How to mod and add games to your NES, SNES, and Genesis Mini using Hakchi CE 3.8 (2020 Tutorial)

[@My2Cents1]

About breaking the system... I was set on the task of modding my friend's NES Classic, the 2018 re-release. I used the the original Hakchi2, which I used on my own NES Classic (the 2016 release)... BIG MISTAKE. It worked fine on my NES, but it broke my friend's. I couldn't get it to work even if I installed the original kernel. It was BRICKED... or so I thought. Then I read online that the second release of NES Classic came with a few structural changes, and that Hakchi CE would fix it. Said and done... I installed Hakchi CE and hooked up my friend's dead NES Classic. I didn't even have to do anything. It detected what was wrong immediately, and ran the repair. The NES Classic worked again, as if never broken at all. I love the guys at Shinkansen.

[@mikmojo4823]

Good job ;D

[@Lukas-ht9lu]

I would have Probaly gotten a heart attack

[@vorhese]

My Nintendo Mini has been sitting around collecting dust for a couple years, wow, so much more potential now.

[@eryksmialek4907]

Ikr

[@fikrifadillah3247]

Lol same

[@alfonsopandacciaio4704]

@@fikrifadillah3247 I'm a zoomer why i'm here?

[@XDBenjy]

What cores can it run?

[@joetassone3288]

Hi Patton Plays thanks for making this video. After ruling out any possible usb cable/driver/av/firewall issues etc. I was still having a hard time getting the mini to flash successfully on v3.8.0. After disconnecting from the internet it worked like a charm. Once flash is done you can then reconnect to the net and scrape box art. Just wanted to mention this for anyone to try that is having issues as well. Cheers and hope it helps!

[@toast3619]

Joe, I had the same problem but disconnecting the internet worked aswell but ty bc I couldn't figure it out

[@JohnnyKnuckles316]

1 issue i was having with hakchi was that it would also say that it was taking too long. so i turned off the mini, disconnected the cable, and closed hackchi completely. then i restarted the program again, plugged it back in and followed your steps again and it worked. sometimes a simple, on/off try again approach is applicable.

[@sherekhangamedev]

Beautiful, is great how all the parts involved (including you sharing and Re explaining) keep working on this. Thanks to all for the great work!

[@PattonPlays]

Thanks man, thye've done a great job with it.

[@Lexxander1979]

Dude, your channel is one of my absolute favorites. Your how to videos really helped me hack both my genesis mini and new classic. I just have to say one thing though that had me completely stuck. When watching your how to add sega cd games I got stuck and couldn't find the libretro file and didn't know I had to install retroarch first. Other than that it was a piece of cake just as you showed. Thank you.

[@jimmyhazard]

Finally getting around to "hacking" my Mini and this was super clear and to the point. Thanks dude!

[@PerraDeeJay]

You`re the MAN! Now i can update… And a new retroarch… Thank you Patton!

[@PattonPlays]

Enjoy!

[@dannyconnell8827]

Perfect timing. Have a Genesis, SNES and Super Famicom in the queue for the weekend.

[@PattonPlays]

Awesome!

[@halfadozen6]

The weekend?!? Man I spent 3 days on my nes Classic alone 😂 but my ocd kicks in & I go down rabbit holes looking for lost gems etc & then have to have all my game titles etc typed out nice & uniform. I’m a mess....

[@dannyconnell8827]

@@halfadozen6 Thankfully I have a solid RecalBox build. Just looking to move over each systems own rom list so hoping it's not too crazy. RecalBox is where my OCD hit hard.

[@mcrecordings]

I updated from 3.53 to 3.80 and wondered why only original games, or roms using the standard SNES emulator were working. Watching this I realise you now have to additionally download Retroarch, not just the cores you want (I was stuck on that for ages). I did see the retroarch downloads but thought they were just themes...

[@jcmbird]

The new update is awesome. The scraper is a game changer! My mini is awesome with all the descriptions and looking for 2 player games is real easy!

[@PattonPlays]

Yeah the scraper is sooooo nice.

