Atari Gamestation Pro SUPER SD EXPANSION! | Add Console & Arcade Games!

[@GenXGrownUp]

🚨 UPDATES 🚨 Additional information that you may find useful: • Some users have reported that their GSP prefers the "games" folder to be capitalized as "Games". If one doesn't work for you, try the other. • If your SD card is not cooperating, try reformatting it as exFAT. • Firmware V1.20 (seen in this video) will also support Sega Game Gear ROMs. • When grabbing 37b5 for samples, click on the oval button labeled, "⬇2276 files" - not the source zip I click in the video. • I'm getting reports that the 2003 arcade ROMset has more working games, so if one your favorties doesn't work, try the version in this collection: • archive.org/details/MAME2003_Reference_Set_MAME0.78_ROMs_CHDs_Samples • Firmware 1.30 has been released adding functionality and more consoles are supported. • How to update your GSP to 1.30 » kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqrcmZ2lgsRkjck • New SD Card features in 1.30 » kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3m6eJydhJWAbbM

[@elinscheid]

I assume Master System will follow then.

[@davidmarks6612]

Indeed, "Games" worked for me, but "games" was not found. Thanks for the tips! If it can find the Samples folder, I wonder if other standard MAME folders like "NVRAM" or "CFG" might carry over too... Lots of experimentation ahead!

[@legendsflashback]

:)

[@manuelmoscati1137]

Master System?

[@joezar33]

Wonder why they don't add *The Atari Jaguar* ? I mean it is a Atari theme Plug N Play , neat seeing Atari trying too make a come back with Atari VCS and 2600+ , now only if Sega made a New streaming console like the VCS 😅

[@ctbinary42]

Once I get mine no one will see me for 3 months! Thanks a bunch for this, Jon

[@RCfromtheNYC]

"3 months later....🕹️🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪"

[@ULTIMATEPATCHES]

Man, gotta say, your presentations are enjoyable, crisp, to the point, professional and precise. Thank you Jon!

[@GenXGrownUp]

You are very kind, and I appreciate your viewership. 🥰

[@JRthepyroguy]

Who knew this little thing was going be a beast. I have about 50 different roms saved ready to go. Great video Jon.

[@gilsthyname256]

My dad got this to feel his old memories back but it didn’t have the original games he liked THIS AND YOU made me stop him from returning it and now I can help him fully appreciate his games he always wanted to thank you 🙏

[@johnzacharakis1404]

To keep indexing times down, I will probably set up a few separate SD cards and use them as multi-carts, e.g. one for 2600, one for 5200, a third for 7800. Inexpensive enough, and in keeping with the "cartridge" user experience, so no big inconvenience there

[@ritualdelo]

That’s an excellent idea

[@AtariWizard]

Great idea! I too plan on doing that.

[@djdickey]

Yeah but you have to go through the hassle of blowing on the sd card before you insert it. I know I will for complete emersion.

[@MrComacine]

​@@djdickeyhaha, now that is a great notion!

[@fermp3690]

@@djdickey this comment wins.

[@deadmeat1240]

This is awesome! Sounds like getting a bunch of smaller SD Cards night be in order. Should make finding what you want easier.

[@MrJimboberusky]

You mean like sd cartridges

[@RlsIII-uz1kl]

Print stickers of the imagery that best represents each system that's able to be placed on the SD card container.

[@mechamania]

@@RlsIII-uz1klSounds like a lot of “micro-management” - and I’m also wearing an ugly Christmas sweater. 😅

[@GameFreak1976]

Great Video! I’m pretty excited about getting this. I’m also EXTREMELY happy they listened to the customers….that’s a rarity nowadays. I was pretty pumped about this back in January, but with the things they’ve added, I’m even more pumped! Thank you for this update!👍

[@mandorama1]

Costco is already selling this system for 80 bucks. I purchased 2. I’ll be adding some games this weekend. Thank you for the video!

[@smittyt414ify]

Wow!! Thanks Jon!! I suppose if one can afford it, you could have an SD card for each type of system. Card for 2600, another for NES, etc. Easier to choose your platform and then games. Edit: darn I saw where someone already mentioned this already. Apologies for that.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Nah, all good. A great idea is a great idea! 😀

[@robert_roland63]

I had a feeling it would be relatively not too difficult to do, but yeah folder support would be ideal in this situation. Thanks for the follow up!

[@GenXGrownUp]

You're welcome!

