Retro Duo (RetroDuo) review PART 2

[mrninjawafflez]

Does Doom work on the retro duo?

[TheCRAZYLEGS14]

don't most japanese games work on this console?

[Toady120]

Does Super Mario RPG NTSC works on the Retro Duo

[KidIcarus2000]

Does Kirby Superstar NTSC works?

[thenetworknerd]

can you play the old golden eye on this thing?

[LegoRyoma7]

@thenetworknerd no goldeneye was made for the nintendo 64 :P

[Curttehmurt]

@NorwegianStudios you could get that new Limited Edition version of All Stars for the Wii

[Holothurion]

@NorwegianStudios You're welcome, mate. Gamers should help each other after all. ^_^

[Holothurion]

@NorwegianStudios Check the list of incompatible SNES games:

NTSC: ActRaiser 2, Demon's Crest

PAL: Batman Returns, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2, Donkey Kong Country 3, GP-1: Part II, Illusion of Time, Kirby's Fun Pak, Lethal Enforcers, Plok, Secret of Mana, Starwing, Stunt Race FX, Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, Super Metroid, Terranigma

NTSC & PAL: Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Super Mario RPG (revs. 1.2 and 1.3)

[Holothurion]

@NorwegianStudios I also depends on which revision you have, with the latest ones (post-mid 2010) having the highest compatibility rate.

[Holothurion]

@NorwegianStudios Yes, you can. This system doesn't have region lockouts.

[duce8585]

where did u get that muti game cartridge

[Nsp0lak]

A list of some games that dont work... this is a problem SUPER NINTENDO ActRaiser 2 Batman Returns Demon's Crest Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country 2 Donkey Kong Country 3 GP-1: Part II Illusion of Time Kirby's Fun Pak Lethal Enforcers Plok Secret of Mana Starwing Stunt Race FX Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Super Mario All-Stars Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World Super Mario Kart Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Super Metroid Terranigma WWF Super WrestleMania

[Holothurion]

@Nsp0lak Yes, but in most of those this only happens with the PAL versions - the NTSC ones function correctly.

Also, the first revisions of Super Mario RPG are fully compatible with this system.

[pyrix]

Frankie, where would you recommend I buy some NES and SNES carts online? I'm unfortunately from the N64 generation, and while I have much love and appreciation for the old games I do not own any. Only my cousin had the old systems when I was little. Anyway yeah, I'd love a reply ^^ If you know.

[hobocamptheater]

I don't recommend this unit for anyone.

I owned one for about 3 months and at the end of that time the system connection cords broke. This was with gentle care and moderate use.

The connection breaking was only for snes but just recently remains which is the nes part has stopped working forcing me to spend 40 bucks and buy a nes. (note the nes had bent pins and dirty insides making me need to spend 30 more dollars for repair.)

[SmoothCriminalAaron]

Ive been looking for NES/SNES for years

and this looks by far the best, and im gonna get it for Christmas

oh, and I have a NES Light Gun, I take it that it won't work on this?

Is there any light gun for duck hunt?

[razorslice17]

As of now, you can't use a light gun on the Retro Duo. Apparently they've going to come out with an NES adapter for this so that you can use an NES controller or light gun.

[SmoothCriminalAaron]

@razorslice17 ohh ok, is there a webstire for this company that makes this?

so i can keep up to date?

[razorslice17]

Well the company is called "Retro-Bit" but I haven't been able to find a website for them or anything.

[BboyGino89]

star fox is fully functional on my FC Twin 2

[goldturtwig]

does Super Mario RPG work? ive heard that game was a little iffy when it came to famiclone compatibility.

[thrillerman83]

Does it run SNES games perfectly? I have a FC Twin I bought years ago, and it doesn't run SNES games smoothly at all. I'm looking for a console that runs them 100% perfect, and I was wondering if the Retro Duo is a buy for this. You know, if it runs as good as Virtual Console or ROM. Speaking about the SNES part, not the NES.

