Originally Posted by
Mechageo
Okay, so I ended up buying the Retron 5 for $70 and I'm actually pretty glad I did.
Luckily for me, it ended up being (from my limited research) a second revision with sturdy cartridge ports and 4GB of internal memory.
Everything seems to work well, but some games just don't work. My Oracle of Ages for GBC and Mario+Duck Hunt+World Class Track Meet don't read at all.
I've cleaned them and everything.
It's on firmware 2.2, perhaps an update will fix it.
As a side note, I love being able to choose to not "Force Original Resolution" so that the game displays in 4:3. I love the scan-lines and the image filters, too.
What I don't like is the price of used games.
I have a Wii U with a SNES to Wiimote adapter and the eShop games are a lot cheaper. The problem is that they look super blocky and are forced into some sort of 1:1 picture.
I wonder if there's a way to smooth the image on the Wii U without setting the output to 480p.
Any thoughts about any of this?