What is the BEST way to play emulators on the go? 

I will tell you the fatboy PSP was a lifesaver during my time in the military. Having access to thousands of games and being able to carry it around with me everywhere was absolutely amazing. I killed off SO many RPGs! I'm not sure if power banks existed back then, or if I just didn't know about them.... but having one of those is the only other thing that would have made it that much more perfect. These days I alternate between my phone, tablet, and PSP GO. Great video brother.

You know the PSP is overengineered when you realise that it could emulate it's competition (the Nintendo DS)

The Xperia Play is probably one of the most underrated portable emulation devices out there. $50 on ebay, and it'll emulate anything up to the PS1 very well. Even some PSP games are playable if you don't mind frame skip. I really wish they'd make a successor to it with top of the line specs.

I remember I used to have an Xperia Play, and it was just the perfect portable emulation machine. It was basically a PSP Go (Perfect emulation up to PS1 and amazing physical controls) mixed with a decent Android phone and great battery life. I wish they would release a new version of it, I'd pay flagship money for it!

I really wish you talked about battery life... That is super important in a portable, and something I would highly consider when buying one of these.

The psp go is my emulation station, i carry it around me to work, to college and to friends, and when i'm home i plug it straight to the tv in combination with a ps3 controller

20 years of downloading roms and the FBI still hasn’t found you?

Loved the new intro. I've moved back into retro gaming recently, collecting carts from when I was a kid, but I'm definitely gunna add emulation now for portability. Thanks!

I first discovered this on my PSP. It was insane, the ability to play these games on the go.

I love emulating on my phone with a bluetooth gamepad, I have the iPega9052 and I always play SNES, GBA, NDS and PS1 games perfectly fine. Plus, since my phone has HDMI output, sometimes I connect it to the TV and play these emulators on the big screen. Thanks for sharing this video!

Finally I’ve been looking for a video on this subject for ages!

PSP is my favorite handheld device for emulation. Its so impressive and having ps1 library you can take with you beats that ps classic lol. A cable lets you hook it to a TV with later models. I LOOOVE the PSP :)

I want to play nds or 3ds games but i can't find the solution, roms or emulator keep doesn't function and my phone can run it, but it didn't...

I’m liking my Ps vita for emulation! I’m running homebrew and I’m very happy with it!

Izzy my friend! you got some excellent content i really like it. Thanks for sharing some cool & Classic gaming gadgets

Subscribed right away!!!! Am a lover and huge fan of emulations since ages and my all time wish is to play any game from any console into one device 🤩

I just got a new PSP Go on eBay. yeah it's a little pricey but I love it and as you mentioned it's the best option and easy to emulate ❤

Psp 3000 is my favorite psp because it is more comfortable to hold/play, it has higher amount of expandable memory (i wouldnt go above 64gb), and you get a bigger battery. You can also play umds and back them up vs the go.

Mine is currently the Vita. Yes, an unmodded Vita is currently limited to the 16 bit generation and below, but that's all I really want.

i went with the psp go, It took me a while to get everything in the right folders to get It to run properly but its really well suited to emulation, thanks for the video!

It's just a matter of time until the Switch becomes the ultimate emulator machine on the go.

8:02... When I was dead broke man I couldn't picture this...

So far the PSP go is my best experience. I've used the original DS and original PSP but someone recently gave me an old Go running custom firmware and it just seems to be perfect.

The PSP is my favorite console solely for emulation it was truly ahead of its time it's over 10 years old and I still carry it around and still playing through its Library

You forgot to mention the ps vita. You can download old psp and ps one titles, as well as a few ps two titles have been reworked for it

