The Ducky Obrien Show

Ducky Obrien Show 076 - SBC Guides (How to use Collections on Trimui Smart Pro) Retro Handheld News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers how to use collections on the Trimui Smart Pro. This method works both on Stock OS and CrossMix. We'll be using the CollaGen app developed by rkr87. Thanks to a recent update the app works on Stock OS now. You can find CollaGe...

Ducky Obrien Show 075 - SBC Gaming News (Miyoo A30 has a comeback, and more) Retro Handheld News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In today's SBC gaming news, the Miyoo A30 has a huge comeback and is surging in popularity. Meanwhile, Anbernic releases another handheld, the RG40XXH. It's honestly a decent choice if you want a larger screen for 4:3 home consoles. Less pocketable, bu...

Ducky Obrien Show 074 - SBC Guides (Better PSP on Trimui Smart Pro) Retro Handheld News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers how to get better PSP performance on the Trimui Smart Pro. The first thing to do is to check what version your system firmware is at. If it's before 1.0.4 it would be a good idea to update. 14:51 - Setting up PPSSPP 25:18 - PPSSPP Tweaks...

Ducky Obrien Show 073 - SBC Gaming News (RG Cube Gets Analog StickFix, Pokemon Themes Galore, and more) Retro Handheld News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In today's SBC gaming news, we have a lot of Anbernic related news. One big update is that the RG 556 and RG Cube bootloaders have been unlocked, meaning Gamma OS will be available for these handhelds in the future. In the me...

Ducky Obrien Show 072 - SBC Guides (Update RG35XXH Stock OS to Stockmod Using a Phone) Retro Handheld News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers how to upgrade the stock OS for the RG35XX series of handhelds to stockmod (cbepx-me) using a phone. This includes the RG35XX 2024, Plus, H, SP, and even the 28XX. It's pretty simple! You just need to download the Updat...

Ducky Obrien Show 071 - SBC Gaming News (Powkiddy releasing 3 new consoles, rg cube screen bleed, and more) Retro Handheld News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Sorry for the late release! I procrastinated too much this time around lol. In today's SBC gaming news, Powkiddy has not one, not two, but three new handhelds slated for release! One is the Powkiddy V10. It looks like the...

Ducky Obrien Show 070 - SBC Guides (Trade Pokemon Wirelessly for GBA on the RG35XXH) Retro Handheld News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers how to trade Pokemon wirelessly for the Game Boy Advance games on the RG35XXH. This guide should work for the RG35XX Plus and the SP as well. The RG35XX 2024 version doesn't have WiFi so it won't work on that handheld. Al...

Episode Notes Notes go here In today's SBC gaming news, we see some issues with the RG35XXSP. One user posted an image of their SP battery exploding. Another user posted their battery expanding as well. Using a 5v 1.5A charging brick with a USB A to USB C cable is recommended unless you can measure the voltage coming out of the charger to confirm safe operation. Other people use their computer's U...

Ducky Obrien Show 068 - SBC Gaming News (How to Build Apps Using a Toolchain for Retrohandhelds) Retro Handheld News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers how use a toolchain to compile an app for a linux based operating system for these retro handhelds. I honestly don't know what I'm doing, so don't use this as a guide but more of a documentation of the steps I...

Ducky Obrien Show 067 - SBC Gaming News (AYN Odin2 Mini, AYANEO Pocket Micro and DMG, and more) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In today's SBC gaming news, we have more details about the AYN Odin2 Mini and the AYANEO Pocket Micro and DMG. The Odin2 Mini features the same chipset as the Odin 2 so it'll pack a lot of power in a more portable format. It also looks l...

Ducky Obrien Show 066 - SBC Guides (How to play RPG Maker games on the Miyoo Mini Plus) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers how to play RPG Maker 2000 and 2003 games on the Miyoo Mini and Miyoo Mini Plus. We'll be using the EasyRPG core for RetroArch. Theoretically speaking any handheld running RetroArch should be able to do this as long as the...

Ducky Obrien Show 065 - SBC Gaming News (Anbernic is on a roll with the RG35XXSP and Cube, ROG Ally X, and more) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In today's SBC gaming news, we have a slew of new handheld rumors, announcements, and releases! To start with, the Miyoo A30 receives some fixes. SNES performance was poor due to the normal2x filter being turned on my de...

