Note: I've updated the title and thumbnail to include the Anbernic RG Cube, since it's the same processor and exactly the same setup steps and everything. So if you're here after and confused why the video only shows the RG556, I just avoided having to create a whole new video for no reason.
I've been trying to decide whether to get an RG Cube but was pretty intimidated by the set up process. My only other experience with this was GarlicOS on the RG35XX Plus which I managed to do and love that thing, but I'm not confident in my abilities on anything else. BUT after watching this video, you've convinced me that I'll be able to do this. This is a really easy to follow guide and I appreciate you taking the time to go through each step. I've just ordered one (hopefully no light bleed), and I'll be reporting back once I've followed your walkthrough with the actual device. Thanks very much!
Update: RG Cube arrived and I did it!! I followed everything you did step by step and it was all exactly the same. I still need to add some games, but got some key ones working. Thank you so much for your help. Time to get back into some classics!
Ridiculously helpful video! Got my RG556 without an SD card. Followed this video step by step to set it up from scratch without bloat and things just worked. A few places I hit snags it was invariably because I didn’t pay close enough attention and you had already addressed those potential pitfalls. So far whatever games I’ve thrown at it have run fine. Many many thanks!
Just ordered my 556 and came across this video. OMG! Thankyou. I feel so much more confident doing this now. My first emulator and was worried I might mess it up.
thank you for this awesome, encompassing setup tutorial. especially appreciated the simplicity of the 'pull from github' and 'manually patch' process; was an absolute breeze.
This is amazing thanks so much for your effort, took up most my afternoon but was well worth it, has completely transformed how much I enjoy my rg556 it's a lovely little device.
Agreed, I finally got mine after being on the fence and Joey's videos were the deciding factor because he really uncomplicated the setup. It came today and I'll probably start using the included roms until I get my personal sd card ready to go.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Hey man, I just got this handheld a few days ago and have some questions. I have a Dolphin emulator installed on my PC with modded games and my settings (controls, graphics mods, etc.), How do I import all of them to the device? I think connecting the rg556 to my PC and copying all the files to it would work but I'm not sure.
Once again i'm speachless!!i bought r36s and got the r556 agter selling it, you walk me trough both set up perfectly, this video was 1 hour and it flew thanks for your effort.
I've just received delivery of my RG556, and it didn't take long for me to get pointed to this video. Thank you for making this. I'm going to go through all of the steps here and set it up from scratch - and learn a bunch of things on the way. Liked, subbed, commented!
Thanks for this bud, I got my device asbout a week ago and was worried about setting it all up, was easy to follow and really helpful, device runs great!!
Great tutorial, as usual. One of the things I like about your Android tutorials is that, even if I don't end up buying an RG556, a lot of this stuff will carry over to the Android devices I do own and enjoy. When you were downloading M64 I noticed that your Odin 2 and one of the Retroids are listed as phones. I'd never thought to notice this before, but Anbernic also seems to be using a phone build of Android instead of a tablet build. Why? It's weird when you think about it. Retro handhelds will spend approximately 98.7% of their useful life in landscape mode. Stock "Tablet Android" has a number of quality of life improvements over "Phone Android" for devices that are primarily used in landscape. Older Android phones could be forced into tablet mode by going into Developer Options and setting the DPI to 600. Granted that was back when tablet mode was more or less a glorified flag to tell apps to give you a few more buttons and tabs. I'm not sure what would happen if you tried that with a newer phone or handheld, now that Google has put actual effort into the tablet experience. If it worked it'd be a nice little upgrade for the RG556, or any Android handheld.
Can’t thank you enough for this video, absolutely fantastic. Ordered my RG556 as my first android retro handheld and this video will help so much setting it up 👍
This is going to be my first handheld console since the GBA when i was a kid. Thank you for the great videos. Im excited to get this and follow your guide. Subscribed!
just ordered one. Already have the rg35xx and kinda wish I would've gotten something bigger to begin with but oh well. Regardless. The main reason I got one is for NS games since my Steam Deck can't seem to run ryujinx properly. Being how much better Yuzu works (having already found the apk for it) I'm hoping this little console will play the games that I'm looking at playing. Also really glad I found this video because the stock front end looks horrendous and Daijisho looks a million times better. Thank You.
for nethersx2 put auto-mode off and vents on cool, if you put auto-mode on high it will lag (probably throttling), if you put vents on auto they will not cooldown the system and it will lag.