[@josephbartol7302]

Heck with the folders….game saves would be sweet

[@robert_roland63]

@@josephbartol7302 Oh I love the game saves don’t get me wrong, but I have to have things put where I don’t forget what they are. The renaming with a prefix for the console is a step, but I would get a little overwhelmed if I see 1/25000 for example.

[@legendsflashback]

@@GenXGrownUp game gear roms work too !

[@GenXGrownUp]

@@legendsflashback Yes. Already added to the pinned update comment.

[@jayme69]

Great video as always Jon and very comprehensive. I think adding another 100 favourite ROMs via the SD card would be more than enough! Let's face it, there's only so many hours in the day and like most GenXers, my free time is limited :-) Keep up the awesome work!

[@trekkiejunk]

I think the idea of having thousands is more about having more choices, not the idea that anyone wants to play that many games. Maybe someone loves Pac Man, but grew up on the ColecoVision version, so that's the one they want. For me, i had a couple different systems with probably 30-40 games when i was a kid. I can't remember what they all were. But to looks through a huge list and find them...that would be awesome.

[@MikeS-el6vd]

Nice! Thanks for posting this. I’ll probably just add 2600, 5200 and 7800 roms to mine

[@michaelsweeney4508]

Good video. Thanks! It might be worth having some discussion of microSD card formatting. My GSP didn't recognize a FAT32-formatted microSD but when I reformatted it to NTFS, it worked.

[@owenbosetti1593]

I reformatted mine into NFTS and it still doesn't work

[@Chris_Longstreet]

I'm going to try this, that might be my issue

[@michaelsenko3177]

I had this same issue, reformatted it to NTFS based on this comment, and it then worked. Thank you!

[@thumpersquid]

Excellent work! GenXGrownUp has become my favorite channel. I also enjoy your Twitch content. Game on GenX internet Brother!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Thanks for the high praise, Thumper. We'll work at continuing to earn your viewership!

[@errollleggo447]

This is kind of a must have system if you don't want to mess with setting up a pc configuration. Pretty freaking cool.

[@xxnoxx-xp5bl]

I mean, a micro PC with RetroArch isn't much more work and offers far better results.

[@jfroco]

Almost any TV Box/emulator box sold on Amazon nowadays, can run easily GBA games with a nice user interface instead of a list of ROMs.... this can't.

[@xxnoxx-xp5bl]

@@jfroco Yeah, people really need to wise up and stop dropping money on trash because of the name on the case.

[@PCKid32]

Great review as usual. Those are my MAME sets for my Retropie. Not many would know that MAME started in 97 by an Italian called Nicola Salmoria. It was only Pac-Man. I was so excited to be able to play the actual arcade rom of Pac-Man. Now look at it.

[@GenXGrownUp]

I was there for the origin of MAME, too. The year before my daughter was born, I was sitting in my TV station's newsroom, downloading files over dial-up just to try it out!

[@PCKid32]

@@GenXGrownUp OMG Dial up. Shudder. We were lucky as I worked for Creative who made the sound blaster so I had access to Compuserve for free to download. Supposed to be doing support but mainly used it for dling.

[@marccaselle8108]

I dndt discover mame until I was in college in the fall of 2000. Loads of fun was had. I used the colleges network and burnt CDs to put games on . 🙂

[@yu21722]

Ciao Nicola ho un problema con il boot se mi potessi aiutare te ne sarei grato In pratica ho fatto l'installazione del pacchetto zip che fa vedere nel video, e lo ho scaricato nella cartella appositamente creata chiamata (games). Dopo ciò inserisco la micro dentro l'atari ma quando vado ad accenderla non mi esce fuori la possibilità di visualizzare la micro ... Grazie ancora

[@alejandrovigil]

@@yu21722same here… found what’s wrong?

