Does the Retroid Pocket Classic replace ARC-S and Mini v2 for me?

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:19:36 +0000

Oleg from the future: This post is outdated. I am keeping it nevertheless as a record of my experience with Retroid Pocket Classic, but all you really need to know is that I sold Retroid Pocket Classic and Retroid Pocket Mini v2 in August 2026, and I’ve kept Anbernic RG ARC-S and still play Genesis and arcade fighting games on it.

I collected a Retroid Pocket Classic (RPC) in the Classic 6 variant from the post office a month ago. The next day, I went on a business trip, took it with me, and played it a lot during my flights. I’ve enjoyed it at home and have been carrying it in my backpack daily since I came back. Many posts have already been written about it, but few focus purely on emulation of SEGA consoles, so at first I thought I would share my experience in case someone searches the internet for the RPC in the context of the Sega Genesis or Sega Saturn. I made a post on Reddit about the RPC a week after I got it, where I mostly compared it to the Anbernic ARC-S. At this point, I think the RPC should also be compared with the Retroid Mini v2. This blog post extends the review, as I’ve had more time with the RPC and have a better understanding of where it stands versus the Mini v2 and the ARC‑S.

Anbernic on Oleg Kozlov

Does the Retroid Pocket Classic replace ARC-S and Mini v2 for me?