One note: if you try to pull up a PSP game and get a black screen, this is a known issue (and a bug in Android). Open up PPSSPP, go to the Games tab, then tap on the "Browse" button (it has a folder icon), which will bring up your Files browser. Browse to the root of your SD card, then go to ROMs > psp and select "Use this Folder" and confirm. That should reset the file location and allow games to launch from ES-DE.
Bro I got the same problem with ppsspp on Reset collection (another android launcher), in a recent update ppsspp must have changed something cause it's messed up with all launchers now
@@Happy-Hunter89 You can just uninstall and Reinstall PPSSPP, that's what I had to do. Just make sure when you open PPSSPP again that you point it at the folder that has the folder for your save data in it (labeled PSP) your old save data in it.
Thanks for the great video! Two comments though, placing the ES-DE application data directory on an SD card leads to performance issues on some devices, so if ES-DE starts or runs very slowly it's a good idea to move this folder to internal storage instead. And launching native Android apps and games has actually been supported in ES-DE as of the 3.0.2-21 release, meaning ES Applauncher is only needed for importing your apps and games and not for launching them. I anyway plan to add a built-in import tool in a future version, hopefully for the 3.2.0 release.
might take a while to ship, I ordered mine Nov 30 arrived a day after Christmas, but the wait is worth it. Frustrating at first but watching this Channel really made things easy to follow. Russ is a Godsend.
@@satyampaswan3995ye you can. You can also individually scrap as well between the 2 scrapers I managed to get a decent amount of artwork scraped and even a couple of videos. Anything missing you can add yourself. Just imitate the file structure as it is for all the other systems
Yessss, this launcher breathed new life into my RP2S after using Daijisho for so long. Im a big fan of it, I used an old video guide of yours to set that up and it works amazing.
Your guides are the best mate youve helped me so much at the start of my emulation journey and this front end is just absolutely phenomenal. I love it. Having my collection all together with the beautiful artwork.
Such an amazing job man. Thank you for another amazing guide. I would add (if i may) after you have all your rom folder that you actually have games in them. It is recommended to delete all other folders that are empty. It makes es-de scan folders faster. 😁
Nah get a good android phone if you don't have one already. Get a good controller like the gamesir G8 or even better but soon to be released unless you were a kickstarter supporter, the abxylute s9.
@@pcmacro I had an android phone with a backbone attachment and it wasn’t my favorite thing. Just wanted a device dedicated to gaming that is comfortable to hold for hours
@@nezuminora9528Originally, it did. Now it's ES-DE as its full name, as it's so far departed from Emulation Station on a code level that it's entirely its own thing
As mentioned in the FAQ, it's in a transition period so the full legacy title is still in use. I think at this point more people would be confused without hearing the full title. No harm, no foul.
@@nezuminora9528you are not wrong. OP is just saying that the official preferred name of the project is ES-DE or ES-DE Frontend, not fully spelled out (i.e. ES-DE vs EmulationStation Desktop Edition). It's not a big deal since the developer has said that it's acceptable to use the full name for the time being.
You deserve waaaay more likes than you get. Thank you, these videos are a god send. I just bout my first handheld retro device in the form of the Odin 2pro. I’m watching this video to learn and your vids have been amazing help.
Awesome job with this video, and thank you so much for all of the work you put in to create it! I just recently picked up a Retroid Pocket 4 Pro, and while I love it, I haven’t been impressed with the main front ends (Daijisho and RetroidLauncher) for it and missed the ES front ends on my other handhelds. This is exactly what I was hoping for, and I love the customization options and the ease at swapping out themes. ❤
Thanks Russ. I've just now finally set up my Odin 2 with ES-DE as the frontend. For a long time, I'd just stuck with the stock android launcher because I'm comfortable with it. But, I've finally given in and consolized the Odin. (I think it helped that I'd finally decided to make this my main emulation/android gaming device, so it felt worth the time investment.)
Great timing, I just bought ES-DE for Android last night, then today you post this! I'm going to use ES-DE for my Logitech G Cloud that I bought recently; I haven't set up any emulation on it yet, and I'm brand new to emulation, so I'm hoping this guide will help.
