Hey. I’m trying to transfer a ROM to my Steam Deck after setting up EMUDECK. I’ve formatted a USB drive using the EMU tool and I’m trying to transfer a NSP file into the ROMS folder of the drive. However it always fails and I get this prompt: ‘file is too large for the destination file system’ What am I meant to do to get around this?
God Tier Video. Had to leave a comment. As a 40-something first time PC gamer (thanks to Steam Deck) your vids have been helpful. Half the fun is getting the emulators to work as well as finding all the ROMS and BIOS. Barely even have time to play, but like I said, the set-up is half the fun and I'd be lost without videos/tutorials like these on the youtube/reddit/net. Thank you!
Hi guys I'm just getting back to gaming again at 35 and I'm getting my steam deck tomorrow and I'm starting to understand that I need the roms and bios first to play, so my question is where do I get these from? Sorry for sounding like a hopeless newbie but that is exactly what I am
Wow this is an insane amount of work you've put into all these guides! Thank you! I've only done a little bit of set up for emudeck so I can't wait to dive back into it, once I get myself a usb hub. Doing emudeck stuff without a mouse and keyboard was painful and I'm not doing that again lol.
This video alone pushed me into buying the Steam Deck. I was hesitant but have been struggling with a good console to emulate everything and you have streamlined my decision. Thank you!!!!
Something you didn't mention but I found helpful. In the rom manager there is an exceptions section. This is a feature precisely for fixing incorrectly titled/imaged games. If you have a rom that has been incorrectly scraped you can add an exception entry for the filename, then choose what the title should be, the name the scraper should be searching for, or even better an ID for steam grid db so it can be explicitly told what rom info to populate for your rom. For example say you have a rom named "timesplitters 1 - PS2.iso" but the rom manager thinks it's "Timesplitters Future Perfect". You can add an exception entry with the following settings: Extracted title (what the rom filename is): timesplitters 1 - PS2 New display title (what you want the title to be): Timesplitters New search title (what string the rom manager should use to search for info from steam grid db or what explicit id): ${gameid:35537} The id for specific games can be found on steamgriddb (35537 is Timesplitters on PS1) This way there is no need to rename rom files, no need to download custom images, and all the extra meta info from steamgrid is added.
Thank you for this. I have a lot of Japanese games and the Rom Manager does not know how to handle them. It gave my Japanese version of "The Misadventures of Tronne Bonne" the title of a pornographic VN instead.
How is this a good video I have no idea where to find ROMs or biofiles or emulators to set up Retroarch where did you get this information it's not in the video or the description or website bad tutorial please help me let me know the steps you took to figure it out don't see it in none video no links or descriptions....... 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Emudeck seems really fantastic ! The SteamDeck is looking more and more like the ultimate gaming system, as much for current gen to emulation. And you written guide is fantastic as well, a real reference like many of your previous guides.
Oh yeah and what is crazy is the mobile gaming GPU benchmarks are catching up fast with the console market. This is why PlayStation and Xbox are trying to grab as many exclusive games as they possibly can. Nvidia , AMD, Steam are all major contributors to the Vulken project, and Nvidia said their goal is to catch the console market in GPU speeds on mobile processor and they are almost there within almost a decade. Smart Phones came out in market in 2008 and look where we are now compared to the console gaming market thats been around for almost 4 decades
@@kalkydra You can already buy yourself a portable monitor for the Deck. They're not too expensive, and a 15.6 inch is plenty for two people playing close to the screen together
This video was SOOO helpful. I just ordered my first steam deck mainly looking forward to playing some of my nostalgic games! GameCube, ps1, ps2 games like LOTR, nfl and nba street! Way too excited but super nervous seems overwhelming with the steps! Hopefully this video and your guide can make it a breeze
After many hours of searching, the best way to transfer files between Windows and Steam Deck is to map Steam Deck's folders as network drives. I learned this from a vid on MonroeWorld YT channel. Mapping network drives doesn't require you to install anything on Windows or SteamDeck. All other guides want you to install apps like, Warpinator, FileZilla or Syncthing. Many users post mixed results with these apps.
Check your local classified’s. I purchased one for much less than Msrp and I am over the moon with it. It has 100% revived my love for gaming and is the type of device I’ve always dreamed of owning since the launch of the nvidia shield (which I never got to own or test out)
Russ, just want to say you are a pillar of the community. Your guides are so helpful, and you clearly put a lot of time into them and your videos. I don't have a Steam Deck, but this definitely makes me want one eventually! I would love to play some Xbox classics on a handheld.
Nice guide - FYI there's a better way to handle the fact you don't want individual game links in Steam ROM Manager which stops you having to redo the whole list when you add something new. Within the left menu of SRM, at the top, is an item called 'Exclusions'. You can use this to correct titles, correct it finding the wrong SGDB entry, etc but you can also use it to exclude certain titles from being imported to Steam when running the parsers. Just fill in 'Extracted Title' and turn 'Exclude Title' on.
