KinHank Has Refreshed Their 12TB HDD with MORE Retro Games!

[@IHaveBadWiFiBro]

game preservation at its finest

[@Great-Documentaries]

Illegal Game Piracy at its finest!

[@CornyPuddle]

Nice to see they listened. I've never bought one of these or any version of it. But seeing they are a company that kind of cares makes me wanna try one

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Kinhank is one of the better ones and have been around a while. I agree and have ordered one 😂. If nothing else it saves me time.

[@duskgnu80]

Subscribed just cuz of jr in beginning! Paid $180 for mine and waiting for arrival. For those gripping about price, I set up my son's series S dev mode and spent weeks doing downloads, setting up, configuring only to one day to have xbox magically no longer recognize my firecuda hdd. Buying this so I can keep a master around and build a much smaller, stable, updated version on my new mini pc. Well worth the price of time and labor involved.

[@Harlod814]

I have no intention of buying one of these since I already have 600+ GB of games I’ve curated over the years, but I just really like listening to you discuss this stuff. You and Russ are my favorites with this kind of content. Keep up the good work, you seem like a real chill dude.

[@Hblue-ju9rv]

Wow 600+ that's incredible

[@BuffAndStuff21]

Send me your rom list lol

[@franciscooteiza]

Only 600GB? Come back when you're working with at least 200TB. Then we can talk!

[@mike_t_007]

​@franciscooteiza Wait does 200TB of retro games even exist? I thought the 96TB $5000.00 drive had every game

[@stevieh6]

Feels like I should wait until the "next" version to buy one of these..

[@ygrittesnow1701]

If that is your plan you will never get one. There will always be an updated/renewed version to follow. Very much like computers themselves. Buy one today. Something new and better will be out probably before you've paid for the system you bought. Think there is a principle called Moore's law.

[@cine-ish]

The racing game was a Japanese exclusive Initial D port colloquially called wangan

[@Admiral_Gonzo_III]

Great video for a product that perhaps is great for those who cannot get access to these types of software. Or just to back up everyone's current garage of dumped cartridges and CDs. Thanks for the video and the entertainment!

[@peterstaklis3712]

For the 3DS games not working in retrobat you likely need to go into settings and add zip as a file type the front end and emulator loads. I know not plug and play but fixable if you Google how to configure retrobat. Probably the same fix for big box.

[@vman859]

How can I do this please?

[@IronbugVR]

I got to say, it looks pretty. I feel half the fun though is getting all the roms and art yourself and setting up your own front-ends. I spend more time just configuring my devices and having fun. This is great for someone who doesn't like setting things up.

[@josepl7639]

Great review, I have the original kinhank and 90 percent of the games don’t work. Had to setup launch box but it was very glitchy. I am going to wait for next version in two or 3 years

[@XenosbioZ]

First video ive seen from this channel, subbing after seeing Ken Griffey jr and Hank edited in 😂

[@CAPMAX_Gaming]

Well Zu, that there was some Wangan Midnight. Great arcade highway racing series.

[@iTube481]

Hi, what budget mini pc would you recommend to buy to play everything on this? I would only use the mini pc to play the games on tv. Thanks in advance for the reply.

[@mike_t_007]

Any modern PC with a discrete graphics card would be great for these games. Are you buying a mini PC, building one or a combinationof both? Also what budget are you working with? Are you open to a gaming laptop? Lots of questions and a few good directions you can go in

[@lawrencelynn3207]

300 dollar mini PC from Amazon works great but for excellent play you have to transfer all of those files to a better HDD.

[@Exit854]

When sailing the high seas publicly… you may be pushing boundaries lol😅

[@pin00ch]

I have caved and ordered one of these. I feel its worth it for a 12TB drive and enclosure and all the PS3 and switch games that I don't have to download. 260 bucks is a steal if you ask me...providing it works ok. Even just a a backup drive full of romsets that I now don't have to keep on my main drive!!!

[@olliepoplol5894]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Have you gotten yours yet? How has it been?

[@reifhand99]

I was thinking the same thing. I use mini Mac m2, and it’s a great little emulation machine. But none of these front ends will work straight up on it since it’s a Mac. But having all the rom sets downloaded and organised seems worth the price of admission alone

[@pin00ch]

@@olliepoplol5894 it's been great. Front ends are a bit hit and miss and some stuff doesn't work without tinkering but having all the collections of roms is great.

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Ordered mine a couple days ago, just have to wait for shipping from China lol ​@@olliepoplol5894

[@kellinwinslow1988]

Could this be used with the Super Console Pro X5 that you talked about awhile back?

