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I pre-ordered Thor with a credit card swipe,
a ceremonial gesture, a performative hype.
I'll never play games—don’t have time for that,
I just need the photo for my digital hat.

They say I'm a gamer, a retro elite,
I carry my device into the street.
At Starbucks I pose with a serious face,
a nostalgic prop in a digital space.

But GuangDong won't ship, it's holding my clout,
my followers ask what the delay's about.
The RAM prices climbed, they soared out of sight,
my unplayed collection is stuck in the night.

So I wait by the screen, and refresh once more,
a performative warrior trapped in the war.
No console in hand, but I’ll still make a song—

**Bongos Interlude**

WOOOOOONGDEEEEEEEEENK!

I have dong, performative, and joey fatigue.

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>>12397886
> GuangDong’s New Year lasts longer than your patience

TechDweeb won.

>>12397904
>Techdweeb was Joey's positive persona all along
How would you react?

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>>12397904
Joey won a 10 day youtube ban

>>12397883
>>12397887
>>12397910
It's a scam because this stuff is determined at birth.

Remember when you were in high school how there was the cool kids table, and you had all those smart, good looking, athletic, charismatic kids who were having fun all the time and getting trophies? All the chicks were super hot and all the guys were getting pussy every weekend? Do you know what they had to do to become like that? Nothing. This is what's lost on so many of you. A chad doesn't have to try to be a chad. He just is one. There's people on this board in their mid 30s talking about getting fit and improving themselves. Dude, look at an actuarial table. Your life is already over. You aren't going to hit all of your formative teenage milestones at age 40. You aren't going to become rich and famous. You aren't going to find a virginal 20 year old wife. You are not getting super powers. You have fewer years ahead of you than you do behind you, and the last 25% of that stretch is going to be absolutely fucking miserable as your body literally decays with you trapped inside it.

Being an anti is insane
But being an anti here is both insane and retarded.

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>>12397915
I was a cool kid in highschool bro. I'm not gonna sit here and read a lecture from a fat dweeb who never got laid about being a chad.

No we didn't have to do "nothing", it's not that simple, yes genetics plays a part, but I've known plenty of genetically good guys who didn't get far back then because they weren't a total package.
I had to get nice clothes, keep myself groomed, stay in shape, be entertaining and engaging which means being in touch with what the bitches were into. You're a fucking loser who's probably never made an attempt because all you care about is feeding yourself, whether it be food, entertainment or chinkhelds.

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>>12397915
Totally right, which is why I wrote this song:

I pre-ordered Thor with impatient delight,
a hole in my wallet, a hole in my life.
I’ll never play games—I don’t have the drive,
I just need the plastic to feel more alive.

They say I'm a gamer, a retro devotee,
I flex at the café for all eyes to see.
With thumb on the button, a serious stare,
the thing never leaves its box anywhere.

But Thor hasn't shipped—it’s stuck in Guangdong,
the wait makes me open when nothing goes wrong.
The longer it lingers, the deeper the ache,
a performative stretch for performative's sake.

I check the tracking ten times a day,
preparing and widening in every way.
If Thor doesn’t come, I may never be full—
this waiting is making dilation so cruel.

So I breathe, and I wait, and I open up more,
a pre-ordered vessel, a dilated bore.
They said “soon it ships” but the date has withdrawn—
hover to complete this transitional song:

WAAAAAANKDOOOOOOOOONG!

** TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS **

-- Mic Drop --

Anyone have a vertical one with sticks?
How's that? Looks uncomfortable to use sticks on one, but I have never held one.

>>12397938
just get a grip.
Every device is better with a grip.
You get a grip and you can enjoy any device that meets your fancy.

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>>12397935
This.

It was exhausting. And you must be performative, unironically. Sure being yourself is attractive and not being a fake projects confidence, but you also have to mould your personality around their perspective.

I was very lucky and successful pulling girls in high school and uni, I knew my clock was ticking because I am no marriage material, and girls after 25 would be looking for marriage material, so I seized the opportunity and had lots of fun, but it was VERY consuming to perform.

Now that I have completely given up on romantic relationships I have much more peace of mind, and feel much more content with simply being me.

So yeah, no.. plenty of chads I was friends with were only chads on paper, but their pride, their boastfulness, their bragging, their assholness, etc.. kept them from truly scoring.

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>>12397951
>I seized the opportunity and had lots of fun, but it was VERY consuming to perform.
This sums it up perfectly, I'm in the same boat. After I was done with school I was done with being performative. I'm much more content living a hermit life than being a character 24/7.

>magicx not shipping orders until Feb 26th
Whoops.

>>12397995
>performative thor playing

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Feel like pure shit just want her back

What's the point of discontinuing well regarded products that people would still be interested in? Do they really think it will prompt people to buy more expensive retroids? Most people only interested in budget options will just go to another brand instead. This no longer existing is the reason the 35/40XX H are still poppin

>>12398016
They probably ran out of leftover screens they used to make them

>>12397995
ENOUGH HANDHELDS

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>>12398045
Russ is unhinged
He got cocky after Chewey got out of his way. Chewey was the only youtuber realistically eating Russ' views and audience away, he was about to forever destroy Russ, but Russ got lucky with Chewey's ban .

Now full of pride and cockyness, Russ pretends PowChaddy is roasted by anyone...

Go check your broke back, unhinged faggot.

>>12398045
He is no longer /my guy/. Social media types only get off on negativity, fuck these NPC faggots.

