How to add storage to your NES and SNES Classic with a USB drive and Hakchi CE (Tutorial)
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- This tutorial will show you had to add more space to your Classic system using a USB flash drive. Very useful since the systems are really limited on space. Hope it was helpful!
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You keep on keepin on man...after watching your videos, just transformed my Ford Pinto into a Ferrari! Got even my wife to sit down a take a look when she heard that childhood themes playing across the room of the Lion King, even saw the rare rage quit from her. Thanks man!
Haha, that's great to hear!
James Burkhardt lol
Got my left angle otg single port adapter. Everything works great! I’ve got 700 games and counting on there now! Thanks for this channel!
can i still upgrade to a 2tb on that?
can you link the model? i can`t find one in my country.
@@Lwilibert That’s the one I use now
Oh I tried to post an Amazon link but I guess TH-cam deleted it
Patton has the links in his description. I use the octopus otg adapter now instead of the left angle otg. I like the octopus one better. If you decide to use the angle one make sure you are getting the left angle and not the right angle.
Just got a SNES Classic for my birthday, your tutorial videos are the best out there, easy to follow, informative and not boring at all. Super good work thanks!
Thank you so much!
If someones USB will not be recognized, try another USB stick. I had a cheap stick what was not recognized from the SNES mini and i found on the internet, that there is even a list with stick which are working and which are not. I tried a different USB stick from Sandisk and this one is working.
And thank you for your videos, Patton. They are the best hakchi videos on youtube.
Thank you!
Link please?
www.reddit.com/r/miniSNESmods/comments/7uy2xg/list_of_compatible_usb_devices_for_usb_host_mod/
FYI the link you gave to the single otg adapter is for the right angle one. But it’s the left angle one we need. Thankfully I was able to cancel my order in time and order the left angle one.
Wow, I just got my cable in the mail yesterday, but decided to wait until today to try it. I'm so glad I waited because now I have this video! Thank you so much for the tutorials.
Just press one button? That's very simple, the only thing that we must take care is the cable to connect our flash drives, thanks a lot for this video, greetings from Brazil.
Had to re-watch this again Patton as been away from gaming for a year , thanks again man !
I got a usual Mini USB Hub (not micro USB) with power Plug of 5V 2A. Then all you have to do is just to find a Mini USB cable with additional Power Plug. This type of cables can be used with older USB HHDs or with some of external USB CD drives and some other hardware (or costs you $1). You also need a usual Micro USB OTG Cable (i just got 1 for less than $1 - 50 Roubles) Connect the Mini USB cable to your hub and plug its "second end" (for additional power) to a port of your USB HUB. Plug in the flashdrive (with exported games) to your USB HUB. Plug in OTG cable into your (S)NES Classic. Now connect the Mini USB cable to OTG cable and switch on the console. Magic! it works! :)
fan of your channel - clear, clean, and right to the point videos. professional with drizzle of gaming passion. thanks to your vids i got my snes classic setup properly (some other vids were not as helpful or successful...).
If i buy both of these 2 parts plus a big enough usb drive is this video and links equipment still relevant or is there a better revised version?
Thanks for this video i finally gave in and decided to get this for my snes classic. Got tired of plugging it into my pc to change games over and over again.
Hi Patton, thanks a lot for videos. I have some questions though... when exporting games, they also remain in the system's memory? how can you free up that space used by games? And what about save files and save states? are those stored in the system or in the usb? thanks in advance!
Now that I finally figured out how to add mame roms I’ll be doing this. Just ordered the adapter. Can’t wait!
How do you add mame roms? OwO
THIS is so freaking cool man! Thanks for teaching us how to do this.
Happy I could help!
Is it possible to change the images of the folders at all, like you can with cover art?
Yessir th-cam.com/video/1FtWEjQkxWU/w-d-xo.html
and do i need both the usb adaptor, a usb drive, and the Micro USB HUB Adaptor with Power, TUSITA 3-Port Charging OTG Host Cable Cord Adapter for Raspberry Pi 2 3 Pi Zero Android Smart Phone Tablet Samsung Galaxy HTC Sony Google LG/Linux
by TUSITA?
I just wanna make sure what and how many items i need exactly
Thanks for the video, Patton. The Hakchi site talked about uninstalling the kernal, which sounds scary. Is that no longer required? Or was that something only for people who used older versions of Hakchi? I'm gonna be setting up a brand spanking new SNES Classic with this. Thanks!
That was needed for the older versions yes.
