That's something I won't be able to do, at least from a scientific perspective. I'd love to see someone else do it though. It'll definitely make an interesting video.
Bro, dont second guess yourself on that ROG Ally boss. I just got one, and I've been playing Reddead Redemption and GTA V, and the graphics on that are crazy for a handheld. I also push Rechro Arch like nothing and play Xbox 360 and PS,PS2,PS3 games, and PSP,on and on, but you catch my drift. Just get it.
Hey! So I got a ROG Ally last night, and installed retroarch, but the problem I'm having (and it may be because my Ally is brand new and I haven't set it up right) is that I'm not always getting the buttons on the controller to register as unique inputs. For instance, both L triggers appear to be tied to the same button. In addition, by default, the back button was the default close retroarch button. Any chance you can help me figure out how to fix this?
I wish someone would actually make a full video even if its not on yt smh. Once I figure this out it will be off TH-cam and available/straight forward!!!
Is that the same emulation you can also install on your laptop or desktop then back up data then update it on your rog ally wherever you last left off on your laptop or desktop?
@@PixelCherryNinja Is this the only emulation you know of where you can install any video games from gamboy games all the way up to the gaming console games? Could you also install like Minecraft, GTA, Red Redemption? Could you even mod some games?
I have read the comments and I’m having the same problem with getting my “A” button to stop pausing the game. And my “B” to stop quitting out. When in control mode it won’t respond at all. Been working on this for days now. Please help
@@robertbrazas9287 yes I found that if you totally reprogram the controller with the keyboard hotkeys it will respond. That is to say. Use the keyboard “w-a-s-d” for the direction pad then save it to controller mode.
I came to this video because I was having the same issues when playing SNES games. Turns out the solution was going to the online updater option and updating assets, cores and inputs/controllers. I can finally play my loved retro games. Edit: Nevermind, it only fixed it until I closed it. The next time I opened retroarch the same issue started happening.
So, I was looking through Reddit for a solution. Apparently, when the problem arises you just need to remap the while controller again once and save the configuration, but be sure to be in gamepad mode when doing so. That did it for me. I can finally play Super Mario World again.
Bought it, played around with it for a few days and sent it back. 1080p 120 fps OLED screen is nice but it gets far too hot and Windows 11 is buggy as hell! I pushed Cyperpunk hard and it refused to load again when I tried to play it with ray tracing on. Why do I need Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams for? It's meant to be a handheld gaming device! I'm gonna stick with my Steam Deck (and Analogue Pocket) for now and possibly get the Steam Deck 2 when it's out.
Apart from Windows being stupid Windows, I like the device a lot. For me it serves a couple of purposes. One being gaming, other being capturing emulated content. I have to say performance on modern games has been great and even at 30w profile it never feels hot in the hands. If it wasn't for the content capturing side, I'd have stuck with the steam deck, even though I know the performance isn't as powerful. Steam Deck truly gives a console like experience
Why the fuck would you try to run it with Ray tracing? Some expensive rigs can't even run ray tracing but you expected a handheld to do it? Good riddance 😂😂 enjoy your deck.
Thanks, comparison vids take too long. I do intend to do more videos, but they'll have to be Retro related. I have another channel where I post random performance checks, I uploaded a Monster Hunter World ROG Ally video there yesterday, if you're interested, here's a link th-cam.com/video/SIF_lMi50Vc/w-d-xo.html edit - typo
@@PixelCherryNinja I had no idea you had a secondary channel, without going into deep comparisons by counting pixels or frames you can just give thoughts about witch one do a thing better, but it seems to be the kind of things you do on your other channel so I will just follow it too.
@@StardustX7 I only post there from time to time and sometimes I just go there to rant lol. But generally whenever I get a new handheld PC, I like to test Monster Hunter World. The ROG Ally is kinda crazy, I was getting 90FPS on Gears 5 on medium settings, and locked 60 on high. Tech definitely has come a long way.
@@PixelCherryNinja I skipped steamdeck cause i was afraid of games not being optimised enough when using windows, ROG ally got serious arguments if I can play battlenet or gamepass games flawlessly, I will wait a little to have a clear picture before taking my decision.
Thx for the video, i have the rog ally and im thinking about getting retro arch. but i have a question, what is the matter of downloading multiple cores for one emulator? For example you doenloaded multiple snes cores, but why ?
