Something that a lot of people miss is that the clock on here plays through the original Legend of Zelda in a 24 hour period. Each minute is a different room and you can even take control and play in each room.
I always tell my son “no taxation without representation” before I take a bite of his food. It’s doesn’t mean what I am saying it to mean but it sounds cool.
The Zelda model is such an improvement that I hope they reissue the Mario one with some beefier features to match eventually. The advantage this has over dedicated handheld emulators is that its as much a toy as it is a game console. It's really fun to just watch the clock or the timer go and besides all that I'm realizing I would rather have specialized devices that do one thing rather well than just perform some basic functions across the board.
Thanks for the review! I was tempted to buy this device, but am not really a collector or that into Zelda. This helped me to make my mind up and buy my first Anbernic - maybe the 300x or the 280v.
Having an RG351P and the Super Mario Bros Game & Watch, I never play SMB on the RG351, I only ever play it on the G&W and it surprises me how much I pick it up. The G&W is really uncomfortable to hold, you can only play SMB 1 & the lost levels, it feels really cheap but the instant the game play makes a winning device. It so convenient for a quick game, no loading screens, it can be on standby for days, and gameplay picks up just where you left off, plus it just slips in your pocket. I didn’t even know the Zelda G&W existed, so thank you, I put an order in while watching this video but honestly I think I should have waited until the end because the RG300x and RG280M look so much better!
Have to be honest- these units are kind of cute and hit a sweet spot for the game and watch handhelds I had as a kid. It's the nostalgia nerve. Quick edit: These are hackable, but require manual flashing of the flash chip. It's not quite user friendly yet.
Honestly, for the price, this is pretty nifty. Like, I'm not going to call it a "deal", exactly, but for what you get, it feels reasonable. Definitely would be a fun gift.
Man, Zelda 2, the waiting, the endless delays, reading magazines, calling the toy stores to see if it shipped, over and over... making them nuts, yeah, i remember Zelda 2 quite well..
I love the recreations of these game and watches. I own the super mario bros one and it is just an amazing. I highly recommend it for someone that grew with these games
@@JBentham1523 In other words, purely a novelty item. Like some dollar store game for people who can’t afford video games. I think he’s saying the only people who’d really want this would be people who are into collecting these
@@nathansstuff1547 That’s awesome! I dug my old GBA out of the closet and have been sharing it with my daughter. That’s very cool of your mom to do that.
@@JBentham1523 The original Gameboy was mass produced and it's considered a collectible and retro console so I don't get your point. Honestly, most collectibles were mass produced before anyway
Know the buttons are as small and feel pretty much exactly how they did with the old 80's Game & Watch handhelds. Also the battery is just a standard joycon battery, so it's not hard to find a replacement.
This sure brings back a lot of memories of playing Zelda and Link. Haven't played in years. Need to replay for sure. Nice device and review 👍 I'd rather get something that can play a bunch of different games though. Kind of seems like it's a waste of device.
Hi Russ, I picked one of these up because love Zelda games and I am collecting these G&W systems. I would have preferred if the put the DX version of Links awakening on there but it's still fun to play.
First time the original version has been on anything other than the original Gameboy though. A whole 28 years since you've last been been able to buy this version.
For me it allowed me to buy these retro Zelda games directly from Nintendo and feel legitimately I could install them on my other retro handheld devices. It is more a collectible device for me too. I brought two one to use and one to be left unboxed. I like the simple interface.
By the way, On the subject of the battery: it’s the same battery used in joycon. I watched a teardown with an expert who knows the look of the joy con battery. So yeah, it’s about six hours
Much better value than the SMB one, 3 great games (well, 2 great, one ambiguous). It doesn't seem like they are short changing the customer quite so much. A Link To The Past would have been great but it lacks the buttons for that. 2.5" scene is tough. I find the 2.8 of the Anbernic handhelds to be just on the edge of acceptable, smaller is very small indeed.
