EmulationStation on Steam Deck! Showcase & Guide

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Well, that didn't take long. The desktop version of EmulationStation works really well with the Steam Deck, and allows you to streamline your emulation setup on this impressive handheld. Plus it works in perfect sync with EmuDeck, allowing you to have preconfigured emulation settings AND multiple options when it comes to organizing your ROM library. In this video we'll go over basic setup, add artwork, and improve how it displays in SteamOS.
Written guide with all the links: retrogamecorps.com/2022/03/30...
My EmuDeck video: • Introducing EmuDeck: S...
EmulationStation Desktop Edition: www.es-de.org/
ES-DE user guide: gitlab.com/leonstyhre/emulati...
Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
01:38 installation and EmuDeck setup
05:26 EmulationStation setup
07:22 scraping and some configuration
11:52 configure ES for SteamOS UI
16:29 testing ES in handheld/gaming mode
18:57 themes showcase
19:42 summary & conclusion
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#EmulationStation #SteamDeck #RetroGaming

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@thesidneychan 2 жыл бұрын

Big deck energy.

@StubbsStuff 2 жыл бұрын

Top comment.

@TheBighouse19 2 жыл бұрын

"yeah man, I wanna do it"

@3godzilla3 2 жыл бұрын

I said this out loud and instantly regretted it.

@shawnsmith564 2 жыл бұрын

@@3godzilla3 lobe it

@atom_zero5413 Жыл бұрын

you mean *deck*. I mean, "deck". I mean... DECK. goddammit!

@ES-DE_Frontend 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video! Let me clarify the gc vs gamecube situation. ES-DE (EmulationStation Desktop Edition) uses the RetroPie naming convention and not the Recalbox/Batocera naming convention. For most systems they are identical but there are some differences such as for Nintendo GameCube. ES-DE was originally based on the RetroPie fork of EmulationStation, from around two years ago. I had to go for the RetroPie names to retain maximum compatibility with RetroPie themes, which ES-DE does support. Part of the reason why my application is so fast on the Steam Deck is that I decided to support the Raspberry Pi 4/400 with the most recent release and I had to optimize it like crazy to get it to run somehow OK on that weak device. Overall that's a really good tip if you want to maximize the performance when programming, target a really weak device, it's also good fun and a nice challenge :)

@RetroGameCorps 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate all the optimizations you made!

@thomaspapineau340 11 ай бұрын

AYE FELLAS ANY REASON WHY MY GAMECUBE GAMES ARE SHOWING UP TRYING TO LOAD AND THEN GOING BACK TO THE MENU ES SCREEN OR IS MY STEAMED DECK BROKEN

@courtneyricherson2728 5 ай бұрын

@@thomaspapineau340probably because you type in all caps

@heisenbergwhite00 2 жыл бұрын

Steam Deck is really the dream handheld we always wanted

@Mozx 2 жыл бұрын

mines been amazing, crazy what kind of power they can fit into such a small package

@JustinDoesntLookAt 2 жыл бұрын

deadass this is getting more and more true, when my q2 email pops up im finna nut

@markdillon9588 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mozx what's battery like?

@Mozx 2 жыл бұрын

@@markdillon9588I can't give you any precise details, I can say that it hasn't died on me at all yet. And iv been playing pretty graphically intensive games on it. maybe I don't play for long enough to completely drain the battery before I get back to a plug, but it definitely feels like a lot!

@markdillon9588 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mozx great to hear sounds like a great device overall :)

@Isaac120396 2 жыл бұрын

I probably will never get a steam deck but it’s so satisfying to see nice well put together solutions that ultimately benefit the final user

@landfish2374 2 жыл бұрын

That makes two of us

@pandabearmadness6263 Жыл бұрын

I finally got mine have faith

@Isaac120396 Жыл бұрын

@@pandabearmadness6263 oh it's not about availability (even tho they're not sold in my country), I just wouldn't have an use for it, don't think I will buy one in the near future

@peterfiser 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always, two mentions. 1. You can make a symbolic link names 'gc' pointing at the gamecube folder. No need to copy back and forth. Right click in folder, Create New > Link to file or folder. 2. At 4:55 you mention case sensitivity, but Steam Deck microSD cards use ext4 with casefolding, meaning the system doesn't care for case sensitivity.

