@@jamesbevan4479 I didn't add one to the inside.. there are 4 screws under the grips on the bottom.. I pulled it apart drilled small holes from the inside out and glued a small usb fan on top. I got it cheap on Amazon and plugged it into the 4th controller port
@@ScottTuckerATX ideal thanks for the help. I'm assuming that months later its still working good after this? Also, did you have the fan air flow going in or out?
@@jamesbevan4479 there's a metal heat sync in the center under the cover. I have it blowing directly on it.. it's a complete fix we played 3 player mario kart64 last night for several hours, that would have been impossible before the fan
If you are of a certain age, these little boxes are pure nostalgia. For the price this is incredible value for money as an all in one retro experience. C64, Amiga, NES, SNES, Master and Genesis. Shame they've not set up some of the systems correctly, particularly the handhelds but otherwise an incredibly cheap way to Retro Game. Thanks for the little technical bits as well.
Awesome video like always, The Cube yeah better cooling would give it better performance. In the end.. more of the same when it comes now with these Android Box / EmuElec machines 😑
It has been a while since Amlogic came with new CPUs. S905 and S922 have been around for years now :( I also wish Kinhank or any other company would put a system like this in a real sized SNES console. Basically like a clone console, but with a better GUI. Some stickers from Sakura modding on it and it would look amazing :)
Sweet! Has FF Tactics. I'm unable to play my disc version on my burned out OG Playstation. I'll be ordering the Super Console X Cube this weekend. Thanks for this review.
I think a bigger heatsink would be viable, same with improved ventilation, but supplying power to a fan would be quite a challenge. I may tackle it in the future but given the availability of other options out there, not sure if the juice is worth the squeeze!
I’m going to first try just setting the system on small, plastic encased ice pack like for lunch coolers. If any condensation forms that’s as easy as putting a dry cloth in-between. Or just leaving the screws out soni can pop the top off the console should help cooling considerably. Another very simple solution is adding an inexpensive (5Below or even Dollar tree) USB powered fan they sell for “self cooling” with soft blades pointed at the opened case during play. Another option is simply cutting more vents or holes into the casing too, maybe sides or bottom if needed and affixing a fine-mesh dust screen over the holes. Or yank an old heat sink from an old computer CPU or graphics cards with fresh thermal paste. There’s dozens of ways to cool this down if needed for between $0.00-$3.00. Not worried. I understand that some prefer to keep everything looking tidy, which is always nice, but I didn’t order one to gaze at the shell, but to play the games, so function beats form in my book.
Best version of Back to the Future... I made a literal laugh out loud. You're dead pan delivery is freaking hilarious man! But compared to the LJN version?... I guess you were actually being dead serious.
Depends how you want to look at it, most of these games are so old that they really should be public domain and a lot of people treat them as such. As for the rights and wrongs about that, personally, I have no guilt in playing games that are over 10 years old for free, the real guilty ones are the companies trying to profit on something decades later.
Thanks for this excellent review. I am still waiting for one of these boxes that hit the sweet spot between performance, price and content. Each seems to have issues, from overheating to a ton of duplicates, to no sound to save space on the SD card. I was even willing to pay for the console X king, but even that box has issues. That really surprised me, considering the cost. I just I will just have to wait. So far the best solution for me has been to buy a used PC, put a fairly decent GPU in it, and run a Botecera hard drive. Thanks again.
The PS1 library actually seems a bit bleak, but I guess it's nice to have it at all, though my main interest in one of these systems is getting a full library for the Super Famicom, but I don't think it's on this system...
Hi. I just ordered one of these after watching this review and a couple others. For cooling, I was thinking about getting a laptop cooling fan,and sitting the console on top of it. I hope that will help. Thank you for the great video, I love your channel.
I watched your older vid about the pocket go s30 and I love it thanks for the help with the software Guide video it run sweet as nut it’s all my old Pokemon games and rom hacks
Great review- PLEASE NOTE: The game list links ARE WRONG! They are for Super Console X Pro (which is a tvbox) not for Super Console X CUBE! There is BIG difference as X CUBE has up to 685 of PS1 games with the option of download more and the X Pro has ONLY 63!
