EmuDeck for Windows Emulation Setup Guide

[@minofthecosmos]

Are you psychic? This is exactly what I'm looking for for my new pc! Thank you :)

[@WagnersTechTalk]

That's my side job 😎 Very welcome, hope this helps you out a lot!

[@derekswitzer9624]

Timing is everything 😁😎👍

[@patrykgrzyb2776]

I do not think so , I notice many thinks showing up recommended for me even I never search about them. I got some tool from my local shop and I was speaking with my employees where will be the best place to store this tool . Few hours later saw video about best solution to store this tool.... I think hey google listening everything we are saying as this is just one example ;)

[@minofthecosmos]

Just a quick heads up. I was having trouble getting the emulators to launch but fixed it by updating the Microsoft visual c++ redistributable package for both x64 and x86. Thanks again for the fantastic tutorial!

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Great tip, thank you for sharing! Happy to hear the tutorial was helpful. Game on, my friend!

[@LordDudeious]

So, I'm rather older. I'm finding this all so hard, my Grandson got me this to play my old games at my table. He did a hardrive upgrade and then left to boot camp. Said I would be able to figure this out. Yeah, it's not easy at all... I'm having such a hard time.

[@WagnersTechTalk]

When you're new to it, I understand it can be a bit confusing. What area are you having difficulty with and I'll try to assist?

[@wizzdumb_610]

Don't feel bad. I'm 34. Grew up gaming all of my life & I'm finding it so confusing trying to figure out this emulator business. Lol.

[@LordDudeious]

@wizzdumb_610 I’m still working on files, many of which I couldn’t care less about. So, they’re ending up in their own folders. Nevertheless, I’ve gotten most of it done. I’m struggling with Phantasy Star Online at the moment. It was my favorite PSO title. Getting it to play seems to be a major issue since I have no servers to connect to. I even emulated the save card for it so I can store my MAG. It’s the best game I ever played online in my whole life.

[@Clos93]

​​@@LordDudeiousPSO: BB Ephinea works natively on windows and Linux. And it's easy to set up. Reddit is your friend. PSO: BB was just the PC release of PSO. From the ephinea server website: About Ephinea This page will look at what Ephinea is and what it offers to the player. We hope it is informative! General Ephinea is a PSOBB server that aims to replicate the official SEGA experience, while also adding quality of life changes alongside extra features to spice up PSO and give it more of a modern feel. This means: Experience rates are default. Drop rates are default. Rare enemy rates are default. Class parameters are default. Item parameters are default, with some minor exceptions. There is no custom equipment. The drop tables are changed from the original SEGA drop tables, mainly in Ultimate with some minor changes in other difficulties, due to balance concerns. “Iconic” drops, such as Sealed J-Sword and Handgun: Guld are still where you’d expect them, however. There are no plans to change the fundamentals of the game, as we wish to offer a server that players can always come back to and experience PSO as they remember it.

[@LordDudeious]

@@Clos93 I appreciate 🙏 you. Even more so now than you will ever know.

[@tedburkholder8156]

I'd like to say this was helpful. It no doubt is for someone seasoned in emulation, but for me it didn't really help. I just want to get my ROG Ally up & running. I can't seem to find any answers anywhere. The tutorials I find on KZbin always seem to be instructing as if the person already has a good understanding of emudeck, steem, retrobat...etc. Just as lost as I was in the beginning unfortunately

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Hi Ted, I understand it can be a bit overwhelming at first. I think if you're just starting with emulation, RetroBat is likely the easiest to get up and running on a Windows device. You still need to locate your own bios and rom (game) files, but the rest is a bit easier. For that reason, you might want to start with RetroBat here: wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat . I've had many beginners comment that it was helpful to them and hope you find it helpful also.

[@tedburkholder8156]

@@WagnersTechTalk tried that too. I have retrobat on it already. My controller won't map. It's like it doesn't see some of the buttons. I have a crap ton of roms already. Have no idea where to find bios files. I actually really like the retrobat look and feel as well.

[@AleksYurchenko]

4:57 I don't see NES/Famicom, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, SNES.

[@WagnersTechTalk]

You won't, because those systems are handled by RetroArch. You just want to copy those games to their respective folders. Should be good to go then.

[@sigglass2183]

Around time marker 12:20, can you please show and explain how to open up the folder Retrostation_PC_4_U? I could not find it on my end.

[@WagnersTechTalk]

The folders that EmuDeck creates aren't going to be aware of the external RS drive. You can copy the files from RS to the folder(s) used by EmuDeck.

[@JamezSucksAtLife]

@@WagnersTechTalkI'm having the same issue. I know that you're supposed to copy the files from the RS drive to the folders for EmuDeck, but we don't know where to find the RS drive to get the folders to copy from.

