Steam Deck: EmuDeck Nintendo Switch Emulation Guide - YuZu Emulator

[@ED4T]

Install DLC or Updates: 1. Open up Yuzu and select File > Install Files to NAND and navigate to wherever you stored your DLC/update files. 2. DLC/updates should be in NSP format this is just for best result. 3. DO NOT save DLC & Updates files under Emulation/roms/switch. otherwise, it will show up as additional game files in Steam ROM Manger (save DLC & Update Files somewhere else on your Steam Deck SD Card) . Extra information for Game Types : 1. Use a software called Switch Army Knife. it will convert XCI or NSZ formats to NSP. 2. NSP & XCI format are the best format for Yuzu. Hope those helped you !

[@donk1647]

After we update and add dlc to the games can we delete the files afterwards?

[@ED4T]

Yes, you can delete the dlc and update files once they have been installed.

[@hustlengrind187]

@@ED4T do you have a video on how to do this?

[@binaryp5965]

Hi i love your videos. Can you make a tutorial video on how to remote play non steam games on PC please.

[@DiZambrano51]

I am trying to install Zelda to Yuzu, but it has two files. How do I install the two parts as one?

[@Ninon]

Bro i don't even have a steam deck but after watching this video i wanna buy one now 😭

[@ED4T]

lol, you definitely need a steam deck. if you like play games in handheld. Steam Deck is the best gaming device in recent couple years.

[@thesamuelkim]

Switch emulation is still hit or miss on the Deck. Just get a Switch if you’re intending on playing Switch games

[@vxp.n]

@@thesamuelkim nah its good for me

[@oceanman207]

@@thesamuelkim lol no, that means I have to pay for the games and nintendo doesnt need anymore money. Also modding a switch is a pain

[@Heldermaior]

Mine is arriving today or tomorrow. Have you tried PS3 games in it? I have a current GoW3 playthrough that works ok in my desktop. Probably works better om the deck due to CPU more recent architecture.

[@DiZambrano51]

I got my steam deck about six months ago, and this video has been the one that really helped me. Thank you.

[@ED4T]

thank you

[@jefferrrson1x]

where did you find switch bios and roms? i literally cannot find it anywhere...

[@MatGeeZ]

You are nice enough to installation of emudeck everytime. Good man. No need to switch videos if somebody wanted just one emulator.

[@TheChatwins]

I got everything downloaded and running but how do you add mods to a certain game for Yuzu? Where do I paste the mod? Under which folder?

[@gogs3237]

A 1 Million subscriber youtuber comments and he doesnt see it

[@ED4T]

Lol sorry I was too busy last two weeks. And I didn’t even notice he has 1 million subscribers.

[@ED4T]

Sorry, I was too busy last 2 weeks. Go to desktop mode, open yuzu and right click the game, open the mods directory. Then paste your mods folder and restart yuzu. After you restart select the same game and go to properties and check what mods that you would like to apply.

[@NTEDOG561]

@@gogs3237who cares

[@jezaster1]

Dude ,this is the best explanation of emudeck that I've have seen

[@ED4T]

Wow, thanks!😀

[@mangachills9841]

It worked! thanks so much! Keep up the good work, your tutorials are the easiest and best to understand for someone like me who has never done emulation before

[@ED4T]

Great to hear!

[@mikiryates6075]

Hello I have a question. So are you able to keep all your progress from switch to deck or no? I’m still getting a deck regardless but I’m just curious

[@SevaLatin]

Thanks man, I've watched and read like 20+ different sources and only you nailed it down. Very easy, thanks for the bin files too!

[@ED4T]

Glad it helped! thanks

[@billenkoek1377]

best videos on emulation tutorials out there. keep them coming! subbed

[@ED4T]

Thanks for the sub!

[@DeemanTV]

Great I like how you included descriptions of the folders very helpful 👍

[@DramaLabUK]

I tried for 6 hours to get this working before this video and I did it in 20 minutes. Thank you SO MUCH. YOU ARE A HERO.

