Anyone own a Hyperkin Supaboy hand held SNES?!

[Heilman11085]

I was wondering if any of you guys owna Supabot hand held SNES system. Can you tell me what you think of it? Would you buy one?

http://hyperkin.com/retro-gaming/nintendo-snes-game-console/supaboy-portable-pocket-snes-console.html

[wiggy]

I'm more of a SNES supporter than anything else and I don't own one, and there's a reason. I'll just leave it at that.

[komodos]

I actually did own one. BUYER BEWARE! Needless to say I am glad I picked up full warranty. The system is extremely buggy its like using a NES with old pins. You have to fiddle with the carts to get them to work right 7 or 8 times and sometimes it just wont work at alll. I returned it and got a new one issued it worked great for a few days and then started working like garbage like the first one. It is a shame as the Supaboy is cosmetically gorgeous! Now I have heard they have put out a new one that comes in a black package box (the clear box is the older buggy series) that has corrected some issues but I had to much of a bad run with it to buy it again. If anything I would recommend the Retro Duo Portable. It works consistently and has triple the battery life of a Supaboy it is just rather generic looking so I didnt end up buying it either lol. So its reallly a choice between performance or cosmetics.

[wiggy]

Gorgeous?!  Man, it's like the ugliest thing out there IMO.

[madrocsz]

I have wanted one, but was hesitant as I heard the first run had their issues with faulty connectors and poor performance on certain games like Super Mario RPG. Supposedly the newer releases are fine in these aspects however been putting off buying one as it doesn't seem I play my handhelds near as much as I should.

[Heilman11085]

Well I am taking 2 to 3 trips of 1000 miles before the end of the year so I was thinking of maybe buying a 3DS and I came across the Supaboy and it did look bad ass. But at $80 I don't think I will game on it.

[wiggy]

If you're itching to play SNES on the go, then the PSP is what I recommend. It's actually portable, cheap, and you don't have to lug aroun carts.

[Maben]

I almost started this topic myself.  Any more feedback is greatly appreciated

[Dr.Agon]

you could always build your own;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVqkLuhD85M

guarenteed to be 100% compatible!

[wiggy]

I think Bacteria is quite crafty, but two things really put me off.

1) the black tape around the edge of the whole thing and the fact that he straight up says that the power button doesn't always work and

2) This.

If you're interested, I can make similar portables with N64 or SNES or NES systems; £400-£430 depending on spec, plus postage, UK £15, non-UK £30. If you want NTSC, you'll need to provide suitable working screen and console; if a screen/console fries in the portable making process, you'll need to provide an extra unit.


Seriously?!  That's a load of crap.  He's already charging an insane amount of money for this, PLUS the customer must provide their own hardware PLUS, if he fucks it up, then it's all on that customer to replace the damaged part.  I absolutely would NOT pay 625-675 dollars plus the cost of original hardware for such a poorly crafted toy.

[satoshi_matrix]

I've got one.

Here's a detailed video review of it. It's kinda what I do.

Supaboy Review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAxAu6kx7Zg

As well, here's video reviews of the two other choices:


FC-16 GO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elqLpKKWgC4

RetroDuo Portable (in four parts)

Part 1 System Overview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq1H-HhZNH4
Part 2 SNES Stress Test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to1-TekJP-0
Part 3 NES Stress Test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3aJn2rqxGc
Part 4 Viewer Requests & Final Thoughts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=284qjuT1f1s

[wiggy]

Damn, Satoshi with the mad crazy helpful info!  

[Dr.Agon]

I think Bacteria is quite crafty, but two things really put me off.

1) the black tape around the edge of the whole thing and the fact that he straight up says that the power button doesn't always work and

2) This.

If you're interested, I can make similar portables with N64 or SNES or NES systems; £400-£430 depending on spec, plus postage, UK £15, non-UK £30. If you want NTSC, you'll need to provide suitable working screen and console; if a screen/console fries in the portable making process, you'll need to provide an extra unit.


Seriously?!  That's a load of crap.  He's already charging an insane amount of money for this, PLUS the customer must provide their own hardware PLUS, if he fucks it up, then it's all on that customer to replace the damaged part.  I absolutely would NOT pay 625-675 dollars plus the cost of original hardware for such a poorly crafted toy.

the reason i suggested to make your own was because komodos mentioned the buggy/incompatabilities of the supaboy

onto your points...

1) agreed, the black tape is fugly, and he should have used an actual switch rather than a button

2) most of the people who offer portable building services on benheck charge around the same ammount, and that if a component fails you would need to provide money or a replacement one

the video i linked to was just from a random search on youtube to highlight you could build a 100% compatible portable SNES without having to rely on these crappy SNOACs/poor build quality/dodgy cart connectors etc.

[wiggy]

Man, way to NOT stand behind your work.  If I fuck something up, then it's on me, not my customer.  That's a bullshit manner in which to conduct business.  Can you imagine other businesses operating that way?

"Um, hello, while detailing your car we accidentally tore your driver side door off.  You'll need to buy another and ship it to us in order for us to complete the job."

[Superchop]

I'm with Wiggy...If I was to fork over that amount of money for such a thing I don't want to hear "Oh, sorry I f'ed up the screen so now you have to get me another one"  If he's even putting that disclaimer up like that then I'd have to think his actual expertise in building such a thing is questionable.

And not for anything but then how do I know that the screen/console really did get fried?  He could just say that so he can build another one and sell it to someone else or even keep it for himself.