First of all, thank you very much this is a great guide I'll continue to come back to. I think the game I've picked just doesn't want to run smoothly on this thing, Dragon Quest VIII PS2. I've tried Aether and Nethersx2 old and new versions, underclocking ee settings, hardware presentations, etc. I think it's time I investigate the 3DS version (crossed fingers).
Hi Joey Very good detailed guide. Thanks for the efforts. I have one question if you don’t mind. Can I don’t remove the Anbernic’s installed emulators? Will Daijishou detect the original emulators that are installed? I tried and notice GameCube, Wii and PSX games cannot be launched from daijishou.
Thank you so much for the video, I got everything running perfect but Daijisho can't toggle with R1 and L1, but that just minor issue, thank you so much again!
very nice video, just what i needed, thanks so much. Subbed and liked. I ordered a 556 and should come next week. I' new to all of this, but I have just one quick question, how do you get the artwork for the games? Would I need to download special zip files that include the artwork? I have an older anbernic but that one is just as it came, not setupby myself and it only shows text, not as nice with all the artworks. Or are the artworks in the bin? and my old anbernic wasn't just setup correctly?
Broooooo I needed this guide, I usually go for Adin Walls guides cause he goes into the weeds. But this guide is AWESOME is very detailed oriented, specially for a newbie like me hahaha Thanks man, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You f*cking rock 🙌🏽
se can do that whiteout deinstalling many apps, right? just installing retroarch and the preferred front end …. and we can deinstall single apps in the future if we want and need to
I just got my console last night and have probably watched the video 3 times. I’m still struggling to get it to work the way I’m expecting with the controls. Unfortunately that has always been the thing that has turned me off of emulators. Idk why I’m struggling so much with this though. For instance, the section at 18:06 with the user interface, I don’t have the option for “On Screen Display.” Edit 2: I ended up finding the option to turn it off in another menu! Glad I found it but I guess I either have a different version or maybe there was an update to the menu organization. Edit 3: somehow I ended up with two daijisho apps and both load the same application. I can “uninstall” them but worried I would lose progress… lol I feel so inept. Another issues I am having is that flycast gives me different options when I load it by itself instead of through retro arch and I need those options for the mic input (at least from what I can tell, I can’t find it in retro arch). I can’t seem to get daisho to let me launch into flycast without retro arch unless I manually launch it.
Thank you so much for the guide. I bit the bullet and uninstalled everything after messing around with the RG556 when it arrived. I feel better. I wanted to ask this question, but at the same time not because its kind of down to me to push a bit harder on. Would you be interested in doing a deeper guide on the RG556 with other systems? I own a Miyoo Mini and its as simple as making a folder for corresponding systems and dropping roms. I would love this handheld to be set up ultimately like my replacement / equal to Miyoo. With the RG556 I'm a bit of a novice to Retro Arch and setting it up correctly. I took your list of cores from your website, but I haven't really went further with it, setting Daijisho up, or folders for systems. Again its really down to me working out the quirks with Daijisho but maybe this is something you feel could be a good educational video?
Apologies, may not understand the question, but for other systems I've done deep dives on most of them throughout my channel and a deep dive on Daijisho. You'll never be able to get the full OnionOS MM+ ease of use experience on Android, but once it's all setup, it's close.
Has anyone gotten 3do games running on the rg556? I just got mine so haven’t tried yet but noticed the device isn’t setup for it. Really amazing video, thank you!!!!
Hey! Is there something you would add to te tutorial after few weeks? Maybe smth you would do diffrent, or additional setup? Would love to hear more tips and tweaks.
I have a question. I would like to emulate PC Engine games which emulator do you recommend? I saw that there are a couple in RetroArch would they be okay to use or is there a better option? Thanks for the detailed tutorial by the way. It is really helpful and well explained!
hey man great video, love the detail! but im still confused on the rom and bios part, got my rg556 yesterday but it doesn't have an sd card... it does have the 128gb internal storage, can i use that instead of the sd card? or will i have to buy one separately?