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>be me
>30-something retrocel
>work from home, wife's boyfriend pays the bills
>see Thor announced
>"this is it. the endgame. the one device to rule them all"
>pre-order day 1
>credit card swipe feel like sacred ritual

>months pass
>decide to prepare
>i mean REALLY prepare

>curate 128GB ROM set
>NoIntro, TOSEC, Redump, the holy trinity
>remove all duplicates
>organize by genre, then by year, then by personal vibes
>rename every single file to [Game (Year) [Region].zip]
>take three weeks
>feel god's favor

>custom firmware drops on Discord
>study the readme like scripture
>download six different versions
>keep a changelog in a notebook
>the notebook has tabs

>SD cards? bought five
>one for each OS, one for testing, two backups, one for "vibes"
>benchmark every brand
>Samsung Evo Plus wins
>frame the loser cards on wall

>romhacking dot net becomes my homepage
>apply translation patches to games i'll never play in Japanese
>apply QoL patches to games i've never played
>"SM64 with widescreen?? essential"
>apply randomizers "just in case i want chaos"
>spoiler: i won't

>cover art
>scraping for weeks
>mixbox, emumovies, reddit threads from 2017
>rename every image to match ROM set EXACTLY
>write python script to check mismatches
>the script finds three
>i cry

>Thor still not shipped

>weeks more
>check tracking
>"Label created"
>GuangDong
>always GuangDong

>realize something
>i haven't played a game in two months
>don't even want to
>the preparation WAS the game
>Thor is just... the trophy
>A trophy for my shelf

>now i wait
>empty
>incomplete
>performative

>>12398051
cute cowe

>>12397943
you better get a grip of reality.

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>>12398057
Take a deep breath kiddo, sing with me:

Soft Thor (The GuangDong Lullaby)
(To the tune of "Soft Kitty")
------------------------------
Soft Thor, warm Thor
Little ball of wait
Angsty Thor, happy Thor
Please… just… ship… late

Soft Thor, warm Thor
Still in Guangdong Bay
Pre-order Thor, performative Thor
Never ship… okay… bazinga?

Waiting Thor, anxious Thor
Stuck in customs lore
Plastic Thor, for show Thor
You don't play… for sure

Soft Thor, warm Thor
Label's still "pre-ship"
Angsty Thor, happy Thor?
No… just empty grip

WRONGDONG!

>>12398067

thanks sis, first time i've felt held since i pre-ordered

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>refresh thread
>see "Soft Thor" copypasta
>feel seen

>the preparation was never about playing
>the waiting was never about the device
>it was about belonging to something
>even if that something is just
>other anons
>waiting together
>dilating together
>refreshing together

>hover over the black bar
>see "WANKDONG"
>laugh-cry again
>feel... whole?

>type reply:
>"thanks sis
>first time i've felt held
>since i pre-ordered"

>post
>close laptop
>stare at ceiling
>GuangDong feels further away
>but also... closer?

>maybe that's enough for tonight

Be hopeful Thorsisters!
I'm out

Someday weeks or months from now after ignoring the meme anon you'll be occasionally referencing the Guangdong memes and making jokes, not once apologizing for neglecting someone who just wanted to make OC for you guys to make you smile. Hope you're proud of yourselves.

>>12398057

absolutely kino. Soon the next one will release and you get to do it all over again.

>>12398116
>>12398096
>>12398086
>>12398067
>>12398057
samefag

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>thread dies immediately after a samefag gets called out

>>12398157
>everyone I don't like is one person

>>12398273
It's like people were saying earlier, /hhg/ kind of needs the shitposters in order to stay afloat.

Sent thor to my parents house because I thought it was going to arrive while I was staying there for a bit.
Now I have to wait two weeks for them to ship it to me.
At least it's not stuck in China.

My Thor came in. I'm not sure what I want to install first. Probably Duckstation to play Legend of Dragoon. Thank you for reading my blog post.

>>12398284
by our powers combined
>retroon!
>get a steam deck!
>techdweeb won!
>just use your phone!
>performative!
We are. . . Captain Shitpost!

>>12398397
My fuarking heroes

Is it actually comfortable to play PS2/Gamecube games on these things? I bought a cheap chinkheld to dip my toes in this stuff, beat a couple of games and overall like the device, but it's making me question if games past the ps1 will look that good on these smaller screens.

>>12398454
I've been enjoying REmake on my thor.

>>12398454
I like playing them on the Retroid Flip 2 but it really depends on if you like handhelds in general. For me, playing console games on a handheld was always pipe dream tier until the last few years. Gen 6 is where it really caps out though because after that you need a bigger screen due to how small text can get in games gen 7 and up. Look at gameplay in a youtube video on your phone in landscape. If that looks good to you, I think it should answer your question.

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>Thor still in china
>Export customs/Reserved for inspection
>Last update: February 3rd
>Now Chinese new years
My own fault for paying 4PX

>>12398454
As a rule the devices capable of running those high end consoles are also gonna be much larger than the average handheld

I got an RP6. What do I think of it?

>>12398474
You realize it wasn't much of an upgrade over the 5 and wish they kept the first design

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It's pico time.

>>12398454
Depends on the device. People like to shill the Retroid 5 and Thor a lot here, but if you pay attention most of the photos taken (while being played) have additional plastic grips on them. In short - do your own research.

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>>12398491
Impressons so far.

