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R36 Max 2 4.5″ Portable Retro Gaming Console — Complete Pack
4.5″ 1024×768 screen, 4000 mAh and vibration, delivered with a case, tempered glass, grips and arcade joystick caps. Power on and play.
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- 4.5″ 1024×768 screen
- 4000 mAh, 4 to 6 hrs of play
- Complete pack: case, tempered glass, arcade caps
- 5 colors to choose from
Why you’ll love it
Complete pack
Zip case, tempered glass, clip-on grips, arcade caps and stand: nothing else to buy.
4.5″ at 1024×768
Fully laminated under anti-glare glass, for a sharp image from every angle.
4000 mAh
4 to 6 hours of play, full recharge in 2 hours.
360° RGB
Light rings around the sticks and built-in vibration.
The R36 Max, bigger and fully equipped
The R36 Max 2 moves up to a 4.5″ screen at 1024×768, fully laminated under anti-glare glass, and keeps the big 4000 mAh battery of the R36 Max. It comes with everything you need to play and protect it: zip case, tempered glass, clip-on grips, arcade-style joystick caps and a stand. The microSD card is ready to use: power on, pick your system, play.
NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy Advance, Mega Drive, Neo Geo and arcade run without any setup, and PlayStation 1 runs very well. Nintendo 64 and PSP are limited to lighter titles.
Built-in vibration, 360° RGB lighting around the sticks, replaceable sticks and WiFi for two-player games over a local network. To see what runs on it, read our R36 Max game list, or compare the whole range of handheld retro gaming consoles.
R36 Max 2 or R36 Max 4″?
| R36 Max 2Want the big screen, WiFi, the clip-on grips, arcade caps and stand: the R36 Max 2. | R36 Max 4″Prefer the 128 GB card and the square screen: the R36 Max 4″. | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.5″ IPS · 1024×768 | Screen | 4″ IPS · 720×720 |
| built-in | WiFi | no |
| case, tempered glass, cleaning kit, clip-on grips, arcade caps, stand | Accessories | case, tempered glass, cleaning kit |
| 64 GB | Storage | 64 or 128 GB |
| 4000 mAh | Battery | 4000 mAh |
| Rockchip RK3326 | Chip | Rockchip RK3326 |
| 5 | Colors | 5 |
| PS1 | Up to | PS1 |
Compatibility
Which consoles can you play?
5 console families run well out of 8 listed
- NES / SNES Perfect
- Game Boy / GBC / GBA Perfect
- Mega Drive Perfect
- Neo Geo / MAME Very good
- PS1 Very good
- Nintendo 64 Limited
- PSP Limited
- Dreamcast Not supported
See the full game list for this model ›
Tech specs
Full specifications
- Screen
- 4.5″ IPS · 1024×768 · fully laminated, anti-glare glass
- Processor
- Rockchip RK3326 · ARM 64-bit quad-core Cortex-A35 · 1.5 GHz
- GPU
- Mali-G31 MP2 (520 MHz) · OpenGL ES 3.2
- RAM
- 1 GB
- System
- open-source Linux, preinstalled · 30+ emulators
- Storage
- 64 GB microSD card with preloaded OS · cards up to 256 GB
- Games
- up to 15,000
- Battery
- 4000 mAh · 4 to 6 hrs of play
- Charging
- USB-C · 5 V / 2 A · 2 hrs
- Connectivity
- 2.4 GHz WiFi · USB-C OTG · 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Sound
- built-in speaker · volume wheel
- Vibration
- built-in motor
- Controls
- replaceable dual 3D sticks · 360° RGB lighting
- Format
- vertical, pocket, clip-on grips
- Colors
- 5 colors
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Frequently asked questions
The R36 Max 2 moves up to a 4.5″ 1024×768 screen (4″ at 720×720 on the R36 Max), adds WiFi, vibration and RGB lighting, and comes with the clip-on grips, arcade caps and stand. Same chip, same 4000 mAh battery.
The console, its 64 GB microSD card with preloaded OS, a zip carrying case, tempered glass, a cleaning kit, two clip-on grips, two arcade-style joystick caps, a stand and the USB-C cable.
The sticks are replaceable: the ball-top caps fit onto them for an arcade-cabinet grip, ideal for fighting and shooting games.
Yes. The system is installed and the microSD card is ready to use: power on, pick your system, play. No setup.
NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, GBA and Mega Drive perfectly; Neo Geo, arcade and PlayStation 1 very well. Nintendo 64 and PSP are limited to lighter titles. For full-speed PSP or Dreamcast, go for a more powerful model such as the H55.
Expect 4 to 6 hours of play from its 4000 mAh battery, and 2 hours to recharge over USB-C.
Same 4.5″ screen. The R36 Max 2 has a bigger battery (4000 mAh) and comes with its accessory pack; the R36 Ultra X keeps the essentials — tempered glass and cleaning kit included — for a gentler price.