I need to test a theory… - AYANEO Flip DS

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I miss the good ol' days. Listening to Beyonce on my iPod, watching Pirates of the Caribbean in theatres, and playing my trusty old Nintendo DS. Thankfully, AYANEO is here with (another) new handheld, the Flip DS! With two screens and some beefy specs, will Linus be impressed?
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 This is nothing to sneeze at
0:35 Initial design thoughts and unboxing
1:38 Ports and buttons
2:56 Specs and LABS display test results
5:03 Ergonomics and face buttons
6:00 Sponsor - XSplit
6:41 Pressing buttons and software features
8:34 Gaming/speaker impressions and LABS performance results
10:02 Playing DS games and LABS battery test results
12:17 Pricing and overall thoughts
13:35 Outro

[@tayjn]

Finally, a way to play DS games on the go!

[@datechnoman2]

Wait a minute...

[@HearMeLearn]

@@datechnoman2something’s not right here…

[@MegamanXGold]

@@HearMeLearn what's goin' on here... this ain't quite right...

[@MrREAPERsz]

Now I don't have to use my PS3

[@GameDeath]

you mean playing PS3 games on a DS like console.

[@DctrGizmo]

It seems like Ayaneo can't go one month without creating a new hand held device.

[@warlock257]

and pricing it way higher than the Ally and Steam deck

[@TheZoenGaming]

Not to mention one that the features don't work properly or well in the first place. The design flaws and software failures were tolerable back when they were basically the only option, but now...

[@donc-m4900]

Bless you.

[@vidagogo9829]

Nah, Anbernic wins that award. This product was actually announced a while ago.

[@Alex-zi1nb]

i really dont know how they remain in business with all their skus. theres no way they can support them all long term, right?

[@nickt8148]

Cant wait for the 2nd version to be released by the end of me tying this sentence

[@hridyanshusinghroy2570]

Tying

[@FrameEsc]

Now by the time you edit the sentence to correct the spelling mistake there will be a third released!!

[@blunderingfool]

@@hridyanshusinghroy2570 The P was turned into a DLC.

[@madzoroyal]

@@FrameEsc😅😅

[@mitchhifi9192]

This model already has two versions lol

[@drnotna8713]

how expensive AYANEO: yes

[@thecanmanification]

Unfortunately it wasn’t that bad until the steam deck literally came in and broke everything 😂 Like, these handhelds have better specs, but I’m starting to think that things like higher storage and higher screen resolution are just there to justify the high price, not necessarily to provide higher value

[@aprofondir]

​@@thecanmanificationvalve probably sells the steam deck at a loss, hence the low price

[@exsnozer]

A nintendo 3DS XL costs about a third to a fifth of this and works very well. Can be homebrewed. But ofcourse its not as much performance but it works...

[@fruitteawrks]

​@@aprofondirvalve said it themselves that they sold deck to IGNITE other good handheld portable pc that can run pc games at 30fps minimum. So yeah maybe your assumption is right

[@zacthegamer6145]

​@aprofondir Not anymore! They're making money on it lol....

[@rohingarg9515]

Dudes 25 again

[@michalcerny1691]

as well as sound

[@Techrodd]

soon he'll go through puberty again

[@MorgFlame]

He's been beardless for 4 months why do people still comment about his appearance lmao

[@TheTruthDragonNJ09]

@@MorgFlame Because we had Bearded Linus for _years_ before the shave.

[@MorgFlame]

@@TheTruthDragonNJ09 i know but im still surprised that people still making memes about beardless linus after 4 months being shaved

[@xBlitzzOfficial]

"It comes in two colours: Black, and Wouldn't Recommend" I'm stealing that, that's fantastic hahaha

[@ChudDin]

stim dek

[@godminnette2]

Should be noted that one of the prime systems for use on this is the Wii U. Many reviewers have said that they have had better experiences playing Wii U games on the AYANEO Flip DS where they can see both screens at once than they did playing those games on an actual Wii U, where they would have to look back and forth between the game pad and their TV. Still a fairly niche use case for such an expensive system, but if you really love your 3DS and Wii U games, it could be worth it.

