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

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Жыл бұрын

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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@IowaPorkChop 9 ай бұрын

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

@TechDweeb 9 ай бұрын

I really appreciate hearing that!

@squeak751 Жыл бұрын

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

@krackerjackism Жыл бұрын

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

@MilesBeatsLive Жыл бұрын

Tech dweeb is my favorite by far

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

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

@anonymousprofessor8866 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@MaseratiJr Жыл бұрын

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

@retrochomp Жыл бұрын

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

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying so! Welcome 🤓

@WhichWayGames 8 ай бұрын

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!

@stoganlephens7946 Жыл бұрын

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?

@Curryking32000 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@God-np9wg Жыл бұрын

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

@GeneralDante108 Жыл бұрын

god is that u 😧😧

@danielesparza2480 Жыл бұрын

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

@oplefirem Жыл бұрын

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

@DanDDirges 11 ай бұрын

@@oplefirem Mocking God is a sin however

@toddcohen2622 Жыл бұрын

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

@friedchickenthug Жыл бұрын

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!

@larrybraham4884 11 ай бұрын

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

@TechDweeb 11 ай бұрын

Nope

@frankc8689 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@britishwordplay4335 3 ай бұрын

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

@jikkme Жыл бұрын

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

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Nice! Enjoy!

@samjones4327 Жыл бұрын

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

@wopino Жыл бұрын

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

@Hushpuppysox Жыл бұрын

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

@marksmith330 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@geebobby7 Жыл бұрын

The second pinch! 😂 Great vid! 🫡👍🏽

@baroncalamityplus Жыл бұрын

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

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

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.

@redberdz5061 Жыл бұрын

It's so cool to see Mclovin reviewing emulation tech

@nujxad Жыл бұрын

lol

@ravencorb1354 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@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 😁

@Ecreon Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@Cyko.. Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@deconstructingnarcissism3062 Жыл бұрын

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

@NEOL1NK Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@2007polisci Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@FREEFROMITALL Жыл бұрын

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

@TheVoidofNothing11 Жыл бұрын

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.

@CD-Gaming 11 ай бұрын

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!

@panchobigote2873 Жыл бұрын

Help! It won’t load any games from emulationstation but will load games in launch box. What can I do to fix this issue?

@pooksthepossum Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@visipss Жыл бұрын

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

@Thrawn. Жыл бұрын

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!

@donaldthurin8541 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@mobstermobster8659 Жыл бұрын

So I just got the hyper base mix and for the simulation station it only lets me play older games but it doesn’t let me play DS or super Nintendo like it loads up the screen like if it wants to launch the game but then it backs out every time I keep clicking on it can you help me figure out what to do please?

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Try pressing select when you have Snes open, go down to 'advanced system options', and then change the emulator. There should be several to choose from, maybe one of those will work for you?

@dannyospina5800 Жыл бұрын

Hey guys if buy an empty 5t hdd and copy all.the contents of this device. Would it work as an exact copy of the hard drive?

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Yup

@m.bazarah Жыл бұрын

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

@milo8425 Жыл бұрын

No reason to really, but yeah

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Yup!

@squeak751 Жыл бұрын

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

@rambledogs2012 Жыл бұрын

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

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Ain't she a sweetie?

@daxherring630 10 ай бұрын

may be a ridiculously dumb question but with this what else would you need to use it? (i mean i know you could buy a cheaper pc or laptop and use it but could you use a tablet or something to use it?) just curious...thinking about the possibility of getting my son one so he can enjoy all the retro games on it but he doesnt have a laptop...he does have an xbox series s, a lenovo tablet (android i believe), and an android phone...not sure if he currently has anything that could utilize this

@chilfghfh1949 5 ай бұрын

Nope, you'd need to use a computer/laptop to use this.

@alexandersakamoto1067 Жыл бұрын

Hey, I could really use assistance. I bought a mini pc ( miniforums um690) just to try this product out. I’ve had this for 2 weeks and spent hours trying to figure out how to use it. I can’t figure out how to play launch box, n64 and above without stuttering. I’ve tried to access retro arch via launch box and change which core it uses to play n64 games but it doesn’t change the core and stays stuttering. If I connect it to another mini pc that already has retro arch on it and plays n64 games and above fine. But still when i access n64 ganes and above via launch box via this external hard drive it still stutters. Can someone please! Help me?.. so far not out the box not able to play

