Review: GKD350H (L2/R2 mod version)

[@hanspecans]

This is fast becoming one of my favorite channels for information on these kind of handhelds. I love the way you show all of the pertinent info clearly but also with your informed opinions. Thank you!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for watching!

[@WickedGamerCollector]

That is one really cool MOD 😱 I love the Game Kiddy by the way .. really underrated handheld in 2021 😑

[@RetroGameCorps]

It's a great little machine! :D

[@MrCumstein]

Did you ever do a video on it? I couldn't find anything.

[@timika9814]

Original 350H is most confortable as RG350 consoles

[@kornnelius60]

Love those guys at MRGC! So happy you gave them that shoutout at the start.

[@MrCumstein]

Eddie is an awesome guy. This is a labor of love for him.

[@tonyescobar3866]

Thank you so much for this! I purchased the first and second versions of the metal mod from Eddie @ MyRetroGameCase after watching Taki Udon’s video. I absolutely love the device, and I can confirm the internal SD card has a push gate that allows the casing to swivel open to remove the card. I’m super excited to update the firmware. Thank you again for posting this video!!

[@MrCumstein]

I think you’ll like the updated firmware. It has a lot more options and features.

[@MrCumstein]

By the way, it was Taki's video that made me seriously consider this too. But it was his video about the FBA update that made me buy it immediately. Once I saw SFIII (CPS3) running at 60fps I was sold. For me those games play and feel great on this console, so I was surprised to hear Russ say that wasn't the case for him.

[@scottyonwheels]

Nice video. I've been using GKD Mini (metal) with 350teric. It's been a pretty good experience so far. There is a lot to like about the CPU. There isn't too much that slows it down I wish they would just open up for community development. Getting regular retroarch updates would be amazing.

[@Bibvock]

Always be Fun is an incredible channel! Great vid... This is a must have for me! 👾🎮

[@marcellobulgarelli379]

Hi man, great job as always 😄 ...waiting for the GKD Mini 🤩🤩🤩 it's the only 3,5' display vertical device without analog stick !! and it seems VERY beautiful...

[@ludomik2779]

Thank you so much dude for all your precious advises. You're making it so well. Merci beaucoup mec pour tous tes précieux conseils. Tu t'en tires trop bien.

[@jasonshiers5771]

That's an impressive little device. Good video Russ.

[@RetroZoltan]

Nice review! This system looks right up my alley!

[@andreaspooky6183]

"it's a nice sentiment" *DIPLOMACY 100*

[@Immanuelmpeight]

Promising Retro Handheld

[@GibbsBro]

I've always liked the Game Kiddy. A lot more obscure than the RG350. This time last year I really was torn between the 2 devices. I went with the RG350 because they have more community support. I think I would have been happy with either.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

Some people just like the playstation buttons, I know coming form years of sony stuff that I get confused a lot switching between PC and Nintendo button layouts and it's even worse when the icons on my buttons are starting to wear off. Honestly, I wish everyone would just use cardinal directions it would make life so much more simple (...unless you dont know east from west.)

[@hugiee]

Keep in mind that emulating by pushing 320 x 240 pixels is just a fraction of the power needed to push 640 x 480 pixels.

[@madmacabre]

Are you going to review the game force chi? I already have it but I would love to see you review and hopefully release a few tutorials

[@RetroGameCorps]

It came in the mail yesterday 😎

[@madmacabre]

@@RetroGameCorps Great- for some reason what ever the plastic they use on it is VERY sensitive to rubbing alcohol . So unless you want to wipe off all the dyed plastic off the shell then I would use something else

[@RetroGameCorps]

@@madmacabre good to know, thanks!

[@RupeeClock]

13:35 It's honestly quite funny, because all these days powered by the Ingenic JZ4770, are basically GCW Zero clones, a device from 2013! Though OpenDingux development has progressed pretty nicely since that time. It makes me curious how you'd get on with a vintage GCW Zero, for a retrospective look at it.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Yeah I've looked into getting an old GCW Zero, but it's pretty expensive on eBay nowadays :)

[@LolaliciousSmiley]

First of all, I was only thinking that question. I didn't ask it yet. Second, I appreciate your politeness as if I did ask the question. Just please refrain from responding to hypothetical questions that I am in the process of thinking about asking, though to further complicate this, I am watching prerecorded video. So, I can't even ask the question in the first place! What brashness to make up a thought, stick it in my head, then mock me with unaskable questions that you answer. Was that politeness actually sarcasm regarding something I didn't say (but was thinking)???? I think I might be offended or at least need a nap.

