Turn a USB Flash Drive into a Portable Gaming "System"!

[@KC-nr3ou]

this is probably the most exciting thing i've seen in terms of having a emulation daily driver setup. the handhelds are cool but man.....you can't beat the idea behind this.

[@reggiechestnut]

can you use a hard drive also

[@dxublexxsplicitxxsplicit4943]

@@reggiechestnut yes

[@sunnysharma7809]

@@reggiechestnut yes not work my laptop not working

[@sunnysharma7809]

my laptop not working boot file missing

[@sunnysharma7809]

@@reggiechestnut boot file missing show all time i use hdd and ssd

[@Atrus999]

Just tried this today and it works great! It's really nice being able to play my games on my PC without putting a ton of different apps on it. Thanks for the video!

[@fkaiba94]

Yes sir. I'm going to go it later this month

[@ripmowt]

For people new to the emulation scene, you should emphasize that this does NOT suddenly turn your old pc into a gaming beast. Hardware is important for smooth 1080p emulation gaming for the ps2 and ps3 for example.

[@acejon2162]

To be honest, I prefer to run the retro games in their native res or at most 720p. Upscaling to 1080p or even 4K don't feel retro to me. Most PCs nowadays should do well upto PS1 at native res. Anything higher, yes, will definitely need a powerful system.

[@musicfriendly12]

You're right, but almost anything can a lot of retro games (actually retro, like, 80s and 90s games)... I know a lot of people are too dumb for pixel games but for the people that can appreciate them, this is great. (Tbh I think it's a bit crappy running games that have been released 15 years ago or less, sure, legally it's all pretty grey, but some things feel wrong and others feel right)

[@skandababy]

he never said it did... at all

[@ripmowt]

@@skandababy correct. But for clarity he should emphasize on what it can and cannot do. As I said when you are new to the scene it's easy to get confused.

[@progCan]

duh

[@dhibbard0824]

This is awesome. I was thinking of buying a retro gaming console but the only good ones cost more than I was willing to spend. This is the perfect solution and I can’t wait to do this for my laptop. Thanks for the walkthrough this is the perfect little setup.

[@btnmsh8583]

literally my first time hearing of batocera and now im hooked, thank you for this video! that montage at the end was great!

[@fonzitheman]

Checkout Batocera Nation yt channel for great tutorials on Batocera for PC.

[@fabiofabiobio]

I'm really feeling this musical gameplay montage you got goin on here! More of that in the future plzzz

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks, that was a fun way to show off gameplay while featuring some awesome artists, I'll definitely consider it more in the future.

[@TheMonster83]

@@RetroGameCorps what size micro sd cards do you recommend for the RG350M? can you use just one card slot on the console or do you have to use two micro sd cards?

[@NFS-shade]

​@@TheMonster83depends on your appetite

[@doisnerds5363]

"yeah man i wanna do it" love it.

[@Steerable6827]

I feel like iv;e heard him say that before

[@wizzel22]

Yeah ma'am, i wanna do it was just what i always heard. Maybe that sounds better? 😅

[@doisnerds5363]

@@wizzel22 brazilian fan 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@CowFilmsMC]

@@Steerable6827 RG351P starter guide video haha

[@umacreanonoyt9477]

This need a strong graphic card?

[@JK-lj4lp]

I've been running Batocera on a 12 year old laptop. Dust off those old machines! Edit (2024) Sorry! I had no idea there were any replies to this. FWIW, I'm still regularly playing/running Batocera on a couple of old 10" netbooks from 2010, very portable. Plays GBA and below just fine. I removed the internal HD and am running the OS from an SD card. You'll need to change the boot sequence on the PC to look for the USB or SD card first. I'm running an old version of Batocera 5.26 -- I seem to recall it ran the smoothest on my machines. I'm going to test later versions of the 32-bit OS to see if they work. Old versions of the OS are still available for download on the Batocera site. It might be worth trying some out to see what works best for your PC. I have an Acer Aspire One and a Toshiba NB-305, both are 10" netbooks. Luckily, the original batteries still hold a decent charge.

[@grimpthemeltedchimp4705]

What systems did you get to work on it?

[@JK-lj4lp]

@@grimpthemeltedchimp4705 16-bit and below. Edit: I just got PS1 to work as well.

[@AmigaVR]

Nice.. I have som old laptops, curious on trying this out.

[@zeesunoo6950]

@J K : did you used the gz/image file for old PC (1gb) for your USB or used the current one which is shown on the top of page (1.9gb in size) ?

