Steam Deck - How To Setup And Install Emulators And Games *EASY WAY*

[@Techcravers]

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[@augustday9483]

It's really incredible how streamlined the process of emulation has become now. The way Steam Rom Manager grabs art assets for all your games and sets everything up in your Steam library... just wow!

[@Techcravers]

It’s awesome:)

[@crimsonmido2519]

How do I put the games on my steam deck tho??

[@Techcravers]

@@crimsonmido2519 I go through it in the video.

[@drbobsnightmare2521]

Seems much too complicated, I've had this thing about 6 hours and I want to sell it already. It's a POS

[@dEAdAimGUNSHOT]

@@drbobsnightmare2521 WAAAAAAH

[@GameTimeWhy]

Subscribed. This is the exact video I wanted/needed. I don't know much about emulation and no one actually teaches how to do it.

[@Mistopherchristopher]

Was it as easy as this video shows? I’m completely new to this too. Do I download PSone games roms from the internet, put them in a folder marked “PSone” then just copy them into steam decks PSone folder and it will work?

[@disenchanter]

@@Mistopherchristopher pretty much.

[@maxhammer4067]

@@disenchanter Where do we get wii u roms from?

[@LateiiTheParty]

@@Mistopherchristopher it’s not as easy it looks. I’ve been trying for hours to add these games

[@trilatteralconnection1240]

@@maxhammer4067 you dump them from your purchased wii u games, or "borrow" them without permission from the internet on some rom site wink wink

[@BernardoOne]

i'd like just to point out that the most important function of the converter is not just making games smaller but also to be able to play multi-disc games much easier!

[@Techcravers]

Good point!

[@Marcus-oj9xw]

So what is the drawback? Why didnt't he use it in the vid?

[@Techcravers]

​@@Marcus-oj9xw Nothing really, but it takes a lot of time to convert.

[@TruthReviews]

I don’t have my deck yet but watching this gets me more excited. Great video man keep going. Easy to follow and to the point. Thank you 🙏

[@Techcravers]

Thank you! :)

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

Just got mine yesterday finally, really love it.

[@deefuze1151]

@@ItIsYouAreNotYour It's definitely the Switch Killer. I have not stopped playing it...

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

@@deefuze1151 I'm just surprised how I can play anything in my library. I bought an extra 512 gigs and I don't think I really even need it. Even games NOT supported actually work fine. I've been playing Bannerlord and Crusader Kings. Crusader Kings took some time to get fluent with. I know there are better ways to optimize so you get more battery life. I'm just lazy. But I wasn't sure I was going to be happy, especially seeing all these "newer" ones coming out that are "more powerful"

[@deefuze1151]

@@ItIsYouAreNotYour Yeah bro, it's pretty much super glued to my hands. Showering, driving, and using the bathroom have been a challenge. Eating has too, but who needs food? I have extra lives.

[@Jaylou88]

Wow, I love that Rom Manager creates a collections tab with all your emulators. It looks so good! Friday will be the day that I finally get to tinker with all of this 😄

[@SkyFlyPlatinumGaming]

I’m right there with you. I cannot wait to receive mine Friday 😁

[@Jaylou88]

@@SkyFlyPlatinumGaming you’re going to love it! I’m having a really good time 😊

[@SkyFlyPlatinumGaming]

@@Jaylou88 I bet I will if you are 😁 Let’s just hope I can figure out the whole emulator thing because I’m new to this sort of stuff

[@pandabearmadness6263]

OMG I'm so excited mines coming this next Wednesday

[@Tekkenrulz]

OMG thank you so much! I havent gotten my deck yet, but I am completely new to PC and dont know diddly squat about how to get games, emulators, steamOS or linux 😂. Definitely going to subscribe!

[@davidtobin1]

Thank you so much for the guide I found it really helpful. If I could offer one suggestion it would be to slow down on the movement around the desktop mode sections. Some of the basics there are a little different from Windows and MacOS and it can be very easy to be unsure when you're not used to the basics of Linux based systems. I have my Gamecube games all set up after watching this and they're running really well all thanks to you!

[@Techcravers]

Thanks for the kind words and feedback!

[@StevenMeyerJr]

Extremely helpful! Your tutorial was simple, concise, and really made me feel confident every step of the way! Thank you!

