I love playing games. I love playing vintage games. Having the RetroDuo from Innex Inc. in your household will allow you to play those classic NES and Super NES games that you loved to play while growing up. When I was growing up, these were the Next Gen systems like we have today, and these games were visual marvels on the TV screen.
So what is included in the box?
- 2 Controllers included
- 5V AC Adapter for Energy Efficiency
- Compatible with original 16-bit controllers
- Dual Game Cartridge Slots
- S-Video Connection Capability
Getting in all set-up was a breeze. Just took everything out of their individual wrappers, and started putting it together. Minus the controllers, all the cables hook up to the back of the unit. I was able to easily connect the cables between the gaming system, and my TV. All the cables are color coded, its like a game, just match the right colors to the specific plugs.
Once everything was hooked up, we put a NES Cartridge in, in this case Tecmo Super Bowl 14 (its an aftermarket remake of the classic game with updated stats, plays, and graphics) and turned it on, changed the TV mode from HDMI to auxiliary in our case, and there it was, right up on the TV, retro goodness.
Had a few small learning curves with how the buttons are programmed on the controllers included, being that they based on the Super NES controller, the A and B buttons for NES games, are really Y=B and B=A, and once you can remember that, playing games was a cinch. There is a switch on top of the system to switch between 8-bit (NES) and 16-bit (SNES) easily.
I love having the dual functionality of both systems. I love that games I loved as a kid can be brought to life again, and enjoyed not only by my wife, but family as well as friends also. A few impressions.
- Sound playback on the NES is not as good as the SNES
- Colors were slightly off on some of the NES games I tried, but overall was a good gaming experience.
- Slight learning curve on the controllers especially with NES games. Controllers responded better with repeated use.
- Small form factor, and easy to set up.
My overall impression, is a must have for people who want to be able to use what they have or search for what they used to like to play, holding tournaments on vintage games sounds like a great party idea too, so where can you get yours? Grab it here, from Innex Inc. for only $59.99. Here are some additional screen shots from what I took:
Be sure to check them out on their Facebook and Twitter pages as well. I was provided a sample copy of this system for the purpose of this review, no other compensation was given and all opinions are my own and original. Thanks for stopping by A Medic’s World, keep an eye out, I have one to give away too!
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I have a collection of games that would go great with this!
Wow this bring back memories. I would love to share this with my kids and grandkids. I cant believe how system have changed over time. Nothing but the old system have the best games ever.
My husband would freak out if I got him one of these!
ell done review. I loved the Nitendo games which this reminds me of.
I can’t believe no one came out with this years ago! Stuck having to play the old classics on The computer never lived up to the glory you get with a big TV.
You are too young to remember Pong, but I grew up playing that game! Thankfully, my dad was into technology so we had all the gaming consoles. This is a real blast from the past and I just love it!
Hi Robin,
Trust me, I am not too young to remember pong. Between that, the original Magnovox, I have had everything from Pong on up. How old do you think I am? 🙂
This looks amazing! So retro. I still remember my first “gaming system” back when I was a kid. It was a Koleco (sp?). So awesome! They should really bring back more of the old school things instead of all this new graphic violent ones.
This brings back so many great memories from my childhood! I’d love to play on this retro system that seems so much like a Nintendo.
Oh, boy, I remember my little brother having a Nintendo & playing games with him. Actually, at age 49, I might as well admit that I remember when Pong (Atari game I think?) was the most amazing thing we had ever seen, lol!
I grew up with Pong as well Tamra. 🙂
This so reminds me of my first Nintendo system. I loved Donkey Kong! My sister and I would play so much that our hands hurt so we figured out how to play with our feet so we didn’t have to quit playing!
Thank you for the very informative review. I like that the console has a switch on top of it that allows the user to switch from 8 bit to 16 bit. I have a few SNES games stored away that I would love to get to play again. Thanks for giving me the chance to win it! 🙂
This is really cool and so retro! Not a bad price at all either. Thank you for your review.
Now this brings back new memories!!
this is pretty cool. takes a little to get used to.
who wouldn’t want one