I Originally Didn't Want to Review This... Powkiddy X55

[@TakiUdon]

Featured Games: Starting at 00:39 Alien 3 / DKC 2 / Secret of Mana / Yoshi's Island / DKC 1 / Super Mario RPG Starting at 02:19 Earthworm Jim / Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm Starting at 04:51 Super Metroid / Castlevania: The Adventure / 007: NightFire / FireRed / Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse (Sega CD) / Popful Mail Starting at 09:23 Super Mario Advance 4 / Bomberman Max / R-Type DX / Oracle of Seasons / Battletoads (Game Gear) / Galaga 2 (Game Gear) / Aladdin (Genesis) Starting at 10:18 Paperboy (Lynx) / Raiden (Lynx) / Galaxy Force (SMS) / Gauntlet (SMS) / Legend of Zelda (NES) / Earthworm Jim (Genesis) / Golden Axe III (Genesis) / Panorama Cotton (Genesis) Starting at 10:41 Advance Wars: Dual Strike / Final Fantasy Tactics A2 / Spyro YotD / Crash Bandicoot 2 / Bloody Roar 2 Starting at 11:30 Mario Kart 64 / OoT / F-Zero X / Daxter / Final Fantasy / OutRun 2006 / Star Wars Battlefront II Remastered

[@eddieos]

🤣

[@elyonsaint4113]

Lol

[@rowdyrod]

Only roms 😂

[@jonathonearl482]

The 1st X55 unit you got was an evil PowKiddy X55 clone imposter! Lol!

[@jedewitz]

Understatement of the week 🤣

[@ronch550]

Just a tip for you kids out there who wanna buy this. I got my Powkiddy X55 two weeks ago and it came with JELOS version 20230831. I immediately updated via WiFi to 20230919. Shortly after, I noticed that PS1 games had audio stutters all over the place except for light 2D PS1 titles. I tried everything including switching emulators but it didn't help. I also tried flashing 0919 to the SD card from scratch but it didn't help either. Then a KZbinr (Jacek Rusin) who tests the X55 a lot helped me. After some futility, he said he's using 20230903. I tried that version and all the PS1 audio issues went away. Somewhere between firmware 0903 and 0919, something got messed up and it's killing PS1. So, if you get an X55, take note of this.

[@georgepierre3594]

Do all PSP games run smooth, it seems the performance is only good as my 60 dollar bought a5 2017. 20 fps in god of war.. like legit on par with my old phone lol

[@Boogie_the_cat]

I'm so happy that powkiddy actually went to the trouble of fixing the crap screen. It seems like with a lot of these Chinese products, nobody does any prototype or testing and they just throw in whatever is cheap and available at the time and that's what it is. Glad to see someone over there is actually interested in making a usable product.

[@Roblox_mrtomas]

Japanese*

[@allenfrisch]

The second opinion from your kid was priceless, Taki! Two huge thumbs up!!

[@TakiUdon]

He wanted to help after seeing me film the entire video XD

[@allenfrisch]

@@TakiUdon LOL Just like mine when she realizes she has to use the bathroom 30 seconds AFTER we've pulled out of the driveway!

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

I also noticed him helping out with getting the screws off the back.

[@Telerian3]

It was a great addition. Hi little person!

[@brave7033]

Yep ! When asked about the ABXY buttons he said " Yeah It can work" Food for thought ... Maybe us grownups are constantly unsatisfied spoiled brats always asking for more and more when all that really matters is that "it can work"

[@wordsmith451]

It's amazing that between this and the 353PS we're actually getting decent sub $100 handhelds for the first time in ages

[@closedchill5243]

Thumbs for the kid factor. I'm serious! So many of us are dads now and this is a totally different angle than the adult perspective and it really matters. When your kid is happy so are you.

[@Guitario666]

The form factor looks very comfortable. I have the powkiddy rgb10 max 2 and it feels great

[@srvuk]

Not bad for what it is and the price reflects this too. I rather like the metallic paint job and cleaning anything that is constantly used in the hand is good hygiene anyway, so fingerprints can actually be a useful reminder. Finally Powkiddy recognise that they are useless when it comes to software design, so the open source nature will inspire a lot more purchases. Likewise, it is also good to see them not plaster their name on the front, keeping it nice and plain. I suspect that this might sell well.

[@AdmV0rl0n]

Seems a rare thing that companies would take on board issues and fix them. They deserve some love for the open source attitude and being open is sure a nice change..

