The Open Handheld Thread

[Dr. Zoidberg]

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The kit is $325 from this website.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Very cool. A bit pricey but that's to be expected.

[melancholy]

Why are all ‘build your own’ handhelds always the Gameboy layout? That’s the most uncomfortable way to play a handheld, yet they all go towards that design. I’m tempted to get a kit and just 3D print a better case for it.

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I suppose the DMG-01 is a common ancestor or baseline measurement for the handheld scene with a little (or a lot) of nostalgia sprinkled on top. Maybe it helped that there were a ton of DMG-01 systems to scavenge in the beginning. And functionally, it's the brickiest and thickest handheld system which allows for the hacking scene to cram components inside.

I have stubby little sausage fingers, so anything designed from the Fischer-Price school of design tends to benefit me I'd love to see a G-Boy fitted with a single-board computer for better battery life because of those sweet back triggers. Having a Wii attached to a 2-hour battery doesn't appeal to me.

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Does this count?

[Dr. Zoidberg]

It's cool, but pointless.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

[OrangeRibbon]

I saw a review on GameSack apparently is is really shitty.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Yeah I saw it too. Sound issues and button config problems. They could be fixed up though.

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Oh Atari, some things just never change. It looks like the cheapest Lynx I can buy on eBay is $100US, which seems expensive. Why not release a classic console version?

[Dr. Zoidberg]

This is a PROTOTYPE of the GPD Win Max running Red Dead Redemption 2 at 640x400

- Currently DX12 runs the only "stable" version
- Vulkan runs at a better performance, but currently crashes
- 640x400
- 23-30fps (averaging 25fps)
- Most settings at "low"

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Netbooks are back in a big way

[Dr. Zoidberg]

It's expensive.

https://www.amazon.com/One-Handheld-Gam ... 08BZQNN7V/

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[Dr. Zoidberg]

Uses the Pi4, that's cool.

I've got the one that uses a Pi Zero, which is good but having something more powerful would be nice.

[Skynet]

I just couldn't imagine trying to use that device with that control layout

[Dr. Zoidberg]

You would probably get used to it.

It would be better if the analog and dpad were swapped.

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I just couldn't imagine trying to use that device with that control layout

You would probably get used to it.

It would be better if the analog and dpad were swapped.

Agreed. The other problem for me is that the DMG-01 color scheme looks like ass when you have this Frankenstein-esque 6-button and analog stick setup. When/if they have more color options, I'd be much more inclined. And get rid of the button labels, that way you can configure the Game Boy games different from Tekken 3 without more confusion.

I'd almost prefer they just ax either the D-pad or analog stick, probably the latter unless there was some high-end stick that could control 2D platformers well.

All that said, we're getting close to my ideal open handheld. But it seems like such a dogfight between the RPi and Android communities, that it seems like we'll have a new batch of Odroid handhelds that'll run Naomi-era fighters at 60 fps or some other incremental upgrade.

I think I'm going to wait a few more months, but the RPi 4's horsepower is really close to my ideal setup.

[Skynet]

I'll be honest, I somehow didn't even notice the button labels. I hate it.