ROG Ally X Emulation Guide: EmuDeck for Windows in 8 Easy Steps

[@afinney88]

Jesus what an amazing guide. Never done any emulation stuff with old games before and now I've got a Rog Ally I fancied giving it a go and this video was easy to follow. Cheers.

[@PeteTalksTech]

I try my best to make every single tutorial as easy and accessible as I possibly can so your encouragement means so much, happy retro gaming finney! 🤩🕹️

[@Eddie-b6v8x]

Hello @PeteTalksTech great videos I just want to commend you for your content and support bud. Keep it up.

[@PeteTalksTech]

@@Eddie-b6v8xthanks so much Eddie! 🙌

[@Halphad]

I’ve been looking around the internet for the last month and this ladies and gentlemen is the best guide I came across

[@PeteTalksTech]

Your encouragement means so much Hal, thanks so much and happy retro gaming! 🙌

[@wewalkedonthemoon]

Just got an Ally X the other day. This is an excellent tutorial, along with the other Ally videos of yours I have watched. The “Internet” “Archive” part had me cracking up 😄. Like and subbed.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Awesome moon, congrats on your new Ally X and welcome to the club! 🙌🤩

[@NerddeGravata]

I just came for the tips, and even knowing all these process I stayed until the end and for the positives vibe and good tutorial got a new subscribe

[@PeteTalksTech]

So appreciate the encouragement and sub Gravata, stay positive! 🙌

[@lostunder12]

I'm soo happy the algorithms led me to your video, my highschool gaming days are now in my rog ally.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Awesome lost happy to help! Yes I’ve loved going back and finishing old snes games that I never managed to do as a kid, can’t beat retro gaming!! 🤩

[@BlackOdyssey95]

Bro I cannot thank you enough, few thing's popped up that wasn't explained in the video but was a simple fix, thank you

[@PeteTalksTech]

Happy to help Odyssey! Encouragement from great viewers like this keeps me motivated to keep making these vids, so thank YOU! 🙌🕹️

[@michaeleason1217]

Took me less than 40 minutes to download everything and start adding my owned ROMS to the folders. Thank you so much!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Awesome Michael, happy retro gaming! 🤩🕹️🕹️

[@latinsojia]

"Owned" 😂

[@neiko9041]

Man where can I get some roms help a brother out

[@lukaskarlgerhard]

bro I can't thank you enough, I've been trying to emulate gba on my new Rog ally x and I couldn't figure out why the built in controller wasn't registering in MGBA. Turns out I needed to set control mode to gamepad in the control centre. Had no idea and out of sheer luck your 2 second clip helped me haha

[@PeteTalksTech]

Haha awesome Lukas! So happy to help and yes that Gamepad setting is so easy to miss, happy Retro Gaming! 🤩

[@ThatRunningDad]

Great video, super helpful! One tip - if you have a PC or laptop with a MicroSD card reader, I personally found managing the files there instead of on the smaller screen of the Ally X much easier.

[@tonymassey8146]

I just want to say thank you for this video. I've tried before on my own and failed but today I finally succeeded and got games to run on my Rog ally. You're a legend bro. Subscribed for more knowledge on the Rog ally. Thanks again bro

[@PeteTalksTech]

Awesome Tony, congrats! Hey we’re all learning and supporting each other in our great gaming handheld community! Feel free to check out tons of Ally tutorials and content here on the channel and thanks again for your kind words! 🙌

[@tonymassey8146]

Have you added one on the switch since yuzu has apparently gone now? Thanks again 👍

[@PeteTalksTech]

Yuzu is still available, it’s just that they’ve stopped active development on it and here’s the vid! ROG Ally X: Switch Emulation Guide 2024 in 8 Simple Steps | YUZU kzbin.info/www/bejne/laOvgHioq9eDf8k

[@nate6382]

I'll say a huge thank you because out of all the videos yours was the most simple and helpful and easiest to follow

[@PeteTalksTech]

Wow that’s incredibly high praise Nate, thanks so much! 🙌

[@nate6382]

