Really wish the manufacturers of these all in one retro consoles could streamline their files to eliminate the clutter of multiple versions of the same game. Thanks for the great honest review.
If you want something like that, you would be better off rolling your own roms. I use the no intro set for each console that doesn't contain hacks or duplicates.
Check out my builds for Umbrella Arcades. They use a faster processor than these, and the duplicates have been removed. It can run a good number of PS2 and GC titles, Sega Model 3, and some Xbox games.
Ive been looking for something small like this to put into my arcade for quite a while. retro pi is stupid expensive and i think that this little guy is the perfect match! thank you!
Great review. I placed an order after I watched this review. My Pie 4 can't handle some of the games like this device so out with the old and in with the new lol.
I'm getting this mostly because of the games yyeah. But now definitely because I just saw guardian heroes. Always had n still have PlayStation. But I remember seeing that game in a magazine I literally loved just looking at those 4 pages. The graphics the characters I always wanted to play it as a kid. And soon enough I will thanks to you.
Hello! Quick question, I just updated my Super Console X2 to the latest software (4.6) build. Unfortunately, after the update, the Playstation games are no longer working. Also, the tv controller all of a sudden is not working. Would you guys know any fix? Thank you in advance.
Awesome review, thanks mate! By the way, I just got mine and I'm struggling to have Netflix, HBO Plus, and etc, installed on Android run. Although I was able to get Amazon Prime Video installed, the other applications seem "not compatible" with this console. I wonder if anyone else has faced/found a workaround to get them working?
I know you review a lot of emulators, and I own none. Do you have a favorite that’s your go to? Looking to only buy one and looking for your favorite one to look into. Thanks!
the price prolly wouldve shot through the roof if they tried to add the dongle worth of tech in that case. wouldve needed newer and more expensive parts.
I'm playing around with this X2 and I can't figure out two things: how to exit a game and go to the main menu, and how to update the UX. My main menu does not look like yours at all. Also, I think it would be cool to see how you switch between game mode and TV mode.
I had the same problem trying to exit a game and fooled around and found out if you press Select and Start at the same time, it goes back to main menu....hope this helps
@@cooltoy Bro thank you!!! Bro this is so in my Amazon cart!!! So I actually need to use the micro us reader for sd card. The card doest go directly into the console??
OMG - this is so close to a buy for me, but it’s WAY too clunky. Why adapters for SD cards and adapters for 4 players? Just streamline it with a built-in micro SD slot and 4 USB ports for 4 player games, and this thing would be an instant purchase.
Hold down the “A” button and the option menu will come up. There you can change emulators and a few other things. Adding it to the favorites is in that menu.
I'm thinking about getting a new retro console now I already have super console pro x which is k. what do you suggest I get and which retro console is your favorite? I want one that play pretty much every thing to retro to Xbox 360 at lest ps2. Nice video you got another sub
if you are wanting solid emulation for PS2 and Xbox 360 then you are better off getting an old office desktop PC and using that instead of these android boxes. I typically use Dell Optiplex SFF PCs for emulation builds and can find them commonly for around $120-150
@@cooltoy mostly concerned with arcade games. I have a cab and monitor to use, just not sure which of these I should pair with them for the best arcade experience. Thanks for all the great content Doug!
Would I be able to transfer the content of the SD card onto a powerful android phone such as the remagic 8 pro and be able to play the games right away? Like would this emulator just run?
I Have A Raspberry Pi 3 Would Like To Fully Update & Add All The Games I'm Missing & Would Like Colecovision Added It's Not On Retropie , Can I Play Playstation 2?
Good afternoon if you are reading this a problem has been happening to me with the console I enter a game I know the new super mario bros ds or any game everything is fine but the control does not respond it does nothing I don't know if you know anything the console I bought on amazon because my parents don't buy on aliexpress and don't know that's why this error happens to me thanks for reading and If my English is bad it's because I'm using Google Translate thanks
I just got one of these for Christmas and have been unable to get it to boot to anything other than the Android screen. How do you get it to switch to EmuElec? Thanks for your time.
