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I love love love this product! Wanted one for long time & finally able to get one! Shipped fast w prime and all was in order , only complaint is w my Nes converter, something not right w it, sound chip is messed up or something, snes side everything is great, soon as use Nes side (as in converter) sound goes down , way down to can't hear and hear a crackle. I order their other retro bit snes to Nes converter, one they sell by itself, and it worked just fine on it but where not designed for the rdp and is flimsy so the nes converter in package out of box not working right but everything else is great and love it!!!
Pros: -Long battery life. -Plays most games and compatible with other adapters such as the Super Game Boy and RetroGen. -HD compatible. -Durable snap-on acrylic stand. -Decent audio/video output. -Screen is very easy to clean.
Cons: -Too much wiggle room in cartridge slot: Accidentally shaking the system results in automatic reset and loss of data (Most major flaw in the system). Issue is very common in 46 pin SNES games and can also affect NES games and 62 pin SNES games to some extent. A 46 to 62 pin adapter is needed in the future along with a narrower cartridge slot. -Unoriginal hardware, which results in incompatibility with certain games, none of which I own. Look on Wikipedia or other websites for said incompatible games. -Poorly designed system and adapters (Severity of issues may vary, but issues are ranked from highest to lowest): -Controller Adapter has a fragile design and is only compatible with SNES input devices, rendering devices such as R.O.B., Zapper, Power Pad, Power Glove, and N.E.S. Advantage useless (2nd most major issue). -RetroPort N.E.S. Adapter is too large and does not always make a tight fit with the system. Modification is needed in order to secure a tighter fit. -The ystem is too large to hold in your hands, so it's better off as a stationary console. -Stiff controls. -Slight video issue: Flickers like an old television during start-up. -Reset command should have its own button and "Contrast" should be renamed to brightness. -Misleading LED: When battery is low, the LED remains green, but it flashes. -Screws provided with stand serve no purpose. The stand has pegs that prevent them from being put in. -Limited headphone compatibility: Certain versions of Earbuds manufactured by Apple may or may not work.
I Ordered A Retro Duo Portable on a Wednesday, And Recieved it on Friday Morning, After reading reviews and watching YouTube Videos, I decided that I would give it a try, As it had everything I was looking for in a Portable NES/SNES/Genisis System, I have had Every Game System Console from the 80's through 2011, Some Systems refused to work after my younger Brother took them apart to see what they looked like, So some never worked again, I accidently came across this System on the web, I have always wanted a system like the Retro Duo Portable, Yes, I refuses to play some 8 and 16 Bit Games, But I pulled out my NES games, and SNES games and Controllers, Such as my SNES Controllers and Mouse, And they work like new on the Retro Duo Portable (RDP) The only problem I encountered with the system so far is the Right Shoulder Button was stuck on the Pressed position when I recieved the Unit, But after pushing it down with my finger several times it is now working just fine, I even hooked it up to my Flat Panel T.V. and it works perfectly, I just kept in mind that the games I was playing were over 15-20+ years old, It is a Awesome little system, Even it it don't Play Every Game, Next is the RetroGen (Sega Genisis) Adapter for it! And the Battery Lasts nearly 8 hours on a Single Chsrge! I am Extremely Happy that Someone made a Universal System like this that is portable and at a reasonable price.
I am going on my 3rd one of these now. I had purchased one for Christmas along with the Genesis adapter. Opened it a few days before to test and it was dead right out of the package. The screen just flashes and it makes a clicking noise and smells like somethings burning. I had ordered another and sent the old one back. The new one came and it works great however there are bad pixels in the screen. Now I am going on my third one hopefully it works or 3 strikes and there out and never again any Retro-Bit product. I would be very hesitant to recommend this due to the sketchiness of quality and I don't think most people would have the same patience that i have. When it works though it is very fun brings back a lot of childhood memories. Buttons are fairly responsive and the battery seems to hold up however it does not have a lot of use on it yet.
Hopefully the third one I get will actually work properly. I will update with more info once I get it.
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