Games tested in this video: GBC Wario Land II GBA Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure NES Super Mario Bros SNES The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Super Mario RPG Yoshi's Island N64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Mario Kart 64 Super Mario 64 Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Dreamcast Skies of Arcadia Soul Calibur Gauntlet Legends Crazy Taxi 2 Sonic Adventure 2 Arcade Metal Slug Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Bonk's Adventure 1943 PS1 Crash Bandicoot 2 Suikoden II Dragon Warrior VII Wild Arms 2 The Misadventures of Tron Bonne PSP Final Fantasy Castlevania The Dracula X Chronicles Bomberman Ridge Racer Mega Man Maverick Hunter X DS Mario Kart DS New Super Mario Bros.

@martinm4725

3 жыл бұрын

Did you test DK Country with the ELEC351 2.0? cause it fixes aspect ratio and stuff.

@TakiUdon

3 жыл бұрын

You can't really do anything to fix those games on a 3:2 screen. The games are stretched with a flattering filter to smooth out the image. A real 4:3 screen will always be the better option. This is beyond the scope of your question, but all the people that cloned the OGA never should have kept the 3:2 screen from the original design from HK. This processor is best at emulating systems that originally used a 4:3 aspect ratio. I never thought it would have taken over one year for someone to finally make a proper handheld with this chip.

@martinm4725

3 жыл бұрын

@@TakiUdon yeah I know, but the 2.0 comes out of the box with the proper configurations to look as good as it can be on it's limitated aspect ratio

@neurobioboy

3 жыл бұрын

Suikoden II = best RPG ever!!!

@Synplex

3 жыл бұрын

OMG what Sky of Arcadia Rom are you using???? None of mine are working on my RG351p. Please Help!

No stupid intro with horrendous and loud music, no unnecessary talk, a well-presented review with pertinent information about the product, good audio quality, no shaky camera. You have earned yourself a new subscriber, good luck with your channel :)

@DTheCritical

3 жыл бұрын

You won't regret it, he does good coverage on handhelds

It's crazy just how many great emulation devices are out these days. It's actually kinda kept me from buying any though, because I always look at them and read about them, but can never make up my mind!

@miltonbuu

3 жыл бұрын

Right with You

@brahmoone

3 жыл бұрын

RG351V is the first you need to buy

@stonemuncher9494

3 жыл бұрын

@@brahmoone but no n64 :/

@infasis

3 жыл бұрын

​@@cookies_usa206 I finally just bit a couple days ago. Now I just have to wait until either December or Q1 2022 for Valve to send me my $650 "emulation device" :p

@SuperWiseyoung88

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

your place must be absolutely filled with handhelds at this point, like some kind of chuck e cheese ball pit where all the balls can play crash bandicoot. great video

@BaldingGamers

3 жыл бұрын

The dream 😂😂

@jvogler_art4708

3 жыл бұрын

lmao

@famowx

3 жыл бұрын

You can't walk down the hall without knocking over a box of them

@zoojym9300

3 жыл бұрын

Most of them will b review units which after a certain period of time will be sent back

@My03Tundra

2 жыл бұрын

What’s wrong with that? That’s my goal, my dream!

Integer scaling. My favorite kind of scaling. I just ordered one. Thanks for the review.

Really nice, thanks for the video. Going to pick this up. Finally, a good 4:3. Also, always a fan of the Gameboy form factor!

Thanks for checking out Skies of Arcadia! Thats exactly the game I wanted to play on this thing. It seems like its not quite there yet though so maybe the next revision will be able to get perfect framerate.

Great review!.. I like a lot this new device. Thanks for sharing and I wish you the best of success. ✌️😁

oh... so... not real wood, huh... well, i kinda-sorta expected that but still... i hope it still looks dope in real life coz it looks pretty good in ur video, Taki, and i am definitely getting the wood one. thanx for the review, Taki, u delivered as always, buddy.

the shoulder buttons look great on this one. love this form factor. I think this is going to be my next go to handheld.

That looks so good! When I first saw the wood in the video I was hoping it was actual wood. No idea why I like it so much 😂

Thanks for the review. I just ordered it :D

Really like the form factor and design. Hope they release a similar one with more power.

@supercoolyguy

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, And Not $1,000 w/Free Shipping.

@GABuckeye37

3 жыл бұрын

@@supercoolyguy What are you talking about lmao. This is like $100.

@afistfulofpimples1745

2 жыл бұрын

I hope they don't.

