Excellent › Good › Playable › Limited › Unsupported
System
PowKiddy A30
PowKiddy V2
Classic systems
Game Boy
Unknown
NES
Unknown
Genesis
Unknown
GBA
Unknown
SNES
Unknown
PS1
Unknown
Mid-generation systems
DS
Unknown
N64
Unknown
Dreamcast
Unknown
PSP
Unknown
Saturn
Unknown
Sixth-generation systems
GameCube
Unknown
Wii
Unknown
PS2
Unknown
Modern systems
3DS
Unknown
Switch
Unknown
Wii U
Unknown
PS3
Unknown
Emulation source notes
PowKiddy A30 DS: Nintendo DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
PowKiddy A30 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
PowKiddy A30 GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
PowKiddy A30 N64: Nintendo 64: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
PowKiddy A30 NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
PowKiddy A30 PS1: Sony Playstation: Only the easiest to emulate games are barely playable
PowKiddy A30 PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
PowKiddy A30 PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
PowKiddy A30 PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
PowKiddy A30 Wii: Nintendo Wii: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
PowKiddy A30 SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Most games playable but mostly with frameskip, struggles with harder to emulate games
PowKiddy A30 Wii U: Nintendo Wii U: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
PowKiddy A30 Saturn: Sega Saturn: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
PowKiddy A30 Switch: Nintendo Switch: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
PowKiddy A30 Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
PowKiddy A30 Game Boy: Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
PowKiddy A30 GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
PowKiddy A30 Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
Frequently asked
What's the difference between the PowKiddy A30 and the PowKiddy V2?
PowKiddy V2 is about $10 cheaper based on catalog pricing. PowKiddy A30 is roughly 19% smaller and 14% lighter. PowKiddy A30 has a 60 Hz IPS screen, versus ? on PowKiddy V2. PowKiddy A30 runs Trimui OS; PowKiddy V2 runs Linux.
Which is cheaper, the PowKiddy A30 or the PowKiddy V2?
The PowKiddy V2 is the cheaper of the two at around $40, roughly $10 less than the PowKiddy A30 based on catalog pricing.