Review: Super Console X Pro 

I have to give you big props for the improved production quality. I haven't seen your content since November for various reasons but it's very noticeable in a leap in quality. I can't wait for what you'll bring out to review in the future. :)

I picked this up for my daughter and son in law. The first thing I did was back up the sd to a 256 SanDisk. Great review as well as informative. A little instructional on backing up the sd card for this particular console would be very helpful for those folks who don't understand the process and who might need something visibly comprehensive with a simple step by step sequence. Thank you!

Another fantastic review mate...thanks for reviewing this variant of the console. It's definitely a plug n play type console for the non-tinkerer - and would be a great gift for a mate that doesn't have any idea, but loves those games...cheers

Congratulations on 25K, man, that's awesome! I'm really more interested in handheld gaming than anything else, so boxes like these aren't quite my thing. It looks like a pretty good console though!

The best retro reviewer brings us another high quality video. Keep up the great work Russ👍🏻

I accidentally got one of these last week (ebay seller sent the wrong thing) so I'm glad to see someone covering this thing. :)

Excellent coverage! Especially regarding the software side of things on the Console. I am grateful. Peace!

Just received mine yesterday from Amazon can't wait to hook it up and fix the settings and play all these great classic games.

Thanks for the detailed info. As a retro games lover, it means the world to me. ❤.

Fantastic compressive review man !

Thank you for your review. This was super helpful. We're starting a video game lounge business and we have been looking for some retro consoles for use.

Thank you so for the review! I like something to go out of the box and can add my own games too. Already wanting to purchase this device. Thanks again!

The algorithm failed me! If I'd seen your videos sooner, I would not have bought myself a glitchy camera drone for Christmas. Great video, I'll definitely be getting one of these.

Im definitely purchasing this. Thanks for the review.

I got this for a great price, the Super Console Pro x with the 256gb sd card, it's got over 50 thousand games on and tons of emulators, the controllers aren't the best but they do the job, I just feel spoilt for choice looking through the endless list of games, got this for the Amiga. it's got about 5000 of those between the Amiga 500 and 1200. Cracking little console for plug and play really so well happy. Great video Russ.

Was going to try and use a recent vintage Rpi for MAME/console emulation in an arcade cabinet, but this device appears to be the plug and go winner. By the time you hassle with buying a case and PSU and assembling and installing software for an Rpi, this is the one to beat

Ordered the pro after your first video. Still haven't got it. Watching this great new video of yours makes me not knowing if Iam frustrated not having it yet or happy about what I eventually will get 👍😊.

Best X console review i ever saw. Great job man thank you for doing this vídeo

The ability to play any game (almost) any game console and games thru the Sega Dreamcast is amazing. I just ordered mine. Great thorough review...again!

Can you install cores on some emulators? Really into using Duckstation on PS1 emulators and was curious if this would even accept it?

Thanks for making this video you did a excellent job on explaining how it works and how to work it.

I'm a simple man, i see retro games and awesome in depth reviews I like and subscribe.

I found your review excellent and exactly what I needed to make my decision to buy one, and I am.

Great video! One question: what video settings did you use for the handheld consoles (aspect ratio, resolution etc.)? Thanks and greetings from Italy!

Great vid Russ! This is a great adition for a summer vacation beach house and places like that

Rock solid review Russ!! 👍👍👍👍

Great review. My wife wants to get me something i really want for xmas and i think this emulator is it thanks to your review 👍

Love the channel. Love the way you breakdown the info. After watching your video, I’m looking to get a Super Console x pro, and wondering, with all the arcade games, and you use a 6 button arcade stick, or even use the Pandora’s Box 18s (arcade machine) as a controller?

Mine arrived a few days ago and I absolutely love it!! I sprung for the 256 GB Pro version and it’s well worth it. Probably the best $141 I ever spent.

Another great review!!

The Pro version on Amazon is NOT in US stock like the earlier version (non-Pro), so there is no 2-day shipping. They are, for now, shipped from China as reflected in the estimated shipping times: FREE delivery: April 30 - May 26 [today is April 4] Fastest delivery: April 15 - 23 At some point in the future, the Pro version will probably be stocked in the US and, at that point, 2-day Prime shipping will be available.