[@disenchanter]

your tutorial is the bees knees, yo. thank you , i'm subscribing because you killed it. i already have been big into emulation since highschool, here I am almost fifteen years later, taking tips from you on a whole new type of "PC", and i'm so excited to get this going. it should be arriving tomorrow. ☀️🌙⭐ many thanks

[@MiksteR_RdY]

OH. MY. GOD. THANK YOU. I've been looking at a CURRENT guide and you uploading this 1 day ago is absolutely perfect. Had my SD for like a week now and wasn't sure who to listen to. Edit:// Well, f me. That was way easier than thought. Knowing about emudeck would've been useful. Couldn't for the life of me find out about that site.

[@SB-oe8ib]

This is easily the best guide on KZbin. Super helpful and would recommend anyone new to emulation heads straight here

[@Techcravers]

Thanks a lot!

[@ithildiess8305]

Ok, wow insane how easy that was. I didn't know about desktop mode. I thought I had to install windows on it. Gotta order one tomorrow

[@glitchhhhhhhh]

now this is a guide that actually helped. thanks!

[@cityoftrees9953]

Only video that actually walked na through adding the games then using steam rom manager

[@indatubesurfer]

Order my steam deck finally now that they are available on the website with no wait! Can’t wait to receive it! This will be the first thing I do as the main reason I want the steam deck is so that I can have a nice powerhouse emulator station

[@__alves_]

Got this recommended and dont regret, great content, keep going 👌🏼

[@deefuze1151]

Absolutely flawless and perfect video explanation, (to include some very "good to know" sidebar information that could be really frustrating to new users, if they didn't know about them). Well done Sir, and Bravo!

[@Techcravers]

Thanks a lot mate!

[@mattnewman9170]

Thank you so much I just got my Steam Deck a couple days ago. This is a great video and very helpful and I just subscribed after watching this!

[@Techcravers]

Awesome, thanks and I’m glad it helped you! :)

[@mattnewman9170]

@@Techcravers Absolutely im just waiting on my new SD card to get here Monday and you're welcome keep up the great content!

[@user-gh3cr3vu2r]

Oh my god man, i just ordered a steam deck yesturday and watching this video i think i am going to LOVE it! haha

[@Techcravers]

Nice :) I have an updated video out though. Check it out.

[@alexo.418]

Excellent! Your instructions are concise and easy to follow. I especially like how you gave the warning about the right trigger becoming the right click button and how to pull up the keyboard. However, the billion dollar questions is, where do you go for ROMs (GameCube, PS2, etc.). Is Vimm’s still a good source? And I say good as in reliable and with less hassle to get what you’re looking for.

[@nundulan]

Vimm's is always a good source

[@Link1309]

Amazing Video. Specially the part about adding new games or systems later on. I will get my steam deck within the next 2 weeks ( i hope rather sooner than later!) and i was specially wondering about that part :D cant wait!

[@Keebler311]

Great video, straight to the point, and easy to understand. Thanks!

[@boothman9321]

Love the videos. Keep up the great work

[@Techcravers]

Thanks mate! :)

[@gnasher1001]

Thanks, nice to get an easy, step by step video without Linux commands or steps. Never used Linux before, and although I'm sure I'll get the hang of some basics, I want things to be easy still. Deck comes tomorrow! So excited!

[@Ryanslife_uk]

how long did you have to wait Bro

[@gnasher1001]

I ordered on the first day, July 16 2021. Got it in May.

[@user-uo8cd6de8d]

@@gnasher1001 do you like it?

[@jessev9686]

Linux is easy, you'll get the hang of it! Have my 512gb, ordered on the first day within the first hour, was 3rd quarter, got my email on July 1st lol.

[@usagishade]

I always felt iffy about the process for emudeck but your video convinced me it was worth the time and effort 👍🏻

[@Techcravers]

Awesome! I’m glad it inspired you :)

[@edgarsoto9288]

Short video and very specific steps on how to complete the desired task. So so grateful I'll be trying it soon

[@pandabearmadness6263]

Finally i can watch your steam deck content got mine coming this Wednesday

[@MrPrincepop]

Awesome tutorial on Emulator installation for the Steam Deck! 👍

[@shaneredward5531]

Brilliant video. I'm new to getting into the retro emulators where would be the best place to start downloading games

[@Goalier95]

Thank you for this step by step easy to follow video!

