Hyperkin Retron Jr - play GB/GBC/GBA games on your TV

[Qazimod]

Do you already have cash saved for the Analogue Pocket? Well, Hyperkin have announced their own Game Boy hardware for the home...

 

 

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Hyperkin has just lifted the lid on its next games system, the Retron Jr., which plays Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games on your TV.

 

The cube-like system connects to your television via HDMI and outputs in 720p. It comes bundled with a SNES-style wireless ‘Scout’ controller, which can be connected to the console via a 6ft USB-C cable. The unit also showcases a 3.5mm headphone socket and a link port, which presumably allows two Retron Jr. systems to be connected together for games which support multiple players.

 

The Retron Jr. was actually teased way back in 2017, when some believed it was a prank rather than a serious gaming system. There’s no solid release date as yet, and Hyperkin has told us that the unit will be based on emulation rather than FPGA technology.

 

With Analogue releasing a Game Boy-style handheld this year, 2020 is shaping up to be pretty interesting for retro fans. Who knows; perhaps Nintendo will also release a Game Boy Classic?

 

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BTW, I'm calling the GB Classic already.  I'm not sure how desperate I am to play GB games on a TV though. Any takers?

[merman]

Mixd feelings. Will probably get this AND an Analogue Pocket, even though I already have a Game Boy Player for the GameCube...

[ulala]

The retron machines are a great compromise between quality and price!

 

im interested 

[gone fishin]

As an alternative to the now ludicrously expensive Gamecube+Gameboy Player combo, this sounds like more price conscious way of playing GBA games on a modern TV!

[ulala]

3 hours ago, gone fishin' said:

As an alternative to the now ludicrously expensive Gamecube+Gameboy Player combo, this sounds like more price conscious way of playing GBA games on a modern TV!

expensive? I remember picking mine up from game station for £1 

[Camel]

GB Player has annoying frame skips thanks to the GBA's not-quite-60hz refresh rate.

[robotattack]

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The unit will be based on emulation rather than FPGA technology.

 

[ulala]

26 minutes ago, robotattack said:

 

 

FPGA is also emulation

[jamesy]

On 08/01/2020 at 18:27, gone fishin' said:

As an alternative to the now ludicrously expensive Gamecube+Gameboy Player combo, this sounds like more price conscious way of playing GBA games on a modern TV!

You can still pick up the hardware itself for cheap. The problem is the disc with it is expensive but you can use homebrew with an action replay which works as a replacement and..

 

20 hours ago, Camel said:

GB Player has annoying frame skips thanks to the GBA's not-quite-60hz refresh rate.

It fixes the GB player software for a  better image and the option to use different refresh rates depending on your usage. Speedruns can keep the original refresh etc.

[Colonel Panic]

It’s simulation, but that doesn’t make it better or worse than good cycle accurate emulation.