The boot up speeds are amazing, like launching Black 2 is almost instant compared to the little lag on my DSTWO.
All the games I've played all seem to be perfectly fine without any AP patches. Black 2 for example the EXP gain is fine.
Sleep mode works fine. I was able to close it and keep playing. (Unlike a certain flashcart)
I enjoy the boxart and theres a handy little program that does it for you automatically
WPA mode seems to be working fine. I was able to connect to the Mystery Gift DNS thing and claim some Mystery Gifts on a DSi enhanced rom.

Downsides for me so far.
No cheat options. Not much of a deal breaker to me personally. But can be to some.
To change themes you have to put the SD into the PC and edit a .json file to the one you want to use which is a ballache
No hotkey to return to flashcart menu. Which might be an issue for some but for me on DSi I just press the power button and relaunch and it's fine much quicker than the soft resets on other flashcarts anyways.

I'll probably replace my DSTWO with it desu as all the games I enjoy seem to be working thus far.
Tested on a DSi with UnLaunch (With sound and H&S Splash restored.) I made the mistake of getting clear white shell but I might now try and get a transparent black one instead.
Hope it does have a bright future and not get abandoned.

>>12398656
would it be worth it to use one of those on my dsi or is homebrewing it still better?

>>12398662
I've always been a flashcard guy because Twilight Menu++ hasn't ever caught me. Way too many options and in my experience playing Romhacks seem to produce ram errors.
Again this is my own experience here so take it with a grain of salt.
Flashcarts usually have better compatibility. Not sure what the compatibility of the Pico is right now but I am assuming the vast majority of games are fine but on Twilight Menu++ I still see that NDS boot strap still has compatibility issues in some games. Never been a big fan of DS on SD myself anyways. At least in my setup after installing UnLaunch I am not tied to a SD card and can use the DSi with the patches no problem and it basically behaves like a stock DSi just no flashcard whitelist.

>>12398670
im interested as well, is it able to play dsi ware games?
and is this the same one youre currently using?
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005007535764512.html

>>12398678
Thats the one yea, it's able to play DSi ware too, aswell as GBA/GBC/GB and NES/SNES and from what I can tell the performance seems a little better than GBARunner2.
I was told by some people to make sure you get the Micro-B version. As the Type-C version is a little thicker which makes it a bit more tight in the cart slot.
Another reason is it seems someone is developing an IR addon with the Micro B slot so in the future we may be able to do the Pokewalker stuff without ever having an official HG/SS cart.

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I don't see as much buzz about the KT-R2 as there was with the first one. Have most people just lost confidence in them delivering a good product after the first one didn't live up to expectations?

>>12398691
I don't think theres much buzz because the $200 handheld market is oversaturated to fuck.

>>12398684
im not sure if i can find a B version for my region, do you know which version this one is?
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005011638688865.html

>>12398696
Not sure if there are MicroUSB ones anymore seems everyone has switched to Type-C.
I know it's 0.5mm difference but just makes it a bit more tighter I am sure.

>>12398704
alright, thanks anon

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>>12398704
The anon here.
Looks like they get around the 0.5mm of thickness by removing the front of the cart around the Type C instead of at the back which imo I don't really like. I like my fronts clean.

>>12398748
i ended up ordering from the other link i sent since its slightly cheaper and uses choice shipping, also got a spare case with dif color just in case

>>12398753
As long as you got this.
https://ja.aliexpress.com/item/1005007535764512.html

As that seems like the PCB.
the other one is cases of different colors.

Also for everyone else. Update.
I downloaded the top 150 DS roms and put them in all one folder and it still boots up super quickly and boots games super quick.
No having to wait for it to parse all 150 roms in one folder.

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>>12398760
oh i thought these options were the pcb itself as well, i could just cancel this and get the other just to be safe

>I downloaded the top 150 DS roms and put them in all one folder and it still boots up super quickly and boots games super quick.
that's good to hear

>>12398768
Those are like $1 doubt the PCB would come with those.

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>>12398769
uh weird, are you selecting the other options from that page? the shells cost 3 dollars but those other options are this much

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>>12398770
Weird
Now I am tempted to order one incase it is another PCB with type-c

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>>12398773
one of the reviews makes it seem like it came with the pcb, could also ask the store about it

>>12398775
If it’s $17 then yeah it’s the entire thing so don’t need to cancel

>>12398691
I didn't know this was a thing

>>12398684
What does it use to play gba if not gbarunner2?

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>>12398775
>>12398781
i asked him if it had the pcb and this was his reply

>>12398790
Gbarunner 3

>>12398808
WHERE IS CHICKEN

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>Why yes that is a Thor in my pocket, how could you tell?

>>12398865
Is that a Thor in your pocket or are you just is that a Thor in your pocket or are you just is that a Thor in your pocket or are you just

Niggas mention whether the chinkheld is pocketable or not but at the same time they carry around 6.9" smartphones everyday

>>12398898
Most smartphone screens are 5"

>>12398898
which chinkheld is as thin as a smartphone?

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>>12398903
these bad boys, but I hope you like Mighty Final Fight

>>12398906
kek

>RK3566 finally got Vulkan support.
Upscaled PSP here we come. X55chads keep winning.

>>12398902
What year is it?

>>12398835
Chicken is fucking dead, and YOU killed him.

Are steam decks going to go out of stock globally?

Seems like US and parts of Europe can't buy them anymore.