[@RandyWaage]

This is awesome! Great video!!! I hadn't originally planned to buy this, but being able to bring your own roms is a game changer. Plus honestly I always feel much more at home playing onan Atari 2600 style joystick. Costco has a good price on these. Def gonna pick one up soon. :)

[@retro_reflections]

Great vid, Jon - and given that MSDs are so cheap, it'd probably be easier to buy a heap of 2Gb cards and have different ROMs on each one!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Thanks. Good point! 😀

[@mechamania]

Great idea. I did that with different combos of my PSP games - along with creating a set of cards with duplicates of all my games, in the days before the PS Store shut down the PSP servers. I put those in a small, zip bag from some gadget’s one foot-long USB-C cable, and I put that in one of those foil/bubble wrap sleeves, to keep out light and cushion them. That way, I can get them out of my safe, in 25 years, and take them to the nursing home with me, to play in my bed all day. Those Capcom collections are gonna be seeing a lot of action, amidst beating a bunch of JRPGs (e.g., Jeanne d’Arc) and many, many playthroughs of Twisted Metals and Tomb Raiders! Hoping my collection of the four Battlefront UMDs holds up... physically. They’ll never not be awesome games.

[@josephbartol7302]

Thank you for this video and all your videos and hard work

[@GenXGrownUp]

My pleasure. Thanks for being a viewer! 😀

[@MaximumRD]

Got to admit being able to add our own roms significantly increases the desirability and value of this product imho.

[@wesleybilly8097]

I have one of these. The games were fun. I had no idea you could add more. I did not read that in the instructions. I am gonna go look right now. Thank you for this video. I appreciate you.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Glad I could help!

[@wesleybilly8097]

I also noticed that the on line user guide says in one sentence to go to the website to learn more about emulation. Nowhere on the website is that talked about. I think they just wanted people to put two and two together and figure it out. The guide gave you one example of how to create folders on your SD card for another purpose but I feel like that is as close as they were gonna get to helping you think outside the box. It even tells you how to format the card and the max size of card.

[@cryptocoffee13]

I've been seeing that many people are interested in this more than the 2600+ because of the SD slot. As long as other controllers work like the Xbox ones, that make it worth it

[@AloanMoreira1]

The 2600+ is not to be compared with this baby as the 2600+ is for Atari 2600 fans like me for example for the following reasons: I don´t care about the 7800. I love the Atari 2600 LEGO graphics (I´m talking about its bigger playfield blocks, YEP) it´s iconic and leaves you with imagination. I love its 2 channel short circuit like sounds, love the square waves too. I love its cheerful and colorful 128 color palette. Love how simple it is to play the games. I love how I will be able to reunite (go back in time) with my 2600 as I did for the first time in 1984. I love the fact I can grab, kiss and smell the real things (console, box, carts, plastic, manuals, etc), not experience a virtual emulator. I am very happy to know Atari will support the 2600+ and allow for new games to be released to it. This Game Station are for you who likes the physical stuff too BUT are eclectic with games (want a lot of different systems in one system). i would not mind having the station either, but for now I am ok just wishig for my 2600+.

[@cryptocoffee13]

@@AloanMoreira1 I agree, I have the 2600+ on pre-order as well. I wasn't initially interested in the Gamestation Pro, but with being able to add various platforms of games and other possibilities with controllers, makes it worth getting for those reasons.

[@AloanMoreira1]

@@cryptocoffee13 indeed :D

[@joezar33]

​@@AloanMoreira1isn't the 2600+ a actual 2600 Console that plays physical Atari 2600 carts ?

[@lydiakossow]

Awesome!!! showed me everything i wanted know, plus some. 👏 Thanks so very much for your time and expanded effort!

[@urbanknish]

This is a good find and it's interesting information. Personally, I'm going to stick to retropie on a Raspberry Pi because of the menus, artwork, etc. I am looking forward to the Atari Plus.

[@ElderKai555]

Pi is better supported

[@joezar33]

Isn't the Raspberry Pi mostly for people who like too tinker and build their own emu consoles ? This more of a plug n play with a SD slot. Raspberry Pi seems like it would be more work for a Noobies.

[@wolfshanze5980]

The Atari Plus is a far more limited system than this... no SD slot, cartridges only, no homebrew support... why would you look forward to a more expensive, more limited system?

[@urbanknish]

The limited nature of it *is* the appeal. Cartridges, controllers, good time@@wolfshanze5980

[@darkridearts]

I’m getting the 2600+ also and the new carts and paddles. Stoked.

[@andy2more475]

I've been having good luck with "internet archive" for finding games. Great video, thanks man!

[@GenXGrownUp]

For sure. Thanks for watching!

[@CapnCavMan]

Great video, thanks! Seems to get better and better. Not sure why so many people out there are trashing it. Would be nice if the stretching was addressed for accurate representation. Anyone know if this supports ColecoVision?

[@marcgainey5377]

That was my question - fingers crossed that ColecoVision is supported!

