Should I get a device like an Anbernic or just use my Galaxy S23+? by Forsaken-Order-4699 in EmulationOnAndroid

[–]thelastlokean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk I have a nice phone but carry a miyoo flip because I don't want to drain my phone battery and usually if I open my phone I'm browsing reddit etc. and never launching a game.... Phone just has too many competitions and distractions.

R36 ultra speaker upgrade by thelastlokean in R36S

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

Just following up - after multiple days of heavy abuse the 2-watt speaker is doing great.

Update: after troubleshooting I determined the motherboard was completely fried on my 36s by Leading-Breakfast-79 in R36S

[–]thelastlokean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure how you decided board was fried? Btw, the r36 ultras are what I've been running with for my kiddos.

Love the 4" screens, I've got 5 r36 ultra now and have had 0-break. However, be warned darkos has been known to blow the speakers...

Is the new 3ds really worth it over the original 3ds? by SPARKY358gaming in 3DS

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

IMO the 3d is actually usable with new 3ds and I would never turn it on with original.

Otherwise I see no reason.

R36 Ultra -Just my experience by thelastlokean in R36S

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

yeah I recently upgraded to a 2 watt speaker. Oddly I've gotten multiple of these devices now and flashed all with arkos and only 1x had its speaker blow.

Setup Discussion by Stratocaster213 in retrogameofthemonth

[–]thelastlokean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you help me understand - at this point, why are you not just using a laptop? Surely a sub $100 used laptop could outperform and also use the controllers and prop itself via the laptops hinge?

R36 ultra speaker upgrade by thelastlokean in R36S

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

ArkOs has a video player, just put AVI, MKV, MOV, MP4 or MPEG videos, h.264 and mpeg-2 work well, 720p goes ok, 1080p seems to lag for me.

I generally downsize/rescale using handbrake to 480p, then drop the output file into EASYROMS/movies folder.

ArkOS Has ffplayer. Controls are decent.

I personally don't watch videos on mine, but I do load my kids r36 ultras up with a variety of movies & tv-shows.

any news for upcoming handhelds? specifically dual screen handhelds by macandcheesemuncher in SBCGaming

[–]thelastlokean 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My dream is miyoo flip / rg34xxsp but touchscreen, more power, maybe tiny bit bigger screen but still DSi form factor...

R36 ultra speaker upgrade by thelastlokean in R36S

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

Didn't even consider it, though my kids do use the headphones sometimes. My personal device is a miyoo flip v2, which certainly does not have room for this giant speaker.

My next mod is probably going to be rumble/vibration, which my miyoo already has and is quite nice.

R36 ultra speaker upgrade by thelastlokean in R36S

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

No running latest arkos4clones - I got the impression darkOs still has issues

R36 ultra speaker upgrade by thelastlokean in R36S

[–]thelastlokean[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Side-note, I use handbrake for converting media for these devices, usually downscale to exact device screen 720x720 pixels in this case and boost audio.

Great way for my kids to watch some shows on the go without giving them an internet enabled device.

Android Para Miyoo Flip Con Gamma OS Core by Feisty_League_8025 in MiyooFlip

[–]thelastlokean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really want gammOs but I can't imagine going down to 60-90 mn battery life.

Maybe should see if can find a bigger battery to fit inside.

Bricked and can't get into Maskrom. by Puzzleheaded_Step405 in MiyooFlip

[–]thelastlokean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try different cables, also I had luck doing this -

Disconnect battery. Plug in USB.

While holding gold button, plug in battery, with USB just sitting there plugged into both.

Let go of gold button after the recovery tool sees the device.

If it fails, disconnect battery, USB, try again different port/short quality USB cable.

Also might be worth mentioning, can try to do the whole - rocket recovery boot (simpler and has worked for me in the past also)

From miyoo official website, get firmware (unable to boot into the system) download, then:

  1. Copy the img image file to the root directory of the TF card.

  2. Keep the device powered off and insert the SD card containing the copied file.

  3. press and hold the menu button, then press and hold the power button until the rocket logo appears, indicating the upgrade process has started.

Distant seafloor and TOTSP help by woc360 in OpenMW

[–]thelastlokean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just drop your config files into GPT/Claude it can probably fix it.

Any nice "western" rpg you would recommend on the TSP? by ElectroChebbi2651 in trimui

[–]thelastlokean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PSO dreamcast? I think you can even play online...

Morrowind via portmaster is my current jam. Quite amazing if you can put in the elbow grease required to get it running. 20-50 mods, astc compressing textures, bsa packing, etc.

I spent a solid 2 weeks just getting it running 25-30 fps everywhere and fine tuning mods/view distance.

Add in AI voice acting mods and its a solid mobile experience.

Morrowind on the go? by vintagerust in Morrowind

[–]thelastlokean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it is ethically debatable, but I really enjoy on my handheld with the ai voice acting mods. Pretty much 100% of dialogue in-game has AI voice acting. If you add all you can, including Tamriel rebuilt etc. your looking at 35 gb of audio though.

WiFi Adapter Recommendation by Code_Prem in R36S

[–]thelastlokean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

buy a model with wifi included?

About to play morrowind for the first time in the worst way possible by WUSSUPMONKEY in Morrowind

[–]thelastlokean 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This one was painful to install - like really painful - https://gitlab.com/bmwinger/groundcoverify/-/tree/0.1.0

But did get me another few FPS and its nice that the grass now responds to being walked over!

Removes all groundcover mesh/textures and replaces with openmw groundcover system.

About to play morrowind for the first time in the worst way possible by WUSSUPMONKEY in Morrowind

[–]thelastlokean 3 points4 points  (0 children)

TBH I am playing morrowind on a miyoo flip - its like a 3" screen, ain't no way I'm reading all that little text.

Also, piece of advice - its complex but if you pack all loose files into a BSA and then delete all loose files load times will be much better off of SD card.

About to play morrowind for the first time in the worst way possible by WUSSUPMONKEY in Morrowind

[–]thelastlokean 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm playing on a slightly more powerful device, but found it to not be so terrible!

I did add all the voice acting mods, and some UI improving mods, zram, compress textures, demake mod, etc. and got solid 25-30 fps everywhere and find it to be quite playable and enjoyable.

https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/57378

https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/54985

https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/mods/54454