​@PeteTalksTech No problem 😊 I just hit the sub.. oh by the way on the off chance have you got a video on how to configure the rog ally to pcsx2 I got games to boot but can't press select no buttons work

[@olanordmann5997]

Just got an ally x and this guide rock, donkey kong here I come :) I subscribed as u have lots of guides I find amazing and easy to follow ty

[@PeteTalksTech]

Awesome Olan, your encouragement means a lot! Congrats on your new Ally X and have fun with Donkey Kong Country on the snes, this was the game that made me fall in love with videogames! 🤩

[@Xcessive_Evil]

I'm actually an idiot. I was clearly very impatient and thought it was a simple plug and play like it was for daijisho. This guide really saved me. I appreciate you.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thank you Xcessive! 🙌

[@visionary4787]

Hey u should make sure that people backup their old save files before setting this up IF they had emulation saves before getting emudeck! This happened to me personally as you know but yeah Ive seen other guides on this and none are as straightforward as this, good stuff pete

[@PeteTalksTech]

Already covered in a recent vid Visionary! 👇 ROG Ally: Factory Reset & Emulation Backup Guide kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIXPhnyhhdFkmKc Thanks bud, always want to make these tutorials as easy and accessible as possible so your encouragement means a lot Visionary! 🙌

[@Zachamation]

Followed this guide and have it all set up, has been amazing so far. All I’m doing is playing my old games now! Thank you for the amazing video!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Awesome Zach, happy to help and enjoy all that retro gaming goodness! 🤩🤩

[@daniellee7078]

Followed this for my Legion Go, worked perfectly!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Awesome Daniel! Happy retro gaming! 🙌

[@puppethound]

Liked and Subbed, this was the easiest choice I made this morning. Good luck, looking forward to your videos.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Sooo appreciate the Like and Sub puppet, your encouragement means a lot, thank you! 🙌

[@thomas-stilinski8149]

Ik you cant show it in the video but can you recommend a sight for the bios? I tried internet archives but thats down apparently

[@KaptenInsano]

First time doing something like this ever. Following the guide to a t. Thank you for the video.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Great job Kap, take your time, enjoy learning and check out the other tutorials on the channel like the recent 14 Essential Optimise Guide!

[@OjeOjeaga]

Came for the tips, subscribed for the positivity. Great video ✌🏾

[@PeteTalksTech]

Appreciate the sub Oje, stay encouraged! 🙌

[@HacksAndGlitches]

When I get to the part at 6:10 it says to only parse emulation station but I see in your video you have them all selected *edit* just noticed the pop up I’m talking about is at 5:49 in your video. What do I do?

[@robertadams283]

I know you can’t say where to get the switch bios but I’m struggling to figure out why mine isn’t working

[@AñdyOmar]

Great video. I always thought I could launch from emudeck...was supposed to be emulation station lol

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks Andy! Yes it does get very confusing and that’s why I wanted to clarify in the vid that EmuDeck is the ‘backend’ in setting it all up, and Emulation Station is the ‘front end’ we use to launch our games, happy retro gaming! 🤩

[@Ian-to2vo]

OMG this is a complete game changer - thank you!!

[@PeteTalksTech]

You’re 1,000% right Ian, with EmuDeck we can play pretty much ANY retro game we want! Happy to help and happy retro gaming!

[@Daniel-lk1om]

Super helpful guide, thank you!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Happy to help Daniel, happy retro gaming! 🙌

[@MichaelEMaul]

Such a great video Pete! Thank you!

[@PeteTalksTech]

So appreciate the encouragement from you and all our great viewers Michael, all of your support motivates me to keep making this content! 🙌

[@BhartBoyz]

Amazing guide!!!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks so much Bhart, happy retro gaming! 🙌

[@BhartBoyz]

@@PeteTalksTechHow do you do the bios for Switch, ps3, ps4, Xbox and Xbox 360?

