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I'm really entertained that the homebrew community has hooked into this $20 thing (and that it's made a splash at all--it doesn't sound that different from 90% of PowKiddy's low-end output). I feel like the Anbernic RG353PS is the "good" version of that form-factor...it's just five times the price.
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Okay, now I'm going to ask you to keep an eye on the homebrew scene, because I'm very curious where that gets this. I wonder if they can get it up to snuff with the PowKiddy Q90/V90, which are smaller but run $30-$35 and were my previous winner for "cheapest that's still good for many things."
Honestly, I suspect that if somebody random puts up new firmware or something, the first place it'll get widely noted is on Youtube. Blog posts trickle in, but everybody's in a rush to make a video when something new hits.
...You expect us to talk you out of this? I mean, if it works, I want one too.
Frank-en-stein! Frank-en-stein!
The NES one would be my pick of the lot. Or just black, but what's the fun in that?
Well, those prices are right in line with what you'd already be paying on AliExpress, and I think they're pretty reasonable for what you get. Is Dreamcast the only thing above PS1 you care about? Do things like N64, DS or PSP matter to you? And do you already have a rom collection, or is getting a system that's loaded-up important to you?
Honestly, you're savvy enough that I'm thinking you might be better off saving up for a Retroid Pocket. That takes a lot more work to set up (it's running Android and doesn't come with any preinstalled games), but it's got the juice to do pretty much anything you'll want and it has the entire Android development community effectively behind it. Both the RG35XX and the Miyoo Mini+ are great out of the box, but neither is particularly easy to upgrade (you're pretty much beholden to OnionOS/GarlicOS, and they're both just on top of RetroArch). Of the two, the Miyoo Mini+ is the better device from a technical standpoint, but it's also less comfortable to adult hands.
