Hyperspin, Retroarch, Android (Shield TV), No PC Needed. How-To.
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- This is a "brief" tutorial on how to setup Hyperspin and Retro Arch on Android (Shield TV). Only using the Shield TV, no PC involved. SNES, NES, Sega, N64, GBA, etc.
After about 6 tutoriais, this is the first straightforward one telling how and why.
The others did not work for me because they did not explain about naming the roms and the folders properly.
Just default settings will not work for everybody even if they follow all the steps in other tutorials.
Thanks! Keep it up!
SerioSeria I'm glad i was able to help you, enjoy :)
Liked and subscribed! After many hours of frustration I finally got Hyperspin running on my Nvidia Shield Portable thanks to this video.Thank you so much!
ChrisOGTfrom92 Awesome man, im glad it helped you and im glad this video is still relevant after this long lol. Have fun Chris!
extension.. that's the word which was escaping you. cheers for this video man, very useful and something I wanted to get onto my Shield but thought HS was bit of an ache to setup on Android. your guide is good
That was it lol. Thanks for the appreciation bro, I'm glad it was helpful to you :)
thanks dude.. downloading my games immediately.. willbe buying my board very soon to build my schooldesk emulation station.
Could anyone please help me out? I have all my roms for my Nvidia on an external USB, and Retroarch and other emulators on internal storage. I’ve been using the brilliant Arc Browser and now want to add Hyperspin. I have it installed to both internal and external storage.
I think I understand the basics of it. My main question is: can I simply point Hyperspin toward the emulators on internal storage? I’ve been fiddling with the ini files and can’t seem to get it right. From reading around it looks like I need to copy the emulators to the USB and put them in the hyperspin folder, meaning I’ll need to set the USB as internal and reset it and start again. But I really don’t want to if it can be avoided!
My only problem is I can't figure out how to add a folder in ES file explorer the most recent version is a little different.
Hello, I am new to everything android and KODI. I have a shield TV and I was able to setup everything (I go into retro arch and can select the N64 controller and all of the ROMs are there) but when I launch hyper spin nothing happens it just crashes back and I was curious as to how you got "internet" and "emulators" as available options inside of KODI? I saw you launched the games from KODI and not retroarch......
Brandon Wright
1) Hyperspin crashes right away - Make sure it's in the "root" of your drive. A simple Google search for "Hyperspin android location" should solve it.
2) Custom Kodi Tabs - I have a video explaining exactly what to do, it's very easy.
3) Launching roms from Hyperspin - It's all explained in this video. From downloading Cores in Retroarch (the actual emulators), to setting up ini files (the instructions telling Hyperspin what to do and where to find stuff) and launching everything from within the app.
hi buddy...do u know if bezels/overlays are possible in retroarch with per core turned on?...for me it either shows for every core or does not display for every core ..I'm trying 2 have bezels only on certain cores
michael sanchez for the bezels try this link. And I have no idea about your 2nd question, sorry lol
forums.launchbox-app.com/topic/33596-overlays-same-core-diff-system/
hey man, great video! Definitely gonna turn my shield into an arcade machine!
Good to hear bro. Make sure you check out the Hyperspin forums for options, help, etc.
Around 17:20 the audio cut out, but the good thing is that everything involved in the tutorial was audible, it cut out right when I started the testing lol. Anyways, hopefully this helps someone in the future. Good luck everyone!
when I update the cores in retroarc then quit the files emulator file not there do I need to make a folder or ???
+Bradon Jackson once a core is updated, you have that emulator. You just have to add it to the .ini file under "parameters". So if you downloaded snes9x, you'd find the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.ini and find parameters= and type...
parameters=cores/snes9x_next_libretro_android.so
thanks for the reply I can't find that torrent could you send a link bro would help
+Bradon Jackson kickass torrents is down due to a raid. You could try thepiratebay .org but it's not what it used to be. Find a good torrent site, search for "hyperspin", and that should get you going. You could visit a "rom" site (google) too. If you have a pc, there is a hyperspin program you can use to batch-rename roms so the rom names match hyperspin databases. If you have more questions just let me know.
