Anbernic RG35XX H In-depth Review 

Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed the content.

Thanks so much for that!

Thank you! Yes I really like the MM+

Hey man thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

@@DroidLocks6971... at this price point.... for me at least, it's okay. I honestly haven't noticed these problems on mine. But then again, I have full expectations that these devices will be very janky. However, I must say that some of these janky things make me smile as it becomes part of the device's personality. My long-term view is that most "device breaking" problems will (or at least, should) be ironed out further along the maturity of the firmware. But ... I'm not a reviewer, just a father in his mid 40s, who was used to configuring boot disks, drivers and DOS games that were super janky in their quirks.... Trying to get games to work on a rusty banger PC with 10 FPS; or running a NES/MD with worn out cables onto a Black/White television. I suppose I'm easy to please, as much of this jank takes me back to my childhood 😂😂

Are you referring to the Retroid Pocket 2s? If you can afford it, go for it!

Hey there thank you! Ah man I am trying. If I could just clone myself…

Awesome. Did you order the RG35XXH?

@@adinwalls Yep! So far I’m enjoying it. Definitely not the most advanced emulator out there but it does its job!

Cool man. People seem to be enjoying Koriki but I’d say just use stockOS for now if you’re new to this.

Hey Crystal! Oh the RP2s may be one of my favs of all time. I’m keen to set the Arc up and put MinUI on the TrimUI smart pro to see how it affects my feelings about all these devices.

Haha thanks man. I usually match my clothes if I film on multiple days but I completely forgot. What sorts of games do you want to emulate?

@@adinwalls Kinda from 1942 on MAME, Neo Geo fighting games and through to Ridge Racer on PSP really. I love PSP and Dreamcast things but I do have those on PC so "do I need to spend big on a handheld just to include these?". That's my conundrum.

Ah okay. Hmmm you won’t need a premium device for that. The RGB30 is worth a look. Not the best controls on the scene although I like the action buttons.

@@adinwalls Appreciate the suggestion, thanks but smaller screens now don't suit my old eyes, so 3.5" would be painful. I'll keep checking through your reviews though, and others. I'll find the right one eventually, haha.

The RGB30 is a 4inch square screen. Not sure if that’s better for you

Hey man thanks so much. No I’m going to give it some time and then do a Batocera and MinUI video. Also some of the other options.

Ah cool. Yes it’s a strange comparison but I think there is a lot of crossover for someone shopping for a horizontal form factor. If you don’t mind the lack of pocketability I feel the Arc is superior.

Interesting!

Thanks man

Ah man I have the 353P but not the PS. I guess they’re very similar. I love the form factor. Screen is good. Shoulder buttons are good. In fact it’s a GREAT alternative buy! How’s the price though?

It also has better custom firmware options

Hehe ya the RG35XX H is just shy of being ideal

Hey I know @techdweeb did a nice video on it the other day

Ya that’s the thing. It has some flaws… I mean it’s a Powkiddy! But the 720p screen makes GBA look great as well. I’m busy making a short vid about how the Miyoo Mini Plus is the best retro device for 8 and 16 bit games, but personally I have been picking the RGB30 up the most for my true retro handheld fix like GB, GBA, NES and Pico8 (which I didn’t like at first)

I’m glad you’re enjoying it!

Hey man. Are you living in SA or watching from overseas?

Proudly South African man. Gauteng

@prestonwood4558 ah cool!

Hey man. Thank you that’s a truly solid bit of advice if you see me doing it in a future vid and I forget to credit you be sure to claim the credit and I will pin the comment! 😊 (I’m very forgetful!)

@@adinwalls No credit needed ✌️

Ah thanks man

Damn, I just paid $67, including shipping. Nice work

@@SupaStah01 tik tok shop always has specials. And always free shipping over 30$. No matter what. I got 15$ off. So total after taxes and everything was 49$ total

Just paid $28.73 on the TikTok shop for it. So excited!!

@@theowlsofouterheaven 🧢

Wahaha! All the pieces of my cunning plan are falling into place! Thanks for that encouraging comment!

True 👍

Yes I guess so. The hardware is very compelling. But I would rather reach for the RGB30 than the RG35XX H but that may just be me 😊

Hey ya that’s a valid reason. My testing showed fairly average N64 gameplay though

The joystick is also really useful for ports especially fps and Diablo type games and scummvvv games or point and click games.