Disappointed. The wireless control has half second delay. Hard to play game like mario or any jump games. Please le us know if any other wireless controllers that will work with this console. Want to buy couple.
Can someone recommend a good instriuction video on how to use emulec with the controller. I did not connect a keyboard, I can navigatte around but for the live of me i can not launch a game ex pac man on the atari 800 is it A or B or X or Start or Select or trigger ... all that seems to happen is i navigate the menu ... it seems useless to me
It's hard to make a recommendation without knowing what a person's budget might be, and what systems they have the biggest preference for playing. Super Console X King so far has been my favorite device, but depending on where you buy it from, the preloaded SD card may or may not be configured well and thus may require manually adjustments to emulators as well.
The Mame emulation is messed up control wise on thease things. For some reason control pad one also controls and loads player two in fighting games and beat em ups making them unplayable. Any idea on a fix? Many thanks 😊
Sounds like you need to reach out to the manufacturer, as the issues you are describing are definitely not something that I have experienced with my device and not something that is normal operations.
@@FightOstinFight they sent me some possible fixes but I have bricked previous super console’s trying to mess around with the emulation so I haven’t dared try them to be completely honest.
PS2 was notoriously difficult to develop so I imagine it's more difficult to emulate than the Dreamcast. Dreamcast was just a console Sega NAOMI so it was easy to port Arcade games. Try PCSX2 on your computer for PS2
GREAT CHANNEL,-Will sub n bell - but someone / anyone. Help! Is it worth getting this 256gb version, when I'm likely NOT going to play entire SYSTEMS worth of games? Can I delete systems Ex: Wonderswan, or Vectrex, or individual games that are duplicated so bad? I feel like 128GB is plenty for me. ((C64, Intellivision-though most say the controls on INTV are wonky due to original design being so weird) plus PS1, Orig Nintendo and maybe some Super Nintendo? And I can add ROMS to each? Can I bump up PS1 to 4k anywhere? I've seen some that can I think.. I've been on the hunt and researching for a month already! WOW THIS GOT LONG! SORRY!
Depends on what n64 emulator their using...I believe Mupen64-Parallel n64 is the best emulator for 64...this console is a waste of money. All I did was spend $100 on a Dell i5 3020 and I downloaded Retroarch and have all the emulators and games for old systems running
100k games on a 256gb card.. hmmm ok I have a 14TB build with only 30k games or so. Albeit a lot of space is taken by ps3, switch, Xbox, pc games, etc. But 100k?? Lots of crapware no doubt!
Is this supposed to work out of the box or do you have to do anything to set it up first? I bought one and it didn’t worked (no signal being sent to the monitor) so they sent a replacement and exactly the same issue occurred. Am I doing something wrong or missing something I need to do before plugging it in and getting it running?
I don't own one of these, but I've watched 20-30 videos about these and Pandora boxes over the past 2 weeks. I believe that's part of the simplicity of these is they're supposed to be plug and play. You can tweak things, etc, but isn't necessary. I watched a vid from someone on here that got a pandora box in a case with a screen- like a laptop. The screen didn't work, but he could hear the sounds when he moved the joysticks. He took it apart and found the ribbon cable to the monitor had come loose. Probably during shipping. But it was fixable. These small boxes don't have too many connection points to come loose, so you might take it a part and see if somethings not connected. It could be a bad hdmi cable or a bad port on the monitor you're plugging into. Maybe try it on a TV or a different monitor? Anyways, good luck with it!
@@jasonmartin7137 thanks Jason. I had to send it back to AliXpress for a full refund though. I’m not very technically minded so I wouldn’t know how to fix it even if I knew how to get the case open. Tried a bunch of different cables to no avail. It wouldn’t even boot (to Android) with no memory stick attached. If anybody is reading this and thinking of buying one of these from AliXpress, just be aware that I received TWO of these and they were broken out of the box. Something to think about before you purchase. Back to the drawing board for an emulator machine for me.
