Should be here in a few days. Anyone ever fucked with one? My loftiest aspiration for it is to be able to play Smash Melee on the go, if I know how to set up Retroarch on my phone will I be ok with the Rp3?

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    Although you won’t be able to run much past PS1.

    The RP3+ should be able to handle everything up to Dreamcast and PSP, both with upscaling. It’s systems like PS2, GameCube or the 3DS where it starts to seriously chug.

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      You are right. My RG353VS can run some PSP games and the RP3+ has a better chip I believe. I don’t think I tested DC on my 353 though.

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        I’d love one of these handhelds but can’t justify the cost atm, so I’m currently using a cheap controller with my previous phone as a dedicated emulator. Had to enable some video hack to get SNES audio to stop crackling so it’s not exactly a powerhouse. Duckstation chugs with 3D PS1 games and N64 is out of the question.

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          If you lurk on the sbcgaming subreddit, occasionally you can find people selling their used ones. And check in Ali for prices. Amazon usually sells these things at a higher price.

          Some of the prices are too high imo but you can get an RG35xx for like $60 I think.