Hyperkin Shows Off Working Version Of Its Supa Retron HD SNES Clone

Can it play ALL Regions SNES games ?

Do we know if it supports the Super Game Boy? I may have to pick one of these up...

totally different product to the snes mini not sure why its being touted as an alternative to that product.

@lemonjellydude What type of product is the SNES mini then, im confused?

@Ardisan Snes mini is an emulator with a theoretically fixed number of games.

Retron HD SNES is a SNES hardware clone (a poor one at that).

Totally different product as you must own original SNES cartridges to use the retron.

Literally anyone who pays ~$80 USD for thsi thing is better off putting that money down on an original SNES or SFC and using it with an s-video cable. The picture will be better as long as your tv supports S-video and unfortunately most new led tvs dont. But older LCD's usually do, as do CRTs.

No one has sold a 240p upscaler sub $100 and had it be any good. This thing ill be no exception. You get what you pay for.

Not interested since I don't have any of the games in physical Form anymore.

@Anti-Matter yes it will be region free so should be able to play almost anything. There might be the odd one of two games that can't be played. Also anything using light guns will need a CRT TV using the compsite video.

I would be interested if I didn't already have a working UK SNES and Super Famicom Jr.

Or my RetroN 5 and Retro Freak.

But if you want a relative cheap way to start playing SNES games from everywhere with the benefits of HD upscalling on a HDMI or use of Scopes and Justifiers on a CRT it looks like it's not a bad way to go.

I would like a snes mini, but if I can't get one this could be a possible purchase for me.

Doesn't look very impressive to me from the picture, just looks like a large hunk of plastic.

Will wait for the NL review, but it certainly looks like something rather excellent in order to properly retire our old SNESes and SFCes.

What i like about this is that it can play SNES and SFC carts and looks more like a SNES than the retron 5 for example. Assuming it can apply translation patches to actual carts, that's about all i'd need. cheaper than retron 5 if you just want the one console, but this should be like $40 not $80 imo. at least to get em to buy it.

I love the console design but seeing how the Retron HD perform, it certainly doesn't do retro gaming very well. I know it's the Super NES model this time but Hyperkin had a history of using cheap video output on their device that makes the color seem out of place compare to those on other devices. I would probably just buy the controllers instead, at least those are decent. Like I say, you can already get other clones out there that had better performance and could output in 720p HD like this Chinese 2-in-1 clone that can play NES and Super NES cartridge in HD, heck it even works with Battletoads, Dragon Warrior IV, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Star Fox, Yoshi's Island, Super Mario RPG, and Mega Man X2 & X3 as well as NES and Super NES EverDrives (something the Retron HD and Supa Retron HD won't be able to do) and it'll only cost about close to the same price as what Hyperkin's asking.

Looks fine and if it runs Everdrive, even if the graphics/sound take a bit of a it, then it'll nail that target market of players whose lives can no longer accommodate a bunch of games and consoles under the television.

I have lots of SNES carts, but my original SNES crapped out, and I tried a retron duo which was garbage. If I can't get a SNES mini for some reason maybe i'll consider this if reviews are promising.

Not an alternative to the SNES Classic. Repeat: not an alternative to the SNES Classic. The SNES Classic is a plug n' play device with games available to boot. The Retro HD SNES Clone is a (poor) SNES substitute, the company Hyperkin offering a history of relatively poor emulation via its devices.

Looks pretty decent.

snes mini preloaded games only, hyperkin accepts original carts not the same thing@Damo

I've never understood these cheap clone consoles. If I had enough real carts to warrant a purchase of a console to play them on, I'd do it properly. Most people with collections of real carts will have the money to get a Framemeister if they want to go the HD route, or they have the drive to go the authentic CRT route, as I have done. I've just never understood who actually buys these consoles? They always seem to have too many compromises for real retro gamers, such as audio issues, input lag and not 100% compatibility.

Maybe I'm wrong and they'll sell thousands. I just don't understand then myself.

snes mini preloaded games only doesn't accept carts, hyperkin product is carts only they are 2 very different products@Ardisan

Just buy an original SNES and a HD Retrovision SNES YPbPr Component Cable.