I usually never comment videos on youtube, but this one peaked my interest. Many years ago I had a device called the GP2X, that I believe was the successor to the GamePark 32. I have many fond memories of that device, but it struggled with systems such as the SNES and the GBA because it wasn't powerful enough to keep a steady framerate on those systems at that time. However, the Sega Genesis and the Sega Master System worked flawlessly. I also used the PSP for some time for emulation (the original design), but I didn't like playing 2D games like Sonic on it because the screen had ghosting issues that I noticed a lot better on 2D games than on 3D games. Many years ago I had a flash-cart for the GBA called the XROM. I had 3 of those, and I had to connect the GBA to my PC with a special cable (from the GBA network-port to the PC usb) while having the XROM-cart inside the GBA to transfer roms from the PC to the XROM-cart itself. It took a long time flashing the roms over; maybe somewhere between 30min to an hour or longer (don't remember the specifics). The Pandora was the last handheld I used for emulation before migrating over to the smartphone. I had some issues with that device (didn't like the display quality and many other things), later on I ordered the iControlPad which was the first smartphone gamepad I ever had. Nowadays, I use my Samsung Galaxy S5 with the 8bitdo SN30 Pro controller, with a clip-on holder for the phone itself. I have tried many smartphone gamepads over the years, but most of them in my experience had poor build quality.

Hello I have a jxd singeltary my question is why can I not find a game cube emulator any idea ? Do they just don’t emulate well?

Hi, Do you know where I can Buy blank DS cards? I had one but it broke.. I still have the sd card and I am assuming if i get another card I can put the sd card in it

You can also get a telescopic controller for your phone, which holds your phone in the center like a PS Vita. Plus, it allows you play DS games in portrait mode. I think an android phone with that sort of a controller takes the cake. You're carrying g your phone around anyway, and if you pick another device to emulate, might as well switch it a controller. The best part is, you can still play games even without the controller with the in screen controls, which aren't so bad if you're emulating stuff like the GBA or 2D PS1 games.

With that recommended handheld is it like regular smartphones where you have to purchase the emulation stations? I'm very interested in that handheld.

So I am thinking of getting a psp go for emulation ie gba snes sega and arcade/mame. Is this a good idea and is it possible? Or do I need to get a psp vita? I know the regular psps work great but I’m not a fan of the bulky size.

my phone or my nintendo ds, also because i dont have anything else other than a ps1 and a game boy color. but is there any way to play emulators on a ps1 or any ps1 hacks or something?

PSP is my 1st choice then my Android phone

I wish there just existed more phones with built-in controllers. As far as I know there's only a few that have ever been made. Like the Sony Xperia Play and the Snail Games W3D.

Can anyone help me with my PSP Go. I have just bought this from my friend for 10 bucks. He said he wasn't sure if it was working because it won't charge. I opend the end of the charging cable which goes in the psp and it has the red(+) and the white wire broken off. The blackwire (-) (on 4) and green wire (on 3) is still connected but there is also another blackwire(don't know what it is). I dont know where to solder red and white wire. on 1 or 2?

Awesome video, I use the PSP for emulation and I absolutely love it

go for nvidia shield portable... its rare but the best emulation gaming experience

You can also emulate GB, GBC, Game Gear and Master System pretty well on a DS flash cart, and NES, PC engine and PCE CD relatively well too... It's not ideal but it's all I have, although I kind of haven't used my DS Flash Cart in a pretty long time because the 3DS's own library (including Virtual Console games) is more than good enough to hold my attention when I'm out and about... And speaking of the 3DS, if you hack one you can also emulate a ton of stuff in it, but I haven't tried that yet because I'm afraid of bricking my 3DS and I don't wanna get my Nintendo account banned...

I just bought a PS Vita and am ready to get rolling with it, where should I start? Are there multiple choices for hacks and emulators? Is there one go-to that's the best?

Não conhecia esse canal do izzy em inglês, ótimo conteúdo!

0:33 wow your intro is really amazing!

The GPD win can do anything a computer can. So it can also emulate anything, and with a build in xbox controller it's just brilliant. Wait for the GPD win 2 though because there are a lot of upgrades that were needed :p

the new 2DS XL has been my emulation device on the go recently. And I also get to play the amazing 3DS library with it.

Izzy, I've been emulating Super Mario World on my Galaxy S7 with Ipega Bluetooth but unfortunately sometimes I feel like there's a kind of lagging... It's so subtle but it's boring in some cases when you need a very quick response. Could you suggest any setup to run it with no lags?