[@MANNYMODS]

Thanks so much for this video! I was trying to play nes games on my snes but it wouldn't load. You helped me to get it work

[@luckyluke95]

I try this version for my Megadrive Mini. It’s awesome ! I put full set 32X, Sega-CD, Megadrive, Master System and Game Gear on USB key. It’s easy to use it and it’s more stable than Project Lunar. I play .chd with picodrive and .cue + .img/bin with genesis plus. Be careful, use genesis plus for game with multi-disc like Night Trap, picodrive don’t work with multi-disc when you change disc. Don’t forget to apply the good core for all of your Sega-CD iso 😉 For information, .chd file is more compress than .bin or .img 😉 Enjoy 👍

[@enriquec.7057]

how exactly do you do this? i have 256 gb samsung 3.0 drive and i downloaded the mod. also got the bios for sega cd but i use it to play with other systems emulator on my pc. will they work on hackchi? got one sega cd final fight to appear and play but it had no sound, by you putting all the files it lets you play prevoiusly unplayable games. You have a video how do it? the above is edited and skips certain parts

[@luckyluke95]

Enrique C. Yes

[@Blernster]

Thank you! This was the only guide that actually helped me. I got it working with extra games and it was running NES games, although it had about half a second input delay, then I tried to add more games are and the games wouldn't launch, I would click it and it would go to start then go right back to the menu. So I'm going to just factory reset and only add SNES games.

[@gamerdude612]

Thanks dude I've been having a blast adding games to these mini systems I'm definitely gonna add this update you're the man.

[@PattonPlays]

Nice!

[@acidfruitloops]

updating just shit all over itself, full critical error. would advise not to update

[@red.362]

Just booted up Hakchi CE v3.4.1 and got prompted for this update. Thanks man!

[@PattonPlays]

Awesome!

[@GlensRetroShow]

Nice.. now we just need this for the PC engine mini's

[@YellowandBlack]

Good stuff mate just updated it here on this Saturday morning The whole team are doing a brilliant job with the work they put in

[@PattonPlays]

Yeah they're doing an awesome job.

[@Shawnredfield98]

Awesome! Thanks for putting these updated versions up Bro.

[@PattonPlays]

No problem!

[@eiskalt4136]

As more get TG16/PCE mini from JP, hopefully there will be some traction with those as well. Seems like similar hardware to Sega Gen/MD mini just with 4gb storage. Sweet! Strong work, Patton.

[@PattonPlays]

Thanks! And yes I know MadMonkey is already at work on the TG16 Mini.

[@alfredocanas6802]

The TG16/PCE mini uses almost the same SOC and board from the Genesis mini so it shouldn't be a big deal for MadMonkey, the only thing I've heard is that it is risky to change controllers while the turbo is on and apparently it fries the usb port but I am not sure if this is accurate.

[@TruMusicLighting]

@@PattonPlays :O

[@TheSlizardKing]

First timer here. when I click "Install Driver" nothing happens. The terminal (?) window opens and runs, or attempts to run something, but .. nothing happens.

[@wait..what.]

thank you 🙏🏾 you are a good instructor. i just got my snes classic yesterday, unboxed this morning, while watching this video, within an hour i had it up and running with new games added. thanks for all the hard work. cheers 🍻

[@PattonPlays]

Glad I could help!

[@brokensprites]

Wow, a new hakchi release? That's amazing how much work and time has gone into this program. Thank you, to the whole team for your help making the minis fun. Thanks Patton for a great tutorial, you have mastered the art. ✌^_^

[@PattonPlays]

Thanks man!

[@brokensprites]

@@PattonPlays You're welcome bro.

[@jamalisanonion]

3.8 UPDATE IS SAVAGE

[@PattonPlays]

Yeah it's got some really nice updates!

[@bonedog5130]

Thank you...this is the best video i've found about installing emulators.

[@jaym5118]

Patton has always been the best channel for this stuff.

