/vr/ - Retro Games

How many time have we had a thread about this piece of shit...?

If you're advertisiing this piece of shit: fuck you
If you're really excited about an overpriced emulator: see fig.1

I'm excited for the day that Retron is added to the spam filter.

>implying decent handheld n64 emulation anytime soon

>>1568252
Hyped

>>1568251
didn't see a thread on it and I just found out about the retro boards here, sorry mods please lock

>>1568251
I was hesitant to call this viral bullshit but we've been having threads like this nonstop. This many people can't genuinely be excited about a POS knock off emulator. I wish they'd just start banning people for this shit.

You'll be lucky if this version even emulates what they claim it will. Apparently its quite a warm turd.

>>1568252
>>1568252
>>1568252

Please, make it happen.

If whoever buys this knows how to use it, surely they'll know about PC emulators too?

>>1568313

You just don't understand. They need a console so they can use their overpriced ebay copy of EarthBound.

>>1568313
These things are always tossed up in the window of shitty gaming shops for ignorant grandmas or hipster faggots with their Mario keyring and belt buckle to impulse buy.

It's a piece of shit. We don't care about it.

>>1568313
They're aimed at idiots who think it's special because it works with cartridges.

Just softmod a Wii, Anon. Just softmod a Wii.

>>1568352
Or just play emulators on your damn computer.

Or just play the original consoles.

>>1568369
A softmodded Wii compares more directly to a Retron and beats it on every level. People looking to get a Retron want a dedicated gaming box to connect to their TV. They just haven't put it together yet and think they want something that feels more like a real console.

>>1568378
Might not be the right place to ask but have they cracked all of the Wii's firmware bullshit yet? Like if I bought the newest Wii model could I run the Homebrew channel? Is the Super Smash Brothers Brawl method the best one to choose?

>>1568378
Wii doesn't have HDMI.

>>1568381
just don't get the red and black one and you're good.

>>1568378
I don't think it's more direct. All you need is a cheap cable and a controller adapater. Although you might be able to get a wii for cheaper than that.

>>1568389
You would need an adapter for the Wii as well if you want to use other controllers.

>>1568384
480p over component is just as good as 720p over HDMI for retro gaming, unless you're playing on a 720p native display.

>>1568381
Google Letterbomb. You don't want the newest model, you want one with Gamecube ports - although non-GC ones can be modded the same way just DON'T get the mini. It doesn't even have channels period.

Considering how inaccurate retro clones are, I think they're asking way too much for these devices. I've had a few NES clones descending from the Retron line and they couldn't play half the games in my library, among other issues. The pins in one of them actually bent and broke off because of the grip force they put on the cartridges.

I just gave up and bought one of the original toaster model NES consoles a while back. After sufficient cleaning, it worked fine for me.

>>1568247
Everything else >emulation console. There is no reason to get excited, it's flawed from the start. Also there is no reason for these threads.

>>1568280

There's no shortage of shilling on 4chan. Sony shills post Vita hype threads on /v/ about 40 times a day, even though the Vita is selling terribly. /vr/ used to get quite a bit of RetroArch spam, but it seems to have slowed down in recent weeks.

>>1568406
>Letterbomb
Holy hell that's way more simplistic. Thanks a bundle anon.

>>1568247
>Hoping they might add N64 if I want for the next version
>implying N64 emulation is worth looking forward to
>implying the emulation quality is good
I use N64 emulators from time to time but I wouldn't trust Retron to do it any justice. N64 is hit or miss with emulation compatibility and quality.

>Buying an emulation console ever
>Not building your own emulation setup
I do have to admit controller to PC and cartridge to PC adapters can really expensive though.
That's the one redeemable quality an emulation console can provide.
If the emulation isn't on par with a standard PC emulator then its not worth it.

>>1568415
If it was priced like crappy chinese clone hardware, I don't think anyone would have a problem with it.

>>1568393
The wii has native support for the best controller for emulation out there

Yeah i'm sure people would actually bother to advertise to the dozen people that go to /vr/

>>1568393
Yeah but then you're also getting support for all the consoles Wii doesn't emulate. Specifically ps1/2 and better n64. Also better arcade, neogeo.. I'm sure there is more. Does Wii have a pcengine emulator?

>>1568570
Don't fret, I'm sure they're spit firing shit like this everywhere. This is but only one place they're shitting up.

>>1568581
RetroArch

>>1568394
>720p native display.
That would probably be so old it would almost be retro in it's own right.

>>1568545
I paid $2 for a Retron 1 at a flea market in China. I bought a far superior clone for $5 in the same market. Retrons are shit and even the Chinese clone sellers know it.

>>1568570
You must be new here

Already a Retron thread here >>1568513
Come join in on the total non-viral marketing discussion

>The RetroN 5 supports NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, Genesis, Mega Drive, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, & Game Boy Advance
>NES/FC
>GB/GBC
>SNES/SFC
>Genesis/Mega Drive
>10 systems

Is this nigga serious?

>>1568425
>retroarch
>shills

Yeah shilling for a free product makes so much sense

Retron 5~

You want this vidya hardware in your liiiiife~

The features of this beast will blow your mind~

Oh I believe... In Retron 5~

SUDDENLY

>>1569647
Everything is possibe when you run Android emulators. I'm surprised they haven't added Master System and GameGear support yet.

