A new EU law will require portable consoles like the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch to have batteries you can replace yourself.

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    1 year ago

    Do you mind sharing the name or a link of the object? I am looking for buying one but I just find everything so cheap made or I can’t rally understand if something is good or not

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      1 year ago

      Not OP, but can recommend two similar ones, data frog SF2000 looks like a snes controller with a screen on it, it’s cheap (~20-30 USD) but it gets a little laggy running GBA, and anbernic rg35xx is pricier but higher quality, and has a gameboy-ish shape (~60-70 USD) don’t know about any of the other ones, but those two seem decent-ish from what I’ve heard. Haven’t used them myself but they seem to be the most popular. Both have replaceable/upgradable batteries, but they’re not AA’s.

      They’re mostly on aliexpress

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      If you’re looking for a handheld emulator, I recommend the Miyoo Mini+ or Anbernic RG35XX. They’ll last you years longer than the cheapie ones that play NES games since they have community custom firmware. Plus they play way more: NES, SNES, Gameboys, PS1, Genesis, etc.

      MSRP on these are ~$50-60. However you can get them for as low as $25-30 if you use Chinese sites like TEMU. If you’re curious I can send you more info

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      I must have misspoke or misheard. If I found the correct unit it’s AAA batteries.

      I think it’s this unit. My Sister said it was cheap on Amazon.

      It was definitely a knock off thing. Had games I remember and then some obviously hacky knock off games named things like “Super Mario 26”.

      I’d say it seemed worth $20ish bucks. But, if you’re interested in something super serious this probably isn’t it.