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But how does it hold up? Pretty well, actually. That’s ten formats, fifteen including PAL regions, all playable on one machine in nostalgia-defyingly crisp HD. The console itself plays cartridges for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Super NES, Super Famicom, Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom, the entire GameBoy era of formats, and through the use of an adapter, Sega Master System. By dumping the game’s ROM to the system temporarily, you’re provided all of the conveniences of emulation (save states, controller mapping, cheats, patching, etc.) without having to start all over again or dealing with the legal gray area that is PC emulation. Think of it as an emulation machine for your TV that plays your old games and then some. This article was later published on Įarlier this year, Hyperkin released their long-delayed ‘next gen’ clone console, the RetroN 5– a system that boasts the ability to play games from five different types of cartridge digitally in HD. Also, I am aware of patching on the Retron 5 with an SD card, but that's not the route I want to take right now (even though admittedly it would be easier).This article was originally published on my personal website,

Any other information on physical copies of ROM hacks- like English translations of the NES and SNES Final Fantasy games, or New Super Mario Land- is absolutely welcome as I would love to expand my collection, but only if I can play them. I think it would be cool to actually surprise him one day with it.

Some compatibility lists say that they do, while others say they don't, and even some listings on Ebay or other online stores say they won't work on clone systems.ĭoes anyone here have any recent first hand experience in regards to ROM hacks, reproductions, and the like? Specifically The Legend of Zelda: Parallel Worlds, as my brother wants to play it with me, but I jokingly tell him that I don't have the physical cartridge. I've been interested in buying them, but always hesitate as I'm unsure if they'll work on my Retron 5.

I've known of the existence of ROM hacks forever, but have recently found out about physical cartridges of these games. With the purchase of the Retron 5 over a year ago, I got into collecting cartridges for all systems that it's compatible with.