The “Handheld Home Console” Method

[@Exit854]

Dweeb is so jacked, you can see the veins popping in his hands

[@ramstab]

Basically Neddy when he takes off his sweatshirt

[@MarioMartinez-gu4wg]

My biceps doubled in size thanks to watching this video. Thanks, TechDweeb! 💪🏼

[@vallhallamedia3161]

Mine too! I'm going to rewatch it every week!

[@TakoiKadoozle]

Be careful, if they get bigger than TechDweeb's, then this channel might collapse... because of how big his biceps are.

[@MarioMartinez-gu4wg]

@@TakoiKadoozle I'm scared...

[@watittakes2264]

Everybody knows muscles slow your gaming down.

[@Rafael-fo9sp]

@@watittakes2264 While that's true, it helps you jumping higher the stronger you are

[@han__cholo]

I love it when TechDweeb talks about holes

[@hatalmas]

Dear TechDweeb! is there a chance you could do review on some homebrew games for retro consoles? It seems like there are quite a few and maybe you could shine some light on them! Thanks for your time and content so far anyways! Happy new year!

[@TechDweeb]

Solid suggestion

[@wounce]

A Plumber For All Seasons, would be my pick. Check out out

[@catriamflockentanz]

​@@wounce A Plumber for all Seasons is great for most of it's runtime. It gets unfun, as too precise, towards the end of Winter for my liking. As great as it overall is (the second ever game I loaded into my Analogue Pocket with the intention of beating it on my commute) I wouldn't see it as a Homebrew Game. It is a SMW-Hack, same ballpark, different field.

[@mikocappuccino]

Would love this!!

[@RetroGamerDesigns]

I’d watch that!

[@MrMajinbu]

Instantly, my favorite tech guy I’ve asked and commented on so many videos by other creators to make this very same video and they basically act like it’s a huge ordeal and we should just know how to do all this stuff and some of us don’t so thank you very much

[@thelunchbox420x]

You don't know how to plug in the HDMI cable?

[@SensibleChuckle]

For me, I want a stupendous Steam Deck walkthrough to get emulation working in 2025. That's the ultimate retro handheld. Someone did one as I recall (Russ?) but it was a long time ago I think and all this stuff changed so much every six months.

[@borbilla6254]

@@thelunchbox420x I used to look at devices as stuff with interesting parts (screen & buttons) + boring parts (back & sides). Just started to realise what the seemingly boring holes are meant for. (..) It is indeed quite a revealing experience.. to see for the first time.. what holes are meant for.. and what a great time you can have if you know how to use them.. (..) So yeah.

[@RoadRage810]

Working in tech, I have a ton of cables on hand for pretty much every situation I could encounter. I keep a USB C to HDMI or Mini HDMI to HDMI in the bag with every handheld I own. I also have a collection of SN30 Pro and Pro 2 that are our go to controllers.

[@TechDweeb]

You're doing it right!

[@captainthunderbolt7541]

I think we need the TechDweeb *"How to Talk to Girls"* video!

[@Daniel-fi7jp]

I came in expecting to know everything but the "air mouse" is something I hadn't heard of or thought of. Thanks Tech Dweeb

[@terrioZero]

Same, definitely not the takeaway I was expecting. It looks like some air mouses come with a keyboard on the back (like the G7 BTS)? I guess I'm going down another rabbithole.

[@eatereater6312]

Ive recently got a 13-inch Toshiba CRT TV and ive been using my 353VS to play retro games on it using a HDMI to AV converter, nostalgia overdrive! 😮

[@anthonypearce5389]

Something I found out the hard way with a lot of tinkering and difficulty getting my Bluetooth controllers to pair is that you have to disable Wi-Fi while trying to pair your Bluetooth controllers and a lot of times clicking the automatically pair option helps as well

[@ParadoxdesignsOrg]

one thing I found that was cool with the Retroid Pocket 4 is it has a mini HDMI, but a USB-C to HDMI cable also works! just plug that thing into a steam dock and you're golden

[@srfeger]

Your production quality and content is just great. I burst out laughing at the “explaining it to a homeless man in the subway…” You sure you’re not from NYC? I could see that happening here. Then the subscribers thing with the kids…. Damn funny! Thanks as always for a fun diversion. Looking forward to your next video.

[@TechDweeb]

Toronto subways are a jungle of madness :P

[@itsTronBonne]

Took my SP to a friend's house for a post-New year gaming session. Ended up playing Devil dice all evening!

[@bertrodgers2420]

on which system is that game please?

