I never understood why people feel the need to tell people how to play games in their personal time. Play however you want. If these people were such purists they wouldn't be emulating the games to begin with. They're just games. Have fun. Thanks for the video. I didn't know about this!
Wow, even the soundtracks that add a couple more channels for instruments sound amazing. I assumed that folder was just for regular ol' romhacks. Thanks for showcasing this, Russ
I guess I’m late to the game too! lol. This is epic. This has also become one of my favorite channels on RUclips, one of the few that I actually have notifications on for. The vids are appreciated!
I had never known about this, I’m truly curious now as to how different Megaman X would sound like even though its original soundtrack has always been perfect for me
Just search for "SNES MSU1 Mega Man X" and it's the very first result. IMHO, it doesn't sound very good. Way too busy. The original is perfect, but if you want a different spin on it just search for "Mega Man X Zero Rom Hack". They let you play as Zero in all of the X games for the SNES (and unlike the original X2 and X3, you don't lose him upon dying) and you can freely swap back to X.
JUD6MENT thank you! It really gives off a new dimension to the soundtrack. Just an opinion, the sound balance is a little bit high on bgm compared to the SFX but it still sounds amazing 😁😁
Pretty cool to hear these old games with high quality audio! I still prefer the classic audio for the most part mainly because of the nostalgia but I still appreciate it
Same here. It sounded so odd and out of place. I really liked the new music for mario kart and f-zero though. It really enhances the racing atmosphere.
Same here. I wanted to like them, but preferred the old ones. It's almost like if you bite into food and you are expecting one taste, but get something very different. It's not bad, but your brain is disappointed you didn't get what you were hoping for.
@@RetroGameCorps I'm a really big fan. Just curious, do you prefer it for some particular reason over the likes of the anbernic 350/351? The consensus is that they're better bang for the buck within that price range.
Great video, next Mupen64plus HD Texture Packs! Going from Megadrive to PSX I never had an N64 and going back to play through Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask a few years ago with HD Textures was an awesome experience. Keep up the great work!
Some ones to look out for... Actraiser with the orchestral score is great. Chronotrigger has a version with the video clips from the PS1 version as well. The craziest one is someone shrunk Road Avenger from the Sega CD down into an MSU1 version.
Just copy the files over? It took me some time to figure out how MSU1 works some weeks ago. For newcomers I expected to see which files are needed (.msu, .pcm, patched rom). In your example the .xml (and manifest) file are not required for the current Snes9x Core. I am also not sure if the rom needs to be patched. I tried to put the msu-patch and rom in one folder but it didn't work on the Odroid Go Super (it works this way in the snes-hacks folder)
It really depends on how they are packaged. I didn't want to get too far into the details because I felt like it was skirting the lines a little bit. I just trusted that users will be able to find and download their own packs.
Zeldix has different soundtracks for the games available. It is nice to choose different songs as i dont think some msu-1 sound tracks are all that good
Update:Thanks to a famed RUclipsr known as Mathew Valente,the music from FFIV,FFV, & FFVI has been beautifully restored using their original,uncompressed samples. These have also been made into MSU-1 mods. Look up Synthetic Origins to find out for yourself
SF2Turbo sounds like the original to me... DKCountry original soundtrack will always be the best version IMHO, especially considering how it has been programmed (there's a really nice documentary on the tube about it, I recommend it).
I am just... Not.... Getting this kind of performance on my rg351p... Played around with cores a bit. Seems snes9x current is running these passably. Other cores on the 351 seem to have issues on and off.
after several hours of effort I have concluded that this is a major pain, until someone releases patched MSU1 roms I am not interested in wasting anymore time
I get so excited about these new platforms but don't have a desktop or laptop computer to make adjustments like you. Is there a way one can purchase a device already programed with the latest software improvements. A no fuss, ready to play, fully stacked device with the latest updates and features?
There are some people who sell sd cards with custom firmware and games installed. But custom firmwares are made by the community, and selling them especially with roms is very unethical. Also expect some optimization issues. So yeah, there no "easy" way out.
Excellent and detailed vid as always Russ. With regards to the video you did about Naomi on the Rg351P. I've downloaded a bunch of Roms that play well however I am having control problems with CRAZY taxi. Game runs great sounds amazing however the controls don't work. Have you had this problem or know of a work around?
I have a bunch of MSU1 games on my RG351. The audio is too loud on some. As in one channel is too loud and overshadows the sfx. But otherwise it's pretty amazing
yes the snes9x core in retroarch supports MSU-1 games so just set that as your core for them and they will run. Some of the other SNES emulation cores may run them as well now but I know snes9x has had support for these games for a while now.
