MagnesG
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Wired controller works decent at least.
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Best portable controller for emulation on Android?
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German Hops
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Ach, that's unacceptable, in my opinion.
TheContact
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I’m gonna check out the kishi for ios. Kinda sucks you need to take the phone out of the case though.
People talking about lag, the Kishi (and probably others of similar design) connects via USB C, connection is instant. No pairing. The split pad USB connection design is by far the best way to connect to mobile.
Seen a few recommend the SF30 Pro. I have one and have used it with an official 8Bitdo clip. Unless you are playing unattached, say with the phone sat on a desk, then regardless of lag I wouldn't advise for it. It's is massively imbalanced for any decent sized phone and becomes uncomfortable for a lengthy play session, not even lengthy in my case but ymmv.
Also any decent phone will smash the China handhelds at emulation. I'm playing Dreamcast and even a lot of Dolphin games at full speed on my S20 Ultra, they are playable on a ton of modern phones. Heck I'm even emulating shit like the Jag decently plus Ridge Racer Arcade etc via Mame .
I spent literally minutes setting up each emulator, once they're done they're done and the hardest thing you'll have to do is copy roms to a folder.
Add the Android native games then Xcloud and you have a brilliant powerhouse of a gaming device that deserves something like a Kishi.
Seen a few recommend the SF30 Pro. I have one and have used it with an official 8Bitdo clip. Unless you are playing unattached, say with the phone sat on a desk, then regardless of lag I wouldn't advise for it. It's is massively imbalanced for any decent sized phone and becomes uncomfortable for a lengthy play session, not even lengthy in my case but ymmv.
Also any decent phone will smash the China handhelds at emulation. I'm playing Dreamcast and even a lot of Dolphin games at full speed on my S20 Ultra, they are playable on a ton of modern phones. Heck I'm even emulating shit like the Jag decently plus Ridge Racer Arcade etc via Mame .
I spent literally minutes setting up each emulator, once they're done they're done and the hardest thing you'll have to do is copy roms to a folder.
Add the Android native games then Xcloud and you have a brilliant powerhouse of a gaming device that deserves something like a Kishi.
MagnesG
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My friend was really disappointed because he can't really work it out trying rhythm PSP games using Kishi.
Maybe the lag was because of the emulator itself but he's struggling to time the rhythms properly in Patapon 2/3. The inputs works great except for the not good directional buttons.
He also said that it's a bit on the heavier side, and kinda not ergonomic enough if takes more than a few seconds to start a gaming sessions unlike dedicated consoles. You have to take the casing off, put the controller etc.
Other than that, Kishi is still the best choice I think.
Imru’ al-Qays
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Wound up buying a Vita, objectively the worst option for what I want to do (which is emulate SNES and DS JRPGs), just because it's so goddamn beautiful
OnionSnake
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Which model/color?
MagnesG
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Get a 3ds later, you won't regret it.
Kupfer
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Yes you can.
It's one of the easier "hacks", without the need of hardware modifications. But nonetheless you won't get around reading, understanding and following instrucions.
If you don't know that for sure, probably not. Totally depends on what you want to to with the console.
AFAIK there is not a single case, in which Sony banned a modified Vita / PSTV, unless you used trophy hacks or cheats in online-games. But for me, I don't use my main account either, just in case.
All you have to know, you'll find here
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Imru’ al-Qays
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Slim aqua blue
Nikana
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I was able to get a Kishi (xbox version) for $60 at BB from a sale and coupon. For $60 its great. Been playing Doom and WADs recently and its great. I play SNES roms as well and havent had any issues.
$100 is steep I think for it but it really is solid and due to its design I dont gotta worry about a case with a kickstand or a clip for the phone etc so that can factor into the price.
$100 is steep I think for it but it really is solid and due to its design I dont gotta worry about a case with a kickstand or a clip for the phone etc so that can factor into the price.
OnionSnake
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Dr.Morris79
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Sorry for the bump of an old fred folks but here seems as good as anywhere to ask as it's an emulation thread, in a sense..
I'm plonking stuff on my GPD XD (Scummvum..), and want to know if anyone knows how I go about putting my copy of Bladerunner from GOG onto it? Do I just install it to a random desktop folder then copy the folder across to the GPD?
I'm plonking stuff on my GPD XD (Scummvum..), and want to know if anyone knows how I go about putting my copy of Bladerunner from GOG onto it? Do I just install it to a random desktop folder then copy the folder across to the GPD?