[@Cyko..]

As much as I'd like to love this program I just can't for the main reason of scraping takes way too long and it's not Screenscraper's fault. I have a PAID Screenscraper account. I have 100 games in Neo Geo. Using EmuDeck it took like 30 minutes to scrape 100 titles. Using the Screenscraper app for Windows and going into my /roms/neogeo folder, it scraped the same 100 games in 1.5 minutes. The only problem is Emulation Station doesn't see any of this because it created 1 image and I guess Emulation Station wants to see 6 images. Another issue with that is it counts as 6 things downloaded from your overall limit for the day instead of just 1 image! The interface is horrible in Emulation Station for scraping as there is no direct option to pick Mix V2, no, instead it wants to download each of these images separately (3d box, wheel logo, media image, screenshot) taking up more hard drive space, in order to create one single image like Mix V2. On my handhelds there is a Screenscraper option to only scrape new games that don't have any new media in the past 15 days or so. So if I add 50 games to Neo Geo it will only scrape those 50 new games. Emulation Station on the other hand wants to redownload ALL the images all over again, or I can painstakingly scrape each individual game one by one. Or lets say I'm in the middle of scraping my large SNES collection of 700 games and get to #578 and I hear a storm coming so I have to shut down my computer and when I restart the scraping it goes back to scraping the FIRST game??! Who thought this was a good idea? It's terrible. Takes up way more space than necessary and takes up way more time too. I also tried to be slick and save some time by copying over videos I had already downloaded previously and Emulation Station doesn't see that so it just redownloads them all anyway! Any suggestions on how to speed things up? Also, when I first installed EmuDeck it did not create the rom folders inside folder Emulation. Nor would it launch Steam Rom manager. It just stood there. I figured out what the problem was and you have to DISABLE YOUR VPN to get this to work! Seriously??!

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Thank you for your very detailed feedback regarding the screenscraper in ES! Please reach out to the EmuDeck developers on their Discord here: discord.com/invite/b9F7GpXtFP , they may have some recommendations. If a solution is identified, please comment back here with the results. They have been very responsive in the past with questions.

[@Cyko..]

@@WagnersTechTalk Thank you for the prompt reply. You're the best! I figured out how to transfer previously scraped media on my own from say an Anbernic device or whatever: Put your gamelist.xml files in: drivename:\Users\Username\EmuDeck\EmulationStation-DE\ES-DE\gamelists You may have to enable SHOW HIDDEN FILES to see this directory. Put artwork and videos in: drivename:\Emulation\storage\downloaded_media ame_of_system\ folders: miximages (for your Mix v2 images or Mix v1) and videos (for your videos) You may have to create these 2 folders. Doing this I was able to transfer my library of 1,000 GBA games with videos and boxart in about 2 minutes which would have taken about 5 hours letting Emulation Station scrape them. LOL!

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Awesome brother, glad you were able to get the artwork moved over and thank you so much for sharing what you did! It's people such as yourself that make this community so awesome!

[@deejaydark07]

I know I'm late, but when you scrape in ES.. Where it says scrape ( all games, media, etc ) select no media. It will only scrape games that have no boxart. You can also select which system you want i stead of scrapping every game you own. By reading your comment, you selected all games instead of only scrappi g games with no boxart. Other than that.. I'm glad you got it working.

[@derekswitzer9624]

Awesome! Is this less of a beta now (closer to final)? Also, how do you feel about this vs Retrobat? And is there a way to have both installed (used) and only need one set of bios and rom folders??

[@WagnersTechTalk]

It's up to the developers to determine if it's out of beta. From my testing, it seemed very stable though. EmuDeck has a lot of options that make re-configuring the emulators very easy, some may prefer it over RetroBat. I've not tried sharing the bios and roms between both EmuDeck and RetroBat, but this may be possible.

[@christianmeier9993]

do someone knownwhy my roms are not recognized by emudeck? put dem all to tje corresponding rom folder but it only find the emulators?

[@sigglass2183]

Can you play commercial games on EMU deck such as GTA, Minecraft, Call Of Duty, and Red Redemption?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

What you install is entirely up to you, but some of those may be playable.

[@RetroMan-]

What's your thoughts on this vs Retrobat? Retrobat is too lockdown for my tastes as it doesnt let me change the hotkeys

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Since EmuDeck is using Steam Input, you can configure the buttons based on your preference. From a configurability standpoint, EmuDeck might be what you're looking for.

