Retroid Pocket 2+ Starter Guide #2 (PS1, N64, Saturn, PS2, and more)

[@dsmoove1736]

I admit, if I had known I had to do so much configuring I probably wouldn’t have ordered the Retroid Pocket 2+ but now that I have thank god you posted these guides. I don’t know what I would have done without them. I saved the videos to watch later but I will also utilize your written instructions as well. Thanks again. Much appreciated.

[@gofish7388]

It's half the fun of these machines.

[@3godzilla3]

Yeah, especially in the case of the PS1 stuff. Like, it should NOT be that complicated to have basic analog controls on PS1 games...at least for the ones that had analog on release.

[@PixelCat]

I bought an anbernic 280v cause of his videos. The simple menu tutorial he did was easy to follow and makes the device so much better.

[@ZackMorris1]

@@PixelCat Same here, I put it on my Christmas wish list since I'm such a hard person to shop for and spent the holiday break setting it up. Now after the retroid video , I have bought one of those too lol.

[@paulstevens1493]

@@PixelCat I got the 280v a little over a month ago, and this hour of setup videos is making me very glad for my choice. Maybe in the future the Retroid 2+ will have an image like Adam that makes it easy, and that will be when I consider it! But honestly, I would need excellent GC/PS2 emulation to justify buying another retro device. I’ve grown extremely fond of the 280v in such a short time. But either way, thank goodness for this channel!

[@mateenatlas]

It's good to see a genuine creator like Russ get noticed for his great tutorials and written blogs. Congrats on the success man!

[@geneepak]

You are a godsend to this community. Thanks so much for your quality work!!!!

[@chadpollman7970]

Here’s another vote in favor of an arcade/MAME tutorial (pleeeeeease! 🙏). And if you feel so inclined, other oddballs like DOS, C64/128, and Amiga (to name a few) would be awesome topics as well. That said, your existing body of work is already a fantastic contribution to retro gaming. Many, many thanks and a tip of the cap to you for that!

[@JustBolger]

I'd be jazzed to see a video about the different front-end options! Also, thank you for your videos in general. You're responsible for opening up the world of emulation handhelds for me.

[@TheJimoreno]

It took me a couple hours to get this right following your guide, but loved every minute of it. Thank you for your hard work, could have not done it with out you, I'm sure everyone will appreciate a MAME/Neo Geo guide

[@PixelCat]

15:20 on my original GPD XD I found that that just putting the opacity of on screen controls will mess with touch controls since it's still there. Just invisible. If you go into the actual virtual pad editor thing you can remove the buttons and save that. I think I recall a vid where you had problems with the touch screen with drastic and I think that may of been why.

[@xrayl7392]

Yeah thats probably why in every review he says that the lower DS touch controlls dont work well. Awesome that you found the solution/problem

[@RetroGameCorps]

That's a great point, thank you for bringing it to my attention. I've updated my written guide with new instructions and I'll be sure to use that from here on out. The mystery of DS controls has now been solved, thank you!

[@PHENN7]

That's "may have been" not "may of been"

[@DamfinoMR2]

@@PHENN7 You didn't end your sentence with a period.

[@alexturton174]

Great video! This is my first retro handheld and these two videos were lifesavers! I thought I might be in over my head but u simplified everything. I would love to see a mame/neogeo setup video. Thanks for your help!

[@rafadono]

I would like an Arcade and Neo Geo video. Awesomes video as always Russ, thanks.

[@jeremiahbeaufils8566]

I must say 2 years later, im following this guide and everything is true to word, after some updates some parts can be skipped and are easier now but thx, part 1 and part 2 of this guide really helped me set up the retroid pocket 2+ exactly how I wanted it

[@Fukkatsu]

1:00 "There are many ways to skin this cat" Chicken sitting in his lap: "🙀"

[@Drivenby]

Didn't notice this hahaha

[@supercat2087]

:( xD

[@hassenh8662]

Waiting until part 2 came out so that I can watch whole thing combine in one sitting. Thanks.

[@CoffeeRampage]

Perfect timing! My RP2+ arrived yesterday, and having tons of fun with it. Spending the entire weekend making myself at home with the device :D

[@_kaernunnos]

When did you order? Wondering how close I am to mine shipping.

[@lillykarr8787]

That 35 day wait is killing me. I still have 13 days. 😭

[@miltonbuu]

Thank you very much sir. I was completely overwhelmed with all these configuration and file setups. I'm not too computer savvy but I able to follow yor instruction and everything went smooth. Now i'm happily playing all these old-school games I never had the chance to play as a kid.