Thank you for the very clear instructions, Patton. As a Mac user, I haven't gone down the Hakchi rabbit hole yet. Please forgive what may be a very obvious question. Does the SNES mini need to be hacked to run this? Given it's booting from the USB, it looks like it might just be using the SNES mini hardware, and not going anywhere near the system? Thank you.
Yes it will need to be hacked to accept any new games installed on it.
Groovy. Thank you!
I bought a right angle OTG adapter but it doesnt seem to work right. The system only turns on half the time while using the adapter and when it does turn on its only for a few seconds then powers off. Im using original everything. Also when I plug the OTG adapter into the PC using a cord, the PC doesnt recognize that its extra storage. Is there a fix or do I need another OTG adapter?
Good video Patton nice job, one question is necessary format the USB driver?
It is recommended it is formatted to NTFS.
Thanks for sharing the cable I needed.
Hey man, just wondering when u export the games does it export the original games on the system to the USB as well or just the ones u have manually added? Awesome video btw
All of the games! And thank you!
Thanks Pat. I will have to update my hackchi and try this 👍🏼
Good video, and simple. Do you have any idea why sometimes my extra games show up, but other times they don’t? I tried different power bricks like you suggested. But it doesn’t seem to be consistent even with those. Maybe it’s the octopus adapter that I’m using this flaky. I don’t know.
Can you use an external hard drive?
I noticed retroarch had settings for wifi. Can we just pop in a wifi dongle?
If you already have synced games to your SNES Classic, should you remove all of those first? Or, can the system access both internal storage and the USB storage at the same time?
It cannot access them both at the same time, but if you leave the OTG plugged in WITHOUT inserting a USB drive to it, it will boot to the internal storage on the SNES.
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What about your save-files? Will they also get transferred to the usb flashdrive? What happens if you play without the flashdrive again? Do the save-files get saved on the mini as well or will they just be saved on the flashdrive?
Example: I play Zelda 1 on my hacked snes and then transfer everything to the flashdrive. Can I continue where I left off? Also if I play without flashdrive afterwards, will my progress be lost?
Where does the power chord go exactly when you plug your usb drive in one of the slots and plug the other end of the chord into the back of the SNES classic?
You mentioned that you can use the spare two slots of the Octopus OTG USB hub, but Is it possible to use two wired usb controllers instead for those two empty USB slots ?
Quick question, sorry I this was in the video but is a usb hub basically a otg adapter.
@Patton Plays Can you use it? Internal and external memory after this method?
I followed the video but I can’t get past the hakchi knock knock screen on nes Classic. Any suggestions? Edit somehow I got it working plays just fine now! Appreciate all your vids to us help us see the light
A few questions:
So when you export your games should the snes classic be disconnected from your PC?
Also, when you export does that just delete the games from the snes hardware?
What happens to the original 21 games when you export?
The original 21 games stay on the system no matter what you do. Even if you don't sync them. I don't believe it matters if the system is connected to your PC at the same time as your flash drive. Just as long as you pick the correct drive letter for the drive.
Patton Plays thanks man, you’re doing a great service with your channel
Thanks Patton. I want SNES and MD/Genesis Roms load from the internal storage and PSX games from the external USB drive. If I select all importet games in the hakchi2 games list and click on "Export games", all files will be copied to the USB drive. If I export only the PSX games to the USB device, the SNES Mini shows me only these titles, but no SNES/MD games. My third attempt was to deactivate the PSX games (linked to USB) in hakchi2 and click "Synchronize selected games" to copy SNES/MD titles only. But now my SNES Mini just shows me the SNES/MD games. Therefore, I guess that it is not possible tu use both the internal and external storage together? Am I wrong? Thank you!
Hey dude, love the video!!
Just upgraded my Nes Classic with Hakchi CE, got a nice £8 Wii Classic Controller ( same adapter works amazing ) Got Desert Strike for MD, F-zero x N64 and cannon fodder, advance wars for GBA and also learnt how to turn hacks into roms, my absolute favourite game is Kid Icarus Randomizer for the Nes.
However I'm having real trouble with Mame, I want to run Dos Transport Tycoon on my Nes Classic.
Can you help any, with command lines etc as I don't have a keyboard plugged in yet.
Cheers dude thank you God bless
Hey Patton! Are there any specific flash drives that you recommend for this to have the best results?
Nothing I can think off the top of my head. It's better to get drives with a fast read/write speed.
Does the hacked nes have to be reverted back to stock then hacked again to enable usb host? Thats what im trying to accomplish mines already hacked.. Just trying to transfer all to usb now.
