This Router Can Emulate Switch, PS2, GameCube, & Wii

[@TakiUdon]

When your router is more powerful than your retro handhelds.

[@nabir14]

but you still get 999 ping 💀

[@londiebrondie]

Uh oh, now you gotta make a router handheld 👀

[@GustavoGabrielLima]

ROCKCHIP 3588 literally rocks.

[@JasonFuss1992]

And probably cheaper too lol

[@karlallantola3703]

Same, but instead it's better than my phone that struggles with emulating with N64..😅

[@lobogato100]

It is just natural to go from Nintendo Switch to Nintendo Router

[@poignion6040]

We’ve come a long way from Nintendo Hubs.

[@mickomoo]

This hurts

[@jeramylaneholt]

This comment should be doing better than my 401k. Go straight to the top sir.

[@ChrisLeeW00]

👏 👏

[@SMGElectricBoogaloo]

Are we eventually gonna get to Nintendo Bridge?

[@MolotovMan1263]

I love how Taki showcases games the other channels never show. Radiata Stories, Arc Rise Fantasia, etc. Love it!

[@staysharp2453]

Yeah the man has some good taste

[@CupOfNoodlesMusic]

​@@staysharp2453 freal 🔥

[@dasthebird8597]

Hell ya

[@maiastniki]

DEEP CUTS

[@retromaru]

4 Real tho!

[@OHCAM5]

Calling that a simple wireless screen is a massive understatement

[@realbigl]

like bro knows how to build an emulator out of a router but doesn't know what a tablet is?

[@acenio654]

@@realbigl What? It is just a wireless display.

[@reughdurgem]

I love the format of these videos. They're so easy to follow along with and skip around.

[@87crimson]

A friggin router emulates games better than my FX 6300 desktop

[@gontsekganyago4079]

Man😂😂😂

[@TakiUdon]

I remember the FX struggle.

[@BrophyMichael]

😅 umm yeah, I know exactly how you feel! I think you and me are the only ones left still using the fx6300 lmao I upgraded my GPU to an RX 580 and the bottleneck is real!

[@adamkane7513]

I say "FU" to the FX...

[@ENNEN420]

The FX struggle is still a thing? You’d think the UN human rights council would step in at that point and indict AMD.

[@f3ryx]

That’s amazing lol now I’m tempted to try and get emulation running on my Zima board. didn’t think there would ever be any crossover between retro emulation and homelabbing

[@bilditup1]

This is pretty interesting. The OrangePi 5 also has an RK3588S in it for around this price, though it doesn’t come with a 32GB eMMC module

[@luckypcmouse2719]

i was going to make a portable handheld console with the khadas edge 2 but because it was expensive i was going to start saving money but when i saw this video i changed my mind about the khadas edge 2 now i don't have to save money to get a powerful sbc now i know other sbcs that are Powerful like the khadas edge 2 but they are not currently availible for my country well at least the ones i know but this is more than enough power for me and your content is amazing i always watch your videos first about devices and watch other peoples videos after

[@CasepbX]

I swore that was a Switch lol. Pretty cool what you did.

[@ccricers]

I thought, cool I can buy a Android tablet that works and looks great with Switch controllers. Then I saw the price and then nope, sorry.

[@srvuk]

This is the one RK3588S to be a potentially direct competition to the Orange Pi 5 in terms of price/performance. The option of using an M.2 drive makes it particularly attractive. They did go for the non standard 5v/4a for power, instead of 12v, which would have been even better. What did you use to change the CPU and GPU frequencies?

[@HiTechLoLife]

The wireless screen actually looks super neat if you're trying to say, set up a DIY smart home setup. Might have to cop it! Thanks Taki!

[@staysharp2453]

3:24 i cant believe this is a freaking ps1 game... Also the ps2, gamecube, psp are basically perfect wtff My main issue with these emulations running on a big screen is all the pre rendered graphics and assets, but when I see this, i get really hyped. Its like there isnt any pre rendered graphics at all when you have a proper display. Its amazing that 2x resolution seems to be enough for a crystal clear image.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

PS1 upscales *beautifully* - Ridge Racer Type 4 looks immaculate

[@tamilfhdmovies732]

Cool, even if I can't afford anything in your video I still watch your videos

[@TakiUdon]

I can give you this one. I have two :D

[@GustavoMsTrashCan]

@@TakiUdon *ahem Did you said... free stuff?

