Why Is EVERYONE Buying This Retro Handheld? - Miyoo Mini Plus

At around $60 and with all this thing can do, it's no wonder why the Miyoo Mini Plus is so popular! Is it the right retro handheld gaming device for you? Hopefully this review helps! Purchasing links below!
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[@Portly]

What do you guys think? Planning to pick one of these up someday? Do you have a different one that you prefer? And would y’all want a comparison between this and the RG35XX after I finish that review?

[@kreatur3able]

Maybe a comparison with the rg35xx plus. But not until cfw matures to an usable state. Onion os hands down makes the mm+ a better option at this point.

[@riverkeyes3455]

I think I’ll be getting one of these after this review 🤘 thanks for the info

[@flightwithoutfeathers4682]

Mine should arrive on Sunday!

[@SimoneDePaola]

does it support multi languages?

[@Portly]

@@SimoneDePaola out of the box, it supports, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and a handful of languages whose characters I don’t recognize. If there’s a particular language you’re looking for you might be able to find custom firmware that supports it.

[@jamesg9468]

I bought a Miyoo Mini Plus last year, and loving it. I feel pretty disillusioned with modern gaming - they often get released unfinished, with a year of patches before it's in a sellable state. Not to mention you're only buying half of the game, with the rest being behind DLCs. Maybe I'm getting old? I dunno. But with 3000+ retro games loaded on to my Miyoo, I'll never get bored of those.

[@bittertruthnavin]

love brick breaker and tetris,

[@boonevillian]

I love that you left Gigabert! Not editing out and embracing it is next level confidence! 🤘

[@SharedAccount-x5i]

that was my favorite part too !! thank you for the laugh

[@PurchenZuPoden]

With the clean Onion OS installed, this handheld is just amazing for the price. I use it mainly for playing old Gameboy games and it is fantastic.

[@wave1401]

Gigabert ... New storage measure. Thank you sir, great vid as always!

[@VladlustTV]

Man I'm super tempted to get one of these popular retro handhelds like this one. Also I was just playing that Power Rangers snes game the other day lol

[@Portly]

Haha awesome! It’s such an easy game to pick up and play even now

[@senormonkey98]

My girlfriend gifted me this console as a Valentine's Gift (never told her, she found out through my web browser). Needless to say, this is a brilliant device and my new favorite portable (even more so with Onion OS).

[@alifrog]

This console has so much to offer especially with Onion OS! Future updates will already have Drastic included so you won't have to install it manually for DS emulation. The community is just great and as someone who uses RetroAchievements, this is probably the best budget console that can do so while being so portable!

[@Omar_Little]

Seriously, thank God for the onion os devs. Incredible software. Going from onion is to a stock firmware or something like arkos on my r36s is like going back 3 generations, it's so much worse. And the documentation on onion is better than most products from billion dollar companies

[@mimigottfried8604]

Hi, how do you integrate RetroAchievements on these 3rd party retro consoles? Thanks in advance.

[@Alex-HD]

When will Drastic be included? Can the machine even handle DS emulation?

[@alifrog]

​@@mimigottfried8604 You'll have to go to Retroarch settings and enable it under Account!

[@alifrog]

​@Alex-HD they've already released the beta version of 4.3 which has Drastic integration already! They've optimized it such that DS games will run great on it (since you use the triggers to change the dpad into your stylus control, realistically speaking you're restricted to games that use the buttons more)

[@tiredlink4924]

My miyoo mini+ arrived this week and I am loving it!

[@_paczki]

Mine is arriving tomorrow can’t wait!

[@11Diego11]

I have a question are all from aliexpress the same just with difrent reseller?

[@LoxPlaysVidya]

i highly doubt that literally every single living person on this planet is buying this device.

[@Portly]

Good comment 👍

[@leespiderpod]

yeah, they’re being dropped from space by the trillions across the globe

[@nullskull6860]

🤓

[@theancienthistoryguy402]

Damn I didn’t know we had Ben Shapiro in the comment section

[@Aflictionzs]

there’s no way everyone was kung fu fighting

[@boroclan]

bruh that persona 5 take a rest jam in the back was the mooooove

[@marioherrerajr5293]

Honestly at this price point it is better to get a 2ds and mod it! That way you can play all the way up to 3ds... Honestly whoever is buying this will end up playing nintendo old titles so just get a 2ds

[@purpasmart_4831]

Onion OS on this is awesome, really makes it stand out from the others. But right now my goto is the R36S with the dpad and buttons mod.