[@Rafael-fo9sp]

@bertrodgers2420 On the Playstation. I didn't know it either, but I Googled it

[@chimrichalds81]

I'm titillated! Thank you for the excellent information and delivery. My Sunday is now more enjoyable.

[@DaBigCheeso]

I setup a USB-C dock on a spare keyboard, mouse and monitor for my ROG Ally and Logitech G Cloud (which I use for retro of course) and it's great for playing retro games on a larger screen without having to setup a whole separate mini PC and worry about syncing game saves. These devices are miracles of modern retro gaming science!

[@loveless9528]

I watched this video on my iPhone and the Lightning Port turned into a USB-C Port! Thanks, TechDweeb! 😌

[@SicketMog]

Another good one. I want to get a boat or car in the future for extended travel/living so, along with solar, this solution is something I would want to stay entertained in that case. Useful stuff; keep it coming. 👍

[@bradley2050]

Recently purchased a Miyoo Mini plus, very first dip into retro gaming consoles. Your videos were definitely valuable in determining which direction I wanted to go in getting one now that they're available. (lowkey been periodically keeping track of the miyoo since the v2, haven't been able to get one) Now Onion exists and it looks cooool. With so many options seemingly available right now I just wanna say thanks! I'm attempting to break worse habits and peel myself away from the pc and I don't mind being a grown man with a handheld emulator :D

[@christurner4799]

Loved this, recently started using this on my SP in the exact same manner, makes it so much fun when I can to play on the big screen. Can't wait for my Odin 2 Portal to come and basically do the same thing too!

[@giraffeapproved]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I bought an HDMI mini about 2 months ago and got really excited to play my 40XX on my TV, only to find out that the latency was BAD. BUT.... TechDweeb to the rescue. That solved the problem! You are theeeeeeee best.

[@The100percentRealWaluigi]

No one can have muscles like Mr Tech'd Weeb's muscles!!

[@catriamflockentanz]

I am sure he used Super Mushrooms for huge gains in a matter of seconds. The problem is that you loose them chiseled muscles when you get slapped or trip of get bitten by some rabid bull turtle princess abduction machine...

[@googaboogaloo]

I use the 8bitdo sn30 pro and rg35xxsp as my home setup too. But all transparent green and i use a projector. I also loaded the second sd card with my movies.

[@stuartchapman7934]

Nice One Tech Dweeb!!! 👍👍💯

[@MsOniHime]

Finally I can put HD my Hole into use. Thanks Dweeb 👍

[@RetroGamerDesigns]

😂😂😂

[@frankysour]

I use the bizzazzle as a tv console from rime to time, but not with a bluetooth or wired controller, i actually use 2 cheap playstation 2 knock off controllers connected through a single usb dongle, and they work like a charme out of the box on stock (actually MOD stock) firmware. It's just great!

[@thekillingjoke8982]

Currently saving money for a few months to build my very own mimic chest (with posable spider legs) and a 2D retro exclusive gaming console in it. That hub is perfect for it, so now it will probably take longer, because i want that in there 😊 Edit: My titilation is over 9000.

[@nightsquats]

I bring my handheld with extra controllers and cables to family gatherings etc, super fun to break it out and show how many games and systems we can rock multiplayet style on the tv. (Ed: I use a bluetooth mouse, off and runnin)

[@bencekiss7662]

That sounds a lot of fun! I'm planning to get a RP5 and I would like to use it just like this, bring it to a friends house and play multiplayer games together. My question is, how the pairing and setting up of the two controllers work? Do I have to remap them every time or the system saves it? Can we easily jump between emulated consoles (from SNES to PS2 for example)?

[@Dinosaursof]

Do you bring all that to family gatherings in your purse?

[@nightsquats]

@@Dinosaursof right next to the grey poupon of course

[@nightsquats]

@@bencekiss7662 that can be annoying but hinges mostly on the emulators you use. Getting controllers connected across platforms and leaving them paired to players 2-4 helps (setting up at home first). Switching between console inputs and bluetooth controllers for player one is the most common switch, but once you've done it a few times you'll have the couple steps down no problem. Watching a few youtube vids can help iron it out.

[@DeathJerrie]

"If you want big biceps like me, keep dreaming' made me crack up. 😆

[@DeathsNitemareShepardOfHope]

That looks exactly like the air mouse you get with the Super Console X5 Pro, didn't think about trying it in other things because it came boxed in with everything else but I suppose it really is just a random universal air mouse \ remote. There's no X5 or Kinhank branding, Neat. 😄👍

[@jhsnapp]

Love your content Dweeb! Keep up the great work in the New Year!