[jlong908]

does street fighter alpha 2 work

[bugattibeast]

fc twin or retro duo

[panamajr7]

my donkey kong country 2 wont work..... it says that it wont work with unlicensed products even though it worked earlier.... what do i do?

[Dontpickmelast101]

hey ppl, im doing a review on this console soon

[RetroSkye028]

check out my videos , im gonna be posting videos of me playing snes games on retro duo!!

[robotsforever]

Solid review. Thanks for addressing all the major issues.

[Aenigma71489]

Youve pursuaded me to buy this man. Thanks alot for the review

[GabeGuevaraTV]

meh. all these clones are made in china and are cheap. people, just get the original on ebay or craigs list. the shit back then was made to last!

[prefix331]

Actually no, it wasn't.... Nintendo's Famicon (Toploader) was a fairly stable NES but the other ones were NOT built to last, they were notorious for gathering dust and you had to open and blow on the system and the cartridge ALOT, in order to get the game running properly. I don't know about the SNES though, that might have been fairly stable.

[MadPrime1]

how long do these last

[FaimlyGuyFan]

hey does the retro dou controller work on the original super nintendo?

[DaTqUeEnRaY]

does it still work?

[RICANPAPY27]

FC TWIN SUCKS MINE BROKE

[3sheetz2thawind]

do you know how well these stay in stock? and how long they are going to continue selling them? i am really wanting to get one!

[schlimazzel]

shit i want 1

[JPhands]

Review the FC 3. I'm thinking about getting it, and you have by far the best in depth reviews of Nintendo clones.

[DarthAlv]

Great video! This really helped in my thoughts about buying this. =)

[OmegaWeaponFFVIII]

I want one.

[dragonballz768]

They cost about 45 $ plus tax so they are not too expensive.

[loonymatthew77]

on amazon it's about 35 bucks

[shannonvinni]

im looking for a consol that plays both nes and snes, i know there are a few different ones on the market like the fc2 and fc3, which would be the best one to buy? or is there a newer better one?

[FrankieViturello]

Buy the Retro Duo. It's the best NES/SNES combo clone on the market.

[shannonvinni]

ok thanks for your help, is there many others on the market?

[marioboy1234]

fc 3 plus is better

[FrankieViturello]

I disagree. The FC 3 is fine, but not being able to use original SNES controllers is a problem and like all YoBo systems, it doesn't have Castlevania 3 compatibility.

[marioboy1234]

but it has a light gun,and can play EVERY snes/genises game

[TheJojo909]

The light gun on the FC 3+ is a joke and it DOES NOT play every game, dont believe what FC tells you, I had an FC 3+ and like many others sold it for a RETRO DUO because unlike FC 3+ the DUO plays all my NES games even imports from Japan and Europe.

By the way great review Frankie.

[deathjoker666]

does it play all snes games and nes game or just a select few?

[DisneysBonkers028]

@FrankieViturello i just ordered a RETRO DUO :) Can't wait. Thanks for this review. Also how can you tell which version of Super mario rpg works? is there like a symbol or somethin on catridge?

[kiharasaint]

which is better the fc twin or the retro duo???

[FrankieViturello]

Retro Duo all the way.

[fjkdfrefneklrj]

have you heard of the retro duo playing snes games with vertical lines pretty visible on the tv?both composite and s video i can see vertical lines, and on your video it seems you dont have any lines at all,it looks very clear

[FrankieViturello]

I think display issues like that are largely to do with the TV that the system is outputting on. Try it on some different sets around your house and see if the lines only display on one.

[baredd79]

Frankie, how is your retro duo holding up since you bought it? Are you still satisfied with it? Do nes codes work for it like in super contra? (up up down down ect...) I'm thinking about getting one.

[ChaosTFox]

Can the original SNES controllers be used in the Retro Duo?

[FrankieViturello]

Yes you can.

[ChaosTFox]

Badass!

[FFAnimeFan777]

I have one love it!! :) I have white/blue version. What do you think of the Wii, and downloading old classic games?