[@MohammedIbrahim-lq7yt]

This vid could have been a April fool's without meaning to be a April fools

[@Robstrap]

@@TakiUdon il take it if he don't

[@SleykEsrun]

​@@TakiUdon will you really? Hmm? Will you? 😂

[@SHADOW543121]

taki showing up all these companies out there

[@Lchujugarap5788]

You deserve like TakiUdon you are hope Emulation Hardware

[@Xelical]

NICE! Might grab a HDMI to component converter and use this as an all in one retro box for my crt

[@gumbyx84]

Oh this is very tempting. If there was image of Android TV available, it would outperform almost everything on the market. You can swing it by using ATV or Console Launcher as they allow you to force apps into TV mode. I can getting this being a great gift for someone who wants to get into emulation. The only downside I can think of is that it probably wouldn't be able to stream video full HD in some apps like Netflix.

[@dalekman9999]

From my understanding there is a version of android tv available for it

[@bigg4865]

Hi Taki, Can you tell us a little more about the wireless screen you are using?

[@TakiUdon]

It's a wireless "game console" from PeakDo. They had an IGG campaign for this a few months back and this is what the final product ended up as. I just use it for devices that don't have screens.

[@bigg4865]

Thank you! It is quite impressive that Android on that little SBC will run the Peakdo wireless HDMI like that.

[@RetiredAccount3737]

I had to check the date to make sure this wasn't posted on April 1st, Crazy what technology can do now

[@Junier-Hussein]

Love when you drop these types of videos 😊 Great project

[@blackops84321]

He didn't drop it. He left it on his computer and then uploaded it. I guess if he had it on a usb drive then he could have dropped it.

[@deaft_shot4489]

brings a new meaning to 'gaming router'

[@jemborg]

Excellent work. Well done. 😁👍

[@zachkershew7019]

You got a great taste in games bro

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

I struggled to hit 30 FPS in Ryujinx with a GTX 1650 and Ryzen 3 3200G, and that plucky little pi SoC gets better performance on switch emulation! I can’t even be mad, that is absolutely incredible optimization! I might have to see about picking up one of these. Looks like it could serve as a decent firewall, then I would need to pick up two, but it could also be useful to run a home media server, so that’s three…

[@tranphangialuat9819]

go for yuzu then, way better optimization

[@pikamaster001]

It not really Switch "Emulation". The Soc is the same fundamental Architect as a Switch

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

@@pikamaster001 that makes a lot of sense

[@PastaLuke]

Haha if this was released on April 1st I would have written it off as an April fools video. Insane that this is real 😂

[@Cyko..]

That is wild. I'd definitely like to have something like this.

[@eddiejeffrys1985]

My biggest question is how did you pair 2 joycons as one input device?

[@papis802]

It automatically works as one

[@MB-pt5rl]

Damn. Goes to show you can use any PC as a router, or virtual router like I'm the enterprise world

[@guberifgames3698]

I really need one of these im always so bored and love all the older systems sadly i cant even afford the router not to mention i am still lost even with this amazing video

[@m.2383]

Cool video, though what did you mean at the start about not using Linux because of no Wii Emulation and Switch? Both Yuzu and Dolphin both exist (I know as they are part of the EmuDeck collection of software for the Steam Deck). I personally used Yuzu and CEMU and it worked fine (though for CEMU I used the windows build via proton). But if Wii U works, I am sure that normal Wii should be possible too

[@GUARDIANA01]

100% was about to say this exact same thing . Wii and GameCube I have running on Linux beautifully 😉🙏

[@UfoLoche]

It's incredibly odd to say Linux cant use Dolphin or Yuzu/Ryujinx...

[@keithkelly5692]

He said the *performance* of those two emulators under Linux wasn't as good on this device as on Android. He didn't say they wouldn't work at all.

[@DaveMcGarry]

Unfortunately they want $70 just to ship this to Australia. Otherwise I would have grabbed one. Great video regardless... I am wondering how this would run as a Kodi box... Extremely well I suspect 👍🏻 and emulation looks fantastic.

