Nintendo DS & Native Pico-8 on Miyoo Mini Plus!

There are some new updates to the Miyoo Mini devices, including Nintendo DS, native Pico-8, and other features thanks to OnionOS v4.2's official release. In this video we'll go over some of the more recent updates and why they're worth checking out.
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Note that some online functions will not work on the original (non-WiFi) Miyoo Mini, but everything else should work fine. To manually add games to native Pico-8, drop them in your SD/Roms/PICO or in the App/pico/.lexaloffle/carts directory on the microSD card.
00:01 introduction
01:06 OnionOS update guide
04:25 scrape boxart on the device
07:18 local netplay showcase
10:30 ScummVM improvements
13:07 Nintendo DS on Miyoo Mini/Plus
17:26 native Pico-8 (Splore)
20:36 summary and conclusion
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[@alihoushab374]

I freaking love the community on these handhelds!

[@quecreations3244]

I love the system and recently got an analogue pocket. I'm hoping Miyoo releases a version with a similar height as the analogue pocket. If they do, it might be the best handheld with that form factor.

[@Bhamx2]

Love it and everyone is always helpful

[@giftsonjac]

@@quecreations3244When did you preorder the pocket

[@ramy8700]

​@@quecreations3244so a bigger size?

[@quecreations3244]

@@giftsonjac I brought it off eBay. Basically a pre-owned black version in great condition with a 32gb sd card for $360 shipped. I bought it after being unsuccessful in getting a transparent one off their site.

[@goyban]

The Onion team are like in a completely other league!!

[@makifuego9168]

Right?! The Onion Team dedication is on another level. We don't deserve them 😭

[@peter0071000]

​​@@makifuego9168right?? Bruzz?

[@topherperry3244]

Man, onion is just keeps blowing me away. Seriously the best $60 I’ve ever spent on a video game/media device.

[@psmo8651]

Agreed my Miyoo+ continues to impress me

[@gefriernudel3004]

last month the Plus was available at Aliexpress for 43€ I snagged the transparent black even though I already have a RP2S already. I like to try out new systems.

[@TonyMontana-xj3zv]

So as me :) (mm+) rolling on NDS games now​@@psmo8651

[@bobcatethan8919]

Just ordered a miyoo mini plus a few days ago. My first emulation handheld. I'm super excited and absolutely blown away by what these tiny devices can do nowadays.

[@joshhawes1899]

just out of interest where did you order from? not sure where to buy from, don’t want to get a fake!

[@bobcatethan8919]

@@joshhawes1899 I ordered from one of the links that this KZbin put in his community tab. He does a pretty good job of posting links to good legit deals. I ordered from BITTBOY on Amazon and paid $66. My order took about 4-5 days to arrive.

[@Superboy65798]

​@@joshhawes1899Amazon is pretty safe! I got mine from "CredevZone" and it runs like a dream

[@elimiranda5276]

​@@joshhawes1899They have an official store on AliExpress.

[@Vanilla4Gorilla]

Also just ordered one, can't wait for it to show up.

[@McNutty3103]

I can’t believe we can play ds on it now!!!

[@Markeplier23]

"It gets louder, the more you walk, the louder it gets."

[@DragonDreamVNY]

And nice integration with the Interface, key shortcuts and all ❤

[@fredtheegg7479]

Sat down with a fresh cup of tea and a snack for this one, was not disappointed! Thanks for the consistently great content. I was happy with my miyoo mini plus when I first got it, its really incredible for the developers of onion OS to be making it better and better.

[@Veggiephill]

Thank you for the easy tutorial. As an enjoyer of the miyoo mini + with no computer knowledge this was super easy to follow

[@RetroGameCorps]

You're welcome!

[@THEphamster]

Russ, thank you for the smooth instructions on NDS. I haven't decided on the Pico 8 or not but the latest Onion update already had it pre-installed. If you guys are having issues on why your game list on the NDS doesn't show up automatically after moving the appropriate files in the folders, just refresh the ROM list in the NDS and it'll pop up. Thanks again for being awesome, Russ!

[@Opebin]

This is incredible, has to be the smallest handheld that does DS now Had to go bust out my original Mini and it's the real deal! Can even handle fast forward in RPGs, it's so good

[@RetroGameCorps]

Good point, it's definitely a tiny way to play NDS!