[@ChippTheFox]

Sounds like the perfect xenoblade chronicles x machine to me!

[@Mr.TrUnrBrigs-oo4yz]

​@@ChippTheFoxah, the left behind Xenoblade. I still fontnunderstand why he doesnt wanna remake that game. Maybe Nintendo will back up a dump truck of money to make it a release title for switch 2.

[@NoelleTGS2]

Yeah I'm really shocked they didn't test Wii U at ALL

[@Papinak2]

​@@Mr.TrUnrBrigs-oo4yz well, they haven't announced anything for the second half of the year. And I doubt they'll announce any new game. So there's still chance.

[@ChippTheFox]

@@Mr.TrUnrBrigs-oo4yz Actually, it ended up being the opposite. The devs WANTED to port it to switch, but Nintendo told them no more than once. It's actually Nintendo not allowing it to happen.

[@ozerune]

If you're buying this for 3DS emulation, just buy a 3DS.

[@cqllel5186]

I doubt this "Flip" even has a 3D screen. More like a 2/DS emulator

[@xcruell]

higher res and performance tho

[@cqllel5186]

@@xcruell It'd just look bad playing lower res games on a higher res display. Performance is also not an issue on 3DS. It doesn't even cross your mind, tbh. I've never seen any performance issues on 3DS outside of Luigi's Mansion 2, which just had an uncapped frame rate for some reason and wasn't rly a performance issue. Also 30fps is why 5h+ is the lowest/minimum average playtime you'll get out of that thing from full charge. I doubt this "Flip" will get half that, which is where all PC handhelds, apart from Steam Deck/OLED, are rendered obsolete by default

[@xcruell]

@@cqllel5186 No, I meant because you can upscale it. I play Wii games on my 4k OLED TV which looks crazy good, when upscaled 8x + AA + Vulkan ' stuff. Yes the performance on the 3ds and even the n3ds is great, but upscaled + constant 60fps is just something else man. (e.g. Mario Kart) There are frame rate cheats/fixes for your particular case.

[@kenshinbattousai374]

Wrong, buy a 2ds.

[@alext6933]

You must be sneezing a hell of a lot.

[@GHOSTSTARSCREAM]

Probably not alot than i do on a daily basis.

[@jaughnekow]

Allergic to unnecessary expensive tech products

[@Randomninja47]

Almost every time I sneeze I sneeze at least 3 times. Maybe Linus is like me. That's a lot of handheld PCs.

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

He should probably be taking an antihistamine...

[@TheGrammarNazi123]

​@@jaughnekow(RTX 4090)

[@adamgreenhill110]

Nothing can beat the "new" 3DS XL with mods.... I still play mine years later

[@Roko-jb5hl]

except maybe the 2DS XL with mods... but only if you don't use the 3d feature.

[@OblivionPrime]

modded ps vita wins ez imo

[@thatdarnskag5043]

⁠​⁠@@Roko-jb5hl The 2DS XL is sleek, light and has the neat cartridge cover flap, but man do I wish they placed the speakers like on the New 3DS XL. These comments also made me pick up my 3DS XL and appreciate the… I dunno how to describe it really… “premium” density of the device I guess?

[@beebfajeejy]

@@OblivionPrime who tf owns a ps vita

[@fortis143]

​@@beebfajeejyquite a lot of people actually, it's pretty decent if you can find it for a good price

[@leoronus9466]

I'd love for the clam shell formfactor to return to handheld gaming. Probably the most uncomfortable thing about my Deck is how low the screen is when I'm playing lying down.

[@doc8125]

The win max was legit super cool for this

[@numalesoybea1348]

Steam deck was designed only as temp gaming device when you’re on a train or plane, it’s not comfortable enough to be played on the bed

[@tams805]

@@doc8125 Shame about the quality control of it and the weight.

[@doc8125]

@@numalesoybea1348 it 100% is for me, it's my current primary gaming device

[@gunstorm05]

GPD Win Mini is fantastic for this form Factor IMHO

[@Cuby3212]

I think Citra and MelonDS supports dual screen split, Linus

[@ultimatebreak827]

Citra does for sure. Don't forget about Wii U as well

[@jakep1481]

For that price you might as well buy 2 Allys and tape them together.

