Does anyone here do their gaming on an SBC or hardware emulation machine? I’m considering trying to start an instance for these machines and am curious if there’s much desire
I’m really into these machines, particularly Anbernic and Retroid. I’m already in the linked group and on the Retro Handhelds Discord. Hoping to see content here!
Pi 3B+ and RG351V here reporting in. They’re decent, although I think a Steam Deck with dock and desktop PC ran like a HTPC to your TV are probably a better setup if you’re willing to put more time into it.
I have to admit every time I see one I really get the urge to buy one. But personally I prefer buying older systems and putting emulators on them. The PSP is a classic for instance.
I have an Anbernic RG351MP. It's nice. I use it on the subway when commuting. That's already 2 years old. If you were buying new, I'd get one of the current models.
I used to run entire tournaments off of sbc's, actually. I used an Odroid N2 at the time.
We ran two different tourneys: one where each match is a different fighting game, and a more generalized tournament with a broad amount of genres. It's a fun use case for them.
I had a pi2 years ago that broke. I got out of that when emulation handhelds got big. The pi is way to expensive now but I have considered getting one of the cheaper knock offs.
I have an OrangePi Zero 2 setup as a console under my TV. The zero 3 just came out and it $15. Does all 16 bit consoles, can run Linux or android (android works better for emulator)
Anyways I’ll join if you make a !SBCgaming or something like that.