Add games to your Mini NES, SNES, and Genesis/ MegaDrive with Hakchi CE! | 2023 Tutorial 

Ah, the tutorial videos that started it all. Thanks again, Patton.

When you added the NES games, you forgot to mention the "right click -> assign the core" step.

Glad to see these guides are back. I have moved on from Mini emulations to mini computers, but using these as emulation station is a very nice option

Thanks for these vids 👍. I gave u a shout-out in my 7 in 1 Retro Gaming short vid.

I really appreciate your tutorial videos for Hakchi! Very helpful.

There are also cool mods you can do in Hakchi like having custom pics of the consoles with the games alphabetized in folders when you have a ton of games on your mini system. That's how I roll with mine. Great tutorial man!

Found Patton during covid, hacked my snes and never looked back, my snes is amazing now

Glad to see you are back making videos

Nice to see that the process hasn't changed over the years. How advanced are you going with these updated videos? Dual booting the NES and SNES firmware? Still have my NES Classic set up that way.

THANK YOU!!! All the other tutorials didnt work because they did the wrong on reset plug in stuff.

Just got a SNES mini cant wait

Thank you, great infomative video!

Thank you for the updated video

50th Like! I love these videos. I don't use the mini's too much, but there's little better to replicate the feel of classic gaming without having to shell-out scalper prices. Now we just need cheaply reliable & easy low/mid-powered Saturn emulation...

Great Tutorial mate

Oh these are so great! 💝

Thank you, J.P.!!!

Can I use a Wifi Dongle on the Snes Mini so I can get Retro Achievements with RetroArch? How do I do this? What wifi dongle do you recommend? I already ordered a USB OTG adapter so I can hook up some extra storage and have multiple usb ports

Regarding Snes,how many MB should be available on the system for save game progressions?

Is there a way to adjust the aspect ratio for gba games so its a smaller box on the tv screen

for anyone wondering i put English patched roms on my SNES mini and they run perfectly fine

Is it possible to upload all console settings into a hakchi program? Like, I already have a modded console, I just wanna change some games out w/o having to re-add everything to a new hakchi download.

I’m not computer savvy and I don’t know what you mean when you say do to the folder where you keep your roms? I’m stuck on that part.

Hi Patton. First of all, thank you for putting these videos together! Secondly, I am seeing a bizarre occurrence where Hakchi recognises that I have added and removed games from the list and I've made the necessary adjustments with the folders, etc. But upon switching the Mini SNES on, these changes aren't being recognised. The games I added aren't showing, and the games I deleted are still showing! Any idea what could be causing this problem?

I have my mini modded with one of the first tutorials using hackhi 2 v 1.2 or similar. I haven't played it for a long time, and now i want to add more games. Should i search for the same version i used originally? Should i remod it using the katest hakchi? and more importantly, do i need to do something else before that? I still hace the backup of the original kernel

Thanks, I managed to install games properly on a stock Snes mini console. However, I purchased another second hand snes mini, that is filled with games, but I would like to remove some and add others, and when I connect the console to the computer, I get a message stating that the core of the system is outdated needs to be updated. I guess I will lose all games if I do that? Is there any way to make a backup?

Silly question, waiting for my AC adapter to come in so I can't actually play my Super Famicom Mini at the moment. Do you need to turn on the Super Famicom normally for some kind of initial set up before you can unplug it and start modding it? The Super Famicom Mini is brand new so it has never been actually used before. I'd appreciate any answers, don't want to brick it haha.

any reason my roms that work on other emulators do not work on hackchi the screen goes black like its going to load but I just return to the NES Mini game select screen

@patton Will doing this erase the current save game data on my SNES mini?

quick question do i need to keep holding the reset button or do i just need to hold it for 5 seconds

What's the best snes core for games not working on canoe?

I have a few questions hope they can be answered. So i want to get a Nintendo mini and i seen in the other video you show how to add emulyand all that on it very quickly. So ill try that, but does it take long to search and add games? I don need a bunch. I really want to get this system to play sega, snes, nes, ps1, dremcast and gamecube games. So in the last video that i need to watch againa cause im at work so i glanced, with all that installation can i get all these systems using that info in the last video? And secondly, what are roms? Because it says we will have to find them ourselves, so id like to know so i can do research qnd do everything correctly.

