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RetroN gaming system

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  • 18-05-2010 5:25pm
    #1
    corblimey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭


    http://hyperkin.com/index.php/retro-gaming/retro-system-retron-3.html

    I honestly cannot decide who this is for. Retro enthusiasts are going to prefer using the original hardware and my 10 year old nephew isn't going to be too impressed with 8-bit gaming when he has Modern Warfare II exploding people's heads.

    So I'm not sure I get it.


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    #2
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,481 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Not much use unless you have the cartridges lying around.
    Nice idea though.


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    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,182 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    well for a start if it works well with modern tellies , (or plays US games/isnt region locked) it may appeal to people who have a few meg/snes games but dont want to have to jump through hoops to get them working on their Uber TV , plus it looks like it supports the original controllers as well


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    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    I can see the point, but not at that price.


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    #5
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,565 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Looks nice, but as said, if you already own enough carts to make it worth buying, then you already own a Snes, Nes and Megadrive/Genesis, in fact for the price of the console I'd say you could pick one of each from ebay or adverts for a total less than the cost of the RetroN plus shipping.
    Hmm, some of the other items are nice though, especially the http://hyperkin.com/index.php/retro-gaming/retro-system-fc-mobile-ii-white-1.html
    and the
    http://hyperkin.com/index.php/retro-gaming/retro-system-sega-gen-mobile-black-2.html


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