In response to people who want to STOP buying retro handhelds. Some other ideas you can probably already do...
Inspired by this post. from /u/midorilovesnekos
This sub is e-waste central. (Yes I know they are recycling old phone screens but most of this stuff is going to end up broken down garbage.)
Instead of buying another rehash of the same cpu please ask yourself:
What will a new handheld play that I can't already play?
What game do I actually want to play on the new handheld? Haven't I already played through it X many times?
Do I need another device with a 640x480 screen? or Do I need a 16x9 screen when all I play are retro games?
Will I be using this in a year (or 5 years?) or will the battery be a bulging fire hazard and or no longer charge?
Am I just going to replace this thing with that Miyoo Flip that I've been waiting for 2 years to buy?
Here's a few things you can do with your old handhelds that don't cost anything!!
- How about finishing a fucking game on what you already have?!
- Perfect the custom firmware for all your devices! You probably have a handheld that can be improved with some tweaking.
- Got an extra SD card? Try an alternative CFW you might be missing out on something great (minui!)
- Do you have an old PSP, Vita, DSi or 3DS? They are amazing with CFW, TONS AND TONS of games!
- Make your own or improve on someone else's splash screen, theme, or bezels it's not that hard!
- Perfect your romsets!
- Get all the box arts working and uniform across everything you're emulating.
- setup save sharing between devices
- explore the games that have been ported to your handheld. Have you finished Celeste Classic? How about Stardew Valley, Undertale, and Sonic Mania??
- explore romhacks more come out ALL the time! Pokemon Unbound? Tetris Rosy Retrospection!
- explore translations... did you know they translated: Final Fantasy V for SNES, Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan heart, Seiken Densetsu 3 (The sequel to secret of mana!), LIVE A LIVE, Mother 3 (The sequel to Earthbound!), Tomato Adventure, Dragon Quest V and VI for SNES, Policenauts, Castlevania: MOTHER FUCKING RONDO OF BLOOD?!
- setup streaming from your PC, console, or other more powerful device
- Watch some YouTube videos for consoles you may not have played much. There are tons of hidden gems out there that we now have easy access to... Check out Snatcher for Sega CD, Super Star Soldier for TG16, Guardian Legend for NES, Tetris Attack (vs. mode!) for SNES, Hagane for SNES, The Last Blade 2 for Neo Geo...
- Have you even finished all the classics you lazy bitch? If you haven't beaten Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Sonic 3, and Final Fantasy Tactics then get the fuck out of here and get to work.
- Start at the beginning and play every game in a series: Zelda, Castlevania, Metal Slug, Dragon Quest, Phantasy Star...
- Go OUTSIDE?!
Almost free option:
- If you have an old PS or XBOX controller laying around a phone holder is like $8 and your phone is probably already far more powerful with a far better screen than most handhelds.