Unlocking Retro Magic! Miyoo Mini Plus Secrets with OnionOS & Nintendo DS!

[@Diggy22]

I just received mine a week ago, and after installing Onion OS and getting my own roms on my own 128 GB micro SD card, I've been playing a LOT of games on it. Everything from Tetris and Lock N Chase for Gameboy to Bloody Roar and Future Cop for the PS1. It's worth it for anyone with the patience to tinker with it.

[@WinDeckTech]

It is an awesome device! It's my new favourite way to play all of my gameboy games, and even retro consoles

[@AttilaDus]

Is there a specific setup for ps 1 games that you use. I got mine two weeks ago and my ps1 games look a bit pixelated and my battery wont last longer than 1 and a half hour max. Is that normal with the mini miyo s

[@anthonyisaiah6657]

So if you to install onionOs will i have to get a new SD card? Or will all my old games and game saves go away

[@rus1616]

Just curious, what colour did you get? I got mine in grey.

[@Diggy22]

@@rus1616 Clear Black

[@badmoose01]

I got myself a mini plus and liked it enough to get one for my dad. I intend to give it to him as a Christmas gift with Onion OS and roms preconfigured.

[@WinDeckTech]

I think it is a great gift! I hope he likes it! The software can be intimidating at times, but if you have it all configured for him and show him how to set up his favourites section, he should have no issues :)

[@DragonDreamVNY]

Nice overview. I love mine. The Miyoo Mini (plus) community is amazing. So supportive and the romsets/custom OS are awesome. The drastic support is just a cherry on top for a device that was not supposed to play it.. kinda like GBA doing N64 ports 😂 Brilliant.

[@WinDeckTech]

I do quite like these little devices. OnionOS is definitely the way to go!

[@JohnSmith-kl3nm]

Appreciate you showing the names of the games shown on screen. Amazing quality-of-life feature of your videos!

[@WinDeckTech]

Thank you for saying that! I always hate when others don't show the name of the game. I get it for "obvious" ones like Mario or if it's the focus of the video but like you said it's just a simple quality of life

[@reyme9949]

I just ordered mine 2 days ago. I bought a ps4 a few years ago, but the pay to win aspects of the modern games are really tasteless and also I grew too accustomed with my PS1 which i played for the majority of my life. Really can't wait to try Tenchu 1, 2 on this handheld and Revenge of the shinobi as well.

[@WinDeckTech]

Glad to hear you are getting one! It is kinda funny, games went from being ridiculousy hard, so that you would have to keep renting games to beat them. Now, they are significantly easier, but people still fork over money for microtransactions for seemingly little to no reward. I wonder if games had microtransactions back then how much worse off we would be.

[@danandtab7463]

I can't recommend this thing enough, as long as the individual I'm talking to wants to configure their own card. Mine came with this low quality card that causes performance issues eventually, and some kind of weird old version of the OS that didn't let me do everything I wanted to do. But once I made my own this thing is near perfection.

[@EXDC]

Scooped up the original Miyoo mini some time ago, as soon as the Mini plus was available i had to have it my collection because for it is, its an amazing portable emulator! But similar to you i find myself reaching my my Deck or Ally for just about everything in terms of portable gaming 😅

[@WinDeckTech]

It's one of those things where, honestly... It's perfect for the bathroom haha. Quick level or two and off you go. But as highlighted in the video it's a great low-cost, low-risk (theft-wise) I think. I find it's easier to pull myself away from the miyoo than the steam deck or ally as well. In the sense if you have a quick 15-30 minute break at work, it may not be worthwhile to bring along the deck as you might be tempted into getting into a AAA game or something more time consuming, this losing track of time haha.

[@llorenstorrespr4409]

At that price & for what it offers, you can't beat it.

[@WinDeckTech]

Its a great budget device I think :)

[@aaamdacuaga]

Retro Achievementssss~

[@WinDeckTech]

While I admit I don't really care about achievements these days. I can definitely see the draw for the retro achievements functionality. To my knowledge there is some cloud sync functionality to it, although I don't know near enough about it that I can speak confidently about it though.

