Will RetroArch (Mame, specifically) work on a Fire HD 8 Plus?

RetroArch General
#1

Hi everyone,

Right now, I’m working with a Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 (SM - T377V) It’s got: Android 5.1.1, the Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 processor, and 1.5GB RAM|.

I’m likely going to get a Fire HD 8 Plus, which has: 3 GB RAM, and a 2.0 GHz quad-core processor.

I’ve had big problems running games like Night Slashers and Oriental Legends on my Galaxy Tab, which I’m guessing are a result of the slower processor and RAM.

Will the Fire HD 8 make a difference for those types of games? No lags in animation, smoother playing, etc.? Or are those games just always going to be buggy?

Thanks very much! :slight_smile:

#2

Maybe, maybe not, looks like another crappy tablet for gaming tbh, the “Fire HD 8” had the same quad core 1.3Ghz A53 cpu, supposedly the “Plus” version is 30% faster but it’s also using a more recent (and probably heavier) version of android. I also remember reports of older models of Fire HD having abnormally low performance for their specs.

My advice : buy it and send it back to amz if it’s not powerful enough

#3

Thanks for the reply!

In the event that it doesn’t hold up, what would you recommend? Just bite the bullet and get a Windows tablet? I guess I’m just not sure what types of specs I should be looking for as far as RAM, processor speed, etc. to make the games work. So, any help there would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again!

#4

No idea, as i said in your previous post i don’t use tablets, i’m just stating what i know from previous reports : last year someone with a Fire HD (i think it was a Fire HD 7 @ 1.5Ghz) reported heavy stutters on rtype, while the game is known for running full speed even on a raspberry pi 2 (which is only 900 Mhz), so my guess is that those devices are seriously crappy.

#5

Oh, my bad - I didn’t realize I was talking to the same person as before! I remember you saying you don’t use tablets, now. Sorry about that!