I have a problem with SNES-themed handhelds. I must buy them.

@Khoobus

Жыл бұрын

Understandable 😂

@jedewitz

Жыл бұрын

This device is such a wonderfully amazing turd.

@Valcrist37

Жыл бұрын

That's me with anything that looks like the old DMG-001 Gameboy haha

@Micchi-

Жыл бұрын

Are you going to buy the 353ps?

@elemileTLDR

Жыл бұрын

The SNES controller is just so... handsome. Made me droll as kid (never got it).

I work for a tech company, and I learned that they can make these devices so cheap by taking chips from other old devices and devices that have been thrown away and repurposing them for emulation handhelds like this. That’s why they scratch off the serials.

@Orpheusftw

Жыл бұрын

I don't want to go all "environmentalist," (and I know China is probably only doing it to make money) but it's really a fantastic way to recycle. 👌 I'm pretty sure last year's popular "Miyoo Mini" recycled a lot of obsolete cell phone parts.

@sdtqwe4ty7742

Жыл бұрын

A decade ago you could buy a tablet from microcenter for 10 buck's. I remember going a across a commenter on reddit saying that they read an article that the ps4 controller costs 15 bucks to make(that may have been the dual sense actually,. They're Chinese made electronics and plastics, I wouldn't be surprised if it costs a couple bucks) I'm sick of hearing from KZread reviewers on 20-30 dollar controllers at the very least complaining about lower grade plastics and then justifying it cause of the cost. The overwhelming bulk of the cost is the engineer who designed the controller to have a feel that defies the laws of.physics. That's why I'm into controller collecting cause I feel I'm actually paying for/tracks an engineers hour has opposed to a 20 dollar chinese made blender that has been touched up/refreshed from a design that was patented a half a century ago. I bought an NYXI,a chinese brand themselves selling 50 dollar Switch controllers that don't even have HD haptics,and I received an email complaining pandemics situation justifying a dollar or so increase. 50 buck bucko'roos wasnt enough to eat the cost? You had to complain to the customer? This proves to me that this is a mindset thing.(all those companies making record profits while they were bellyaching about supply chain costs due to the pandemics)

@TheDeathmail

Жыл бұрын

@@sdtqwe4ty7742 1st, check your source if it's correct for the $15. Also, they need packaging and paying for the machines and other overhead costs that exist other than the price of the materials... think about how expensive the machines to make the parts is... And then, they need to make an actual profit and pay their employees and for their buildings and stuff... and also the price for research and development Businesses often have a lot of overhead that is added into their products.... Often times, people want to assume that products are only the price of the materials... but that sadly isn't true...

@TheDeathmail

Жыл бұрын

@@sdtqwe4ty7742 TL;DR Often times, businesses have a LOT of factors that go into the product other than the price of the materials, ranging from buildings, machinery, workers and profit...

@bitelaserkhalif

Жыл бұрын

That's how new x99 board still sold today. Not only x99, but something like h55, h61, h81 etc as well

I really hope the community embraces this system just like they did with the Powkiddy V90, it haves good looks, and like Taki mentioned it is decently build for its price.

@eduardofernandez4011

Жыл бұрын

Oh, they already have on Discord.

@itsGravitas

Жыл бұрын

@@eduardofernandez4011 which discord? can you share a link please?

@ekinteko

Жыл бұрын

The PowKiddy V90 had and has its place. But this? It's pure eWaste. It's better to have a PS Vita Slim, for around USD $150 Used, then jailbreak it, and game on it from 2017. It's still worth keeping today. Rather than wasting money endlessly collecting all these compromised devices. A decent sidegrade / upgrade is the $300 GPD XD Plus in 2018, or 2019 with Razer JungleCat $100 and $500 Samsung S10+, or the 2022 Retroid Pocket 3+ for $150 price. The dozens and dozens of other PocketGo, PowKiddy, Evercade, Anbernic, Retroid, and GPD devices ranging from $50 to $300, they really aren't worth it when you think about it objectively. The options I listed above are all Pocketable, and they can play from Atari upto PSP flawlessly, and have mixed success with other systems like PS2, 3DS, GameCube, Wii, PS Vita and Android. So it's moreso "modern" and not really "retro", which can be done very cheaply. But for systems like Xbox, 360, PS3, WiiU, NSwitch, PS4, and Windows Games you have to step up to a different price bracket ($500 - $999) and different category of devices (SteamDeck, Laptops, Desktops). edit: spelling

@MaVOsO

Жыл бұрын

​@@itsGravitas can please let ne know that too?

