This Emulation Drive is NUTS! [Hyper Base Mix Review]

This is the Hyper Base Mix. It’s an emulation system that you can use with your PC, with an emulation frontend and all the emulators preconfigured and ready to rock, and it’s 5tb LOADED with retro games. Is this too good to be true!?
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[@squeak751]

Dude this is exactly what I needed to get my little Niece up and running on old school games. Thanks

[@IowaPorkChop]

I can honestly say, this is by far my favorite channel on KZbin! I love your sense of humor, your passion for gaming, and the attention to detail in every video. Keep up these amazing videos!

[@TechDweeb]

I really appreciate hearing that!

[@MaseratiJr]

The Oreos for the videos!! Haha. Love your videos. Amazing sense of humor. Extra points for LSP.

[@wopino]

This rom set is insane, damn you, I need one now.

[@stoganlephens7946]

This was a great review and I like how you mention how many games for each console as well as notable exclusions. Could you review the 5tb kinhank drive or one of Chris Shaw's drives because I only hear shady things about the guy?

[@WhichWayGames]

You're the reason I'm going to be updating my PC and getting my hands on one of these :) love the channel and your content is so good, as well as funny!

[@geebobby7]

The second pinch! 😂 Great vid! 🫡👍🏽

[@Hushpuppysox]

This was very interesting. I might actually consider buying this.

[@krackerjackism]

Wow, this channel will be huge. Definitely the next retro game corps. Niche gaming with a cartoon like persona. I love it.

[@MilesBeatsLive]

Tech dweeb is my favorite by far

[@TechDweeb]

Haha I hope you're right! Thanks for saying so 🤓

[@anonymousprofessor8866]

​@@TechDweeb I was wondering if you wouldn't mind dropping a short video on how we can add retro emulators of OG Xbox, Wii, WiiU, PS3, Xbox360, NDS, 3DS etc to this "Hyper Base Mix" if it is even possible? This would be awesome for us TechDweeb subs. I have a more than capable PC and want a drive that is awesome! Deleted the shady PC pirated stuff. I just need pure retro bliss.

[@jikkme]

Ordered through your link. This looks fantastic! Thanks for the review!

[@TechDweeb]

Nice! Enjoy!

[@joshuasavoy7443]

Thank you for including the game lists

[@frankc8689]

What a guy! Thank you kind sir. Also love the onion os theme on the miyoo mini. I just got a plus and slapped it on.

[@TechDweeb]

Nice! I love that my theme is par to the official Onion skins :D

[@samjones4327]

Thanks for your video! This collection is bananas!! I appreciate you bringing this to us!! Cheers!!

[@God-np9wg]

Been using launchbox and a 8TB HDD for 7 years and it never gets old

[@GeneralDante108]

god is that u 😧😧

[@danielesparza2480]

Forgive me of my sins father. Sins of ripping games on the internet

[@oplefirem]

​@@danielesparza2480That is not a sin... My son..

[@DanDDirges]

@@oplefirem Mocking God is a sin however

[@toddcohen2622]

Thank you for the super informative video. How do the multiple disk games like Amiga work?

[@Curryking32000]

Great video Tech Dweeb! One thing worth mentioning is that pirated pc games often contain virus' as well so might be worth scanning the drive before using it?

[@TechDweeb]

Actually I did a scan (I probably should have mentioned that in the video). No detections. But like I suggest that folder should just be deleted anyways so that should sort out any issues.

[@baroncalamityplus]

Thanks for letting us know about the last section. I was so close to buying it until then.

[@TechDweeb]

I gave the company my feedback directly, and told them I mentioned this in my video. Hopefully they listen and make the change I've suggested.

[@retrochomp]

Haha first video of techdweeb i see. Love your style, funny, informative and hard-/software curation! Subbed!

[@TechDweeb]

Thanks for saying so! Welcome 🤓

[@griseo3300]

Another banger, sir. Good stuff!

[@friedchickenthug]

Would this work fine with moonlight to stream games from my pc to android tablet? Using a controller connected to my android, would set up be a breeze? Lastly, if i was interested in PS2 emulation, which drive would you recommend? Thanks for the video and great channel!

