is picrel worth it?
>>10886479neither
>>10886479analogue shit is the definition of forced soulyou're a serious goy if you buy it
Define worth it? You probably won't notice a significant difference between this and a $50 chinkheld. The screen is gorgeous and I use mine a lot but you are paying like 6x the price for what? a 10% improvement?
>>10886479The Pocket for sure. The screen is amazing, it can play GBA carts, and you can play many other platforms if you add an SD card.
>>10886515>says it’s overpriced trash >says he loves his and uses it all the time ????It’s also 200 bucks, so it’s only 2-4 times more expensive than the competition.I don’t even own one and I’d rather dish out for this and its sleek design and god tier screen/LCD shaders.You can emulate handheld games on toasters these days, and a lot of the visual charm of these was in their garbage screens, now with backlight in some cases. You just won’t get that on a cheapo. Also, don’t some graphical tricks like transparencies only work on original hardware or pocket? If they are ever in stock ever again, I’ll buy one.
>>10886664>????I said it is poor value for money and stand by that. Analogue rape you with shipping so it is closer to $300. I think it is the best way of playing GBC games but it really is hard to justify the price gap between it and the cheaper options if you are a poorfag. I can only recommend the Pocket to people who consider $300 not much money.
>>10886692$300 dollars is like 4 trips to McDonald’s now, I’m shocked they can keep the price so low.
>>10886479I don't get why you wouldn't just get a chinkheld.Why murder a GBC with mods?Why bother with FPGA for a system that emulates perfectly as it is?Yeah, the screen on the Pocket is nice, but the thing is practically irreparable given Analogue doesn't sell parts. Not to mention the support on their side is absolutely garbage. It's 2024 and you still can't remap buttons, letting you put start and select on the X and Y buttons for GBC, something OpenFPGA lets you do.Hell, the base functionality is there, on GBA you can choose to make X and Y the L and R buttons.Then there's the issue with wiping Pokemon saves. I put FireRed cart into sleep mode by accident instead of turning it off and my save was deleted. Latest firmware too.Luckily I keep regular backups but that was half a game's worth of progress gone because I accidentally used a stock feature.
>>10886702I thought there was custom firmware and you can load your own roms from SD now.What’s even the point of using carts?
>>10886704There's OpenFPGA which is basically a ROMloaderThen there's their stock option to load your cart's ROM. OpenFPGA doesn't replace their OS, it's just another option on the menu.>What’s even the point of using carts?Using carts is nice, I guess. Especially if you already have your childhood carts. I also have this weird autism/OCD with Pokemon where I like to use carts or it doesn't feel 'legit', which is fucking weird because I don't have that attitude towards anything else.
>>10886479If you have a GBC lying around get the OLED kit off Aliexpress.If you don’t, get the Analogue Pocket.
>>10886479modded gbcif you want an fpga device that plays a bunch of portable games analogue
>>10886695Holy shit the happy meal in your country costs more than a big mac set in my country. Are you in America???
i am a resident chinkheld vertislop enthusiast and love the snobby nature of the anal log and think they're an interesting proposal, but the dpad on those things is too shit to be excusable at that priceit's usually just people like reddit game uncle who only play pokémon title screens and thus the dpad doesn't suck enough to stand out there, but for going full abxy/shoulder buttons to accommodate other systems and being the "premium" option, it's merely serviceable, which i don't think is acceptable at that $200+ markdid you know hdmi out is proprietary and is only achieved through the $130 analogue dock? you can't just use usb-c normallyand again i'm fine with all that at the end of the day, like i said i don't mind them occupying a premium space like a fake apple, but i draw the line at bad dpad cause i actually play some games
>>10886479If you're asking about this, then you have a little money to throw away. Right? So grab yourself a new-ish cellphone. 4-5 years old. A galaxy, because ifags literally just discovered emulation.Grab yourself whatever Bluetooth console controller you like most. Doesn't matter which. I use PS4, personally. You can even use joycons or grab a backbone. Pretty much any Bluetooth controller will work.Get a controller clip designed for that bitch and the largest SD card your new phone can handle. I also grabbed a USB-C to HDMI cord to be able to plug into a TV, but that's me.Following so far? Great.Now you go on the app store and grab emulators for everything from atari 2500 all the way up to switch. Retroarch works great but the UI sucks. So I use a lot of individual emulators instead.You're on your own finding roms, but it ain't that hard.Put it all together and you have the best emulation set up ever. Sure, PC can do more at better specs and etc. But can it fit in your pocket?If you already have a phone, then you've gotten the most expensive part out of the way already.If you think this is inferrior to one of these scam handhelds: you are a moron. A 5 year old galaxy phone has better specs, a better screen, potentially an actual warranty and can emulate more. Plus you can use whatever controller you want.You're welcome.
