The Miyoo Mini Plus is a viral handheld retro emulator at the moment, and I find more and more people buying it without knowing what systems can Miyoo Mini Plus emulate. It’s a pity if you don’t research before buying, so make sure you read my honest Miyoo Mini Plus review beforehand. In this article, my goal is to help you navigate all the gaming systems that the Miyoo Mini Plus can emulate. The same can be said for the Miyoo Mini, as both devices share the same processor unit.
Moreover, I recommend you to check out my Miyoo Mini Onion guide, which helps you configure all the settings for your Miyoo Mini Plus. You should also check out my handheld SD card guide, to know which SD card is suitable for your Miyoo Mini Plus.
I highly recommend to take your time and read the OnionOS guide, it’s really well written and can give you ideas of which BIOS file should you need for your Miyoo Mini Plus.
What systems can Miyoo Mini Plus emulate?
The Miyoo Mini Plus is a vertical handheld retro emulator that can emulate these systems:
- Game Boy (GB)
- Game Boy Color (GBC)
- Game Boy Advance (GBA)
- SEGA Genesis (GEN)
- Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
- PlayStation 1 (PSX)
If you install Onion OS correctly, the Miyoo Mini Plus can emulate these systems at full speed without frameskip.
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Game Boy, Game Boy Color
| Systems | Performance |
| Game & Watch | 🔵 A |
| Game Boy (GB) | 🔵 A |
| Game Boy Color (GBC) | 🔵 A |
The Miyoo Mini Plus certainly tries to relive the memories of the first Game Boy or Game Boy Color, thanks to its form and design. You can feel the same design when comparing the original Miyoo Mini to the Game Boy and Game Boy Color, as shown below.
Moreover, this is the easiest system to emulate, so normally you won’t find any problem playing GB and GBC games. The original Game Boy ran at 160 x 144 (pixels) resolution, with aspect ratio 10:9, while the Miyoo Mini Plus has 640 x 480 resolution with aspect ratio 4:3. It is not pixel perfect, but the 4:3 screen is the most common one to emulate Game Boy and Game Boy Color screen at best. If these systems are your main ones, the Miyoo Mini Plus, as well as any other 4:3 retro emulators, are the best choices.
The screen will be adjusted from both sides, as you can see from the Miyoo Mini in the above picture. It gives the same vibe as using an original Game Boy or Game Boy Color, so for many people, the Miyoo Mini Plus is just the perfect device for emulating GB and GBC systems.
Game Boy Advance
| Systems | Performance |
| Game Boy Advance (GBA) | 🔵 A |
The Miyoo Mini Plus is a great device for a lot of Game Boy Advance (GBA) games. I know that GBA emulator is a must-have at this price point, thanks to the huge library of GBA games. The original Game Boy Advance has a 240 x 160, with aspect ratio 3:2, so the Miyoo Mini Plus isn’t the pixel-perfect device for emulating GBA games. However, 4:3 screen is nearly as good as the original, especially when a 3:2-screen handheld retro device isn’t as available as a 4:3-screen one.
For me, the Miyoo Mini Plus is a perfect handheld to play retro Game Boy Advance games, mostly RPG titles.
SEGA Genesis
| Systems | Performance |
| SEGA Master System | 🔵 A |
| Game Gear | 🔵 A |
| SEGA Genesis | 🔵 A |
| SEGA Mega Drive | 🔵 A |
Moving on to console territory, the Miyoo Mini Plus can emulate both the Genesis and Mega Drive systems of SEGA quite well. Considering that 4:3 aspect ratio is the golden standard aspect ratio for any video game up until 2000, the Miyoo Mini Plus is pixel perfect at bringing arcade games into handheld form.
Though the original SEGA Genesis doesn’t employ the analog stick for movement controls, lots of games greatly benefit from the use of an arcade power stick. The lack of a similar stick makes the Miyoo Mini Plus not my preferred retro device for these systems.
In the case of the Game Gear, the original device had the similar display as a Game Boy Color, which I considered the Miyoo Mini Plus as one of the best retro emulators for capturing near pixel-perfect screen.
Nintendo Entertainment System
| Systems | Performance |
| NES | 🔵 A |
For NES system, the Miyoo Mini Plus does a great job at emulation. So great that I see many posts in Reddit praising NES system on Miyoo Mini or Miyoo Mini Plus. For me, some games are really well emulated in the Miyoo Mini Plus, to the point which I wish I played these games on handheld mode in the past.
One more thing, the D-Pad of this Miyoo Mini Plus captures the same one on NES’s controller perfectly.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
| Systems | Performance |
| SNES | 🔵 A |
The SNES system is certainly the main retro emulator of the Miyoo Mini Plus, as you can find one special edition of the Miyoo that relives the memories of this golden-era system. The D-Pad, XYAB, Start and Select buttons, all of them send you the feeling of playing Super NES console.
A year before, it seems the original Miyoo Mini doesn’t perform well with SNES games using the Super FX chip like Star Fox or Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island. However, the problem should stays on older Onion version, as in the latest Onion OS 4.2.0, I have no problem playing these games with stable FPS.
List of SNES games using Super FX chip:
- Star Fox Starwing
- Dirt Racer
- Dirt Trax FX
- Stunt Race FX
- Vortex
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
- Winter Gold
PlayStation 1
| Systems | Performance |
| PS1 | 🔵 A |
The Miyoo Mini Plus, despite using the same processor as the original Miyoo Mini, plays PSX files a bit better. Maybe it’s just my imagination, but I don’t feel hiccups playing with the Miyoo Mini Plus like the Anbernic RG35XX, so I’m willing to mark an A for performance.
One thing that you should notice is that the Miyoo Mini has no problem using .CHD or .CUE + .BIN files. There are many reports from community that PSX files in format .ISO or .PBP won’t work with the Miyoo Mini. There is a very useful step-by-step instructions on how to convert PlayStation 1 games between formats.
Only one game, Bloody Roar 2, benefits greatly from being played on PCSX-ReARMed core. To enable this core, you should go to Apps › Package Manager, then press R to Expert tab, scroll to Sony – PlayStation (PCSX standalone) and enable this app, then save your selection.
That’s it, if you have any other questions, please find it in my Miyoo Tutorial.