Hyperkin, of all places to shill this is by far the worst. Report these advertising threads.

>>1569681

More people using your product still gives you an enormous e-peen.

>>1569647
Buy a nitendo wii and dont worry for buying overpriced games.

>>1568384
>No using wii on crt tv.
wat

>>1569727
A CRT won't get me full HD Glory!

>>1569681
Glad you finally came to your senses and understand why shilling for a free product makes so much sense.

I wouldn't actually mind paying for a Retron Controller, if they work with androids being bluetooth and all.

What is the rest of that garbage, though? Hell fuckin no.

>>1569792
They're not shilling for retroarch, they're spreading the gospel of the savior of emulation.

>>1569753
>Trying to play games in HD that are programmed in 240p

>>1568247
i'll actually contribute to the thread OP. i already have these systems, but it would be nice to use this for hdtv/1080p recording purposes. >>1568252
>>1568261
>>1568280
>>1568297
>>1568312
>>1568320
>>1568321
>>1568324

please return back to your cesspool. >>>/v/

>>1570446
How about you go back to where you and idiots like you belong. >>>/b/

>>1568247
No. It's a shitty ARM emulator box, probably using stolen open-source code.

Most pointless shit ever. My old laptop already emulates everything up to some Playstation 2 games. Only hipsters who think using cartridges is SO RETRO would waste money on this shit. They probably also buy Mario + Duckhunt for 200$ because they think it's a rare game.

>>1568253
I've been wondering about that. I understand that the 64 is hard to emulate perfectly, but there are emulators that do a pretty good job, so why no hardware? Also, why not a TG16, Genesis or even Nomad hardware? There's a SupaBoy. Or why not hardware for any cart based system? I get that Nintendo is what's hot right now, but there's a fan base for just about system out there.

>>1569696
>>1569719

No, anons. My complain is about how they are selling different region consoles (American NES x Japanese FC) or the same console (Gameboy Color can run GB games) as different consoles.

>>1570531
They're counting the cartridge slots. Famicom may be similar to the NES but they have different connectors and you need a pin converter between them.
Sufami and Mega Drive aren't counted and the Game Boys are all included in the GBA slot.

>>1570529
Well, for one thing most N64 emulators are closed source and the only one that isn't, Mupen, is buggy and slow.

So all my original consoles are broken and I don't really have the money or room to get them all back, meanwhile I have a bunch of games just collecting dust on my shelf while I keep on emulating on my pc. Is it worth it buying this piece of shit just so I can actually play my carts?

I'm interested in one of these things because I have boxes of old NES/SNES shit, but I don't want to clutter up my already full entertainment stand with four or so additional consoles. This thing solves that problem for me.

Sorry if my situation enrages you, /vr/. I know the Retron 5 is a pretty divisive piece of hardware around here.

>>1570750
Retrode.

Same shit, but now you can play even more games by just getting the other adapters. There's even an N64 adapter.

Oh, and you can use any emulator you want.

>>1570808
It's still just a gimmick to use your own carts but they don't pretend otherwise.

>>1568247

I almost want one just so I can take a big shit on it.

>>1570816
It's exactly what I want really, I just need something to play my old carts on and test if my new ones work.

>>1570808
That looks pretty good, if the adapters aren't too expensive and compatibility is good I might get that instead. Can it play Gameboy and Game Gear games?

>>1570837
Has a Game Boy adapter.

>>1570840
Eh, I don't know, with the adapter it's just about as expensive as the Retron 5 honestly, guess I'll wait until reviews for that one come out before I decide.

>>1570750
No, the roms online are the exact same as the ones in your carts.
If you still have your controllers, buy USB adapters so you can use the correct one for each system.

>>1570848
I just don't want my games sitting on a shelf forever, I know it's a shallow as fuck reason but hey whatever.

Why is everyone so angry about these?

If anything, those Retron folks just found another way to bilk the same hipster shit who'd pay $200 for Earthbound out of their money.

>>1570848
Well, with the Retron 5 or Retrode you could still use the same save file you had when you were younger. And you can even back up your saves for when the batteries die, at least with the Retrode.

Shitty reason, but it's why I bought a Retrode.

>>1570853
For the price of this emulator box you could buy quite a few of the original consoles.

>>1570864

Jesus, How the fuck much do these things cost?

>>1570871
I think the Retron 3 is ~$40, but the Retron 5 is apparently going to be ~$100.

>>1570871
$140 USD

>>1570873
No fucking way, they wouldn't be that stupid, would they?

>>1570864
The Retron 5 would cost me about 100€, maybe a bit more than that. Getting a SNES from the US to mod it to play SFC games or just getting a SFC from Japan and then getting an European SNES or even just getting an European one and then paying someone to region mod it for me would EASILY cost me almost as much as the Retron 5.

And that's not even counting Famicom, Mega Drive/Genesis and Game Boy. Where I live I can't simply walk into a flea market and pick up a SNES for 10 bucks, people ask at the very least 40€ for a working one, buying this emulator box would be saving me a shit ton of money.

>>1570541

>sufami and Mega Drive aren't counted

Yes, they are. I know you have to use an adapter (I have a famiclone with a 72pin adapter for american games), but the differences between the consoles are too small to sell it like one of "10 SYSTEMS".