@itsGravitas

Жыл бұрын

@@MaVOsO I don't know it yet. Let's see if he can share it.

I LOVE the replaceable battery. All device manufacturers should be doing this.

@JohnsNightmares

Жыл бұрын

They used too

@belldrop7365

Жыл бұрын

@The Tired Horizon It's not hard, but it can and should be easier.

@jamesh3267

Жыл бұрын

Hot take. 🙄

@makeitthrough_

Жыл бұрын

​@@jamesh3267 I'm sorry they're not hip and contrarian enough for you

@MrMakoto2

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesh3267 If you don't advocate for right to repair you are a fool

Recently got a $30 Vita that I fixed up by just replacing a few small parts. Always helps to keep an eye out for those gems.

@TakiUdon

Жыл бұрын

Deal of the year

@TheCoolDave

Жыл бұрын

Vita for $30 ? Even with minor fixes, that is a epic deal, nice find.

@Drae_Mass

Жыл бұрын

Nice, I also found a vita for $30 off offer up last year, girl said it didn't turn on and all I did was just unplug the battery and plug it back in and it turned on. The right speaker was blown but still well worth it for that price.

@xxnoxx-xp5bl

Жыл бұрын

Has SNES emulation been optimised on the Vita in the past 12 months?

@Brain_pocketer

Жыл бұрын

@@xxnoxx-xp5blIt has

Funny how Android phones from 2012 could run most GBA games at 100% but so many dedicated "gaming" handhelds still can't.

@dstech5196

Жыл бұрын

Dude, I was running up to megadrive, snes, gba, and even some nintendo 64 games on my kindle fire 2011 and samsung galaxy pocket.

@taidgheshea9625

Жыл бұрын

I had GBA games running on a Nokia n85 in 2009

@ivansaric4752

Жыл бұрын

​@@taidgheshea9625 Ahhh good old times, i had gbc and nes games on my Symbian emulator on 6630, N70, and then N95, and what about Ngage games, ahhh 😢❤😢❤😢❤

@mayank4156

Жыл бұрын

Dude, it's just $20. What did you expect?

@calvinanderson4245

Жыл бұрын

​​@@mayank4156Hey there, Datafrog shill!

I wasn't excited about this thing for myself...but I was excited about the idea of giving these things away as cheap gifts to friends or kids. Not being able to run gba games 100% proper kills this for me. Thanks for the video man!

@sceerane8662

Жыл бұрын

You might want to look into getting a used DSi or two and hacking them. They usually get about as cheap as this handheld, And they'll do GBA perfectly off an SD card. Plus NES and even a little bit of SNES.

@twitchster77

Жыл бұрын

@@sceerane8662 Hadn't even considered looking into old nDS or DSI's as I figured they'd be very expensive. But I'll check into them now for sure! I have a few friends that would just love to have something like these. Thanks for the suggestion!

For under £19 it's hard to argue with, great that it uses a standard 18650 battery and usb C too!

@bbloomfield6497

Жыл бұрын

If it weren't for its faults, it would be soooo close to being a gift to buy 5 of and give to adults for nostalgia or young ones in the family. Imagine if someone could've given you this in the 90s? They'd rise to #1 coolest uncle ever.

@MusicGameFinatic999

Жыл бұрын

​@B Bloomfield i got my nephew a raspberry pi with retropie installed and set it up for him with thousands of roms. He is now obssessed with mario and had a mario themed birthday party recently. I take full credit for his love of video games 😊

@drachenzahne9262

Жыл бұрын

@@MusicGameFinatic999 you da man!!

@MrKlaygomes

Жыл бұрын

@@MusicGameFinatic999here did you find the roms? My dog is asking for

@Alexander_Bahgheera

Жыл бұрын

Indeed! It’s SUPAH FRESH!!!💪🤓

To it's credit, my main downside with with the RG353P were it's tiny buttons. I know the buttons themselves aren't that tiny, but it throws me off so much when the device is trying to look like a SNES controller, but lacks those nice big buttons.

@Kickingit06

Жыл бұрын

The buttons? They didn't bother me at all. The games running at 30 percent speed is what sucks.

Ugh, this looks really good. Screen-tearing and GBA/SNES issues is honestly the only downfall. Hoping that custom firmware comes about.

5:55 Also the fact that the lines are diagonal instead of horizontal means they may have used a portrait-mode display and put it in sideways.