>>10886664>It's not 600% markup>It's only 200-400% markupWow, when you put it that way I'm still definitely not buying one because I'm not retarded
>>10886479Pocket probablyNone of the GBC screen upgrades get the GBC screen look right and the unmodded screen is not enjoyable to play onYou could also just emulate with one of those Chinese handhelds
>>10886970door dash also adds like a 25% extra cost per item
>>10886479official hardware, always
>>1088647your phone
>>10886479The pocket is a nice luxury bit of kit but the Miyoo Mini + with onionOS and a cheap speaker replacement might be a better option if you want to save some cash. I've got both. Depends how much you love Gameboy games. It can do other systems but it's screen ratio isn't ideal for them. FPGA is cool but a retroarch backend has a lot of benefits.
>>10886513>forced soulwhat the fuck does that even mean? this is tiktok grade vocabulary
>>10886695>>10887102I'm in Northern Ontario, Canada and even here a nugget Happy Meal is only $4.79 CAD in-store. What country are you from?
>>10886479If you want to make use of link cable/IR functions with another person it can be, since the analogue pocket supports that flawlessly whether it's between two analogue pockets or an analogue pocket and real hardware
>>10887212>what the fuck does that even mean? this is tiktok grade vocabularyI think he meant to say "forced based" Does that clear things up for you?
>>10887212It means it was astroturfed, you hypocrite using the tiktok grade grammar.
>>10887323>It means it was astroturfed, you hypocrite using the tiktok grade grammar.No, I'm pretty sure it means it has forced soul.
>>10887319Nta, but you still sound like you're just learning English.
>>10887346You don't even know what astroturfing means.
>>10887346Buddy I WISH this thing has some forced soul going for it. I'm a big fan of Phil Fish and I would argue that the flashy animations he made for the SG and NT added a lot of character to the experience, while the Pocket feels quite dry and unassuming in comparison. The menus are all painfully drab and utilitarian
>>10887212>what the fuck does that even mean?It's fake. Artificial. An imitation. Corporately correct. A lookalike. Not genuine. A deception. A mock. Inauthentic. Fudged. The soul isn't real soul. This has been a thing since the entire fucking SOUL VS SOULLESS argument started before Tiktok was even a thing. Is mindlessly calling things "Tiktok" the new "Reddit" for your generation?
>>10887378NTA but I couldn’t give a shit about that, as long as it worksMy main problem is everything about the design of the hardware except for the awesome screenWho the fuck designed this thing?Make something actually usable
>>10886513Actually it's the exact opposite. The Analog Pocket is the definition of Apple Product. It's made to look as clean and simple as possible by graphic designers, not by engineers or hardware developers. It's a bunch of trust fund millennials from California paying people in China to make and assemble their drawing for them to try to sell them at a 400% markup to hipsters. This isn't a corporation trying to emulate something soulful, it's a bunch of idiots trying to remove the soul deliberately to be more hip and modern, like an Apple product.
This is you are not a soiboi.
Don't listen to these faggots, I got a pocket like 3 months ago, I've beat and played more stuff on this than any console in the last 4 years or so. Open FPGA with the dock, CRT, flatscreen or handheld, it's really the only way I'm playing anything these days, just cracked a million on gator pinball.