[@Septer_Sever]

I'm getting arthritis just watching you play 😅

[@michalkalinowski7627]

I just ordered one after watching your review, got it in retro gray with the purple buttons, I’m super excited to try this thing out

[@ccxfrank109]

Updates? Liking it?

[@iRemainNameless]

How do you like it? I am considering buying this for when I'm stuck waiting at work.

[@Diggy22]

Positive word of mouth is the Miyoo Mini+'s best advertisement, especially in regards to installing OnionOS. I've had mine for a couple of months, and I've played it even more than my Switch or my Galaxy A20. I've ordered a TrimUI Smart Pro, but even after it arrives, my Miyoo Mini+ will be my go-to to pack with me for travel and commuting.

[@lawmoments]

Does it have Marvel vs Capcom 1?

[@poweredbydecaf1915]

I'd pay to see Shaq play this.

[@Anthonial_Mjj]

I just wanna give props for showing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in a snippit in this video. One of the-IMO-most underrated games of all time.

[@TheInfectiousCadaver]

i got to borrow my co workers for a bit to see what it can do and i was impressed. sure some games dont run at all and need a few fixes but for what you get and what i played? for 60 bucks? (it was on sale) its not bad really.

[@marekrothe6380]

Bought my miyoo mini plus… a very great device. But i strong recommend 2 things. 1st replace the stock os with the suberb onion os an 2nd replace the sdcard. Many reviewers told that the sd card worked not so well.

[@turnbasedtoddy7664]

I have both and I have the opposite problem with the screen protectors. My miyoo mini is good and my 35XX is peeling off. I just think it’s the luck of the draw.

[@ramyy7475]

If I was planing of buying this device from amazon, is that okay? Is it possible to find 1500 games for gba?

[@chaosoflight3792]

i got the anbernic rg353v and its fantastic. Not that i play alot but just having all those games i put it makes it nice, plus has 2gb ram, joysticks and android (which i dont use but let it be there ;p)

[@johnjurmu5669]

First thing I did was throw out the SD card it came with and did a fresh install with Onion OS is amazing.

[@Loseinpoker]

You didn't mention too much on the battery life. I have an emulator on my phone already so battery life is the only thing I care about (emulator on the iPhone is a huge battery drain).

[@Portly]

Yeah a bit of an oversight for me. I don’t play in long enough sessions that I was really able to test the battery life, but I’m hearing it should be around 6-7 hours. May vary if you install a different OS. More intensive games like 3D games on PS1 will be closer to 4 or 5 hours.

[@seanmitchell1659]

I was listening to you talk and had sudden urge to play persona 5 for some reason

[@dustincleveland]

that website looks a little shady ngl

[@sirarietichee7260]

Because it's great. My husband loves his

[@moji4621]

I still never had problem with the SD card

[@owenjackson4751]

That sd card you showed off in the video isnt one of the ones that will fail. You dont need to replace it

[@Dukster9000]

Battery Life: "I can play games for a good while." Wow, that's so precise and helpful.

[@badxradxandy]

I'd say it lasts for about 4 hours of nonstop use.

[@kreatur3able]

If you use the mr shield screen protector for the rg35xx on the mm+ it covers the screen properly. I use the anti glare matte one amd it looks ao good.

[@apparition.spectre]

I use a hardened glass screen protector & it is so much more crystal clear than the plastic one I had on it.. 🙃

[@Darkwormhole777]

It has allot of negative reviews on Amazon.

[@DanielThyMan]

im not sure what it is but the color looks incredible on video i really want to get one

[@DanielThyMan]

oh im really interested to see if the netplay would let you trade with others on pokemon games

[@austincraft9525]

@@DanielThyManapparently it does for gb and gbc but not gba sadly. Not yet anyway.