[@gozzyboy1989]

I also am looking for something like this for Australia.

[@mcbchannel7173]

just wanna check it myself of how much it cost to ship to indonesia but well said, it cost $70 to australia so it would cost about the same to indonesia. i would pass then.

[@gozzyboy1989]

@@mcbchannel7173 yeah roughly the same.

[@dadassery8506]

Very cool. Just imagine if Ninten’do would just give us a way to play their stuff on other hardware, and all the stuff they hate would be unnecessary.

[@PatternLand]

Not necessarily but it would definitely help and it’s not like they wouldn’t be making more money

[@blindsniper9794]

I may have missed this, but do you have a video discussing how you used the joycons with your setup?

[@jakeparkinson8929]

My boyfriend's girlfriend's pregnancy test can emulate breath of the wild.

[@werty1st]

for the next years I won't consider any raspberry style device cheap if it's over 50€😅

[@rei.]

this is neat and all but the input lag is INSANE, with the TP clip at 7:47, there's 8 frames of input lag from when you push the right stick and the camera moving (TP runs at 30FPS, so this is more than 0.25s of input lag). I don't know if it was from the joycons or the wireless display (it probably is from the wireless display) but that's nutty.

[@TakiUdon]

It's the joycon adapter

[@vermillionjustice7962]

5:11 Ape Escape 3 spotted we are winning.

[@unknown183]

Bought one. Going to make this a dedicated PS2 Retro Console/Kodi Media Center.

[@aquagis]

the input delay seems really bad for some of the games, is it noticable?

[@Isaac________]

How did set up the screen? What other (more affordable options) for the screen would work here?

[@TakiUdon]

There are budget 5.5" screens on the market that you could attach Switch rails to, but they don't support wireless steaming. You'd have to tether the board to the screen with HDMI.

[@samualmanning2824]

Hey taki udon another great SBC that works great with android is the raspberry pi 4. I use mine with android 13 custom built by konstakang. It works great with official touchscreen for raspberry pi. Emulation works great on and I tested from SNES to GameCube. I haven't tested ps2 yet and GameCube is a little choppy. I get decent speeds by over clocking the CPU and GPU. The CPU is set to 2.0 GHz and the GPU is set to 750. I use it everyday to play games and watch videos. I use active cooling with heat sinks for maximum performance and it never over heats at all. Overall the raspberry pi is another great gaming SBC next to the asrock and other SBCs.

[@Dukefazon]

The PlashSpeed4 comic came true :D

[@unknown183]

Do you recommend putting a M.2 storage or a M.2 wifi/bluetooth module instead? I want M.2 storage but I worry about overheating. Thoughts?

[@laz7777]

Batocera is linux based and seems to have a version for nanopi boards and has gamecube emulation. Would that be an option on this?

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Great question ☝🏻

[@TakiUdon]

It would, but the performance is a little lower than Android right now.

[@facundovaldez6990]

Just a question, can I connect this to a regular TV with HDMI + PS4 joypad (bluetooth) somehow, instead of the unaffordable wireless screen (game device)?

[@artem.boldariev]

That is a mighty SoC, should I say. I hope that mainline Linux support will catch up, though, as I want to have NixOS on this thing. In general, that can be expected from Rockchip.

[@whoopswrongbutton3987]

This is pretty much the all-in-one tiny retro console I've been hoping for. Does it have bluetooth? Getting one of these and a new micro SD to get this set up going for myself might have to be my birth present to me.

[@MoeMalik]

Sorry idk if u mentioned it, but what’s the total cost of this setup? Router+screen+controller. Amazing video!

[@TakiUdon]

That would be super expensive. The router is $85, the joycons come from my OLED Switch (not sure of the price), and the wireless screen was ~$300 (it came with a different set of controllers).

[@MoeMalik]

@@TakiUdon around $435-450 is not too bad tbh, expected more. Thanks!

[@GGori_99]

Wow that cud be a brand new PS4 (which Sony still makes).. Taki if i only want to use my TV which it already has wifi mirroring.. can this router perform it ???

[@RadicalSquidward]

@@TakiUdon Would it be possible to just plug the router into a TV and use that as the display and use a wired PS4 controller?