[@sub_rapier]

or a steam deck and connect a Top screen via USB-C made out of a Old iPad display or something

[@const3llations_370]

​@@sub_rapiernobody wants a fucking steamdeck anymore bro. Idk why people say that shit. It's like the outdated budget friendly handheld pc option anymore. It's literally settling with the worst option.

[@TSiAhmat]

Ehhhhhh what, why?​@@const3llations_370

[@BILLYSLAPZZZ]

Wtf are you talking about? Steam decks are waaaay better than that shit from ASUS. ​@@const3llations_370

[@fungamesandstuffwhy2516]

@@const3llations_370what’s the best one? Especially for the price of a steamdeck

[@aaron284]

I wish that was a more common format. Having two controllers on the sides of a huge screen make the console wider and difficult to carry around

[@alexdavis9324]

Assuming the keyboard version has a decent keyboard that could also be a huge benefit too.

[@Collin_J]

Harder to tote, but my hands being almost shoulder-width apart feels nice

[@taj1994]

Same. Even though neither of them are anywhere close to this size, it's why I like the Game Boy Advance SP over the original GBA. That, and the screen is more protected while you're not using it

[@DI0NY5US]

GPD Win Mini is a 7in clamshell with a thumb keyboard and pretty great.

[@Vesper8088]

it also allows full controlls in something that's still pocketable yeah, a switch lite can fit in your pocket, but you'll probably annihilate it. i know people hate the circle pad but i don't mind it honestly and my new 3ds xl slips into a pocket about as well as a modern flagship phone, screen and controlls protected and i can resume by just opening it

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

Nintendont demands to know your location...

[@alejandrovallejo6763]

Also Nintendo demands. Thats the whole sentence.

[@ennis_w]

A DSi or 3DS cost a fraction of this thing…

[@JollySaintNick]

Shhhhhhhhhh. I wanna run 3ds games at 12k for five minutes then never touch the device again.

[@sarcasticmcspastic]

let's not mention that Citra isn't being developed anymore

[@esqandardan]

10:27 for that issue where both 3ds screen in single windows, you can solve by using Lime3ds emulator, this emulator can split both top & bottom screen of the game, meaning you can have 1st screen on monitor A while 2nd screen in monitor B, both screen can adjust to their respective sizes

[@christaylor86]

Thank god, Other than that glaring issue it looked perfect for me. Thanks!

[@MadStrike]

this might actually be the best feature set for a pc handheld. The dual screen is mainly designed for emulators but it could be amazing for putting discord on the bottom screen, watching a tutorial video for a game you're playing or anything in between. If it comes down in price I might buy this over the ally.

[@zeroa69]

For me its having the screen on a hinge. Thats way more comfortable to me.

[@GiulioPiccinno]

Exactly why I bought it! I want to have my KZbin walkthrough of the game I'm playing and be able to follow it hassle-free, for example. I'm an avid 3DS gamer and don't plan to stop honestly, the 3DS is an amazing system if you love Nintendo handheld consoles and their games - games are basically free of charge and you can literally play everything from the past. I don't think my Flip DS will replace it.

[@prezlamen7906]

Why would you buy Ally? Youve seen how bad their rma is.

[@MadStrike]

@@prezlamen7906 I commented this before the GN video. I cant predict the future. 😂

[@falagarius]

Your screen brightness measurements are always higher than the manufacturer claims. Would be interesting to know where that difference comes from, since I know like nothing about the process right now.

[@JeffreyOller]

I wonder if it's just a QC/Marketing thing. Reputable companies will go out of their way to make sure the brightness values are met in 99% of cases (or whatever quality allowance they have). The easiest way to do that is make them much brighter and then if there are quality problems, they have a lot of headspace.

[@ChudDin]

stim dek

[@NaudVanDalen]

@@JeffreyOller Why though? If we could sue them for false information, we could sue 99% of monitor companies for claiming 1000:1 contrast when their monitor has way worse contrast. Mine is only 380:1. I saw a monitor in a test with 100:1 contrast. It should be a crime to advertise that as 1000:1 contrast (which isn't even good to begin with).

