DREAMHAX RG300 Portable Game Console with Open Source System Preload 10000 Games, Handheld Video Games Player with 16G + 32G TF Card 3 Inch IPS Screen, Arcade Retro Games Gifts (Black Transparent)

Originally was using my phone to play my roms but wanted something physical to feel buttons and wasn't ready to shell up 100+. This little - about half the size of the original gameboy - is pretty cool. I really wanted it for Gameboy and SNES and this guy runs these perfectly! I had several issues running any of the sega ports and the ps1 roms ran absolutely terrible, do not buy this for the ps1 emulation. The sega stuff was hit or miss and even some of the roms pre installed for the GB, GBC, GBA, NES and SNES where pretty messed up and wouldn't load but lucky for me they weren't games I was too attached too, except for clayfighters but I have my own rom on my pc that works miles better that I may try and install on to this little guy later. Last two issues, she runs HOT, extremely HOT to the touch when running some of the GBA games and PS1 titles, I had to put it done a few times because it was just uncomfortable. But all the systems I mention before that I wanted it for - GB, GBC, NES & SNES minus the GBA - never got the system hot enough to annoy me. The speakers on this guy are also hit or miss, when they work its great but every now and again the sound just cuts off or starts really high. I got around this by tapping around the speaker and after a couple light taps the sound would pop back into place. There are a ton of excellent games, emulators and even skins to choose from - I haven't tried the music, video, or image play back because I have a phone for that stuff but if I do ill update this review. Oh! Lastly, the battery is Meh at best, running GB and SNES the battery stays pretty healthy but load up GBA, Gamegear or PS1 and BOOM! There goes all the charge in like 40mins. For the price and what I use it for, i'd say its a pretty good starter, all the games I already enjoy where preinstalled and work flawlessly. Its perfectly travel sized for a pocket, side of bag or just leaving near the restroom. I do think I'll be upgrading to the Anbernic RG351V in the future just cause its a looks slightly bigger and more sturdy, or just wait till my steamdeck shows up, but for now this is good little handheld emulator with some problems but if your like me and really just wanna play some GB, GBC and SNES games while waiting for Nintendo to port them then yeah i'd recommend this guy. This transparent edition is super cool looking too, glad I picked it over the standard grey version. Before I forget, the system uses "select and start" pushed simultaneously to open the emulators menus during gameplay on most emulators BUT NOT ON THE GBA and GBC emulators! For that you need to push the right shoulder button to open up the menu and access the scaler, quality, save states or exit the app. Just a friendly tip since the booklet didn't mention this anywhere. If they were to add one extra thing, I'd love a "favorites" section to mark the games I play most, cause is it a pain and a half scrolling through the hundreds of games in ABC order just to get to Super Mario land 2. I've included some pictures for scale compared to some nendos and my other handhelds and phone. Ok Im done now.

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Have had this for like a year now, its always in my jacket pocket, just like my old gameboy pocket. Uses the same batt as the old sony psp which i thought was cool. Good batt life and fairly rugged. Still works as expected

I have not played much. It took a minute to figure it out but when I eventually did the games worked well that I tried.

I have to admit, this little handheld took me by surprise. I had tried two other handhelds before this one, and neither impressed me much. This one did. The screen is vibrant and colorful; the design fits well even in my large hands; the handheld is made of decent material that doesn't feel cheap but is still light in weight; and the buttons have the perfect resistance, not too stiff or too loose. CPS I/II, GB, GBC, GBA, NES, SNES, Genesis/SMS, GameGear, NeoGeo, NGP, WonderSwan, Lynx, even Sega CD all run near flawlessly. It has good sound, and crisp graphics.Now for the negatives. I hate volume wheels and am firmly in the 'rocker volume switches are better' camp. This one has not changed my mind. It takes a few seconds for me to find that 'sweet spot' where I want the volume to be, and it does annoy me. Though this system can play PS1 titles, there are more than a few that push the system beyond its limits, so I recommend a more powerful system if PS1 games are important to you. I don't even want to try 32X on this thing. There are even a couple of GBA titles that just will not run.Overall, this is a great little handheld. I love being able to just drop it in my bag and go anywhere with it. There are some very nitpicky things I would change when it comes to the UI and such. I still have to use one of my more powerful handhelds to play PS1 and the few GBA games that failed. But if you don't care about that? This device... well, it just might be perfect.