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popularRevOne | Staff posted Yesterday 10:26 PM

MagicX Zero 40 Retro Game Emulation Handheld - $47.80 + Free U.S. Shipping @ AliExpress (Nintendo DS-focused)

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Ampown USA Local Store | AliExpress


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Specs:
  • Review [youtu.be]
  • 4.0" 480x800 60Hz IPS touchscreen display (3:5 aspect ratio)
  • Allwinner A133 Plus Chipset | 2GB RAM
  • 2x microSD card slots (1x 64GB card included)
  • 2.4GHz WiFi 4 (802.11n) | Bluetooth 4.2
  • Stereo speakers | 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Hall Effect analog sticks w/ L3/R3 function | Rumble motor
  • 2x USB-C ports | 4300mAh battery
  • Android 10 operating system (Dawn Launcher)
  • Note: No built-in mic (a feature used by a small # of DS games)
  • Emulates many retro game systems up to and including PlayStation 1 and Nintendo DS very well. Can also emulate a limited amount of N64, Dreamcast and PSP titles.
  • The display is designed with Nintendo DS and veridical Arcade games primarily in mind.
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Ampown USA Local Store | AliExpress


Ships from within the U.S. (no tariff charges) | Free returns within 15 days


Specs:
  • Review [youtu.be]
  • 4.0" 480x800 60Hz IPS touchscreen display (3:5 aspect ratio)
  • Allwinner A133 Plus Chipset | 2GB RAM
  • 2x microSD card slots (1x 64GB card included)
  • 2.4GHz WiFi 4 (802.11n) | Bluetooth 4.2
  • Stereo speakers | 3.5mm headphone jack
  • Hall Effect analog sticks w/ L3/R3 function | Rumble motor
  • 2x USB-C ports | 4300mAh battery
  • Android 10 operating system (Dawn Launcher)
  • Note: No built-in mic (a feature used by a small # of DS games)
  • Emulates many retro game systems up to and including PlayStation 1 and Nintendo DS very well. Can also emulate a limited amount of N64, Dreamcast and PSP titles.
  • The display is designed with Nintendo DS and veridical Arcade games primarily in mind.

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Why in the world would someone purchase this? Please help me understand.
Because it is a low-cost portable that has a vertical screen aspect ratio designed to better accommodate Nintendo DS dual screen emulation, or presumably classic vertical arcade games, which are often difficult to play on 4:3, 1:1, or 16:9 screens common to other devices.
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Why in the world would someone purchase this? Please help me understand.
My guess would be anyone that might want to emulate a Nintendo DS/3DS just like the title of the thread mentions.
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HiFi21Today 01:34 AM
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Aspect ratio is 3:5 (width :height)
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TheRedEyeBanditToday 02:20 AM
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Can someone save me the Googling.... Best firmware for it? Does it support gammaos?

edit : gammaos next works on this device https://www.patreon.com/posts/gam...-137154101
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SDJP2020Today 01:38 PM
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I like the idea of this (essentially like a 2DS-style brick) but in pursuit of making it pocketable, the screen size for each screen when emulating DS is pretty small. Just pointing that out for SD's primary demographic...
If that isn't an issue then it's a pretty solid value in the current market.
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Why in the world would someone purchase this? Please help me understand.
DS games and vertical shooters. Niche use case but if that is your niche, there is little (to nothing) else which fills it with a single screen.

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Quote from SDJP2020 :
I like the idea of this (essentially like a 2DS-style brick) but in pursuit of making it pocketable, the screen size for each screen when emulating DS is pretty small. Just pointing that out for SD's primary demographic...
If that isn't an issue then it's a pretty solid value in the current market.
What do you think is SD's primary demographic? Just curious, I have no idea to be honest. Seems like a pretty wide mix of mid 20's to late 60's. Just my guess but those seeking "retro" handhelds, especially with nostalgia for the NDS, are likely to be mid to late 30's being they were likely born in the early 90's.

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