[@brazilmugenteam]

2:05 something that bothers me is the START/SELECT placement. Why they didn't put start / select in one side and vol + / vol - on the other side? mixing start with volume sounds a bad idea to me.

[@samuelwong1310]

Cos u need to press Start and Select simulateneously to exit tne game to launch the menu, imagine crampimg them together on one side. 😅😂

[@brazilmugenteam]

@@samuelwong1310 probably you can press them with just one finger

[@samuelwong1310]

@@brazilmugenteam Yeah i get what you mean…either way it requires some fingers coordination…so it voices down to individual preference… I do agree with Taki on the part where the Volume up is being placed on the Left…is kinda weird~

[@kittyorange]

Sorry, Taki. I'm gonna need a kid review at the end of every video from here on out. That was precious. Thanks for another perfect review video!

[@CuriousTinkering]

I still have my Powkiddy RGB10Max. I loved that handheld and used it exclusively on my last trip (20+ hrs 3 flights from Singapore to Toronto) instead of my Switch, Vita, WinMax, Win3, 3DS, that I also brought with me at that time.

[@54356776]

Is your Vita cfw ? I don't know which is better, a Vita for emulation plus obvious Vita,PS and psp or a dedicated emu device like this one.

[@jedewitz]

A lot of sleepless nights on this one... The credit really goes to Fewt and Brooksytech here. A quick note- my mono ports are working, but I have no idea what I'm doing differently than you. The only port I've had trouble with is Stardew Valley.

[@salitz91]

Interesting device for under 90 bucks. I love seeing the Kiddo jump in on these videos! So concise with his analysis.

[@retrocorner]

More Mini reviews please! 👍 That was adorable!

[@SamJones1337]

I am so thankful you mentioned that I cannot charge this with a normal type c to type c cable. Absolutely saved me a frustrating purchase.

[@OmairArif]

The lack of USB C to C charging support on a device in 2023 at any price point is ridiculous. The USB-C spec has been around from 8 years now, there is no excuse to still get it wrong. To be clear it is not a cost thing, this saves them a penny on the BOM at most, it is just incompetence. To make a device which charges at standard 5V work with a C to C cable just requires a pair of resistors on the CC pins of the connector.

[@SamJones1337]

I am so glad he mentioned it. I'm with you, this is an absolute show stopper. I don't have USB-A ports at my house anymore and any device that requires them goes back immediately. I don't know what to buy instead, but I know this device isn't the answer.

[@hyperplayrpg]

I like the occasional humour you drop in, Taki: very dry, very witty! Like the misspelling at the end 😂

[@bland9876]

You can not use a type c to type c cable? How would it even know the other end is type c? It's just a physical connector. You can still put 5v 2A though it if you don't want any fancy PD charging.

[@TakiUdon]

True. I was referring to PD chargers that have a type C output.

[@bland9876]

@@TakiUdon I thought that if they couldn't communicate with the device cuz it doesn't support PD charging then they would just output 5 volt 2 amp like normal so I didn't get why you wouldn't be able to use them?

[@geekconnoisseur]

The revised PowKiddy X55 is great now! Loving it!

[@Arcade1983]

I just have to say, Taki you are awesome. No matter what the device you're reviewing I just enjoy watching the videos you create. Keep up the great work.

[@SamuelDoesThings2011]

Man, the kid's opinion was so beautiful and heartwarming to see!

[@bland9876]

Holy crap how many different devices are there? It seems like every week this guy has a review of a new unit.

[@Telerian3]

There really are a few dozen and these videos help you remove the wheat from the chaff.

[@bland9876]

@@Telerian3 Russ/Ross? From Retro Game Core made a video of his favorites at one point but They come out so fast it's probably outdated.

[@Ostnizdasht206]

Just get the RG351P for now. It's a handheld for under $100 and it plays PS1 game perfectly. I bought mine a couple of years ago and I still haven't felt the need to upgrade just yet.

[@snoleygames]

Great review as always man. The review from your little one though... stole the show haha. Adorable man.

[@RoccoCusumano]

Your kid is absolutely adorable!!!

[@SeanJCheevers]

I like the inclusive part where your child does a review its good to know from a child's perspective as I watch these videos with my children to see whats best and why Also good job dad

[@Likwidfox]

Do they re-invent the wheel or get a good deal on parts that fell off a truck?

[@gershonvillamor4490]

How about a review from Retroid Pocket 3+? I'm still waiting for it from you! LOL!

[@zoasvideogamesarcadetours5336]

I decided to buy this thing about 2 weeks ago. It's here in the USA now. I am pumped. I am in X55 Mode!

