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12 Sep, 2008
A fresh new answer, complete with new problems
1 of 2 found this helpful I'll start by saying I never owned a NES or SNES. As an avid gamer and collector this is a spot of shame for me. Years ago I remember reading about the end-all be-all solution to the NES SNES dilemma -- The Messiah -- and like many others I was perplexed by it's constant delays and rescheduled release dates.
When The Messiah finally arrived I'd lost some interest. So much so I'm not even sure if it's legitimately called the Messiah, but I do know that there's a few machines currently on the market that claim to play all the old NES SNES games. Some deliver the goods better than others.
The Retro Duo is getting a lot of buzz, largely because it's the latest to arrive on the scene -- but also because it plays some of the titles known to not play on some of the other systems. There are videos on YouTube vouching for this.
I bought the Retro Duo for a friend with some fond memories of Battle Of Olympus. I thought the RD and BoO would make a nice gift. I was right. She was ecstatic. For those of you looking to recapture those childhood memories, this system will do the trick, and for fairly cheap, too.
But there are a few minor flaws you should be aware of. First, while the included controllers certainly work, they are cheap and have short cables. You may want to pick up some original Nintendo ones & some cable extenders.
Secondly, the console itself is not only tiny, it's very lightweight. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, however, the compact size means the power cord and the video out cord are right next to each other. I suspect the unit has insufficient shielding on either or both, because on two separate tv's I had a rolling horizontal bar. It was barely visible, but still irritating.
Another thing is that the unit comes with s-video, which would be great if it didn't wash out the color of NES games. The claim is that NES pre-dated s-video, and that's why the two aren't fully compatible. So, be prepared to stick with composite.
Lastly, in one video I watched on YouTube they said you can have both a NES and SNES game cartridge plugged in at the same time. However, the manual clearly says not to do this. Before I read the book I was playing Battle Of Olympus with Mortal Kombatt II plugged in. When I switched over to MKII, I got a scrambled picture... after I unplugged BoO, MKII cleared right up.
All in all, I'm happy with my purchase.
17 Jun, 2008
Played both versions...
I bought R6V2 for the 360 when it came out. I liked it initially, but then grew disappointed in it. I don't think this sequel is as good as it's predecessor. Sure, sprint is nice, but it's glitchy and suffers from delayed texture loading, amongst other small technical issues. It's also way easier than RB6 since most people do tend to use respawns..
Nonetheless, I bought this game (used) to play with my ps3 friends. I expected it to be a poor port since ps3 tends to get the shaft with such things. But more to my surprise -- it runs just as well as it's 360 counterpart, and I'm not sure exactly but I swear it looks slightly better on ps3. I don't know if the graphics are clearer or what, but it looks crisper to me. Maybe it's because hdmi was more or less a tacked on feature added later to the 360 or what, I don't know I don't care. It doesn't look majorly different, but it is noticeable.
The other boon is that it apparently features audio in 7.1, so it sounds superior to the 360 version. If you've got a 7.1 setup you'll appreciate this.
19 Feb, 2019
For die-hard space fans maybe
Pretty disappointing. Plastic cone at the top is glued on crooked.