[@redberdz5061]

It's so cool to see Mclovin reviewing emulation tech

[@nujxad]

lol

[@TheVoidofNothing11]

Thanks for posting this and showing all of it. I've been looking for this, but little to steep in my opinion... Of course, I don't like that the current games are on it that's a deal breaker.

[@JonathanWinbush]

Great overview!

[@fabiobezerra9569]

Great vídeo, thanks a million! ✌🏼😁🎮

[@CD-Gaming]

That is still an insane collection, even before looking through the actual list! But, yeah, I completely agree on the Xbox front! I love that old big black box, with its big green splodge that does nothing but sit there... being green... it had some great games on it and a lot of better looking than their PS2 counterpart games as well! I would definitely grab the LMA Manager games as well and it did indeed appear that Tag Force was on there! That, if anything, is even better for my channel and future Let's Plays... I have an Alienware 17 R4 Gaming Laptop and Desmune is insanely fast on here, too fast even, I really ought to sort that out, but either way, this should not have any issue even with the higher end hardware emulation! And I wouldn't mind, but I've been looking at softmodding an Xbox recently as well... Did I mention I love that system? Though, I would certainly ditch the Grand Theft Auto Definitive Edition, I refuse to buy that on principal, although, no doubt Pokémon is going to be on there, I should imagine Digimon as well as other Yu-Gi-Oh!... Also, Final Fantasy VI was missing from the PlayStation Library and that was the first Final Fantasy I owned and played and it was the PlayStation version at that, though, I believe I did spy the GBA version that I've been doing an Anniversary Let's Play of!

[@MrMartellSincere]

That's very impressive to see all those games on one drive 😅😮

[@jonathane37]

Love your content. I just got nasal surgery and it was the best decision of my life, highly encourage!

[@FREEFROMITALL]

Also did it with with a wireless Xbox controller or do I need to buy the countries bundle? Thanks

[@Cyko..]

This is quite a large collection of games! I was really impressed with the amount of GameCube and PS2 games on it! This is perfect for those who just want to just plug it in and start gaming.

[@josephcontreras8930]

Like they used to do with plug n play games of old.

[@deconstructingnarcissism3062]

@@josephcontreras8930 ahh the good old days where we didn't have to wait for a stupid update to fix the game.

[@NEOL1NK]

Yeah, I’ve been hoarding my own collection, with a combination of standalone emulators and RetroArch, and I don’t really see the point in paying for someone else to do it for me. This did give me the idea of putting that collection in its own separate 5TB+ drive, though.

[@jimbotron70]

You pay for the service, if you have slow internet, if you don't have time-expertise to hunt down all the romset online, etcetera...

[@danielesparza2480]

It's very tempting on saving time with just paying a premium to download all the games.

[@bernaldwyndz3656]

Those things are really awesome! Is there a 12TB one that is compatible with Mac?

[@vulgarscreams]

You talk as though you convinced me to buy this. I just received it in the mail. Love your stuff! Thank you, for the recommendation!

[@TechDweeb]

Cool! Enjoy :D

[@donaldthurin8541]

Yo @ Techdweeb you are the goat!! Bro thank you for taking the time to answer my question... But bro not gonna lie I hear Mini-PC, and get a little nervous about my my low-low tech abilities.... I just want to play Genisus, PS1 PS2 Maybe get into Dreamcast as a new thing.... Period......

[@TechDweeb]

No prob! A mini pc is very easy to setup, it's just like a laptop or whatever. Not as easy as an android based console, but still pretty easy. Especially with a drive like this that comes all setup. You're not gonna get PS2 and dreamcast if you're not on a PC. THe android consoles are great for the old stuff (genesis) and up to ps1/n64, but none of them can do ps2 or gamecube. For that a mini PC is the best low-cost choice. If you do want to go the easy android-console route (keeping in mind you'll only get up to Ps1, n64, and dreamcast) then the most powerful version of those is the Super Console X King. amzn.to/3WMIDEK . FYI, in my discord server, discord.gg/RfhFFcvazY , you can always get help with any pc or retro game problems you come across ;)

[@recce555ify]

The best value miniPC on sale right now is the Beelink SER5 Pro with Ryzen 7 5800H at below $400.