[@reluttr2]

I don't understand why they dont fix the C to C charging issue, it literally just needs 2 extra resistors to work.

[@OmairArif]

My theory is it is just incompetence. The board designers copy the charging circuit designs they've used for MicroUSB in the past and just swap the connector. Since it works fine with USB A cables and that is what they test with and ship they don't find the issue or care enough to fix it when they do. It's ridiculous because as you said it's just a pair of resistors and costs them a penny or two to add.

[@junliang7965]

how do you get NDS games run this smooth, I'm having a hard time running them smoothly, though PSP and dreamcast was running great. I'm new to this though, anyone?

[@TheMysteryDriver]

DS is so cheap. You should just buy one and a DSone card

[@DoRC]

I feel like it's a big problem that we have with reviewing on KZbin. Not reviewing something just because it's bad means that the only reviews people ever see about anything are almost always good reviews.

[@samuelwong1310]

Please review the Powkiddy X28! And compare it against RP3+!

[@taimaishu99]

RP3 specifically too, they're 90 and 100 rn shipped so within $10 of each other

[@Suzakuryuusei]

Will you review Powkiddy X28? It looks promising

[@TakiUdon]

Yes

[@pocketstoosumo]

weird how this device has a better form than some of the more expensive ones lol

[@TakiUdon]

Sad truth

[@dwight5842]

It’s middle of the road - mundane at best. Someone needs to filter out those ridiculously lame games before any final choices are decided - shipped on this unit

[@TRENKROM]

I like digital triggers tbh, I find it easier to play FPS games with a quicker click like that

[@I4get42]

Hi Taki! Hooray for Jr. Engineer videos ❤. Solid review from both of you.

[@slim2845]

Ended up getting this. I got a steam deck but wanted something a lil smaller. Don't really like taking the steam deck out the house. Hopefully I enjoy it

[@wongwwy]

never see that mode x55 coming until you bring it up. Now I cannot unseen it =). Btw love the review from kid. All youtuber should start doing that with their kids. =)

[@lyshlysh9970]

Thank you for captions.

[@yalborap]

Well, that was quite charming! Love the mini review with the kiddo. As an aside: What was the sidescroller game with the redhead that showed up around 04:33? Never seen that one before.

[@sudocabra6935]

I'm guessing it's Popful Mail from Mega CD.

[@MarcosCodas]

Honest question: why not just get a PSP or Vita? The emu scene is solid and native games are great. The battery is the only thing I can think of, but I’d love to hear from people who are actually in the market for this. I’m a PSP and Vita owner so this performance tier doesn’t interest me.

[@Emuletal]

Surely VITa and PSP are the best (not so true) for their main platform gamming. I prefer the emulators, because we get better resolutions (PSP at 2x is awesome), fast forward and save states as an welcome thing. I used my PSP for Snes/GBA emulating for years, and after I got an chinese handheld, Im never comming back, the performance is far better

[@MarcosCodas]

@@Emuletal have you tried a Vita for all you mentioned? The emulation is far better than the PSP. For the price, I don’t think you can get a better device, to be honest. But obviously, to each their own.

[@The_Rifster]

Can you get a Vita for $79? That’s the current price of this model.

[@MarcosCodas]

@@The_Rifster you can where I live. Depends on the market, as with everything.

[@LessonsOnTheWeb]

Design and shell look nice at least.

[@jacu27]

5.5 inch screen and form factor plus not bad emulation for that price , I'm buying 😂

[@corsinivideos]

the front design and ergonomics actually looks better than some more expensive devices. Could be a sleeper hit with a few mods and some Firmware updates. Price is certainly decent.

[@medleysa]

You made an entertaining review out of a meh device. Nice work. Also, as a father myself, I’m formally petitioning for more kid input! Out of the mouths of babes….

[@TakiUdon]

XD - His reviews are usually based around if something can work or not and if it is blue.

[@MikeySaxMusic]

Taki! This video was worth it for your child’s thoughts… Love ya, man!

[@rolfathan]

loud shoulder buttons are a real bother for me. I both don't like the sound and feel. I hope they manage to improve this to the point it's a good contender. I love the color and the shape.

[@raimored]

Not sure if this is true, but may be a reason for the variability in buttons, d-pad etc. I have heard it said that different manufacturers actually make the powkiddy devices for powkiddy

[@Kw1161]

Thanks Taki for the updated review. Living in Tucson, Arizona, I believe I never could use it outside, indoors iffy. So I will keep looking…:).

