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Install, set up and use your console: choose a family or a guide.
Families with guides
Cross-platform articles without a dedicated console hub
- Neo Geo AES — read the cross-platform guide
Choose a console — 126-device directory
The directory contains 126 consoles. A missing guide does not imply incompatibility. Cross-platform guides retain a single URL; empty pages are not created just to complete the directory.
Nintendo · 14 consoles in the directory
- NES — cross-platform guides in this family
- Super Nintendo / SNES — cross-platform guides in this family
- Nintendo 64 — cross-platform guides in this family
- GameCube — browse the hub
- Wii — browse the hub
- Wii U — browse the hub
- Game Boy — cross-platform guides in this family
- Game Boy Advance — browse the hub
- Nintendo DS — browse the hub
- Nintendo 3DS — browse the hub
- Nintendo Switch — browse the hub
- Nintendo Switch 2 — browse the hub
- Game Boy Color — cross-platform guides in this family
- Virtual Boy — no guide in this section yet; no dedicated hub
PlayStation · 7 consoles in the directory
- PlayStation / PS1 — browse the hub
- PlayStation 2 — browse the hub
- PSP — browse the hub
- PlayStation 3 — cross-platform guides in this family
- PlayStation Vita — cross-platform guides in this family
- PlayStation 4 — cross-platform guides in this family
- PlayStation 5 — cross-platform guides in this family
Xbox · 4 consoles in the directory
- Original Xbox — browse the hub
- Xbox 360 — browse the hub
- Xbox One — no guide in this section yet
- Xbox Series X and S — no guide in this section yet
Sega · 8 consoles in the directory
- SG-1000 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Master System — cross-platform guides in this family
- Mega Drive — cross-platform guides in this family
- Mega-CD — browse the hub
- Sega 32X — cross-platform guides in this family
- Game Gear — cross-platform guides in this family
- Sega Saturn — browse the hub
- Dreamcast — browse the hub
Atari · 7 consoles in the directory
- Atari 2600 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari 5200 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari 7800 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari XEGS — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari Lynx — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari Jaguar — cross-platform guides in this family
- Atari VCS — browse the hub
PC / Steam Deck · 10 consoles in the directory
- PC Windows — no guide in this section yet
- Steam Deck — no guide in this section yet
- ASUS ROG Ally — no guide in this section yet
- Lenovo Legion Go — no guide in this section yet
- MSI Claw — no guide in this section yet
- GPD Win — no guide in this section yet
- AYANEO Windows — no guide in this section yet
- OneXPlayer — no guide in this section yet
- Zotac Zone — no guide in this section yet
- Acer Nitro Blaze — no guide in this section yet
Retro handhelds · 72 consoles in the directory
- RG35XX — no guide in this section yet
- RG35XX Plus — no guide in this section yet
- RG35XX H — no guide in this section yet
- RG35XX SP — no guide in this section yet
- RG35XX Pro — no guide in this section yet
- RG28XX — no guide in this section yet
- RG34XX — no guide in this section yet
- RG34XX SP — no guide in this section yet
- RG40XX H — no guide in this section yet
- RG40XX V — no guide in this section yet
- RG CubeXX — no guide in this section yet
- RG Nano — no guide in this section yet
- RG353V — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG353M — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG353P — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG405M — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG405V — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG406H — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG406V — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG Cube — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG556 — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG557 — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG Slide — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG477M — cross-platform guides in this family
- RG476H — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB20S — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB20SX — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB20 Pro — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB30 — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB10MAX3 — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB10MAX3 Pro — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB10X — cross-platform guides in this family
- RGB10MAX — no guide in this section yet
- RK2023 — cross-platform guides in this family
- X55 — cross-platform guides in this family
- X28 — cross-platform guides in this family
- V10 — no guide in this section yet
- V20 — no guide in this section yet
- V90 — no guide in this section yet
- V90S — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Model S — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Smart — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Smart Pro — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Smart Pro S — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Brick — no guide in this section yet
- TrimUI Brick Pro — no guide in this section yet
- Miyoo Mini V4 — no guide in this section yet
- Miyoo Mini Plus — no guide in this section yet
