Buy the Anbernic RG ARC here: https://joeysrh.link/ANB_RGARC
Recommended Accessories
- MicroSD Card: 128GB or 256GB (with the platforms this plays, you would be safe with either of these options)
- MicroSD Card Reader: UGREEN SD Card Reader
- HDMI Out: UGREEN HDMI to Mini HDMI Cable (you will still need an HDMI cable)
- Charger: UGREEN 65W Charger (use the USB-A port for charging)
Differences between RG-ARC D & RG-ARC S
- RG-ARC S is Linux only, RG-ARC D can dual boot Linux and Android.
- RG-ARC D has 2GB of RAM, RG-ARC S has 1GB of RAM.
- RG-ARC D has touch screen (Android only), RG-ARC S does not.
How to add games on Stock firmware
There’s two different ways to add games to your Anbernic RG Arc. It all depends on if you’re using one SD card or two SD cards.
If you have one SD card, your games will be on the GAMES partition when you connected your SD card to your PC using a branded SD card reader.
Pretty self explanatory at this point, but you just need to move your ROMs into the right system folder and that’s it. Once you insert the SD card back into the device and turn it on, you’ll see your new games.
Two Card Setup
If you have two SD cards, your ROMs are located on your second SD card.
If you connect that SD card to your PC using a branded SD card reader (recommendations above), you’ll see a list of folders with system names. For example – in the gba folder, that’s where you would put your GBA roms.
Pretty self explanatory at this point, but you just need to move your ROMs into the right system folder and that’s it. Once you insert the SD card back into the device and turn it on, you’ll see your new games.
Where to find ROMs & BIOS files?
Custom Firmware Options
GammaOS (RG-ARC D only, Android side)
GammaOS is a custom firmware option available for the Android side only, and you can find instructions here: https://github.com/TheGammaSqueeze/GammaOS-RK3566.