If you notice everyone on here hates anything that costs more than a few bucks, like even if you're talking flash carts on original hardware they'll complain about Chinese made analogue pocket but they have no issue buying the cheapest n64 flash cart off eBay. Fuck these faggots, pocket has great veraatility, does it lack the Nintendo soul? Yeah a little, but Nintendo hasn't had any soul in quite sometime, and the chink handhelds are just as soulless, so you might as well dock it to a CRT and play with whatever controller you want.
>>10887443>Don't listen to these faggots, I got a pocket like 3 months ago, I've beat and played more stuff on this than any console in the last 4 years or so.Name a console that's released in the past four fucking years though?
>>10886479Why you would spend so much money to play shitty handheld games is beyond me.
>>10887405Do the alternatives allow you to connect with real link cables? If not, that's a flagrant absence of soul.
>>10887457>If you notice everyone on here hates anything that costs more than a few bucksHalf the board says to buy a Steam Deck, you dishonest piece of shit.
>>10887462The alternative is a legitimate GBC that's modded. Of fucking course a real GBC is going to have the fucking infrared and wired connection compatibilities, you fucking idiot.
>>10887470>bro just gut out and mod a GBC and lose the characteristic way the screen looks in the processNo thanks, I'd rather get a pocket that lets me use a real link cable and has accurate screen filters until someone comes up with a better alternative.
>>10887443How does it compare on a CRT to a Gamecube with the Game Boy Interface?
>>10887476I didn't realize the real GBC used fake link cables? You also don't have to mod a GBC at all, it's just if you want the screen, idiot.
>>10887489I want a backlit screen with screen filters and the ability to use a link cable and IR functions. No, I will not be gutting a GBC and dealing with screen accuracy tradeoffs like some third-worlder. It would be nice if you would stop posting like a hysterical woman and just tell me an alternative that has these features. I'd get one of those instead.
>>10887514kek
>>10886479pocket. been playing a shitload of games recently because of it and they look amazing on it. currently playing advanced wars every night in bed.
I quite like my Analogue Pocket for SNES and GB. Then again, I got mine for free. Don’t know that I would ever buy one.
>>10886996It wobbles but i never missed a diagonal on it which is more than you can say for 90% of the chinkheld space. Whose got the best dpads these days in your estimate?
>>10886997What a retarded post.
>>10887464Yeah, I see way more steam decks than chinkhelds posted. Dishonest piece of shit, besides traditional emulation is nigger emulation. Fpga is the way of the white man fag
>>10886695Even the US isn't this bad. You must be from a third world country.
>>10887937>>10887283>>10886970East coast JewSA. Not some huge city either, regular town.We are fully Weimar now.Inflation like this means war is next.300 dollars for an analogue pocket seems like an almost impossible deal from where I’m standing.
>>10887937Btw genius, if I wasn’t from the USA why would my prices be in USD?
>>10887923You're one proud, "white man fag" that's for sure.
>>10887969More than one country uses dollars for currency, anon..
>>10888028I suppose you’re right. Remember when a McChicken and McDouble were a dollar?These three sandwiches would cost me $20.60 cents for pickup.I can not believe how bad shit is, this country is going to fucking explode.
>>10887964Inflation is only one factor driving up costs, and prices vary wildly around the nation. See: https://pantryandlarder.com/mccheapestIt mostly has to do with local costs incurred by the management of these restaurants ie insurance rates, property tax, minimum wage hikes etc in those specific areas. Either way, this stuff is terrible and you shouldn't be eating it if you can help it.
>>10886479>For TetrisGame Box Plus>For PokemonGB300, X6, RG35XX, Miyoo Mini etc.>For Game Boy Camera, Printer, link cable, Kirby Tilt 'n Tumble etc.Modded GBP and GBC are cheaper, but to be fair the Analogue Pocket does still give you the additional option of other systemsI'm very biased towards budget handhelds, but I will say unless you specifically want to use original Game Boy hardware and accessories, it's better to just get a proper emulation handheld. If you want to splurge you can spend the extra money on a nice case and maybe one or two secondary handhelds.