Hi, can you help me? I just bought a console and I have a very silly doubt, I don't know how to exit the game and return to the beginning, when I don't want to change the console I have to restart the on and off, can you tell me how to exit the game and return to the beginning? thank you and I hope you can help me, thank you
I would go with this one, unless you really want to use the mediocre Android on the Pro (streaming is not bad, though). This one has better performance, so long as you manage the thermals. Might as well go with the more powerful one even if you have to watch the CPU temp for certain games/systems.
Did anyone else purchase this and not have the controllers work correctly whatsoever out of the box? I know I am not the only one. Some people on Reddit were saying their super console x cube had to be factory reset OR a USB keyboard had to be used to navigate correctly to the controller configuration menu in RetroArch.
Is there a way to get the handhelds to do the "core provided" full screen scaling by default so you don't have to change it every time you launch a game?
EmuELEC is a frontend that allows you to navigate through and launch your games, but the underlying emulator cores that most consoles use is RetroArch. So EmuELEC is like a skin over RetroArch.
thank you for the list. Ordered one yesterday without knowing the full system list, unfortunately no Colecovision. Does anyone know if a emulator can be loaded on to it?
Yes, they were all set to 480p when doing my testing. You couple probably play the N64 games at 320x240 with no issues, but to me it's too fuzzy to be playable on a TV at that resolution.
Thank you for the review. I just received one today. Having trouble connecting controllers. Even the ones it came with. Also, the Dreamcast section only has 3 games. Is this normal?
Thanks for this review, really helps me on deciding on which super console I should get. Can you also connect the 8bitdo adapter w/ xbox one controller? Or can you connect bluetooth controllers on that device?
Chicken test was they key piece of information here. I picked up the original Super Console X and I really like to use the Android feature to watch downloaded movies I have on an SD card. Is the Android image on this not capable even of doing that?
Good question, I think it might be possible if you side-loaded any (Android 4 compatible) video app. It's a shame they didn't load the Android 6 image they put in the Pro, since it seemed to handle that okay.
How in the name of hell are people able to play NES games from the get-go, but when I try them the button inputs don't work and I am stuck on the start menus? The controller works fine on the console list menu, but whenever I fire up an NES game none of the buttons work?
Hi Russ, great vid... Question, did you ever find a way to get the sm64 port working on emuelec on one of these boxes? I've tried a few different builders and tweaking config files for my s905x3 but had no success... Can get the 351elec version running but like you experienced its scaled small.
Between this cube vs the super console x pro, which is greater in your opinion? I've heard the king is top tier and price on the list but out of the two lower level ones, it seems they have comparable number of games, emulators, and specs just different console?
I have a question. I bought the same system. I see that the Game Genie is a game option to apply cheat codes for the NES games. How do I apply the Game Genie cheat option to the NES games on the console?
They're a step below, but really not by much. Dreamcast is quite a bit better than the Pi4 thanks to the fact that it runs the ReDream emulator. Something like the Super Console X King has better performance than the Pi4.
@@RetroGameCorps Interesting, didn't know S922X was this good. And about configuration/support? Like Gamepads, Pi 4 has more OS options, are they easier to configure than King? Cheers for Chicken :)
Mine didn't come with a remote control, i got the 256gb version. I modded my Final Fight Arcade1up machine with an Intec Deck and connected my super console x cube to my arcade machine. Cheap modification, added over 50k games that i can play on my arcade machine! I added the diablo file also.
Looking to get an emulater like this for my kids to play old Nintendo etc games on theyve been wanting to play. Is this worth it or what would you recommend thanks
I think that if you got a cheap android box and built the EmuELEC image from scratch (like in my HK1 video earlier this year), you could make a super simple setup for people, with just a few games on it. For a TV-based system, that's probably your best bet.
Is there any work around to connect ps5 controllers for these things? I am thinking of gifting this to my nieces and nephews but i am assuming they would want to use the ps5 controllers they already have. Is there an adapter i can plug in so they can use the ps5 controllers?
