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What retro handhelds are the best value? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by andyspam@sh.itjust.works to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I've been interested in the retro handhelds I've been seeing by companies like miyoo and AYN for a while. I'm curious to see this community's thoughts on the available options. I'm thinking of asking my girlfriend to get me something like the Miyoo Flip V2 for Christmas. Basically what I want is a small handheld that is easy to bring with me everywhere and take out and play with for a few minutes while I have breaks at work. My budget would be around $100, but I'd be happy to hear thoughts on the more expensive options like the AYN Thor.

I do already have a steam deck for home, but I'm hoping for something a little more portable for playing around with older games.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can't recommend it.

if you have 300+ hours to configure it and have your entire ROM library ordered in the exact way it likes, go for it.

otherwise, I'd skip it.

I really really wanted to like it, but I just don't have the time or attention span for it.

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not sure what you mean. You just put the roms in the right folders and it shows alphabetically per system type.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

that part works "ok", but if you try to import any of the boxart or other metadata they have to be named in a specific way in order to be "found".

out of a library in the tens of thousands of roms I barely have 500 with boxart or metadata.

the alternative is to go to each game and select the game. by hand. no thanks.

I get it, it's far easier to have required set parameters to start with, but there's a better way to achieve the same goal with fuzzy logic and simple prompts.

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

That doesn't really sound like an essential part. I don't really care about the box art and I have a looot of stuff loaded on there. It's the first and only distro where I didn't have to tinker with too many things just to get a good experience, it just works.