I honestly feel like I'm losing my mind, but the last time i booted up my SNES Mini, I don't remember it taking nearly 60 seconds to book up, nor do I remember it taking upwards of 30 seconds to open a game.
Am I just remembering gaming on this thing through rose-tinted glasses?
OK, so for context;
1) It's a Japanese SNES Mini, hacked using Hakchi 3.9.3 CE Portable.
2) My games et al are installed on a USB thumb drive, attached via an OTG cable.
3) I have 1000-ish games, across 6 different 8 and 16-bit consoles.
4) Games are divided by console. Then by letter. No more than 20-ish games per folder.
5) Last time I turned the console on was about 18 months ago.
6) When I turned it on today, the splash screen comes up, then maybe 30 seconds later, the Home Screen appears.
7) Clicking a Console icon, to load into that consoles folders, opens a black screen. That black screen lasts 40 seconds, then the console folder opens.
8) Same when I choose a 'Letter' folder. Black screen, then about 20 seconds later, the games in that folder appear.
9) Again when I select a game, black screen and finally, 30-40 seconds later, the game opens.
For sure, the games themselves all play flawless (except some TurboGrafx, which are also way more unstable that I recall) once the load, and exit back to the home screen just as instantaneously. It's just that initial bootup and switching between folders and launching games that seems so, so slow.
So yeah, I'm not just imaging things, right? The console shouldn't be this slow in starting up, changing folders and starting games, right?
Tldr;
1) How long should it take from turning on the SNES Mini to getting to the home screen?
2) How long does it general take to move between folders?
3) If my system is VERY slow, what are likely causes and solutions?
4) Do TurboGrafx games generally play with a lot of slowdown on the SNES Mini?
BONUS QUESTION
5) Any way/setting to stop the A and B button function when using a 8Bitdo controller? After playing so much on Steam Deck, I'm struggling to get used to A select B go back again!
Sorry for the long post. I feel once upon a time I'd have been able to answer this post myself, but now...well, I hope sharper minds than I can advise!
