£35 retro games system you can buy right now - better than a Pi 4

[@groichster]

Another great 'one-stop' video that includes all of the information necessary to get started.

[@BytesNBits]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@256Bits]

I thought you had 5 million subscribers, but you only have 5 thousand! Even though your content matches or is even batter then a KZbin channel with 5 million subscribers!!

[@BytesNBits]

Thanks you very much for your comments. I totally agree with you :)

[@Sepheta7]

I like it how you speak so slow and understandable.

[@BytesNBits]

Thanks.

[@herdarkshadow834]

I love your videos. They are always clear, precise and contain some interesting projects. I’ve done a few and I’m sure I’ll get around to doing more in the winter months. Big thumbs up from me. 👍

[@BytesNBits]

Thanks. Let me know how you get on with them.

[@AdamSommer70]

Using an Android TV box for a retro gaming station is a pretty good idea. Great video!

[@BytesNBits]

Thanks.

[@godslayer1415]

Old news, not his "invention"...

[@AdamSommer70]

False, he totally invented it...

[@0Zed0]

Great video, I've just finished setting mine up and it works perfectly. I had planned to do this with one of those second hand 1L PCs but this was a cheaper and space saving option that I hadn't previously considered.

[@BytesNBits]

Brilliant! Have fun.

[@flyingwings4740]

Best tutorial ive seen on the subject !!!!!!

[@BytesNBits]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@billguedesbr]

Great video, thanks for shared, I could install emuelec in my androbox T95m fake with this video.

[@BytesNBits]

Gald you got it working.

[@umutkayacan7659]

all of this videos will eventually lead up to building a full arcade cabinet, cant wait to see

[@BytesNBits]

Hi. We'll get there soon! Too many projects, too little time.

[@MarcoSoprani]

I'm afraid the main difference with a Raspberry is that these cheap Android TV boxes come packed with malware, keyloggers and all sorts of malicious software. This is something that KZbinrs should definitely investigate more 🙏

[@BytesNBits]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll have a look.

[@100Bucks]

Random guy with random information. If you wanna play these android devices online with a friend. You need a PC with "Parsec application" installed in it. You also need a Titan 1 adapter. Parsec is a free streaming service, stream anything. Titan 1 adapter is to catch console controller inputs. You display the game with a capture on OBS studio with a zero delay capture card so your friend online can see the console device screen on "Parsec". You stick your Titan 1 inside your android. The USB cord that comes with the Titan 1 stays plugged inside the PC. Now on the PC open the Gtuner program for the Titan 1. Go to tools and look for output device and pick Xbox 360. Output for Xbox 360 because android devices can detect these controllers. After you set the output to Xbox 360. Open "max Aim di" Look for direct input device. Ask your friend online to move his controller so you can select the correct controller for Titan 1 to catch his inputs so they go to your android device. When you see inputs moving. You and your friend have to map buttons together. Example, on your mouse you click on up "direct input catch" then your friend press up to map the button. Keep doing this until controller is completely mapped. Save the profile so you don't have to do it again. You hit export to save it. Import to load the profile for next time, have fun.

[@BytesNBits]

Thanks for the tips. I hadn't even considered this as an option. I'll have to have a look at these devices.

[@100Bucks]

@@BytesNBits Only Titan devices can USB tether PC inputs into actual game consoles. I tried hard looking for a device that does this. No other device can do this. You're welcome, Keep the old game consoles alive.

[@100Bucks]

@@BytesNBits I just found this video. I'm not sure but this device looks like it can the same thing as Titan 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXSadYmBjd5mi7M

[@goodlover4465]

I love playing retro games on my Nintendo

[@BytesNBits]

Great.

[@tylerstarkey9141]

Did your box come pre-rooted? If not which method did you choose? Awesome video! I think it's worth noting that some boxes allow for emuelec to be installed to flash with a PC and puTTy for those who wish to replace the android on their box. Also, you may have better luck with the n64oid emulator, it's old/dated but I've had better luck with it on the android side.