Really wish the manufacturers of these all in one retro consoles could streamline their files to eliminate the clutter of multiple versions of the same game. Thanks for the great honest review.
1000% agree, it would make them so much more appealing and accessible most people
If you want something like that, you would be better off rolling your own roms.
I use the no intro set for each console that doesn't contain hacks or duplicates.
Check out my builds for Umbrella Arcades. They use a faster processor than these, and the duplicates have been removed. It can run a good number of PS2 and GC titles, Sega Model 3, and some Xbox games.
@@cooltoyI recently bought one and I can’t get mine to upload. I’ve reached out to Kinhank and now I have to wait. What did you do ?
Gotta love rom dumps 😊
Ive been looking for something small like this to put into my arcade for quite a while. retro pi is stupid expensive and i think that this little guy is the perfect match! thank you!
Happy I could help
Great review. I placed an order after I watched this review.
My Pie 4 can't handle some of the games like this device so out with the old and in with the new lol.
These have been Pi killers for years now. One of these in a modded arcade1up is amazing
Thats exactly what I was thinking!
There are just so many of these devices out there its hard to know what's good and what isn't!
Agreed and I’m not very knowledgeable on these either so idk which will be best
This looks pretty good
I'm getting this mostly because of the games yyeah. But now definitely because I just saw guardian heroes. Always had n still have PlayStation. But I remember seeing that game in a magazine I literally loved just looking at those 4 pages. The graphics the characters I always wanted to play it as a kid. And soon enough I will thanks to you.
Would this work as the brains of an arcade cabinet with a cheap joystick and button set via usb? Cool video as usual by the way!
yes it would
That's what I did
Very good information about games
Thanks for the review!
Happy I could help 👍
@@cooltoy Now I'm only trying to find out the difference between this model, and the other model's they made.
Hello! Quick question, I just updated my Super Console X2 to the latest software (4.6) build.
Unfortunately, after the update, the Playstation games are no longer working. Also, the tv controller all of a sudden is not working.
Would you guys know any fix? Thank you in advance.
This isn’t good. Did you get any answers?
Love your videos! I am switching my home arcade from a jamma pandora's box back to a retro pie type setup. What one would you recommend? Thanks!
Awesome review, thanks mate! By the way, I just got mine and I'm struggling to have Netflix, HBO Plus, and etc, installed on Android run. Although I was able to get Amazon Prime Video installed, the other applications seem "not compatible" with this console. I wonder if anyone else has faced/found a workaround to get them working?
Bought one and out of all the games the few I wanna play don’t work lol
I know you review a lot of emulators, and I own none. Do you have a favorite that’s your go to? Looking to only buy one and looking for your favorite one to look into. Thanks!
I'll piggy back on that question also. About no more then 2-250ish I'm willing to spend
Damn that’s a lot of games if there weren’t so many repeats
the price prolly wouldve shot through the roof if they tried to add the dongle worth of tech in that case. wouldve needed newer and more expensive parts.
Arcade-one makes the best super consoles
I'm playing around with this X2 and I can't figure out two things: how to exit a game and go to the main menu, and how to update the UX. My main menu does not look like yours at all. Also, I think it would be cool to see how you switch between game mode and TV mode.
i have the same Problem...always have to restart the console to play a other game..cant exit from a game to main.
I had the same problem trying to exit a game and fooled around and found out if you press Select and Start at the same time, it goes back to main menu....hope this helps
@@HellOnTheBorderAR nice Bro...i will try..Thx
The way I modded my controller I click down left and right stick
Dude what was the game you played for Neo Geo at 8:56 and Sega Naiomi after... Both look like a blast!!!
Shock Troopers 2 and Dynamite Deka EX
@@cooltoy Bro thank you!!! Bro this is so in my Amazon cart!!! So I actually need to use the micro us reader for sd card. The card doest go directly into the console??
is this better then the super console plus modules? also whats the advantage of a 256 g unit over 64 g? thx
The larger the SD card size the more included games that are on the system
@@cooltoy thx and how does this compare to the other popular modules ?