Nah, you shouldn't have to. Load it up in Hakchi like normal, highlight the games and press export, choose your Drive. Make sure it's formatted to NTFS.
Did you try it? I also have games already hacked, pre usb. Did you transfer over the games you already had over to the usb as well? Or did it create duplicates?
Hello 👋 my question is what is a good amount of memory for the USB you mentioned up to 2TB can be used, that seem like over kill
depends on how many games you want to have and how much space they take up. An 8 or 16gb flash drive should be plenty of room for most situations. 32 or 64 gb if you want to have a lot of large ROMs.
Ty for sharing this with us!! I already have many modded folders from A-Z, and ATARI2600. This will just go POOF straight to USB like that? the STELLA Retroarch modules and everything? :o
The games and folders will. The modules will remain on your system.
The games and folders are on BOTH the NES Classic NAND and USB. The NES freezes on the splash screen with the USB plugged in.
What brand/size USB flash drive do you use? Reading some of these comments enlightened me tothe fact that some don't usually work for this modification.
Um I think it is a 16gb PNY drive.
what is the maximum capacity recognized by SNES classic mini in mod SD, will it work with 64gb?
1 more quick question. Do we need to name the usb drive prior to export?
Yo thanks for the vid, except this doesn't work for me.
I can get as far as seeing the USB games on the SNES Mini's menu, but they will not launch...
What am I missing ?
Sometimes you have to adjust the command line settings within hakchi to get the games to launch. Make sure you've also got the most recent version of retroarch, and the module core for the system you want to emulate installed on your system. Right click on the game in the list and do "Select emulation core" and select the core that you're using.
If you're just playing SNES games that aren't included normally you should try unzipping the ROMS and making sure you add just the uncompressed ROM to confirm if that will work. hakchi does give an option to compress ROMs for you, that's good for some systems but not for all.
good luck saving/retrieving saved games after you Hakchi-ify your mini...if you're really in the middle of a long game etc and it'd take you forever to get back to where you are, I'd suggest leaving the power on to be safe.
thanks so much for all the videos. Information seems pretty vague online if it’s possible to play 4 players on snes classic. USB otg? You have any info??! Possible video?
Yes you can using an OTG adapter. I've seen a video on how it's done. I'll what I can find out.
Great video! thanks for the info
Do i need to buy these things in order to fit the entire snes and nes usa rom sets or are there other ways to fit the entire library on each classic?
The entire SNES library yes.
Hi Patton! I think your videos are excellent for a noob like myself.
How do I install hmods on the USB aswell and run them from there? The arcade emulators takes a shitload of space :D
You can follow this older tutorial I have here. The info is still solid th-cam.com/video/IohO6RWOp34/w-d-xo.html
Thanks man! :D
hey how do I add the games from my usb to my current snes classic its over 1000 games on a flash drive. from various consoles
Is there a link for a usb drive?
Are the emulator cores installed to USB also? Or do you need to still install the cores to the console, while exporting all the games themselves to the stick?
They will install to the system itself. But you can transfer then to USB. th-cam.com/video/IohO6RWOp34/w-d-xo.html
i remember the old times when we only had games that could fit to the Standard memory...it was back then that i told u about SNK vs Capcom...later on we managed to run through usb but it was confusing...now that the time has passed and the summer is here everything is much easier.
next step...an easy way to play online...MK2 , SF ce2 , Run N Gun , Final Fight
Yeah so much easier now! Unfortunately online with the Classics is still in It's infancy and a lot of the problems are due to the limitations in hardware.
Patton Plays sometimes i think that the people involved in the gaming industry had no idea what the people really wants...imagine a Nintendo instead of releasing Switch and Snes Mini , to release a Snes2-4K ,hakced like mini , able to run everything ,with online capabilities and also having new gen games...sometimes success is so close...
Hi, I didn't know there was a FBA 2016 available, what form of retroarch does that come with? On the Wii form of retroarch it's just FBA 2012.
I got a question for you what happened to USB drive got erase and can you fix backup the way was on a file
Can I use multiple usb flash drives? I know those adapters don't support multiple U Drives because of power, but you'd think multiple flash drives would work.
It can only read one at a time I believe.
Can ya use an external hard drive as well for storage
So what happens if the storage fails? Can you get the system os back should the whole thing fail?
I have a question, if I only install Nes and Snes games, they will be emulated by the native nes/snes mini emulator? Or they will use the hackchi?