Great video man! So cool that you got featured as the official UA-cam guide from the discord Been using emudeck since back in April and it was still pretty user friendly back then but had a little bit of jankiness. It’s incredible how far it has come in terms of seamlessness and being well configured since then
Thanks a ton for this guide! It was really helpful, though I did run into an issue where my external hard drive couldn't be read by the SteamDeck. To bypass that issue: 1. Reformat the microSD card to exFAT on your PC. Quick format works just fine here. This way, it could be read by both Windows and Linux operating systems. 2. Transfer all roms and bios from the PC to the microSD card. 3. Put the microSD card into the SteamDeck, go to Desktop Mode, and copy all the roms and bios to the Desktop. 4. Go into SteamOS and reformat the microSD card in the Setting section. This way, EmuDeck's setup process can find the microSD card path. 5. Follow the steps as they're listed in this video for basic setup (before the Steam ROM Manager part). 6. Transfer all the roms and bios from the Desktop to the correct locations on the microSD card. 7. Proceed with the Steam ROM Manager setup as you covered in this video to complete the whole process. 8. Games all work and run without issue.
I can't praise you enough for this incredible setup guide.. Reading your written guide now and man... I hope you are loving what you do because it is so well written. Thank you Retro Game Corps (or the individual who put this together.) :)
Truly, thank you for this thorough video. I know it was time consuming but this is giving a lot of people a trip down memory lane. After getting this running perfectly alongside your video I sat there all evening playing classics I haven’t played since I was a child. This made the steam deck one of the greatest gaming devices us older gamers lived long enough to see.
I've seem other tutorials for emudeck but this one is something else! I love the option of inputting certain emulators in my library for quick access but also having other on emulation station! AWESOME VIDEO! Much thanks!
Excellent work, just got my steam deck a week ago and have been trying to figure out emudeck. Thanks to you I now have all my old games backed up and playable on steam deck! Also it took me longer than it should have because I got distracted watching your channel. Thanks for the great content and guides.
How is this a good video I have no idea where to find ROMs or biofiles or emulators to set up Retroarch where did you get this information it's not in the video or the description or website bad tutorial please help me let me know the steps you took to figure it out don't see it in none video no links or descriptions....... 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Fantastic Guide, Russ! Thanks! Just starting the process of finally getting Emulation up and running on my Steam Deck and I couldn't be more excited / confident having your video and written guides on hand. I got my RG351V based on your videos and have been loving it. Looking forward to having some of the slightly more modern consoles in a portable format!
This is AMAZING! Made me buy steam deck. Protip : If you have windows or mac and want to transfer files. Just use Warpinator to transfer over wifi easily.
@@MerrickCamo520 yes we know the ps3 is crap and the psp emulator is even more crap lol steam needs to update or something I wish they have classic boy pro emulator on here its the best one there is.
@@MerrickCamo520 thanks for the feedback, can you please submit it in the GitHub issues tab so the developers can track it? github.com/dragoonDorise/EmuDeck/issues
Can I just say, I have revisited this video again to help me muddle through this process as I'm not the best at this sort of stuff and it's been a massive help. Wish I could give 10 thumbs up!
Unless I missed something, if you want to tweak individual game settings it's far easier to have the game outside of Emulation Station. As a standalone 'non Steam game' you can save tweaks on a per-game basis (such as the adjustments to BotW) directly from the Steam menu overlay. If you make these adjustments after having launched in Emulation Station it applies those 'per game' settings to every single game launched in ES (I tweaked BotW in ES, Virtua Tennis 2 suddenly became locked to 40fps!)
Fantastic job Russ... this is the best emulation guide for the Steam Deck, and its not even close... been following you for a while, and you always do great work... and thanks for that FPS/Refresh tip. A week ago, I had changed that, and then all of a sudden all my retroarch games started acting up... again thank you very much...
I've been into emulation for a decent amount of time, trying to find a good handheld. This definitely has the best user experience. The customization is perfect 😍
I love these videos, Russ. I honestly think I have more fun setting up a device than playing games. It's a challenge to overcome, getting the thing to run juuuuuuust right. I just finished setting up my Odin. And I don't think I've played that 1/5 of the time I spent setting it up!
Huge thanks bro, just got my Deck in last night and this tutorial was exactly what I needed to get my emulators set up. I have subbed and look forward to future content.
I'm endlessly amazed at what this community has been, and keeps doing for ease of access and setup of emulation on devices like SD. Thanks Russ for your great guides that help even a vet like me, and to any of the devs building things like this in your free time, collaborating to make these tools as seamless as possible, and constantly updating to account for changes and new ideas. It's amazing. I'm consistently humbled by the hard work and dedication I see in this community, and I make sure to support it when and where I can ✌️
This is absolutely the most comprehensive and best info on retro gaming. Although, I don't own a Steam Deck, i'm going to try my hand at installing and setting up Holoiso (Steam OS) on a mini PC then add EmuDeck with the help of your guide. I've tried Batocera, but I think with the Arch and Plasma DE and integrated Steam OS this might make it more enjoyable to have the ability to do all my gaming with Steam and EmuDeck while also having the ability to use Plasma DE for other non-gaming activities, where Batocera is mainly for retro gaming.