You don't have to download multiple, you could just start with a single core per system. If later in you run into an issue of some kind, like compatibility of certain games, then you can try another one. For example BSNES HD allows you to upscale games, but it may not work well with some games, therefore it's handy having another core as a backup.
@@PixelCherryNinja oh i understand, i see some roms are related to regions, for example Mario 64 Europe and US, do you have to use the region specific rom for core?
I get to the part where I Scan Directory @8:35 but I don't have a MicroSD so it's all on my C:\. When I click the C-drive, "Roms" doesn't populate, even though I downloaded a few. Can you direct me from this point?
you explain this for a rog ally but plz you gotta be more specific, like you say shift right click to extract with 7zip but how tf do i do that with the rogue ally? or do i need a keyboard is that how you do this?
You can hold shift, or if not, at the bottom of the menu when right clicking, click more options. I forget some people are really bad even with basic PC stuff and can't figure that out. Appreciate the feedback, I'll try and make it even more for dummies going forward.
you the man. thank you. sorry if i came across rude. bro i been up late trying to figure all this out. and well i am not the best at this kind of stuff. thanks again
I have retro arch running through launchbox but for some reason no controls work. This used to work but now trying (gamepad) mode or not does not make a difference. The only way I can move through the UI is through touch screen. Any ideas?
Hey so i downloaded retroarch on my Ally but i dont know how to exit the game as it goes full screen etc. On pc you can use the escape key but how do you bring up the quick menu?
I have a 2 part how do you configure the n64 controller i got so i can nove around but i dont know how to configure like the camera movement on mario 64 and Some of my games that i get when i try to load them its just a weird black and white number game i dont know if its just a bad file but its happen to me a few different games
Try one of the other N64 cores. It might give you a better result. Also by default the right analogue is set to the C buttons, which should control the camera in many games.
Also should say I’m trying to play N64 emulator. Don’t know if you’ve got a solution there. What controller mode specifically are you talking about? Not seeing it inside the program
I'm about to throw my Ally out the window because I can't figure out why the funk the A button pauses Sega Genesis games...even when I configure the ABXY buttons, A will still pause...even if I set the pause hotkey to something else, A will still pause. It's making kinda angry!!!
@@PixelCherryNinja Do you know if the controls are mapped automatically for MAME Standalone? I tried FB Neo standalone and can not use ABCD keys even through I map then inside FB Neo itself.
@@PixelCherryNinja You're the shit I just was about to comment this. It was set to auto and now I just need to know why audio sounds so terrible when I play a full fledged PC game at 10 watts 🤣 Not to mention the battery life seems like it's impossibly fast.
@@thecooleststufficouldfind 10 watts isn't going to be enough for most modern PC games unless it's like a 2d game, which is probably why you're getting audio issues.
@kickconnection83 maybe try going into armory crate and remaping all the "secondary" controls for each button to just regular controller buttons. Then make sure you're in controller mode when you play.
Surprisingly simple. That's great!
I'm looking forward to when someone makes som latency measurements
That's something I won't be able to do, at least from a scientific perspective.
I'd love to see someone else do it though. It'll definitely make an interesting video.
I was thinking of getting a Asus ROG....but Im going to need a few more videos PCN!
It'll only be retro related ones here.
I've run Monster Hunter World on the device and it runs really well. It also runs MAME really well 😂
Bro, dont second guess yourself on that ROG Ally boss. I just got one, and I've been playing Reddead Redemption and GTA V, and the graphics on that are crazy for a handheld. I also push Rechro Arch like nothing and play Xbox 360 and PS,PS2,PS3 games, and PSP,on and on, but you catch my drift. Just get it.
Hey! So I got a ROG Ally last night, and installed retroarch, but the problem I'm having (and it may be because my Ally is brand new and I haven't set it up right) is that I'm not always getting the buttons on the controller to register as unique inputs. For instance, both L triggers appear to be tied to the same button. In addition, by default, the back button was the default close retroarch button. Any chance you can help me figure out how to fix this?
Ensure your controller is set to controller mode and not mouse.
Great video! Very informative. Would you happen to have a tutorial on how to configure the Allys controls for navigation and gameplay?
@@ItsCisc0 make sure controller mode is set in the overlay.
@@PixelCherryNinja Thanks for the advice but its already set and works for steam games but not in RA
That's weird. When in controller mode, RetroArch picks it up as an X-INPUT device. I have no idea why yours isn't doing that.