[@BytesNBits]

My box is still as I bought it. In some cases it says it's rooted, but the LibeElec reboot app says it's not - so not entirely sure. Having said that I don't think you need to be rooted to get it all to work by using the terminal emulator. Thanks for the tips on the emulator side. I've not used n64oid.

[@Azure.Modded]

handheld: powkiddy q90 or v90

[@BytesNBits]

I've not used either so can't comment.

[@mohamedboudjerda7609]

Hello 😊 Thanks for your video On my side I use Batocera v35 I have the same Android box and looking for the correct dtb file Model is 4gb Rom and 64GB nand Thanks for your help 😊

[@BytesNBits]

I think a lot of the dtb files are common across the emulators.

[@GroupConglomerate]

I'm having such a hard time. I got a new gaming PC and emulation is much more difficult than videos like this let on.

[@BytesNBits]

Hi. If you want to run emulators on your PC try this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3Kpfa2arNiHhs0

[@user-yr1uq1qe6y]

I wish this or Batocera could be installed on the nvidia shield. I’ve installed emulators on it, but would love to bypass their version of Android tv.

[@BytesNBits]

Hi. I'm just finishing off a video on using LaunchBox inside Android with my TV box. This will give you the Batocera feel with the full front end but directly from Android. Should be out over the weekend.

[@kennY_72]

What if you install emuELEC and the you want use android again. What are you suppose to do? And btw wich version of Android you box has?

[@BytesNBits]

If you run EmuElec from the SD card there's no issue. If you install it to the internal Flash you'll need to do a factory reset. I haven't looked at how to do this but it should be possible (probably download an SD card image). I think my box ran Android V9.

[@user-lw3ey8pl7z]

great video but it is not working for me.... i have H96 pro+ which has 3gbytes memory and 8 core 1mhz and s912_q9377 socket and i cannot find any setting to boot Emuelec from the sd ram

[@BytesNBits]

The other option is to use Dig or Launchbox in Android.

[@PawlDunken]

I ended up buying a Rasberry Pi 4 console off Amazon with 100,000 games on it waiting on it to come. Had alot of 5 star ratings

[@BytesNBits]

Sounds good. I don't think we're able to buy the pre loaded systems in the UK. At least I can't find any available and any listed won't ship here. :(

[@PawlDunken]

@@BytesNBits oh damn that sucks and update I sent it back to Amazon it was terrible! I went with another device off Ebay with Batocera capability.

[@BytesNBits]

@@PawlDunken What was wrong with the first one? It's hard to think what you can get wrong with a Pi4 and RetroPie or similar.

[@PawlDunken]

@@BytesNBits a number of games either missing sound or won't play and the controls to the game were unresponsive.

[@BytesNBits]

@@PawlDunken That does sound pretty bad. Hope the new one works!

[@sydmichel]

Has anyone got the amiga emulator working on this? I have the Kickstart files and renamed to kick13.rom & kick 31.rom etc and placed in the amiga/roms/bios folder, but no joy. I have tried ADF games and ZIP games still no joy . all my amiga games work on my raspberry pie using the exact same bios files, I just dont get it?

[@BytesNBits]

I haven't tried Amiga. I can't see why it shouldn't work.

[@godslayer1415]

Funny - I just bought 50 RPi 4... had no issue, shipped same day...

[@BytesNBits]

Hi. Great! Where did you find them?

[@creechrfeechr8094]

I've been trying to buy just one for months. Unless you're prepared to sit 24/7 on rpilocator, then it's not happening. Just bought one of these x96 max pluses instead. Didn't want to, but I think the wait for Pi's for the regular individual is beyond the pale now. They're only really serving business customers. I have mixed feelings about that.

[@BytesNBits]

@@creechrfeechr8094 hi. I think for the moment we can all forget about buying a new Raspberry Pi. These TV boxes are great for some projects like retro gaming but not for coding.

[@dionysospistachiodeliprodu7635]

HI GUYS. I would like to know if i press reboot upgrade in my tv box to load retropie or batocera do i have to do the same every time i want to play games? or is there any option to do it the first time and then it will boot from sd card? Cheers.!!!

