What happened with the Miyoo Mini original is happening with this all over again. The original software is, as usual with miyoo, absolutely atrocious. The community eventually picks up the device (especially with the great current promotions) and suddently the device gets such amazing software options that it becomes a must-buy device. It is now around $30 on aliexpress which is a no-brainer to be honest. Best device for that price for sure, if you don't mind the small screen size
Thanks so much for sharing this! Glad you gave the A30 another shot and hope you warm up to it even more as the Miyoo community continues to work their magic.
Excellent video, well done. I just got this and find that I'm really liking it for a small retro machine. I have not fully reviewed it yet, but the d-pad feel and size is very, very, similar to a NES controller. The entire thing is about the same size as a NES controller. I think the d-pad up/down inputs are favoring minor side to side accidental inputs, but so far, not bad for such a small priced little unit.
I just got the Miyoo as a total noob to the retro scene (except for playing MGS on a phone emulator.) I love the hardware of it (except for not supporting half my chargers) and Im so glad to see that Spruce solves nearly all of the software issues too! I may take the time to do some hardware mods of this thing and have line of sight to add cartridges, headphone jack, removable battery (probably unwise while it's running, haha) and USB-PD charging (or at least work with those chargers). But those plans are lofty and Ive got other projects right now.
Do you know what settings I would need to change to to fix audio issues with Chrono Trigger in the settings for retroarch on this device? It sounds like the audio is just jumbled up. I can't seem to figure it out. Haven't tried many other games on this but the audio for other SNES is fine. I have spruce on my device too. Thanks.
Great video. Like most people, I loved the looks of the A30 while being disappointed that they used cut rate hardware. I'm happy that there's now an OS out that makes the most of said hardware. This makes me more apt to buy a Miyoo A30. There's still a 99% chance that I don't; but, that's a whole percentage point more than before I watched this video/tutorial.
With the latest stock firmware, my games just stopped loading on the second day of ownership... Probably the cruddy SD card it shipped with but who knows. I'll be installing spruce as soon as possible.
Well I instaled it... on new sd card. But I ve got no sound =.= atl level 20 I need to put my console speaker near my Ear to hear anything... any guess what happened and how to fix it ?
Eh, I dont know Joey, if I was going to go for this device I might as well go for a 35XXH ... Pay a little more but you're getting way more console as well, and still horizontal and very portable.
Mine just refused to load GB or FC games....sure enough the crappy stock SD was corrupt within 2 days. This is a lifesaver because overall I like the system as a super portable device I can take anywhere
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds if you have the Anbernic rg28xx try comparing the two panels. That's where other reviewers were getting the complaint the difference is quite big.
I run ra30 on mine and the games dont freeze. I have played a couple ps1 games and tons of super nintendo. I dont think ill switch to spruce until it does something that ra30 cant do. That being said I appreciate the video. Your guides are always easy to follow.
Stellar. Guess I'll get this one instead of the RG28XX cause I love Miyoo's buttons / d-pad feel. Analog stick is also a neat thing to have for Shmups. I don't need it but for 30$ hell yeah. Thanks Joey ! :)
Thanks for all those explanations ! I just installed spruce os, wifi is connected, but when I want to update things like cheats or shaders in retroarch, it just quits to the spruce menu... Did anyone encounter this issue ?
I'm having this issue. I also can't really get anything to play well. You don't notice with slow RPGs but a lot of faster games like pokemon pinball or even conker's for the GBC... I cant get anything impressive to play well.
I have my console with the latest version of BTN, it is a very good option compared to the factory firmware, I am going to prepare another micro SD to test Spruce, although it already works well and for the 29 dollars it cost me I think it is enough for me enough, greetings
I just got one based on the looks alone even after all the bad reviews. Being able to play ps1 games (also some shenmue) on a nes controller is just otherworldly 🤯😂
I Like the design of the A30 it really really cool but I don't know if I want to tinker around with it to make it work properly it's awesome the community fixes it but I'll skip this one do better Miyoo I love my Miyoo mini it's disappointing they dropped the ball like this smh.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Sounds like you guys have the bug I've been trying to figure out for literal weeks. After X amount of time, the wifi just hangs until a reboot. It will show as connected and show it has an IP, but if you go to the wifi settings, it won't show any other wifi networks available even if you know there are. I sent Miyoo a video of this in action, so hopefully they'll replicate and get a firmware fix rolled out.
