THIS is the Handheld Emulator to get | Retroid Pocket 3 

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This is finally the one guys, I don't think they could possibly make one better than this one. After the next one I mean, the next one is the one they can't possibly t-

I think the best way to avoid getting a defective one is to write Wulff Den under company name when filling out the shipping info.

I'm glad to see Taki Udon being mentioned on so many videos about the retroid pocket. I really love his work.

The buttons already on the RP3 are the dome switches. The extra buttons sent with the packages are conductive rubber. Dome switches feels like PS Vita or switch joycon buttons, conductive rubber feels like SNES or switch pro controller buttons.

I was really close to buying it when the preorders began, all my infos were entered and I only needed to confirm and... I didn't. I already have a Pocket 2 and Pocket 2+ (the Upgrade Kit to be more specific) and while the price is really fair for what you get, paying almost $200 CAD for what is essentially the same handheld I already have with a bigger screen was tough sell, especially since we'll probably get a Pocket 3+ in a few months. The screen resolution is also really weird, it can't scale anything cleanly, you'll get black bars or non-integer scaling on every consoles. If that came out at the same time as the Pocket 2+ like it was supposed to, it would've been a no-brainer, but with so much more competition like the RG353P, the "incoming" Ayn Loki Zero and the Odin Lite (which, granted, isn't readily available yet), it's in a weird spot where you can get basically the same for cheaper and a lot better for not that much more. It's a good middle ground if you're getting into the scene, but for the others, it doesn't make much sense. Instead of that, I bought an RG351V on sale for $110 CAD to replace my RG351P and I'll wait for the next Retroid Pocket that will hopefully be able to play more Android games and PS2/GC for real (or buy the Miyoo P60 if that thing ever come out). I also set up my old Huawei P20 with a Razer Kishi, it works fine, the only problem is it doesn't have the best GPU, so PS2 / GC is still kinda difficult and the battery life is kinda atrocious.

@wulff : the parts in the box are actually conductive rubber replacements. The Pocket 3 had the dome switches already installed.

i think miyo mini v2 is a good start to retro world ...its a perfect size fits in pocket with good coverage on emulation....price is good 50 to 65 dolars , screen looks good, key and build quality is amazing and with and without onion os is amazing and you can play it out of box ...

For a Hundred ish… pretty decent entry level handheld. But a homebrew PSP or Vita gives you all the games on those consoles plus emulates all the classic Nintendo games pre N64. GameBoy Advance games are especially beautiful on the larger illuminated displays. Always keep an eye out for a used PSP or Vita.

I feel it's worth bringing up that with some settings experimentation and using PAL roms, you can get *some* Gamecube games to run decently well. But the quality you get varies from game to game, so it's only worth doing either for the games that are known to be able to get playable or if you find experimenting fun for any reason.

Fast charge so you can play and charge without dying, bigger better screen, android 11 out of box, two good joysticks with l/r3 buttons and a boost of memory seem worth it, my retroid has been an absolute unit.

The included Dolphin for Handhelds and the latest version of AetherSX2 let you lower the resolution below 1x. This can make games playable but you will be compromising visuals. Many PS2 titles end up looking like PS1 games but you can still enjoy them. I do find it funny that the Retroid Pocket 3 was made before the Retroid Pocket 2+. Makes you wonder if the fix for the RP3 screen issues was so simple why didn't they just fix it and release it. Surely that would have been no more expensive than creating the RP2+.

When they make one that can reliably play PS2 and GameCube games, I'm in!

Make sure to check out Taki Udon’s video about Retroid and their very questionable QA and part swapping practices. The Pocket 2+ had wildly different screens depending on when you bought for instance.

You guys have a classy show, good work! I just got back into playing the Retroid 2+, and in the process learned that two more models had been produced...wth now I have to get the 3+...

The Retroid Pocket 2+ seems like the best fit for my needs. I like that's it's smaller. I'd want a very portable machine capable of NES - DreamCast games.

I've been thinking about getting this, but really love my Miyoo Mini. Still in my opinion the best value for money out there. That said, I'm firmly in the casual gamer camp, so the amount of community support for the Miyoo Mini is key for me.

with these things getting better and better pretty much every month, im kinda gonna wait till portable emulators master dolphin completely. Playing melee and like sonic riders dx on a little pocketable switch would be sicc, and im not too personally interested in anything n64 and earlier, I can just play those on my pc just fine.