- Miyoo A30 — no guide in this section yet
- Miyoo Flip — no guide in this section yet
- Miyoo Flip V2 — no guide in this section yet
- Retroid Pocket 3+ — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket 4 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket 4 Pro — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket 5 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket Classic — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket Flip 2 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket 6 — cross-platform guides in this family
- Retroid Pocket Nova — cross-platform guides in this family
- AYN Odin — cross-platform guides in this family
- AYN Odin 2 — cross-platform guides in this family
- AYN Odin 2 Mini — cross-platform guides in this family
- AYN Odin 2 Portal — cross-platform guides in this family
- R36S — browse the hub
- R35S — no guide in this section yet
- R40S Pro — no guide in this section yet
- R36H — browse the hub
- MagicX XU10 — no guide in this section yet
- MagicX XU Mini M — cross-platform guides in this family
- Data Frog SF2000 — no guide in this section yet
- M17 — no guide in this section yet
- Kinhank K56 — cross-platform guides in this family
SNK / Neo Geo · 4 consoles in the directory
- Neo Geo AES — read the cross-platform guide
- Neo Geo CD — no guide in this section yet; no dedicated hub
- Neo Geo Pocket — no guide in this section yet; no dedicated hub
- Neo Geo Pocket Color — no guide in this section yet; no dedicated hub
Recent articles
English articles in this section. Each URL appears only once. Articles are ordered by publication date, and subsequent pages continue the same selection.
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ArkOS or dArkOSRE on R36S: which firmware should you choose?
Read the guide: ArkOS or dArkOSRE on R36S: which firmware should you choose?Identify your exact R36S motherboard and screen panel before choosing firmware. Compare stable support, beta profiles and recovery options without risking your…
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How to update ROCKNIX without choosing the wrong file
Read the guide: How to update ROCKNIX without choosing the wrong fileIdentify your model and platform, choose OTA or a matching manual update package, and verify the installed version after restarting.
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Android handheld: how to back up your data before a factory reset
Read the guide: Android handheld: how to back up your data before a factory resetLocate game saves, save states and settings, copy them off your Android handheld, and verify essential data recovery before a factory reset.
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Android handheld: how to reset your console to factory settings
Read the guide: Android handheld: how to reset your console to factory settingsBack up your data, check your login details and read what will be erased before resetting an Android handheld through Settings.
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Android handheld: how to transfer files from a Windows PC over USB
Read the guide: Android handheld: how to transfer files from a Windows PC over USBUnlock Android, connect a data cable, select File transfer and verify the copied file before safely disconnecting your handheld.
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Android handheld: how to connect Bluetooth headphones
Read the guide: Android handheld: how to connect Bluetooth headphonesPair Bluetooth headphones with an Android handheld, check the connection and media audio output, and troubleshoot missing sound.
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Android handheld: how to pair a Bluetooth controller
Read the guide: Android handheld: how to pair a Bluetooth controllerPut your controller into pairing mode, connect it through Android settings, then test its buttons and sticks in your game.
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Android handheld: how to connect to Wi-Fi
Read the guide: Android handheld: how to connect to Wi-FiFind your Wi-Fi network, enter its password and check Internet access on an Android handheld, with guidance for model-specific menus.
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How to clean a game cartridge’s contacts without damaging it
Read the guide: How to clean a game cartridge’s contacts without damaging itInspect accessible cartridge contacts and remove visible debris carefully, while keeping Nintendo’s instructions separate from third-party repair methods.
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Xbox 360: how to connect and position Kinect
Read the guide: Xbox 360: how to connect and position KinectConnect Kinect to an original Xbox 360 or Xbox 360 S and prepare a clear, stable play area.
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GameCube: how to connect a Game Boy Advance
Read the guide: GameCube: how to connect a Game Boy AdvanceConnect a Game Boy Advance to a GameCube for games that support the link cable, with both devices powered separately.
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Nintendo Switch / Switch 2: change controller order and check player limits
Read the guide: Nintendo Switch / Switch 2: change controller order and check player limitsSet controller order from the HOME menu and understand controller limits on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.
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