[@Prawjjek]

I’ve actually seen people put drastic on the mini and it runs games like Mario and Pokémon just fine on the mini. I was actually considering giving it a go

[@haasii]

Onion OS makes this device my favorite by FAR

[@Thiagovnd]

I'm so happy you made this video. Thank you! I love rhe work onion OS developer has been doing.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Same here!

[@monkeymonk4976]

I’m glad you finally covered this. Love playing my DS games on the Mini.

[@cheezeworm]

how do you do touch screen on the mini?

[@kennethd4958]

It’s crazy seeing how far these multiple console handhelds have come since the early/mid 2010’s.

[@leinsaat5779]

True and the MMP is more than I could have asked for ever

[@ohplum1804]

we’ve come a long way since the dingoo a320

[@izzy9ish]

Russ, you have finally convinced me on buying a miyo mini + I’ve been an ambernic guy for retro devices thank you! For your helpful descriptive videos 🤙🏽

[@danandtab7463]

I totally used this to get Pico 8 on mine. thanks! I think I'm convinced to try the DS thing next. Another video made it clear you can still play many games without the touchscreen being a thing.

[@toddmichaeljohnson7139]

I bought one today because of the Black Friday sale. I am stoked to get my hands on this thing. As a newcomer to emulation this video is super helpful so thanks for that 🙏🏻

[@itsacopy]

I was debating to buy or not one of those this week, it checked all the boxes but I wasn't sure of it because I've been wanting to play some DS games for a long time. I think now its a must!

[@nunomarques11]

I love the intro to your videos, it's absolutely brilliant!

[@numberoneappgames]

I give it to the devs who worked on the Drastic! It looks really good. I can't believe it worked especially with the ram limit. :0

[@jedewitz]

This is awesome. I was thinking of trying to boot pico8 with parasyte or something like that. So happy to see that someone got it running!!!!!!

[@RobyMicrobi]

I own a Miyoo Mini Plus, an Anbernic RG353V, a R36S (rg353v clone) and another cheaper V90 from Powkiddy. Out of all these devices, I always tend to pick up the Miyoo Mini Plus, the gaming experience is SO SATISFYING compared to the others. Yes the RG353V and its R36S clone have better hardware, especially a better screen, but the smaller size of the Miyoo Mini Plus, and especially the Onion OS with game switcher is the best feature any handheld could have for retro gaming. The ''automatic saves states'' in other devices dont even compare with the usefulness of the Game Switcher, and also the fact that you can turn off the Miyoo Mini with 1 button and turn it back on and resume your last game instantly...It's SAD that no other OS seem to have Game Switcher mode ...why is it so hard to put that into other OS ?? JelOS, ArkOS DEVs, are you listening??!!

[@SchmurtzAlex]

I'm sure that it will come :) All we made in Onion is open source, which doesn't mean that it is easy to reproduce in another OS but means that it is possible to check how it works to port it elsewhere. Our ideal is the collaboration between retrogaming projects, thanks to XK we even have some commits in Retroarch itself, :) We also collaborate with gpSP author, KMFD for the cores and even EmuDeck :)

[@antaniserse]

Funnily enough, I greatly enjoy everything about Onion OS *except* the Game Switcher.... I really wish there was an option to bind the Menu button to, you know, a simple menu like Allium OS does, and not have the system heavily rely on combo buttons shortcuts and constant use of auto save states, which don't always behave well with every core

[@DragonDreamVNY]

​@@antaniserseI'm also not yet used to the game switcher. But maybe the Random Game picker would fit me 😅

[@KleyDeJong]

I have really come to love my MM+ and this just puts the cherry on top of an already great experience. I'm very excited to dive into some DS era games on this system.

[@doublex85]

I finally pulled the trigger on the MM+ a week ago after strongly considering an RGB30, largely because of Pico-8. Ecstatic to know it's now on the Plus!

[@qwerty-vj4pg]

You are the best man!! The only one i trust with my devices on any level!! And there are lot of other good people but you are special dude!! I love how even the developers vouch for you to teach us thats is so cool!! Just did my update successfully following your steps and im about to have so much fun and its thanks to a lot of hard working people doing stuff with love and im so grateful❤ thanks man

[@t3ripley722]

your videos have convinced me to buy one of these!!

[@omartabaza7561]

I just ordered one two days ago I'm so happy it has all these things now

[@glazedbelmont]

was waiting for an RGC vid on the drastic core lol, finally!

[@Chumpal]

YWN.

