New retro consoles! Retron 3 and Retro Twin

[Old_Skool_Fool]

I'd like to see a clone that uses ORIGINAL HARDWARE. I'm talkin' real 6502 processor, a PPU with S-Video out, stereo sound, and best of all... It'd be toploading. But I'm dreaming. These NOAC clone companies are too damn cheap to do something like that. Well, I can dream. Or, I can just rip a PPU out of a Vs. Tennis and use that for my RGB. If only I had money...

I would love to see the real deal too, but unfortunately it seems that this item comes out of the same factory as the Fc3. Here is a little more enlightenment on this new "RETRON"..lol:
http://www.dasreviews.com/das-latest...gaming-system/

[kedawa]

So, because it's made in the same factory, it must be the same thing?
Nice logic.

[Akito01]

Even if the Retron used the exact same chipset as the FC3, which is doubtful, having S-video, original controller ports and wireless controllers all serve to make the Retron a more attractive deal than the FC3 which sells for more or less the same price.

It should also be said that speculating on a press release doesn't really count as a 'review' of any kind. There is always reason to be cautious when it comes to the capabilities of clone systems, but these limitations never reveal themselves until someone has spent time with the actual hardware.

[Ace]

I don't see how the FC3 Plus and Retron3 could possibly be from the same factory. Doesn't Hyperkin have a completely different factory from Yobo's?

[T2KFreeker]

I would love to see the real deal too, but unfortunately it seems that this item comes out of the same factory as the Fc3. Here is a little more enlightenment on this new "RETRON"..lol:
http://www.dasreviews.com/das-latest...gaming-system/

Are you kidding me? Does anyone even take your reviews seriously? Example, the review you did on the RetroGen talks about how you can "Play Street Fighter II" on the go with ease and yet you don't even test it to prove that the D-Disc that Innex put on the system is horrid. Way to go man.

By the way, as far as I know, the Retron3 is NOT made in the same factory as Yobo's system was and it isn't even the same chip set either.

[neojapan]

I just got the retron 3, just tested mario RPG and it doesn't work, castlevania 3 neither, the genesis part accepts super street fighter but sounds horrible, sonic 2 and streets of rage sound near perfect if not perfect. The NES part sounds better than the retro duo, will test more later.

Retro Twin, tried the same mario RPG cart that i tested on the retron 3 and works, castlevania 3 is not working, and the sound is more or less the same as the retro duo, will continue testing later.

[megasdkirby]

I just got the retron 3, just tested mario RPG and it doesn't work, castlevania 3 neither, the genesis part accepts super street fighter but sounds horrible, sonic 2 and streets of rage sound near perfect if not perfect. The NES part sounds better than the retro duo, will test more later.

Retro Twin, tried the same mario RPG cart that i tested on the retron 3 and works, castlevania 3 is not working, and the sound is more or less the same as the retro duo, will continue testing later.

Thanks for the info.

This was my scare: a marginal to no improvement whatsoever. Although I hope further testing sheds some light on the positive side, I am not too confident that it will.

So it's worth it, or should further testing be done to determine that?

[T2KFreeker]

Well, I have pretty much the same results as neojapan with my Retron3 unit. I do like the way that it is built. The system is very nice looking and the wireless controllers are quite a bit better than I thought they would be. However, my system is not playing my Super Street Fighter II Genesis cart. It will play my Street Fighter II Special Championship cart though. I do like this system a bit more than the Retro Duo though even though it doesn't run Castlevania III. It's a solid build and has a very nice feel to it. Not too light but not really heavy either. The Genesis games look awesome on my HD TV with the S-Video out and the Genesis sound, while not perfect, is very good. Easily one of the best clones I have heard yet. It seems like they are almost perfect with it. Now if only they could get Virtua Racing running! Also, the Super Star Wars games are working brilliantly on my system as well as my Star Fox 2 Repro Cart. I bring up the Star Fox 2 cart because it does not work on the SNES portable that Yobo released, so this is a nice little bonus to have here. Oh, and for the record, on the MANY Genesis carts I have tested, I have not noticed any slowdown compared with the actual hardware, which is another plus. I also have not seen the same graphical screw ups that plagues the Earthworm Jim games in the @tGames built clones either, which is awesome. All in all, I think it's a solid build and a system that would be worth owning if you don't have any of the original systems. Groovy.

[Akito01]

I can also confirm that the invisible stage 3 boss glitch in Super Ghouls and Ghosts is present in the RetroN3.

The sound in Super Mario Bros 3 does not have that weird flat static sound that it does on the RetroDuo or FC Mobile 2, but the sound mix itself sounds odd (par for the course on NES clones, I guess?) I'm assuming that the S-video doesn't work on the NES side for anyone else?

I'm really happy that the S-Video works so well on the Genesis, otherwise it would rank as something of a disappointment.

[BetaWolf47]

Virtua Racing does work. They just have a certain pin disconnected for some reason.

[neojapan]

sorry for the confusion the Super Street Fighter cart was actually SF II CE my friend who was testing the unit at my store told me the wrong name, so yeah no SSF II yet, seems the Retron 3 SNES Side is the same hardware as the Retro Duo. Will test mote later on.

Nes Zapper works

[T2KFreeker]

Virtua Racing does work. They just have a certain pin disconnected for some reason.

Well, it does not work on my system which is a tester, so if I cannot confirm it here, I cannot conform it. I wish it did work though as I like the Genesis version quite a bit. Made me sad when it didn't boot up.