[@borf42]

Great video! One question I have is if you checked to make sure they didn't put a pirated license of Launchbox on there. This is a thing I have read about from the developer of Launchbox is that some of these drives have the full license on it and they shouldn't.

[@TechDweeb]

I thought Launchbox was free, but Bigbox was paid, unless I'm mistaken?

[@denodan]

​@@TechDweeb correct uts the free version

[@denodan]

Hiw is Sarurn running on your system.wont run well on mine, yet my retrobat Saturn games on the hdd I made works

[@denodan]

Itsca priated free version, as normally the free version is limited to 50 tiles only, so they have hacked launchbox free version

[@denodan]

The pc games are great. Lunchbox is also prated

[@ProjectGameVault]

I finally got mine and it’s amazing it does feel like a dream

[@rekware9320]

I just ordered mine! Frothing!! Years of retro gaming goodness comin to my door from China in about 14 days!! 😎

[@jaredabig4827]

Just bought mine. Was a little worried about dropping this much cash, but after watching your review and reading the comments. I think I made the right choice.

[@TechDweeb]

Nice! I'm still happy with mine, I've used it a ton. It's super handy to have so many games ready to go.

[@jaredabig4827]

@TechDweeb awesome really glad to hear it. I can see this becoming my primary device. You seriously cant go wrong with the old school systems. I've already challenged the wife to street fighter 2.

[@jimr6846]

Can anyone provide a game list?

[@jaredabig4827]

@@jimr6846 it would honestly be easier for you to ask what game is not listed on the system.

[@m.bazarah]

Hey man thanks for the videos, Can I copy the entire drive into an NVME super fast drive ?

[@milo8425]

No reason to really, but yeah

[@TechDweeb]

Yup!

[@squeak751]

I was thinking the same thing or to just put everything in launchbox

[@Bendilin]

>When I switched from my mobile phone to my desktop to continue watching and the desktop mode picks up exactly at @0:31 "OW." *intro theme*

[@larrybraham4884]

Dumb question. Did you have any issues hooking up controller's? Like xbox or ps5 controller's via blutooth? Thanks

[@TechDweeb]

Nope

[@ArcadeCabNBud]

I don't want to offend you at all, but I think you should use your real voice as the filter I find abit hard to listen too.. excuse me for saying

[@TechDweeb]

I don't mind at all, I honestly appreciate your feedback.

[@joseflindbom7680]

This is he's real voice

[@adneme86]

Hahaha.. keep it up...

[@lennxeath3293]

​@@TechDweeb I enjoy your voice is amazing

[@cunnyfunt30]

I like the voice too, please don't stop

[@marksmith330]

Really enjoyed the video and the appraisal, quick question I looked at the games list and the system list, I noticed that Sega Model 3, Sega M2, Atomiswave in the video, but not in the games list. I was wondering if the games list is complete or if Sega Model M2, Model 3 are not on the drive, could you please confirm

[@TechDweeb]

Thanks! Yup. All of those are on here, and they all work.

[@ConsolesandCocktails-lr9bf]

Great review.

[@pooksthepossum]

I have 4tb build that I put together myself. All using RetroBat (Emulation Station) from the oldest stuff up to the Switch, one program can be configured to do it all. There is no excuse for them to use separate programs. It's just laziness IMO.

[@TechDweeb]

Agreed.

[@visipss]

I am doing that on Ps classic. It takes time but it worths it

[@Thrawn.]

Do you by chance sell that 4TB build you made? Does ypur build include PS2 game NHL 2003? I know nothing about this, just want to install the drive on my PC and start playing. Let me know if this is something you can build and sell to me. I can pay for the drive and your time to prep the drive. Thanks!

[@rambledogs2012]

Awesome. Your Mum sounds nice, bless her for going to the shops for cookies while you talk to yourself ;-)

[@TechDweeb]

Ain't she a sweetie?

[@Ecreon]

When you play the games, does it keep the save files so that you can return to the point you were at, such as story games? And if it does, would it not fill up more storage space with all of the save files?

[@TechDweeb]

Yes, you can use in-game saving, or save states. And you won't have a storage issue because save game files are very tiny.

[@ivans5154]

Loved your video very interested on this harddrive. Is it really plug and play though? As someone who is not really tech savvy i'm hesitant to spend that kind of money and then not being able to use it because like I say I don't know a lot about this kind of stuff.

