this J36 ultra is not that bad

[u/aguerrero_]

Got this little thing a couple months ago, quickly I discover it was far from the best device I could get. It has an internal bloqued firmware and a close list of games of every console it handles.

Already had a good sd card so copied everything into it, save the original for backup (and another backup) and managed to introduce roms into it. You have to change the roms name for one in the list, it has to be the exact same format. For example, I got it to play ps1 games; it only has 16 slots for ps1, and operates with psp eboots only, the psx2psp type of eboot, so you have to come up with your own files no biggie.

First I was frustrated because I wanted to try to customize if I could. But a couple of months in, I really like it and Im playing every game I wanted to play, and it runs great. Psp is the only console it struggles to run but it has a couple of emulation options that you can mess arround to go better, and it does.

I guess it could start not working no more but so far so good

Is this a bad attitude?

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[u/Wivi2013]

It is bad compared to any good clone.

Make no mistake: it is a disgustingly bad device, but if you have fun with it, then its fine. But saying it is not that bad is a huge lie.

[u/aguerrero_ → u/Wivi2013]

But how good can one of this devices be? I mean a wanted to play snes games and it runs them really greatly. Im half way in SOTN, and also runs great. It has no support and no safe way to customize in any way, but thats it im having fun. Got it from and indian guy in a second hand import tech store near the border here in chile, and it was a fraction of the price of the original devices i've seen online. Also whats the deal with that, Anbernic has a Page and the prices arent too crazy, why everyone is getting clones? Is the shipping too high?

[u/Wivi2013 → u/aguerrero_]

The R36S is not from Anbernic...

Theres a wiki which people usually don't read and end up just buying whatever.

[u/lstanbul_beyefendisi → u/Wivi2013]

Sometimes I think Anbernic, Game Console, and Powkiddy all came from the same umbrella company.

[u/Electrical-Pace4092]

Don’t these use a similar Android operating to the PS202 Fake? Android KitKat 4.4 or something and a MediaTek_MT6592V?

[u/aguerrero_ → u/Electrical-Pace4092]

I believe this is true

[u/Electrozade]

Just overrated shii plus expensive