[@Cmanorange]

i know they've been there for a while but i'd like to express my thanks for putting a moving indicator on busy data screens!

[@MegamanXGold]

"How good were the speakers on a DS" from the same guy who doesn't believe Nintendo's old dual-screen portable batteries weren't made of magic. The virtual surround on the 3DS speakers still gets me sometimes.

[@namesurname4666]

sorround effect depends on the game, that's because the soundtracks and midis were programmed to make a great effect but it's not like the speakers had nice bass on them 😂, i also listened to some music and video with moonshell on r4 card

[@WeekdayWeekend]

I really really appreciate the addendums made in post.

[@austinf4498]

I know there was the (semi) recent full video about the changes being made to be more transparent about corrections, and just wanted to call out that I absolutely love that you actually corrected the audio and not just the video. It's silly since it's an AI voice instead of Linus dubbing so it acknowledge mistakes happen w/o providing bad info to anyone listening to the video in the background and only glancing over occasionally, bravo

[@mrsittingmongoose]

The 8840u has better power control, so you end up getting slightly better sustained clocks across the board. Ends up being about 5% improvement to performance. The Phawx did a video on it.

[@ChudDin]

stim dek

[@const3llations_370]

​@@ChudDinweak and ugly. Low res screen. Outdated soc

[@oscarmaqueda2725]

Barely noticed the 45Wh thing. Also happy to see no more crabs for testing sound

[@gorkskoal9315]

^^^^^ like go to youtube click on electroboom, hit play instead IMO lol.

[@duncanbarry80]

Have the Ayaneo flip kb been using it over 1 month now and love it!!

[@robertlinke2666]

8:24 ahh yes, the floor is made out of floor

[@hovanthecool1995]

This pricing is LUDICROUS. I have a DSi with Twilight Menu ++. That's good enough for me and all the DS games I like along with all the best GB, GBC, and GBA games.

[@-Burb]

Yeah what the heck, I thought used 3DSes were getting expensive but this makes them look cheap AF by comparison. And you can emulate anything up to PS1 on a modded "New 3DS", along with having native support for 3DS, DS, and GBA. I get that this is faster and can run newer games, but then why not just get a Steam Deck or similar single screen device? The dual screens make no sense to me when just modding a 3DS already exists.

[@hovanthecool1995]

I agree ​@@-Burb

[@danieloberhofer9035]

That creaking hinge would drive me nuts in no time!

[@sturdybutter]

I’ll give them one thing, they sure do know how to make a very expensive device.

[@ethanlieske9678]

I kind of like the idea of the second screen, I could see some fun uses for it while gaming on the go. Though oddly I probaly wouldn't be using the second screen for DS emulation.

[@Wimmle]

I like the addition of the extra buttons next to the top rockers

[@CreativityNull]

There's a version of this where instead of a second screen they put in a keyboard, which I feel is more practical. Linus, the reason for the second TOUCHSCREEN for this with DS/3DS emulation is so you can use the touch controls as intended for games that utilized them. Mario Kart DS didn't really use the touch screen that much other than the main menu, which you could navigate with the physical buttons anyways. With the price though, unless you also just wanted a clamshell windows device for gaming while really liking DS/3DS emulation, this isn't really for anyone. ROG Ally is better if you want the power and Windows, otherwise Steam Deck just checks all of the boxes for great hardware, audio, repairability, etc... That being said, I would love to see a cheaper android handheld capable of this, but the software modifications for android for dual screen support just aren't there for smaller companies like Ayn, Anbernic, or Powkiddy to invest in it for, and they don't have the money to put in that kind of development. Most of the time you're loading a custom OS on those things anyways.

[@ShadeKoopa]

Fair review. Can't complain. I got the Aya Neo Flip_KB. Aside from the first time adopter headaches (and there are a LOT issues that need to be worked out), It's fine. It's a nice little PC I can take on the go, works well for light gaming, and nice to use for cloud gaming. ^^

[@zaqway]

Linus imitating the whining vibration motor at 8:43 needs to be put in a clip and reused. I would love to see it one day in some other LTT video.

