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Dawid's Temu handheld haul has a few pleasant surprises

Six budget consoles range from a barely playable brick game to a handheld running Crash Bandicoot.

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I Bought Every Temu Handheld Gaming Console...

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0:27The cheapest Block Game handheld arrives without batteries or accessories.
6:46Poor screen visibility and unresponsive input make Dawid's Block Game test virtually unplayable.
8:06The R36H runs ArkOS and successfully emulates Crash Bandicoot for PlayStation.
8:52The Switch-style handheld has loud fixed volume, mushy controls and dummy buttons.
10:10The PSP-style device offers a large screen but fewer emulation options than the ArkOS handheld.
11:08Testing the R40 and R36S reveals file-system and game-saving problems with their supplied memory cards.

Dawid buys a bag of handheld consoles and finds that the cheapest-looking gaming adventure isn't necessarily the worst. In "I Bought Every Temu Handheld Gaming Console...", his only new upload this week, the results range from unresponsive buttons to genuinely enjoyable retro emulation.

The R36H successfully runs Crash Bandicoot through PlayStation emulation. A Switch-shaped device, meanwhile, offers mushy controls, dummy buttons and an insistently loud volume. The vertical R40 and R36S bring more promising hardware, but the supplied memory cards introduce file-system and saving problems. Getting a game running and keeping your progress turn out to be separate tests.

The little "Block Game Good Memories" handheld supplies an unexpected dose of nostalgia. Dawid struggles to see or control its game, while commenters remember nearly identical devices from childhood. Others suggest trying fresh batteries, and the familiar Nokia-style battery in another console gets its own affectionate recognition.

The haul reached roughly 135,000 views in its first fourteen hours and is the channel's busiest video right now. Behind it, "This Alienware Cost $6000 A Decade Ago..." keeps drawing viewers to an old high-end PC bought secondhand, while the modified AliExpress RTX 3080 video remains active well after publication.

Across the channel, the week brought more than a million views with no net subscriber change. Daily viewing is above Dawid's usual level; nearby tech channels TheUnlockr and Smart Home Solver are also above their normal daily pace, while Matt Talks Tech and PC Centric are quieter than usual. For Dawid, the fresh attraction is a shopping experiment where some of the cheap hardware actually earns its place.

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What viewers say

Erm, I actually recognise the first one. I had a nearly identical “block game” handheld when I was a kid.

In the nineties.
@CaptainSixBySixSee it on YouTube
2:50 That Nokia BL-5C battery will outlive humanity, it seems
@sebsson44See it on YouTube
The R36S Plus was my gateway into portable emulation handhelds and now I have a Thor and RG Rotate.
@TheNiteNinja19See it on YouTube

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For the block game, try fresh batteries.
@harrkevSee it on YouTube
Remember breaking a lot of these 0:36 when i was a kid . It had several games like snake,tetris,tank battle etc.
@danielivanov930See it on YouTube
Oh, dude, the Block Game (tm)! What a blast from the past...
I had one of those when I was a kid...some 4 decades ago.
@LastSecBloomerSee it on YouTube

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