DISCLAIMER/WARNING: This Thread exists to discuss devices used to play emulated games. While it is illegal to load-up pirated ROM's, it is legal to play back-ups of the ones you own. I want to make this clear! I am in no way supporting the theft of classic games nor will any such talk be tolerated. I would also like to note that, while I know that the PSPGo and the PSP are popular choices, they need to be hacked in order to install the needed software. I don't know if this is legal, so let's stay away from it.

Rohugh approved of this thread after I ran it by him.

For the past few days, I have been looking at a number of different systems that all claim to be made to handle emulated games. While the PC is obviously the best system to use, a portable device has its uses. Of course one could just download an emulator to their Android phone, there are a few devices specially designed for the job. So, what device do you like or use to play your classic games? Which would you recommend to others?

For those of you who are not aware, an emulator is a program that allows you to play games from older systems like the Nintendo 64 or even some old Atari's. In the event that your console no longer works (and it can be quite hard to find a replacement in some cases), extracting the ROM (or game data) from your cartridges and running them in an emulator allows you to keep playing.

Some Popular Choices:

The Caanoo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAANOO

The Dingoo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingoo

The JDX S7300
http://www.jxd.hk/products.asp?id=627&selectclassid=009006

Personally, I like my Dingoo A380. I mostly use it to play my old GBA games and a few SNES games I had laying around.