Big EmuDeck Update! Sega Model 2/3 and more

[@Dr.D00p]

It's just so wild to see $15,000 SEGA model 2/3 arcade games of the 90s running in the palm of your hand in 2024.

[@poultrylord7300]

​@checkedshorts the "well ahckshuwally" guy in the wild

[@Foun_D_OnePiece]

​@checkedshorts eh Star Trek did that already. It was bound to happen.

[@AB_223]

@checkedshortsLol dude took it too serious. Sit down Urkel

[@Game4Lord]

@checkedshortsThis one says in a tech related comments thread as if they wouldn't do the same if they had the chance to.

[@KyleRuggles]

Wouldn't say the palm of your hand with this lol! Maybe palms!

[@MJosephJr]

Wow about OnionSync, the Miyoo Mini is my companion to EmuDeck, I can’t believe they are working together to do this!!

[@Msf1011]

Just a heads up to anyone wanting to play Daytona USA, emulate the PSN version through RPCS3. That one is made with gamepad controls in mind and actually plays properly. The original model 2 version's controls don't translate well to a gamepad, you need a steering wheel for that one. That's how I always did it on PC, arcade version for steering wheel and PS3 port for gamepad.

[@skycloud4802]

It would be cool if there is a hand crank wheel thing on one of these handhelds one day.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

I remember seeing someone say that when scrolling web pages on the steam deck the best way is to use a rotational motion on the touch pad instead of just sliding up and down or left and right, I wonder if that's actually possible to do in the emulator. I really need to get around to installing all this stuff and trying it myself.

[@TheMysteryDriver]

@@skycloud4802there is a handheld with a wheel crank already

[@polocatfan]

same thing with sonic the fighters.

[@skycloud4802]

@@TheMysteryDriver oh yes, it was the PlayDate handheld wasn't it?

[@PixelShade]

OMG, if you can sync saves between Onion OS and EmuDeck. That right there, is a KILLER FEATURE. :D I love my Miyoo Mini. It's great to bring on any small trip or commute. I have EmuDeck installed on both the Steam Deck and my PC, and being able to continue playing and pick up the progress from any of those devices would be absolutely incredible!

[@DJJuxtapose]

Man, I find myself gaming on my desktop PC less and less these days - the Steam Deck just kills it with the possibilities and convenience. Thanks for the vid as always, Russ!

[@tecnui]

I installed a steam deck OS on my main gaming PC and that alone has made gaming so much better. As an adult, convenience really is everything. SteamOS streamlines the PC gaming experience very well 👌

[@skycloud4802]

I've used my desktop pc far less since the Deck I s noticed.

[@artusanctus997]

I've done the same but with my Series X. It has seen very little use since I got my Steam Deck.

[@joeyjoseph7137]

Just bought my Steam Deck on wednesday, what great timing! Can't wait to try this, thanks Russ.

[@marshawndavis7415]

Do you know how to work the roms? I’m desperate and I cant get them to work 😢

[@ripchuchin]

​@@marshawndavis7415 depends on the game/emulator you're playing. Some are just download and place into the roms/game folder.

[@ChesterMan-qd3xj]

This is timely! Setting up my new to me Steam Deck today, thanks!

[@mattb6522]

Awesome video as usual, Russ! This was perfect timing! I was actually running through EmuDeck this week on my Steam Deck. Though, I had no idea Sega Model 2 and 3 were now available to play! Growing up in the '90s, I played many of these arcade games so being able to play them comfortably at home now is just incredible! I know nothing about the Jaguar, but might check it out as well. Sega was one of the "Kings of the Arcade" so will thoroughly enjoy revisiting many of these classics and trying new ones! I'm glad we are correcting history so that these games aren't lost to time! I honestly wish Sega had ported more of its arcade games to home consoles, but glad we can now enjoy them again!

[@wilfridsephiroth9213]

I'm selling most of my physical collection to buy a 1tb OLED with a 1tb sd card. This is the future. Physical games collecting has become a rich person's game and most physical media will eventually degrade anyway. The Deck will revolutionise the gaming market.

[@valley_robot]

It already has, it's affordable, it's powerful enough, it's got an amazing community of support, all the ones that came after the deck are windows based, they are more powerful on paper, but they didn't sell as well as the steam deck so the community is bigger it has more support from indie developers like emudeck for instance

[@irfanhazza]

I've JUST been wishing for an updated guide from you specifically yesterday, esp regarding the steps to re-add/update Yuzu/Citra. Thank you!