[@originalfunkyfry]

Thanks for all the information -- I've been very happy with what I've been able to do with the Sega Mini through Hakchi. Instead of paying somebody 30 or 40 bux to send me a stick full of 7 or 8 hundred games, many of which will not work with the emulator designed for the system, I'm able to curate a more user-friendly collection (a sandisk cruzer 32Gb drive will hold around 250 games which to me, is enough). I had to spend hours play-testing but I can say that at least 80-90% of the mods for sega genesis do work with hakchi 3.8. Right now I'm just keeping this system dedicated to Sega products, but I'm interested in perhaps running Master System or Saturn games on it. But I'm aware of the complications with Saturn.

[@GiSWiG]

Three things: 1-I don't think it is difficult to figure out but your update videos take the approach that you are using a new system, not updating an already hacked system. With the new info feature, I'm curious if it will just update what it already there. 2-If compatibility of the default genesis core was improved, how's the TMNT Hyper Stone Heist? 3-Can you have one install of Hakchi manage multiple minis? I never tried. I've spent to much time getting them how I want to screw them up. Currently, I have three separate copies, one for the NES, SNES and Genesis.

[@brustercole5037]

Thank, Patton and all the people are work on hakchi CE 3.8

[@Grayald]

How far the process has come. Seems like just yesterday we were following your 2017 vids.

[@PattonPlays]

Oof yeah that was a while ago huh?

[@TruMusicLighting]

Woooo new video. Thanks Patton

[@winterwolf2164]

Thanks dude. Each of your tutuorials have been extremely helpful.

[@PattonPlays]

Happy I could help!

[@stevenchambers9438]

Can’t wait use new hackchi update always love your content

[@PattonPlays]

Thanks man!

[@thatchbro1234]

Thank you so much ! Finally did it because of you!

[@inceptional]

Hey, I've noticed that if I hold L+R on my SNES controller for a second or two it crashes the console. Is there a way to deactivate this (I don't even know what it's supposed to do anyway)?

[@halfadozen6]

Been using this the past couple days, I really enjoy it outside of ☝️ glaring issue I’ve been having. Idk if using the gbc filters changed something, but all my gb & gbc files are mixed up now in hakchi. It even turned the gb file icons yellow in the folder page... besides that it’s a pretty excellent setup so far!!!

[@mnico3017]

Thank you very much for your clear explanation (even for a non english, with subtitles it's ok) very nice job !

[@rubenr31]

Hey Patton been watching your vids for awhile now since the release of the snes mini. Just subscribe! Im still modifying my snes. Glad you are updating vids! Huge help!!

[@1169218923]

Hey Pat, thanks for this excellent update. One question, do you have a video on your channel showing how to remove an older version of Hakchi so you can basically start from scratch and THEN use this video? Thanks in advance.

[@1169218923]

Brian Jones exactly, I have a lot on my SNES mini, but I am worried I will mess something up.

[@johnnywebb8696]

YESS! Back to the old intro! :D

[@Stonecon]

Finally got it to recognize. It didnt see tje games I already had on it from a previous hakchi version so I lost 30 games. Also I cant install retorarch or any cores. Im on windows 10.

[@stephenegan4130]

Had mine exactly as i wanted then got a message that says.." this modded system is not for re-sale..you was scammed" ..obviously not nint€ndo, All my snes games now have a C7. Error when i try to start a game even tho they ran perfectly before, any fix for this?

[@andreg3912]

Nice timing, I updated to 3.8 1 hour ago. Is there a method to update retroarch and the cores instead of installing always the new versions?

[@PattonPlays]

I will see what I can find out.

[@andreg3912]

Thank you, I hope there is an easy way.

[@AwesomesMan]

@@PattonPlays also curious about this bc I’m worried I’ll clutter the space on my snesc with old versions

[@boodro2122]

Thanks for updating when they do, man.

[@PattonPlays]

Happy to help!

[@boodro2122]

@@PattonPlays hey Patton, one more thing please...? I was wondering why I couldn't just hit Google for the box art? I ended up flashing back to factory but if I decide to modify it again in the future, it sure would be nice for an easier way to obtain box art for the games I put on...

[@Supersonicspyro]

@@boodro2122 well if the Google option isn't working you could always google and save the box arts images yourself, then hit browse to select the saved files

[@boodro2122]

@@Supersonicspyro Yeah, thank you. That's what I ended up doing initially. A bit more tedious, but that's the only way I see of doing it. Thanks for the reply.