[@12spin]

Awesome breakdown sir! 👍🏾👍🏾

[@mikep9862]

Great review. How did you update the ps3 emulator manually? Thank you

[@rickard.eriksson]

Many of the games is for me nostalgia, and is both hard to get and requires hardware. I’m happy that this is made, cause I’m not playing anything at the moment. For me playing original GTA or BubbleBobble, or classical Nintendo gameboy games is a joy. I’m buying.

[@Macktube]

The previous Kinhank 12TB drive had Hyperspin with 100,000+ games. The Hyperspin in this device only has about 55,000 but most of the other games have been moved over to the other front ends on the drive like Retrobat. Overall this is the better option, my only concern is in the instructions when you set up the device, it tells you to disable your antivirus so that you can install certain required files. That seems risky to me, can you confirm if there's no malware on the device that will negatively affect your computer?

[@retrohandhelds]

Some of the emulators and exe files on the drive will be flagged as potential threats by Windows Defender or your anti-virus program. You also might get Windows Defender pop-ups when the higher-end emulators try to ping their update servers. All of that being said, I haven't encountered any issues with viruses or weird behavior on my computer after using either of the Kinhank 12tb HDDS, but YMMV.

[@Macktube]

@@retrohandhelds That's great to know.✌ You also mentioned that you had to update certain emulators to get them to run games smooth like PS3. How exactly did you do that? Did you have to physically delete the old emulator from the drive or is there a way to update the emulator in the settings once you launch the program?

[@V-Pee]

it's malware. don't listen to this guy just because he's white

[@LoucaoHop]

Just delete the playnite folder as it has pirated pc games, then u wont get any antivirus complaints

[@Macktube]

@@LoucaoHop Yeah but what if I want to play those games 😅. Technically everything on the system is pirated let's be honest. You just got to keep your eyes open in general

[@johnbailey6342]

I just got this drive. I got everything working ok just by updating the emulators. It's worth buying just for the roms alone if you don't like the front end setup create your own to exclude the systems you don't want to play

[@reifhand99]

What format is the HDD?? Are all the romsets organised in a logical order in explorer???

[@Pryoness]

Are the roms in native format?

[@ninja323-x2e]

Hi thanks for the advice and one other thing is there a difference if I purchase it on Ali express which costs around 150 versus buying it on the link you have provided which costs $300

[@BURRITO44]

How will we know what model we are buying ????

[@ninja323-x2e]

Hi I was interested to buying this and just wanted to know how user friendly this is cause I’m not tech savvy but am a plug n play gamer when it comes to computer gaming. My question was since this hardrive is expensive is it worth buying if my preference of games are mostly the heavy games like gta 5 god of war pc spiderman pc last of us uncharted legacy and Batman Arkham games also emulators like switch ps3 and Xbox and Xbox 360 games I do have a high end pc it has ryzen 9 with and reason 16ram and about 4.something ghz. I know this won’t be perfect but is it worth it. And how will I be able to update the emulators without messing up the hard drive. And where is the best place to purchase it. any advice…

[@godschild680]

I'm going to wait for the next version to come out. I want a true plug and play. If it was, I would have bought one right now.

[@retrohandhelds]

The X5 is pretty close to what you're describing. It plays PS2 and GC and comes with a 4TB drive. I can only imagine these consoles will get better as companies get deals on stockpiles of older SOCs that aren't snappy enough for the latest phones.

[@cryptogaming9935]

Thanks for sharing this

[@warpathh]

Can we install Retrobat on our previous 12TB drive instead of buying the new one?

[@ryanbrancel]

Yes you can if you have enough free space. RetroBat is a free download, though they encourage donations. The ROMs need to be placed inside of their own default folder structures, and then RetroBat will download and configure whichever emulator is specified to use.

[@TheOriginalJackTChance]

And in the meantime, Amazon keeps selling it as "in-stock" when it is NOT in-stock and is going to take FOREVER to get to you! I ordered mine during Amazon Prime Days, when it had the largest discount it's had since I learned about it, and mine STILL hasn't arrived. Amazon has pushed back the delivery date about 3 times, blaming "supply chain issues". And yet, when I bought it, the listing on Amazon clearly said "IN-STOCK"! Just very poor business practices all around. Maybe by this time next year, I might actually have one in my hands, if I'm lucky. 😒

[@jsanchez5890]

It would be nice it those games were on an ssd instead of the less expensive hdd.

