Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus (2021) as a Gaming Tablet

Note from a viewer: don't update to the latest FireOS if you want to have your own launcher. There may be updates to the Fire Toolbox in the future, but for now it seems to break that functionality. There is also a different tool called Fire Tools that might work well compared to the one I showed in this video: github.com/mrhaydendp/Fire-Tools

*I upgraded from the 8 inch to the **Newest.Technology** 10 inch. I really didn't expect it to make that much difference but it has. It is also much faster and responsive. Great Purchase.*

my fav part about this tablet is EVERY review and video i've seen on it starts with "ok so here's how we make fire OS less shit"

Amazon's Prime Day deal is now live, $79 (3GB) and $109 (4GB) is way cheaper than I thought it would be. Link: amzn.to/35Fw58E

It's amazing how easy it is to de-amazon a kindle these days. I remember trying to do this to a kindle fire hd back in the day. Damn it was a pain. This is amazing! Very cool indeed.

thanks for this review. i was tempted to pick up a rg351mp to play retro games on the go but i had forgotten that i picked one of these fire 10+s for $110 during amazon days for streaming video content. dug up an old android controller that i had laying around and a $1 tablet stand and i think the fire 10+ works better than the 351 would have. you saved me $150. much appreciated!

You convinced me to give this a try despite already having several handheld alternatives. Bought one during Black Friday so a great deal to give it a go. Thanks for the vid!

Another resounding "might be a good choice" review score from RGC!
I love this channel 😁

this was awesome! great job and your video is way more informative than I expected. Not only did it give great retro gaming content but also showed me how to setup my Fire 10Hd 👍

I would love a video on streaming gaming optimization. It has been something I've struggled to make consistently enjoyable despite trying powerline adapters, updating router, changing router settings, steamlink settings, parsec settings, etc.

Oh, you're getting fancy with the video editing. 🤯

I nabbed one of these on Prime day thanks to your recommendation! Looking forward to setting it up!

Thanks for this dude, you totally vindicated my purchase!! Merry Christmas!

Thanks for the video exactly what I was looking for! The non plus version is on sale here now for £80 so hard to go wrong

Just got me a plus model for prime day can’t wait to test it out

i was torn on buying one today as it's currently $110 for the 10plus 4GB model due to it being prime days. you convinced me that it's worth taking a chance on. thanks!

Oh buddy! I’d love to see more content on this one. Thanks, Russ! Have a great weekend.

With this being on sale now under $100 I think it’s absolutely worth it.

I just got my wife (she's a gamer) this tablet for Christmas and watching this video has me sold that it's definitely the best bang for the buck. I would absolutely LOVE to see you do a similar video using the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 lite as it's one of the best selling Android tablets available right now (plus I recently purchased one for my birthday). I would love to see how well these emulators run on the Galaxy Tab S6 lite, awesome video man! Keep up the good work ✌️

Love your content, Russ. Would you consider branching out and covering SBCs, mini PCs, and Android TV Boxes since they are also used for retro gaming?

Yooooo. Thank you! My brother's been wanting to play Crisis Core. But the cost of PSPs have gone up significantly in recent years. This a great gift for him. :3

Love the work you do. I would love to see an emulation "stress test" on a higher end tablet like the Galaxy S7

This fire 10 is amazing!! For old school games psp and dreamcast plays excellent!!!

Thank you for testing Nights into Dreams. How any device can handle that game in particular tells me everything I pretty much need to know.

Such a neat and tidy and informative review keeping it real and intelligent. Very well done

I have an older 7” that I keep in my desk at work side loaded with Retroarch that I use to game with over lunch. It’s a few years old and plays PS1 great. I picked it up used on my local FB marketplace for $20.

I've been researching tablets for emulation and just to take some wear off my phone and this video popped up. Great video. I subscribed to your channel.

Have you covered using an Android tablet/phone as a pseudo-Switch before? I recently just turned my old Samsung S9 into a dedicated retro/streaming handheld and have been loving it. Even better, a simple USB C to HDMI dongle has allowed me to play games on my TV as if I were using a Nintendo Switch (which has coincidentally gotten used less this past month as I've dove into games that aren't available on it like Earthbound, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Persona 4 Golden [via Steam Link] and Final Fantasy IV's PSP release) :)

You sold me with that psp performance.

