Subj : Retro gaming
To   : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Sep 06 2024 20:20:47

  Re: Retro gaming
  By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Fri Sep 06 2024 04:51 pm

 >  DM> Oh, interesting. The MAX 3 Pro is actually older than the MAX 3:
 >  DM> https://youtu.be/PVxSdVQwQ6s?t=695
 >
 > Ah, interesting..  Spec-wise, I wonder if the Pro is still supposed to be a
 > step up from the non-Pro version.  Their site says they have different
 > processors, but the Pro's is a 6-core, whereas the non-Pro has a quad-core.

Yup, I think it is still considered a "step up", spec-wise.

 >  DM> They mostly seem to come with SD Cards with many thousands of ROMs as
 >  DM> kind of a selling point. Usually the SD Card is not very high quality
 >  DM> though.
 >
 > Ah, I figured it would be convenient to order the card from them.  And since
 > it's already loaded with stuff, it's an example of how the ROMs are
 > organized and how to add more (there are XML files in each directory where
 > you can specify a 'cover art' image for each ROM and specify the publisher,
 > release date, etc. if you want).

I found some ROM sets on archive.org pre-setup with cover art, etc. Saved me a lot of time curriating.

 > I think my main complaint about it is that the D-pad is fairly sensitive.
 > The lack of wifi is a little disappointing, but honestly I don't use network
 > capability in a handheld emulation device much anyway.
 >
 >  DM> I've put a few hours on the Miyoo Mini Plus now and while the form
 >  DM> factor isn't as comfortable, it's small size is pretty great. For
 >  DM> Gameboy/GBC/GBA games, I think it's a great device. I think its biggest
 >  DM> downside is the lack of analog sticks. Even though the hardware
 >  DM> (processor, graphics) are capable of playing some old favs like Doom,
 >  DM> Quake, and Duke Nukem, the lack of the stick really makes playing those
 >  DM> games impractical.
 >
 > Yeah, I think it's good to have the analog sticks.  Also, this is the first
 > one I've had that looks like it can play PS2 games fairly well.  I thought
 > it would be interesting to try out some PS2 games on it.  I thought it was
 > already impressive that other handhelds I've had before can play original
 > Playstation games fairly well.

I don't think the non-Pro MAX 3 can play PS2 games very well (or at all?), so that's probably the main advantage of the Pro model.
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