If you just turn off the wifi completely there is no lag in closing games and saving and loading. Just treat it as a non wifi unit until it’s fixed by miyoo.
Me, mine didn't even work though I somehow figured out how to add minui and got it working and then changed it to a different one and added all the roms back and now it works
What happened with the Miyoo Mini original is happening with this all over again. The original software is, as usual with miyoo, absolutely atrocious. The community eventually picks up the device (especially with the great current promotions) and suddently the device gets such amazing software options that it becomes a must-buy device. It is now around $30 on aliexpress which is a no-brainer to be honest. Best device for that price for sure, if you don't mind the small screen size
Thanks so much for sharing this! Glad you gave the A30 another shot and hope you warm up to it even more as the Miyoo community continues to work their magic.
I love catching the names of amazing looking romhacks watching videos like this, have to check out a plumber for all seasons now!
Absolutely loving the a30. So glad I ordered one
Thanks man! Ive got a black A30 in route now, so i cant wait to get it and upgrade it!
I dont have BIOS file in retroarch. Its on the first page with all the spruce stuff. Should i move BIO file to retroarch?
I see a trend of CFW like Pokémon Professors
Excellent video, well done. I just got this and find that I'm really liking it for a small retro machine. I have not fully reviewed it yet, but the d-pad feel and size is very, very, similar to a NES controller. The entire thing is about the same size as a NES controller. I think the d-pad up/down inputs are favoring minor side to side accidental inputs, but so far, not bad for such a small priced little unit.
do you think they will make a A30 plus? keeping this as small as possible with a 3.5" screen would be cool
I just got the Miyoo as a total noob to the retro scene (except for playing MGS on a phone emulator.) I love the hardware of it (except for not supporting half my chargers) and Im so glad to see that Spruce solves nearly all of the software issues too!
I may take the time to do some hardware mods of this thing and have line of sight to add cartridges, headphone jack, removable battery (probably unwise while it's running, haha) and USB-PD charging (or at least work with those chargers). But those plans are lofty and Ive got other projects right now.
Do you know what settings I would need to change to to fix audio issues with Chrono Trigger in the settings for retroarch on this device? It sounds like the audio is just jumbled up. I can't seem to figure it out. Haven't tried many other games on this but the audio for other SNES is fine. I have spruce on my device too. Thanks.
Knulli is coming for the A30 as well
when?
@@randalconn128 no timetable its in development
Are you able to use enhanced resolution on PS1 games? That’s a big one for me.
On some games
Great video. Like most people, I loved the looks of the A30 while being disappointed that they used cut rate hardware. I'm happy that there's now an OS out that makes the most of said hardware. This makes me more apt to buy a Miyoo A30. There's still a 99% chance that I don't; but, that's a whole percentage point more than before I watched this video/tutorial.
Great tip and video.
With the latest stock firmware, my games just stopped loading on the second day of ownership... Probably the cruddy SD card it shipped with but who knows. I'll be installing spruce as soon as possible.
Well I instaled it... on new sd card. But I ve got no sound =.= atl level 20 I need to put my console speaker near my Ear to hear anything... any guess what happened and how to fix it ?
I just got mine working half decent. I'm interested in this. But I'm gonna wait until it's more stable
I can't get any of the SNES games to open at all, it just crashed right away, same with NES games
Eh, I dont know Joey, if I was going to go for this device I might as well go for a 35XXH ... Pay a little more but you're getting way more console as well, and still horizontal and very portable.
I'm not selling this, just sharing a guide :)
Mine just refused to load GB or FC games....sure enough the crappy stock SD was corrupt within 2 days. This is a lifesaver because overall I like the system as a super portable device I can take anywhere
That’s why the first thing I did with miyoo mini plus that came with an sd card was to copy all its content and toss it
Did Spruce find a way to increase the screen brightness? Or not possible already at max?