Picked one of these up on a lightning deal for $109.99 a little over a year ago. Amazing value!!

Excellent review. Subbed.

One thing i realized is that when it comes to PS1 emulation in android is to use the stand alone emulators such as EPSXE or even duckstation, which provides way better settings and performance than the retroarch cores, the same goes for playing Saturn games, better go with a standalone emulator

Thank you for this video!! New subscriber!

Nicely done sir! Subbed.

Great video, interesting device!.. thanks ✌️😁

Fire HD 10 tablets have been quite popular in the budget segment and they use good Mediatek chipsets for their price.

Thank you bro!!!!

I was worried about replacing my high-end older oasis with this one krplus.net/upostUgkxCgPI5O2AtmcHq9SJhgsCGbpAzJAJfrJp but it is surprisingly light and the screen resolution is just as good. I never had the warm light on my old kindle, but i do not use it on the ipad so I will probably not need it. I think the only thing I'll miss is the self-adjusting light, but this is so worth it!

I love the fact you mentioned using it for Netflix on Amazon's device meant as way to get people into their ecosystem.....

I actually got the Fire HD 10 during the black friday sales (albeit as a low budget graphics tablet) and wondered what you could game on there.
I had been using Parsec for over 2 years now to play games with friends but never came up with using it to stream my screen onto a different device of mine. It really works great but the tablet gets a little warm overtime. I hope that's normal and that I can still use it for a good while then

Russ, thanks for the very informative review! Pardon my potential noob questions; have you attempted casting to a FireTV device and have you attempted any of the multiplayer emulators on this device?

This is WAY more powerful than my Lenovo m10 I REALLY wish you would do a video on the LENOVO M10 PLUS

This is the exact video I Truly needed to see

Great video; I'm sold on it being my replacement for my broken Galaxy Tab.

I’d love to see you try out the Nintendo 3ds/2ds as a retro emulator device and give us your thoughts. Love your videos man!

Bought the refurbished Fire HD 10.1 regular or 2021edition due to how impressed I was with the older Fire Tab 8. This FireHD 10.1 is worth all that. Out performing my LenovaM8 , Samsung Tab E and a few others off more money by half. I'm running the media stream 12 hours a day past week since buying for 74$ and so far no issues. The best test to test a tablet s worth is to go far away from wi fi like I have and run every tablet to see how much it will lag or studder. The other Tablets studder every 20 minutes and lose signal every 8 minutes while the FireHD10.1 2021 model is not even stuttering and yet to lose signal since using far away from wi fi module, and this is refurbished but it's like brand new condition and the ADs only on wake up screen but not annoying , rather cool to see the resolution of ads as it is true HD 1080p which not too many small screen devices use , even TV s of 32inch and lower. Tablet should be Best Buy Tablet of the year.

For PS1 use the standalone versions of either ePSXe, FPse or Duckstation (this one particularly do upscaling very well).
For GC use the custom Dolphin MMJR.

32gb version is down to $90 for prime day! Snagged it along with a 3 year accident warranty for under $120. Beside it being my "dad tablet," I figure the kids can hook this up between the headrests in our van, connect it to the stereo, and then we have a diy entertainment system for our basic van. They have their own tablets already, but theres just something about a movie with surround sound that really keeps their attention.

Great video, thanks. So would you say that the 64gb option is unnecessary and that an SD card can do the same job for cheaper?

Thanks, bud, you just convinced my lady to pick me up one on fire day ;)

Also, thanks for the bonus Playstore tutorial! Wasn't even expecting that... I smashed all your buttons.

thank you for this great video! I was thinking about streaming my xbox series x on this. Two questions: is it possible to stream developer mode? ...and can you connect two controllers for co-op play? Keep up the great work!

nice video! :)

The non-plus version of this is on sale for $90 with the right promo code. And they'll still split that into five payments. So with tax and everything, this thing is like $25 out the door and $20 a month after that. Assuming you qualify for those 5-pay offers.

You definitely get more power for the money. I use my 8bitdo arcade stick with Bluetooth. I never liked gamepads anyway going back to my NES days to now. I prefer this combination for portable purposes and travel.

Hey Russ, Great video. out of curiosity what stand is it that you are using to stand all of your handhelds up in a row like that?

3ds is the system I wanted to see!!! ARRHHG!
thank you for the video.