Thanks for the vid! I’ve had and used a Retroid Pocket flip for a year with Daijisho as the front end. Today I received the Pocket 4 Pro. I’ll set it up with ES-DE and compare. :)
Wow! Actually learned something new. Didn't know you could re-scrape individual games, and refine the search while doing so. I have a couple games in my collection that I have never been able to properly scrape. Every time I wanted to try again, I'd have to shut down my RP4P, pop out the SD card, try changing the filename to something that would hopefully search properly, put the SD card back in, reboot my RP4P, and then try scraping again. Which was a major pain, so I eventually gave up. Just now I tried re-scraping one of those problem games, and after a couple of rounds of refining the search by tweaking the name a bit, was finally able to get it matched. Super convenient!
Just installed and calibrated some hall sticks on my my RP3+ and thought I was done messing about with stuff... Might be time to say peace to daijisho.... Thanks for the upload as ever man!
Have you made a video on installing the most popular emulators on Android with the most recommended settings? If not, I think it would be an incredibly useful guide for people (like me) wanting to set up ES-DE on their phones but not knowing how to start.
Daijisho is able to filter games by genre though. Downloaded game metadata already includes the genres. Hopefully in a future ES-DE update that can be used to quickly create collections per genre.
@@peejae082004 True, but if I want pinball games, I don't want ALL pinball games, I only want the ones I want. One of the reasons why I chose ES-DE over Daijisho.
I just the es is generally better in almost every way. Looks nicer and is much more customisable. Easier to navigate. Dajisho may be a bit easier to set up id say that's all it has over es
I have bought the Odin 2 because you said it is still the king. And it really was. The problem is the one I bought got an issue (defective right analog stick) when it arrived. The sad thing is that it was their last stock. I only held it for 2 days and 1 night but I still miss it until now. I should have been setting up this new guide. So sad. Anyway, another very helpful guide. Autolike.
This is amazing! Thank you for being so detailed in your walkthrough. It's extremely helpful. I'm going to try this out on my Android Shield, since right now I'm just using Retroarch directly, and it's not nearly as nice of a UI as ES-DE.
Daijisho: Yuzu has been shutdown, but people still can use it and get it, so ill keep it as an option because its really no trouble. ES-DE: Yuzu has been shutdown, so im going to wipe all traces of it from the frontend and make you have to do a workaround to select it. Ive never understood this logic.
@@eurosoe Sure, but having Yuzu be selectable out of the box isnt breaking any kind of taboo. I shouldnt be having to do work arounds like that for a PAID frontend.
Es-de is a much more well known frontend. They just don't want to deal with any possible headaches. Would you rather they do this or they get shutdown?
@retrogamecorps I've followed your instructions to a tee. Everything seems to work, however, when I launch games for Gamecube, Nintendo 64, or Nintendo DS from ES-DS, it takes me directly to the Emulator and I still have to select the game inside each of these emulators. Any thoughts on why it might be doing this?
This is a great video, thank for sharing! Now with ES Applauncher I can use Winlator directly within ES! It would be cool to have a setup video for Winlator on Android gaming devices, so that we can play .exe games on these devices
Minimized scraper option on all versions of ES-DE would be amazing... it's nice to configure or browse your library while it scrapes. Plus, it would up scraping speed.
Thanks Russ for your continued fantastic efforts! You sold me on an RG351P way back. I recently built an RG556 with Daijishō and loved that. Now you've got me wanting ES-DE on my new Odin 2. This retro hobby is so addictive! I've got the RG35XX SP, RG40XX H and R36S still to build too. I'm running out of space for these handhelds...but don't worry, I'll make more! If only there was more time! I'd spend some playing...like on the RG552 that I still love too! Argh!!! Just keep them videos rolling! Big thanks!
Thanks once again for this awesome guide. Its always a joy to watch your videos. Is it possible to change the Icon on the Main Customs Game Folder? That would be super cool. Cheers from Germany 😊🤗
Great video! Can confirm that this is all super helpful for loading on my Retroid Pocket 5. I would add that the ES-DE games folders are case sensitive. It matters for PS2 specifically and the game wont launch if its not matched exactly. Now i need a RetroArch Multiplayer guide: how do i configure my RP5 so when i connect four 8bitdo controllers it automatically configures a controller profile!