[@Matucks]

Are these Retro handhelds coming up with anything new this holiday season, usually every year there is a new flagship model?

[@WinDeckTech]

There are a few new devices out there. Such as the Anbernic Arc. As well, Ayaneo announced their entrance into the retro DMG style the other day. No word on specs at all. But given their past I can see it being a premium design (ayaneo). Wishful thinking for an OLED panel but I have no insider info on new or undisclosed handhelds. Personally, I'd say if something doesn't fancy your interest, either specs wise or personal checklist wise. Just wait 6 months, so many new devices will be out. Or, due to the low cost of these I would say get a cheaper but serviceable device for the time being (if it's a need/want right now) then when your perfect device comes out, either sell the old one, or gift it to a friend or loved one.

[@Matucks]

@@WinDeckTech Agree, I've noticed over the past few years these handheld companies would introduce a newer model with a more powerful chipset and other upgrades around this time of year, I was just wondering if anything new is coming, I strongly believe the next releases will be worth the investment and should play mostly all the retro consoles flawless or at least near to perfect.

[@toycoma98]

I heard miyoo is gonna come out with a clamshell, but not coming out this holiday season.

[@Matucks]

@@toycoma98 I like the clamshell design, if the specs are good this isn't a bad option

[@vitorbaraky]

How do you pass through a microphone requirements on a game?

[@WinDeckTech]

I believe there are settings within the emulator to bypass or set a hard button I just can't remember off the top of my head, sorry!!

[@garethbeaton8414]

I'm on onion os 4,2 have we had a update on console I love it sage CD games scummvm and more it's amazing I cart get art work I'm on bata probly why

[@WinDeckTech]

V 4.2.3 is the latest, as of two weeks ago. The art work I loosely touched on how to retrieve it, you'll need to do the game scraper by pressing y on a game, in a console folder and then do screen scraper

[@strumbowely]

Im using a toshiba laptop from 2011. It was recently wiped. I only use it to type up Word documents lol. When i go to github and click the onion os 4.2, the download files dont appear. I think its supposed to be under "assets" but it seems to be stuck loading those links. Am I SOL with this dinosaur laptop?

[@WinDeckTech]

Check to ensure that there aren't any sort of security options blocking the download

[@garethbeaton8414]

Pico 8 is fun to go trou

[@gamers-generation]

OOh this is definitely OK--- whoops wrong channel. This is the dock channel isn't it? Wait where am I? My AI navigation system is broken, like the stock MM+ OS.

[@opinion_panda]

Oh my god😂 watching you put the sd card in backwards is like my life 1:47

[@WinDeckTech]

I'm ashamed it took me even longer than shown lmfao. I had to take it off camera to get it back in

[@Animesoul-jn5xs]

I'd love one of these, an especially if I could get the game Ranger X off Sega, Or Sega Saturn one. But unfortunately, I don't have a computer, so I doubt if I order any of these retro consoles, I'm seriously doubting I'd get to actually use it to it's full potential.

[@WinDeckTech]

If you buy from places like Ali express and even Anbernic, they will offer game carts pre loaded. Obviously it's a bit of a grey area but typically they will give you a decent library with a lot of fluff. Some sellers will stay away from Mario games as they think that will keep them safe, others don't care and will give you every Mario and pokemon game under the sun. Obviously it would be ideal to have your own access to the internet via a PC, but it can be done without.

[@Animesoul-jn5xs]

@@WinDeckTech appreciate that! I had one from Anbernic picked out, kinda reminded you of a psp, an it was all metal, RG405M, is this one more powerful? I don't know a lot about these lol.