[@TheRetroBrian]

Wow, looks like you have motivated a lot of people to get this device as their first handheld. Me included! After all the hype for the price, this seems like a great way to get into the retro handheld scene, and these guides are so helpful for us noobies. I am trying to set up retroarch on my PC with these configurations, so that I can figure it out and mess around with it on there first. Hopefully it doesn’t take 3 months to get my device, but I will be watching these guides over and over regardless! Thanks!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Awesome, happy to be of help. Most of these settings are exactly the same on the PC version of RetroArch, that's a great place to practice!

[@pattybean457]

Please do more this has been invaluable. Excellent quality. Subscribed.

[@HDico2013]

Yes please, arcade setup guide would be really really helpful.

[@piplup10203854]

I just got my Retroid Pocket 2+ in and I found this incredibly helpful! After part 1 I was already up and running with my favorite games :D I'm looking forward to now personalizing my categories to narrow down the list of games I want to play and complete. I wish I could scroll quicker using the shoulder buttons and stuff but I know this is just to get up and running. I was hit was so much nostalgia upon booting up Minish Cap, my favorite handheld zelda game so huge thank you for this! I also got Majoras Mask running well and that is my favorite game of all time so this has been so much fun! I got my dreamcast up and running and I can finally play through Skies of Arcadia again and so I can't wait to get into that. Thank you for all the work putting this together!

[@b1uedestiny]

Thanks for these guides! Honestly, I've decided to get the Retroid Pocket 2+ as my first retro handheld and these guides are a lifesaver!

[@95CAMRY]

I’m debating on retroid pocket 2+ or RG522… I’m tempting but it will be my first retro handheld too.

[@b1uedestiny]

The RG552 is great, but a bit out of my price range for my first device. I think when I get more comfortable with these things, I'll get something more powerful.

[@95CAMRY]

@@b1uedestiny noted 👌 enjoy it!

[@smcm9977]

Thank you so much for your guide. I was able to get my PS1 games running on my own with whatever the device came with, but while playing I kept getting slow downs. After following your retroarch guide everythings working perfectly.

[@ZackMorris1]

Definitely would love an arcade video as my unit is on the way. Also while I know you can't speak too much about roms, I'd love to know what your recommended ROM list would be for each system.

[@Craigarooger]

Right! You can’t speak to ROMs but a “favorite” game list for each system would definitely be cool for those who may be on an SD card budget.

[@Jay0hAych]

100% would love a full video about setting up arcade and Neo Geo emulators! Regardless, this has been an invaluable resource for setting up my RP2+, thank you so much for freely sharing this with everyone!

[@davids.9378]

I only bought a retroid pocket 2+ because of your videos. You saved me so much time and effort!

[@svcross-do]

I'm definitely interested in the arcade tutorial.

[@HitoriGnocchi]

extremely helpful when i was setting up. trying to do it on my own was unintuitive at first but after getting used to the process its pretty much all the same across all handhelds. get your files prep them and then put them in the right place. easy as heck thanks to your guides. if you cant get this working follow the steps again, you probably skipped a process or missing a file. pls noobs follow the process.

[@Sabebo13]

Front ends video next! Awesome part 2. Having so much fun with my RP2+, using RetroArch for simplicity.

[@thierrygauthier748]

IMPORTANT: before doing anything with the yabasanshiro emulator, delete the app then redownload it from the playstore: you will get an updated version, I had a lot of trouble with the stock one and this solved everything! Big thanks for your video, definitely a big help!

[@Blackbird9070]

I don’t own this, or intend to buy it - but I still find these videos entertaining. Russ has something special.

[@tking2199]

For psp you can set the CPU clock to between 181-200 and 2 x resolution, auto frame skip of 1 and set the full screen with a linear resolution filter at 2 x and I had every game run at 2x with little audio stutter and gameplay was smooth with only GoW having a few effects not showing properly but every single game I played was at 2x including outrun 2006. The only game I had to play at 1x was kurohyo Ryu ga gotoku which is full of bugs and issues even my phone has to run it at 3x when run games normally at 5x. Awesome video as always.

[@lf1899]

Finally I've been waiting for this video with much anticipation

[@yangliu2753]

Since AYN is sending Odin out. We can safely say goodbye to various RK chips. If your budget is lower than 100, buy retro pocket 2.5. Otherwise, buy Odin. I will be waiting for a complete beginner guide for Odin! I believe the odin will introduce more people to the retro game world.

