Anbernic RG35XX Game Console

The Anbernic RG35XX is a handheld game console which can be used to emulate and play games from retro game consoles.

Specifications

• Size: 11.7cm x 8.1cm x 2.0cm
• Weight: 165g
• Display: 3.5 inch, IPS, 640x480
• CPU: 4-core ARM Cortex-A9
• GPU: 4-core PowerVR SGX544MP
• RAM: DDR3 256MB
• Battery: Li-polymer, 2600 mAh
• Charging: 5V, 1.5A
• Buttons and ports
  • Front: D-pad, Menu, Select, Start, A, B, X, Y
  • Left: Volume up, Volume down
  • Right: Power, Reset, 2 micro-SD card slots
  • Bottom: USB-C port, audio jack port
  • Top: mini-HDMI
  • Back: 2 triggers on the left, 2 triggers on the right

Storage

• The first micro-SD card is 64GB split into 4 partitions.
• Partition 1: FAT32 of size 10MB called misc.
  • This partition seems to have files used for booting the Linux OS.
• Partition 2: EXT4 of size 193MB called system.
  • This partition seems be the root filesystem of the super-minimal Linux distribution used by the system.
• Partition 3: EXT4 of size 469MB called NONAME.
  • This partition seems to hold the saved settings.
• Partition 4: FAT32/VFAT of size 56GB called ROMS.
  • This partition has directories with names of each retro console. Place the ROM file into its retro console directory and the system will pick that game up and display it.

GarlicOS

I followed the Retro Game Corps guide and installed GarlicOS for this device.

• Menu + Vol Up: Increase brightness
• Menu + Vol Down: Decrease brightness

Other usage

• Stuck in 2-player mode: I mistakenly chose 2-player mode in a classic SNES game and found that the 2nd player is inoperational and thus game is stuck. None of the buttons could take me back to the game’s mode-choosing section. I ended up taking the micro-SD card out and erasing the file that held the game state.