[@Zaxbox]

I picked up one today and I was wondering the same thing. I'd love to play some Colecovision games!

[@scottmccauley5945]

I followed your instructions and was able to add a lot of games I was looking for AND some games I completely forgot about. If I can find Donkey Kong, that make it perfect. Thanks so much!!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Great to hear!

[@RCfromtheNYC]

Thanks so much for this how-to video! I am recommending to have separate SD cards based on what system one wants to play (Atari on one card, Arcade on another, etc.) That will make loading and running games much easier. Jon, did Atari Lynx games work on this console?

[@GenXGrownUp]

You're very welcome. I tried Lynx, but couldn't get them to work.

[@captaintripps7354]

Well, there goes my sleep time. ..... Great instructions here and the firmware upgrade video. Thank you for your work on these excellent videos.!

[@livinglarge6337]

Thanks for this video! However, with my unit (purchased at Costco about 2 weeks ago) with firmware 1.20, this doesn't work. Can you tell me what firmware version your unit has?

[@GenXGrownUp]

What part doesn't work? (I'm on firmware V1.20)

[@livinglarge6337]

@@GenXGrownUpI never see the screen which allows me to select a game from the sd card

[@jeffreydavis1677]

@@livinglarge6337 I am having the exact same issue, I can load save states but I cannot get that sd card selection screen to come up even when labeling the folder like he did and I am only using 2600 rom files

[@GenXGrownUp]

@@livinglarge6337 The folder must exist, and it must contain at least one valid file in order to see the menu.

[@livinglarge6337]

I created a 'games' folder, and added a homebrew 2600 game I wrote and which works fine in Stella

[@b.o.4492]

Best news today! Awesome to hear.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Yes indeed!

[@JC-vd6yi]

Excellent video as always. However if you are into this stuff you already have several hardware that are running all of these roms/emulators already. Its cool but a pass for me as it doesnt bring anything new to the game and the controller is cumbersome for any non Atari games. Love your stuff

[@melcrose]

the diff is your playing on this stuff with the possibility of playing with a 2600 joystick(ish).. instead of a d-pad. Brings back nearly the exact 400/800 experience on many 5200 games.

[@wolfshanze5980]

You're assuming too much. I'm into this stuff because I'm an old Gen-Xer with fond memories and nostalgia for these games with a desire to play them again.... ...and I don't have any of this stuff. I'm confident I'm not the only person like this. I was debating between a 2600+ or the GSP, but I chose the latter because of information from this channel. My GSP is on pre-order.

[@melcrose]

Great comprehensive vid. Thanks for doing this.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@abyra1723]

Nice to see Space Rocks works (6:45)! Very promising for homebrew fans!

[@b.o.4492]

Got one today. Will be setting it up with Atari ROMs and MAME games and that's it. Nice small device to use. Thanks for the EASY to follow instructions.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Glad I could help. 😀

[@bwware]

Thank you for all that you do! Your videos are very informational and I will be using this as a step-by-step when setting mine up when I finally get one tomorrow night! Thanks again!

[@GenXGrownUp]

You're very welcome, and I'm glad you're finding some value in my productions! 🥰

[@Brianybug]

Costco in Plano, TX has a stack of them and we just picked one up for $79.99. Good initial impressions but I am loving all the new info you are providing!

[@ridiculous_gaming]

From your last review of this console, I preordered this machine online, which will start shipping at the end of October.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@ridiculous_gaming]

@@GenXGrownUp I hope so too. Since they only ship to the US, I have to use a US shipper to Canada company, which can be pricey going across the border. To get an Atari VCS last year, I had to do the same thing.

[@fortknoxguy]

Can't wait to get mine. Yeah, I have a VCS and it can run circles around the GS Pro, but it's unique, cool, and I just want one. Good deal for 80 to 100 bucks.

[@MrJimboberusky]

Can you tell us if the vcs controller works on the gs pro

[@fortknoxguy]

@@MrJimboberusky I don't have my GS Pro yet. On preorder from Game Stop.