OMG - this is so close to a buy for me, but it’s WAY too clunky. Why adapters for SD cards and adapters for 4 players? Just streamline it with a built-in micro SD slot and 4 USB ports for 4 player games, and this thing would be an instant purchase.
Totally agree, definitely not designed well for multiple players in mind on this device.
@@cooltoy how it runs shmups mainly Mame?games like Dodon pachi Muchi pork etc?
Just purchased recently. I can't, for the life of me, figure out how to add games to the favorites list. Please advise.
Hold down the “A” button and the option menu will come up. There you can change emulators and a few other things. Adding it to the favorites is in that menu.
I'm thinking about getting a new retro console now I already have super console pro x which is k. what do you suggest I get and which retro console is your favorite? I want one that play pretty much every thing to retro to Xbox 360 at lest ps2. Nice video you got another sub
if you are wanting solid emulation for PS2 and Xbox 360 then you are better off getting an old office desktop PC and using that instead of these android boxes. I typically use Dell Optiplex SFF PCs for emulation builds and can find them commonly for around $120-150
@@cooltoyis there a link to buy it and does it have the retro games to
Faltan juegos como los farm frenzy y los cake mania y otros de gestionar negocios,hago esa sugerencia, un abrazo.
If it has Vagrant Story for ps1, I'm buying it!
Which of these gazillion game emulators is the best/easiest to convert to a multicade? So many options
Completely depends on the amount of money you want to spend, and what systems you value to have the best performance.
@@cooltoy mostly concerned with arcade games. I have a cab and monitor to use, just not sure which of these I should pair with them for the best arcade experience. Thanks for all the great content Doug!
Well WWF No Mercy, Erestlemania 2000. An Wcw/nWo revenge ints here 😢 can be added?
The X2 PRO has a dedicated card slot.
@COOLTOY Do you know if light guns for the mame emulator work I have a light gun and sensor I just always had trouble getting mame to work
5:36 Emulation got Banjo trippin’
I've still got my first super x one but unfortunately you can't upload anymore games. Is this console any better than the first one?
Do you know how to play the C64 & other Systems that require a Mouse & Keyboard???
I get maybe one or two to work but can’t figure out the rest
Can You Add Game Genie / Gameshark / Pro Action Replay Codes to the games on this device?
That’s dependent on the emulator being used, not the device
Would I be able to transfer the content of the SD card onto a powerful android phone such as the remagic 8 pro and be able to play the games right away? Like would this emulator just run?
I Have A Raspberry Pi 3 Would Like To Fully Update & Add All The Games I'm Missing & Would Like Colecovision Added It's Not On Retropie , Can I Play Playstation 2?
Good afternoon if you are reading this a problem has been happening to me with the console I enter a game I know the new super mario bros ds or any game everything is fine but the control does not respond it does nothing I don't know if you know anything the console I bought on amazon because my parents don't buy on aliexpress and don't know that's why this error happens to me thanks for reading and If my English is bad it's because I'm using Google Translate thanks
So are the games the same ones on the previous version of this upgrade
That depends completely on where you buy the device from.
I just got one of these for Christmas and have been unable to get it to boot to anything other than the Android screen. How do you get it to switch to EmuElec? Thanks for your time.
Disappointed. The wireless control has half second delay. Hard to play game like mario or any jump games. Please le us know if any other wireless controllers that will work with this console. Want to buy couple.
There’s a super console x3 plus now I think. With 114,000 games
Yep, I’ve already reviewed it here on the channel
@@cooltoy nice. I’ll check out the review
On the MAME. Is NBA Jam and NFL blitz on this unit
NBA JAM yes, NFL Blitz no
I was thinking of buying this for 80 but if i want to tweak something how would i do thag
Which the best one to get ?? Before i spend my bread??
Can you use Bluetooth controllers like a PS5 controller?
When I buys this are all these games on? Or do you have to have an as card and have these games
Games come preloaded on the included sd card
i lost the sd card! where can i find a backup? could you provide me the sd card content without the roms please?