Got myself a copy of this recently, what I can say is you absolutely get what you pay for and there are ways to pay less for it (data frog don’t manufacture these, they resell them), but for MAME, it’s good!

I am just rather surprised the ROMs are in alphabetical order! And using an 18650 cell? That's pretty awesome actually.

I will say that while this seems shockingly good for the price, if you’re looking for a similar device performance-wise while also having CFW and (definitely minimal) SNES capability, I’ve been a big fan of the Powkiddy V90 for a while now. It provides a nice performance with a GBA SP form factor, and a $40-$50 price tag. At this point, I still have yet to see a nicer budget device.

Thanks man, is the first video i watch that talks about important things when it comes to game in this console

Just got mine yesterday in the mail and honestly for essentially 20$ I think it’s great deal. Sure some of the games don’t run the best but for a cheap thing to throw in your bag it’s great

@pvsweetypie

Жыл бұрын

Ok wulffden. Always with the bag.

This is the perfect gift to give your nephews or kids over the holidays.

Looks amazing for the price! If I had this when I was 12 I'd be super excited! Thanks for the review.

Pretty impressive for only $20.

@EricCartman056

Жыл бұрын

Better off with a modded psp

Wow, well I gotta say the search function pushes this into a higher category. Very cool!

CFW on this would be so much fun. I can assume that with tweaking every system presented would run perfectly.

Wow, that's amazing! It's always great to see affordable options for retro gaming enthusiasts. I love how versatile this emulator handheld is, being able to run games from the SNES and Sega Genesis. It's impressive how technology has come so far that we can fit all these classic games in such a compact device. This would be perfect for playing all my favorite retro games on the go. Thanks for sharing this awesome find!

@Draykez

Жыл бұрын

Shut up.

Awesome video man! I've seen this little one came by alot now i know! 👊🏼 🔥

I'm honestly very impressed with the UI of the OS. I just got an Rg300x, and the OS on the Datafrog seems a lot more user friendly, and more visually appealing with artwork for games and even a search function. Pretty impressive.

I guess it all comes down to how popular it becomes. If it can take a software update maybe things could be optimized on it. It just sems like it needs a lot tweaks and for a company to put in all that time and effort for $20 device, would be hard to justify. If they sell a ton, and people see there is a use for a device like this, then custom roms will show up.

I just got mine yesterday, and honestly, for the $20 I paid for it, it is not that bad. Under SNES and GBA runs pretty well. Screen tearing is not great, but for some light work, it is tolerable for me. Data Frog is actually actively updating it, too, though it appears their latest build performs worse for SNES, wrong direction! There is some developer interest in it too but not clear yet if there is any actual opportunity there.

@JPYouTube2023

Жыл бұрын

Where did you find the updated firmware?

@frankpepplinkhuizen

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, please do tell: where did you find the firmware?

@ThomasDick

Жыл бұрын

I'm also interested in

@jaredf6205

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I just want something for my dad to play SNES on.

@avatarofwoo

Жыл бұрын

Probably can google it but at least for now I wouldn't update because of the performance degradation

Just bought this for $15 and free shipping. and im in China. I dont have high hopes for this handheld, i think it will be a cool shelf display for my man cave

@TakiUdon

Жыл бұрын

$15 for a shelf display is decent

@jedewitz

Жыл бұрын

I got two for $16 each, shipped to Thailand, gave one to Dodo just for the lulz. On the edge of my seat waiting for that review...

The CPU is a Hichip H1512- a low end mips.

@TakiUdon

Жыл бұрын

How do you know?!

@jedewitz

Жыл бұрын

@@TakiUdon someone dumped the SPI and it's named in the very sparse loader.

@jedewitz

Жыл бұрын

@@TakiUdon Data Frog has just told me its running at 600mhz.

@J.A.Z-TheMortal

Жыл бұрын

Custom firmware possible? 🤞🏽

@jedewitz

Жыл бұрын

@@J.A.Z-TheMortal not a full cfw, but some mods yeah.

Reminds me of the LDK Game in terms of system support. Some vendors have yet to drop their prices for it though, but I'd personally put it just a little higher than this (probably $30 or $35)

@TakiUdon

Жыл бұрын

We never got a good sequel to that device...

@EpicTyphlosionTV

Жыл бұрын

@Taki Udon No we haven't, and that really sucks. Imagine something like this handheld but WAY more moddable and with better build quality!