[@BytesNBits]

Hi. With the setup I used you do need to use the reboot command each time. The other option would be to burn the Eluelec etc directly onto the internal hard drive. I didn't do this as I didn't want to lock my system into the emulator setup. If you follow the instruction on the emulator front end pages they should walk you through the process.

[@gcollerton5286]

OK, if i understand this emuelec thing, games should in theory run BETTER than if you were to just run them via an emulator in android, also this thing comes with retroarch built-in. assuming this is correct i only really have one question. when trying to use retroarch in android i can ONLY use a bluetooth game controller( retroarch will not detect wired game controllers)is the same true within emuelec? or will i be able to use my usb game controller with retroarch within emuelec?

[@BytesNBits]

Hi. I use both wired and wireless controllers with my unit in both Android and Emuelec. The TV box has proper USB peripheral connectors so your USB stuff should all just plug in.

[@gcollerton5286]

​@@BytesNBits i think you didn't understand my issue, yes everything i plug into my usb on my tvbox works while in android, i can use my game controller to navigate all my apps and various menus, HOWEVER when i start Retroarch i am shit-out-of-luck because Retroarch DOES NOT detect my usb wired game controller, it simply does not work with retroarch EVER, it will only detect a bluetooth game controller like an xbox one, now do you see what i am saying?

[@gcollerton5286]

does anyone else have issues getting Retroarch working with a wired usb controller? it only seem to have this issue in Retroarch, other emulators like Classicboy work just fine with wired usb controllers,

[@BytesNBits]

Retroarch should be fine. Make sure you go through the controller mapping.

[@gcollerton5286]

@@BytesNBits IMPOSSIBLE.....d-pad is the only thing that works, can't even access the controller mapping because none of the buttons work when pressed.

[@BytesNBits]

@@gcollerton5286 Try plugging in a keyboard so you can run the menus and then see if the controller mapping can see the buttons.

[@doa157]

There is a dude that make emuelec already with good performance for free, his name is galisteo

[@BytesNBits]

Thanks. I had a quick look. Sounds like a quick and easy way to get the whole thing set up.

[@nickbarnett1942]

Thought it was Gary lineker

[@BytesNBits]

I'm flattered - I think.

[@monkeypunk4083]

Every time I install retroarch on my android boxes it dosnt work..I can't navigate anything in the app itself is there a fix to this?

[@BytesNBits]

Have you tried attaching a keyboard and mouse or game controller? Or try installing one of the front end apps like Launchbox or Dig.

[@monkeypunk4083]

@@BytesNBits yes I tried both..I get a fallback message. I just don't think retroarch can work with certain boxes

[@sylwesterwoch1073]

I have Pi4 4GB @2GHz (same as S905x3) and have no problems witch Dreamcast games, so... these system is not better then a Pi 4

[@BytesNBits]

You got me there! I was going on benchmark values.

[@Moonrakerd]

very close performance to what pi4 can do

[@BytesNBits]

Hi. Yes. These are really good little devices.

[@sylwesterwoch1073]

very close ;-), i have Pi4 4GB @2GHz (same as S905x3) and have no problems witch Dreamcast games, so... sometimes very close is just not enough...

[@0525ohhwell]

The Pi is soooo overhyped.

[@BytesNBits]

Pi's are great for project work but not so good for use as a desktop. Cost is on their side (normally) for this sort of project but power is only adequate.

[@sickvic3909]

That's a lot of shit to do and get right. I want to do it but my head is broken after watching.

[@BytesNBits]

Hi. It is a bit of hard work to get it up and running. I made a second video on this system that runs everything from Android. Have a look at kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3PSeKiDrrWsf5o.

[@devastor3603]

raspberry pi 4 t's a joke with overprice and low specs when come to retro gaming compare to android device,even with cheap android phone 4/64 g35 chip you can emulate up to ps2

[@BytesNBits]

You're right. The Pi is low powered when compared to a lot of other devices. But for project work and embedding it into devices it's hard to beat.