@@alexhardline2208 The stock emulator on the NES Classic was completely unacceptable. NES emulation has been near perfect for years prior to the NES Classic's release. There was just no excuse.
Awesome to see the look at emulation on here, this is beyond impressive! I actually owned one of the original Shield TV models but bought it for the opposite reason you did, mainly wanted to have a 4K media playback and streaming box with a side of emulation. Unfortunately my experience was tainted because I ran into constant issues with any type of media consumption, as well as general usage of the Shield TV itself. Issues such as apps randomly breaking for months on end (despite updates and factory resets), both the remotes I had breaking as well, and I believe my patience was finally lost after finding there was no way to disable the Bluetooth broadcasting on later updates. Doesn't sound too bad, but living in an apartment and having your video playback consistently be interrupted by people trying to connect to the Shield TV was beyond frustrating. I still never got around to messing with emulation on it, by the time I was done dealing with media playback on it I didn't want to look at the thing, haha. Sold it earlier this year.
Had this for the longest time and i LOVE this device! I Gave it to my older brother and he loves it as well! especially with the given GeForce market store, it's definitely worth the purchase!
Modern Vintage Gamer I'm probably the minority here but I played a lot more Simpsons Road Rage as a kid than Hit and Run thus it being a much more nostalgic game for me.
Wow! If it does PSP, GC & Wii so well I'm wondering about how well it runs PCSX2 and in the future, the possibility of running steam games with their Linux advancements.
Loved the vid. I have a shield and I tried setting up the emulators but it proved challenging and with the crackdown (attack) on the rom sites, I didn't think anyone would be still promoting emulation. It's nice to see the community is still alive and kicking.
Thanks a lot for your review... After watching this, I gifted myself a Shield TV last christmas, a device which went completely under my radar before. The shield is truly awesome in everything it is capable off. There was not a single day since christmas it wasn‘t in heavy use, be it for oldschool emulation games, be it for streaming netflix, be it for listening to mp3s over our home LAN/NAT, or simply for watching youtube or twitch. I LOVE it!
Great video brotha! Emulation on this little beast looks like it has really improved in the last year or so. I'm gonna pick one up if I see a Christmas sale.
I have the Nvidia Shield Tablet and it's my go-to for emulation with RetroArch. I love having it propped up next to me on my desk without having to tie up my PC. Plus, I can connect to my TV with HDMI if I want to play on a TV. I also highly recommend the Shield controller revision. It's super comfortable, the d-pad is precise and the battery life is great. You never power it off. You press a button and it instantly wakes back up. Impressive stuff.
Thanks for the great info MVG! In the future I will pick one up. Right now I'm using one of your fine emulators on Xbox OG, using a android tv box, and Nintendo switch mainly. In around 3 days or less I will be receiving a Everdrive 64, and that will be something new to try out on my N64.
the fact that most people know the differences between the 2 games should have enough of a giveaway. im disappointed this channel doesn't know that -_-
Dear MVG, since i started watching your videos I bought and modded an Original Xbox, a Nintendo Switch, and a PS VITA... I might have to buy a Shield now. Stop making my wallet hurt =(
i was an early adopter of the Shield back when the portable first released, something about having the most powerful android device at that time was very appealing even with its awkward clamshell controller design but i wore that sucker out! i unfortunately missed out on the tablet and by the time they updated to the K1 it was so darn rare i couldnt find one with a decent price, still can't then the TV came along and i waited it out, eventually waiting what i felt was too long for it to even be relevant anymore but then the redesign came and sported the exact same specs and it was still killing it! so i caved and got it when it was still 199 last fall and i have had nothing but enjoyment. my smart TV doesnt even get used for its native apps and like you said the thing is a emulation powerhouse alongside being a streambox, it is essentially the greatest gaming hardware ever created in terms of absolute generational versatility, i absolutely love running NeoGeo and TurboGrafx on it among dreamcast and gamecube. i sure wish someone could develop a version of pcsx2 for it but that has yet to come to fruition thus far
I got mine about a year ago and haven't regretted it at all. Same size as the Switch but can play tons and tons of consoles. Absolutely worth it, even at the higher price point I'd say. And keep in mind, the Shield has a ton of fantastic Android games as well, and some games exclusive on Android for just the Shield like Half-Life 2 (and both episodes), Metal Gear Rising, Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3, Doom 3 BFG Edition (runs at 1080p 60fps), Borderlands 2 and the Pre-Sequel, Tomb Raider 2013, and more.
Love my Shield. I've had it for about two years now and it's one of the best and most useful pieces of gear I've ever used. Emulation works great on it of course, and I can also play my PC games at full speed and highest settings, streamed from my desktop PC into the living room. It's awesome!