@@shantidaslisi8844 are you ok??????? if zelda 2 released on ds it woudlve got a 35 on meticritic. zelda 2 aged like milk. the ds games are at least BAREABLE
I own the abernic 351 and the experience is diferent. Many games fail, goes slow or something was wrong, the experience in the Abernic for me is quite bad. Some works fine but the PS, N64 etc many games goes slow, music don´t play well and so on. Other you don die, something is wrong with the rom (factory rom) So, I prefer this, the game is perfec and links awakening is fun to play.
Taken as a whole I really love this little guy. That being said, I sort of wish it came with A Link To the Past instead of Link's Awakening....just because that is my favorite Zelda game. Granted maybe the SOC they're using isn't powerful enough for SNES games.
Thanks for opening it. Mine just sits there unopened on a shelf next to super mario. It's nice to have but I'd like to feel those rubbery buttons, locked away from me by some cardboard and plastic.
I got one because I love Zelda and I like the Game and Watch series but I would never pay 100+ for one. It's good quality, very sturdy, the screen is bright, the sound is pretty good and I think it looks very nice. Once I finish Link's awakening I will put it in display next to my Zelda stuff. I plan on getting the Mario edition too. It's a cute collectible but yea, don't buy these if you want a mini Ds Lite or something
It has a programmable SPI flash, but you would need to do it manually and with all of the other options available becomes a vanity hack that drains your day and your wallet for more than an A66 costs.
I just have to understand why spending all that money on such a thing ,when spending a little more I can take retrogaming consoles such as anbernic's console and have tens of thousands of games with often perfect emulation! it makes no sense at all !!like to the video is obligatory!great channel !awesome job on the channel !you ar the best my friend!
It's definitely a cute collector's item, but I would never recommend this to anyone for $50. This is an emulator on a chip, output through a low resolution and middling-quality display, capable of running three Zelda games. It's neither a real NES, nor a Game Boy, so the 'authenticity' factor is an illusion conferred by the branding alone, and for the asking price you can get an emulator box that can run whatever you *want* on it. The only feather in the cap of this G&W series is its pick-up-and-playability. You turn it on, the games are there, and the games will work. No knowledge needed. Aside from that, I think these are a rip-off, frankly.
I'm really stoked for this myself :D I'm just gonna keep it in it's box but still I'm excited for it :) I should have gotten a second one but I know I won't play it much if I did so the one is good for me.
This is not a direct competitor for the devices you compared it to. It's for a collector. The other devices are not official Nintendo products. So give or take 20 years down the line the game and watch will increase in value. And if you bought the Mario aswell I can assure you it will become very collectable. The other devices will be lost in history sadly. I bought both not for playing but out of a collectors point of view. It's in my man cave in a display case with all my other collectables. Batteries are disconnected and they won't be used for playing.
@@JBentham1523 i know ur point. But these days collecters collect everything. And mass product-but only limit time deal stuff like this device sells for collecter.
@@__lim494 Yeah because its nintendo strategy so people believe its a one period deal. But in reality look how limited was the g&w mario, still available new in big quantity and its gonna be for a long time
@@JBentham1523 still one time deal is one time deal. I mean, u know, someguys just collect retro game. Mass product. No longer available. And price skyrocketed. All the same thing.
Apples and oranges, which tastes better? RP2 does a few different things. The Vita isn't as "fast"- clock speed is 500mhz max, but it is built differently. Ps Vita will play psp/vita/ps1 better than the RP2, but emulation on Vita still kind of sucks. Get a vita for the new ports and vita games. Get an RP2/other for emulation. RP2+ would definitely be a better option than the original.
I will not buy it for the games because i have those in my emulators. I will not buy it for the clock because it is not loud enough to wake me up. I will not buy one at all.
Who is this for? For less than $100 (at this time), you can buy a GBA on eBay and there are nearly 1,500 titles for the GBA. To say nothing of a used DS. I’ve seen these at Target and Walmart. I’m confused as to why I’d want this. So, as I asked…who is this for?
@@nathansstuff1547 I guess I missed it because it’s not the prominent message of the video. It’s a mass produced item available at BestBuy, Target, and Walmart and maybe other places too. He goes over features and talks about details but there isn’t a big emphasis on this only being for the small niche group that collects Game & Watch units. He said he bought one for his son for Xmas but didn’t say that his son is a collector. Maybe you have a timestamp of him saying it?