[@jasonong7049]

Thank you Russel!! For showing how to configure the pocket2+, I would have imagined if this video was not out...I be like pulling my hairs on the configure. Appreciate it for your hard work you had made this video!!! Thank you again Russel! 💓

[@direwolf7080]

Russ your videos have led to a great hobby for my son and I and i really appreciate your work. I hope you continue to get the success and recognition you deserve.

[@alex_is_shook]

Mine arrived today, thank you for these guides. Setting it up is part of the fun for me tbh

[@lanedj801]

I wish retroarch had a core template for specific devices that you could just one click and it would gather those settings for each core to optimize it on your device. I feel like certain devices are common enough for this feature and users could make templates that you could try out.

[@natejouster265]

thank you so much for the 2 part videos. it helped out a bunch, but I'm kind of disappointed that we didn't get a cat break in either part :(. thanks for everything!

[@LychaonGaming]

Oh my God, I love this handheld....I just bought my Retroid Pocket 2+ (used, but in mint condition...)....With that Black Shell 😍🔥

[@RetroGameCorps]

Happy to hear you are enjoying it!

[@LychaonGaming]

@@RetroGameCorps Now I am watching the video, trying to find out if I wanna try the LineageOs......maybe I can do this on android, because I don't have a pc 😉

[@RetroGameCorps]

@@LychaonGaming the LineageOS option is for the older device, the Retroid Pocket 2, not the 2+. So no worries, it can't be done anyway! Sticking with the OS that came with the RP2+ is your best bet.

[@LychaonGaming]

@@RetroGameCorps ah okey, thanks for the update 😅

[@BooleanUnionStudios]

I would greatly appreciate a video regarding setting up the Arcade/MAME system as well as the CD-i (I have always wanted to play those wretched Zelda knock-offs). I also mirror someone else in this thread in regards to recommendations and configurations for good android games. Is Chronotrigger for Android a good option? Thanks for making these!

[@burntearth85]

Just got mine today, thanks for this! (Shipping has gotten much better too, just 2 weeks from date of order to my door)

[@Razor_Burn]

Many thanks Russ for the endless hours and dedication to these helpful guides. This channel is quickly becoming my first stop for everything Retro Gaming!!! ;)

[@schenk55]

16 and 8 bit homecomputers like Amiga and Commodore 64 are where my passion lies. Could you look into these sometimes?

[@dadeffone]

Its been such a journey. Thx you for these guides

[@hammerfistrevolution5232]

Just got my retroid Pocket 2+ on Friday and your videos have been a savior! I'm running so many games on this amazing little device! Consider a video on neogeo/Arcade when time permits. Great Channel and great video and written guide!

[@TooManyRecords]

Thank you so much for these videos. Mandatory viewing for people who pick this up, IMO.

[@piplup10203854]

I realized I been watching your videos for a long time and never hit the subscribe button... I have since corrected that but I kept wondering why I always get them recommended but never see them till they pop up on the homepage or sidebar. I can't wait to setup this device once it comes in :D it should hopefully be here in time for my birthday!

[@renankrieger1422]

Saw a Horizon Chase icon there, see you're a man o culture. Nice! Gonna watch this again once my Retroid arrives.... I think it is on a order queue now or something like that. Anxious to received it. Thnaks!

[@jeffdewe]

Wow so many settings to change. I'm like WTF I just wanted to play a game. lol

[@mrbutchee1]

Awesome video. Just bought this hand held waiting

[@larshelden1979]

Thanks! Been looking forward to part 2 of this:)

[@SirFickDace]

If possible would you be able to go in depth on its multiplayer functions? Both through a single RP2+ with multiple controllers OR multiple RP2+ connecting to each other through hot spot and wifi, ive only seen one other video that shows off that function but I would like to see your input on this feature. Great Video!

[@luofuchen2747]

Hope the upcoming update for the frontend is being released soon. It will adds tons of emulators and format files.

[@RetroGameCorps]

I'm looking forward to it too. I was told it was coming last week, but that didn't happen -- so maybe this coming week!

[@edhaworth8151]

@@RetroGameCorps hopefully it will add some more systems to the front end? No megadrive seems a very odd oversight!

[@MrCumstein]

@@edhaworth8151 It definitely will! It’s not just an “odd” oversight, it’s totally baffling.

[@arunbenny808]

There’s apparently been a massive software update, that might have changed a few things or made a few things easier by now. One thing I remember it apparently does a better job of finding box art on its own now or something. Anyway, huge fan of the videos man 👍 if you think the new update warrants another video, I’d love to see that too.