The setup process is the same on an android box such as the shield as it is here. If you're on a pc it's not that different either tbh apart from you need to set where your emulators are
I've been able to set up a few devices for gaming in the living room. I'm more curious what shades and or filters are widely used for big screen gaming.
Can you store roms for different systems in different locations? E.g older systems on microsd but only ps2 specifically on internal storage? And would you be updating your written guide for Android? Think there plenty of options such as esde, beacon etc not mentioned
Just found about ES-DE last week, very happy with the performance on my phone. Would have liked some touchscreen features, I always forget it's controller only.
Hey Russ, great video. Thanks also for mentioning how to migrate with ES DE. Is there an option to migrate an entire Android Setup, ie, HD Textures, Saves, Emulators, etc by copying. Indeed I think more guys are now checking out different handhelds so please indicate how we can make moving stuff around as easy as possible. Thanks
Great timing. I was just about to maybe get my first Android gaming device, and wondering how to set it up. Ballsy move though, to show Nintendo artwork in the same video that you show how to set up Yuzu, play romhacks, etc.
Excellent video, as always. Thank you so much! My 5 cents anyway: be sure to download the latest retroarch apk. And, everytime you run a game from ES-DE, you'd better quit retroarch before you start another game. Otherwise, you may be staring a black screen.
How do i get es-de to launch straight onto a game. When i choose a ps2 or psp game, it doesn't load but goes to the emulator, Aethersx2 & duckstaiton game screen
Are there any plans on making a video that goes over how to configure ES-DE to pull from multiple directories? I looked it up and apparently it IS possible even though the app only lets you set a single directory in the settings, but it requires creating a custom XML file or something like that. The ES Applauncher solves one of the big shortcomings that ES-DE had on Android, but I'm still partial to using Daijisho on my Odin 2 Mini since my ROM library is pretty big and is split between the internal storage and an SD card. My only other solution would be to buy a 1tb SD card and call it a day, but that's about $90 which...hurts.
I liked emulation station when I had it on the Steamdeck! However when I switched to a 2 tb and card I sort of lost all my set up and I’m too lazy to set it up again. But maybe I should try this for the Odin 2!
I'm still having a lot of trouble adding the custom systems for some reason. I added the files, but when I launch es-de, it still doesn't show any switch options.
One note: if you try to pull up a PSP game and get a black screen, this is a known issue (and a bug in Android). Open up PPSSPP, go to the Games tab, then tap on the "Browse" button (it has a folder icon), which will bring up your Files browser. Browse to the root of your SD card, then go to ROMs > psp and select "Use this Folder" and confirm. That should reset the file location and allow games to launch from ES-DE.
Bro I got the same problem with ppsspp on Reset collection (another android launcher), in a recent update ppsspp must have changed something cause it's messed up with all launchers now
@@milesharris249 PPSSPP Gold just black screened for me. Had to use non-gold PPSSPP which worked.
I've done this like 6 times and it didn't help, I still just get a black screen on PSP games.
Well it *opens* PPSSPP now at least. But thats all 🤷♂️
@@Happy-Hunter89 You can just uninstall and Reinstall PPSSPP, that's what I had to do. Just make sure when you open PPSSPP again that you point it at the folder that has the folder for your save data in it (labeled PSP) your old save data in it.
Thanks for the great video! Two comments though, placing the ES-DE application data directory on an SD card leads to performance issues on some devices, so if ES-DE starts or runs very slowly it's a good idea to move this folder to internal storage instead. And launching native Android apps and games has actually been supported in ES-DE as of the 3.0.2-21 release, meaning ES Applauncher is only needed for importing your apps and games and not for launching them. I anyway plan to add a built-in import tool in a future version, hopefully for the 3.2.0 release.
Thanks a lot 😊
You rock! Have donated to you! Thanks!
please also check. when i place the ES-DE folder on the device but ROMs folder on sd card, the custom_systems is not working
Nice job guys many thanks!!
Awesome. Will wait patiently for those features. Best 5 bucks I ever spent on an app/program.
