The Best Handheld 𝘈𝘕𝘋 Home Emulator? | Retroid Pocket 2

It's cheaper than most other emulation devices, AND plays more consoles. The Retroid Pocket 2 has a lot to offer, but how will it perform against it's more expensive competitors?

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[landonharris]

*Me playing my emulators on my phone*

"Ah yes I should buy a handheld"

[fillerbunnyninjashark]

Man, I'm probably gonna skip thi...

"Am2r comes preinstalled"

Well fuck

[bregowine]

That’s one nice shot with the sunset through the windows man. Gotta appreciate the care punt into your compositions

[Farkonso]

when i saw sm64 in the intro i could hear Bob say "maeyrio" in my head

[joeybillz]

I just got mine last week and love it. I've had a lot of these emulator handhelds so far and its form factor and promise for Android 8 is awesome. Something to note is that it plays DS games on the Drastic emulator pretty well too. I've mapped the R trigger to switch screens, in case anyone was curious. I've only tested HeartGold on it so far, and its running pretty great.

[superdestrier]

These miniature multi emulators have become my constant quarantine obsession. Even moreso than the switch, because you can emulate so many games on these

[michaelabayomi]

I've been meaning to get one of these, but just can't decide on which one to get. This video definitely helps, so thanks. 🙂

[acarboni]

I've got one of these and I love it, but you have to love tinkering as much as you love playing. Installing 3rd-party emulators and the Pegasus frontend make it a dream, but it takes a lot of work.

[CLEANDrumCovers]

Amazing how this background song sounds so close to a Pokémon song without it actually being so.

[dgage]

I’d buy it to play those old Pokémon games.

[kat.]

Just when I think my wallet is safe, another retro emu handheld tempts me 😂. I’ve always wanted one but it’s so hard to decide which is right for what I’m looking for

[achaziel]

After having mine for a couple weeks, I've come to this conclusion: it's a fantastic device, BUT you have to wrestle it into submission and adjust a lot of settings to get the most out of it. Hell, I even flashed their Android 8 beta on it, that OS version runs a looot smoother than 6 and handles some emulators a whole lot better too. I'm only now at a point where I can finally enjoy the Retroid Pocket 2 to its fullest extent - after having it for almost two weeks and hunting down solutions and hacks online. Whether or not that's worth it is a different discussion entirely and a very personal matter of taste to boost. I happen to like tinkering, so that aspect didn't bother me too much, I just wish it wasn't as necessary as I feel it is

[BusenfreundGaming]

Regarding the glitch @ 06:05: After changing the resolution you have to save the config and restart retroarch in order for the graphics glitch to disappear.

[joshd]

Gotta Appreciate how much love the DMG color scheme still gets to this day

[switch_cave]

Damn it Bob I'm never gonna get my school work done if you keep posting : )

[benjaminjohnson]

I really like the idea of these retro pocket systems, but it seems like there are always such huge drawbacks because they need to be cheap. IMO if you want great performance, game compatibility, and ease of use, you're better off with an Android phone.

[ganonthecanecorso]

I bought one. It took a month to arrive. After a few days, I turned it on and the screen was broken. I saw pictures on reddit of other users who had screen that broke in the exact same way. I emailed the company and they are sending me a new screen. Other than this issue, it is a great device.

[luqmanr]

I have one. Played Chrono Trigger for the first time, and finished it! This is a great device to motivate and encourage people to try out older games

[Xero-Space]

I'm getting one for Christmas as I don't have any real way to play any retro games (or many games at all) when I leave home. I have a beefy PC but I've never really like playing older games on it, and the idea of having these old games on the go has always appealed to me.

The main reason I decided on this over the 350 (or even the 351 that I recently heard about) is mostly due to various points made in the video. The size is pretty good for what I want, and I personally prefer the joystick layout on the pocket 2 as I mostly grew up playing on Xbox controllers so I'm used to that style a lot more. When I found out it runs most N64 games pretty good I was pretty much sold on it. I didn't know it could run Dreamcast games (even if not too great), but if it's a software issue than I'm sure that may be improved in the future.

I decided to get the indigo one as the first Game Boy I owned was a purple GBA, so it feels a bit nostalgic. Even though I do own a DS and can play GBA games just fine as it is, I feel like I'd use this kind of device more as I have access to a wider library of games that I can't play well when out of town.

[emodud]

If you guys plan to order one, patience is key- I’ve been waiting two months for mine to come in the mail 😓