>>1570891

You say that as if it's going to have perfect compatibility, which is doubtful. Numerous games you want to play probably won't work, and those that do may have significant sound and graphics distortions.

If you want to risk throwing your money away, go ahead. I'm just trying to help you. If you really want to go the emulation route, it would be cheaper to throw together a dedicated PC for emulation, or salvage a legacy PC with sufficient specs for it. This way you can actually choose the emulation software you use instead of being stuck with whatever's in Retron 5's software. This means you could opt for cycle accurate emulators, if you wanted. You could even setup N64, PS1 and Dreamcast emulation on your dedicated PC.

Form factor isn't an issue. You can get an ITX motherboard pretty cheap, or maybe a Raspberry Pi with an enclosure. Both may be smaller than the Retron.

>>1571287
I was going by the 5.
You could use an adapter for the Master System but they probably won't support it rather than add a Master System/Game Gear slot for their next revision so idiots have to buy twice. If you count the Mark 3 and SG-1000 that's another four systems.

>>1571331
An android console for $100 is not that bad really, interface looks ok from preview videos and emulation of supported systems is pretty much spot on these days.

The whole "use real cartridge to get roms" sucks although and there had been a price update announced recently, it is going to cost more than $100

>>1571394
>An android console for $100 is not that bad really
What exactly is an Android console other than an Android device with video out? There are plenty of 5" JXDs that have video out for $100 and you have a portable, too. If your definition is that it has to NOT have a screen, there are tons of "mini pc" dongles for like $40-$50 that just plug into the HDMI port on your TV and you can control with a PS3 controller or whatever bluetooth controller you care to use.

>>1568317
>tfw my friend says "there's no reason to have ALL the consoles" when he comes over and looks at my collection
>he has a retron and paid 250 dollars for Earthbound for the "real experience" instead of just emulating it, and goes on and on about how it's the best RPG ever made and it's super deep
>mfw

>>1571589
And you're friends why exactly? You should sit him down in front of a Trinitron with your real SNES and Earthbound on a flash cart and demonstrate to him what the authentic experience is then kick his teeth in for saying Earthbound is the best RPG ever made.

>>1570551
Uh, no. The only emulator with any relevance at all that remains closed source is Sixtyforce, and that's Mac-only shit that's only useful if you're on an old PowerPC-based Mac and can't handle Mupen64Plus.

That said, 1964 and Project64 are both heavily locked into Windows and x86 architecture, which is why you only ever see emulators based off of Mupen64 or Mupen64Plus, since those codebases are actually portable.

>>1571643
Also, Mupen64Plus isn't really any slower or buggier than, say, Project64 2.1. Maybe PJ64 1.6 is a bit more stable, but it also suffers from quite a few incompatibilities, unless all you wanna play is the popular shit like Mario and Zelda.

>>1570771
>boxes of old NES/SNES shit
>needs four consoles to play it
It's these retarded arguments that make people hate retron shills

>>1570816
>backing up saves and using original controllers is a gimmick

>>1570853
>don't want my games sitting on a shelf forever
>puts them on a shelf anyway

>>1570858
>Why is anyone upset about shills shitting up the board?

>>1570891
So Retrons are the best option for retards who live in a 3rd world country? If you can't find original consoles as your local yack store what makes you think they'll carry the Retron?

>>1571589
I didn't think people like this existed in real life. Just curious, how old is he? Under 18?

>>1572208
Did an NES clone rape your mother or something?

You post your vitriol in every every retron 5 thread like you're on a holy crusade or something. Typical /vr/ elitism.

>>1571589
Hue

>>1572290
Did an NES clone rape your mother and produce the bastard spawn that is a retron?

You post your shilling in every every retron 5 thread like you're on a holy crusade or something.
Typical shill retardism

>>1568425

>Somebody likes something I don't like

>Well obviously it must be because of viral marketers

Oh wait. You don't know that term, too stupid, and/or new.

>DURRRRRRR SHILLZ

>>1572290
Nah, it's atypical, because I think it's one fuck with a massive hate boner for what is a curious novelty in my eyes. I'll buy one just to spite him. And also to play Gameboy games on TV at 100% speed, because GOD DAMN SUPER GAMEBOY PLAYING SHIT 20% FASTER.

>>1572545
Please go back to /v/ and take your buzzwords with you.

>>1571607
>kick his teeth in for saying Earthbound is the best RPG ever made
Too late, your edge already killed him.

>>1569535
kinda offtopic, but where is the best place to get clones? Huge flea markets?

>>1570529
The Chinese haven't decided to make a N64 on a chip yet, when the N64 retro boom comes around you'll see N64 clones.

>>1572775
>calling people new when you type like it's your first day here

>>1572775
>DURRRRRRR SHILLZ
Now that's what I call trying too hard!

>>1572775
>because of viral marketers
Exactly. They shill their shit all over the place and generate interest from people to retarded to understand.

>>1572838
Butthurt shill is butthurt

>>1572860
Not so much huge as ones that have lots of old electronics stalls. You may have to make a few trips before you find something. I didn't see anything for about two months and then picked up 4 in one day.

>>1572908
There are literally only NOACs, there are no other systems that run off a single chip. Even Firecore is a chip-set. Here's a fun fact. Did you know that the Atari Flashback systems and Coleco/Intellivision plug-and-play systems use NOACs in them and run NES/Famicom ports of the original games because it's cheaper to reprogram the software than to create new hardware?