[@dsmgx916]

Damn, I had no idea Model 2/3 emulation was even in the works for Steam Deck! The ability to play Scud Race and Sega Rally Championship 2 in a handheld is insane.

[@tylerstephans6670]

Seeing that Star Wars game emulated at the end is a dream come true! I remember playing that at my local movie theater, and having the same experience of only being able to play it a handful of times because of the price. So cool that I can finally play it again! What an amazing time to be alive for retro gaming!

[@1_random_commenter]

If Russ ever sells t-shirts, one of them needs to be a checked box that says "YEAH, MAN, I WANT TO DO IT"

[@golden-sun]

I never buy merch from anyone but I totally would for that

[@skycloud4802]

Until it backfires one day, and a handcuffed person covered in blood is wearing the same t-shirt as he is led away to prison lol.

[@shrey1517]

this is great for the steam deck. only gets better with time (unless switch emulators)

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Switch emulation is still great IMO. I’m still running Yuzu with their final update for most and just switch to Ryujinx for the other games that need it

[@SolidSt8Dj]

​@@chiarosuburekeni9325I'm curious what games those are

[@shrey1517]

@@chiarosuburekeni9325 same i just use the newest yuzu version runs everything i need

[@Hakaimono_Gaming]

@@chiarosuburekeni9325trying to get mine running but don’t know where to start

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

@@Hakaimono_Gaming well you can get ryujinx right from emudeck still. Think it’s a little bit more complicated to get yuzu with the final update these days. I just have it because i never deleted it

[@Hidan056]

Just got my OLED two days ago and getting into emulation so this timing is wonderful

[@drmountainman2749]

I've been playing w/ model 2 and 3 on the steam deck for a while now and now that its part of ES thats awesome. Couple things with those 2. In ES the default start + select doesn't exit games as those are not default hotkeys for 2/3. I had to google the exit commands for both emulators and then manually add it to the default retroarch exit menu if that makes sense. Also, w/ those emulators I found it alot more fun to turn on gyro for aiming and use one of the back buttons to toggle that on/off. Much easier to aim than w/ trackpad.

[@arvindhmani06]

Man I'm so excited you mentioned and showed Last Bronx! Where I grew up, consoles were super expensive and arcades were nearly non-existent but Last Bronx actually had a PC version which I played a lot of (albeit only the demo with Yusaku and Lisa). I still remember the stuff they would say when they won! Eventually my dad put a stop to us playing it because we were essentially jamming dozens of keys on one keyboard and creating loads of noise lol.

[@winzoln]

I do have to thank you. This video made me check my Citra install through EmuDeck (I updated it without really thinking about it) and now it's absolutely messy. So gotta figure that bit out. But kudos.

[@Metroidam11]

Great video! I think that little tidbit on cross saves with miyoo mini plus with Onion OS is a game changer. Gonna have to get one to compliment my SD OLED!

[@faithandreason]

Russ, it is awesome to see these games running on the steam deck! I remember going to the arcade to play Star Wars Trilogy and it being $1.25 per play. But man it was awesome game! Awesome to see this again. May need to grab it also for my deck!!

[@evshrug]

Star Wars Trilogy was expensive, but I found it one of those arcade games that didn’t cheat to force you to keep pumping quarters constantly! So it was one of my must-play games when I went to arcades 😁

[@forgiv]

I like that rom manager will create collections for each system in steam os. I added my entire collection (after a lot of work correcting art and metadata) and I just use the collections tab in steam os.

[@nefariou5]

amazing video. cant wait to set up the new emulators on my deck

[@APEXGuerilla]

I'm glad they finally added a progress bar!

[@TsubasaWings1995]

Timely video as always Russ! I was just searching on how to update Emudeck after the Yuzu and Citra shut down and am so glad to see your video, which will help greatly. You also unlocked several core memories for me - Primal Rage, Jurassic Park and Sega bass fishing were childhood games I thought I have lost to time. So glad to see that they live on and I can even play them on my steam deck now. Thank you so much Russ for doing what you do! Your videos are what got me into retro devices and retro gaming. I am always checking out your reviews before I buy a device. Keep up the good work! 😊

[@KyleRuggles]

Don't own one, but always appreciate your videos! Thanks for doing a great service to the community!