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

You definitely shouldn't be getting stuttering in N64 on that Mini PC. You need to try to narrow down why the problem is happening. Try installing Retoarch on it's own on the PC itself (you can get it for free through Steam). Then in RA download a few N64 cores, and try to load your games (you can select the games of your external drive within retoarch under 'load content'). If the games work fine there you'll know there is an issue with either the emulators on your external drive, or maybe with the fact that it's loading the games off USB for some reason. If it's a problem with the emulator on the external drive you can try updating Retroarch on the drive. You can also try copying one or two games to the internal drive of your UM690 and see if they load fine there. If that's the case then it means loading off USB is causing the issue, so you can try different USB ports maybe? Not sure what to suggest if that's the case. TL;DR: Install your own emulator to see if that works, so you know if it's a problem with the drive, or just the PC itself.

@borf42 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@denodan Жыл бұрын

@@TechDweeb correct uts the free version

@denodan Жыл бұрын

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

@denodan Жыл бұрын

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

@denodan Жыл бұрын

The pc games are great. Lunchbox is also prated

@jaredabig4827 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@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 Жыл бұрын

Can anyone provide a game list?

@jaredabig4827 Жыл бұрын

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

@potsmokeris Жыл бұрын

Is there a device with such a big collection of retro games including PS2 and GameCube, with 2 controllers which one can plug directly into TV? Thanks.

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Nah, you'd have to combine something like this with a mini PC for an easy TV emulation console.

@ivans5154 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@Harie0 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@gregghernandez2714 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@efad3215 Жыл бұрын

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

@IllIlIIllIlIIIll Жыл бұрын

Its very clearly advertised lol

@rajupatel8395 Жыл бұрын

@@TechDweeb 15:53 15:53

@jmogler Жыл бұрын

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?

@BoyGeorgiaX Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@TechDweeb thank you!

@cliffordhazel3453 7 ай бұрын

Today I bought a Windows 11 laptop so I can use the Hyper Base Mix. I noticed on both Emulationstation and Launchbox there’s no in-game sound on most of the games. Is that normal?

@deliosaxis6145 Жыл бұрын

The best reviewer of hard drives with pre-installed software

@milo8425 Жыл бұрын

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

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

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.

@dadou193 8 ай бұрын

is there anything high quality & well made like this that you can play WIHTOUT A CPU, that you plug just to a screen or TV? Thanks in advance

@XNROP Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@Hazelnutin Жыл бұрын

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

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

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

@ArcadeCabNBud Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@joseflindbom7680 Жыл бұрын

This is he's real voice

@adneme86 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha.. keep it up...

@lennxeath3293 Жыл бұрын

@@TechDweeb I enjoy your voice is amazing

@cunnyfunt30 Жыл бұрын

I like the voice too, please don't stop

@RyanDGreen1984 Жыл бұрын

Can this be played on anything other than a pc? I don’t have a computer at the moment. Like can it be hooked up to my tv? Or anything else? Thank you

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

No this one is PC only. If you want one without a PC then you'll need an emulation console (I have a few listed in the description).

@AndrewAHayes 8 ай бұрын

Im guessing that object that looks like a tape cassette is not a tape cassette, what is it? Is the Drive SATA if so does it come with a USB converter? I have a gaming laptop so that size drive would need to be USB

@MrMartellSincere Жыл бұрын

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

@yodatreat Жыл бұрын

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

@fade2black001 Жыл бұрын

Just don't get caught with it

@baistosh Жыл бұрын

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

@retro5014 Жыл бұрын

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

@jeremyshafer9825 Жыл бұрын

Cisco sells a 5 GB retro game drive?

@danieltucker8837 6 ай бұрын

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

@griseo3300 Жыл бұрын

Another banger, sir. Good stuff!

@MotivationHandbook Жыл бұрын

is the a way to connect this and play on a tv?

@leonarddurecki5988 Жыл бұрын

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

@Smile2bhappyryan Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@jimbotron70 Жыл бұрын

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

@erpatt Жыл бұрын

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

@cinqo7 11 ай бұрын

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

@jonathanoxlade4252 4 ай бұрын

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

@GimmeEd Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@GimmeEd Жыл бұрын

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

@dvelez22 Жыл бұрын

Can I copy this drive onto my laptop and play it from there without any additional work? I'm thinking this would be a easy way to get the Asus Ally Rog up and running. I'd have to remove a TON of the games but in theory, is it possible?

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Yup! It all runs from windows so there's no reason you couldn't copy it to your local storage and run it from there.