How do I add new systems to the Anbernic front end? Added them to the SD card but no icon appears in the front end leading to the games. I must be missing something.
I too am having a nightmare with this thing, I’m pretty new to android emulation and bought an rg cube but I can’t find any guides other then people wanting a certain setup. For example how do you install emulators to the internal memory or ROMs to the internal memory?! I have been trying but I cannot seem to do it, I’ve also copied everything onto a bigger sd card as I got one with games on yet the ROMs I added into the games folders don’t even show up when I scan it. I’m on the verge of giving up for now and waiting for more people to release videos that shows things like this. I really don’t want to delete everything like this guy did I just want to add some extra games yet can’t seem to do it for the life of me. What’s weird is the psp ROMs I added show up but the ps2 and 3ds don’t show at all. Gutted
@@alexythimia23 Alex, I am here to help! After hours and hours and hours of tinkering and with the help of a variety of folks, my RG Cube is running perfectly. It's also my first Android device so I knew it would be work...and it is...but damn if I don't think its my favorite Anbernic device to date. Let's go back to the start....you have all the emulators that came on it installed or did you delete and put newer versions of it on? Are you using Dijisho as the front end? I recommend it highly. I can help get you there but you'll need to buckle up, take a breath, and we'll get it up and running.
Yep, shared it on Twitter and in my Cube review. No point installing until the full version of GammaOS is released, then I'll have a video out on it all.
Great video! very instructive an easy to follow. I just have a question, Everytime I open NetherSX2 on my RG CUBE it loads all the games from the SD Card which actually from the path mapped. How can i avoid that issue? as it seems to happen as well while playing and it has to load another mission or something like that
Thank you for the guide ! For inserting the sd card, please help ! I had all my roms on a Sandisk 512 microSDXC card, when I put it inside so the logo/text was facing me, I put it until the end, no forcing, but it kept coming out, no clicking sound to stay in place. So I just maintained it by closing the lid. The device then tried to read the card, failed then asked me to format it. It seems I lost all my roms. My question: did I do a mistake while inserting the card ? I believe I followed the instructions. If I made a mistake, how should I insert it ? Thank you.
Hey Joey, thanks for the great guide! As a complete handheld noob, I followed your instructions step by step and got my 556 setup last night and it's running great! Only problem is my Saturn games won't run. Does Beetle Saturn need a bios file or do I just have a bad set of roms?
Really thanks for this as always Joey. Question: in clearing the device and starting from scratch, following all instructions after, is everything (emulators, daijisho settings, etc.) set on the card itself, and can be transferred (e.g. copied) for a new RG556 device? or does this setup have to be done for every single device because some things are still held on internal storage?
Hi there, I'm new to handhelds and I'm enjoying the anbernic front end. I've been adding my own games, however I'm having trouble adding boxart. Is there any methods to add them or any of your videos that explains it? Your help would be much appreciated, keep the videos coming mate.
I just got a RG556 with preinstalled games, but they're all named in Chinese, making browsing and searching for specific games impossible. I guess it's because all the ROM files are named in Chinese and not an easy thing to fix?
Great guide :) Couple questions, is Daijisho recommended over Emulation Station DE? Total Android noob question - at what point do you need to sign into playstore or create a playstore account? (I dont have one, do I need one)
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thanks, setup was simple with this great guide. I've bought the YabaSanshiro 2 Pro app for Saturn emulation. Do you know if it should dim the screen of my RG Cube when I press the D-pad? Swiping on the screen to bring up the menu brightens the screen again but then dpad or left stick dims. Daijisho wise, there were no issue linking YabaSanshiro 2 Pro or any other emulator so far :)
I'm trying to update retroarch, but when I go to use a hotkey based on this setup I get an error meesage that my retro joypad isn't configured right and it doesn't work. I am lost as to why
Default Home App keeps resetting when starting up Daijisho wont stay as the default, any ideas what the issue could be. Also Daijisho doesnt launch games from Citra mmj unless I click on the citra standalone app first then works fine
Great tutorial, i just ordered mine and was wondering can i do this with the sd card they give me? i dont want to waste all the roms it comes with and i want the front end and the emulators you downloaded.