[@recce555ify]

It is just a USB HDD where you plug into any Windows PC and run the apps.

[@deliosaxis6145]

The best reviewer of hard drives with pre-installed software

[@gregghernandez2714]

I saw this too on Amazon and I had to do a double take when I saw Witcher and Cuphead as part of the collection. I thought "here comes a lawsuit." I am with you... I have spent so much cash on PC games but always thought "hey this isn't something I need, but something I want for entertainment." It was always money well spend and like you say the developers deserve the support.

[@TechDweeb]

Totally. Emulation is a victimless crime. PC piracy certainly isn't.

[@efad3215]

@TechDweeb Emulation isn't a crime dude. It's in how you get the roms that Nintendo et al comes a sniffing.

[@IllIlIIllIlIIIll]

Its very clearly advertised lol

[@rajupatel8395]

@@TechDweeb 15:53 15:53

[@jmogler]

How is a lawsuit from CD Project Red for 1 game any different than lawsuits from Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Atari, Capcom, Taito, Commodore, etc etc for 10s of thousands of pirated console roms?

[@MalcolmJames-sg3zg]

Good review. THANKS

[@ravencorb1354]

Hi, great video Could I please ask a quick question, what's lunchbox like compared to emulationstation? I've used loads of emulation Station but I've not got any experience with Lunchbox... Is it just a case of pick a game and start? How to you exit games and can you change setting like resolution?

[@TechDweeb]

Emulation station is a fullscreen controller interface, it's a big fun colorful frontend that you navigate with a controller. Launchbox is more like a rom manager, that you navigate with a mouse. Other than that they're not much different, both are just frontends that display your games and launch the emulators.

[@ravencorb1354]

@TechDweeb thank you for taking the time to reply to me I appreciate it. Silly questions (mabye) but how to you quid full screen games on lunchbox? It is as simply as hitting the "Escape" key or do you need a button combo like "start & back" to return to the menu screens? I've ordered one of these after watching your videos 😁

[@yodatreat]

I almost bought a 5tb drive at costco yesterday, now I'm buying this one. Thanks Dweebie!

[@fade2black001]

Just don't get caught with it

[@baistosh]

you and techdweeb are part of a problem with retro gaming preservations...dont get caught

[@retro5014]

@@fade2black001 its unlikely the feds will bust down @yodareat 's door to grab that 5tb drive of roms.

[@jeremyshafer9825]

Cisco sells a 5 GB retro game drive?

[@danieltucker8837]

I'm sure you would want another 5tb drive to back it up incase one day it doesn't work anymore.

[@Hazelnutin]

Hey mate, you forgot to add the link for the list of games on the drive

[@TechDweeb]

Doh! Thanks for letting me know, they're added.

[@MacenW]

Everytime you upload i tune in

[@TechDweeb]

You're my favourite.

[@Gaming-Enthusiast]

Looks very cool 👌👌

[@leonarddurecki5988]

Looks nice! And yes, I would rather have a bunch of Xbox games instead of a small selection of PC games.

[@Harie0]

This is the first box, well usb drive, I am impressed with and tempted to buy. I have gathered a bunch of roms before, but I never set them up like this because it felt a bit tedious. For my pc, that I use as an arcade, I downloaded bundles of roms that were set up for CoinOps. It had a good arcadey selection. This one looks well done. I would probably keep playnite, delete the pirated pc games, and add some legal copies of easy to run games from GOG. The launchbox and emulationstation split is still weird. I am assuming it has to do with emulators and ease of use? Anyone can correct me if I am wrong. Emulation station is controller friendly, but it relies on emulators runnining in retoarch. Most of the emulators are good, but some are not. I see most people use the standalone versions of PSP, Saturn, and PS2. I have never used launchbox.

[@TechDweeb]

Honestly I think the only reason they are separated is out of laziness, they probably downloaded two separate ROM libraries that were pre-configured with these applications. There's no reason you couldn't just have both romsets featured under one single application..