Someone needs to make a library of VIntage TV Bezels for classic 4x3 gaming, ie bezels for vintage 70s, 80s, 90s TVs of common makes and models and the known "best" TVs of those years. Sidebar graphics that show the speaker/channel/knobs of those sets, etc

Fantastic review, really helped having the Venn diagrams. I'd love more reviews of these home emulator systems, maybe something that can handle PS2?

Nice review video as always 👍🏼

I have my Console X Pro coming in a few days. Good timing!! I'm super excited!!

Loved this review! I actually just purchased the one on Amazon for $92, before I did i was looking for reviews and realized companies should pay you! I wouldn’t have purchased this without your review! However, could you post the name or the model for that better controller you recommended for this?! Thank you brotha! Happy and safe New Years

Great review I’m really only really interested in this for Capcom fighting games and want to use my PS3/PS4/PC fight stick via USB Is it possible? And if it is how easy is it to setup?

Hey Russ, recently got one of these and the video game audio doesn't seem to work after having the console for only two days (audio was working now it isn't), I've tried for ages to fix it, what is the way to solve this issue?

Ironically, this is what the Ouya wanted to be.

Sorry if this has been covered before :) But what is the best way to back-up (copy) the sd card to a quality branded card?

You have the best reviews 👍🏻

Thank you. I've just ordered the Pro 128 gb from Ali Express. It's shipping from China to Mexico so it'llbe here until May 16.

Honestly, one of the best channels I follow. Thank you so much for the content. Is there any chance you've tested powering the Super Console X Pro, via USB to AC? I'm curious if it could be powered by the same TV it would be plugged into.

I'm specifically getting this just for the MAME and arcade games because it does contain games that have never been released on other emulator such as Pandora Box, Retrocade, etc. Primal Rage Version 2.3, Flying Shark, WWF Wrestlemania the Arcade Game, Dolphin Blue, Ruble Fish, F-1 Exhaust Note. The only one I haven't seen yet is Batman Forever: The Arcade, but hopefully I can find it in the download section.

Thanks for the great review!

Mom's gonna love her new Tetris machine.

Great Video and review. Thank you

I got the Sn30 pro+ controller, and the 8bitdo wireless receiver (grey edition), but when I go to configure my controller in the superconsole x pro, it doesnt recognize the analog sticks. Idk what i'm doing wrong and it is very frustrating.

Thanks for the great review. Good work. I've grabbed one for my sons (4,9) who are mad about Mario.. my 4yo can't get enough of Super Mario Galaxy, so I'd like him to try Mario 64, and Super Mario World.

Great review man !!! I am a New suscriber!

just subbed ,don't know why I am so late doing so because I have watched many vids.Anway I just ordered this box a couple days ago because of your breakdown & review of the game hub box. I mainly wanted it for the retro games all in one place🙏😉,I can download games,apps and music through this console. The price(at least for me) was 90.71 with tax and I get it in 5-7 days.I watched another RU-vidrs game list and my jaw dropped open at how many games that are on this gem of a system!! These are well known big titles and it's well worth the money...if you bought them all separate and physical copies it would be thousands of dollars.Lol,I wasted so much money on retro handheld knockoffs,very poor games and laggy garbage on them but kept telling myself "well at least there's the big 5 named games "..Mario,Zelda,Contra, Sonic and Metroid"..beyond that is poopers,titly tattles..etc garbage games. This monster here is going to be the beast of retro for me!! I am sure later oni will get a new one with at least 4gigs of ram and a terabyte of memory but I will be satiated for now...mainly because I cannot afford 300 - 400 bucks right now.Did consider later on to buy a snitch but these new retro to new times consoles ( every game library)will have way more perks than the expensive console & games unlike the snitch !!😎😀🔥🤗🤗😉

I think I might have over hastily bought a Super Console x Pro with 256gb SD card (which seems to be non-returnable)...when I see now that their x max might be a better bet. If I get the cheapest deal I can find, x max...(was already planning to get a more reliable SD card any way)...should I be able to add the extra roms from the SD card with the x-pro to a new 256 card flashed with the x max image/emuelec stuff?

okay I have to ask... is the pro version worth the extra bucks compared to non pro version when it comes emulation?? I mean still has only 1 gig of ram and the processor is at best only slightly better than non pro on paper

This makes an excellent gift

Kind of a dumb question, but can you place a fan in front of the console to keep it from overheating? I have my receiver under neath my bar with all the media platforms connected to it and wondering if running a small fan would keep it from overheating

Nice vid! Do you have any vids on backing up the sd card for the super console x?