>>10887912for chinkhelds the vita clone dpad that retroid and ayn produce are the gold standard now imo with their sticks, miyoo mini/mini plus in second for snes-style i generally dislike anbernic shit but their rg arc one is pretty good, shame about it not running saturn perfectly though (what were they thinking kek)
>>10886479>american shitty product overpriced.just grab the GB boy is better,play original cartridges and come with a few games included and was 34 dolars.
>>10886479go with unmodded original Hardware or buy a chinkheld
Only if you're a turbo nerd. Just emulate on your Android device.
>>10889472The thing is turbo nerds are too smart to buy this schlop
>>10887457>everyone on here hates anything that costs more than a few bucks90% of this board are NEET/latin american and despise anything that costs more than the shitbox office PC they salvaged from a dumpster.
if you only want GB+GBCFunny Playing FPGBC + cheap Chink flashcart, comes to about $100 total for everything you need.>ergonomics of a real GBC (shits on the Analogue Pocket)>larger screen than GBC mods>cheaper and easier to build than a GBC modonly real advantage the Analogue Pocket has besides more systems is the screen.
>>10886479Neither. Get a chink gb boy
>>10886479OBVIOUSLY its "worth it">>10886513moronic take>>10889073rent free>>10890573factsOP, i suggest you get both.get an UNMODDED gameboy pocket AND an analogue pocketbe sure to use the "pocket update utility" and grab all the fpga arcade cores and system display filters etcits great and supports a ton of systems\boardsits basically a portable misterfpgait is a godtier device
>>10891104This unironically looks cheaper than Dollarama water ring games.
>>10891119>water ring game>"on/off" button
>>10891104Confirmed (((one of them))) with an investment in the Anal Log, no wonder you keep pushing it so hard around here despite everybody constantly telling you to fuck off.
BUMP for the BEST device
>>10891130>everyone telling me to leaveits just you, one person. the guy who is mad about pocket
>>10891318>its just you, one person.>the guy who is mad about pocketI'm another anon, and I think you need to GTFO. I'm tired of listening to how you spent hundreds of dollars on a device that a chinkheld could do for a fraction of the price. Yeah, you made an investment in the Anal Log. You're embarrassed about it. You won't admit that you made a mistake. We get it. You're a fucking manchild. Now STFU.
>>10891318Let everyone see how deranged an analogue pocket owner is.
>>10891318Is schizophrenia a side effect of purchasing the Analogue Pocket or are Analogue Pocket purchasers already genetically prone to developing schizophrenia?
>>10888071>See: https://pantryandlarder.com/mccheapestA lot of the prices on that site haven't been updated in over a year.
Im new to this thread. I really like my Analouge Pocket. Its expensive yeah I admit. I do really like the screen. I bought it from someone with a loaded SD card full of roms and hacks. Been enjoying Kickle Cubicle and Pokemon Omega Red. Game Boy Color and GBA games are incredible on it.
>>10886479There is an fpga gbc kit you can buy now, pretty cheap too if all you're looking for is gb/gbc. Only thing it's missing is an IR port, but I doubt you'll be sending mystery gifts anytime soon.
>>10891329bwahahah
>>10891703I don't even think it's particularly expensive for what it is - a nicely designed boutique console. It's the extras including the dock (and the fucking postage) that increases the cost but the base handheld for 200 bucks is fair enough. It's not perfect, I have my own issues with it - the dpad has the usual diagonal mis-presses and using the shoulder buttons is uncomfortable. If they make a GBA style revision with a better dpad I'd definitely pick one up as well.
>>10889073>made in chinaImplessive
>>10892651so is the iphone but obv the iphone has better build quality than bargain bin famiclone shitware devices
>>10887391None of that made me feel outraged or indignant.
>>10887391you are trying WAY too hard kid
>>10886479FPGBC
>>10886479I'm going with the oled screen mod on my gbc, just waiting for it to come in
Currently playing Shufflepuck café and getting head. Fuck bros analouge pocket life is good
>>10892119This is /vr/ you’re talking about, everything here needs to be chinkshit except your new in-box mint medical CRT with gold plated Monster cables, those need to cost thousands of dollars unless you’re a poorfag LOL
>>10886554>it can play GBA cartsSo?