>>1573034
There are GOAC and MSOAC too, originally done by Tectoy then cloned by HK companies

>>1573054
You're referring to Firecore.

>>1572834
Super Game Boy plays it .02% slower. There's pretty much no way you'll actually ever notice it. If you say you can, you must be the fucking Flash or something.

If you really want to play it at 100% normal speed, get a Super Game Boy 2. You could also get a Hori SGB commander controller if you wanted to.

>>1573248
it's actually 2.4% faster
a little noticeable

My piece of shit netbook from 4 years ago can be hooked to a tv and play all those games without any trouble

>>1573034
>no other systems that run off a single chip.
There have been many SoCs. Most of the early pong games had one. Also, I've seen the insides of genesis machines that have a single chip or at least everything under one glob or epoxy.

I built a mini itx computer in a small crate and it does more than the R5 and cost less. Also I can put my cartridges nearby and "pretend" it's reading them. art thou jealous

>>1573081
no i am not, firefore is ARM SoC running roms with emulator
it is easily recognizable by the fact it uses a game menu (quite often the same between every models)

GoAC are used in stuff like retron3, they are T-xxxx chip made by Tectoy and are completely different from Firecore emulation-based stuff.

first console using a GOAC was the late Genesis 3 Model, then Tectoy repros of original console in Brazil then clones from East Asia (GnTwin, FC3Plus,Retron 3)

http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?6449-FC3-Plus-new-Sega-clone-ASIC

http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?22277-The-Genesis-on-a-Chip-(GOAC)-Thread!

at least you learned something new today

>>1572775
They are recommending better alternatives, and you are disregarding it. Why? It is almost like, you have no interest in discussing the hardware/software, and just want to promote this product. Huh, that is a really strange thing to do, to promote an emulator on a board dedicated to /vr/ appropriate material. Why don't I see these threads on /v/?

>>1572834
>I will waste 100 euros to get an anonymous person online upset
You go girl, that sure as fuck will show us, and you cool friends how cool and old school you are.

>>1574229
Very strange indeed. If it hadn't already been confirmed by totally legit anons that there are no shills here I'd almost think the guy might be a shill.

>>1572208
>what makes you think they'll carry the Retron?
I don't, I can fucking order one dumbass calm the fuck down.

>>1576742
>can order a retron
>can't order an original console
>retrord logic

>>1568384
There are adapters to connect an HDMI cable to a Wii via its composite/component video cable port, though yes it's obviously not the same thing

>>1578940
HDMI is a single connection component is 5. Way to complicated for hipsters. When was the last time you saw a phone with component out?

>>1568247
Excited about an emulator? No why would I?

>>1568352
But an N64 cartridge won't fit into the Wii

Personally, I'm holding out for the next one

>>1571287
>Supporting both Mega Drive and Genesis!

They are the same fucking thing

I'm going to buy one because I just ordered a copy of Earthbound for $150 (not a bad price) and I don't want to get a regular SNES because I've heard there can be trouble with the 72 pin connector and I don't know how to fix it.

>>1581237
>Pays $150 for the real, authentic game
>Emulates it

>>1581237
Nice impression of the Retron 5 target audience.

>>1581237
Back in my day trolling used to mean something.

>>1581237

>>1581237
>i'm going to shill and give the same illogical reasons why a shitron is better than the real thing
>maybe one fool wont see through my silly argument and buy the thing
>if we ever get it out the door which it doubtful

>>1582137
>shill

I swear you people don't even know what this word means anymore.

>>1582138
This. It's like we are on /v/ or something.

Liking something != shilling

>>1568352
>>1568378
>>1568406
just wondering, is there a way to play GC ISOs through SD or usb? (does a wii even have a usb port?)

>>1572775
>DURRRRRRR SHILLZ
Yep, Dark Souls also were viraled hard.

>>1582676
the early wii's that have gamecube controller ports on top can play gamecube isos off of either a HDD through USB or off the SD card.

just letterbomb that shit

and remember: AVOID MINIS AT ALL COSTS

>>1582693
thanks m8, I'm off to look for some early wii models. btw is there any easy way to tell the early models apart form the others?

>>1582703
They have GameCube controller ports.

>>1570529
There's loads of megadrive clones on sale int he UK, if you don't have genesis clones in America it's just because there's no market.

>>1582746
I don't know of any Genesis-only hardware clones in America, but there is the combo Genesis/NES Gen-X. Also, Yobo's FC3 Plus and the Retron 3 offer Genesis compatibility through a GOAC.

>>1583112

>>1582138
>I swear
Kids your age really shouldn't swear.

>>1582581
>It's like we're hyperscam shills on /vr/ or something

>>1582746
>America
North. South is full of them.

>>1568247

shill thread

At the end of the day, you're paying for emulators. top lel

I just want something to save space. I have all the consoles sans the famicom, but having to switch and hook up stuff when I want to play is a pain in the ass. My collection has grown to a fairly decent size and I'd just like less shit hooked up to my tv but still play whatever when the fancy strikes.

>>1583220
Oh god, this piece of fuck

>>1584241
So get a Wii and install emulators on it.

>b-but muh cartridges

Didn't you just say you need to save space? Store those away, given you're gonna be emulating anyway.