By the way I see the NBA Hangtime in your games, I hope to see the "will run on SNES classic" of that one.
Thanks for all Patton, best wishes.
If you're on NESC and install NES games they will run with the native emulator. If on SNESC, SNES games will run with the native emulator. On the flip side, you will need retroarch for NES games on the SNES Classic, and SNES9x with retroarch for SNES games if on the NES Classic. There is no individual NES emulator, it is packed in with the retroarch core. Hakchi is just a program for modding your system and isn't an emulator or anything.
And yeah I was working on the next N64 video but I was having issues with it so I have to record it again -_-.
Thanks Patton, you rock! Thanks and I be patient for that video too.
@3:35 Thanks for saying this at the end. lol
Can you use a powered USB hub on an OTG for wifi, keyboard, mouse and USB stick?
Yes you can.
@@PattonPlays thanks that will allow for a much more reliable OTG and more substantial power source.
Trying this out now but for some reason my SNES will not power on for the latest version of Hakchi. Just says "Waiting for Mini"
Sometimes my system does not read the flash drive. How can I fix this???
awesome info.....subbed..
can we dual boot the classic with usb storage???
WIth the newest release (3.30) dual booting has been fixed. There will be a video out about it.
I'm still having issues running a USB on SNES...it absolutely refuses to recognize it, yet the flash drive works fine with my Sega Mini...I dunno what I'm doing wrong...
Hey just a little confused and want to be clear before I try this. So should I load up and sync all the games on my snes with hakchi first and over the size limit. And then export all the games to the usb after that?
Nope, just export.
Will it still work in FAT32? Is there any benefit to decompress the games?
I have some added SNES roms on my NAND internal memory on my SNES Classic. Can I keep those in NAND and use an USB Host for add NEOGEO and CPS3 only? Is that possible?
So I've tried this and the games work fine on the system. But if i add the same game to usb. it wont play it
I'm using an OTG adapter and of course it didn't work and what a waste of money since i bought two one for nes and snes. I came across one that is a 3 splitter would that work?
how do you expect anything to get power? you have to use a otg with a lead to add power ??
perhaps I don't understand what youre sayin
I just got an OTG. I loaded about 700 nes games to the flash drive. I just updated to hakchi 3.4.1 and now when I open ANY game and press ANY button, it automatically sends me back to the home screen. Please help!
I have a 4 port usb cable attachment that has a power cable in it. When i plug the snes cord into one of the slots the snes classic gets power. Can i plug the flash drive into one of the other ports and the snes classic read like that? Is it possible?
Actually thinking about it no its not going to work. I need to be able to plug the "out" plug of the 4 port usb drive. Into the SNES classic itself. So im going to need to buy another one of those plugs from somewhere. Probably bestbuy or something.
Hackchi 3.8 is out now and I finally got my USB in the mail to do this.....I tried to do it yesterday, but the computer wouldn't read my usb while connected to the snes and computer...Instead, the other video I watched said to just plug the usb into the computer and save everything that way, but the video isn't specific enough in it's steps where I feel safe trying to duplicate it.....Can anyone assist me if you've had this problem as well?
So it doesn't requires to create folders on the flash drive or install a hmod to use external storage anymore?
It's just that simple?
What happens to RetroArch? The hmods (cores) and the config are saved on the internal memory ?
Yes everything remains on the system itself.
Can you add more controllers with those additional USB ports?
i would assume so
Hi Patton Plays, do you have a video for your new series about adding cores into a USB drive?
I haven't updated that one yet no. But there is an older video somewhere on my channel on how to do that.
When I play certain games I get a distortion as the level music plays. Any idea what I can do to fix it?
I copyied my whole SNES folder with games into Hakchi by doing "Add more Games" after that i did "export games" to my USB drive. But..... the games stay also in my Hakchi folder on the laptop, is that true ? so i have the games exported to the USB, and they also stay at the hakchi folder on my laptop. Is that normal to have them both on USB and Laptop ? Sorry for my (maybe) bad English.
That is normal yes.
Do I have to use a flash drive? Or can I use one of my many external drives?
External drives work as well.
what do you guys use for controllers when you play like the Sega and N64 games?
You can use a snes controller for Genesis. With some remapping you can use it with N64 games as well. Otherwise there are 3rd party controllers you can look into.
Wii classic Controller. That one is especially handy cause you can go back to the consoles menu from the home button.
Would you be able to sync a select few games to the internal storage and have the rest of your games on the USB storage or do you have to choose one or the other?