[@MissFoxification]

I emulate DS/3DS on my Odin lite. Depending on the game I either use side by side with one larger and a hotkey to swap or rotate the unit for some games and display one screen over the other. I have a DS and 3DS, it's just easier to carry my Odin lite and it's less than a third of the price of the Flip DS. I bet it's lighter too. I have a Onexplayer, great sized screen but it's not the most portable and the overheads mean less battery life as well. I just can't really justify upgrading from the Odin lite. I can stream to it via Sunshine/Moonlight for higher spec emulation or games. The battery life is superb.

[@raptorjesus3894]

Best DS emulator? A modded 3DS. Battery life for original DS games is insane, chuck in a good size SD card, job done.

[@kathleendelcourt8136]

I like the keyboard version more, it has more practical value than a second screen. But then you have the GPD Win Mini that offers the same in a slighlty better form factor.

[@desultadox5900]

There’s a lot of DS games that play across both screens and they expect the lower screen to be, well, lower. They also often account for the hinge gap, which is obviously different on this unit but not 0

[@darchee5452]

I've seen it used for Wii U emulation and its fantastic when it works

[@CoffeeCode3D]

You guys should really try the minisforum v3, honestly it looks like the future of pc tablets. Love the support for pens 165hz and good color accuracy as a student it seems perfect for my workflow

[@theartdemon6471]

I am not sure which of the emus it is but i remember you can divide both screens as separate windows and that probably is the best way to use this thing

[@NeonCoding]

If that TTS for the watthour is the plan for the LABS videos, I like it!

[@GENOorGEN]

now I can play my ds games for 4 times the price as ds!

[@OllieMartinGamer]

Really really love the idea of this. It needs 4k display and screens together though.

[@samk2407]

I do like that the screen is above your hands so it's not SO unergonomic

[@darkdistruct1265]

I have my OG 3ds (the first one). I use an R4 cartridge containing all my DS games, whether 3Ds games are on the SD card of the 3DS, I would take this combo all day

[@alexandermason-sx2og]

DS emulators like desmume allow you to split the bottom screen to its own window and full screen both on separate monitors. Just gotta go into the options

[@ramenramune]

Nintendo Lawyers: And I took that personally.

[@ChudDin]

stim dek

[@__keys]

You know what's perfect for ds emulation? A 3ds

[@jonbrumbaugh332]

Gees, I wish I could afford this stuff. Hard to stay interested in review videos when everything is so expensive

[@ronch182]

I'm sure Ayaneo will push another version of this in 6 months for you to review

[@ChudDin]

stim dek

[@danieloberhofer9035]

Ayaneo? 6 weeks, tops.

[@mrgallbladder]

I genuinely don't know. What kind of games would you play on this or similar handhelds that aren't Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck? Is it just for emulated games or can you install all your typical games launchers and play your Steam/Uplay/EA/etc. games?

[@TheNightquaker]

1:28 a 5ft cable? So it's perfect for Linus!

[@T3KFTW]

Missed opportunity to test Wii U games on this. The "new" 2DS LL/3DS XL are hands down the superior consoles for anything NDS

[@GrimnirLaguz28]

At this point, if I wanted a handheld and not a steamdeck for whatever reason, I would probably spend so much time thinking about which one to get, that there would be another 17 new devices on the market, and the cycle would continue endlessly.

[@PetkoKolev00]

You guys should try the gpd win mini, I think that’s currently the best for the form factor but the 2023 model had oculink whereas the new model replaced it with a usb a port

[@3min3mplaza]

I wonder if over long term use of being in the backpack if the folding screen will suffer from scratching as the 3DS often did. Even though it was closed it would scratch the too screen where the bottom of the shell was raised

[@Freak80MC]

Unrelated to the video itself, but as someone who wants portable gaming but also sucks with controllers, I really just want a portable PC that has a detachable mouse and keyboard. The Lenovo Legion Go is *this* close to my perfect portable form factor and I will probably get it at some point to pair with my foldable keyboard that I use with my phone.

[@SlCKB0Y-sb1kg]

I adore the flat slidey analogue stick on the 3ds. I love them so much - they feel so good to me. Am I the only one?