Great video your very helpful 2 things my gc/ wii roms wouldnt read on dolphin and the xdelta and apk files for nether wont dl or update just says error
I'm not sure if I missed something somewhere, I feel like I've re-watched this quite a few times now. I'm having a problem where L3 is pressed alone or when pressed in combination it minimizes what ever app that is open but in Dijisho L3 attempts to select what ever is on screen / selected but all in all killer video would like advice if possible though ^_^ thanks for helpful video
this video is great, however how do you add rooms to a new SIM card? I see you only are explaining this to people who have a preloaded sim.. I have a new sim that's completely blank and no ides how to download rooms onto it and what folders to use to put it on the 556.. please hep!
I’m having trouble with frame rates constantly dropping in GameCube games. I’ve tried Pokémon Coliseum and fire emblem both hardly get to 16 fps and drop to 12 making everything unplayable
Note: I've updated the title and thumbnail to include the Anbernic RG Cube, since it's the same processor and exactly the same setup steps and everything. So if you're here after and confused why the video only shows the RG556, I just avoided having to create a whole new video for no reason.
Is the nethersx2 install the same? I can't seem to find what being shown in this video
@@Mbuna92 Yep, it is. But here's a dedicated Nether video: ruclips.net/video/XA0ad8e_eLw/видео.html
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds thanks i finally got it installed! 👍
My hotkey of L3 never registers and kicks me out of RA. Any ideas?
can you show how to get similar screen layouts to the default anbernic for ds and 3ds games (for rg cube)
I've been trying to decide whether to get an RG Cube but was pretty intimidated by the set up process. My only other experience with this was GarlicOS on the RG35XX Plus which I managed to do and love that thing, but I'm not confident in my abilities on anything else. BUT after watching this video, you've convinced me that I'll be able to do this. This is a really easy to follow guide and I appreciate you taking the time to go through each step. I've just ordered one (hopefully no light bleed), and I'll be reporting back once I've followed your walkthrough with the actual device. Thanks very much!
Update: RG Cube arrived and I did it!! I followed everything you did step by step and it was all exactly the same. I still need to add some games, but got some key ones working. Thank you so much for your help. Time to get back into some classics!
Ridiculously helpful video! Got my RG556 without an SD card. Followed this video step by step to set it up from scratch without bloat and things just worked. A few places I hit snags it was invariably because I didn’t pay close enough attention and you had already addressed those potential pitfalls. So far whatever games I’ve thrown at it have run fine. Many many thanks!
Just ordered my 556 and came across this video. OMG! Thankyou. I feel so much more confident doing this now. My first emulator and was worried I might mess it up.
Glad I could help!
this man has been happy gaming ever since
Mine arrives tomorrow; How's yours now, 4 months later?
Is it worth to buy the bigger SD card or the 128 is just fine??
@@BASSstarlet Buy a card. Just make sure it's a good brand. I got a 512gb one, and it's been perfect.
Depends what you want to do, really.
thank you for this awesome, encompassing setup tutorial. especially appreciated the simplicity of the 'pull from github' and 'manually patch' process; was an absolute breeze.
Fantastic video, thanks so much. I got the 556 without an sd card and had a million questions. God bless you for this!
Glad it helped!
This is amazing thanks so much for your effort, took up most my afternoon but was well worth it, has completely transformed how much I enjoy my rg556 it's a lovely little device.
Great tutorial, you are the only one that provide comprehensive details on how to setup this console.
Glad it helped
Agreed, I finally got mine after being on the fence and Joey's videos were the deciding factor because he really uncomplicated the setup. It came today and I'll probably start using the included roms until I get my personal sd card ready to go.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Hey man, I just got this handheld a few days ago and have some questions.
I have a Dolphin emulator installed on my PC with modded games and my settings (controls, graphics mods, etc.), How do I import all of them to the device? I think connecting the rg556 to my PC and copying all the files to it would work but I'm not sure.
Once again i'm speachless!!i bought r36s and got the r556 agter selling it, you walk me trough both set up perfectly, this video was 1 hour and it flew thanks for your effort.
This and the instructions for remapping the R key was clutch for the RG Cube.
I just received my RG cube, and this guide was perfect and easy to follow. Thanks for your time!! You gained another new subscriber.
Man you have a quality delivery...unmatched.
