RetroN 5 presentatie

RDJ134 25 maart 2013 om 18:31 uur

Begin deze maand kon je hier op Eigenwereld.nl de aankondiging van de RetroN 4 lezen, maar die is overboard en de makers zijn nu door gestapt naar de Retron 5. Dit is een alles in één REGIO VRIJE console die NES, SNES, SEGA Megadrive en GBA cartridges via HDMI kan afspelen. Maar goed, meer informatie daar over in de onderstaande video.






The five-slotted console will be able to play original cartridges from the NES, SNES, Genesis, Famicom, Super Famicom, Mega Drive, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color and Game Boy. In addition, it will offer an HDMI output for playing games on today's HDTVs, and a special video enhancement circuit to ensure high quality playback at resolutions up to 720p.

The RetroN 5 will also offer technology to improve the audio quality compared to what you're used to hearing from emulators, with the ability to increase playback frequency if you so choose. While you can play games using the original controllers from the various retro systems, the RetroN 5 will ship with a Bluetooth wireless controller(s?), complete with a lovely clicky microswitch D-Pad.

Hyperkin has also suggested that you'll be able to use controllers from different systems on each other's games. For instance, you could play an NES game with a Genesis controller. The system will also have its own custom interface, which will provide the ability to save states, map buttons, and tweak gameplay speed by "overclocking" the game systems. You'll also be able to assign settings to macro keys on the sides of the controller for easy access. While the menu UI I saw was clearly in the early stages of development, it was already accessible on the prototype system.

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