[@PeteTalksTech]

A simple Google search 👍

[@louisawillis3911]

Were do i find switch bios please? Struggling 🙈

[@WaqasKhan-zj5de]

Very helpful video done setting this on legion go. Sold my ally on Facebook for 240 plus guy gave me PlayStation portal only a month old with receipt. Now keeping an eye on curry’s eBay account as they keep dropping open boxed deals for ally and ally x.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Glad it helped Waqas! 240 and a Portal for Ally is very good trade, you’ll LOVE the Ally X when you can get it! 🤩

[@mauropatriota6147]

Awesome tutorial man. Thx a lot

[@PeteTalksTech]

Happy to help Mauro, happy retro gaming! 🤩🕹️

[@frankie5821]

Great guide, its so much cleaner than how it was on my phone when I tried it... Going to try and play some Simpsons hit and run for that nostalgia hit shortly :D ty ty

[@PeteTalksTech]

Nice Frankie! Hit and Run is an absolute must play when installing EmuDeck! 🤩

[@l.s.a1990]

Ive gotten alot of problems with games not loading on Rcps3... corrupted game errors etc , any videos on that??

[@fosSte]

Your video was very helpful, thanks a lot 🙏 ❤

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks fos happy retro gaming! 🙏🙌

[@EliteShox]

Hey awesome tutorial!! Would you know how to change the screen size on the ds emulator? It gives me 1 small main gameplay screen and 2 large secondary screens thag arent useful any help would be appreciated!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks Elite! Yes open the DS emulator (called MelonDS, it’s in the EmuDeck folder from the start menu) and in settings within MelonDS we can configure how we want the screens 👍

[@jeremiasaquino2294]

I have trouble finding the nintendo switch bios and deamcast bios. Do you have the link and willing to share?

[@Mac423485]

Very good video man, keep this up! Helped me so much

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks Mac! 🙌

[@explicitwelder5841]

I think I messed up somewhere, I can't use the built in gamepads only a Xbox controller, how could I fix it?

[@DanielCarter-e2l]

Where do we go to download roms for games and what website do you use

[@PradyumnaRao1990]

People like you are sent by gods!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Zeus told me to tell you “Your Welcome” 😂🤩

[@SentinelsHXC]

So I followed the guide to a T, which was super helpful. Thanks! I'm having an issue that I can't find clarification on. When I load into a game, with gamepad mode set, whenever I press A it takes a screenshot. I can't for the life of me figure out how to stop this. Tips?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Have you set it to Gamepad instead of Auto or Desktop in Control Mode within Command Centre?

[@SentinelsHXC]

​@PeteTalksTech yes I have. Maybe resetting the configuration for each emulators in emudeck would work? Currently pulling my hair out.

[@lando134]

Finally found a ROM and it’s a 10-15 hour download I hope to god it works when finished

[@ryshone83]

Love your videos Pete

[@PeteTalksTech]

So appreciate your encouragement and all our great viewers ryshone! 🙌

[@JeffreyBivens-wk1ci]

Great video! Very informative, helped me get set up. The only problem I’m having when I load games is no buttons on my Rog Ally X is working in any game I bolt up. I have it in gamepad mode which is what you mentioned in the video for then controls to work. I’m still having an issue.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Great Jeffrey! Hmm not sure about this, if it’s on Gamepad mode then all buttons should work without us having to configure anything… perhaps restarting? And even reinstalling if still now working… hope you find a fix!

[@JeffreyBivens-wk1ci]

@ I uninstalled it twice or three times and still no fix. Could be the roms maybe ? I really don’t know. The game loads up fine but yeah rog ally set in gamepad mode but every time the game gets to the main menu nothing works no controls .

[@PeteTalksTech]

Very weird??!!

[@Rockysbeats]

@@JeffreyBivens-wk1ci what games / system are you loading up?

[@JustSomeone074]

hey Pete, I'm stuck on the part where you download the scph 5500,1,2. do you have a link i could download from? im no expert at this stuff and looked up them but i haven't seen anything downloadable or ii'mnot looking at the right places..