[@adpbobcat]

@jsanchez5890 yeah, I'm waiting for a ssd version of these retro console

[@A5h3n.]

A 12tb ssd would be too expensive.

[@lukumusdee]

Cant you just transfer the data?

[@phantomx16x]

Would updating the emulators be a good idea ?

[@ryanbrancel]

Yes definitely, update them like normal, or use RetroBat to download and install (if folder is not there or has been moved). In RetroBat I changed it to use Duckstation, Lime3DS, Ryujinx, MGBA, Redream

[@iTube481]

@@ryanbrancel I have the 5 in 1 kinhank 12tb hdd. How do you update the emulators and modules in retrobat?

[@Jfuzzy85]

Is there a way to somehow download another front end to your computer and use the HD games on it instead? I hate hyperspin.

[@leekemp7383]

Just how full is the drive? Is it the 12tb drive full of games or is the 12tb drive just a selling point. Also can you save game progress?

[@retrohandhelds]

It's close to maxed out. You have enough room for saves and to add some additional games, but not much more.

[@alexanderhoffmann9324]

Bought this HardDrive this Morning and Searching for Videos everywhere! Thank you very much! Is there some Free Space for Own Games and can you Install New Themes?

[@ryanbrancel]

Yeah you can install your own themes in Launchbox and RetroBat. Though I bought a larger 14 TB HDD and copied files to there to allow more space, and also to have original as a backup (it's a lot of data if something goes wrong). Found a refurb Enterprise 14 TB on Amazon for $110 and an enclosure for $25.

[@rekdaknight]

How is it?

[@ryanbrancel]

@@rekdaknight the model is below, never heard of MDD before its probably made by another company but it has a 5 yr warranty, runs fast and quiet. So would definitely recommend MDD14TSATA25672E

[@mike_t_007]

​@@rekdaknightPeople that have it love it based on reviews...some complain about some technical setup required but for the most part reviews are positive

[@bobstermanx9430]

3:45 had me laughing a lot

[@Pryoness]

Are the roms in their native format? Sometimes they cone as .exe or different file type than their orginal

[@cellar-door]

You never encountered Street Fighter 4?

[@joec4720]

do you hook this up to your main pc, given it's an external, any scanning before loading in?

[@marinomazzei6242]

New to emulation but fairly competent with navigating software. Is there any way to properly configure the emulations to help the games run smoother for ps2 and Xbox games? That’s pretty much why I picked one up at all. Any assistance is appreciated

[@TheMayorPete]

Do you have a post anywhere that explains what you did to update the system? Like fixing the ps3 emulator, etc......

[@banknasty2374]

If i have a 2nd 12 tb drive can i clone it as a backup

[@jt2quick]

Nice video, buddy. Would you happen to know if it's possible to take this out of the case and just install/mount it inside a regular PC and if so... does it have to be assigned a specific DRIVE LETTER, like D Drive as I think some pre-made others out there have to be assigned a Drive: D to it. TIA....

[@Autos389]

Yeah, Windows assigns drive letters to disks, so the drive will show up as E: (probably, if you have a CD/DVD drive already). And it should work fine from there. if it does need to be on D: (seems unlikely) you can right-click your DVD drive that's on D: and choose "Change Drive Letter" and move it to F: or some other higher letter, then move the Kinhank drive to D: the same way.

[@jt2quick]

@@Autos389 GOT IT.. Thanks for that Tip, buddy... as I wanted to test out the Lightgun I got to see if it will work okay with it being installed as an internal drive rather than a plug in thru USB...... take care and stay safe...

[@noedidit.]

Is the switch experience emulated on the device?

[@dorightproductions2]

What game controller(s) do you use? I've had issues with my retro Nintendo USB controllers and the SNES controller works on some games. My PXN joystick seems to be the best to use. I'd like to know if you have any controllers that you recommend?

[@retrohandhelds]

8bitdo controllers are always a solid bet. Gamesir has really good budget models as well. We have some videos on the channel with recommendations from each company. I think my favorite budget one at the moment is the 8bitdo Ultimate 2C (rh-go.link/8BD-Ultimate-2C_Amzn)

[@dorightproductions2]

@@retrohandhelds thanks!!!

[@BURRITO44]

It’s not Ken and Hank !!! It’s -- Kinhank !!!

[@Beauc4652]

Yeah, because some people whined... not pointing any fingers................... but because some people whined and got views it's got fewer games and emulators. Thanks. For that. It's what I always I didn't want.

