RetroDuo NES/SNES Clone Official Thread. Castlevania III, StarFox WORK, SMRPG WARNING

[Gamingking]

I've always seen them on Ebay, And wondered if they actually worked.

Do you own a original NES?, I just bought a New 72 pin.

[Wirestone]

Well, this is what I can tell you. The NES through S-video is definitely the worst. But with SNES through regular AV, I get some "crawling" effects onscreen. That is, you can make out all the pixels and colors, but there's almost a shifting, moving screen underneath them. Definitely odd, but still more playable than the NES/S-video.

That said, the SNES S-video and NES composite both look terrific. And everything I have has played well.

[nickerous]

I've had mine for a few weeks and love it.......however...

I can't get past the 2nd stage in Battletoads. I've tried 5 times and every time, the game hangs up at different points. Anyone else having this problem?

[MarioMania]

How much is it..I might get one down the road

[Volcanon]

The machine is saving you for hours of frustration with Battletoads. Its a new extra feature.

[MarioMania]

I just found the price on ebay duh

Can it work with Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES) & Akumajo Densetsu (Famicom)

[JLukas]

I can't get past the 2nd stage in Battletoads. I've tried 5 times and every time, the game hangs up at different points. Anyone else having this problem?

Yes, this also happens on a SNES Super 8 adapter. I think this is one of those games that gets listed as compatible on Famiclones simply because it boots up, but was not thoroughly tested.

[Nero 99]

holy crap!!!! I got my retro duo yesterday and every game i tried on it worked except one. the one game that every one was making a big deal about the retro duo for! the one game that didnt work was super mario rpg. i am so stunned that it works on every retro duo exept mine. im at a loss for words.....

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

holy crap!!!! I got my retro duo yesterday and every game i tried on it worked except one. the one game that every one was making a big deal about the retro duo for! the one game that didnt work was super mario rpg. i am so stunned that it works on every retro duo exept mine. im at a loss for words.....

Wow!

That's really strange considering that there's video confirmation of that game working.

I'm assuming that you made sure that the game was totally clean before attempting it, as the pinsets on my RetroDuo grip VERY soft, so, if the pins aren't clean - you might have an issue with it not booting.

Were there any software, or cartridge hardware revisions made to Super Mairo RPG during it's production that could be causing this specific instance of non-compatibility?

Interestingly, there are several reports of instances of Mario RPG working fine on FC Twins, and others claiming that it doesn't work on those ... perhaps the problem lies in a production run of Mario RPG and not either of the game units.

*EDIT* I did a quick bit of Google-research, and it looks like some people claim that Super Mario RPG has 3 software versions in the USA V1.0, V1.2 and V1.3 (found through SNES ROM dumping) ... 2 and 3 apparently have some type of verification code within the SA-1 chip that checks for authentic SNES lockout hardware. SO, it looks like SMRPG V1.0 is the one that runs on all SNES Clones (in the case of reports that it works on the FC Twin) That sucks! Sorry man, maybe there will be a work-around in the future.

[Nero 99]

Wow!

That's really strange considering that there's video confirmation of that game working.

I'm assuming that you made sure that the game was totally clean before attempting it, as the pinsets on my RetroDuo grip VERY soft, so, if the pins aren't clean - you might have an issue with it not booting.

Were there any software, or cartridge hardware revisions made to Super Mairo RPG during it's production that could be causing this specific instance of non-compatibility?


Interestingly, there are several reports of instances of Mario RPG working fine on FC Twins, and others claiming that it doesn't work on those ... perhaps the problem lies in a production run of Mario RPG and not either of the game units.

*EDIT* I did a quick bit of Google-research, and it looks like some people claim that Super Mario RPG has 3 software versions in the USA V1.0, V1.2 and V1.3 (found through SNES ROM dumping) ... 2 and 3 apparently have some type of verification code within the SA-1 chip that checks for authentic SNES lockout hardware. SO, it looks like SMRPG V1.0 is the one that runs on all SNES Clones (in the case of reports that it works on the FC Twin) That sucks! Sorry man, maybe there will be a work-around in the future.

Yea the pins were clean and it worked on my SNES. Oh well the game was a freind of mines and the whole reason he got rid of his FC Twin was because it wouldnt play Super Mario RPG. As for there being different versions of the game, I figured thats what it was so I guess when I buy it myself Ill have to hope that its a version 1.0. Anyways thanks for the info frankie I really appreciate it.

:EDIT: oh yea the grips on mine are also really soft. The nes one is soft too and i was pretty surprised when it took a bit of force to pull it out.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I've always seen them on Ebay, And wondered if they actually worked.

Do you own a original NES?, I just bought a New 72 pin.

Of course.

I have an official US top-loader, with two "dogbone" controllers. The unit is un-modified and in great working condition.

I'd also like to pick up a nice condition toaster unit with a new 72 pin at some point in the future.

And while sometimes I get the question "Why do you buy those things if you have a real NES?" - I can't really give a "logical" explanation why. I'm just fascinated with famiclones.

Nickerous - that sucks about Battletoads ... I saw a report that the game hangs after level 2, but I don't own it, so I can't verify whether or not it does that on mine.

We'll definitely add that to the list of games on the software test run at NAVA.