Batocera 34 on the Anbernic RG552

The Batocera team recently released an official build of the Linux-based operating system for the Anbernic RG552 handheld device, and in this video we'll test it out.

Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
01:04 installation and setup
03:48 adding BIOS and ROMs
05:06 gameplay testing and configuration
07:04 N64, Dreamcast, and PSP
08:55 other CFW options
10:35 summary and conclusion

Theme song written by Jim Gray of Our Ghosts:

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[famouskidvgi]

Super big fan of batocera .. and the rg552 ..my go to handheld ..Right now I'm using the updated AmberElec and it's awesome.. and totally agree the Gameboy Advance looks gorgeous....love the opinions of different operating systems too

[swtchpoint]

I am glad the Batocera team are still working on the mobile versions.
I wonder if we will be seeing more tweaks and fixes in the future to make this better

[gzero]

I have batocera on my old desktop PC and absolutely love it!!

[borf]

I like Batocera. It works fantastic on my GPD Win 2. Really made that device something special. I wish the GPD was more comfortable to use, though.

[no-no-noku]

Considering this is an alpha image I'm impressed that it works at all. They did have a label explaining this when it first came out but it's since been removed... and I hadn't seen any modifications made to the image to improve it.

Hopefully it will just get better with time. This video is the first step towards that.

I'm working on a page on the wiki for people who want to maximise their performance. It should be out soon.

[KyleRuggles]

I really wish we could get this on the Odin! With the ability to overclock and the fans and the lights for people with Odin's that have lights.

Really love your video's, Russ.

[derekswitzer]

haha, I JUST put this on my 552! lol GREAT TIMING!! :)

[tjs]

This is amazing! Looking forward to the updates on this OS

[dorbei]

"your LEGALLY acquired game files" 😂
Gotta love Russ' sense of humor.

[jorgechavez]

I went from AmberElec to Batocera and never looked back!

[clintharris]

Great video! Unfortunately, my last Anbernic 552's battery died after 3 weeks and Anbernic refuses to sell me another (even though I bought the device directly from them). I'm sworn off Anbernic devices because of it. I'm not trying to inundate your video comments with this Russ ...just as you can tell, after spending >$200 on the device and no one being able to have an answer on obtaining a replacement battery ....I'm a bit jaded ;)

That being said, you sir rock! Please continue your excellent videos!! Would love to see a Odin Pro Linux starter guide soon :D

[TomTom]

I bought a RG552 based in large part on the recommendations from 2022. Sure I know there's better units out now in 2024, but the 552 has a lot going for it and little to complain about other than battery life and price. I _really_ dislike Android setup/use, so the fact that the 552 could boot either Android or a custom Linux was what pushed me to get it instead of the 556. The 556 is overall a better unit, but my hatred for Android wouldn't allow me to do it! Anyway, thanks Russ for the great info on the 552. I had Rocknix on it, and that was... lackluster. So I was very pleased to find out there were other options like Batocera and AmberElec. I haven't tried AmberElec, but I am familiar with Batocera, so fingers crossed, it's scraping right now!

[JonathanHolt]

I've got Batocera running a pc in the living room, arcade in my game room, and on my Odroid Go Advance BE. Really like Batocera, I've tried other emulation station builds, but Batocera is my favorite.
Edit: One thing I don't like about Batocera, for the Odroid Go Advance at least, is that they tend to release updates despite performance for several systems getting worse, not better, and several cores getting broken. Idk if other mobile Batocera builds have had this issue or not.

[SlydogUTube]

Love to hear you say that you have 2 552 devices. Me too :) I usually buy 2 handhelds so I can compare 2 firmwares very easily. I don't even have a handheld channel.. Really sad that I have 3 WinMax's to test the different chips :). Thanks for all your awesome videos, truely the best at

[seouljah]

Russ, would you still recommend this device?

[andruha]

Thanks for video.
Is there possibility to find all instrucrions in a written form somewhere on your website?
Thanks.

[matthewseleski]

So first and foremost I want to say I appreciate the showcase of the different custom firmwares.. that being said, I'm so tired of these handhelds coming out with sub par operation systems out of the box. I just want a device to work perfectly from the get go. This is why I've mostly been using a OnePlus 6t and a gamesir controller... Getting excited for the gpd xp plus in August, more likely October but whatever

[SiCBY]

Did anyone else find their RG552 getting really hot with Batocera 34 ? I didn't spot any Fan Profile in the menus.

[Cyko..]

I tried Batocera 34 on my RG552 and there was just too many issues to enjoy it. Sometimes it would just lock up, or the Batocera splash screen would just be half displayed, some themes made the system go to a crawl, and some systems like Saturn aren't even available. I can appreciate the work going into it, but it's just not ready for every day usage on the RG552. For that, I'll stick with AmberELEC.

[adamc.]

will you be covering the new update of amberelec for 351 series? i wanna know your thoughts about it and what useful changes were made. they added a new source for scraping. there were also a few manual adjustments necessary, like moving the scumm game folder.