[@LivingLinux]

@@RadicalSquidward No problem. It has a HDMI port to connect to your TV and PS4 (and even PS3) controllers work out of the box with Android.

[@utube7864]

I'm so interested in how things like this work. I also miss gaming at night.

[@VegasD702]

Thanks bro I'm bout to snatch one of those! 😂

[@schadenfreude6274]

All Ambernic needs to do is use this board as a base for their Retro Handhelds and we can play PS2 on the go for cheap. But of course they won't do that. :)

[@talideon]

Not the board, the SOC.

[@Thunderhawk8472]

If they would use this soc they would charge an arm and a leg for the system and still use in line triggers just to annoy you.

[@Adam90028]

Why can't you test google play without a VPN? 2:30

[@Nezuji]

I was wondering the same thing but another comment just below yours gave me a hint. I think Taki is based in China, and it seems that the Play store is now blocked there.

[@papakaicovers3710]

playing ps2 on a device that awefully looks like switch, that is freaking cool!

[@VadovicMarek]

I am curious why there are still no informations about 3588 handhelds.

[@TakiUdon]

Bigger companies that can get one out the door fast are enjoying higher profit margins on weaker chips that are cheaper to obtain. The RK3588/S SoC is pricey.

[@Haulien]

Some upcoming changes to AetherSX2? Didn't the dev suspend work on it?

[@TheAnnoyingOrange-2]

What emulators are you using?

[@AndrewAHayes]

does the metal case provide enough cooling when using it as a console?

[@TakiUdon]

Yes

[@fastshuther]

Ps3 & ps4 emulation is a dream that will take time, I have the original ps3 because the black ops servers are still up, plays better then on a ps3 emulator, mind you I have a asus rtx2080ti my gpu isn’t the problem I also have a titanium 1000w power supply so it’s not about power either the emulator is just new & the reason why I emulate this game or even play on the ps3 is because the console version has split screen pc doesn’t, I also recently learned I can use these old consoles & new ones as a pc & I’m fully intending of doing so once I swap out all the hard drives of these devices & put a sdd with more storage im going to make a dual boot rig for each one so I can still use original console software & use it as a pc, I’ve also jailbroken the Nintendo switch at best it can play some game cube games but not many, it can play most n64 & wii games & below anything from that basically is playable ps1 simulation is also playable too some games might be laggy, for the Nintendo switch I use it to link my pc screen to the switch because the switch has a nvdia processor although you’ll need fast af wifi at least 1 Gig of constant flow & really good ping if not you’re out of luck with that option, overall don’t find a single use for the Nintendo switch other then emulation for old games on it, I also have a jailbroken psvita which I can screen share with the ps3 but a bit weird to set up Ik the ps4 is better in screen sharing with the psvita so I’ve only used it on that, I have the original Xbox but need to buy some controllers & a hard drive mod to expand the storage to install all the games & also mod it to play online, there’s a service that runs the game servers if you mod the Xbox I also need to buy ps2 controllers for my ps2 I have the cables it boots up & is visual so is the original Xbox i also need to mod the ps2 & expand its storage to also install all the games on it, I do have all the original copy’s of old games but not the consoles I’m cuban so when I was little boy I would always give it to somebody in cuba because they have nothing over there I would only do so whenever I had the newest console, I used to own a bunch of game boys from the advanced to the little square one & the long upward ones that accept bigger cartridges supposedly but you can still put them in, in any because they all fit in the same slot it would just stick out more the only thing I have left of part of that connection is a original game boy silver not used in years just occasionally turning it on & off I also have the original psp but I need to buy a battery & sd card to download all the games & jailbreak, I also have a wii (black) I need a 32gb sd card for that one to also jailbreak & download games on all I need to do for my collection is to find two good game cubes, fix the ps4 after the hdmi repair I did on it I accidentally took two diodes off of the mother near the hdmi port where you see the pins from the back of the hdmi that has to be soldered it doesn’t turn on now but Ik it’s a simple fix after that I need to jailbreak it, put a better storage on it & turn it into a pc/console overall been having fun tinkering with all this stuff

[@fastshuther]

You also don’t have to only use this “router” as just a emulator you can partition the storage & use it for both another thing you can get any pc to emulate & also become a router meaning you can make a little custom computer & use it as a dedicated router with pfsense or the other brand

[@fukuoka-musician]

After watching your calculator meme vid, I don't know which of your videos are legit and worth watching anymore.

