$80 Plug & Play Emulation PC With PS2, Wii & Over 70,000 Games! Worth It?

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  • @Madlittlepixel
    @Madlittlepixel  3 місяці тому +5

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    • @Gametester110-qf8vs
      @Gametester110-qf8vs 3 місяці тому

      I dig how these things look! They didn't just fix up some old, junked PCs, wipe'em down, and shove'em out the door. They made the effort to throw together those slick, translucent cases. So Props to them for the presentation and cool looking hardware. As for the system itself, for $80 it looks legit. It's not gonna be a great experience but for the money it could work. Probably better than a Pandora Box at that cost also.

    • @gpabroon
      @gpabroon 2 місяці тому

      What do you recommend as the best device currently for all in one, fully loaded.
      Looking for a system with all the roms, runs smoothly, good controllers. Ideally under 200. As long as performance is good, controllers are responsive, and can connect to 4ktv.
      Just so many choices out there, hard to determine what isn't garbage.
      Interested in all the old snes, genesis, nes, master system. I also want it to be able to run sega saturn at least with all the games.
      Thank you

  • @erikl5340
    @erikl5340 3 місяці тому +107

    I have this device. It is a good one but in order to boost the performance i cloned the HDD with an SSD and i got an instant FPS raise of at least 20%

    • @TheSteveTheDragon
      @TheSteveTheDragon 3 місяці тому +11

      Wow. That means it's using a hard drive cache for extra memory. Yikes.

    • @Cerelius1
      @Cerelius1 3 місяці тому +2

      If that's the case and it is using hard drive cache as mentioned, would upgrading the ram work as well? I think he said it has 4gb?

    • @modern_method
      @modern_method 3 місяці тому +3

      how do you clone to a SSD??

    • @JonathonFailsAtLife
      @JonathonFailsAtLife 3 місяці тому

      ​​@@modern_methodThere are several ways, but the last time I did it I used Clonezilla.

    • @nathanblades3395
      @nathanblades3395 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@modern_method easy you just copy all the files off the HD to SSD

  • @PabstOban
    @PabstOban 3 місяці тому +41

    For me... the build is everything...
    Am I asking too much that the roms are clean, organized and tested? If it doesn't play right... it doesn't belong.
    China... if you are listening... if you want to get a skeptical American buyer to take a chance on your system.... make sure your build is TIGHT. We don't care about 75,000 games, we'd be happy with 10k that work. Give us that, and you're gonna sell a lot of units.
    On top of that... you only gotta do it once... then just adjust it for different hardware.
    The messy rom dump stuff is an IMMEDIATE no for me.

    • @steveno7058
      @steveno7058 3 місяці тому +3

      Unfortunately most people are dumb and will choose to buy the system that advertises 70,000 games instead of 10,000

    • @shoot_the_glass5654
      @shoot_the_glass5654 3 місяці тому

      I did buy a preloaded mini pc bundle a few years back that used Batocera 30, it was OK but to get the most out of it it's always better to upgrade the os version to a more recent version and seek out your own rom collections to put it on. I've replaced many of the bin cue, iso, gdi roms with CHD but I was able to add more games as a result and I also stripped out the video media which takes up quite a bit of space. If you want the best experience with PS2 and gamecube emulation, a gpu or an AMD cpu that supports Vulkan will outperform intel graphics.

    • @powerzx
      @powerzx 3 місяці тому

      @@shoot_the_glass5654 It is a bad idea to change everything to CHD, as CHD needs more memory and faster CPU to unpack data.

  • @PapaC-o9b
    @PapaC-o9b 2 місяці тому

    thats so cool its on my christmas wish list. thanks bud.

  • @SynthfulDuck
    @SynthfulDuck 3 місяці тому +24

    Imo this is much better than buying raspberry pi's just to let them in a drawer collecting dust after people move on to the next thing.

    • @ofj6400
      @ofj6400 3 місяці тому +1

      Preach

  • @Riz2336
    @Riz2336 3 місяці тому +16

    10 year old pc, sounds like my laptop I use

  • @jasonjones6346
    @jasonjones6346 3 місяці тому +3

    Lol. This is exactly what I'm working on with one of my old motherboards. The only difference is that mine was to be a all in one media center. With some games added. Was still working on a case and power for it.