Just bought my RG406V when it came out. It will be my first retro handheld. This is perfectly timed to help me. Thanks Russ!
Thanks Russ, another great video. Will come back to this when my RP5 eventually arrives!
I'm no front end gang, but I do have one rule.
Russ uploads video, I watch video.
I don't even know why I installed one on my Odin 2 mini... I never use the damn thing 😆 I always just jump into the emulator I want
Definitely my favorite channel for retro handheld information. Im gonna buy a retroid pocket 5 for my birthday 🥳
might take a while to ship, I ordered mine Nov 30 arrived a day after Christmas, but the wait is worth it. Frustrating at first but watching this Channel really made things easy to follow. Russ is a Godsend.
I had JUST given up on tinkering with it on my android handheld 😅 Just when I think I’m out, Russ pulls me back in
Go for it! You can do it! I believe it!
The ES Applauncher trick to get images for Android apps was the thing I needed. Thank you, sir.
Can you manually add images too for android games?
@@satyampaswan3995ye you can. You can also individually scrap as well between the 2 scrapers I managed to get a decent amount of artwork scraped and even a couple of videos. Anything missing you can add yourself. Just imitate the file structure as it is for all the other systems
Didn't work for me... 😢
I am loving this crazy handheld adventure and Russ is our Sherpa!
Yeah let's keep growing the emulation scene as an FU to $hitendo 😀
Yessss, this launcher breathed new life into my RP2S after using Daijisho for so long. Im a big fan of it, I used an old video guide of yours to set that up and it works amazing.
I'll definitely use and re-visit this guide for when my RP5 arrives in November
Your guides are the best mate youve helped me so much at the start of my emulation journey and this front end is just absolutely phenomenal. I love it. Having my collection all together with the beautiful artwork.
Its just something about your intros that give me a good feeling
Such an amazing job man. Thank you for another amazing guide.
I would add (if i may) after you have all your rom folder that you actually have games in them. It is recommended to delete all other folders that are empty. It makes es-de scan folders faster. 😁
Nice tip, I didn't know that!
Your videos convinced me to buy this frontend and the Odin 2. Should be arriving Monday, and I can’t wait
Nah get a good android phone if you don't have one already. Get a good controller like the gamesir G8 or even better but soon to be released unless you were a kickstarter supporter, the abxylute s9.
@@pcmacro I had an android phone with a backbone attachment and it wasn’t my favorite thing. Just wanted a device dedicated to gaming that is comfortable to hold for hours
Amazing video and amazing front end. Definitely the best most complete one I’ve tried.
Honestly my favourite RUclips channel, cannot describe how much his tutorials have helped me. Thanks for all the great and consistent content
Thank you so much for this Russ. I just got the Gamesir G8 to use my old phone as an emulation handheld so this video comes in handy!
The ES-DE branding was to differentiate this project from the original Emulation Station, hopefully the title of the video doesn't cause confusion.
I thought DE stood for Desktop Edition, i.e. not Android
@@nezuminora9528Originally, it did.
Now it's ES-DE as its full name, as it's so far departed from Emulation Station on a code level that it's entirely its own thing
@@nezuminora9528 its the desktop edition ported to android
As mentioned in the FAQ, it's in a transition period so the full legacy title is still in use. I think at this point more people would be confused without hearing the full title. No harm, no foul.
@@nezuminora9528you are not wrong. OP is just saying that the official preferred name of the project is ES-DE or ES-DE Frontend, not fully spelled out (i.e. ES-DE vs EmulationStation Desktop Edition). It's not a big deal since the developer has said that it's acceptable to use the full name for the time being.
I’m on a 2 hr road trip, time to watch rgc!
All jokes aside, thanks a lot Russ! I needed a guide like this for my Retroid.
I love ES-DE and have been using it on all my reto game devices. Well worth supporting! Thanks for the guide, Russ.
Perfect timing, this will be very handy when my RP5 arrives.
Dad: hey son, the new RGC video just dropped wanna watch it?
Me: yeah man, i wanna do it
You deserve waaaay more likes than you get. Thank you, these videos are a god send. I just bout my first handheld retro device in the form of the Odin 2pro. I’m watching this video to learn and your vids have been amazing help.