[@aaronthompson1745]

Picked one of these up today at Costco, and the controllers are pretty laggy when I use them wireless. Plugged into the USB-C ports in the front of the console, and they’re amazing. Now I just have to get some longer cables so I can sit on my comfy couch and play. It’s great to play Atari 2600 and 7800 games with a proper joystick again, as I sold my 7800 system a few years ago. I was also able to sync my 8bitdo Pro 2 controller using my 8bitdo wireless adapter 2 with a USB to USB-C adapter, and it worked flawlessly. You just have to set the controller to x output.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Oh, really. My Arcade reported that the joysticks would always talk wirelessly whether plugged in or not, but your observations suggest otherwise. Thanks for the info! Also, can you share your 8BitDo setup with me via email? I tried one and it didn't work, but I'm still looking for the best possible solution. Does yours do button remapping/swapping? Hit me up, please, at [e-mail]

[@aaronthompson1745]

I put the wrong setting in my previous comment. The switch on the bottom of my 8BitDo controller is set to “A” when using it with the wireless adapter 2. Sorry!!🤓

[@mknightstalkerx]

Thanks for the video. Me. I would only put atari games on the sd card. Hopefully a firmware upgrade will let us have folders. Would also loke the firmware to have a save feature for these games.

[@Lateshowrob]

Thanks so much for this video Jon! Very informative.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Glad it was helpful!

[@aflacdudeI234]

You're awesome for making this. Hope this comment helps the algorithm, I'm going to play so many childhood games again!

[@GenXGrownUp]

My pleasure! I hope you have a blast. 😀

[@johnmarty2966]

Thanks for the video! This looks all astonishingly easy if you played around with emulation before, and way more fun than playing games on a computer monitor!

[@GenXGrownUp]

You're very welcome. It's really as simple as moving some files around! Thanks for watching. 😀

[@Tollbooth]

Thanks for this very helpful video. I'm having a great time with my GSP!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Dwish7669]

Thank you so much for this video! Hopefully Amazon emails us soon on if they’re going to honor those 7/31 preorders.

[@d.aardent9382]

Thanks for the info. Im new to having these new emulator players and have no idea where to start exactly other than doing research on the subject which I started with KZbin first and then was going to My Arcade forums if I can find official one. I just ordered a GSP after watching your videos and other Atari fans and game creators were saying really good stuff about it.

[@d.aardent9382]

PS: also I am keeping up on the firmware updates info, so I am for sure going to do all the updates to it before I do anything else.

[@TheChcltdlux1]

So f'n glad i came across your video. I ordered it yesterday & soooo hope its the right one like yours! 🤞🏿🤞🏿

[@GenXGrownUp]

I'm glad you found us, too. Thanks for watching!

[@TheChcltdlux1]

Wellp! I got mine (actually 2 but thats another story) 😂 they work. Now my question is did you download roms to a created file on your computer then transfer them all together to the sd card? Also do you have to download multiple emulators or just one? & which do you recommend? Thanks

[@GenXGrownUp]

@@TheChcltdlux1 Give the video a re-watch. There's no need to download any emulators, and you can see exactly how I named & transferred the ROM images to the SD card.

[@TheChcltdlux1]

Ok thanks. Once i get my windows OS laptop i will get to adding roms!

[@TheChcltdlux1]

Also i have watched this many times n every time i notice something else. So i will keep watching till i am 100% sure i can get it done as easy as you did! Thank you so much! You are the BOMB with this gsp info & videos. You keep my attention & have a awesome vibe! You get 5🌟 no 10 🌟 review from me!

[@EarthySpeedpaints]

17:05 oh THAT made my day! Honestly all of your vids make my day!

[@GenXGrownUp]

A Popeye fan, eh? Me too! Thanks for the kind words and for watching. 😁

[@EarthySpeedpaints]

@@GenXGrownUp and thanks for showing us how to do this! And anytime! 😊

[@robbieadams9837]

FANTASTIC VIDEO REVIEW! ❤️

[@daviddevoucoux8661]

Battlezone supported? I'm an old phart who remembers dropping many a quarter during lunch hours! Loved that game! Thank you, Jon. Enjoyed the reviews!!

[@GenXGrownUp]

You can run Battlezone, but the controls aren't really available to play it properly. 🥲

[@starguy39]

I decided to purchase a gamestation pro after watching the SD super expansion video. Thanks

[@GenXGrownUp]

You're welcome. Have fun!

[@tmarti866]

Thank you Jon for the work you did here

[@GenXGrownUp]

My pleasure. 😀

[@rpratts9636]

Thank you for doing this video. Great Birthday gift!!!

[@GenXGrownUp]

You're welcome. Happy birthday!

[@DarkPitTheFallenAngel]

​@@GenXGrownUp do I need custom firmware to add games?