[@ttian2]

it took me 2 month to slowly figure out most of the things you showed by myself. Really wish it was available when I was trying to make things work. Awesome tutorial.

[@ED4T]

Thank you, I hope I can get this release earlier too. But I will make more emulation videos stay tuned with my channel !

[@ttian2]

@@ED4T Keep up the good work! I did learn how to get gyro to work from this video

[@donniedarko4497]

Where can A guy get some switch roms? Thanks

[@orange9742]

after months of trying i finally got Mario odessy work thanks to you. i love you

[@bcdc8045]

Simple guide but everything makes me easy to understand comparing to others😊

[@ED4T]

Glad it was helpful!

[@paulgreenwood69]

Great explanation! But where do I get the actual Game roms from?

[@A.Wild.Yamster]

Thank you so much for your hard work and making this easy to learn. You deserve all the flowers bro

[@mystrdat]

PSA - There are various ways how you can read ext4 (default if formatted from Steam UI) or btrfs partitions from Windows - WSL2 can read both and there are multiple other software packages that can work as file system drivers one google search away.

[@rodolfolopes4443]

Thanks for helping me configure Ps2,Wii U and Switch Emulators . Much love

[@Joshua17891]

I'm just going to put this here for anyone confused and new. I'm used to MacOS and Windows where they have the files in external drives in a separate container entirely. In Linux it's located in Root -> Run -> Media. From here you'll see in raw list form, where all your external drives are. The reasoning this would be an issue is because in the Yuzu file management window they don't provide the same ui at all to the system's. From my perspective, there was no external storage devices detected and I was sitting there with a headache inducing problem that took me an oddly long time to "solve". (solve in quotes because tbh it wasn't really a solution, rather just a realization)

[@ED4T]

Thanks for those great tips from you! 😊

[@JiMMYSURFER]

Wonderful guide. Thank you very much for taking the time to put it together.

[@ED4T]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JiMMYSURFER]

@@ED4T Since I have been playing a little bit of Mario Kart, I have got a problem where my game randomly crashes. Sometimes I can do a full Grand Prix of races, and it won't crash, other times it crashes the first race. The screen freezes, and the game becomes unresponsive. Do you know anything about why this might be happening?

[@ED4T]

I played couple time. I have no issues at all. Do you have any steam deck plug in installed ?

[@JiMMYSURFER]

@@ED4T No, the steam deck is pretty much fresh installation. We got it for Christmas. Maybe I should try a different ROM?

[@ChristopherToro]

This is the easiest to understand tutorial, thanks so much! I'll be playing my copy of Bayonetta with better resolution finally!

[@ED4T]

Thank you !😊

[@itzdcx]

Bayonetta 3 probably won't run at full speed beyonetta 2 most definitely wii

[@aelita909]

FOR THOSE WHO SAVED TO INTERNAL SSD: The emudeck bios checker kept saying the switch firmware was missing. to fix this, you have to add the keys to *home>.local>share>yuzu>keys* . the other way to get there is open yuzu in desktop mode click *file>open yuzu folder* and the keys folder should be there. WHEW LADS.

[@ED4T]

Thanks for sharing the tips!

[@Timbo360]

Only problems I’ve had wit Roms is PS2 - altho those are more hands on than even a Gamecube Rom - and Switch, but haven’t tried Switch as the games are rather big so I thought not to bother. Now I’m trying it out as I no longer have a Switch, and am excited to test! Thanks for the informative and straight forward instructions!

[@Timbo360]

And… it works! Only downside i’m noticing is drops in framerate and some stuttering. Anyone have any fix for that ?

[@Farbulus]

Great guide and thanks for putting the file locations on the screen for us.

[@ED4T]

No problem 👍

[@thuggothic]

For anyone wondering, romfs (mods) work on Yuzu on the deck too I'm playing the Zelda's Ballad mod on Breath Of The Wild on Yuzu on the deck

[@ED4T]

Thanks again for this information here. 👊

[@donniedarko4497]

Where can A guy get some switch roms? Thanks

[@ropzicle]

Thumbs up for that Mii stuck fix.

