Hyperkin RetroN 5: HD Gaming Console for Game Boy Advance/ Game Boy Color/ Game Boy/ Super NES/ NES/ Super Famicom/ Famicom/ Genesis/ Mega Drive/ Sega Master System (Black)
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- Multiple System Compatibility: The RetroN 5 allows you to play your favorite NES, SNES, Super Famicom, Genesis, Mega Drive, Famicom, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and GBA cartridges on one system. You can also play Master System games with the use of the Power Base Converter.*
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ASIN | B00DZIX3CQ |
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Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Product Dimensions | 13 x 3 x 14 inches; 3.9 Pounds |
Type of item | Console |
Language | English |
Item model number | M01688-BK |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 3.89 pounds |
Manufacturer | Hyperkin Inc |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
Date First Available | October 12, 2013 |
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Hyperkin RetroN 5: HD Gaming Console for Game Boy Advance/ Game Boy Color/ Game Boy/ Super NES/ NES/ Super Famicom/ Famicom/ Genesis/ Mega Drive/ Sega Master System (Black)
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Hyperkin RetroN 5: HD Gaming Console for GBA/ GBC/ GB/ SNES/ NES/ Super Famicom/ Famicom/ Genesis/ Mega Drive/ Master System
The ultimate HD remake: Hyperkin presents the RetroN 5, a revolutionary modern way to experience classic games in high definition; the first of its kind with an all-digital HD output. The RetroN 5 supports NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, Genesis, Mega Drive, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, & Game Boy Advance cartridges with enhanced resolution, improved interpolated sound, screenshot capture, & the ability to have on the fly save states. The RetroN5 is the retro gaming console that brings you back to a world where recharging health is a cheat code, you can have as many guns as you want, & achievements aren’t just some numbers on a screen.
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SoftwareThe RetroN 5 has an on screen user interface bringing the comforts of modern consoles to retro gaming. Game Genie is built in to make sure that your nostalgia isn’t killed by games more difficult than you remember. The RetroN 5 cleans up & upconverts your games to clean, crisp HD resolution. If you like it old school, you always have that option with the included 'scanlines' video filter. Dynamic controller mapping allows full customization, even with original controllers. The RetroN 5’s save state feature allows you to save at any point in your game and be able to come back exactly where you left off, no passwords needed. Access these features without ever having to end your play session or reset your game with a touch of the Home button, bringing the convenience of a modern console to retro gaming. |
ControllerEvery RetroN 5 comes packed with a wireless controller. It features an D-pad, two shoulder triggers, a start and select button, as well as 4 macro and 8 controller buttons. All of these are programmable and can be mapped to any command through the settings menu. The controller also has four blue LED lights indicating its battery life, and recharges through an included Micro-USB cable which connects to the RetroN 5. It will be able to control the RetroN 5 and play all supported games. |
SystemThe RetroN 5 has 5 cartridge ports supporting NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, Genesis, Mega Drive, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. The RetroN 5 has an HD port with a maximum output resolution of 720p and supports up to 60 frames per second. Digital enhancement features are available for all game formats. PAL and NTSC versions of games are supported for HD upconversion and filters, even on NTSC televisions.Side mounted SNES, NES, and Genesis controller slots allow for play with your original controllers.For those who want to go wireless, the bundled wireless controller has a range of over 25 feet. RetroN 5 offers the versatility to play the way you want. The rear SD card slot gives you the ability to expand your save memory and save screenshots. Screenshots are saved as JPEG images for easy sharing from your computer to popular social media sites. Finally, share that high score, epic platform jump, or secret warp zone. |
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Customers like the ease of setup of the video game software. They say it uses HDMI and is easy to use. They also find it isn't so finicky, has a very user friendly interface, and is convenient and space saving. Customers also say that the updates and cheats are easy to install. They mention that it's the most convenient way to play retro games and that it is easier to have one hookup.
"...And no, you don’t actually need the controller, but it adds a lot of that convenience and additional feature access like a home button, shortcuts..." Read more
"...the convenience of having all your consoles in one and the ease of playing on an HD TV make the Retron 5 worth a purchase, or at least a test at..." Read more
"...Easy to hook up and it really is pretty cool how once you put a game in it loads it up and the game name come up at the top and you are ready to play...." Read more
"...Running through HDMI makes the games look very crisp, and very easy to hook up to any modern display and widely used capture devices like the Elgato..." Read more
Customers like the value of the video game software. They say it's a great buy, absolutely worth the money and time, and works fine. The price is a bit steep, but it pays for itself in functionality and convenience. Customers also mention that it'll be well worth the wait. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to retro game lovers.
