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rootCompute:\

Happy 20 years to the PSP!

Here's my PSP 1000 model. This thing desperately needs some TLC; the battery no longer holds a charge and the control stick has an exaggerated drift, making most games unplayable. I get most of my PSP fix on the Steam Deck these days, but part of me wants to crack this thing open and see if I can restore it to working order.

Weird to think that we've now had two decades of 3D graphics on handhelds. Do you have any PSP favorites?

My black PSP 1000 seated in a corner of my room on a wooden surface
#psp#sony#retrogaming
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Brooks

LegionGo #SteamOS #handhelds are here. It took me several minutes to unpack the Best Buy store to make sense of all the different SKUs so let me share what I found in a hopefully helpful way:

SteamOS Z1E 1TB = $750
Windows Z1E 1TB = $830

SteamOS Z2Go 1TB = $730
Windows Z2Go 1TB = $730

SteamOS Z2Go 512 = $550
Windows Z2Go 512 = $550

So almost all SKUs are the same price (Windows vs. Steam), except the top tier, which has an $80 premium for the Windows version.

They're charging a ~$200 Apple tax for an extra 512GB storage. That's about 8x what that costs off the shelf. Another reminder why I absolutely loathe Apple.

Oh and the old Legion Go w/ Z1E/1TB is $750, also $80 less than the Go S, and represents a much better value. I don't think these are going to do well. Valve needs better partners.

#handheld #steamdeck #gaming

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Jake in the desert

I had always wondered about the differences in color and variation of Game Boy cartridges. The other day, I ran across this listing of the four types of cartridge (see first image for visual examples):

Type 1: original
Type 2: original/Color hybrids ("black cartridges")
Type 3: Color
Type 4: Advance

Also, as you may know, there's a lot of bootleg Game Boy cartridges out there, too. Some people (like myself) sometimes grab em just to play a rare game. But if you want a guide to AUTHENTIC Game Boy cartridges, a good one is here: reddit.com/r/GameboyAdvance/co

Four types of Game Boy games. Gray Kirby's Dream Land cartridge at top left, black cartridge Zelda at top right, translucent Game Boy Color Metal Gear at bottom left, smaller Castlevania black Game Boy Advance cartridge at bottom right.
A selection of Game Boy games sitting in a display case (they sell these display cases on Etsy)
#GameBoy#GameBoyAdvance#GBA
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I have a spreadsheet where I'm keeping track of various #retroGaming #handhelds and the #opensource firmwares that officially support them. I'm surprised which device is so far out in front of all the others.

The #TrimUiSmartPro; supported by #batocera #retronix #retropie #recalbox #lakka #arkos #knulli and #crossmixOS. It's not a powerful device, a little faster than the #Anbernic RGXX line, but at just under $100 it could be good for #Dreamcast

#trimui #videoGames

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I've been doing a lot of research about #RetroGaming #handhelds and #SBCs. There's a ton of very weak quad core #ARM devices that run #games all the way up to #Dreamcast, and #GameCube! RaspberryPi level; things with screens and buttons hardwired to them.

But then there are the #OrangePi boards with #Rockchip #SoC that have 2 more cores! That makes them even faster than the #Unisoc chip in the #retroidPocket4Pro which easily handles #PS2. No screens or buttons though..

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rootCompute:\

I've had an absolutely marvelous time using the Anbernic RG35XXSP ever since I received it back in late July, incredible bang for your buck at $60.

After some extensive gaming sessions on the device, I noticed the A button has started to sink down further than the other buttons due to repeated use. Luckily, I have all the tools needed to disassemble this unit on hand. I'm free for the rest of the day, so let's see if we can repair this minor defect.

My silver RG35XXSP unit, displaying a Pokémon battle between my Porygon and an enemy Hitmonchan from the Game Boy Color rom hack Pokémon Brown 6.0 (20th anniversary edition) You can clearly see that the A button is sunk further down than the rest of the buttons. Though it's not missing any inputs, the feedback is noticeably less clicky.
#anbernic#rg35xxsp#handhelds
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🎮 Valve: Confirms SteamOS (Linux) support to Asus ROG Ally (& other handheld gadgets) 🐧

"Valve's Lawrence Yang confirmed; the company intends to allow competing portable gaming PCs to run its Linux-based operating system" ✅

How about that? Windows is no longer some kind of *de facto* gaming platform today.

►ign.com/articles/steam-deck-st

IGN · Valve Confirms It Will Add SteamOS Support to Asus ROG Ally - IGNBy Taylor Lyles
#LinuxGaming#expansion#Linux
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I'm kinda sitting on the fence when it comes to #gaming #handhelds. #SteamDeck look fine, but not very portable with that huge screen and limited battery.

I've been considering an #AynOdin2 but I'm also not sure that #Android will give me enough control to emulate all the weird stuff I like.

Something like the #Ayaneo Air Plus might be a nice middle ground

notebookcheck.net/AYANEO-heavi

#retrogaming#emulation#videoGames
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