Thanks for the vid and clear explanation! Everything working now after first encountering the scoped storage issues with the emulators available in the play store. The mupen64plus standalone even runs Mario Tennis well while the retroarch Mupen64 core has a major slowdown on that game with a lot of sound issues and frame stutter unsolvable via core options. Hopefully there will be a solution for redream in the future, as it seemed to run DC games a bit better than flycast in retroarch (based on older yt videos).. My wife is happy too as her favorite platform game Rayman 2 runs rock solid with the retroarch flycast combination at 60 fps.
You need to set hotkeys in the retroarch input settings to open the quick menu. You can set it to L3 + R3 if you have analogue sticks that have buttons or choose something like L1 +R1 if not. Once you have the hotkeys set you can open the quick menu and use the close content option to close the game and return to the retroarch menu.
The same method to install the emulators and access your ROMs on the USB drive should work fine but the performance of the HD model will be a bit worse than the 4K. You should have no issues with 8 & 16 bit systems such as NES, Master System, SNES and Genesis. Genesis 32X and PlayStation should also run pretty well too. The issue will likely be with the more demanding systems such as N64, Dreamcast and PSP which will have less performance than the 4K as it has a less powerful chip than that model. Definitely worth a go though.
Any of the lower systems up to PS1 should run at full speed. I’ve shown the frame rate count on the higher end systems. Systems like Dreamcast will not have perfect frame rates but playable. PSP was running ok. To upscale I had to use frame skip but you could run games at native frame rate. It’s hit and miss and you’ll need to play around with the settings.
The video was made a while ago now so things might have changed in recent versions. I would seek out older versions and test if those behave as expected.
The folder was not created when I installed M64Plus FZ. Also, the M64Plus FZ folder does not appear in the File Commander application. Do you know why? Thanks.
@@RetroGamesGuide Hello Thank you for your reply I couldn't find the version that you use in your video the place where I could find it I can't download it it's no longer available So I decided to use this neI finally found a version that worked well. Thank you very much for your answers and your video. mupen64plus-fz-edition-3-0-208-beta
The folder is indeed not created automatically, but you can create the M64Plus FZ folder manually, create a rom directory in it and it will work. (edit see you got another version that creates it automatically)
I just used a Micro SD card with a USB adapter but any cheapish USB stick should also do the job. I’d stick to a named brand like Sandisk though. You just need to format it as FAT32. Use something like rufus to format it if you are on Windows.
Have you entered the path to your usb stick rather than trying to navigate to it? Mine were cso files but whatever PPSSPP supports should work. Did you get the apk from the PPSSPP site rather than play store too?
@@RetroGamesGuideYes, I've entered the path to the USB, then navigated to the PSP folder but as soon as I open it, it doesn't list any games, but all of them are actually there. Mine are cso as well. I can play them just fine if I navigate to them via X-Plore file manager, but it is way more easy and user friendly if they list inside the emulator itself. Oh well ..
That happened to me on the onn box when I did a video for that. I wonder if the same method would work for you on the chromecast. ruclips.net/video/vycgmqKit_0/видео.html
@@RetroGamesGuideYeah although you do not show it in the video it sounds like the same thing and we use the same workaround. The games do show at recent, but not forever and app update definitely clears them out. I've installed the PPSSPP through the app store, because I want it to update when there is a new version, since performance on this emulator keeps improving.
How come my smart tv won’t installl retroarch apk when I follow the steps exactly as described? When I click installed it just keeps prompting ‘not installed’
This tutorial is for a chromecast 4K. Not sure if it will work on an android smart tv as the specs might be too low but you can try it. Have you put it into developer mode?
Is this the chromecast 4K? Are you getting retroarch from the retroarch site rather than Google play? I’d also try an older version of retroarch as that might work.
@@RetroGamesGuide play store, not available, thru play store on phone, always shows error, tried lates and stable from retroarch site, same, i went to chat gpt, it seems the chromecast power ain't enough 4 it, i can open arcade, snes, even 64 games (which actually works better on mupen64fz) but ps1 games, that's when i have trouble
@@RetroGamesGuideOn such low end devices like the CCWGTV, what core is being used makes all the difference. PCSX Rearmed is the only one running all games smoothly for me on this device. Some 2D or not demanding games allow increasing resolution, but other would barely cover the 30/60 fps ..
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Thanks for the vid and clear explanation! Everything working now after first encountering the scoped storage issues with the emulators available in the play store. The mupen64plus standalone even runs Mario Tennis well while the retroarch Mupen64 core has a major slowdown on that game with a lot of sound issues and frame stutter unsolvable via core options. Hopefully there will be a solution for redream in the future, as it seemed to run DC games a bit better than flycast in retroarch (based on older yt videos).. My wife is happy too as her favorite platform game Rayman 2 runs rock solid with the retroarch flycast combination at 60 fps.
How do i open retroarch menu to close the game and change it without closing the app?
You need to set hotkeys in the retroarch input settings to open the quick menu. You can set it to L3 + R3 if you have analogue sticks that have buttons or choose something like L1 +R1 if not. Once you have the hotkeys set you can open the quick menu and use the close content option to close the game and return to the retroarch menu.
Will this work with the HD chromecast instead of the 4k model?
The same method to install the emulators and access your ROMs on the USB drive should work fine but the performance of the HD model will be a bit worse than the 4K. You should have no issues with 8 & 16 bit systems such as NES, Master System, SNES and Genesis. Genesis 32X and PlayStation should also run pretty well too. The issue will likely be with the more demanding systems such as N64, Dreamcast and PSP which will have less performance than the 4K as it has a less powerful chip than that model. Definitely worth a go though.