I wouldn't normally take the time to log on to comment on a video - but this guide was SUPER helpful. Much appreciated!!!
Glad it helped!
I've just received delivery of my RG556, and it didn't take long for me to get pointed to this video. Thank you for making this. I'm going to go through all of the steps here and set it up from scratch - and learn a bunch of things on the way. Liked, subbed, commented!
Many thanks for everything. Spectacular.
I'm a newbie, I'm waiting for an rg556 and you've helped me more than anyone. TOP
You're the man joey. Your set up guides rock. Im not even really grabbing devices anymore but I still watch 😂
Thanks for this bud, I got my device asbout a week ago and was worried about setting it all up, was easy to follow and really helpful, device runs great!!
I appreciate how this should have been a quick guide but it was so comprehensive. ❤❤❤ always love your content🎉
Glad it was helpful!
Want ROMs Google is you're best friend.
Vimms lair
Torrent
Nice try fed
Thanks so much Joey! You did a great job and thanks to you a complicated setup was made MUCH easier!
Great tutorial, as usual. One of the things I like about your Android tutorials is that, even if I don't end up buying an RG556, a lot of this stuff will carry over to the Android devices I do own and enjoy.
When you were downloading M64 I noticed that your Odin 2 and one of the Retroids are listed as phones. I'd never thought to notice this before, but Anbernic also seems to be using a phone build of Android instead of a tablet build. Why? It's weird when you think about it. Retro handhelds will spend approximately 98.7% of their useful life in landscape mode. Stock "Tablet Android" has a number of quality of life improvements over "Phone Android" for devices that are primarily used in landscape.
Older Android phones could be forced into tablet mode by going into Developer Options and setting the DPI to 600. Granted that was back when tablet mode was more or less a glorified flag to tell apps to give you a few more buttons and tabs. I'm not sure what would happen if you tried that with a newer phone or handheld, now that Google has put actual effort into the tablet experience. If it worked it'd be a nice little upgrade for the RG556, or any Android handheld.
Aloha Joey - Mahalo for the easy-to-follow guide! Made setting my 556 up a breeze :)
This took a lot of the stress out of setting up my RGCube for the first time, cheers dude, excellent guide.
You have the best and easiest to understand tutorials, thank you so much!
Love my 556, had it for a week and you helped me alot with setting this beast up🔥🔥🔥
Great to hear!
@@JoeysRetroHandheldsyou recommend to buy it with a as card or withow it ???
Wow this video is excellent, can’t wait til my console comes. I feel prepared now
Can’t thank you enough for this video, absolutely fantastic. Ordered my RG556 as my first android retro handheld and this video will help so much setting it up 👍
This guide was excellent. My RgCube is amazing now!!
Congrats on crossing the 20K milestone 💪 to more success to you. 🍻
Thank you! You too!
This is going to be my first handheld console since the GBA when i was a kid. Thank you for the great videos. Im excited to get this and follow your guide. Subscribed!
Amazing tutorial. Perfect set up in 1 hour or less.
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much!
You helped me so much with my new RG556 :). Love it!
the fiery passion he has against the wii remote reminds me of a lost summer trying to get that shit to work xD. I feel ya..
just ordered one. Already have the rg35xx and kinda wish I would've gotten something bigger to begin with but oh well. Regardless. The main reason I got one is for NS games since my Steam Deck can't seem to run ryujinx properly. Being how much better Yuzu works (having already found the apk for it) I'm hoping this little console will play the games that I'm looking at playing. Also really glad I found this video because the stock front end looks horrendous and Daijisho looks a million times better. Thank You.
Thanks for the video, I bought this device because of your video ❤
for nethersx2 put auto-mode off and vents on cool, if you put auto-mode on high it will lag (probably throttling), if you put vents on auto they will not cooldown the system and it will lag.
Sir, you are a good man!
Thanks so much! Excellent guide!
Your guide is amazing, thanks for taking the time, I subscribe your channel for the huge effort to make this, thanks!!!
really really well done informative video. Subscribed!! Thank you so much :)
This guide is amazing! Thank you!
Perfect starter guide! Thanks very much. Great channel btw; you have a subscriber!😊
awesome man, just bought this device and discover your channel, like and sub for sure! thanks for the work!
Enjoy!
