How to get retro games emulators set up on a Chromecast with Google TV 4K
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- We take a look at how to get retro games emulators set up on a Chromecast with Google TV 4K. The Chromecast is a cool little device for playing retro games on and comes with your favourite streaming apps too such as Netflix and Disney+ and because its Google Certified you can stream at full quality. The main problem is that the play store versions of the emulators don't really work. Let me show you how to get emulators that do work even with scoped storage up and running.
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The input lag on the bluetooth controler is unbearable
Oh really 😢
@@DAsalsa33 I discovered how to fix that. It's a configuration in RetroArch
@@disminliguido which configuration??
use a ps4/ps5 or xbox controller and fix settings
@@Limpet23 really I'm going to try this now I hope it works man
Will this work with the HD chromecast instead of the 4k model?
The same method to install the emulators and access your ROMs on the USB drive should work fine but the performance of the HD model will be a bit worse than the 4K. You should have no issues with 8 & 16 bit systems such as NES, Master System, SNES and Genesis. Genesis 32X and PlayStation should also run pretty well too. The issue will likely be with the more demanding systems such as N64, Dreamcast and PSP which will have less performance than the 4K as it has a less powerful chip than that model. Definitely worth a go though.
How do i open retroarch menu to close the game and change it without closing the app?
You need to set hotkeys in the retroarch input settings to open the quick menu. You can set it to L3 + R3 if you have analogue sticks that have buttons or choose something like L1 +R1 if not. Once you have the hotkeys set you can open the quick menu and use the close content option to close the game and return to the retroarch menu.
I have the core, the ps1 iso, the firmware, still chromecast closes the app when loading, bummer
Is this the chromecast 4K? Are you getting retroarch from the retroarch site rather than Google play? I’d also try an older version of retroarch as that might work.
@@RetroGamesGuide play store, not available, thru play store on phone, always shows error, tried lates and stable from retroarch site, same, i went to chat gpt, it seems the chromecast power ain't enough 4 it, i can open arcade, snes, even 64 games (which actually works better on mupen64fz) but ps1 games, that's when i have trouble
I followed all the instructions, but whenever I run PS1 games, it crashes
Nevermind, I just found the workaround... deleted the .cue file, works fine
Ah ok cool glad to hear you got it working. I haven’t encountered that error yet but maybe my roms are in a different format.
He said it doesn't play well
PS1 should play pretty well.
@@RetroGamesGuideOn such low end devices like the CCWGTV, what core is being used makes all the difference. PCSX Rearmed is the only one running all games smoothly for me on this device. Some 2D or not demanding games allow increasing resolution, but other would barely cover the 30/60 fps ..
which power adapter do you recommend? (5V 2a?)
Yeah any adapter that gives you at least 2 amps I’d say.
Can it run ZX Spectrum emulators from the play store?
It can probably run them but whether you can navigate to where your ROMs are stored could be the issue.
@@RetroGamesGuide Okay thanks for your reply.
How come my smart tv won’t installl retroarch apk when I follow the steps exactly as described? When I click installed it just keeps prompting ‘not installed’
Is this on a Google chromecast 4K directly or on an android system on your smart tv?
@@RetroGamesGuideit’s a android smart tv from Sony 2022
This tutorial is for a chromecast 4K. Not sure if it will work on an android smart tv as the specs might be too low but you can try it. Have you put it into developer mode?
@@RetroGamesGuideyes I did. Maybe that’s why. Thanks!
Can you recommend a good usb storage device?
I just used a Micro SD card with a USB adapter but any cheapish USB stick should also do the job. I’d stick to a named brand like Sandisk though. You just need to format it as FAT32. Use something like rufus to format it if you are on Windows.
PSP games ain't listing on my end (using latest PPSSPP 1.17.1). What format are your PSP games?
Have you entered the path to your usb stick rather than trying to navigate to it? Mine were cso files but whatever PPSSPP supports should work. Did you get the apk from the PPSSPP site rather than play store too?
@@RetroGamesGuideYes, I've entered the path to the USB, then navigated to the PSP folder but as soon as I open it, it doesn't list any games, but all of them are actually there. Mine are cso as well. I can play them just fine if I navigate to them via X-Plore file manager, but it is way more easy and user friendly if they list inside the emulator itself. Oh well ..
That happened to me on the onn box when I did a video for that. I wonder if the same method would work for you on the chromecast. ua-cam.com/video/vycgmqKit_0/v-deo.html
@@RetroGamesGuideYeah although you do not show it in the video it sounds like the same thing and we use the same workaround. The games do show at recent, but not forever and app update definitely clears them out. I've installed the PPSSPP through the app store, because I want it to update when there is a new version, since performance on this emulator keeps improving.
I formatted to fat32 with Samsung bar 128gb usb 300mb transfer speed and it won’t show up in retroarch
Does it show up in the system menu that shows storage?
@@RetroGamesGuide yes it does but does not show the space on it just says connected or eject
Try formatting it again and putting it in the device before copying the files across to it. It should create a load of android folders on the drive.
@@RetroGamesGuide what format should I use?
@@richardbyfield1918 FAT 32. If you are using windows you may need to download a tool like rufus to format large drives in FAT 32.