I downloaded rpcs3 and when i push buttons dont respond on rog ally i need help😅
This was very helpful, thanks 😊
Glad you liked it.
I wish someone would actually make a full video even if its not on yt smh. Once I figure this out it will be off TH-cam and available/straight forward!!!
I feel the same, I loaded retro arch ok, but cannot load roms!!!! ugh, please help
Retroarch turned black? It completely died on my super console 2x pro...How do you reinstall?
HI! excellent tutorial, could you tell me what the shortcuts of the Rog Ally buttons are for saving, loading etc?
You can set them yourself with the menu.
May I ask where did you get all you rom from? I dont have it
Is that the same emulation you can also install on your laptop or desktop then back up data then update it on your rog ally wherever you last left off on your laptop or desktop?
Absolutely, it's a Windows install, so regular rules apply.
@@PixelCherryNinja Is this the only emulation you know of where you can install any video games from gamboy games all the way up to the gaming console games? Could you also install like Minecraft, GTA, Red Redemption? Could you even mod some games?
@@PixelCherryNinja Could you install GTA and minecraft on Retroarch? If yes, could you install mod?
I have read the comments and I’m having the same problem with getting my “A” button to stop pausing the game. And my “B” to stop quitting out. When in control mode it won’t respond at all. Been working on this for days now. Please help
Any solutions? Having same issues and seems the default settings for buttons on retroarch might not be able to remove those hotkey defaults?
@@robertbrazas9287 yes
I found that if you totally reprogram the controller with the keyboard hotkeys it will respond. That is to say. Use the keyboard “w-a-s-d” for the direction pad then save it to controller mode.
Same problem! Driving me crazy!
I came to this video because I was having the same issues when playing SNES games. Turns out the solution was going to the online updater option and updating assets, cores and inputs/controllers.
I can finally play my loved retro games.
Edit: Nevermind, it only fixed it until I closed it. The next time I opened retroarch the same issue started happening.
So, I was looking through Reddit for a solution. Apparently, when the problem arises you just need to remap the while controller again once and save the configuration, but be sure to be in gamepad mode when doing so. That did it for me. I can finally play Super Mario World again.
My problem is switching from one game to another. I can’t save any states either
I finally understand thanks to this video 😅
I'd wish Batocera would support Rog Ally as it does with the Steam Deck.
My ROG gamepad is not working on any Roms. How did you get yours to work. Mine is set to default for the Xbox controller
Go into the command centre and ensure you are in controller mode. That's what works for me.
Bought it, played around with it for a few days and sent it back.
1080p 120 fps OLED screen is nice but it gets far too hot and Windows 11 is buggy as hell!
I pushed Cyperpunk hard and it refused to load again when I tried to play it with ray tracing on.
Why do I need Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams for? It's meant to be a handheld gaming device!
I'm gonna stick with my Steam Deck (and Analogue Pocket) for now and possibly get the Steam Deck 2 when it's out.
Apart from Windows being stupid Windows, I like the device a lot. For me it serves a couple of purposes. One being gaming, other being capturing emulated content. I have to say performance on modern games has been great and even at 30w profile it never feels hot in the hands.
If it wasn't for the content capturing side, I'd have stuck with the steam deck, even though I know the performance isn't as powerful.
Steam Deck truly gives a console like experience
@@PixelCherryNinjano ROG ally gives console like
Why the fuck would you try to run it with Ray tracing? Some expensive rigs can't even run ray tracing but you expected a handheld to do it? Good riddance 😂😂 enjoy your deck.
How do I bind speed up to a button on the ROG Ally? Everything I’ve tried work make it go faster.
You mean fast forward?
If so ensure you have the feature switched on in options, and then map a button to it
oh seems you got a new toy, I wish you a lot of fun, do you plan to make emulation performance comparisons with the steam deck ?
Thanks, comparison vids take too long. I do intend to do more videos, but they'll have to be Retro related.
I have another channel where I post random performance checks, I uploaded a Monster Hunter World ROG Ally video there yesterday, if you're interested, here's a link
th-cam.com/video/SIF_lMi50Vc/w-d-xo.html
edit - typo
This toy is a lot of fun.
@@PixelCherryNinja I had no idea you had a secondary channel, without going into deep comparisons by counting pixels or frames you can just give thoughts about witch one do a thing better, but it seems to be the kind of things you do on your other channel so I will just follow it too.
