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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: guyjin on January 09, 2008, 05:03:35 AM

Title: 'retro duo'
Post by: guyjin on January 09, 2008, 05:03:35 AM
http://kotaku.com/342737/knock+off-console-plays-real-genesis-snes-sega-games

More NES/Genesis clones, this time (allegedly) legal. Normally I wouldn't bring this up, but the color scheme on the retroduo is very TurboGrafxish.
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: Sinistron on January 09, 2008, 05:29:50 AM
Those two are all sorts of fresh.  Wouldn't mind picking up the pair.  :-"
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: Michael Helgeson on January 09, 2008, 05:34:23 AM
Yea,you can nab these on ebay in diff colors. Supposedly the Snes one supports s-video out.
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: King_Vidiot on January 09, 2008, 05:52:28 AM
I recently purchased an FC Twin for under $50 all-in.  It plays both NES and SNES carts and so far I have been very impressed.  I bought a bunch of (very) used NES carts from an old game store and they all booted up fine on the first try. 

I wonder if you can hook up a sega cd or 32x to the master system/megadrive one though
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: Kitsunexus on January 09, 2008, 06:13:32 AM
Hmmm, the SNES clone supports the Super FX, but what about the FX2, the DSP and the C4 and the special DSP Final Fantasy II uses?
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: spenoza on January 09, 2008, 06:46:18 AM
All those chips you mentioned just do work and feed the results through. I can't see why it wouldn't be able to use them. The SNES compatibility matrix isn't nearly as fatally complex as the NES mapper one.
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: Kitsunexus on January 09, 2008, 06:47:37 AM
All those chips you mentioned just do work and feed the results through. I can't see why it wouldn't be able to use them.

I might pick this up then.
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: Turbo D on January 09, 2008, 06:59:42 AM
I'm definitely in the market for a neo snes. Mine died a few months ago when I threw in chrono trigger, haha.
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: nat on January 09, 2008, 07:39:01 AM
How faithful are these SNES? Colors correct? Graphical glitches, etc?
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: King_Vidiot on January 09, 2008, 07:52:05 AM
I haven't tested but I have heard that the Tengen games (the funny shaped ones) won't work on these boxes
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: nat on January 09, 2008, 08:42:22 AM
Yeah I've never had one of those black Tengen carts work on any Famiclone...
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: MissaFX on January 09, 2008, 08:51:45 AM
I haven't tested but I have heard that the Tengen games (the funny shaped ones) won't work on these boxes

I have several copies of NES Golf for these purposes.  It is a game worth nothing and it has normal screws :dance:

I think Tengen Tetris > Nintendo Tetris hands down.
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: guyjin on January 09, 2008, 09:31:02 AM
Yea,you can nab these on ebay in diff colors. Supposedly the Snes one supports s-video out.

The normal SNES supports S-video. However, you have to be careful about what S-video cable you get, because those made for the N64 and Gamecube have the Chroma pin in a different place, so they will display black and white when used on a SNES.
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: Michael Helgeson on January 09, 2008, 12:15:39 PM
Yea,you can nab these on ebay in diff colors. Supposedly the Snes one supports s-video out.

The normal SNES supports S-video. However, you have to be careful about what S-video cable you get, because those made for the N64 and Gamecube have the Chroma pin in a different place, so they will display black and white when used on a SNES.
Already know that, unlike the FC Twin you wont have to mod this one for it, which is nice for people desiring crisper video. The 2nd model Snes doesn't support it either without modification.

Also,I think you are thinking of pin 3 on Pal Snes. Composite sync is replaced with +12 on those. I have never had a issue using my N64 s-video cables with first generation Snes decks.
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: Tatsujin on January 09, 2008, 01:37:21 PM
and what's the matter with turbo-grafx16?
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: spenoza on January 09, 2008, 02:43:29 PM
Yeah, my gen1 snes works find with a GameCube/N64 multi-adapter for Svideo
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: Tatsujin on January 09, 2008, 02:58:28 PM
Yeah, my gen1 snes works find with a GameCube/N64 multi-adapter for Svideo

mine as well. but soon i'm able to use my org. SFC RGB cable with my SFC together :)
Title: Re: 'retro duo'
Post by: guyjin on January 09, 2008, 03:42:53 PM
Hmm. Perhaps the old TV I used it on at the time was failing.  :-k