Hyperkin Retron 5 plays the cartridges of nine classic consoles

[Gryzor]

I'll be damned if I don't want one, even though I don't need it.
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Hyperkin has developed a reputation for modern takes on legendary game consoles that are often better than the real thing. If true, its just-unveiled Retron 5 is a nostalgia singularity. The hardware emulator can use its namesake five cartridge slots to play original games from no less than nine vintage consoles, including the Genesis (Megadrive), NES (Famicom), SNES (Super Famicom) and GameBoys from the original through to the GameBoy Advance. It keeps going: there's a custom Bluetooth controller that can handle every system, mix-and-match original controller support, save states and upscaling for both video (to 720p, through HDMI) as well as audio. While we'll have to see just how well the Retron 5 works whenever it exists as more than a conceptual graphic, that opportunity may come quickly when Hyperkin is tentatively shooting for a July release at less than $100. About all that's left for a follow-up Retron are Jaguar and Turbografx 16 slots -- pretty please?



Hyperkin Announcement of Retron 5 at MGC 2013


(from Hyperkin Retron 5 plays the cartridges of nine classic consoles (video))

[TFM]

Can it play CBS Colecovision?

[beaker]

The only clone I bought was that Blaze Megadrive thing which was utter crap.... The sound is off, there are graphical glitches and Street Fighter from cartridge crashes almost immediately.... it's a nice idea but I am wary 

Also I am going the opposite way and bought the CRT to play my old consoles on, they just look so much better on it

[redbox]

Also I am going the opposite way and bought the CRT to play my old consoles on, they just look so much better on it

Amen to that.

720p HDMI upscale...?  Just buy a CRT!!!