[@treysingleton1183]

Where the heck do you find the SCPH-90001 PS2 bios files?? I’ve looked everywhere but the best I can find is the 73000 ones. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[@Opebin]

Thanks for the guide, I really appreciate the PS2 section because I was able to get a game that wasn't on the spreadsheet yet to a level I'd consider acceptable with your recommended settings

[@drmarciano]

Amazing content! A Arcade SETUP video would be awesome

[@mmdday]

perfect timing. i just got my RP2+ today

[@joecollazo9450]

Your intro song is just 🔥

[@rambledogs2012]

What an utterly awesome walkthrough. Despite not having one, it was very interesting just watching through it all. The issue with me is that I enjoy spending time setting things up and then after that lose interest in playing a game heh.

[@bigdaddy5303]

Same. I spent so many hours setting up an emulation station PC and have literally never played any games. It was just fun marvelling at having a place where I can play literally every classic game. Except problem is I don't really want to play any of them :)

[@rambledogs2012]

@@bigdaddy5303 Yeh, I hear you. Now I've got mine set up, I'm at a loss as what to play first and really got more enjoyment setting it all up and testing things out.

[@jedovtqy4533]

Ha ha, same here, I got an rg350m and after set up I've hardly used it and same with extrernal drive as console, I got a 2tb drive put everything on it, set it up and only played it once. I also have consoles new in box not played yet including my core fx, pandoras box 3a, family game console, and a few others in loft, lol

[@rambledogs2012]

@@jedovtqy4533 Glad it's not just me then,🤣

[@erikayala163]

I greatly appreciate your videos, they have been extremely helpful, I bought a retroid2+ and oh man I struggle to find time to play but when I do, I enjoy every second of it and your videos on how to configure the systems have helped me a lot, you have the highest score in my book!!

[@lexiconsutopia2654]

Im very new to this retro gaming stuff, so the resolution cant be raised to something higher? It has for higher resolution in the n64 emulator

[@VRtheFuture]

Each emulator or retroarch core is different. Are you asking about the N64 specifically?

[@lexiconsutopia2654]

@@VRtheFuture yes i saw it has option for higher resolution like 1440 x 1080. Is it possible for this device to be n64 games at that resolution?

[@raptrz_]

Yeah you could increase the video resolution, the only problem is the screen resolution itself is smaller than let's say putting the resolution to 1080p. It would just look not right, or it would stretch the screen further than it's supposed to. Making the game you play cut off on the sides of it. Sometimes even zooming the game in. So might as well just keep it as default. But if you're plugging it into a TV or monitor, you could most definitely change it to the resolution of your choice

[@roocrew86]

This is wicked man Definitely using this when I receive mine

[@tenrocks9667]

Gracias por subir el video hermano!!!.. Era lo que nos hacía falta!. Tu rifas!!.. (Tanks for upload the video bro!! Very usefull !! You rock!!..).. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@requiett]

Awesome setup tutorial as always. I always recommend your vids to others that pickup these devices!

[@Mersak168]

NICE! Thanks for your work again Russ!

[@42Randomise]

I have a RP2+ on order for my first retro handheld. Would love arcade deep dive and front end videos. Used to do arcade emulations in high school and be disappointed when marvel vs capcom 2 wasn’t emulated at speed :)

[@explogeek]

Thanks again, can't wait for my RP2+ to ship

[@RenatoDouradoMaia]

Do, please, a video on Arcade setup!

[@ranchman693]

Can you please have a CDI tutorial video? That one's always a pain to set up lol

[@ViolinAround]

Thank you so much for helping me get set up! :))))

[@loloakajohnsmoke]

Thanks for this guide, really helpful. Appreciate all the efforts you must have put into this.

[@tonyh2596]

Thanks for these videos, hopefully you can do a part 3 on arcade and neogeo games. Would love to make them look better

[@rossbassette7518]

Russ, great job on this guide!!!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Hey, thanks!

