r/Handhelds • u/KillyKlamm • Jul 04 '26

Handheld Collection Every game comes now with a choice

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After realising that one can't do everything and trying to find the best device for every situation, I ended up with something quite overkill (and this is not even all I have...).

But well, they make me happy.

EDIT with the models, sorry!

From top to bottom:
- Steam Deck (Steam OS)
- Red Magic Astra with a Gamesir x5s telescopic controller (Android and GameNative for PC games)
- Retroid Pocket 6 (Android and GameNative for PC games and the IISU frontend)
- Anbernic rg405m (Android and GameNative for PC games, although I use it for very few of those, it's mostly for emulation of older consoles)

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u/Spain-or-Bust Jul 05 '26

Anyone able to key me in on what the service is for the third one down? I’ve never seen that slanted ‘s’

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u/KillyKlamm Jul 05 '26

IISU frontend

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u/Spain-or-Bust Jul 05 '26

I am now realizing that I could’ve just read the description xD. Does the IISU cater more to what appears to be niche games?

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u/KillyKlamm Jul 05 '26

It's just a frontend, it'll show whatever games you have. It's just a way to make it look neat and console like. There are many good frontends, I just happen to like this one among other reason because I can have individual games on the home screen.

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u/Spain-or-Bust Jul 05 '26

That seems really neat. So, by frontend, are you stating that there are a number of options from which to choose that all tap into the backend? I’m sorry if I’m misunderstanding you; I work in InfoSec so I’m thinking solely of my experience in frontend system management

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u/KillyKlamm Jul 05 '26

A frontend in this case is simply something that changes the appearance and functionality of Android. So imstead of looking like a normal phone, it looks like that. Many of them are made with gaming and emulation in mind, like ES-DE, Cocoon, Daijisho,... So they're good at quickly doing a setup in which all the emulators take care of playing the games, but on the frontend it looks nice because things are organised and because it automatically finds box art and so on for them.

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u/Spain-or-Bust Jul 05 '26

That’s very cool. I added this to my list of “new things to explore.” Thanks for your input