[@PeteTalksTech]

Post the timestamp in the vid so I can take a closer look 🤔

[@JustSomeone074]

Around 8:12, I actually got the hang of doing the ps1 part, but everything els under the switch firmware and over I needed checked off on the list, I was unable to find proper downloadable sites I can use, and there’s almost nothing to copy and I don’t want to mess up anything putting anything in the wrong parts

[@monferaigne5061]

Done Subscribing! Thanks Dude!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks for the sub and welcome aboard! 🙌

[@mattkish5806]

Finally got some game to run, but only the analog stick works as far as buts and A button pauses the game . I tried to set controls to gamepad but it won’t save or work.

[@granasaberx]

Going to add a caveat with this video. Another tip would be to go in the emulation station settings, other settings, and make sure running in the background is selected. If not, when you quit a game, you just get sound and black screen.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks for sharing this tip!

[@sylvestersoh]

what size SD card would you recommend me getting? any brands/model of SD card you would recommend? thanks

[@PeteTalksTech]

Hey Sylvester, my next vid will be about Ally X accessories that will be must watch, in terms of sd card any that are A2 standard will be great and I use a Samsung Evo A2 that I highly recommend 👍

[@dbel29]

Hi I’m having trouble at 11:37 my games are on the C drive as seen but I get sent back to the no game files screen. Please help.

[@rob3846]

Does it take forever for anyone else to download the RetroArch Cores? It’s been stuck on this screen for an hour with sonic just running. *Now sonics disappeared and it’s just showing the map*

[@WillQuinXStation]

Question. I have the emulators already and retroach. How can I just add to emulation station?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Great question Will, it may just be easier to install EmuDeck like in this tutorial as emulators take up very little space, then just point EmuDeck to where all your roms are located 👍

[@MndoAlmndlauy]

amazing guide but how did u mange to display the games like that? i mean moving background and details ?

[@PeteTalksTech]

In settings we can download new themes and it’s called Artflix 👍

[@MndoAlmndlauy]

@@PeteTalksTech yes i have that and followed every step in the video but when i add games its not like yours

[@PeteTalksTech]

Ah maybe I fiddled about in settings like I think we can choose to add vid previews, the amount of info displayed etc 👍

[@Dr.D00p]

I still say the Steam Decks 16:10 aspect ratio OLED screen is the far superior choice for Emulation of systems upto the Gamecube/PS2/Wii & WiiU era. The games scale far better on that ratio than they do on a 16:9 screen. System designed mostly for 4:3 ratio televisions will give far nicer results when using Emulator scaling options.

[@PeteTalksTech]

I LOVE the 16:10 SD OLED screen for old school emulation like snes! 🤩

[@CrazyYlb]

Every bio I download and save, the bios checker still says it missing. Idk what to do next.

[@EkremHamiyet]

I can’t seem to get the controller for the ROG x to work. For example the movement stick works but not buttons

[@PeteTalksTech]

Is Control Mode in Command Centre set to Gamepad instead of Auto or Desktop?

[@paperclip9558]

Sooo can you still adjust every games setting according to their emulators? Like for example can you access pcsx2 settings through the app? I'm usually playing these games on their own separate emulators, its a little bit of hassle that way when I'm playing in dock mode, so I've been looking a way to streamline the process a bit and found this emudeck stuff.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Great question paperclip, I could be wrong but I think it’s best to change settings within the emulators themselves..

[@paperclip9558]

​@@PeteTalksTech oh well, i guess its still not completely hassle-free, hahaha. Maybe I'm still gonna try this for simpler and lighter emulators like 8bit ,16bit, 32bit era stuff. Anyway, thanks!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Yes it’s great more for dipping in and out of all our retro games on many different systems rather than configuring them within EmuDeck itself 👍

[@kuaphengmoua8298]

What website works best for downloading bios? I'm too scared. 😂

[@tex_gil117]

Idk if its just me but mine is stuck on "collecting drives names". I let mine stay all night and in the morning it had just restarted the console.