@minilab3636 Жыл бұрын

Hi I just got one of these after watching your video . I love it but I can’t get sound out of the arcade section . All the others are fine . Cab you help ? Thanks

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Hmm. That's a weird one. Never encountered that problem before. Maybe try opening the retoarch settings while you're in a game without sound (usually start+a, or start+b, but try others), and then go out to the main menu of RA and go into settings, audio. In there are several settings, like changing the audio driver etc. Try fiddling with a few settings, like changing the audio device or whatever else you can see. If you find a setting that works make sure you go back out to the main RA menu, then into the quick menu, then down to 'overrides', and select 'save core overrides' to make sure the settings you changed are always applied for that core. Good luck!

@Turbo-D 8 ай бұрын

voice dubbed by a smurf?

@danielsetiawan8754 Жыл бұрын

WTF with the oreo XD

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

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@joshuasavoy7443 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for including the game lists

@wmrat1969 Жыл бұрын

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

@danielde-vauxbalbirnie4049 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@jackmurad399 Жыл бұрын

I love tech dweebs voice it makes the videos fun

@legacytournament Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@HollowBox Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

I thought Launchbox was free, but Bigbox is paid?

@eduardopatricio Жыл бұрын

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

@killswitchscar1060 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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

@MrVidification 9 ай бұрын

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

@topiccrow2011 Жыл бұрын

Question, could you copy the games off the drive and move it to other Emulators devices like and retopokect 3 plus or rg35xx?

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@topiccrow2011 Жыл бұрын

@@TechDweeb thanks cuz I feel like it's safer then surf the web and hope it's the right file.

@djjoshuacarl Жыл бұрын

My old emu had an HDMI out, do they make a version with one, or an aftermarket hardware way to accomplish it? (My pc is downstairs, and really want this for the couch life)

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Nah, this one needs a PC to run. If you want something able to plug into the TV you'll want one of the android emulation consoles (I've reviewed quite a few on the channel). Look up the Super Console X Cube or the Hyper Base King.

@recce555ify Жыл бұрын

Aliexpress is also selling miniPC with drives similar to this for plug and play on TV.

@pawannaik920 Жыл бұрын

Nice sir it's super expensive in india

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

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

@joshsadowski8869 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@FREEFROMITALL Жыл бұрын

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

@OmBotCult Жыл бұрын

I always ask this but is there a way to run this on the Xbox series X? If not what kind of cheap PC mini PC can I get to run these games well?

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

You can setup emulation on the Series X, but it's pretty complicated. If you did you'd be able to use the roms on this drive though. However, if you want a plug & play experience then the AMR5 Mini PC I reviewed recently would work well. It's on sale right now actually - amzn.to/41uY867

@TheMahayanist Жыл бұрын

If you could run this on my steam Deck, then everything is perfect.

@Clos93 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@Darthdoodoo Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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

@Clos93 Жыл бұрын

@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..." 😂😂😂

@mfresh3677 Жыл бұрын

Hello, I'm a little late to this, but I have a question if I may: I'm trying to run this drive on a pretty good PC, and while the games launch, they are super slow when playing (both video and audio). Even NES games don't run correctly - as I am new to this, I have no idea where to begin to help fix this. I would greatly appreciate any input on things I can do to solve the issue. Thank you!

@danielschinke6992 Жыл бұрын

Try different usb ports, the ones at the back should be harder to not work. If this dosent fix it, try downloading and installing each emulator on your own, so that any depencie that you dont have is properly installed. also, how pretty good of a pc?

@recce555ify Жыл бұрын

Yes PC spec is very important (plus Win10 or 11 with latest updates), although NES games not working likely due to something else. Try copying the launchbox apps and some game roms to your PC internal SSD/HDD (maintain same directory structure) or another USB drive you have that confimed is working properly and run from there. Or try on a different PC/laptop and compare the results.

@Bendilin Жыл бұрын

>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*

@zipskay7281 11 ай бұрын

How do i move the game to play on my rog ally. Can i just copy paste it to micro sd. Anyway i prefer not to have the modern pc games and get more retro games or maybe some ps3 games

@TechDweeb 11 ай бұрын

You can definitely use this on an ROG Ally, and you can definitely just copy it to an SD card if you have one that big.

@TheHillbilly8757 Жыл бұрын

Does this have to be run through a PC? And if so, what is a decent system to plug it in to?