Was able to follow this step by step (plus checking your website). Worked great and the few things that have changed over the last few months didn't have any impact on the steps. It's all working. Thanks!
For those who know how to do it: I really liked the Network-drive-integration in Dolphin. Setting up SSH access / an FTP server allowed me to directly drag and drop files from my PC to the Steam Deck without any dongles. You may want to give that a try.
@@gerboog Hmm, I really hate AnyDesk. Always makes problems / weird limitations. Better than TeamViewer but still... Parsec is a thing for remote control.
I just want to say, I’ve been watching this channel (and this video) over and over again while I’ve been waiting to get my deck this week. My homework has paid off today, and I’m up and running, thanks so much for making these videos!
This couldn’t have come at a better time, I’m receiving mine tomorrow ! 😁 Thanks a lot for all the work you put in your videos, you’re doing a stellar job 👏
Invaluable. The Steam Deck is becoming an absolute unit. Honestly the emu deck experience used to be nigh unusable. These updates are massive improvements. I can't wait to see what the future has in store. With the GPU market still screwed up, the Steam Deck is the single best gaming device you can buy today for under 500$
Something I would note in your written guide is the steam formatted sd card has a block size of 4K whereas the likely exfat formatted flashdrive from your rom source is going to have a block size of 32K. This means that trying to do a mass merge following emudeck's directory structure will result in an overwrite rather than a merge, so all the prior data you may have moved will be removed.
3:56 an alternative to this if you don't have a USB c hub is to get a program called warpinator on your PC and on the steam deck. It will allow you to wirelessly transfer files from your PC to steamdeck and then you place said roma where you want them stored.
4:37 also if you have a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard you can pair it to the steam deck in the main ui. Press the steam button scroll down to settings,then Bluetooth, scroll down to bottom and it'll show devices ready to pair. Put your device into pairing mode and select it. If your device is not showing up at first try turning the Bluetooth on and off via the toggle at the top.
Glad to see some one else mention this. While I run Linux on my main machine I've got no SD card reader nor a USB C hub to use any of my external drives with the Deck so Warpinator has been rather handy at times.
Linux also supports SMB so you could just put your roms in a network share. I have a NAS so I logged into that on my deck and I can access all my stuff from there.
For moving files to and from the steam deck I'd highly recommend warpinator. If you don't have external storage large enough for your files this is a great solution. I used it to set up mine and it went smoothly.
It's the fastest transfer software that I've ever seen, well that doesn't use ethernet I mean lmao. It transferred tons of PS2 roms to my Steam Deck faster than my ISP even allows.
Thanks for this excellent guide! Unbelievably helpful. Here are a couple of additional small things I learned about EmuDeck the hard way: 1. I had an issue where retroarch overrides and config were not saving properly - cheats, controller remaps, and save states were not persistent. It turned out I had two installations of retroarch - one on the hard drive and one on the sd card. Removing the internal install and clarifying the paths in retroarch Settings>Directory fixed it. 2. By default EmuDeck selects Yabause as the retroarch core for Saturn, and I found that it would not play more than half the roms I threw at it. A helpful reddit post showed me that you can duplicate Steam Rom Manager profiles (COPY link at the bottom) and change the core association that way. I copied the Yabause profile, renamed it Beetle, and edited the Command Line Argument to replace "yabause_libretro" with "mednafen_saturn_libretro", and now I can play all of my Saturn roms.
Thanks for the great video, I subbed! Just a tip to make transferring ROMS alot easier, look up a video I found called "Transfer files from PC to Steam Deck with FTP / FileZilla" They can be transferred wirelessy which I found so much more convenient instead of the transferring to external storage.
Can’t believe how easier things are now with just the Steam Deck, these apps and the vid/written guide. Absolutely GOATed console tbh, the PC game library is the golden cherry on top.
Absolute class, new subscriber! I can’t wait to get my Steam Deck. It was an impulse purchase, this video has smoothed over any buyers regret I might have had.
This is an amazing update and a amazing video. I am ordering my steam deck soon and have book marked this video so i can watch it again and go to the written guide. Thank you
thank you very much for this guide, youve been my fav retro gaming channel. I know its often thankless work but i truly appreciate you and the time it took for this.
