• SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Emulation is always an option. The R36s can handle dreamcast games for pretty cheap, though it’s recommended to replace the cheap SD card it comes with.

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      6 hours ago

      How do emulators handle games that want to use the VMU as an auxiliary display? (Did that actually ever matter?)

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        6 hours ago

        It did rarely matter.

        I think emulators can give little windows for the screens now? But no controllers I’m aware of can actually display them (including an official DC controller with a VMU…no adapter sends data back, and the emulators don’t know how to send it anyhow)

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      10 hours ago

      Wait a sec. How the hell is that so cheap??? I thought it’d be 300 at the least…

      I just bought a GBC and an everdrive GB after not having one forever and now im regretting that lol…should I sell what I got and get the r36?

      • Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        9 hours ago

        The R36s is pretty underpowered and can’t run Dreamcast (unless there’s another R36s that doesn’t have the RK3326). I recommend purchasing a more expensive one (handhelds of around 100$ nowadays can run PSP, 200$ usually gets GameCube and PS2 if you grab the right one) or directly a PC.

        • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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          7 hours ago

          Well, the R36S can technically run Dreamcast. Some Dreamcast games. At like, 50% resolution scale and with some frameskip probably. I was able to get it to run Phantasy Star Online pretty decently. But other games were unplayable.