Just bought the same Black Translucent one. Very excited for the native resolution for all my old NES through PS1 favs.

Probably the best handheld for its price for a very long time :D Thanks for this review!!! I ordered mine. I'll probably upgrade when these things can play GameCube at full speed and for this price, which will take a very long time!

@ungratefulmango

3 жыл бұрын

I came to the same conclusion. This is my first upgrade since the RG280M and I probably won't upgrade again until they can run PSP and N64 on 2x rendering.

Awesome review. Keep up the great work.

Since getting into the idea of these handhelds I've become impressed with the software and fanmade side of things.

Done been drooling over this one here

Hey taki Maki good to see you, I'm happy you found something that works for you after you quit runscape 3

@TakiUdon

3 жыл бұрын

I actually want to play, but the servers are garbage where I live. It's such a disappointment.

I love this device No regrets best purchase in a long time . thinking about getting another one for me and one for my daughter also. and a Rg351P

Best review I’ve seen on this device so far

I bought it even before the review. I think I won't regret.

@ungratefulmango

3 жыл бұрын

I always wait for the Taki review. I was ready to buy, but wanted to hear what he thought of it first. I bought it immediately after watching this video.

@ozmafioso8347

3 жыл бұрын

@@ungratefulmango Just ordered one myself! I love the form factor.

That slowed down escape from the city was nightmare fuel.

Look, Taki is rocking the new Anbernic!

Rocking the new Anbernic!

Can’t believe I finally got to see Skies of Arcadia on a handheld. I can’t wait on the handheld (not PC based) that can play Splinter Cell (Xbox or PS2)

@DuckRotation

3 жыл бұрын

You can play it on an android phone at this point in Dolphin

@freedomConsultingIT

3 жыл бұрын

@@DuckRotation I’d like an actual handheld and not an android phone

@freedomConsultingIT

3 жыл бұрын

@@leztusi I tried that out on my Vita. It’s not bad but I like the other versions better

I love my RG300. I just painted the shell and buttons fully black. And it looks nice with my RG351P. I will wait for the next model with a better cpu.

I want a metal version black of this, the rg350m was a great feel.

Thank you for this video, well done.

This looks like everything i wished my rg300 was

@ungratefulmango

3 жыл бұрын

I nearly bought that thing so many times. Glad I never went for it

@teachusmore

3 жыл бұрын

RG300 is significantly smaller than this. RG300 is great for SNES, Genesis, GBA, and some PSX

I've been waiting to buy a device and this definitely checks off a lot of the boxes. I think I'll wait a bit longer to see what happens with the community firmware -- I seem to remember the other 351 line systems performing a bit better on some of these games.

@ungratefulmango

3 жыл бұрын

You can expect ArkOS and 351ELEC within weeks of the devs getting a hold of the device. Since the chipset is identical, there isn't too much work to get it going.

@marksorvik6882

3 жыл бұрын

@@ungratefulmango ArkOS is coming to 351v, dev is waiting for his unit. 351Elec dev has stated he has no interest in the device or porting that OS to it.

@ungratefulmango

3 жыл бұрын

@@marksorvik6882 Oh really? I wonder why they don't want to port the 351V... Maybe they think it's too difficult.

@marksorvik6882

3 жыл бұрын

@@ungratefulmango From what the 351Elec dev said on Reddit it seemed like he's just pretty happy with his 351p/351m and generally not interested in the new 351v as a handheld. Doesn't make sense for him to buy the 351v and put work into porting it when he's not really interested in a 351v in the first place. Idk, maybe he just doesn't like the form factor or lack of second stick or something

@marksorvik6882

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if someone else comes along and tries to port it though

Great review just wish they used a more powerful CPU , I’ve had my fill of RK3226 devices If I didn’t already have a 351P I would probably get this

@ungratefulmango

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I decided not to get a 351 device, because I already had one from the 350 line. But as soon as this dropped, I was all over it

Hi Taki, question: I'm debating between this and the 350M for one main reason: lack of second analogue stick. I mostly play GBA and PS1 and am worried about games like Ace Combat or Medal of Honor being limited by the 1 analogue stick. What would you say?