Please don't use shoddy emulation, please don't use shoddy emulation...

I know the screenshot above might not be doing it justice, but ewww! That stretched out image is horrendous! Yuck!

@Ryno's got the right idea. I think people don't realize that you can find a real SNES for around $30 these days. If you want to get HD with it, those component cables are top notch and come pretty darn close to xRGB quality. At least, it'll look way better than this piece of crap encased in plastic.

And that's aside from the 100% compatibility you'll get by not buying a Famiclone, and you won't have to worry about Hyperkin's spotty track record of properly licensing the emulators they sell.

@Damo Didn't know that; thanks for the info! If that holds true for the final model, this could shape up to be quite the nice little all-in-one solution!

@Damo The Super NES Classic Edition is an official product. It comes with 21 licensed games, and it doesn't support cartridges. This one is an unofficial product. It comes with zero games, and it supports cartridges. The Super NES Classic Edition is a plug-and-play system with 21 pre-loaded games. It's for people who're interested in the included games and people who're interested in official products. This one is for people who have cartridges and want a system to play them.

It makes no sense to think that these two different products have the same target audience.

@GravyThief Let me help you understand. If everyone who wanted to play their real SNES carts had to buy a real SNES, you would have trouble getting one for a decent price. Understand now?

No? How about this. One day there will be no more working real SNES's out there as the collectors will have bought them up and won't part with them for cheap. At that point these clones may be the only option for many and I am sure the clones will improve with time. Understand now?

Awesome!

@Crono1973 why so condescending?

Let me help you understand my point, in the same condescending manner you have used.

Someone has hundreds or thousands of pounds worth of real SNES carts but doesn't have a real console to play them on. Are you being serious? Actually, yeah.... Yeah! YEAH! That is definitely a valid point. You sir, are logic's champion.

I bought a Super Famicom on eBay a few months ago for £25. Oh, how I had to scrimp and save for months before I could afford such an extravagance. Another great point, champion of logic.

There will be no working SNES's at some point in the distant future? Correct. I do expect my grandchildren to maybe have this issue, at which point I will recommend in my will that they do NOT buy a clone console from Retron.

Understand my different point of view now? Awesome!

@Damo got to agree with lemonjelly. The need to own the original carts makes a massive difference. The general non-enthusiast populace doesn't own an extensive collection of SNES carts to utilise with a clone console. For this reason alone the SNES mini has far greater mass market appeal. Clearly different products. One requires assumed ownership of games. One is a standalone device.

@GravyThief Well you certainly missed the point. Converting your currency to mine would be about $33. No way you are getting a working, tested and guaranteed SNES here for that price. Now if Gamestop had any in stock (which they don't), this is what it would cost. http://www.gamestop.com/consoles/super-nintendo-system/122937

About 3 times the price you paid and even then, it's out of stock. So what was I saying? Oh yeah, if there were no clone systems and everyone who wanted to play actual SNES carts had to buy a real SNES...well there would be a supply and cost problem.

@Crono1973 I'm assuming you're in North America. eBay.com seems to show loads of sold and working SNES consoles at a similar price to mine, or a bit more but with games and controllers, so price doesn't seem to be an issue from what I can see, unless you're wanting a pristine complete in box console, which is a different discussion altogether.

I understand your point about supply and demand, but the fact is at present there are still hundreds of thousands, if not millions of working real consoles out in the wild that can be had much cheaper than a clone console, and in my opinion provide a better experience to the connoisseur retro gamer, the ones who have a collection of real carts. As someone who uses real carts myself (and Everdrives), I simply cannot fathom why anyone who has gone to the effort of acquiring real carts would use them on a cheap clone console with their many compromises.

That's my view anyway. Each to their own.

@GravyThief I prefer to buy a 20+ year old used console from a source where I can easily exchange/refund it if it doesn't work. Also, it could be that people have SNES carts sitting on their shelves for years but haven't yet replaced their broken SNES.

Look, I don't want a clone console either (I actually won one in a contest from a local retro shop) but it's an option for those who don't want to buy an old, used SNES and that makes it easier for people like you to find real one for a decent price.