You recommend this to me on the clone console video and I finally just ordered one last night. Thanks for making me aware of this John, I am very stoked to play it!
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Great product review John! Answered a lot of the questions I had about the system. Definitely one I'll have to consider. Also, myself personally, I think the longer format videos are great for some in depth content.
This actually looks really cool. I don't know if I will drop 185 on it but if I would go for one of these machines this looks like the one to get. Great review
Hey if I may make a suggestion (and I'm probably the only one who cares about this stuff) but if you ever want to get rid of the background hiss in the audio, just render the video as audio, pass it through audacity noise reduction, export that, and then match it up with the video again; thanks
Thx for the review. I am pre-ordering the 2nd patch, which will be delivered sometime in Summer 2017. And let's hope they fix the broken USB connector issue (there is a repair video available now. So not worrying).
thats 12 sec game is the same as one of the xmas games i believe. gamester 81 does a review of it on his channel its obviously lil different but the gameplay is the same really cool gameplay style ill def b getting that one, great review as always!!
I have the AVS and the RetroN 5 both...I can assure you that both work/play great. AVS has a slightly better picture quality because every square pixel is represented as it was back in the day....however, the RetroN 5 smooths out the square pixels to "round" out all the corners so to speak.
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That was a great review John! Although I would have liked to see the use of the scaline generator, in comparioson to others. Nonetheless, keep up the great work!
I really love your videos! On another note, I'm really glad you didn't compare it to the Analogue NT. All other reviews are saying its better than the NT. It is not...The only downside is the priceof the NT...other than that the NT puts out 1080p, has an awesome menu that you can bring up in the middle of playing your games, its firmware can be update (all reviews say it cannot be updated) and the best part, it's quality is AMAZING! Is there a way you can get your hands on a new Analogue MINI NT to review?
I have the Retron 5 John. But I'm just now coming in contact with issues on the Retron 5.Certain high power gameboy advance games like Need for Speed Carbon Own the City, Iridion 2 etc..Running those games on the Retron 5 is pushing it it has constantly stopped playing the game.I have the original Gameboy Advance hardware and they play fine on them.BUT it has played every Sega Genesis and Super Nes game I've put in it so that's good.
Awesome review! I was just wondering if you have encountered any NES games that don't play properly on the AVS? I know some games like Castlevania III tend not to play on other NES clone systems so I was curious to know if Castlevania III ran correctly on it? Thanks again for all the great videos!
Did you get that little, mini NES cartridge keychain thing with the AVS console? Or did that come with the Twelve Seconds game? Because I just got my AVS console, and it didn't have this in the box.
John, I know this is completely off topic, but I just bought a game off the cuff called Stormlord for Genesis. I don't like looking up videos for games I've never played, however I would love to get your thoughts on it if you've heard of it. Thanks pal.
This looks really awesome, especially since my NES has trouble reading cartridges even after replacing the ZIF socket in the console with a new one. Now for the $10,000 question: If you were going to sit down and play an NES game, would you use this or an old NES?
Sorry to say that is the mistake you made by replacing the original 72 pin connector. As the aftermarket ones are not as good. I have read about that online. I am glad I still have the originals in my NES's. Sometimes they just get dirty or go out of of adjustment. With a little patience, time, and Windex and Q-Tips you can get it to work better. I just took both of mine apart the other night and they work again. Hope that helps you out.
atranfanatic I can attest that you are correct, it's total crap. Luckily, I've still got the original. The new one grips way too hard anyway and is just generally no better whatsoever. 8-bit guy suggests soaking in a vinegar bath to clean them, so maybe I'll try that. I tried to get in there with Q-tips and fine grit sandpaper, but it's just not possible on the inner pins. I can see they're all coated with yellow crud...
realtrisk That's good you kept the original. The big thing is if you clean the contacts on the games before putting it in your NES. You will keep the 72 pin connector from getting dirty again. And I would encourage you to look online to be sure and use the correct stuff to soak the 72 pin connector in. And if it works out let me know, and I may do the soaking thing as well with mine. Good luck.
For anyone who's wondering, this console does NOT play PAL-B NES games. That's my biggest complaint so far. I was hoping I could play my Disney's Aladdin and Lion King games, but still can't. I guess I'll have to get a PAL B-NES console just to play those games.
You should have put the scanlines on. Would have been nice to see.. Does it play all region carts? Even 60pin famicom without adapters? Someone commented on that it didn't play PAL-B. That's bullshit if it''s true. I'm Swedish so 89% of my games are that.=/
I'm really curious about the anti-flicker feature. first game that came to my mind is super dodge ball. I'd love to see how that game runs on this thing...
That shooting game at 16:45 looks like it's running twice normal speed! I don't see how you can play it! I love bullet-hell games but it just looks in the video like it's running faster than standard speed or something.
What's with Super Bowl? I picked it up today and played it on my AVS and thought something was wrong with it. The colors are hideous. All those pinks and powder blues... Great game, but not crazy about the palette.
I was going to ask if the carts went in and out easily as I've never used third party contacts that were as good as original ones, especially the NES Top Loader. Not sure why no ones been able to duplicate them. Maybe that's a question for the Gaming Historian. Lol
the carts have to be aligned just right, but feel like a perfect balance. Most times in all cases the company that makes the original does not share how exactly to make something with anyone else. Could be many reasons.
I never understood why the music and sounds in recca had this annoying poping sound. I thought something was wrong with my receiver in my entertainment center the first time i played it. does it use enhanced audio that can be adjusted?
Just bought an AVS, anyone know how many times you have to insert/remove a cart before it takes less than 50 lbs of force to insert/remove one? I wanted to be able to play my old games without breaking them and scraping lines in the back of the plastic carts. ( No I am not at all being even slightly sarcastic )
Hi John, is this better than then Retron 5, i presume the AVS is not emulation but the retron is. Aslo over a standard NES it has HDMI. Am i missing anything else?
Retron 5 does some different things, but also cannot play many homebrews or certain multicarts. Retron 5 has save states, but this does not. Retron 5 does have some known quality issues. A standard Nes with HDMI mod will cost more than this.
+John Hancock Okay, the homebrew point is a good one. As im in the UK i have a scart to HDMI upscaler. Just trying to weigh up if I would benefit anything. luv they r make this though!!
how is the input lag i know it says it's lag free. but on reddit they say the nes classic is also lag free.. if it's the same as the nes mini I won't bother as I notice the lag vs Mr. Dream who I can beat on a regular nes with ease at this point but can beat 1/10 times on the nes classic.
Yep And I think it can even work with the famicom 3D system and having these Japan exclusive addons work on the system is definitely one of the features that makes this system worth it
They're actually built right in. Once you insert a game and go to Game Genie, your codes are already there. Unless your playing a homebrew game then there won't be any codes.
what about typing your own codes? There are literally THOUSANDS of Game Genie codes for Super Mario Bros that can alter music, graphics, game play, levels, enemy behavior, etc....so if you type your own code in, can the system save it?