>>10887283>>10886695these are doordash prices. not real prices
>>10886695More like 300 trips to mcdonalds you fat cunt.
>>10894994you will hate itglitchy\artifacting\soulless
>>10898406so PEOPLE WHO HAVE VIDEOGAMES WILL ENJOY THEMinstead of "emulating" aka PRETENDING to have the games while being a dirty\filthy degenerate piratefag
>>10900562This thread was on page 10 when you bumped it. Are you lonely?
>>10900385oh have you tried it?I haven't seen that on any reviews of it or anything but maybe I missed it
>>10891126It turns the water on and off.>>10892119Yeah, that's the thing, a $240 device shouldn't have a bad d-pad. Sucks no one will make a good FPGA handheld.
>>10900562why would I want my 4MB files to be encased in cheap plastic
>>10886479Don't support some fucking goyslop artificial scarcity shit anon.Also is there really a fucking contest?
>>10900562>piratefagWhere do you think you are?
No
>>10901485>glitchy crappy ips chinese screen "mod"maybe reddit is a better fit for you
Pocket hardware is great. Screen is great. Core count is great.>ergonomics are worse than every real iteration of a real Gameboy>Analogue is a lazy faggot company that prides marketing success over the customer. being forever out of stock and keeping prices jacked up is losing them money over lowering prices and ramping up supply when the demand is there.FunnyPlaying or someone needs to whip them with a superior portable multi-core fpga. It's the best, but that's easy when there's zero competition.
>>10902886That's not an IPS mod retard holy fuck are you so braindead that you didn't even read the goddamn filename I hope you crash into a fucking semi and crawl into the African wilderness and get your legs torn off by zebras in a stampede, as you lay there bleeding out a crow slowly pecks at your skin until your muscles are fully exposed for vultures to devour via entering your anus slowly, and the nearby beehive sees you as an active threat for the remaining hours of your life
>>10886479>worth it?HELL YEAHH
>>10904872> That's not an IPS modbruh that is not a real GBC screen, i don't know what it is but it looks warbly as fuck. if you think its OEM then you're retarded and/or you got scammed.
>>10904872furthermore i just noticed it has a red fucking dpad KEK that is not legit whatsoever
>>10887212you're too much of a brainlet
>>10886702>Why bother with FPGA for a system that emulates perfectly as it is?it's for collectorfags to feel more important, that they wouldn't settle for anything less than fpga and this illusion of authenticity that can potentially run software like ags aging cartridge even though inaccurate emulators perfectly run the (popular) games they play anyway
>>10886515>a 10% improvement?more like the $50 ($64 desu) chinkheld has the 10% improvement if you enable runahead/preemptive
>>10905162Why are you not using filters? That is the whole point of the Pockets 1440p screen.
>>10886479Get something Retro Game Corps or Taki Udon reviewed, whatever looks good and was shown to be good, it you want to actually play games. My RG280V is technically "old" or outdated in terms of tech, but emulation of retro games has been good enough since the PSP, and now some of these handhelds are powerful enough to emulate that. Want to blow money on something nice? Save up even more for a steam deck and install retro arch on it, and then pop one of the filters on. The LCD filters it has do the same job Analogue's own bullshit does, with far more options for customization. Want a vertical form factor one? RG351V, I've used it personally and it's fine too. There's genuinely no reason to buy an Analogue Pocket unless you want to flex, which a couple hundred Dollars isn't even that big of one, when there's already an existing handheld for any possible niche use case you have.
>>10905275>there's already an existing handheld for any possible niche use case you have.Yeah, this is why I bought the pocket. It fills my niche use case.
>>10905037>take a real screen>add a light that illuminates over top of the real screen>you have a "real GBC screen" with light on the front of itnot hard to understand
>>10902886>>10905037Frontlights are not ips screens. They're like wormlights but inside the gameboy. The plastic film thing goes on top of the screen
it's nice to have both, but if I had to choose, probably would go with the pocket. also I think it's funny how some people have waited years to get their hands on a pocket, while I just checked their store randomly one day and saw that it was in stock, and it arrived within two days
>>10906358>>10906383i understand the concept just fine, but look at that screen, its like a 2004 palm pilot. that is not a frontlight i'm sorry. a real GBC screen has well defined and smooth pixels, look at that jank ass crap, i don't care what the thumbnail says, i have eyes and a real GBC and my ass that's a real screen.
