At the start of the year we reviewed the Retro-Bit Super Retro Trio, a remarkable machine which plays a wide range of retro formats.
During our initial review, we spotted a few minor compatibility problems with PAL games — Super Mario Kart on the SNES in particular, which played fine but suffered from graphical quirks.
It would seem that the makers of the system are aware of these issues and have released a PAL edition of the console which clears up such failings, offering better compatibility with your PAL game collection. The console also comes with a region-specific EU power supply.
You can order the Super Retro Trio from FunStock.co.uk now, where it's on sale for £79.99 compared to the usual £89.99.
Will the promise of improved compatibility with PAL games tempt you to make a purchase? Let us know by posting a comment below.
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The much better question is: Does the improved PAL compatibility mean a lessened or even removed NTSC compatibility or is that kept intact ?
If I had a mass collection of old cartridges I would so get tho, but I don't and I've used my Wii U to download most of my favorite child hood games
Sadly I already own the original model, so not sure if this is worth buying again... but it is a terrific system for sure.
@Shiryu Though i have to say, im more interested in a Retron system for the simple reason, that i comes equipped with HDMI output.
@Einherjar I changed my mind about the Retron5 after Nintendo Life's exposé regarding the usage of code from the Retroarch project. I will stick with my softmoded Wii and Android gaming tablet for most of my retrogaming needs, but I do love my extensive cartridge collection...
@Shiryu Im not really sure what to believe in that case. If theyve stolen the code, if it was all just a misunderstanding, if they used the code at all.
The makers of the Retron systems are pretty well known and have a relatively good reputation in the scene.
But i havent done my research on that case, so i wont judge anyone
As for retrogaming itself: I own pretty much every system from the NES onwards (still missing a Mega Drive / Genesis), so i have access to pretty much every retro systems.
The only problem is, that i lack the space to hook up my old TV for these systems, so they all have to be hooked up on my HDTV, and i dont think that i have to explain how that looks :/
The worst offendor is the N64 by far, thats why i hoped the latest Retron would support it.
Because thats really the only reason i wasnt that thing. Its compatibility with modern TVs.
I have no clue why no modern TV manufacturer thought of the idea to implement a "retro" mode with an internal upscaling engine for analog signals
@Einherjar I own every cartridge based gaming console from the original Game boy up the GBA, with the biggest missing ones being the Master System and the NES. I too hope someday someone give us a N64 alternative, but for now I guess I will have to keep playing that on it's original hardware.
@Einherjar i sell my retron 5 if i could..
@Shiryu Oh, i stillo use all the original systems no matter how they look on my telly
Id just like it to have a much clearer picture, but nothing could ever beat an original.
@ocarinaoftime Why would you do that ? And why cant you ? Isnt ebay an option ?
I bought one of these once before, maybe one of the oringnal ones. I thought it was a load of rubbish but at the time I had Mario RPG and that worked well, I was annoyed I had to pay shipping tax. I hope and think they've got a lot better!
@Einherjar i still play my snes as well..the retron 5 plays and works fine but i wish i got smashbros for wii u and smash bros for 3ds instead..or chrono trigger snes..or even a flash cart from the stone age gamer...
@Einherjar i got a ebay account i dont no how much ebay keeps..and its only been played a few times..has the latest cheat data base and firmware..i never put the fast boot patch on it..
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