[@jogon2140]

@@zeesunoo6950 it depends on your pc. If it's 32 bit get 1gb. There are also issues with downloading using chrome as it automatically unpacks zip

[@scottgilbert3286]

Russ, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you putting this video out. I've been running Batocera off a flashdrive like this since you made this last year and it's been awesome running it on an old Dell optiplex with a 1030 video card on our living room setup. Can't tell you how many hours we've spent playing NGC Animal Crossing and Diablo 1 Hellfire through DevilutionX. I've been doing retro game emulation since 1997, but it's astonishing how simple and easy it is today.

[@drewdman10]

Can you run PS3 with this setup? I really want to build a cheap PC that can emulate up to ps3

[@scottgilbert3286]

@@drewdman10 There is a ps3 emulator included with the PC version of Batocera, but I imagine it takes a pretty powerful PC to run it. I’ve never tried it personally, the PC I’m using barely runs ps2.

[@0osk]

@@drewdman10 RPCS3 is relatively early in development and performance can vary wildly between games. The best you can do is look for benchmarks of the games you want to play with the processor you're thinking of getting (GPU is far less important than CPU for RPCS3, but I'd still recommend at least a GTX 1060 or equivalent). I think a 12900k can just barely play Red Dead Redemption 2 at 60 FPS, but thats one of the hardest games to run that the emulator has compatibility with.

[@halgimwama]

@@0osk Red Dead Redemption 2 isn't available for ps3! Are you living under a rock?

[@0osk]

@@halgimwama you know what I meant

[@kevindavis7790]

I'm impressed I never knew how easy it was to set up on a USB Flash Drive until I tried it was easer than I thought it would be thank you for uploading this awesome video! 👍🙂

[@philliprufino2994]

This is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you for uploading this Retro Game Corps! I love it!!!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@brotendo9209]

Honestly as soon as I saw the title I was hooked. Watched the video and let's just say I'm playing Pokémon XD off my USB rn

[@raymond_cartagena]

Wow, that "Unknown NES Title" at 7:24 looks pretty good. You should showcase that game on your channel more often. It's way better than that other game you were using before.

[@RetroGameCorps]

True, but I looked for it again and couldn't find it. It's total vaporware.

[@timothysanford012381]

@jabroni destroyer i have the soulja boy handheld and i like it. several years later and it still works

[@Bababooyii]

Is this a joke?

[@hariv5664]

Seriously? Tell me you're kidding

[@williamblue6592]

@@RetroGameCorps do you sell this?

[@Tony-iu7sw]

"Are you sure you- ..." "YEAH man, I wanna do it " 🤣🤣🤣

[@OneBigNuter]

Take both the red and blue pills...the yellows are pretty good too.

[@capoman1]

This is really slick. Just the concept, a tiny stick turned into an emulation beast.

[@AlienIQ167]

Great work there! I have an external 2TB HD with Batocera installed on it! I'm working in an USB flash drive version now, just because i wanna do it. Keep on the great work man!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thank you Fabiano!

[@jedovtqy4533]

I've just got the sandisk extreme 2tb external, can't wait to install this and my massive games collection, my pc is a £3000 area 51 so should run well.

[@Woodwerker]

Great video. One thing to keep in mind when using Batocera is remember that it is a Linux-based operating system. One thing that Windows OS has which is an advantage when playing retro games is DirectX graphics backend. DirectX in a lot of cases will allow for better speeds than the only 2 graphic backends that batocera offers: OpenGL and Vulkan. If you run a Windoiws version of Batocera called "Retrobat" you will still get the same menu settings and options that Batocera offers but it will also include DirectX as an option. Just thought I would mention this. I use both Batocera and Retrobat all the time and each has their advantages and disadvantages. DirectX will alloow older PCs to have better performance in emulating systems like Ninteno Game Cube and Wii, for example. Nice video - keep up the great work my friend. On really older PCs say like i5 4570 processors Windows does better especially because Vulkan is not an option.

[@LeftyPencil]

Much easier time on Windows if emulating switch (unofficial but there are guides on adding yuzu standalone) as BetterJoy can keep the connection...

[@eleventy-seven]

Well windows fanboys Valve Steamdeck shows that Linux indeed works great with proton. On Xubuntu my regular PC Playing Halo Infinite in 1440 no problem Cyberpunk Metro Exodus with DLSS and Ray. Retroarch doesn't care.