"...This is definitely worth the money." Read more
"...console to play many retro games so you can have a convenient, overall good package to play those games on modern TVs either for pure enjoyment or..." Read more
"...The price is a bit steep but it pays for itself in functionality and convenience...." Read more
"...my childhood (and a few I missed out on), this console is worth the price of admission...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the video game software. They mention that it improves the visual quality of their game, making the images look very good. They also appreciate the HDMI graphics, filters, and the good design. Customers also say that the graphical upscaling is better done than they expected, and that the games display on their HDTV beautifully.
"...In addition to that the filters allow the games in some cases to look amazing...." Read more
"...First of all, the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games look phenomenal. So much better than through the Gamecube's GB adapter...." Read more
"...+ Awesome sound, graphics look great in HDMI+ Controller is bluetooth+ Lots of configuration options to adjust video/audio-..." Read more
"...Colors are dead on as are the proportions on every sprite assuming you use the original resolution scaling...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the product. Some mention that playing games on the Retron looks amazing compared to the original consoles, and it's one of the best consoles they have purchased. However, others say that the controller is one of ugliest they've ever used and makes a horrible clicking noise.
"...Playing games on the Retron looks amazing compared to the original consoles, even when I have set them up for HD output...." Read more
"...It's ugly as sin, uncomfortable to hold, and button presses do not feel right. I mean, it works for sure, I just don't want to use it...." Read more
"The product on the paper is great, and even with it's slight flaws (on a normal functional unit), it opts to be great...." Read more
"...The ups are very promising, they add a lot of great options to a variety of old consoles, not just centralizing five (or eight, with the adapter)..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the product. Some mention that the two wireless controllers work amazingly well, while others say that it doesn't work as it should. The unit works with almost every game that they've tried, and runs the games as promised. However, some customers report issues with the controller and the ability to play homebrew cartridges.
"...So far there's no problems with the system, all cartridge and controller ports work properly...." Read more
"...Its not all bad; the filters work really well for making the games look their best. Other features like instant saving and transfers function...." Read more
"...He confirmed that this unit, indeed, does not work as it should (like his)...." Read more
"...The GBA games I was able to put in all worked flawlessly. The games have never sounded, looked, or maybe even played better from the cartridge!..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the video game software. Some mention that there isn't really any input delay, it loads fast, and arrives fast. They also find it comfortable, responsive, and nice. However, others say that there's a bit of lag, the controller isn’t fast or precise enough, and the update process is horrendous.
"...For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term; input lag is the delay between when you perform an action on the controller and when said action..." Read more
"...It is so nice you put the game in and it loads fast and you are ready to play...." Read more
"...If the Hyperkin site is no longer available, the system is a brick without the update...." Read more
"...(lags quite a bit). In time, I think these issues will be corrected...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the compatibility of the product. Some mention that it has the best compatibility out of any aftermarket clone system, and works with almost every cartridge. However, others say that it does not recognize many games, does not work with multi-carts, and does not support most reproduction carts.
"...You must update this system to play all cartridges. It is not compatible with all games otherwise...." Read more
"...State saves are pretty standard on any emulator, but it can automatically save and load games when turning off and on, as well as playing other..." Read more
"...+ Lots of configuration options to adjust video/audio- Compatibility is not 100% out of the box (install the latest firmware!!!)-..." Read more
"...This console also allows me to dump games and saves (with special cfw), so if you're looking for a device to dump games with, this is it...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the charge of the video game software. For example, they mention that it won't even power on, the NES portion stopped working, and the power adapter stopped working. Some say that the controller stopped working within the week.
"...with my unit: the led lights on the front panel blink and turn on rather randomly, and different way every time despite doing the same thing...." Read more
"...Except for Super Street Fighter II on the Genesis, which wouldn't run at all. I'm told this is known, and Hyperkin's working on it)..." Read more
"...didn't make it. JAN 10 2016 died. Will not turn on." Read more
"...Like almost everyone, at first i thought it was dead because it didn't turn on. Wish i'd read recent reviews before i ran into that...." Read more
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This system has a lot of really cool features that I'll be messing with, but the ones that I like the most would be the save backups and state saves. You can backup save files from a cartridge to system memory or an SD card if you have one, and you can transfer a save file from an SD card to the game cartridge (I didn't test overwriting the cartridge save, because I didn't want to lost my own game progress, but the option is there). State saves are pretty standard on any emulator, but it can automatically save and load games when turning off and on, as well as playing other games and going back. Switching between games will still load the latest state. This can be turned off. One hiccup I ran into was testing two different carts of the same game. The system keeps the state of the first cart loaded, so if you want to load the second cart, you need to go into the RetroN menu and delete the save state before you can load the second cartridge's save. Why would you do this? I don't know, I was just testing it to see what would happen.