I have a rg280v and i can tell you that these anbernic consoles are really great!!and that's it!awesome performances ,great displays ,great emulation ,great speaker ,great controls !!!anbernic is really the best in my opinion !

its kinda silly to me that these devices still dont use chips fast enough to run the current snes9x core with all games

@Undercoverfire

3 жыл бұрын

It's a question of price vs performance. If you wanted a device that could do that, it could be made, but it would probably end up running Android and being in the $200 price range, where you could just get a GPD XD+ (or even a Switch Lite), which already fits that description. These devices are for the $100 and under range, so their chips are always gonna be at least a few years old and probably mid-low tier for the time they were released in order to keep battery life long enough.

@erikd6124

3 жыл бұрын

@@Undercoverfire when do you think the next ambernic device will arrive with a more powerfull chip?

@Undercoverfire

3 жыл бұрын

@@erikd6124 Anbernic doesn't develop much in the way of low-level software for chips, they wait for other people to put out a similar product, then build a higher quality equivalent with the same chips. In the case of the JZ4770 chips used in the RG350/350m/350p/280/280v, they were copying the GCW-Zero firmware developed by the open source OpenDingux community. In the case of these Rockchip RK3326 devices (the RG351 line) they're copying the Odroid Go Advanced firmware and OS distributions made by HardKernel and their open source software community. They can't give you a timeline for any products using a new chip because they're a premium-grade copycat brand who make higher quality variants of existing products. That's how they're keeping their costs down while also keeping their build-quality high.

@erikd6124

3 жыл бұрын

@@Undercoverfire they at least did some modifications by adding this new 640 480 screen. Is there a newer device out or planed to realise in the near future with a more powerfull chip? One without android? Do you think they will do a more powerfull android device? I own the rg351p and Im thinking of getting this new 351v. Will there be another more powerfull device within a year? One without android?

@Undercoverfire

3 жыл бұрын

@@erikd6124 Most of the similar devices with more powerful chips run Android, which Anbernic doesn't seem to use on any of their devices. For instance, the Powkiddy X18S looks like it will be much more powerful, but it will run Android. Likewise with the KT R1 will use the same chip as the Powkiddy X18S and will also run Android. Whether or not new Linux-based handhelds come out depends on companies that do the actual software development like Hardkernel, and/or on large dedicated niche communities working for long periods of time, like with OpenDingux.

woah wild arms 2 and crash bandicoot, oh the memories, thanks Taki

Even after almost 20 years, Suikoden 2 is still my most favorite game of all time! As we speak, I’m playing the game right now on my MacBook. Damn. Thanks for showing it to us.

@ungratefulmango

3 жыл бұрын

I was also pretty hyped to see it in this video. Truly one of the best games of its genre and era.

Good form. I've not had any of the vertical Anbernic models yet. This could be the one to get

Aloha! Today I ordered one on BG for just 80 Euros. You can easily sell them in our country for the same price, thats not the problem. But I totally felt in love with this device. In germany we would say: Im going pregnant with it since alot of month. :D Im totally glad with my decision today. cant wait for it. Crystal black reminds me of the GBC generation. Besides that, thanks for your videos, im a big fan of them! so, ernest out, best wishes from germany and stay healthy!

I love how these small handheld devices run all the games, clunk og consoles ran when I was a kid. 👌🏿

Damn son you rocking that brand new Ambernic?

@FinalFallProductions

3 жыл бұрын

i think of this everytime lmaooo

@dorkultra

3 жыл бұрын

@@FinalFallProductions same here, i won't start the video till i read a comment about rockin' the new ambernic rofl

Amazingly amazing!

taki you made me want to buy this because of the suikoden 2 gameplay you showed.

Looks amazing. All we need is a slightly better SoC to get smooth N64 emulation!

NICE! dual SD card, analogue with L3 function, 4 shoulder buttons, 2 usb-C. Cons: no 2nd analogue stick, only mono speaker, no HDMI out, no C or Z face buttons, (this device has no room for above/below shoulder buttons so I'm ok, REALLY ok with the side-by-side config of the shoulder buttons but only on this specific style device). It's nice, very nice, but... not quite there, I'll wait. Great presentation Taki Udon. =D

Great vid. Thanks much.

Waiting for the day New Vegas can be played on one of these

@expotemkin

3 жыл бұрын

The Aya Neo can but it's way more expensive.

@christopherandara2991

3 жыл бұрын

Idk how it isn't for switch, it can play borderlands tho

@grav4819

3 жыл бұрын

2025

@thunderwarrior1759

3 жыл бұрын

Fallout 3 and Far Cry 2 also

@exoticbutters4212

3 жыл бұрын

Steam deck

This look sick!!

i ordered the wood grain one there is something about it that just makes me want it for the retro look :)

I love the V version, it's so small and powerful, I got the P but wanted to get the V as well... kinda hold myself to buy it, although it's nice to have one with ArkOS and another one with ELEC351 2.0

@syabiellow7547

Жыл бұрын

Which one do you prefer?