@RetroGameCorps 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips, thanks!

@phoenixvance6642 Жыл бұрын

I am formatting my sd card in exfat on a windows device, since steam deck gives me an error when ttying to do it on it

@h_x_h 2 жыл бұрын

Can someone create a registry script for windows that changes the “Yes” button in boxes to “Yeah man, I wanna do it.”?

@julianp.2840 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely loving emulation on the deck. Thanks for all the guides. The hardest thing I've run into is figuring out all of the button configurations for each emulator's functions (save states for example).

@lscottex 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't have to change the ROM directory path in Emulation Station, so the latest version might already default to the right place! Thank you for this fantastic series of videos - great stuff and very helpful.

@markomanolios 2 жыл бұрын

man... now with steam deck you 're probably working overtime, but you make some of the most detailed, enjoyable and to the point tutorials for emulation out there! thanks!

@ThePatman1980 2 жыл бұрын

*18:19**:* That's one of my favorite games of all-time! Ridge Racer for PSP. I had the original and R4 on PS1. Max Tour is nearly unbeatable. I still play that game on my Vita after 17 years. "Midnight Run" is the best. Long, sweeping turns at night.

@mauriciobentz 2 жыл бұрын

i will use and watch your video to do this on my steam, when ever I get it between July-september! Great videos as always.

@sandernetzotov Жыл бұрын

Woot, my Steam Deck is coming today and can't wait to set this all up. Thanks for the -as always - very clear guide.

@Dracossaint 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info about the artwork! My deck just shipped today, im excited asg.

@Drivenby 2 жыл бұрын

THIS is what i needed. Q2 cant come soon enough. Also you and ETA prime are in SYNC

@Kaze919 2 жыл бұрын

Wow…. I just set this up on my Deck and man do I need to grow my ROM library. This is amazing.

@ipunchcats2974 2 жыл бұрын

bro i was just watching the other emulation video and checked your channel, as you said "Video coming out tomorrow". Aight sweet, good timing on my part

@dinellisgonzalez1824 2 жыл бұрын

Excelent video. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Emulation options in one year will be absolutely amazing. This is why I love this machine.

@IronBalls007 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos, they are so very helpfull to set everything up. Very clear language, very detailed info, very good videos overall. And it works out fine everytime i follow your guidelines. Looking forward to your new videos about emulation on Steam Deck and any other emulation stuff.

@SnkRay 2 жыл бұрын

Your killing it with these videos Russ! Keep em comin'.

@JasonL1202 2 ай бұрын

There is an amazing amount of information packed into this video!

@jmb3d Жыл бұрын

This looks like a nice interface to show your emulated games. I just created a collection in Steam for each console (NES, SNES, etc). I added all my games to the corresponding collection. I may try this out. Thanks!

@alltheworldatmyfeet 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the great tutorials. I would very much like an itch game to steam launcher tutorial video.

@Elipsis100x35 8 ай бұрын

Bro... I've been following you since the I got into retro gaming emulation consoles (Anbernic, Miyoo, etc.) and I gotta say that for me you are the legend in this topic! "Do you really wanna do this?" "Yeah man, I wanna do it" That dumb quote always put a smile on my face when following one of your tutorials.. AWESOME job Russ!! Keep it up!!

@nathangibbs6697 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the setup mate! Perfect now on the steam deck, I even did a custom cover for sonic adventure. Thanks a lot.

@mirkwood11 Ай бұрын

Finally I have found the solution to creating custom artwork for the wide icon. Thank you!