>>1584350
I need space on near my TV.

>>1570529
Nomad plays Genesis carts, man.

>>1572228
22

>>1584368
Lucky for you Wiis are smaller than Retrons

>>1584586
Still want to play with proper controllers, kids who've only played on keyboards wouldn't understand. Retron is the simplest way to accomplish that.

>>1584683
The fuck are you talking about? There's a plethora of easy to obtain USB controllers for the PC for just about every system.

>>1584801

Don't argue with a shill.

>>1584801
Playing on my TV, not my PC, hooking up a tower or laptop to the tv doesn't do much on space saving. Even then price comes out the same buying a USB controller for each system, significantly less actually if I factor in 2 player. Well, with RCA connections being phased out of newer tvs, I hope something comes along that can eliminate having to have my fifth and sixth gen consoles hooked up.

>>1584820
Keep telling yourself that kid. Many of us prefer to play with a proper controller on a screen rather then hunched over on a keyboard.

>>1584683

>being this retarded

shill, please

>>1584891
Millenials just don't understand playing on a console.

Does /vr/ not have mods? Do we have to start flooding these threads with porn or something just to get them deleted?

Stop advertising your fucking Retron here!

Especially so transparently, I mean christ you're using the gorgeous trade show porno shot too. Is this a fucking car?

>>1568247
Even if it is an "overpriced emulator", I'd be grateful if someone got me one of these as a gift.

You guys have the biggest fucking hateboners for these things.

>>1585004

Are you new? Shills spam the hell out of 4chan. /v/ gets about 40 Vita shill threads on an average day. We don't hate any particular product, just the fact that companies are trying to cram them down our throats. Fuck off.

>>1585029
Dude's just excited for a product coming out, that's not shilling.

>>1585029
Yeah dudes! And the government watches /pol/ and /soc/ to bust patriots and dopeheads. And they're always trying to sell us stuff. Hell all /co/ /tv/ /a/ /v/ and /tg/ are big commercials for companies/ fucking jews man! fuckin jews

>>1568247
I'd rather get a GCW Zero

How are those things anyway

>>1583220
that's not clone harware but emulation box (firecore), read the thread

>>1585106
It certainly watches /b/

>>1585301
Yeah man, they're watching all of us. Hell I'd bet that the retron 5 is actually a government spy machine to discover the secrets of retro cool.

>>1583220
I have that one. Works alright.

>>1585253
There are no more hardware clones only emulators and SOCs

>>1585507
sorry about your luck

>>1583220
I got one of those for Christmas. It plays fine and the controller is nice, but the music is all slow and fucked up

>>1585902
>and the controller is nice

seriously? you must be fucking kidding. those are contenders for some of the worst controllers ever made. even if you ignore the terribly poor quality of them, the fact that you have to have them pointed directly at the IR sensor makes playing anything with them a complete chore.

>>1585943
Never been a problem for me, and I like the funky d-pad.

>>1585045
>>1585106
>>1585307
shills detected

I'm so excited for the new Retron™ 6. Finally, I can play all my favorite video games on just one console for a really fair price.

Thank you so much, Hyperskin®!

>>1586365
Mine comes with an option for bagels and frozen waffles.

seems good only as a novelty/semi-used mancave decoration. PC emulation with a generic USB//wireless controller is far more practical if you intend to play a lot of retro games

having seen reviews of similar products to this, I conclude they are largely of shit quality, unreliable, inconsistent, and wear out quickly

would still buy one just to have it next to my TV though as I do like the look of them (unless they cost a shitload) and, as I stated above, the occasional use when friends are around or whatever

>>1586365
Brilliant. You just made my day.

>>1586428
The Retron 6: For emulation and breakfast on the go

>>1586525
Does it do bagels?

>>1581221
>>1586525
this is a serious discussion
quit loafing around

>>1586546
We're being serious. Rye do you think we're joking?

>>1586548
The real bread and butter of the discussion was hours ago.

>>1585029
>we
ebin 4chan culture amirte guys

>>1585106
>And the government watches /pol/

http://www.examiner.com/article/snowden-government-infiltrates-websites-uses-social-media-to-deceive-destroy

4chan has had blatant spam before the captchas and practically everything /g/ and /pol/ had conspiracies of were flat out proven by Snowden and more

>hurrdurrr them crazy tinfoils!

>>1573248
There was a Super Gameboy 2? What was the difference?

Stop advertising your shitty console, you have been at it for fucking months.

>>1581237
Where did you spend $150? Are most of you just stupid on here? I went on Craigslist and found it for 75$ mint.
Fuck ebay

>>1568313
>>1568324
cant you just get usb cart readers for a fair price? the only benefit i can see to retron is that it isnt piracy as you use carts but surely you could emulate from carts on pc with a cheap gadget? i think i saw one that had a super nintendo or genesis port and appropriate controller ports

>>1586525
At least that would do something a phone cant't

>>1586572
>practically everything /g/ and /pol/ had conspiracies of were flat out proven by Snowden and more

Bitch, no. Most of the views espoused by /pol/ are antisemitism, homophobia and outright racism. According to them, the U.S. is being invaded by a Zionist occupied government.

This is also not even vaguely /vr/ related. Please promptly fuck off to >>>/pol/. You dipshits have already invaded enough boards. Leave /vr/ alone.