Hey could you upload the content of that 4 GB card? I bought a Super Console X Pro, but mine didn't come with that secondary SD card at all. I'm interested to see those video tutorials especially.

I bought it off AliExpress too. I think the controllers are ok 👌 but am going to try a USB controller instead of wireless to try and cut down some of the lagging. It might also be worth noting that quite a few of the games error out and don’t load. Also some of the computer 💻 games for the Sinclair and Commodore require a keyboard ⌨️ to play them.

So, from your experience which one is better? Getting a super console x pro or getting a Amlogic S905X3 powered tv box to install EmuElec manually? Which one provides better performance? And also to mention....Awesome detailed video man! Keep them up

I’m new to all these retro emulators. I bought the handheld ANBERNIC RG351V. Will the SD card of games from that work on the Super Console X Pro as well? Would I be able to swap it back and forth between the devices in order to play handheld or play on the tv?

Russ, how do I set up ZX Spectrum games to play? IE what settings for my controller? Everything else works like a charm!! Cheers, from Ireland.

You mentioned better solutions for a plug n play retro tv box...What would those be?

Hey, thanks for the review. I bought it for my son right after watching your review. However, I got it today and I experience a big input delay/lag. The games we tried run smoothly (nes/snes/ps1/gba) but there is always an input lag over the entire system (about 300ms) even in the EmuELEC menu where you can choose the system and games you want to play. So it's not related to a particular emulator or game. I have the ps2-like controllers. Do you know how I can get rid of the input lag? It's pretty much unplayable with such a big lag.

Thanks just ordered one!

This is a very good video. Was in the sideline of whether to get this or one of those X96 boxes. Is the X96 more powerful? The Super Console X seem to be simply run out of the box which is nice.

Hi,is there any way to ajdust the screen ratio? Of thw system and also games? As some text at the bottom and upper level if the tv are not readable thanks.

Does it have Saturn and how is the emulation? Is it compatible with any USB controller. And are there any games that originally used track ball. I was looking at an arcade Cabinet with similar setup but it was $1600. But the track ball and light gun support was cool

the emulec side of the system can emulate saturn? and on the android side, with uoyabause or yabasanshiro?

How do you connect the controllers?? This is the second console I received and it's doing the same thing. It boots to the SNES showing but the controllers won't connect. I doubt 2 consoles or controllers are defective. I might be doing something wrong. Help!!

For the sega master system games is there an option to map the buttons on the controller to pause the game or is it default

Thanks for your videos! Do you know if can I connect my arcade fight stick controller ? This is the mayflash f300? That would be a full arcade experience! Thanks

You mentioned the the pro does not have bluetooth. From other videos I've seen it seems the previous model does have it. Can anyone confirm this? Seems a little strange and kind of a big oversight for the "pro" version.

Definitely earned my subscription. This video was excellent. Well done. I'm a guy who grew up with all the early systems and loved them. My PS4 recently took a shit and I don't think I wanna upgrade to the PS5. I'm so sick of the gaming culture anymore. It's not abt the games. It's abt how much they can hold back for next year and still make a bunch of money this year. And micro transactions are a whole different thing. It's just gross. It's all abt the money. I just wanna go back and be able to play some of the games from my childhood. TMNT all the metal gears max payne sonic Mario Bros all the old Maddens and NBA lives the old WWF games. Lol either way I think I'm gonna go this route for now. Thx for the info 👍 keep up the great work

I got the console x pro because of this video and out of the box everything played great especially Nintendo 64 but I was playing Mario 64 and try to have it play a little smoother I think I got some of the settings messed up. is there anyway you can tell me the original settings so I can change it back? Thanks

Great vid thank you! What about the AV port? Is easy to connect to a CRT? Just put the cable and done?