  • @AndruComedy
    @AndruComedy 3 місяці тому +7

    Nice vid.
    For me, it's all about the controller support and how dialed it is for the different consoles. Been a fan of you since your Odroid XU4 stuff and that device had power but the controllers always needed endless tweaking in ES

    • @Southized
      @Southized 3 місяці тому

      Batocera does all that for you

  • @Heckinwhatonearth
    @Heckinwhatonearth 2 місяці тому +1

    i bought a redmi pad se brand new for $140 with 8gb ram, and it emulates as good as this if not better for some titles. And it's portable, too. Also runs hl2,ep1/ep2 portal and counter strike source ( at a decent res,, medium settings, 90+ fps). Also plays warcarft 3, diablo 2, homm 3, red alert 2, even cod4, oblivion and up to mw3 is perfectly playable, also, all the android games ever made, so i don't see a point to these things, especially since most people have a pc way more capable already.

  • @videostash413
    @videostash413 3 місяці тому +19

    Man, I want something this size that focuses on playing Windows 95/98/XP games and reads cds. FPGA maybe

    • @joezar33
      @joezar33 3 місяці тому +1

      Yeah , I don't get why anyone would want this thing, it be better off as a office PC , probably would play old *RTS Warcraft 1,2,3 Diablo 1, Doom maybe even "Heroes of Might and Magic*. Crazy to see *SEGA Saturn* and *Gamecube* was literally going to make this horrible device explode 😅

  • @braddl9442
    @braddl9442 3 місяці тому +31

    This is a good way to upcycle old computers honestly. But Clone the HDD to an SSD as soon as you get this.

    • @o-datsingh7296
      @o-datsingh7296 3 місяці тому +8

      What does that mean?!?!

    • @falconbluestv
      @falconbluestv 3 місяці тому

      ​@@o-datsingh7296 copy the hard drive provided to a solid state drive

    • @powerzx
      @powerzx 3 місяці тому +1

      In 99.99% games change from HDD to SSD will not change anything, as CPU (and sometimes GPU) will be a bottleneck.

    • @joezar33
      @joezar33 3 місяці тому

      Dam tho , this is a recycled PC ? sorta hard to believe , what did they use win95 or DOS pc. It's struggling hard

    • @powerzx
      @powerzx 3 місяці тому

      ​@@joezar33It has an intel Celeron Processor 1037U 2M Cache, 1.80 GHz which was launched in Q1 2013. It is not from Win95 or DOS era. That CPU was for very light tasks like display ads in stores. It sucks for gaming. So better buy some old PC from Ebay than this crap.

  • @MrEd20901
    @MrEd20901 3 місяці тому +3

    Interesting device. E-waste is a growing concern. I have a few old laptops I've repurposed, can't throw them away. ROM dumps suck. Nobody needs 70k games but the number sells drives/devices. Then people realize after a month that they don't play 69k of them and another bunch dont run right. 😂

  • @JDWatkins
    @JDWatkins 3 місяці тому +1

    "this is cool dude"...
    I am betting that grade 4 was the hardest 6 years of his life.

  • @fatherdom7619
    @fatherdom7619 3 місяці тому +4

    Hell it looks better for gaming than a firestick

  • @rnk99999
    @rnk99999 Місяць тому +1

    I picked this up and there is some serious controller lag no matter what you play. Even atari lags like crazy. Tried 8bitdo and the controllers it came with. Even scrolling through the menu to pick a game lags or sometimes scroll on its own.

  • @ElFino013
    @ElFino013 3 місяці тому +1

    Someone might fact check me but wasn't the After Years released in segments/chapters so that's why there are multiple versions?

  • @localh
    @localh 3 місяці тому +2

    I got the exact one but with black enclosure which was all beaten up from packaging. I just use the board for my arcade cabinet but later replaced with a full size pc board and clone it to ssd.

  • @BenJamin-ve4xu
    @BenJamin-ve4xu 2 дні тому

    I bought an HP Elitedesk 705 G4 (USFF) with a Ryzen 3 2200 GE for that money. Swapped the ram for 8 gigs dual channel (4+4) and it runs batocera 40 from USB. Runs PS2 without hacks, OpenGL, at 3x no problem, even Snowblind Engine games (tested Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 1 & 2 PAL Versions, fires also didn't cause any slowdown or glitches) at 100%. Don't buy crappy emulation boxes.