[@jurasicoreprime3038]

i like this guy made this almost seem easy i have been wanting to do this on my deck and i am gonna do this now

[@Techcravers]

I have newer videos up. Watch them instead.

[@edgydikbut3564]

This is amazing they give you the art and include them in your library love it

[@DannyPeck]

Wow that steam emu installer has come a long way since it's first release

[@ariel91218]

Extremely helpful! Now I need the Steam Deck

[@fishingboo9018]

I don't even own a steam deck but I enjoy tinkering. Good vid.

[@Techcravers]

Thanks!

[@realchris4882]

Subscribed! Thanks, Good To Know The How Toos WIth Linix, I Am A PC User, So Entirely New To Linux N Can't Wait For My Deck!

[@5izzy557]

This was great +like & sub. The more I see what this badboy can do, the more I can't wait to get one and tinker with it for days on end :-).

[@Fistagon777]

your video is 10/10 top tier, good job, can't wait till mine comes in!

[@Techcravers]

Thanks a lot mate!

[@kdeee2428]

Thank you so much for this tutorial I instantly subscribed

[@Techcravers]

Thanks! I'm glad it helped you bud! :)

[@NaiyaBladesinger]

thank you! I was having problems finding my games once everything was installed and you helped me figure it out! this was short, sweet and to the point.. I appreciate you!

[@gisone79]

Thanks for the video! It was what i exactly needed!

[@Techcravers]

Great, I'm glad it helped you :)

[@Artholos]

Awesome! I can’t wait to pile on a whole bunch of old classics I can’t play anymore onto my new Deck!

[@Artholos]

Balls, this tutorial is missing steps here and there :c

[@harrydavey9884]

Man, I can't fucking wait for my Deck. I'm literally so fuckin excited for it.

[@Balunliinfi]

more of this im gonna buy on Steam and you will be the master of steam deck

[@dems5146]

Beautiful colour the Stream Deck 👏👏👏

[@Techcravers]

Thanks! (it's a dbrand skin)

[@Preeebs]

But how do you get the games? You skipped the most important part of this tutorial

[@KablethaKiid]

Compared to hacking and customizing the Wii this is a cakewalk! Thanks.

[@jasonfish4546]

This was awesome!!! Thank you so much I get mine tomorrow!

[@LokiTricksterG]

I also noticed the mouse clickers stopped working when you close Steam for some reason, but I didn't realize you could use the shoulder buttons as clickers. I've just been using the touchscreen this whole time.

[@satiflorfloresyfollajes6103]

New sub, Greetings from Virginia

[@Techcravers]

Awesome. Greeting from Sweden! :)

[@leonardourena4772]

subscribed, would you mind doing a video on how to actually get the games on the sd card to play on emudeck. new to the emulation world great video!!

[@clover9725]

cant wait to do this when i buy mine

[@Rizzlyricist]

I gotta get this. I need to play Hitman games, it's a must 💯

[@detoxgaming705]

Nice man.. so slow when it comes to stuff like this.. thx for holding my hand

[@willfire6789]

Your switch with the White paint looks absolutely STUNNING. Is it a a sticker or some sort of actual paint?

[@willfire6789]

Sorry not switch, deck** lol

[@itsoddish2128]

Thanks a lot for the video bro, subbed.

[@isworai]

giving this a thumbsup even though i dont have a steamdeck

[@petrpetr1695]

Great video.👍 white looks good Steam deck. How easy was it to switch the case or is it some skin?

[@stavt4505]

Great video! Some of the hardware drivers are hard coded into steam hence why the track pad stopped working.

[@nathanloggins1721]

Really like the video followed your directions got all the emulators shown in my library but no games will play I have tried everything and have reset to factory settings a few times but no games are showing up! Dont know if the deck is defective. It really shouldnt be this difficult. Thanks..

[@chgjake2230]

incredible tutorial video! thank you very much.

[@bodia.shchurko]

Hey. Great video. Could you share where you get ROM files for different systems from? Thanks!

[@Pathanlon77]

@gerard chu did u find out?

[@kishodax2174]

Late by 2 weeks but god thank you, I’ve been looking for how to add some games I want to play, notably Metroid fusion

[@Techcravers]

Never to late :) Thank you!