[@TakiUdon]

Need 500 nits or more!

[@Pridetoons]

I'd be happier if Powkiddy ran with a A311D Chipset instead. Plus they should have added a Touchscreen to this Handheld for Android support.

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

It's a very professional looking console.

[@2far2c28]

Thanks for the review! specifically the teardown. It would be great if the company could release the 3D model of the shell so we could design adapters and such for it. And given it's decent performance, these devices would make for great handheld pc's using other flavours of linux. I could imagine using one of these for telescope control using stellarium running on linux as the screen size is large.

[@randchuck2492]

The fact that companies still even release handhelds with digital triggers drives me crazy. I'm tired of companies thinking they can get away with it just because Nintendo did unfortunately which was one of Nintendo's worst moves in my opinion. Analog triggers have been the standard for well over 20 years now.

[@mattdavis9601]

I give Powkiddy a bit of a pass on that with this device because Dreamcast is the only console it can emulate that had analog triggers. PS1 and PSP didn't. Neither did any of the Nintendo handhelds or the N64. Anything that can reasonably run GameCube or PS2 absolutely should have analog triggers though.

[@randchuck2492]

@Matt Davis Oh yeah, I totally get it. Most games that something like this would support are mostly pre-analog trigger consoles anyways, so it's kinda pointless on some cheap emulation device, but still. I can't imagine that including them would be that expensive as opposed to digital if all though and I'm sure they'd still come in handy for the the games that support it. And I was pretty sure that ps1 did add analog trigger support later ob but I might be mistaken.

[@bigoleon]

I bought one of these and found it incredibly cheap feeling. It also stopped working when I tried to load my own ROMS. The D-pad sucks as well.

[@Mochi_Demon]

After playing a ton of games and years of watching videos landscape on a phone or a table I've gotten so used to left being volume up and right being volume down. Whenever I use my switch it completely throws me. Phone layout has ruined my monkey brain.

[@xjusterx]

Hey Taki, just remembered that you promised full review of GPD Win 4 but it was not released yet right? Or it was released and hidden from the channel?

[@TakiUdon]

Never had a chance to do a full one. I collected a lot more stuff that I was going to put in it.

[@xjusterx]

​@@TakiUdon thank you very much for the answer ! ❤

[@K3nVV]

...I appreciate your videos, but regarding this handheld, and many others, I don't understand why multiple models using the same chip are released month after month, year after year now, just saturating the market. What's the point?

[@TakiUdon]

If we are talking the same company using the same chip with different form factors, I can see the benefit. If it's the same company, the same chip, and the same form factor, that's kind of useless.

[@Jimcar777]

Excellent video Taki, could you please analyze and recommend how to replace the D-pad and the front buttons, I like the ones on the Miyoo Mini and it would be nice if they are compatible with the X55.

[@m.pixelated]

Mr and Lil Udon, such a cute summary 😢 Great unbiased review as always ❤

[@bobfranklin2572]

Wow i see what you mean about them reinventing wheel different switches for each of the triggers etc

[@gnawtsatyr8865]

It's like the first Motorola brick cell phones. Not affordable to the entire market but your kid can throw it at a wall and you can still make business calls from the golf course while you're making million dollar stock market investments. If only it didn't have the weight of software that isn't fully optimized... :) I like your vids man.

[@porpouis]

Oddly specific 😅

[@gnawtsatyr8865]

@@porpouis my dad sold those phones in the late 80s and early 90s. You're welcome.

[@soaremicheledavid6020]

But the design is beautifull! Compact and looks good.

[@SHADOW543121]

The child was a paid actor. Early 20s, can't fool me 😤

[@vincentvega53]

ADORABLE !!! (your kid doing the review)

[@razorx2024]

is there any reason that you never seemed to review the PiBoy DMG? just curious since i own one with a pi 4 in it and it's pretty decent

[@absabs129]

Taki : 15:16 Powkiddy: 'take it easy ....Taki...sheesh' 😰

[@TarisRedwing]

They lost me at the no analog shoulder buttons. Also those are some weird Vol up&down buttons.

[@samh5886]

I prefer analog too but it's less of a problem on a weaker device like this especially at such a pricing. Far more forgivable than digital triggers appearing on something like the win600.

[@mattdavis9601]

Outside of a few Dreamcast games; what can you play on this that actually would make use of analog triggers?

[@samh5886]

@@mattdavis9601 would offer a lot utility for streaming, both local from PC/PS4/PS5 etc and those online services.

