Big thanks, ETA! I'm loving my Shield because it's more versatile than any of the Android consoles/set tops and with Retroarch, its all the more sweeter!
I love my Shield TV. I bought mine when they first came out. My only regret is i wish i would have bought the one with the 500gb internal hard drive but being able to use USB 3.0 external storage makes that a moot point anyway. And i'm sure I could map network shares to it just like I do for Kodi. It's an amazing box that keeps doing everything I could ask of it. And like you I use mine daily for media.
Sorry your sick hope you get better soon I have a H96 Max and was looking for part four of your review. I need help getting Dolphin and ppsspp running on it.
Awesome tutorial once again ETA! I've had my shield collecting dust since it was on sale for $149 with controller before xmas. I'd really love you to do a vid on setting up Hyperspin for the shield! Don't know if that's asking too much but it's really intimidating and I just can't find a good tutorial of how to do it. There's just tons of people showing off their builds though...If you could shed some light on this it would be awesome (especially how to do the snaps/wheels with an external HD and how to add/remove wheels we don't want)Thanks in advance ETA! Keep up the greatness!
Love your videos and posts. Because of them I purchase an Nvidia Shield 2017 16GB. Came with 2 gamepads, the remote and the Samsung Smart Things Adapter for $135 in eBay. I thought it was a good deal. I bought it mainly for emulation. I installed RetroArch but am not able to play two player. At one Point Player one and Player 2 were controllled by the same gamepad.....HAHA. That made Contra Interesting. Do you have a guide on how to setup RetroArch for 2 players, or is the some secret I am missing? Just became a $5 Patreon Member, thanks for all you do!
every time i find a new job for my raspberry pi i find out the nvidia shield does it much better (obviously) but it is fun learning on the raspberry pi first. Might continue using the raspberry pi for nes, snes, genesis, neo-geo and maybe use the shield for N64, gamecube, wii, ps2, xbox. time to do some research :)
What do you use for N64 and Neo-Geo/MAME? Can you go through setup for those specifically? I find Neo-Geo/MAME difficult to deal with and I have tons of ROMs for both to play. Playstation 1 would be nice too.
I used a third party app for N64 emulation, but it has those annoying black outlines for the textures and I don't know of any other alternative for N64 emulation. I also tried Gamecube emulation and yet despite being told Dolphin was supported, I couldn't find it or any other alternative anywhere on the device through searching on the app store. ePSXe I think is usable for PS1 games though.
A comment for all people struggling with RetroArch and getting your files to scan. Easiest way is uninstall and start fresh as this gets rids of any mess you have made. AFTER you install go to online updater and update EVERYTHING - update databases, update assets, update overlays, update core info files, and content downloader. THEN save configuration. THEN add your cores and FINALLY scan for your files. I had >4000 games for different systems and nothing was being picked up on scan. After I updated everything all the files came up in scan first time. It is VITAL you update after you install if your doing this for the first time.
Can you do a video of running and setting up 2 controllers on retroarch. I have 2 controllers paired and only can get 1 player to work, it is very annoying
Thanks, this video helped me a lot. But im having trouble with Pc Engine CD, Retroarch only recognizes regular card games, but not the CD ones, i have added the systemcard3 bios into the system folder inside retroarch, but it doesnt work, the games happens with Sega CD Games, only difference is that Retroarch recognizes the games.
Hi ETA Prime. Always appreciate your helpful videos. I'm wondering if this process would be pretty much the same for Android TVs made by Sony, Hisense, etc. (with the exception of the need to connect a controller of course).
@ETA PRIME DUDE i love your videos! really great stuff! your truly are the Retro King of TH-cam! can we possibly get a an up to date version of your Dolphin emulator settings for Nvidia shield TV?? as i have just bought one and it runs like crap on my 2017 shield! im trying to run Wind Waker and metal gear Solid Twin snakes on the newest build of Dolphin but no matter what settings i try it keeps stuttering and gets massive frame dips in any action scenes! all tuts on google are outdated and dont work for me. cheers and keep up the good work!
Nice tutorial, Wow Altered Beast? I think i have that game in the Attic :o) along with my Sega Genesis, Neo Geo, and a few others. Thanks for helping out so many. Wish I would have purchased this Nvidia Shield TV box from the beginning of Kodi time. I had all kind of Avox boxes, running on the crappy shell of Mickyhop, Gbox, Mi box, and a few others, You are 100% right, this is one little workhorse. Thanks again for helping out the TH-camrs.
