I've had my eye on this system for quite some time, and now your review has convinced me. I'm getting this console. It plays FX games and all the stuff that I want, so this is a good option for me.
would have been better to hear the sound comparison,and show the comparison vs real nes and snes... no reviewer are better judge than the viewer itself...
The only thing missing here is covering the sound of the system a bit more. Glad you're compared up close to the visuals of this and the Classic Edition. Keep up the good work.
eh there are plenty of hardware emulation boxes out there, this ones actually kinda pricey and they fucked up the sound emulation for the NES. Though the really good ones like the AVS and NT Mini are super expensive.
Kinda sad it doesn't play the multigame cartridges, these were the only source of game in Eastern Europe and Russia. I never owned an original Nintendo cartridge in my life, but that didn't matter because back then no one knew we were playing pirated games on bootleg consoles. Hell, some of these pirates had actual brands and the most popular were regarded as "original" - in Poland the brand was called "Pegasus", in Russia it was called "Dendy". A youtuber called Kinaman88 has done an excellent video about Dendy and how gaming in Russia looked like in the early 90s.
half of his vids are great topics and reviews but the other half are not worth clicking on. this inconsistency is why he doesnt get enough subscribers. he has Rerez 2 channel, he should use it more heavily and keep only the best of the best for his main channel.
Im glad you mentioned the visual glitches. Im totally ok with that knowing i am playing not emulating the game and playing the real thing. Thank you. Your videos are great! Btw i love stunt race fx. I grew up on that lol. Did you notice slow down when you played snes contra?
How is the SOUND on the NES part? Most NES-on-a-chip clone systems have swapped duty cycles on the square wave channels, due to a mistake made long ago when the bootleggers reverse-engineered the original Famicom hardware, and the swapped duty cycle bug has persisted to this day. This swaps the "ooh" and "ah" type sounds on the square wave channels, and that's pretty much a deal breaker for me. The other thing to check is the sound quality of games that use the DMC channel, mainly Sunsoft games like Gremlins 2, NES-on-a-chip clone systems often have audio problems with that game. This review did not include any NES audio whatsoever.
I just found nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2017/10/nes-clones-reversed-duty-cycles-why-you.html It claims that the system does have reversed duty cycles.
The video isn't sponsored dumb ass. It's literally illegal to be paid to sponsor something without informing the audience it's sponsored content on youtube. Guys like Rerez get sent a bunch of free shit from companies in hopes that he chooses to review it. That's how literally every review channel with a decent following gets review units. That's not "getting paid".
would have been better to hear the sound comparison,and show the comparison vs real nes and snes... no reviewer are better judge than the viewer itself...
Damn, Dude... You just sold this system to THIS guy right here. Awesome video. I'm afraid that if I watch more videos, I'm gonna be broke buying all the things that YOU recommend. Keep up the AMAZING work, Boss.
I still wish we could see more SNES+Genesis clones. Feel free to give me crap for this but the NES slot is sometimes wasted since most of the truly great NES games are way too expensive. Meanwhile, SNES and Genesis are much more respectably priced, and the Genesis lacks many good clones. The Super Retro trio is nice, but I feel like making one without the NES slot would shave down costs across the board.
I got it for $40 last year and aside from having to turn the volume up to hear the music, its great. Got Joe and Mac Collection for SNES that has Cave Ninjas, Joe and Mac , and Joe and Mac 2. Sounds exactly like I remembered and being able to use a wireless SNES controller from Retrobit is awesome. I had clone consoles in the past though those only connected via the yellow, red and white audio cables. Being able to do HDMI for modern smart tvs is great.
Hey Shane, I noticed that at no point in this video did you mention whether or not this system is FPGA. While your conclusion that it’s better than the emulation of a Retron 5 seems fair, it also sounds to me like it’s doing WHAT a Retron does, just at a higher level. To confirm this I checked around for other reviews and found out the NES portion doesn’t work with homebrew NES carts or the EverDrive N8 Pro, while I know from experience that both DO work in an Analogue NT Mini Noir. So this is a half step up from similar products, at an attractive price point, but it’s still an emulator box at the end of the day.
I will .probably buy this on your recommendation. I have been looking for a retro console and have heard some negatives about the Retron 5, so this looks like something I would be interested in. Also love the clone bashing videos!
This sounds like the Retro-Duo that came out some ten years ago. Man, I loved that system. If it also had a Genesis port, I’d snatch one up in an instant. Still, very tempted.
7:38 - You do realize this system has AV output right? So of course you can still use a Super NES SuperScope or an NES Zapper on games that support it, you just had to play it on a CRT TV.
It currently does NOT play NES Everdrive SD carts. It does work with SNES flash carts. Their support team Emailed me back & said they plan to attempt to add NES SD cart functionally in the future but the initial runs will not have it. [Posted 11/20/17]
You're wrong about not to be able to use the light gun for both game systems on the retro classic hd system, since it also does have composite out and aslong it supports the light signal pin,games such as duck hunt & yoshi safari etc,, should work and playeble on the system aslong you use a crt tv!!
Update - you can play lightgun n Superscope n Zapper games if you hook this console to any older CRT Television using the AV outputs 🟡🔴⚪ the yellow red n white plugs 👍 Lethal Enforcers n Justifier Gun work like a dream , , let's be honest most of our grandparents have a CRT Television somewhere 😸😂🤪👍👍
If a system play Super Nintendo games it'll play Super famicom as well, even the original Super Nintendo could do it if you removed the plastic bits in the cartridge slot so the Japanese cart would fit
Can it output Composite Video/Audio and HDMI at the same time??? If it can, will be a nice feature for retro-streamers so they can play on their CRT and stream via HDMI for better quality.