[@lumeronswift]

@@eleventy-seven As much as I'll shill for Linux in any anti-Linux thread... the original comment was about retro games, not recent titles. I think there are still a few areas where Linux is lacking (certain anti-cheat software can cause problems), but generally I think even most emulation works better in Linux (partially because it has less background resource usage, which helps on lower-end hardware). Xbox360 might be slightly problematic, and I'm not sure about Switch emulator performance, but I've not had issues with anything else yet. However, regarding modern titles, I'm right there with you - I'm really excited about everything Valve's Steam Deck drive has been doing for the Linux community.

[@leifip8251]

What advantage are there for linux? I'm thinking of building my own linux-based high end emulator console, I'm kinda new to the community but still want to make a complete switch to linux.

[@colbyboucher6391]

​@@leifip8251 Mainly just choice in interface. There's a few different emulation-based distros around all designed to do slightly different things. As opposed to Windows where you're stuck with, y'know, Windows. Less tracking (if any) and open-source software is just more ethical.

[@handsomedubbledee]

I can fully confirm this trick. It worked flawlessly like he said. Did everything he said. It worked. Nothing more, nothing less. Do as he tells you to do and you should be playing it. I love using my laptop as a gaming machine since I have a extra laptop I wasn't using. Win-win situation for me. Thank you so much Retro Game Corps

[@RetroGameCorps]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Joe-qd7kd]

Does it have to be high end though? I have an HP 14 inch with Ryzen 3 graphics

[@madmommy]

Recently loaded Batocera onto an older external hard drive, and discovered I could use it to boot into a 2010 Macbook I had lying around. I'm going to swap to a USB flash drive to make it a more portable system. Nice to have essentially a portable multi-console setup with built-in display. Plays beautifully!

[@hideokojimajr]

Awesome concept. The only hiccup I would anticipate is with the modern-ish systems that need some more tailoring to the PC you're running on.

[@DukeofGrease]

took my old gaming laptop from 2015 and put a batocera USB on it for all my ROMs and emulators. Perfect way to keep that thing useful to me. I love booting it up for some emulation. Even runs ps2 great !

[@sturmpelz1277]

Ps3 wiiu

[@idk_sis]

I’ve always wanted to do something like this but never had any good solid info. You’re the best dude

[@RetroGameCorps]

Perfect!

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

I tried Batocera recently and it is a pretty useful piece of software. I have an old laptop with no HDD and it was nice to be able to just plug in a USB stick and turn it into a retro gaming machine. I went through each system and picked the games that I might actually play and copied them over. It is pointless to have a full set of NES,SNES,Genesis etc... roms because you aren't ever going to play 90%+ of them!

[@Flow713Beats]

yeah, i have all of them and i just play like 50 or 60 games

[@darkstar1052]

Man you showed me a whole new world , now I don't gotta worry about collecting those consoles and focus on collecting the new gen ones . Thank you very much

[@SirDimpls]

wow! how did I never think to look for something like this?! this is perfect for a laptop

[@BatoceraNation]

Thanks so much for your shoutout! I really appreciate it! Am now a subscriber too! Great video by the way!

[@fonzitheman]

BN is in the house!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for making the guides that made this video possible!

[@Covnam]

This is a great idea. I had thought up of setting up an external with a portable launcher build to be able to move it from pc to pc, but was concerned about the drive paths needing to be changed each time, but making the entire thing a self contained bootable device would resolve that issue!

[@secros]

"Watched some ETA prime videos." Love it! Both your channel and the ETA Prime channel are fantastic.

[@eurosoe]

An RGC Classic! I share this video all the time and today I noticed it hit 1M views! Wow Russ, you are amazing. Congrats!

[@JonathanHolt1988]

I've got Batocera running my modded Arcade 1Up, and I love it! I have my BIOS boot priority set to boot from USB first, and then off the SSD if there isn't an OS on the USB. So it automatically boots to Batocera when it's inserted, otherwise it boots windows like normal. Alternatively, if you like the feel and function of Batocera but would rather run it from within windows, Retrobat is a front end that also uses Emulation Station and can be launched from within windows.

[@ayendz6712]

do save files chow up in every pc h plug the flash drive to?

[@csandrade87]

@@ayendz6712 Yep

[@kputschko1848]

What BIOS and motherboard do you have in this set up? I tried to set this up myself, but my EFI/BIOS will remove unused boot options, so it resets the USB drive's priority every time I unplug it!

[@ultronixyt7953]

bro in retrobat we cannot use keyboard as a gamepad right?

