So it seems they were so intent on making it Switch like in appearance, they neglected fine tuning it. I'm so glad you made this review. Saved me 80 quid.
I think in China that as long as it isn't an exact duplicate of a real Switch, then there isn't much Nintendo can do because IP laws may be more loose there.
Awesome video. What handheld you recommend that plays N64 and PS1 decently? That would be deemed playable, lol. So far, my phone and PC win with an 8Bitdo controller.
Man these bootleggers are really getting closer and closer to making knockoff consoles that look pretty convincing to the original thing. That's kinda scary..
Mostly every single thing we have legit or not is assembled in China, I would not be surprised if a lot of these bootleg consoles are made by the same people that assemble the original or even in the same factories.. China don’t give a f about what people think they just work.
Some of these are so good now we're on the cusp of bootleggers making stuff that rivals more legit emulation machines for like 1/3 of the price, which is a mix of horrifying and intriguing
Why would it be scarry ... they CAN copy everithing and even make it better ... everithing is ceap because it has to be cheap ... some of the official consoles are sold underprices because they can recover money from selling software and accessories ... clones can't do that so they have to be either overpriced and few will buy or cheap ...
Probably a dumb question. I just recently subscribed to your channel and love the retro handheld reviews. Wanted to get your opinion on best handheld for NES, SNES, SEGA/SEGACD, N64 mainly and easiest to add more roms? Sorry for dumb question.
To be fair to the device Nintendo 64 is really hard to emulate in general for a console that old because none of the available emulation software is exactly the most polished thing so it makes sense an ARM CPU is having issues
Thanks for the video! Just wanted to note that you actually can set it to have the original aspect ratio in emulators in the Powkiddy main menu. Apparently helps with some graphical issues, as other videos have shown it actually runs most games otherthan N64 and some PSX alright. Still not a RG350 or RK2020, but maybe some people really want that bigger screen.
Honestly thanks for making this; I received it today and I’m a big fan of it. I actually like the joysticks, it seems the console is focused on the hotter titles, it’s absurdly close to my real switch, the 32 gb memory card it comes with is awesome, and it’s a far cry from my X7 I have from them.
the shoulder buttons are quite thin.... why are devices like this that have the L2 and R2 buttons NOT make them one on top of the other like a PS2 controller?
I'm still enjoying my White Powkiddy X2! It's quite a nice, quality built retro handheld with a sleek design! It's great for lower powered consoles up to GBA and SNES. I wouldn't recommend it for N64 or PSX, though it tries to run them (a little too glitchy on higher powered consoles). One positive feature you get with the Powkiddy X2 that many people are unaware of: You get the luxury of using Retroarch on a non-Android based handheld along with a 7 inch screen! As we all know, Retroarch is mainly ran on Android. You can turn your Powkiddy X2 on and almost play your selected games instantly without having to get past that complicated Android interface (so many apps and paths to go through on Android devices along with loading time)! Also, all it's emulation cores are preinstalled and buttons are automatically mapped (though you have the option of remapping the button layout). Adding games to the Powkiddy X2 is very simple, only a few steps. It can play many systems flawlessly: GB, GBC, GBA, GG, MD, NES and SNES to name a few (that's a huge library of games already). This is my main reason for liking the Powkiddy X2. The Powkiddy X2 often get's a bad rep simply because it emulates N64, PSX and Dreamcast with glitches. In my opinion, we should not expect any chinese retro handheld to even run emulation of consoles such as N64, PSX and Dreamcast. Those three are very powerful systems and most of these retro chinese handhelds even have issues with running SNES without slowdown and glitches. That's why it would look decent on the manufacturer's end to not recommend the handheld for N64, PSX or Dreamcast gameplay if it runs with glitches. That way buyers would not have unrealistic expectations for a retro handheld and there won't be as many bad reviews and disappointments. The Powkiddy X2 official listed features and specs should not even mention N64, PSX and Dreamcast.
I’ve got one coming and I’m still optimistic; if anything it will add to my retro gaming collection and “replace” my powKiddy X7 which will only stay on with the power cord in. Mostly, I just dream of a standard switch. I could afford it if I really wanted to but I have a lite already in dark grey. I really like the huge screen of this and the look.
It’s actually not that bad I got this in just black I got the ps1 going really well I had to adjust a few things though.as for n64 I changed it from gl to Vulcan and that helped a lot also you can change aspect ratio
Still considering this device and the vids Ive seen shows its runs PS1 just fine at least when aspect ratio is changed. You said you changed a few things PS1 runs better even, what in particular?
