【30000 in 1】 R40S Pro Retro Handheld Game Console, Video Game Console, 3.5 inch IPS Screen, More Than 20 Emulator, 256G TF Card (White)

Recommend
Highly pleased with this product. Brings me back to my childhood. Recommend as a gift!

I’m nostalgic, so it works for me
So, I will likely never get to play all 15000 games that are supposedly available on this handheld device, but the ones I’ve tried are cool. They’ve tried to accommodate various the controls found on different systems with joysticks (at left and right), D-pad, triggers (L1, L2, R1, R2), action buttons (A, B, X, Y), and option buttons (start, select, function). The black buttons make it difficult to see the letters stamped into them. Backlit buttons would be helpful. Some games are mapped well to the controls, and others not so much. Each game’s emulator and setup options are different, so it can be confusing is trying to figure out how the controls work from one to another, especially for triggers and buttons. The D-Pad and joysticks are primarily for directional movements. Though for Nintendo DS games, the right joystick controls a virtual stylus for virtually tapping and dragging items on the screen in place of using a physical stylus. Also, since the DS handhelds had two screens, the trigger buttons and FN button help you toggle between the two screen views and even lay them out side by side.Growing up in the 70s and 80s, there is a lot of nostalgia to playing the older classic arcade games. Back then, it was one game per huge stand-up machine, though there were tabletop versions of some games where two players could sit at each end to compete. It makes me appreciate how far gaming has come and to have experienced the progression.Some of the games, or maybe the emulators, I tried glitched and wouldn’t load properly. Sometimes I got locked into games without a way back to home. The left side of the device has a reset button and power button for those instances.There may be a possibility of using the OTG port to connect to HDMI on an external monitor, but I haven’t been successful yet. Also, I’m looking into adding a WiFi adapter and connecting a playstation style controller.The battery is charged with the included USB-C cable, though the battery compartment is accessible. The wiring and connectors are readily accessible for replacement as well.The online community says that the R40S Pro is stamped with R36S internally on the board. The hardware may be the same, I don’t really know. Maybe the upgrade is in the software, graphics, or just in the marketing. I can’t really speculate.Even with some glitches here and there, I’m focused on what it can do rather than what it can’t. There are hours to explore the wide range of games that span multiple decades. For me the screen is small for my eyes, and sometimes the graphics too dim; so I’ll wear a pair of higher magnification reading glasses and dim the lights in the room to make the best of the experience.

Packed with Games and Fun to Play
This is a neat game system at a very nice price. You get a lot for the money – many, many games to play. The games are organized through a well designed menu system that makes it easier to find a particular game. Making a game a favorite pushes it to the top of the list – a thoughtful feature. The screen is bright and colorful with rich blacks and colors that are spot on – neither super saturated or faded. Controls are decent – the joypad is rubber membrane, with a slightly stiff feel. Joysticks on the bottom are easy to reach with the thumb. Buttons have a nice feel as well. The back shoulder buttons are clicky. The speaker is OK – good enough for reproducing game music, and it is plenty loud. The game system is ready to go out of the box – no adjustments needed for a good game play experience. Battery life is very decent, and there is a battery door on back. The included information sheet has small print – it’s necessary to learn the various button combinations to quit a game or save a state. The game system charges via USB-C. This game system is a good deal and a lot of fun to play.

First impression; 4 stars
Instead of focusing on the quantity of games (there are so many, that I would say that most of them I don’t even know them even though I was an avid teenage gamer in the 90’s), they would have improved the quality, there is no search option to quickly find the game you are looking for, the battery indicates 28% and when you connect it the percentage suddenly increases to %59, which gives a feeling of low quality and doubt about its durability.The good thing is that it includes Pacman, Bomberman, Contra, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Donkey Kong, Tetris, and more.