[@Khinh-xq6lx]

this is really new

[@therexershow]

John , on the select emulators page, why is Emulationstation listed as an emulator when it’s an overall frontend and what happens if you select Emulastiknststion, mame, and Retroarch to all install ?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I think the main reason is to avoid creating another collection in Steam for frontends (there are only two of them). You're right, it isn't an emulator but having it in the same group keeps everything in one place. For the MAME option, if both are installed (retroarch and mame), it also installs standalone MAME .265. That's my understanding, at least.

[@therexershow]

@@WagnersTechTalk If I install emustation then it already adds all the emulators ?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

During the setup wizard, you select which emulators you want to install. See 04:56

[@therexershow]

@@WagnersTechTalk ok. So I still have to select the other emulators as well. Thanks. Im Interested in trying this.

[@Bineki2002]

Emulation station appears, but not lunch. The same goes to pegasus, what I am doing wrong?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Try uninstalling EmuDeck and re-installing it, let me know if that helps. Chances are, some component didn't download completely.

[@Bineki2002]

@@WagnersTechTalk Tks bro.

[@kyokushin1289]

@@Bineki2002 did that work for u ?

[@Bineki2002]

@@kyokushin1289 yeah, you have to go to menage emulators and install those to work.

[@kyokushin1289]

@@Bineki2002 thanks i will try this :D

[@82fx-]

How do we direct the front end to open a different emulator than what was installed originally like lime 3ds for example instead of citra

[@WagnersTechTalk]

EmuDeck has a list of supported/planned emulators here: emudeck.github.io/emulators/windows/supported-emulators . Using one not on the list is a video for another day 😎

[@nauikunart]

does emudeck automates all bios and retroarch core need, I only got my roms as of now, they are n64 and older

[@WagnersTechTalk]

If you have the needed files, it should be able to play them. If you have any difficulties, use the BIOS Checker to make sure they are correct.

[@honk_tm]

Just saw your video reviewing 100k retro game HDD and you mentioned that it has just nearly the complete catalog. Would you happen to know where I can buy/download complete catalog?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

All links are in the video description, the one for Amazon is not currently available though.

[@sidneymorais]

Great Video! Greetings from Brazil. I installed it, bot my joystick (8bitdo 2.4g) is doing a print screen every time I click button A. And pausing when I push B. Every time I correct it in the retroarch configurations, when I change for another game ou emulator (When I change SNES to MAME, for example) the buttons start do all wrong again. Anyone know how fix this? Thank you!

[@leongrayson7590]

I got stuck at parsing it says enabled parsers returned no apps, I don’t know what else to do

[@WagnersTechTalk]

May be that it didn't find any games in the Emulation sub folder or the parsers were all turned off.

[@leongrayson7590]

Well it worked after I paired the controller, but switch doesn’t work on emulation station I keep getting a error about yuzu when I’m using Ryujinx and the sound isn’t working on the emulator

[@valentingalicia2547]

Una pregunta, steam me puede banear por usar emudeck en pc? Es que estoy jugando juegos de xbox 360 en steam con emudeck pero no se si en algun momento me puedan banear.

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I've never heard of such a thing happening.

[@valentingalicia2547]

@@WagnersTechTalk Muchas gracias por tu respuesta bro!

[@Victor-ik7pu]

I got my games downloaded. I go to start it and it crashes after a second. I checked all my files and updated the emulators. Any tips to fix this?

[@standakasajik6162]

Where can i get games for it ? Im asking fór advice

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I can't provide links on where to get games. Search for something like "[game system] archive" and that may help.

[@del3bcl3]

why is B a duckstation settings pop up???? And LB 1 fast forward????? How do i clear hot keys? This isnt set up for any ps1 game play as i need those buttons. What ever they did messed all the hot keys up for everything and i cant default them

[@BRSMaximuM]

If you are installing it to Steamdeck with Windows 11 on it, which option do you choose, Steamdeck or Windows 11 PC while installing it? Thanks,

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I've not run EmuDeck in Windows on the Steam Deck, but I think Windows 11 PC should work out fine.

[@PlanetGamz]

Is there a way to make a ES shortcut to my desktop so i can just open it from my desktop and start playing without opening steam and steam library and then non steam games to get to ES?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Yes. Launch Steam, locate ES. Click the Settings (gear) icon. Then Manage -> Add desktop shortcut.

[@PlanetGamz]

@@WagnersTechTalk thanks you. I was rattling my brain with such a simple thing. I don't use steam & only have like 2 games on steam. I keep all my games in a folder labeled games in my start menu.

[@DaleJohnstone-z2u]

Where do you find the BIOS/ROMs

[@Tommymkll]

Hello, Why is there no SNES emulator on the parsers list?? Im baffled by this

[@Krometheous]

How do you add mupen64 or other emulators to emudeck on windows as well as steam rom manager?