[@markracer3281]

J.P. does it again... Thank you!!!

[@PattonPlays]

Lol thanks!

[@b3glck702]

Quick questions if you know the answers mate: 1. Hyperstone Heist... does it work OK now with the stock emulator 2. Mickey Mania... the moose chase level does this still glitch or is it solved with the stock emulator 3. Non US games... do they save as they would do normally. Micro Machines, Sensible Soccer for example Again great video Patton and thanks again for all your help 😀 Stay Safe and take care mate

[@PattonPlays]

You would have to go to the Discord and ask around for specific games.

[@b3glck702]

@@PattonPlays Do you have the link for that mate?

[@PattonPlays]

Link is in the description. Or in Hakchi.

[@jcmbird]

1) Sound still doesn't work, unfortunately. Genesis GX required for TMNT.

[@b3glck702]

@@jcmbird Cheers John 😀

[@thischannel1071]

Hi. I found that it isn't necessary to do the power+reset thing when installing the custom kernel with Hakchi 3.8. I was able to install the custom kernel while the SNESC was powered-off. It just did it automatically when I clicked on Yes to installing the custom kernel with my SNESC powered-off but connected to the USB cable. And after it finished installing, the SNESC main menu and music loaded, despite that the power switch was still set to Off. To turn off the SNESC after that, I had to move the power switch to the On position, and then to the Off position again.

[@Joaquin-jz2gw]

You are a god among men Patton!! Thank you!!

[@matr1x83]

Is there any way to do this with an Apple computer?? iMac

[@jansierminski9896]

I have a console that supports the formats: gba, gbc and nes but when connecting to a computer it does not detect. How to change the game format, e.g. N64 to nes Classic without connecting the nes console? I need to know!

[@michaelgeelan778]

Is everyone having the experience where the game description doesnt fill the description box on the genesis mini correctly? I'm noticing the description is all on one line, and it displays about 7 words and the rest isn't visible on screen.

[@michaelgeelan778]

Update: I ended up reinstalling hackchi on my system, and the issue is resolved now. Everything displays as it should

[@gcforreal]

I like the hackchi so much more than using project lunar for the Genesis mini

[@PattonPlays]

Awesome man I'm glad.

[@Rafto]

Hi Patton, thank you very much for all your videos. I was wondering if you could help us with a video explaining how to import or install SNES MSU files to the SNES mini, please. That kind of games are the ones that are modded with orchestral music and videos. Some of them look and sound really nice. I hope you can help us. Thank you very much for your support and efforts.

[@Gladson]

I never used hakchi before, downloaded version 3.8.0 but when I plug my NES classic (first release), nothing happens. It stays "waiting for your mini". I tried with 4 different USB cables, makes no difference.

[@vincimarino]

Great! The otg games is also supported on the sega mini?

[@fabiooliveirabrsp]

I went back to version 3.7. After updating, I noticed that the image on the Sega Genesis Mini is blurred with the CRT filter just like the original UI. In 3.7 even using scanlines, the image is very vivid. Is there any way to resolve this in this new update? I want to use the m2 emulator with more image quality ...

[@boodro2122]

Hahaha ok, Patton. Missed this one. Thanks, man!

[@kimmosakko7283]

Hey Patton! Have you tried the Scummvm core on sega mini? To play the classic Lucasarts games, Monkey Islands and Day of the Tentacle A guide for it would be awesome! I tried following the kmfdmanics guide but no luck. Black screen and back to menu for some reason. Thanks for all these videos! Edit: got it working. Loaded the scummvm core and then manually opened the games 👍

[@asphixmx]

You know how to explain very well. Thanks for this tutorial! I received yesterday my Genesis Mini and want to hack it. This tutorial is the one I am going to follow.