[@davidefesta8651]

Bought a used 256gb LCD deck two days ago for 300€ and waiting for its arrival! Gonna install emudeck day 1 🤣

[@TheRealAlpha2]

Thanks, this is really the guide I was waiting for before isntalling the new stuff.

[@edwardbrennan3963]

Thank you for making this video! I heard a lot of mixed things on reddit about emudeck and updating, so this makes me feel better about opening emudeck again

[@XRevMaynardX]

I REALLY appreciate your videos. Clear explanations with a slick, clean presentation. Keep it up!

[@greasedwedgie]

I spent a lot of money on SWT Arcade back in the day (so much so i could eventually beat it on a single dollar), its probably one of the best arcade game I have ever played. Glad to see you showcasing it in this video. I still play it on my PC with a HOTAS stick but even on a gaming rig, there are some graphical issues. I think there are some configuration files people have put online but i have not looked into it. Thanks again for showing off an amazing game :)

[@honeythelowpoly]

i'm so happy that you mentioned fighting vipers

[@golden-sun]

Striking Vipers is better

[@brodypostishek1279]

Man Russ is just such a great guy. He even makes sure I eat.

[@spyhardman]

It’s possible to configure the steering on those Model 3 games to not be so twitchy. If you search for Warped Polygon and Supermodel, you can find some premade configurations that help a ton.

[@pepekong]

Sweet, finally got my Deck yesterday.

[@agermanmappertyna479]

i literally Just got a steam deck this is such a blessing getting a helping video on this

[@ejcash9193]

Appreciated this video, I've been looking for a Steam Deck OLED to purchase so it was well timed!

[@journeyman1218]

Found your channel after getting the steam deck oled in December and wondering just how good it is at emulation. Stayed for the content and I'm now waiting to order an odin 2 pro for a dedicated retro device. Your videos are not just informative but presented in such a way that even an idiot could understand. You're easily the apex retro game creator. Keep it up 💪

[@TheRetroJester81]

Thanks updating now. I have a second steam deck just for emulation.

[@luis51785]

THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!

[@reecerox2]

The fact we get all of this for absolutely free is astonishing. Support these guys however you can! 💸

[@bobcake8904]

OMG my local arcade has Starwars Trilogy- and you only have to pay to play the arcade by the day. I’ve gone and just sat down to grind that game. So cool you can get into the deck!

[@sjoervanderploeg4340]

I loved those Sega arcade games, we used to play those on cruise ships as kids :D Especially Cruzin' USA en some power boat game.

[@suhtangwong]

Dang I literally just installed emudeck using his old guide yesterday! Lol crazy

[@tassie663]

So many info Thank you so much from S.Korea 😁

[@Steelninja77]

Daytona USA was my favourite dreamcast game. I bought it in 2001 I think it was.

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

Big Emu Deck Update. No game files were found. I've now got lots of work to do. Thanks Emu Deck.

[@KarimJovian]

I have the firmware and keys but the bios check for Nintendo Switch still shows up red. Can anyone help me on how to get it green like RGC

[@thesherrif]

I've been wanting to get Scud Racers on my Deck for ages, so I'm delighted it's now so simple. Cheers for the guide Russ.

[@jacfalcon]

The number one features I've been hoping for is simple cloud syncing like OnionSync! I'd buy more devices if I could swap them easily!

[@Brumak7]

about touchy controls in some model 2 games. The emulator tries to emulate arcade steering wheel so instead of flicking stick from side to side you need to pull stick up and turn it left and right like a wheel

[@valley_robot]

That's a good tip, thank you

[@modermonkula]

Can't wait to pick up a Steam Deck oled

[@matts1978]

I love how overly polite you are! Like at 17:40, you just can't say these games suck! Haha! Great video and keep up the outstanding work!!❤

[@chrislaustin]

WOW, great video Russ, as now I want a Steam Deck more than ever, and if I never played a PC game on it, I would be happy with nothing but emulation. One of my biggest issues with emulation is the controls, and having access to so many varied options on the SD is next level(pre configured is a dream come true). And for some of those games you had to reconfigure, isn't there an option for community added control configs per individual games that you can download? Model 2 & 3 must look amazing on that OLED screen, as in the arcades I don't think I ever saw any games that looked better then those(truly amazing tech for the time, and they still look amazing to this day).

