I've been looking to get into making a portable retro gaming device for a while now, I was looking to get a raspberry Pi but before I ordered it I came across an Android TV box that has never been used in my basement that my dad ordered last year. I was wondering if anyone has tried making a portable gaming console out of an Android TV, or if it's even possible.
Thanks
I think you're probably looking for this: https://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-SHIELD-Portable-pc/dp/B00E3667XQ/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=nVidia+Shield+Portable&qid=1585521759&sr=8-2
It would be very impractical, because devices like GPD XD and Shield Portable already exists
ouya
Happy Chick Game Emulator
I've been using one of these with Project 64 on a chinese streambox running android and it works pretty well.
Just get a Bluetooth controller, they usually expand outward to let you mount a phone or tablet in the middle, thus turning it into some kind of Poor Mans Switch device. Emulator apps are cheap and a bit easier as you only need to point it to the ROM director and map the buttons on the controller. RetroARCH is free, but has a learning curve which takes longer for some to configure right.
I use a $40 BEBONCOOL controller, with a 10" Lenovo Android tablet sandwiched in in Portrait mode (wont fit landscape) and it works pretty well for a DS emulator.
There are many emulators that work well with Android such as retro arch. Butmaking it portable, I'm not sure.