[@urielnino3799]

Thank you much! I was having a lot of issues and you made it all clear

[@leonleroybyfield6427]

I’ve downloaded latest prod keys and firmware and places in Emulation>bios>yuzu but there are no separate folders in the yuzu folder it’s just empty. I have placed prod keys and firmware in there but can’t get working. Any help much appreciated.

[@Nicolascolau]

Amazing guide! just waiting for next ones!

[@ED4T]

The next one is coming tomorrow morning 😊！Merry Christmas!

[@JoshVaughan]

Instructions worked wonderful for me, Thank you.

[@ED4T]

Glad it helped!

[@Matt-hh2ye]

Wish I could give this more than one like. Thanks so much!

[@ED4T]

Wow, thanks!

[@TotallyToobular]

Great walkthru, subbed

[@JROMUSIC405]

Easily earned a sub from me 🔥 thankyou for these

[@ED4T]

Thanks for the sub! Man

[@RicardoEsteves]

At the start of the video: "I hope this is the only guide you'll ever need!" 4 minutes in: "I won't show you how to download the keyfiles, just look it up somewhere else"

[@sumkidzatskool1496]

yeah because it’s literally illegal to share that stuff I think

[@RicardoEsteves]

@@sumkidzatskool1496 Hmm but other creators do it, you can find it on KZbin. I can understand he's avoiding the risk of having the video being taken down for that reason, although you can just very briefly summarize how to do it or at least name a reliable source so people don't randomly look for it on suspicious sites. Besides, the whole video is literally regarding emulation and using roms...

[@shoutmeowt4732]

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[@ttian2]

For motion control, mine did not work initially, until I changed controller layout template to one of the community layouts, called "Switch w/Yuzu emulation controls" uploaded by Judas, then my deck can do the motion inputs in Mario Odyssey, including upwards and downwards cappy throws, shake to accelerate when applicable, and 360 spin attack. Still can't quite get the dual joycons to work, but I am already more than super happy now.

[@ED4T]

Glad to hear this. I never used dual joycon so far but if I figured this out and will let you know.

[@donbapit8687]

Hi .. wanna ask... can u tell me how did u get for that layout?

[@ED4T]

@@donbapit8687 lanuch a switch game then press the steam button and select controller settings then you will see controller layout settings.

[@donbapit8687]

Oo but every time i go to community layout. . Its show nothing.. ;) Edit : ok i found it :) ... must edit the game title btw thx for the help :)

[@ttian2]

@@donbapit8687 for some games, it might not have any community layout available. What is the game you are trying to get motion control working on?

[@sergiolpzmar3513]

Great video subbed

[@nnnmmm1987]

Great guide brother! clear and detailed

[@ED4T]

thanks. appreciate the comment.

[@evansgawu7400]

Thanks your video. It was very helpful and I was able to get everything set up except the controller. I don't get the option so choose "steam deck virtual gamepad" just keyboard only and mouse and keyboard. Any suggestions on how to fix?

[@ED4T]

make sure you are under players 1 tab with pro controller. if still does not work. try to reset your Yuzu emulator's configuration inside EmuDeck.

[@evansgawu7400]

@@ED4T thanks I was able to fix it.

[@Jakevd]

Idk what your where talking about can i do it without a modded switch

[@realratingrating3669]

best guide on KZbin.

[@ED4T]

thanks, dude.

[@Marco_Ak]

Your voice sounds like Dennis from Linus Tech Tips. I like it.

[@ED4T]

Wow, thanks!

[@oscopin74]

Thanks for your videos Ed!! Been watching them lately and they are very helpful 👏🫡

[@ED4T]

Glad you like them! thank you so much !

[@oscarrose7148]

Thanks so much! Can i download ROMs/ keys on my steam.deck and move them to my folders as well?