@TheShadowHatter

Жыл бұрын

@@TakiUdon I guess it depends on what you guys consider a sequel, but to me the RG280V seemed like a "sequel" of sorts to the LDK game. Same form factor but better build quality and runs PS1 fantastically. It may not be officially from the LDK makers, but I felt like RG280V is just the perfect device for people who liked the LDK game.

got mine through yesterday and to be honest, for the price, its pretty good. Not perfect but I'm happy with it. BTW the buttons are lilac and purple, on your video Taki they appear grey and blue. One point is that my concave buttons are B and Y and on yours they are A and X so i'd imaging during hand assembly on the production line, they weren't told about this.

@TakiUdon

Жыл бұрын

I kind of feel like Y and B would be a better option for the concave buttons if the button mappings could change for NES/GB.

The new sf-2000 are being shipped with updated hardware and they have the key mapping on them. Out-of-the-box you might be pleasantly surprised how it plays now seeing how this review is 5 months ago and the ones that are coming out now they have black blue yellow, all kinds of colors. Not that colors make it any better but I will tell you my favorite is the black one. I have one of each color. I'm still trying to find a white one. They have also been redesigned. The buttons look different along with some labeling of ports. Maybe you should buy one of the updated ones and give another review😁

I love that you put the price in the KZread image. You should do that with all your videos.

When I decided to buy one of these, it was with the hope that the hardware was decent. I haven't gotten mine yet, but it sounds like that might be the case (minus the issue with some of the face buttons getting stuck under the shell, which some reviewers have encountered). My hope is that the popularity of this will motivate someone to create a customer FW for it. If that happens, and this can play all of the supported systems well, this could be an absolute steal at $20-25. It would behoove Data Frog to let this happen, as it would probably drive their sales through the roof.

@MaxOakland

Жыл бұрын

Id buy one if the software was good so yeah!

@shade20x64

Жыл бұрын

@@MaxOakland I finally got mine, and the hardware is surprisingly good for the price. I actually really like the feel of the face buttons (though the L1 and R1 buttons kind of suck). The emulation, though, is absolutely terrible. Most games are so bad I would classify them as unplayable, and some games (like Super Metroid) are literally unplayable because they won't boot. This will really need custom firmware to keep it from just being a nice-looking paperweight.

@MaxOakland

Жыл бұрын

@@shade20x64 that's way too bad. These companies need to stop with the horrible firmware. It's kinda ridiculous

@shade20x64

Жыл бұрын

@@MaxOakland Agreed.

So many of these handheld devices struggle to run SNES at the correct speed. The powkiddy Q90 is still a rather good handheld at a cheep price yet I'd like to replace it someday. Thanks for the honest review.

@Bizzare77777

Жыл бұрын

Do you know if it possible to find games on the powkiddy without having to navigate through all the titles when searching for your favorites? I am using the sd card that came with it, but it's a pain having to toggle between so many games just to find one. : (

@mattsmedley.onehandedgamin9029

Жыл бұрын

@@Bizzare77777 I'm not aware of an option to move titles into a favourite list on the powkiddy, yet I'm only using the standard version without upgrading it with software.

Thanks for the review, though it's a pity you didn't test how bad the AV-out was.

A nice review . I think I want to buy one now.

The fact that this takes an 18650 is . . . Inspiring? I'd love it if more things would take removable lithium cells. Would love to have a more powerful l handheld that took like two hot-swapable 21700s or something.

@MedienGulli

Жыл бұрын

i agree, this is one big plus of this device.

I'd definitely buy it for $20 if it ever showed up in my country for that price, if nothing else it looks great.

I think this just looks cool...thanks for the info!

Bought one based on this video. I had spotted it myself but didn't think it would even have any real ROMs onboard. Hopeful that we get some custom firmware in the future 👍

@MedienGulli

Жыл бұрын

CFW is in the making as we speak, also retroarch will come out soon ish.

I wish somebody would just release a fantastic SNES controller themed handheld that could run NES up to N64/PS1 that played full speed with no screen tearing. I would pay a LOT of money for something like that!

I hope the mod community embrace this device and fix the software (like they did with the RS-90) 🥺

@kitecattestecke2303

Жыл бұрын

If the CPU is even capable of running GBA at full Speed 😂 Would have been smart to pay 30usd with usuable Speer, 20usd papeeweight? Nope

@MaxOakland

Жыл бұрын

Seriously! Id love one but the software sounds rough

Great review!

That battery can easily be replaced with a 5800mAh rechargeable battery for under $10 too, that should give it some serious life. Overall, it seems like a pretty solid budget choice for a casual player, or to keep kids busy. This feels like a device that the community could customize the OS and turn it into something pretty decent.

