But is it backwards compatible? (Gaming)

by Xenos , Shores of Time, Thursday, July 14, 2016, 14:52 (2850 days ago) @ CyberKN

(as in, play real NES carts?)

A company does make one that plays NES, SNES, Gensis, GBC, and GBA games though:

http://hyperkin.com/Retron5/

Had one at the call center I worked at several years ago (though I think that one didn't play GB games), worked great.

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The NES is being re-released! - cheapLEY, 2016-07-14, 14:13
- I'm pretty excited about this. - unoudid, 2016-07-14, 14:27
- But is it backwards compatible? - CyberKN, 2016-07-14, 14:34
  - But is it backwards compatible? - cheapLEY, 2016-07-14, 14:41
  - But is it backwards compatible? - Xenos, 2016-07-14, 14:52
  - Nope - Cody Miller, 2016-07-14, 15:02
  - No, it does not play Color TV Racing. - Vortech, 2016-07-14, 15:59
- Does it have two controllers? - Funkmon, 2016-07-14, 14:38
  - No, but an extra one is $10. - cheapLEY, 2016-07-14, 14:42
  - Two ports, one controller included it looks like - unoudid, 2016-07-14, 14:42
- I want one of these for every game console now. - CyberKN, 2016-07-14, 14:48
  - Tiny N64 with cartridge slots, plz - ZackDark, 2016-07-14, 14:49
- The NES is being re-released! - Cody Miller, 2016-07-14, 15:03
  - The NES is being re-released! - bluerunner, 2016-07-14, 15:54
  - I still have mine - someotherguy, 2016-07-14, 16:26
- The NES is being re-released! - Cody Miller, 2016-07-14, 15:05
  - The NES is being re-released! - stabbim, 2016-07-14, 15:13
- Only one MegaMan title? - someotherguy, 2016-07-14, 16:29
- Can't wait to blow into 30 mini cartridges! - Pyromancy, 2016-07-14, 16:32
  - When did we stop using phrasing? - MacAddictXIV, 2016-07-14, 17:14
- Holy uninteresting. - ProbablyLast, 2016-07-14, 21:46
  - Holy uninteresting. - CruelLEGACEY, 2016-07-14, 21:50
    - Yeah. - ProbablyLast, 2016-07-14, 23:40
      - Yeah. - stabbim, 2016-07-14, 23:49
    - Holy uninteresting. - Cody Miller, 2016-07-15, 14:38
- You've never played the original Super Mario? - red robber, 2016-07-14, 22:18
  - You've never played the original Super Mario? - cheapLEY, 2016-07-14, 23:18
    - You've never played the original Super Mario? - electricpirate, 2016-07-14, 23:29
      - You've never played the original Super Mario? - cheapLEY, 2016-07-15, 01:35
        
        You've never played the original Super Mario? - Xenos, 2016-07-15, 02:17
      - Funkmon's ranking of top 5 main series SMB games. - Funkmon, 2016-07-15, 06:56
- Nintendo gave up on making a new console - Blackt1g3r, 2016-07-14, 23:12
  - In all seriousness . . . - cheapLEY, 2016-07-14, 23:20
    - it's-a me... - marmot 1333, 2016-07-14, 23:43
    - Pokemon Go? - unoudid, 2016-07-14, 23:46
    - In all seriousness . . . - Blackt1g3r, 2016-07-15, 00:07
      - In all seriousness . . . - cheapLEY, 2016-07-15, 01:29
      - In all seriousness . . . - stabbim, 2016-07-15, 01:41
- No Contra? Boo! - SonofMacPhisto, 2016-07-15, 10:01
  - Super C, but yeah, it's just not as good as Contra. - dogcow, 2016-07-15, 13:13
    - Oh! But it does have Double Dragon II! - SonofMacPhisto, 2016-07-15, 15:08
      - I never beat that one! - Funkmon, 2016-07-15, 19:06
        
        I never beat that one! - SonofMacPhisto, 2016-07-15, 19:26
        
        Pix or it didn't happen. - Funkmon, 2016-07-16, 10:13
- I'm So Overjoyed!! - Morpheus, 2016-07-15, 21:17
  - I'm So Overjoyed!! - cheapLEY, 2016-07-15, 23:13
    - Uh-Huh. - Morpheus, 2016-07-15, 23:53
    - I'm So Overjoyed!! - Xenos, 2016-07-16, 13:27
      - I'm So Overjoyed!! - Chewbaccawakka, 2016-07-16, 23:11
        
        I'm So Overjoyed!! - Xenos, 2016-07-17, 00:10
        
        FWIW . . . - cheapLEY, 2016-07-17, 02:28
        
        FWIW . . . - Xenos, 2016-07-17, 03:20
        
        +1 - Chewbaccawakka, 2016-07-17, 15:43
- Jeff Gerstmann puts it best: - cheapLEY, 2016-07-16, 19:27
  - +1 - CyberKN, 2016-07-16, 23:09
    - +1 - Vortech, 2016-07-17, 01:35

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