[@JosilyneTwigg]

Same lol I bought 2 of these for my siblings for Christmas, and have been trying to set it up so they have the best experience (they arent super tech-savy) (Btw i love your pfp)

[@Chumpal]

@@JosilyneTwigg Nor will you.

[@Kali_D_BeaR]

Drastic is my favorite DS emu on Android .. seeing it in MM+ just warmed my heart Thanks for this update & Thanks for sharing it

[@AfaqDraw]

So cool to see what's possible on this neat little device

[@tomaswolsink7620]

I,m going to try this thanks allot for the awsome videos!

[@careem3463]

Awesome, I love ds and my miyoo mini plus coming from AliExpress in the next few days, can't wait!

[@CodyDadman]

I didn't even know retro handhelds were a thing a year ago. Now thanks to Russ I have 4 😂. What a thing it is to relive childhood memories in the palm of your hand. Already got my brothers and friends hooked showing them the mini+.

[@crystal_is_cozy]

I just found this, and it's made me love the miyoo mini plus even more. Aaah so excited to try Nintendo DS!

[@doganhofvanvoorne]

I just discovered you and your videos are incredibly educational.❤

[@jcynavarro]

Everything but the pico 8 stuff looks dope!! Definitely will be getting me one of these

[@crystal_is_cozy]

Okay, back to say that I added the Pico-8 browser to my two miyoo minis and I love it. Thanks so much for showing me how.

[@liamwilliams8258]

I swear the more of your Miyoo mini plus videos I watch the more I want 1, although, I just want to say thanks so much Russ, thanks to you I finally bought my Powkiddy X55 at the end of September, and I finally got it last week, and I'm loving it... So any chance you'll do a update on Powkiddy X55...

[@user-qv5hj9pu7m]

Thank you for the video dude! Really helpful

[@hellodragon1775]

thx Bro I've watched so many tutorials but only yours works

[@DragonDreamVNY]

Thanks for this. Pico-8 is a brand new world for me. This is going to be a fun wekeend ❤ (Miyoo Mini Plus)

[@magnetpull7587]

Just purchased one, then I see this and that is such a great update

[@wills2652]

Can’t wait for mine! I get it tomorrow

[@xalberrious]

Thank you so much for this guide! I just got a Miyoo Mini Plus for pico-8 and downloaded the latest version of the wrapper but I was so confused after that! The newest version does not have a bin folder. Thanks to your guide I am finally playing pico-8 on hardware and it feels so good compared to playing pico-8 on my phone.

[@oublieux]

I just wanted to note that the "Easy Netplay" option no longer requires it to be selected for installation in the Package Manager. It's directly integrated in the GLO menu (the menu that pops up using "Y").

[@RetroGameCorps]

Nice tip, thanks!

[@DrumInfected]

Thank you so much for this tip, I couldn't find easy netplay listed under the apps and had 4.3.0 and was pulling my hair out what i have left trying to find a solution! 👍

[@laststep56]

Dudeeee ds support is the one thing i felt this device was missing. I loved it to pieces but ds games were the things i wanted play most. Thanks russ appreciate it!

[@gillianseed1498]

Unfortunately, after 2 days of testing, I have to conclude that although the DS emulation works in principle, it's a bit of a pain to run and you can clearly see that drastic still needs to be correctly embedded in OnionOS and a few bugs need to be fixed. First of all, games do not start where they left off when the Miyoo Mini is switched off, as is the case with other consoles. You have to save manually, which wouldn't be so bad (you're already so spoilt by the other functions and safestates can also help a bit), but when I switch the device to standby mode and then back on again, it jerks without end. All in all, though, kudos to the developers and thanks to the channel for spreading the good news.

[@XK9274]

Finally got time to watch, great video Russ & thanks for covering both DS and Pico-8. The team's working super hard to get DS integrated and then hopefully we'll work on integrating Pico-8 👍.

[@brothersan3530]

Pico 8 is so interessting. I never knew about it before i watch your Videos. Now i try to figure out how to develop games on pico 8. Thanks Russ

[@johnny58435]

Thank you just bought two of them. 😊

[@appakcat-lz7od]

this video was posted at such a good time! I have been looking for a handheld to run pico-8 on, the price of this one is perfect, and the pico-8 on it is awesome! thank you!

[@tillzillz]

seems like the PowKiddy RGB30 is the current king for Pico 8 if that's what you're looking to mainly play on the device

[@doc8125]

​@@tillzillzit's awesome but definitely a little big and chunky NGL, fits well in my pockets but this would definitely fit better

[@orotot7268]

Hey Russ, great video as always ☺️ will you do a new guide to the Odin 2 when it will release later this year? Or do you think it's not really necessary because of your old android guides? Love from Germany!