[@pedromallol6498]

Great video, been using Batocera for a couple of years now and they come a long way. A couple of things note for people that have never used Batocera: 1) It also comes with Kodi installed for those seeking a complete Home Theater/Gaming machine. 2) If you try to bypass Batocera, open a emulator and make changes to any settings, they will not be saved. In other words only the setting available thru the Batocera front-end will stick.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Good point Pedro, I should have mentioned that when I made the 16x config change on the PS1 side, that setting wouldn't stick.

[@acejon2162]

Actually it depends some settings do stick, e.g. some of the changes I made direcrly in PPSSPP will retain after system reboot but other settings like changing OpenGL to Vulkan didn't. So kinda hit and miss.

[@yumnamponie523]

@@acejon2162 in Batocera psp use standalone emulator PPSSPP that's why all the in-game setting is saved. But the other system like PS1 and below which use Retroach's core can't change any setting from in-game.

[@kkklover89]

How does batocera handle updates? For example if pcsx2 releases a new update, do you need to update normally?

[@windmox1313]

pedro i am new to the retro gaming. can you explain how to download iso files of the games to batocera? should i download them one by one or is there a easy way to download and set the games to batocera

[@newdiviontheblockblocksfor4030]

You almost brought tears to my eyes, man! I'm so happy with your video. This is absolutely insane and amazingly beautiful! Thank you so much!

[@ActionManXVI]

This video was randomly recommended and now I’ve gone down this emulation, handheld, retro stuff rabbit hole the past 2 weeks. Ended up getting a vita and now a onexplayer 💀

[@joesutherland8169]

Fantastic: you've shown me the perfect Christmas present for my gamer/coder daughter.

[@ogreofgormley]

Well you've sold me on batocera. I'm going to buy a mini pc to sit by my tv and be my new gaming system

[@yungbuscemi83]

I wanna do the same thing. Any recommendations?

[@ogreofgormley]

@@yungbuscemi83 I actually ran into some problems trying to install the software on a mini SD. Not sure what I did wrong to be honest as after my second failure I just gave up. To be honest I've been looking at a lot of the mini gaming PCs ETA Prime has been reviewing of late and will probably go for one of those, more options for emulation and they're small enough to bring with me in my luggage when visiting family. We could just hook it up to the TV no issue.

[@cybershellrev7083]

Would make a pretty good gift for friends or family that you know have a decent PC to run these emulators. Gets all the emulator junk out of the way and keeps it casual for them.

[@westonscampbell]

Totally! I usually install RetroArch on top of Windows, but I really like the idea of having everything on a separate storage device, and being able to boot into a standalone OS that isn't part of my Windows setup is appealing because I feel like it would be faster without all of Windows background services and junk.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Great idea!

[@InSaiyan-Shinobi]

@@westonscampbell wait I can do that if I do this? How?

[@PixelisedPaul]

I’m tempted to do this just so that I can remove the roms and ISO’s from my HDD (I’ll keep backups of course). Taking all of the effort out of installing emulators and remembering how they work is also massive.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Exactly, this keeps me from clogging up my PC with various emulators and game files.

[@anthonykearney608]

This is what I'm going to do for my laptop. I have an external dedicated for roms for my backup. But I don't like to take it places with me

[@XxEmulatingKing]

Yeah same, coz I emulate a lot and it does take a bit of storage off my system so being able to keep all my files on one thing will make it less of a mess for me.

[@Bluespade115]

I want to do the same just to replay games like MCDub, ProStreet and The Punisher and others, This is AWESOME!

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Most of my gaming is on retropie, but this seems to have more systems.

[@Prod.Sweezy]

that must be such a cool bonding experience to nerd out on tech things with your son, wish my dad did that!!! cool to know that your son is into emulation and all that

[@adfraggs]

It blows me away now just how easy it has become to setup emulation for so many different systems and, in this video, replicate to whatever PC you like simply by carrying around a tiny USB drive. We've got a lifetime of systems and games to browse and play, more than we could ever truly complete. Of course technology becomes dated but that doesn't mean that an NES game from 80s isn't still fun to play. It's kind of crazy for kids these days to step into so much choice.

[@wizzel22]

Retrobat 3.1 does the same, but directly under Windows. Maybe you could make a follow-up video one day, that features Retrobat, would be nice.

[@RetroGameCorps]

I've looked into it, and I do think it's neat, but the whole point of this video is to have a self-contained OS with everything set up, so you don't have to install/manage emulators and ROMs on your primary computer. RetroBat simply acts as a frontend, much like LaunchBox. Those are also handy but a lot of work to maintain compared to a single USB stick :)

[@alfwaibel4773]

Thanks man, very informative! Already have emulation on Raspberry PI3 and PC, but this concept is fantastic. Preparing this now for the upcoming Steam Deck, which I have preordered. Also, great recommendation for this Keyboard!