The rice core on batocera plays n64 quite well (when the games run). So far banjo kazooie and ocarina have been pretty solid for me

Ya I like the Odin 2 as a companion to anyone who owns a Steamdeck. I’m a little negative in the sense that I feel our run with the likes of Andbernic and Powkiddy as they are going right now is coming to an end. I would be curious to see a sales graph of the past two years. I think we may have 2 years left and things will morph into a more mature industry (think of how Android devices started out, like the Wild West, now we have a few big players)

Hey man yes I think you’re good with the 405V for now. Unfortunately a lot of the “good ones” can’t quite play PS2. At the moment it’s quite expensive. 405V and all the T618 devices are the best for the price to play those systems.

@adinwalls good thing about these devices is you can guarantee there will be many more in the future, much to big N's scorn. Love the heck out of my rg405v running lite gammaOS

Wow how did you get it for that prixe?

I think the Miyoo Mini plus is great for kids. Onion os is so easy to use.

Hehe ya I like the bigger buttons on the PSP too.

You should look into the Trimui smart pro as an alternative

Hey if you can afford the Powkiddy it will be great I think

Max 3 is similar price to this device and similar performance, build quality lower, buttons not as nice so depends on if you like the screen. Max 3 pro which I think Adin may have thought you were talking about is more expensive, higher power but with flaws.

Retroid Pocket 4 pro…. 😀

Oh $100… you won’t get PS2 out of this but it’s is probably the best deal for what it can do.

Also check out the TrimUI Smart Pro

Ya CFW is an issue. I hm got sent an interesting “modded” firmware yermsterday by a viewer which I’m going to check out.

Hey there I push the audio a bit for the audience to hear. Perhaps I should just note that in the test

Glad you like the retroid

Dpads are pretty subjective but this device’s dpad is pretty good.

Hey. The Koriki/Batocera build for the XX H is pretty good and is focussed on performance so you’ll get more PSP out of it

Ah cool. The form factor is great. I just re-watched my vid and I should have said more about how good the form factor is.

Definitely! For the price, it looks and feels premium. I'm finding it hard to put it down sometimes 😅 Good review btw. Subscribed! 😊

@ISeeYouOliver thanks for subscribing. My friend @retrobreeze is a big fan of the RG35XX H you should check his review out too.

As long as you’re happy with the screen size, yes.

Yes I think once you accept the limitations it becomes a really enjoyable device

Hehe you have the trio of perfectness 😂 well, Powkiddy are working on a vertical version of the RGB30. It looks ugly as sin but I know I’m going to end up liking it. Maybe you will too.

I only worry that a powkiddy option will also feel like a typical fairly low quality powkiddy product - cheap and with ugly color options. Though that 1:1 screen is coooool, I was considering an rgb30 exclusively for pico 8 and gameboy/gbc. I like that you consider the devices as "pocket vs backpack" because that's how I look at them. The rp4 is a backpack device. The 35xx fits in the uniform leg pocket of my paramedic pants, and the steam deck is more of a "luggage/carry on" size. I think the device I really need to fill out my list is just a jailbroken 3ds XL to play ds and 3ds exclusively, before anything else. If you're curious about affordable gaming device options to review, you might be interested in aliexpress/samsung s7 tablet era android tablets with a snapdragon 8. They can be had for under 200 with an 11 inch screen. I set my tab s7 plus up with daijisho and it throws down ps2 no issue, and with a couple portable Bluetooth controllers, is now my portable multi-player gaming device for my wife and I when we travel. Not even russ or techdweeb have looked at them yet, but under $200 for an 11 inch snapdragon 8 is kind of tempting. Another idea nobody has covered yet is headphones for retro handheld gaming. Things like iems, earbuds (there's only one option there, the niceHCK eb2s) and headphones, even bluetooth options like the moondrop space travel. Even some $20 moondrop chu 2's REALLY take advantage of that headphone jack.

Well if you already have the RG35XX I’d say the RGB30 is the logical choice. Something completely different! The RGB30 has its quirks but it’s really worth it.

Hey there. Most guys I talk to are interested in PS1, Sega Genesis and NES. All of these will be flawless on the 353M and it’s a beautiful device aswell. A lot of people felt the 353M was the “final device” for anyone interested in PS1 and below. It’ll play newer systems too but performance gets worse the higher up you go. Longer answer to say: yes you made a good choice.

@@adinwalls Fantastic. Good to hear! I'm in my mid 40s so the gaming era I want to revisit goes from the C64 to the 16bit consoles and computers. The last platform I put much investment in (before PC) was the PS1, so this sounds perfect. And the extra power must mean I can add some fun shaders to the older platforms! Thanks again for the reply.