[@tugamadness]

It's simple to buy and use, but I'm making my own HDD with games without duplicates etc. So far 6Tb and counting 😁

[@jw2par]

Can i copy over the games i really like to a different drive and just use this drive as a backup ?

[@retrohandhelds]

Probably

[@joshanton2259]

Hotline Miami is badass!

[@lawrencelynn3207]

What I've learned is the hard drive is not great. Transfered the files to a more powerful HDD and now it works like a dream.

[@ismaelcruzvalencia8988]

Good evening what pc you use I no have pc like this drive bot don’t know what mini pc to use with it

[@banknasty2374]

Does it have a good amount of ps2 roms?

[@ericshue2376]

Does it have game manuals of the older systems?

[@iTube481]

How did you update the ps3 emulator and module in Retrobat?

[@TheAnitdote]

Need the Amazon link to this one.

[@LoucaoHop]

Can you install emudeck on it and enable cloud saving to link saves with a steam deck?

[@viflo477]

Hi I got a dump le question is this a plug n play hard five I mean can I hook it up to my tv and play or not thx if not how can I make it a plug and play I’m thinking of buying it thx for the rwply

[@geekychris77]

Does this have its own emulation program or do I have to download my own ones? Sorry, I'm just not very good at these things and haven't owned a pc since 2004... Thank you for the reply in advance.

[@retrohandhelds]

It comes with the emulators. You just need to provide the PC.

[@Call_MeJay-1]

how do you know if they give you a new one and not an old one?

[@dmer-zy3rb]

i mean i guess if you want a huge romset collection this is nice to have, but its pretty obvious that they still have alot of work to do to reach true "plug and play" status sadly. maybe thell get it right in a few years or something.

[@seoulkidd1]

Does it have medal of honor or dune 2000

[@aerodime7881]

the last version of this apparently have over 20rootkits, is this one okay? i want one i wish i could select the region of games i want, ie a differnet country or language, but its cool

[@scottm7253]

Where do you go to manually update the ps3 emulator?

[@camerondekat596]

Have a question the favorite games feature on Kinhank X5 Pro console is not working I hit x button to bring up the option to launch and add favorites I click every button but it won't add it I will let's me launch the game I'm stuck using the lasted played tab am doing something wrong or is there a certain button like the select button not working for snes games

[@JChinoR1983]

I have a question what 12 TB.HD drive plug and play what you recommend that has no PC.Games

[@mike_t_007]

This one... have seen some people saying they deleted the PC game folder, and literally that's all they had to do

[@julianf147]

Can this device be attached to the steam deck via dock?

[@PoisonMushroom18]

Hey do u guys think this will work with a Xbox series X in dev mode with all the required emulators. The power SHOULD be there. Idk why not.

[@ramyhbash]

Can such devices be connected directly to the TV or must it be on the computer only?

[@retrohandhelds]

They need to be plugged into a PC.

[@ramyhbash]

@@retrohandhelds Does this device depend on the specifications of the computer or not?

[@neonchaos5483]

Trying to drop MS Windows! Can this run in something like "Bazzite" or a Linux distro? or Maybe has its own OS so it load as "C"/main drive like the "Kinhank 2TB" drive runs as Main drive after bios drive select? NO windows that would be awesome!

[@kylenorris9585]

Does It work with Linux or only on Windows

[@ShadowMax2K]

Hopefully, they will make Hdd without the Playnight, saving space for other games (Retro Complete Hdd). 🤔

[@olliepoplol5894]

Just delete the playnite folder :)

[@samuelwylie2887]

Could this be played on a TV screen?

[@retrohandhelds]

It needs to be hooked up through a PC, but you could easily consolize it using a miniPC wired up into the back of a TV.

[@christophergsaller]

After unzipping 3ds games, they still do not launch in RetroBat and I get the same error message as for zipped 3ds games. What am I doing wrong? Any help/advise appreciated.

[@BennyJulius-mu7in]

Will this work on the rog ally handheld

[@retrohandhelds]

Yes, but you'll need to be docked. The HDD needs to be plugged into the wall for power, so it's not exactly portable. Specs wise though, you should be able to play most everything on the HDD.

[@DarrellRiddle]

Do you have an Amazon referral link?

[@mvanalst2003]

Unlike the kinhank batocera 2TB hard drive I bought 3ish years ago, can the ROMs be easily moved and backed up from this 12tb hard drive?

[@MasDouc]

Don't see why not

[@HowardGwin-hd7ri]

What controller are you using?