>>12398968
All you need is PSP and DS

>rg34xx needs to be taken apart and duct taped so the diagonals don’t suck
>rg34xxsp is joining the hingegate (and the 5head still looks retarded)
>ayaneo micro is still overpriced
What’s the best chinkheld for GBA now?

>>12398975
magicx one 35?

>>12398975
Still the 34xx. Get a nice 16:9 OLED if you can't be bothered.

>>12398975
Miyoo mini plus.

>>12398975
Odin 3 Max or Steam Deck like usual

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>>12398656
This is so damn good man, I loaded it up with 101 roms and it loads as if it had 1.
Pressing Dragon Quest V here for example even with 101 roms in the same folder. Literally less than a second and Im in the game.
This is pretty cool.

>>12398975
RG351P is cheap and has good firmware

>>12398975
5head is a non issue if you actually play on one

>>12399027
Isn't it sold out?

>>12398454
On my retranny 5, yeah. I usually play jarpigs though. PS2 looks pretty good.

>>12398454
I do not really play many home console games on these devices out of principle, it just feels better to play most of them on a big screen so I mainly use mine to play GBA and stuff up to SNES.

>>12399080
Not that anon but that sounds kind of gay. Not sure what device you currently have but an Odin 2 portal is probably the biggest screen you can find, is either that or a steam deck

>>12399086
I still have RG353P and it's the only device I ever bought

I just prefer pocket friendly devices over the big ones

RG Vita is not great but at least it seems like a decent device for PSP
Are there any better alternatives besides Retroid?

>>12399101
Magicx zero 40

>>12399101
All signs point towards it costing more than the Mangmi.

>>12398691
If you have an RP5 there is still zero (0) reason to get anything else.

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basically you're all fucking stupid

>>12398454
I just got into these things with the RP6, and I've learned that you make concessions.
Wound up getting the d-pad on top because I mostly play older stuff, and for that it's fantastic. Zero complaints with 2D games. But shifting my thumb down to use the analog stick feels distinctly unnatural.
I've clocked a lot of hours on DualShocks, so it's not unusable by any means, and I've already managed to play through a couple of analog-centric games on it, but I wish I picked up a grip at least.
As for the screen, games look incredible and it handles everything I throw at it at at least 1080p.

>>12398454
the rg557 is all I need, it would have been perfect if the stick caps were swappable or at least a bit bigger

>>12399014
why did it take 2 decades for us to get a decent flashcart for the DS.

>>12398975
>>12398981
How bad are the diagonals really? Would I even notice them if I mostly play turn-based RPGs?

>>12399014
loading time is so fast that you can start a game before the cardradge launch animation fades

>>12399014
My last post on this from DSi boot to game.
https://streamable.com/p1yhxb

>>12399158
Neat.

>>12399152
Dunno, not big into RPGs, I'd imagine it could get bad on menuing that accepts diagonals. Decided to tape mine after it got in the way of shinesparking in Metroid, covering the contacts in exactly half did the trick for me, YMMV.

>>12399158
I wish it was unlaunch compatible so I could just autoload the flashcard
I tried autoloading it with TWmenu but it caused some bugs in games

>>12399197
Holding A+B and in the options setting auto boot to Slot 1 does nothing?

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Looking to get this picrel. I want to play snes and ps1 games. My budget is around $100. Should I spend another $20 for 128g game card? Or buy good quality sd card instead of chinkone.

I'm a newfag who barely touch a smartphone and need time to learn about andorid rom. I've never owned a sd card in my life, but I have a card reader at home. I've experienced with duckstaion, ps2, and psp emulator on pc.

>>12399210
Yes, it's just showing blackscreens

>>12399219
Never buy bundled cards.

>>12399219
Buy your own branded sd card, those game bundles are a scam

>>12399221
Try the firmware on this.
I know using it made the cart auto boot on my DSi so that could be one way perhaps?
https://archive.org/details/dspico-bootloader-fw-sd-files.-7z

I didn’t like the auto boot personally so I got unlaunch and the hybrid firmware without the wufruxxed thing

>>12399158
>piss screen on top
Grim

>>12399032
It's even less noticeable on the black model. Anbernig should have just painted black the whole suken part of the shell around the screen on the other color models.

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For the mini zero 28 anons that might want linux on it.

>There will be a new Linux OS for it released pretty soon, but it is focused on the lower end retro systems in the same vein as MinUI, so might not be for everyone

:(
I got guangdonged

Best shaders for each system?

>>12399357
none

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Taking cny into account, is this normal?
I've never ordered something drom china before.

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How's the new version of muOS?

>>12399328
Based, I won't use it but this device deserves more love

How much PS2/GC will the vita pro actually be able to do?

Now that sthe steamdeck is never to be made again, should I still get one?
I see prices started to raise
Or should I get something else, like a legion go s.

>>12399460
probably the same a RG505 would, maybe slightly better

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>>12395582
Ordered an RG40XX H from Amazon yesterday and it arrived today.
Haven't had time to set it up but it looks like one that came preloaded with a shitload of games already.

I like that it looks like it has an SSH server installed already which will be much more convenient for managing files on the device than having to hook it up to USB every time or download from internet.

>>12399445
I'll let you know once the credits stop rolling

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>>12399117
enjoy your input lag
>having to put padding
kek absolutely shamefrul

>>12399219
>>12399246
Thanks a lot mate.