I don't have a brightness issue personally, it's decent.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds if you have the Anbernic rg28xx try comparing the two panels. That's where other reviewers were getting the complaint the difference is quite big.
I run ra30 on mine and the games dont freeze. I have played a couple ps1 games and tons of super nintendo. I dont think ill switch to spruce until it does something that ra30 cant do. That being said I appreciate the video. Your guides are always easy to follow.
Anyone have any fixes for arcade games not working? When I try to load them I get a white screen with some text basically saying it can't load it
I don't know if any one else has this issue but the psp an Dreamcast stuff has disappeared an when I try an load it in retroarch it doesn't work?
Stellar. Guess I'll get this one instead of the RG28XX cause I love Miyoo's buttons / d-pad feel. Analog stick is also a neat thing to have for Shmups. I don't need it but for 30$ hell yeah. Thanks Joey ! :)
I got one a few days ago from Aliexpress and the stock fw seems to serve okay. I might update anyway but it's the rom set that bugs me lol.
Thanks for all those explanations ! I just installed spruce os, wifi is connected, but when I want to update things like cheats or shaders in retroarch, it just quits to the spruce menu... Did anyone encounter this issue ?
I'm having this issue. I also can't really get anything to play well. You don't notice with slow RPGs but a lot of faster games like pokemon pinball or even conker's for the GBC... I cant get anything impressive to play well.
i added my roms to the destined folder, but games won't show up on the device, i dont get it.
On the original mini you had to refresh the roms by pressing select and menu to make them show up.
So even with this OS you don't quite recommend it, or is it good now?
I wonder how this compares to RA30 which aimed to do something similar. I'll definitely be checking this out
Spruce is superior. I tried both ra30 and BTN and this is by far better
I have my console with the latest version of BTN, it is a very good option compared to the factory firmware, I am going to prepare another micro SD to test Spruce, although it already works well and for the 29 dollars it cost me I think it is enough for me enough, greetings
I just got one based on the looks alone even after all the bad reviews. Being able to play ps1 games (also some shenmue) on a nes controller is just otherworldly 🤯😂
Being an nes is controller is it for me..
a30 would have been better with the 750x560 screen from the miyoo mini
I wished they called it Goose instead of Spruce. But I wasn’t on that committee.
This looks clean. But, it's still an A33
I Like the design of the A30 it really really cool but I don't know if I want to tinker around with it to make it work properly it's awesome the community fixes it but I'll skip this one do better Miyoo I love my Miyoo mini it's disappointing they dropped the ball like this smh.
So this is a single card system, right? What microsd size for complete GBA library an couple PS1 games? 128GB?
Yep.
Super surprised you bothered with this device again after your glaring review.
Oh come on we don't "talk" about retro handhelds on the discord we rabble about them!!
Achievements only work for 5-10 minutes then cuts out and the device has to be restarted.
Yeah, noticed that after unfortunately. Sigh.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Sounds like you guys have the bug I've been trying to figure out for literal weeks. After X amount of time, the wifi just hangs until a reboot. It will show as connected and show it has an IP, but if you go to the wifi settings, it won't show any other wifi networks available even if you know there are.
I sent Miyoo a video of this in action, so hopefully they'll replicate and get a firmware fix rolled out.
If you just turn off the wifi completely there is no lag in closing games and saving and loading. Just treat it as a non wifi unit until it’s fixed by miyoo.
I ran this and it locked up on a PS1 game. Not sure if fluke or not.
anyone else here after buying one off the aliexpress sale?
Me, mine didn't even work though I somehow figured out how to add minui and got it working and then changed it to a different one and added all the roms back and now it works
Cool dude. How’s the analog stick working? Is yours wonky too?
@DarthInfernusify no actually mines works pretty good, I did calibrate the stick when I got it though, have you tried that
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spruce trava apos jogar psp , n64 ou nds após 30 min jogando! não recomendo
Mono speaker and no 3.5 audio jack = crap. But plenty of people have low standards.
Another great guide 🫡