Subj : Retro gaming
To : Nightfox
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Sep 06 2024 08:20 pm
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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