  • @grimsdungeonofcomics
    @grimsdungeonofcomics 3 місяці тому +4

    Whew, too choppy for me. I'll wait another year and see if they've got it worked out for PS2 and it would have been great to see some actual Wii games played other than the VC stuff. Great to see those Rebirth games though, but I want to see if it'll run The Last Story or something of that nature. Also curious about GC.

    • @nathanblades3395
      @nathanblades3395 3 місяці тому

      Just buy a computer and set it up or use an old computer if you have one 🤔

  • @MeltWithU
    @MeltWithU 3 місяці тому +1

    Truthfully, the games look incredibly sharp. Though, I can’t help but wonder if there are settings in order to make these games wide screen without stretching them. I know some emulators allow you to do that with 4:3 content. Have you checked the settings to see how you can manipulate the video and audio? I may pick a more powerful version of something like this up soon. As there are so many of the classic games that I would love to play. Though, I would want the hardware running these games to be powerful enough to run them without slow down or hitches. Up to possibly through the Xbox 360/PS3 era. I know some of them are even emulating Xbox one and PS4 stuff now.

  • @supermist
    @supermist 3 місяці тому

    The WiiWare titles listed numerous times are likely the dlc which would require some work to get running with the base game

  • @JSFTR
    @JSFTR 3 місяці тому +2

    I’m watching the video now as long as they have a killer instinct on his bad boy that would be awesome

  • @roncozad4108
    @roncozad4108 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you fot pointing out that temus problems aren't just Chinese sellers. I'm wanting to get one of these units but am unsure which one, so I'm hoping to get eome good advice from your channel and others like it. I used to be a heavy gamer, but lost a lot of interest when every console I'd buy would crap out within a week or two! The last one being the Xbox 360 elite, which destroyed games the first day I had it!! Needless to say I've got a bad taste in my mouth after that B.S. especially at thoughs prices. Do you have any recommendations? I enjoy all sorts of genres, more so FPS, RPG, and RACING. LOVE YOUR CONTENT I FIND IT VERY HELPFUL AND INFORMATIVE.

  • @borninblack
    @borninblack 3 місяці тому +1

    Nice little system but i just recently got around to building a emulation machine with an old ryzen pc and it runs all upto ps2,gamecube etc and only cost me just under £50 ($55) so not a bad buy at all.Runs all what ive thrown at it with some tweaking here and there running retrobat on it as a front end for all emulators.

  • @jonzo22
    @jonzo22 Місяць тому

    Cool idea, kind of just makes me want to build one with better specs

  • @nathanblades3395
    @nathanblades3395 3 місяці тому +2

    I have an out dated laptop I never use Im planning on turning that into an emulator console

  • @LoveatFirstHike
    @LoveatFirstHike 3 місяці тому

    I’m looking for something exactly like this in a similar price range. Really just want it to be able to play everything up to the GameCube/ Dreamcast era with minimal work getting crap to run (I loathe retroarch) I don’t mind cleaning up the roms list myself.. just want stuff to run. Bonus if it can run Saturn.

  • @thegreyfuzz
    @thegreyfuzz 3 місяці тому

    Biggest question is of what quality are the game controllers? Wouldn't expect them to compare well against something like the better 8bitdo (@ $40 each), but if they are decent...clone the disk to NVME or SATA SSD, and drop it in an N100 board....maybe dig up and older 2G Nvidia or RTX GPU from the junk bin...Think we might really have something capable of emulating some much higher end consoles. and still stay around $200.

  • @MaverickM1
    @MaverickM1 3 місяці тому

    If you want to pcheck emulation speed, try some of the latest Amiga Aga games with exact emulation settings. It kills almost anything. An xbox on pc is not a big deal, same system.. also most of 3d consoles emulation needs gpu not cpu power. Amiga emulation can’t be accelerated with gpu, it is very cpu hungry due all the special chips of the system. (That’s why Amiga emulating softwares have the settings for different fidelity levels like blitter emulation, sprite emulation and so on. Cycle exact modes are big cpu killer.

  • @WMARUoriginal
    @WMARUoriginal 3 місяці тому +2

    I really like the transparent shell! I wish current mini PCs offered this type of shell. Too bad about the power and multiples of each game though.

  • @eelobrian6727
    @eelobrian6727 3 місяці тому +2

    Imagine is Adventure Rebirth had been included in the Dominus collection.

    • @Blas4ublasphemy
      @Blas4ublasphemy 3 місяці тому

      Such a good game too, I wonder why we didn't get it?

