RetroDuo® Portable V2.0 (Black) Have the desire to play your original NES® & SNES® game cartridges while ON THE GO?! The RetroDuo® Portable handheld by Retrobit® allows you to play your 16-bit, 8-bit and even the original.Genesis® cartridges on the road! To me, the Supaboy / Retro Duo Portable really only have value as a curiosity. I'm only interested in something that can play SNES carts. Thanks for the advice though. I just want something to keep beside the toilet to play, and I have like 30 games that I thought would be fun to pass the time, as I'm passing.
Manufacturer | Retro-Bit |
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Type | Video game console |
Generation | Seventh Generation |
Lifespan |
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Media | NES/SNES/SFami ROM Cartridge |
CPU | 8-bit & 16-bit |
Controller input | 2 SNES controller ports |
Backward compatibility | Nintendo, Super NES/Super Famicom |
Successor | Super Retro Trio |
The Retro Duo is a video-game clone console developed by Retro-Bit and distributed by Innex, Inc. It plays game cartridges for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It plays American, European, and Japanese games and has the highest compatibility of any other clone system.[1]S-video is compatible when playing SNES games.[2] The console is not licensed by Nintendo and is not fully compatible with every game released for the two game systems; however, the majority of games function properly. While it has only been released in Canada and the United States, it can still be used in Europe and Japan with a power plug adapter. The console is compatible with official and third party SNES controllers.
Reviews of the Retro Duo have praised its compatibility for games many other clone consoles struggle with (due to hardware issues) such as Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse on the NES, Star Fox on the SNES, and the Game Genie cheat cartridge. The Retro Duo is also compatible with the Super Game Boy device.[1] The Retro Duo was released in four different color schemes: white/blue, silver/black, black/red, and a red/gold limited edition version. The 3.0 release fixed many of the issues with the previous 2 versions, including the compatibility with Castlevania III, and came as a red/blue Mascot edition.
List of known incompatible games:
Most or all the PAL games listed below are not playable on a real NTSC Super NES (even with its security chip disabled). Their inclusion here does not reflect incompatibilities between the (NTSC) Retro Duo and a real NTSC Super NES.
Controllers / Accessories (compatible with NES to SNES cables but only ones with accessory support)
Retro-Bit also has a portable version of the console. The Retro Duo Portable, released with a black case on 23 January 2012, and later with a red case on 25 September 2012. The Retro Duo Portable is capable of playing Super NES cartridges via a large cartridge slot in the back. The Retro Duo Portable also supports NES, Genesis, and Game Boy games with an appropriate cartridge adapter for each system.