+Aaron Feight how would I write parameter=cores/Nintendo_64 does it need to be lowercase or ..
thanks for the video! informative. I just bought my shield tv, and this helped me a lot. There's like no seeders though :(
Cool, I'm glad it helped you bro. You're right, there's only 2 seeders atm. You could speed up the DL by not downloading parts of the torrent you don't want though. I let it run overnight and it was finished when I woke up. GL bro, you'll enjoy the Shield for sure.
yeah, it's been running all day. almost done. what do u use for extra controllers? I want to play some mario party or some mario kart. thanks again!
+Amrit Singh (-CuRRy.) I have 2 shield controllers and haven't needed more than that. I've read that Xbox controllers work fine. Playstation controllers don't (I think) because the Marshmallow update broke the app Sixaxis Controller which you need to map the controls. Other Bluetooth controllers like Mad Catz *should* work fine if they're Bluetooth.
By any chance, do you know how 'exit' out of a launched game now? I used to just hit the green Nvidia button on my Nvidia Shield TV game controller, but now that Nvidia updated the device.. It just launches the Google assistant
favio cuervo Sorry bro, just noticed your question. You should be able to go into emulator settings for retroarch, dolphin, etc. and configure the button layout. Just change whichever button you want to "exit".
retroarch in general is giving me trouble much less the front ends. I don't get the little controllers, I can't remove cores that don't work or I don't want or need,. none of this works as easy as you guys make it look and I'm pretty techie most of the time.
PLEASE HELP!! On my shield TV RetroArch does seem to have network connection because all updating and downloading of cores or even the list fails so show up!! ANY IDEAS???
The Mouse That's odd. First, turn off WiFi, then back on. Try again. Next, make sure you don't have an app that can blacklist Internet access for specific applications. Odds are that you don't. If that doesn't help, uninstall then reinstall the app. Go from there. I'm not near my shield to look through the settings, but I don't think there is an option to disable Internet connection, but check the settings anyways. Good luck
Does anyone know how to reset the retroarch controller when I get kicked out of controller configuration setup.
Is there a easy way to copy or clone hyperspin and retroarch setup on the my Nvidia shield and put it on a external harddrive to run and play it off the harddrive on another shield?
Sure, if the external drive is setup properly and works on one shield, it'll work on another. You might have to setup retroarch manually again on the other shield though. Dunno about saving/copying the setup .
@@FizzlesHere you miss understood. I have it on my Nvidia shield 500gb internal hdd but want to copy the files to a external to play on a 2nd Nvidia shield. How do I do this?
@@thebigmann81 you'd just have to make sure everything pointed to the right drive letter. Example D:/Hyperspin/, instead of C:/Hyperspin
where did you get all of the parameters settings for the ini files? the link you provided is missing alot. I can only find Genesis and snes. it is missing everything else.
Thanks.
Jason Smith I had to Google them. Just search "emulator-name hyperspin ini". You'll find what you need pretty easily.
Ok thx
If you guys want this on Android, use Gamesome Frontend w/ your favorite emulators. Gamesome is the same thing as Hyperspin, organizes all your consoles/games/box art etc.
Gamesome is ALOT easier to use, but it looks nowhere near as good Hyperspin. Plus Hyperspin has videos for every individual game, so if you have a large game library, you can actually see a video of the game before you play it to help you decide if you actually want to or not.
Aaron Feight Wow, that sounds cool but I imagine it wouldn't work so well due to memory limitations on an android device.
+TheRedRaven The Shield TV is a beast, so it runs absolutely fine. It becomes a storage hog once you add thousands of roms along with thousands of videos for them though. I've got around 150gb's of both for my Hyperspin/emulation library, and that's just scratching the surface of what's available. It's not the way I'd go if this was for tablet or phone use. Then I'd use Gamesome just for ease, simplicity and storage reasons.
Aaron Feight For sure. The shield is a beast but I opted for the GPD XD for the sole purpose of retro games and it's portability feature. All my serious/heavy emulation is on PC.
+TheRedRaven What is the GPD?
I've had many emulators over the years on PC but this is my first time working with an android OS for it. I just picked up the new Nvidia Shield TV 2017 version and I'm running into some issues. I have ES File explorer installed but I'm not entirely sure how to get the Hyperspin data file set up in the root directory. I suppose my issue is more related to exploring the folders of the Shield TV itself. I was able to enable shield TV folders from my pc that's on the same network, just not sure what to do now. :/
Topher Larson I think sdcard/ is the root, not sure atm because I'm not home. Once you're in the file Explorer, back up till you're at the beginning, then open "sdcard", that's where you should find Hyperspin after its installed. Use a USB mouse/keyboard to make things alot easier on yourself though lol. If you have any other questions just ask. Good luck.