[@oscarloria]

I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life ❤

[@CoringaLOUC0]

Oh man, native pico 8 is a DREAM!

[@jefflolson]

Great video as always, love how much detailed each step is. Did you forget to link to the more detailed video on netplay?

[@RetroGameCorps]

Good catch, just added it. Here is a direct link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5C0qWpoZbyrgJI

[@ShaolinTechnoMage]

"yeah man, I wanna do it" confirmed, my day is complete. Thanks Russ. Also... these Onion guys are kicking ass and I am extremely grateful to them.

[@nickentros]

I love the onionOS environment and I love the screen and quality of the buttons on the MM+ but I just don’t find vertical handhelds comfortable. If they ever do make the horizontal Miyoo I may have to get that also

[@shintyxd788]

Exactlyy... miyoo horizontal with same chipset and price pls

[@poultrylord7300]

Thatd be sweet after they release the clamshell.

[@Sir.YeetusIII]

​@@shintyxd788that'd be the ultimate gba emulation handheld

[@Zshaan6493]

there is one coming before end of year

[@skycloud4802]

Vertical handhelds and horizontal handhelds fill different niches. The vertical handhelds are amazing for very old school retro systems like Gameboy, but a bit crampy for something like a Playstation, which usually requires longer okay times and deeper jrpgs. Ideally, I'd love one of each.

[@tidytrev]

Jumped straight on this Pico 8 install, the fake08 is cool but had issues that made me not really dive in but this implementation is far far better 🤟

[@paulgarcia6259]

Thank you, Mr Corps 🫡

[@Junier-Hussein]

Brilliant update 😊 Great video as ever

[@kurtdathug9197]

Awesome I was about to buy another emulator for this

[@giorgoskouts6137]

Perfect video.Please continue support miyoo mini plus.You’re the best.

[@anicasio0718]

Pretty cool that you can download from Pico-8 games directly from the internet on the device. It takes a lot of time to curate your own ROM library. If that option eventually comes out for other emulation platforms that would be amazing.

[@vartaxe]

would be nice to see a top20 recomended games per system for the mini plus :)

[@ilpastor]

Amazing, thanks!

[@Llukario]

Awesome video! Great information!

[@BeamerTime354]

My son plays the mini plus all the time. It is a little too small for my hands. Just went and updated onion 👍

[@festivitycat]

Love your videos but I want to say THANK YOU specifically for briefly showing Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity on screen. I had NO IDEA this could run in ScummVM! Can't wait to play endless 'Hock-a-Loogie' on my Miyoo Mini Plus.

[@thehaguy]

Boom! 2nd mini + device purchased

[@DemonUKPES]

4.3 out very soon with new fixes. Including vetter drastic support an pico.

[@pomegran100]

Awesome stuff. I'm a big Picross fan and the DS version (non 3D) plays great on this without a stylus.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Very cool!

[@thesidneychan]

Once garlicOS goes open source, I hope it can reach similar heights with Onion.

[@popsfreshenmeyer7607]

What are the odds that some of these improvements will eventually make their way into garlicOS? I understand, that the devices are pretty similar specced so it would be an option wouldn't it? Great video! TY RGC!

[@nekokna]

I luckied so much by choosing a miyoo mini 😊❤🎉

[@mattmartinez2309]

Just curious where did you get all the ds games from ?

[@Ekim2F94]

Pico 8 seems very interesting my question is, can Pico 8 run the "ps1" like games on the miyoo mini plus or are we not there yet? Thanks for making these videos I am loving my miyoo mini plus more and more each day thanks to you and your content!

[@Panax7]

I love your videos and because of you I got myself a Miyoo Mini Plus a few months ago, and I've been loving it, it's so much fun. Now I followed this video and installed drastic on my miyoo mini plus without any problem and the games all work great. I have one question though. I figured that the game switcher doesn't work on the DraStic games, the menu button only brings the DS menu and you can exit the game from there, unlike the other games where you can easily swap between a ps1, GBA, SNES game, etc. Is the only way for a save/load state to just play the game, use "Select + R2" to save the state, than next time load up that same game and use "select + L2" to load the state. Is there any other way of doing this, maybe a faster way or more convinient way, or is this the only way? Because if I want to play a DS game I need to start that game from the list and then do the load state thing. Thank you!