[@ED4T]

Yes you can! steam is a pc.

[@nickglover9906]

Random question: If you're playing a game and it's running fine but the fan of the Deck noticeably working harder for that game only is that bad for the machine ? Just a couple games I noticed the fan picks up speed and gets louder and it seems to be " working harder" . Was wondering if this causes damage or is bad for the Deck or if it's alright . Thanks for any update !

[@ED4T]

no worry, some games are just hard to emulate so it draws more power to play but it wont damage the machine. the power is already limited by steam os you cant break your deck by fan is spinning faster or louder. Steam OS already limits the maximum you can go. so no worry.

[@moosehunter1969]

Other videos I have watched show you having to put the switch firmware in as well but no mention on here of that process. Why is that?

[@ED4T]

There is no need for the firmware. That’s just extra step to waste time. All you need is the pro.key file.

[@MeatbagTTV]

Such a helpful video thank you so much!

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

NICE VIDEO SUBBED

[@ED4T]

Thank you buddy ! 😊

[@1962underdog]

Nice video, very succinct and easy to understand. Kudos

[@atreyugam3r108]

for me it launches into yuzu menu instead, game doesn't show either you have to manually select it, then it just freezes

[@itzdcx]

is there anyway to transfer game saves from the Switch to the SteamDeck I have them blacked up from a SD card

[@wilp9255]

you do the best tutorial thank you!

[@ED4T]

Thx buddy !

[@akalalaimranrp]

PS3, Will U and Switch emulator is amazing on Steam Deck.

[@ED4T]

Thanks for the comment. my next tutorial is for PS3 emulation.

[@Drjacques]

Wonderful tutorial, which I followed, but the controls does not work in gaming mode…you did NOT show in your video the gamepad layout, in gaming mode…I am reading now this is a common issue…Could you help me understanding how to solve it?

[@ED4T]

Have you try to reset your emulator configuration inside Eumdeck ?

[@stephen2088]

still getting an error :( "The key area key for this application type and crypto revision could not be found. Please follow the yuzu quick start guide to redump your files." bios checker on emudeck is green.

[@choboutube]

Cheers. Very useful. It seems that it is easier than installing roms on the switch itself. I'm guessing that firmware upgrades are dealt with by putting updated keys into the appropriate folder?

[@ED4T]

Yes, you are right

[@CSWalters]

Hi, I tried to use Metroid Prime. Everything showing on the deck. But as soon as I run it through the emulator. It loads the opening emulator animation but then it's a blank screen. Have I done anything wrong?

[@ED4T]

Do you install any updates or dlc yet? Some games require updates to play.

[@nickglover9906]

Well, some interesting news on Yuzu today 😅 wonder where it's gonna go now.

[@ED4T]

Yes it’s so bad yuzu got sued by Nintendo but not the NS jailbreak card. ppl should buying games for sure.

[@nickglover9906]

@ED4T once an Emulator is installed, can it be deleted / made to be unusable? Like if Yuzu gets shut down, then would the version people already have work for what they have already installed but people wouldn't be able to download again / update or would it just disappear / not work anymore ? Genuine question cause I don't know how all the stuff works and you seem really smart with all this so 😂

[@ED4T]

if yuzu was shutdown. that means there is no more update. the old version will still work. until windows or linux system doesn't support them anymore. @@nickglover9906

[@nickglover9906]

@ED4T oh wow didn't know that ! Well that's good to know I guess. Assuming it'll be supported for awhile ? 😂 thanks for all the help ! One of the top pages for this stuff and you're responsive. Have a good one !

[@ED4T]

you too man!@@nickglover9906

[@JayJay-cl2ot]

screen stuck happen to bow as well. when change a new map, or travel to different location, screen will not responding, any method to fix it?

