Official Super Retro Trio Review & Preorder Thread

[Cryog]

Super Retro Trio First Look

[Ace]

I'm already liking what I see. There's one thing the Super Retro Trio already has over the RetroN3 and FC3 Plus, which is an NOAC that does not have reversed duty cycles. I couldn't hear the DPCM from Mike Tyson's PUNCH-OUT!! very well, but I wouldn't be surprised if the DPCM is completely messed up as has always been the case with NOACs that get the duty cycles right.

The Genesis audio sounds pretty damn good too. Volume levels may be a bit off between the YM3438 and SN76489 sound chips, but coming from off-screen footage, that may be misleading and the volume levels might actually be correct. It sounds better than the RetroN3, I'll give it that, but I'd like to see how it compares to the FC3 Plus as both the FC3 Plus Version 1 and FC3 Plus Version 2 have some pretty good Genesis audio (slight edge to the FC3 Plus Version 2 as it doesn't get as distorted as it does on the FC3 Plus Version 1 due to the FC3 Plus Version 1 having heavier bass than the FC3 Plus Version 2).

My big concern here is if RetroBit is going to cheat like Yobo Gameware did with the FC3 Plus by having the Genesis and Super NES sides output audio in dual Mono. That's gonna be lame and cause garbled sound in bass-heavy games on the Super NES side. Cheating with those systems seems to be pretty rampant since the FC3 Plus as since then, the FC16 Go, the RetroN2, *possibly* the SupaBoy and the RetroBit Gen-X all have dual Mono audio when the original hardware outputs Stereo sound. If this is a RetroDuo and Gen-X put together, though, I'd be pretty happy with that. RetroDuo NOAC, RetroDuo Super NES 3-chip clone chipset and the Gen-X's (also RetroGen Adapter's) TCT-6801 GOAC are quite good except the TCT-6801 seems to hate Virtua Racing as it seems practically impossible to get Virtua Racing to work on that chipset. For all we know, though, RetroBit might surprise us with better GOAC chipsets like the TCT6035 in the FC3 Plus Version 2 (this is one of the best GOACs I've ever come across), the TecToy-580G in the Innex Gen-X and the GN Twin (this GOAC is supposed to have everything needed to make a 100%-compatible Geniclone) or even the most complete of all GOACs from what I've personally seen, the SM801-A1. If the SM801-A1 is in the Super Retro Trio, I'm gonna mod mine so it can output RGB and in turn work with the Sega 32X. It's possible.

I've rambled on for a good bit, but this already looks to be better than what Hyperkin and Yobo Gameware have to offer right now. When is the Super Retro Trio scheduled for release?

[Satoshi_Matrix]

According to the representative, it will be released sometime in July. So around a month from now sounds like.

That video is helpful, and I'm excited for it. S-Video NES? I wonder if it's just passthrough composite like the RetroDuo, but it sure looked good on the tv they had there. So who knows, maybe RetroBit figured out a way to not get all the interference the RetroDuo has.

I share many of ace's concerns and also wonder about NTSC-J support for MegaDrive games. An NTSC/PAL switch is one thing, but what about Japanese MegaDrive games?

I'm also pretty excited about GB/GBC support as well as GBA. I suppose it remains to be seen how well that actually works, but if it's not awful with bad colors or audio, that's a reason to buy one right there....though Retrobit will probably sell it separately it sounds.

[NipRing]

I have not posted here in years, but this is something I'm interested in. I sold off my collection years ago. But i still enjoy 8/16 bit games via emus and I thought buying this console and using a flash cart from each system would be the way to go. The one thing thats keeping me on the fence is that I'm so used to modern wireless controllers, the thought of cords stretching across my living room floor is just not appealing. If there was built in bluetooth or the 2.4ghz that the NEX used for wireless, I'd jump right in. Any chance of that happening?

[MaxWar]

As a canadian, what would be the best place to order/preorder the Retro Trio/GBA adapter?

[stardust4ever]

Time to give this thread a bump. My Super Retro Trio is in the mails as I type this. I plan on doing unboxing and review videos.

[ViNGaDoRjr]

Time to give this thread a bump. My Super Retro Trio is in the mails as I type this. I plan on doing unboxing and review videos.

Please... post for us the quality of the NES games played through S-Video. It will be pointless to buy one if the quality is bad or if the company is using composite passthrough again. Thanks!