Mine doesn't have an SDcard slot cuz it's the 17 version but I'll check it out. Man thanks for the quick reply.
Topher Larson You're welcome. It's just a folder structure thing, not really reliant on an actual SD card slot. My 500gb model doesn't have an SD card slot either. It's Local/Device/SDcard/, or, Local, then Internal Storage. My hyperspin is there, right next to Downloads.
My downloads from retro arch, do not show up on my file explorer in downloads
djdanger1969 Go to Retroarch, Settings, then Directory. See what your default Downloads Dir is. That's where your downloads will go. If you're still having trouble then get your content from another device and move it to your Shield manually I guess.
What's the easiest way to get the content (art, videos) for all of these games?
Daniel Snihur The hyperspin website for art, wheels, etc. Then emumovies for videos.
Can you have hyperspin installed on the shield and have the roms on a usb stick ?
Yep, you just need to edit the .ini files accordingly. Instead of "emulators/Sega Genesis/roms" you'd need something like "e:/downloads/Sega Genesis/roms". I haven't tried it, but it's all about "rom path" being accurate.
I cant figure out how to get the on screen buttons off and also cant figure out how to exit games. any help would be nice.
Jeremy Caulder I assume you're using Retroarch, the option for the button overlay is in the Retroarch settings under Onscreen Overlay. You might have to load each core (Mupen64 for Nin 64, etc) to change the settings for each system. For exiting, it should simply be the Back arrow. You can just "save state", then hit the home button and return to Hyperspin, but Retroarch, Mupen64, pretty much every emulator has its own menu you can access in the game to save, load, quit, and go to settings. It's there, you just haven't found it lol. Good luck.
yes it rather frustrating, and the dang on screen buttons.
Jeremy Caulder Did you get it figured out?
I have a Mojo madcatz (also tegra 4 nvidia),happy whith it,already with a lot of emulator since nes to psp,reicast...
But I cant play at somes of my favorites games on mame;
-King of fighters 11 and 98-2002 u.m
-cotton 2 and boomerang
-Dolphin blues
and fews others arcades systems.
With Hyperspin that s change on my mojo?
Thanks
I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. If you're having problems with a certain game, it could be your version of MAME, or Tegra 4 (and your processor) isn't strong enough. If you have a PC, try running the game on there then you'll have a better idea of what the problem is.
Just Googled your system. Honestly, for $50 more, the 16gb Shield would've been alot better. But that's not the point really, try a different emulator. Use either Retroarch, or one specifically for the system you want. I only read your post a couple minutes ago, and haven't done a lot of research, but maybe a different emulator will solve your problem. Let me know what you figure out. Good luck!
exe info]
path=
rompath=emulators/Emulators/Nintendo 64/roms
userompath=true
exe=com.retroarch/com.retroarch.browser.retroactivity.RetroarchActivityFuture
romextension=n64,zip
parameters=cores/mupen64plus_libretro_android.so
searchsubfolders=true
pcgame=false
winstate=HIDDEN
hyperlaunch=true
when I boot it up it says ROM path fail that what I got so far
To many "emulator" folders. Remove one.
+Aaron Feight make sure it's root/hyperspin/emulators/roms in your directory.
Well, did you ever get it working?
also do u know the launch command for android openbor?
Hey,
have been trying to get the media videos to be hosted on my microSD rather than the internal memory. But no matter what I do it just will not work. Do you have any advice?
tried:
/storage/(Path to videos)
/storage/sdcard1/(Path to videos)
/storage/usbdrive/(Path to videos)
nothing works for me, I am trying to move both the videos and roms to the microsd.
-AO
Anthony Odom it's really hard to guess, I have a lot of questions. First, do this for just 1 rom as a test. Make sure the name of the video, the rom, and the ini file are exactly the same. Meaning, if you look at the super nintendo ini list, and you see Super Mario World, make sure that the rom and video file are named Super Mario World, and not "Super Mario World (USA)". Alternatively, ad the video for SMW to the hyperspin folder on the shield to rule out an SD card issue. Let me know what happens then. Good luck.
hey I figured it out. even though the instructions say put the hyperspin in the root. I moved it to the SD now everything works. this is with the portable by the way.