[@HaileySigurbjartsson]

I've been torn between getting the Ally x or legion go, I believe I've made up my mind and I'm going to get the Ally x

[@PeteTalksTech]

Ace Hailey, I think you’ll love the Ally X and check out tons of content like the 14 essential optimisation guide to help you out too, let us know how ya get on! 🙌

[@XxWarGrayLevontexX]

Dope vid but have a small issue, the controls aren't working any tips to get the games controls to work?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks war, yes make sure Control Mode in Command Centre is set to Gamepad instead of Auto or Desktop 👍

[@XxWarGrayLevontexX]

@PeteTalksTech thx for the reply bro but still not working lol been at this since I got my console this past Saturday

[@PeteTalksTech]

Hope you get sorted bro, all systems like snes, GameCube etc should work without needing to change or configure controls 👍

[@AmariR_28]

Could you make a video about adding rpcs3 to emudeck, i’m having issues adding ps3 to emudeck. It recognises one rom when i have 5. If i boot up rpcs3 alone it recognises all roms but emudeck only recognises one - specifically Spider-Man 3

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks for this suggestion Amari I’ll aim to include in a future vid! 👀 In the meantime, any viewers who do a lot of PS3 emulation can help?

[@AmariR_28]

@ thanks for the reply, highly appreciate it.

[@Rockysbeats]

if you have one of those anbernic / powkiddy Handhelds could the bios from those just be copy and pasted over ?

[@PeteTalksTech]

I haven’t tried but pretty sure so yes Rocky as I’m assuming that uses the same emulators as the Ally! 👍

[@MrCoffee0996]

Hi, thanks for the amazing video guide. However I did encounter a problem when trying to launch Emulation Station DE from my Armory Crate. All games that I try just don't seem to respond to any of my Ally buttons. Yes, it was on gamepad mode. After some reading I think we need to launch everything from steam so the emulators use steam input. Is this not your case? Were you able to play the games fine when launching the ES-DE from Armory Crate? Thank you.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Glad you enjoyed the Guide Coffee! Yes all my buttons seemed fine after doing all the steps incl. Parsing and Saving the games in Steam Rom Manager… Hope you manage to fix!

[@MrCoffee0996]

@PeteTalksTech hi there! Thanks for replying. I ended up setting up my emulators manually, since I don't have that many I want to play. I just use the ES-DE front-end for all emulators and launch them from Armory Crate with my own personal hotkeys and power profile. Quite a hassle setting it up, since I need to check the command prompts and everything, but it's all good now. My only gripe is that I have to manually add Yuzu configs on ES-DE, but there's a lot of them online so I just copy paste.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Ace glad you got it sorted Coffee!

[@dominicksmith6455]

Can I do all of this on my windows desktop and just put the SD card into my Ally X and go? Or does all steps need to be done on the Ally it’s self?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Great question Dominic! Obviously we need to install it onto the Ally X and go through the steps to configure it on the device, but in terms of finding tons of roms and bios etc all that could be done on a different windows pc/laptop yep!

[@leeballway5051]

How much space do I need to have to install Emudeck and all the rooms? Also should I even attempt to use the SD card reader on my OG Ally. I bought it brand new in December.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Great questions Lee, EmuDeck app itself is very small, and ROMs depend on the system - earlier ones like snes are barely any storage, more recent like GameCube is quite a bit more… Personally I wouldn’t recommend using the sd card on the OG Ally unfortunately… 😪

[@leeballway5051]

@@PeteTalksTech thank you. Love the videos. Also should I attempt on the OG Ally? Also a 512 GB or 1 TB is your suggestion?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks Lee! Attempt an SD card? I recommend not using one on the OG Ally… 😪 If you are able at some point I’d highly recommend the Ally X, check out my new review! 👇 ROG Ally X: 4 Week HONEST Review kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZPHln9tosqahck

[@julianabogar3785]

I followed this video exactly and the controls aren't working when I try to open a game with ES-DE in armoury crate, and yes I made sure I am on gamepad mode. I tried a bunch of different solutions but finally found something on Google saying you need to launch the emulators through Steam instead. It specifically mentioned opening ROMs and emulators through armoury crate directly will not work on ROG Ally. It is working now but this might help someone if their controls aren't working either.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Ah thanks for sharing! 🙌

[@cutedoggos8093]

Great tutorial.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks doggos! 🙌

[@nomsBOOKS]

How do you still have 3DS in there, because it's been installed that long?