[@duogemstone]

I keep thinking about it last week then realized i still had a vita and a 2dsxl, so already jailbroke the vita (honestly it was way to easy i would recommend it if ya have one if nothing else for ps1,psp and vita games) and will use that mainly until i jailbreak my then figure which plays which better.

[@CalebSmith-gg1dt]

My wife and I just bought two! Our goal is to play GSC Pokemon and be able to trade/battle our Pokemon. They come later today, and, hopefully, we'll be able to follow a guide somewhere to make that possible.

[@forzaa867]

Were you able to trade?

[@BGID7]

?

[@Coyote.five.0]

I dont know why is everyone saying that this is a better option , when you have something like the r36s with the ability to mod it and install custom OS software to it , has better specs , is way way cheaper , build quality has more to be desired but that doesn't affect gameplay at all , people complain about the loud back buttons but i actually prefer the clickiness of the buttons , the hardware is good people trust me , one thing this thing has over the r36s is platics quality and color combos they just look better in the miyoo , but with some brain power you can leave the r36s looking and feeling like a diamond

[@mudriderfx4]

It's just shows how much console companies have sand bagged us over the years. Hoodwinked everyone in to thinking something like this was possible. Even it is low level graphical requirement games. It still an astonishing feat

[@Peter.Sky.Walker]

*wasn't possible(?)

[@SalM1]

This is literally the only thing I asked for, this Christmas. I really hope I get it

[@benward7878]

Well?

[@SalM1]

@TWISTEDINTOTRUTH I did!!! It's awesome hahaha

[@SalM1]

@@benward7878 I got it for Christmas! Its awesome !

[@CrazyMaxxVideos]

Love to have my Miyuu Mini + at longer trips. At home I often playing my OG Hardware but this is a great alternate

[@Zero]

@Portly reviewing a miyoo mini device without Onion Os CFW is not doing it justice. The sd card you have in there is what we throw out because it comes with trash roms and is very not organized. I hope if you have time you will actually take time to install Onion OS on a fresh sd card and source your own roms.

[@shto4782]

Its cheap and good with onion os. Without the effort of the community with onion os I would not even consider this console

[@GrimYak]

Yes, same with the RG35xx plus. Once that gets Garlic 2.0 it would be an awesome handheld

[@drez8242]

Why does the Onion OS make it so much better?

[@shto4782]

@@drez8242 try it

[@alexanderespinoza]

@@drez8242the ease of making save states, loading save states, fast forwarding, and the auto save on powering it down are pretty damn nice to have

[@GRZA93]

CAN YOU SAVE THE GAMEPLAY ON GAMES LIKE POKEMON ???

[@Portly]

Yes, in Pokemon you can manually save like normal and you can use save states if needed

[@citruesilver]

I bought the RG35XX Plus. For me it is superior as it has HDMI out and WiFi and BT. I can hook it up on th ebig screen and play e.g. PS1 or SNES with a wireless controller. The possibility to use it as a retro console and not only as handheld is important for me and therefore I never considered the Miyoo Mini. However, I am planning on buying the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro as that will also allow me to play Dreamcast, GC, PSP and some PS2

[@KnightNight-lf1lz]

You really should re-do this video and cover OnionOS. Its a disservice to run the Miyoo's with stock when Onion exists.

[@russhyn]

the graphics on this thing suck, worse than the actual games from back in the day. I bought one of these and put it away after seeing how crappy the visuals are.

[@hjshoon5244]

OnionOS with the game switcher and auto save state upon shutting down makes it very easy to pick up and play. My 10 y/o daughter having a blast with it. I highly recommend it. Definitely must change the OS to Onion and load in tiny best set go

[@いちごくん-l6d]

Not adhering to any laws or copyright. さすがC国やなぁ～

[@SveenxHD]

why would they need help by content creators to promote it if everyone is already buying it?

[@RoninRose541]

I’m definitely buying a miyoo mini plus now.

[@marioherrerajr5293]

Just got my rg35xx plus for just $36 bucks 😁

[@GeoSports1255]

How does it charge? Can it be played while charging?

[@lio2zero]

How much did they pay you to come up with that cheesy title 😂 aint no one buying this lol

[@i_h8_toffe]

thank you sirr i will save up money for thisss :)))

[@saqib123ali]

Not better than PSP 3000

[@neju4699]

Sleep mode just turn off the screen and disable the button.

