This, however, is league is above those sort of devices, even the ones that plug into your televisions directly from a main console. For the first two weeks, I was playing this whenever I had a free moment and just simply couldn't put it down. The included set of games does have a large section for NES style and Sega Genesis style games with very limited game quality and genre to choose from, but it also has a capabilities of playing games that are usually involving a separate unit altogether and a television, like the Nintendo Wii, a Dreamcast, or different PlayStation models. It comes preloaded with a very impressive set of games that run flawlessly and all you really need to do is learn which emulator on the device controls which game and assign a folder for it to access the included games for that system. I never would have dreamed that I could play Wii games in my hand without owning a physical system or accompanying games like that.
One thing to note is that some of the preloaded games are coded in Japanese. Not sure why, but just know that a game you like may have its title screen or show up in the game list in English, but may be in Japanese. I also noticed initially when I was playing that one of the buttons, specifically the R1 trigger felt a little different from the rest as it did not rebound the same way that the others did. Eventually it stopped working, sometimes enabling itself when I press nearby buttons or tap it slightly with my finger with no intention to use it. Contacting customer service, I was able to show them the issue directly by emails and they were very quick with the response to replace the unit. I can't promise that for everyone but they were very helpful in diagnosing what the issue was and issuing a compromise. Nothing much else to say about this as it is built so well, and is similar to other models and design but has a more intuitive layout in terms of gameplay for me, since I grew up on PlayStation games and the related controllers. You have the ability to play games that used to be on the Gameboy Advance and Gameboy Color as well. Some will require the screen to be flipped or to show both screens, but doing a little tweaking, you can get those games to work to your favor.
There's so much innovation and customization you can do for these games and emulators so just do a quick search on the internet for any sort of modifications you want to set in place and they will retain that information after after closing and reopening your games. Last thing I want to know is that the battery life is insane! I could play for literal hours upon hours and actually did the first few days I had this, trying to beat a Zelda game, Ocarina of Time. Ignoring the frustration of the game itself, I really enjoyed having this just readily available to get back into casual gaming.
Sometimes it's just a hassle or it feels like a lot to have to turn on your PS4 or Wii or legacy hardware + your TV and make sure your controller is plugged in / charged and all that stuff just to have a good time. With this, I can play in my room, in bed, while sitting in a car waiting in traffic as a passenger and just anywhere I felt comfortable. The touch screen is responsive, too, and sometimes it makes it a little easier to interact with some of the games. Saying that this is impressive is definitely an understatement and if you're into Retro Gaming and multi-console gaming but don't have the flexibility of gaming on the go or access to all of these devices this is definitely something you should check out to suit your gaming fix!