First of all, thank you very much this is a great guide I'll continue to come back to. I think the game I've picked just doesn't want to run smoothly on this thing, Dragon Quest VIII PS2. I've tried Aether and Nethersx2 old and new versions, underclocking ee settings, hardware presentations, etc. I think it's time I investigate the 3DS version (crossed fingers).
Thank you for this
Amazing video thanks so.much
I'm sure this would have took days without this tutorial
Xbox mode confusingly needed of course for GC games like Sunshine for analogue trigger use.
Hm, not my experience. Works just fine using Ns mode. (you can use analog triggers in Ns mode)
Hi Joey
Very good detailed guide. Thanks for the efforts. I have one question if you don’t mind. Can I don’t remove the Anbernic’s installed emulators? Will Daijishou detect the original emulators that are installed? I tried and notice GameCube, Wii and PSX games cannot be launched from daijishou.
Thank you so much for the video, I got everything running perfect but Daijisho can't toggle with R1 and L1, but that just minor issue, thank you so much again!
Hi, set the controller toggle to both (swipe down, push and hold on the toggle).
Great guide, thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
Great guide ! Thanks. But i have a question : Is it possible to remap the anbernic button ?
Yep! joeysretrohandhelds.com/guides/anbernic-rg556-setup-guide/#Remap_R_button
Thank you for the tutorial of nethersx!
My pleasure!
very nice video, just what i needed, thanks so much. Subbed and liked. I ordered a 556 and should come next week. I' new to all of this, but I have just one quick question, how do you get the artwork for the games? Would I need to download special zip files that include the artwork? I have an older anbernic but that one is just as it came, not setupby myself and it only shows text, not as nice with all the artworks. Or are the artworks in the bin? and my old anbernic wasn't just setup correctly?
Daijisho scrapes the artwork, so it's all automatic!
In hotkeys, to unbind a mapping , press Y
Broooooo I needed this guide, I usually go for Adin Walls guides cause he goes into the weeds. But this guide is AWESOME is very detailed oriented, specially for a newbie like me hahaha
Thanks man, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You f*cking rock 🙌🏽
se can do that whiteout deinstalling many apps, right? just installing retroarch and the preferred front end …. and we can deinstall single apps in the future if we want and need to
I just got my console last night and have probably watched the video 3 times. I’m still struggling to get it to work the way I’m expecting with the controls. Unfortunately that has always been the thing that has turned me off of emulators. Idk why I’m struggling so much with this though.
For instance, the section at 18:06 with the user interface, I don’t have the option for “On Screen Display.”
Edit 2: I ended up finding the option to turn it off in another menu! Glad I found it but I guess I either have a different version or maybe there was an update to the menu organization.
Edit 3: somehow I ended up with two daijisho apps and both load the same application. I can “uninstall” them but worried I would lose progress… lol I feel so inept. Another issues I am having is that flycast gives me different options when I load it by itself instead of through retro arch and I need those options for the mic input (at least from what I can tell, I can’t find it in retro arch). I can’t seem to get daisho to let me launch into flycast without retro arch unless I manually launch it.
Awesome vid. Keep it up
Thanks, will do!
Thank you!
Nice video! we need more plz, just bought my RG556 and I need games where can I download??
No games pop up with the SD card that came with
I have a problem with the sd card because I can’t insert it I don’t know why? Please answer me
Thank you so much for the guide. I bit the bullet and uninstalled everything after messing around with the RG556 when it arrived. I feel better. I wanted to ask this question, but at the same time not because its kind of down to me to push a bit harder on.
Would you be interested in doing a deeper guide on the RG556 with other systems? I own a Miyoo Mini and its as simple as making a folder for corresponding systems and dropping roms. I would love this handheld to be set up ultimately like my replacement / equal to Miyoo.
With the RG556 I'm a bit of a novice to Retro Arch and setting it up correctly. I took your list of cores from your website, but I haven't really went further with it, setting Daijisho up, or folders for systems.
Again its really down to me working out the quirks with Daijisho but maybe this is something you feel could be a good educational video?
Apologies, may not understand the question, but for other systems I've done deep dives on most of them throughout my channel and a deep dive on Daijisho. You'll never be able to get the full OnionOS MM+ ease of use experience on Android, but once it's all setup, it's close.