[@anonymousprofessor8866]

@@TechDweeb ​ @TechDweeb I was wondering if you wouldn't mind dropping a short video on how we can add retro emulators of OG Xbox, Wii, WiiU, PS3, Xbox360, NDS, 3DS etc to this "Hyper Base Mix" if it is even possible? This would be awesome for us TechDweeb subs. I have a more than capable PC and want a drive that is awesome! Deleted the shady PC pirated stuff. I just need pure retro bliss.

[@ProtoJay4789]

Keep it up Dweeb Lol love the theme of the channel. Brings me back to old cartoon network show.

[@TechDweeb]

Thanks buddy!

[@ogokforever]

Is this only for windows or it will work with android handheld? As I plan on getting one

[@milo8425]

I'd be worried about malware if they're gonna pack in pirated PC games w/ it.

[@TechDweeb]

Yeah that's always a possibility. My virus scan didn't show anything. And if you just delete that PC games folder you should be fine.

[@jackmurad399]

I love tech dweebs voice it makes the videos fun

[@britishwordplay4335]

Can I connect this to my souped up TV or does it need to be a PC monitor or laptop?. As I bought one yesterday for £135 with two controllers. Thank You

[@MrVidification]

... *opens up the massive 5TB drive to find a near empty plastic box with a 32GB micro sd card inside*

[@Smile2bhappyryan]

The only concern I have is how reliable the drive is. If you made a rom collection and put it on a drive I would gladly buy it from you. You're the retro master.

[@recce555ify]

Since it's a normal USB drive, you can just copy out the files and backup onto another drive.

[@jimbotron70]

It would be interesting to know the manufacturer's brand, could someone who has it see it with some HD program?

[@erpatt]

@@jimbotron70 I saw in another video that it was a seagate drive

[@cinqo7]

Great video. Does this drive include arcade classics like Sega Rally, Daytona, Outrun, Afterburner?

[@jonathanoxlade4252]

If ssds hit 30tb be expensive but seems like the future of gaming playing old console exclusives like kill zone but next generation wants to move away from these old anti woke games we used to love when games were fun when call of duty was call of duty and medal of honor aswel those are the good old days shame medal of honor is no longer now which means we have to go back to the good old days of rainbow six aswel Rainbow six patriots would of been a great gamw but woke peaple decided to get rid of it for a crappy multiplayer

[@chrisgonzales2747]

Musashi47 here have the same controller too 😅 great video

[@chrisxp5629]

I noticed on the games list that Mother 3 is on there. Is this the translated version or the Japanese one?

[@danielsetiawan8754]

WTF with the oreo XD

[@TechDweeb]

🍪`

[@danielde-vauxbalbirnie4049]

Hi guys!! How does this compare with the 2TB JW hard drive you reviewed before? Does it still have as many retro Sinclair , C64, Mame games on it as the other hard drives aswell as all the high end stuff aswell?.... I'm impressed with all the PS2/ Gamecube games available on this one!! It looks amazing!! BTW, great Utube channel Tech Dweeb!! 👍👍

[@danielde-vauxbalbirnie4049]

Also, it looks like a lot less duplicate ROMs on this hard drive?

[@TechDweeb]

Yeah a lot less dups. Check the game lists in the description if you want to know what's on here, I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to those old retro computer systems.

[@recce555ify]

From the video looks like no retro 8/16-bit computer games?

[@Ryan-id9rj]

Great video. Will this work on Mac M1?

[@TechDweeb]

The emulation frontend is a windows program, so you'll need to install your own emulators, but you could use the roms off this drive with your Mac.

[@HollowBox]

Can you access cheat codes In redream like emulator if you wanted ? What’s in the pinball games ? Fx2 or pinball arcade with full dlc ?

[@eduardopatricio]

What about the Launchbox license? I doubt these drives hold genuine ones. It's a current product and this would be undercutting the developers.

[@TechDweeb]

I thought Launchbox was free, but Bigbox is paid?

[@eduardopatricio]

@@TechDweeb it's free only up to a certain number of games. 100 maybe?

[@killswitchscar1060]

@@eduardopatricio The basic desktop version of LaunchBox is free. I use it with my setup with thousands of games. As far as i can tell the only thing that is paid is the BigBox mode and some customization options like themes and stuff. If you look at the LaunchBox segment in the video you can see it denotes "free version" in the upper right.

