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http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/04/retron-5-and-the-uncomfortable-tension-between-old-and-new/


No doubt going to buy this. I have domestic systems but for Mega Drive,Super Famicom,Famicom this is a must for me.

Any suggestions for Famicom,Super,Famicom and Mega Drive that did not get a US release? Also anyone else not want this? I avoided clone consoles in the past but the import thing sells me

Oh man, that's awesome. Wish I actually had more cartridge systems.

I'll likely bite once it's out, but earlier Retrons had the typical compatibility issues known for clones and that kept me away.  Once I hear about how well it scales HDMI, that'll be the deciding factor. Hope it does HDMI better than my Neo-Geo X. :P

I've been following this for a bit, and this is the most interest in a clone I've had since the Generation NEX. I worry about compatibility issues that all of these systems have, but I'll probably consider picking one of these up.

As to imports, I'm sure a little Googling will find a lot of these threads, but if you're going for clone hardware why not just take the leap to a flash cart to go with it?

Oh, and since it does everything else, why not add in a slot for HuCards? :(

I read the worked on the compatibility issues this time so games like Castlevania 3 will work.

As for hucards. Maybe Retron 6

what's the price? My wife has been wanting a Retron 3, so this would be even better :)

All I know is they promise be under a 100$. Not sure of that means 99$ or 80$

I've been really interested in this since Duke posted about it a few weeks ago.  I probably won't buy it on launch day, but the HDMI connection could be a huge push if it ends up scaling very nicely.  $50 would probably be an immediate impulse buy for me, but I'm going to assume it starts at $99.

I'm very interested in buying this.  But I'm gonna wait until Gamester 81's review first.

Wait...no 32x slot?  Screw this piece of junk.

His console collection is impressive but never get why he calls them reviews. He has never reviewed anything. Just info videos. Which I like more. Just weird to me he calls a wiki video a review.

Ehh I dunno if I agree with that completely.  The FC16 Go/SupaBoy is a review video, as is the Neo Geo X review, Retron3 and Retro Twins system review, all definitely review videos and so on.  He does have a ton of just info videos about rare systems which I love, but he's for sure a reviewer too.  Either way he seems like a really cool guy and not some snarky reviewer that hates everything just for the sake of hating it, so I'll trust his judgement over Joystiq which has basically already told its' viewers to pass on it.

Im going to buy that for sure.

Gamester 81 is my favorite!!!!

Pretty cool update: http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/11/hands-on-with-hyperkins-retron-5-emulating-nine-classic-consol/

That's it, I'm sold, sign me up.

Necro-bump.

I've had my system for a week and I am loving it so far. Anyone else have one yet?

I haven't, myself, though I might consider it.

I did pick up a Retron FC a few weeks ago, though. The console and controllers are very light, and seem rather fragile to me. The whole deal seems to lack durability. Do you find the Retron 5 to be anything like that? If so, I'm not sure I'm up for getting one...

When they bumped the price up to $140 that was a deal breaker for me, at last right now.  It looks great though and I love the filters.

It's out? Admittedly I only checked Amazon.....where did you get yours?

Hyperkin's Facebook page is awesome by the way, full of happy, supportive people. If I need a cheerup I just go there and read the wonderful comments of joy overflowing the bonds of love and happiness.

The fact that it can copy save data off the cart and then push it back to the cart has sold me... Well once the bug has been addressed.

From Pat the Nest Punk's Review:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjV6XLbWFHk


Gamester81's review:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA58fg6wZSM

Waiting for the supply to catch up with the demand, down at Game Quest. Crabby could only get 4 or 5 of these things and they were gone before a guy could even blink.

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I picked mine up from the local GameXchange, where the guys were nice enough to hold one back for me from their initial batch. The system itself feels fine - not as high quality as a SNES, but not plastic thin enough that I would worry about it breaking. I really don't like the controller due to the "d-pad". They went with something similar to an analog stick and it doesn't work well with games designed for a traditional 4-way pad. I don't consider this to be a real issue since you can just use any NES, SNES, or Genesis pad you like.

