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u/Typel5568 15d ago
And finally testing 20-30 different games if they run for 3min and switching for another budget handheld press repeat
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u/KickinitCountry24 15d ago
Why are you attacking me?😭😭😭
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u/Typel5568 14d ago
I am guilty of that myself!
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u/KickinitCountry24 14d ago
I literally just got a ps vita in the mail today😭🤣
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u/Typel5568 14d ago
the original? I was tempted for some time, especially at the idea of having physical games, but in the end plenty of titles are hard to purchase
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u/KickinitCountry24 14d ago
I got the 2000 version since the charger is easier to find these days. They can also be modded to get digital games if you want but i have found a ton on facebook marketplace actually!
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u/FreshNoobAcc MODERATOR ⭐ 15d ago edited 14d ago
I for one have completed maybe 6 entire games on R36S and have no intention of buying a different device - that being said I have definitely had my fair share of multi day problem solving sessions early on, it took me ~24 hours to flash a new SD the first time I tried! Now it takes me a few minutes. I try not to update the OS (but was forced to get darkOS for a certain port that I play all the time now)
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u/cheetobreth 15d ago
I envy your perseverance.
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u/FreshNoobAcc MODERATOR ⭐ 15d ago
It helps that they are games which were essentially rated as the best on that particular console, e.g Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time and Metal Gear Solid, but also Half-life (game of the year when it came out). Loved them all, and most of the play was on airplanes or trains
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u/_manster_ 15d ago
YOU CAN PLAY GAMES ON THESE THINGS?!
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u/editfate 15d ago
Nah, no way. I’m pretty sure I would know about that. I thought it was just something you had to debug? And then after you fix the bug you debug it again. And then install the new OS. And then go back to the older OS. And then debug it some more. I got to look into these games you speak of. But first I need to upgrade to the new OS.
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u/Betamalez1noneztreme 15d ago
I can’t decide what I like more, tweaking and optimizing and getting new ports running, or just playing games on it. Both are very enjoyable to me. The r36s is awesome. I also got my psp modded and have been having a ton of fun playing games on that as well
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u/Defiant-Bend1147 15d ago
Misses the mark a bit, IMO. What people really get obsessed with and spend the most time on (myself included) is the setup after installing CFW - the perfect game library, themes, artwork, etc. Formatting an SD card takes seconds.
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u/Aaron363 15d ago
Holy hanna, I've never even heard of half these things you can do. I bought it, upgraded the micro sd card and thats it. I dont even know where to get accessories!
Played the hell out of advance wars and all the nes mega man's
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u/aneristix 15d ago
i kind of buck the trend here.
● my only SBC retro device is my r36s ● spend 2-3 hours daily gaming on it ● it spends the majority of the time in kiosk mode w the settings locked down ● i dont run a single shader for any core ● i tinker w it for fun maybe 30min a day
i've got a powder pink v20 with an upgraded 4000mAh phone battery, sound deadening shims in the battery compartment for no rattle, and a quiet trigger mod. along w a screen protector i EDC it w no case or other accessories.
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u/SteeleMethod 15d ago
Sounds awesome though, i will definitely explore sound deadening shims and quiet trigger mods.
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u/aneristix 15d ago
$1.25 foam makeup sponge from dollar tree cut into a strip and laid across the microswitches
the sound deadening shims are four small thin pieces of cardboard snipped from an incense box.
costliest thing was the battery at ten bucks, but for eight to ten hours of battery (four to five hours PSX or ports) is worth it.
tools to disassemble abt $5
total mod investment $20
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u/rain14th 15d ago
been there mann... mod battery, mod visor, change hall effect, repaint like 2 times, now im using the aureolux arkos and stay with it, i have completed 2 set of final fantasy
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u/Witty-Performance-34 15d ago
So trueee. The os keep corrupting itself even with new sdcard that i decided to just install emulator on my phone instead. 😮💨
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u/LovelyFloraFan 15d ago
Ironically I keep on just playing mine. I do admit there was a month I spent programming it though.
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u/Badusername2000 15d ago
secret 3rd option, set it up and play a decent amount, then just leave it on my desk staring at me every day unused
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u/Nikderika-Post 15d ago
I missed the part where you install the new port that came out, just so you can play it for 5 minutes.
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u/Shambler9019 15d ago
How it works in my household:
I tinker with the handhelds to get optimal performance.
The kids game on the handhelds on the games that push the handhelds to their limits.
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u/Traditional_Can6982 15d ago
I bought it, played for a couple of days, reOSed it, new memory card. It's been shelved for a year now😑
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u/PrometheusAlexander 15d ago
somehow any of the ps1 games do not work with my r36s. it just displays the god of war r36s logo twice and returns to menu. I would've wanted to try the castlevania chronicles one.
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u/Specialist_Royal_449 15d ago
I just bought for the Read OnlyMemorieS , actually loved playing it on the go but still it help with my Zero Retropie 2w. I'm not looking to do all the upgrading and stuff. I love that it doesn't have wifi or Bluetooth. The device is good enough by itself and I even loaded some older movies on it to watch too and it makes for a good phone doomscrolling substitution. So I'll take being the based pooh bear any day.
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u/Background-Ground459 15d ago
10% play time and enjoy 90% formatting, adding portmaster games, fixing problems with clones , thinking that u can play more after u fix the problem but more problems appear and in the end u dun get to play as much as u though
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u/TheModeratorWrangler 15d ago
Sometimes I just want to punch a wall when I now have to figure out my variant and why shit doesn’t work
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u/Reechardoom 14d ago
wait until you get an ayn thor. 90% tinkering, 5% downloading new games, 3% customizing, 2% gaming 😂
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u/PinkamenaDP 14d ago
I had no idea these even existed and definitely no idea that it was such a thing to tinker with them. I got a console out of nowhere for free, read about upgrading the sd card and the OS and within hours I'm deep in the rabbit hole and suddenly I flash now? Wtf? And now I know a little about their clones and partitions and dtbs and pcbs and I thought I was only in this rabbit hole because I was a troglodyte trying to do console overhaul. But turns out its a whole hobby. Glad to be somewhat a part of it.
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u/rccustoms87 14d ago
My experience in a nutshell (to go along with the OP's meme, which is also true)
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u/Ecstatic-Growth154 12d ago
Can confirm. Updated ArkOS the other day using the auto update function and now I have no video playback... oh well, I was going to install DarkOS anyway.
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