Has anyone gotten 3do games running on the rg556? I just got mine so haven’t tried yet but noticed the device isn’t setup for it. Really amazing video, thank you!!!!
I wish I didn’t delete RetroArch…Tekken Tag no longer works on the newer version since it doesn’t have “MAME - Current” core
Hey! Is there something you would add to te tutorial after few weeks? Maybe smth you would do diffrent, or additional setup? Would love to hear more tips and tweaks.
Nope! But check the written guide in the description for some added items.
I have a question. I would like to emulate PC Engine games which emulator do you recommend? I saw that there are a couple in RetroArch would they be okay to use or is there a better option?
Thanks for the detailed tutorial by the way. It is really helpful and well explained!
hey man great video, love the detail! but im still confused on the rom and bios part, got my rg556 yesterday but it doesn't have an sd card... it does have the 128gb internal storage, can i use that instead of the sd card? or will i have to buy one separately?
How do I add new systems to the Anbernic front end? Added them to the SD card but no icon appears in the front end leading to the games. I must be missing something.
I too am having a nightmare with this thing, I’m pretty new to android emulation and bought an rg cube but I can’t find any guides other then people wanting a certain setup. For example how do you install emulators to the internal memory or ROMs to the internal memory?! I have been trying but I cannot seem to do it, I’ve also copied everything onto a bigger sd card as I got one with games on yet the ROMs I added into the games folders don’t even show up when I scan it. I’m on the verge of giving up for now and waiting for more people to release videos that shows things like this. I really don’t want to delete everything like this guy did I just want to add some extra games yet can’t seem to do it for the life of me. What’s weird is the psp ROMs I added show up but the ps2 and 3ds don’t show at all. Gutted
@@alexythimia23 Alex, I am here to help! After hours and hours and hours of tinkering and with the help of a variety of folks, my RG Cube is running perfectly. It's also my first Android device so I knew it would be work...and it is...but damn if I don't think its my favorite Anbernic device to date.
Let's go back to the start....you have all the emulators that came on it installed or did you delete and put newer versions of it on? Are you using Dijisho as the front end? I recommend it highly.
I can help get you there but you'll need to buckle up, take a breath, and we'll get it up and running.
great vid joey - if you had to choose one would you pick the rp4 or this anbernic - can you give a few reasons why - thanks
I don't like the RP4, so this. I'll share more in my review at some point later this week.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds thanks joey - when you do your review can you say why you dislike the rp4 - it seems like everyone is favouring the rp4 - thanks
No secret, it's not comfortable and not a fan of the control layout or the screen. Pretty simple!
Hey Joey, did you hear that the GammaOS creator released a "fix" for the cardinal snapping on both of these devices? Might be worth of a mini review?
Yep, shared it on Twitter and in my Cube review. No point installing until the full version of GammaOS is released, then I'll have a video out on it all.
Do you have to have a Windows PC or will a Mac work too?
1 hour? my man turning into Ross over time 😅😅😅
I'm Joey.
Amazing dude thanks a bunch for this and the R36s tutorials! Was wondering if there was a way to set the Anbernic button to open up Daijisho?
joeysretrohandhelds.com/guides/anbernic-rg556-setup-guide/#Remap_R_button
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds you’re a fucking legend bro thank you
Hello, thanks for the video, could you make a video on how to modify the native frontend of the console?
Great video! very instructive an easy to follow. I just have a question, Everytime I open NetherSX2 on my RG CUBE it loads all the games from the SD Card which actually from the path mapped. How can i avoid that issue? as it seems to happen as well while playing and it has to load another mission or something like that
Thank you for the guide ! For inserting the sd card, please help ! I had all my roms on a Sandisk 512 microSDXC card, when I put it inside so the logo/text was facing me, I put it until the end, no forcing, but it kept coming out, no clicking sound to stay in place. So I just maintained it by closing the lid. The device then tried to read the card, failed then asked me to format it. It seems I lost all my roms. My question: did I do a mistake while inserting the card ? I believe I followed the instructions. If I made a mistake, how should I insert it ? Thank you.
I’m having same problem as you
Hey Joey, thanks for the great guide! As a complete handheld noob, I followed your instructions step by step and got my 556 setup last night and it's running great! Only problem is my Saturn games won't run. Does Beetle Saturn need a bios file or do I just have a bad set of roms?