Amazing video. Just got my Deck, and following this video, I had zero problems installing it and getting it to run. One little addition - on, the PS3 emulator, I found it really easy to add games using the "add games" option under "file" - I've got my games in folder format (PS3_Game/PS3_UPDATE etc.). I might be explaining this poorly, but just to illustrate you can add them even if they're not in pkg files. I tried this using Split Second, a game which pretty much runs like crap, but at least I was able to install it and get it to run.
thanks for the awesome video. emulation station seemed like the way to go but i think the fact that SRMA puts all your roms into collections helps the clutter, and allows you to have per-game controller configs and performance settings.
Absolutely amazing video Russ this helped a lot, just got my deck over a week ago and loving it super easy to follow guide, got it up and running last night :)
Thanks, Russ. I successfully got emudec up and running on. On my steam deck, thanks to your guide and your written guide on your website. I won't say that it was a piece of cake or anything. But I got it working. With my dock And I didn't go crazy or anything and install a lot of ROMS, just my favorite Library of games. A few NES. And SNES. Games some wonder swan color. My favorite fighting games on MAME My favorite racing games. A few. PS2 games. Some of my favorite role playing games. And a few card games. Everything worked and I was able to get box art for most of the games.
There is now an updated guide! ua-cam.com/video/Y5r2WZAImuY/v-deo.html
Thanks, waiting for my steamdeck
Hey.
I’m trying to transfer a ROM to my Steam Deck after setting up EMUDECK.
I’ve formatted a USB drive using the EMU tool and I’m trying to transfer a NSP file into the ROMS folder of the drive.
However it always fails and I get this prompt:
‘file is too large for the destination file system’
What am I meant to do to get around this?
God Tier Video. Had to leave a comment. As a 40-something first time PC gamer (thanks to Steam Deck) your vids have been helpful. Half the fun is getting the emulators to work as well as finding all the ROMS and BIOS. Barely even have time to play, but like I said, the set-up is half the fun and I'd be lost without videos/tutorials like these on the youtube/reddit/net. Thank you!
Thanks for the comment!
Buy the Half-Life games. That should get you started with pc games
I completely agree
Yeah this guy doesn't even enjoy playing an actual game anymore there's no challenge lmao. Think about it.
Hi guys I'm just getting back to gaming again at 35 and I'm getting my steam deck tomorrow and I'm starting to understand that I need the roms and bios first to play, so my question is where do I get these from? Sorry for sounding like a hopeless newbie but that is exactly what I am
Man, I feel like I need a degree in programming to understand my Steam Deck.
Depends on if you come from a console background or were a pc gamer already. For your average pc user this is really not all that complicated imho.
Your just dumb
The struggle is real! It seems like there are so many things to mess up and processes I don't understand!
@@hours2309 I'm definitely in the console background camp, I'm asking a PC gaming friend of mine to help me get started.
It‘s Linux. When you are using the Deck over the standard configuration you need to know that. No programming, though.
This is an absolutely huge update! Thanks so much to everyone involved in pushing EmuDeck forward!
Trash
@@Vandius24 Unfortunate, but you can use a different version of Cemu.
i have everything install but idk how to download the games
@@fatsecurityguard2864 pirate bay
@@fatsecurityguard2864internet archive, 1337x.to & piratebay.
It's crazy how much love and care went into Emudeck! Props to EVERY SINGLE person who worked on this! This is insanely great!
Hiding the games within Emulation Station and out of the SteamOS library was probably my most wanted feature. Thanks for the overview video Russ!
Just uncheck all the options on the right side in Steam Rom Manager except Emulation station
@@aquagiraffe1988 left side you mean
Do you have to download emulation station from steam separately or does it come with emudeck?
@@dasmichel1268 It comes with EmuDeck
Wow this is an insane amount of work you've put into all these guides! Thank you! I've only done a little bit of set up for emudeck so I can't wait to dive back into it, once I get myself a usb hub. Doing emudeck stuff without a mouse and keyboard was painful and I'm not doing that again lol.
Glad I could help!
I said the sam.. I'm not doing all that again.. then found myself doing it again a week later 😂
Somebody give Russ a UA-cam Oscar for the excellent work he’s been doing.
This video alone pushed me into buying the Steam Deck. I was hesitant but have been struggling with a good console to emulate everything and you have streamlined my decision.
Thank you!!!!
Been waiting for this
Me 2
DUDE SAME
Just ordered my Deck...thanks.
@@andrefoster5554 for what
Same, waiting for the windows boot one now
Something you didn't mention but I found helpful.
In the rom manager there is an exceptions section. This is a feature precisely for fixing incorrectly titled/imaged games.
If you have a rom that has been incorrectly scraped you can add an exception entry for the filename, then choose what the title should be, the name the scraper should be searching for, or even better an ID for steam grid db so it can be explicitly told what rom info to populate for your rom.
