I haven’t tested every game so far, but I would say that you’ve got a 50/50 chance that the game you loved will be playable enough on this console, even if you mess around with the settings significantly. There are also some weird graphical glitches that render some others unplayable. Dead or Alive Paradise, for example, is a PSP game that I was very much looking forward to playing again, but the frame rate dips are so bad even Kokoro stops being sexy. Many games simply won’t work at all, and others will drop to frame rates lower than 10. The problem is that the quality of the emulation there is very, very patchy. The Retroid Pocket 2 casts out a slightly wider net, but imperfectly it will happily try and emulate N64, PSP and Dreamcast games as well. The RG350M caps out at the PlayStation 1, in terms of the games that it can comfortably handle. It’s well-made in most areas, and plays a greater range of games than the RG350M is capable of, but in other areas, it’s not up to the same standards. This console has been out for a few months now, but thanks to the state of overseas shipping, my unit has only just arrived. The newest entry to my little collection is the Retroid Pocket 2. That console has a build quality that rivals the “legitimate” consoles. The gold standard, so far, is the RG350M from Anbernic. It started out as something to keep me distracted through all the lockdowns and isolation this year, but has since become something that I’ve really enjoyed doing purchasing these little devices (usually from China), then getting my retro on with all the favourites I grew up with. I’ve picked up a new hobby this year: retro emulation handhelds.
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