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Miyoo Mini Plus

The budget benchmark. A pocket 2D machine with an unusually good screen, and a hard ceiling at PS1.

Tested on 8 systems. 6 of them run well enough to play, topping out at Arcade (MAME and FinalBurn).

Compiled from 3 publishers who had this hardware. Systems missing below have no published testing found, which is not the same as a confirmed failure.

Hardware

SoC
Dual-core ARM Cortex-A7 @ 1.2 GHz
RAM
128 MB
Screen
3.5" IPS, 640x480
OS
Linux (OnionOS community firmware)
Released
2023
Approx. price
$70

Specs from: Time Extension, RetroHandheldHQ

What the Miyoo Mini Plus runs

8 systems with published testing, ordered from least to most demanding. Systems missing from this list have no testing found, which is not the same as a confirmed failure.

Game Boy / Game Boy Color

Full speed

Runs the library at full speed.

  • The 3.5" 640x480 panel is a clean integer multiple of the Game Boy resolution.

Tested by: Time Extension, Playhouse

Super Nintendo

Full speed

Runs the library at full speed.

Tested by: Time Extension, Playhouse

Arcade (MAME and FinalBurn)

Playable

Ships with Neo Geo emulation among its cores.

  • The cited coverage names Neo Geo specifically rather than MAME broadly, so this rating is narrower than the ones above it.

Tested by: Playhouse

Sony PlayStation

Hit and miss

2D titles run well; 3D titles struggle. This is the device ceiling.

  • Reported to run reliably at full speed: Final Fantasy VII, VIII and IX, Crash Bandicoot 1-3, Spyro 1-3, Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Tekken 3, Gran Turismo 1 and 2, Resident Evil 1 and 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2, Wipeout, Ridge Racer.
  • Most 2D fighters are fine.

Tested by: Playhouse, RetroHandheldHQ

Nintendo 64

Doesn't run

Not recommended. Do not buy this device for N64.

  • Technically possible: simple titles such as Super Mario 64 can be made playable with frameskip.
  • There are no analog sticks, which is a problem for the system regardless of framerate.

Tested by: Playhouse

Sources (3)

Every rating on this page traces to one of these. The compilation is ours; the measurements are theirs.

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