Oh man. I can't believe how lucky I am. I needed to set up a RP4P for someone and this video was uploaded just in time. Perfect!
This is what the perfect, step by step, how-to guide for pretty much anything should always be created. BRAVO. AGAIN... XD
I really appreciate you putting this together. I just got my g-cloud and I've been watching your videos on emulation.
Awesome job with this video, and thank you so much for all of the work you put in to create it! I just recently picked up a Retroid Pocket 4 Pro, and while I love it, I haven’t been impressed with the main front ends (Daijisho and RetroidLauncher) for it and missed the ES front ends on my other handhelds. This is exactly what I was hoping for, and I love the customization options and the ease at swapping out themes. ❤
Some of the most thorough and helpful I've come across in all of youtube. Thanks
Thanks!
I learned a lot from your videos, I can't wait to get my first retro handheld the Anbernic Rg Cube
I love how straightforward your guides are!
Thanks Russ.
I've just now finally set up my Odin 2 with ES-DE as the frontend. For a long time, I'd just stuck with the stock android launcher because I'm comfortable with it. But, I've finally given in and consolized the Odin. (I think it helped that I'd finally decided to make this my main emulation/android gaming device, so it felt worth the time investment.)
Russ man i have to say thank you for all your awesome tutorials... really appreciate your work for the community ❤
Great timing, I just bought ES-DE for Android last night, then today you post this! I'm going to use ES-DE for my Logitech G Cloud that I bought recently; I haven't set up any emulation on it yet, and I'm brand new to emulation, so I'm hoping this guide will help.
Fantastic video Russ. Totally worth the 5 bucks. Use it on all my Android devices.
your work is really amazing thank you for everything!
Thanks for the vid! I’ve had and used a Retroid Pocket flip for a year with Daijisho as the front end. Today I received the Pocket 4 Pro. I’ll set it up with ES-DE and compare. :)
Perfect Timing. Was looking for this ❤
Wow! Actually learned something new. Didn't know you could re-scrape individual games, and refine the search while doing so. I have a couple games in my collection that I have never been able to properly scrape. Every time I wanted to try again, I'd have to shut down my RP4P, pop out the SD card, try changing the filename to something that would hopefully search properly, put the SD card back in, reboot my RP4P, and then try scraping again. Which was a major pain, so I eventually gave up. Just now I tried re-scraping one of those problem games, and after a couple of rounds of refining the search by tweaking the name a bit, was finally able to get it matched. Super convenient!
This is the guide I was looking for! thank you good sr.!
Hell yeah, put that ñintendø on the thumbnail!!!
Thank you Russ. Thank you for everything. Thanks to you I am now an experienced retro gamer😘
Awesome tutorial Russ, thank you very much! 👌👍
Just installed and calibrated some hall sticks on my my RP3+ and thought I was done messing about with stuff... Might be time to say peace to daijisho.... Thanks for the upload as ever man!
This is really cool. Hopefully you have videos on best emulators and set ups
Have you made a video on installing the most popular emulators on Android with the most recommended settings? If not, I think it would be an incredibly useful guide for people (like me) wanting to set up ES-DE on their phones but not knowing how to start.
This! Going to be using this for my new Retroid’s coming.
The custom collection feature is what I've been missing in Daijisho. Blows my mind that such a basic feature as collections is not available on it.
Daijisho is able to filter games by genre though.
Downloaded game metadata already includes the genres. Hopefully in a future ES-DE update that can be used to quickly create collections per genre.
@@peejae082004 True, but if I want pinball games, I don't want ALL pinball games, I only want the ones I want.
One of the reasons why I chose ES-DE over Daijisho.
@@KyleRuggles agreed, i also pick ES-DE because of the screensaver feature
@@peejae082004 That too! And it's just... to the point, ya know? I can put my favorites AT THE TOP! And I can hide games.. That's a big deal for me.
I just the es is generally better in almost every way. Looks nicer and is much more customisable. Easier to navigate. Dajisho may be a bit easier to set up id say that's all it has over es
Brilliant resource, as always, thank you so much, Russ!!!