@@StardustX7 I only post there from time to time and sometimes I just go there to rant lol. But generally whenever I get a new handheld PC, I like to test Monster Hunter World.
The ROG Ally is kinda crazy, I was getting 90FPS on Gears 5 on medium settings, and locked 60 on high. Tech definitely has come a long way.
@@PixelCherryNinja I skipped steamdeck cause i was afraid of games not being optimised enough when using windows, ROG ally got serious arguments if I can play battlenet or gamepass games flawlessly, I will wait a little to have a clear picture before taking my decision.
Do I have to get the roms separately? Sorry if I missed that 😅
Yeah, you need to supply your own ROMs
Thanks! Just making sure I didn't miss anything.
Oh wow you got one! How does it compare to the Steam Deck?
Performance is better with everything I've tried so far. As much as I like the deck, I'll take the extra power and the reduction in weight.
@@PixelCherryNinja That's reasuring to hear. Windows work well on it?
@@RetroCrisis windows is windows. The Deck feels more like a console than the ROG.
Windows just can't compete with that.
@@PixelCherryNinja that's fair enough. Pretty much as expected
Thx for the video, i have the rog ally and im thinking about getting retro arch. but i have a question, what is the matter of downloading multiple cores for one emulator? For example you doenloaded multiple snes cores, but why ?
You don't have to download multiple, you could just start with a single core per system. If later in you run into an issue of some kind, like compatibility of certain games, then you can try another one. For example BSNES HD allows you to upscale games, but it may not work well with some games, therefore it's handy having another core as a backup.
@@PixelCherryNinja oh i understand, i see some roms are related to regions, for example Mario 64 Europe and US, do you have to use the region specific rom for core?
@@DerSuperKurde no, most cores support all regions of ROMs
I get to the part where I Scan Directory @8:35 but I don't have a MicroSD so it's all on my C:\. When I click the C-drive, "Roms" doesn't populate, even though I downloaded a few. Can you direct me from this point?
Make sure you download cores first. If ROMs still don't scan, it may be a set RetroArch's playlist generator does not like.
@@PixelCherryNinja me too. No directory for the ROMS. Or which cores I should download? (i downloaded the cores already which mentioned in the video)
you explain this for a rog ally but plz you gotta be more specific, like you say shift right click to extract with 7zip but how tf do i do that with the rogue ally? or do i need a keyboard is that how you do this?
You can hold shift, or if not, at the bottom of the menu when right clicking, click more options. I forget some people are really bad even with basic PC stuff and can't figure that out. Appreciate the feedback, I'll try and make it even more for dummies going forward.
you the man. thank you. sorry if i came across rude. bro i been up late trying to figure all this out. and well i am not the best at this kind of stuff. thanks again
@@jordanhedgecock5599 👍
@@PixelCherryNinja hey sorry again this is prob dumb. but where do you get all your roms from>?
@@jordanhedgecock5599 that's not something I can help, but I have seen plenty of places on the internet hosting them.
I have retro arch running through launchbox but for some reason no controls work. This used to work but now trying (gamepad) mode or not does not make a difference. The only way I can move through the UI is through touch screen. Any ideas?
You need big box to have controller support from what I remember.
Same issue here
@@k.a.664 I fixed this by uninstalling launch box and te-installing it.
@@RR_85 thank you, will give it a try
@@k.a.664 Did it work?
Hey so i downloaded retroarch on my Ally but i dont know how to exit the game as it goes full screen etc. On pc you can use the escape key but how do you bring up the quick menu?
Set up a hot key for menu. I use start + select combo
what about the Setup for the gamepad? when you use button a or b (i dont remember) it quits retroarch....
Make sure you have it set to controller mode via command centre.
Perhaps a stupid question but what virus scanner do you use?
A very good and valid question, I just use the built in Windows defender, it has always worked well for me.
@@PixelCherryNinja thanks
Hi 👋
How to get the RomS file !! Do I have to download before!?
You'll need to add your own ROMs.
I have a 2 part how do you configure the n64 controller i got so i can nove around but i dont know how to configure like the camera movement on mario 64 and Some of my games that i get when i try to load them its just a weird black and white number game i dont know if its just a bad file but its happen to me a few different games
Try one of the other N64 cores. It might give you a better result. Also by default the right analogue is set to the C buttons, which should control the camera in many games.