Honestly loved these kind of videos before I got a steam deck. Now I have one and I honestly couldn’t ask for anything else. It’s been eating up money and storage but not on new devices. Best of luck to everyone waiting and know that it is indeed worth the wait.

Im really happy about the growing market of hand Helds. It really excites me, I hope more companies use the native method of analogue.

I would love to get one seeing how I don't have the Pocket 2+ and I love the Pocket 3's form factor, but at the same time, I don't feel confident in this product having some issues that Taki talked about in his video. Not to mention, the specs are basically the exact same as the previous Retroid system and THAT system was $20 to $30 less than the Pocket 3. Honestly, I think it might be better for me to just wait on the Pocket 3+ maybe and see what they do with that.

It does look better than the older ones. I have the Anbernic RG351MP which brought me a lot of joy until I got the Steam Deck. But having one of these is fun to throw in the backpack and play on the go.

This might be the one that gets me to buy a larger portable emulator. I have the Retroid Pocket Go, which I love, but it's basically just a GBA emulator for me and I think I want something a little beefier. The Switch Lite-esque form factor is really selling me

Just pre ordered the 3+. Glad I waited

For the Dolphin stuff, you have to manually set the bundle (slightly different than the pre-set one that you can auto-download). I had to do it on the RP2+. It is disappointing to hear it doesn't play things much better than the RP2+ though. The chip upgrade had me hopeful.

As a happy RP2+ owner, this review really helped me convince myself that I don't need this - if I want a similar form factor, I can grab the Odin Lite. Thanks! I love your content - great video!

btw I love how you have been doing the sponsored ads, and the dog was a nice touch there, I was like DAWWW puppers!

Sorry Bob, I'm never sick of these videos. Always excited to see a notification pop up from your Channel.

The only channel where i never skip the sponsored add.

Because I prefer to play my PS2/GameCube games on their native systems, this system does everything I want it to do. The DS emulator would be perfect for the old games I can’t find for good prices (and the touch screen is what I need) And if I want 3DS games I have a native 2DS Xl system I can jailbreak. While leaving my main system alone. This just works better to me. The button placement doesn’t bother me so much since I just need something that can easily play older DS games and it has a little bigger of a screen which I like. 8/10 this is gonna be my new emulator. I’ll still keep my RP2. But it just won’t be used. As often

I actually ordered one about 2 weeks before you made this video and it should arrive next weekend.

I'm personally still using my PSP for playing games on the go. I have a DSLite as well, but I get infinitely more use out of my PSP. Going to be ordering a switch soon, which admittedly isn't for emulation but is for portable gaming

If I had a nickel for everytime BaHb made a video about a new emulator, I'd have a lot of nickels.

Honestly the perfect gift for my nephews. This way they have a way to experience the greatest games of the past.

Honestly my personal daily driver for emulation is the New 3DS XL. Still looking into how plausible the Steam Deck is for more modern console emulation. But for now, the N3DSXL is by far the best of the best in my personal opinion.

I have the 2+ and ordered the 3 last night. The 2+ is spectacular for $100. My only two nit-picks are with the screen. It is absolutely perfect for 8 bit games and even 16 bit, but it is brutally small for anything high-res. Forget about cloud gaming unless hooked up to an external monitor. The screen is unmercifully small for ultra small text, menus, icons, etc in modern games. It is punishing to try and squint at hi-res games on the 3.5" screen. Again...for retro consoles with big blocky pixels, it's perfect. The second nit-pick is that the screen doesn't dim NEARLY enough. It is torture trying to play in bed or a dimly lit room. The lowest brightness is still blinding in the dark. That coupled with trying to play hi-res games...it's a nightmare. Again, outstanding for low-res games in a normally lit environment. I'm hoping the Pocket 3 with its larger screen will make hi-res gaming much more palatable, and if it actually dims properly, that'd be icing on the cake.

D-pad on top for platformers is godly.

Other than my LB being stuck when it got here, this is everything I’ve wanted. It’s much more comfortable to me than the 2+ and the screen makes it far better for game streaming along with L3 and R3, it’s perfect and they didn’t charge 240 for it like some other company’s would

I went with the way less powerful, RG 353P as my next upgrade from the RG350M I was playing with. TOTALLY worth it. 3 storage locations, dual boot OS, and can play up to PS1 well. I know not great. Can do some dreamcast oh and N64 plays pretty well too. But that SNES controller form factor is nice and android is meh on it. I'm an android user for phones and tablets.