I like the review in detail, but it’d be better with less time on irrelevant shell traits like buttons and more time on gameplay and functionality or at least switch the order where the gameplay is shown/explained first
I’ve been begging my parents for a switch for months and now that I saw this video I’m like “oo this switch looks cool and it’s much cheaper” so I asked my parents for this one and they’re letting me get it since it’s cheap, and it’s going to be coming soon I’m soooo excited!
I like the design, you are a little cruel with poor X2 design. I like slimi form factor and the 7" screen. It's a shame it doesn't come with R2/L2 buttons or it could be a nice product
I ordered them both! Got the white Powkiddy X2 and the red Powkiddy V90, both from Ebay. It took a few weeks for the Powkiddy X2 to hit Ebay, only a few days for the V90.
Sorry about the long hold on the screenshot of the article guys! That one snuck past our edit review. 😂
2:26
Is it gonna be re-uploaded?
hey MR.RETRO DODO can you give a video about the review of PS7000 HANDHELD
pls
Could you PLEASE revise that article shot? That annoyed me cause I'm thinking about buying one
Near enough a minute of an article where the unboxing should be. Hmmmmmm
Sorry, we forgot to clip it in the edit. Apologies!
@@RetroDodo lol I closed apps on my phone and replayed it a couple of times thinking it was my fault the video was stuck
@@BadlyPlaying same
Hey Retro Dodo, for me, most of the 'unboxing' section is just a static image.
Same here 🙁
Now it’s a mystery unboxing video! 😮😆
Mine as well
Yeah. They probably made an editing mistake.
Sorry about that, that was an editing mistake. :(
RetroDodo: “How do I drop my, how do I drop my mushroom?” Holds a banana.
The screen is probably a third of the cost.
Think you was quite harsh when you consider the price
Considering this can play n64 at all and the switch can’t is sad
So it seems they were so intent on making it Switch like in appearance, they neglected fine tuning it.
I'm so glad you made this review. Saved me 80 quid.
You’re welcome.
What's a quid is that different to a pound?
@@RetroDodo it's h not haych
Great work on the video, but you were giving me anxiety by flicking away the fruits in Crash Bandicoots.
Hey. At least it doesn't drift
I think in China that as long as it isn't an exact duplicate of a real Switch, then there isn't much Nintendo can do because IP laws may be more loose there.
Awesome video. What handheld you recommend that plays N64 and PS1 decently? That would be deemed playable, lol. So far, my phone and PC win with an 8Bitdo controller.
3:20 the reaction to this handheld
Yeah there is de Retro Dodo Review 😄
N64 did not made the effort to try it 😆
The analog stick was made wit a literal stick
I wanna disassemble that
SO *BADLY*
At least the analog keep it from drifting
Honestly, I'd rather play with that analog stick than a joycon with drift.
same
Well, It Was Made In Japan. You Know That Drifting Is Really Famous In Japan.
Same honestly
Mario kart:
MARIO KART-A
I'd love to see a pc engine/turbo grafx emulator on these
It should run, no problem.
Man these bootleggers are really getting closer and closer to making knockoff consoles that look pretty convincing to the original thing.
That's kinda scary..
Mostly every single thing we have legit or not is assembled in China, I would not be surprised if a lot of these bootleg consoles are made by the same people that assemble the original or even in the same factories.. China don’t give a f about what people think they just work.
Some of these are so good now we're on the cusp of bootleggers making stuff that rivals more legit emulation machines for like 1/3 of the price, which is a mix of horrifying and intriguing
Why would it be scarry ... they CAN copy everithing and even make it better ... everithing is ceap because it has to be cheap ... some of the official consoles are sold underprices because they can recover money from selling software and accessories ... clones can't do that so they have to be either overpriced and few will buy or cheap ...
@@contytub thank you
If those were actual spinners for playing games like Arkanoid and Super Breakout, I'd buy it in a heartbeat!
Can’t wait to see where the replicas are gonna go from here lol
Thanks for the review, I almost bought it and now I won't
So basically, the X18 (a clone of the GPD XD) is the best thing Powkiddy has made?
Probably a dumb question. I just recently subscribed to your channel and love the retro handheld reviews. Wanted to get your opinion on best handheld for NES, SNES, SEGA/SEGACD, N64 mainly and easiest to add more roms? Sorry for dumb question.