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I added a fan and I haven't had any issues since. Thank you for the review
I'm not skilled enough to mod a fan inside. but if I drilled holes at the base and added a laptop fan pad underneath, would that help performance?
@@jamesbevan4479 I didn't add one to the inside.. there are 4 screws under the grips on the bottom.. I pulled it apart drilled small holes from the inside out and glued a small usb fan on top. I got it cheap on Amazon and plugged it into the 4th controller port
@@ScottTuckerATX ideal thanks for the help.
I'm assuming that months later its still working good after this? Also, did you have the fan air flow going in or out?
@@jamesbevan4479 there's a metal heat sync in the center under the cover. I have it blowing directly on it.. it's a complete fix we played 3 player mario kart64 last night for several hours, that would have been impossible before the fan
@@ScottTuckerATX I appreciate the info. I'll definitely be doing that when it arrives, thanks 👍
Perfect review Russ! I love how you go in depth in your videos and show some configuration tweaks for several systems 👍🏻
Thanks MashTec! It was awesome to see a new video from you the other day :)
If you are of a certain age, these little boxes are pure nostalgia. For the price this is incredible value for money as an all in one retro experience. C64, Amiga, NES, SNES, Master and Genesis. Shame they've not set up some of the systems correctly, particularly the handhelds but otherwise an incredibly cheap way to Retro Game. Thanks for the little technical bits as well.
Awesome video like always, The Cube yeah better cooling would give it better performance.
In the end.. more of the same when it comes now with these Android Box / EmuElec machines 😑
Yeah, there are a few unique things about this device (like the USB ports)...but not much else :)
It has been a while since Amlogic came with new CPUs. S905 and S922 have been around for years now :(
I also wish Kinhank or any other company would put a system like this in a real sized SNES console. Basically like a clone console, but with a better GUI. Some stickers from Sakura modding on it and it would look amazing :)
@@RetroGameCorps i love that the two of you are commenting on each others videos! you both have helped me sooooo much!!!!!!
Cheap to the cheap cheap, chemical controllers included!
@@RetroGameCorps do u know how I can get vigilante 8 on n64 to run more smooth??
Looks exactly like the GameCube! That attention to detail is amazing! 😂
NES?
GameCube? Really?
@@vembrace It's a joke, one that Russ also makes in the video if you catch it. It's obviously supposed to look like a NES, I'm not crazy, haha.
Lol Russ's subtle humor always gets me.
already today I've been accused of not being a "real gamer" because I didn't know it was modeled after the NES :D
Now I really feel getting one of these or similar, modding the case and throwing a fan on it to see how those racing games perform.
I ordered this, it should arrive today. This video convinced me to buy it online last weekend. I ordered the 256MB version.
Hi Chris, did you like it? I'm considering getting it
@@clover4522 Most of the games did not work. I'm probably the exception to the rule. Most love it with little to no problem.
@@ChrisHolman Have you tried changing emulators? I heard that helps
Sweet! Has FF Tactics. I'm unable to play my disc version on my burned out OG Playstation. I'll be ordering the Super Console X Cube this weekend. Thanks for this review.
I just want to say thank you. Really informative review and in depth review.
Would love to see a mod video of you installing bigger heat sink or a fan to bring down the temp
Ha ha ha😂
Cut some air slots, install a laptop blower fan and you're off to the races. The heatsink would be perfectly effective in that situation.
I do t think Russ would be able
I think a bigger heatsink would be viable, same with improved ventilation, but supplying power to a fan would be quite a challenge. I may tackle it in the future but given the availability of other options out there, not sure if the juice is worth the squeeze!
@@RetroGameCorps true that
Cooling seems to be an issue with these boxes, thanks for the detailed review
I never realized how much I love your intro.
Check out the whole album, it's in my video description!
