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Are there any sub-$200 handhelds out there that smoothly run Game Cube games? (lemmy.world)
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I’ve been REALLY wanting to play LoZ: Wind Waker again and I keep seeing mixed things about hardware capabilities. Can anyone recommend a handheld under $200 that can smoothly handle Game Cube games? I know there are more expensive ones but I really can’t afford them. I mean. I can’t afford a $200 one, but I might be able to rationalize it to myself.

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[–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago

You should be able to run wind waker and a lot of other GC titles one something like anbernic RG405V which is around $150.

You will want to avoid the cheaper H700 based handhelds, i have a cubexx and it geta about 5fps in wind waker, but i didnt really expect it to work at all.

Android based devices tend to be better for gc from what ive seen. I dont know what the best option for under $200 is at the moment but there should be several around that price that will handle GC well.