[@eduardopatricio]

@@killswitchscar1060 Ah, right. So the 100 games limitation must be on the Android version then. 👍🏽

[@wmrat1969]

I got this today and everything looks great one problem every game is fast as in playing way to fast. Is there a setting I am missing to put them on normal speed? TY

[@bella6840]

I need this... Right now!

[@pawannaik920]

Nice sir it's super expensive in india

[@TechDweeb]

Ah that's a bummer. I know you guys often have to pay more for things that are cheap in North America :(

[@joshsadowski8869]

Don't let the price get you down. You can always make this yourself. I know it can take a while, but can be fun to make it the way you want it.

[@pawannaik920]

@@joshsadowski8869 ok sir thank you for your advice i will try

[@Clos93]

People, just curate your own collections. You never know what craziness you're putting in your PC if they're willing to straight up put pirated modern PC games on it... 😂 Messing with emulation settings can be daunting, but it's a fun learning experience if you're into tech. I curate my own collections for my emulators by ripping my own games and other "archives" 😉 And I still find time to do that working two jobs. And best part it's free and won't give your PC a Trojan. 😂

[@JetSetTyler]

What if I have two toddlers and work 40 hours and don’t wanna do all that tho

[@Darthdoodoo]

@@JetSetTyler then spend the money duh. U pay in labor or you trade your labor for cash then trade cash for someone else's labor. Depending on your income it might cost less to just pay the professional and work your job but for lots of us poors out here we dont make enough money to pay someone else so we do our own labor. Its not a choice when you are broke or just like diy stuff

[@SensibleChuckle]

This is a very good point. I hope everyone runs Bit Defender.

[@Clos93]

@Generic Name ok. I'll just go home and stare at the wall after work today.... 😂😂😂 Boi, I work 2 jobs, GTFO here with "If you had responsibilities..." 😂😂😂

[@BURRITO44]

Awesome video. !! Just appeared for me. But it’s one year old !!! Great product !! Has 63,139 games !!! Your video should have been way longer !! There is. 96 TB hard drive that has every game ever released. But it cost $5,000. I agree with you regarding Playnite !!!

[@user-md7fq8ls2l]

Whats a good controller to use for the majority of the games?

[@GimmeEd]

You give great advice and answers and I'm very thankful - so, I'm gonna ask one more question. I want to add some more games to this and it doesn't have a whole lotta empty space on it. So, can I just copy everything to my 12TB drive or do I need a special program to make sure all files transfer properly?

[@TechDweeb]

Yes you can totally just copy the contents to your other drive and run them there, no special copying procedure needed 😁

[@GimmeEd]

@@TechDweeb Dude, you are awesome. Keep up the great work and keep the great videos and reviews comin'

[@2007polisci]

Could you configure Emulation Station to run the higher end systems? Like I know it can but is it just paths or something they changed to make them run through launchbox?

[@TechDweeb]

Totally. I'd probably just move the game folders to the emulationstation roms folder instead of launchbox. Emulationstation comes with the emulators all setup and ready to go, so that should be all you need to do.

[@2007polisci]

@@TechDweeb sweet. I have one more question for you. You said before that it probably isn’t a good idea to connect these Chinese emulation boxes to the internet because of potential viruses. Same for this one? I like RetroAchievement’s but that’s requires an internet connection.

[@nhoqueee]

No clue how did i get here, but nice video!

[@RetroWolf13]

wow might have to try this

[@jarrodbaker]

As a newbie to this retro game emulator world… this video was phenomenal not to mention all the useful links you left in the description. HUGE THANK YOU!!!

[@AndySomething]

How are you getting on navigating it all? I'm completely new to it too and doing as much research as I can but it's kind of intimidating. Mostly because of the ROM situation and worrying about viruses etc lmao. Should probably be fine 🤞

[@snoozy04]

pretty cool, i hope one day it will come with a pc

[@recce555ify]

Just get a MniPC and plug this into it?

[@jfvira9844]

You Sir, rock! Thank you!

[@TechDweeb]

Thanks buddy!

[@deconstructingnarcissism3062]

THIS THING LOOKS AMAZING!!! Made up my mind as to what I'm going to buy. Never going to need another console again with this it has everything I could ever want to play and the best part is I don't have to buy any of them individually or have the console to play them!!