[@DRH-km4hk]

Thank you sir for helping everyone explain why we all need multiple handhelds and Bluetooth controllers, just for the number of girls that will come over for retro gaming ❤

[@supergooglelee]

Thanks TechDweeb! Would be good if we could have an episode focused on your CRT setup and how to connect modern HDMi devices including handhelds to old CRT monitors and TVs (RGB input). Cheers!

[@fabiobezerra9569]

Your videos are amazing! ✌🏻🤓🎮

[@markalexander5578]

I really love this idea, but it is rarely something I would use. Knulli has turned out to be super awesome though.

[@GiSWiG]

Love this video, so want to try this out. I'll get a Flipzizzle eventually but I spent most of my gift money on vinyls but I also want to see your reviews on the Miyoo Flip when it comes. As an owner of an Analogue Pocket and Dock setup and a bunch of console styled 8bitdo controllers, this Flipzizzle setup is something I would recommend to most. The AP is a great setup but its is so premium that I don't want to leave the house with it. Also, controllers sync to the dock, not the handheld so to get the convenience of going from one TV/dock setup to another, you either need to resync your controllers or get another set of controllers for the second dock. And only certain cores have save state capability but that isn't the fault of the device, its the FPGA chip used.

[@RetroGamerDesigns]

“…spent my money on vinyls..” how retro of you! 👍

[@satellitelazarus]

Side note, if you have the 8bitdo adapter you can go wireless on the RG35XX (OG and 2024 edition)! Like, I hooked that up to link my 8bitdo Pro 2 controller to it and it worked great. That way if bluetooth is not an option you are not completely SOL or bound to cable connection. Though, it only allows one connection at a time.

[@decisionparalysis7856]

I consider mice elf a latency snowflake! I used to have a lot of problems with it in Rocket League which it would basically mean game over. Shamefully I would mention it in chat, to fall on deaf ears and rolling eyes but it was true. I got a new computer and the difference is night and day and I no longer have to snowflake around, that computer was done for. In retro gaming though it is not such a big issue but it can be too. I typically wont notice it, especially if I have never played the original cartridge. Loved the term you coined.

[@vanessak8935]

Dear Buff Dweeb, thx for the retro knowledge gains ;)

[@eveahn9595]

Thanks for the video. Maybe more people would try dock mode after seeing the footage of you playing some games, you can make a whole video out of it if you want to or use it for dusty game society I dunno I just came up with this idea I don't know whether or not it's stupid.

[@kevinpark9609]

This is my main use of my handhelds lolllll

[@thomaschipman]

65% of the time, it works EVERY time!

[@kasavirjagar1107]

i love playing ds on my vertical monitor with the screens layout on top of each other works great just make sure u can use a joystick as touch screen mouse thingo

[@Kabboowee]

I wish the 8bitDo Bluetooth controller came in hot pink…. I may be into retro gaming but I’m still a modern girlie😊🤭 Amazing vid Techdweeb happy 2025!

[@ramstab]

PSA, if you have a Steam Deck, you can basically do exactly what he did. You would have to find an emu deck/emulation guide for the SD, after that is done and you have your ROM, start the game up. Also thanks for the ANKER hub man! Love your vids.

[@X862go]

I love doing this with the SP bluetooth is clutch 🎮

[@comico-revolucionario]

very nice I always play retro I have a mini pc and a handheld too , very interesting material

[@lazyshinobi2861]

I am guilty of asking atleast two questions in the comments and can confirm/ appreciate the master dweeb always sharing the knowledge

[@TechDweeb]

BUY MY EBOOK 🤑

[@lazyshinobi2861]

@ unironically would lmk when it’s live on dweebazon 💪🤓🤓

[@mjdf122]

Another day with the Tech king

[@NickCooper74]

Thank you. This is exactly what I wanted to know. I really appreciate your efforts creating this informational video. Question: can I do this with the Odin 2?

[@TechDweeb]

Yes you can! It's the same process I did with the RP5 in this vid :D

[@NickCooper74]

Cheers!

[@karm42yn]

An excellent presentation as always, Mr. Dweeb. Do you think that it would make sense for retro handheld manufacturers to offer bundles with simple docks, controllers, specific OS functionalities like auto-detect HDMI output and so on?

