A Game Boy That Plays PS2 & GameCube!? - ANBERNIC RG405V Review
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2024
- Join us as we take an in depth look at the Anbernic RG405V, a recently released Android-based vertical handheld which features some fairly powerful hardware for it's price. 💰 WHERE TO BUY: anbernic.com/products/rg405v?...
But are those internal specs enough to warrant purchasing this over the plethora of alternative devices on the market? And is it really powerful enough to run PS2 and GameCube titles? Well, let's take a look together!
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💻 CHAPTERS 💻
00:00 - Introduction
01:31 - A Handheld History
02:00 - Specs Breakdown
03:22 - Build Quality and Inputs
06:27 - Setting Up Process
08:20 - Basic Game Testing
09:36 - Advanced Game Testing
14:49 - Additional Features & Comparisons
16:52 - Conclusion
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Hey, would you mind trying pac man world 2? I would really appreciate it.
The demanding games are dragon quest 8 and dirge of Cerberus. If we get a handheld to run those, it dominate the market
also, if you like, you can connect a ps4 or xbox controller, to get those other features, like moving and shooting water in sm sunshine.
It really looks like a modern reimagining of the Game Boy. Imagine giving your kid self this.
- Huge screen
- Battery that lasts you hours
- Two joysticks
- Plays the entire library of at least 3 generations worth of video games
- All of this in the palm of your hands
Kid me would've thought I'd need nothing else. It'd be at least 10 birthday wishes worth!
Back then, upgrading from a GBC to a GBA, I remember thinking wow, cartridges half the size, with a whole bigger game on them.
Now they come with a micro sd card and over yen thousand games or whatever, and it's not even impressive anymore ☹️ I want my big cardboard boxes and manuals back.
I wouldn't have left my room or gone to school.
My thoughts exactly
wrapping your hand around big things is crazy
I’m was NOT expecting to see hand grips on the back! That’s very good to see
I'm glad you mentioned the looks right off the bat because it's the first thing I thought when I saw it
I just ordered one of these yesterday. Thankyou for a detailed review and suggestions to helpful guides
It reminds me of my GBA SP accessory which has handgrips, and 3 cartridge slots, making it much easier to use, which i still play sometimes to this day, as the console is extremely reliable.
I got this device last week and i can agree with about everything you said. The triggers dont feel too bad if youre holding the rg from the very bottom like youre playing an fps game but when i play platformers i keep accidentally hitting the wrong bumpers
Gamma OS would give the performance of this device a huge boost. Since it uses the same custom gpu drivers from RP3 plus.
and as of two months ago it is supported on the 405v! ordered mine off aliexpress for $110 after tax during the current sale and can’t wait to use it
Just bought one because of your video. Literally a dream come true for us 90's babies who grew up with Gameboy. Can't wait to play pokemon again.
Honestly, after buying the RG35XX + last week, I love the landscape layout. The RG405V might be next on the list.
I Have A Powkiddy X55 And A Powkiddy RGB30 Arriving Saturday And I Can't Wait To Check Them Out , Especially The Powkiddy RGB30 . .
This video is soooooooo well made, really appreciate the effort in the shots, the camera/lens and your dedication to the visuals does not go unnoticed. 10/10 super informative and helpful
Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it and appreciate the work I put in 😀 I do always try and keep the production value pretty high in these videos!
@@RetroDodo do most games come pre loaded ?
I have the same color 405v and I love it every thing about it ! No regrets here!
Mine is on it's way, can't wait as I'm a vertical person and couldn't warm up to the 405m.
What PSP game is that at 13:20? EDIT: medievil resurection.
Thanks!
great content as always.... im thinking to grab this one for gamecube, mario kart double dash is still the best mario kart for me
regarding the micro sd, do you think there are any differences between a u3 a1 versus a u3 a2? is the difference in iops noticeable?
I was initially considering getting a handheld or a Box, but I rather opted getting a Gaming Laptop, installed GameCube and PS2 emulators and so far I’m SATISFIED. I was recently introduced to Romstation, which is like a Netflix but for retro gaming and I SWEAR by it to this day.
Your narrating skills are supreme.
I also went for the purple one. I love this device
Breath of Fire 3 music in the background :) Nice!
....I Have A Powkiddy X55 And A Powkiddy RGB30 Arriving Saturday 1.27.24 ....
....I Can't Wait To Check Them Out , Especially The Powkiddy RGB30 ....