Have you tried connecting it to an external display using an MHL adapter? I’ve seen another guy do it successfully

The old Engadget show theme gets me every time

As of yesterday, my brand new Fire Tablet 10hd plus 2021 cannot use Firetoolbox. It came pre-installed with a version of Fire OS that they have not cracked yet

did the ram help? I have the previous model that has 2gb of ram and was interested in doing something similar so I can game while using my excercise bike

do you have any vids on using ipads as a retro console or maybe as request you could something like that as the ipads especially the ipad pro do have an hdmi out

@Retro Game Corps could you please elaborate on the explanation for Mac users that occurs at 3:35 or so? Any help would be greatly appreciated

Do you think the ipega PG-9167 would work ? I was thinking of getting a Steam Deck. But after seeing this video I'll save more money and have fun. Thank you for making these video.

Great video what's the controller called

Can you try if the the game Magic The Gathering Arena work on this tablet? Thank you Great video

I use duck station for PSONE and have zero issues so far

Will the 3G ram version of this tablet struggle with any emulation as compared to the 4G ram?

Hey, any plans on doing a review of the fire hd 8+ variant? it has 3gb memory and I wonder if that's enough for smooth gameplay.
As these will mostly be bought for kids, the 10" display might be a bit too large and heavy for continous gameplay of small kids, assuming it's without a controller (until they grow up a little more)

Awesome!

Peguei o Iplay 40. Pelos que vi tem um ótimo desempenho.

I tend to be particular about my drawer style.

You should take a look at the gpd win 3 it’s expensive but I’d like to know your opinion on it

The game I got this fore @7:15 retro football :D

Great review as always, thank you! I like the tablet and have one that's a gen or two back now...can't remember but it's older and showing it's age. What's wild is my iPad Mini 4 destroys this across the board and because I got it used (3.5 years ago now) I didn't pay much more than this thing cost new. I really wish Apple would allow emulation because their chipsets are amazing.

Will it work on a Kindle Fire Ten 9th generation?

I bought this recently....i would say its the best value tablet for your money

I will say it's surprised me on how well it performed

You don't need to run PSP games at 3 x resolution when performance takes a hit.
Just stick to 2 x and that would be enough

Is the performance mostly the same for the normal HD 10? (2020 edition)

Black Friday Baby!!! $104.99 Woot!! Woot!!

Can you make a video about your best of collection?

finally a 64-bit processor!!

How do you get to these games? What do you do to get the emulators? In addition, what VPN would you use in Kuwait with a mobile hotspot?

When we factory reset, will fire hd comes back to it's Amazon ecosystem? Cause I want to install android but also like to keep my option of returning, in case I don't like it later

did it make a difference with the extra gig of ram? over the non plus?

Use an Ipega bluetooth telescopic controller and make a large screen hand held.

Could you do a new video like this for the new Amazon Fire HD 8 2022?

How do you think this pad would emulate the MAME catalogue? (Games such as Donkey Kong Jr, Paperboy, other mid 80’s stand up video games.) BTW, Thanks for the videos, very informative!

Do you know which extended wireless controllers work with this? I don't know if that is the right term, but long story short I want to use the HD10 as a Switch or a steam deck, basically

Can this tablet connect with ps4 or ps5 i really want to know it either can use it or not and what kind of hdmi to attach it.
-thanks-

I wonder if you were testing with the new version of dolphin or the new version of mmj

Hi, wondering if you can add Final Fantasy VI Advance to the future GBA test games. It’s one of the more difficult games to emulate. Perf, was way diff on the retroid 2 and rg351p.

what am I doing wrong? mupen is really bad on myne. did you use a specific plugin? update: nevermind I set the rendered resolution to 1440x1080 and everything is perfect! thanks for the video, very helpfull.

How did you get a wired controller to work? Every time I add my Xbox series x controller it thinks it's charging.

I have a Chuwi HiPad X with the same CPU, I have to use my Snapdragon 720G phone to play some GameCube games.

Cool! 😀

Wish they would slim those bezels down, not seen bezels that big since the blackberry playbook.

Do you know if this allows u to pair a dual shock 4 to the tablet? (For using ps remote play and what not) U cant normally

If you spend an extra £20 at purchase you can get it without ads.
Prime day is coming up and it could be on at £/$100.