For a device that's currently around $20/$30 (minus controller) more than the PS classic I'm surprised more people don't drop the PS classic and get a shield. DF Retro and ETA Prime have given it really high marks and compared to most if not all SBC's in it's price range it beats the pants off them!
I've had this for a few years. It's a fantastic little bit of kit. It basically turns your TV into a top end Android device. If you can do it on Android, you can do it on the Shield TV.
Eppy The Clown • Got mine on Labor Day Sale from GameStop. It was not as cool as the SNES Classic was, out of the box at least (felt like there were fewer must-play games), but I had a usb thumbstick compatible with Autobleem, and it’s been a fun box to mess with :D
I don’t even think it’s arguable. Outside of a full fledged HTPC, I can’t think of anything that remotely comes close to the specs of Shield TV’s internals, not to mention GeForce Now and game streaming.
Although that footage was strange. I distinctly remember that the Saturn version use mesh for transparency, but in the video it's almost look like the PS1 version
I've seen a few videos on this & while I'm new to the whole emulation thing, I have to admit I'm impressed enough to go for it. Thank you for the information, this video is well made & has earned a like from me.
Excellent review, I actually purchased this model from Kogan and am awaiting delivery. The emulator is a bonus for me as I want it primarily for streaming the content on my various APKs..
One can only hope its easier to setup say than Retropie on the Raspberry Pi, easier when someone has done all the hard work but going at Retropie in cold blood was a mind bending challenge I found. I find my Retropie doesn't handle N64 or DC games well into a 4K environment, Goldeneye is a damned tear and stretch lag nightmare and SM64 a laggy choppy yukfest, runs perfectly on my PC and Proj64 and using a footprint the Raspberry Pi should be dancing around but doesn't...
I have the 2015 model. Still one of my favorite devices to this day. The only issue I've had is the shield controller will sporadically lose connectivity for a few seconds but connects back. But I primarily use my Xbox one wireless controller for it now.
As an owner of a K1 tablet, I can vouch for just how bloody good these things are. Unfortunately, my battery has expanded (it still works, but the back popped off!), so that'll need replacing. But it's an absolute beast for gaming on the go. The TV version is small enough to carry with you on your travels, as well.
I’ve had the nvidia shield for sometime now and to be honest I barely use it, because I can get the Amazon video and Netflix on my smart tv, it’s become neglected. Honestly this video has given me plenty of good reasons to start using it again. I’m definitely gonna put some it to some good use now. Thanks great video. Jay
haha yeah that'd twist the knife for sure but I think its safe to say if it can run Saturn games no problem in addition to Gamecube and Dreamcast then it should have no issues running PS1.
I am using retroarch core pcsx rearmed and it is the closest you can get to an actual PlayStation. Every other emulator had issues with upscaling and artifacts. Not on this one, and it runs so smooth. Then you add the wonderful rewind and fast-forward utility from retroarch and it's just gaming heaven. Don't forget to set up a button for "enable hotkeys" so you can still bind all your keys for the PS but also have your utility keys for the emulators.
@@BanditTech but there are games like Tekken 3 that can't achieve perfect speed on the shield android tv with this emulatoe because emulating hi-res 448i/480i PS1 games is very demanding.
Thank you for this video, I had the first ten Shield but sold it. I missed it so much that I picked a second gen one up in the sales the other week, and it’s my Christmas present from the family :) I didn’t know it was a emulator powerhouse! I’m also looking forward to trying the new GeForce Now service.
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No they wouldn't the sheild TV is twice as fast. Theoretically the switch could be brought up to the same speed because the GPU is the same but that doesn't account for differences in thermal design. The switch is more compact and probably much poorer at dissipating heat
@@joshualabonte8478 it doesn't matter if the switch only has half as much power, because Nintendo has the source code for GameCube and switch. They could make something that is fully optimized for switch hardware that would run fine.
@@joshualabonte8478 The Shield doesn't run at its maximum frequencies all the time. There are tests out there that show it actually thermal-throttles to similar frequencies of the Switch, and the technical documentation of the chip and of the Jetson modules states as much. (Backtrack on this thread on the late NeoGAF forum: www.neogaf.com/threads/nintendo-switch-dev-kit-stats-leaked-cortex-a57-4gb-ram-32gb-storage-multi-touch.1297191/page-180#post-228014696 to see the whole thing) Of course, the Shield TV can indeed run the CPU at higher frequencies at the cost of massively throttling the GPU, which would be good for emulation, however the Switch could probably add a mode that did a similar thing. We generally don't know what frequencies the Shield TV runs at unless they are measured from the kernel, so anything goes. For all we know, emulators like the official Wii emulator for Chinese releases might be running at Switch-like frequencies, since developers CAN set CPU frequency.