[@blackearl7891]

I just got my steam deck, and want to play old PS2 and GameCube games.

[@buster5661]

Yes! Now do one for the Odin Saved your video for if I get my steamdeck

[@Techcravers]

I have a setup guide for Odin out, or do you mean something else? :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2XZoIaNoN6EpaM

[@buster5661]

Uhhhhh

[@XxlargemanxX]

Bummer i was wanting twisted metal. This is why i never attempted. already wasted over an hour to fail. Ty for help lmfao

[@strainerr]

The keyboard desktop part isn’t working.

[@salvadorrangel8629]

Where do you actually get these games from ? Is there a website i can download them from ?

[@bozzaga]

Thank you so much dude! How about software updates from any emulator? Is there an Option to update each one? And where can i find the place to add my key files from yuzu? Again great video, definitely subscribed.

[@bozzaga]

So now i managed to add Zelda for WIIU in steam but if i click on play, steam loading logo appears, loading for a couple of seconds and then imidiatly turns back to steamOS. I choosed under properties the last proton version 7.0.2. Any suggestions what i could did wrong?

[@Techcravers]

You can update each one from Steam Decks desktop mode (I have a tips & tricks video planned where I'll will go through things like this) :) Regarding your Zelda question, I'm not quite sure. It should work using the latest proton. Which Zelda are you playing?

[@bozzaga]

@@Techcravers zelda breath of the wild. I added the cemu.exe as non steam application in steam and add the game through there and it started but only over desktop mode. So i guess i need to try some other methods. I try to reinstall everything, but i did it exactly like your tutorial. I will keep you up to date.

[@bozzaga]

@@Techcravers ok so i figured out. The issue was from steam rom manager, however SRM had under cemu settings the wrong executable. He took the cemu.sh under launcher and not the .exe under roms 👌🏼 but know i need too update the game, do i need to do this in cemu itself?

[@Techcravers]

@@bozzaga Awesome thanks for sharing! Yeah the game needs to be updated through CEMU (preferable in desktop mode).

[@yngvie659]

Thank you so much i missed that Generate playlist step so it didn’t show up in my Steam that’s kind of like what the hell did I do so we watched it and got it

[@Techcravers]

Hi everyone, THANKS a lot for watching my content! 😍 This guide still works, but a few changes have been made since I did it. I have made a NEW and UPDATED guide on this process, but it counts on you to watch this video first. So once you have watched it, just head over to the new video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2W3gWV7frijd6M

[@kirukato05_official39]

Is Tomodachi Life on the 3DS emulator? That game was my childhood! I wish I could play it again...

[@Pegfoxx]

Thank you so much. I just got my Steamdeck today, and this video was so easy to follow, and I am total noob when it comes to this sort of thing lol!

[@NerdBlockVersion1.0]

Question I'm new to emulation. Where do you get the files for the games. Any suggestions. And Thank you so much for this video.

[@scotslater]

What is this wonderful white skin you have on your Steam Deck? I would love to get one like that for mine. Great video! Saved to faves for when my deck shows up. Blessings

[@IggyBiggy]

Thanks so much. What a great video

[@ItsTeezoUBZ]

Excellent video !!!!

[@777Godsgift777]

Steam deck is the best console in the last 10 years

[@SoulRollerFIN]

It's enough to just press the X button if you have a text field selected. Great guide. The Deck is a perfect handheld for emulation. Does this handle game update files as individual games?

[@stevezarcone5520]

First of all, great video! One thing I'm confused about... that thumb drive you attached with the dongle... is that thumb drive formatted with ext4 or NTFS? I have 20 gigs of roms on my windows PC and know nothing about linux and everything I read online says the Deck won't recognize Windows format storage. It seems like I can't find a headache free way to transfer my roms. If it's really just as easy as you made it look I'll buy that dongle in a heartbeat.

[@Techcravers]

Thanks! My thumb drive is formated as exFAT and I have no problem transferrring files between my computer and my Steam Deck.

