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 t…

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…

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…

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 avai…

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 …

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 r…

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…

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 s…

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 …

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 o…

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 …

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 poo…

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 …

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 …

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…

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 a…

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 emulato…

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 r…

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…

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 w…

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…

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 Mi…

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, res…

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 draw…

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 circumventi…

Ducky Obrien Show 051 - SBC Gaming (A Deep Dive Into What's New in Onion 4.3) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In this episode we cover over every single change listed in the release notes. The audio format can't cover everything but I did try my best to edit in audio notes to clarify the changes as much as possibl…

Ducky Obrien Show 050 - SBC Gaming News (RGB20SX Announced, GameForce ACE is More of a Miss and more) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode is a recap of retro handheld news from the most of the retro handheld and PC handheld subreddits. The Powkiddy RGB20SX has been announced. It'll run a RK3566 and hav…

Ducky Obrien Show 049 - SBC Gaming (Streaming PC Games to Your Miyoo Mini Plus) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) You can stream anything that can run on your computer to your Miyoo Mini Plus if you have a robust wifi network. Mine was unfortunately on the weak side so I have to be close to my router. Simplified Ste…

Ducky Obrien Show 048 - SBC Gaming News (Bazzite Reaches Feature Parity, Native Android on Steam Deck and More) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode is a recap of retro handheld news from the most of the retro handheld and PC handheld subreddits. In today's SBC gaming news, the Gameforce Ace has some te…

Ducky Obrien Show 047 - SBC Gaming News (A List of Handy Hotkeys for the Miyoo Mini Plus) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Onion OS is incredibly feature rich and has many convenient hotkeys to make using the Miyoo Mini Plus so much easier. This episode will go over most of the hotkeys available. If you need more a…

Ducky Obrien Show 046 - Indie Games Galore (Lightyear Frontier, Pacific Drive) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Lightyear Frontier I am a survival crafting fan, especially when you can build a massive base as well as sprawling production lines. I was drawn to this game because of the colorful aesthetic and the mech…

Ducky Obrien Show 045 - SBC Gaming News (Playing Nintendo DS Games on the Miyoo Mini Plus) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) DS emulation is drastically improving on the Miyoo Mini/Plus...see what I did there haha. Onion OS now has native Drastic support and most DS games are actually playable on the Miyoo Mini/Plus…

Ducky Obrien Show 044 - SBC Gaming News (What's Going on with Xbox, RG556, and More) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode is a recap of retro handheld news from the SBC Gaming subreddit. There are a lot of rumors floating around about Microsoft exiting the hardware business and bringing first party excl…

Ducky Obrien Show 043 - SBC Gaming News (Miyoo Mini Plus Review) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Miyoo Mini Plus Review Excerpt of Transcript: This is my review of the Miyoo Mini Plus. I’ll get all the relevant information out of the way to be completely transparent about this review, so you can judge for yourself…

Ducky Obrien Show 041 - Indie Games Galore (Palworld) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Palworld ’ll cut straight to the chase, I had a lot of fun with the game. Now, in my opinion, the fun does run out and the game does have what I perceive to be an inherent flaw but I’ll get to that later. The game may not be for …

Ducky Obrien Show 041 - SBC Gaming News (Sony Vita 2 Rumor, MSI Claw Pricing Announced, and more) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Today's episode is a recap of retro handheld news from the SBC Gaming subreddit. I'm completely obsessed with these devices! There is a rumor of a Sony handheld such as a Sony Vita2 pos…

Ducky Obrien Show 040 - Retro Game Reviews (Link's Awakening DX Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) I bought a Steam Deck and more recently a Miyoo Mini Plus and it lead me back into replaying the games of my childhood. I decided to check out Link's Awakening DX because that was one of the first Game Boy Color games I…

Ducky Obrien Show 039 - Indie Games Galore (Sunlight Scream, Pretty Girls Escape Plus, Final Stardust Cosmic Nexus) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Sunlight Scream Sunlight Scream is a visual novel set in a small town university. The story and visuals seem heavily inspired by anime. There is one major problem howe…

Ducky Obrien Show 038 - Indie Games Galore (Space Station Tycoon, Cosmo Cheats at Poker, Costa Verde Transport Department, The Invincible) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Space Station Tycoon Space Station Tycoon is a management sim about building up your own space station. I do have to mention that the normal gam…

Ducky Obrien Show 037 - Random Thoughts - How to improve discoverability on YouTube Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Some random thoughts I had on how to improve discoverability on YouTube. Steam has these limited discoverability boosts for developers where you can increase impressions by 500k around 5 times. You c…

Ducky Obrien Show 036 - Indie Games Galore (Robocop Rogue City, Pneumata, The Last Faith, Polimines 2) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) RoboCop: Rogue City Gaming and movies seem to be sharing the same problem lately. Your choices as a consumer seems to range from AAA titles, with massive, multi-million budgets and…

Ducky Obrien Show 035 - Random Thoughts - What Makes an Indie Game Indie Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Some random thoughts I had on what makes an indie game indie in this day and age. In my opinion, the spirit of an indie game is one that takes risks and feels fresh and this usually happens in an environment wh…

Ducky Obrien Show 034 - Indie Games Galore (Rungore, Labyrinthatory, Growth, Tribe Primitive Builder) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Rungore Rungore is a fast paced card combat game with the trappings of a roguelite. You fight one enemy at a time. Before each battle, you usually select three items from a random a…

Ducky Obrien Show 033 - Random Thoughts - The Ethical Dilemma of Content Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Some random thoughts I had on the ethical dilemma of content. It's something I'm always thinking about and feel conflicted about whenever I make content. ►YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uNa0M…

Ducky Obrien Show 032 - Indie Games Galore (Battle Shapers, Thyria Step into Dreams, Solium Infernum, Cyber Paradise) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) Battle Shapers I’ve seen plenty of roguelikes over the years and the genre is fairly popular for the most part. They are mostly two dimensional in terms of movement …

Ducky Obrien Show 031 - Indie Games Galore (Disagea 7, Tatari The Arrival, Ooblets, Sweet Dreams Alex) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In this episode, I cover four indie (and non indie) games: Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless has all the hallmarks of a Disgaea game. You can lift…

Ducky Obrien Show 030 - Indie Games Galore (Hauma, BIT.TRIP RERUNNER, The First Descendant, Conquistadorio) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In this episode, I cover four indie (and non indie) games: Hauma - A Detective Noir Story Hauma – A Detective Noir story is an interactive visual novel. The game features a gr…

Ducky Obrien Show 029 - Indie Games Galore (Sunkenland, ghostpia, Rhapsody II, HYENAS) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In this episode, I cover four indie (and non indie) games: Sunkenland Sunkenland is the very definition of jank. There are so many quality of life features missing, so many bugs, so many things th…

Ducky Obrien Show 028 - Indie Games Galore (En Garde, An Ankou, Fae Farm, Texas Chain Saw Massacre) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In this episode, I cover four indie games: En Garde! En Garde! is like Sekiro for ants, and what I mean by that is that the game is actually quite very good! The combat in En Garde is…

Ducky Obrien Show 027 - Indie Games Galore (STONKS 9800, Super Catboy, Trepang2, We Stay Behind) Video Game News, Reviews, and Guides (and sometimes random things) In this episode, I cover four indie games: STONKS 9800 STONKS-9800 is a stock market simulator with retro vibes and some inspiration from anime. The game seems to give the impression tha…