Does this already come with a load of games? I really want one of these retro handhelds, but don't want to faff around, downloading all the roms. I want to turn it on and play straight away.
I'm an avid Sonic fan and I was thinking about getting a Powkiddy RGB20s , but I i haven't heard good things about its Dreamcast emulation 😅 Do you think you could list all the Sonic games available for the PS2, Dreamcast, and Gamecube emulators on thiis device? Thank you!
Thats just a google away man, do your homework.
@@fofopads4450 And you really think Google knows everything?
which handheld do you recommend for 100%smooth experience especially demanding ps2 games? Please recommend.
There is not such a thing, some games will work, some will crash. No PS2 emulators have reached 100% smooth experience.
If you want a reference point, any device than can run Black, is probably gonna run decently about 70% of the whole PS2 library.
Even the crazy expensive windows handhelds, with full gaming hardware, will fail to run a few titles without lots of tuning and hacks.
Background music makes me want to play Breath of Fire 3 again
Ok, this is the first Emu Handheld that interests me because of the size😮
I’m so tired of speakers that don’t point towards our face. Half the joy of most games for me is the music/sounds and I don’t like wearing headphones. It also means you need more volume and risk annoying other people.
I use a Bluetooth headset
I think they do that to hide the "tinny" sound that comes with cheap speakers especially with all the old game bleep and boops....I'm with you though I want them loud as possible
Pocketgo has a little user-facing speaker that is so loud I feel like I'm in an arcade.
then get the rg353v its the number 1 emulator in ratings and it has a headphone jack and the speaker points toward ur face in between the joysticks
Flawless presentation. According to your experience and if you want to play GTA San Andreas and Ace Combat (both PS2) ¿Which console it's better RG405V vs RG405M? ¿Any other option available?
Ayn Odin
the RG405V and the RG405M have exactly the same specs, only the design and materials change(metal instead of plastic) i personally prefer the RG405V, better handling than the RG405M and issues with buttons breaking and getting stuck on the RG405M have been reported by many gamers
like @sulac4ever170 says, the "ayn odin" is currently the best in Android console, more precisely the "ayn odin 2 max" is really the best but honestly their cheapest model, the "odin 1 pro" already does the job very well if you want retro gaming
Except that the price is much higher than the RG405V when you know how much the customs fees and taxes cost to bring it to your home when you buy it on their official website
Is there any point to these vs just getting some clip on joypads for your phone these days?
So in other words… no! No it doesn’t play PS2 or GameCube very well.
Still we wait 😢
Im going to wait for odin 2 or these new handhelds with the rk chip.
Ive been looking for a portable that can play Saturn games. Does this handle those games ok?
I got mine to play quite a few Saturn games to quite well on my RG405V (I still have my real Saturn with heaps of real games). However, I'm still working on getting some to work. I think the machine is powerful enough so it's either the files or the bios is not right.
This is the anbernic I’d recommend now. I bought the + for the visual appeal and then bought the h too for n64 games and joysticks. But I could have bought this from the start and had both and this can handle higher consoles too.
A little quick question, the handheld device only has android and no linux? Just a little curious.
And does this make a pretty “good” gift?
It comes with Android as standard, but if you're willing to tinker around with it you can install GarlicOS 2.0 which is Linux-based. I'm not sure exactly how difficult this is though because I haven't done it myself!
I would say that this makes for an awesome gift though, it's by far one of the best handhelds I've personally tried :D
- Rob
Where can I find the list of all the built in games?
Can someone tell me what the best PRE LOADED handheld is currently if I am not technical and won’t be able to put roms on it ?
REALLY loved this one...only arse was the lack of HDMI out :(
I love mine I even got burnout 3 to work on it without it being completely slow down
What about saga Saturn games how do they run
I really want one of these but they still aren’t good enough for my liking yet I’m going to wait for one that can play ps2 games without any issues and all that deleting emulators and reinstalling them seems a bit daunting to me I could do it with CZcams tutorials but I’m not very experienced with that type of stuff
Putting your hand around big things!…
There’s a reason why I only watch Brandon, he’s just great and has great dialogue and speaks with the listener, not just filling with unnecessary words. Just monotone is all 😕
After getting the retroid pocket 3 I’m hesitant to ever by another android based handheld emulation on android really sucks
My ZFold3 & TabS7+ Are AweSomeNess PerSoNiFied For Retro Gaming .
.... I wish this Ambernic Device screen were a higher resolution .
Even the powkiddy RGB30 is 720X720p ....