Nope, sorry. You’ll need to reach out to the manufacturer
I have this console. My controllers work on every emulator EXCEPT MAME. Any idea why?
Is this the latest console or is the super console x3 plus the latest? I’m confused
Does this console have the Arcade Killer Instinct 1 and 2 on it ?
This console for my sanyo led 32" 720p.
Can someone recommend a good instriuction video on how to use emulec with the controller. I did not connect a keyboard, I can navigatte around but for the live of me i can not launch a game ex pac man on the atari 800 is it A or B or X or Start or Select or trigger ... all that seems to happen is i navigate the menu ... it seems useless to me
checked the links to see the price and maybe buy but they are currently unavailable on amazon
It's still available, just from different sellers: amzn.to/3FWxfjr
Is there is different one you would recommend over this one that requires less emulator changes?
It's hard to make a recommendation without knowing what a person's budget might be, and what systems they have the biggest preference for playing. Super Console X King so far has been my favorite device, but depending on where you buy it from, the preloaded SD card may or may not be configured well and thus may require manually adjustments to emulators as well.
Does it need to be connected to wifi in order to work and play or is it just a hdmi connect and can start playing ?
No internet connection needed
You have the dongle because it's cheap. It's way cheaper to buy thousands of dongles than it is to solder in 6 USB ports.
Does this come with ps1,2,3 games ? Hitman, loaded, gta 3, vice city, resident evil, silent hill ?
Does Run n Gun work? That game is my dream basketball game
Can you use any 256TF card to upgrade from 64gb to 256gb,?
Did I see the old N64 WWF GAME? Are all of them on there??
They were on the unit I tested
Hi, please could you tell me if there is an option to save your progress on each of the games?
Depends on the emulator, but in most cases the answer is yes
Thank you
Do you think that Sinden Light Guns would work on this? For shooter games?
No
so it comes with all those installed already? or do you have to download the roms
Games are all installed already
Did this work like a normal console? Meaning can two people play vs each other or is only one player?
Two people can play against each other just fine
@@cooltoy awesome! Thanks
I can’t figure out how to exit out of a game and back to the main page. Can anyone help?
Click the 2 joysticks together
Hey Cooltoy, do you watch twitch streamers play games a lot of the time?
I watch pinball streaming on twitch from time to time, but that’s about it
@@cooltoy That inspires me friend like you don't believe! I will definitely make more time for my gaming sessions!
have you tried retrokat? is it better than this ?
Does it have all the PS1 games on there? Does it got The cat in the hat
Hey cool toy man, does it have hogs of war playstation version?.
Timmy!!!!! Ahhhhh!!!!!!
Why is there only 2 pc engine cd games? Is it hard to emulate?
Is the super console x3 better the nes then x2 pro
How long is the power pack cord?
How do I get the controllers to work only 1 works
I would contact the manufacturer if you are having that issue
Super Duper!!!
The Mame emulation is messed up control wise on thease things. For some reason control pad one also controls and loads player two in fighting games and beat em ups making them unplayable. Any idea on a fix? Many thanks 😊
Sounds like you need to reach out to the manufacturer, as the issues you are describing are definitely not something that I have experienced with my device and not something that is normal operations.
@@cooltoy ok thanks. It’s just in mame and arcade section. Final burn and capcom work fine
Ever figure out out the reason and a fix? I’m looking to buy this but if I get it and have this issue with no solutions then it might be a waste
@@FightOstinFight they sent me some possible fixes but I have bricked previous super console’s trying to mess around with the emulation so I haven’t dared try them to be completely honest.
9:57 what’s the name of this game?
Demolish Fist
Looking for goonies 2 is it on this console
Can You save the game progress on this console?
Yes
They got Dreamcast.
But no PS2?