I was planning on creating a video as well as I'm blown away at it's capabilities. However, as an advisory for Gaming Edition buyers, be aware that some shield controller's have wonky operation after firmware updates. For me, the right stick drifts left (creating a rotating effect). If you're viewers can help it, pass on the shield controller and just use a usb controller like xbox one, playstation 4, etc. Also, 16gb model only has usb storage option, no internal hard drive; that's for the PRO models! 😉
I pre-ordered the 2015 Shield Pro for $300 and love it. $139 is a steal, though I wish they still sold the Pros with 500GB storage because Android doesn't always play nice with external storage. Some apps just don't want to move over onto it or don't totally move over onto it.
I remember N64 emulation used to be a glitchy mess with bunch of graphics and audio plugin combinations. It seems like it is much better now. I notice gaming news channels like Outside Xbox pretty much get their N64 footage from either emulation or virtual console releases now (and rarely if ever from an original N64).
$329 in australia.... dammit. Dont need your modded xbox, I have 4 sitting in the garage gathering dust. One used to live in the car for the kids to play games on trips though, or watch movies. It was an easy setup with a 12v-240V 300W sine inverter. Pretty cheap entertainment, and peace and quiet for the driver!
Staggers me how ripped off we get over here. We only have ourselves to blame. We keep paying. If we ALL just....you know...stopped, they're wake up and charge as the normal GLOBAL RRP. There is ZERO justification.
$220 AUD on eBay with a 20% off code www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nvidia-SHIELD-TV-4K-HDR-Streaming-Media-Player-with-Remote-TV-box-Android/232872851897?epid=8019373705&hash=item36384db9b9:g:nwsAAOSw7fhbiMiA:sc:AU_StandardDelivery!4212!AU!-1:rk:3:pf:0
@@MrReddragongamingHD And that's still nearly $100AUD more than it should be. This is the thin end of the wedge. Look at things like PSVR pricing. We're only now getting close to the original USA launch price and we still get LESS in the bundle. It costs the same to MAKE. The price isn't based on production costs + a fair margin. It's purely "perceived value" within any given market, all geared to make us all stretch the money we earn.
@@005AGIMA I didn't comment on the value of the product, I just shared that you can get it cheaper than OP stated. I don't think it's amazing either, I'd rather buy a refurbished SFF PC and put a dedicated low profile GPU for the same price. Hell I have a rig with an i3 4340, 12GB RAM, 1TB and new GTX 1050 which cost me $258 AUD and runs everything up to and including CEMU
@@MrReddragongamingHD Don't worry dude it wasn't an attack on your comment. It was an attack on "the system" of pricing. I've paid heaps MORE just to get my retro fix, because I purchased a VGC boxed A500 :D But I dont even resent that spend, because it's my childhood in a box, and paying the ORIGINAL UK RRP for the system 30 years later, is kind of cool.
I was literally going through the comments due to this very fact, trying to figure out if I was missing a detail somewhere. I really want to buy this for emulation, but it's now REALLY pricey. 😔
Bro the NVIDIA shield allows you to stream games from your PC, also you can sign up for GeForce Now Beta and play a games straight from their servers. Furthermore, mine came with so many triple A titles that say "included with shield" meaning I do not even have to own the games for me to play them like street fighter, batman etc...its a really good buy.
Love to see someone touch on this. The shield is a beast! I play all these already on top of steam games for new ones. Can't beat that. Don't need a console anymore! One device in the living room.....and done.
Very easy before this video i googled or youtubed how to and i have nes snes n64 dreamcast ps1 3DO sega geneses 32 X sega CD and master system on my shield never thought of psp might just get that as well. Just put eveyrom on usb stick you dont wanna flood the shields memory
Just picked this up. I had been eyeing this and finally the price dropped to something acceptable. CANNOT wait to load this up with ROMS. Also, it's going to be my streaming box for sure. My smart TV's OS is slow as hell for Netflix, Hulu...etc...this should be way better.
I love my Pro edition, the thing I didn't like was the controller... Felt great worked great... for like a month or two... I have 3 of the original bastards here all non working. I bought one of the newer ones when they launched and it still works perfectly. I tried to get Nvidia to replace at least the last one I bought but they pretty much flat refused me, no receipt no exchange lol My bad for not saving receipts I guess.
RoboTronix yeah I hear the the original controller wasn’t the greatest but since getting the newer controller that they put out I don’t wanna use anything else simply because of the volume control lol it’s really a step above everyone else in that regard
Purists might scoff, but the resolution/3d performance boost on all these emulators is fantastic, the games look so much better than they did on the original hardware. I definitely want one of these now.