For example say you have a rom named "timesplitters 1 - PS2.iso" but the rom manager thinks it's "Timesplitters Future Perfect". You can add an exception entry with the following settings:
Extracted title (what the rom filename is): timesplitters 1 - PS2
New display title (what you want the title to be): Timesplitters
New search title (what string the rom manager should use to search for info from steam grid db or what explicit id): ${gameid:35537}
The id for specific games can be found on steamgriddb (35537 is Timesplitters on PS1)
This way there is no need to rename rom files, no need to download custom images, and all the extra meta info from steamgrid is added.
What a great game to use as an example
Thank you for this. I have a lot of Japanese games and the Rom Manager does not know how to handle them. It gave my Japanese version of "The Misadventures of Tronne Bonne" the title of a pornographic VN instead.
How is this a good video I have no idea where to find ROMs or biofiles or emulators to set up Retroarch where did you get this information it's not in the video or the description or website bad tutorial please help me let me know the steps you took to figure it out don't see it in none video no links or descriptions....... 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Emudeck seems really fantastic ! The SteamDeck is looking more and more like the ultimate gaming system, as much for current gen to emulation. And you written guide is fantastic as well, a real reference like many of your previous guides.
Oh yeah and what is crazy is the mobile gaming GPU benchmarks are catching up fast with the console market. This is why PlayStation and Xbox are trying to grab as many exclusive games as they possibly can. Nvidia , AMD, Steam are all major contributors to the Vulken project, and Nvidia said their goal is to catch the console market in GPU speeds on mobile processor and they are almost there within almost a decade. Smart Phones came out in market in 2008 and look where we are now compared to the console gaming market thats been around for almost 4 decades
Lets hope in the next iteration keep the same size and bring an 8 inch OLED screen !
@@kalkydra You can already buy yourself a portable monitor for the Deck. They're not too expensive, and a 15.6 inch is plenty for two people playing close to the screen together
This video was SOOO helpful. I just ordered my first steam deck mainly looking forward to playing some of my nostalgic games! GameCube, ps1, ps2 games like LOTR, nfl and nba street! Way too excited but super nervous seems overwhelming with the steps! Hopefully this video and your guide can make it a breeze
Same here..W
Me too. I have all the tools, just need to buy a Bluetooth keyboard. Just take your time & you'll be fine👍
After many hours of searching, the best way to transfer files between Windows and Steam Deck is to map Steam Deck's folders as network drives. I learned this from a vid on MonroeWorld YT channel.
Mapping network drives doesn't require you to install anything on Windows or SteamDeck. All other guides want you to install apps like, Warpinator, FileZilla or Syncthing. Many users post mixed results with these apps.
The way this guy finishes every sentence in the same way is like being waterboarded lol
Feels like Valve has created a monster of a system.
And I am high key tempted to own it!
Check your local classified’s. I purchased one for much less than Msrp and I am over the moon with it. It has 100% revived my love for gaming and is the type of device I’ve always dreamed of owning since the launch of the nvidia shield (which I never got to own or test out)
Yes it is a beast of a system but the screen could have been better, the black bleed is very noticeable
Russ, just want to say you are a pillar of the community. Your guides are so helpful, and you clearly put a lot of time into them and your videos. I don't have a Steam Deck, but this definitely makes me want one eventually! I would love to play some Xbox classics on a handheld.
Awesome. I ordered a new 256gb SD today for emulation, and then I see you've uploaded another of your top shelf guides for just that.
Thanks again!
do you know how many games you can emulate with a 256 gb card I'm worried i wont have enough storage
@@cryo4992 Depends on what you're emulating. I'm interested in PS2, 3, and Switch. I've got a modded OG Xbox for NES thru PS1 emulation.
Nice guide - FYI there's a better way to handle the fact you don't want individual game links in Steam ROM Manager which stops you having to redo the whole list when you add something new. Within the left menu of SRM, at the top, is an item called 'Exclusions'. You can use this to correct titles, correct it finding the wrong SGDB entry, etc but you can also use it to exclude certain titles from being imported to Steam when running the parsers. Just fill in 'Extracted Title' and turn 'Exclude Title' on.
This thing is blowing my mind right now! I can't wait to get my hands on a Steam Deck!
This is fantastic! I simply cant wait for my SD to arrive. This is one of the first things I plan to do with it. Thanks a lot for the guide!
Great video man! So cool that you got featured as the official UA-cam guide from the discord
Been using emudeck since back in April and it was still pretty user friendly back then but had a little bit of jankiness.
It’s incredible how far it has come in terms of seamlessness and being well configured since then
What a fantastic way to spend a Sunday morning. Thanks for another fantastic guide! I can finally begin trying out emulation on my SD!
Have fun!
I love you bro. Saved me so much heartache for setting up this beautiful device! God bless
Steam Deck arrived yesterday so this guide couldn't have come at a better time 😁 big thanks!
Mine tomorrow! RGC's timing is on point!
@@Imagination972 hell yeah my dude 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Thanks a ton for this guide! It was really helpful, though I did run into an issue where my external hard drive couldn't be read by the SteamDeck. To bypass that issue:
1. Reformat the microSD card to exFAT on your PC. Quick format works just fine here. This way, it could be read by both Windows and Linux operating systems.