Ya that would be really nice!

Ya the 351P is a legendary device. I’m quite disappointed in the firmware on the 35xxh

The sd cards fail usually if you try format them.

Ah that’s interesting!

Ah I felt like I ended on the key point I wanted to make! 😊

I am working on it but so far the CFW isn’t quite fully formed yet. MinUI is nice but limited. Someone sent me a modded OS today that looks interesting.

The robots are taking over! 😂

Retroid Pocket 2S

Ah it’s great for that. Don’t you just love Sega pixel art? I was playing Alex the kid on the RG28XX yesterday.

It’s great! Well… it’s no joystick but it’s good

You'd want the Odin 2 for near flawless operation, or the Retroid 4 Pro but you'll have to tweet settings on some games.

@spamuraisensei322 thankyou!!

For sure!

Not on this. I do have it on the RG28XX though

@@adinwalls is this noise hissing because hardware problem or software problem? can't it fixed?

I kinda prefer the dpad on the H

@@DroidLocks6971Is your issue perhaps the faulty SDcard it came with? It's common knowledge to change those for a proper one as the first thing you do before even turning the thing on.

The RGB30 has a bit more performance but the form factor lends itself to older handheld systems like Gameboy Color.

@@adinwalls thanks 🙏

MM+ all day! Haha. 35xx if you want more power

I think that’s a good move. RGB30 is far better in my opinion.

Is RGB30 ready to play Pico-8 out of the box? All you need is the games?

@jennysmith911 I’m not sure if I showed this in my review. You need to buy the pico8 download (raspberry pi version) and add it to a specific folder. I will find my installation guide and send it here later. Please join my discord (link in description) and we can chat there

@@jennysmith911 yes, but it’s by using fake-8, so compatibility is not perfect. For beat result we need to use the true Pico-8 files

Hey there. Just to clarify. The RGB30 runs pico8 natively so there’s no need to use carts in Fake08

Fingers crossed!

The retroid Pocket 4 is a great PSP device.

Oh dear. Did you reach out to Anbernic or the reseller?

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FbLGAkFyoj0.htmlsi=bZHY7YTBv9vnEPG This video is what I had to send to Ali express trying to get refund but hasn't happened yet

Hey man the form factor is unsurpassed. I hope I made that clear in the vid. You’re gonna livebit

@@adinwalls Love your content subscribed

Thanks man

Hey man. Golden Eye is usually quite tough to emulate. I’m not sure exactly on the cheapest device that can play it but something like the Anbernic RG405V should do it. Or any device with that chipset.

Ya prices do vary a lot but try GoGameGeek

You’re right!

Ya the Dreamcast is pretty good

Yeah dreamcast shenmue and sword of berserk actually playable

Ah crap I actually have been adding street fighter to the test but clean forgot. I’d say this device is fairly average when it comes to fighting games.

@@adinwallsBummer, actually, what retro handheld would you recommend for Street Fighter anyway? On the market for one.

@dcikaruga dude the Arc is THE BEST fighting game device. Firmware is also lacking but I think stockOS is good enough for now.

@@adinwallsBit too big and ugly for my taste, thanks anyway.

I think this is just an issue within search

Well not this one. If you have a Vita for emulation I’d recommend something like the Anbernic RG556 or the Retroid Pocket 4

Yes they do

@@adinwalls thanks for the feedback👍🏼

I don’t think we will get anything as polished as OnionOS for this

@@adinwalls I very much doubt that as well.

From GoGameGeek no I didnt

Thank you so much im a big fan 🎉 it's awesome to see a retro gamer In South africa using these devices, im also looking at litnxt was it the same with them no customs?

congrats!

Hey man you can definitely add your own Roms

Glad you enjoyed it.

Hey if you can find one. The RG351P is still the best GBA emulator. Otherwise something like the TrimUI Smart pro might be a good fit?

Isn’t that just the Rg35xx (without the H)

I just think some reviewers notice it and others don’t. I don’t think it’s all that sinister.

@@adinwalls I wish someone would make a device with miyoo’s Onion OS, Retroid’s dpad, and anbernic’s form factor.

@gamingturt keep an eye on the TrimUI smart pro. It’s a bit big but it’s getting better and better

Yes Jelos would make it.

Technically it should work with RetroArch but I never saw it working.

@@adinwalls But you own the console, you can just check 😸

Anbernic Arc

No this can’t play PS2 at all.