[@Balrog-tf3bg]

When one of these gets dedicated graphics I might be interested in waiting several years to purchase one if support exists, and also like the third gen. That’s how I’d consider ayaneo

[@sorappoli5137]

Can't wait for second iteration of this to come out by the end of next week :)

[@RealGengarTV]

10:51 as someone who streamed Pokemon platinum from this exact emulator, you CAN split the screens in two windows. it helped me

[@RusticRonnie]

MelonDS does not natively support split windows. OnTopReplica is a common and easy add on… but you have to do it separately out side of the app itself. You can fake it by doing this, but it will still have display issues on a device like this, and won’t open back to the same display Screen Gap: 90px, Screen Layout: Horizontal, Screen Sizing: Even Fullscreen the emulator (by setting a hotkey for exclusive fullscreen) and you get one DS screen centered on each of your panels

[@jackofnotrade9316]

i got the exact one! hooked it up with an oculink 6900xt with my 4k screen and it runs all kinds of games!

[@rawchicken4671]

Still waiting for mine...

[@XFactorSports]

Been using this since release. Portability over everything for me. And this has replaced the Ally and Steam Deck as the daily handheld to bring along. Loving it.

[@rawchicken4671]

I also ordered it, I cant wait! What model did you get?

[@XFactorSports]

@@rawchicken4671 White/32GB/2TB SSD/7840U. I promise DS emulation isn't nearly as weird as they showed in the video lmao. It's full screen for both once you get a setup going.

[@DanDoesGame]

You should be able to go into the emulator and change the 2nd screen on the ds to the 2nd monitor on windows (the bottom screen)

[@tictechto]

Sinus tech tips, pretty neat.

[@blank0the0new91]

linus please cover this issue. my a23 restarted and never came back on. it seems like alot of people are also having this issue. seems like its because of the new update. u are the only one i can trust to get the answers

[@npcimknot958]

I love this design. Just needs bigger bottom screen. Great for multitasking

[@aBeerFromHere7994]

2:45 I would prefer front facing speakers.

[@taj1994]

8:52 That's a Forza thing, not a device thing. Cyberpunk does the same thing when playing with a controller, except while you can only interact with Forza's menus while it isn't focused (closing the menu while not focused just brings it back up), Cyberpunk is fully controllable Source - Currently playing Forza (and have a few hundred hours in it), and play Cyberpunk that way (because its "Borderless Windowed" option otherwise works the same as fullscreen, where you can't move your mouse to another monitor while it's the focused program)

[@GiulioPiccinno]

I'm waiting for my 8840 DS. Yes I'm one of those guys who wanted the latest NPU. Kudos to Linus for providing lab tested information that not even Ayaneo provides, such as the actual screen luminosity.

[@jep0rox]

as it's got both ports I think a test on thunderbolt 4 vs oculink to see the difference would be great

[@Adroit1911]

That would be a really cool kinda cyber deck kinda machine with a rtl-sdr attached....

[@JeffreyOller]

Does the USB 4 allow hdmi or displayport out natively? The ONLY use-case I can think of for this device is streaming DS (or 3DS) games that require the touchscreen. So, ideally, you would plug the video output of a device like this into a capture card (it would be best to offload the work onto a dedicated streaming pc) and you could stream your top screen while still being able to see the lower screen. Next question: What if you wanted to capture both screens? edit: I have now seen some comments that say it's also good for wii-U emulation. That actually sounds pretty cool, if it's performant. But my questions still remain, what kind of video-out options do we have here?

[@eobardthawne3333]

when a msi claw and a 2dsxl really love each other

[@redthecollector]

It was fully doable on citra, via custom screen size and aspect ratio settings

[@omarbautista541]

Im suprised that my zfold 5 works well with DS Emulators. Unlike a regular phone the inner screens size makes it so usable for the proper duel screen experience. Also tou could bend it for nostalgia and not have the wasted space as on the device they are reviewing

[@RisingRevengeance]

Slider joysticks are so much better than slightly smaller normal ones

[@apocalypticbean]

is the audio strange for anyone else?

[@Rossipoo702]

paused at 4:28 just to ask.....IS LINUS GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW LOUD AND SQUEAKY THE HINGE IS!!!!

