Retroid Pocket Duo: The Ultimate Stress Test
Regular Duo tests of PS2, four Switch games and a native Wind Waker HD recompilation. Results range from smooth short samples to poor Switch performance; exact emulator and driver builds are mostly unknown. Watch the full video on YouTube ↗
Watch on YouTubeFull audio transcribed locally and reviewed with selected frames. Chapter outline follows the actual footage; the description’s PS2, 3DS, thermal and battery chapter labels do not match this video. Exact installed builds remain unknown.
Jump to a chapter
- 0:00 · Introduction
- 0:22 · Shadow of the Colossus: PS2 cinematic
- 1:54 · Driver discussion
- 2:36 · Cocoon app switching
- 2:54 · Star Ocean: The Second Story R
- 5:15 · Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD for Switch
- 7:24 · Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- 9:12 · Pokémon Violet
- 11:08 · Wind Waker HD native Android recompilation
- 13:15 · Wrap-up
Settings and findings
What the reviewer found in this video at the time. Newer app versions can behave differently.
The opening cinematic looks smooth at native internal resolution. OJAYSAN estimates about 30 fps with the performance overlay off and mentions occasional hiccups. This does not establish boss-fight performance; the exact PS2 emulator and build were not confirmed.
- internal resolution
- Native / 1×
- fps
- About 30, estimated by the reviewer; overlay off
- emulator
- Unconfirmed PS2 emulator
- widescreen
- Reviewer could not apply the widescreen hack
More detail
- Automatic audio transcript reviewed alongside selected video frames; this is a short reviewer sample, not a full-game compatibility test.
OJAYSAN demonstrates Cocoon’s app-switching flow on a regular Duo. They tentatively call the version 3.1, but the installed build is not confirmed.
More detail
- Automatic audio transcript reviewed alongside selected video frames; this is a short reviewer sample, not a full-game compatibility test.
The regular Duo runs a town, an outdoor area and a brief battle smoothly in Eden in this sample. The reviewer uses handheld mode at 720p and notes visible aliasing. No measured frame rate, Eden build or exact driver package is established.
- mode
- Handheld
- resolution
- 720p, stated by the reviewer
- driver
- Custom Turnip package; exact build unknown
- game
- Star Ocean: The Second Story R
More detail
- Automatic audio transcript reviewed alongside selected video frames; this is a short reviewer sample, not a full-game compatibility test.
The Switch version boots and reaches the mansion in Eden. OJAYSAN reports a drop to roughly 24–25 fps on entry and stutter while shaders compile, then describes the initial play as usable. Later areas were not tested in the clip. This is Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD for Switch, separate from the 3DS release.
- fps
- Roughly 24–25 on mansion entry, reported by the reviewer
- driver
- Custom Turnip package; exact build unknown
More detail
- Automatic audio transcript reviewed alongside selected video frames; this is a short reviewer sample, not a full-game compatibility test.
The game loads in Eden, but the shown scene is blurry and OJAYSAN reports about 16–18 fps. Unidentified mods were already enabled and did not make this sample satisfactory. Treat this as a poor result for the tested setup, rather than proof that every build or configuration fails.
- fps
- About 16–18, reported by the reviewer
- mods
- Installed, but identities and settings not supplied
- driver
- Custom Turnip package; exact build unknown
More detail
- Automatic audio transcript reviewed alongside selected video frames; this is a short reviewer sample, not a full-game compatibility test.
Pokémon Violet loads a save in Eden, but gameplay is slow and visibly troubled. OJAYSAN does not recommend this setup. The clip does not establish an exact frame rate, emulator build or a tested fix.
- driver
- Custom Turnip package; exact build unknown
More detail
- Automatic audio transcript reviewed alongside selected video frames; this is a short reviewer sample, not a full-game compatibility test.
OJAYSAN demonstrates a native Android recompilation of Wind Waker HD on regular Duo, with the TV view above and GamePad view below. They report roughly 30 fps in the short opening-area sample. They initially guess 2× resolution, then correct it to 1× / 720p in settings. The exact recompilation fork, app build and Turnip package are unknown; this is separate evidence from Cemu tests.
- internal resolution
- 1× / 720p; reviewer corrects the earlier 2× guess
- aspect ratio
- 16:9
- fps
- About 30 in the shown opening area, reported by the reviewer
- driver
- Custom Turnip package; exact build unknown
- application
- Wind Waker HD native Android recompilation; fork/build unconfirmed
More detail
- Automatic audio transcript reviewed alongside selected video frames; this is a short reviewer sample, not a full-game compatibility test.
About these notes
Taken from what the reviewer says in the video. App and driver versions appear only when the reviewer names them, and each link jumps to that moment.
Related game notes
Wii UThe Wind Waker HDCemu and a separate native Android recompilation both have short regular Duo samples around 30 fps. Their apps, drivers and settings differ; the recompilation fork is unconfirmed and neither sample establishes full-game performance. A later native-port sample reports 1080p with stock drivers; its sampled counters do not establish locked 60 fps.Pocket Duo
PS2Shadow of the ColossusNetherSX2 Classic at 2× was close to playable in one review. A separate native-resolution cinematic looks smooth, but its emulator is unconfirmed and boss-fight performance was not shown.Pocket Duo
Card screenshots come from Libretro, not from a Duo.
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