Hey, yep it does! mpr-17933.bin is the filename for the one you need for US/EU games.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds cool, thanks!
Great tutorial. Unfortunately on my end Nethersx2 won't install. It just says "something went wrong. App not installed"
Really thanks for this as always Joey. Question: in clearing the device and starting from scratch, following all instructions after, is everything (emulators, daijisho settings, etc.) set on the card itself, and can be transferred (e.g. copied) for a new RG556 device? or does this setup have to be done for every single device because some things are still held on internal storage?
It'll have to be done on each device, Android doesn't really do well with copying that way.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds thank you sir
thanks
Un video espectacular
Hi there, I'm new to handhelds and I'm enjoying the anbernic front end. I've been adding my own games, however I'm having trouble adding boxart. Is there any methods to add them or any of your videos that explains it? Your help would be much appreciated, keep the videos coming mate.
Apologies, it's just not something I use at all and no videos on it unfortunately.
I just got a RG556 with preinstalled games, but they're all named in Chinese, making browsing and searching for specific games impossible. I guess it's because all the ROM files are named in Chinese and not an easy thing to fix?
Great guide :)
Couple questions, is Daijisho recommended over Emulation Station DE?
Total Android noob question - at what point do you need to sign into playstore or create a playstore account? (I dont have one, do I need one)
Just personally preference, I prefer Daijisho.
I would create an account and sign in at the beginning.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thanks, setup was simple with this great guide. I've bought the YabaSanshiro 2 Pro app for Saturn emulation. Do you know if it should dim the screen of my RG Cube when I press the D-pad? Swiping on the screen to bring up the menu brightens the screen again but then dpad or left stick dims.
Daijisho wise, there were no issue linking YabaSanshiro 2 Pro or any other emulator so far :)
I'm trying to update retroarch, but when I go to use a hotkey based on this setup I get an error meesage that my retro joypad isn't configured right and it doesn't work. I am lost as to why
I didn’t purchase their sd card, I have tons of roms, but I can’t get them to load in their front end
Default Home App keeps resetting when starting up Daijisho wont stay as the default, any ideas what the issue could be. Also Daijisho doesnt launch games from Citra mmj unless I click on the citra standalone app first then works fine
You have to set daijisho as the default launcher in the android settings
@@RetroDaddyPH That is what I did but no matter what it will default back to the original for whatever reasons cant get daijisho to stay as default
Hopefully we'll get GammaOS on this
Great tutorial, i just ordered mine and was wondering can i do this with the sd card they give me? i dont want to waste all the roms it comes with and i want the front end and the emulators you downloaded.
Did you find out if this can be done with the original SD card or did it not work?
Great video your very helpful 2 things my gc/ wii roms wouldnt read on dolphin and the xdelta and apk files for nether wont dl or update just says error
Hello joey, one quick question: do I have to format the SD card to fat32 like you do with the MM+? Thanks man, amazing video!
Hey, it's exfat and I show it at the start of the video how to.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds yeap, I totally missed that part. Thanks man!
What’s a good charger adapter for the ANBERNIC RG556? I don’t have a pc to charge with it since usb that came with the system box
I prefer to use Bigbox as interface
Have a limit for sd card size?
Nope.
I'm not sure if I missed something somewhere, I feel like I've re-watched this quite a few times now.
I'm having a problem where L3 is pressed alone or when pressed in combination it minimizes what ever app that is open but in Dijisho L3 attempts to select what ever is on screen / selected but all in all killer video would like advice if possible though ^_^
thanks for helpful video
this video is great, however how do you add rooms to a new SIM card? I see you only are explaining this to people who have a preloaded sim.. I have a new sim that's completely blank and no ides how to download rooms onto it and what folders to use to put it on the 556.. please hep!
I explained exactly that in the beginning.
I’m having trouble with frame rates constantly dropping in GameCube games. I’ve tried Pokémon Coliseum and fire emblem both hardly get to 16 fps and drop to 12 making everything unplayable
If I don’t have a PC…could I do these things with a Mac?
can both setups run simultaneously??
also can your setup be rolled back in case I don't like it?