[@WinDeckTech]

No problem! The rg 405m is similar to my rg505 it has the same chip, so performance wise you can play up to PSP games really well and GameCube. It can play some PS2 games as well, however that is pushing it. I do have a video on the rg 505. The main difference between rg35xx and the 405/505 is the rg35xx runs a lighter weight OS and is basically all routed through retroarch (emulator front end). The rg 405/505 run android instead, this makes them much more versatile. They are typically easier to use, or more familiar feeling at least to an operating system you'd be familiar with. If you wanted to take a look at performance and how the OS is laid out, feel free to skim through this video on the 505. Don't pay much attention to the device itself, just the performance and user interface. The rg405m, is indeed metal, it may ever so slightly help with temperatures, but it is not advertised at all as doing such. It is just for a more premium feeling device. Finally, the 405 has a 4:3 screen whereas the 505 has a 16:9 So square vs rectangular. 405m would likely be more pocketable and the stick layout is much better. Let me know if you have any questions! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJrHnXSAfr53a7Msi=k5xJahB793AKJ78M EDIT: Sorry! I mentioned the 35xx in here, I meant the miyoo mini

[@Animesoul-jn5xs]

@@WinDeckTech I'm about to watch the video, you so kindly added in with your reply!!! God Bless!! Appreciate it so much! So I believe for now, I'm probably sold on the Miyoo Mini. Maybe a change of mind once I see the link. Where you seem to already have the Miyoo Mini. Would you happen to know if in the Sega section of games, do they happen too have Ranger X? Cause whatever I do manage to get, I'd like to have that game especially. My father, before the big divorce an all, that's a game he got me, on one of the last birthdays I could remember having, an all the family still under one roof. I'm now 33, an now know, I had Anxiety even at 3 or 4 years of age ( I could be wrong on age ) but I was really small child when I got this, as an early Bday present, an the game would have me tore all too pieces trying to play it lol. I've just recently in years remembered the actual name of the game, thanks to KZbin an seeing a video of it. I never managed too beat it, an now Dad's been gone since November 27th 2018, an would kill to have that actual chartrage that he got me, but that's not possible lol. I'd just like to have at least a digital copy on a handheld. But yeah, If I can find a model that's user friendly enough, that plays, Gameboy, Color, 3DS, PlayStation, GameCube, GameCube mostly for Sonic Battle lol, I'd be a happy camper. Again, you've been great, an appreciate all the help an feed back.

[@WinDeckTech]

No problem! If you do go with the miyoo just know that it is limited to PS1 it won't be able to do GameCube/PS2. As for Ranger x, I can confirm that my miyoo mini plus came with it from geekbuying :) I can't imagine they would change up the selection of games. My version is the one with a 64gb microSD included. Edit: also sorry to hear about your father, I completely agree that video games can have a huge impact on our lives especially during tough or hard times

[@garethbeaton8414]

Best emulator I owe and I got a lot this runs what it says on the box and more I mist my mega cd games and naw I got all that and arcade

[@garethbeaton8414]

This with a switch is a sweet thing don't need a Nintendo pass on line and get best of all

[@WinDeckTech]

Absolutely, I Nintendo pass is the biggest con..

[@jamesmin2837]

It sounds like you are trying really hard to make your voice deeper

[@WinDeckTech]

Sorry

[@walidalsharabi858]

But it’s too frustrating with MAME games

[@craigp3488]

its a shame geekbuying supply garbage sd cards

[@coldsnap4467]

I think devices like that are really cool, but I dont see a point when I can use my phone. Snapdragon 8 gen 2, Adreno 740, 12gb of ram. Thats the same specs as a AYN Odin 2, the king of rom emulation.

[@OpCzar]

physical buttons

[@Ulises-Artg]

​@@OpCzaryep, pretty much

[@WinDeckTech]

Yeah, I'd say physical buttons as well as the form factor. With the perfect scaling for GBA games etc, they truly do seem like perfect HD remaster. I have never been able to game on a phone personally, especially if it is high accuracy platformer it is just a non-starter in some cases. But, getting something like the backbone or Kishi could be more of a worthwhile investment for mobile gaming.

[@fernandorosero883]

Lol, $1000 diference

[@Matucks]

It just feels better pulling out a different device just for gaming, nice buttons and its just a childhood dream, at least for someone from the GenX generation