[@joeyhome3417]

is there a complete tutor on just the SNES with Hakchi 3.8 ? , no adding 5 emulators to the system , or showing about other mini systems, im trying to find one Just SNES , and putting games on to it, thanks

[@randycruel]

I have a question: I added retro arch and Genesis Plus GX so that I could get Truxton to play and play Master System games. I have set Truxton to launch with the Genesis Plus GX core instead of the Genesis Mini’s default. So if I hit the Start or A button on Truxton, it will load with Genesis Plus GX. I want all my other games to run with the Genesis Mini’s default emulator (I prefer the save State menu). If I hit the A button on any game, it will be just like a default Genesis Mini. But if I hit the Start button, it for some reason, loads the game with Genesis Plus GX (even though I had it set to the default Genesis Mini emulator). Is there any way to turn off the setting that launches all games in Genesis Plus GX if you hit the Start button to launch them?

[@Slumpybuttons]

Is there any way to assign systems en masse? It'd be a bit tedious to go through hundreds of NES games and tell it which core to use for each. Something that auto-detects the proper extension would be much simpler.

[@edgardosicat5397]

Can you please make a video on how to solve power issues with the Super Nintendo Classic Edition such as random shutdown?

[@atarileaf]

Funny this video came out today. Just a couple hours ago I used the new hakchi to load TG-16 games on my NES mini since im not sure when I'll be able to get the tg16 mini

[@atranfanatic]

Just order it from Amazon Japan. I did a couple nights ago and I'm getting it the 14th next week here in Arizona. Just go to the site and use Google translator to change to English and order.

[@bestoutrunner]

Rocket Knight Adventures, Sparkster and Frogger now work with m2engage.

[@SeveredLegs]

Don't bother with M2Engage. Bad audio lag. Might as well just go with Genesis Plus GX, which solves that whole issue.

[@jmitchell67060]

Is there a certain way to disconnect everything when you are done copying and I need more details when copying to USB drive

[@mattb9664]

Make sure to format with the Default Allocation size (at least with a cheap PNY type drive) and always eject the USB drive. It will eventually corrupt otherwise.

[@DoughDareOh]

Thanks for this. Following it now.

[@DAChosen1]

New subscriber because of this video, thanks! Quick question; before this version (3.8), I was using 2.30 or something with my NES Classic but do I have to restore the original kernel before connecting with 3.8 or could I just connect it as it is and Hakchi will adjust be compatible to use with 3.8? Sorry if this question sounds confusing

[@PattonPlays]

You will want to uninstall with your previous build before installing CE.

[@DAChosen1]

Patton Plays Okay will do, thanks!

[@fredericodaiadolagocarnaub6679]

Mine is always offline it cant work

[@bodhisatva1975]

So I didn’t get a USB cable with my NES mini, and I don’t have any USB ports on my NES mini. The only thing I have is an HDMI-OUT and a DC-IN. The only cable I got with it is an HDMI cable. Am I still able to add games?

[@CosmicSponge2004]

HELP PLEASE!!! I Tried to Delete Hackchi from my Genesis After Deleting the Games I Added but it WON'T WORK! It my mini took too long yet all me antivirusrs, vpns, & firewall are turned off! How Do I Deltet? PLEASE HELP!!!! The Official Reddit & Discord didn't have any help that worked!

[@RP_Williams]

The last update (3.7?) removed a bunch of cores from the retroarch store....luckily i had a backup of the old one on my external drive (and could till get said cores)....won't be updating, i've learned my lesson (also, the old one worked just fine...these new features don't change much, unless you're really picky with your menus). I say the say thing with say youtube or facebook....why keep 'fixing' things when they're not broke (ESPECIALLY when the older version was better)?

[@davidroberts3262]

Does anyone know how to change the back icon image? Also does anyone know how to change the retroarch background image of outer space?

[@ChrisGuzzardo]

Hi, I followed this tutorial and added NES and SNES games, but once I connect the sega to the TV I dont see any of the games. Can you help me figure out what I did wrong?

[@gamegap620]

Thanks for all the tips on setting up Hackchi! It really helped us get our system up for doing game reviews!

[@PattonPlays]

Happy to help.

[@michaelyapkf]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@PattonPlays]

No problem!

[@jrtien]

Im super hesitant to try because I bricked my snes mini once before. I had to have someone on reddit give me a kernel. I have no idea why it wouldn't work.