[@treetree7842]

Should I get a 4gb or a 8 gb ram if I wanted to run 3ds emulation well (mainly for hyrule warriors legends)

[@skibbitybebop]

8gb isn't too much more expensive so worth going for it

[@joaoclodoaudo5385]

Very nice, man! Are there any input lag? It annoys the hell out of me, I was never able to get acceptable input from these boxes.

[@AJARETRO]

Router after meeting with retro handhelds, I was the worthy one

[@jasonbinney2979]

Wait that's also just a pretty cool homelabbing device... I'm interested

[@jonnymiskatonic]

I very much want to do this and just have it be a NES/SNES/N64/GC console. What would it take to get bluetooth into something like this? I mean I guess a bluetooth usb dongle would be the easiest way?

[@wisteela]

Very impressive.

[@angelradness5542]

How do you get the switch controller to work? I can't seem to get a working Bluetooth dongle for this board. Any help Taki?

[@sahabatgamerID]

Yes, Taki. Please make a tutorial how to connect joy-con controller to android devices. I would love to make a 3d printed case for my phone and use a joy-con. Telescopic controller is not fun to brought along on a trip.

[@TakiUdon]

Do you have the screen that I have with the adapter, or are you talking about the R6C? If you are talking about the adapter that came with my screen, this is the process that I used to pair the controllers: 1. Hold down the top button on the Joycon USB adapter until it starts to blink. 2. Press the pairing button on the left Joycon and wait until the adapter pairs. 3. After the left controller is paired, hold down the inner start and select buttons on the controller to put the USB adapter back into pairing mode. 4. Press the pairing button on the right Joycon and wait until the adapter pairs. The adapter transforms the two Joycons into an Xbox controller. Using regular Bluetooth directly never worked for me because both controllers wouldn't connect at the same time.

[@angelradness5542]

That makes sense! I didn't realize you were using a switch joycon USB adapter

[@Pvnkakke]

Part of me really wants to shove one of these in a DMG gameboy shell kinda like the Piboy, I don’t have the experience or tools to attempt this but if anyone reads this and can do that, please do lol

[@adamkane7513]

I was thinking the same thing. But quite frankly, Frankie - I don't have the skills to build it myself either.

[@alancesarbusnello7914]

I am not sure if I understand what did you do. Did you installed an android 12 rom on the router? So you connected it to a Wi-Fi touchable screen, right? And how this controller you held does work? It seem to be an switch controller...

[@woodenmonkeyfox]

This is more powerful than most slartphones 😮

[@maeepicreal]

I WANT THIS IN A RETRO HANDHELD, STAT.

[@louiskrasnek8058]

Is this the 4gb version or are you using the 8gb model?

[@thelion9976]

How did you get the switch controllers to work??? Was the board able to be rooted? I haven’t gotten that to work on my android…

[@oblivious_kawa]

you can just connect them through bluetooth I use my joycons with my phone all the time :)

[@sahabatgamerID]

@@oblivious_kawa can you tell us how to set it up?

[@TakiUdon]

I am using a USB adapter that handles connecting the two controllers together to make a single "Xbox" controller. It works differently if you just try to pair them as a Bluetooth controllers. The default Android image for this comes pre-rooted.

[@aaronrandolph2530]

@@TakiUdon They appear to have changed that - I have been trying for some time to install the Android 12 image to both a 512GB SD card and a 32GB SD card, and in both cases, I only have 8GB of system memory available. I've been trying to get a partition app to expand the filesystem, but every one requires root access and they all say my Android is not rooted. Resolving this has been remarkably frustrating as half the googling results in partitioning for Windows, and the other half assume I'm using a phone or tablet with a home, power, and volume buttons. Starting to think I made a mistake getting the one without an eMMc - if you see this, did you have any trouble getting the filesystem to see the whole eMMc space, and if so, how did you resolve it?

