WELL THIS IS INTERESTING.. Retron 5

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I don't know, as mentioned before, it may not have hardware capable to play Master System games through Power Base Converter, while a more low end clone the RetroGen Adapter could.
N64/NES/FC/SNES/SFC/GB (SGB)/GBC (Black)(SGB)/FDS/Satellaview/Genesis/Mega Drive/Master System & maybe N64DD/GBC/GBA.
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BitFaced wrote:I don't know, as mentioned before, it may not have hardware capable to play Master System games through Power Base Converter, while a more low end clone the RetroGen Adapter could.
if it becomes opensource, like they have stated, that is only a matter of time.
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fastbilly1 wrote:
BitFaced wrote:I don't know, as mentioned before, it may not have hardware capable to play Master System games through Power Base Converter, while a more low end clone the RetroGen Adapter could.
if it becomes opensource, like they have stated, that is only a matter of time.
I wonder what else they'll add...
N64/NES/FC/SNES/SFC/GB (SGB)/GBC (Black)(SGB)/FDS/Satellaview/Genesis/Mega Drive/Master System & maybe N64DD/GBC/GBA.
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BitFaced wrote:
fastbilly1 wrote:
BitFaced wrote:I don't know, as mentioned before, it may not have hardware capable to play Master System games through Power Base Converter, while a more low end clone the RetroGen Adapter could.
if it becomes opensource, like they have stated, that is only a matter of time.
I wonder what else they'll add...
If I were to spitball:
Rom loading
Sega CD iso support
TG16/PCE rom support
MAME
Dosbox
XBMC
Online multiplayer via a USB networking card
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fastbilly1 wrote: If I were to spitball:
Rom loading
Sega CD iso support
TG16/PCE rom support
MAME
Dosbox
XBMC
Online multiplayer via a USB networking card
Maybe they could add an update to make it suit the RetroGen so it wouldn't have to use the cable and then use the PBC/Mega Adapter.
N64/NES/FC/SNES/SFC/GB (SGB)/GBC (Black)(SGB)/FDS/Satellaview/Genesis/Mega Drive/Master System & maybe N64DD/GBC/GBA.
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So when is this thing expected to come out, anyway?
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i really love the 9 supported formats.

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Neat. Too bad it's so ugly. :lol:

In all seriousness, for under $100, that's a pretty fantastic deal. I really hope they figure out how to fix some of the sound stuff.
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So this is completely region-free?

:shock:
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BoneSnapDeez wrote:The Famicom slot will finally give me an excuse to start buying Famicom games. Maybe I'm getting too excited, but this is the coolest piece of hardware I've seen in a long time.
I wonder if there will be a run on Famicom games if this sells well since most of them are pretty inexpensive and a lot of those games don't require much language knowledge. Some of them a lot cheaper than their US releases like Mega/Rockman 5.
BoneSnapDeez wrote:So this is completely region-free?

:shock:
Not sure why you'd think otherwise. Most hardware clones are. Usually the only one that's occasionally a bitch is the Genesis with most Genesis clones having a region switch. A lot of the real hardware itself was region free to begin with excepting the NES and the post-first-run Genesis.

Considering this is going to be an emulator box there should be no region trouble at all.
RyaNtheSlayA wrote:Neat. Too bad it's so ugly. :lol:

In all seriousness, for under $100, that's a pretty fantastic deal. I really hope they figure out how to fix some of the sound stuff.


Well it's gorgeous compared to the RetroN 3 at least :lol: .

If it's like Hyperkin's other releases we should get a few color options.
Ack wrote:So when is this thing expected to come out, anyway?
Late summer. No solid date yet though.
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