M21 retro gaming handheld now official with rip-off design but affordable pricing and HDMI out (www.notebookcheck.net)
from Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 27 Aug 2024 06:16
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Carighan@lemmy.world on 27 Aug 2024 06:33 collapse

Damn that looks uncomfortable to hold. Still, interesting device. So far I don’t need retro gaming in portable but it’s a neat idea.

acosmichippo@lemmy.world on 27 Aug 2024 06:49 next collapse

retro gaming seems like the best fit for portable due to low power usage.

DarkThoughts@fedia.io on 27 Aug 2024 10:20 collapse

The thumbsticks look downright unusable.

MajorHavoc@programming.dev on 27 Aug 2024 14:16 collapse

Yeah.

And I’ve started avoiding thumb sticks in portables because my old retro controllers with (non-hall effect) thumb sticks now have so much control drift that the D-pad is also unusable.

(While my retro controllers and systems that just had D-pads are still fine.)

DarkThoughts@fedia.io on 27 Aug 2024 16:38 collapse

With something like a Deck you can at least swap them.
I feel for more retro oriented stuff I'd prefer some sort of gamepad attachment for phones. If that breaks or wears out at least I don't have to replace the whole device.