MicroWaveJul 18, 2023

Handheld Gaming Consoles Will Soon Require Replaceable Batteries

https://lemmy.world/post/1707908

Handheld Gaming Consoles Will Soon Require Replaceable Batteries - Lemmy.world

A new EU law will require portable consoles like the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch to have batteries you can replace yourself.

Show threadMisterMisanthropicJul 18, 2023

My 9 year old Nephew got a small handheld emulator for his birthday. Some cheaper knock off unit.

He was excited and was showing me all the cool old NES games he could play. Most from my own childhood.

While grinning at me, my Sister told him to tell me what he had told her the best thing about it was.

My Nephew exclaimed that the very best thing about it was that it took AA batteries. So he didn’t have to wait for it to charge. He could just swap batteries.

It blew his mind when I told him everything was like that when his Mom and I were kids.

I’m down to get back to that.

Show threadKerandir
Do you mind sharing the name or a link of the object? I am looking for buying one but I just find everything so cheap made or I can’t rally understand if something is good or not
Jul 18, 2023 at 12:19pmWeb
Show threadNyaaJul 18, 2023
Not OP, but can recommend two similar ones, SF2000 looks like a snes controller with a screen on it, it's cheap (~20 USD) but it gets a little laggy running GBA, and anbernic rg35xx is pricer but hgiher quality, and has a gameboy-ish shape (~60-70 USD) don't know about any of the other brands, but those two seem decent-ish from what I've heard
Show threadMisterMisanthropicJul 18, 2023

I must have misspoke or misheard. If I found the correct unit it’s AAA batteries.

I think it’s this unit. My Sister said it was cheap on Amazon.

It was definitely a knock off thing. Had games I remember and then some obviously hacky knock off games named things like “Super Mario 26”.

I’d say it seemed worth $20ish bucks. But, if you’re interested in something super serious this probably isn’t it.

Show thread8bitJul 18, 2023

If you’re looking for a handheld emulator, I recommend looking into the Miyoo Mini Plus or Anbernic RG35XX. They’re more durable and have custom OS available so they’ll at least last you years longer than the cheapie ones that play NES games. Plus they play way more: NES, SNES, Gameboys, PS1, Genesis, etc.

MSRP on these are ~$50-60. However you can get them for as low as $25-30 if you’re willing to use TEMU. If you’re curious I can send you the info on how to get them.