[@Clos93]

You can literally map anything to anything with steam input support with emudeck and steam ROM manager. And it's per game too! I have the back button R4 as a gyro toggle for Pokemon snap when I take pictures for example. Easily the best emulation device on the market. The dpad is atrocious in my opinion though. 😂😂😂 Nothing a Bluetooth controller can't fix.

[@DoubleVGames]

You know the weekend is going to be great when there is a Retro Games Corps video to watch 😁

[@-Airwalk1616-]

6:47 the word isn't "slash", Russ. It's hyphen. ;) Veery tempted to put this on my RG556

[@mikelwazowski]

Hey Russ, I've been watching your vids for a while now, and it even encouraged me to buy a Steam Deck. Major problem I have now, is where to find ROMs. Do have any recommendations? Keep doing what you're doing! All the best!

[@amuscarello]

Would love to see how to update on windows or ROG ally

[@TarisRedwing]

I love those Sega Model 3 games

[@lunareclipse1882]

A sega model 2 i enjoyed a lot with his port to the sega saturn was virtual on

[@alwaysardent1125]

Phenomenal Video!!

[@kevinkev1530]

Great vid, subbed

[@Erlaxis]

Gotta love the sweet little piracy machine!

[@ChaoSJino]

I have a different way of loading files from my PC to the Deck, which no one seems to mention, and I don't know if it is because it's not the fastest, or because I'm still running Win10 and the option is gone in Win11, but... In Windows, I just make the folder containing the files I want a "Shared" folder, which means its contents are accessible to anyone plugged into my router, or my WiFi network, who also has access to my Win10 login details. (right-click the folder -> Properties -> sharing tab -> share button) Afterwards all I need to do is open the file browser on my Steam Deck, locate my computer as a Network Device, open the shared folder (it will ask for a login, unless you share to "guests" or "everyone" on the network) and copy -> paste the files from my computer to the Steam deck folder I want them in. The process' speed depends on your wifi/router speed, it works flawlessly and fast enough in my opinion. Larger files might take a bit of time, but I still think it's a viable way to do this if you don't have a fast external hard-drive, or simply if you don't want to keep loading your files to a drive and then onto your steam deck.

[@ninjason57]

If I can cloud save retro games between emudeck and a miyoo mini that'll be huge!

[@Ludecan]

Hey Russ! This is amazing! Thanks for the continuous high quality content. Qq, what did you set on the controllers for Star Wars Trilogy Arcade? It runs pretty well for me but the joystick is incredibly sensitive, making it difficult to aim

[@lithiumproject]

The most important part of this video is seeing Cosmic Collapse on your deck

[@dehfunnykid]

I updated Emudeck and it completely broke my Yuzu. Edit: I found it it’s because it defaulted to Ryujinx in Emulationstation. You can switch it back to Yuzu in settings under “alternate emulators”

[@fernandohg225]

Those games look Crisp clear

[@mrttype]

Helpful Video, I don’t think that was Battlemorph on the Jaguar CD though…

[@DigitalJedi898]

Great video I freaking loved Star Wars trilogy!

[@aquagiraffe1988]

I still havent updated going back to before they started having issues and frankly given the comments I see still on reddit with people having problems I guess I never will

[@calebwhite2001]

Wife: "Why do you keeping ordering new joysticks for your Steam Deck???" Me: "Don't worry about it." (Starts a new round of Hand Truck Racer.) 😅

[@spacelube5845]

The reason Daytona USA feels o touchy, along the other racing games, it´s because you really need a steering wheel to play it properly. A joystick is not precise enough nor has the force feedback to do it justice. That said, Daytona USA 2 plays incredibly well on a gamepad. It´s criminal that we haven´t had any official ports of that game.

[@jeff____]

Can’t wait for your video on the FPGBC Russ! (Day 4 of asking :D)

[@EloyCulley]

I spent the last week or two trying to decide on the Miyoo Mini or the Anbernic. I pulled the trigger on the Anbernic, but now I see the OnionSync feature. DAMN. 🤡

[@kongk4]

Do hope that EMUDeck's ROM launcher has Windowed Mode in their settings on the jump.