[@edsiefker1301]

Concerning the FPS number dropping, but not experiencing a feeling of slowdown: You're both right. FPS is an average over a second. 60fps means there's 16ms between frames. If the machine does 50fps consistently, that's 20ms between frames. You're not going to feel that. Now suppose the machine outputs 50 frames in one second, but for most of that second is running at 16ms between frames. Then it stalls. That's 833ms PLUS a 167ms stall. That's *still* 50fps. You're definitely going to notice that. Turns out that FPS is a pretty naive method of rating speed. Something like the variance of the latency between frames would be a much more sophisticated metric. I'd take a solid 30fps over an intermittent 50fps every time.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for the explanation!

[@notime2d8]

I'm sad that I missed the whole Ingenic series of handhelds. Think I was on PC gaming at the time.

[@RetroGameCorps]

They are definitely unique, and a lot of fun to mess around with :)

[@emilianomontanari283]

still my favorite for SNES and below… too comfortable

[@timika9814]

Most confortable as rg350 consoles, so far! 👍

[@zitronenfalte]

So you open it up and rewire / change all those thinks but keep the micro usb instead going for a typ c? Interesting choice.

[@PocoQuinn]

You don't really need to use bilinear filtering with these, like SNES and NES you can just do integer scaling in the emulators and get it looking nice 1:1 with small black bars

[@tylerschmitz1816]

I almost bought one I love the crystal green but settled on the apple green rgb10m

[@florider_hd]

Are more Vita videos coming?

[@RetroGameCorps]

Yes, taking a bit of a break from them to knock out some device reviews. Too many new toys showed up on my doorstep!

[@mgbretro]

Can you overclock the Retroid pocket 2? And make it noticable difference like when activating a high Shader for My Boy! GBA?

[@elchingue]

How strange, the PS1 games you mention work very well on my RG350M ... and the CPS3 games run better than you show ... the FBA shows you with colors in the games list which games run well and which ones have problems on the RG350

[@MrCumstein]

The PS1 and CPS3 games I play run a little better on my GKD350H than they do on my RG350, so I don’t know what to tell you.

[@HendraWijaya1983]

Next play go review.pleaseeeeee....

[@kepalakardus2278]

WARNING: Hey Guys don't apply GKDMINI sofware image on GKD350H, i have try it, okay they support but button layout is mess up and L + R and other button don't works... Don't mess up like me...

[@slamham8527]

The buttons on the GKD are super tall and have this cringy squeakiness to them I always hated. Feels like a toy compared to the 351p. Better than a garbage odroid though, and lasted longer than my bittboy which quit charging pretty quickly.

[@rafalvarenga]

dude. love you chanel. but an rk2020 is 12us$ cheaper (with a vita stick bought apart), probably same build quality, and its an rk3326...

[@RetroGameCorps]

Yeah I had recorded a segment where I talked about how the RK2020 and the RGB10 are similar in price and more powerful, but decided to keep it true to the MIPS & 4:3 aspect ratio devices and keep the run time to under 20 mins. I do think those are viable options but from a different “era” 😎

[@MrCumstein]

@@RetroGameCorps Yeah, this device is over a year and a half old. It is what it is.

[@mikeymike3240]

Hi there, does this handheld actually come with pre loaded games, cause I don’t know how to put games on an sd card, I know how to install and remove sd cards, lol 😂 oooops, i see it does come with games pre loaded, doh 🙄.

[@MrCumstein]

Where did you see that it came with pre-loaded games? The two I have didn’t come with roms on the SD card.

[@seouljah760]

lol "OpenDingux" is closed source...

[@timika9814]

True, Ingenic X1830 isn't open source

[@seouljah760]

@@timika9814 I was just pointing out the irony, because the name implied open source.

[@garethbeaton8414]

Rgb351p is ace

[@hmcrafting8302]

can you pls make video how to hack ps vita 1000 coz hack 2000 different !!! right ?!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Hacking is the same for each model, other than the fact that you need a memory card in the 1000 model.

[@hmcrafting8302]

@@RetroGameCorps ok just but vpk on memory card like storge

[@nickindie4704]

Wow... They're stealing from each other lol. GameKiddy 350H.... Has nothing to do with anbernic or powkiddy

[@bhirawamaylana466]

Well in china copy is legal and to be honest I think America now ruin themselves with to many protected IP (Disney is the worst case), love sue each other and spend a lot money to kill each other in their stupid court.

[@GameboyJuntaro]

Your Twitter account is frozen. What the hell happened? 💦

[@RetroGameCorps]

I posted a screenshot of a Chipotle email as a joke, lamenting the fact that there is no Chipotle in Hawaii. Twitter thought it was spam and suspended my account ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I put in a dispute so hopefully it gets fixed soon.