ijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agoThis Android-powered retro handheld gives us major Sega Genesis vibeswww.androidcentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up146
arrow-up146external-linkThis Android-powered retro handheld gives us major Sega Genesis vibeswww.androidcentral.comijeff@lemdro.idM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareKantapper_Kantapper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoMaybe I’m dumb, but I didn’t get what Kind of Games you are suposed to play on that thing.
minus-squareMBZzZzZzZz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoWell, you run emulators on it and play some Streets of Rage, my dude.
minus-square💡dim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agohonestly, would rather use a linux ~ libreelec/es based device android is just wasted overhead when it comes to emulation
minus-squarePfhortunelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThis device actually dual boots Linux (and there’s a cheaper Linux-only variant)
minus-squareBlisterexe@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOoh sweet, that means that not only could you run some emulation dedicated distros, you could also run steamos
minus-squareBaardFigur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoSome Android native games would also work with a controller
minus-squarejlarex@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThese are used mostly for playing retro games through emulators.
minus-squaresmish@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIs it going to be weird playing Nintendo based games on this Genesis controller handheld?
minus-squarejlarex@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoProbably. I don’t own one of these but the Genesis controller layout is awkward for playing many Nintendo games.
Maybe I’m dumb, but I didn’t get what Kind of Games you are suposed to play on that thing.
Well, you run emulators on it and play some Streets of Rage, my dude.
honestly, would rather use a linux ~ libreelec/es based device
android is just wasted overhead when it comes to emulation
This device actually dual boots Linux (and there’s a cheaper Linux-only variant)
Ooh sweet, that means that not only could you run some emulation dedicated distros, you could also run steamos
Some Android native games would also work with a controller
These are used mostly for playing retro games through emulators.
Is it going to be weird playing Nintendo based games on this Genesis controller handheld?
Probably. I don’t own one of these but the Genesis controller layout is awkward for playing many Nintendo games.