[@leonardo.ditrapio]

I just received mine and I’m having trouble with 3ds , I tried unzipping the file and it’s still popping up with the error when trying to play , any ideas?

[@Wisconsinoutdoorswithjr]

How many ps ps2 and ps3 games? I'm searching for one ps1 game specifically called diablo.

[@retrohandhelds]

The full game list is in the description

[@WOojerVest3andQuest3onMe]

I only got a 4090 GPU I don't believe I will be able to run any of these games. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@sandrarock]

Could someone Tell me do Nintendo switch and wii games worki only with orginal controller? I have Xbox controller.

[@proto3030]

Is there any space to add extra games?

[@retrohandhelds]

Yeah, around 300 GB.

[@proto3030]

@@retrohandhelds thank you man, keep up the good work!

[@lilbigvince1976]

What do you mean by pc? Can I use this hard drive connected to my Nvidia Shield TV to play these retro games on my big living room TV?

[@retrohandhelds]

This needs to be plugged into an x86 device.

[@vinnichi]

Will it run on Linux? Steamdeck?

[@reifhand99]

Can u use the roms on the drive with different emulators??

[@thegamestampedev2187]

I have the 12tb hyperspin and all those 3ds are zipped and need to be extracted.

[@icecrush82]

Do i need to have my anti virus turned off?

[@rushmore3927]

The GPU on the Xbox is proprietray and a lot of the operations still are not emulated well. The 360 GPU is way easier to emulate.

[@EVADE710]

Is there a reason why they removed all the ps4/ xbox one games? vs from the attraction

[@retrohandhelds]

They were bootleg Chinese PC versions 😂

[@EVADE710]

@retrohandhelds makes sense I just realized they moved the ps4 category to the playnite area

[@BURRITO44]

If others don’t watch that KZbin videos , they won’t know about the false / positives !!!!

[@byronpatrick6230]

Can you or any of your subscribers explain the major differences between This Kinhank 12TB Hyperspin and their Kinhank 12TB 5 in 1. Does one have better configuration features or does one glitch less than the other? I really want to know because how different can either 12TB system from the same brand (KINHANK) actually be. Thank you so much if you can answer these questions for me.🤓

[@retrohandhelds]

The prior version had everything on one frontend (Hyperspin Attraction) and this one has them broken out into 5 different front-ends that are each better tailored to the systems. The revision also has legitimate Xbox and Xbox 360 games/emulators. This video and the previous video explain it in greater detail.

[@byronpatrick6230]

@@retrohandhelds Is it available through Amazon?

[@unassailable6138]

Does BigBox work on Linux?

[@allenantonio4389]

Hey, What's your rig ?

[@matthewfoureight4288]

Are there 2 player games?

[@retrohandhelds]

Yes

[@kenniitran]

Hi Sir, please help sharing how many PS3 games on the HDD? Thanks EDIT: I just checked and see 170 PS3 games from Game list. Please help with one question: Can I backup/copy those PS3 games to different HDD for my CFW PS3 console? THx

[@retrohandhelds]

You can copy anything from the HDD. Some of the file structures are a little esoteric, but the files are there.

[@KyleRuggles]

And here we just talked about these companies selling roms for profit.. lol. Warez! Those were the days! Limewire, Edonkey2000, Winmx which was my fav, Kazzaa of course... I miss those days. I dunno, Zu... this rubs me the wrong way, now. I find these products even worse than hosting rom files that we get for FREE of games we cannot get anymore. They're actually PROFITTING off of this, ya know? I guess the upside is that you have tons of roms to add to your handhelds..

[@mike_t_007]

There's a new Xbox 360 emulator out that alot of people are raving about. Has anyone with these updated the 360 emulator? If yes, how does it play?

[@bom3028]

What are your PC specs?

[@-Airwalk1616-]

Is there any chance THIS has Mutant Beach or Swamp Gas from the old Macintish computer??

[@retrohandhelds]

Unfortunately no. FYI: the game list is in the description if you're curious about other stuff.

[@osmosis_8692]

PS6 reveals with no games. Meanwhile, 12TB of retro games with no hardware. Someone really effed up.

[@OmBotCult]

I couldn't get Tecnoparrot to work on the old drive. I t wouldn't play the games. and many other arcade stuff didn't work.

[@glenfordyoung2946]

Can this connect to the TV?

[@retrohandhelds]

It needs to be plugged into a PC.

[@samuelwylie2887]

​@@retrohandheldswell can the PC connect to a TV?

[@earz692002]

Any Arkham games?