The system's one drawback so far is that the included controller is totally whack. It's ugly as sin, uncomfortable to hold, and button presses do not feel right. I mean, it works for sure, I just don't want to use it. AND it has an analogue stick instead of a D-pad. That doesn't make any sense since all of those systems use a D-pad. Maybe some people don't care, but I notice a difference. The redemption for is that you can use original NES, SNES, and Genesis controllers.
One more thing, I bought the Master System 3-in-1 converter cartridge, and tested a Master System game, that worked fine too.
Overall, pleasantly surprised and glad to clear out 4 consoles worth of cords.
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Dieses Gerät spielt so gut wie alle Spiele der Nintendo NES, FC (Famicom), SNES, SFC (Super Famicom) Gameboy, GBC & GBA-Ära & zwar aus aller Welt (Regionfrei) !
Nebenbei laufen auch die 16Bit Klassiker des Sega Mega Drive & die vom Sega Genesis (japanische & amerikanische Version der 16Bit-Konsole), welche auch bei uns damals in den 90gern weit verbreitet war !
Vorrausetzung, man sollte schon ein HD-fähiges Fernsehgerät besitzen, denn man kann die Retron 5 nur mit den beiliegenden HDMI-Kabel anschließen.
Das Ausgabesignal der Konsole ist dabei in 720p, was für den Zweck völlig ausreichend ist.
Standartmäßig hatten die Spiele damals auch nur eine 320 x240 p Auflösung & ein normaler Fernseher konnte nur bis zu 640 x 480 p darstellen.
Jetzt hat man die Wahl ob man sein Spiel in Originalauflösung mit stark verkleinerten Bild, oder gestreckt auf ganzer HD-Bildschirmgröße genießen möchte.
Es ist auch möglich das Bild komplett nach seinen Wünschen anzupassen , von der Größe & auch von der Pixeldarstellung her, wie es für einem
am angenehmsten ist.
Wer auf die pixelige Grafik der 2D Bitmap-Ära nicht so steht, kann zusätzlich auch noch verschiedene Weichzeichner aktivieren.
Nur ich finde das zerstört etwas den Retrolook, denn ich persönlich liebe die pixelige 2D Bitmapoptik.
Gestreckt auf ganzer Bildschirmgröße, mit aktivierten Bildschirmzeilen sieht es fasst so aus wie damals am Röhren-TV.
Mit dem Unterschied das das Bild nun klarer & schärfer ist als ein normaler Fernseher es darstellen kann.
Ich besitze immernoch meine ganzen 8 und 16Bit-Klassiker aus den alten Tagen.
Teilweise ist schon der Batterriespeicher der Module defekt, aber teilweise konnte ich diesen nun für die Ewigkeit sichern.
Die Retron 5 speichert jedes Spiel entweder intern im Speicher der Konsole oder auf eine SD-Karte ab.
Man kann seine alten Speicherstände vom Modul einfach rüberkopieren und umgekeht, ja das klappt auch !
Zusätzlich kann man bei einem laufenden Spiel auch sich selber Savestates setzen und macht haargenau da weiter, wo man aufgehört und den Savestate gespeichert hat. Funktioniert bei JEDEM Spiel, da dies eine im Retron 5 speziell eingebaute Funktion ist.
Ein Beispiel von mir !
Besonders praktisch bei Spielen wo eigentlich gar kein speichern vorgesehen ist, oder man auf ELLLLEEENNNLAAAANGE Passwörter zugreifen muß z.B. Faxanadu fürs NES !
Da sind die gesetzen Savestates Gold wert, man nimmt sich einfach die 10 Minuten für das zuletzt aufgeschriebene 40 stellige Passwort einzugeben.
Danach setzt man sich einfach immer & immerwieder Savestates, statt sich weiterhin die langen Passwörter aufzuschreiben, fertig.
Es ist sogar möglich & völlig legal seine japanischen Module in deuscher oder englischer Sprache auf der Retron 5 zu spielen.
Man ladet sich einfach die englisch oder deutsch Patches besagter Spiele aus dem Internet herunter & speichert diese auf eine SD-Karte.
Nun startet man sein japanisches Spiel (in meinem Fall Seiken Densetsu 3 was mich damals mal 250 DM gekostet hat) auf der Retron 5 und stellt im Konsolen-Menue Patch aktivieren ein !
Voila, schon ist der japanische Text des Spieles in deutsch lesbar.
Da dies so gut funktioniert & es viele exotische nur in Japan veröffentlichte Spiele gibt, welche von Fancommunitys übersetzt wurden.
Kommen wir nun zu meinem persönlichen Haubtkaufgrund dieser Konsole.
Ich bin großer JRPG-Fan & seit einigen Monaten auch RIEEESIGER Fire Emblem-Fan & ich möchte JEDEN einzelnen Fire Emblem-Teil als Originalspiel besitzen, sammeln und natürlich auch spielen.