Good info here. Funny as it happens, but emulators on Android struggle severely with some PSP games (GoW, etc), so I always keep a PSP nearby for those ISOs.

The moment emulation comes to the nintendo switch, it will become the best console in existance... IMO

Someone help me: looking for a portable emulator that has back lit screen and takes replaceable batteries (double A’s). I tend to end up in areas without electricity so I can’t charge my devices.

How do you find and purchase the first Android Phone holder (the one with red buttons)? I mean the one that lets you play your emulation games almost like a gameboy/ds

I just modded my 3ds even though it was difficult i can get cias and roms which is awesome I recommend it

what ds emulation device do you rcommend for ds

If I buy a K-card, and use it in my gba to play pokemon, could i use trade cables with my pokemon cartridge to trade pokemon between pokemon carts and roms?

I also have a GPD XD and love it! I use it to play mostly GBA and some Android ports (Tomb raider 1+2, GTA Vice City, Bard's Tale), and am waiting for the first phones to come out with Snapdragon 845 to emulate PSP and GameCube on with an iPEGA controller.

Personally I love my old 3ds xl with CFW. It has great battery and it is perfect for emulating lots of systems

Personally I use a Vita OLED for my PSP/PSX games and my O3DS for everything from Nintendo

Think I've used all of those methods for emulation in the past but my go-to now is my 10 inch chuwi android/windows10 dual-boot tablet with wraparound ipegi controller. Definitely not as portable as any of the suggestions from the video, but provides access to a huge library, fantastic controller, great screen and decent battery life.

Once I found my old ds flash cart and I put emulators and roms on it.. I tried adding another rom one time but I somehow deleted one of the files that you need on the flash cart.. then I lost the cart

Where's the Vita?

I would not play pokemon on an emulator, but other titles ok. Pokemon in emulator can't trade unless you can emulate 2 games at once and the trading. Otherwise no trade evolutions and no version exclusives. I also like the 3ds virtual console and found an interesting title called earthbound on it, it was originally an snes title. I don't have this, but a ps vita has a lot of titles available for it on the sony store, it has a library of ps1, ps2, psp, and ps vita titles and you don't need to emulate sony titles. The 3ds and the ps vita will play a large number of titles before you have to emulate anything and all of that is totally legit. There is a hyperkin supaboy sfc a great device that can play snes titles on the go.

The DS lite you have with the card to play emulators can you play old DOS or old windows 95 98 games on it?

Great video thank you i love emulation

Imo n3ds is best. With CFW I'm able to inject any rom (nes, snes, gb, gba) into a virtual console game, and n3ds is able to emulate ps1 games pretty well (I've been playing ff7 and it's 100% playable)

i love emulators but i just use my phone. it's the most convenient. something that i'm seriously waiting for someone to properly do is an emulator for ps2. it easily has the biggest library of any consoles and so many good games are on there. i hope they finish one soon i will easily give them my money... if it runs relatively smooth

This video is so cool!

Gba can emulate gb/c nes gamegear roms very good. No gp32, gp2x, pandora, etc...?

The best device is ps vita and u dont have it. Psp its ok but 3 hours of battery life is awfull and the snes emulation doesn't work at 100%

PS Vita though!

I used to use galaxy 6 with Bluetooth controller. But last year i bought a Psp Go and haven't looked back. Like you said Psp Go is the all around best portable emulator for now. It's awesome!!

I loved my ez flash IV! I did have a gp2x wiz as well. Loved it. If I had the money I'd get the XD

Izzy, you forgot about the GPD Win! I have both of their incredible products, but with the Win you can play all MAME, C64 etc. emus on a pretty zippy Windows PC. 😊

Advanced wars is not exactly dead, there is a similar title on the switch

do you find input lag a problem on the gpd xd i heard input lag is bad on it. i am ready to buy something but input lag can ruin games like mario world

how do you play ds games on GPD? because ds games require double screens (and one of them should be touch)

Great video, I just want to point out something, the GBA micro and that GBA clone you showed aren't exactly emulating games, they're just loading the rom into the ram and play them like they were supposed to be played from an original cartridge, so it's not technically emulation.