[@GenXGrownUp]

@@DarkPitTheFallenAngel I promise I would've mentioned it in the video if required. Later firmware versions extend functionality, but not required for anything you see here.

[@errollleggo447]

Pole Position on the 7800 looks great.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Yeah, it does.

[@TheMultiGunMan]

Thanks for this video. Great content!

[@Woodwerker]

Thanks for the tutorial. It seems like this console is running something like a pi zero or similar. Reminds me of the Super Retro-Cade that came out a few years ago.

[@SpareChangeGamer]

Great video. I picked mine up at Costco earlier this week. Got a chance to put ROMs on a card today. For 2600 games, I tested Tapper and Wizard of Wor with no problem. For a few of the home brews, Defender Arcade and Donkey Kong Arcade worked well. Draconian and Wizard of Wor Arcade did not work. Halo 2600 worked as well. Tried NHL 94 Rom hacks and Tecmo Super Bowl hacks that worked as well. Lots of fun trial and error coming.

[@SpareChangeGamer]

UPDATE: Using the ROM list provided for the 2600, I was able to get most ROMs working. Some homebrews/hacks did not have sound though.

[@jdscarberry9699]

I am trying to open the SD card on my Atari GSP but it goes straight to the normal start screen upon start-up. Do you have any advice for me to get this to work?

[@liveandlearn304]

I got mine a few days ago, and it's been a delight! Also my 1st dive into NES games. Had a 2600, C64 but then nothing until the SNES. The NES is impressive! Particularly with regard to many of the arcade ports! I've got so many great games to explore! But you sure appreciate the poor button placement in the games that require B and/or C as the primary button. Makes many virtually unplayable. Got my USB - USB C converter on the way. Thanks for the great videos, Jon @genxgrownup 😁

[@GenXGrownUp]

Thanks for sharing your experience! 😀

[@flohough1870]

Awesome! I like your suggestions on file organization. Beats my husband's old C64 "filing" system by a mile LOL! Looking forward to tracking down some old favorites to add for ours.

[@GenXGrownUp]

That is awesome!

[@1bigoptimus]

Really great video! Thanks for doing all of the research and providing great information.

[@JustinEmlay]

Arcade High Scores save over time? Billy Mitchell approves!!!

[@55pepetube]

Thank you for this great video, lots of good information. 👍👍

[@GenXGrownUp]

Glad it was helpful!

[@UltraKryptonian]

Well done tutorial! I easily understood everything you said, because I used to do a lot of emulation gameplay, back in the day. I’m not sure if I’ll pickup this console yet, because I bought the Atari VCS on sale for about $170 (w/ joystick and Gamepad). The Atari VCS is supposed to be usable as an emulation machine, but I haven’t even hooked it up yet, because I’m super busy during the holidays. Definitely subscribing! Keep up the good work and Merry Christmas!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Thanks, and welcome! 😀

[@OrneryMurderWeasel]

10:17 omg I never owned a game boy but that song was in my head for decades! Omg this video cracked the case! I thought it was from an NES platformer!

[@Solidworksfornoobs]

I figured out how to use Bluetooth controllers with the gamestation pro. Works great 👍 I can give you details if you are interested 😉 maybe you can make a video about it. I'm using a Bluetooth nes style 8bitdo controller. But i can pair any Bluetooth controller.

[@GenXGrownUp]

I'm guessing it requires an offboard Bluetooth adapter that receives the signal and translates it to USB. I'd be happy to hear about it. Just hit me up at [e-mail]

[@kaiitalia623]

Good video, thank you. I had the issue of the SD card not reading when I plugged it in. You have to format the SD card to exFAT- That's what worked for me. Thanks

[@GenXGrownUp]

I'll add that to my list of tips in the pinned comment. Thanks!

[@evergreenefc1888]

Thanks for the video! Tried all the different formats, nothing worked. Tried different size cards, no luck. The card was recognized the first time I tried, but will not be recognized after trying every option I could think of. Any ideas?

[@GenXGrownUp]

@@evergreenefc1888 Sure. Did you check the list of tips in the pinned comment already?

[@evergreenefc1888]

OK, figured it out. I needed to save the state, of one of the original games on the SD card and then load the games in the games folder.