Having trouble getting the controls to work with the ally. B always closes the entire app. Won’t even let me reconfigure the button.
@@TheJuicestainsla make sure in controller mode.
@@PixelCherryNinja it is
Also should say I’m trying to play N64 emulator. Don’t know if you’ve got a solution there. What controller mode specifically are you talking about? Not seeing it inside the program
@@TheJuicestainsla you Rog Ally should be in controller mode and not desktop. Check in the left overlay.
@@PixelCherryNinja I see what you mean, I thought it already was. Thank you! 🙏🏻
Hey man. Can u also emulate ps2 need for speed aswell
PS2 plays nice in this device.
Bruh my ally keep on quiting when I press the B button. Please give a tutorial for button and mapping. Thanks
Make you switch from mouse to controller mode in menu
In the application to control the console settings, you need to change the control from automatic to gamepad.
When i go to scan im not seeing my roms folder for some reason i dont have my roms on the sd could that be the reason why?
Make sure you download cores before scanning
@@PixelCherryNinja got it working ty
Good to hear
I love it same thing happen to deck just need some updates the desk is 1 year old hello the ally just came out 😂😂😂😂
Is there a reason why my controls for Super Nintendo won’t work
Controls work
In the application to control the console settings, you need to change the control from automatic to gamepad.
battery life on emulation NES/SNES ?
If you limit the TDP to 10w or even lower, it'll last ages.
Thanks
I'm about to throw my Ally out the window because I can't figure out why the funk the A button pauses Sega Genesis games...even when I configure the ABXY buttons, A will still pause...even if I set the pause hotkey to something else, A will still pause. It's making kinda angry!!!
Make sure you're in controller mode.
@@PixelCherryNinjaplease make a video. Many people are experience this same problem. It seems like such an easy fix for you. Please help
How to configure the control input from the rog alley
Make sure it's set to controller in command centre, and you can change bindings under input settings within RetroArch.
My controller mode doesn’t do anything only desktop but then the buttons are messed up
Any help would be great
Update help everything is working fine
My game works playin n64 game and it’s super fast for some reason it’s probably because of the 60 fps don’t know how to turn it off tho
It might be playing it at 120hz, try changing refresh rate to 60
@@PixelCherryNinja ok thanks man
Can we use Mame with Retroarch?
Yes, but RetroArch only supports a specific ROM set
@@PixelCherryNinja what’s the best way to run all mama Roma on Ally then? Thanks
@@rashedalam2272 install the latest version of standalone MAME along with the latest ROM set
@@PixelCherryNinja Do you know if the controls are mapped automatically for MAME Standalone? I tried FB Neo standalone and can not use ABCD keys even through I map then inside FB Neo itself.
@@rashedalam2272 standalone emulators in most cases require controls to be set manually.
Doesn't work at all, the B button is ENTER on the Ally, so I keep pausing games when trying to press B, and you never mention how to fix this.
You probably have your controller set to desktop mode. Make sure you have it set to "gamepad mode", this can be done via the armoury crate menu.
@@PixelCherryNinja You're the shit I just was about to comment this. It was set to auto and now I just need to know why audio sounds so terrible when I play a full fledged PC game at 10 watts 🤣 Not to mention the battery life seems like it's impossibly fast.
@@thecooleststufficouldfind 10 watts isn't going to be enough for most modern PC games unless it's like a 2d game, which is probably why you're getting audio issues.
My controls are all crazy. Pressing B regesters as "escape button" and quits out of retroarch.
Make sure you are in controller mode
@@PixelCherryNinja Does not fix if.
@robertbrazas9287 same. No idea how to fix it. Even tried an external controller- same problem. I was so looking forward to retro arch on my Ally
@kickconnection83 maybe try going into armory crate and remaping all the "secondary" controls for each button to just regular controller buttons. Then make sure you're in controller mode when you play.
@@osirismaximus2787 let me give it a shot 😀
i still can't configure the controls in retroarch
Make sure you have it set to game pad mode in armoury crate. You can set controls in RetroArch under input, or controls in quick menu
Hi I put the ally in game pad mode but Retroarch doesn’t detect the controller on any port.
where can I download all the roms ?
Do you by any chance sell your ROMs?
They are not mine to sell buddy
Man so complicated and fast
Definitely pause it as you go through it. You can also slow the video speed up or down on TH-cam. I hope that helps.
Dude you talk to much
You listen to little!