[@KanyegTruthTeller313]

i've tried several power cords and it's not showing the greenlight

[@orionpax85]

Hey P. I seen a vid where Bar Games were able to be loaded on the mini like G.I. Joe attack on Cobra island.

[@romarioglover360]

I'm Having Problems Adding Snes Games Can't Find The ROMS File

[@nicknikas726]

Okay so I was able to add Nes games and they work. I was able to add SNES and Genesis games but I get c7 errors when I tried playing them. The boy art came up with most of the games when I synchronised them. What did I do wrong? 🤦‍♂️😩🙄😂

[@SeveredLegs]

I see Mortal Kombat II was on tehre but not unlocked. What were the other games they couldn't come to an agreement on?

[@ryankilgore5947]

So, when adding multiple consoles like this, what about folders within the console folders for when you add too many games for one particular console to go in one folder? (Like for this video if you woulda had like 100-300 NES games) How do you do that additional organization since the NES classic only recommends having 45 games maximum per folder?

[@TheMonghy]

Is there anything I need to keep in mind when putting Super Famicom games with translation patches applied on an American SNES Classic?

[@notorioushsg1]

Awesome!!... where does everyone go to back up all the SNES games they have? ;)

[@markisherecanada]

What am I doing wrong.. I can play all the extra nes games I put on my nes mini classic but no other system s game will work. I select the right console and core. I try every core it will not work. Up by the structure dropdown tab do i change it from nes? Please help I either get a blank screen for a second or a c7 error

[@Fonz128]

One game I couldn’t run on the SEGA genesis mini is Phantasy Star 2. I don’t know if it’s the rom I used.

[@Mugenlord1]

Since a few days Google Search option (to scrape Cover and spine artork) doesn't work anymore in Hakchi 3.9.1Anybody else with this problem and is it possible to fix it? A Google Update can be the problem....

[@matttherrien9608]

Thanks again, you're the man!

[@PattonPlays]

Happy to help!

[@annoryoung3311]

I tried select+start to open retro arch for snes games but didn't open retro arch

[@kylehayden4298]

I keep getting an error when I run this program that doesn't allow me to repair/install kernals, Unhandled exception has occured in your application. If you click continue, this application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click quit, the application will close immediately" can someone please help

[@mrfarenheit26]

Same

[@TheWonkster]

You say you shouldn't have to flash the kernel when you plug it back in, but I've had to several times, any reason you can think of as to why?

[@UltraCon79]

I have a Q. Let's say I have HCE 3.8.0 installed and all my smaller roms exported to USB. I watch your video on adding PSX games and it was a lot of work my hat is off to you. COULD I JUST copy my PSX bin and cue files to the USB and find them in Retroarch? OR do they REQUIRE that I export them with HCE 3.8.0 for Retroarch to see them?

[@sergeybondarev9159]

Thank you fom 2022 !!))))

[@keithgoetting8051]

Im not sure that anyone will see this, but does anyone else get an error message after modding their snes classic? sega, nes and snes games all play fine on the system, but a little error message pops up before each game. error 4 or somthing, then when you shut the console off it says error 8. Should I reset the system and set it back to normal then reinstall the games and retroarch? tyia

[@RETRONuts]

I use this cause I can use 3D box art.. :)..oh thats why it called Hakchi - it the name of the emulator on the NES Classic Edition - Kachikachi,(Hack Hitachi)

[@fabianramirez7193]

im using the usb cable originally provided with the console. should i not be using that usb cable?

[@mikenielsen1658]

I got the Super mini SN-02- Does this work process work on this? i'm having a hard time figuring out if this is considered a "classic" and if this process will work with my console. I've never done anything like this before and would love some help!!

[@EternalRust_doom]

on sega mini- HOw do you directly fall back to Gensis menu instead of Retroarch? I want to skip the action of quitting Retroarch every time i get out of a game running on retroarch

[@goodname7660]

I downloaded the modules and got the games but when i try and sync it says the custom kernel needs to reboot so i do that but it never loads and doesnt work please help

[@spagbowlsparmacheese629]

Disabled all virus, firewall and VPN and snes still remains "offline" using Hakchi 3.8.

[@GamerDan89]

Dead USB Port?