Great video, works like a treat. Can't wait to play the old Speccy games. I have a question though; I use a keyboard on the Shield, USB Stick for the roms and i also have a USB retro Arcade Stick. I don't want to keep unplugging the keyboard to use the stick, can i buy any USB 3.0 Hub to use as it's Android?
Thank you for the video! Very easy to follow the only trouble I have had is the setting for menu toggle is in a separate sub menu now. I have had another problem with Snes roms not showing up any ideas? I have about 150 roms only about 20 showing up. You said you wouldn't use RetroArch for say N64 or some other systems. Why is that? Do you prefer individual apps for various systems or RetroArch as a one for all?
Do you have any experience with getting Retroarch to work well through Gamestream? I've set up Gamestream to play BigBox through my Shield and all emulators work pretty well, except I get a flickering effect when playing anything through Retroarch. Thanks for all of your how to vids!
Us poor buggers here down under are still waiting to buy the Shield pro tv to get a local release I could buy a earlier model but I would prefer the newer one with the faster chip
Cool video bro. Would there be any advantage if i copied the ROMs to the internal storage before? Instead of using an external USB drive. (And is it possible?) Android/Shield newbie here :)
I have a big request; how to install Sega CD, PC Engine CD, and Neo Geo CD games on retroarch via the Nvidia Shield. Where do you put the bios files to read?
Great video tutorial but I can't figure out how you have an 'Apps' channel and 'Games' channel on your home screen. Mine only shows Apps and I can't find a setting to add the games channel
I noticed you didnt use the nvidia_shield folder. I know that means the shield only has read access to the files instead of write and read access. Will this create issues with any system? Dosbox, apple 2, ported pc games, etc (for example)? Plus, getting dosbox running on shield is a pain, could you show us how to setup dosbox in retroarch on the shield pro? Thanks for your vids man!
So if you want to remap do you need a keyboard? I cant get anything to remap using just the controller. Also would love a vid to show how to setup MAME, what a pain that is to setup on retroarch!! still havent worked out everything. How do you get custom bezels per core, per game? how do i add my own bezels?
thank you for the tutorial. I have an issue with mapping an action key. Сan you tell me how to do it right? in the game Chip and Dale - the character can pick up an apple or a box - what menu item is responsible for this action? Its not a select or Start. Not A,b,x,y.
Great tutorial!!! What would be the best way to handle roms that are on the thumb drive but aren’t showing in retroarch? Altered beast is one of my favs and it also happens to be one not showing up!!!
really detailed.. thank you ... my problem is when i downloaded it ... the remotes are not working so i cant access the retroark menu to set it up .... i read in internet majority had similar problem and still didnt manage to solve it .... any ideas?
Great instruction video, thanks! I installed the C64 core and scanned for games, but after scanning no icon is added to the top menu of Retroarch. For NES and SNES it worked fine. What could be wrong?
Just installed and tested it.....but input delay is like hell! TV already in game mode, using a DS4 controller. Already tried all latency options..... My PS4 on same tv works grate. I don't know what to do. =/
On an unrelated note, have you seen anything about this nesmaker program that's being kickstarted? It's not out yet, but I wonder what you think of something like it.
Is there any way possible you could do a video with the best settings configuration in retroarch(N64,PS2,PSP,Dolphin) for Pascal GPUs I have an I7-7700HQ and a GTX1060 and can't get the best performance in Launch box. Really appreciate what you do thanks
I quit, wasted 2 hrs on trying to do this, for one I didnt even see the toggle combo option. I did everything else, selected the console games like u did and when I went to scan it i didn't see no folder to go into under storage. I have the nvidia shield from 2015 or 17, cant remember
Did you make a video on how to download and play wii u games on a samsung galaxy yet? If not can you do that for me please because I tried download wii u games on there but I didn't have internet connection.
You're one of the best tech tutorialists on youtube, man. You don't ramble, you get straight to the point crystal clear. Thanks!!
I feel like Ryan Reynolds just helped me set up my retro arch :) awesome video well said thanks man
I thought the se before reading your comment 🤣🤣👍
I agree, the Shield has surpassed all my expectations, and I love it! Thanks for this tutorial!!
I'd love to see an up to date list of all the cores you use for each system.
Glad to see you back to the Nvidia shield
Retroarch on Shield TV is just the beginning. Retroarch really shines when you pair it up with Hyperspin.
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This is really helpful! I have a NVIDIA Shield, and I had RetroArch downloaded but it's fairly intimidating to set up.
