RG351V Starter Guide (Part 1/2)

This two-part starter guide will get you up and running with a new Anbernic RG351V. Part one covers how to flash new cards, add games, scrape media, and add/tweak new themes.

Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
01:06 orientation
04:34 flashing new SD cards
08:18 adding games and BIOS
10:36 testing and scraping media
12:36 adding new themes
17:20 other UI tweaks
18:34 conclusion

Intro theme song sampled from "Hexadecimal Genome" by Bit Shifter:

#RG351V #Anbernic #RetroGaming

[okeystarcher]

My wife got me this model for Christmas, the RG351V, as my first ever handheld emulator. I absolutely love it, and this startup guide is a blessing. Thank you for everything!

[MrDobbysock]

Thank you so much for these easy to follow guides. My tech skills are on par with Hank Hill when he asked what a .jpeg was, but with these guides I was able to load my system with roms, get 351 elec, and get gaming! This is a great system and I really appreciate that your guide helps even newcomers get the most out of it 😎👌

[wizzel]

Thanks Russ for putting a spotlight onto the "Elephant" in the room. Mine is stuck at the Suez Canal, but thanks to you i'm prepared when it arrives.

[tallpaul]

I have just got mine, these guides have been invaluable, I have followed each step and had zero issues, thank you for your time and expertise!

[donnyrozendal]

Yessss I was waiting for this! I've been using mine for the past week and didn't really know how to properly set it up. Thanks man!

[tomhstorey]

351v coming tomorrow, sandisk cards coming today. Have spent the day getting roms sorted out and making sure ive got all the software, firmware and files ready to go. Confident in what I'm doing thanks to these vids, thank you so much!

Will put CFW on when its out and you do that guide! :)

[EliasPfaiffer]

for me the best handheld to date!!!
i just love this little gadget so much :)
the handling is just perfect. the display is also a stunner!
up to and including PSX, everything runs perfectly and without any problems. Especially things like SNES, GBA, GB, GBC, FBN, MAME, Mega Drive look just sexy and razor sharp with a filter!

But what I love most is the Vertical form factor! I also have horizontal handhelds, but to be honest, I'm nowhere near as happy with them as I am with the RG351V!!!

I can really recommend this thing to everyone!

Greez

[arvinrunstein]

If you're watching this in 2023 you no longer need to convert your second (larger) SD to Fat32. 351elec uses exfat which, if you have an SD 64GB or above, should be default. Shut it down, pop the card in, start it up, and it will create a folder structure for roms and bios. You don't need to do that system volume thing. If you're attempting to setup the SFTP it's useername: root and password: amberelec

[aliasukvideo]

Amazing videos, focused topics, excellent exposition, to the point explanations without the usual "Hey Guys!!!" malakie. Well-done Retro Game Corps! Now, onto the real reason for commenting here; your videos convinced me to take the plunge and long behold my super duper new Anbernic RG351V just arrived and of course here I am on with your videos and "How To" guides! Keep the videos coming :-) :-) :-)

[gglamis]

Just got an 351V, and all the resources from RGP are AMAZING!
Your're doing a very great job, and every video makes me want to dig more into this system, not just for the emulation of course but for all the tweaking, developer scene and new features.

[MrHotrod]

This is fantastic content. As these devices bring in new novice users (like myself) we need help with what will seem very basic set up requirements for people in the retro community. Thank you !

[sugitodjong]

You are so nice and humble to share this knowledge.
I just have bought my RG351V myself, thank you for sharing this man.

[mr.bitterness]

Thank you for the details in the video, I think I watched 20 before this one and I appreciate the layman’s terms for the uninitiated . I appreciate you, my friend.

[Snshne]

Thank u aloth for this walktrough ! It helps me aloth! Grtz from the Nederlands

[journeyproud]

Thank you for this. I’ve been looking into getting my first handheld for some time now and the release of this one made me finally bite the bullet. Time to get to work!

[scottjl]

i recently received my rg351v. the bios files were NOT stored on the 16G OS card but instead on the included 64G card under /bios, so if you're struggling to find them, check there instead.

[Sean_]

This man saving me after almost 2 years of this upload

[omgffsImp]

Watching the video while waiting for my RG351p .... Thank you RGC for make me interested in these kind of handhelds !

[TheCerealHobbyist]

Thank you SO much for this!! I have been doing retro stuff for years, but never on a handheld, just a cabinet I built.

[SharifAbdou]

That was jam packed with information. Thank you so much.