[@nicoful86]

Nice video and concept :) As you stated ETA Prime really has great content for stuff like this! It's a bit unfortunate that people also going to adopt the misuse of the word "upscaling" when in fact "uprender" (increase of internal native resolution) it's applied to the emulator settings.

[@williamw2529]

Thanks for properly citing the techno artists in the vid. You'd be surprised how many don't cite anything. It also amazes me groups like this can show up "pros" like Xbox when they complain that not everything is "upscalable" or not backwards compatible. They're running on maybe a quarter of the budget and make multiple systems run on one system.

[@kurbysbay7136]

Great job. How I have been waiting for something like this. It is worth an award for an excellent work for all generations, my children and grandchildren can play the games I played when I was young without buying all these consoles.

[@MColvello]

Duuude, this is awesome! I wish something like this could work plugging it straight on a smart tv or something, even if for old game systems only.

[@james23640]

Those HDMI sticks are kinda like that

[@Koi88]

I cant wait to use it with the steam deck!!! So hyped

[@magical_unicorie]

Wow this is really cool! I wonder how my crappy computer would handle some of the newer systems lol. Definitely gonna try this out!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Awesome, let me know how it goes!

[@perryhutchlee3743]

@@RetroGameCorps I’m gonna try it on an intel Pocket Pc.

[@ronch550]

Last year I installed EmuELEC onto a microSD and used it in a TV box. Now it's time for Batocera. This sounds like something that's more accessible to other folks because it's practically plug and play. Thanks for this tutorial, Russ.

[@alexandarsimonovic7803]

Is it possible to run Batocera on BCM7268 Soc? It is Eon box with Arm cortex A53. Thanks in advance.

[@alexandarsimonovic7803]

@ronch550 Thank you. Apparently, just Amlogic SoC are supported and few newer ones 😔

[@pixelpatch]

Baticera on a TV box

[@ronch550]

@@alexandarsimonovic7803 hi, not sure I replied to your comment before but Batocera and EmuELEC list their supported devices on their website. I'd recommend EmuELEC though.

[@jasonp3484]

You sir.......are a genius! I have been wanting to play games from decades past and this seems like a fantastic method. You have a new subscriber. Thank you very much!

[@anthropomorphicmonster9113]

Thanks. Just what I was looking for. I have the day off and nothing really planned. Also just upgraded my external hard drive so I've got my old one laying around, just waiting for this. Here we go.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Awesome timing!

[@GFDthatsMe]

I recommend if you are going to spend $50 on a flash drive, to actually buy a portable ssd instead. Flash drives will almost always fail way before a ssd and you always have the option of tearing the Portable ssd apart and install it internally if it is shuckable

[@shaggy1881]

I wanna try this on a 1tb USB stick. 2 things I'd suggest, for your son, create an image file of your setup so he can just flash a copy for himself. Secondly, see if you can setup config files for each PC setup.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

That's what I did with my retropi setup. Just make sure to use a utility that makes secure multi part files, as backing up the image fake this size wood take weeks otherwise. Mine is only 32gb.

[@wolfhero4401]

Sometimes I just go back to your old videos and play the intro over and over lol

[@nefariou5]

I wish Russ was my dad, imagine all the cool kit and setups that you get to play with and have set up for you.

[@Nazzychan]

"yeah man, I wanna do it" Is so iconic now, you have no idea 😂

[@davidbeard90]

Never seen a 512GB flash drive before. So small too. My first ext drive , back in 2007, was 80GB with electrical connection and USB cable. The box itself was the length but half the thickness size of a brick.

[@PandaCheeks]

Technology does seem to improve with time...

[@Cyko..]

This is really neat! I installed this to a 1 TB microSD card and then I just use a regular $10 USB microSD card reader and it boots up just fine. I like that its portable and doesn't install anything on the host computer. I also liked how it automatically configured my controller for all systems (an 8BitDo SN30 Pro)!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Nice! Yeah once I am done with this build I will clone and flash it to an SD card, and hopefully I can boot it directly into a Steam Deck.

[@InSaiyan-Shinobi]

@@RetroGameCorps wait that’s really possible how would I be able to do j wouldn’t kind giving this as a gift to a friend who just got the steam Deck

[@RetroGameCorps]

@@InSaiyan-Shinobi it’s not quite working on the Steam Deck yet, but the Batocera team is working on it.