Thanks for the video. Is the gameplay frame rate as slow as it appears in your clips? This looks like only about 20-30fps
Any of the lower systems up to PS1 should run at full speed. I’ve shown the frame rate count on the higher end systems. Systems like Dreamcast will not have perfect frame rates but playable. PSP was running ok. To upscale I had to use frame skip but you could run games at native frame rate. It’s hit and miss and you’ll need to play around with the settings.
Hi, I'm having problems with the link for this Mupen64Plus FZ 3.0.142. Do you know if there is any other alternative? Thanks.
The video was made a while ago now so things might have changed in recent versions. I would seek out older versions and test if those behave as expected.
The folder was not created when I installed M64Plus FZ. Also, the M64Plus FZ folder does not appear in the File Commander application. Do you know why? Thanks.
Are you using the same version as in the video? I expect later versions have more restrictions. Try older versions of the apps.
@@RetroGamesGuide Hello Thank you for your reply I couldn't find the version that you use in your video the place where I could find it I can't download it it's no longer available So I decided to use this neI finally found a version that worked well. Thank you very much for your answers and your video. mupen64plus-fz-edition-3-0-208-beta
The folder is indeed not created automatically, but you can create the M64Plus FZ folder manually, create a rom directory in it and it will work. (edit see you got another version that creates it automatically)
Can you recommend a good usb storage device?
I just used a Micro SD card with a USB adapter but any cheapish USB stick should also do the job. I’d stick to a named brand like Sandisk though. You just need to format it as FAT32. Use something like rufus to format it if you are on Windows.
which power adapter do you recommend? (5V 2a?)
Yeah any adapter that gives you at least 2 amps I’d say.
PSP games ain't listing on my end (using latest PPSSPP 1.17.1). What format are your PSP games?
Have you entered the path to your usb stick rather than trying to navigate to it? Mine were cso files but whatever PPSSPP supports should work. Did you get the apk from the PPSSPP site rather than play store too?
@@RetroGamesGuideYes, I've entered the path to the USB, then navigated to the PSP folder but as soon as I open it, it doesn't list any games, but all of them are actually there. Mine are cso as well. I can play them just fine if I navigate to them via X-Plore file manager, but it is way more easy and user friendly if they list inside the emulator itself. Oh well ..
That happened to me on the onn box when I did a video for that. I wonder if the same method would work for you on the chromecast. ruclips.net/video/vycgmqKit_0/видео.html
@@RetroGamesGuideYeah although you do not show it in the video it sounds like the same thing and we use the same workaround. The games do show at recent, but not forever and app update definitely clears them out. I've installed the PPSSPP through the app store, because I want it to update when there is a new version, since performance on this emulator keeps improving.
How come my smart tv won’t installl retroarch apk when I follow the steps exactly as described? When I click installed it just keeps prompting ‘not installed’
Is this on a Google chromecast 4K directly or on an android system on your smart tv?
@@RetroGamesGuideit’s a android smart tv from Sony 2022
This tutorial is for a chromecast 4K. Not sure if it will work on an android smart tv as the specs might be too low but you can try it. Have you put it into developer mode?
@@RetroGamesGuideyes I did. Maybe that’s why. Thanks!
Can it run ZX Spectrum emulators from the play store?
It can probably run them but whether you can navigate to where your ROMs are stored could be the issue.
@@RetroGamesGuide Okay thanks for your reply.
I have the core, the ps1 iso, the firmware, still chromecast closes the app when loading, bummer
Is this the chromecast 4K? Are you getting retroarch from the retroarch site rather than Google play? I’d also try an older version of retroarch as that might work.
@@RetroGamesGuide play store, not available, thru play store on phone, always shows error, tried lates and stable from retroarch site, same, i went to chat gpt, it seems the chromecast power ain't enough 4 it, i can open arcade, snes, even 64 games (which actually works better on mupen64fz) but ps1 games, that's when i have trouble
I followed all the instructions, but whenever I run PS1 games, it crashes
Nevermind, I just found the workaround... deleted the .cue file, works fine
Ah ok cool glad to hear you got it working. I haven’t encountered that error yet but maybe my roms are in a different format.
He said it doesn't play well
PS1 should play pretty well.
@@RetroGamesGuideOn such low end devices like the CCWGTV, what core is being used makes all the difference. PCSX Rearmed is the only one running all games smoothly for me on this device. Some 2D or not demanding games allow increasing resolution, but other would barely cover the 30/60 fps ..
The input lag on the bluetooth controler is unbearable
Oh really 😢
@@DAsalsa33 I discovered how to fix that. It's a configuration in RetroArch
@@disminliguido which configuration??
use a ps4/ps5 or xbox controller and fix settings
@@Limpet23 really I'm going to try this now I hope it works man
I formatted to fat32 with Samsung bar 128gb usb 300mb transfer speed and it won’t show up in retroarch
Does it show up in the system menu that shows storage?
@@RetroGamesGuide yes it does but does not show the space on it just says connected or eject
Try formatting it again and putting it in the device before copying the files across to it. It should create a load of android folders on the drive.
@@RetroGamesGuide what format should I use?
@@richardbyfield1918 FAT 32. If you are using windows you may need to download a tool like rufus to format large drives in FAT 32.