[@teammacnamara5320]

Hi. I’m watching your tutorial and I have a problem I’ve not seen on your video. When I open up Yuzu l don’t have the Firmware and Keys folders. The Yuzu folder is empty. Do you know what the solution is to this please? Thank you :-)

[@Themasterofgam3]

So I am having a issue the game does not show up in the list in yuzu and when I try to run it it says "The NSP file is missing a Program-type NCA" it only worked with the original game I tried which was Undertale I have all the latest keys and and the latest firmware files and I don't know what else to do the files are not corrupted and I tried it on my laptop and it showed up in the game list but I wasn't able to run it because it said my video card was outdated but everything else seemed to work I tried two different games and neither worked any clues how to fix this

[@JamesakaVicious]

Wow. I've watched so many other emulation videos and this is the only one that actually made sense to me. Thank you so much. Now it seems I've ran into another issue. I'm trying to play Mario Battle League but I background just blacks out after the first loading screen(mouse cursor still appears though). Not sure what to do about this. Any tips?

[@ED4T]

try to see if there is any updates or game patch you can apply to the game.

[@JamesakaVicious]

@@ED4T I definitely check when I get some free time.

[@sharniebiaden5487]

where did you download ur nintwndo switch games?

[@senpaiwolfy469]

Ok, I will try this. I will return tonight with an update.

[@mohasinac]

Thanks. It helps me a lot

[@WoodAvenger]

After having install gyro it still does not work in zelda after reboot (when aiming with the bow for example) what can I do ?

[@SeanMichael1992]

Yay now I can emulate switch games I already own even though I have a switch lol!

[@18768488889]

Nice all works perfect good video. You should do one about yuzu mod downloader.

[@ED4T]

I will do mod for all major emulators in one video soon.

[@myproduction2423]

i install splatoon 3 also stuck like mario kart, how to do? actually what file did you copy and paste for mario kart stuck solution? thank you very much

[@ttl8me]

Hi! I just downloaded the latest prod keys 16.0.2. Should I keep the old one (15.0.1), and just add the new version? Or should I replace the old one with the new one? Thanks!

[@ED4T]

Just replace with new one. Emulator only takes one.

[@ttl8me]

@@ED4T thank you!👍

[@maxil8988]

Some nsp files are larger than 4GB so I cannot transfer them to my USB drive. What should I do? Can I transfer them from my PC to the Steam Deck using FTP?

[@ED4T]

You can use FTP or MTP. Access Steam Deck SSD & SD Card from Windows PC kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHbEoZSQnNB0bq8

[@lexbeltran1354]

Ed, I'm able to play totk on yuzu desktop but not on gamemode. I get an error message saying I need the title keys. I did put the firmware and keys in the correct folder. What do you think is wrong?

[@ED4T]

that sounds like something wrong with EmuDeck since it work from desktop mode. I havent had chance test totk on deck yet. maybe try to reset yuzu configuration see if that works or not.

[@JeffWdz-u8u]

Great video, on the other hand I have a problem with Mario kart deluxe, impossible to save my game every time I have to start over, you know where it could come from please

[@lilacdreams0120]

How about if it is a multiple part rom? Like part one and part 2?

[@Mike111Chou]

What version of Mario kart rom you used and recommend?

[@HappytimeHarrEy]

Had me up and going in no time!

[@angel79892]

Brilliant all works, thank you! 😀

[@ED4T]

Glad it helped 😊

[@Esteban31254]

Hey, just a little question : Where do you download your ROMs from? Beacause i take them from EmuGen but it doesn't work. Please answer quickly as i can't find any working files.

[@jaredwii123]

i need help yuzu use to work fine but now when i open it on desktop mode it doesn't respond then closes by it self

[@ED4T]

Try reboot you steam deck. If not working just reinstall yuzu from EmuDeck.

[@ctstiffler80]

Love the guide. great work. I have a question: you use an XCI file but most of what I get access to are NSP files with DLC and update. Do you have any guides or suggestions on getting those to work properly?

[@ED4T]

Thank you. The NSP installation process is exact same with XCI. For DLC and update file installation please check the pined comment under this video. I have extra information over there .