[@shauntubeandtwinkie9728]

is that the p5r cafe music in the background in the first couple minutes?

[@Portly]

Sure is!

[@shauntubeandtwinkie9728]

@Portly DUDE I'm a huge persona fan. You've earned my respect of another level! You also convinced me to buy one of the handheld devices. I just can't decide which yet! I'm definitely subbing!

[@Portly]

@@shauntubeandtwinkie9728 awesome! Much appreciated 😁

[@shauntubeandtwinkie9728]

@@Portly I just bought mine and I am enjoying it so far!

[@Portly]

@@shauntubeandtwinkie9728 that’s awesome! Glad to hear it 😄

[@yoyochris101]

Can you manually add cheats on it without a computer?

[@spdutahraptor777]

the horizontal device may look more confortable... but the game boy design is timeless god i wish i wasn't broke

[@MuhmdBdran]

its on sale for 42$ and the R36S fpr 37$ idk what to get

[@kevmang7339]

Points for using the Persona 5 cafe theme!

[@pssita]

Can I use AirPods Pro with this?😊

[@iRemainNameless]

Wait.. are you telling me this comes with all of these games INCLUDED out of the box?! Uh, I will buy one right now

[@Portly]

That’s correct!

[@keestar8740]

Do they come equipped with all the Pokemon games default ? + Thankyou for the review explains how it comes right out of the box 🙏🏽

[@BGID7]

Yes. There's a game list somewhere online

[@93tilinfinity4life]

How many Pokemon games??

[@encyclopediac9546]

Access to gen 1-3 (and rom hacks thereof), so: Red & Blue/Green (GB) Yellow (GB) Gold & Silver (GBC) Crystal (GBC) PTCG (GBC) Puzzle League (GBC) Ruby & Sapphire (GBA) Emerald (GBA) Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team (GBA) Pokémon Pinball (GBC and GBA versions) Hope this helps 💕

[@MasterToke]

I have DS with the 4.3 update to Onion

[@caineparker8431]

They aren’t you are just promoting jt

[@caleblyman3763]

How many Pokemon games does this have?

[@playingindies6730]

My country: let's not sell this. Can't find it anywhere 😂

[@Radiioactiivoo]

I just got mine but some games cant even be played specially the ps1 they all got stuck in the loading screen

[@rhyslynch8336]

i want to play pokemon red/blue and silver/gold can i just pick this up and start playing and can i save game? really interested in this but im not tech savy at all

[@Portly]

For those specifically, yes

[@alexisjames4198]

When I play GBA games my screen is flickering which is annoying. I haven’t noticed when playing other games just with GBA games. Anyway to fix it?

[@gladesucks7907]

I would buy it if they had an XL version because I can already feel my hands cramping up

[@xAlbo94]

I feel like i see an add for one of these retro handhelds daily but there are so many companies/ makers. How do you know which to buy

[@Portly]

Your best bet is to look into which ones are recommended for the games/systems you want to emulate, and buy from places like AliExpress, Keepretro, or direct from the company that makes them (Anbernic, Miyoo, Powkiddy etc.) and just look for the best prices. You can find a lot of these on Amazon but they’re upsold there for a higher price. You get them a lot quicker tho

[@djbarela4]

Can you get the save files off your Pokémon games unlike the anbernic

[@chilipeen7265]

It comes with games? Can u get games with no computer ? It’s all on the device ?

[@Portly]

Yeah this should come preloaded with a bunch of games

[@VaePomegGlitch]

I never knew there were retro consoles like this at all. Any recommendations for something like this that plays gamecube games as well? And yeah a big chunkier so no cramping like you say. I never thought about a whole homemade console for flashcards, very interesting

[@Portly]

The popular new thing that can play GameCube is the retroid pocket 4 pro for around $200. My personal go to for GameCube and PS2 is my Steam Deck

[@nickentros]

Onion OS is so so so far better than stock OS

[@larryboateng34]

Can you link with friends if they also have the console ?

[@psalms1196]

I just got mine in the mail today! Its cool

[@merpmerp6969]

I looked up the list of games and cant find any pokemon games....