[@ryanscott5024]

I am running into one issue I can’t seem to figure out. After downloading Emudeck and getting a game loaded up. I am stuck on the main menu of that game. Unable to select anything. I can scroll up and down on the menu for start new game, options ect…. But when I hit “A” the game doesn’t start.

[@PeteTalksTech]

I’ll look into this Ryan - any other viewers have had this issue? 🤔

[@ryanscott5024]

@ I appreciate that! Thank you. If it helps any, a user on reddit had mentioned to me it maybe related to adding an Emudeck controller profile. Which I admit I tried to figure out, and am still working on it lol

[@l.s.a1990]

Emulators are not showing up in Emulation Station....only Snes and Nes is showing. Any thoughts....?? Thanks -

[@PeteTalksTech]

Emulators only appear in Emulation Station when we place the roms into the correct system folders, like you’ve done with snes and nes 👍

[@l.s.a1990]

@@PeteTalksTech thanks for the info, I appreciate your reply 💯👍

[@l.s.a1990]

​@@PeteTalksTech....one more question....I've installed everything to my Ally HDD but now I've got an SD Card 2TB....is there an easy way to migrate everything over to the SD Card or should I uninstall everything and do it over...?

[@joshstanley9987]

Im confused. I got to the part where you select the EmulationStation-DE Default Theme and there are no themes. just a blank window. Any ideas?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Post time stamp in vid and I’ll have a closer look 👀

[@kevinwilkinson6048]

can you tell me what sound settings you have for the og ally please. i cant get sound to work

[@PeteTalksTech]

I’ve done a dedicated vid re. sound settings on the Ally, check it out Kevin! 👇 ROG Ally X: How to FIX the QUIET SPEAKERS kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJSnkq1qj5tsesk

[@a.r8829]

Wouldn’t it be better to run emudeck on bazzite? Is the process similar

[@PeteTalksTech]

Oh yep 8829 you’re absolutely right, EmuDeck is even more epic on SteamOS using Bazzite and in fact here’s my guide! 👇 Steam Deck OLED Emulation Guide: EmuDeck in 7 Easy Steps kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4DbiqB7fbV2qrs

[@ezioauditore6544]

I’m bit confused on step 4, does the emulators have games or you have to download them one by one on google

[@PeteTalksTech]

We download the games one by one on Google 👍

[@dannybirch25]

Everything working well having an issue getting the Dreamcast bios to be detected tho and how do I get the Nintendo switch firmware

[@jsho31]

Type suyu firmware in Google

[@CatchGravity]

Does EmuDeck have a 3Ds emulator?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Hey Gravity yes it’s called Citra but it may not be available as part of recent EmuDeck instal files due to Nintendo shutting it down… 😪

[@gillywoo3658]

I got everything set up the only thing I don’t understand is Whn I start the games my game pad controls doesnt work, any tips

[@PeteTalksTech]

Is it set to GamePad in command centre and not Auto or Desktop in Contol Mode?

[@gillywoo3658]

@ you are the goat sir it was set to auto. The moment I switched it to game pad it started working. I’m having a blast playing super Mario world and donkey Kong. I gotta see about getting the PlayStation games as well but thanks for the guide and the prompt response.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Happy to help gilly! DKC on the snes was one of the early games that made me fall in love with videogames! 🤩

[@cycalo1707]

Hi and thanks for the video. I am having a problem where the hotkeys arnt what they say they are. If I do select +RB or LB, they both try to move selected save slot not save or load. Any ideas?

[@PeteTalksTech]

I haven’t experienced this Cycalo - have ya set in Command Centre to Gamepad instead of Auto or Desktop in Control Mode? If so any viewers have any ideas?