[@rakiel1312]

thanks :) love your videos! would you make an openbor vid on handheld? i would love it if you did, how to setup and cool games to play of such , im using the bigzazzle :)

[@MontoTechs]

Please help Mr. D’Weeb, I followed your guide and my muscles are growing at a dangerous pace. I’ve crushed over 20 anbernic consoles into dust, but I’m not scared because there’s at least 20 more releasing this year. I’m now 12ft tall with 1000lbs of rippling muscle mass. Thank you for turning me into a musclebound goliath with your videos about device holes 🙏

[@andyj2004]

Mister Dweeb! Your videos are amazing and discovering your channel has led me down a complete rabbit hole 😂 I'm not looking at doing a set up similar to this but I really want the power to run PS2. What would you suggest, using the RP5 or going for the steam deck?

[@TechDweeb]

The vast majority of PS2 runs fine on the RP5, but the very hardest to emulate games will need some tinkering. The Steam Deck is definitely more powerful, and it can run PC games too, so I'd go for that, unless portability is a factor in which case the RP5 is a little beast for the size.

[@brandoncallahan7924]

I tried to set this up last night, and got a TON of latency. I finally figured out that the TV needed to be in "game mode". Immediately solved the issue. Just wanted to add that here in case it helps anyone.

[@Shred2724]

A pity you need to connect the HDMI cable AFTER Knulli has booted up. It's annoying unplugging and connecting the cable all the time. Even more so if you need to reboot or if Knulli crashes. Should be able to simply switch the handheld on, grab the bluetooth pad and start gaming from the sofa. Great vid as always though.

[@MidnightFireHuntress]

I LOVE YOU DWEEB!! Does the HDMI out also charge the device, or does it need a charger plugged in as well?

[@jurjcluners8490]

Thanks ChadDweeb for showing me how to get my handhelds to do the dishes

[@ChelupeMenuto]

Very interested to find out how to output these old games to a crt in 240p? Id love to find a way to pass these games onto svideo in 240p

[@isaacerroa3488]

That UGreen Hub is branded Anker!

[@kyfeam]

Man the OLED on the Retro Pocket 5 is crazy good.. waiting for the AYN Odin Portal.. but the RP5 is freakin tempting..

[@snaustin44]

The King of Ooo cameo was very nice.

[@robottuba]

I wish I'd have seen this before i wasted all that money on retro consoles for my BDMS dungeon 😢

[@LeoArcie]

12:25 • hey, nice purse

[@DevanteWeary]

Do yourself a favor and get a Skull&Bones dock. Instantly dock your retro console to the TV. Only $20. Even has USB ports if you wanna set up another SSD for the bigger games. And you can take the ports part out of the shell to make it even smaller for travel. Perfectly paired with 8bitdo Micro controllers.

[@solaVeil]

Nice one mate !

[@solaVeil]

Which powerful retro handheld would you recommend for PS2/PS3 playing and of course connectable to tv ? I miss my old LucasArts and monkey island games, is there an emulator on those consoles? Thanks for your answers 😁 kiss from a french frog

[@Autotrope]

The docked experience with lots of the custom firmwares and stock firmwares available on these often ranges somewhere from totally broken to janky or unreliable. I understand Knulli is better (as it's based on Batocera, for which the docked experience is first class) but I don't have a handheld that runs it yet. Works decently well on my Raspberry Pi but then it's only docked, it's not a handheld

[@antiantifa886]

I get a hoot from your vids!🤣

[@m.carballo84]

Dear tech dweeb .. I have a question to ask .. between the miyoo flip and the 35sp .. which one is better because seeing this video I think the 35sp has more potential than the miyoo ..thank you for your work I really enjoy your videos ..

[@VGFreak]

Consolizing your Retro Handheld is quite a life hack ;)

[@adamkane7513]

But I *am* doing it... Alone in my bedroom when nobody is watching!

[@smiledude1538]

Yooo! I got a shanwan mini a week ago and its great! At first i thought you can only play 2d games like certain mario games but ive been having a pretty good time playing my sonic adventure rom and 3ds roms! Still trying to figure out how to work with my Wii roms but either its amazing device for how cheap it is!!

[@daloia_music]

I feel like every video i watch techdweeb's pervy side sneaks out just a bit more lol! Maybe im just noticing it more 😮

[@spritsfal5088]

Tyvm for all the work you do. It's always so comfortable to watch your videos.

[@Titipawa]

Once it has been connected to the TV, can it be connected to the power to extend the playing time like with the Nintendo switch? Or does it damage the battery in some way?

[@JB-rf6jl]

With my Retroid Pocket 2S (and it would probably work with any Android console) I like to use the USB port connected to my PC and scrcpy to play. It mirrors the screen to a window on your PC. Just another option to consider.

[@pedroalceu732]

This was an awesome solution, thanks for the tip! You still need the PC as a middleman and configuring scrcpy so it's not as plug and play as those other devices, but it works great even through wifi!