Anthony Odom Good deal, glad you got it workin. Videos make hyperspin a lot cooler lol.
yeah without the videos it's pretty much pointless
Could you do an updated video with latest software versions, I can't get to load any roms within Hyperspin on the Shield, says Missing Rom.
FSM I'll see what i can do about that. Remember though, spelling in everything. If you have a rom that in an way is not spelled the same as the rom name in the list, it wont work. Double check the .ini file name and the rom file name (and location) to make sure they match.
Fizzle Diz running within Retroarch but in my Nvidia Shield on external HDD Hyperspin keeps saying Missing Rom.
FSM if it works in retroarch directly but not in hyperspin, you have a path error. Something is in the wrong spot or the rom is named wrong. An example of a bad name would be....
If Super Mario World doesnt work, open the super nintendo .ini and find the game in the list. if it's named "Super Mario World (USA)", but your rom is named "Super Mario World" then it wont work. You need to make sure the names are 100% the same. Or go to the Hyperspin forums and make sure you have the Hyperspin folder in the right spot, and make sure you added the rom location correctly in the Super Nintendo .ini
Hi Aaron, first off thanks for your video! In the beginning you mention a link to the correct named roms, but I can't seem to find that. Could you send it to me? Thanks in advance!
Ronnie Hey, the KAT website has been down for quite some time now, the only thing I can suggest is to go0gle "hyperspin torrents", or something equivalent. Make sure to use a VPN as well, to protect yourself.
Thkx. Please how do you do to add chrome in spmc ?
JEREMY BELLIN My other video about how I set up Kodi explains the process. Just install the browser you want on the shield. Then you can make a shortcut to it in Kodi. I use Aeon Nox skin, I'm not sure what other skins let you customize as much as Aeon. You install the app, create the shortcut in Kodi, give it a name, and add a wallpaper.
Hey is there any chance you can make a zip for me? I am using a nvidia sheild for as well. No matter how much I try I can not get it to work.
Just Loco You gotta be more specific, what kinda zip?
Aaron Feight well with the ini's and other setup folders. Pretty much just copy your files if you can. Without the roms. I have those. Would mean a lot. Thanks!
Just Loco That's a lot of work and time I'm not sure I'm prepared for lol. I've added videos for every game and console. I'd have to copy everything over to my pc, include everything you want, exclude all the folders with videos, zip it and find a free file sharing website. I know I couldn't do It tonight, and I couldn't promise I'd do it any other time either. You're better off watching my video (or any one elses) to get 1 system like SNES, and 1 game to work. Then you'll actually know how to do the stuff. Sorry I can't do what you're looking for, but you have to understand it's not as simple as what you might think.
Aaron Feight Not a problem bud. Thanks for all your help as well.
Just Loco np bro. I was crazy confused at first to, once you get it you're good.
Can you point me to the direction on your kodi setup please.
How did you set you kodi up?
+Michael Counter I'll make a video about it tonight for you.
+Michael Counter Uploading a video for you right now bud, I hope it's helpful
I'm sure you could write a bash script in 5 seconds to rename your current roms to match the hyperspin XML database.
TheUncledink The hyperspin torrents were already named according to the database, but there is a hyperspin PC app that'll do the renaming for you if you get roms from random places.
would you consider making a copy of your setup and mailing it to me on a usb memory stick - I'd be more than willing to compensate you for your time!
studioviper 😂😂😂 same here
Rick batres There are websites that sell Hyperspin-ready USB drives. Some are a little pricey I've seen, and different sites offer different setups. It's worth taking a look at. I wouldn't do it because of the possible legal issues, and also I have videos for every rom for every system. Terabytes of data lol. Give some sites a look and see if something there suits your needs. Sorry I can't do more.
How do you get covers for the games ?
From the hyperspin website. Search for the box art you need for a specific system.
+Aaron Feight oh, and the videos for games or systems you get from emumovies
+Aaron Feight Sorted it now, this guide amazing!
+Kieran Mckernan cool, I'm glad it helped :)
How do you download from kat.cr. Co I am Looking at the file but how do I download them.
You'll use a BitTorrent app. Phone or pc, whichever is easiest for you.
@@FizzlesHere thanks downloading now
Good deal, I hope it all works out
hey man, wheres the torrent file name in the correct name?