[@elektron2kim666]

I love Pico-8. I run several versions. Feeling for that Miyoo Mini Plus device to test my own creations there as well. I have the PocketCHIP license too, but I killed the device and moved onto Raspberry Pi devices.

[@giftsonjac]

Great video Russ. Can you make a video on pico game development using MM+

[@sleepywes]

Russ did the recent update support arcade netplay now? I thought this is not supported by mame2003?

[@shellshock7043]

Russ will you make sort of like an update for Smartphone Gaming kind of thing.

[@user-yi6hq1bk4h]

Does this version of Drastic on MM+ already connect to Retroachievements?

[@SchmurtzAlex]

No and it will probably never as drastic is closed source.

[@kyleebrock]

Thanks!

[@tophat5128]

Been trying to get the Pico- 8 stuff to work on my mm+ but for whatever reason whenever I try to connect to the wi-fi with the pico stuff all properly downloaded it just wont and when i try to reconnect it says that it just cant, when I took the pico files off and tried without them it booted up fine it was able to connect to wi fi no problem. Im not sure if im missing a step there?

[@rayvenj12]

Russ, unrelated to this video, but did legion have a spot where they are giving updates for what is to come for software for the go that you're aware of?

[@felio_]

I love this community so much dude

[@KudoYoung]

Thank you for this updated video. Im anticipating my MM+ to arrive in a day or so. Can anyone answer if you're able to view images or videos? I only ask as I bought a 256 g SD, and figured I'm wasting space or money lol

[@meadowlarklemonist8712]

You thought he was slipping, just asking us to grab a drink, and then POW! He hits us with the snack.

[@archangel5769]

thats nice i am thinking buy too

[@luvrboy444]

been holding from buying a mm+ but this sealed it just got one last night rewatching the video again😂

[@juiicetan]

For some reason after downloading the 4.2.3 update, I still don't have the option for easy netplay in package manager. I get it in the Y menu when I press the Y button over a game. Any help?

[@ScreenLight]

hey russ - big fan of the channel. finally said ‘yeah man, I wanna do it’ after continuously digesting the reviews of this little guy for the past year. it arrived this week and its awesome. updated the os and customized accordingly, only issue is I’m unable to change the boot screen with the built in app; honestly one of the big reasons I purchased. did some light digging and other v4 users are experiencing the same thing (supposedly the boot screen app is not compatible with v4 firmware at the moment but I’m unsure.) is there anything I can do to fix this/am I missing something? or do you think v4 users might need to just cross their fingers and hope it’s fixed in a future update?

[@SchmurtzAlex]

For now the new v4 firmware is not compatible with Easy Logotweak but I will update it when we will have more experience with the new v4 firmware which is fixing the new v4 resolution.

[@ScreenLight]

@@SchmurtzAlex damn

[@Dot-Ee]

I think you sold me on this over the RG35!

[@LilPinkFuzzyMonster]

Finally took the plunge and bought myself one. My niece is fascinated by my collection of gameboys and old pokemon carts so this will be a great gift for her to try all the games from my childhood all on a handy device

[@unpocodefreefire977]

Does the ds emulator work in the native launcher or only in onion os?

[@retrorewind325]

Still one of my Top 3 Handhelds! Onion OS is the best thing to happen to retro handhelds in a long while!

[@AF20Vids]

I followed your full set up guide for the mini plus. Got the games from the stock miyoo card. But how do you get Pokémon red and blue from the game boy? And any other games not on the stock card. Any help would be great :)

[@IndianOutlaw918]

Do we still have to be local when we connect, or can it be done in two different locations?

[@TheHotEgg]

I don't have any retro handhelds but have been thinking about an RGB30 because of how good it'd be for Pico-8. Now that it's possible to play Pico-8 on a Miyoo Mini Plus I'm confused as to what to buy again!

[@fruchtlack]

Where can I get the NDS games to begin with??? Before dragging them into my NDS folder on my microsdcard

[@TheGamerHorror]

I'm looking to get into some retro games, but I'm not very knowledgeable about them. For now, I'm looking at the Miyoo Mini Plus or the Analog RG35XX, but both don't have analog sticks. Are they important for retro games? And which would you recommend, the Miyoo Mini Plus or the Analog RG35XX? I'm more interested in performance and which console is more comfortable to play on. Miyoo looks kind of small. In terms of setup, I'm kind of techy, so I'm sure I can setup if something is needed.