@@Mechakick Yo, for real? I remember it ran so well, on low end hardware! There was even rumbling of an Xbox port in the works. They were really exciting times
@@Mechakick the Xbox pentium 3 could'n handle a console of its same generation. Its only 4/5 times more powerful than the Dreamcast, so i would say its impossible. A DS emulator was more possible, although the 3D rendering is hard to emulate...
The Shield TV is one of my greatest purchases of all time. Every gamer needs to own one. Good to see that Dolphin is making huge progress. PPSSPP is amazing. Took me quite some time to get into RetroArch, but once I understood it, it's been wonderful. No need to invest in the Classic mini consoles when you have this all-in-one system, especially that dead-on-arrival PS1 Classic.
I don't understand these things (and the Raspberry Pi).. I mean they are just real low budget PC's right.. I mean the emulators are nothing to do with the device itself.. I can use my desktop PC and install any emulator I want and pretty sure it will run better...
This and the Pie are 2 very different products. The pie can be what you need it to be, and is more of a development board. Need to run Kodi? A SQL server? A security camera DVR? Control a robot? Pie can do all that... The shield is purely a media center + console wannabe. It is easy to use, is small, quiet (fan less), is compatible with most current video technologies (4k, hdr etc), has an integrated Chromecast, can be controlled through Google Home/Assistant. It looks a lot nicer in a living room compared to a full PC with its keyboard and mouse. I bought one 3 years ago, and I absolutely love it. I also have a gaming PC, just not in my living room .
Soulja game console will be rare as fuck once Nintendo's ninjas make it so that only a handful exist in the wild. Give it a good ten years for them to become unobtanium and with the notoriety and kooky back story it'll become sought after like stadium events. Ok maybe give it thirty years and collectors will be scrambling for the artifact that saw an irrelevant rapper from yesteryear doing hard time
For the same reason it costs as much as a ps4. Or in detail for this specifically: Comes with 1-2 Controllers It's portable and come with the Dock. Has support from Nintendo and other third parties. I mean the original price is 180, add an Xbox one controller (50) and realise that you're paying 70$ for an Snes like P2 controller, portability and Real support.
Because it entirely depends on your PC, if you have a decent CPU, but your iGPU is shit you're not going to have a very good time emulating newer systems (and even N64 games). Your GPU is just as important as the CPU when you emulate N64 and above.
i bought the 2017 500gb model in early 2017 at launch. and even tough my tv that i bought 2017 black Friday sale had android tv build in, im not even mad for paying that 220€ for the 500gb+ 2017 controller and 2015 remote combo. with all those emulators and excellent support with kodi media center and all those 4k streaming services, this thing is a steal on $179, and even better on that $129 deal
The Shield is great... when it works properly. That's about 50% of the time. The rest of the time is spent with the controller disconnecting (or failing to connect at all) and the wi-fi disconnecting, despite all other devices in the same room having no wi-fi issues whatsoever. Maybe the newer versions of the Shield are better (mine is three years old).
I tried running emulators on mine (retroarch, snes9x, John nes) with a wired controller but the input lag was ridiculous. Couldn't get less than a half second no matter what settings I tried.
@@strike667 My TV is an older 720p Pioneer plasma. There is no "Game Mode" available on it. However, I can hook up a Raspberry Pi running Retroarch and get no perceivable input lag whatsoever without changing any settings on the TV. Also, I get the same input lag running emulators on my Android phone that I get running them on the Shield.
Unfortunately, I did pick one up at "full price" since this wasn't on my radar, but it ended up coming up on my radar when I saw this was basically the best 4k streaming device. I love that this can play Goldeneye from N64 as I LOVED that game in college. Is it possible to multiplay up to 4 players? That would be AWESOME if possible. While I did play single player, the real fun is the multi-player action.
The Shield doesn’t just turn a tv into a “smart” tv, it’s god-like omnipresence and infinite genius. Don’t forget, this thing will sync up with anything on your network like a breeze. For instance, if you have a mass NAS on your network with all your movies, roms, ISO’s, etc...the Shield accesses it as easy as USB storage. The Shield TV is incredibly, almost tragically overlooked. Even at $180 it is a godsend, ESPECIALLY if you’re into emulation...and we haven’t even mentioned game streaming from a gaming PC or Nvidia’s own GeForce Now service. This thing is staggering. I own all 3 Shield devices and each one retains absolutely zero buyers remorse.
Interesting tid-bit at 7:00, the spotlights in the background don't actually have transparency in the original game, they just used dithering and let the old CRT TVs of the time create a pseudo-transparency effect instead, because it saved GPU power. The emulator goes ahead and instead replaces it with a transparency effect.
The Nvidia Shield is amazing, I have it also for retro gaming also... Arcade game, GBA, Nintendo DS, all that you mention and even more is playable in this little monster.... I can never be with an Nvidia Shield