When you have say 4 folders on your menu screen, the screen will 'jump' when you move to the last spot and shift suddenly. It is jarring visually and worsens the menu navigation experience. Is there a way to fix this? Thanks.

Does this also work for the Super Famicom mini, ( if I can find a way to change the system language to English) ?

It worked on my genesis mini but now my 6 button controller doesn't work. Are there any fixes for that?

I bought a SNES classic edition but is already hacked, the thing is that has very little games, not more than 70 aprox. And I think it got hacked to test it would be hacked and working. So, I wanna ask what could the process to add more games be to this Super Nintendo classic? It's the european version.

hi how can i remove or add games if my snes classic is already hacked? should i press install/repair again?

My system was previously hacked by someone and have some games added to it. What do i do to add more to it?

It keeps saying my snes is out of date and i cant figure out how to update it, got any idea?

What snes games flies are expectable?

I lost the original kernel for the nes. Anyway to still update it?

This progam has come a long way.

I am going to get me a laptop in the future and add a lot more games on to my NES classic system. I hacked my system a long time ago so I don't know if I have to factory reset my NES before I download the latest hakchi version.😅

My snes mini is already modded by someone else so when I tried select+start it doesn't go into retroarch... how do I add it to an already modded snes? I want to play it on my crt without boarders 😢 i can't change aspect ratio in settings

Im running the europe megadrive mini, most of the roms are for the genisis and wont work is there a work around ?

Can you please explain how to play multi disc games like metal gear

I did everything you explained. I installed the most recent version of hakchi CE v3.9.3. I clicked on install and repair. Once the instructions popped up to plug the Snes mini in using USB, hold the reset button, turn power on and it keeps popping up with an error message. It won't detect my Snes mini. I'm using the USB cord that came with the system and everything. I tried re doing it several times, and it still won't go past the hooking up the mini while holding reset. It keeps giving me an error message. Has anybody been able to figure out how to get it to connect that had a red error message while holding reset and plugging it in? The snes mini just has the solid red light on system while I hold the reset button. It keeps saying can't open device on the error message. How do I fix this to get my snes mini device to connect?

Tried redoing my NES and everytime it says mine is taking too long to reboot. Want to add/remove some games but I'm having issues and getting frustrated.

Thanks bud! I have a problem though. Both my NES and SNES are modded with an old version of Hakchi, which wasn’t compatible with a lot of mods. Installing retroarch was, if I recall, a huge hassle and I never attempted it. Can I use ”repair” in HakchiCE to reset the kernel my minis easily, and then re-mod them? I would love to have GB games on my NES and GBA games on my SNES. Can you PLEASE make a tutorial on how to update already modded minis to later versions of Hakchi?? I’m not tech savvy and a nervous wreck when it comes to dabbling with this out of fear of bricking my mini consoles.

Just lost a few hours of Mother 1 because when I created a new save state it decided to create the same save state I made before instead of the place I was currently at. I love being able to download so many roms but this kinda hurt 😢😂

Thank you sir

Idk if anyone can help me but I downloaded 100 games of sega on my mini they all was working just fine in the middle of playing I hit select and start button came up with a menu of lots of thing I believe clicked something now the games are now loading or I don’t know how to get the menu back up rip

Hey Patton I'm a big fan of your videos and i am having a crisis with Hakchi. Maybe you can help me. Everytime i attempt to load the program i get this unhandled exception error message. It won't let me load up my roms or anything. I tried uninstalling, resetting my PC and everything. Nothing is working. Please help! I can't figure out what the problem is and it's driving me nuts!

Hii Can I do with a X50 Max console??

I was able to play NES and SNES games in my NES mini but I had to reset the mini and now I can only play NES games and not SNES games anymore. I tried following the “modules” but I don’t have the KMFD mod hub option under my modules tab ugh 😑

PLEASE HELP! Over time, SNES MINI stopped turn on heavy games, MAME OPENBOARD, etc. What's the problem?

Thanks you so much. I’ve done this a long time ago but a refresher is always good. Can the Sega Genesis Model 2 be hacked?

3 hours ago? youre giving me flashbacks to 2017 man. Still cool though theyre still useful emulation devices

Does the cable that originally came with the snes mini not work? Takes forever to reload and then it gives me a firewall message, im lost

Hi, thanks for the vid. I got really far, nonetheless, once I press syncronize games: I get the Message: Connect your mini to the pc via USB Cable. Then Turn it on, which of course I did, but nothing happens. I am desperate, because I also dont see in bottom left, the Online, it shows OFFLINE. Looking forward to your answer.