Damn it I already got an anbernic but imma get this one too! Looks lit yo!

Are u going to get the newer edition aya neo the black and white cw? It would be nice to see a review when they ship out.

can power stone from dreamcast run from this device, and also for nds what about the games require two screen

It's always a game of cat-and-mouse with those devices. 350M has a 4:3 screen, but an old chip. 351M has the new chip, but the screen is 3:2. This has the new chip and the 4:3 screen, but a plastic shell, one analog and a vertical arrangement (which I actually like, but I think I'm in the minority on that one, and it seems less pocketable than any of the other handhelds). As much as I'm tempted to buy one of those handhelds, I think I'll hold back a bit more and see what they come up with next. I wish there was either a 351VM with a metal casing and maybe a second analog, or a 351M2 with this screen.

@erikd6124

3 жыл бұрын

When would you use a second analog stick? Buy this one and play the games which it is good at.

Hey Taki, did I miss it or did you not talk about the thumb stick and what looks like a really uncomfortable position to play in? How is it?

@ungratefulmango

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was wondering that too. In Panda Mimi's video, she mentioned that the analogue stick is in a really awkward place. Too low and way too far to the left. Kind of a shame, but still worth it imo

does this play marvel vs capcom 2 well? and also for someone who isnt that tech savy is it easy to add roms to the handheld without ruining anything already in it i really like how they have the artwork for each console could i possibly ruin that somehow?

I havent really been looking at these little emulation machines but seeing Sonic Adventure 2 on something that looks like a Gameboy Pocket blew my mind

Einhander or Symphony of the Night on that bad boy would be dope.

@N02tradamus

3 жыл бұрын

Never played Einhander ... will try out ... seen it mentioned a few times

Thx for the video. Taki do you take request for tests? No video proof necessary. Just to see if the arcade Mortal Kombat games run well. They should be 53.2fps (not 60). It seems that portable uses Retroarch, so there should be a MAME 2003 core there. Thanks in advance!

Is there a possiblility to buy replacement keys, especially for the d-pad? I want to get one for my dad who's a big fan of Tetris and the likes.

@taki Udon OMG what Sky of Arcadia Rom are you using???? None of mine are working on my RG351p. Please Help!

Thanks for the video. With its wi-fi chip, can the RG351V browse the internet?

Can this run retroarch shaders? Most importantly the interlace one to make a 240p image?

man a smartphone cover with button and stick in vertical form like that would be awesome

I’m hoping the custom firmware will allow Flycast to do better DC emulation. If so this is a definite buy for me

How does Marvel vs Capcom 2 for Dreamcast runs on this device?

I am now the proud owner of a RG351V and I'm having the time of my life despite not being able to play to Parasite Eve 2 & not being able to save in Syphon Filter (I can create my own saves by using the little "f" button & R1 button together anyway, so it's not that big of a problem).

Really want to get one :o this is cool

Great video! But I got delivered today and I’m proper stoked with it but it doesn’t have any Mario games nor Wario games! Did I get a dud SD card or do I have to download them??

Do you know why so few of these handhelds have an HDMI port? I bought the Retroid Pocket 2 for this reason but Im not a fan of that device would prefer a 351P or in this case 351V

@afistfulofpimples1745

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I do.

Hey, can u help me? I just installed the 351ELEC system on my rg351p device. I noticed that it automatically ajusts the display to the 4:3 scale when I'm playing PS1 games. I would like to turn it into full screen scal but I don't know how to do it

Ordered this in grey as soon as it opened. I just wish it came in red. The smoke one reminds me of the Retromini.

@burrito_therapy9156

3 жыл бұрын

Does it play PS2 games?

@jedewitz

3 жыл бұрын

@@burrito_therapy9156 this device will probably barely play DC, PSP, and N64 games. There's nothing handheld right now that plays ps2 unless you spend a lot of money.

