So she sends me this clip for something called Retro Snap, I do a little reading up on it and discover that it’s overpriced, cheap hardware, made by a “business” that ghosts you when you need support, takes down negative reviews and even tries to bribe mods to take down critical posts. For starters. So fuck them.
Looking for alternatives, I learn about Anbernic, and as I’m reading up on them I very quickly feel overwhelmed by the huge variety of consoles on the market and vague info on what games you’ll get or how to get the ones you might want (yes I understand why but still).
So you, smart people, can you help a brother out?
I have friends with various Miyoo and Anbernic form factors and they are basically all decent for emulating everything up to 16bits. 32/64bits are more hit and miss. Something like the Retroid Pocket 5 is much more powerful, but costs like 5 times as much as most Miyoo/Anbernic models.
I have an Anbernic RGCubeXX which is great for vertical shooters and square screens (think OG Game Boy).
If you want to emulate up to PS3 or PSVita, the Steam Deck is unbeatable.