[@aaronrandolph2530]

Never mind - it appears I shouldn't have gotten the eMMc-less version of the NanoPi, as I can't find a single way to fix the 8GB problem without rooting the device, and I could probably figure out how to do that, but I'm honestly exhausted of fighting with this thing. When I bought it, I figured I could skip the eMMc because I already had a much bigger SD card - but that was clearly a mistake. If anyone wants to install Android to this board, take my advice and get the eMMc, and I'd probably install it the same way Taki did, just in case.

[@lmotaku]

Seems like a lot of work to get the same functionality as an $120 tablet. You quoted the board at $80, but the wireless screen(prices vary), the case ($15), the time taken to put it all together and diagnose seems like a headache when you can spent the same amount and have 90% of the leg work done for you. A tablet like Samsung Galaxy S5e can be had for $115 used, $170 max. The Adreno 615 seems more than capable. Maybe the driver/software side is better in your setup? I dunno.

[@TonyHoyle]

I don't know where he's getting that price anyway Amazon don't have any at under 150.. nearly double thrvquoyed price

[@Morricorne]

I preffer my old Dell E6430 with linux manjaro. I can run everything up to Nintendo Gamecube. All tested Gamecube games work on full FPS. What i tested. Old i5, Intel HD 4000.

[@pedrolioni]

do you need the expensive screen for this to work? all the gaming is handled on the router right?

[@SakamotoNeko]

I was wondering how to you enable touchscreen function for NanoPi R6C? I plan to flash the eMMC on mine to android 12 tablet version.

[@skibbitybebop]

Maybe a dumb question but how does it fare with N64? Always been one i've wanted to emulate but a lot of devices seem to struggle

[@namesurname4666]

my 11 year old tablet runs n64 fine, it should run well

[@erascarecrow2541]

If it's playing PS2 that well, i'd say N64 probably runs just fine.

[@timsarai]

Worth pointing out that you could buy a steam deck for the price of all of this setup combined?

[@ThibaudRoland-HuarddeVerneuil]

Can this computer emulate Wii U?

[@CrocoDylianVT]

the fact it comes with m.2 slot is crazy

[@anomalyv3718]

This is epic

[@MystralHadodan]

Was just about to ask about Xenoblade when I saw how beautiful it ran!

[@Likwidfox]

Wow its like the Mercury Marauder of Routers

[@bryanwatson2791]

Can you post the link to the video where you made the wireless screen? Is it a switch mod?

[@chrisr1679]

Sucks that theres no bluetooth, although understandably so. Wonder how hard it would be to add?

[@tomtucker9426]

You just need a dongle of which i cant figure out

[@accelement3499]

If you don't already have a Steam Boy this is a great way to play nintendo games since nintendo doesn't want to supply a way to play games i or you have already purchased

[@joemck85]

Wait, how did you get 2 joycons to work together on Android? And is that a special display with joycon rails?

[@xanderten50]

Once it's set up, does the board support TV output and controllers via the USB/USB-C ports?

[@xanderten50]

Lols, never mind - just rewatched the start and saw the HDMI port 😅

[@thaigamecenter1530]

aethers x2 is it better performance more than pcxs2? as i checking in your video you can render x4 with 60fps

[@foreemyoldy6286]

which one is better retroid pocket 3plus or this router?

[@JordanAnderson-pp5hu]

How are you mounting Switch joycons and able to use them? Also $85 isn't cheap sir

[@KevinPaul06]

Does it run All PS2 games in x2 resolution?

[@ramramedas8048]

Can you make a video how you flash android on nanopi r6c because idk how to flash😅(I’m just new here btw)

[@shenmue5765]

How did you overclock the CPU and GPU?

[@TakiUdon]

I changed the governors and frequencies over ADB since the board comes with root access.

[@wondows]

That games better than my 2015 laptop

[@keithkelly5692]

Why couldn't you test the Google Play store without a VPN? Sorry if this is a noob question -- I'm not an Android user in general.

[@oblivious_kawa]

when you can emulate a $300 console on your $85 dollar router

[@MikeySaxMusic]

How are you powering this to make it seems like it’s own emulation handheld?

[@TakiUdon]

The router has a wireless HDMI adapter that sends a signal to the screen that I am using. The controllers are paired to the router with a Bluetooth adapter.

[@ryoxbocchi]

So your telling me, that a ROUTER is faster than my entire setup.