>>10886479GBC, analoge products are emulation.
>>10906425The frontlight plastic is textured in order to refract the light passing through it onto the screen. That's what's resulting in the different appearance, because you have to look through the frontlight panel that sits in front of the screen, you retarded ape.
>>10905037>>10905039>modded GBC or analogue pocketdid your mental bandwidth delete the space for the thread topic or are you just pretending to be stupid.
>>10906425should be noted it only looks like that cuz of the camera capturing it and it looks fine in person I have a mod like this
>>10900562Analogue pocket is emulation, retard.
>>10906716hardware emulation* but still emulation nonetheless
>>10905150https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/GBA_TestsNanoBoyAdvance and Mesen are much better emulators than Analogue Pocket.
what do i buy if i want to emulate up to ps1 n64 saturn era but want dual analog and prefer it to be wider grip? that anbernic one?
>>10889073Anal log
>>10905162With the release of the new powkiddy is there any reason to acquire left besides supporting California?
>company called analogue>handheld is digitalFucking scam.
>>10907058tardpostin again?>>10906716wrong the games are played OFF the cartridge >>10906886seethin>>10891641>>10891461unhinged >tldr; the best videogame purchase i have made in the last 10-15 years EASILY
>>10907075>the most fucking obvious bait ever>tardpostin againholy fuck this site is retarded why can't I escape
>>10886479Probably not, I think it's better to have a cheap/pocket friendly device that you won't care when it gets dinged up, and an expensive home handheld that's bigger and more capable, like a steam deck or w/e the china shit isBut if you're like me you probably have some real hardware like a ds/3ds or psp/vita or gbc. If you do, softmod those first(or buy a flash cart, w/e is applicable), they usually have better buttons and d-pads than chink shit
>>10907075your mother is ashamed of you
>>10886479Just get a FPGBC kit. $100 for everything including chinkshit aliexpress flashcart (works fine), cheaper and easier than modding a GBC and you don't have to risk fucking up a real GBC
>>10907949Why are there black borders on the screen?
I don't see the point of buying an anal log. Part of the charm with handhelds is their shitty low quality hardware. A chinkheld will get the job done without issues. People who absolutely need to pay a premium for this sort of thing are brainless consumers that probably buy cars new.
>>10907975>Part of the charm with handhelds is their shitty low quality hardware.Most honest Anbernic shill.
>>10907979I don't own any chinkhelds but if I did I'd probably get one of those and spam about how shit it is and yet a better value than the distilled onions that is analog pocket.
>>10907987>a better valueNobody disputes this. The Pocket is a superior product for supreme gentlemen such as myself. Stop being poor.
>>10907973Because it's a shit screen, not even 2:1 resolution
>>10907949hot garbage
>>10886479Just emulate or mod some other handheld so you can play all sorts of games.
>>10886510This. Play snes instead
>>10908214>openfpga>>10908283>again, openfpga>>10907080tardpostin, nothing about the pocket being the BEST is bait
>>10901294the pictures honestly don't do it justice, but the oled screen looks great imo
>>10886479I just feel there are much better alternatives, for less cost on the market. These are designed for people who NEED to consoom the latest Iphone every year.
>>10908195Retard alert. Its great for $80>>10907973Integer scaling is the default setting. You can increase the screen size if you want
>>10887212based anon making tiktokers seethe
>>10887212>what the fuck does that even mean? this is tiktok grade vocabularyNo, this is 4chan grade vocabulary. Don't pretend its any less retarded than tiktok
>>10905162>>10906896What is so special about that model of powkiddy?
>>10912305it's $60something on aliexpress at the moment, has 720x720 screen, RK3566, wifi & hdmi
>>10910275Your reading comprehension skills are severely lacking anon. Wasn't saying your fucking post was bait I was saying >>10907058is bait you fucking moron.
>>10886479I heard some touchy faggots don't like handled threads now?