You're missing the psvita, it lets you play up to some PS3 games.

I know I'm coming to the Game late but out of all of them what has the best resolution screen? Specifically looking for an emulator for GBA

What about the sony xperia play, i know its pretty much a psp go but i have one and i want to know how to put emulators on it

You forgot to mention a problem with emulating on smartphones, pathetic battery life. The battery on those things suck anyway so playing games on them will only drain it faster plus you need that phone for the rest of the day.

Why don't you have a PlayStation Vita ?

Izzy, mesmo depois te ter saído o desbloqueio para o Vita você ainda considera o gpd xd e o psp go como melhores dispositivos para emular jogos de ps1, psp e gba ou sucumbe ao vita? Ou ao Switch? Valeu, ótimo canal e material :)

I personally play most of my emulators on my new 3ds XL. The only two downsides as supposed to a psp are that you currently can't play N64 games on it and PS1 games run VERY slowly. Finally the setup is completed by a DS Flashcard inside of the 3ds and practically every 3ds-game I own installed onto my micro SD card.

It's almost always the best experience playing games on their original hardware. That said the amount of systems I have is getting ridiculous, so I should probably look into this. The phone is a no Brainer to at least try. it's more powerful than a Switch, but the issue is carrying around a separate controller.

Love your PSP description, still own a very old black PSP which I have used to give my very first (and kind of shabbiest) flame paint job. Over the years I've had to replace the UMD tray and Battery lid, although I've mainly used it to emulate SNES. I just couldn't put down Chrono Trigger nor Star Fox/Lylat Wars. A few years later I got a psp lite to play new games, since I just didn't want to patch past the part of running all homebrew :) though actually it got much less mileage overall. It's really a great machine for SNES emulation. In a way, I find it ironic that a piece of Sony hardware does this so well ;)

Have a 3ds and SP, but wanting to download Super Mario RPG Legend of the 7 Stars for SNEA. Any recommendations of what I can do? Willing to buy stuff!

Psp Go for the win here too ❤ 🙏🏻🏆🏆🏆 love my 3000 model too.. But that white small pocket Go is just soo awesome in every way! I got the white one too..🙏🏻👌👍

And if your friend also has a flash cartridge for the gba with a rom of Pokemon fire red can you trade or battle?

What launcher are you using on the XD? I'm using Nova with some pixel art icons and the Orange Kid font from Earthbound.

The revo k101 plus is my favorite, it works right out of the box.

What is better psp or Gpd xd to play n64 ocarina of time and mario 64

So REVO is basically GBA Micro replica just bigger. What flash cards are compatible?

What was the name of the first phone controller you showed? I couldn't quite make it out.

@Izzy nobre dude i totally play gba, nes, snes and genesis games off my phone emulators with a 8bitdo bluetooth controller. Its the bees knees!! Also love emulation for playing rom hacks! Perhaps my favorite of currently evolving pixel games made/ modded by fans

When I don't have my Switch with me, I always rock the GPD XD when I'm going out and about. By far my favorite handheld of all time, especially when rocking Legacy ROM and the TV Launcher.

how come you didnt mention emulation through cfw on the 3ds/2ds? my old 3ds xl can emulate all the nintendo game consoles without any issue thanks to custom virtual console games, and dsimenu++

Izzy, how about input lag? I am not really amped with the experience of playing with this portable controller and the galaxy s8 (I tried and its much more difficult to play Mario)

What is the model of the first Bluetooth gamepad (the smaller one)?

I was thinking about buying Gamesir G4s, is it a good gamepad ?? it certanly looks good

Yeah the psp go hands down is the best one. I had three of them two white and a black one. And it was so easy to use it’s great 👍

im a new to this channel and this is the first video i watched and first time i comment in youtube just to say get a psvita its the best emulator on the go trust me ;) subcribed :) cant wait for the psvita video that u will make

I just bought a 3ds used, and modded, that thing is perfect

I have a raspberry pi 3 model B and its running an Emulga silver v1.0.2 image and its have a tone of emulators except for the PlayStation 1 its onely 32 gig