We have so much ''historical'' stuff to play at this point too :

Retro emulation hand-held consoles keep comming out at a quick pace.

It's basically a ''race'' for ''who can make a cheap one that somehow isn't garbage'' and chips tech progression loweing the price of the next tier of consoles that can be emulated in each price range.

Lots of garbage, a few gems.

The R36S is probably the best value at... ~(USD)$35 to $45 on AliExpress. Most console games up to PS1 will run fine. So cheap resellers import them to resell on Amazon or Ebay at double and triple the price. ( The stock SD card containing the OS to boot has the reputation of being garbage and you might end-up having to buy a new card and load it with the OS from some backed-up version online. ). The second SD slot already has a card loaded with games.

Several options in between. I might as well link this video.

The Odin 2 at (USD) $300 sits at the other end of the spectrum of ''affordable emulation consoles'' and will emulate Gamecube, WII, PS2, some Switch games.

Above that you're basically nearing Steam Deck prices, so skip the ''garbage'' and get a Steam Deck.

Or if you have an Android tablet, load it with emulators and games and get a bluetooth controller ( you may already have one that is compatible, like the wireless XBox ones ).

We have so much ''historical'' stuff to play at this point too :

Retro emulation hand-held consoles keep comming out at a quick pace.

It's basically a ''race'' for ''who can make a cheap one that somehow isn't garbage'' and chips tech progression loweing the price of the next tier of consoles that can be emulated in each price range.

Lots of garbage, a few gems.

The R36S is probably the best value at... ~(USD)$35 to $45 on AliExpress. Most console games up to PS1 will run fine. So cheap resellers import them to resell on Amazon or Ebay at double and triple the price. ( The stock SD card containing the OS to boot has the reputation of being garbage and you might end-up having to buy a new one and load it with the OS from some backed-up version online. ). The second SD slot already has a card loaded with games.

Several options in between. I might as well link this video.

The Odin 2 at (USD) $300 sits at the other end of the spectrum of ''affordable emulation consoles'' and will emulate Gamecube, WII, PS2, some Switch games.

Above that you're basically nearing Steam Deck prices, so skip the ''garbage'' and get a Steam Deck.

Or if you have an Android tablet, load it with emulators and games and get a bluetooth controller ( you may already have one that is compatible, like the wireless XBox ones ).

We have so much ''historical'' stuff to play at this point too :

Retro emulation hand-held consoles keep comming out at a quick pace.

It's basically a ''race'' for ''who can make a cheap one that somehow isn't garbage'' and chips tech progression loweing the price of the next tier of consoles that can be emulated in each price range.

Lots of garbage, a few gems.

The R36S is probably the best value at... ~(USD)$35 to $45 on AliExpress. Most console games below PSP will run fine. So cheap resellers import them to resell on Amazon or Ebay at double and triple the price. ( The stock SD card containing the OS to boot has the reputation of being garbage and you might end-up having to buy a new one and load it with the OS from some backed-up version online. ). The second SD slot already has a card loaded with games.

Several options in between. I might as well link this video.

The Odin 2 at (USD) $300 sits at the other end of the spectrum of ''affordable emulation consoles'' and will emulate Gamecube, WII, PS2, some Switch games.

Above that you're basically nearing Steam Deck prices, so skip the ''garbage'' and get a Steam Deck.

Or if you have an Android tablet, load it with emulators and games and get a bluetooth controller ( you may already have one that is compatible, like the wireless XBox ones ).