>>1570824
AVGN, is that you?

Wait, wait.

Wii is good for emulation?

>>1586752
You're an imbecile.

>>1585106
>>1586752
>poster trying to deflect marketing accusations also brings up antisemitism out of nowhere

>>1586904
It's the government man! They want you to buy the retroN 5 because it contains mind control waves that allow the Jews to turn us into queermosexuals.
Down with miltuculturalism and down with the retroN 5!

>buying something to emulate 4 consoles with
>not just emulating every console on your computer for free

How the fuck do things like this even sell 1 unit?

>>1587028
Multiculturalism - multicartidge. The proof is really right infront of our eyes.

>>1587057
Convenient all in one package
One hardware that supports several controllers and games and also HDMI.

If it has Android, can you access it? It'd be perfect if you can attach a USB drive and read off games there as well

>>1587028
>them crazy tinfoils!

with as long as they're taking
they could have decapped and copied the chips off real consoles
multiplex it together and had perfect emulation

I think it's hilarious how many reasons there are to hate this thing. People with brain cells won't buy it because it's just emulation, and people who have rationalized it enough to want it are pissed at the constant delays and price increases.

the reason people hates it is because of Hyperkin's shaddy PR strategy:
they are suggesting people this will be like playing the original while hiding it is just cheap software emulation and the cartridge is only used to get the ROM.
they have poor communication not only with their potential customers but also with official resellers, the fact being they completely underestimated their own incompetence to deal with something completely new to them (previous retrons were simply copied from other existing clones and do not use software) and made big announcements to raise preorder money way too early.

it still might work out for them because most people are ignorant and these people are the target audience for their product

just look at the 2nd comment in link below to see why most people would probably think it's awesome:

http://www.retrocollect.com/News/hyperkins-retron5-release-date-pushed-back-again.html

Look we all wanted a super console that could play all the games as a kid but it was retarded then and its retarded now

>>1586565
>ebin
>4chan
you;re are stealing ylilaudas menes :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD


fugging redron blx stop shilling X---------P

>>1587975
Windows emulation works fine.

>>1584909
Kinda doubt people born in the early 80s to now never played a console before. Seems like a strange thing to assume.

Is there a clone console that actually tries to run the games on one console accurately or are they all just attempts at cramming as much shit as possible even if they run like ass? I would be fine with clone consoles if they didn't have the downsides of emulation from the early 2000s with the requirement to also have the carts to play them. Seems like the waste of a good market to make a clone of an SNES that runs well but is also cheaper than buying the actual console off ebay.

>>1588017
I was born in the 80s and always played on computers. I didn't have any friends (with consoles) either.

>>1588026
I don't think there are any cheap ones, I remember reading something about some company who made hardware clones of I think an Atari 2600 and an NES, but they were made of aircraft aluminum and tonewood or something.

>>1587028
You're not fooling anyone, dumbass.

>>1588313
Classic jew double-bluff! You're trying to convince us they aren't the government to make us think they are trying to make us think they're not when they are!
Haha, nice try goyim! We will not fall to your nazi maoist homosexualization machine!

>>1588791
>them crazy tinfoils!
How big is that chip on your shoulder?

>>1587294
I dont know what you're talking about but I always wondered why someone didn't just sort of remake the consoles or remake as much as they can and then have hardware emulate whatever the other hardware did

I want an engineer to say how dumb this idea is or just why its impractical

>>1588171
It's a company that consolizes Neo Geo MVSs in some premium wood enclosures claiming they have an NES/Famicom coming out that promises more than I think they can reasonably deliver (and are past their deadline).

Interestingly a lot of the cheap Atari plug and play games, as well as the Colecovision and Intellivision ones actually use NoaCs with NES ports of the original games because it was cheaper to port the software than to develop new clone hardware - and NoaCs are cheap as dirt. The patents running out on the NES/Famicom really opened the door for a lot of retro gaming and it'll be nice when the same thing happens to the Mega Drive/Genesis

>>1585142
notbad/10

>>1588893
it's not a matter of engineering, it's a matter of cost and manufacturing scale. It's literally cheaper to grab smartphone parts and cobble them together into either an handheld or a console than it is to use replica chips.

>>1588893
If it was that simple, someone would have made an emulator or rather paravirtualizer for genesis and CPS2 games for mac or amiga hardware.

>>1588896
Aren't the patents to the MD's design already expired? 20 years after 1989 was 2009.

>>1588893
That is what a lot of console clones did. Just copy the hardware more or less 1:1, but often times with shittier build quality.

>>1589012
Is right. It is about costs and building a machine that has 5 consoles worth of 1:1 specific hardware is considerably more expensive and complicated to make than a system that has one board that handles all consoles through emulation.

>>1568629
>>1568581

>Retroarch
It has WiiMednafen which is by far the best PC-Engine emulator around

>>1589889

RA shills shilling in a Retron shill thread. /vr/ has officially sunk to a new low.

>>1589894
protip: it is impossible to shill something that is free

>>1589978
source?

>>1589894
But I'm advocating for WiiMednafen instead of Retroarch Wii you colossal fucking retard, not to mention you can't shill free open source things. Do you feel stupid? You should feel pretty stupid

>>1590000
The definition of shill includes terms like "seller"

Hi,

Stop forcing your shitty product on /vr/, nobody is interested in this piece of shit

Thanks

>>1590039
source?