@jeanbiroute 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot I love your videos man. You’re the reason I got into emulation. You make it look easy. Thanks a lot

@piplup10203854 2 жыл бұрын

I just got my email for my steam deck so I’m gonna be rewatching all these again :D thanks for putting in all this work to show how to do it because I’m one of those who need a how to dummies guide and I was able to setup the retroid pocket 2+ in an afternoon so now I look forward to setting up the Steam Deck :D I’ll have to do a lot more tinkering but now I can get through all the wonderful games in my backlog :D

@darksting77 2 жыл бұрын

cant wait, just ordered mine today....now for the dreaded wait of when it ships lol. great video, going to have to give this a go.

@ls-prez6125 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was looking for something like that. You answered it!

@peterd7009 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your videos on steam deck even though I am not getting one. Waiting patiently for my transparent purple Odin Pro.

@corymatews9975 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for make this video I was lookin for this

@ZeroJester1 2 жыл бұрын

This is crazy! Great work dude

@jakesmith5278 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool. They are so fast. Excellent video.

@angroidgames 2 жыл бұрын

Well things are moving very fast, Emudeck and ESDE guides like this one are now already outdated since the new version of the Emudeck script takes care of basically everything. Amazing work, a Linux based console with the opensource community backing it, this is a dream come true, what a fantastic product!

@hellookittties 2 жыл бұрын

great video and so much learned from it, thank you so much

@johnrilumley 2 жыл бұрын

I love you. You do amazing work for those of us who just want to easily play the games we grew up with.

@lastsonofktn Жыл бұрын

Great setup and video

@gprivat2206 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this tutorial

@christophersullivan7273 2 жыл бұрын

So awesome, can’t hardly wait till Q3 😩

@mjmonsod1677 Жыл бұрын

This is very helpful thank you dude you are the best and happy gaming i can play all of my switch games not recent switch games i just have smash bros ultimate sonic forces in sonic mania and super mario odyssey which is run at 60fps so this is very helpful and you also have a hat gaming and i be watching a videos a lot since 2020👍🏻

@angeallaciotwitch2328 Жыл бұрын

Thank you... The Best Video yet for ME to understand :D

@damarlboromans 2 жыл бұрын

Great video now all I need is a Steam Deck hope I get it in April was pushed from Q1 to Q2.

@RetroGameCorps 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you're in that next week category!

@overoula 2 жыл бұрын

my steam deck comes this week .. cant wait to run emulation on it especially coin ops :D

@kylekopac5685 2 жыл бұрын

Can not wait for my steam deck

@vector6077 2 жыл бұрын

Only a few weeks around...and already it's -probably- the best hand-held emulation device. Can't wait to see how it's gonna be a year...or 3 from now. + also the state of GNU\Linux Gaming a emulation. Honestly, Valve...thx 4 dis.

@Evri500 Жыл бұрын

Unbelievable, guys! The Steam Deck is truly a dream come true.

@theloniousFunc 2 жыл бұрын

Love your content! You're really good about explaining things in a clear and concise way, great job! One question I had, do you have any example or guide on working with multi disc roms from PSX? I tried following a bunch of examples that talk about using an .m3u file and I just can't get it working all the way.

@RetroGameCorps 2 жыл бұрын

Sure, here you go. This has a written guide and an accompanying video. It's focused on some older handheld devices but the overall theory applies to any emulation setup. retrogamecorps.com/2021/04/22/guide-cd-based-systems-on-retro-handhelds/

@JohnOzogaIV 2 жыл бұрын

@@RetroGameCorps My only issue now is I can't find the es_systems.cfg file in order to update PSX to only look for .m3u. Any idea where it's located? Couldn't find Emulationstation under etc, but did find .emulationstation under home/deck/.emulationstation but it didn't have the es_systems.cfg file...

@liamfern2912 Жыл бұрын

Like how top comments are positive and the newer ones are all questions about how to add and fix stuff

@Darksagan Жыл бұрын

This tutorial is great!