[@comfysofa1549]

Hi - great tutorial but its totally baffling....your tutorial aside wasnt emudeck supposed to be a kind of "run the exe" stick your roms in the roms folder and away you go..??"

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Thank you for your comment, yeah it's meant to be that way but of course there is always more to it than that. But, I get your drift 😎

[@thomasantipleb8512]

Each time I run an emulator, the games run at very low brightness. When I close the game, the low brightness remains until I turn the monitor off and on again. Is there a way to increase the brightness in emudeck or even each emulator separately?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

The brightness is controlled by your monitor, I'm not sure I understand.

[@thomasantipleb8512]

@@WagnersTechTalk Monitor is at max brightness always but it is darker after closing an emulator. Anyway, thanks for replying.

[@woraz96]

If I Install Windows only on my Steam Deck will this work? I don't really need Steam OS and don't want to double boot. Will the Windows-Emudeck Installation make everything work on my Steam Deck?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I've heard from one individual that said the WiFi drivers for the SD OLED aren't working. I don't own that particular model, so I can't confirm. Before installing Windows on the SD internal SSD, I'd recommend performing a test using a microSD to make sure everything is working just fine for you. For a full guide on how to do that, please see here: wagnerstechtalk.com/sd-windows

[@Gamerbox89]

there is launchbox aswell like emudeck

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Yep, there are other options too. One I also like is RetroBat, more info. here: wagnerstechtalk.com/retrobat

[@Gamerbox89]

@@WagnersTechTalk yeah thanks but i already have like 3k games in launchbox lol all retros with amiga aswell

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Ah, the Amiga... my 2nd computer was the Amiga 1000, loved that machine!

[@Gamerbox89]

@@WagnersTechTalk mine was the amiga 500 my first computer then started with consoles etc like the nes and up hheehe

[@sigglass2183]

Any data you save on a storage device for EMU deck, can you just use it to install on another windows device with the existing data.

[@WagnersTechTalk]

I'm not sure I understand the question.

[@sigglass2183]

@@WagnersTechTalk Can you back your data and restored it on another device where you can continue playing wherever you last left off on your other device?

[@cesaraugustoagudelo8461]

When will be available on the macOS???

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Two days ago they released an unstable release for macOS that has bugs on their patreon. Not sure when the initial public release will be.

[@cesaraugustoagudelo8461]

@@WagnersTechTalk well let’s hope by the end of summer it’s ready and hopefully iOS and iPadOS as well since emulation is booming right now for Apple. Thanks for the info!!!🙏🙏🙏

[@raysandrarexxia941]

What do I do about the Emulation Station update?

[@sigglass2183]

Could you also play EMU deck offline?

[@WagnersTechTalk]

For setup, being online is needed. Once setup, it's launched by Steam.

[@Luksonsk_]

Will it work on low end pc

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Depending on the type of games, yes. The more recent the system being emulated, the less likely it will perform well.

[@Luksonsk_]

@@WagnersTechTalk i have pentium dualcore 3 ram gt9400 will it work?

[@JerrardJDDavis-gy9hh]

Will EmuDeck Work On Any Laptops

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Any Windows laptop, desktop or handheld PC will work, yes.

[@JerrardJDDavis-gy9hh]

@@WagnersTechTalk Thanks

[@skatermark420]

i hate how many issues i have with emudeck. its not simple at all lol. i just use launchbox (paid version)

[@WagnersTechTalk]

What issues are you having?

[@salihunal829]

Thanks

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Very welcome!

[@AngelSantamaria-iy6hc]

Where exactly do I find the bios and roms???

[@Senorgrav]

Nice try bro

[@pkpkpkok]

suyu?rog ally?

[@Khinh-xq6lx]

retroarch was the legacy

[@YoshiIsCool1]

Awesomeness

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Thank you for watching!

[@TheCraig628]

For me no game parsers showed up i followed your whole guide what a shame

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Try uninstall/reinstall and seek if the parsers show up then.

[@ahmedrifai8373]

goooo

[@Jethroeze]

My brain hurts I'm stuck at the bios and the rims part

[@pims59380]

Yuzu emudeck Down

[@WagnersTechTalk]

Yuzu was shutdown by Nintendo.

[@leongrayson7590]

@wagnerstechtalk I had downloaded switch but it’s not working it keeps bringing up yuzu but I have the other enabled,what can I do to play the switch?

[@leongrayson7590]

Also the sound isn’t working

[@steffdia7080]

Nintendo, Sony will hunt paid emulators and will bring to lawsuit. Emudeck, Launchbox etc will shutdown.

[@WagnersTechTalk]

There is a risk when money is involved.

[@shaolin95]

Ok Karen