Apparently, I haven't taken Hyperkin seriously enough.  I want this!



Ten consoles in one.  This thing will play carts from NES, Famicom, Super NES and Famicom, Sega Master System, Genesis and Mega Drive, and Game Boy original, Color and Advance.  I only really care about the bolded ones.  [Gameboy Color plays GB original carts, so I don't really count that as separate...]  Still.  Four consoles for $99, with the chance to try out the Sega systems if I want, and maybe a couple Japanese Nintendo carts if I should come across any.  This rules!

Wow! That's awesome! You can keep all your old systems in storage where they are safe, and use this to do their job! Me likey.

we still need a system that can play the super nintendo games that have the lockout chip

Benjanime are you sure this can't? While trying to find out what games are affected by that, I read that one can just disable the chip in the console, and then the games will work. And if I read correctly, the lockout was mainly for region control; if RetroN 5 can play Super/Famicom games, then there's no problem?

Hyperkin has this to say about it:

Because we have created a new chipset, it allows us to ensure that region locks and compatibility are no longer an issue, and the RetroN 5 will play both PAL and NTSC cartridges. CIC lockout chips and FX chips are no longer going to be an issue, as we aim to achieve 100% compatibility with all cartridges.

shakin steak wrote :

this

Oh my god. I just read the rest of that page. So many awesome features. 12 year old me's head is exploding right now.

ah. i should've kept my mouth shut then. now there just needs to be a model of the supaboy that can play lockout games without having to fiddle with the chips themselves. believe me i'm quite clumsy

No, now there needs to be a model that can play all of those formats... and Jaguar games!!!

Right!?

Am I right!!!???



EDIT: It just occurred to me that this would make for an AWESOME article contest prize some time.

Vaporman87 wrote :
No, now there needs to be a model that can play all of those formats... and Jaguar games!!!
Right!?
Am I right!!!???

*crickets*

heh, I think I would prefer TurboGrafx to Jaguar.

Yes, this would be one hell of a prize!

Shat, with a built in microwave oven for bagel bites this unit just might give meaning to my life again

When does this release? Or is already out?

Vaporman87 wrote :

When does this release? Or is already out?

December 10, 2013.

And I took a look at this system. While it does look really cool, I might stick with my old consoles. I do like the effort their putting into this system, though, and I'm not sure how much different the experience would be.