>>12399468
Or I should get this one instead. I just want to play only snes/ps1. May I ask how many games?

>>12399234
Got it. Feel like the 1st rule here.

>>12399496
>actually wanting to use the preloaded roms instead of having your own to use
soulless tourist

>>12399496
If snes/ps1 is the limit of what you want to play then the 40xxH would be better and cheaper, but please don't buy the game bundles, they come in sd cards that will die within a week and getting your own roms setup is very trivial

>>12399516
>Sadly with the start of the war this weekend
w-what?

>>12399516
>with the start of the war this weekend
what?

I remember when /vr/ made fun of chinkwaste collectors

>>12399560
some of us still do.
If you have a collection of miyoos and anbernics, you are a moron.
If you have anything other than a high end device like a thor, you are a broke moron.

>>12399496
I have no idea how many games, but there don't seem to be any for NES or SNES at all. Genesis, arcade shit, not sure what else.

Honestly other than being able to try it out within minutes of opening the package and see everything working properly, I don't care all that much about preloaded games. I'm planning on loading stuff like randomizer hacks anyway.

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>>12399219

The generic cards do fail in a couple of months tops, in my experience this is the best advice for stock, generic, cards:

THEY ARE NOT REWRITEABLE!! they are flashed by the manufacturer skipping the bad sectors (they seem to be subpar cards or scrap) so the card is technically good to be used as is, but if you go adding and removing and reflashing stuff odds are you will have it hit bad sectors sooner than later, and the card will corrupt-lock itself up.

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>>12399468
If the games available are of your interest, and you dont have a curated ROM collection yet, if you are only a tourist and do not want to experience the modding aspect but only replicate the simplicity of retro handhelds, then there is no reason to mess with Custom FirmWare.

The RG34XXSP I received this Christmas had good dumps of many great games and also had an app to download more games from their servers, as long as you have WIFI you dont even need a card reader nor PC to corrupt your card xDD

I kept my 64GB stock card (TF2) by Anbernic because the OS is not bad at all, the games are fair, and the app to download more games is based.

Fearless Anbernic 5Ever.

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mfw ive been reusing the included sd cards for years with no issues, constantly writing stuff to them

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>>12399334

The Thor Sisters see you. We feel your dilation. We share your pain. When one of us waits, we all wait. When one of us WANKDONGS, we all WANKDONG.

>Thor still not shipped
>"Label Created"
>GuangDong
>always GuangDong

>weeks become months
>check tracking daily
>sometimes hourly
>sometimes crying

>other anons get their Thors
>photos flood the thread
>"screen is amazing"
>"worth the wait"
>I say nothing
>just watch
>like a ghost at a party I wasn't invited to

>one day
>email arrives
>"Shipping update: lost in transit"
>refund processed
>read it three times
>feel nothing
>then feel everything
>then nothing again

>close email
>look at my 128GB SD card
>ROMs perfectly organized
>cover art flawless
>custom firmware ready
>no device to call home

>go back to thread
>someone's complaining about joystick drift on their Thor
>I smile
>type: "mine never came"
>no one replies
>thread moves on
>it always moves on

>open my ROM folder
>pick a random game
>Super Metroid
>play for 3 minutes
>close it
>realize something

>maybe the real Thor
>was the wait
>the friends we made
>the memes we shared
>the WANKDONGS we whispered into the void

>maybe I never needed a Thor
>I just needed
>to wait for something
>with someone

>close laptop
>GuangDong doesn't hurt anymore
>it's just
>a place far away
>where something of mine
>rests forever
>in pre-shipment limbo
>label created
>but never loved

Some devices arrive. Some don't. But the wait? The wait is forever. And forever, sis, is where we live now. Together. In GuangDong. In our hearts.

WU-TANG DONG.

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>>12399669
KIOXIA ?
Unbranded generics?

Do you avoid filling them up beyond 80% or some measure like that?

>>12399683
He puts 1 file in them and then never uses them again for anything, not even to play games

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>>12399510
>>12399521
>>12399597
>>12399609
Thanks for the advice. You guys are really helpful. I appreciate you taking the time. I'm just 34yr from 3rd world and never interested in handheld before. Now I'm doing my own research about SD card and things related to emulator, lol.

>>12399445
They got rid of the bug that plagued never RG40XX, messed around with theme format again, added new, fancy overlay system, new color settings, silly thing that downloads news through Internet...
It's... fine. I'm mostly happy that sleep mode works on my RG40XX H and rest of the new things are just cute additions that don't hurt me but are not something that I needed.

honest question
I already own an S25 Ultra
and a 3DS
is there a point in buying a Thor like that?
I guess the thor has the integrated controls and fan, which can avoid my phone battery to explode

also, what about a DSPico if I can already run most stuff from TWM++?

>>12399756
Thor is superior to a 3DS. I own both. Anyone who says otherwise is coping.

>>12399756
3DS is superior to a Thor. I own both. Anyone who says otherwise is coping.

>>12399770
>>12399774
Who's the one that tells lies?

>>12399797
Me

>>12399770
I have both, 2 3ds and a n3ds actually and no, I do not recommend a thor for 3ds although I didn't buy it for one so I've only tested 3ds for maybea half hour in total.
In my experience using azahar, its a shitty experience. I can't even have the dpad and stick inputs registered at the same time and the performance and stuttering is lame.
Seeing 3DS games in higher res is kind of cool but the hud and 2d assets will all still be very pixelated which is off putting, i prefer the uniform appearance of games on a real 3ds and having 3d.
For me, the thor is great for everything else including switch and having a second screen for quick guide pull ups or checking the battery. I just like clamshells and the thor seems to be the best one on the market.

