ANBERNIC RG405M | The Best I've Used To Date! 

It can't be long before one of these consoles can play everything smoothly.

My brother showed me his RG405M over xmas break, and what i noticed right away was rhe build quality, weight, and overall solid feeling of the handheld. I can't talk about performance because we just played the retro game he created with Pico 8 (Food Fight, a vertical shmup with Fantasy Zone style bosses), but the controls and build quality were excellent.

I stick to PC for hardcore stuff like PS2 and later, but this is making me hopeful! I almost got the Odin but with delays and stuff it seems there are more options coming out very soon that can compete with it and it’s price. Plus I have a Miyoo mini plus and that plays all retro stuff with ease. Figured I’ll keep this for retro and when one comes out like the 405M that can play up to hopefully 3DS, I’ll get that for last decade stuff

I loved it so much so sold all my other device

i had this for a while before sending it back. it is one of the best handhelds for retro gaming it really is. only two things are not great at all : first the L and R buttons i think this explains for itself and second it is kinda small for my hands after playing like 1h i got hand cramps af..... but overall for people with smaller hands this thing is a beast for a console

If you own this or the rg 505 there is a gamma os update you can go which will give you a very nice performance boost. It will wipe the internal storage though.

To me, in the $150-$180 price range I don’t think anything beats the Retroid Pocket 3+ in terms of design, and price to performance. This is close, I just need a bigger console.

I would personally go for the RG505, which is essentially the same as this but with a Vita OLED screen. The RG505 would be my choice as I far prefer black bars on the sides of 4:3 games than having them on the top and bottom of 16:9.

4:11 alright im buying this pocket thing

I love technology and I love that we’ve come this far where we can play thousands of games on one handheld.

I had no idea it had a touch screen. I just recently picked one of these up.

Wow an mgs game in the review, thanks! Wonder how the mgs acid games run in this one

MvC2 was also on the dreamcast so that might make for a smoother experience.

sitting at 200+; its getting into the "just buy a used note 10 and a X2 PRO" territory. You can get a note 10 in really really good shape for 150-180$; some x2 pro's on ebay for 50-60$ as well. These retro console cpu;s really cant compete with even last gen phones; its not even remotely close actually (The snapdragon 855 is more than *TWICE* as fast as this T618 [which is basically the fastest chip these types of consoles come with at this time]; and you can root your phone to run base level operations without having to worry about the "fluff"). Its more work, but its also a LOT more machine for the money. All of this doesnt even approach the screen quality difference, which is going to be extreme on its own right. Lastly, and somewhat important... phones arent using volatile storage solutions, and *will* be a lot more reliable long term. The "portability" of some of these retro devices are their own thing, but these horizontal format consoles are already escaping "pocketability" lol. Just food for thought.

can you please review the rg505

As someone who still uses PS1 and PS2 regularly - I can say that even on the original systems games often dropped FPS and stuttered in some moments. I remember Grand Turismo playing really well most of the time - but a couple of tracks - essp when cars were bunched up together. It stutters (a little bit) on original hardware. So does Destruction Derby, Twisted Metal World Tour and a few other racing games I have. Resident Evil in some of the more hectic fights had a few really noticeable stutters. Heck even turn based games like XCOM TFTD stuttered on the Geoscape screen from time to time. So if it's "authentic" people are after - then consistent 60 fps is not authentic. In fact in 1995 no-one ever even talked about frame rates. The questions to me should be; "Does it play well" and "Do I enjoy it" Being fixated by frame rates and put off by a small stutter ever few minutes is just.... inauthentic :)

I'm interested, tho getting an RG35XX as my first retro emulation handheld, I kind of want to try another brand's like the Pocket 3+ when it comes to systems above the PS1. This review makes the decision more difficult to follow through with, tho~

Not a big fan of the placement of the D-pad being below the analogue stick, since i play mostly older games.

Just a littlle more power needed. It's still a solid emulation device, but I'd love to play RE4 and God of War on handheld on 60 fps.

How you were initially holding it with the lightning my brain refused to see the bottom left button as anything other than a giant screw.... lol

Great review tip try add MVC2 Dreamcast ver it will run better then the PS2 ver and is all the better arcade prefect ver.

might have to grab this one - awesome review

The more and more i see of these consoles and how none the of them can run ps2 / GameCube / and Saturn perfectly.. makes me think a steamdeck or mini pc makes way more sense.. for me the only handhelds that make sense so far are the 35xx plus and the mm+ for the classic form factor! The RG cube came really close to being acceptable but that 1:1 screen put me off and doesn't make sense to me!

Wish I could afford one 😢 nice review

Holding out for the curvy grip vertical model.

How would vice city and San Andreas for ps2 run on here ? Were they pre loaded ?

Does one of these exist that does play ps2 and wii well?

Cool and all and if you got the funds more power to you. But you could still easily just get something like razer kishi and slap it on your phone that you have with you all the time anyways. I got a setup of Sammy Note 10 plus and kishi and it plays even ps2 games without problems. Just more of a budget option if you got a decent phone, gamepad is like 40 bucks. You could do ps4 controller too with a cheap phone handle. Instead of you know a whole another device with kinda tiny screen that you need to keep charged separately.

awesome review. will be buying one. smackdown heres comes the pain is the greatest wrestling game ever. my only favorite.😉💯

Playable = is not worth it ! If you pay that much money just for that. X28 runs much faster and at lower cost, and above playable.

