I think I want one of these.

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I think I want one of these.

On 04/20/2013 at 04:20 PM by mothman

Video Games Plus just sent me an email regarding some new products for sale, Among them was this baby. Plays, NES, SNES and Genesis games. The Youtube review indicates that it does a pretty good job with the exception of the usual incompatibilities and crappy included infrared controllers. He suggests throwing them away because they don't work worth a shit. It does however have two controller ports for each system which means original controllers work with it.

Best thing is that it's only 50 bucks.

Check here if you are interested.

https://www.videogamesplus.ca/product_info.php?products_id=19799

The Youtube review is at the bottom of this blog.

Comments

BrokenH

04/20/2013 at 05:18 PM

I have a cheap knock off hand held gaming device that plays many rom types. I love it to death even if it is a bastard. lol.

Too bad the controllers of the RetroN suck. I love the look of it though. Dat red chrome,oh yeah!

mothman

04/20/2013 at 05:30 PM

Yep it comes in a gray/blue colour as well but I liked the red.

Aboboisdaman

04/20/2013 at 05:20 PM

I don't know about the Retron 3, but I bought a FC Twin, and that was the best $40 I ever spent. It sounds like they suffer from the same issues. Crappy included controllers, slightly off audio, and some compatibility issues. I thought you was trying to sell off your collection? Wouldn't buying one of these open up the floodgates? I went utterly beserk when I got mine lol.

mothman

04/20/2013 at 05:29 PM

Don't you sass me boy! You know what'll happen if you keep that up right? LOL

Yes, I'm still selling off my collection but I'm also on the lookout for used games I can play and then flip. I need a place to test them. On top of that my daughter nicked my Genesis when she left so I need something

Aboboisdaman

04/20/2013 at 05:42 PM

Yeah, I had that switch ready lol. If that's the case I don't see how it could hurt. I kinda wish I would have got one of these because I ended up buying a Genesis anyway. These kinds of systems are nice if you don't have the space for the original hardware. $50 isn't bad either.

C.S.3590SquadLeader

04/20/2013 at 05:21 PM

That looks interesting, though I can't help but wonder why they included those controllers if they don't work.

mothman

04/20/2013 at 05:26 PM

Yeah that's pretty dumb. The fact that they used infrared for them is even dumber.

Casey Curran Staff Writer

04/20/2013 at 06:01 PM

Wait for the Retron 5. It'll play imported games and GBA games as well with an HDMI output. It's supposed to come out this summer.

mothman

04/20/2013 at 06:05 PM

Thanks for the tip. I'd rather have all my systems go through HDMI. Keeps the cabling nice and clean.

jgusw

04/20/2013 at 07:29 PM

I've been putting off getting one of those for years. Hopefully, I can pick up one this year.

Ranger1

04/20/2013 at 08:02 PM

I've got one of the FC3 consoles. The controllers are pretty flimsy, but it does OK. That's how I've been playing the few NES games I have.

mothman

04/21/2013 at 11:05 AM

I have an original NES and SNES but no Genesis. The NES is sort of flaky and you have to mess with it in order to get games to play. I think this might be a better solution but since it suffers the same incompatibility problems as other clones I probably need to keep the others around.

Halochief90

04/20/2013 at 11:54 PM

Nice, this seems pretty awesome. I would be far more likely to buy this than the Ouya! Buying this would probably lead me into a shopping spree of NES, SNES, and Genesis titles though!

Chris Yarger Community Manager

04/22/2013 at 07:30 AM

NES, SNES, AND Genesis? That's pretty sweet. Too bad the controllers suck, but at least it gives you the option of plugging in the originals!

goaztecs

04/22/2013 at 01:53 PM

Nice! My friend bought the one that plays the Genesis and SNES. He loves the thing. I've seen one similar to the one you posted at one of the local kiosks in the mall but they want something like 70 bucks (which is nuts). I'm tempted to click on the link but I've spent too much this month.