    • @derealized797
      @derealized797 2 місяці тому

      There was Castlevania, Contra, and Gradius. These 3 Rebirth games were WiiWare titles. And they're not 'as easy' to find now as they were. You still can but it'll require some digging. We did just get the DS Castlevania games recently, just out of nowhere, so maybe, unless there's a very specific reason. I'd like to think it's possible we'll see something more.

  • @dallase1
    @dallase1 2 місяці тому

    So what are the System Specs? What CPU, Video Chipset? Is it a Celeron, Pentium i3, i5?

  • @pitapitabread
    @pitapitabread 14 днів тому

    cool! can you try the similar model that has a 3865U CPU?

  • @joeallan3706
    @joeallan3706 Місяць тому

    i wish someone would make something like this but with a current gen AMD APU. no duped games i would pay $300-$350

  • @filipfilipov2261
    @filipfilipov2261 3 місяці тому

    Can I somehow get the software from you, like a hard disk clone over a cloud please. I have a A10 6700 quad core 4.3 ghz, 8gb ram, 1030 geforce, 1tb hdd and 320gb ssd lying around and would like to turn it into a emulator console so I can smack scarface tho if i remember well this pc was able to run gta v at somewhat decent fps on medium

  • @publiolabrador
    @publiolabrador 3 місяці тому

    Hey mlp big fan of the channel hope all is well I was curious to know if this has silent hill 2 and 3 and if it does does it run well thanks man take care

  • @PhonexayChanthaboune
    @PhonexayChanthaboune 2 місяці тому

    is this a 4 player game and is it better then like the x2 ,x3,x4 etc

  • @MotownBatman
    @MotownBatman 3 місяці тому

    I Need a Laser Engraver to Cut Cases like this.
    I have a Pile of Nice Laptop MoBos I pulled from Damaged Screens.
    I need a way to EnCase them , but those damned cutters are $$$ for a descent one

  • @MetalHendrix.
    @MetalHendrix. 3 місяці тому +3

    Rookie Here,🤚🏽What if i throw a SSD on it? Thank You.

  • @gregsmith9183
    @gregsmith9183 3 місяці тому +7

    This Intel Celeron Processor 1037U, 2 core 2 thread rsystem running Intel HD iIGPU Isn't the greatest. Even one of those used HP or Dell business systems you can get for around $100 will do a far better job. As others have mentioned an SSD can greatly improve performance.Yet the heavy hitters systems they include that don't play well just shouldn't be included IMO. Even an old I7-3770 with 4 core 8 thread CPU from 12 years ago will beat the pants of an old Celeron system like this. You can also try tweaking the emulator settings the systems/game that struggle. Though i'd say most people who buy a system like this would just expect everything to work out of the box on default settings.

    • @bitelaserkhalif
      @bitelaserkhalif 3 місяці тому

      It's even worse than a 2nd gen i5 "laptop" that I have

    • @rayansales1854
      @rayansales1854 2 місяці тому

      Hello, I'm about to purchase one of these here in Brazil, but I wanted to play PS2 with good quality, if I want to change the processor, can I do it?

  • @Giansan26
    @Giansan26 3 місяці тому

    Will this work with a generic USB arcade stick kit

  • @aaronb3760
    @aaronb3760 3 місяці тому

    What would be a good price for a plug and play that will play n64 and maybe GameCube? Thank you

  • @OphidianGG
    @OphidianGG 3 місяці тому

    I bought a small form factor MSI prebuild with a GTX1050 and an 8th gen i5 for 50 eur, just use that for my emulation needs in my living room lol. Pretty sure you can find similar stuff everywhere if you look for older devices instead of getting this junk.

  • @johndemetro8184
    @johndemetro8184 3 місяці тому

    Do you think it’s possible to upgrade the CPU for better performance?

  • @TysonBegford
    @TysonBegford 3 місяці тому +1

    I can’t wait until a device comes out like this in this price range but with full ps2 and Dreamcast libraries. These devices seem to only be able to run a very few games on those platforms.

  • @bobbyblanco5351
    @bobbyblanco5351 3 місяці тому

    Nice cool looking PC but can't top my kinhank x5 pro 🔥 it's king of plug n play ! Til I find some better,but nothing beats it yet !

  • @shaolinsnake9650
    @shaolinsnake9650 3 місяці тому

    What OS/emulation manager does it use?

  • @finnz7786
    @finnz7786 Місяць тому

    how do you boot it up???