Ducky Obrien Show 064 - SBC Guides (How to trade Pokemon wirelessly for Game Boy Advance on the Miyoo Mini Plus) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers how to trade Pokemon wirelessly for the Game Boy Advance Pokemon games like Fire Red and Leaf Green. Theoretically this is possible for any device running RetroArch 1.18 and the latest gpSP core. D...

Ducky Obrien Show 063 - SBC Gaming News (ROG Ally and Legion Go Updates, Mad Lad Adds 20TB to Steam Deck, and more) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In today's SBC gaming news, we have a bunch of handheld PC news! The Legion Go finally has customizable control bindings and battery bypass at 80%. The battery bypass may not work after updating until you uninstall an...

Ducky Obrien Show 062 - SBC Guides (Sonic Mania on the Miyoo Mini Plus) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers how to port over Sonic Mania for the Miyoo Mini and Miyoo Mini Plus. It's actually pretty easy to do since very smart and talented people already did the hard work for you! All you need to do is install the Ports shortcut on Onion OS usin...

Ducky Obrien Show 061 - SBC Gaming News (A30 and RG288XX Details, New Miyoo Mini Plus has RTC, and more) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In today's SBC gaming news, we have new updates for the Miyoo A30 and the Anbernic RG28XX. The A30 seems to have a USB C port that can transfer data and audio. It won't have an audio port but will come with a dongle. The RG28XX...

Ducky Obrien Show 060 - SBC Gaming (How to Make Your PS1 Games Look Better on the Miyoo Mini Plus) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers how to get the best graphics possible out of your PS1 games for your Miyoo Mini and Miyoo Mini Plus. We'll do this by using Onion OS and the PCSX ReARMed emulator with the enhanced resolution setting turned on a...

Ducky Obrien Show 059 - SBC Gaming News(A Slew of Micro Handhelds, PS Portal is Hacked, and more) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In today's SBC gaming news, we have so many micro handhelds announced. The SIPEED, the Miyoo A30, and now the Anbernic RG28XX. These handhelds have a screen size of 2" to 2.8" and are roughly the same size as a Game Boy Micro...

Ducky Obrien Show 058 - SBC Gaming (WiPadRetro and AdvanceMenu Guides) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers two neat apps for the Miyoo Mini Plus. WiPadRetro will let you use your Miyoo Mini Plus as a wireless controller over a WiFi network. The OG Miyoo Mini cannot be used for this since it does not have WiFi. WiPadRetro Github: https://github....

Ducky Obrien Show 057 - SBC Gaming News (Confusing New RG35XX, Future of Switch Games, and more) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In today's SBC gaming news, one of my videos made it to Reddit! Yeah boi. A slew of new consoles were announced or prototypes leaked. We recently saw the price for the OrangePi Neo. It was $499 for the 7840U model and $599 for the 8840U...

Ducky Obrien Show 056 - SBC Gaming (How to Safetly Shop on Aliexpress) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers how to shop as safely as possible on Aliexpress and TikTok Shop. I'll be blunt, the safest way is to not use these store fronts. However, Aliexpress is usually the cheapest way to buy retro handheld devices. To keep it short and summarize...

Ducky Obrien Show 055 - SBC Gaming News (New Miyoo Consoles, So Many Flip Variants, and more) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In today's SBC gaming news, I spent two weeks making a video because of one careless mistake lol. Never again. Miyoo announces more information on two new consoles, the A30 and the Miyoo Mini Flip. The A30 looks very appealing to me since...

Ducky Obrien Show 054 - SBC Gaming (How to Know if Your MicrosSD Card is Counterfeit) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode covers the issue of counterfeit microSD cards. They impact the retro handheld scene in a huge way since counterfeit cards are not reliable. These card will get corrupted easily, resulting in lost save data. If the operating system...

Ducky Obrien Show 053 - SBC Gaming (Using the Miyoo Mini Plus as a MP3 Player - Onion Os) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode is about using the Miyoo Mini Plus as an MP3 player. We'll be using the Gmu app that's available on Onion OS. The listening experience is surprisingly decent! The only real drawback is a tiny blip sound after each track ends. I...

Ducky Obrien Show 052 - SBC Gaming News (It's a Me, a Lawsuit) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In today's SBC gaming news, Nintendo sues Yuzu and they settle. This is one of the few times an emulator developer had no defense because they were actively decrypting the games during runtime and doing so is circumventing Nintendo's copyright protection. Few emulators...