[@FaxiiChannel]

Bel video spiegato bene ho seguito le tue info ed è perfetta anche io ho dovuto formattare in exfat e la directory rinominarla Games e non games grazie Like👍🏻👍🏻

[@GenXGrownUp]

Sono contento che abbia funzionato per te. Godere!

[@thomascolucci4815]

Bro followed you direction every atari game is on it incredible an they all work thanks now if i can just get the sound to work

[@GenXGrownUp]

Nice. If you need more help, hit up the nice folks in the #retro-gaming channel of our Discord server. genxgrownup.com/discord

[@thomascolucci4815]

@@GenXGrownUp Just getting no sound out of it, got it hooked to my monitor nothing

[@littletom1978]

Excellent work on this channel. Haven't gotten chance to watch whole video yet, just scrolled along bookmarks, assume still nothing on Coleco Vision rom games being able to play on it I guess.😕

[@GenXGrownUp]

Welcome aboard!

[@GiuseppeDmusic]

Tip for all: If you want those added files to truly show up in alphanumeric order, follow these steps: add and sort the "games" folder with the prefixes on your desktop, format the micro SD card (I did exFAT) where it's all going to, and then, and ONLY THEN, drop the whole sorted "games" folder into the micro SD card and ALL your games will show up in true alphanumeric order on the GSP. Can't wait for updated firmware!

[@GenXGrownUp]

That verifies my assumption that the files are sorted by date-created. Get them in the order you like and when they copy on in that order, it's *almost* like they're sorted! 😉

[@GiuseppeDmusic]

@@GenXGrownUp Exactly.

[@GiuseppeDmusic]

@@mainps1 Exactly and he shared some links in the description. The video walks you through it nicely. 👌

[@mainps1]

@@GiuseppeDmusic I subscribed thank you!! 🙂OK so I got it to play games on my SD card for my Gamestation Pro !! I didn't have to change any names just drop and play! ➡ One thing... Now that I have 2 games on my SD card when I drop more games to the SD card, my PC says: Some of these files have the same names, skip, ignore, etc. I think its mostly photo files, what can I do to fix this problem? I tried putting each game in separate folders and that didn't work, made the games not play, so what can I do ?? thank you in advanced!! 🙂

[@thecan80an33]

I'm for sure waiting for a firmware update that will allow subfolders. Would also be nice to be able to access them from the main GUI and not select on startup.

[@Rickdell967]

Hope this can be done with 2600+. I still prefer the 2600+ classic look, can’t wait to receive mine. Word on the streets are saying that it has a USB port 🙏🤞

[@AloanMoreira1]

yeah that´s all it needs to be a killer 2600+ they have to think that they need to cater to 2 audiences: those who want physical and those who prefer digital. They both have their rightful thoughts on their choices. I for example would wish to have both roms and Cartridges! If they went with SD support, I believe even people who were into roms, would also venture and try to start with physical and would eventually like that habit just like old times. It´s rather a reconditioning I believe.

[@wayne-oo]

I see a HUGE opportunity for someone to load all the top games and sell them on an SD card !

[@GenXGrownUp]

🤔

[@carlo1132]

I am liking this alot, I dont want to play Console Games on My Atgames Legends Ultimate, there shockingly I play arcade games! This could get my ticket, my Sony Classic is just collecting dust.

[@bland9876]

He didn't try Super Nintendo or Master System. That's interesting. Game Gear and Atari Lynx are also week enough to run on this hardware but who knows if they will.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Yes he did. 😀 SNES and SMS didn't work at this time, but was enabled later with the new firmware. See the pinned comment for more detail, including GG support.

[@bland9876]

I find it strange those two didn't work at first yet Game boy advance did Master System may be more obscure but SNES? Strange ​@@GenXGrownUp

[@EdHassinger]

What is the complete list of platforms that are supported in terms of ROMs? I doubt Dreamcast is supported but it would be nice.

[@GenXGrownUp]

The pinned "UPDATES" comment on this video has a running list of all known to work in addition to what's in the video.

[@EdHassinger]

@@GenXGrownUp actually, having read it, it doesn’t

[@cr3ap3r1]

​@@GenXGrownUpSure doesn't.

[@ultimatemaitai]

Is there a source for Mario Brothers (arcade) and Galaga (arcade) that run on the GSP. The ones from the linked resource don't work for me.

[@popegreg23]

Very cool video, I just subbed. Would this work for Colecovision or Intellivision games that don’t require the keypad?

