Powkiddy V10 Review - A TRUE (but Cute) One Trick Pony!

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The Powkiddy V10 is honestly quite something. It's quite a nice handheld. Feels good in the hand and nicely configured. The real question is how much do you love GBA? Because make no mistake, this is a GBA-first handheld in its truest form!

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Chapters:
00:00 A Rant About Horses
00:40 The One Trick Pony
00:55 Giving Away the Premise of The Video (I'm Not Smart)
01:40 KITTY vs Powkiddy V10
01:50 Quick Intermission
03:16 Deeper Dive into the Powkiddy V10
05:03 The Bad Stuff
06:11 Trying Out Some Stuff & Ranting About It
08:13 You Have To REALLY Love GBA...
10:06 The Hardware
11:50 Contra Test
12:43 The (Mandatory) Hotkeys You Should Know About
15:06 Drawing a Conclusion
18:44 Watch This Part Especially

[VladNerd]

*Cool nerds help other nerds out by liking and subscribing.* Are you a cool nerd? I'd like to think you are. ❤

[trevorwiant]

Fun fact, the RGB30 and RGB20SX both have perfect integer scaling for GBA as well. Granted it doesn’t fill the top and bottom of the screen but it is perfectly scaled. The V10’s only real advantage is that it’s more compact.

[ElderCristian]

Another Great Video By Vlad
V10 is a nice device with good build quality

[BackLeo]

Great timing, because I can't sleep 😂

[hound]

Funny and informative review mister Vlad. Subbed 👍

[tomlion]

I got an RG351P used only for 40$ to play only GBA on it, put ArkOS on it and it is Awesome. YES, it's an old device but to this day it's a solid option to play that system on it. And because of the sticks it's solid enough for arcade games and PS1. 😁

[JH_On_Lofi]

It's not the only option for integral scaling for GBA, the RG351P/M is also a great option in the horizontal form factor!

[themidwestwhale]

Vlad, those meme references are top notch! You need them

[Aaron-geho]

I personally think this V10 is a charm for all our old beloved 8, 16 and even some 32bits games. Everything that's based on sprites and can be played with only one directional input, doesn't mattering if originally thought to be a dpad or a stick, can be pretty fine ejoyed in this device.

Also, being able to reach a native "3:2" aspect ratio means you can pixel perfect without much vertical or horizontal bars or, if not, stretch the image without much distortion.
Not only GBA but any "10:9", "8:7", "4:3", "10:7", and even the wider"12:7" and "16:9" fit well at this aspect, so it would be the "one size to fit them all" if talking about something really portable!

[mercyblack]

Ooh Vlad! I was was nodding when you said that the Classic Gameboy was our first Handheld. But then I remembered the one blue handheld with white buttons that only could play Tetris.

Idk if this was a balkan thing bc many couldn't afford the Gameboy when it came out. So we got this one. Gameboy was a dream. But this bluey tetris boy was actually my first handheld.

[flexlife]

VLAD, here is an idea. You can do a video on the EMF radiation from these handhelds. I swear the radiation from Trimui Smart Pro (I suspect it's the battery and casing ) gives me headaches very quickly. EMF radiation can be measured with EMF reader.

[tapemate]

Tis quite the chunky boy

Keep up the great work, Vlad!

[Thraeg]

I've got one of these and love it so far.

For GBA, you could also mention the Ayaneo Pocket Micro, which is a 3:2 screen with exactly 4x integer scaling and looks to be an extremely premium option. But it's also something like 8x the price of this.

[FabioSpelta]

How are GBA shaders on this? I mean the lcd effect ones, and the colorizations too.

BTW the anbernic rg351p also has that native resolution.

[Lumen_Blasphemer]

Yeah I got a refurbished gba. I do play it a lot. Maybe I shouldn't but I really enjoy it.

[vhsretrogamer]

I use PerfectGBA overlay on Miyoo Mini Plus and no matter how close I look I can't see uneven pixels behind the grid, so I believe that's good enough for me and for 90% of retrogamers. Also doctors say looking for uneven pixels is bad for your mental health you know 😅

[CornyPuddle]

Haven't picked this up yet. But I'm sure I will by the end of holidays

[flexlife]

Ordered my second v10 an hour before this video.

[stewsaquarium]

The bezels actually dont bother me because I think they add to the nostalgia or the original GBA

[justsomebody-]

Ponies are smart, and you expect them to be able to learn more than one trick. So if a pony only knows one trick it is a disappointment. I think the phrase works because ponies are smart.