Thank you! So pumped to put this on my RP5!!
Aw man, I needed this so bad. Thank you.
I wish we were real life friends 🙃
Thanks a lot Russ 👍 I will be definitely using this tutorial when I get my new RG 406v.
Amazing video for an amazing front end. Thanks!
I love the ''Yeah man, I wanna do it'' every time
Love your content man. Keep up the great work.
Also, might wanna change that thumbnail because....you know.... Nintendo and all. :(
I have bought the Odin 2 because you said it is still the king. And it really was. The problem is the one I bought got an issue (defective right analog stick) when it arrived. The sad thing is that it was their last stock. I only held it for 2 days and 1 night but I still miss it until now. I should have been setting up this new guide. So sad. Anyway, another very helpful guide. Autolike.
If you play games that require low latency like fighting/rhythm games, I suggest the ODIN 2 MINI. The latency is incredibly low on the new screen
Thanks Russ: just about to upgrade - probably to an S23 - and been lining ES-DE up (on your recommendation), so this is perfect timing
I thought you made this video already, but I needed a video to watch
A lot has changed since my last ESDE video!
@@RetroGameCorps I saw the new video the new updates are amazing thanks!
This is amazing! Thank you for being so detailed in your walkthrough. It's extremely helpful. I'm going to try this out on my Android Shield, since right now I'm just using Retroarch directly, and it's not nearly as nice of a UI as ES-DE.
Thank you Russ from RetroGameCore
Downloaded game metadata already includes the genres. Hopefully in a future ES-DE update that can be used to quickly create collections per genre.
Daijisho: Yuzu has been shutdown, but people still can use it and get it, so ill keep it as an option because its really no trouble.
ES-DE: Yuzu has been shutdown, so im going to wipe all traces of it from the frontend and make you have to do a workaround to select it.
Ive never understood this logic.
Sometimes it’s worth keeping things secret or low key… what’s the number 1 rule of Fight Club?
@@eurosoe Sure, but having Yuzu be selectable out of the box isnt breaking any kind of taboo. I shouldnt be having to do work arounds like that for a PAID frontend.
@@z0h33yexactly. It’s not like ES-DE was providing the Yuzu app itself to people. Such an irrational decision.
Es-de is a much more well known frontend. They just don't want to deal with any possible headaches. Would you rather they do this or they get shutdown?
@@z0h33yit's not exactly hard to just add the 2 files is it
awesome video as always russ!
Just ordered the RG406v, can’t wait to get ES setup on it
Woa woa woa woa... woa im out here , parched and frankly a little peckish. Where was my reminder . Also great tutorial
Thank you for this guide. It's really helpful.
What a legend! ❤ Thank you!
thank you so much for making this guide!
Hope to see a review on the RP5/RPMINI soon! Love the content
@retrogamecorps I've followed your instructions to a tee. Everything seems to work, however, when I launch games for Gamecube, Nintendo 64, or Nintendo DS from ES-DS, it takes me directly to the Emulator and I still have to select the game inside each of these emulators. Any thoughts on why it might be doing this?
Having this with redream as well.
did you find a solution on this??
I have this exact issue. Very annoying. It's all the standalone ones for me.
@@frozenbeard81 I re-installed ES-DE and that fixed the issue for me.
@@Anthony-cq5wj I re-installed ES-DE and that fixed the issue for me.
This is a great video, thank for sharing! Now with ES Applauncher I can use Winlator directly within ES! It would be cool to have a setup video for Winlator on Android gaming devices, so that we can play .exe games on these devices
Been watching since 2021 and now I tune in specifically to hear "Do you really wanna do this? Yeah man, I wanna do it."
Minimized scraper option on all versions of ES-DE would be amazing... it's nice to configure or browse your library while it scrapes. Plus, it would up scraping speed.
Thanks Russ for your continued fantastic efforts! You sold me on an RG351P way back. I recently built an RG556 with Daijishō and loved that. Now you've got me wanting ES-DE on my new Odin 2. This retro hobby is so addictive! I've got the RG35XX SP, RG40XX H and R36S still to build too. I'm running out of space for these handhelds...but don't worry, I'll make more! If only there was more time! I'd spend some playing...like on the RG552 that I still love too! Argh!!! Just keep them videos rolling! Big thanks!