[@GenXGrownUp]

Thanks! In my initial testing I couldn't get CV or INT to be recognized, but never say never! 😀

[@garthen73]

This console is available at Kohls for $37.00 while supplies last :)

[@GenXGrownUp]

👌

[@HawgWyld2]

Full subfolder support in latest firmware update (1.30). Setting a folder for each system and then alphabetized subfolders for games makes everything manageable.

[@markmccabe984]

Apparently the files are stored on the SD card in the order they were placed in the folder. When you view them in windows they are shown sorted in alphabetical order (by default). However, on Gamestation Pro (and many other devices eg: the C64 SD2IEC floppy drive emulator) they are shown in the actual order that they were written to on the SD card. That means you need to use some sort of utility to copy your selection of folder items one by one in alphabetical order to the sd card, or do them manually one at a time.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Yep. Several viewers have come to the same conclusion. The sequential copy works if your library is complete, but as soon as change is needed, it has to be redone. Fortunately, subfolders are now supported.

[@robertshaw5914]

Pitfall 2 😁😁 the first game I was bound to beat. One of the best!

[@daveyoung9484]

That is so cool i wish i knew what u were saying so i could mod my atari pro dam

[@GenXGrownUp]

❓

[@Sammy-be5dc]

My dad was asking ,no colecovision games for it . That was his system when he was 5.

[@ravenstarretro4445]

Did anyone notice Guybrush Threepwood on the title screen? Very cool!

[@mainps1]

I got Robotron Atari 7800 to work on Game Station Pro!!!!

[@RedRanger2001]

This should blow the Atari Flashback out of the water...

[@GameJunctionMedia]

Have the same shirt. 🤘🏻Great video man!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Thanks! Geek Fuel?

[@GameJunctionMedia]

@@GenXGrownUpWere you at SFGE this year? I got invited out to do a panel and grabbed a shirt there.

[@GenXGrownUp]

@@GameJunctionMedia Oh, yeah - the SFGE shirt! I forgot which shirt I was wearing in this video. Yes, of course we were at SFGE. We held two panels as GXG and I was also on another panel with the 1980s Now podcast. We love SFGE!

[@kethdredd]

If they add folder support for the sd card. I'm going to buy it.

[@WIImotionmasher]

It's unfortunate the paddle doesn't work for these. The paddle control is the reason I'm excited about this console. But maybe the games included are enough for paddle games for me.

[@darkridearts]

I saw on another video the paddles don’t work for tempest. Just be aware

[@intzbk1]

@@darkridearts Yea, I just picked one up today and that made me sad. I played a lot of Tempest back in the day. I'd love to find a working Arcade Tron controller and emulator. I loved that game.

[@ChrobregoPoznan]

I tried Colecovision, but it wouldn't recognize it. Sad. Anyway, I'm getting mono sound out of my bluetooth headphones with this thing. I get stereo on everything else and my raspberry Pi tetrarch rig plays stereo for Atari games. I might be taking this back -- either a bad unit or it plays in mono.

[@GenXGrownUp]

These games are mono. Or do you mean sound coming from only one side?

[@atworkstation]

Soon as I get one, that’s my next project.

[@mojo4376]

Is Battlezone included? I loved that game.

[@GenXGrownUp]

Unfortunately, sill owned by Rebellion Development since 2013.

[@wncbrian3673]

John, you’re the best my friend! I just got the GS Pro and have an SD Card with Atari 2600 games on it from an older Dollar General handheld. Any luck with the Roms playing on the GS Pro with a .bin on the file name or do they have to end in .a26 ? The .bin is what the handheld uses. Thanks!

[@GenXGrownUp]

Haha! The .bin files might work - no harm in giving them a try. But if they don't, it's very easy to rename them all with Advanced Renamer, linked in the video description.

[@-haso]

Just grabbed my Gamestation Pro from Costco for $80. Be on the lookout.

[@Xiy114]

I guess I'll have to come to Florida some day then😊

[@MrTacoman77]

Do you know if the Atari VCS controllers work on the pro system???? I want to get a modern wireless controler that matches the system.

[@182johnnie]

He doesn't say, but I believe it would also accept roms of Master System eh? I just got one for Christmas from my wife and still deciding if I will keep it. I was about to say no (if it were only Atari games), but with all the rom expansion will likely keep it. Thanks for the video :)

[@GenXGrownUp]

No SMS in default firmware, but working after update to 1.30.