Nintendo 64 Support Teased For A Future Hyperkin RetroN Console

I know its hardly the most supported system ever, but I would love if the retron 6 had 32X support too, that things a pain to set up.

God I really want a RetroN 5 so bad, but if there is a RetroN 6 coming, hmm.

Whats the story here, where can I order a RetroN 5 for Pal region? I'm guessing there is a MASSIVE waiting list for the system?

Or nintendo could just release these games on VC and we wouldn't need to bother with another bit of hardware

omg, i had this same idea a year ago. Just release a console compatible with all nintendo cartridges. If they release the 64 part, would it include the expansion pack required for majoras mask?

Unless it supports the use of the original controls, then I'm not interested. Plus I have the original console anyway.

@justlink: Most likely they will just make it have 8MB RAM and give a option to switch between 4MB & 8MB.

I was also very interested in their upcoming new computer box that will play DOS games along with other retro computer systems like Commodore 64. Really looking forward to Hyperkin's future offerings, but for now, just looking forward to the Retron5.

I want a cool retro console like this. Any word on pricing?

Reverse-engineering and faithfully replicating the rather peculiar hardware of the N64 would be quite a feat.

@LDXD I imagine you'll probably need the carts. Not sure of the price though.

They only use emulators.

(No advantage over just using a Retrode with the same cart and a decent emulator like higan on a TV using a real controller).

@C-Olimar It's $100, and you can pre-order it on Amazon. It's supposed to come out sometime in April.

N64 emulation is far from perfect to begin with, even on the best computer, so I would have a hard time imagining how they would pull off perfect compatibility with the whole library with zero crashes on a system that runs off of emulators... Mupen, PJ64 or 1964 all have varying degrees of compatibility with different plugins, and there exists no ideal one out there that runs everything smoothly. Would be interesting though if they've been working on their own one which emcompasses all of the options of all known good N64 emulators and plugins, to allow for a native HD rendering of our games on cartrdiges through HDMI, while allowing for the original controllers (including the Hori Minipad) to be plugged on the console. I'd be sold instantly!! Not so much if it's just a hardware clone with a tagged HDMI output like the one recently shown off though.

A portable N64 "64boy" would literally make me incredibly happy--think SupaBoy (sp?)

Imagine a Nintendo64 with a crystal clear display and fresh analogue sticks mmmm

Oh how i waited for this. Getting a somewhat clear picture out of the N64 on a modern TV is like teaching pigs to fly. My money is yours

I can imagine them doing a solely Nintendo RetroN 5 console, so being able to every cartridge based nintendo console (ok apart from the ds and 3ds most likely)

I'm still waiting for my RetroN 5 to arrive in my home a bit after it got released. So, I'm not expecting RetroN 6 (or whatever it'll be called) to reach us in a few years. Though, I did heard it'll also read Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 games. I can't find the source link as of now, but I remember reading that article.

Hm, and I was just thinking about buying the RetroN 5... If they added N64 to the RetroN 6 then I would definitely get it, that is if they can pull it off.

N64 support would be awesome!

@RadioShadow
It supports the original controllers. I believe the ports are on the sides.

I love my N64. This would be interested in N64 support is done properly.

@Tasuki I still have my old TV, just no space to hook it up properly

soon there will be a system for playing disc games...

This would certainly clear up some space on my gaming desk for future consoles, but I'd rather wait for N64 support.

that would be cool, especially if it came with a controller similar to the mini hori for the N64, as those controllers were awesome but way to expensive nowadays.

I'm stoked! If there was one console that needed the HDMI treatment, it is the N64. Some of the games really are gorgeous, but the blurry display on the console ruins the experience a little. I'm hoping it is something similar to this:

But as someone who has the Retron5 currently on preorder, I hope that they come up with a way to make the Retron5 compatible. It would be slap in the face to early adopters if they turn around and release a newer version of the Retron so soon.

@Reala 32x would indeed be nice, but probably not in the cards, at least for now.
@RadioShadow it does support ALL original controllers of ALL the consoles it emulates. Ports are on either side of the Retron, two for each console and it also supports multi-tap. And another plus over original hardware would be the HDMI output combined with shaders to pretty up the picture quality. Read the hands-on posted at the end of my comment to get more info on that. They've done a pretty decent job from various previews I've read so far. And all of that for around $100...
@unrandomsam it's quite a bit less black and white, actually. It's a highly customized Android chipset, solely built for the purpose of running these games and supporting all the hardware connections of the original cartridges AND controllers, coupled with good quality HDMI output.
@Kafei2006 Don't know what emulators you've tried, but N64 emulation with Project64 already ran fine on my old dual core 1,6Mhz PC and will run even better on newer systems. It's actually more up to the skills of the user in knowing how to implement patches and plug-ins, but once you get that right it runs pretty smoothly. Only a handful of games aren't supported, other than that I got everything else up and running.
@everyone For any of you that are interested, here are various preview/hands-on links to give you a better idea of what you can expect and form your own opinion:
http://awildpodcastappears.com/2013/06/the-retron-5-review/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/06/11/hyperkin-retron-5-uses-android-to-emulate-9-classic-consoles-for-under-100-no-you-cant-buy-it-yet/
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/04/retron-5-and-the-uncomfortable-tension-between-old-and-new/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/11/hands-on-with-hyperkins-retron-5-emulating-nine-classic-consol/
http://www.retrocollect.com/News/hands-on-a-first-impressions-of-hyperkins-retron-5-console.html
The last link has actual live footage of the device running on a large HD TV set.

More and extended footage from within a game shop:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfjCBf7PSM0

N64 support would make me get the system.

If the Hyperkin Retron 6 is gonna have N64 which would be awesome, yet I wish they would add N64 and Gamecube at the same time, but if not then I'll just wait till the Hyperkin Retron 7 comes out, OH BTW they should tottally add the virtual boy even though it was Nintendo's worst console in Nintendo history but do it anyway, you guys will probably make alot of gamers laugh plus, I would wanna try it out even though it was such a terrible console.