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The Shield works great for the systems that you're looking to emulate. I recommend http://www.retrox.tv/ if you're looking for an emulation tool that mostly 'just works' with minimal settings.
RetroX is a front-end for RetroArch and a few other emulators that helps combine library browsing with emulators that are pre-configured to mostly work from the get go on the Shield. I happily paid for it to avoid having to setup RetroArch + a separate front-end (most of which you have to pay for anyways).
Awesome, just works and the dev is active.
Its 12.99, if you cant afford it go work any job for an hour or two mowing lawns or something, it will save you more time and frustration than the <2h of work to make 12$
Here is a good place to start:
https://www.reddit.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/wiki/index
Emulation is something the SATV does very well, but it's a bit more do-it-yourself than the other options. Basically you need to install an emulator app (usually from the play store) and load ROMs via a usb stick or something like that.
Also give this a look:
I haven't used it myself, but tons of people recommend it.
I opted for RetroX. It’s a paid curated front end that auto downloads emulators. I found I was spending more time getting things working than playing games. Plus it syncs saves via cloud so I can continue on my phone. No r9ms are included. Saturn and Dreamcast are near perfect.
> RetroX is my current favourite and I have purchased a lifetime account but looking over the forums it seems some promised features like themes have been a long time coming.
Agreed. Though the Roadmap suggests that he paused offline mode development to prioritize themes and such. So hopefully some of those features will be coming soon. The thing about Retrox is that it's very straightforward and it 'just works'.
I prefer it to Arc Browser currently.
I do miss some of the more advanced features of Retroarch (better shader options, cheats, etc), but honestly the menu and configuration just feels really messy to me. I had issues getting configs to reliably stick, and controller support felt confusing (i.e. will this button trigger the deep menu? Which button is 'A' and which is 'B', which controller is it expecting input from? It says it saw me activate this controller but I still can't control the menu, etc).
Also, the Libretro team has been pretty hostile towards the Android platform historically so I just don't really expect a whole lot from them.
I moved onto Retrox and am just patiently waiting for updates or another competing app.
In terms of getting the roms, I'm not aware of any app, frontend etc that will do it for you besides Happychick. However you don't need to go to different sites to get your roms. There are sites that have most of what you'll need. And setting up folders and unzipping files and setting up an SD card could take you an hour maximum.
If you're looking for a good Android based front end that'll set up your emulators, easily scrap your art and set up your controllers for you, has cloud saves, check out RetroX. It's like $12 for the app and I think it's well worth it. http://www.retrox.tv/
I use it on my Shield TV and GPDXD and found it really good. I deleted Happy Chick off my GPDXD has i found it cumbersome and people said it could be dodgy.
won't be able to help you with your controller but Retrox app is i think the easiest way to get setup as they are no need of configuration (for shield controller and emulators). they are others frontend that you can try like "game browser" for kodi, but needs configuration. http://www.retrox.tv/
Easiest way is RetroX but its 12.99 USD per year. http://www.retrox.tv/ much easier than retroarchand looks good for multiple consules and arcade games. However if you only want SNES then snes9x is fairly easy to get up and running.
As for emulators, I see RetroX mentioned a lot. It isn’t free but I remember 3-4 years ago that some of the best emulators on the Shield were not free.
RetroX has a free trial.
I'm using Retro X . It's so easy to use and set up and can handle a large library of roms across multiple platforms . It's a similar price to Arc browser but I'd imagine you'd get better use of it . http://www.retrox.tv
Wait for Feb 1 to flash Clean Rom 2.0. It will delete everything off your GPD XD but fix an issue with the processor constantly turning off and on resulting in poor performance. In the meantime, get your ROMs organized on a computer or onto a micro SD card.
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If you would like a unified look/frontend. Look into Arc Browser or Dig on the playstore. There's also RetroX but that can only be found on its own site ( http://www.retrox.tv ). As for emulators, You can go the one app, one emulator route. In that case I'd recommend the emulators that end in .emu on the playstore. Or you can go the retroarch route where all emulators use 1 app. Retroarch is superior as its highly customizable but also harder to setup. I'd watch some videos on youtube if you never worked with it before and would like to give it a shot. Just remember that Feb 1 when the new version of CleanRom drops, you'd loose any data on your GPD so its better to wait off until then to set it up.
The only emulators I'd suggest their own app for are DS (Drastic), N64 (Mupen64Plus FZ), PS1 (ePSXe) and PSP (PPSSPP).
Du bliver glad for den! Hvad skal du bruge den til ?
Bruger selv min til streamingtjenester, plex og emulator. Det er en super maskine, dog mangler der lidt apps hist og her fra danske tjenester. Du kan dog altid bruge den indbyggede chromecast funktion til disse.
Hvis du skal bruge den til emulator så kan jeg varmt anbefale RetroX .
Til filmanager er x-plore file manager et must.
Hvis du skal sideloade apps, så kan det anbefales at bruge 'TV App Repo' til at lave genveje til dem.
The issue with the NDS games is that the GPD doesn't have the 2 screens. You can set it up so it has both screens within the one screen. It's not the greatest but it is playable. It does fine with PSP and Ps1. Doubt it'll be powerful for PS2.
If you're looking for a all in one emulator front device, you could try RetroX. It's $12 but it'll set up your emulators for you for various systems and it's frontend device is nice and clean. It's a good option if you dont want to have to manage every part of setting up your emulators. http://www.retrox.tv/
I think the GPD really shines for platforms like PS1 PSX, Gameboy Advance and GB colour. It's also great for all the 8-16bit era stuff and arcade.
Personally I don't like it for fighting games as the pad feels too small for my hands to do combos or mash special moves. I do love it for RPGs, puzzle games and platformers.
You can also plug it into your TV with a HDMI cable and control with with a wireless controller. So basically it's a mini gaming station for your lounge room TV
Retrox (frontend app) is by far the best way to play retro gaming without hassle, as you don't need any configuration for gamepad or games, works with many emulator included for about 20 system (psp,nds,gamecub,...) just like kodi/plex for movie, it brings nice frontend for your games. http://www.retrox.tv/