I enjoy watching your videos. I would like your opinion on Kinhank external hard drive for emulation.

This reminds me of a gameboy micro, what a decent price for such a solid package!

Great video!

Well presented, I think it’s a steal for what you pay, nostalgia budget console

Good to know about the Master System games support, I'll add some to mine. I pretty much considered this for MAME use. The Megadrive is a real shame, due to no mapping settings, I can't play games like Revenge of Shinobi where they have the 'R' button mapped as 'C' button. So only some basic Megadrive games which uses only 'A' and 'B' I can work with. But was only £20 so, it's a shame, as with that simple change this would have been much more enjoyable for me. I'm going to get some MS games on there now though

@kitecattestecke2303

Жыл бұрын

E-Mail the manufacturer for button remapping, apparently there are Firmware updates so they care about customer s 😅

@mumfnah

Жыл бұрын

@@kitecattestecke2303 really? I'll give a try then. If possible to then would be good. Megadrive and MAME are what I want to play mostly on this

that capcom intro sounded sick tbh, would be cool to use for a beat or something lol

It’s honestly the best bro give it a chance 🎉

Great video! What's the better alternative to this that is still near this price point?

For 20 bucks is a cute console. If eventually somebody make a custom OS maybe became decent

I was just thinking that they should be keeping the older emulation devices like the Pocket Go for sale at a cheaper price. With so many companies pushing the high end expensive devices, I appreciate someone trying to push the low end

I just got mine the other day. And for what I paid and it can do, I like this little device. Definitely gonna give it to my son to use as a daily driver.

Considering the cons I can't wait to get this little bad boy 🙏🏽

I definitely want one of the SNES controller shaped devices. Almost got the Anbernic version, but I was too impatient for the shipping and got a rectangle instead.

24.19$, no coupons available for me (only Buy 5 get 1% off) and, 11.21$ shipping for my country (Serbia, south-eastern Europe). Not worth it. For that money I could buy Powkiddy q90 or v90. :D Nice video. Thanks for showing this. Really appreciate it.

Thanks for the video. Any idea what OS is running on that device? maybe with better software it can be improved? Does the SD card get recognised in a PC what type of file extention does it have if so? I would get one for the form factor but it would be nice to see if its one to pick up for a moding project if anything can be done with the OS. - screen tearing may need a new screen but software can help with other settings. It looks like a custom version of a light weight Linux build.

@bnister

Жыл бұрын

It's a proprietary ALi TDS2 RTOS, linked together with all of the software to huge 12 MB bisrv.asd file. One can't swap parts of it, only change it as whole. There's also a Resources folder with, well, menu resources :-) The card is standard FAT32, all of the extensions are all made up to deter casual mods. Screen tearing is almost impossible to fix, there are several hardware modules (GE = Graphic [sic] Engine, GMA = Graphic [sic] Memory Access and the LCD itself) all racing the beam at once with seemingly no provision to sync. The Display device driver (also called VPO in places) might be handling a video retrace IRQ, but that's seemingly not exposed as an API. Ah and there's never been a Linux kernel built for these chips at all, only for some higher end dual core ones.

Theres a video here on youtube showing a cfw working on a sf2000 with retroarch, still super early but i do believe they’re gonna get it running.

Great video, thanks for uploading!!! I have one question though. I have taken roms out of the individual emulator folders and put them in the ROMS folder so when I go to the game list feature my favorite games are there and I don't have to do all that scrolling. The games show up but none of them load. As I said I just took them from one folder on the SD card and put them in another. Any idea why they won't run when they are in the game list section????

I hope in the future this gets some better updates that will help

@MaxOakland

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I want one but not at this quality

Mine arrived this week. Its "okay" for 24€ but the R-Button didnt click XD Have to open mine to repair it. It lags a lot at many Snes and Advance Game. Hope there will be a way to put another Firmware on it. I like the Formfactor, and it looks nice as a decorative part in my Gaming Shelfs but i keep playing on my Anbernic :)

looks cool enough. i would buy it.

9:19 "this makes no sense what the hell" LMAO we can hear you! :D I guess maybe it's like pre-compiling something ?

Thats it, seen it often enough, just ordered one to try to reverse what SoC is on there. If there is some update, one could dissect it to find out more too.

