THE OPEN HANDHELD

R36S

Your pocket arcade.

A handheld for retro gaming and community software. Pick your board, color and hardware options.

01 Choose your board
Compare the revisions
02 Choose your color Transparent Purple

4 color options for V30

03Add hardwareOptional
Optional hardware modules
YOUR BUILD

V30 / Transparent Purple

Standard · no add-ons

Bare handheld. No games included. No memory-card bundles.

Get a quote for this build

Your item, shipping and import costs in one written quote. No payment is taken here.

DESIGNED TO BE HANDS-ON

Buttons. Boards.
Possibilities.

Physical controls. A transparent shell.
Something you can make your own.

V30 pink supplier photo showing the D-pad, buttons and analog controls
V30 · transparent pink · supplier photo detail

THE FUN IS IN FIGURING IT OUT

More than a way
to pass the time.

Explore community software, learn how your handheld works and build a setup around the games you are entitled to use.

PortMaster installation in progress on a supplier test unit
01 / EXPLORE SOFTWARE

A new project in your pocket.

A supplier test unit running a PortMaster installation. Software support depends on your board and firmware; game files are your own.

Close-up of the rear shoulder buttons on a pink supplier sample
02 / GET HANDS-ON

Feel every little detail.

Front controls, four rear shoulder buttons and a shell that lets you see a little more of the hardware inside.

FIRST, CHOOSE YOUR BOARD

Three revisions.
Your starting point.

Revision names identify the supplier's board options. Pick one first, then explore its finishes and optional hardware.

01

V30

The latest supplier revision.

Color options
4
Built-in WiFi option
Available
02

V21

The classic supplier revision.

Color options
4
Built-in WiFi option
Available
03

V12

The widest finish selection.

Color options
13
Built-in WiFi option
Not offered
Color options by board revision
Supplier color options for each R36S board revision
BoardColor options
V30Transparent Purple, Transparent Black, White, Transparent Pink
V21Transparent Purple, Transparent Black, White, Yellow
V12Transparent Purple, Transparent Black, White, Yellow, Bright Pink, Soft Blue, Solid Purple, Transparent Green, Transparent Red, Transparent Lake Blue, Solid Red, Transparent Orange, Transparent Blue
Look inside: supplier board photographs +
Supplier V30 sample board marking R36S-V30 and 2025-11-18
V30 sample · R36S-V30 / 2025-11-18
Supplier V21 sample board
V21 sample · R36S-V21 / 2024-12-18

These photographs document supplier samples. They do not establish non-clone status or certify every shipped unit.

KEEP IT SIMPLE

What's in the box.

The bare handheld and printed instructions.
No games. No memory-card bundles.

  • R36S handheldIncluded
  • Printed instructionsIncluded
  • Charging cableNot included
  • Game library / ROMsNot included

The supplier says the system is flashed before dispatch. The exact system medium and software contents must be confirmed in your written quote before payment.

THE HARDWARE, AT A GLANCE

Know your setup.

BOARD OPTIONS
V12 / V21 / V30
CONTROLS
D-pad, ABXY, dual analog
REAR CONTROLS
Four shoulder buttons
CONNECTIVITY
Standard / optional WiFi¹
CHARGING
5V / 2A max · left DC port
GAME FILES
None included

¹ Built-in WiFi is offered for V21 and V30. Speaker hum and recovery limitations are disclosed in the configuration options.

FROM A MAKER'S WORKBENCH

It started with
“what else can it do?”

I tried community systems, configured FlashLaunch and got ports running. Along the way, this little handheld taught me how to use AI as a practical helper for hardware.

That curiosity is why I started r36s.space, from the maker community in Shenzhen.

Meet the person behind the shop Join the Discord community ↗

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

Good questions.
Straight answers.

Ask us directly

01 / RETURNS

7 days to decide.

Read the return terms and postage details.

02 / DELIVERY

Costs in writing.

Shipping, delivery estimate and import responsibility in your quote.

03 / SUPPORT

A real person to ask.

yzc_2024@163.com