[henkman00]

what about Nes controllers and the Zapper?

and is it region free?

[FrankieViturello]

There are no control ports or adapters that allow you to use an original NES controller or Zapper without modifying the controllers to run off a SNES controller output.

Yes, it is region free.

[FrankieViturello]

But it outputs NTSC US with a US AC ADAPTER, so you'll have to use it on a NTSC TV

[LimeInTheCoconut21]

I wish Nintendo would do a special limited release of Snes, and special games. Like Chrono Trigger, and Super Mario world.

[henkman00]

ive been dreaming for years of a Nintendo with the ability to play any game from NES to Wii everything.

these clones show that Nintendo is missing an market.

[DeeperBlueX16]

remember these things are still only about 60 dollars. The Wii is like 250, and most consoles theyve had have been around for that price.

[LimeInTheCoconut21]

dude, i could play the original gameboy battleship for hours.

[STEF54]

My NES games will not work on the retroduo. HELP

[xBUNGIExSTUDIOSx]

i bought the retro but its only an nes

[jdsony]

Very neat though since it's still basically emulation of the original hardware I'm happy with the convenience of my 4:3 ratio screen laptop, pro audio card and wireless 360 controller.

[KonohasonicDBZ]

where can i get the super gameboy cartridge? looks awzum, btw nice review 5/5

[Blackboarder77]

At one point they where mad rare going for upwards 60 dollars, now they have gone down, I got mine for 3 bucks at a local family owned game store.

[vwgti101]

my problem is getting the thing to work on my tv

[elbryan42]

How's the C2 chip games like Megaman X2 or the SuperFX2 chip games like Doom, Yoshi's Island and Street Fighter Alpha 2? Do they work well?

[deluxedookie]

wish they had a better connection to the tv looks like shit on my 1080p native tv ; ;

[xBACKWARDSxPUMPKINx]

all retro consoles look best on analog televisions.

[deluxedookie]

thats a new systems though that plays old games they chould of put a better TV out or even a vga.

[YamiMario]

I going to buy one of these :D

[stephensamperi]

great review. i think ill buy this since my original nes is getting unreliable and my brother who collects old games is not impressed.

im itching to play Killer Instinct and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo!!!!!!!!!

[heavymetal50]

is it region free? cos i wanna get one and live in the UK

[glowinthedarkgoomba]

yes. i have one. its godly

[johneymute]

i wonder wich proccessor they,ve included,eather it,s so unbelieveble how a powerfull proccesor could emulate nes,snes hardware into another hardware in realtime.

i allway,s tout that nes,snes games were allready coded into pc hardware before running,but it seems that all nes,snes roms are still 65c05 based and that also a pc could emulate nes,snes hardware in realtime,

and then also preventing errors and virus.

[spiderman00193]

Where could i buy this?

[24pepperhi]

amazon

[spiderman00193]

where could i buy* this ?

[spiderman00193]

Where can i but this?

[superknute]

Some PAL games, most notably Super Mario Allstars will sadly not play on the RetroDuo

[GoGo2]

what about the NTSC version of SMA?

[pepsiru1es92]

4-in-1 funpack! i have that(officially, not bootleg lol)

[wiggbuggie0]

does this play famicom imports or only super famicom and pal?

[bigdan35]

Plays all of them mate.

[CougarLeon]

Heh... I just bought the white one today.

[GoGo2]

Nice!

[bitronic1]

does this thing work with famicom floppy systems? (super pro fighter/doctor etc)

[0ldSk00lGaming]

As a matter of fact yes.

[GoGo2]

really? Wow. Just improves my thought on buying this!

[yomyma2]

where do you get all the multicards

[EncoreEnterprisesLLC]

Correction on StarFox...I have an FC Twin with the Yobo Gameware logo on it, and my copy of StarFox works flawlessly on it. I read somewhere that earlier FC Twins with no Yobo logo had some color issues with StarFox.