2. Transfer all roms and bios from the PC to the microSD card.
3. Put the microSD card into the SteamDeck, go to Desktop Mode, and copy all the roms and bios to the Desktop.
4. Go into SteamOS and reformat the microSD card in the Setting section. This way, EmuDeck's setup process can find the microSD card path.
5. Follow the steps as they're listed in this video for basic setup (before the Steam ROM Manager part).
6. Transfer all the roms and bios from the Desktop to the correct locations on the microSD card.
7. Proceed with the Steam ROM Manager setup as you covered in this video to complete the whole process.
8. Games all work and run without issue.
I can't praise you enough for this incredible setup guide.. Reading your written guide now and man... I hope you are loving what you do because it is so well written. Thank you Retro Game Corps (or the individual who put this together.) :)
Truly, thank you for this thorough video. I know it was time consuming but this is giving a lot of people a trip down memory lane. After getting this running perfectly alongside your video I sat there all evening playing classics I haven’t played since I was a child. This made the steam deck one of the greatest gaming devices us older gamers lived long enough to see.
@Bluedex YT if you have them downloaded then just toss them in the folder as he mentions.
I've seem other tutorials for emudeck but this one is something else! I love the option of inputting certain emulators in my library for quick access but also having other on emulation station! AWESOME VIDEO! Much thanks!
Excellent work, just got my steam deck a week ago and have been trying to figure out emudeck. Thanks to you I now have all my old games backed up and playable on steam deck! Also it took me longer than it should have because I got distracted watching your channel. Thanks for the great content and guides.
Exciting to see the updates here, been setting this up over the last few weeks, and man even in that short time have things improved
How is this a good video I have no idea where to find ROMs or biofiles or emulators to set up Retroarch where did you get this information it's not in the video or the description or website bad tutorial please help me let me know the steps you took to figure it out don't see it in none video no links or descriptions....... 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
You are a total legend. I get my Steam Deck in '1 to 2 weeks' thanks to your amazing video this is the first thing I will be doing, +1 subscriber!
Fantastic Guide, Russ! Thanks! Just starting the process of finally getting Emulation up and running on my Steam Deck and I couldn't be more excited / confident having your video and written guides on hand. I got my RG351V based on your videos and have been loving it. Looking forward to having some of the slightly more modern consoles in a portable format!
This is AMAZING! Made me buy steam deck. Protip : If you have windows or mac and want to transfer files. Just use Warpinator to transfer over wifi easily.
Wow, they did an awesome job on this latest update. As always, this video goes into awesome detail for setup. Nice work. :)
Thank you!
@@MerrickCamo520 yes we know the ps3 is crap and the psp emulator is even more crap lol steam needs to update or something I wish they have classic boy pro emulator on here its the best one there is.
@@MerrickCamo520 thanks for the feedback, can you please submit it in the GitHub issues tab so the developers can track it? github.com/dragoonDorise/EmuDeck/issues
@@girlyfarts1237 why are you saying steam needs to update ? the emulator devs need to update.
@@Xfade81 yeah steam on desktop needs to update inorder to have the emulators working properly.!!
Can I just say, I have revisited this video again to help me muddle through this process as I'm not the best at this sort of stuff and it's been a massive help. Wish I could give 10 thumbs up!
Happy to be of help, thanks for watching!
Thank you for the written guide. It was essential to getting my deck set up.
Unless I missed something, if you want to tweak individual game settings it's far easier to have the game outside of Emulation Station. As a standalone 'non Steam game' you can save tweaks on a per-game basis (such as the adjustments to BotW) directly from the Steam menu overlay. If you make these adjustments after having launched in Emulation Station it applies those 'per game' settings to every single game launched in ES (I tweaked BotW in ES, Virtua Tennis 2 suddenly became locked to 40fps!)
You can apply settings to all games in steam
Fantastic job Russ... this is the best emulation guide for the Steam Deck, and its not even close... been following you for a while, and you always do great work... and thanks for that FPS/Refresh tip. A week ago, I had changed that, and then all of a sudden all my retroarch games started acting up... again thank you very much...
I've been into emulation for a decent amount of time, trying to find a good handheld. This definitely has the best user experience. The customization is perfect 😍
I love these videos, Russ. I honestly think I have more fun setting up a device than playing games. It's a challenge to overcome, getting the thing to run juuuuuuust right. I just finished setting up my Odin. And I don't think I've played that 1/5 of the time I spent setting it up!
Thanks for the guide. Still need to figure out a few things but I’m sure your online guide will give me the answers. You rock.
Really appreciate the written guide, it adds a ton to the already great video. Wonderful to have as a reference!
Huge thanks bro, just got my Deck in last night and this tutorial was exactly what I needed to get my emulators set up. I have subbed and look forward to future content.