The software has already been updated to address some of the initial bugs. I haven't run into any major problems yet. It plays things that I would have never expected it to, including FamicomBox and Hacker, Intl. carts. No FDS support, though. I also haven't figured out how to get the cheats to work, even though I have the proper files.

So far I am really enjoying it. The games look great, play well, and the ability to use any pad for any game is excellent. The save state system works really well, and it will pick right back up where you left off automatically the next time you drop the cart in. As Addicted mentioned, I love the ability to back-up saves from carts, and transfer saves.

@Duke: According to Pat the NES Punk you can rip the saves to the Retron 5 but can't transfer them back to the cart. Have any of the updates addressed this?

Mine just came in the mail today. Pretty impressed with it. I haven't had the "Iron Grip" issues with the slots. They seem to grip like the original consoles do. I tried Streets of Rage 2, Final  Fight, and Dragon Warrior. Streets of Rage 2 was fantastic, especially the sound. Final Fight played well. Dragon Warrior wouldn't load, I'm going to clean the contacts and try again later. Super Mario Bros. 3 worked although the sound didn't play on the opening screen and I had to remap the Retron controller to get it to play.

As Duke mentioned the controller isn't ideal for games that require a 4-way Dpad. I like the idea that it uses micro switches that in theory should be durable and accurate. There is some delay and I wonder if that isn't most likely because its wireless and not because of any emulation.

I'm going to download the most recent update and get the cheats to test, and of course, play more Streets of Rage 2!

I've backed up the saves from the cart, but not tried transferring them back and testing on an original console yet.

@Benards: The software update process is pretty painless. I haven't been able to get the cheats to work yet, so if you figure it out be sure to post.

Will do Duke, I'm messing with it at the moment. I think the file structure is the culprit. After cleaning the contacts I still can't get Dragon Warrior to load. You wouldn't happen to have a copy you could test?

I just tried my copy of Dragon Warrior and it works fine.

Thanks for checking that out Duke.  So far my copy works in an NES but not in the RetroN5. The PCB sticking out looks like it may be a milimeter shorter than SMB3 so that may be the problem. I'm gonna track down a set of security bits and see if the bare card will run.

As far as the  cheats. They should go in the Cheats folder inside the Retron folder on the SD card and then you can access them from the game menu. Not all the  games have cheats though.

I see the cheats in the menu, but turning them on has no effect.

Are you running the latest Software?

Yes.

Do you have a game in particular that you are trying? if its one I have I can check to see if maybe the cheats are bugged. I know a few for Streets of Rage 2 didn't work.

Once you get everything setup and running, you should do a review on it. ;)

That would be sweet!
You should do it Duke, maybe as part of a future podcast?

Is anyone else having difficulty getting theirs to update? I'm getting an 'Installation failed' message whenever I try to install System Software 0.2.2.

Additionally, this seems to want to run the initial controller pairing and other calibration every time it turns on. I'm wondering if there's something wonky with the internal memory on this thing...

It should only pair the controller once, after that you should only have to tap a button on it to "turn on the controller." Maybe you have a loose connection in the power cord?
The updates are pretty weird. Make  sure you follow the directions to the letter. I imagine the two issues are related though.

I swapped out the Retron and it remembers its controller now (hooray!), but I stil can't get it to update. I put the file from the first step here[/card] onto an SD card, then put the card into the Retron. The Retron picks up that the update is there, but it fails when trying to install it. I'm really not sure what I could be doing wrong...I've tried a couple of different SD cards, but always the same results. (http://retron5.in/node/2)

It sounds like your doing it right. Did you format the card before you started? In my experience systems like this can be very sensitive to file structure.

make sure you're using FAT32

I just tried cheat codes for Genesis games, and they worked fine. I still have problems with NES though. Not sure why.