@ungratefulmango

3 жыл бұрын

I went for the grey as well. Getting pretty tired of transparent devices. And I was *not* about to get that wood effect 🤢

Vertical designs are my fave😍, I think I'm going to check this device out. The screen appears decent compared to other devices of this chipset. It looks comfortable in the hand. Most know what to expect regarding performance, with the settings you can get decent performance. Thanks for sharing👍

Taki, could you please help. I cant seem to play arcade games on my 351V. I get an error message trying to load the games. Saying Emuelec run log error. They scraped and look fine under the console, but cant play. Any Idea? Thanks

yoo I held off on getting the RG351P in the hopes we'd get a vertical format version! This is my favorite form factor

@RavusRiven

3 жыл бұрын

I want to replay PS1's Chrono Cross. A classic

How do you transfer files onto the device? Can it be done via usb cable? No mention in review or on the linked shop and would appreciate knowing before any purchase thanks. Is there any documentation on how to set up correct folders/file structure if we wipe the card and start over as recommended?

Just purchased one through your link! This will be my first emulator handheld, I'm pretty stoked!

Taki Udon are the Rg300 buttons (B,A,X,Y)compatible with the RG351V?

u can improve the performance of the nintendo 64 emulator?, like u did with the snes (changing to an older emulator version)

Hi! How is the OS?? I’m only interested on arcade (mame) games, ROMs are pre-installed? 😯 There is a built in store like retroid pocket 2 to add ROMs?

I hope for an anbernic device with a vertical oriented screen one day

Can this play Star Fox for SNES at full speed without frameskip on one of the cores?

Mine is on the way as well now, and you can bet I'm porting Retro Arena to it :)

@ungratefulmango

3 жыл бұрын

Will you be making a video on that? I subscribed just in case

@TechToyTinkerCompany

3 жыл бұрын

@@ungratefulmango lots of em

How do you save your game progress? I tried in one of the Pokémon games to save the standard way you would and it just said save failed and froze

Thanks for the video! You mentioned selecting a different emulator for Super Mario RPG on the device, and I was curious which one you considered superior to the default/latest one.

@erikd6124

3 жыл бұрын

He chooses the 2010 version in the video. I think.

@TakiUdon

3 жыл бұрын

2010 or 2005 +

@truthtellah5929

3 жыл бұрын

@@TakiUdon Thanks, Taki! :)

Hello when you buy it does it come with all the games or we need to put the emulators?

Is there a discord or website that shares info on upcoming handhelds?

is there a way to turn off the upper right feature that shows the FPS, MB and Mem?

can i ask how do you manage to upscale the graphics in the part of spyro/zelda?

Hi Taki, when you said to wait for custom firmware to support this device. But doesn’t the ArkOS or other firmwares that can be used on RG351P/M work on RG351V?

@SaiyanJin85

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. I made a PR on their github repo. God knows if and when they make it...

6:53 You mentioned that this chip could be more powerful with android. Is it possible that an android build could be made for this device? Or am I underestimating how difficult that would be...

I've heard from various sources that this is incapable of playing Space Invaders Atari 2600 version at the highest resolution - are you able to confirm this? I do not wish to make a hasty purchase.

@Rick_Todd

3 жыл бұрын

I can confirm it runs fine if you overclock to 4 ghz and also Pacman , Smooth as butter

@ncf1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rick_Todd this is encouraging news

@modeloman4568

3 жыл бұрын

Out of all the reasons to get this I was not expecting Space Invaders to be someone’s reason to buy this

@Cyko..

3 жыл бұрын

@@modeloman4568 Why not?

@muzicalmastermind6163

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cyko.. I suppose becasue it is such a low end game to run, powerwise and emulation wise

When you play DS games, is there always the cursor in the upper left corner or can you make it invisible?

how well is the rg351v aging now 2 years later? any updates since then? Happy with it 2 years later?

Was looking at the 280V and 351P/M but I somehow couldn't look past their little issues. The 280V looks really nice but it's too small and underpowered. The 351P has a weird screen aspect ratio and if you wanted wifi you gotta pony up for the 351M, which is also more premium but still the same 3:2 screen. Then somehow this appeared in my radar and it fixes pretty much the little showstoppers the other units have. Might pick this up but right now I'm waiting for my Console X Pro (which I bought for the same price the non-Pro goes for at 128GB... so why not?). I'll hold off buying the 351V for now.

It's possibile to rotate for vertical shot em up games?

I need one of these with a 5 inch display so bad.

@arisuaozora

3 жыл бұрын

There will be one releasing April

I currently use a hacked PS Vita as my portable emulation device. Would you say that something like this would give a better experience? Vita has some slowdown in the more demanding SNES and GBA games.

LET'S GOOOOO, A NEW ADDITION

Is it possible to connect it to a TV and use Bluetooth controller?