I’ve been trying to get into playing some old games I’ve either missed out on or have completely forgot I’ve even played. I now find myself wanting to play games from SNES and the Gameboy line and can’t settle down on which handheld to play all these games on.

I have my old 3DS handhelds, and XL and non-XL version (proprietary charging), Analogue Pocket (no SNES save states), Miyoo Mini + (currently shipping), a Switch, and a Steam Deck (too heavy for long playthroughs). I find myself constantly switching between them all and can’t settle down to actually play a game.

Anyone have any opinions on what’s the best handheld experience?

  • SteinsprutEnglish
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    2 years ago

    PlayStation Vita is fantastic for handheld retro gaming, it has Retro Arch and can handle pretty much anything up to GBA. It also runs PS1 and PSP games almost perfectly.

    Plus the slim model has Micro USB charging

      • SteinsprutEnglish
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        2 years ago

        For GBA emulation I only played Metroid which worked perfectly good, and ever tried emulating SNES

        PS1 emulation, PSP in Adrenaline, and 3D Space Cadet Pinball worked superb for me. To be fair I only got rid of Vita cause I didn’t have a use case for it that Steam Deck couldn’t do, and I don’t really mind its weight

      • NeveHanter@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        From what I’ve tried last time, mGBA was running pretty bad on it while playing FFVI. But I plan to buy steam deck or some alt if there’s anything nice with OLED display instead as I love the OLEDs in my PS Vita and Switch.