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Yes it's PC only, has to be run through windows. And for the specs of the PC, it's hard to say, it depends if you want to do upscaling I suppose. Check out these vids to see what sort of emulation you can do on various PCs: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtpxasWGqODNgmg.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r5pkebGblc_WiZ8.html

@bernaldwyndz3656 3 ай бұрын

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

@Alansworstnight Жыл бұрын

Anyone know if there's a tv version of this emulator? Would be cool to play on the big screen.

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

I'd suggest adding a MIIN PC to attach to the TV and turn it into a home theatre PC.

@Alansworstnight Жыл бұрын

@@TechDweeb thanks 🙂

@recce555ify Жыл бұрын

Or get those cheap Android TV boxes that came with bundled games which you can connect directly to TV.

@Stozxaep 8 ай бұрын

Can I connect any controller or bind buttons to any controller and does it have wii

@hiltonburleson6111 5 ай бұрын

I also have a computer with Norton virus protection would it effect my games and not let me play them

@timmsavage3088 Жыл бұрын

So I'm new to these type of systems. When you say save state, it will save you r games progress right? Not just like a pause.

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Welcome! A save STATE saves the game exactly where you are, everything in it's exact place, so that when you load the state you pick up exactly at that moment. A save GAME uses the built in game saving function. For example, in an RPG game, normally you'd only be able to save at the castle. This is the save game. So if you die at the boss you are loaded back at the castle and have to go back to fight the boss right from the start. But a save STATE, if you save right before fighting the boss, and then you die, you can load your state and just try again. Or save the state mid-fight if the fight is going well. Does that make sense?

@timmsavage3088 Жыл бұрын

@@TechDweeb It does, thank you for the response!! I just wanted to make sure I could save my game on some of those that take a while and it looks like this does the trick!

@ogokforever 7 ай бұрын

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

@vulgarscreams Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Cool! Enjoy :D

@JosephJoseph-ky5pb Жыл бұрын

Does it let you backup the entire drive. Or does have some kind of protection? Thanks

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

I copied a few games off it last night. Worked fine, can't see why you wouldn't be able to backup the entire drive.

@JosephJoseph-ky5pb Жыл бұрын

@@TechDweeb 😀

@MrOrangeonion Жыл бұрын

Hi TechDweeb, Do i just plug it in and play? like is the emulation already in it?

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's all setup with the frontend and emulators, ready to play.

@fabianl Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@TechDweeb perfect, thanks!

@KyleRuggles Жыл бұрын

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

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

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

@stuartirwin8628 Жыл бұрын

What pc specs you need to run all the higher end games on this? (Not the gross modern games)

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

Depends what you mean by 'run' Nearly everything will run on a low end PC: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r5pkebGblc_WiZ8.html But if you have a modest gaming PC you can do upscaling: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qtpxasWGqODNgmg.html

@robertmadrigal6783 10 ай бұрын

what is the lowest graphics card needed. my computer is quite old, but I'm mostly into retro games. Firefox

@TechDweeb 10 ай бұрын

For retro games (up to ps1 & N64) you could get away with a low end gpu like a GT 710.

@tonkip 11 ай бұрын

I brought this and i cant even get it to work?. It doesnt show up on my PC and ive tried all the usb ports but nothing?. I have a ryzen 9 PC with a RTX 3070 so my PC is pretty powerful?. It says plug n play i just wish it was that easy?. What am i doing wrong?. Help would be greatly appreciated. ✌️

@blahblahblah9372 10 ай бұрын

Is the power on turned on? No, sorry that sucks dude. I want one. Did you fix it?

@sinner13halloweenfiend76 Жыл бұрын

Can you point me in the right direction I'm looking for a plug n play that has everything from arcade to like 360 ps3 era something I can plug into my TV n play ? Anybody but I want a good one

@Marlboro-33 Жыл бұрын

Following. Something like this device that works on a TV is exactly what I need!

@TechDweeb Жыл бұрын

The best option for higher end emulation (ps3/xbox 360) is a gaming PC, a cheap prebuilt gaming PC with at least an i5 10400, 16gb ram, and a GTX 1650 (min) would work well. If you're looking for something cheap and small that you can buy and use with this hard drive something like this mini PC that I reviewed recently would work well (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldyZpZBymdCVdWw.html), although you won't get xbox 360 on that. But PS3 works pretty good! For xbox 360 you pretty much need a PC with a dedicated GPU. And there aren't any emulation products that come pre-loaded with xbox 360 games (that I know of).

@sinner13halloweenfiend76 Жыл бұрын

@@TechDweeb ok thank you yea most looking for 3rd party games on the ps3 360 stuff