[@therealamazingsomebody]

The best video I've found on this subject. I already have everything I need, but this video has inspired me to actually do it. Thanks!

[@ViralWatchMedia]

If your games are lagging and the audio sounds glitchy turn on threaded video mode in the per emulator settings. Fixed every issue I had and even Metal Slug is flawless on my 2009 era laptop lol.

[@anthonykearney608]

This is a great video. I'm def going to do this for steam deck. I might do one this week so I can use it on my laptop too

[@RetroGameCorps]

Go for it!

[@hawkguy7689]

Man I can't wait for my Steam Deck

[@anthonykearney608]

@@hawkguy7689 same. Ps2 emulation on the go. Gonna be amazing

[@themadoneplays7842]

Yeah thats the beauty of a linux distro here, there is little overhead, and it will be very fast and easy. If someone wants to see how good linux can be this is a great example :D

[@VperVendetta1992]

This will be amazing with the steam deck. No need to install a different os and multi boot partitions.

[@Vash_Vadderung]

🤣 I love it! "Unknown NES Title" indeed. Looks like a homebrew someone put together. /s Keep up the great work Russ!

[@mattleizee]

bruh.. this is dope.. been looking for some kind of an os for my pc retro emulation.. didn't know this kind of software exists.. thanks mate 😁you've just earned a new sub!

[@TN_AU]

Damn, this is a great idea! On my yo do list.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Sweet!

[@hi-tych]

I can't wait to put this on my steam deck.. 😍

[@Anon1370]

this was what i was thinking too great minds think alike lmao

[@RetroGameCorps]

Exactly!

[@stfergus]

My thoughts exactly!!

[@derekswitzer9624]

Oh yeah! 😁😎

[@Dragoni0us]

I can’t wait for you to try this out on the steam deck! In theory you can add yuzu to botacera and turn the steam deck into a switch without changing or taking out the steam os….right?🤔

[@Ingram091]

I have an extensive collection of old cards and games, and I been on a waiting list for a retroaide reader to make my own roms so I can do just this, have a Pc backup. Some of my old systems are starting to have failures and I don’t want to loose my ability to play what I own, so this is a great solution once I have all my carts and discs backed up…. Thank you.

[@kenznilyz2065]

Thanks for all the Hard Work Adams Mom!

[@Vher_]

I wonder how well this would fare on a virtual machine or something, in case I don't feel like booting out of Windows every time I wanna play some emulators. Might try it out !

[@kdwrghtsr]

The trick is using all the power of your PC to run a USB removable operating system that is loaded with games a virtual environment will use up twice resources and you could be saving for higher end games

[@umamifan]

@@kdwrghtsr Lmao the way you put it makes Vher sound stupid

[@SlamBolts]

Dude, that Unknown NES Title looks really fun, I wish I could play it sometime soon

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

I hate when they use obscure games that nobody can buy.

[@Spawnholio]

I'm not sure if anyone has already mentioned it, but I had to disable Secure Boot in the BIOS to be able to boot from the USB stick. This should be fine for most people although turning it back on in the future can be problematic and some systems will require formatting of the boot drive and a new Windows installation. On top of that Windows 11 requires Secure Boot to be active so consider that if you're thinking of installing WIN11 on the machine you're using.

[@rahra23]

I just spent FOUR HOURS in the process of figuring this out. Very glad to see it also posted here!

[@sanjusonkar9585]

mine says invalid signature please check secure boot policy please help

[@sparky_862]

The fact that something like this exists and I only know about this now ... I have like 6 emulators but this just makes my life easier

[@FassterLane]

Wow! Thanks for the proof of concept. I have the same emulators on my Samsung zflip 3. I can't wait to try this on out.

[@alexgonzalez9053]

You're technically wrong on one thing : You don't need a Windows PC for this, as long as it can run Linux, Batocera doesn't care about the OS the computer you're going to use has installed. It simply works (with some troubles from time to time, but 95% of the time it can be fixed with some minor configuration), as it should. I did this some years ago to an old broken laptop (broken chassis, repurposed with some DIY skills) and I've had a retro machine installed in the kitchen since then xD

[@acejon2162]

Basically the same OS image works on any x86 architecture systems. I prefer it than Windows as I can boot into Batocera like 10sec and shutdown in 3 without all the "please wait..." messages and worse, long updates! Batocera also supports other hardware architectures but they'll need a different OS image.

[@glassroom135]

Would it possibly work on a Chromebook?

[@acejon2162]

Check the hardware in your chromebook then go to Batocera website and see if it is supported.