15:10 play Project Zero and the IPS display will turn into cataract soup, IPS looks alright with colorful games, but games like Silent Hill, Fatal Frame(Zero) looks catastrophic on IPS, even indoors.
i have it its a chunky fun handheld
Was hoping for a Brandon review *sigh*
Has he left the channel? None of his videos now, I'm going to u subscribe soon
He hasn't left the channel! He's just a very busy guy with the website and other upcoming projects! He will have a video coming soon though don't worry :D
- Rob
@@RetroDodo thanks for the reply. Please don't take it personally though, it's just we are used to him being on the channel for so long
Dam it!! I want one of these I own the abernic 353v but I want to play ps2 and GameCube games!!
Can you plug this into a TV and use bluetooth controllers with it?
No, this device doesn't have a HDMI output unfortunately, so it's not possible to connect it to a TV.
- Rob
How to install and run games?
How well did it run Dreamcast games?
Dreamcast ran perfectly on every game I tested!
- Rob
I really want one but I feel like anbernic is going to release another model real soon
same
If I keep the stock OS and SD card is it pretty much guaranteed to corrupt? Someone please help 🤷♂️ my pc broke and I’d love to know if this system is a potential waste of £150 because I’ve had a faulty rg35xx and that was a waste of £75
That's unlikely to happen, just don't pull out the sdcard if its on or in sleep mode. But if it does corrupt, there is ways of downloading the firmware and files again to a new SD card.
@@RetroDodo yeah I’m gonna slap a sticker over that Sd card slot now you’ve said that. Thanks man 👍
I reviewed it. I love it💚💚💚
Also gamma OS isn't something good to me since it nerfs the RG405V
Wanna know why?
Gamecube emulation on the device is really good without needing to upgrade to a firmware
So let me tell you
Buy the device it has really great performance
Dreamcast, N64, NDS are perfect!.
Also if you actually want to play Gamecube then use dolphin MMJR not the regular version
Guys the gray model is a better design look
I was out of CZcams for a while…. Who’s this guy???
At the rate these improve and get cheaper, I just bought an R36s for under 40 euro's, and I'll wait for a cheaper perfect Gamecube / PS2, when people are arguing whether PS3 and X360 is playable or not. Or a little longer, because I have plenty games to keep me busy, and the PS3 and X360 was quite a good generation as well. I know the titles I'd want to replay on a handheld might not be the ones most people are interested in, but Kane & Lynch 2, Alice Madness Returns, Rainbow Six Vegas,... Are on top of that list. Still way below many GC and PS2 titles, both obvious and obscure ones. Best horror generation. And among the best for 3d visual quality / actual fun gameplay ratio.
Would be Pokémon colosseum playable on that console ? 😮
It plays. Not at 100% though.
@@SulliP1776 I ll wait for better versions then .. Thank you
Great review...but this handheld is useless if you consider the ergonomics are not as good as the Retroid Pocker 3+ , that does the same but with better L and R shoulder buttons and a larger screen to suit perfectly PSP for example.
No revolution here even wirh the dual joystick that will not be useful on many games.
Just buy a Retroid Pocket 2S much cheaper and winner for the money.
Me will wait for a proper console under 200$ that will play PS2 flawlessly.
I do not agree with you. When you take the time to modify the correct parameters of the RG405V and its emulators, and you install GammaOS which drastically increases the performance of the 405V, you will run almost all PS2 and Gamecube games without any problems.
take a look for yourself, here is a video of someone briefly testing 100 ps2 games on their RG405V:
czcams.com/video/bObUGUB4bO8/video.html
another but with 100 gamecube games:
czcams.com/video/fdLBxdmvRmg/video.html
You will admit that it runs very well
ok hold up how did u get super mario 64 ds to play with anolog\
You can force the analogue stick to mimic the d-pad in the settings. It's not true analogue controls because it's still locked into 8 directions, but I've always found that it feels way better. If you play it on a 3DS you can do the same thing with the circle pad too!
- Rob
A raw baked bean? How do that work?
If I wasn't so poor I would definitely rock this it's amazing
So why not the RG405M? V.S this one?
They're the same, just different form factor
Ignoring the design; the 405V has a fan to help keep the SoC from throttling on heavier games. The 405M does not, despite costing about $30 US more. If I remember correctly; the 405M comes with a 1000mAh smaller battery versus the 405V, 4500 vs 5500.