Beastworm looks like it it has the RCA connectors on the back. Hopefully they included compatibility with the lake gun. I know the Retron HD supports it, hello and gamerz Tek one does not even though it having the composite AV outputs.
It looks good, i like the glitching, did you try the super gameboy. Also stunt race fx is a good game its one of the first games i sought out when i got my classic collection going
The 16:9 optiin is for 4:3 screens most likely, it will will squish the wide screen image down, so flick it to 16:9 to scretch it back out, tada, fixed
my family has an 06 caravan with a dvd player in it, said player has the standard 3 RCA ports in it so a system like this would be a great thing on those long trips. especially since not only it can play snes and nes games but also because it runs off the same power that would normally be used to charge our cell phones. i definitely need to look into this more.
Question: Is the Classiq N HD have the same qualities as the classiq 2 ? I own two original super Nes consoles and two supa boy handheld snes consoles I am just looking for a better way to play just my NES cartridges so is the Classiq N HD a good option? thanks...!!
Loved the SNES 2 of each. You always knew which were which without having to glance down. Which was nice because those grayish purple buttons were ugly af and no one wanted to look at them lol
it all comes down to price, if this thing is the same price as the snes classic or more, then its not even worth it, because not only would you be paying $80 for the console, but you'd also have to pay $20+ for each of the games you want for your library, where you can get the snes classic which already has a decent amount of good games on it for that $80 price tag
Ssj Ichigo Not necessarily again emulation is never 1:1 as running it in the actual hardware as games run slower or faster trying to compensate. And if money is a problem pick up an everdrive and you not limited to the selection the classic only offers.
Also, I think the intended audience for somethign like this someone who already has a software collection but their original consoles either no longer work or can't be connected to any TV in their house.
and this is where you get one of two replies... [1] Hello my brother, I have come to share the Good News! Did you know that you can hack the SNES Mini? [2] Hello friend, I have come to share the Good News! Have you been told of the Raspberry Pi?
1: I figured snes mini was hackable, since the original nes mini was, it would've only been a matter of time for the snes 2: raspberry pi requires extra setup from what I understand, and some people might not know how
would have been better to hear the sound comparison,and show the comparison vs real nes and snes... no reviewer are better judge than the viewer itself...
20 years ago I had a Dreamcast and NESter dc burned to cd. Basically every rom game for all consoles. I thought I was the shizz. But glad to see that it’s still a cool thing! Nice vid. Just got a classiq2 for 25$ at my local thrift.
I'm definitely going to get this system I've watched plenty of reviews on it already this will probably be the last thing I get Super Nintendo related as far as Hardware goes...Only collecting and buying cartridges after this purchase...Pray for my wallet....lol
I thought blowing on the cards worked mostly due to the small amount of moisture to help with conductivity? Rather than removing dust... Which is the same thing that can break them causing corrosion
This is just a clone system like the RetroN 2. In fact, I'll compare them: -Classiq 2 and RetroN 2 both have the same functionality, which is to play NES and SNES titles. -Both succeed at this task. -Classiq 2, from what I can gather from the comments section below, has poor audio quality for the NES (hey, I said it succeeds at *playing* NES games, I didn't say it did it well). -Classiq 2 has an aspect-ration switch and HDMI output, and the RetroN 2 has S-Video output. -Classiq 2 costs $70.00, while the RetroN 2 costs $50.00 (both prices referenced from their respective websites). I don't know about you, but I'd rather play games on AV-output for $50 than play games with bells and whistles for $70.
The biggest problem with all these clone systems isn't the feel or the graphics; it's the sound. And of course with the background music going all the time you don't get to hear what the console sounds like in this video.
I noticed that there are composite outputs on the back, which should allow it to work with many CRTs and thus games that use light guns. Did you try that?
The super scope & nes zapper should work on the classiq 2 aslong is has the essential light pins for it and aslong you use a crt tv trough video out of the system off course.
Snes sound isn't just too quiet on this clone console , it's MONO (both hdmi and rca outputs and not a single video about this clone console mentions that ¬¬). Also, the Snes video has too much background noise in any circumstance and virtually no blacks, just a washed noisy gray. The Nes side has good image and proper color pallette but thin sound on hdmi. However it sounds way better on rca outputs reproducing all the bass frequencies. The nes controller is very cheap but the snes one is very good.
Are you going to review the Analogue Nt Mini and Super Nt at some point? I'd like to hear your opinion on them and if you think the 450$ price tag is justified.
Are NES Mini and SNES Mini both using software emulation while the Classiq II uses hardware emulation? I'm guessing the Classiq II looks better than the original consoles because it has HDMI and composite out (just like the R&@#£%$@£ P%!) would have been worth comparing the Classiq II's composite out with a console on an HDMI TV... and if things like light guns worked on the Classiq II connected via composite out to a CRT.
I was sold...went on Amazon to buy it and.... Old Skool Classiq 2 HD 720p Twin Video Game System, Grey/Purple for SNES/NES Nintendo and Super Nintendo by Old SKool Currently unavailable
What about something ROB used? Like Gyromite or Stack Up? Would a modern TV be able to send the signal to rob to move since it's the original hardware would it HAVE to be a CRTV? Im asking because I have ROB and Gyromite but my pockets aren't deep enough for an NES
I ask Riggs to test the console with Contra 3 to see if it's the original bios. This is not the original SNES bios. Look at the graphisc : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YBQS6Mjj2og.htmlm45s