>>1568247
>Anyone excited for this?
No. My PC can emulate old games much better.

>>1568581
>Also better arcade, neogeo.

Wii can emulate MAME and NeoGeo damn near flawlessly. just sayin...

>>1584881
>Many of us prefer to play with a proper controller on a screen rather then hunched over on a keyboard.
Good. There's nothing stopping you from doing that with a PC. I'm also sure many of us prefer the games to emulate well and not like on cheap Chinese knock off consoles.

>>1588896
not sure why you keep repeating this non-sense but again, GOAC already exist for a LONG time
and afaik, they are perfect replica of the original chips since they are likely copy of decapped Sega's own GOAC.

compatibility issues are simply caused by the fact they are missing some of the output pins that usually go to cartridge/expansion connectors, which are neded by a few games

audio/video issues are caused by the cheap audio/video analog circuitry which clones generally use, and can result in saturated colors, unbalanced audio mixing and distorsions but nothing of that is due to the GOAC itself

>>1590256
Are you dense? Do you really think people are getting paid to promote a free piece of software? Retron maybe, considering how consistent and regular the threads about it are but definitely not Retroarch.

Retroarch isn't really much more than an all-in-one front end that auto-installs emulators and I personally only like the Wii version, hate the Android version and prefer fancier front ends on PC but there's no chance anybody out there is making big money off it.

I'm glad it exists even if the devs are weird and unlikable.

>>1590348
Just because they existed doesn't mean that they were able to legally be used by nonlicensed companies until the patents expire(d). If the patents are indeed expired hopefully we'll see lots of other interesting applications for them.

>>1590754
hyperkin used Tectoy GOAC in Retron 3 and wasn't sued

likely Tectoy got licensing from Sega years ago and those chips got copied/reused by other companies wanting to make their own Genesis clones

companies using those GOAC to produce clones for the western market like Hyperkin have always existed and patent expiration dates never had any impact on them, this is myth some people keep repeating for unknown reason

Is there any way of emulating PSX on Wii decently yet? Or will there ever be?

Also what is a safe way of getting a classic controller that's not some chinese clone? I heard Nintendo stopped production of new units in April.

>>1568247
Wow OP, that looks really cool! What is it?

>>1590905

I doubt it. The guy doing wiisx is the same as wii64 and I think he doesn't have enough time to optimise either anymore.

Are you in UK? I got a white classic controller if you wanna buy?

>>1590907
it's an old school gameboy that endured a bombing during the gulf war, IT STILL WORKS!

>>1590926
Nope, unfortunately (tfw living in a 3rd world country)

so what does it do that my raspberry pi don't

seems like the novelty (as well as the unit itself) would ware out pretty fast

especially now with how easy it is to just connect your PC to a TV and just emulate old games
>pic related

>>1568247
Why isn't GBA on top as well? It looks like it be annoying as hell to pull from the bottom.

>>1590905
>Is there any way of emulating PSX on Wii decently yet? Or will there ever be?

No. The Wii's hardware is dogshit, and will never be capable of good PS1 emulation. And don't bring up the PSP, because that is an in-house emulator, and it actually runs quite a bit of the PS1's code natively due to similarities in their CPUs.

>>1591097
But dude, I remember using bleem on my 300mhz computer back in the day

>>1591135
And Bleem sucked. There's technically being able to emulate PS1, and then there's being able to emulate it WELL with good compatibility and few to no bugs or issues.

>>1591097
Yet it can emulate the more advanced N64?

>>1591097
wow, seems like we got PS1 emulation expert AND Wii expert here

that guy say it is "dogshit", he is a badass expert so it must be true

>>1591392
What he's right about the PSP

Wii I don't know I'm not convinced it isn't just lazy developers

>>1590753
>paid

>>1590823
So maybe you'll care to offer your speculation about if this is a GoaC or a FireCore
>>1589250

>>1591491
And to be a shill you gotta get paid. If you're not getting paid and you're still recommending something it's probably.. uh, I dunno.. because you like it? Liking something doesn't make you a shill.

>>1591419
Remember, the Wii has the same processors as the Gamecube it just has more memory and a fancy controller. Properly optimized*, it can emulate some* 4th gen games acceptably*.

*Subjective

>>1591639
>to be a shill you gotta get paid
source? You won't post one because you don't have one. Maybe you could make your own on a free dictionary?

>>1591154
I assume you're referring to the Virtual Console? For one, its method of emulation is very much akin to PC emulators, meaning it uses high-level emulation that merely approximates the N64's graphics, but doesn't truly emulate the actual hardware. However, even then, PC emulators for the most part are better, as the VC versions are often missing effects and such. Just to give one example, the Vanish Cap effect on VC Mario 64 is pretty inaccurately emulated compared to how the Glide64 plugin on PC N64 emulators emulates it.

There's also the fact that the VC games all use highly specialized emulators made specifically to emulate that game. Some of them are a little more generalized and can be used to inject ROMs into, but the compatibility is low, and injected titles often have issues, particularly with saving. The only games better emulated on Wii than on PC is Mario Tennis, and maybe Paper Mario.