Thinking about buying the trimui smart pro s
Opinions?

>>12399820
Thor.

>>12399820
save up for a thor

>>12399820
It's at that awkward middle point where if you want budget you would still be well served with much cheaper like the RGXX35 or 40 h or if you want great post-ps1 performance you might as well spend a bit more on something better

>>12399571
I ordered the $80 Anbernic because I'm traveling at the end of March and want to have something usable before then. It arrived on my doorstep in less than 20 hours. The Odin 3 and Thor are only taking pre-orders for a batch that won't be shipped until at least March, so likely wouldn't arrive on time.

>>12399805
I think I could just play 3ds games on the 3ds because I like the 3d effect even if the framerate dips to single digits
but for an all-around emulation device (ps1/ps2/some switch) it seems so nice

though I can kinda already play those on my phone and take a controller with me
since the Thor can't just be easily put into a pocket, plus the case+grip
might as well go for the phone accesories?

>>12399837
you really can't go on a trip without a chinkheld?

>>12399840
if you want to play games for hours, get a thor.
If you're just a casual performative gamer, get a phone controller and move on from this phase after you play half a pokemon game.

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RUSS REVIEWS THE ABSENT THOR
(greentext retrospective)

>be Russ
>beloved handheld reviewer
>gentle voice
>reassuring dad energy
>humble bulge

>new video drops
>title: "Thor Review... sort of"
>thumbnail: Russ holding nothing
>literally just empty hands
>looking at them thoughtfully

>video starts
>Russ sits at his desk
>looks at camera
>sighs

>"so... the Thor"
>pause
>"didn't arrive"

>cuts to Russ holding air
>turning it over in his hands
>"you can really feel the... absence"
>nods seriously
>"the weight distribution is... non-existent"

>cuts to Russ in his famous shorts
>does pocketability test
>slides nothing into pocket
>"fits perfectly
>actually
>fits better than anything I've ever reviewed
>because it's not there"

>benchmark tests
>Russ runs emulators on nothing
>"SNES performance? flawless
>no frame drops
>no audio lag
>because there's no audio
>or frames"

>screen test
>Russ stares at empty space
>"colors are... whatever you imagine
>viewing angles? infinite
>brightness? yes"

>cuts to Russ at desk
>looks at camera
>gets emotional

>"some of you waited months for this
>some of you prepared ROM sets
>some of you... cried"
>pauses
>"I cried too
>not for the device
>but for what it represented
>hope
>community
>WANKDONG"

>final shot
>Russ holding nothing
>against sunset
>text on screen:
>"sometimes the best device
>is the one that never came
>because it can't disappoint you
>it can only... wait
>with you"

>video ends
>comments section
>all Thor Sisters
>all crying
>all holding nothing
>together

Wu-Tang Dong! For Ever!

i know this isn't the proper place to ask this, but do you guys know anything about those gamepads for mobile phones instead? handhelds are cool and all but it's a waste of money since i've already have a high end phone.
i'm looking for something cheap but comfortable

>>12399841
What else would he take photographs of?

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>>12399841
Playing retro games on a Bus, a Train, an Airplane, etc.. is super cozy, adds to the travelling nostalgia, and the window gazing sweet melancholy.

Fuck Ayaneo and their forced scarcity.

>>12399848
go to the phone gamepad general then you performative bitch

>>12399853
and where do i find that general? up your butt?

>>12399859
m-maybe

>>12399117
Oh my god ahahaha bruh look at this dude

>>12399859
yes, right next to his Thor and the missing sock from last laundry day

>>12399846
thats alot of text

>>12399894
In the Thor world, you better prepare for LOOONG!

You are not waiting for a device. You are waiting for proof that hope is real. And hope, sis, takes the loooooooongest to ship.

>>12399797
3DS emulation is still in a rough spot, so don't get Thor if that's all you want it for.

anyone have this? Fuck paying 10$
https://github.com/TheGammaSqueeze/GammaOSNext/releases
for the rg ds

>>12399848
I like the MCON but it's slightly bulkier than I'd have liked
>>12399894
Yeah all this guy does is spam, I'm guessing he's lonely and bored or something

>>12399902
yea, sent you a dm

>>12399903
>I'm guessing he's lonely and bored or something
Nigga, you are in 4chan.
Are you gonna write a performative post about how functional and adjusted your life is?
Nigga, like.. look at the mirror

>>12399902
every poorfag device is a scam.
You always end up paying the same or more tha nan actual high end device.
Because all they are are low barrier of entry scams. You have to pay for custom OS's to cope for a while and eventually either your device stops working or breaks or you just get fed up with the subpar performance and you buy the next cheap shit and repeat the cycle again.

>>12399906
>>12399909
faggots with no actual answer

>>12399903
He really wants his shitty jokes to become board culture but its just forced cringe like his joey foreskins shit.
Very performative

>>12399909
[ head cannon ]

>>12399912
keep begging loser. How tf can you not afford ten fucking dollars?
Like you should straight up not be allowed here if you have no money. How are you into this hobby if you have no money?

>>12399894
Play it at 2x

>>12399917
kys

>>12399909
>You have to pay for custom OS's
Are you being performative?