Cheers Russ, great video. Strictly speaking I don't need one ... mighty tempting all the same. :)

2 things! How do i get rid of the corners to make the game full screen and in the dreamcast capcom fighting collection, how can i move the thumbnail?

First off, excellent review! Now before I continue I want to say I am very computer illiterate, which is partially why I got this for emulation, since most things I’ve seen require some advanced knowledge of programming or things like that, to really know what you’re doing. Now, as I run my device here, I am often getting this Blue error screen. Basically not allowing me to play the selected game. I’ve tried the games in question multiple times, with the same results. Have you experienced this, and if you have, do you know now to fix it? Some games in particular this has happened on are Paperboy for the Arcade. And Pigskin 621 A.D. also on Arcade. I know there were others for Sega Genesis, 64, and Dreamcast, but I don’t remember those off the top of my head.

So what is the best retro console that you have reviewed so far?

I have two issues. Some of the games such as gauntlet will not work. Blue screen appears. How do you fix? I hooked up generic Amazon USB joysticks the USB. Dragon. I configured the controllers but They eventually become unresponsive after a while and won’t even be recognized by the gaming console itself.

Now this 1 I like, thanks for the good info

Brilliant review I’m really bad with hardware and software too be honest! So some maybe dumb questions; Do I need to connect it to the router via ethernet or can I do it wirelessly via wifi? You mentioned 1g ram is low would I have much trouble saving my progress in let’s say 5-10 games simultaneously?

How do you set N64 to 320x240? It doesn't give me a resolution option that low in the settings. I'm running in 16:9, is that part of the problem?

Cool stuff!

Hello i have the super console pro, i have a problem i adjusted the controller buttons and i messed up, now i can't to open the options with start button or select and fix it, what can i do please help me thank you.

Is it possible to toggle the side bar graphic banners? On and off? Can you download additional games directly to the device without needing a computer, etc.?

Hi, can you take the sd card and use it on a more powerful box. or is it just set to run on this box?

14:15 WrestleMania 2000 on N64 won’t load anymore. Plus the resolution was blurry. Any tips to get it to work again and clean it up?

Hi! I have a question. Do you have to Manually save the games progress, Or will the console save the game Automatically? Thanks

I have a bit of a delay between pressing the button and the intended action (with different controllers) and I haven't found out how to fix this. Any idea?

Could anyone help me with an issue, I have the dreamcast roms all up and running fine, and most are ok, but several (mainly racing games) dont let me steer, the analogue stick and d pad are definitely working. But it isnt inputting what the game seems to want. My assumption is I need to change something in emuelec settings?

Something happened for my Super Console X. My friend was going to get image of 256GB memory card and write it to new 256gb Kingston card. When I got my card back and boot up device I get error that memory card was corrupted. After 120 seconds it did fix card. Now when device boot up everything is very big and won’t fit to screen. I can’t get menus because those won’t fit screen. Is there something I can do to fix problem? :(

I purchased a super console x pro with 256 GB from China, it's not here yet. Is it possible to use that SD card in a faster android device with more RAM like an Odroid and get a better performance? May seem like a dumb question but I'm new to this. Thanks!

I recently bought one of these, and by recently I mean yesterday. I am having I assume, controller issues. When I hook up the controller it tells me it is an XBox controller? Is that right? and what am I doing wrong? And would a wired controller remedy these issues? Thanks

I can’t get Ghost & Goblins Arcade to work. I’ve tried different settings with no luck. What setting do you have for the arcade version? Ghouls and Goblins works FYI. Just not Ghosts & Goblins. Thx!

Outstanding review. Which would you choose, the console x pro or the gd10 pro x2 plus game stick?

So if you inserted the mirco sd that has the games in the pc will it show a folder of the games or something different and how do i add the games

Just picked one up. Sadly mine didn't come with that 4gb manual. Anyone know where I can get the information that is on it?

Great comprehensive review! Are we stuck with those controllers or can you pair any Bluetooth ones?

Just bought one thanks for the tip.