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Lastgengamer on 23 May 2010
All-in-one retro console set to launch next month.
If your Megadrive game up the game years ago, your NES won't play no matter how hard you puff, and your Super NES has turned an embarrassing shade of curry-yellow, peripheral company Hyperkin has created a single machine that'll let you put all three into retirement.

The RetroN3 is their latest creation. It may look like one of those crappy Argos Tomy machines, but the three slots on the top fit NES, Super NES and Mega Drive carts in them, allowing you to play your collection on a single machine.

It comes with two wireless controllers - although they mimic the Mega Drive pad, which is an unfathomable MISTAKE - but it makes up for it with original controller ports for all three consoles so you can play with a proper (Super NES) pad.

If you absolutely refuse to re-purchase your entire retro collection via Wii's Virtual Console, this could be the way to go. It's expected to launch at E3, and will cost around $70 (£48).

Although, to be honest, all you need is Super Mario Kart. Nothing else.

[ Source: Siliconera ]

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Lastgengamer on 23 May 2010

Nice deal. I'll be getting one for my living room.



SnesTea on 23 May 2010

That thing looks like a disaster.



badgenome on 23 May 2010

Hyperkin won E3.



disolitude on 23 May 2010
Lastgengamer said:

It comes with two wireless controllers - although they mimic the Mega Drive pad, which is an unfathomable MISTAKE - but it makes up for it with original controller ports for all three consoles so you can play with a proper (Super NES) pad.


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God damn nintendo fanboy article writers...

Genesis 6 button pad > Snes pad any day.



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Acevil on 23 May 2010
disolitude said:
Lastgengamer said:

It comes with two wireless controllers - although they mimic the Mega Drive pad, which is an unfathomable MISTAKE - but it makes up for it with original controller ports for all three consoles so you can play with a proper (Super NES) pad.


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God damn nintendo fanboy article writers...

Genesis 6 button pad > Snes pad any day.


Actually I disliked the 6 pad, so did the whole industry.



 

SnesTea on 23 May 2010
disolitude said:
Lastgengamer said:

It comes with two wireless controllers - although they mimic the Mega Drive pad, which is an unfathomable MISTAKE - but it makes up for it with original controller ports for all three consoles so you can play with a proper (Super NES) pad.


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God damn nintendo fanboy article writers...

Genesis 6 button pad > Snes pad any day.

The d-pad on the Genesis was crap though.



disolitude on 23 May 2010
Snesboy said:
disolitude said:
Lastgengamer said:

It comes with two wireless controllers - although they mimic the Mega Drive pad, which is an unfathomable MISTAKE - but it makes up for it with original controller ports for all three consoles so you can play with a proper (Super NES) pad.


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God damn nintendo fanboy article writers...

Genesis 6 button pad > Snes pad any day.

The d-pad on the Genesis was crap though.


Obviously it comes down to prefference. I had both consoles and Genesis Dpad was the way to go for anything that required precision since it had 8 directions you could press and not just 4. The genesis 6 button controller was the only way I could play street fighter 2 for example...since the moves required precision and I needed all 6 buttons on the front. Having strong kick/punch as shoulder buttons don't work.



dahuman on 23 May 2010

I'm pretty sure already has a lot of those games via VC at really cheap prices so...... what's the point?



AdventWolf on 23 May 2010

This isn't anything special, there are already counterfeit systems that play all these systems.
The only thing special is that it had the original controller ports which is pretty cool.
It looks cool but I don't know if I'd trust Hyperkin to buy one of these things for $70, I bought one of their NES models and it is VERY cheaply made. It works great but it is very fragile, plus it ripped the cartridge board out of one of my NES games when I tried to take the game out.