Oh yes, itch is really fantastic! :)

For now I’m using the C64.emu by Robert Broglia. But there are Systems/Games I would love to emulate where I can’t download any emulator from the Playstore for Android 12, for example Amiga and Atari 800. I’m probably dependent on RetroArch for that. But to be honest: I still haven’t figured out how RetroArch exactly works. For example: Yesterday I tried to emulate River Raid on the Atari 800 core. Everything works fine, the game is booting and running but the controls aren’t working. I’m not sure what to do. I think I will need some time to read about it.

The point about the keyboard is a very good clue, thanks for that! :) This will probably save me a lot of time and nerves if I try and it doesn’t work. Usualy, when I’m trying something and it’s not working and always think this is my fault and than I try the dumbest solutions for hours, wasting my time. ;) I hope then that it will at least work with the other emulators.

I’ve simply deleted everything.

There is an option to enable an overlay keyboard on the display if needed but to be honest: This is a terrible solution. For now it works OK but I will order this little keyboard next week: http://www.riitek.com/product/214.html and connect it via bluetooth. I hope it will work as expected. I grew up with homecomputers (Atari 65 XE, C64 and Amiga) and these are my favourite Systems but without a keyboard it’s sometimes really difficult.

The new C64 games I bought on itch.io work much better on this device/VICE. I think the developers know this problem and develop them the way they don’t need (so many) keyboard interaction. I’ve spent this month more than 120 EUR only for C64 games. 🙄

No, so far I haven’t noticed any screen separation issue. This is also my first handheld console and I’m really happy with it, I wouldn’t have thought it myself. However, I ordered from Amazon (in Germany) for far too much money, only I found out too late. But maybe better that way than if I had to wait a long time for it. It’s really great to be able to play your old favorite games from anywhere. The only “issue” is: I suspect that the emulator apps that come with it are pirated. You don’t get any updates via the Google Playstore. But I uninstalled the ones I really use and then bought them in the Playstore.