Dazu gehören auch die nur in Japan veröffentlichten Teile auf dem Famicom & Super Famicom.
Die Retron 5 gibt mir nun die Möglichkeit das alles in bestmöglicher Qualität & völlig legal am heimischen TV zu geniessen.
Ich frage auch nicht mehr danach ob die Speicherbatterie eines Moduls noch funktionstüchtig ist, oder eben nicht.
Denn auf eine modulinterne Speicherbatterie die nach zig Jahren nunmal den Geist aufgibt, bin ich ab jetzt nicht mehr drauf angewiesen.
Ein weiterer Vorteil, Abspielbarkeit defekter Module z.B. vom Flohmarkt oder Secondhand-Laden.
Ich hatte mir mal vor über 20 Jahren ein Spiel für meinen Sega Mega Drive gebraucht gekauft.
Das Spiel ist aber immerwieder mal abgeschmiert auf der Original-Konsole, irgendwas war im Modul selbst defekt.
So ist das Spiel bei mir in seiner Hülle verstaubt & blieb ungenutzt.
Die Retron 5 brauch aber nur knapp 10 oder 15 Sekunden um ein Spiel im integrierten Arbeitsspeicher einzulesen, dannach kann man es spielen, solange man das Originalmodul in der Konsole lässt.
Egal ob das Modul einen leichen defekt wie Wackelkontakt oder ectr. hat, daß Spiel läuft nun einwandfrei.
Bei war Shining Force II dieses Spiel & ich kann es nun endlich ohne Probs auf meiner Retron 5 durchspielen.
Desweiteren, auch ich besitze daheim noch die Original Konsolen-Hardware, doch keinen normalen Fernseher mehr.
Da mit Sega Mega Drive, Nintendo NES, SNES, GB, GBC & GBA bei mir aber einiges an Software zusammen kommt, ist es besser ein Gerät für alles zu haben, welches auch noch eine Super Bildqualität besitzt.
Zu den Controllern, der mitgelieferte Funkcontroller ist mehr zweckmäßig, für JRPG's oder Denkspiele durchaus brauchbar, aber für Geschicklichkeitsspiele wie Jump N Runs oder Actionspiele unbrauchbar, soweit so gut ich benutze ich garnicht mehr.
Ins Retron 5 Menue kommt man übrigens auch mit einer Tastenkoimbination (Standarteinstellung ist z.B. Steuerkreuz unten + Start) eines z.B. SNES-Controllers.
Man brauch dafür nicht unbedingt den Homebutton des Retron 5 Controllers, wer daß zuerst denken sollte.
Nun kann man seine Original-Controller von damals anschließen & daß macht man besser auch.
Es ist möglich die Controller vom NES, SNES und die des Sega Mega Drive an der Retron 5 anzuschließen.
Den Spielen ist es auch egal womit man gerade spielt, solange der Controller genug Buttons besitzt, sind alle erdenklichen Kombinationen möglich.
Das heißt ich kann sowohl NES, GB, GBC, GBA & SNES-Spiele mit einem Mega Drive-Controller zocken, oder auch mit den NES oder dem SNES-Controller.
An den zweiten Spieler wurde auch gedacht, denn die ganzen Controllerports für Spieler 2 sind nämlich auf der rechten Seite !
Das heißt es gibt insgesamt 2x NES-, 2x SNES- & 2x Sega Mega Drive-Controllerports !
Es ist sogar möglich z.B. Super Mario Kart, Spieler 1 mit SNES-Controler & Spieler 2 mit Sega Mega Drive-Controller zu spielen.
Für mich hat sich die Retron 5 mehr als nur gelohnt.
Die Spieleklassiker der späten 80er & der frühen 90er haben gerade wieder ihren zweiten Frühling bei mir eingeläutet.
Die Konsole war schon ihr Geld wert,eine legale & bessere Alternative zur Retron 5 gibt es zurzeit auch nicht.
Wenn man auf eine riesige Spielepalette von insgesamt 12 legendärer Spielekonsolen zugreifen möchte.
Ja richtig, insgesamt sind es sogar 12 Konsolen, wenn man Eur, US & Jap noch einmal für sich nimmt.
1.NES Eur, 2.NES US, 3.Famicom, 4.Super Famicom, 5.SNES Eur, 6.SNES US, 7.Sega Mega Drive, 8.Sega Genesis US, 9.Sega Genesis Jap, 10.Gameboy GB, 11.Gameboy Color GBC & Nummer 12. Gameboy Advance GBA.
Die Verarbeitung der Konsole ist insgesamt sehrgut, daß Design sehr schick & der Mehrwert alleine von der Nutzung her & was man damit machen kann SUPER.
Von mir gibt es 5 Sterne & eine klare Kaufempfehluing !