@dewokkel 2 жыл бұрын

Nice deck pic 👌🏻

@FloridaKeysPirate 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I think I'll leave my emulation games on a smaller handheld device , and keep my Deck just for newer games from Steam. Two separate worlds of gaming if you will.

@40Sec 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly the deck is pretty awful for that purpose at the moment, haha. Less than 20% or my steam library shows up as playable right now. Emulation is at least helping me find a use for it while Valve tries to bring the PC gaming side out of pre-alpha.

@thatguy00271 2 жыл бұрын

This vid is going to do numbers

@xutiantodd 2 жыл бұрын

this is fantastic！

@EatThePath-7 2 жыл бұрын

I just get more and more jealous every day for the people who can enjoy an Steam deck lmao, i hope Valve brings the thing someday to my country.

@xenorac Жыл бұрын

Just curious, what country are you from? And I hope you get one real soon! :)

@oliverjamesspicer Жыл бұрын

+sub. Good content.

@persechini 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew you could add custom artwork to steam library 😱

@RetroGameCorps 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it was a really cool moment for me when I figured that out...now I'm trying to resist re-doing the artwork for ALL my games :)

@demonhighwayman9403 2 жыл бұрын

4 arcade games I want to emulate when I get my deck, Mortal Kombat II, Street Fighter II, Daytona USA, Sega Rally. I have no idea how to get these games working on anything let alone the steam deck. So an arcade emulation guide would be very much appreciated in future.

@shlokshah5379 2 жыл бұрын

It works great even on low end phones so it will work great on steam deck

@demonhighwayman9403 2 жыл бұрын

@@shlokshah5379 As i'd expect, but emulating arcade hardware is like a minefield.

@seandungan4516 2 жыл бұрын

Great guide, learned a lot. One question though, how do you install additional themes to EmulationStation? Easy to do on my Raspberry PI, no clue how to do so on this version.

@sofiakaos5278 2 жыл бұрын

Im so happy to see magic knight rayearth there in ur fav list XD

@sofiakaos5278 2 жыл бұрын

How can I dm you? :D

@Nekomusu 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait for SteamOS 3 general availability.

@ryangallagher7183 2 жыл бұрын

Any links giving more explanation of what bios files are and how to set that up? Thanks for the great video!

@stfn112 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this guide, I love how my library of games looks now. One question, I am new to EmulationStation and I am wondering if there is any way to go back to EmulationStation while in a game? Or do I have to close it entirely and reboot it through the Steam Library?

@gvalo Жыл бұрын

I just ordered my Deck. Did you ever make a video for the Xbox Cloud stuff?

@guitaraobscura8802 2 жыл бұрын

amazing, I was worried about the clutter with steam rom manager. Loved ES on the retropie. Now Im just curious how much data scraping all the video will take up

@ES-DE_Frontend 2 жыл бұрын

Not as much as you may think, the videos at ScreenScraper are usually around 2-5 MB. If I average the scraped data for my collection, it's around 6.5 MB per game, and I scrape all media types.

@GameStormerGX 2 жыл бұрын

I was really hoping for Launchbox/BigBox compatibility, but this just looks too perfect for the Deck

@blackgoku8897 2 ай бұрын

Nice video can u do a video on Redream Dreamcast emulator on steam deck guide

@pocketpapa8129 2 жыл бұрын

Each time I see a need Retro Game Corp video I ask myself "Do I really wanna see it?, And I say 'Yeah man, I wanna see It' "

@Omar_Little 2 жыл бұрын

Would be good to have a video on adding the games from Itchio. I bought the recent bundle so would like to see how to add them for once I get my Deck (Q3).

@LukDM 2 жыл бұрын

I thought I won't be interested in this but watched anyway. Maaan this looks so cool that now I don't know if I want to use this or SRM method. But probably this cause it's just awesome. Any downsides to using ES?

@RetroGameCorps 2 жыл бұрын

One downside is that SteamOS only recognizes ES as a single app. Which means you can't make per-game button mapping within SteamOS, or track your play time per-game. Not a huge deal, but those are features you will get if using the SRM method.