[@poliwharaslah965]

I think you can detach the screen and configure the size individually for the ds emulator..

[@Wobble2007]

I've wanted proper dual-screen mode in DS emulation for years, thankfully the 3DS devs are much more competent, and it's been available from the get for 3DS emulation, and it works perfectly on the Flip DS, someone who knows what they are doing will add proper DS mode to a DS emulator eventually, it's essential for some of the best DS games, like Retro Game Challenge and Retro Game Challenge 2, Sonic Colours, Zelda Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks and so on. It will be added to MelonDS soon, it's on their road-map, and may now be expedited thanks to the Flip DS, Wii U also works perfectly, which also is home to tons of incredible Virtual Console games, there are also dual-screen arcade games, PC games, being able to use game trainers for your fave PC games on the bottom screen will be amazing, watching some videos while playing games, there are so many dope use cases for this thing, I canny wait to get one, only thing is, it doesn't have an OLED screen :(.

[@DasBrotkuchen]

1:09 i have to rewatch hthat fantano clip again now thanks

[@Bound4Earth]

See this is what AYANEO should focus on, their Steam Deck competition is bad. This is something no one else makes though and would actually sell. Niche but still a large market imo. I mean it was a great concept until the part where you find out it can barely emulate DS games let alone 3DS games so it is worthless. Just get a steamdeck or other unit that has more power.

[@greyvlad]

Not gonna lie, this thing looks sick and the specs are respectable, I love the layout of the buttons and screens, I can tell I'd have an awesome time at this even though I've never played in a handheld PC

[@SmokeSenpai]

every ds emulator ive ever used has an option for individual windows for ds games idk what he's talking about on that one. you can easily have both of those windows full screen.

[@RusticRonnie]

DS emulation does not usually support it. 3DS emulation and Wii U emulation does. DS emulators require DeSmuME or OnTopReplica. Even MelonDS which is the current most popular DS Emulator does not support Multiple windows

[@TubeandJar]

This is cool because you don't need a case to protect the screen when you throw it in your bag like an Ally or Steam Deck.

[@samjerka1396]

If you want good ds emulation, i can honestly recommend a wii u, theres an option for the top screen to be a tv and the bottom screen to be on the gamepad and its amazing.

[@TorrentsNicolas]

They should have set the onscreen keyboard to appear on the smaller screen, assuming it is also touch.

[@kingoftherevolution4855]

I JUST said ther ought to be a pc with a ds form factor the other day when speculating about the switch 2

[@_Turbocat777]

Wulff Den has a good vid on this where he has a full top screen and bottom screen setup. (it's @11:45 in his vid)

[@petwisk2012]

It can also play wii u games with the dual layout

[@ThatZenkiS14]

the hack ways to get this to work actually work great

[@devnol]

For DS this may not be a good idea considering you can probably find one at your local curb/cousin's old bedroom but for 3DS or even better WiiU games this might actually be a pretty solid device.

[@RusticRonnie]

Considering you can get a 3DS for like a third the price I am going to have to disagree

[@MarksterC]

@@RusticRonnieyeahhhh even a base launch model 3ds or 2ds can be had for a hundo or less

[@joe_razor]

Waiting for the Ayaneo Flip DS2 or, inevitably, the Ayaneo Flip 3DS. I would like a bigger bottom screen, probably 3D enabled, and a reduced space between the screens. Thinking further, why not make it a big, foldable screen? But picking up Linus' suggestion: A Game Boy with a tall screen would also do it. The best solution would probably be what crafty people did for the switch: Make a handheld with detachable controller grips and a screen that can be attached also in a vertical rotation.

[@Day100]

One thing nobody thinks about is how the buttons and joysticks will wear down and how much of a nightmare it is to repair. I have been using a GPD win 4 with a goofy 3D printed mount to attach to my nice 3rd parry controller with a built in mount. The handheld PCs with removable controllers are interesting me more and more (minus the fact the brands that are making them currently aren't for me)

[@moriskehl5991]

cool that they included a linus sized cable

[@modipujan]

8:43 😂😂 this needs to be a meme🤣🤣

[@Mehumies12]

in desmume atleast, you can make the screens different windows. same with citra for 3ds emulation