The new Data Frog R36S Retro Handheld Console is currently the best you can get for less than $50.

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In this video, I review the r36s Hanheld Game Console.

Thanks to the Ark OS 2.0 system and the hard work of the Rk3326 gaming community, this system runs like a charm right out of the box. It has two SD card slots, so it i very easy to add more games. If you do need to update your cores, it can be done over wifi with the dongle. Because Ark OS is a linux system running Emulation Station, you also have access to many native ports of pc games.

It runs everything from NES to Playstation easily. N64 and Dreamcast have only minor stutters with default settings and they can be fixed by editing the retroarch settings and changing cores for some games. PS1 seems to be running flawlessly. I also had a good experience with the Arcade games and CPS3 content.

An unexpected suprise was the fact that Nintendo DS games ran smoothly also.


I rate this system a 9/10 and the only negatives are the lack of wifi, bluetooth, and HDMI out. I should note that you can add a wifi dongle to the system to add wifi.


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