Hyperkin RetroN 5: HD Gaming Console for GBA/Gbc/GB/Super NES/Super Famicom/Genesis/Mega Drive/Master System (Hyper Beach) - Super NES

Came in faster then expected box was a little crumpled in some areas but did not affect product. Item works but after like 20 or 30 min of use time we have noticed a few issues. It freezes or glitches from time to time. One time it froze to where system had to be unplugged for outlet just to reset it. But when it plays it plays beautifully. Graphics, sound and color are awesome.

Really, this review is 4.5 stars. This console is a blast to use. I’ve got over 100 Genesis, NES, and SNES games on my shelf, and until now, I relied on emulation. But nothing beats the feeling of popping in a physical cartridge and jumping straight into gameplay. It’s nostalgic, satisfying, and just works. I usually avoid scanlines, but the implementation here is subtle enough that I forget it’s even on. The system includes all the modern quality-of-life features: save states, fast-forward, cheats, and even super easy ROM patching. That last one has me buying Famicom and Super Famicom games on eBay, currently I am patch titles like Legend of Zelda—it’s addictive. Sadly it's only one patch per game. It’s easy to use and genuinely fun, but it’s not without flaws. Reproduction cartridges are hit-or-miss. Most American releases like Moonwalker, Chrono Trigger, and Lufia II work fine. But translated imports like Clock Tower and Live A Live don’t boot—oddly, Back to the Future II and Bahamut Lagoon do. There is custom firmware that may fix all this, but I am just enjoying Deja Vu for the NES right now to care, and yes I added a patch to make it uncensored which I added a screenshot for. At $155, it’s a bit pricey. If you don’t care about save states, ROM patching, or support for Famicom, GBA, GBC, and GB, the Retron 3 HD might be a better value at around $60 less. But for my needs, this system is fantastic. Bonus: it comes with a SNES-style controller, which is a huge win—especially compared to the Retron’s default controller, which is laughably bad. * All screenshot has scanlines turned on.

System is well made. The controllers are a little different. But i may can get used to them. I like that the system doesn't have a death grip on the cartridges and you have so many options with this one. Highly recommend this product and would buy another one.

Picked this up for my daughter who found all of my old NES and SNES carts. Unfortunately this would not play a single cartridge. I cleaned all of the carts before trying them and still notta. I ordered a different cheaper console that only plays NES and SNES carts and every single one of my carts work in it so it would appear this just isn’t that good of a console. After doing some research it seems that this brand of console is known for being picky on what carts it plays. Save yourself the trouble and go with a different console.

I still have quite a few classic games and this was just what I wanted. Cool thing is most newer tvs are fazing the component cables out and the hdmi made it play where the previous retrons couldn't. I would give it 5 stars if it could play roms. The save feature is a little confusing at first but there are plenty of YouTube videos. Once you figure it out it's easy. Also play around with the picture options I found I liked the old tube tv look better than the hd options. Otherwise a really good console.

I got this unit to play some retro games, but didn't want too much clutter of too many systems and cables and the occasional issue like the 72 pin NES connector. Although I've heard about this item having a tight cart fit on the NES slot, I also saw that this particular model should have fixed it. Thankfully, with YouTube reviews, I got all I needed to get started on this thing, was able to easily navigate all the options and set it up the way I wanted. I tried all 4 of the NES games I had and they not only all worked great, but looked bright and clear as well. NOTE: I've had some issues with this unit being able to read early revisions of NES carts that don't carry the Authorized Nintendo stamp, so be careful picking those carts up. The Hyperkin does a quick rip of the game ROM as opposed to playing it directly. This allows for cheats and translation patches to be applied. Apparently, it deletes the ROM after you remove the cartridge, perhaps to circumvent any issues with piracy. It optionally saves the game state anywhere you are in the game, regardless if there's a save checkpoint there or not, so that feature was really attractive to me. I gave the wireless controller a chance. It paired quickly and seemed to work fine, but the clicking drove me nuts, so I quickly plugged in the wired controller. I like that they thought to put rubber dust covers on all of the controller ports as well. I briefly misplaced one of the rubber covers and wondered if they sold these separately, but I found it later. I inserted a FAT32 formatted SD card for game saves, cheats and translation layers. If I had one more tiny gripe besides the controller, maybe having the SD card have a push in to lock spring-loaded mechanism instead of just push in and hope it's in all the way thing. That's about it. Overall, I think this unit is great so far. I love all of the added features it has, the dust covers, all of the different formats it supports.. I really have no idea what they were thinking of when they made the wireless controller, but it's somewhat usable in a pinch. Although this console isn't the heftiest of items, it was still better than the old third party SNES/NES unit I had. I just realized I also had another cheap unit that wasn't Hyperkin and that one was super cheap feeling. One last note: When inserting the cartridges, push in one side (left or right) first and then the other and it works better than straight pushing and removing, which I've always done before.

I was torn between getting this or the (much more expensive) Polymega, and decided to get this for now. Overall, it's a good option for playing original NES, SNES, Genesis, GBA, GBC, and GB cartridges. The wired controller is actually pretty nice, although the wireless one is terrible (although it's more comfortable to hold than one might assume just by looking at it). If you don't have a NES/SNES/Genesis/GBA laying around, don't want to spend a ridiculous amount on a secondhand one, and you want to be able to play the games for those systems from the original carts, this is a solid option.

It is perfect, the wireless controller froze for a couple days, I had to take it apart an disconnect the battery, reconnected it an then it worked fine, thr console itself is exactly what it says it is , best purchase I made in a while a must have for retro gamers

Verarbeitung könnte besser sein aber für das Geld ist es ok 👌.

An absolutely fantastic console. Play all your old console games in the one place. Save space and no need to look for different controllers.

El producto cumple con lo que ofrece mayormente compatibilidad con juegos originales oficiales, se siente algo de imputlag en el juego pero es muy leve

Arrived a day early, very well packed. Product is as described, very beautiful console and works wonderful 😊🤩. Recommend ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.