PortMaster on the R36S: install PC games, with ...
PortMaster installs more than 1,400 PC game ports on the R36S, free or completed with your own copy. Installation by system, with or without Wi-Fi.
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Retro Gaming Gift Guide 2026: Which Handheld to...
Last updated: November 2026 Short answer: for most people, the classic R36S is the safest retro gaming gift: it is pocket-sized, plays 8-bit and 16-bit classics plus PS1-era 3D, and...
R36S WiFi and Bluetooth: USB dongle or a model ...
The R36S has neither Wi-Fi nor Bluetooth. Two options: a compatible USB Wi-Fi dongle on the OTG port, or an R36 with built-in Wi-Fi, plus what a connection really lets...
R36S Plus or R36S: the real differences between...
The R36S Plus keeps the chip and the games of the R36S. What changes: a square screen advertised as larger and built-in Wi-Fi. The table of differences, how to recognize...
R36S SD card: which one to choose, which format...
Back up the card it ships with before anything else, then choose a name-brand microSD. TF1 or TF2, format, capacity: what the system developers say.
Saving, quitting a game and turning off your R3...
The buttons to save, load, quit a game and turn off the R36S, system by system (ArkOS, pre-2024 images, dArkOSRE, clones). With the difference between an in-game save and a...