Wikibooks

History of video games/Retro gaming

< History of video games

Official Retro Consoles edit

The early 2000's saw the first releases of consoles that emulated older systems with officially licensed games. The late 2010's and 2020 saw many more companies release all in one systems.

FPGA Consoles edit

FPGA based consoles use reprogrammable chips to mimic other hardware, potentially allowing for more efficient or accurate emulation than pure software emulation can.[1]

  •  
    1chipMSX
  •  
    C-One C64 compatible computer
  •  
    Minimig Amiga 500 compatible computer
  •  
    Replica1 Apple 1 compatible computer.
  •  
    Analogue MegaSG
  •  
    Analogue SuperNT

RetroUSB AVS edit

An FPGA based NES compatible system.[2]

Clone Consoles edit

Retro Bit Retro Duo Portable edit

A clone system that supports SNES games out of the box, and NES, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy through adapters.[3]

 
Retro Bit Retro Duo

Yobo FC Twin edit

Combination NES and SNES compatible console.[4]

Hyperkin RetroN edit

NES compatible system.

Hyperkin RetroN 5 edit

The RetroN 5 was shown off at E3 2013.[5]

The Hyperkin RetroN 5 is a console launched on December 10th, 2013 that runs Linux and open source emulators to play cartridges for the Famicom, NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy Advance systems.[6][7]

Hyperkin RetroN 77 edit

Released by 2018[8], the RetroN 77 plays Atari 2600 at an upscaled 720p resolution over HDMI.[9]

GB Boy Color edit

Game Boy Color clone.

Omega MVS edit

Rather different from other consoles listed here, in that it's simply a Neo Geo MVS placed in a console formfactor.[10]

Emulation Consoles edit

Famicom Classic/ NES Classic edit

Super Famicom Classic/ SNES Classic edit

Video Converters edit

OSSC edit

The Open Source Scan Converter is an low latency upscaler to convert old signals to work on modern displays.[11]

Framemeister edit

An early upscaler for retro gaming.[12]

References edit

 

Wikipedia has related information at List of retro style video game consoles

  1. ↑ "MiSTer FPGA: The Future of Retro Game Emulation and Preservation?". RetroGaming with Racketboy. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "The RetroUSB AVS just replaced my childhood Nintendo". Engadget. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Wilber, Jennifer. "Retro Duo NES and SNES Clone Console Review". LevelSkip - Video Games. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Thoughts of Thoughtfulness: A Review of The FC-Twin". Thoughts of Thoughtfulness. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Hyperkin Retron 5 Uses Android To Emulate 9 Classic Consoles For Under $100 (No, You Can't Buy It Yet)". Android Police. 11 June 2013. https://www.androidpolice.com/2013/06/11/hyperkin-retron-5-uses-android-to-emulate-9-classic-consoles-for-under-100-no-you-cant-buy-it-yet/. 
  6. ↑ "Hyperkin RetroN 5 Review". PCMAG. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Hyperkin Retron 5 combines ten consoles into one on December 10 for $99 (updated)". Engadget. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "RetroN 77 REVIEW – Pros & Cons + Gameplay". MetalJesusRocks. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Things We Love: Hyperkin RetroN 77". B&H Explora. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Omega Entertainment Machine - Consolized Neo Geo MVS Game Console". Arcade Works. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Open Source Scan Converter (OSSC)". RetroRGB. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Upscalers". RetroRGB. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

← Ninth generation of video game consoles · Microconsoles →


Retrieved from "https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_video_games/Retro_gaming&oldid=4325448"