Now, how does this compare with the other Retro Gaming Devices on the market? For starters, we have the PowKiddy X18S that shares the same SoC, a device that was not well received by the community due to the poor User Experience related to the Operating System. Home Computers: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Intellivision, MSX, PC (DOSBOX), ScummVM, ZX Spectrum! But to see GoRetroid start this strategy scares me a little, because I genuinely thought they were better than that, but i was wrong. We have prepared a guide on how to set up RetroArch which is required for use with Retroid Launcher, or as an individual app. Learn how to setup RetroArch in our article here and embedded below. Setting up and using the Retroid Launcher

Whilst the ANBERNIC RG552 sports an RK3366, that’s a six-core chip from 2016 on a 28nm FAB. Compared to the T618, that’s a Q3 2019 chip with eight cores. Regardless of which one you go for, it will have to be based on what features matter the most to you. Buying one of these will entice not only GoRetroid but other manufacturers to use this scammy marketing tactic moving forward. Nintendo: NES, SNES, Nintendo64, GameCube, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, DS, 3DS, Virtual Boy, Game and Watch!There is a built in frontend which does admittedly take a while to set up from scratch but once you do have it set up, it is very good. Essentially you choose which gaming systems you would like to add, then go through each system to add the ROM path and then scan for recognised games. It is far better than the frontend on the RG505 by a long shot. There is also a built-in screen mapper to map the controls to Android games that do not natively support controllers! The easy-to-use screen mapper simply requires drag and drop icons to on-screen button areas to configure. You can gain the upper hand on first person shooters against those still playing on awkward on-screen controls!

The front end supports dozens of different systems with the emulators preinstalled. That list is overly optimistic for the Cortex-A75/A55 (one core for the former, three cores for the latter) CPU and PowerVR GE8300 GPU, though. You can load GameCube and PlayStation 2 disc images on the device, and run them on the preinstalled Dolphin for Handheld and AetherSX2 emulators, but I wouldn’t recommend it (F-Zero GX ran at 5 frames per second in our tests). If you want Dolphin to work well, you should reach for the G Cloud.

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This to me is straight up disrespectful, and I have always held GoRetroid on a high pedestal, but moving forward it seems they have become like every other Chinese handheld manufacturer… greedy bastards.