[@Portly]

Might depend on where you get it from? Idk about a list but mine definitely came with multiple Pokemon games 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Austin_180]

Anyone know how to fast forward on this module?

[@ahsonraza1057]

Do they ship to Pakistan?

[@axelmontero1629]

As someone who’s been looking for a portable to play some Pokémon emulators, would this be the best bang for your buck? What are the competitors?

[@Portly]

This, the RG35XX, or R36S are gonna be the best lower priced emulators for GB and GBA Pokemon. Just shop around and you can find them for $40-$60. Don’t use Amazon. They’re like double the price there.

[@axelmontero1629]

@@Portly thanks for the timely response! I appreciate it. I’ll compare the three and see what the differences are. 👍🏼

[@SaucyDangles]

why buy this? just download the emulator on your phone

[@Portly]

Allow me to introduce you to the iPhone, where emulation apps are banned without jailbreaking. Also nostalgia, ease of use, and a little thing called real buttons. Probably many other reasons I’m sure others can think of

[@Peter.Sky.Walker]

The famous "why buy this, when you can by a that" question

[@bruyeretv]

When you put yours to sleep, it doesn't eventually power off like mine? I get a lil vibration and it turns off if slept for a while

[@Portly]

Yes, sleep mode doesn’t work like it does on something like the Nintendo Switch. It just turns the screen and buttons off but still drains the battery. OnionOS changes that tho

[@bruyeretv]

@@Portly ah you were talking about stock, got it

[@badxradxandy]

That screen pops out just FYI

[@jacobmossmedia8794]

Perhaps a dumb question, I would be completely new to emulators--do the games come pre-loaded on that micro SD that it comes with, or would you have to download them from somewhere onto the microSD? Thanks!

[@Portly]

Totally valid question. I’m still fairly new to this as well but all of the emulator handhelds I’ve ever gotten came with games preloaded.

[@gustavovm491]

If the one you order says it includes a card it is likely it will have a bunch of games

[@jvogler_art4708]

Looks a little small for me. Display looks good though.

[@Battered_Shlunga]

Good vid thanks!

[@Bluepandaiscool]

im the 9th person to watch :D and the first to like

[@rikib3652]

Let's keep this going. Viewer number 299 reporting in with like number 17 🫡

[@samrobles9111]

Does it come with any pokemon games as pictured?

[@Shoutakuro]

Yea, you can even add roms and hack roms to it.

[@cameronschmit6472]

aw man looks like my best option for playing pokemon

[@chriss2254]

Thinking about getting this or the RG35xx Plus.

[@JonathanPike-c1f]

There is a v4 now lol

[@CAxFreshIcex]

i am a newbie in this type of consoles/handheld and this is the first video ive ever seen about something like this. But after watching it I definitlely want one! :D Now the question, what is the best oldschool handheld like this atm? Is it this Miyoo Mini Plus or is there something better to get you recommend? Thanks for help and sry for bad english^^

[@Portly]

At this price range, the Miyoo is my preferred choice, but if you’re willing to spend a little more, I’m really enjoying the Anbernic RG35XX H!

[@CAxFreshIcex]

@@Portly thank you!

[@thehoonta5312]

Luckly i got me a miyoo mini v2.

[@shreyaskunder3788]

Which is better though? Miyoo or the rg35 xx?

[@Portly]

Depends on who you ask but I don’t think one is better than the other. The Miyoo Mini Plus is a little smaller and has WiFi and Bluetooth. The shoulder buttons on both are similar but a little different. Other than that they’re very similar in a lot of ways and play the same systems. However the Miyoo Mini Plus has fan made mods and custom firmware that have made DS games and other cool stuff possible.

[@fabio78]

Came for the review expecting to at least learn the average battery life (you know, very basic, minimum information). "I can play for a while". Wow, very informative 🙄

[@Portly]

Sick 🙂👍

[@Portly]

Sarcasm aside it’s a fair criticism that I’ve addressed in other comments and have tried to do better with in other handheld reviews since. The information is out there from other resources since I did drop the ball there.

[@fabio78]

@@Portly fair enough, and thanks for addressing it. Sorry I came across as a prick.

[@Portly]

@@fabio78 all good!