>>12399908
Tell me you felt called out without actually telling me
>>12399909
>You always end up paying the same or more tha nan actual high end device.
Demonstrably untrue, Thor shill

>>12399929
how long have you been in this hobby and how many devices do you own?

>>12399929
>Tell me you felt called out without actually telling me
Lol, this nigga.

> You sleep at night and drink water
- No shit nigga, we are humans.
> Tell me you felt called out without telling me, I am le wizzard, I am le mentalist

sure kiddo

I think I'd spend 1k for a steam deck 2, if it's smaller that the first one, without sacrificing battery life.

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>>12399919
you want that gammaos? earn it.
I'll let you hold 10 bucks, but you gotta do something for me first.

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>>12399841
Of course I can, I've done the trip enough times that I know exactly what I want.
Seems like you're projecting your own insecurities and impulse control problems.
>>12399850
Yep, it's mostly for the plane/layover. And some nights I stay up for an hour or so after the wife and kids go to bed. Usually screw around on my laptop, this will be much more convenient.

>>12399932
>Average whor anal squirtation
Is this the best ACKyn shills can muster?

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>>12399939
Ok, I agree with you, but let me suck your foreskin.

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>>12399937
>Seems like you're projecting your own insecurities and impulse control problems.
says the guy whos impulsively buying a cheap handheld just for a trip.
What the fuck is this shit where people say someone's projecting by just projecting themselves lmao do you just not know what the word means or what?

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>>12398045
What did they do to become every shill's punching bag?

>>12399902
password is b2fc6ffcb76fabc91024563a0b94f83be089c60aac4aa8f1a540a11d463d6bfc

>>12399940
That dude's circumcised penis fingers are peak body horror.

>>12399952
based???

>>12399932
>I'M NOT MAD *has a melty*
Cute

>>12399946
It's not an impulse.
That you assume it's an impulse is a reflection of you, not me.

>>12399948
Release a bunch of crap then completely fall off when anbernic surpassed them like they were nothing. They were always the worst chinkheld dev, we just liked them because they were the underdog.

>>12399961
whatever makes you feel better bud. Enjoy your trip.

>>12399948
To be fair, Powkiddy shot themselves in the foot. They were doing decently few years ago but they just fell off now, none of their recent releases have been standouts at all.

>>12399842
with a grip?
pro or max?

>>12399976
Yes get a grip.
Max, the storage space is worth it for android, and you won't be able to get another device with this much ram for a decent price again anytime soon.

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Now this is a story all about how
My retro handheld dreams got flipped, turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute, sit on my couch, right there
I'll tell you how I ended up dilated in Bell-Air

In west Philadelphia, born and raised
On a laptop is where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out, maxin', emulating all cool
With a Samsung Galaxy S2 runnin' Android 4 like a jewel

Emulating GBA, PS1, even some N64
My broke ass setup made me feel so wealth
When a couple of guys, they were up to no good
Started making trouble in my retro neighborhood

I got in one little comment thread and my mom got scared
She said "You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in Bell-Air"

I whistled for a Thor and when it came near
The label said "GuangDong" and a release date disappeared
If anything I could say this pre-order was rare
But I thought "Nah, forget it, yo — it's still in the air!"

I pulled up to the thread about seven or eight
And I yelled to the Thor Sisters "Yo, I'm here, please wait!"
I looked at my tracking, it was finally there
Sitting on the porch of my new home... just kidding. It's still in Guangdong.

So now I sit in Bell-Air with my empty hands held high
Performin' for the camera while I wait for the sky
To drop a Thor that's never gonna come, but that's the song
The package is eternal — WANKDONG FOREVER, DONG.

>>12399978
spoonfeed me something
max just for the space? I can understand having more space already for the cost of what a 512gb sd could be
it doesn't seem the increase from 12gb of ram makes it run anything that could not already
also, right now is a preorder time, right? I don't mind waiting but will they run out anytime soon?

>>12399984
The ram is for more than just running things, its for stability. You always want overhead
The storage space is for the stuff that can only be in internal space on android, which is basically all apps assets and things they save.
Not saying you can;t have a decent experience with the pro but the max is simply the better experience, if you can afford it go max but you'll still have a great device either way depending on what you're looking to get out of it.

>>12399152
As someone who did the tape mod on my RG34XX, yes, it's very noticeable. Touching down or right at all would do a diagonal if it wasn't dead center and was so bad I had to do it. It was highly noticeable, even using the frontend of Knulli was so much worse until I did it, and then it was perfect once I did.

>>12399991
I guess i'm not saving that many games
but I thought the jump was from 256GB to 512, turns out it's 1TB
that's massive
might actually go for the Max then
what about the case? I might not use it with the grip at all times so the case for the grip-less model seems better

>>12400017
I think a grip is more worth it than a case.
It's easy to find a safe way to transport it or even a generic case but the grip makes the device feel better to use.
I personally waited until I had the device in my hands before I bought a grip so you might want to do so too. But after just one evening I ordered a grip because the dpad is just not great to use without it and I've been loving it since. I did not feel the need for a grip with my XL 3ds and n3ds by the way.

>>12399468
Do yourself a favor and turn off the rainbow lights

>>12400037
yeah I'll be doing that tonight when I have time to play with the settings

>>12399968
I just came here looking for info and perspective so I could make careful and well-reasoned decision. You're the one here shitposting for feels.