Of course; one can't ignore the design and the 405M is as sleek as the Concorde. The 405V looks very appealing to me; but, even I can admit that it's not as conventionally attractive as the 405M. It, the V model, is a bit bigger and heavier if that matters to you.
An interesting compromise between the two is Anbernic's RG505. It has the horizontal layout of the 405M, the price of the 405V, and the battery capacity splits the difference between the two. It uses the same chipset, Hall sticks, and Android 12 OS as both of the 405s. It also has its own pluses; namely a 5 inch 16x9 AMOLED screen, a Vita unit IIRC. At that size your 4x3 games aren't going to be displayed appreciably smaller than they are on this 4 inch screen; but, you can play PSP games and those home console games that supported wide screen in their full glory without letterboxing. Downsides here are no fan cooling and styling that is rather dated looking, again if that matters. It's not ugly by any stretch of the imagination. It's actually quite handsome; rather, it's just kind of plain and generic at the same time. Handsome, plain, and generic is how you'd describe the average tux-wearing groomsman at a friend's wedding. Or a 1999 Toyota Camry. It's fine, it doesn't distract from the mission at hand, and it's not actively obnoxious.
2015: yep, heavy PS2 games is too hard for this baby
2018: yep, heavy PS2 games is too hard for this baby
2020: yep, heavy PS2 games is too hard for this baby
2023: yep, heavy PS2 games is too hard for this baby
2050: yep, heavy PS2 games is too hard for this baby
Haha, it does sometimes feel like that doesn't it! Luckily though we are getting a lot closer to smooth PS2 gameplay now. There's a lot of more expensive devices that can do it really well, so it's only a matter of time until the lower and middle end devices can do it.
Then we'll be non-stop asking for PS3 emulation!
- Rob
but how does it run MK shaolin monks?
Can this play Spider-Man 2 PS2 smoothly?
If I can get the burnout games on PlayStation 2 to work smooth I’m sure if you know how to work the settings you can get any game to work properly
For some reason I think I heard this dude saying
"Fuoid pocket 3 plus"
Idk I misheard but ngl it's funny
in my opinion it looks good
This is on Amazon for 200 haha where can I get it for that price mate
Why do some people say "RetroArk" instead of "RetroArch" ?
Any reason in particular? 🤔
(Just asking a question btw. Not trying to take the piss out of the guy...)
I feel like one way or the other, someone will say you're pronouncing it wrong haha! I do normally pronounce it "RetroArch" but loads of other people in videos say "RetroArk" so I just went with that :D
- Rob
@@RetroDodo Fair enough. You can say whatever. I was just curious. 😁
480p is actually really smart since GX is demanding to emulate even in that resolution on mobile chips, sad it is IPS though... 10:47 I am super excited to play MGS 3 on my GPD Win 2 (I found it for a great price) that device is from 2018 and it has more powerful hardware. 11:33 50 FPS no thanks xd. 11:57 Super Monkey Ball 1 is actually not demanding at all, I emulated it at school computers lol. As someone who only likes playing on Windows, I can not imagine not having any customisation over your game. 12:09 jesus if Sunshine struggled, GX would probably run at 5 fps lmao. 13:33 I had issues with the 3DS emulation even on my older PC, I think it is not that well optimised yet with a lot of games, I could be wrong. I am still wanting that device that can fit into your pocket, have oled and run GX without any hitches, but even high end pcs struggle with that. GPD Win 2 is the best so far, you can play almost every game you think of, on any platform up until like 2013. But for that really low price, the fact that it can run some gamecube and ps2 is very nice, not a bad deal.
480p would have been really smart, if they chose a SOC which actually could have handled PS2 and GCN (like the 3588) but they didn't, which makes this a stupid device IMO, because we already have enough T618 devices, which all are not quite there in terms of performance.
And given the market saturation of T618 devices this is NOT a good deal even of you overvalue the form factor because there are much cheaper devices out there with a slightly weaker SOC, which handle everything up to PSP and DC quite fine. The huge compromises you have to make to play only SOME PS2/GCN games at an even then imperfect level of performance is in no way worth the extra dollars.
If they've only chosen a slightly more powerful SOC (and maybe better R/L buttons) ... it would have been nearly perfect and actually something we don't have already fifty times.
Their ill thought through choice of SOC seems very stupid and aggravating to me, because it makes this nearly entirely redundant 🤦♂️
Also the game list is kinda bad but in the end, you can actually PUT your OWN ROMs.
Does this play MAME roms?