I'm endlessly amazed at what this community has been, and keeps doing for ease of access and setup of emulation on devices like SD. Thanks Russ for your great guides that help even a vet like me, and to any of the devs building things like this in your free time, collaborating to make these tools as seamless as possible, and constantly updating to account for changes and new ideas. It's amazing. I'm consistently humbled by the hard work and dedication I see in this community, and I make sure to support it when and where I can ✌️
I've emulated played games and then I've come back to this video like 4 times to UP MY GAME. Thank you so much!
This is absolutely the most comprehensive and best info on retro gaming. Although, I don't own a Steam Deck, i'm going to try my hand at installing and setting up Holoiso (Steam OS) on a mini PC then add EmuDeck with the help of your guide. I've tried Batocera, but I think with the Arch and Plasma DE and integrated Steam OS this might make it more enjoyable to have the ability to do all my gaming with Steam and EmuDeck while also having the ability to use Plasma DE for other non-gaming activities, where Batocera is mainly for retro gaming.
Was able to follow this step by step (plus checking your website). Worked great and the few things that have changed over the last few months didn't have any impact on the steps. It's all working. Thanks!
For those who know how to do it: I really liked the Network-drive-integration in Dolphin. Setting up SSH access / an FTP server allowed me to directly drag and drop files from my PC to the Steam Deck without any dongles. You may want to give that a try.
I'd use AnyDesk .. much better and I can remote control my PC and vice versa
@@gerboog Hmm, I really hate AnyDesk. Always makes problems / weird limitations. Better than TeamViewer but still... Parsec is a thing for remote control.
Can you explain with details please?
It’s really slow using SSH , copying roms to a card and then copying them over to the deck was way faster for me
@@valley_robot I mean, depends on your setup. I would assume pretty much all
I just want to say, I’ve been watching this channel (and this video) over and over again while I’ve been waiting to get my deck this week. My homework has paid off today, and I’m up and running, thanks so much for making these videos!
This couldn’t have come at a better time, I’m receiving mine tomorrow ! 😁
Thanks a lot for all the work you put in your videos, you’re doing a stellar job 👏
Oh god this guide is so complete. Good job and thanks for the hard work!
Thanks for this clear and detailed tutorial!
This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. Thank you!
Invaluable. The Steam Deck is becoming an absolute unit. Honestly the emu deck experience used to be nigh unusable. These updates are massive improvements. I can't wait to see what the future has in store. With the GPU market still screwed up, the Steam Deck is the single best gaming device you can buy today for under 500$
I was confused at first but after actually trying it , this video made sense . Trust the process
Wow.. this is an amazing guide man, thank you for this! Keep up the great work!
honestly subscribed just for the written guide as an option - kudos!
Something I would note in your written guide is the steam formatted sd card has a block size of 4K whereas the likely exfat formatted flashdrive from your rom source is going to have a block size of 32K. This means that trying to do a mass merge following emudeck's directory structure will result in an overwrite rather than a merge, so all the prior data you may have moved will be removed.
Man I'm so hype for this can't wait to get my own Steam Deck and emulate away my favorite games like Medievil or Syphon Filter.
Thanks for all the effort you put in to these videos! You've made my transition in to emulation much easier 😊
Ive just decided to go ahead and buy one so im VERY grateful to have found your page. I have a few months to get all the things i need to get prepped.
3:56 an alternative to this if you don't have a USB c hub is to get a program called warpinator on your PC and on the steam deck.
It will allow you to wirelessly transfer files from your PC to steamdeck and then you place said roma where you want them stored.
4:37 also if you have a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard you can pair it to the steam deck in the main ui. Press the steam button scroll down to settings,then Bluetooth, scroll down to bottom and it'll show devices ready to pair. Put your device into pairing mode and select it. If your device is not showing up at first try turning the Bluetooth on and off via the toggle at the top.
Damn you guys rock lol
Glad to see some one else mention this. While I run Linux on my main machine I've got no SD card reader nor a USB C hub to use any of my external drives with the Deck so Warpinator has been rather handy at times.
Linux also supports SMB so you could just put your roms in a network share. I have a NAS so I logged into that on my deck and I can access all my stuff from there.
@@chronossage Do you have a Synology NAS, been looking at a few of them and they look pretty solid.
My 512gb Steam Deck should be arriving next week. i really appreciate your guide.
For moving files to and from the steam deck I'd highly recommend warpinator. If you don't have external storage large enough for your files this is a great solution. I used it to set up mine and it went smoothly.
It's the fastest transfer software that I've ever seen, well that doesn't use ethernet I mean lmao. It transferred tons of PS2 roms to my Steam Deck faster than my ISP even allows.
I just got my deck in Australia and your guides kick arse mate.