[@kuricosmos]

The ending to this video was wholesome af.

[@ulmwurttemberg1682]

0:40 One of the greatest games in existence.

[@absabs129]

Taki ..serious question. Would it be possible ( and worth while) to put thevinternals of a X28 powkiddy into this X55 powkiddy? I believe the screen is the same.

[@cablebill8892]

I'm so clueless when it comes to this space but im interested in a handheld emulator like this. I have to ask, does this come pre loaded with tons of games? If I want to add games to it what does that process look like? More than anything else, I want to play champions of norrath which was a PS2 game. That game took up probably 1000 hours of my childhood. Or more.

[@nicolasp4228]

Would you recommend the X15 or the X55? Im thinking abkut buying about 1 of them

[@AverageDrafter]

Buttons work, buttons loud. Solid review.

[@ygordreyer]

At the end there is the most honest review ever.

[@josephzamer5802]

Taki one question please, what in-ears headphones do you prefer while playing on handhelds? any recommended brands?

[@TakiUdon]

I use over the ears for devices like these (ATH M40x or Bose QC 32). If a device supports BT, I use Black Shark Joybuds.

[@josephzamer5802]

@@TakiUdon thanks!

[@RissieW]

I didn't know you used to work for AYN till somebody just said in a community post comment section...👀👀👀👀

[@TakiUdon]

I didn't work for AYN.

[@baldbearded9601]

They offer various SD card sizes (4) with different number of games included.. is it worth getting a bigger SD option? And why? For the included games or mostly for the required space of the OS, emulators and roms? Thx

[@Telerian3]

It's worth the bigger SD option if you don't k own where to get your ROMs. Units sold with rooms are still illegal, which is why you have the SD card outside of the device when you buy it. But I do like that this one has room for Roms on both Sd cards. That helps set this one away from the pack.

[@0kti]

What charger is recommended on x55? Any quick charge support?

[@RetroGamingDev]

Is there a possible fix for the clicky shoulder buttons?

[@clementem8458]

Can you review this one again with the new software?

[@Scriven42]

So when's the Taki Jr, behind the scenes of Dad's Videos Channel coming out? :D

[@apolopena]

Cute ending!❤

[@conradseeto7506]

I think maybe I should have waited and gotten this instead of the RGB10 Max 2 I got earlier this year.

[@TheOswald04]

Can we get a list of games featured in your review? Great review!

[@TakiUdon]

Added to the pinned comment.

[@taimaishu99]

Question: how does this being open source effect anything as compared to say a retroid pocket 3? RP being one of the major companies i can think of, is their software bad/lose support down the line and you cant flash anything to it? I havent heard too many complaints there and I'm a 1 and done tinkerer if possible I like this form factor more though i think larger screen, grips, joystick dpad placement. But a bit iffy with having to tinker and maintain here (just trying to steam link for the most part)

[@dwight5842]

Paid $159.00 for 30,000 games - 256 card from Amazon back in November

[@rasnavadagittens8258]

which one is better to get powkiddy x28 or powkiddy x 55

[@rastamouse7861]

OMG your kid sounds absolutely adorable ❤

[@Bozzyshy]

I always see reviews of handhelds hate clicky buttons and want soft spongy buttons. Where my fellow clicky button lovers at? Clicky buttons feel really satisfying and responsive

[@TakiUdon]

I like clicky buttons, but it can go too far to an extreme :\

[@Bozzyshy]

@@TakiUdon well yeah can't argue with that but point still stands so many vids I watch complain about them whereas I adore them. But yeah if they wake the neighbours up no thanks lol

[@h2olt]

Black Line, broken row of blue pixels? All of your footage clearly shows a black line around the botom 1/6 of the screen, it's particularly visible on any sceen that's got a lot of blue. You don't mention it at all in the video. Is this something that's not visible in person?

[@user-fd3un8ot4h]

Does Final Fantasy 7 for PS1 come preloaded?

[@yusufaykin5233]

I can’t seem to get ps1 games to work on here does this happen with you?

[@kerrywoolley9633]

Is the RGB max 2 better ?

[@romf1810]

can someone tell me about the mini hdmi performance please

[@bharris591]

Good father right there. Subscribed

[@mokenetgumshoe1064]

Does anyone know if you can use this as a media player? Video especially?

[@digitizer3627]

Thank u for reviewing my fav budget company.. Pooooooowkiddy ❤❤❤

[@garethevans2499]

Applause for the OnlyROMs gag!

[@MrMegaManFan]

Ten out of ten thumbnail. ❤