Yes
Is it me or the color is a bit fade and null?
what about kingdom hearts
I really like the idea of this device despite its slightly odd looks. I take good ergonomics over looks any day if it delivers.
I am very disappointed though because of their choice of SOC: Having this form factor and inputs and not an RK3588 or equivalent is THE deal breaker for me, because it would have made this an actual unique product given its form factor and performance ... but sadly it doesn't deliver in the latter, which makes this redundant and a skip for me.
I would love to have a device very similar to this with the capability to actually play PS2 and GCN games ... and maybe better shoulder buttons.
To not have done it this way seems very stupid to me because there already are so many T618 devices out there which are slightly below the performance barrier to play the aforementioned systems at an actually good level of performance ... which again would have given this an actually unique standing in a very desirable niche, which isn't filled by anything by now and would be an instant buy for me 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
This close off the mark! Aggravating! 😤
If it cant play F-Zero GX, it cant play Gamecube.
I have the Powkiddy X28, which offers less performance, and it can play F-Zero GX
mute city only @@ericjv41
Even if the RG405V could play F-Zero GX (which I didn't test but I assume it would really struggle), it still wouldn't be ideal because of the lack of analogue triggers. You need that precision with your left and right strafing :D
- Rob
Can't believe he didn't test F-zero on the gamecube on this device. 🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂
I cant configure Mario Kart properly on Dolphin neither on Citra, its like some sort of weird thing to me. Also with Vulcan, the double dash the screen is almost completely blue. 😂 Maybe you can help making a video tutorial to configure Mario Kart games on 405V.
With Dolphin, try setting it to OpenGL instead of Vulkan. With most other emulators Vulkan is better, but for some reason that isn't always the case with Dolphin. I hope that helps with that issue! What other issues are you having with it?
Also, what problems are you having with Citra?
It’s 176 now :(
The design is SO underrated. Playing a horizontal handheld just screams man-child. The retro look is much more tolerable. The wood-finish and the transparent colors? Chefs kiss.
EDIT: I've been waiting on a game that can play the PS2/GC too. Now all I have to do is to wait until it's considered old tech so I can buy it cheaper, but I want it so badly 😭
Now I can finally play Final Fantasy 3 for Android. I bought that shit along time ago.
I just wanna play WW on the toilet. Is that too much to ask?!
11:00 So it's weaker than the Nintendo 3D s because the 3D s did play. It has a port of that game medal deals metal gear solid three
I love it but it didn’t have a single Mario game on it.
I think this was intentional lol
Who are you, where’s the blonde guy?
Gotta love how this channel is like a month behind everyone else on reviewing devices.
no one cares
Poyo!!
👍👍™️
Where is the actual dodo guy, why has he been replaced by someone with charisma of a single celled organism.
I love the channel and I'm following it with my other account from the beginning.... I don't want to be an asshole... But if this guy continues to make videos I will not follow Retro Dodo anymore because I find his voice irritating.
Also I think he's not really into those devices and emulators.
No mentions about the screen over sharpening in custom os and the possibility to fix it with Gamma Os.
For GameCube you can find a version of Dolphin called "Dolphin for handhelds" that is been ripped out from Retroid pocket 2plus and will give you the option to scale the resolution to 0.3X and will make basically every GameCube game work at full speed. For PS2 there is Nethersx2 that works much better than PlayStore version.
You can buy the device for cheaper going to AliExpress and avoiding shipping and taxes costs.
I'm not going on.. but...
There is a lot of missing stuff here...
Cool, so clickbait. Got it
Does anyone sell this thing with it already properly configured. I have no time, interest (or the brains) in having to tinker, adjust/configure, bla bla bla. I just want it all ready to go outta the box, with all the included games (from sellert) ready to be played. You could spend MONTHS tinkering and adjusting this stupid system. I bought one thru Anbernic's website... wasn't configured very well. The search feature doesn't work properly. Most games have NO art. Half the game names are abbreviated without numbers, others are numbered with proper names. Whoever configured the mem card that came with my device didnt know what they were doing.
I agree. That is my experience with this and ones like it eg Retroids. It is a pain to set these up. I can usually get a good number of the emulators working with a fair amount of box art. However there's always some emulators that won't run, box art that won't appear or some part of the front end/s that won't run properly. I end up using the emulators from Play store separately. Then I start to think that it's not like a cheaper, smaller handheld which are already set up.
4 face buttons. Lame.
How did need for speed HP2 play???
my fave handheld
This game device doesn’t sometimes few times kinda works lol