Thanks once again for this awesome guide. Its always a joy to watch your videos.
Is it possible to change the Icon on the Main Customs Game Folder? That would be super cool.
Cheers from Germany 😊🤗
One of my complaints using ES-DS was that it was not detecting GameCube games, but thanks to this video I saw the proper folder.
Great video! Can confirm that this is all super helpful for loading on my Retroid Pocket 5.
I would add that the ES-DE games folders are case sensitive. It matters for PS2 specifically and the game wont launch if its not matched exactly.
Now i need a RetroArch Multiplayer guide: how do i configure my RP5 so when i connect four 8bitdo controllers it automatically configures a controller profile!
would love to see a guide for big screen gaming in the living room
I have this exact setup on my Nvidia Shield. Works a treat - albeit switch / PS2 / Wii emulation isn't worth it.
I feel it would be very similar to what this video cover, as ES DE is available for all major OSs
The setup process is the same on an android box such as the shield as it is here. If you're on a pc it's not that different either tbh apart from you need to set where your emulators are
I've been able to set up a few devices for gaming in the living room. I'm more curious what shades and or filters are widely used for big screen gaming.
@@wetout Checkout Retro Crisis, he covered those.
Talk about perfect timing. Just got my hands on an Ayaneo Pocket S (which I love btw) and was curious as setting ES-DE for it.
This is your best video so far...
Can you store roms for different systems in different locations?
E.g older systems on microsd but only ps2 specifically on internal storage?
And would you be updating your written guide for Android? Think there plenty of options such as esde, beacon etc not mentioned
Just found about ES-DE last week, very happy with the performance on my phone. Would have liked some touchscreen features, I always forget it's controller only.
dear God, i still adore that intro
Hey Russ, great video. Thanks also for mentioning how to migrate with ES DE. Is there an option to migrate an entire Android Setup, ie, HD Textures, Saves, Emulators, etc by copying. Indeed I think more guys are now checking out different handhelds so please indicate how we can make moving stuff around as easy as possible. Thanks
Great timing. I was just about to maybe get my first Android gaming device, and wondering how to set it up. Ballsy move though, to show Nintendo artwork in the same video that you show how to set up Yuzu, play romhacks, etc.
ES-DE all day! That was the missing component for me in the war between Linux & Android
The main advantage Daijisho over ES-DE is automatic recommendations based on the selected game. It would be amazing if ES-DE has something like that.
Thanks bro I will try this on my S23 ultra
How to exit from games and get back to ES via controller?
Excellent video, as always. Thank you so much! My 5 cents anyway: be sure to download the latest retroarch apk. And, everytime you run a game from ES-DE, you'd better quit retroarch before you start another game. Otherwise, you may be staring a black screen.
How do i get es-de to launch straight onto a game.
When i choose a ps2 or psp game, it doesn't load but goes to the emulator, Aethersx2 & duckstaiton game screen
Drop you a super thanks. Keep up the good work and don't let Nintendo bully you!
Right on time !!!
Are there any plans on making a video that goes over how to configure ES-DE to pull from multiple directories? I looked it up and apparently it IS possible even though the app only lets you set a single directory in the settings, but it requires creating a custom XML file or something like that. The ES Applauncher solves one of the big shortcomings that ES-DE had on Android, but I'm still partial to using Daijisho on my Odin 2 Mini since my ROM library is pretty big and is split between the internal storage and an SD card. My only other solution would be to buy a 1tb SD card and call it a day, but that's about $90 which...hurts.
I liked emulation station when I had it on the Steamdeck! However when I switched to a 2 tb and card I sort of lost all my set up and I’m too lazy to set it up again. But maybe I should try this for the Odin 2!
Your shirt! 🤩
I'm still having a lot of trouble adding the custom systems for some reason. I added the files, but when I launch es-de, it still doesn't show any switch options.
This is awesome!!!
I added the xml files to the custom systems folder, but Switch doesn’t show up even after selecting the right folder. Any ideas?
Did you figure out what was wrong? I'm having the same issue