@@Pridetoons just be aware that audio isn’t great on the S30 in general, the single speaker is low quality and the headphone jack only outputs one channel.
@@RetroGameCorps Sweeeet! Amazing work on Simple 30 BTW. I know it is underpowered compared to so many but I truly use the PocketGo 30 and PowKiddy V90 exclusively now. Sold my RP2 and never looked back!
@@Pridetoons True about the audio but if you're wanting to enjoy good audio on any of these devices use some nice headphones for an immersive experience. I have been very happy with my S30 but I'm also not going beyond: SNES, Genesis, and PS1.
Really missed opportunity to actually make a nice guide how to prepare and install MSU. Sure you just went through it real quick and it doesn't really explain what files are patched or where the actual game rom is placed with the MSU files.. there's literally no guide out there that cares to explain this clearly for either RetroArch or this device :/
Yeah, I had considered it, but I thought it skirted the line too much and so I just wanted to trust that people will find and download their own pre-packaged MSU1 packs.
@@RetroGameCorps thanks for reply, don't get me wrong. i'm not talking about a full guide on illegal stuff, at least explain how the rom file relates to the patch and if they go on the same folder or what not. which I found out after spending too much time (almost clicking infected websites) that pre-patched roms are put together in same folder as all rest of audio files. there's example explained at RetroArch page for Snes9x core, this you could've referred to at least. my question is can MSU games be in separate folders or must they all be in same folder?
I made post at Reddit listing my current solutions for RetroArch if that may help anyone under /r/Roms/ and /r/RetroArch/. Just search for this post: "Am I the only one not finding any guide for running SNES MSU1 via RetroArch?"
Most of these sound great but that super Mario world was awful, I was a fan of the super Mario all stars either, and the super Mario kart was ok, really the Mario ones were the games that stood out as worse
Well at the end of the day, msu1 tracks are mostly fan made. It was their interpretation of what the sound was supposed to be. If we don't like it, then we can play the original version, no hard feelings.
@@sertiana2512 I shouldn’t have said it was awful or they were bad because they aren’t, I just prefer the original sound, I applaud anyone capable of making music like this because it far beyond anything I could do, apologies if any were yours, didn’t mean to come off like that
I never understood why people feel the need to tell people how to play games in their personal time. Play however you want. If these people were such purists they wouldn't be emulating the games to begin with. They're just games. Have fun. Thanks for the video. I didn't know about this!
ikr, i have spent more time searching for games and setting them up, and studying the hardware and software more than actually playing the games
MSU1 games are great as it's closest we have of what the "Nintendo Playstation" games could have been like.
very good point!
yesss same thoughts!!!!! Btw Batman Returns and Super Metroid MSU1 are absolutely incredible, they feel like Sega CD games now
It's not mine, but I like to see what the community has created. there is huge potential, i'm still excited.
Never heard of MSU1 before, these games sound great!
I make a bunch and showcase them on my channel if you want to hear how some sound. Got tutorials how to set them up to
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Wow, even the soundtracks that add a couple more channels for instruments sound amazing. I assumed that folder was just for regular ol' romhacks. Thanks for showcasing this, Russ
Im very late to the msu 1 party so i tried some of the games on my tower and its amazing. Now i can throw these on my rg351p amd enjoy them whenever 🙂
I guess I’m late to the game too! lol. This is epic. This has also become one of my favorite channels on RUclips, one of the few that I actually have notifications on for. The vids are appreciated!
I had never known about this, I’m truly curious now as to how different Megaman X would sound like even though its original soundtrack has always been perfect for me
Just search for "SNES MSU1 Mega Man X" and it's the very first result. IMHO, it doesn't sound very good. Way too busy. The original is perfect, but if you want a different spin on it just search for "Mega Man X Zero Rom Hack". They let you play as Zero in all of the X games for the SNES (and unlike the original X2 and X3, you don't lose him upon dying) and you can freely swap back to X.
Here you go bud. This is the new soundtrack i put together
ruclips.net/video/dRC72TLbD1U/видео.html
JUD6MENT thank you! It really gives off a new dimension to the soundtrack. Just an opinion, the sound balance is a little bit high on bgm compared to the SFX but it still sounds amazing 😁😁
thank goodness you made a video explaining this - also late to the party on this!
This is truly awesome and simple, I cannot believe no one figured it out until now
You still keep to impress me. Truly the saviour of retro handhelds. Thanks for your work!
Pretty cool to hear these old games with high quality audio! I still prefer the classic audio for the most part mainly because of the nostalgia but I still appreciate it
wow i'm shocked that the difference in sound quality thx again for videos like that o love my rg351p 351elec rom
I hadn't heard about MSU1 games, that's super cool. I definitely gonna check out some of them.