How did you setup the controls.
I can't download the core..all the time I press A goes back
Wow! I finally managed to get retroarch working after many a failed attempts!! Thanks a lot mate!
great stuff. Ive been way way overdue to setup my Shield to play retro games. I need to get this done!
Big thanks, ETA! I'm loving my Shield because it's more versatile than any of the Android consoles/set tops and with Retroarch, its all the more sweeter!
You got the best guide so far!
Please, more nvidia walk through videos! Would like to know about aio packs and how to get them working on it as well.
I just picked up the Nvidia Shield TV Pro today. It's SOOOOO much faster than my POS firestick!
just bought a shield and did wonder how to do retro gaming on it and now I know so thnx :)
I love my Shield TV. I bought mine when they first came out. My only regret is i wish i would have bought the one with the 500gb internal hard drive but being able to use USB 3.0 external storage makes that a moot point anyway. And i'm sure I could map network shares to it just like I do for Kodi. It's an amazing box that keeps doing everything I could ask of it. And like you I use mine daily for media.
Sorry your sick hope you get better soon
I have a H96 Max and was looking for part four of your review. I need help getting Dolphin and ppsspp running on it.
I really love your channel, am a huge retro gamer also and you make it so easy to understand and keep enjoying so many amazing titles
Awesome tutorial once again ETA! I've had my shield collecting dust since it was on sale for $149 with controller before xmas. I'd really love you to do a vid on setting up Hyperspin for the shield! Don't know if that's asking too much but it's really intimidating and I just can't find a good tutorial of how to do it. There's just tons of people showing off their builds though...If you could shed some light on this it would be awesome (especially how to do the snaps/wheels with an external HD and how to add/remove wheels we don't want)Thanks in advance ETA! Keep up the greatness!
ETA you are the man! Anytime I need help configuring my ROMs. I know who to go to!
Thank you. I've been swearing at RetroArch all morning trying to find my ROMs.
As usual, you content with well structured and easy to follow. Thank you very much for the great video.
I like the simple UI. Very similar to my Sony Blu-ray player.
Thanks for explaining it and making it seem simple! 👍
Thanks for the video, it helped me setup this pretty quickly. I like the retro font and snow background.
Still need to set up my Shield for retroarch gaming. Use it mainly for Plex Music,/movie server and TH-cam/Amazon Prime etc etc
So many bad tutorials, thank you lifesaver! If you could maybe make one about using two controllers and troubleshooting that would also be great :)
thanks for making this video! I messed up my system that my cousin set up for me and havent had access to my retro games for a long time. Cheers
Get well soon!
Your videos are great, simple and good explained ! Almost 100k subs
Love your videos and posts. Because of them I purchase an Nvidia Shield 2017 16GB. Came with 2 gamepads, the remote and the Samsung Smart Things Adapter for $135 in eBay. I thought it was a good deal. I bought it mainly for emulation. I installed RetroArch but am not able to play two player. At one Point Player one and Player 2 were controllled by the same gamepad.....HAHA. That made Contra Interesting. Do you have a guide on how to setup RetroArch for 2 players, or is the some secret I am missing? Just became a $5 Patreon Member, thanks for all you do!
every time i find a new job for my raspberry pi i find out the nvidia shield does it much better (obviously) but it is fun learning on the raspberry pi first. Might continue using the raspberry pi for nes, snes, genesis, neo-geo and maybe use the shield for N64, gamecube, wii, ps2, xbox. time to do some research :)
Nice video for the Nvidia Shield. Good job.
You really like Altered Beast on Sega XD haha You use that as the example for all videos
What do you use for N64 and Neo-Geo/MAME? Can you go through setup for those specifically? I find Neo-Geo/MAME difficult to deal with and I have tons of ROMs for both to play. Playstation 1 would be nice too.
I used a third party app for N64 emulation, but it has those annoying black outlines for the textures and I don't know of any other alternative for N64 emulation. I also tried Gamecube emulation and yet despite being told Dolphin was supported, I couldn't find it or any other alternative anywhere on the device through searching on the app store. ePSXe I think is usable for PS1 games though.
Happy chick apk
Thanks for this was easy to follow. Now I go play with it until I break it haha
Thanks for the easy to understand guide.
Really helpful video. Thank you. Greetings from Brazil.
A comment for all people struggling with RetroArch and getting your files to scan.
