The purple Game Boy Color was my first ever game system, followed by the purple #GBA and then the blue SP. The original DMG needs some repairs and replacement parts, it was a garage sale pickup years ago.
I use the #SteamDeck a lot nowadays, but I still try to make time for the #retro#handhelds. The mini #emulation handhelds can be a nice change of pace as well! Do you still like old school handhelds? Let me know!
After sending my Anbernic RG351P to the grave (don't ask me why 🥲), I bought the Anbernic RG35XX-H as a portable retro gaming console.
@zafer ' s new toy, the RG35XX Pro model (last photo), has the same chipset. Its price was quite reasonable compared to the RG351p at the time (Anbernic is currently $53 + taxes, whereas when I bought the RG351p, it was around $110 excl. taxes).
I never had time or headspace to tinker with my #anbernic but it came with some preloaded games. I played a few, just to get the feel of it. I didn't own many consoles when I was young, so many old games are new to me. I found Fire Emblem 4 there and started playing it. It works fine, better than my Awakening clunky Samsung S22 edition lol. Ah, and rumors say #fireemblem4 will be remastered. I'll definitely get that. I'm sure they will do something with Awakening too.
@helligbird Oh, gotcha. Mine came with just one SD card. I ended up making two separate folders for some systems, one with my favorites and one with hundreds of games I will probably never play but can always explore if I want to…
I haven't seen a Game Dad post in a while... I've been doing a routine where I play a game/games for maybe 15 to 20 minutes before I go to sleep, which matches up well with my partner who plays iPad games before bed. I've found it to be a relaxing wind down before sleep, and much better than doom scrolling.
While the #anbernic RG556 is a great #emulation / #gaming platform, it has a big flaw when it comes to TypeC support; it will NOT do HDMI and charging at the same time. It is using an external display OR charging... not both! Hopefully a software update, but I doubt... This means that the Baseus Steam Deck docks I have are all not working with this device (but works with Samsung devices and a Deck of course).