[@alexgonzalez9053]

Batocera works on any x86 or x64 architecture and many ARM chips too, just check the specifications of the chromebook and it should only take a minute to check if it works or not. You can also check alternatives like Lakka or Recalbox but personally I have always had less incompatibilities with Batocera.

[@glassroom135]

Will do, thanks for the advice guys.

[@JTMMTV]

I know I am late to the game, but I had never thought about this until my son got a new computer and gave me his old laptop. I was like hmmm what should I do with this. A google search brough this up and it is perfect for my little one to play some old games I grew up with to find that same love I had. Thank you so much for this!

[@gabriellopesvieiradasilva6118]

I'm new to the emulation world and I'm having a bit of a hard time. Could you make your system image available? I really liked the theme you used and the way you organized it.

[@aaaklam]

Yes, make it available please!

[@joshd.642]

I'm curious about the potential of cloud saving. Would be pretty cool to have a handled like RP3 that you play on when you are out and about then come home and switch to PC and continue where you left off without skipping a beat. At the very least I could imagine only keeping your saves on your handheld but when you connect to your WIFI network your batocera running setup load up and save directly from and to your handheld. There would be no syncing necessary. Kinda like a Nintendo switch setup except there is no need to dock your system and the handheld fits in your pocket.

[@iyeetpaste3797]

Fascinating. Having recently used your new Vita hack guide successfully with ease, I think I'll give this a go so I can finally play the Xenosaga trilogy again.

[@thramusgaming2255]

I had a goal years ago that ill buy raspberry pi 3 and install retropie and make my own collection of games to the maximum console it can play but since i seen this now i will do this kind of method and makes things more easier. Thank you for the tutorial.

[@marthaarteaga461]

Can I run sonic adventure 2 on a 28 GB usb stick

[@jonathanhagberg6033]

Hey Russ! Incredible content, as always. Huge fan. Question: Upon the first boot after flashing the image, it resizes the partitions, displays the title splash, then I get a black screen with a cursor. I'm nearly certain I'm doing everything correctly, but still unsure why it's not booting into the menu UI. Any advice? Keep up the great work, friend!

[@hbartz99]

Just flashed a drive and have this happening to me as well, though in my case I get the logo and can hear the music playing but my display is just black, did you ever fix your issue and get it working?

[@jonathanhagberg6033]

@@hbartz99 Hey! Nope, never reattempted. I did a bit of research and found what I believe to be the cause. I believe (though am not certain) that my motherboard does not support Linux based OSs. Double check that yours does, as that may be the issue. Test your drive on another PC, if possible!

[@hbartz99]

@@jonathanhagberg6033 Thanks for the response! I'll check that out for sure and test it on another PC as you suggest. I've re-flashed it a couple times now with the same result so I may be in the same boat as you. I appreciate the help :D

[@jonathanhagberg6033]

@@hbartz99 you're welcome! If you find a fix, I'd love to hear what worked for you! Good luck!

[@xaintegaming]

Great video ! Followed the procedure and it works really well ! I have a question, I am using a laptop, do you know if I can video output to a bigger screen ? I have just by connecting HDMI and it did not output natively on the screen. I have not tried modifying settings in Batocera.

[@nokiaphone8758]

This actually looks pretty sick! Definitely a big choice for the rog ally

[@sillyputtyoscar]

I got a black screen after the Batocera logo appeared when I booted from the USB. Turns out output was set to my TV that was turned off. Works great! Even works with my Dualshock 4 controller via Bluetooth.

[@raymondarias2034]

I got the same problem

[@dansegal5]

I bought the same flash drive with 512GB and used Retrobat with PS1-3, Nintendo emulator including the switch for couple of months and is not very reliable, a lot of time even when I'm adjusting the settings it will heat up and disconnect. I think it's gonna work best for simple emulation in 2D or even very reliable emulator like dolphin, for the rest I think is better to stick a portable SSD like Samsung t5/t7 for better result.

[@cocolumber4314]

How do you reboot from Batocera to Windows?

[@NFS-shade]

Shutdown and pull the flashdrive

[@Navtejcgowda]

does this work on tv??

[@jenlifh2871]

Depends my tv had 1gb ram and it ran most psp games fine at low settings

[@DrippyWaffler]

Almost certainly not

[@ToeKneeBee725]

Thank you very much for the introduction to Batocera. I flashed the latest image to a drive and I'm using it on a Wyse Thin Client. Not only is it exactly what I was looking for, but it runs smoothly. I'm even running Dreamcast and PS2 games. I will try to figure out how to run it on an internal disk and how to run Xbox- I may just need to download the emulator.. I'm using a wireless $40 controller from Amazon. It works great even the vibration on dreamcast games. Thank you very much!

