John and Erik finally have their hands on the new RetroN 5 and have put in some play time on the system. Here is there review and feelings on this long awaited console.
Lately, there has been a rush to modernize the retro experience. In addition to emulation via RetroPie and EmulationStation, several companies have announced or released new hardware that plays retro games. Some, like Hyperkin’s Retron 5 and the Yobo’s FC2 Slim, play original cartridges from several classic systems. These are geared for gamers who have a collection of original games and want an easy way to play them without connecting multiple systems.
As a collector I could honestly say I would play them more but they look horrible on a big tv. I know there upscalers, most famous being the frameister but the prices are absurd. I have a retron 5 and does a good enough job
As I (Robin Ek, TGG) just happen to be a fan of Metal Jesus Rocks. I couldn´t help to notice that he spotted a 3-in-1 adapter for the Retron 5 console at the CES 2017 event.
"This week, I broke down and bought a Retron 5. I never owned a console like this before but I bought it for the fact that it can apply English patches to cartridge games so you can play Japanese games in English. This is great for an RPG fan who has always wanted to play tons of different games but was halted either by not wanting to use and emulator or not understanding Japanese."