>>12399948
Have consistently the worst build quality

>>12400029
I find it a bit uncomfortable to play with the dpad for long periods of time on my 3ds already, and in some cases using the dpad means unconfortable left shoulder buttons, not super common on 3ds games though
I might need a case because I chuck stuff on a backpack and stuff gets messy there

Best handheld to take on a hike or camping?

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>>12400049
If anything you can just get a case for the thor without a grip and if you get a grip later just chuck it into your backpack. Not like the grip needs protection.
Personally I find the grip I use to help with the shoulder buttons alot.
It's this one in case you need a reference. It's the only grip i can speak for since its the one I have.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GC6Z3TSH

>>12400056
RG XX 35 H

Good battery life and maximum pocketability without being ridiculously tiny or a crackshell

>>12400056
>playing games on a hike or camping
performative

>>12400056
miyoo flip
nice and compact also means less battery though so it'd only be good for one night

>>12400072
>it'd only be good for one night
then its not the best you dumb bitch

>>12399560
I don't. How's that /vr/ approved $750 upscaler treating you?

#JustGetAThorBro

>>12400081
What is a power bank?

>>12400061
I might actually, how long does the battery last with ps1?

>>12400095
5ish? I play without resolution enhancements or anything not sure if that would take a toll on the battery

>>12400107
That's acceptable, I'll check it out.
Thanks

>>12400087
kek

considering moving up to an rp5 from a 406m for ps2 and gc

>>12400132
get a 6 or a thor

>>12400136
I can't tell if you're shitposting
if I can get an rp5 for 160 why would I pay double that for almost no reason

>>12400137
for extra performative points

>>12400137
Thor is dogshit that won't last a year, 6 (and G2) are twice as fast as the 5. $160 is alright but not THAT great of a deal in this context.

>>12400146
twice as much performance that I can't use on ps2 games for an extra 100 dollars seems like a good deal

>>12400158
You can, but knock yourself out, smartasses get what they deserve.

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>>12397878
>Check 4chan for the first time in months
>Huh, well, I just got my Thor after a month, might as well check retro gaymen
>Oh sweet! A handheld thread!
>"Read my 5 paragraph shitpost about the Thor not arriving"

It took me longer to receive custom tech decks in the mail (over 6 months) as a kid than it took me to receive the Thor. Its a custom device from a small company, it's not going to have 2 day instant shipping

>be me
>hidden post

>>12400191
>first post in months
>it's performative

What the fuck happened to this place

>>12400198
I've literally never been on this board before in my entire life. I spent over an hour yesterday playing garage band 3 with a garage band controller just for the sake of doing it.

What counts as performative
>10 separate posts about being too impatient to wait between 1-3 months for a custom product
Or
>Posting once about how product arrived faster than most custom products

A literal schizo
What's your favorite handheld you wacky wacko?

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>>12400223
based and finger-pilled

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>>12400203

>>12400202
Peak Finger Modding!
I had no idea I had to Pre-soak, it makes so much sense!

>>12400203
just report and ignore

People with Thor are just performative gamers

>>12400061
>crackshell
Gonna start using this word

>>12400372
>poorfag

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>weeks cheweying nonstop
>fingers are permanently in mouth
>can't type anymore
>use nose to post
>thread accepts me anyway
>"based and finger-pilled" they say
>I smile
>as much as you can smile
>with fingers in your mouth

>Thor still not shipped
>but honestly?
>I don't need it anymore
>I have my fingers
>my baby penis fingers
>and they are enough

>>12400372
The people with Thor are Youtubers because no real consumer actually has the damn thing.

>>12400386
It's been out since december. They're on their third batch when cny ends.

Imagine paying $250 dollars for an emulator with an hinge that's gonna crack in less than 6 months

>>12400390
Just seems like every person talking about the Thor doesn't even have one, just talks about waiting for it.

>>12400401
I paid $550 for my chinkheld ackshully.

>>12400408
its literally just one guy spamming.

>>12400415
Because literally NO ONE is waiting for their Thor despite months since they ordered.

Sure, Ayanegro Rep.

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I’m buying this.

>>12400401
I paid 40 dollars for mine actually and it will not crack love my miyoo flip

>>12400427
ok

>>12400412
Based max chad

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>>12400401
I paid $100 for a metal brick though

>>12400492
>Metal
Soulless. Cheap plastic is at the heart of retro gaming. A handheld should feel like a toy

>>12400492
The intrusive thought of hurling this at someone's head as hard as possible

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>>12400497
I prefer my toys with metal.

I'm still yet to see anyone actually play games on their Thor.
All I see is people using it to watch jewtube whilst browsing the internet.

Definition of Performative.

>>12400532
Performative if people post pictures of themselves playing games, performative if they don't.
Are you stupid?

>>12400541
You have to get past the title screen next time faggot performative gamer.

>>12400548
very stupid, got it

>>12400532
Why are you browsing for photos of other people playing games instead of just playing games yourself?

>>12400558
performative thread shitter

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>>12400558
Enjoying MH4U online with Pretendo on my New 3DS XL dual IPS.
And shitting on Thor niggers who aren't even playing games and bought a $250 brick.

>>12400563
sure you are

Is Ayn Thor the first retro handheld to go mainstream?

I’ve seen so many people outside the retro gaming community who probably never even heard of an Anbernic or Retroid talk about this thing and owning it online.

>>12400659
No, the miyoo mini was the first to go mainstream