@ES-DE_Frontend 2 жыл бұрын

@@RetroGameCorps Some time in the future I will add internal playtime tracking in ES-DE so it can be seen in the gamelist view. You can already make custom mappings per controller inside ES-DE if needed for some reason, but that's only affecting the frontend and not the actual emulators. With RetroArch you could do per-core and per-game settings of course but for standalone emulators I guess it differs whether it's supported or not.

@LukDM 2 жыл бұрын

@@RetroGameCorps Hmm I don't care about tracking my time. In theory, could I make a steam controller templates for different games and just swap between them? (If I ever even need this)

@miralomasf7x7 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, to think I can use the Steam Deck to additionally handle emulation of all of my older ROM sets... yet another compelling lure for me to get a Steam Deck! I guess I'll be ditching my GPD XD+ in favor of having one handheld device that can play Steam and handle all of the old systems, too...!

@wilsoncruz149 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love it, however (and unfortunately) My deck won't ship until Q3 (after October) in the mean time I'm managing with the AYN ODIN, which brings me to my question...: WHEN IS YOUR FULL SET UP GUIDE FOR THE ODIN COMING OUT!!! PLEASE!!!!

@RetroGameCorps 2 жыл бұрын

Well, the thing is, I flashed Windows onto it, and the existing guide needs work and so the dev is working on a streamlined process. So for now I have Windows on it and so I can't work on a guide. But in the meantime, my recent RetroArch and Android starter guides were made with the Odin in mind, and contain 90% of what my setup will be for the Odin.

@TheCrispyChip Жыл бұрын

Please make a guide for manual scraping for emulationstation? I have nearly all my games backed up and on my deck thats almost 1800 total games. It has been taking hours to get through this list xD

@Drakulakun 2 жыл бұрын

Great guide! The link for the written guide is not working though. Might be a typo there.

@RetroGameCorps 2 жыл бұрын

Fixed, thanks!

@DaveVoyles 2 жыл бұрын

You're doing The Lord's work, son.

@jayspeidell 2 жыл бұрын

Great guide, but my experience is still very rough. My controls don't work in Desktop Mode while Steam is running and EmulationStation can't find ROMs even placed in the correct folder with the correct path in the settings. So frustrating that I can't seem to do anything that I see people doing in guides. I can't even use the Steam + X keyboard when Steam is running.

@Mr.Somar236 2 жыл бұрын

Your content is awesome and thank you so much for this video and all your videos regarding Steam Deck! I can't get duckstation to work through emulationstation, every time I go to run an ISO or CUE file it starts, never opens, and goes back to the emulationstation. I have made sure all paths are correct, anything I could be missing? Maybe download duckstation off the web instead of using the Discover option? Any help is appreciated, thanks!

@spoonito 2 жыл бұрын

Do you need to have retroarch already downloaded? OR, to rephrase: I already had tetrarch downloaded and configured, but after going through the setup, now when I launch games through emulation station (or tetrarch by itself), it doesn't look good like yours does in the video (e.g., integer mode off, tiny stretched out screens, transparently overlapping the overlays, etc.), the settings are all janky and bad and weird. I'm wondering if because I already had it installed? Any ideas? THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING VIDEOS... I've been following you since early days and bought so many little handhelds because of your recommendations so I very much appreciate all the hard work you do!

@spoonito 2 жыл бұрын

Nevermind -- I figured it out. And I love the overlays you've included-- I changed the scale on mine to make the gameboy screen smaller so I could see MORE of the overlay, that's how much I love it!

@retrobros9684 Жыл бұрын

Classic "yea man, let's do it" hehe

@versatilelord8893 Жыл бұрын

The only emulation guide for steam deck that’s needed is the emulation station one over steam rom manager Just my two cents After I got my Roms and bios emulation station simplified everything for me and saved wayyyy more time

@francesboy2 2 жыл бұрын

Funny enough I don't really care about emulation but I really enjoy your videos. Your presentation makes the whole topic interesting and I appreciate your opinions on what makes a good/bad device.