[@ctstiffler80]

@@ED4T Awesome!! TY, second question. Many of these NSP files show one file that ends in v0 and and one that shows v23456 (or some variation of the vXXXX format) which is the right one

[@ED4T]

those v numbers just represent different versions.

[@keepitshort4208]

Is it better to have both switch emulators ? because I have seen that some games work better on yuzu and others on ryujinx or will yuzu be enough ?

[@ED4T]

Yuzu has the best performance on the steam deck.

[@sfvgunnersfv8743]

Hey Im having issues with the stuck screen on mario kart and other games but the links on your description are not working , can you help me with this

[@pellewolf]

Can you tell me where you ordered these nice looking light green & blue thumbstick caps for the steam deck :-)?

[@ED4T]

amzn.to/3NkhmoG this one here.

[@ronin1527]

Do we need to copy firmware files also?? or not required, mario kart is working fine, btu I'm not sure autosave is working.

[@antoniof5344]

Where do you download roms from ?

[@Kaiser089]

Great Tutorial! The only thing I have problems with, is the Mario Card Screen Stuck... I added the files to the folder but it is still not working... Any idea what I did wrong?

[@runningandcamping]

Hey i love your videos they are very helpful . Could you make a video on the settings to make games run better ive been playing daemon x machina its runs ok at 30fps but would like to get to run at 60 fps

[@abbzky]

Hi mate, can you advise regarding games with multiple parts on how to work them? thanks

[@panzaratti]

there is no yuzu folder in my emulation/storage folder

[@bryangomez2833]

Hi!! When i open the game on the Chapter#3 i got the next messege: the kip file has a bad header. Please follow the yuzu quickstart guide to redump your files. Can u help me please!?

[@ED4T]

Your game rom is corrupted. Get a new rom

[@DJChipsandGarlic]

saved in video favourites for when mine arrives :)

[@ED4T]

Wow . Hope you deck arrived soon.

[@ttian2]

Btw, I couldn't seem to get motion control work properly and I think I am only missing one last step. I have had GyroDSU setup, and Yuzu can take motion inputs correctly in settings. Is there anything else I need to do to make gyro/motion control work in game like mario odyssey? At the moment, unless I use the "steam" button to bring out controller setting menu within the game and change Gyro behavior from "none" to "joystick", nothing would work. Even with Gyro="joystick", I can only change camera angle with Gyro. Advanced motion controls are still not possible. Tried with Deck itself and Nintendo Joycons, both in Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild, same result. Update1: once I changed controller layout template to one of the community layouts, called "Switch w/Yuzu emulation controls" uploaded by Judas, my deck can do the motion inputs in Mario Odyssey, including upwards and downwards cappy throws, shake to accelerate when applicable, and 360 spin attack. Still can't quite get the dual joycons to work, but I am already more than super happy now.

[@andrewtempelman]

Are prod.keys files just a text file, with text pasted into notepad?

[@albertdelosreyes2586]

please help me after copying user file to the mii my mario kart stuck in black screen what will i do? please help

[@maxkrol3843]

Great explanations!!!

[@ED4T]

Glad it was helpful!

[@domtubetv]

Where can I download XCI from Mario Cart?

[@dabadguy7129]

How to connect to the internet? I tried the settings on yuzu under configure > System > Network, but in the game I am getting an error when I try to connect to the internet.

[@steelrevolutionwayne]

Great video by the way, I'm having problems getting sonic origins working. It's starts up fine and then freezes, reboots and comes up with shaders screen and then won't work. Tried refreshing the cache and starts up again and goes into the same problem. Anyway this can be fixed? Many thanks 😊

[@ED4T]

have you checked the game community pack? some time it will provide the crash fix.

[@MrGiovanniOSFP]

You are the best.

[@ED4T]

thank you!

[@lazkopat3778]

Hey i just got my Deck yesterday what are reliable ways of getting xci files?