[@LVIS-a]

Finally a Console that's also a PC... In fact, it's many consoles. Unfortunately new consoles are not Batocera

[@sotiriskefalas-f8p]

can i then be on windows again ?

[@Vexiorek]

Yes

[@Unknown_FFking]

​@@Vexiorek how to do that bro

[@Vexiorek]

@@Unknown_FFking You plug usb drive to pc spam clicking F12 (boot menu) and click on "USB:General" and if you wanna back to windows turn pc off unplug usb drive and now is booting windows

[@sotiriskefalas-f8p]

@@Vexiorek thx

[@omara2812]

@@Unknown_FFkingunplug the usb simple as. Batocera only uses your hardware it isn’t stored inside your system

[@Mistyre]

how to go back to windows then?

[@osmosis_8692]

Reboot. Don't select the thumb drive. It'll boot back into Windows like normal. Then remove thumb drive. Batocera is an Operating System. Much like how Steam Deck uses Linux, or the Ally uses windows 11. Just don't put it in a Raspberry Pi. RetroPi is much better suited for that. I mean, it'll work, but... RetroPi is much better suited for it. If you want to get really fancy, get 1TB NVME M.2 drive, find a USB-C to USB-C enclosure for it, and you now have a gaming drive with higher read/write speeds. Otherwise, you're limited by USB 3.1 speeds. Heck, you can go nuts. 2TB, 4TB, all running on Batocera. Plug it in, use VirtualBox from windows, go nuts. Windows 10 / 11 Pro has a windows VM software. ProxMox can VM passthrough your GRFX card. But by booting directly into Batocera, you'll have access to most of your PC/Laptop hardware. There is another option if you just want to boot windows... Just install all of the emulators directly to your device. We've been doing it for decades now. There's even versions of Linux Mint dedicated to emulation and gaming. Heck, you can even VM the steam deck OS if you want. Kind of a "test setup before installing it" method. The Asus Ally uses windows and also can run steam, and GamePass for PC. Install some extra emulators, and you have an amazing handheld that can play and run anything. (Just make sure to upgrade your SSD. You'll need the space.) Heck, I think Batocera thumb drive works on the Ally. Go for it... Getting ROMs... Arrrrr. 🏴‍☠️🦜 You'll figure it out. 😜 If you want, you can also install VirtualBox for windows and VM Batocera without having to reboot. Or, go crazy and multi-boot your OSes. This is a little more complicated, but gaming really teaches you a lot about using software/hardware. Good stuff.

[@KatRollo]

Great intro video to Batocera. Objective question: Apart from the obvious eyecandy of bezels/box art/etc, what would be the functional advantage of configuring Batocera (which is quite cumbersome to be honest) vs simply using portable versions of much more stable standalone emulators on a USB drive?

[@newdiviontheblockblocksfor4030]

With Batocera you have all emulators and games inside one place. You can browse everything without having to close the emulator window and opening another emulator. This is absolutely a huge advantage vs playing emulators separately.

[@KatRollo]

@@newdiviontheblockblocksfor4030 The cores on higher-end emulators are unreliable though. I'd pick stability over minor convenience personally.

[@MrGTAmodsgerman]

Imagine secretly just hooking this into a school computer. You will be the coolest guy.

[@djfleekyniks7381]

Retro gaming makes me excited 😅😅😅 i remember playing on ps1 shooting those ducks with my cousin who passed away omg brings back so much memories it's nostalgia ❤

[@podracer35]

This looks amazing! Just curious: would it be possible to use the same drive with a modded console like a Wii, for example, to access the games? Or would it still be better to just have a separate drive for that.

[@MaximusJohal]

or even a tv with usb input?

[@fkaiba94]

​@@MaximusJohal how would you get it to boot if it's just the USB to a TV?

[@anshulsingh8326]

Can we play 2 player games with 2 players?🙂

[@nilkamalkangujam]

Yes U Can

[@fct6701.]

No

[@nilkamalkangujam]

@@fct6701. Yes broh

[@jcwdenton]

Thanks, now I am going to play old games from my childhood xD

[@hdwill]

Thanks for this video. I was looking for an emulation solution and i found one this looks amazing!

[@mcgritty8842]

Seeing up to Playstation 3 and Xbox 1 made me very happy! 😊

[@fonzitheman]

Batocera v36 now also supports xbox360 and PS Vita, but limited compatibility on both.