[@JB-rf6jl]

@@pedroalceu732 Running through a pc also means you can easily mix the audio with your PC, so you can still listen to music, movie, youtube, discord chat, etc... while playing. I didn't know it worked with wireless actually, thanks, I'll have to try that.

[@maxdjently]

I bought a portable 15 inch touch screen with a battery built in for this very purpose. It should be here today!

[@darkempire2022]

The black box told me I love buying all my retro things via your Affiliate links....

[@snake698]

I got my set up already, but I realized I've only filled my console with ps1 and dreamcast multiplayer games. We need a list of multiplayer games for other platforms! I want to know more 4-player games so we can always play something new

[@notreallydaedalus]

Seeing a new side of techdweeb in this one... Anyone else nervous?

[@JaviPlayRetro]

If you make a retro handhelds book, I'll be your first customer

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Flex: get a bluetooth/USB/dongle wireless keyboard for the handheld and play MSX/DOS/PC-98/X68000 games on the keyboard if it can be recognized and automatically configured.

[@frankly3498]

Any chance the retroid 5 can be the second screen to the tv main screen of ds, 3ds and wii u games?

[@Dante-cv3ts]

This is what I was looking for. I wanted a cheap emulation handheld to hdmi to play on the tv with 1080p and able to use a 2.4 ghz controllers all at the same time. The weird part was on monitors my anbernic 556 cannot connect to it (it says its connected but the monitor screens stays black and it doesn't react to any buttons on the monitor. The power light is on but blinks for some reason on the monitors, but on a TV it easily connected to a USB c to hdmi multiport hub and i connected my 8bitdo ultimate c controller and I'm in business. Is there some way you can find those bezel arts? I dont know how to do it and I hate seeing black borders 😣 I know on launchbox you can download bezels when you scrape art. That way you can have some of the boxart on the sides of the screen

[@AWilson3342]

First comment... And I do make my handhelds into home consoles as well.

[@SynergyGamingTV]

Oot and aboot! Jus oot fer a rip, eh der bud? Where ya too? Hi from Calgary!!

[@scottcoon2795]

Titillating 10/10

[@binkman71]

Now I want a TechDweeb ebook...

[@GreenSkinGentleman]

I'm using MUOS on my flipzizzle and it's unfortunate the OS doesn't support bluetooth yet. Yeah, closing the lid have it run as a tiny home console is definitely it's other divine purpose. I wonder if a usb adapter would work with one of the dongle controllers.

[@zblesk1337]

Very titillated. Anyway, a suggestion: You've mentioned multiple times that you can stuff multiple small controllers into a pocket for an impromptu multiplayer sesh with the girls. I'd appreciate a video with recommendations for suitable games for this mode of play! I don't know many that could be fun with up to 4 players. (That is, game recs appreciated; I don't need the tips for getting the girl players, I have plenty of those.)

[@carlozduardo]

@TechDweeb, My question is whether it can run ports easily on the TV via HDMI as well.

[@davidclement5665]

nice video Techdweeb I really liked it 😊🎮🕹💪☕

[@ThePlanet_L.I.]

I have a trimui surwish and would like to do what you have done in this video

[@pedroalceu732]

Can you do one of these but for android based 4:3 devices? I've been going crazy trying to get a good picture shown on the TV from my RP2S, but it looks really low-res and also kind of stretched, I don't think I've seen these issues from your video where you showcased this very functionality? It seemed to work great there

[@wounce]

Well, colour me titillated 😮

[@Tacospaceman]

I JUST want to know if you can trade Pokémon on the flipzizzle, zazzbitty and xx line of consoles. THEYRE SO COOL. But if I can’t play LOZ four swords or trade Pokémon on Ruby and emerald what’s the point????😊

[@theVikkodamus]

I did my part🎉

[@the_blue_dragon_bd]

I do this with my retroid 4 pro, the perk of using that handheld is when using the dock it outputs 1080p so I can upscale PS1 and have a picture perfect time with those games it also makes shaders look fantastic, also ps2 looks great Fullscreen but those games tend to only render upto 2.5x-3x the original resolution but they still look great, also when its docked it charges while Its being used and can be connected to lan, USB controllers, and a mouse to interact with android games when you can't screen map all the buttons

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

What about connecting via a usb dongle with non-bluetooth dedicated wireless? How is the latency with that compared to wired and Bluetooth?

[@iron2000]

Check. Yes. Already subscribed. 👍

[@Chrisdumm1]

“For our children, and stuff…” 😂