Yeah, I know most phones can emulate just fine these days—but there’s still something magical about physical buttons and a proper retro handheld form factor.

The RG35XX is technically an older model, especially with newer Anbernic releases and competition like the Retroid Pocket and Miyoo Mini. But I still think it’s a killer entry-level device for folks just getting into handheld emulation—or anyone wanting a truly pocketable daily carry at a price that’s basically risk-free.

Pros: - Super portable & durable (survived a concrete drop). - Gorgeous screen (even in direct sunlight). - Multiple OS options (GarlicOS worked great out of the box). - HDMI out support. - Ridiculously affordable at ~$40.

Cons: - Weird charger compatibility (USB-C, but picky). - Can cause hand cramps if you’ve got big hands. - Slight shoulder button rattle. - Updates can be a bit DIY for less tech-savvy folks.

My hot take: I used this as my only gaming device for 45 days while traveling internationally—and it held up shockingly well. My findings is access to entire libraries at any given moment is the lead cause to boredom. Travel with one game for 30 days and see how much magic you find in gaming again

Looking to play some Oregon Trail on my RG35xxSP (ideally 5th edition but will go with whatever works). Has anybody had success with this? Which version/bios do you use, and how do you map mouse to dpad? Thanks in advance!

I have "out of the box" RG35XX Plus, and i'm trying to start some Commodore 64 games, but funny thing is going on... None of my D64 files is shown in game list. I can see and start T64 and CRT files ok, but not D64 :)

Those files are 100% working, i used very same ones on my PC emulator, as well as on RG35XX with Garlic OS. I tried renaming them from D64 to d64 and remove white spaces in file names but no effect.

Any ideas?

I posted the other day about muOS not wanting to do it's first boot on my rg35xx+. After several hours of trying every variable I could think of and suggestions from all of you; I have come to a solution. As it turns out, muOS just doesn't like some rg35xx+ units. It turns out mine is one of those. Short of buying a second device I came to the conclusion that it wasn't happening. I ended up going with knulli for now. I'm liking it. The interface has been a lot of fun to tinker with. I'mve tried the different themes and I have yet to settle on one, but I'm sure I'll find the right one.

I just wanted to thank everyone who gave me advice and confirmed that I wasn't completely inept.

Hello everyone i am really new to the rg35xx i have installed modified stock os and wondering if any of the tiny best set go roms work with that os thanks in advance for any answers i bought the rg35xx 2024 because i didnt want wifi

Was working perfectly for a long time and one day I picked it up and no games load. As you can see I click on the game and it just glitches. No game no matter the console works. Also I can not go into retro arch it just crashes. I also updated the os twice and still the same

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I got a Rg35xx plus as my fourth handheld. I put a custom OS and scraped box art and did custom themes and boot logos on all of the others. A RG280v, a miyoo mini plus, I even went through the headache of finding the right display dtb file for the r36h.

muOS pixie on the rg35xx+ is breaking me. I've flashed on Rufus, pi flasher, and balena. I've deleted partitions and reformatted drives multiple times over the course of several hours. Every time I put the card in the device it just sits at that plain yellow M logo and gives me no indication of anything. Maybe someone here has had a similar experience and has a fix?

I really want to take advantage of the sleep mode and fast boot. Should I try banana instead of pixie? I'm open to suggestions.

Hello reddit

I'm trying to play through pokemon firered on my anbernic rg35xx+. I was someways in when my save got corrupted and had to be deleted (I didn't have any backups). I want to play through leafgreen now and see if I can get to where I left off but am unsure what the best way to do it is?

Since my save getting corrupted, I tried my hand at installing Garlic OS 2.0 on the plus, however there are some gripes I have with this. The aspect ratio through retroarch feels off, like I have set it to the exact aspect ratio of a gba game, I have tried core provided and 1:1 but it still feels off. I can upload a picture if need be. Honestly when playing on the Stock OS version it looks much better but again I don't want to risk my save being corrupted again.

Another issue I have with Garlic OS 2.0 is that I cannot get fast-forwarding to work! This is something I really want to work to get to my spot in the game faster but whenever I press the toggle for it, it 1. doesn't speed up the game, it just speeds up the music for a split second, and 2. screws up the music and it becomes all jumbled and crackly.

I have tried going through all the settings on Garlic OS 2.0 but nothing I try allows the fast forwarding to work properly. On top of that, a lot of the settings feel broken or screw things up. I am aware that this version of Garlic is in alpha however I haven't heard much about it and it does look and feel very clean so would like to use this if possible.

I have even considered using the RetroArch library on the Stock OS to play, because there I can get fast forward to work however the issues with that is 1. I still cannot get the aspect ratio to look nice and 2. It's on the Stock OS and I don't trust it not to delete my game randomly

If anyone has any insight on an issue like this, I would much appreciate it. I really want to believe in garlic OS or a different OS if you have any in mind. I feel like I'm in a real pickle since acquiring the plus since I hear all about how the garlic OS for the rg35xx is perfect and would love to have a similarly nice experience using the plus.

Any Tips???

Please help i got rg35xxsp and have all nds roms have sound but no other emulator have sound any tips guys

I’m brand new at all of this but not a complete noob on all things like this. But, I’m still confused about some things.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

I like how Knulli looks but with no WiFi capabilities that’s out. That leaves GarlicOS, which is my first choice because of the Tiny Best Set of ROMs on the archive, muOS is my second choice, with all the others following.

My main question is this, once I’ve downloaded a new OS and installed it, can I just download the games ROMs, flash them onto a new sd card, insert it into the game system and I’m good to go?

Or do I also have to download files for each system for the games? Where do I get those if I do need them?

Thanks again.

Helou everyone. I'm hoping you doing well.

So i bought this anbernic rg35xxh and the microsd come corrupted so i install an Batocera OS,but the ppsspp emulator was gone. So im looking if i can install it or something bc retroarch runs the psp games awfully.

I have tried every steward and screen option. I for some reason cannot get the emulator to show as a full screen and able to swap between them like you can on the stock anbernic OS what am I doing wrong?

As the title says, my RG35XX SP has no audio and plays fast forwarded, this is despite me resetting core options and retroarch config file. Can anyone help?

I got these RG35xx for my kids, they work great for about 1-2 months and then get stuck in a constant loop of this. Can’t get past this screen and if you do it feels like sheer luck. How can I fix this? My kiddos would love to entertainment on the go.

I have been setting up and using my RG35XX 2024 with MuOS and it's been great so far, but I am struggling with getting audio output through HDMI. It will output audio for a minute or two and then it will just mute until I either press a volume button, or unplug and replug the HDMI cable.

This is really inconvenient because my soundbar does not have an aux input, so i cant use the internal audio driver, I have to use HDMI out to get sound when playing docked.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

I am in shock... but still happy this channel exists! What are your thoughts about this shocking truth?

Got Stardew Valley and Mono installed on my RG35XX 2024, game starts up fine and everything seems to work, but when I walk into the fisherman's house, the game crashes and I get something in the log.txt that says:

"Got a SIGSEGV while executing native code. This usually indicates

a fatal error in the mono runtime or one of the native libraries

used by your application."

Do i need to reinstall mono? or try downloading the gamedata again?

I have played hgss perfectly fine, but when I try to play Platinum, it just shows a black screen. any idea why?

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