Hyperkin RetroN 2 HD Gaming Console for NES/Super NES/Super Famicom(Space Black)

best after market system

First of all, this comment is for playing games in Japan. It is different from the evaluation in the United States, so please use it as a reference only. I used "FC COMBO HDMI made by Columbus Circle" sold in Japan. I was playing Famicom and Super Famicom, but it broke. I don't use it because I have an original machine, but this FC COMBO was mainly used by my family and friends in the living room. I immediately searched for the same thing, but I could not find it in Japan, but I could find it in the United States far away. Hyperkin's products are very luxurious! Japanese consoles imitate old ones and look very cheap. Hyperkin's products are precisely made. The "H mark" on the right side of the front glows blue, and the atmosphere is very good. The body is covered with transparent skin, proving that there is no omission in the contents. The weight is heavier than the original machine, and it does not move easily during play. You don't have to freeze when you get excited! The appeal of this console is that it supports HDMI. To use it in Japan, you need a "Japanese conversion adapter for Famicom" in the NES slot. (For FC To NES 60 Pin To 72 Pin Game card cartridge Adapter Converter) The only unfortunate part is that you have to use different controllers for each NES and SNES game. It's very annoying that you can't play in common with one controller. Other than that, I like it very much.

Update: after a month, the RetroN 2 HD stopped outputting any kind of signal via HDMI. No sound, no picture, no matter how many cables or ports are tried. This is actually a replacement unit for the first RetroN 2 that arrived in two pieces. Somehow, the casing had been jolted so hard, the bottom plate had torn all of the screws out of the upper cover, plastic threading and all. How does a console even make it into a box in that condition? So this time I'll be taking my money back. This is the last Hyperkin product I'll be buying. It's funny, I hear from YouTube influencers pretty frequently that Hyperkin is frustrated with their reputation as junk peddlers, yet they do nothing to change that perception. Horrible QC.

Works perfectly. Controller is better than the original NES controller. And you can choose between original screen size, or full widescreen. Widescreen can look a bit weird, but is nice to have. Color and sound is on point. Worth every penny.

Update for 2022/2023: Still using it, got the hd3 too. Still great. For the average person looking for a super nintendo on a flat panel t.v. this system is great. The nes side not so much. It works but has noticible input latency. The snes doesn't have that input latency problem. I noticed too that the controller feels improved over the gray scout controller the buttons are softer and feel extremely nice. My new favorite controller. I have the super nt as well and sometimes actually prefer playing on this unit cause I like the saturated colors. Image is sharp but not too sharp like an emulator. More like a real system on an old t.v. I have also tried it on my c.r.t. and though it works fine there is a slight flckering as if it's interlaced. If you are looking for a crt replacement system I would go with the superboy sfc. It looks and plays as good if not better then a real unit. The retron 2 hd is also not an emulator system like the retron 5. It's a clone system.

It works perfectly with the original Super Nintendo games, it also works perfectly with Famicom games using a Nintendo adapter (NES), it is quite convenient since it has audio, video and HDMI output. Is compatible also with super Gameboy adapter to play with Gameboy old school games

Pro: Tried it with a dozen or so cartridges, all seem to work well enough. Cons: 1) Controls feel a little sloppy. I'm not sure if it's due to the controls that come with the unit, or just latency with the HD TV (set in game mode). 2) The colors are not accurate to the original. This is the worst thing about it - the original SMB looks really muddy and ugly compared to an original NES. 3) I did have to reinsert cartridges a few times (and the pins had already been cleaned with IPA). Other: One third-party cartridge I had wouldn't fit in the NES slot - the case is constructed to too-tight tolerances and the cartridge just *barely* could not fit in the unit. I bought some modelling files and filed down the tiny angled areas on the cartridge slot ever so slightly and it works fine after that. If I were going to do it again, I probably wouldn't purchase this. It's okay, but not worth the price given that the inaccurate colors and loose controls really break the illusion that you're playing an original NES/SNES in HD.

This clone console is great! The Super Nintendo part is nearly perfect but the NES is not quite there, sound is off, color palette off, but it's not too bad, if you got original NES and Super Nintendo/Super Famicom carts and want an easy 2 in 1 solution this is a great choice, definitely better than a 40 year old NES that won't boot up the cart even with its short comings but definitely use OG controllers they included ones kinda suck.