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Official Retro Consoles

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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

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

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

RetroUSB AVS

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An FPGA based NES compatible system.[2]

Clone Consoles

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Retro Bit Retro Duo Portable

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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

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Combination NES and SNES compatible console.[4]

Hyperkin RetroN

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NES compatible system.

Hyperkin RetroN 5

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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

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

GB Boy Color

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Game Boy Color clone.

Omega MVS

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

Emulation Consoles

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Famicom Classic/ NES Classic

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Super Famicom Classic/ SNES Classic

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Video Converters

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OSSC

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

Framemeister

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An early upscaler for retro gaming.[12]

References

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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.

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