I’m going to first try just setting the system on small, plastic encased ice pack like for lunch coolers. If any condensation forms that’s as easy as putting a dry cloth in-between. Or just leaving the screws out soni can pop the top off the console should help cooling considerably. Another very simple solution is adding an inexpensive (5Below or even Dollar tree) USB powered fan they sell for “self cooling” with soft blades pointed at the opened case during play. Another option is simply cutting more vents or holes into the casing too, maybe sides or bottom if needed and affixing a fine-mesh dust screen over the holes. Or yank an old heat sink from an old computer CPU or graphics cards with fresh thermal paste. There’s dozens of ways to cool this down if needed for between $0.00-$3.00. Not worried. I understand that some prefer to keep everything looking tidy, which is always nice, but I didn’t order one to gaze at the shell, but to play the games, so function beats form in my book.
Best version of Back to the Future... I made a literal laugh out loud. You're dead pan delivery is freaking hilarious man! But compared to the LJN version?... I guess you were actually being dead serious.
Aahhh chicken, I miss ya buddy!! As always great review, russ, now please enlighten us on that mini pcs, can't wait for your review on those..
Pieces definitely went up in a year! I just ordered one for over $100
How many games was on yours?
So if we found a way to get a fan on this, maybe it would operate nicely?
I always enjoy your videos Mr Retro Game Corps. Thanks for making more. You got me into console emulation. :-)
You also make great tutorials!
Glad you like them!
I'll never buy one of these emu boxes...but I'll always watch your videos on them!
Depends how you want to look at it, most of these games are so old that they really should be public domain and a lot of people treat them as such.
As for the rights and wrongs about that, personally, I have no guilt in playing games that are over 10 years old for free, the real guilty ones are the companies trying to profit on something decades later.
Nice video. Do a video showing how to add a heatsink fan combo. Surprisingly good performance for aliexpress prices.
If I had one I would totally drill some holes in the case(looks like it doesn't have much), and maybe put some small fan inside to move the air.
I guess improving the air flow could help out as well, like putting a fan
I like that Russ is getting more comfortable with telling jokes. That Back to the Future joke killed me
I couldn't believe how terrible that game was. I mean, the NES game wasn't great either, but still.
Thanks for this excellent review. I am still waiting for one of these boxes that hit the sweet spot between performance, price and content. Each seems to have issues, from overheating to a ton of duplicates, to no sound to save space on the SD card. I was even willing to pay for the console X king, but even that box has issues. That really surprised me, considering the cost. I just I will just have to wait. So far the best solution for me has been to buy a used PC, put a fairly decent GPU in it, and run a Botecera hard drive. Thanks again.
Just got mine. Got the 256 version for $50. For $50 as a quick plug and play and you can literally take it anywhere, it’s worth it.
The PS1 library actually seems a bit bleak, but I guess it's nice to have it at all, though my main interest in one of these systems is getting a full library for the Super Famicom, but I don't think it's on this system...
Sorry if this has already been addressed or is common knowledge, but are you able to save progress, or is additional storage required.
Hi. I just ordered one of these after watching this review and a couple others. For cooling, I was thinking about getting a laptop cooling fan,and sitting the console on top of it. I hope that will help. Thank you for the great video, I love your channel.
Did that work?
I watched your older vid about the pocket go s30 and I love it thanks for the help with the software Guide video it run sweet as nut it’s all my old Pokemon games and rom hacks
Also when you change it to 480 does that just change that one game to 480 or all n64 games will change to 480.Thanks
Ordered one yesterday after having issues with retropie. System looks solid and amazkng graphics
Great review- PLEASE NOTE: The game list links ARE WRONG! They are for Super Console X Pro (which is a tvbox) not for Super Console X CUBE! There is BIG difference as X CUBE has up to 685 of PS1 games with the option of download more and the X Pro has ONLY 63!
Thanks for sharing - is there a way to download games to install on these devices if there are some missing that I wanted to play please?
I'm waiting for mine to be delivered. It should be soon cause I ordered it 2 weeks ago. I'm so excited
Suppports Emuelec 4.5?
My games appear to be stuck on demo mode and are unplayable?
I just here for the cat at the end of the video 😂
Is it worth the extra to buy the one w more GB ??
Mines due tomorrow can't wait
I love how it's entirely undistinguishable whether or not Russ is being ironic
I am originally from the Pacific Northwest, dry humor is in my blood.