[@Makr0ss]

I hope that compression tool comes to windows at some point

[@Aryanne_v2]

You'll still find the Star Wars Trilogy Arcade at some smaller places.

[@graymars1097]

I dont know any way to emulate sega model 3 on any handhelds. There is one emulator and its been released only for windows. So seeing this is a great news to me wven though I dont own a Steamdeck Sega model 3 is specially great for me because I'm beat em up fan, specially SEGA beat em ups and guess what? Sega model 3 has one of the best retro/arcade 3D beat em ups EVER: Spikeout ❤ Yes the same one that fortunately they included in the latest YAKUZA game's playable arcade games 😮

[@hoot9612]

Onion sync will be GREAT

[@Tossphate]

It looks like the analogue stick for the model 2 games is actually only operating digitally i.e. fully on or fully off. No wonder the racing games feel twitchy

[@pakudesu]

Nice video! Could you please tell me, what skin and case you are using on your Steamdeck in this video?

[@mAcroFaze]

Brilliant video. Just received my Steam Deck OLED and am diving into this update! I have a quick question regarding the resolution scaling within games though! First, does it apply to all emulators in Emudeck, secondly, it seems to require holding start and using the d-pad, though doesn't holding down the start button also act as a shortcut for changing the hotkeys control type? Many thanks again :)

[@gongstuff]

Great video Russ, I love that we have the option of Model2/3 now. Talking of which, how do you enable widescreen hacks for those games? Google is letting me down. Cheers!

[@marksmith330]

Hi Russ, thank you very much for both the Emudeck and SEGA Model 2 & Model 3 for Steamdeck tutorials, they were fantastic. Everything is “up & running” quite well except for Star Wars Arcade Trilogy in Model 3, Opening the game produces a black screen and does nothing else. Are you aware of any technical issues with this game? Or potential solutions to fix the issue? Any insight you may have would be greatly appreciated.

[@clausgedved8728]

Nice video. I noticed that you got Sega Rally 2 and Star Wars Trilogy working with model 3. Those are he only 2 games a can't get to run from my model 3 gamelist. Did you do anything special to the settings? And can you tell which romsset version you used, and maybe whitch versions of the games?

[@Ramadas.T.D]

1:48 A radioactive hawk has not bitten me yet. Hence I cannot see the flickering.

[@acmogford]

Excellent video as always. The only thing I’m not sure about. If I update, having Yuzu and Citra already in emudeck, will they still work or will I need to follow the additional steps in this video?

[@shadowhacker27]

TeknoParrot for the Deck would be amazing

[@hotsIaw]

netplay will be neat

[@LounySchwarzbier]

Yeah, man...I wanna do it.

[@NotAVtuberPinkyPromise]

Would be nice for Suyu to act as a drop in replacement for Yuzu, and Lime3DS for Citra.

[@JussimirPasold]

Seems like Is almost time to ditch my Batocera steam deck sd.. the front end is looking very cool, but we need video previews of the games

[@portnawak]

I love that vrry slick skin for your SD it has that shiny "robocop" look to it, 😍 could you please give a clue which one is it ?

[@matthewniederberger9367]

is it easy to tweak controls on The Lost World and Star Wars arcade? I would love to play those docked to my TV with a ps5 controller and gyro aiming.

[@degas_]

Hey Russ, did you not noticed weird controller setup made from new EmuDeck update? We are also missing Citra, Cemu and Yuzu templates. If Citra and Yuzu are back in EmuDeck, where are the controls themes?

[@VSMOKE1]

I installed the model 2 emulator put the games in the Ram's folder zip than when I launched it it said something about downloading proton then it closed now it won't even open any tips

[@the_bogeyman.]

My fav model 2 games are Sega rally and Top Skater, awesome arcades at the time. Have you tried if fightcade works on Steamdeck, to play retro games online?

[@ramstab]

Hey! Quick question, can I use emudeck and emulate games without an sd card? and just have the games on the ssd? would it be safe? is my main concern

[@RetroGameCorps]

Hi, yeah you can totally just use the internal storage.

[@ramstab]

@@RetroGameCorps thanks man! appreciate it! totally loved your videos. just installed cryoutilities the other day

[@overdriver99]

Yeah SEGA Model 2 & 3 OMG!!