Beelink SER5 as a Batocera machine!

For the Christmas holidays, EJ makes an emulation machine for his son!
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00:00 Intro
01:06 Unboxing the SER5
02:09 Initial setup of the PC
02:48 Installing Batocera onto SSD
03:40 Installing Beta versions
05:18 Loading games
06:53 Configuring
08:31 Adding BIOS files
08:42 Standalone Apps Config
10:12 Installing the SSD
11:04 Customizing the splash screen
13:43 Wrapping up
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[@Kuro-Mori]

This is very special, I bet he will treasure it forever. The printed box art was the icing on the cake, nothing got you excited for a new game than a good cover art.

[@ProgSnob14]

I used to do a lot of stuff like this, but I find I don't play the games once I make these...so I'm back to just buying a game, because something about sticking a game in a console makes me more dedicated to playing it.

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Between buying all digital on the Switch, my Steam library, retropies, arcade1ups and everdrives... yeah I have nothing to play.

[@ProgSnob14]

@@RedCowEntertainment yeah same kind of way I feel about digital games which I do buy from time to time, but physical just makes me appreciate them more for some reason. I feel like my loaded pi is the gaming equivalent to doomsday prepping.

[@dyingculture]

I do the same thing. Spent hours setting up an old sound canvas to hear better MIDI from old PC games, got it working, marveled at how great it sounded and called it a day. How many games have I played through it since: 0. I’d love to collect original games but it would just end up being another rabbit hole. My latest solution is to focus on the games themselves…analyze them, turn over every stone, etc. As a bonus this process creates a foundation you could build a decent review on.

[@tonystrike6467]

I've just ordered mine for Botacora, and it's arriving tomorrow. Thank you for the video, it will help me set up mine.

[@knoxkornerhd5699]

Great gift! Great video!

[@tdmdchannel2339]

This is amazing! For your son, you are the coolest dad ever! I did something similar for my boys as a present a few years ago (Home made Arcade machine & Raspberry pi 3b+). I bought the exact same mini pc in September 2022 to replace an older htpc as a media player and retro console in the living room. I use Windows with Launchbox - Bigbox frontend instead, it works well. Great video!

[@rocioquiroz11]

Great video EJ, great editing and filming.

[@MobileDecay]

For a food channel you're really good at this! Happy Holidays!

[@bigpoppa4005]

I intentionally purchased one of these because arcade punks came up with a 1tb batocera PC build on version 35 and just as your video explains it doesn't work. Took 5 days to download and 7 hours to unzip and 5 hours flash and luckily I came across this video before I introduced it to my 5 lb hammer lol. I hooked it up to one of my other computers and switched it to beta and now it's updating to 36. Thanks for the video and I subscribed!

[@tomrwills]

That's pretty nice that you can change the icons to Nintendo style and swap A and B. Definitely makes the transition seamless.

[@SparkyNarwhal]

SER5 is on sale yeeeeeeeeah

[@TheUballe]

Awesome job on this. I'm thinking of doing something similar, since my kids are also really starting to get into Nintendo.

[@Heazytoohot]

i have to do this for my son! Hes turning 6 this year and i think some fun retro games that are easy to access will be perfect for him

[@CFunk99]

This video is just so wholesome. And unlike James, you had TIME.

[@TheTrueandHonest]

How'd you get those roms, EJ? 😗 I think I need to snag one of these as both my Wii and Wii U are slowly dyin and the performance looks to be quite good. Awesome that you can connect a sensor bar to it as well and good to hear that there isn't any lag/positioning issues with it. Also, lovin the green screen! Bimmy would be proud!

[@RedCowEntertainment]

Should have green screened his futon there

[@timothypatnaude7364]

This is really cool. I don’t know much about configuring a pc to do this but I have owned a raspberry pi years back that had 1000s of games on it. I liked it but it was slow and some games just wouldn’t work. Is there a resource where I can learn step by step to make my own mini pc arcade ? If I have full instructions, I would love to build my own.

[@apolloforabetterfuture4814]

Mini PCs are the future of gaming. I've seen videos of them getting great performance for PS4 games, it's absolutely incredible. With launch box, batocera and retro arch the emulators are ahead of the console makers. Imagine retro arch with Xbox 360 and switch emulation, it would be completely over.

[@ituneca1862]

The best gift for him would have been to make him do all these steps so he learn something.

[@100FX]

Amazing project. This pc handle yuzu?

[@nkw1985]

Hey EJ, now that you've had a bit more time and experience with it did you run into any more issues or has it been completely smooth? I want something that can do everything from Atari to Wii U but I have no experience with these mini PCs. I watched a video Digital Foundry did a while back about the Mister FPGA which does the hardware emulation and looks awesome but i'm not sure how it works with more modern systems like PS2 or Wii U. I like the idea of accurate emulation but honestly as long as it plays smooth enough without any major glitches or differences I probably wouldn't notice if something minor is off. The only thing is if I went the route you did with the mini PC i'm gonna need a much larger hard drive than 500 GB so i'd need to see what it can support storage wise. This is an amazing gift for your son though...the amount of thought and time you put into customizing it and getting it just right for him is genuinely admirable.

[@EpicMargo]

You are a good father

[@user-cz3rl5gx3s]

Hey Thanks for the informative video, Is there any reason you used a usb dock for the ssd installation or is it possible to do once its already installed into the pc. Regards

[@HanoiRocks1994]

That's a really cool and thoughtful gift! But can he cook ribs on it?🤔

[@soupforare]

hooray ej

[@MarthaMorrison-ib7ni]

Could you make a video were you fit all this in a wii mini 😊 please 😬

[@javaly78]

I think it was a missed opportunity to play Italian opera in the background

[@tonystrike6467]

What about installing Batocora on the internal MVe drive? Or would you recommend not too? I have no intention on running windows on it.

[@Tabs3121]

What do you press to get into usb boot?

[@bockerwright4132]

Nice video. Why are BIOS files needed, don't they mostly have them already in the emulators? I have a few on android and the only BIOS I've needed to use is for PS2, the rest already run fine without needing BIOS. However, PS2 is the limit for thd tablet I own.

[@dylanhendrickx6170]

Salut cela m'a vraiment aidée aucun soucis avec les contrôler bluetooth sur se modèle?

[@betobecerra]

I have the same pc, it good enough for Ps3 games?

[@WRCfan88]

Hi, nice video! Could you pls tell me what is the resolution you re using? Is it in 1080p or less? I wanna buy this pc for playing ps2 games in 1080p but I dont know. U think that's possible or games will be problematic? Please do not ignore me and give me an answer. Thanks in advance

[@Eric-sj8rn]

I bought a minisforum hm80 and having the same issue with getting it to boot. You think this method will also resolve my issue with switching it to the beta mode?

[@RedCowEntertainment]

It’s worth a shot! These mini pcs can be tough because each of them can have a custom motherboard that would have to be added to future builds. You can always try trolling around the batocera forums to see if anybody has any insight

[@okieferproductions3418]

I own this just for Batocera.

[@anthonydash85]

To anyone buying these beelink mini pc's, beware of some serious thermal constraints. This is not said in all the videos i see online.

[@julesb9979]

This is a Nintendo household god damn it!!! God dam it that genius. Love that part bro🤙

[@drewjbx228]

Nintendo is watching you

[@RedCowEntertainment]

It's all an illusion! (throws smoke bomb)

[@drewjbx228]

@@RedCowEntertainment 😄

[@mickey533]

Ouch! My head is hurting. Please give me some smoked meat...

[@RedCowEntertainment]

My own McRib recipe is next!

[@Doctor98Who]

nice vid! stop using Gods name in vain though.