Benni B I'm not sure exactly what you're asking me
will this work on the shield k1 tablet?
Gurmeet singh yep, same exact thing. Both android. I did this same thing to my son's shield tablet.
Aaron Feight great, thanks will give this a try
Gurmeet singh good luck :) it's nice because when my son stays the night at friends houses, he can just plug it in the TV and they can play old school games. I also have a gaming pc he streams from, so when he goes to friends houses he brings the (indoors) fun lol
Lol, I guess it's good your son has an interest in old skool games, I finally got it working and man you can't beat retro games, really brings back some nostalgic memories.
Gurmeet singh oh for sure. I got him playing Zelda the Wind Waker, and Mario 64, 2 of my favorite old games. Glad you got it working :)
Im guessing that if i already have an external hd setup correctly with roms, arts, videos for hyperspin i could easily get it all running on my shield tv using this :)
MrAnhell Yep, just edit the necessary ini's to reflect the new android versions of emulators instead of the pc versions. Just install hyperspin and emulators on your shield, then make the changes pointing towards the new apps and locations. I read about it a while back. Should be easy to do, especially since you've done it before!
Aaron Feight
I've never done it before but was thinking of purchasing the 6TB external hd from the hyperspin website to use with this.
MrAnhell sorry I just now noticed this post. I haven't seen the price compared to just getting a new HD, but compare them, and if the price is good go for it. It'd be nice to have a complete set of roms with no need to edit file names. Pretty much plug and play hopefully.
hyperspin is pain in the ass I don't see why it's needed why not just play in retroarch? what am I missing with why hyperspin is even needed?
anthony sweat You can do whatever you want, however you want. There is a large community that does this, and puts it all inside of an actual arcade machine for game rooms, etc. Then, it's about being functional with a great presentation too. If it's not necessary for you, and all you're concerned with is playing the games, then no, don't do it. You should look into Gamesome if you'd like to play games, have box-art, with a decent presentation, AND it's super simple.
Fizzle Diz awesome dude thanks. I wasn't trying to sound like a butt I appreciate the vids. I will look into that ya I just wanna simple way to play I will check out gamesome. :)
anthony sweat no problem bro, I didn't take it the wrong way. I know hyperspin is more complicated than it should be, but once you understand it, it's very satisfying and nothing looks better. Gamesome is a much simpler look, and a much simpler process to set up. Either one is still a good alternative to just a plain-jane list of game titles. Good luck bro
Or is it parameter=cores/Mupen64Plus
Per the link I sent you,
"Examples of retroarch core parameters
Atari 2600 core:
parameters=cores/stella_libretro_android.so
PSX core:
parameters=cores/pcsx_rearmed_libretro_neon_android.so"
So the mupen64 core from retroarch would be
parameters=cores/mupen64plus_libretro_android.so
Don't capitalize any letters you see aren't capitalized to begin with.
cool here are some roms
Haha I’ve been calling it retro ark since I first discovered it
Jesus Christ has no one made a one-click installer for this...
damarlboromans For real lol. The issue(s) i see are that not everyone uses the same emulators for each system, some people dont have or want certain consoles emulated, not everyone adds videos for each game to Hyperspin, and the possible legal issues for bundling all the roms together. It's pretty complicated, but worth it once you finish.
Which version of ES File Explorer is that?
I got to kick ass torrents but i can't get the torrent downloaded it just opens up another blank web page with a long url and it wont download to es file explorer. any ideas?
Garrett Ling kickass has been down for a while due to a raid. Try thepiratebay. org. Use a VPN if you can to avoid possible DMCA problems to.
im willing too pay for them and i see romcollector.com sells the roms for different systems so could i just buy them and unzip them and use those for hyperspin on the shield?
Garrett Ling personally I wouldn't pay for something I know I can get for free. The only good thing I see about that site is that it's "Hyperspin ready". That means all the games, album art, info, etc is labeled correctly so hyperspin should have no issues. I'm sure if you searched around, you could get something better. Coolroms is an example of a site where you can download individual roms. Snes, nes, Sega games, etc would download crazy fast and be free. The only issue could be the naming style. If you download "Donkey Kong" but hyperspin is looking for "Donkey Kong (US)", then it won't play until you rename one of them. Google around till you can find (free) hyperspin rom collections, they're out there. That's my advice.