If you could choose between: Retroid pocket 2S Anbernic RG35XX Miyoo Mini Plus Anbernic RG353V Anbernic RG353PS Powkiddy RK2023 Which one would you get?

wish there was a place we can buy these devices from locally in the states. i search and theres like 10 different and if i go direct the US version is not available.

“Most of us are not interested in the 8-but and 16-but stuff.” Hmm yea, that is why we opt for a 4:3 device. The old stuff is exactly what people play on this.

So how many games are pre installed exactly?? Do you need to download anything?

I wish it ran on linux like the older ones

I wished they made 16:9 aspect ratio of it

Question for people who understand this stuff: I have my rg35xx set up with garlicOS on a small SD card, then the games on a 2nd bigger card. This only has 1 slot. If I wanted to easily swap back and forth between the two handhelds, including moving not just games but also save states. it seems like there’s no easy solution, correct? I’d have to commit to either a 1 SD card or a 2SD card setup?

just go with the Odin Lite or Pro guys.

Still a lot of money for something that barely emulates better than my Odroid Go Advance yet has the same crappy horizontal layout shoulder buttons.

Which is better? 505 or that?

Screen sucks but everything else is kinda awesome. Love the stick placement.

When you say you added different games where did you get them from?

Im 40 yrs old and not too tech savy but have just stumbled upon these handheld emulators. Ive purchased a miyoo mini plus and a anbernic rg353v but would like a horizontal handheld to play ps1/ps2 and N64 games.. what would be an easier (ready to go) handheld for these? Im looking at the rg405m or the retroid pocket 3 plus.. also is the stock os (linux/android) ok or should i try and figure out garlic os install? Cheers!!

Is it better than the rg 505?

I like the specs of rg405m but the annoying part is the shoulder buttons. I wish they create the same specs but with the same built from rg353p which is comfortable to play with

How much does this run?? Could you play soul reaver from ps1 Or spawn from dream cast

Love how it comes in purple, would like a PS3 emulator

Will It Play PS2 Or Nintendo Gamecube Will Be On Amazon Will It Play On The TV If You Say Yes How?

Is there any adaptors that let’s you plug hdmi out into tv? That’s the only thing holding me back from buying it

I have an older anbernic console (the rb351 I believe) and Marvel Vs Capcom 2 runs great on M.A.M.E. I'm more curious about games like F-zero, Mario Kart and Extreme G for N64, since they run horribly in the console I've got

What all wrestling games are on it preloaded?

Love this thing but if you have to play a game on mute then that game should not be counted as “playable”. Also all you have to do is set the aspect ratio to 16:9 on psp and it will look normal.

Can you please make a video on android game of this device? 1. Street of rage 4. 2. Dysmantle 3. Shadowgun legends 4. Mindcell 5. Wall of insanity?

Nice review ❤

Can gta San Andreas play on the ps2 emulator?

Does this have PC Engine games? Dracula X and Splatterhouse?

I really want this device, but the dpad placement just puts me off. I want my dpad on top of the left stick instead.

i just ordered mine is it easy to set up when it comes in or do i need to find videos to help set it up?

How can I get this I am in Gabon (Africa)

question, what happens if the battery isn't good anymore? does it have a warranty?

Can I play titan quest legendary edition with this hand held game mini console? It's on Android game.

Yeah I'll give this a 5 out of 10

I just wanna know if it has the 3ds and ds Pokémon games pre downloaded

Can you compare the stock performance to gammaos? I hear the performance mode on gammaos makes many stock unplayable games completely playable

How you get you Roms

can it play god of war 2 and other games win the same weight

They made a vertical one

How do the 3ds Wii game Cube and n64 games run?look

2 questions, whats the max size GB sd card supported on the RG405M , and how do u add more games on this device?

Next anbernic handled naming MM: Metal Monster

does it save game data like from progress made from Gran Turismo?

I want it only for the nes and retro games I don’t care for most of the new ones

Didn't know I could date a RG405M😨

Hey, can it run Onimusha series of PS2? If it can, I'm buying it, man...

what site or program do you use to add games? is that on laptop or on the console itself.

Why nobody test this devices with Steam games?

How can I add games to this like GTA

Does this have n64 mario ,Super Mario and Crash games pre installed?

Can some one tell me how to get rams and how to install them on an emulator? I’m new to all of this, I would much appreciated

*what is the name of that theme/skin? i like it..*

is there a list of all pokemon games on this?

Can it run the older Spiderman movie PS2 games?

is this or the RG505 or the rp3+ better

can this play pokemon yellow?

Does it come with any preloaded roms

Does it have final fantasy tactics?

It this better than the RG405V?

Star fox 😢 i wish there was a remastered or remake

How can I add games on this?

really nice game console definitely worth it

What emu it uses for the PS2?

Does it have digimon world 3 ? And can it run it

I can't see one game that ran well yet he's plugging it

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Is the 552 not better?

How does Madden games run PS 2?

Now the question is. Will it last a lifetime? Android tends to slow down after a couple of years.

what about 505 model?

Can this play Muramasa Rebirth(Vita game)?

There are no native Nintendo Mario games installed on the app. I have the the largest SD card that ships with the device.