[@cycalo1707]

@@PeteTalksTech Hi Pete thanks for answering, I figured it out! So I was launching EmulationStation DE through steam as i first thought I had to do this. Then from your video you were launching it from windows directly through AC. When i was launching it through steam it was conflicting the steam input keybinds to the emulators.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Ahhhh glad you sorted it cycalo, happy retro gaming! 🙌

[@claurencejohnperez1116]

I turned off virtual machine setting on my ally x. Is it related to this thing? Thanks

[@PeteTalksTech]

No it’s not related, you’re right to turn off virtual machine to optimise the Ally, this guide is for playing retro games 👍

[@claurencejohnperez1116]

​@@PeteTalksTech thanks, your videos are very helpful

[@kooala714]

it keeps saying asus adaptive controller not configured using fall back and un maps my key binds can anyone help

[@AuroraButterflyx]

I don't even have a ROG ally but this video was still a good watch. Pancakes is so cute

[@PeteTalksTech]

You’re very right, Pancake is gorgeous which is why she is featured in every vid here on the channel! She just purred to say “Hi Aurora!” 🐈🤩

[@AuroraButterflyx]

@PeteTalksTech aww that earned a sub lol 😆 😂 🥰🥰🥰

[@PeteTalksTech]

Pancake just meowed again to say "thanks Aurora for the sub!" 🐈🤩

[@calebhernandez8358]

I think I did everything right but my only issue is my buttons do weird things like for example when I press A button it does a screen shot. All my buttons are messed up. I just want it set like an Xbox control. Any tips?

[@calebhernandez8358]

I just want to play Pokémon lol

[@calebhernandez8358]

Also I do have control mode set to gamepad already.

[@PeteTalksTech]

I’ll have a look into this Caleb - any other viewers struggling with the controls?

[@SentinelsHXC]

​@PeteTalksTech yep. Same thing for me.

[@phillyman2410]

where do you put firmwares into??

[@t9inedts897]

In your opinion is it better to have this on bazzite or windows ?

[@t9inedts897]

Looking to download this on my rog ally x and I used to have a steamdeck

[@PeteTalksTech]

Great question! It’s great on Windows but I’d say slightly better on Bazzite as it was designed first and foremost for SteamOS… I’ll cover this in an upcoming Bazzite vid so stay tuned! 👀

[@RosstheBoss6666]

Anyone know how to fix white screen issue for DS games? I have the bios files installed like the video showed. Also in Retroarch settings i made sure its set to DS instead of DSi. Tried a few tbings and nothing works.

[@RosstheBoss6666]

Fixed it by downloading bios files from somewhere else. Guess the ones I had weren't compatible.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks for sharing your solution Ross!

[@MoreThanFo0d]

hi pete! in need of help please? i did everything you mentioned in the video but my buttons arent working correctly. emulators and games work. on auto mode, d pad works i can move. but the b button when click twice it exits the game and my A button pauses the game when i try to play super mario. please make a video on how to set up your controllers that would be so much appreciated!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Hey Food! Have ya tried switching to GamePad mode instead of Auto in Command Centre? That should fix it!

[@mattiadibrita6771]

pete i have stuttering problem while doing ps2 emulationon the microsd please can you help me?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Hey matt I don’t really do ps2 emulation - can any viewers help? I’d suggest: 1. perhaps moving the ps2 Rom to c drive instead of sd card for quicker speeds 2. it could be an issue with the Rom so perhaps try another - do other ps2 roms work fine ? 3. Finally just try different configurations within the ps2 emulator Let us know how ya get on!

[@PaulLouis-z2s]

Is doing this with my appt connected to a monitor and dock gonna mess up the process or how the games run ?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Shouldn’t do!

[@GeekyNerdDad]

Anyone get the switch firmware to show up? I've seemed to try everything I can find and nothing is working

[@PeteTalksTech]

Check out my recent and updated Switch setup guide for the Ally X!