[AACoRRuPtioN]

I have an FC Twin with yobo symbol.. are you saying I can actually get Star Fox? :P

[Ace9921]

I have a Yobo-logoed FC Twin, and yes, StarFox works perfectly fine on it.

[YamiMario]

Proof please.

[Ace9921]

Keep an eye on my channel, I will have an FC Twin VS. Original Hardware video series put up.

[GoGo2]

yeah i guess he is.

[trekzilladmc]

This is just my theory, but he mentioned the reliability of the softer pin connections. I would think that tight pins would cause excessive wear because each repeated time would cause greater pressure on the metal-to metal contact, thus causing more wear.

[kcchiefsfan1981]

I have one of these. My biggest complaint is there is some sound distortion in alot of the nes games. including two of my favorites, kirby's adventure and TMNT 2 the arcade game,

[skywarp187]

yikes no s-video on the nes side of things kills it rather play wii vc nes/snes/neo at 480p & with wireless controllers

[urantivirus]

I'd rather play a cartridge. Thats why I bought one. As far as 480p. You'll never notice the difference with a nes or snes game. cause the nes was 240p. If any of that mattered to me. I'd play it all on PC. Where it's all free, and better looking then any console can reproduce.

[Fallen7Warrior]

The only problem is a lot of the good games don't get put on the virtual console, so even without the s-video, this is a good buy to play retro games.

[cubanlaughs]

well if your telling the truth i will checkout on the FDS thing you said if you are telling a LIE!!! you know whats gonna happen

|:(

[loomp]

Dose it work with Chrono Trigger the import

copy since it's cheaper on E-bay and Super

Mario Rpg import,Also NES Paperboy.Will the

Konami Justifier Light gun work with it and

it be used on NES Light gun games?

[TerPor]

Does Chrono Trigger, Super Mario All-Stars NTSC UC, Final Fantasy III work with this?

[FrankieViturello]

check the classic gaming forum at digitpress.com, I have a thread about the games that do or don't work.

[curse87]

Final Fantasy III and Chrono Trigger both work (NTSC) I have both.

[Dezzan]

One of the games at 3.07 :

09. Hentai 4

haha xD

whats that game anyway? xD

[FrankieViturello]

A funny looping hentai clip made into a Gameboy ROM.

[XSC3]

I take it you can't use the Power Pad or NES Zapper... (only SNES control ports), right?

[FrankieViturello]

Correct. Innex, the company that makes the Retro Duo claims that they'll have a NES controller dongle out sometime during the year. We'll see.

[XSC3]

If that happens, that'd remove my last excuse not to get one! (unless I hear about some other major problem from the unit or a better model comes out in the meantime)

[ninteindonerd888]

wats with u and hong kong multi-cartriges

[USAF34]

Can you play Tecmo super bowl on it?

[wizzzzard]

Does it work with Snes Legend of Zelda A Link To The Past?

[ae86delgado]

there no longer making that flash cart because Nintendo sued them (bung)

[FrankieViturello]

Ah right ... I remember that now.

[pockyrocky1]

awesome review! i ordered a white one and got a white one though ;) i love the system, got river city ransom on pause right now as i type this. damn i want a super game boy now. hmmm

[conker2020]

where did you get the gameboy thing were you put your roms on?

[FrankieViturello]

The "Bung GBA Flash Cartridge"? They're no longer in production, and the serial port device that flashes the cartridge is tough to get to work on an XP/Vista machine. I bought it from Hong Kong around 1999/2000.

[NesterTheTester]

Would you happen to know if you can hook a Famicom Disk System up? :]

[FrankieViturello]

I can confim that the Famicom Disk System will NOT work on a RetroDuo. You will always get Famicom Disk System Error #20. The RAM adapter is not compatible with the video output of the device. If you're looking for a good option to play Famicom Disk games in the US, either import a used Famicom, get an official NES 2 top-loader and a Famicom to NES cartridge adapter OR buy a Messiah brand Generation NEX console. All of those work.

[RogueLuigi]

Good job Frankie!!!  Nero 99