Well, I’m sure most know by now that I’ve been reviewing handhelds for a good while. Anbernic sent over the 12GB/256GB ‘RG 477V’ handheld they released (this stands for ‘Retro Gaming’ - 4.7" Vertical and the other 7 denotes their higher tier set inside), which runs Android 14, for me to review. And…well, I did so.

It’s a much bigger handheld, and a vertical (the kind I have the least experience using), which was newish to me.

This is capable of upscaling PS2 games around 5x, playing full PC games via GameHub Lite (but…not all games, they’ll have to be lil fellows), and even some Switch games. Its a very powerful handheld. I went into it not expecting to love it, but…yeah I got won over.

In the end (since I finished my review), it’s just been playing original Game Boy games. The solid, thunky d-pad makes playing all the ollllllld games just so satisfying.

As ever, you can find the link to my full review here, if you’re curious about it. In this one I also asked Gamma to share his experiences in making GammaOS for this (he is a developer who creates a curated Android OS based on LineageOS for these handhelds), which was fun.

Or, as I always do, just…ask me something here about it, if you’re curious but don’t want to read a long review!

  • PerfectDark@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Also if you do get one, replace the sd card immediately! I didn’t have an issue, but have heard it is very common.

    ABSOLUTELY replace it! They’re ticking time bombs (in a not so flash bang fashion). It will die, the question isn’t if, but when. Also the USB cable they supply? Not trustworthy for the R36S!

    …that said, I’m loving that you’re so happy playing older games. The best retro handheld is the one you already own and love, after all!