>>1591419
That's because you grossly overestimate the Wii's capabilities. And if you don't know shit about programming or what the Wii is actually capable of doing, you have little business talking about lazy developers.

Even Nintendo themselves could not be arsed to create a general purpose N64 emulator, which they more or less did with NES and SNES. What hope do small-time devs doing this shit in their free time have?

>>1592084
>That's because you grossly overestimate the Wii's capabilities
>grossly estimate the capabilities of a consoles two generations above the other

Is that really so out of expectations?

>>1592296
For emulation? Yes, yes it is. Good, accurate emulation is taxing as hell. You are asking way too much for the Wii's teeny hardware.

>>1592296
The Wii is only sightly more powerful than the Gamecube. They went from the 500 MHz PowerPC to a 700 MHz one. It's more capable than the 700 MHz Pentium 3 used by the Xbox but not by a huge margin.
A modern ARM processor with about 1 GHz can beat it.
The Wii U isn't much stronger either.

>>1591578

without opening it or seeing if it has a menu interface ordirect access to game, it is impossible to know

portable hardware clone exist, see http://www.sega-16.com/2014/01/sega-gear-hamy-hg-806-genesis-clone/

But portable genesis are more likely firecore or dingux-based OS running hacked version of Picodrive
you can buy these ARM multimedia chipsets based on old smartphone technology running emulators for very cheap in Shenzen

firecore is similar ARM hardware but has very distinguable software interface, it is licensed by AtGames and has been used in many portable products such as GenMobile (cartridge based) or Gopher (SD based), not sure if it used in no-name stuff

>>1568247
I don't know if I want to give business to people who are this fucking childish about criticism.

1595352
Good. Seems we hit a nerve.

>>1595352
I wonder if they still dare us to ask for a release date?

>>1595352
You filename says it all

Can these guys try any harder? Maybe they should say the "trolls" are pimple faced as well, whatever helps their delusion.

Fuck me this whole internet thing about anyone saying anything not fucking pansy ass and sugar coated being excused as le trolls is fucking pathetic and it is very not limited to just these dweebs

I just read some social app thing is getting banned at schools because le cyber bullying. What faggot country and generation is happening now that some retard can tell someone what to install on their phone

I am digressing

>240+ replies
>keeps getting bumped to the first page every day
>/vr/ persistently tells Retron shills to fuck off, and sages every time

Yeah, it's not a coincidence that it's getting bumped and has been here for over a fucking week. There is no legitimate interest in this thing. It's just some shill being paid to spam it on /vr/ and keep it on the front page. Why will the janitors not catch onto this stuff?

>>1597850
>It's just some shill
>sages every time
Lots of assumptions and paranoia around here

>>1597906
says the shill who bumps it.

>>1597996
Lord.

I sure hope my shillbucks come in after I blew a load at milf hentai

>>1597850
Report, hide, and move on instead of crying like a toddler. You're always free to go make your own shill-free tinfoil hat forum somewhere where no one can discuss any new thing for sale, ever.

>>1595487
I read last night about they failed to make their April release window, but something about the fact that they're letting review units trickle out to prolific e-celebrities like the "Hip-Hop Gamer" indicates... I don't know what it means, actually, and I'm not going to pretend to know.

I can't wait for someone to eviscerate them for dicking around the way they have, as limited as my pity is for the kind of crowd that would buy into this shit.

>>1572228
I know someone like that except he's 30 something.

>>1598920
>the fact that they're letting review units trickle out to prolific e-celebrities like the "Hip-Hop Gamer" indicates...
Either that they still can't get the production cost low enough for retail units to start getting sold OR/and they don't want them in the hands of critical reviewers so they hand pick out "shill"/ignorant reviewers or just ones who have raved about their products in the past.

>>1568247
>Hoping they might add N64 if I wait for the next version
I'd like them to do a portable N64 with good compatibility. I have the Supaboy and it's great, aside the fact there's no way to tell when the battery is gonna die

>>1598945
They sent review units to various sites like IGN and Gamespot as well. Consumer units take longer to arrive because they have to get through customs.

>>1598959
Gee I wonder how they sneak those review units through customs then. Good thing none of them was a bomb.

>go on anon, pay 1500% markup for The Real Thing
>emulation is inferior
>anybody who tells you otherwise is a shill

>>1589473
I remember playing snes, genesis and older on Mac OS 7.6

>>1598972
>software is just data, not any actual "thing", it's absolutely fine to pay a markup for *that*!

>>1598972
Shut up, fuck off, retro hardware is cool.

>>1599032
I've said this before in an older Retron thread, but retro hardware would be cooler if they finally started doing later generations

Because if anything the emulation guys are right on one point, NES is really overdone and not only on hardware there's emulators for it on practically everything and SNES is not that far behind either

>>1599131
Good, maybe in the next retron thread, or in the one after that, or in the one after that, instead of saying something again, you could try to listen to what people are actually talking about.

>>1598972
>>1598996

>>1568247
Fuck off shill noone is buying your shit here try reddit

>>1599161
blargh, maybe someone else can do a better job of that image...

>>1599181
LMAO captcha

>>1599161
I do not nearly care enough for /v/ maymays

If you think something is shitposting/blatant marketing, don't reply. Report and go your ways. I know it's tempting to write a snappy comment, but it doesn't help. In fact it makes everything just worse.

The report button is your friend. Keep that in mind.