  • @mjdf122
    @mjdf122 3 місяці тому

    Better price but this emulation PC still needs more power to run all generations and game libraries like my set up

  • @NBC_NCO
    @NBC_NCO 3 місяці тому

    Im a big fan of upcycling.

  • @Dreammaster15089
    @Dreammaster15089 3 місяці тому

    Any link or name of this please. So I can check it out.

  • @deathincarnatesplace
    @deathincarnatesplace 3 місяці тому

    dude which on do i buy???

  • @AdrianAnderson-w8f
    @AdrianAnderson-w8f 2 місяці тому

    Can you add your own games to it

  • @flyhouseoftruth470
    @flyhouseoftruth470 12 днів тому

    I have a ps3 that plays PS1 games but won't play ps2. I want to play GTA Vice City but it's a PS2 game. what game system has that one game on it, I don't need any other. I have the GTA Vice City for PS2 on disc so whatever I get is going to be legal for me alone, I can use the game I already have as the license. The one that won't play on my ps3.

  • @omarguerrero6417
    @omarguerrero6417 3 місяці тому

    Them motherboard are like 140 dollars alone and are use for nas server but has 2 core apparently

  • @chris285as
    @chris285as 3 місяці тому

    I think quality over quantity. Actually buying games. Emulating controls is always off.

  • @MINKIN2
    @MINKIN2 3 місяці тому

    An acceptable use of what would be e-waste.

  • @nathanblades3395
    @nathanblades3395 3 місяці тому

    My phone is kind of old it runs games upto a PS1

  • @GamerMastodon
    @GamerMastodon 3 місяці тому

    Any new info on that 666 DOOM?

  • @Khinh-xq6lx
    @Khinh-xq6lx 3 місяці тому +1

    sega saturn they need a better emulator

  • @TheSteveTheDragon
    @TheSteveTheDragon 3 місяці тому

    Well, it does play GameCube games...just not well.

  • @legitcrack6438
    @legitcrack6438 3 місяці тому

    No thanks, paid £50 for a used dell latitude 5400 with 8265u. No contest.

  • @jameshenderson4089
    @jameshenderson4089 3 місяці тому

    I still have my original Wii with all three of the rebirth games.

  • @anthonym6119
    @anthonym6119 3 місяці тому

    Good idea but not powerful enough to actually play all the games

  • @RolandoMarreroPR
    @RolandoMarreroPR 3 місяці тому +1

    I got a Ryzen 2400 mini PC that plays way better than this.

  • @turtlehermit6047
    @turtlehermit6047 3 місяці тому +2

    Still can hack a Wii cheaper.

    • @rnk99999
      @rnk99999 Місяць тому

      My old hacked Wii plays all the old games from N64 and back great. This this has insane lag no matter the controller.

  • @jonathantodd9906
    @jonathantodd9906 3 місяці тому

    I have a gtx 1080 gaming pc and a steam deck non oled so this sort of thing is useless to me.

  • @rickylopez1262
    @rickylopez1262 3 місяці тому

    Buyer beware My order you recommended came in and didn't have any wii ware games and the build is different. My version only had 54761 games. A lot of six generation games runs bad. Please do not buy. It's a bait n switch scam

  • @ronm6585
    @ronm6585 3 місяці тому

    👍🏻👍🏻

  • @BURRITO44
    @BURRITO44 3 місяці тому +2

    Video should have been much longer !!

    • @Madlittlepixel
      @Madlittlepixel  3 місяці тому +4

      When I record videos like this I do wind up recording a lot of footage, this one I had almost an hours worth. The problem is watch time and retention. Even if I could edit it to 30 mins, or even 20 mins.. not as many people will watch a longer video so it hurts my channel unfortunately. If there is more stuff people want to see I can do follow up content, but just gotta see in the comments people asking for me to test certain things etc.

  • @moonbilal707
    @moonbilal707 3 місяці тому +2

    The stage in Cruis‘n Exotica is Seoul, South Korea! Not North Korea 🤦🏻‍♂️😡

  • @jason.kchantziaras8456
    @jason.kchantziaras8456 3 місяці тому +3

    Can’t play Sega Saturn. No thanks. , my raspberry pie runs Sega Saturn

  • @AlexanderSalas-l6f
    @AlexanderSalas-l6f 3 місяці тому +2

    Can i have it

  • @haha-noop7973
    @haha-noop7973 3 місяці тому +1

    The wiiware got my attention