I'll wait for their next week's model and see.

Giving a like right away for showing Wario Land 4, best game ever on gba but very underrated

Me: interested Wulff: runs on android Me: then it's a freaking phone.

As someone who use to use an NFL PS2 controller having start and select on top is normal for me. Also the home button was on the bottom like where the frequency knob is on a wave bird.

Great video as always, keep it up, Wulff Den!

I use my Miyoo Mini more than anything else just because it is so easy to get into my games and fits in my pocket. I like my Retroid Pocket 2+ but I don't use it a lot. I like the overall look to the Retroid Pocket 3 but I'll wait till the 3+ comes out :)

Wario Land 4 is my favorite GBA game!!! Such a fun game!

Ordered a Black 3 GB. Can't wait.

Aww Roo thought you were asking “YAHUNGRY130?” And he was just tryin to get down with some chow

The retroid pocket 3 looks nice, I like the form factor, but the volume button on the side and start/select button locations are a deal breaker for me. The quality control issues surrounding it are also a huge factor in purchase consideration.

*New handheld emulator comes out* Wulffdenn: how many times do We have to keep teaching you this lesson old man?!

I just bought my first emulator ever (pocket 2+). I’m VERY pleased, and I’m playing a ton of GBA games. When I saw this video my face drooped because I thought I bought that device prematurely. Like you mentioned, I don’t think anyone with pocket 2+ should feel buyers remorse. I don’t plan to upgrade due to the small improvements, but the 3 is a cool little device! Technology is wild! I’ll probably upgrade in a year or 2 when the budget devices can reliably play PS2 and GameCube.

Still waiting for mine and after seeing your video I wonder what version they send me 😅

It’s good until you know that the Rp2+ is getting Android 11 patch soon.

volume button thing reminds me of how my new 2ds xl would sometimes change volume unexpectedly bc i accidentally hit the slider. most terrifying moment is mid-rhythm game when the volume either rockets up painfully loud or mutes itself when you’ve got a fc going and can’t stop

I just want a solid PS2 emulator sheesh

Couldn’t find a Steam Deck so got a Samsung S8 Plus tablet with the SnapDragon 8 chip. It can emulate PS2, GameCube & Wii (about 80% of GC & Wii games well so far. All with some fps & performance drops), 3DS, and everything below. Including Sega Saturn. Until I get a Steam Deck, it’s my emulation platform of choice. Plus, with a USB-C to USB-B 3.0 adapter, you can hook up pretty much any USB device, like external hard drives, keyboards, etc.

heard you talk about never hearing ppl talk about ring fit but like you said its one of the best games i played on te switch so far and i played more ten 50 games on switch in a year time playing ring fit is a big help when i coulnd not jump on my bike becous of injeries and stil work out while gaming, with personal exprianse i can say this is a game that wil 100% improve your health with playing a game ( if you use it 1,2 hours a day)

Rue said yeah bro im hungry, gimme dat factor.

I've always been into these emulation devices but since the steam deck I'm done. Thing can handle almost everything I've thrown at it and it's easy to set up

I don’t know looks like I will be happier with my ayn Odin lite coming in a few days. My interest is a lot more in the psx and ps2 category

The retro handheld market is bizarre. This is one of the most bizarre to me, I have Taki Udon telling me this isn't a good one and he skipped it and now I have Bob Wulff telling me it's great.... What the hell do I do in this situation???

Thanks! great review. have the 2, 3 look great in your hand. I purchased the 3 after watching your review, the screen size and form is my major draw.

I'm actually thinking about upgrading my 2+ to the 3, it is my first emulation handheld. I love 2+ performance but I have poor eyesight, so the screen is a bit too small for me to enjoy it as much as people with good eyesight can.

Man that looks really cool and useful, might have to pick one up!