[@meerland7923]

Thank you so much for this great video - it helped me a lot getting emu desk running. ;O) Just one question: How can I delete games (after adding them with help of the steam rom manager) so that the do not longer appear within the list of EmulationStation? I've deleted them manually with help of the explorer, but they still are appearing in the lists of EmulationStation - even after using the Steam ROM manager (Step 6).

[@PeteTalksTech]

Happy to help meerland! It works for me if I delete the Rom from the Emulation folder so eg in snes folder, then go into Steam Rom Manager to Parse and Save, then it shouldn’t show up in Emulation Station 👍

[@meerland7923]

@@PeteTalksTech Thank you so much for your fast response and your help! 🙂

[@PeteTalksTech]

Happy to help meerland! 🙌

[@elsombero1747]

works great on my hacked Ally with the better cpu. I first tried the tutorial on stock Ally and it was fine but if you upgrade the ram and depending on MB revision you replace a SMD capacitor, you get 32gb of RAM and better performance with emulation but you know what I really wish to see in 2025. We already have a adapter for installing 8tb m.2 ssd which worked great for me but I also wish we get a 3rd party GPU Adapter where I could plug in my spare rtx 4090 GPU together with a standard PC power supply. Sure it's messier but honestly I don't feel like playing 2700$ in my country for a stupid external GPU 😂

[@its_casza3342]

it wont let me download the Bios for some reason, im trying to download them from the website and they just send me to a site that wont load and it wont start the download for the file?? anything you suggest to fix this?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Perhaps try getting bios from another site and use Brave browser 👍

[@its_casza3342]

@PeteTalksTech had everything working and went through like 3-4 hours of working on it and downloading Roms, and now my EmulationstationDE won't let me click on anything or touch the screen or hit the menu button. Like for some reason my interface won't work if that makes sense

[@PeteTalksTech]

Very weird, try restarting the handheld perhaps?

[@its_casza3342]

@PeteTalksTech I had to factory reset my rog ally and re-download everything, I'm pretty sure there was a corrupted file

[@PeteTalksTech]

Yikes! But glad it's fixed!

[@TonyGomez-d1p]

Can you help me it gets stuck on the collecting drives names

[@tronzilla1xboxhater850]

So how do you get ps1 and ps2 games to play? The bios checker for menis green, i download the ps1 games and its a .bin cue file, it shows up but doesn't launch, do we have to convert those to iso?

[@PeteTalksTech]

I haven’t tried ps1/2 games yet - can any of our great viewers help?

[@tronzilla1xboxhater850]

@@PeteTalksTech I got a ps2 game to work, I think the bios have to not be in any sub folders when you put them in the bios folder

[@PeteTalksTech]

Ahhhh that makes sense!

[@LongLe-bk9ru]

I can’t find nitendo switch firmware can u help me

[@MrSaigoneseKD]

When i press select and start to exit i got to black screen. Do you know why?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Maybe restart as this shouldn’t happen as doing this should simply quit our game and not go to a black screen 👍

[@faycalbenrouba3891]

I m stuck at collecting Drivers Names is there anything I can do make it work ? Thank you

[@PeteTalksTech]

What’s the timestamp in the vid so I can take a closer look? 👀

[@Cochi755]

I deleted it then installed again that worked for me

[@faycalbenrouba3891]

I installed it on the Emudeck website instead of Github

[@PeteTalksTech]

Ace!

[@andresturge]

I did it for my steam deck, If i do it to my aus rog ally will it mess up my current steam library since its on my deck? Or will it be a “new” system

[@PeteTalksTech]

I’m pretty sure it’s a new system as it’s all on device unless any viewers think otherwise?

[@MatthewKelly-w1d]

I cannot figure out how to do switch games that’s all there’s no bios I’m not sure can someone please help me

[@redshark6998]

Hey i need a bit of help here. My games aren’t booting. Is there a reason?

[@PeteTalksTech]

What type of games and from what consoles? Retro games like snes etc should all work fine and more recent like ps2 will need bios…