Retroid Pocket 2 Android Handheld Game Console, Dual Boot for Android and retro game console Multiple Emulators Console Handheld 3.5 Inch Display 4000mAh Battery Retro Gaming System (Indigo)

This emulator is great and I'm glad they're selling it here. It's about $40 more here, but you don't have to wait 3 months or longer to get it normally from China and you have Amazon's return policy as well. It plays great but will struggle with 3D PSP and N64 games. Most everything else played flawlessly. The Retroid Emulator mode has thousands of games pre-installed, you won't be disappointed. You still need to watch the setup on Youtube, but several emulator reviewers have done videos on this and it's pretty straightforward. It's not user friendly for children, I been see them getting frustrated. Overall, the build quality is great it comes with an HDMI cable and thick glass screen protector, you will need to buy a case, but there cheap. Only use a 1 amp USB Type C phone charger to charge it, a fast charger will fry it. Amazing machine, well worth the price.

It comes with several arcade roms and a few emulator programs. It can be tough to get most things working right but PS1 games run amazingly with the core OS. I had lots of fun playing arcade fighters while traveling. Build quality is solid, buttons clicky, screen looks nice. Also mine came with cables, and a glass screen protector. Definitely worth the price. Really interested to see how Retroid develops things. I'll probably do a full review on ForeverClassicGames.com in the coming weeks.

I picked this up a few weeks back on a flash sale before flying out on a business trip. So far I have been happy enough with it for the low price. I would like a bit more but I am enjoying revisiting some very old games from when I was a young man. Pros: Classic colors and design. Long battery life. Low price. Great compatibility using the latest RetroArch Included a SanDisk 32gb microSD card, microHDMI to HDMI cable, and screen protector Cons: D-Pad is in a poor position - Would be better with a PlayStation style setup. Installed software is garbage. No touch screen. (Switching the controls from Mouse Mode using L-Analog stick to Gamepad mode has some really odd consistency issues with triggering necessary on screen controls in Android 6.) Other: I quickly gave up on dual booting with the "RetroidOS." Nothing that was installed with it would run and it couldn't download anything else. Similarly the DIG app seemed to be a waste of time and space. I didn't try any of the other installed emulators for Android as everything on on it or on the Appstore require payments for full features. There is no way I am installing my Google account on this thing to transfer my paid for emulators like PPSSPP Gold... I have no way to verify the security of the OS. I made good progress using the installed RetroArch app and even played some games for a couple hours. However, I found out that this was either from the Play Store or was a customized version that brought its own issues. (Couldn't install certain cores, lacked a way to remove unwanted cores, etc.) I finally just installed FDroid, pointed it to the Libretro software sources, refreshed, and installed the latest RetroArch. I was able to move my savestates and other files over to the new latest RetroArch without issue. Now, please note that I didn't have ANY experience using RetroArch before getting this device. There are some complaints about the difficulty of setting it up. Sure, there were a few things that threw me at the beginning like where the location of some required files but once I was over this I was off and running. I installed images for a handful of games to keep me entertained on my flights and hotel stay for a week. GB, GBC, GBA, and PS1 all seem to run great. (Get the right core for RetroArch and configure it properly.) PSP is pushing the system too far and runs at about 25% - 50% speed. (Not that I care because I only tried it at a test.) On a flight playing PS1 I was able to get 2 hours of playtime with wifi off and full screen brightness using only about 25% of the battery. For the people commenting that X,Y,A, and B are swapped, well, no they aren't... they are using Nintendo's standard not Microsoft's. It would be nice if the case had Circle, Square, Triangle, and X for Sony's standard printed on the case next to the buttons as my little kiddo's don't know anything about the button layouts between systems. Overall I am pleased with the purchase and that I don't have to have my phone polluted with extra apps with either awful onscreen controls or terrible laggy bluetooth controllers.

After playing with this thing for a couple of days, I can confirm that it is a pretty good handheld emulator for the price. Since it runs on Android you are able to download apps from the play store, and after purchasing My Boy! and DraStic (not preinstalled), I can confirm that the Retroid pocket is easily able to keep up with the best emulator software as well as the GBA and DS titles themselves. DS is notoriously hard to emulate on a handheld, and DraStic operates surprisingly well with minimal frame drop. Also the Retroid is capable of keeping up with the fast forward features of many emulators. As far as the preinstalled emulators on the Retroid go, they are all functional and I haven’t encountered any problems apart from spending a chunk of time mapping controls. I haven’t done any exact measurements on the battery, but it really surprised me. Of course it depends on how taxing the games you play are and what your brightness is, but I have been able to play GBA and DS games for over 5 hours without needing to charge. In other words, I really like that the sufficient battery life complements its portability. When it comes to physical features, some of the buttons on the Retroid feel a little stiff, but that’s better than being super loose in my opinion. The D-pad isn’t in an optimal spot, and since it is a bit stiffer than something like a DS or Vita D pad, it could get pretty uncomfortable pretty quickly which is why I use the Joystick for long play and switch to the D pad when more precise input is needed. The left Joystick is pretty smooth and responsive so I haven’t had any problems with it. The right Joystick (or slider) is similar to the slider found on a 3ds except this one is a bit stiffer. I’m not sure what games would require it, so I am just glad that it is out of the way of my right hand. Overall, the device is thick enough to fit my hands extremely well and small enough to be portable which is what I look for in handhelds. I think this device is definitely worth the website price of $80, but I’m not sure if an extra $40 is worth the ease of going through Amazon. Consider looking at their website first. At the end of the day this device does what it claims to do and does it pretty well. You may have to put some effort into customizing some of the software to get used to it, but once you know how to navigate the system you’ll be flying around enjoying plenty of retro games. Before you buy the Retroid: WATCH AS MANY VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AS YOU CAN. There are plenty of tutorial and setup videos that can help you make an informed decision. Also, if you’re considering getting the purple one, just know that the actual color is a bit darker and the buttons are WHITE white and get dirty easily. My left joystick has actually started to wear a bit and it is showing a bit of pink beneath the white coat, so I honestly wish I’d gotten a black one. If you are looking for a more premium FEELING device, consider waiting for the release of Anbernic’s RG351M which is rumored to be out in nearly a month. It’s shell will be aluminum, not plastic, and the D pad would have better placement. However, the 351M is supposed to be missing many software performance features that the Retroid has, but a lot of this is subjective anyway. It wouldn’t hurt to take a look at some of Anbernic’s products though, as they have a much larger community behind them where customers are constantly innovating along side the company. If you do buy the Retroid: Some additional purchases I think are necessary are a 64gb SD card or higher. The system comes with a 32gb but somewhere between 20-25gb is already taken up. If you only plan on playing a few select series, then I wouldn’t worry about it since many old ROMs are measurable in kb and you won’t need the space. If you’re trying to emulate DS games, you’ll need to purchase DraStic from the play store for 5 bucks. It’s worth it with all of the features it comes with. Running DS games on a single screen handheld has never been easier. Once your Retroid comes in I highly recommend just going through some YouTube videos on setting it up and finding out what areas on your system you need to be interested in and what areas you can ignore. Hope this helps.

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