I have a steam deck but a retro pocket emulator would be nice for snes and older and maybe 2D PS1 games but I'd like it to be in the GBA form factor like the retroid but around $80 or less. Doesn't really need to analog sticks but I'm not sure

I'm still waiting for good GameCube emulation at a budget price so when that day comes sign me up until then and even after I will continue to watch your reviews thanks

Nice video, could you do one where you highlight the retro games that you can't live without?

i have one.. really nice quality and screen plays everything perfect til dreamcast but psp games outrun2006 need to be 1x resolution to play without frameskip(which sucks on quality) but you can play on 2x resolution with frameskip on if you want , and plays decent

I was actually debating on buying this 2 days before I got my Steam Deck purchase notification. The last handheld emulator I purchased was a Dingoo A320. So I’m glad these devices are getting better as time goes on.

Would be perfect for pokemon pinball ruby and sapphire

Bob, I blame you and Russ for hooking me on these handhelds. I have 5 handheld consoles as is and now want this too.

I literally ordered the wrong color yesterday and emailed them to change it for me and they did the next day ON SUNDAY no hassle. Good customer service in my books. I mean this is emulators we talking about

Oh wow the volume and start button are a pretty serious factor to consider. Can't help but think "modified phones" :')

I just bought a Pocket 2+ and after watching this video I don't regret it. 😊

videos like this from great ytubers keeps me going in life. yes it's sad, but thats alright lol. thanks Bob!

I haven't read a single bad comment about this device on You Tube, Redit or Discord including Taki's Discord, so I'm not sure how reliable his video is.

I did catch Taki's video. Luckily I have a RP2+ so I didn't get swept up even though I wanted the RP3. I suspect we will see another generation from them in the future to bring good GameCube to the sub $150 market.

I think it’s such a shame that they abandoned the retro design, now it just looks like a switch. That is what set them apart from most of the competition and what made Retroid “retroid”. I would kill for a RP3 in the RP2 body.

I play all my roms on my Android phone with a kishi but I still like to vibe with these videos

I totally skipped on Retroid Pocket 3 or 2+ for that matter after Taki Udon's video. However your 3DS video made me homebrew my 2DS XL and go and buy a used wedge shaped 2DS. Loving it! Edit: I sold the Wedge 2DS and barely use my 2DS XL now. I did however order the Retroid Pocket 3+. So here's hoping it will be good!

Excellent review! Helped me alot in deciding wether or not to buy one =) But FOR THE LOVE OF THE GODS, would you please stabilize your table?! Or get a sturdier one! 😅

I grabbed a Pixel 6a for $150 (thanks Google) and it plays everything! Razer Kishi v2 on top of that? HEAVEN!

If it’s good enough for Rue, it’s good enough for me. Just placed my first Factor order!

Got mine a few days ago and I’m loving it. Got a good screen luckily and I’m happy with the way the default buttons feel so I’ll skip opening it until there’s an issue. I’m disappointed in the ps1 performance so far but I still need to tweak. I do wish it was more powerful though, having GC running would’ve been amazing.

A lot of GameCube titles and PS2 run just fine. Are you using the correct version of Dolphin? There are various videos of people running these games.

I got the RP 3 plus 👌🏻👍🏻 I'm hoping I get it soon.

I got an email that my RP3 and case are on the way. 2nd Thumb stick and the larger screen are what sold me over the 2+. Now if my AYN Odin Pro could ship soon 🤞🤞🤞

I was tempted to pick up one of these for my girlfriend since she likes my RG351P but the form factor isn't the best and I can't afford a second Steam Deck but hooooo boy the Start and Select, volume, and Home being where they are is a complete dealbreaker.

I'll just wait for four.

I’ve wanted one of these portable consoles forever.

8bitdo has SOOOOO much new stuff! You should totally do a video on all of it I’ll watch it like 5885967 times

I just decided to order one. I would have preferred to get the AYN Odin, but I would have spent twice as much and probably had to wait forever to get it.

7:43 if only there was a way to get a windows pc to look this clean and tasty......dang

Waiting for Retroid Pocket 3+/4 when they could play at least 70% PS2 Library

A hypothetical 3+ is the actual step up people are after. Until then my phone and a 2+ is more than enough.

Absolutely loving my RP3 3gb!

Keeping the RP2+ for the front facing speakers.

Once they get 3ds, ps2 and GameCube running well at this price point then I’ll go all in. For now I play Pokémon on miyoo mini hehe

Everybody already brought him up, but Taki Udon has had some poor interactions promoting the retroid pocket, as the company has taken out or changed features with notifying anybody thereof after reviews have been given.

The 750p screen is rumored to be 3rd party replacement parts for 4.7-inch iPhones