Emulate on Psp it's best for gba, PS1 but snes needs some settings and will give u 60 fps or a vita
Literally bought a rg350 yesterday and saw this with almost buyers remorse, glad it’s rubbish
You dodged a bullet.
Mom can we have a Nintendo switch
We have a switch at home
Switch at home:
7:07 Punctuation? Pronunciation?
Lolol he messed up twice with that one
To be fair to the device Nintendo 64 is really hard to emulate in general for a console that old because none of the available emulation software is exactly the most polished thing so it makes sense an ARM CPU is having issues
Emulator: *exist*
Retro Dodo: FAKE
Awesome review, man.
Good video dude 👌👌
Paid $46 USD a piece for these. Thank god I regularily buy off alibaba and my supplier loves me. They sell nice
Thanks for the video! Just wanted to note that you actually can set it to have the original aspect ratio in emulators in the Powkiddy main menu.
Apparently helps with some graphical issues, as other videos have shown it actually runs most games otherthan N64 and some PSX alright.
Still not a RG350 or RK2020, but maybe some people really want that bigger screen.
Interesting! Thanks for letting us know!
@@RetroDodo who's us? Only saw you :)
Honestly thanks for making this; I received it today and I’m a big fan of it. I actually like the joysticks, it seems the console is focused on the hotter titles, it’s absurdly close to my real switch, the 32 gb memory card it comes with is awesome, and it’s a far cry from my X7 I have from them.
the shoulder buttons are quite thin.... why are devices like this that have the L2 and R2 buttons NOT make them one on top of the other like a PS2 controller?
I love clones lol.
why am I watching this even though I don’t own a switch?
I'm still enjoying my White Powkiddy X2! It's quite a nice, quality built retro handheld with a sleek design! It's great for lower powered consoles up to GBA and SNES. I wouldn't recommend it for N64 or PSX, though it tries to run them (a little too glitchy on higher powered consoles).
One positive feature you get with the Powkiddy X2 that many people are unaware of: You get the luxury of using Retroarch on a non-Android based handheld along with a 7 inch screen! As we all know, Retroarch is mainly ran on Android. You can turn your Powkiddy X2 on and almost play your selected games instantly without having to get past that complicated Android interface (so many apps and paths to go through on Android devices along with loading time)! Also, all it's emulation cores are preinstalled and buttons are automatically mapped (though you have the option of remapping the button layout). Adding games to the Powkiddy X2 is very simple, only a few steps. It can play many systems flawlessly: GB, GBC, GBA, GG, MD, NES and SNES to name a few (that's a huge library of games already). This is my main reason for liking the Powkiddy X2.
The Powkiddy X2 often get's a bad rep simply because it emulates N64, PSX and Dreamcast with glitches. In my opinion, we should not expect any chinese retro handheld to even run emulation of consoles such as N64, PSX and Dreamcast. Those three are very powerful systems and most of these retro chinese handhelds even have issues with running SNES without slowdown and glitches. That's why it would look decent on the manufacturer's end to not recommend the handheld for N64, PSX or Dreamcast gameplay if it runs with glitches. That way buyers would not have unrealistic expectations for a retro handheld and there won't be as many bad reviews and disappointments. The Powkiddy X2 official listed features and specs should not even mention N64, PSX and Dreamcast.
The analogue rotates 🤮
@@therenegades7329 I never use the analog, so it's fine with me.
@@jonathonearl482 but psp is also good emulator for PS1 gba snes and or more or vita which are also cheaper thn this , why not use em ?
@@therenegades7329 Complicated to set up the PSP and Nintendo DS for emulators. Plus, there is no 7 inch display.
@@therenegades7329 For more powerful handheld emulation I have my Wood Grain Anbernic RG351V, an Anbernic RG300X, Powkiddy X18S and a GPD XD Plus.
How easy is it to add your own roms to this Powkiddy X2?
Woah...didn't know Jonah Hill was into videogames!
If your gonna make a switch knockoff make the joycons come off
Can I ask you for some advice I formated my powkiddy x16 and I lost all my games built in do you know if there is anything I can do to fix this
Bummer. Keep hoping for a cheap large screen handheld that can do PS1 well.