Easiest way is uninstall and start fresh as this gets rids of any mess you have made. AFTER you install go to online updater and update EVERYTHING - update databases, update assets, update overlays, update core info files, and content downloader.
THEN save configuration. THEN add your cores and FINALLY scan for your files.
I had >4000 games for different systems and nothing was being picked up on scan. After I updated everything all the files came up in scan first time. It is VITAL you update after you install if your doing this for the first time.
Can you save using retroarch?
@@ExtraordinaryJam Yes you can. You need to setup the buttons as does in the video so you can pause the game - you can then save
as always : thankd again ETA Prime !
very helpful !
:-)
Great clear video. I've been using Retroarch for a while and even I learned a few things!
What did you use to capture and record the shield video?
i heard the sega saturn emulator works really well on this
Very nice video man thanks for the good guide!
Can you do a video of running and setting up 2 controllers on retroarch. I have 2 controllers paired and only can get 1 player to work, it is very annoying
What setting should I pick when I want the phone to be controller ? Great video 👍👌
Muchas gracias!!!! Un saludo desde Argentina!
Great Stuff. Thanks
Thanks, this video helped me a lot. But im having trouble with Pc Engine CD, Retroarch only recognizes regular card games, but not the CD ones, i have added the systemcard3 bios into the system folder inside retroarch, but it doesnt work, the games happens with Sega CD Games, only difference is that Retroarch recognizes the games.
any chance you could do a dolphin set up on the shield?
good video as usual
You're the man. Thanks.
Hi ETA Prime. Always appreciate your helpful videos. I'm wondering if this process would be pretty much the same for Android TVs made by Sony, Hisense, etc. (with the exception of the need to connect a controller of course).
@ETA PRIME DUDE i love your videos! really great stuff! your truly are the Retro King of TH-cam! can we possibly get a an up to date version of your Dolphin emulator settings for Nvidia shield TV?? as i have just bought one and it runs like crap on my 2017 shield! im trying to run Wind Waker and metal gear Solid Twin snakes on the newest build of Dolphin but no matter what settings i try it keeps stuttering and gets massive frame dips in any action scenes! all tuts on google are outdated and dont work for me.
cheers and keep up the good work!
Thank you!
got a suggestion for a wireless controller off of amazon? Using an Sony Android TV. Thanks!
Great tutorial!
Can the Nvidia Shield Pro Support more than 2 controllers (multiplayer) at the same time for some of these retro games?
Thank u alot for this video, now i can see why it didnt works for me properly TY :)
Super helpful, thanks a lot!!!!!
Nice tutorial, Wow Altered Beast? I think i have that game in the Attic :o) along with my Sega Genesis, Neo Geo, and a few others. Thanks for helping out so many. Wish I would have purchased this Nvidia Shield TV box from the beginning of Kodi time. I had all kind of Avox boxes, running on the crappy shell of Mickyhop, Gbox, Mi box, and a few others, You are 100% right, this is one little workhorse. Thanks again for helping out the TH-camrs.
Great work!
Great video, works like a treat. Can't wait to play the old Speccy games. I have a question though; I use a keyboard on the Shield, USB Stick for the roms and i also have a USB retro Arcade Stick. I don't want to keep unplugging the keyboard to use the stick, can i buy any USB 3.0 Hub to use as it's Android?
Thank you for the video! Very easy to follow the only trouble I have had is the setting for menu toggle is in a separate sub menu now. I have had another problem with Snes roms not showing up any ideas? I have about 150 roms only about 20 showing up. You said you wouldn't use RetroArch for say N64 or some other systems. Why is that? Do you prefer individual apps for various systems or RetroArch as a one for all?
Do you have any experience with getting Retroarch to work well through Gamestream? I've set up Gamestream to play BigBox through my Shield and all emulators work pretty well, except I get a flickering effect when playing anything through Retroarch. Thanks for all of your how to vids!
I followed all these steps but the scanning folder is not being generated, what could be the reason? Please help.
Great video!
Us poor buggers here down under are still waiting to buy the Shield pro tv to get a local release I could buy a earlier model but I would prefer the newer one with the faster chip
Cool video bro. Would there be any advantage if i copied the ROMs to the internal storage before? Instead of using an external USB drive. (And is it possible?) Android/Shield newbie here :)
Thanks, great tutorial. By the way, isn't Retroarch managing the SNK Neo-Geo ? Only found the Pocket and Color emulators.
Could the Nvidia Shield be use as a OS for a arcade cabinet to play all the games arcade style?
