Anbernic RG35XX Plus Review: A Great Budget Retro Handheld with Awful Triggers

Is the Anbernic RG35XX Plus a worthy budget pick? At just $61, this retro handheld is capable of a lot. But, as is the case with cheaper devices, there are a few drawbacks.

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0:00 Intro
0:20 Price and Value
4:20 Emulation Performance and Compatibility
7:00 Operating System Overview
8:45 RG35XX Plus vs the Orignal RG35XX
10:09 Verdict
5:14 Final Verdict
11:25 Outro

[dotheevolution]

Is the audio jack mono only? I'm only hearing the left side of my earphones.

[steelzepplin]

Should be seeing updated Garlic soon, in time this will be the best at this price, I have a mini miyoo, a mini miyoo +, and an rg35xx, I plan to get this one as well, because retroachievements is why i ended up getting the mini miyoo +, the rg35xx+ will have it all at a fantastic price point.

[yoshimansxl]

Well the stock firmware doesn't yet take full advantage of the gpu. We need a good custom firmware.

[jerrriell]

Pretty sure PSP games can be very improved if there is an updated version it's on 1.15 but rn it's 1.16.6

[shinsmoke]

The shoulder buttons being placed on the back is why I don't mess with any vertical emulator handhelds, no matter how good they are.

[TetengTornado]

Great review, I was wondering who you sound like. It turns out you sound like Bruno starred by Sacha Baron Cohen.

[spit.luvrrr]

does silent hill come pre installed on it?