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| amarthar:
--- Quote from: Falconhood on July 02, 2013, 12:17:12 PM ---Is it out yet? Is it out yet? Is it out yet? Is it out yet? Is it out yet? --- End quote --- God damn it, Nappa... |
| palmer6strings:
--- Quote from: amarthar on July 02, 2013, 12:21:24 PM --- --- Quote from: Falconhood on July 02, 2013, 12:17:12 PM ---Is it out yet? Is it out yet? Is it out yet? Is it out yet? Is it out yet? --- End quote --- God damn it, Nappa... --- End quote --- For the mo fuckin win right there! Love me some dbz... Just wish some of the games were better. |
| amarthar:
Ah, DBZ - Just milkin' it. ;D |
| satoshi_matrix:
I'm pretty sure that's a reference to the internet parody series Dragonball Z Abridged. Also, Hyperkin hasn't set a release date or price yet. They're rather vague about it, which is weird since RetroBit has been far more organized about their competing reversed hardware clone the Retro Trio. It will be extremely interesting to compare the performances of the two. This time it's not just RetroBit vs Hyperkin in terms of competitive clone makers - they're each going down completely different philosophies about clone design and even going after their own niches of retro gaming culture. RetroBit has a history of sourcing increasingly better, more accurate clones for their systems than Hyperkin or Yobo, so if the Super Retro Trio is that next step forward from their RetroDuo and RetroGen line, it has the potential to really give the entirely emulation based Hyperkin Retorn5 a serious shakedown. then there's the fact that the Retron5 will output to an HDTV via an HDMI cable and the Super Retro Trio will stick with S-Video for CRTs. This again is throwing down the gauntlet. A lot of Retro gamers swear by their CRTs for classic gaming, and might not even own a single TV that even does HDMI. For their intended audience, Hyperkin might be making a bad choice going with HDMI only. But who knows, maybe the thing will sell to an unpredictable audience like moms or something. |
| AxelSteelBMX:
--- Quote from: satoshi_matrix on July 02, 2013, 01:04:59 PM ---Also, Hyperkin hasn't set a release date or price yet. They're rather vague about it, which is weird since RetroBit has been far more organized about their competing reversed hardware clone the Retro Trio. It will be extremely interesting to compare the performances of the two. This time it's not just RetroBit vs Hyperkin in terms of competitive clone makers - they're each going down completely different philosophies about clone design and even going after their own niches of retro gaming culture. RetroBit has a history of sourcing increasingly better, more accurate clones for their systems than Hyperkin or Yobo, so if the Super Retro Trio is that next step forward from their RetroDuo and RetroGen line, it has the potential to really give the entirely emulation based Hyperkin Retorn5 a serious shakedown. then there's the fact that the Retron5 will output to an HDTV via an HDMI cable and the Super Retro Trio will stick with S-Video for CRTs. This again is throwing down the gauntlet. A lot of Retro gamers swear by their CRTs for classic gaming, and might not even own a single TV that even does HDMI. For their intended audience, Hyperkin might be making a bad choice going with HDMI only. --- End quote --- You basically summed up my biggest concern outside of the worry over hardware failure potential. I've got a big-honkin' 42" Trinitron upstairs in my gaming area, and every system I have that CAN be hooked up via S-Video IS hooked up via S-Video. I haven't considered an HDMI connection to be a viable option for the demanding nature of stuff like old-school platformers ever since I tried playing PS1 Mega Man games on my PS3 (42" plasma TV set up downstairs with the PS3). Any delay brought on by external factors where super-fast reflexes are required is unacceptable. I didn't even know Retro-Bit was making a new system until you said something, and I'd like to submit that after researching it a bit, I think I'd actually go with the Super Retro Trio over the Retron 5 at this point; if I want to play an emulator, I've got all the resources to play one without buying the Retron 5. I don't really understand Hyperkin's need to give retro systems stuff like a front-end GUI, unless they're trying to present "retro" gaming to the younger generation of gamers by offering a system interface similar to the consoles of today to ease the transition. I dunno. I also feel it's notable that on paper at least, the SRT is purported to only support 4 formats: NES, SNES, Genesis and GBA (with an additional adaptor). Wouldn't the GBA format, by design, also support GB and GBC? So that's 6 supported formats. I'm also unfamiliar with the Famicom cartridge format; other than their physical size difference, are there any big differences between FC carts and NES carts that would stop them from plugging into the same slot? I ask because the SRT has a region-switch toggle built-in (labeled are options for: NTSC, PF, NJ, PA), which I imagine would support FC carts if the format isn't too dissimilar from NES, and then it would match the compatibility of the Retron 5 perfectly. Also, the Retron 5 will have its legacy controller ports on the sides of the system. The SRT will have ports for NES, SNES and Genesis controllers (2 each) on the front of the system. For me, this would make it easier to consolidate space in my gaming area. For me, the biggest disadvantage of either system is the fact that neither the Sega CD nor the 32X are likely to be compatible at all (I'd be VERY surprised if they were). I'd also need to know for personal reasons if the SRT can output NES games via S-Video, which is currently outside of the realm of possibilities for someone like me who doesn't have the money required to have that done to my legacy NES. I'd be VERY excited if the SRT featured true NES S-Video out, as it would almost make the system an insta-buy for the value of that feature alone. Anyway, just my rambling thoughts. I'd better get back to work. |
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