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| haloofthesun:
Anyone have experience with one? I'm considering getting one to replace my second busted Retron 5. I'm tired of dealing with bent pins, fighting the inevitable death grip with dielectric grease, and failure to read working carts. I suppose I got my money's worth out of the Retron 5, but only because they replaced my first one for free. I can't find much info about the Retro Freak as it stands today, only reviews of it at the time of release, so I don't know if there are any longterm issues with it, other than the console itself seems to "feel" cheap, in the same way that the Retron 5 always felt like it was going to smash into pieces when just gently touching it. I don't see a barrage of complaints about it like you do with the Retron 5, but since it's primarily a Japanese console, that would be why, I guess. I don't mind the price point, really, as long as it works well. Also, I've never imported a Japanese console before, so... this probably sounds stupid but, is it safe to plug into an outlet? I'm in the US, and I know that here our voltage output is higher than Japan's. I don't want to fry the console. Do I need some kind of power converter? |
| kingrat101:
Yes! I have the retro freak and have had it for a while, still works great. I dont have much experience with other clone consoles so I cant comment on if it feels cheaper than a retron 5. Japanese consoles will work fine in the US. European machines you have to use a step-up(down?) convertor. As far as the Retro-freak goes, try to get one with the controller adapter as the one that is included isn't great, you may also need to get an NES to famicom adapter, that can be a little tricky to find. Also a micro SD card for updating the software. I've been pretty happy with mine, it's cool to use translations and install games to it, the emulation seems pretty good to me. |
| haloofthesun:
Thanks for the info! Yeah, I was going to get the controller and NES adapters, too. And fortunately I already happen to have a micro SD. 8) |
| oldgamerz:
I don't have a retro freak but I would however recommend a Retron 2 but only if you have an old CRT television since their is no default HDMI port, at least in the one I own. The Retron 2 only plays (NA) NES and SNES cartridges I got a Retron 2. it's great! it is also lightweight but it seems to be a good alternative to the Old Regular NES and Super Nintendo consoles in my opinion I would not want to buy a Retron 5 because keep in mind, somethings take a backseat, with quality when you get these too good to be true. Miracle consoles for cheap. the Retron 2 is supposed to play (NA) SNES and (NA) NES and you can even use the original controllers with it. I got the nice looking white model and it's what I prefer because the black Retron 2 looks ugly to me :-\ I know I'm a bit late but I don't know anything about the Retro Freak but You can find A Retron 2 for about the same price as an official Super Nintendo or Regular Nintendo NES. here is the white model, but it's harder to find even on amazon https://www.amazon.ca/Hyperkin-RetroN-Gaming-Console-Grey/dp/B0093FQ9KI best review of this product, maybe the black models are better :-\ First, the good: It plays SNES and NES games. It's cheap. The bad: 1) The sound quality of NES games is "off". Some of the games I've tested have a distinctly different sound on some of the instruments, making the game sound "wrong". 2) very cheap plastic shell. It weighs almost nothing, and the cartridge slots have a death grip on the carts similar to other cheap clone consoles. 3) it seems to have an issue with some NES games. For example, my copy of Ghosts and Goblins boots to a black screen, but will play after you hit reset. This doesn't happen on any other NES unit I have. 4) another audio issue is sound distortion. When it's a bright screen, both SNES and NES, you hear a static sort of buzz sound from the TV speakers. Overall, this unit is fine if you're giving this to your nephew to play on his lousy 19" CRT in the basement, but if you're looking to relive your childhood just spend a bit more money and buy a better console. |
| byron:
--- Quote from: kingrat101 on July 02, 2020, 05:23:45 pm ---Japanese consoles will work fine in the US. --- End quote --- For a while... US/JP power converters are cheap. really not worth slowly burning your console up to save the few extra bucks you would spend on one. |
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