[@slaggathors193]

Really nice and helpful guide. It was a huge help in understanding how this powerful small box works. But I twitch a little everytime I see the first part beeing numbered "(1/2)" and the second part only got "#2" Neverheless great videos that made me sub

[@Peteyrich93]

Yay for set up guides mine is supposed to be in this week going to be referencing these videos a lot next weekend lol

[@pakrad]

Arcade and Amiga emulation video will be appricated

[@jasonshiers5771]

Good video Russ , some of these guide will help you itch my X18s

[@rumpledtrenchcoatacolumbop8422]

I'm having a weird thing going on where the M64 app is not recognizing some of my inputs when setting up the controller. It would make more sense if it accepted all or none of them, but for example it will recognize up, left and down on my dpad, but not right. the other emulators on the 2+ recognize it just fine so I doubt there's a problem with the device itself. I can't find anyone online who had the same problem, so this is kind of a Hail Mary here to see if anyone else experienced the same, or better yet has a possible solution. Love the videos and guide, it really helped me get the most out of my Pocket 2+ so far, so thank you.

[@youzernejm]

There's always one more thing to say when it comes to the arcade emulation, so if you are doing the guide, sure it'll be useful.

[@djwoody249]

Amazing as always - many thanks. Would love a MAME / Arcade install & setup guide for this device - cheers

[@dsmoove1736]

I purchased it already so I’m going to get it working. I will take it slow and hope for the best. I am not the most tech savvy.

[@IgnusFast]

I've been blown away by the performance of FPse on this machine. I couldn't get the other emulators to give stable PSX performance. But FPse is basically running everything I have at a locked 60 (though I did have to tweak a few settings). It's not free, but it is really cheap... That being said, I don't know the history of it or if there is any controversy.

[@RetroGameCorps]

I find it to be a good emulator too! It's sad that we have to question the authenticity of Android emulators...it's an indication of the emulation environment we have on that platform. As far as I know there isn't any controversy with FPse.

[@elgabrieldemartino]

your the reason i bought a retroid pocket 2+

[@neoneb]

I would be real interested in a arcade setup, that’s the main reason I picked up a RP2+

[@SukenaiHayashi]

Seconding on this, arcade and Neo Geo is why I picked up the device

[@neoneb]

I just want to add, there is already a lot of demonstrations and guides around classic handheld/consoles for the RP2+, but not much in the way of mame/neo geo. It would be nice to see a good button mapping strategy and accessing the rom settings i.e. Turning on freeplay or changing difficulty

[@baratacom]

I would love a video on arcade games, I'm having a real hard time setting those up

[@jiepiewie]

Thanks for both setup videos but i would love a 3rd part where MAME is correctly configured. That would be even better 🙂

[@yourtime]

Nice thanks for uploading! I am really thinking about getting one, maybe this will help me to decide

[@TheNugeTube]

Thanks for this awesome video, I would appreciate an arcade emulator tutorial as well please. It's probably the one family of systems that I've always had the most difficulty understanding and would appreciate learning about it properly...for the first time in 20 years...as opposed to winging it and hoping for the best...cause that hasn't worked for me.

[@crokiller187]

haha seeing my name in this video popped me. thank you for the awesome videos.

[@TheNils7779]

Thank you so much, still waiting for mine to come in a month or so, but i would love a video concerning arcade games.

[@rc6156]

Thanks for your hard work brotha!

[@timblahblahblah4904]

Thank you for part 2.

[@Patrick-bn5rp]

why would you turn favorites off? That's a very helpful section to have because you can place the games you are actually playing in there for easy access.

[@ryangalvatron4451]

For anyone that has ".cso" files for PSP, Retroid launcher will not see them. You can however change their file extensions to ".iso" by just renaming it. I didn't think this would work as most of the time when changing a file extension doesn't help....in this case it did. Also as far as the issue with the Retroid launcher taking you into the Aether menu and not the game directly, I find that to happen a lot more with DIG front end. I actually like the Retroid launcher, they just need to add more systems and themes.

[@frostgamer9879]

Personally I would love to see a video about some Android games that pair well with this device. In particular I am interested in how it holds up with Sonic Robo Blast 2 and Sonic Runners Revival

[@willitine]

This is the retro handheld device to buy hands down! It is really awesome absolutely.

[@ugoplatamia]

Note for Drastic, High Resolution Rendering will break some games (Dragon Quest 4-6). So if a game isn't working, try turning that option off.

[@Fularu]

You should definitely do one with computers (Amiga, ST, X68000, DOSBOX, MSX, CPC or C64)

[@Gatecrasher3]

Great video Russ

[@paulpaul7551]

You said in the previous video that you can disable the retro arch right side bar menu (that thin white bar to the right). I don’t see that in setting. Do you know where I need to look?

[@tomk3682]

i can't remember how i did it but i had to google ' white vertical line' on retro pocket 2 plus' and someone had the answer. Its basically in settings somewhere on the top right if i recall correctly

[@odiexx]

This video is extremely helpful, thank you.