You can sync to both but can only access the games on the internal store OR on the USB. Can't have em both at the same time with the USB drive plugged in.
@@PattonPlays Oh alright man. Thanks for the reply and thanks for doing these videos! They've really helped alot!
will this work with genesis mini? and playstaion classic? im usinghackchi 3.80
Can you use the 2nd port of controller to plug the usb?
When you do it this way where do your saves go? All the sudden my saves are gone after flashing the new version of hakchi. I’ve been using usb and it works great. I’ve even used the transfer method to even add mods. Please get back to me as soon as you can.
The saves will remain on the console itself unless you create a save folder on your usb itself.
Did everything and try 2 diferent cable but not game from the usb won’t show :(
I have no problem loading the games onto the USB drive but once I plug everything up and turn on the system and go to click on the game the screen shifts to the emulator screen and then kicks me right back out into the game menu. The USB storage works but I can't get the games to load and play. Am I missing a step? I feel like I'm missing one step to get this all to work. I have formatted my flash drive and done everything you said I just cannot get the games to load.
If you go here the guys can give you a hand discord.gg/96DKEdd
my usb-host always boots the Japan Famicom, how can I go back to SNES-USA?
Does it matter which version of hackchi you have.. i have is one of your how to install hackchi one of your videos.. so I just flash the drive ntfs and have that usb micro hub
As long as it is CE this will work for you.
Thank you sir I appreciate it! I think the video you shared with everyone was Hackchi Ce
Can I add retroarch and cores to the USB drive instead of the system itself? Also can I organize the folders?
Yes you can.
Do you need to install retroarch in the snes mini or in the usb stick?
No you don't have to install retroarch to do this.
Hey Patton can you please help me, I have the netac 2.0 64gb flash drive which is formatted to exfat and the rii f1 otg cable. I followed all of your step but it took out all of my games so I had to deselect my other games and synchronized them to my console
You need to format your drive to FAT32. You can use this program www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
Patton Plays thank you so much now I can play Pokémon games on my system without feeling that I wasted my money on the otg cable
Do you need to do this process if you only add the entire SNES library?
You will need additional storage yes. The system doesn't have enough internal memory to hold all the games.
@@PattonPlays Thank you.
Added a pile of game to my USB but a lot of them are missing when I load up the SNES. What could be happening?
It's hard to say. They were all checked in hacking and you chose the export games option when transferring them?
Can I connect a usb fightstick and use it through the otg multi cable like the one you have? Thanks
You can try but there's a good chance it will not work.
question if I already did this on the old Hakchi doing it the VERY long and hard way is there a way to upgrade my old Hakchi so I can keep everything I have done or is there a way to move it over to the new version and keep all my folders and saved data?
You can copy the config, game, and user mods folder over.
Also when i clicked on the link for the Octupus OTG cable this is what it popped up on amazon: chenyang CY Micro USB 2.0 OTG Host Adapter 90 Degree Right Angled for Galaxy S3 S4 S5 Note2 Note3 Cell Phone & Tablet Black this links arent right i need the right equipment please msg me back with the right links thank you
I just checked the link and it goes to the right adapter. I'm not sure what issues you are having.
Patton thank you!!!!!
Thank you man! I always see your comments on here and I just want you to know it's really appreciated :)
No problem!!! Your videos are really appreciated just the same
I'm able to play NES games off my flash drive but no SNES or N64 games. Gives me a C7 error code when i select them from the menu. I installed all available mods from hackchi store onto USB and still no love. What am I doing wrong?
If you head over to the Hakchi Resources Discord they can get you sorted out! discord.gg/96DKEdd
Patton, is there some trick to getting the OTG to work with Windows? My system sees the NES Mini just fine if I connect it directly, but it refuses to recognize the OTG hub.
It could be a power issue, or a slow flash drive, or a bad OTG cable. There's a lot that can cause it to now work unfortunately :/
Turns out I was misunderstanding your instructions. I thought I was supposed to be connecting the OTG to the NES and the USB cable from the PC and the USB drive to the OTG, and Hakchi would work with the drive and the NES like that.
I finally realized what I was doing wrong, and now it's all good. :)
I was able to put the games on the flash drive and they pop up when i connect the USB Stick to the OTG Cable but when I click on any game the screen goes black as games usually do but then like 1 second later I'm back at the game selection screen. Is there something I'm not doing right?
The guys on the discord can help you out discord.gg/96DKEdd
Did you install all the retroarch cores you need?