Thanks for this update! Quick question...I did the project lunar or whatever it is called way back when the first genesis mini came out. I no longer have the same laptop in order to uninstall that program and switch to hakchi. Would I even need to uninstall lunar or could I just follow these steps in the video

whenever i try to load into my hakchi it keeps crashing how do i fix this?

My SNES Classic when I hold the reset button and power it on does not get detected by the computer and doesn't even light up with the red LED. It will sometimes connect if I disconnect and reconnect the cable constantly but it doesn't complete the process and disconnects after a few seconds.

I've seen mini SNES's with a SNES Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game on it. Is there another program or something that can get that added?

Patton can explain the video how to install gameboy on NES and SNES Classic edition for the next video.

Any idea where I could see updates on their work for the Genesis Mini 2?????

Can you use this on a mac

I try to add Sega Master System Games but didnt work 😢

So how do i use it

You still can’t do it on a Mac without running windows ?

it didnt work my NES wouldnt connect to the hakchi and im not using the standard sega cable

KMFD mod hub hakchi not working. please help me

How is the system with english patched games from Japan?

I just added a ton of games to my mini, however none of them had any box art added, or the descriptions that i see in your video. Was there a setting i might have missed?

the KMFD Mod Hub stopped working in hakchi. Does anyone have any idea why this could be? how do i fix it?

Can ya use an external hard drive wit an snes mini ?

Is there a way to play the games with widescreen? 16:9?

May be a dumb question but can N64 games be run on the mini super snes?

I have two questions. 1.) For when installing hakchi to the console, do I need to have it factory reset beforehand? 2.) Will I lose any saves or save states when hakchi is installed?

What if we already have hackchi on the console?

Is it possible to add Japanese SNES games on here?

I have been trying to do this for hours!!! It keeps getting to the point where it says it is rebooting the system, and I hear the chime go off, and on at least once, but then it says my system is taking too long to reboot!

Wow. Blast from the past.

Hey I have a question is there anyway that you can help me to make work my Street Fight Alpha 2 on my SNES mini

Hi, I'm having trouble adding new NES games to my NES Mini. When I added a new game for example "NES Mystery World Dizzy" to hakchi2-ce-3.9.3 - the following message appeared: "It uses mapper #71, but this mapper is not supported by NES Mini and the game probably won't run with the default emulator (...)" Then I noticed that the game freezes during rogriffin. How do I fix this problem?

my snes mini europe does not reboot

Am I the only one who's having sound issues on the added games (it's speed up). ?

at this point I don't think the tg-16 mini will ever be able to be modded

Damn cables are out of stock 😢

Haha 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Do you find modding the minis is rather pointless these days? FIrst of all they aren't making this minis anymore. Second of all, every time i go on instagram I'm flooded with ads for all-in-one consoles that have anywhere from 5000 to 100,000 games. It'd be a lot easier to buy one of those than do all the work of finding the games and modding the minis.

all the vid's speak about all the mumbo, but no info on the hookup. this snes classic clv-201 has no input, nothing anywhere and no video has the info. I'm sure it doesn't have blue tooth.duh! Great knowing al;l programming, the modules & such, but where is the usb--c etc. input etc. for the usb on a computer? FrUsTrAtEd!

man, nothing about the installing of the drivers. Stuck at this screen, and you completely bypass it! WTH

Great video! But I can not get any Genesis games to work on the SNES Classic for the life of me. I've been at it for 3 days now. Ive downloaded each available version of Retroarch as well as every Core available for the genesis. Files are in md format. I read that you have to change the command line from "bin/bin" to bin/md". However, does a period go after md or another slash or nothing at all and allow the "md" to run into the rest of the command line? For example /bin/mdkm_genesis_plus_gx /var/games/CLV-G-IBIOE/Aaahh!!!_Real_Monsters.md.7z or /bin/md.km_genesis_plus_gx /var/games/CLV-G-IBIOE/Aaahh!!!_Real_Monsters.md.7z or /bin/md/km_genesis_plus_gx /var/games/CLV-G-IBIOE/Aaahh!!!_Real_Monsters.md.7z ??? Awaiting help on discord but no hits yet. *sigh*