[@grootbatavia]

Nice tutorial. My deck arrived a mess, so it went back. Desktop never worked properly and when it did, there were no repositories, none of the apps worked (all threw a can not download due to missing repositories) and no way to get back to steam except a hard reboot. There was an issue with the haptic feedback on one of the pads too. Overall, it felt like a cheap and flimsy devise that was rushed to market. QC seems rather limited too, as did support. I opened a ticket, hoping to resolve things, but after no response for 4 days, I just returned the deck. To date, I never did hear back from them. Alas, I probably just got unlucky, overall opinion seems quite positive. It's always good to hear of the less positive experiences though. I doubt I will try this version of the deck again, perhaps I will try a v2 if it is released in the future.

[@liquid_brew2110]

Where can you download various roms? Also great video!

[@mr.controlus9665]

Wow, see, now this is actually helpful...

[@Jaikenz37]

I appreciate this video but something isn’t working for me.I don’t get a prompt to “execute” the installation process what am I dong wrong?

[@Techcravers]

Watch my new guide instead! Stuff has changed.

[@eagle-_-eyevansan4165]

thanks comrade your the best!

[@lucasdufer9499]

Hi sorry I may have missed something, English isn't my mother tongue, but where do you get your games from? In the video you showed you had them in the USB drive but where did you get them from? Is there a site I can download roms from?

[@Fitforacting]

Just subscribed to you. What about this versus the PS vita and also the Anbernic 552 for the best console to handle all the most graphic intense games??? 😮

[@dekunutsocarina]

thank you so much!🙂

[@Balkan_game]

White model is beautiful !!! But biggest problem in comparison wih Nintendo Switch Oled is battery life !!! It needed to be away better for an gaming console 🤔😥👈

[@dannyd4339]

Has anyone figured out how to use citra game shortcuts on steam rom manager? Mine creates them just fine but it does not launch the game when I click on the shortcut. It does nothing.

[@mishandledpit]

great video, you did forget to mention they require the bios

[@supermyl]

i hope i can get a steam deck for my birthday lol

[@rustyaudiobook]

Awesome video. Lately I've been getting an error when saving my App List. I didn't used to have that, and now I can't seem to get rid of it. Any ideas? Also I like your skin for your SD. Where did you get that?

[@Techcravers]

Don’t know which error you get, have you turned off steam before saving? Sometimes I get an error anyway, but if I just wait for a while and click save app list again, it usually works.

[@Jaylou88]

Dbrand has awesome and high quality skins. I just ordered mine yesterday for my SD that will arrive Friday 😁

[@guardianbeardizer6361]

Hopefully I'll get my email soon, I'm Q2. Can't wait to play some PS2 & GameCube on it

[@SurrealKeenan]

Thank you! Lovely

[@mrplumbe7318]

Man's used the Masuda method, breeding two steam decks together from different regions to get the Shiny Steam Deck...

[@NerddeGravata]

Hi, amazing video!! Is it possible to save a Controller layout for an Emulator? Or save the layout to load for others games? Example I made shortcuts to load, save, fast forward to 1 ps2 game, but when I go into another game I have to setup everything again...

[@Techcravers]

Hi and thank you! :) For PS2 games you use the PCSX2 emulator, I'm not sure you meant you congigured the controls in Steams controller setup or in the actual emulator? Beacause if you go to desktop mode and launch PCSX2 from there and change the controller layout, it should be applied to every game. Let me know if you figure it out!

[@derekswitzer9624]

great video! so if we want to use EmulationStation for most of our retro games, and only add a few higher-end games to the Game Mode through Rom Manager, would you suggest to only put the roms you want in Roms Manager first - and then add the rest manually to the Emulation/rom folders after? that way, EmulationStation will still show ALLLLLL games, without having to go into desktop mode and remove several games from the system collections?

[@Techcravers]

Yeah. Currently I have all my games in EmulationStation but I also have a few PS3 and Wii U games listed directly in SteamOS through Steam Rom Manager. I had to manually remove the ones I didn’t want to show though.

[@ReelyFlyGuy]

Why does everyone seem to skip the BIOS files? Are they not needed as much now days with Emudeck?

[@attilarw]

for some systems you dont need a bios, but for some like ps3 you need one.

[@TheRelbel1]

Where do I get the Roms and Bios ?

[@DAYLON_]

10/10 tutorial! Easy to follow and straight to the point! thank you!

[@stevenjohnson8736]

my 512GB steam deck comes home this Friday and im gonna use this video to install the emulator

[@Techcravers]

Awesome. But check my new video out instead: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6iQamqfa9-iaKM