Today I learned that I was more of a purist than I thought! The SMW made me grumpy lolol.
Same here. It sounded so odd and out of place. I really liked the new music for mario kart and f-zero though. It really enhances the racing atmosphere.
@@postplays I really liked F-Zero too!
Same here. I wanted to like them, but preferred the old ones. It's almost like if you bite into food and you are expecting one taste, but get something very different. It's not bad, but your brain is disappointed you didn't get what you were hoping for.
thats cool. not mine because i like the original sound. but cool to see the community doing stuff like this
Sweet that you still play this. I really like the rgb10 and it's portability.
The RGB10 is my most-played device.
@@RetroGameCorps I'm a really big fan. Just curious, do you prefer it for some particular reason over the likes of the anbernic 350/351? The consensus is that they're better bang for the buck within that price range.
Great video, next Mupen64plus HD Texture Packs! Going from Megadrive to PSX I never had an N64 and going back to play through Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask a few years ago with HD Textures was an awesome experience. Keep up the great work!
I played way too much SSF2T as a kid to enjoy the music at that high of a quality.
Haha, fair enough.
Holy moley the Super Metroid soundtrack ❤
i also had never heard of this but now seen it will test it later today hopefully
Enjoy!
Some ones to look out for... Actraiser with the orchestral score is great. Chronotrigger has a version with the video clips from the PS1 version as well. The craziest one is someone shrunk Road Avenger from the Sega CD down into an MSU1 version.
I was really shocked to hear what link sounded like! 😦 I heard him in the old cartoon show but I still didn’t expect that!
Haha, yeah I always think of the old show for his voice :)
@@RetroGameCorps Same here lol! :D
4:48 me: *spits out drink*
Love the blue rgb10 look
Be aware that MSU1 works on EmuELEC as well.
Jeez, I think I really started something back when I mentioned this on Discord....
Will really love the guide about moonlight, since i noticed you used an amd GPU to make it work!!! Great job!
Just copy the files over? It took me some time to figure out how MSU1 works some weeks ago. For newcomers I expected to see which files are needed (.msu, .pcm, patched rom). In your example the .xml (and manifest) file are not required for the current Snes9x Core.
I am also not sure if the rom needs to be patched. I tried to put the msu-patch and rom in one folder but it didn't work on the Odroid Go Super (it works this way in the snes-hacks folder)
It really depends on how they are packaged. I didn't want to get too far into the details because I felt like it was skirting the lines a little bit. I just trusted that users will be able to find and download their own packs.
Zeldix has different soundtracks for the games available. It is nice to choose different songs as i dont think some msu-1 sound tracks are all that good
Wow never heard of MSU1. Super cool
Super Mario Worlds original tracks are being restored,so thats one reason to play the msu1 version
Update:Thanks to a famed RUclipsr known as Mathew Valente,the music from FFIV,FFV, & FFVI has been beautifully restored using their original,uncompressed samples. These have also been made into MSU-1 mods. Look up Synthetic Origins to find out for yourself
Look into MD+ :)
Reminds me a bit of the Neo CD games, too bad there is no support for bluetooth headphones on RG351P.
SF2Turbo sounds like the original to me...
DKCountry original soundtrack will always be the best version IMHO, especially considering how it has been programmed (there's a really nice documentary on the tube about it, I recommend it).
I am just... Not.... Getting this kind of performance on my rg351p...
Played around with cores a bit. Seems snes9x current is running these passably. Other cores on the 351 seem to have issues on and off.
One of the first things i did when i got my handheld was run MSU 1
Been into emulation for fifteen years and hadn’t heard about this until now
Phew, glad to hear I'm not the only one :)
The "Shiryu - SNES MSU1 #002 - Top Gear 2" youtube video is 6 years old. :O
I like the Zelda Link to the Past cutscene but they should of made Link silent.
Try Jammin' Sam Miller for Donkey Kong Country Series restored music. WOW
after several hours of effort I have concluded that this is a major pain, until someone releases patched MSU1 roms I am not interested in wasting anymore time
Wow that's awesome!!!
Can you play Biker mice from mars SNES there?
That link to the past
Only just found out about MSU1 games. I can't get them to play on any android emulator with the new music.
Very cool, but my ears have been attuned to the crunch.
I get so excited about these new platforms but don't have a desktop or laptop computer to make adjustments like you. Is there a way one can purchase a device already programed with the latest software improvements. A no fuss, ready to play, fully stacked device with the latest updates and features?
There are some people who sell sd cards with custom firmware and games installed. But custom firmwares are made by the community, and selling them especially with roms is very unethical. Also expect some optimization issues. So yeah, there no "easy" way out.