@lulz59 2 жыл бұрын

Same lol. I think is his voice also. He sounds like a really cool dude

@maxpower2511 5 ай бұрын

Few questions: 1) How does this work in docked mode on a tv? Looking to play older games in docked mode with my kids 2) What is the best controller for playing on the EMU? I have PS5 controllers but someone said Xbox? Thanks!

@BruBoyz 2 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥

@mattmanmv13 Жыл бұрын

Great video so helpful. I'm so glad the internet lead me to this one. Any way to get video preview to work? I have the video in the right spot and the text in the gamelist. now idea how to get it to work. the same structure works in pi and windows. any help would be awesome since Im using the space for all the video previews

@dragonchi26 2 жыл бұрын

When you are putting your roms on your SD card via your computer, is it necessary for roms that are in zip files to be taken out of those? Or does emulation Station browse through them? Also how do you deal with roms that have additional files like DLC or updates? How do you add those? Also, does the Emulation Station allow you to add cheats?

@dougcooper6120 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Region in "Other Settings" is greyed out for me. So I can't change it. No idea why.

@morrisnorth559 2 жыл бұрын

Could you perhaps also show how you set up PrimeHack ?

@greendayfreakrct 2 жыл бұрын

In your Roms folder on your SD card how do you know what to name each folder? Like Game Boy, and Play Station. Are they Case Sensitive, or is there actually a giant Retroarch torrent file somewhere with all of the Roms and Bios.

@youtubegrim5769 Жыл бұрын

Nice Video. But many PSX roms come with .cue and several .bin files. How can I hide them in the games list?

@mastiha Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the guide. If l were to add more ROMs to a folder, how do l only scrape the new ROMs only? It keeps doing them all over again for me.

@Baldwhip 2 жыл бұрын

do you have any advice on better configuring controls manually?

@Hlopez02 2 ай бұрын

Silly question... Do I have to install Emudeck or this application is a stand alone? Thanks for your response!

@Hightower2804TP 2 жыл бұрын

I can't get this to work no matter what I do. I did everything the guide said, I used it with and without Emulationstation - still nothing. The games close instantly upon launching. This sure seems easy, but it's not easy on my end.

@ericwilliams8647 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video my friend my biggest problem is that whenever I play my emulator games it is not showing full screen. How do I get my PSP emulator my PS2 emulator and so forth to show full screen. PLEASE HELP!!!

@Litro740 Жыл бұрын

How did you create the Select + Start to quit shortcut? I'd love to use that

@The_KrOOb Жыл бұрын

4:27 does your BIOS folder has subfolders? When i extract the retroarch it creates some folders, should i leave it that way, should i extract everything for one folder only without subfolders?

@gatway100 2 жыл бұрын

Would like to know is how to add the hotkeys to exit if you can make a video showing us that having a little bit trouble I have to hit the start button can you please make a video showing us how to add hockey to exit the emulation like if you have a ram loaded up and you want to exit it and load up another ROM

@40Sec 2 жыл бұрын

I've given up on emulation on the deck for the time being. Both Emudeck and EmulationStation aren't particularly useful right now, although it's clear that the potential is there. The hotkeys only work with some of the systems, and Retroarch settings aren't able to be altered within Gaming Mode, which makes it a royal pain if you ever want to make per-game settings changes since you need to exit the game and enter Desktop mode. I guess this is the price of being an early adopter, haha.

@WarLyric 2 жыл бұрын

your shaders look different from mine and I did everything you said but I do have bezels please make a video on Steam deck screen shaders and settings thanks.

@David_the_Psalmist 3 ай бұрын

I'm having some trouble with mine. I use Duckstation for PS1 games in ES, and the select and start hotkey doesn't exit out of games. That hotkey works for GBA, NDS, and PS2 games, but not PS1 for some reason. What should I do to fix that?