Hi, can you help me? I just bought a console and I have a very silly doubt, I don't know how to exit the game and return to the beginning, when I don't want to change the console I have to restart the on and off, can you tell me how to exit the game and return to the beginning? thank you and I hope you can help me, thank you
Push the select and start buttons at the same time twice
Is this better then the super console x pro. Are they about the same? thanks
Great review, as always. So would you recommend this over the Super Console X Pro for about the same cost?
I would go with this one, unless you really want to use the mediocre Android on the Pro (streaming is not bad, though). This one has better performance, so long as you manage the thermals. Might as well go with the more powerful one even if you have to watch the CPU temp for certain games/systems.
@@RetroGameCorps Thanks for the advice. This does sound like the one to go with.
Did anyone else purchase this and not have the controllers work correctly whatsoever out of the box? I know I am not the only one. Some people on Reddit were saying their super console x cube had to be factory reset OR a USB keyboard had to be used to navigate correctly to the controller configuration menu in RetroArch.
Thanks for the video. How did u upscale all of your games though? It looks ugly when u first start using it
Is there a way to get the handhelds to do the "core provided" full screen scaling by default so you don't have to change it every time you launch a game?
Hi I'm confused, you say it's loaded with emuelec but then you are playing games with retroarch? Later you are using emuelec again?
EmuELEC is a frontend that allows you to navigate through and launch your games, but the underlying emulator cores that most consoles use is RetroArch. So EmuELEC is like a skin over RetroArch.
I have a problem with a couple N64 games not even loading up. One of them being NWO/WCW
I wonder if you could install a Raspberry Pi CPU cooler on that and make it better.
thank you for the list. Ordered one yesterday without knowing the full system list, unfortunately no Colecovision. Does anyone know if a emulator can be loaded on to it?
LFG Chicken!!! What a great surprise 🐈 😂🥇✊🚀
Awesome video as always!
Thanks Bobby!
Question, when you where testing the n64 and dreamcast to see the temperature, did you still have the enhanced resolution.
Yes, they were all set to 480p when doing my testing. You couple probably play the N64 games at 320x240 with no issues, but to me it's too fuzzy to be playable on a TV at that resolution.
is the throttle option in emulelec turned off or on? that might stop it from slowing down
Lol it looks so cute next to your Schit Stack.
Considering that I've seen cpus running close to 100, I wonder if we can change thermal throttle range.
Thank you for the review. I just received one today. Having trouble connecting controllers. Even the ones it came with. Also, the Dreamcast section only has 3 games. Is this normal?
Mine only has one Dreamcast game.
Thanks for this review, really helps me on deciding on which super console I should get. Can you also connect the 8bitdo adapter w/ xbox one controller? Or can you connect bluetooth controllers on that device?
It doesn't have BT, but the 8bitdo adapter works fine.
In the settings it has an "Update" feature... is this updating the OS or is it adding new ROMS?
read a lot of reviews where people claim it overheats and stops working any thoughts?
Chicken test was they key piece of information here.
I picked up the original Super Console X and I really like to use the Android feature to watch downloaded movies I have on an SD card. Is the Android image on this not capable even of doing that?
Good question, I think it might be possible if you side-loaded any (Android 4 compatible) video app. It's a shame they didn't load the Android 6 image they put in the Pro, since it seemed to handle that okay.
Hi nice video, but how to you get to the short cut menu and change it to 480 resolution
Does it have the ability to let you load in sheets? Lol I’m not very good at the old-school games.
For its price its not bad, good stuff Russ.
So you think this is a bit more powerful than the Super Console X pro? I’m debating which one to get. Thanks!
How in the name of hell are people able to play NES games from the get-go, but when I try them the button inputs don't work and I am stuck on the start menus? The controller works fine on the console list menu, but whenever I fire up an NES game none of the buttons work?
Was playing a super nintendo game for 2-3 hours and the console just turned off and won't turn back, any ideas why?
Can you use a mouse and keyboard on this console for Amiga games etc.
Hi Russ, great vid... Question, did you ever find a way to get the sm64 port working on emuelec on one of these boxes?