That written guide *chefs kiss* you’re highly appreciated sir 🙏🏾
Thanks for this excellent guide! Unbelievably helpful. Here are a couple of additional small things I learned about EmuDeck the hard way:
1. I had an issue where retroarch overrides and config were not saving properly - cheats, controller remaps, and save states were not persistent. It turned out I had two installations of retroarch - one on the hard drive and one on the sd card. Removing the internal install and clarifying the paths in retroarch Settings>Directory fixed it.
2. By default EmuDeck selects Yabause as the retroarch core for Saturn, and I found that it would not play more than half the roms I threw at it. A helpful reddit post showed me that you can duplicate Steam Rom Manager profiles (COPY link at the bottom) and change the core association that way. I copied the Yabause profile, renamed it Beetle, and edited the Command Line Argument to replace "yabause_libretro" with "mednafen_saturn_libretro", and now I can play all of my Saturn roms.
I see in the written guide that Beetle is supposed to be the default core for Saturn, but for me that wasn’t the case. Weird!
Thanks for the great video, I subbed!
Just a tip to make transferring ROMS alot easier, look up a video I found called "Transfer files from PC to Steam Deck with FTP / FileZilla"
They can be transferred wirelessy which I found so much more convenient instead of the transferring to external storage.
curious though. wouldn't it take longer to transfer everything over bc its wireless?
Thanks for reminding me to be hydrated, I appreciate it!
Can’t believe how easier things are now with just the Steam Deck, these apps and the vid/written guide.
Absolutely GOATed console tbh, the PC game library is the golden cherry on top.
Here have this crown 👑. This guide is so helpful 😁
Absolute class, new subscriber! I can’t wait to get my Steam Deck. It was an impulse purchase, this video has smoothed over any buyers regret I might have had.
This is the greatest guide I have seen for loading Emu Deck from scratch! Amazing video, 100% subbed and liked. I needed to take the time to comment
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you so much. I don't think I've ever watched a better guide. Your instructions are so clean and precise. I'll be sending you money, dude. 🙏
This is an amazing update and a amazing video. I am ordering my steam deck soon and have book marked this video so i can watch it again and go to the written guide. Thank you
This is huge. Like man what absolute angels to make all of this so easy and accessible
"I've created a written..." LIked and subscribed.
THANKS! Used your video and guide and got everything installed and running. Much appreciated!
thank you very much for this guide, youve been my fav retro gaming channel. I know its often thankless work but i truly appreciate you and the time it took for this.
Thank you family! Your guide really helped, as well as your in depth written guide.
Brilliant guide thanks a million. I got my Steamdeck on Monday and have used your guide to mod it and play my retro games 👍
Fucking how lol 😂 Bahaha
Thanks alot man! It took me forever to figure out how to get my PS2 games to work and this helped alot. You definitely earned another subscriber!
Love how easy this thing is to use. The ultimate gaming machine. Can't get over how well it works
Thanks for the indepth tutorial. This was a breeze with your instructions. Finally I can play AvP and The Punisher on my couch. Much appreciated 🙏
I have had my steam deck about a year, but just now really getting the chance to dive in.
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video.
Thank you for talking about the different micro sd cards! That alone makes this video gold!
Thank you so much I found this guide very helpful and easy to understand😃
You’re the man! Steam deck should be delivered very soon! First time emulating so been researching. Hopefully I do it all right!
Absolutely brilliant work, both the video and the write up!
Amazing video. Just got my Deck, and following this video, I had zero problems installing it and getting it to run.
One little addition - on, the PS3 emulator, I found it really easy to add games using the "add games" option under "file" - I've got my games in folder format (PS3_Game/PS3_UPDATE etc.). I might be explaining this poorly, but just to illustrate you can add them even if they're not in pkg files. I tried this using Split Second, a game which pretty much runs like crap, but at least I was able to install it and get it to run.
Just wanted to say your videos and resources are incredibly helpful. Thanks.
thanks for the awesome video. emulation station seemed like the way to go but i think the fact that SRMA puts all your roms into collections helps the clutter, and allows you to have per-game controller configs and performance settings.
Absolutely amazing video Russ this helped a lot, just got my deck over a week ago and loving it super easy to follow guide, got it up and running last night :)
I think I need a steam deck now, this looks amazing, thanks Russ
Getting my steam deck in a couple weeks can't wait
Thx for this guide. Finally I can play ALL my fave games at work 😎 The Steam Deck is by far the best Handheld ...
Thanks, Russ. I successfully got emudec up and running on. On my steam deck, thanks to your guide and your written guide on your website. I won't say that it was a piece of cake or anything. But I got it working. With my dock And I didn't go crazy or anything and install a lot of ROMS, just my favorite Library of games. A few NES. And SNES. Games some wonder swan color. My favorite fighting games on MAME My favorite racing games. A few. PS2 games. Some of my favorite role playing games. And a few card games. Everything worked and I was able to get box art for most of the games.
"Instructions not clear - Quantum TV" LOL.. great video, time to setup emulation on this deck.