PS2 was notoriously difficult to develop so I imagine it's more difficult to emulate than the Dreamcast. Dreamcast was just a console Sega NAOMI so it was easy to port Arcade games. Try PCSX2 on your computer for PS2
GREAT CHANNEL,-Will sub n bell - but someone / anyone. Help! Is it worth getting this 256gb version, when I'm likely NOT going to play entire SYSTEMS worth of games? Can I delete systems Ex: Wonderswan, or Vectrex, or individual games that are duplicated so bad? I feel like 128GB is plenty for me. ((C64, Intellivision-though most say the controls on INTV are wonky due to original design being so weird) plus PS1, Orig Nintendo and maybe some Super Nintendo? And I can add ROMS to each? Can I bump up PS1 to 4k anywhere? I've seen some that can I think.. I've been on the hunt and researching for a month already! WOW THIS GOT LONG! SORRY!
How do you save games
Does it have the pokemon GBA games?
@@jestintime6065 mine did
How many games for open bor ?
how many dreamcast on this? you skip too quick
Will this work in side 1up
Yes
Where does the memory card go
How do games like Zelda ocarina of time , perfect dark, golden eye, ff7 perform? Can u play with 4 player for games like Mario kart?
Fine assuming you assign the correct emulator. 4 player games are playable when using the provided usb expansion dongle
Depends on what n64 emulator their using...I believe Mupen64-Parallel n64 is the best emulator for 64...this console is a waste of money. All I did was spend $100 on a Dell i5 3020 and I downloaded Retroarch and have all the emulators and games for old systems running
Do they have Die Hard the arcade on there?
mine did
What is the name of this beat 'up game? from minute 11:10
Ninja Baseball Batman
Does this console have an option for cocktail mode?
for some emulators yes, others no.
Does it have wwf arcade?
yes
@@cooltoy I’m
Getting it then lol
100.000 dollar question. Do you need the internet to play it.
Nope
Whats the price for this console???
that completely depends on what storage size SD card you order and where you order it from
Does this console have ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
The one I tested did
Thank you for the reply I really appreciate it. I will probably pick this up so that I can take a walk down nostalgia Lane lol
Which game is this 08:58?
Shock Troopers 2
I only care about mame games I have hyperspin on my pc.
100k games on a 256gb card.. hmmm ok
I have a 14TB build with only 30k games or so.
Albeit a lot of space is taken by ps3, switch, Xbox, pc games, etc. But 100k?? Lots of crapware no doubt!
Hence why I said exactly that in this video
Shame there's no music for tony hawk on ps1
The music is there, I just had to mute it for UA-cam copyright reasons
@@cooltoy Ah I see thanks for reply
Kinhank Super Console X2
Amazon: amzn.to/3FWxfjr
AliExpress: sovrn.co/qioq1vy
Is this supposed to work out of the box or do you have to do anything to set it up first? I bought one and it didn’t worked (no signal being sent to the monitor) so they sent a replacement and exactly the same issue occurred. Am I doing something wrong or missing something I need to do before plugging it in and getting it running?
I don't own one of these, but I've watched 20-30 videos about these and Pandora boxes over the past 2 weeks. I believe that's part of the simplicity of these is they're supposed to be plug and play. You can tweak things, etc, but isn't necessary. I watched a vid from someone on here that got a pandora box in a case with a screen- like a laptop. The screen didn't work, but he could hear the sounds when he moved the joysticks. He took it apart and found the ribbon cable to the monitor had come loose. Probably during shipping. But it was fixable. These small boxes don't have too many connection points to come loose, so you might take it a part and see if somethings not connected.
It could be a bad hdmi cable or a bad port on the monitor you're plugging into. Maybe try it on a TV or a different monitor? Anyways, good luck with it!
@@jasonmartin7137 thanks Jason. I had to send it back to AliXpress for a full refund though. I’m not very technically minded so I wouldn’t know how to fix it even if I knew how to get the case open. Tried a bunch of different cables to no avail. It wouldn’t even boot (to Android) with no memory stick attached. If anybody is reading this and thinking of buying one of these from AliXpress, just be aware that I received TWO of these and they were broken out of the box. Something to think about before you purchase.
Back to the drawing board for an emulator machine for me.