I've tried a few different builders and tweaking config files for my s905x3 but had no success... Can get the 351elec version running but like you experienced its scaled small.
Between this cube vs the super console x pro, which is greater in your opinion? I've heard the king is top tier and price on the list but out of the two lower level ones, it seems they have comparable number of games, emulators, and specs just different console?
I guess Dead or Alive is too hot for these systems 😁 edit: Think adding a laptop cooler underneath might help with the heating issue?
Is this better than the game sticks? Is the difference just more games?
Is it possible to play media files from an external hard drive with this unit? If so, how?
Can I stretch the screen so the bars don’t show on the side?
When I started the video, I thought thus was an official nintendo product. I was all, when did the release a mini Gamecube!? I want one!
Haha, if only.
the cube's cpu is s905M...and the super console x pro's s905x ....so the cube's is a bit lower?
is temperature an issue if you play it on a tv, instead of computer
I have a question. I bought the same system. I see that the Game Genie is a game option to apply cheat codes for the NES games. How do I apply the Game Genie cheat option to the NES games on the console?
Hey Russ, how do you compare these boxes with a Raspberry Pi4 for emulation performace wise?
They're a step below, but really not by much. Dreamcast is quite a bit better than the Pi4 thanks to the fact that it runs the ReDream emulator. Something like the Super Console X King has better performance than the Pi4.
@@RetroGameCorps Interesting, didn't know S922X was this good. And about configuration/support? Like Gamepads, Pi 4 has more OS options, are they easier to configure than King? Cheers for Chicken :)
Important info about screen scaling at 5:30, 6:20
Does it have WWF wrestlefest for arcade on there
Hi! Love you content! Do you know wich is the correct dtb file for the GT King pro? Thanks!
good video as always, can you name your smartwatch you are wearing - thanks
Hi, thanks for watching! It's a Garmin Instinct.
@@RetroGameCorps thanks 👏
My super console x cube is not showing the game preview in The Game List
Help please
15:00 the NES design is way cooler
Are there any emulators that have all the namco games from PS1 like Toy Pop and also Frogger?
Mine didn't come with a remote control, i got the 256gb version. I modded my Final Fight Arcade1up machine with an Intec Deck and connected my super console x cube to my arcade machine. Cheap modification, added over 50k games that i can play on my arcade machine! I added the diablo file also.
Could you upgrade the heat sink?
Dead or Alive 2 on the Dreamcast was only 30FPS (it was half the framerate of the PS2 version) so why are you getting near 40?
Looking to get an emulater like this for my kids to play old Nintendo etc games on theyve been wanting to play. Is this worth it or what would you recommend thanks
Can you output a 4:3 resolution? I'd like to connect it to a 4:3 PC monitor for a home arcade.
Will this run well on 4 player games on snes and ps1? Like nba hangtime on snes and nba live, nba show time, crash team racing on ps1?
This one will run 4-player games and it should handle PS1 and SNES with very few problems.
@@RetroGameCorps Thanks, also thanks for reviewing the Elitist S controller. I will get it for sure.
What device would you recommend for retro gaming like pacman, and NES for elderly people that requires little knowledge and management?
I think that if you got a cheap android box and built the EmuELEC image from scratch (like in my HK1 video earlier this year), you could make a super simple setup for people, with just a few games on it. For a TV-based system, that's probably your best bet.
So would a laptop fan help with the heating issue? Just wondering
Is the Android hardwired as it not on the SDCard?
Does 8bitdo wireless dongle and (hori) fighting sticks work with this machine?
How do you remove the bezels? And how is it better than the X-Pro?
Is there any work around to connect ps5 controllers for these things? I am thinking of gifting this to my nieces and nephews but i am assuming they would want to use the ps5 controllers they already have. Is there an adapter i can plug in so they can use the ps5 controllers?
Does this have Game Genie?
What 3rd Party controllers work with this? I've tried Dualshock Bluetooth with No success.
Been having issues with the music playing for the PS1. Sound effect you hear but music is gone. Have any thoughts?
Me too.. I think they removed the audio to save space