I have a big request; how to install Sega CD, PC Engine CD, and Neo Geo CD games on retroarch via the Nvidia Shield. Where do you put the bios files to read?
why do you format in Ntfs instead of FAT?
Great video tutorial but I can't figure out how you have an 'Apps' channel and 'Games' channel on your home screen. Mine only shows Apps and I can't find a setting to add the games channel
Sounds like you have the newer Oreo Launcher. This video was made with the Marshmallow/Nougat Leanback Launcher, before the Android Oreo update.
I noticed you didnt use the nvidia_shield folder. I know that means the shield only has read access to the files instead of write and read access. Will this create issues with any system? Dosbox, apple 2, ported pc games, etc (for example)? Plus, getting dosbox running on shield is a pain, could you show us how to setup dosbox in retroarch on the shield pro? Thanks for your vids man!
Thank you!
So if you want to remap do you need a keyboard? I cant get anything to remap using just the controller. Also would love a vid to show how to setup MAME, what a pain that is to setup on retroarch!! still havent worked out everything. How do you get custom bezels per core, per game? how do i add my own bezels?
Do you prefer to use Retroarch instead of Happy Chick?
thank you for the tutorial. I have an issue with mapping an action key. Сan you tell me how to do it right? in the game Chip and Dale - the character can pick up an apple or a box - what menu item is responsible for this action? Its not a select or Start. Not A,b,x,y.
Great tutorial!!! What would be the best way to handle roms that are on the thumb drive but aren’t showing in retroarch? Altered beast is one of my favs and it also happens to be one not showing up!!!
really detailed.. thank you ... my problem is when i downloaded it ... the remotes are not working so i cant access the retroark menu to set it up .... i read in internet majority had similar problem and still didnt manage to solve it .... any ideas?
When you scan the roms is that copying the files into the shield? Or do you need to leave a usb drive plugged in at all times?
Great instruction video, thanks! I installed the C64 core and scanned for games, but after scanning no icon is added to the top menu of Retroarch. For NES and SNES it worked fine. What could be wrong?
Just installed and tested it.....but input delay is like hell! TV already in game mode, using a DS4 controller. Already tried all latency options..... My PS4 on same tv works grate. I don't know what to do. =/
Thankyou 👍
On an unrelated note, have you seen anything about this nesmaker program that's being kickstarted? It's not out yet, but I wonder what you think of something like it.
Does this work well with screen filters? Old games look a lot better with some sort of CRT filter imo.
What rom pack do you prefer as far as which 1 on arcade punks would have the most games like a 256gb or 400gb download?
Is there any way possible you could do a video with the best settings configuration in retroarch(N64,PS2,PSP,Dolphin) for Pascal GPUs I have an I7-7700HQ and a GTX1060 and can't get the best performance in Launch box. Really appreciate what you do thanks
Are there any videos on how to get Kodi 17 working as a Frontend for RetroArch? The controller never seems to work when I launch it through Kodi 17
Don't launch it through Kodi?
Please can you do a ps1 walkthrough and setup for the nvidia shield with a ps4 controller
Hi and Thanks for the tutorial. I formatted a 500gb ssd with NTFS and it doesn't show up in retroarch. Shield do recognize it but retroarch not.
When I scanned my SNES games, not all of mine showed up....
Joey Crysel me too
Convert to sfc file and it will work
why dont you use retro arch on shield for PS1 games???? would love to hear the reason and if possible a tut for same as well.
Have you got an updated tutorial for 2021 please?
hey man what the best option for shield? retroarch, retrox or hyperspin? thx in advanced
but what if so many games are not recognized under scan? I tried scan manually but still no luck
Is there a GameCube core? If not, can it be added manually?
Can you help please. I had to factory reset my shield when I try to add the thumbnails back they download but don't show up. Any ideas?
Thanks for the video! When I add games my SNES icon on the menu is just black - along with the games. Help would be appreciated . Thanks!
I quit, wasted 2 hrs on trying to do this, for one I didnt even see the toggle combo option. I did everything else, selected the console games like u did and when I went to scan it i didn't see no folder to go into under storage. I have the nvidia shield from 2015 or 17, cant remember
Is there a way to have a turbo function like in the original turbo grafx16 turbopads?
Okay. But how would you use emulation station on it? Cause I got the menu to work. As for playing the games. Nah
Did you make a video on how to download and play wii u games on a samsung galaxy yet? If not can you do that for me please because I tried download wii u games on there but I didn't have internet connection.