Classic gaming fans - see this?

"Chairman Kaga" (mike-mckinnon)
02/07/2014 at 13:19 • Filed to: None

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/retron-5-cl…

100% compatibility with NES, SNES, Genesis, Famicom, GameBoy, GB Advance, and GB Color. HDMI output, upscaling, interpolated audio resampling, Bluetooth controller and Genesis controller port... $100, later this spring.

I want it. Hope it's not vaporware. My friend's Hyperkin RentroN 3 is pretty sweet, though. I think it's on the way.

DISCUSSION (18)

Anon > Chairman Kaga
02/07/2014 at 13:21

THAT IS AWESOME! I have a big super nintendo collection but I can't hook up my snes to my tv! This would be perfect!

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Chairman Kaga
02/07/2014 at 13:23

sweet mother of fuckyesiwantthis!

Dubblewhopper > Chairman Kaga
02/07/2014 at 13:23

Ooohhhh la la, me likey alot.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Chairman Kaga
02/07/2014 at 13:28

Does it work with duckhunt on a plasma tv? That would be awesome.

jariten1781 > Chairman Kaga
02/07/2014 at 13:28

Retron's are cool, but their emulation is definitely not 100%. Unless they've totally rewritten their code (doubtful) you'll find lots of little differences. The entire sound design for the Genesis is really off putting for someone who grew up with them. I have a 3 and will probably pick this up for the GBA support. The Tom's article doesn't state it, but I believe it's also going to have an SD slot which will ostensibly be used for save games but will probably be modded immediately to play ROMS making this the easiest way ever to emulate with the original controllers. If that happens this will go from a probably buy to a must buy.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Chairman Kaga
02/07/2014 at 13:29

I like it if i works better than this thing did. I bought one and it worked for exactly 1 hour. I took it back to the game shop I bought it at and traded it for a NES w two controllers, a zapper, and a few games. I still have the NES hooked up to my TV three years later. It works perfectly fine.

Kinja'd!!!

Chairman Kaga > jariten1781
02/07/2014 at 13:36

According to what I've read, they DID totally rewrite the emu software for not just video filtering and interpolation enhancements, but to also render original audio as intended, with the option for 5.1 output. Seems pretty sweet. Right now I just have some emu software on my laptop and my Wii virtual console (all I use my Wii for these days), neither of which is as cool as this. We have a GREAT local chain of retro game shops here called Game Over. I can get carts for $3-10, depending on title. They also stock some Famicom games. I still have boxes of old games though, as well as hundreds of ROMs. This thing would be PERFECT if it works as advertised. I wonder if it's possible to hack the OS to add patches for Japanese to English translations though?

Chairman Kaga > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/07/2014 at 13:42

Good question. As I understand the hardware the original light gun games won't work with new televisions. Hmm.

Chairman Kaga > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/07/2014 at 13:44

I think Hyperkin's stuff is of much higher quality. I was talking to the manager of Game Over (local retro gaming store here in Austin) and he said in his experience with the three Hyperkin systems he's personally owned, their quality is MUCH higher than the Yobo systems.

jariten1781 > Chairman Kaga
02/07/2014 at 13:44

Cool, hopefully they've got the sound correct. That would be great.

Another place where they have the emulation wrong on the current one is with the slowdown. I notice it particularly on NES titles. There is slowdown in places where it wasn't on the original hardware, and isn't slowdown in places where there should be. Hopefully they've got that straightened out as well.

I still have my original consoles hooked up to an old CRT, but I use these multi cart things on my main TV. They're much more convenient than using the old RF box like I had to a few years ago.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Chairman Kaga
02/07/2014 at 13:51

Yeah, that's what I learned, I read up on it not too long ago and it is actually quite ingenious how they made that came work.

jariten1781 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/07/2014 at 13:52

Negative. It will work with the lightgun on a CRT though. You can get them free off craigslist all day long if you don't have one sitting around.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > jariten1781
02/07/2014 at 13:55

Yeah, I know. I was hoping the Retron would come up with a method to make it work.

I actually researched recently how the lightgun works, it's quite ingenious how they made it work with the limited tech they had.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/07/2014 at 13:59

This is why I still have my old TV in the basement with my NES hooked up to it. So I can duckhunt...or...drunkhunt. Also fun.

I actually have an N64 hooked up to the same tv too. Becuase why not?

Agrajag > Chairman Kaga
02/07/2014 at 14:30

I've been waiting for this for awhile now, as NES games for whatever reason won't play through my projector. Hopefully this will be a workaround. Plus I never had a SNES. Just wish it did N64 as well.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Chairman Kaga
02/07/2014 at 15:17

Cool. I have a bunch of emulator's on my phone and comp for classic games, but it's just not as good as sitting on the living room floor three feet from the TV with a proper rectangular, or three pronged controller.

Chairman Kaga > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/07/2014 at 18:18

No emu system will ever have the same tactile sensations as playing the real system. If we ever move and I get my own office, I will have a CRT and a console collection.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Chairman Kaga
02/07/2014 at 19:55

I still have a CTR TV it's a 42" but CTR. The best thing is I can still play Duckhunt. :)