[@TechDweeb]

Nice! Hope you love it!

[@deconstructingnarcissism3062]

One complaint I've heard from someone on a previous video is that they couldn't start launchbox for some reason is this true and if so how would I fix that? Any help would be great!!

[@deconstructingnarcissism3062]

Also would you be able to make a video on how to add games?

[@jimbotron70]

@@deconstructingnarcissism3062 You can still use the frontend of your choice with these roms, you're not locked to the ones in the disc.

[@simons700]

Are there switch games on as well?

[@FREEFROMITALL]

Dang... wont ship to canada... what can you recommend for canada, most complete collections - no dupes? thanks

[@Geovanny06]

Are the bios files already on the system? or do you need to add them yourself?

[@TechDweeb]

Yup, they're there, everything works as expected.

[@Geovanny06]

Thanks!😁

[@chrizzzly_hh]

Really hope to find another Emulation Pack like that - just with more real Oldschool titles and international shipping (this only does ship to US). Though sometimes I think it's a bit overwhelming having all these options - some pre-made favorites/top50 games per console would be great for starters.

[@TechDweeb]

I agree! The US gets all the fun toys (I'm in Canada). I like the sound of a top 50 pack!

[@recce555ify]

The thing is top 50 for you is not the same top 50 for another person. Each retro gamer likely have their own individual top 50 retro games. If there is too many games, you can just go into the rom folders and delete all those games you don't like. This is exact meant for that, i.e. for individuals to make their own favourite games collection.

[@retro5014]

@@TechDweeb ur CanadiaN? UNSUBBED :(

[@jimbotron70]

They ship worldwide if you shop at some known Chinese websales portal...

[@fabianl]

Thanks for the content! Very tempted to pick this up. Is it possible to access the roms from a Steam Deck without owning a PC (as a filthy Mac user)?

[@TheMahayanist]

I doubt it. You'd probably need to transfer them via PC. Eh. If it could this would literally be perfect.

[@TechDweeb]

You can access the roms if you plug it in via usb (a dongle or dock), but you won't be able to run the emulation program (unless you had Windows installed on your deck), so you'd have to setup emudeck yourself first.

[@fabianl]

@@TechDweeb perfect, thanks!

[@BoyGeorgiaX]

Have you tried this on a 4:3 display? I have my emulation computer plugged into a CRT for mame but I would like something like this as long as I didn’t have the widescreen ratio. Thanks for the tip and the information!

[@TechDweeb]

I haven't tried this one specifically but I know that retroarch has no problem scaling properly on 4x3 displays, dolphin as well, probably the rest tbh. I don't think you would have a problem.

[@BoyGeorgiaX]

@@TechDweeb thank you!

[@KyleRuggles]

Great box, but is this using a licensed version of launchbox? Proper license? Do they know of this?

[@TechDweeb]

I believe this is the free version. The paid version is for Bigbox, which isn't on here, unless I'm mistaken?

[@mattparker9726]

14:08 YARR MATEY! IT'S A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME!

[@elementkx]

Thanks for the great review, Does it support multiplayer?

[@TechDweeb]

Yup!

[@videomaster5437]

Love the video. You sound like you have a cold

[@cochinito83]

Have you tried out the 12tb or 16tb hyperspin drives? Are they good or bad?

[@TechDweeb]

They look pretty pricey but 12tb and 16tb drives themselves are very pricey so maybe they're an okay deal. I'd love to try one someday.

[@honoredshadow1975]

Please do another video if they add wii and the missing games. I would consider this!

[@user-tx9zd7zn4w]

Hi ! Thank You for your Vids ! Can You make a video about pinball games on this System ? I've quickly seen more than 600 titles and I wanna see them. THX

[@legacytournament]

Do you think that making a copy of this hard drive to an external ssd would boost performance even further? Or would it be throwing money away?

[@recce555ify]

Maybe slightly faster loading time for the more recent console systems like Gamecube, PS2 etc and the PC games. The rest likely no difference. Game performance will definitely depend on what PC you connect it to.

[@XNROP]

So if u get what youre saying this drive is what runs the games and any pc with jusy any spec can play them ?

[@TechDweeb]

Yeah, the emulators and ROMs are on the drive, and you run those on a computer.