Dude your music for your intros are awesome
Too you yes but it's utter shit its instrumental music
Hey retro if it has retro arch can you change the core's for better game play
I’ve got one coming and I’m still optimistic; if anything it will add to my retro gaming collection and “replace” my powKiddy X7 which will only stay on with the power cord in. Mostly, I just dream of a standard switch. I could afford it if I really wanted to but I have a lite already in dark grey. I really like the huge screen of this and the look.
Might get one of these, looks legit
Bruh
It’s actually not that bad I got this in just black I got the ps1 going really well I had to adjust a few things though.as for n64 I changed it from gl to Vulcan and that helped a lot also you can change aspect ratio
Still considering this device and the vids Ive seen shows its runs PS1 just fine at least when aspect ratio is changed.
You said you changed a few things PS1 runs better even, what in particular?
true yet they tried to penalise draco fboys
I like the review in detail, but it’d be better with less time on irrelevant shell traits like buttons and more time on gameplay and functionality or at least switch the order where the gameplay is shown/explained first
hey they got close thuis time LOL
so did you
@@brunoge26 Stop being horny.
Dont you mean this time. 👌
@@undefeatedlegend6985 don't you mean don't👌🏾🗿
I mean... It's not the worst looking...I guess
Can you play Mario 64 in that console?
The RG350 is still #1 for me, how about you guys?
70 bucks?! but in 10 dollars mroe and you can get a nintendo 2ds from game stop
Can we put our roms in it
An overclocked Pi 3 or 4 would be way better than this.
you can buy a ps vita for 80 bucks in my country
I’ve been begging my parents for a switch for months and now that I saw this video I’m like “oo this switch looks cool and it’s much cheaper” so I asked my parents for this one and they’re letting me get it since it’s cheap, and it’s going to be coming soon I’m soooo excited!
What's the music from the beginning
Let us know if you found it please
9:17 the emulator on my phone works better than that. A few slowdowns every once in a while but still works just fine.
cara não é fake, a enpresa tava testando,para as pessoas que não conseguiram o comprar o verdadeiro, jogar mario kart,zelda.
Nice until you see the screen tearing
First the time from you is knowing 9:26 A.M.
I had a stroke reading this.
What does this mean lmao
The numbers Mason, what do they mean!?
Am I the only one who has a broken L button on my switch and on my Xbox controller idk why it’s always my L button that breaks
Did somebody throw your views out the window?
Man i hate the joysticks its disgusting like they did it on purpose
hey retro dodo for me the fake nintendo switch is just a sticker gane to play lokk similarly like real nintendo switch but only play gba games
256mb RAM? PSONE?? hmmm
Powkiddy is the best nintendo switch copy
where did you egt it!
The Chinese government protects it's people. Nintendo literally can't sue them
imagine the analogue stick spins for driving
I have a question, does this console take the same games as the Nintendo Switch? (I'm French, sorry for the spelling)
No Dpad.....
STOP DOING THIS CHINA!!!!!!
Right?
whats that intro song?
Live.Love.Life by FASSounds
Lol 256mb of ram only
any idea put model No. in video title?
Can the POWKIDDY X2 console play MAME games?
يثثاسثقلق٤٣٣٤لاللللىالببلىةةةبىىىىةةةةىةةةةىىىررلت
Nintendo Switch 64
Its so good its sick
next fake console: fake nintendo switch with wired joycon
Is there super mario 64
The real switch is also a big ,too big console!
It's quite small
I like the design, you are a little cruel with poor X2 design. I like slimi form factor and the 7" screen. It's a shame it doesn't come with R2/L2 buttons or it could be a nice product
This is not fake it's a different console, Linux based original Powkiddy I, got one too❤😅❤😅
How much do you know about emulation? Starting to gross me out.
This fake switch look the most like the real switch
you can,t beat the nanica smitch
رلبللىلببللبلشش
Shittendo Shit I Would Have Called That XD
Please make your intro not so loud..
yooo how u doing?
I want both the Powkiddy X2 and the Powkiddy V90!
I ordered them both! Got the white Powkiddy X2 and the red Powkiddy V90, both from Ebay. It took a few weeks for the Powkiddy X2 to hit Ebay, only a few days for the V90.
Very nice console🙂👍
This would have been good if they didn't try to imitate the switch
Fix the unboxing
Wondering if the RAM could be upgraded!
Probably not :/
wow THIS HEAVILY LOOKS LIKE THE SWITCH
Greetings from Turkey 🇹🇷