Cheers Russ, interesting indeed. :)
You forgot "Super Road Blaster" a real native port for MSU-1! =D
Excellent and detailed vid as always Russ. With regards to the video you did about Naomi on the Rg351P. I've downloaded a bunch of Roms that play well however I am having control problems with CRAZY taxi. Game runs great sounds amazing however the controls don't work. Have you had this problem or know of a work around?
you have to go into retroarch and configure the buttons for some reason dreamcasts analog stick wasn't mapped
Can you do that running Retrorun 32?
@@jasonshiers5771 pretty sure you just go into retroarch find the dreamcast core and you can change it
Cheers mate, I'll have a play about.
@@jasonshiers5771 i figured it out easy and im a novice with these devices so it should be easy
I have a bunch of MSU1 games on my RG351. The audio is too loud on some. As in one channel is too loud and overshadows the sfx. But otherwise it's pretty amazing
Yeah I've noticed the same. SMW is all over the place!
Work in rg300x?
What would your intro sound if you were to "MSU1" it?
Haha, good question :)
Would anyone be willing to say where they find this type of ROM? I can't seem to find them?
im running zelda link to the past and chrono trigger msu on mine
Can these roms be emulated on steam deck, emulation station?
yes the snes9x core in retroarch supports MSU-1 games so just set that as your core for them and they will run. Some of the other SNES emulation cores may run them as well now but I know snes9x has had support for these games for a while now.
Has anyone managed to run an MDMSU (Genesys-Megadrive MSU) game on the RG351V or RG353V? I'm wasting so much time....
Did you hear? Qualcomm is building an android switch clone. That could be a game changer.
That sounds interesting. Do you have a link?
@@RetroGameCorps I do, but I’ve had comments deleted and issues from posting links. I’ll send the article through your website.
@@wordsmith451 I appreciate it!
Hey Russ!, will this work with the Simple30 update you assembled for the PocketGo 30?
Yes, it’s an optional emulator that you can add!
@@Pridetoons just be aware that audio isn’t great on the S30 in general, the single speaker is low quality and the headphone jack only outputs one channel.
@@RetroGameCorps Sweeeet! Amazing work on Simple 30 BTW. I know it is underpowered compared to so many but I truly use the PocketGo 30 and PowKiddy V90 exclusively now.
Sold my RP2 and never looked back!
@@Pridetoons True about the audio but if you're wanting to enjoy good audio on any of these devices use some nice headphones for an immersive experience. I have been very happy with my S30 but I'm also not going beyond: SNES, Genesis, and PS1.
Can MSU1 be played on android devices?
too bad...it would have been great had Nintendo installed some chip like that when they released the snes.
I think it’s cool to have a new spin on old games but the super Mario clips sound horrible ngl. The Chrono trigger was the only good one
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Does this work on the rg350p or m?
Unfortunately no, it needs the RetroArch snes9x core.
Do these run well on a rg350m?
no, you need snes9x core (current)
Really missed opportunity to actually make a nice guide how to prepare and install MSU. Sure you just went through it real quick and it doesn't really explain what files are patched or where the actual game rom is placed with the MSU files.. there's literally no guide out there that cares to explain this clearly for either RetroArch or this device :/
Yeah, I had considered it, but I thought it skirted the line too much and so I just wanted to trust that people will find and download their own pre-packaged MSU1 packs.
@@RetroGameCorps thanks for reply, don't get me wrong. i'm not talking about a full guide on illegal stuff, at least explain how the rom file relates to the patch and if they go on the same folder or what not.
which I found out after spending too much time (almost clicking infected websites) that pre-patched roms are put together in same folder as all rest of audio files.
there's example explained at RetroArch page for Snes9x core, this you could've referred to at least. my question is can MSU games be in separate folders or must they all be in same folder?
I made post at Reddit listing my current solutions for RetroArch if that may help anyone under /r/Roms/ and /r/RetroArch/.
Just search for this post:
"Am I the only one not finding any guide for running SNES MSU1 via RetroArch?"
JUD6MENT does tutorials.
Most of these sound great, but Super Mario World sounds absolutely terrible. Wow. Off-key, off-rhythm, and using the wrong instruments.
That was my immediate thought. SMW sounded terrible. But after that, the rest were great
Most of these sound great but that super Mario world was awful, I was a fan of the super Mario all stars either, and the super Mario kart was ok, really the Mario ones were the games that stood out as worse
Well at the end of the day, msu1 tracks are mostly fan made. It was their interpretation of what the sound was supposed to be. If we don't like it, then we can play the original version, no hard feelings.
@@sertiana2512 I shouldn’t have said it was awful or they were bad because they aren’t, I just prefer the original sound, I applaud anyone capable of making music like this because it far beyond anything I could do, apologies if any were yours, didn’t mean to come off like that
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