I think because they apparently use whatever available parts, quality differs for each handheld. Mine runs most the SNES games too slow. But the GB, GBA, NES games and many Sega games run well. If you press start and select at the same time, the hanheld has four save slots for each game, which you'll want to use because the individual games don't tend to hold their saves. But the save slots work flawlessly. I am playing a lot of games I always wanted to play, so this has been a great value. I hope to get a better one at some point to play N64, Dreamcast, PS1, SNES at some point; but this was a great starter handheld emulator for me.

finally, one of those with AV out and the ability to play custom roms!

Hey! I love the channel, I believe you were the reason I bought an ambernek I really want to play that wonky mario game, the... sideways mario one, but i couldnt figure out how to get it to run on my ambernek system, could you maybe make a tutorial on like.. how to get weird homebrew/hacked games to work speficially on the RG 280V?

How’s the durability? I’ve been looking for a handheld to get my daughter some exposure to the classics but many have exposed screens. This Game Boy style cover might be just what we need.

@sunnygalli

Жыл бұрын

Go for the powkiddy V90 with its clamshell style to cover the screen.

YOU HAD ME AT USER REPLACEABLE BATTERY

I bought this at the same time as a rg35xx the Anbernic is here still waiting on the other. But like you said for 25 bucks it's worth a roll of the dice

What is the cheapest handheld that are able to run these systems that you would recommend? I'd like to get one but I don't want to spend much. Thanks.

I mean pretty damn good for 20 bucks, I might pick one up for a dedicated nes and gbc machine

Are the covers high resolution? I mean for 20$ it might be worth it for the effort someone took to match all these with roms :D

@TakiUdon

Жыл бұрын

XD

i was diagnostictated eith pulmonar cancer, your my favourite youtuber

Bought a couple for my niece and nephew!

Is there a similar device that can also do Nintendo ds? Not sure if it’s possible but looking for a cheap handheld for me and my girlfriend who likes games like it takes two or Mario bros/kart. Would like to get her into Pokémon etc. Reason I’m asking for DS is that she had one when she was younger

Analogue is not pointless when you can relaxed your thumb moving around, and super useful for shmups.

If you want a cheap retro device that can play all these systems better I would recommend the powkiddy v90 plus its super pocketable

I ordered 2 yesterday. $13 and free shipping, and $18 with 2 controls. Also Datafrog seems to release firmware 1.5 with remapping menu, better performance.

Take a look at the Trim UI SR? Im sorry i am having issues understanding.

@TakiUdon

Жыл бұрын

Trim UI Smart (It's a video that shows up at the end of the video to click on).

What's the joy con for if not PSP?

Any suggestions for sub-$50 handhelds that play SNES and GBA well?

How does this compare to the powkiddy q90 and v90's?

I’m going to get this to mainly play old RPGs

Is there one youd recommend for gba, snes and genesis?

company: *makes rom handheld* "let's cram as many versions of adventure island as possible in that thing"

Thanks 👍

It's been forever and a day since I've played Gameboy games on original hardware. Did they have screen tearing issues back then?

I have seen a handheld like this at the store that a kid left behind but it was nes themed

Ill stick to my anbernic rg353v. But i do love how this device is snes themed. I too am a sucker for that. I see anything that looks like the american snes and i abolutely must pick up my snes and play it. Best console of all time. The only reason i didnt get the snes anbernic is because handheld consoles tend to be heavy, and my hands have a hard time with handhelds but the original gb formfactor is doable for me. So i got the model 1 gb colored rg353v and i love it. Found a guy on etsy who makes skins so now mine is truly an original gb.

modern TVs support both ntsc and pal - so i would advise everyone to go for the ntsc mode ( if possible )- as the difference between 50hz and 60 hz .. is actually around 20 percent increase in speed of the game

Can it be modified to boot JelOS from SD Card? it seems the firmware is heavy on ram... 512mb DDR is more than enough on my old laptop to run attract mode inside windows XP !!!!!!! that even somehow runs mario 64 & Tarzan (Barely)

Screen tearing in general doesnt bother me unless its affecting the game in such a way where i dont know what's going on, mainly due to getting into the zone or tunnel visioning once i really get playing. Sadly the inconsistent loading quality makes this a hard pass for consideration. That said for a 20$ price tag and a decent battery you could try and rig together game demos of random gameplay in rom form and just have this act like a background piece on a shelf, similar to moving picture frames.

Wow that Capcom jingle was rad that slow.

You said that youve updated the Firmware? How did you do that?

i dont get it, what do you mean it would be closer to original hardware? the gameboy had you put your thumb halfway over both buttons?

Anything shaped like a SNES controller gets my attention.

How many space left in the sd card came with it?