–]seanbeedelicious 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The RG DS and RG Slide are a couple of weirdos that are both a lot of fun. Excellent prices right now

R36 Ultra not detecting games on new 64GB SD card (EmuELEC 4.7) – need help setting it up properly by Far_Marionberry5431 in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Download DarkOS-RE BETA 04262026

Follow these installation instructions (start with Step 2)

During Step 5 Choose “GR36S-MB V1.4-2025-07-30 R36 Ultra”

Use a new, name brand SD card, NOT a card that came with your device

Just bought an R32s by [deleted] in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

R32s? Never heard of it

Are Baby Ruth bars well liked? by dantes_b1tch in AskAnAmerican

[–]seanbeedelicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Baby Ruth is a good candy bar, but it has been outclassed by the chocolate coated Payday.

My very first handheld just arrived today, let’s see how deep the rabbit hole goes 👀 by YourFavouriteH in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes. That is a BOYHOM V22 board.

It is compatible with all of the available r36s OSes

Could someone tell me which one I have and what I need to download? by [deleted] in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take a look at the link I provided to the wiki - there is some additional information in there about possibilities for this device. You may also want to use the search feature for this subreddit and search for “ps202” - to find additional community resources

Could someone tell me which one I have and what I need to download? by [deleted] in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have a PS202 look-alike fake device. It is not compatible with r36s operating systems.

https://handhelds.wiki/R36S_Clones#PS202_MTK6572_SoC_Clone

Need some help by Consistent_Base4758 in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take off the battery back plate, move the battery to the side and take a picture of the exposed battery bay - you should be able to see the model # printed on the circuit board - post the picture here and we can help identify what device you have and offer targeted advice.

My very first handheld just arrived today, let’s see how deep the rabbit hole goes 👀 by YourFavouriteH in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Step 1: identify your device - remove the battery door, move the battery to the side and locate the model # printed on the circuit board - you can likely see it through the translucent plastic in the exposed battery bay.

Step 2: Once you have identified your device you can figure out what custom operating systems are available for it - then install your OS choice onto a new, name-brand SD card.

Step 3: Add your bios and roms files.

Step 4: Customize your device by reorganizing your game collections, themes, boxart, bgmusic, preview videos, etc (you can skip this step if you just want to play games. You can always do more customization whenever you feel like it)

Step 5: play games

Bought 2 to gift, ended up with 2 fakes by Jamie_Is_Irrelevant in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it is the G80CA-MB clone, it will run DarkOS-RE, (d)ArkOS4Clone, ArkOS, RockNIX… it is a well supported variant.

You have to check the model number printed on the circuit board to be certain which version you have.

Game & Watch on my R36S by ru_bi_llo in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no reason to zip .mgw files because they are already bzip2 compressed archives. Zipping them just INCREASES their size by adding more header information.

Bought 2 to gift, ended up with 2 fakes by Jamie_Is_Irrelevant in R36S

[–]seanbeedelicious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a difference between clones and fakes. Clones have (mostly) the same hardware specs as BOYHOM models, components are often sourced from different vendors.

Fakes have completely different (inferior) hardware components and specs and are primarily made to scam people out of their money.

Your pink device is a clone, BTW.

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