StephenJ Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Been looking forward to this hand-held since it was demo'd at CES in January this year. Retro-bit said it would be released in August.Nothing yet...and nothing on their website. Still hope this thing is going to happen. StephenJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 They announced something else called the SuperRetroCade on their Facebook a while back. That's probably the best place to look. If you ask them some questions and get a response, please share here! https://www.facebook.com/Retrobitgaming/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PikoInteractive Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I think one is until 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenJ Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 About a month ago I sent them a message, through their website's "Contact Us". I asked about the status of the SRB...no reply yet. If I hear anything...I'll post it here. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 They keep using the generic "it's coming no news yet, check back later." Not sure if they decided other products were more marketable or if designing this thing and getting it right is more challenging than thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 They just came out with their HDMI NES clone, so they are still alive at least. Last we saw of the Gameboy clone, it looked okay in the hand but the screen size was wrongo dongo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I bet that's a good guess. Somehow trying to figure out how to emulate all forms of Gameboy in one unit and have a screen that works right for any aspect was too much for this two retro bit dog and pony show since they're more on the level of good enough but eh it will sell, and you can't get away with it as easily on a closed handheld as the flaws are more obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 I've been looking forward to it as well and was pretty bummed out when it didn't release in August. Your best best for news on the Super Retro Boy is to keep checking in periodically on Retro-Bit's Twitter and Facebook pages. They did make a Twitter post on September 1st saying that the Super Retro Boy is still in development. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 It's officially pushed past 2017. Which, I honestly don't see as a bad thing. If they rush it out, it's guaranteed to suck. If they take their time, it's a 50/50 shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenJ Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 Thanks for passing on the message. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 I'd rather it be 2018 if they put a non-garbage screen in there that cuts off many columns of pixels the GBA needs due to the widescreen setup it has. I don't trust them to do a good job having owned other devices of theres but I'm willing to be happily surprised after a few others are legit guinea pigs, and not some mindless tool liar like gamester on youtube who fluffs up any corporate hardware maker to get more freebies and attention but some hardass reviewers and actual buyers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 This is just my opinion, but I think they're missing the mark by making the Super Retro Boy a handheld unit. People can still find GBAs, GBA SPs, GBA Micros or even first-generation DS systems in perfect working order (assuming they really want it and can afford it) so it's not like there's a huge demand for a new handheld that plays GB/GBC/GBA carts.On the other hand, there are very few options to play original GB/GBC/GBA carts on a TV screen today. The best still appears to be the Game Cube equipped with a Game Boy Player, but the start-up disc is often missing in action, and the Game Cube is not exactly HDMI-friendly. The Analog NT Mini does GB and GBC very well, but not the GBA.So what I think Retro-Bit should do instead is release a dedicated console, with wired or wireless controllers, that plays all GB, GBC and GBA carts on a modern HDMI TV. That would raise a lot more interest than a somewhat bulky GBA clone handheld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 This is just my opinion, but I think they're missing the mark by making the Super Retro Boy a handheld unit. People can still find GBAs, GBA SPs, GBA Micros or even first-generation DS systems in perfect working order (assuming they really want it and can afford it) so it's not like there's a huge demand for a new handheld that plays GB/GBC/GBA carts. On the other hand, there are very few options to play original GB/GBC/GBA carts on a TV screen today. The best still appears to be the Game Cube equipped with a Game Boy Player, but the start-up disc is often missing in action, and the Game Cube is not exactly HDMI-friendly. The Analog NT Mini does GB and GBC very well, but not the GBA. So what I think Retro-Bit should do instead is release a dedicated console, with wired or wireless controllers, that plays all GB, GBC and GBA carts on a modern HDMI TV. That would raise a lot more interest than a somewhat bulky GBA clone handheld. I don't recall if they announced it last year or earlier this year as well but Hyperkin is working on a small box/cube that basically is a stripped Retron5 that only plays all things Gameboy (GB, C, A.) I think they had a picture of it but I do remember the news release about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 I don't recall if they announced it last year or earlier this year as well but Hyperkin is working on a small box/cube that basically is a stripped Retron5 that only plays all things Gameboy (GB, C, A.) I think they had a picture of it but I do remember the news release about it. Interesting. I'll keep a look-out for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Retro-Bit Puts Super Retro Boy On Hold Following Game Boy Trademark Renewal We've reached out to Retro-Bit and have been told that following Nintendo's application for a renewed Game Boy trademark, the company has put the project on hold until it can find a way of releasing the system without causing any legal problems with Nintendo. While you're waiting for whatever Nintendo does next (a GB Classic Mini from Nintendo seems most likely), the Retro Mini is an okay GBA clone with a tiny screen. I believe it's the same screen as on the GameBoy Micro. It comes with a buttload of games, but side-scrollers don't run perfectly. It's cute enough that I've decided to keep mine, though. https://www.amazon.com/Handheld-Console-Birthday-Presents-Children/dp/B076HP6TZW Another related thing I discovered recently: you can modify the Dingoo-type emulators in the PAP-KIII handheld to run much more smoothly, just by copying 3 folders to a microSD card, then running a script once. https://boards.dingoonity.org/other-game-systems/pap-kiii-plus-(dingux-480x272-screen)/30/ Here's an Amazon link to the hardware. Works great, and is cheap, too. https://www.amazon.com/Handheld-Portable-PAP-KIII-Birthday-Presents/dp/B06WPB6PGW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Retro-Bit Puts Super Retro Boy On Hold Following Game Boy Trademark Renewal This reeks of backpedaling. If there were trademark issues, all RetroBit would have to do us change the name and MAYBE the case design, neither of which were probably finalized anyway. This sounds like Retroblox's lame attempt to buy time by claiming unspecified legal troubles. Also, the headline says it's "on hold", but the article itself strongly implies the project is totally dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Maybe so, maybe no. I'm not too pressed about it. It's not like it's hard to find a nice original GBA or workable clone/emulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) I said it at another site but I think Retro-Bit again are showing their true colors and pussing out basically. If it really was the 'Boy' issue, rename it. But what if it's something else? Maybe they're using stolen information in the code of the emulator that Nintendo could roast them over. Perhaps they're just damned incompetent because any previous updates showed they had no idea how to fit GBA games on the screen so the far left and right ends lost like 10% of the viewing area. Or perhaps it's a bug ridden pile and runs wonky, buggy, slow, something that just even those tools can't release knowing they'd lose money. They've done a lot of scummy stuff within their 2017 release announcements. They had 3 awesome multicarts for $20 one for each GB, NES and SNES and then nuked the GB, then had the NES and 2 SNES at $35 each with less games. Now this Gameboy wannabe goes into the vapor. They suck. That 56.99 (currently) on amazon GB Micro screen using mini looking Gameboy looks awesome. It looks fragile and I wonder what they're peddling with that as it says GB through GBA, but then one image shows NES contra. If you don't mind chinese posts on ebay it sells for $36 shipped, or you can pay the greedy locals price of x2 the price just like on Amazon. You'd think they'd even try and compete. For barely more you get a little bit larger one, claims to run Neo Geo stuff too https://www.amazon.com/Handheld-Anbernic-Christmas-Birthday-Children/dp/B076J4TT9M/ref=pd_bxgy_21_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4YD9BRBTTQ4EXWNMZDA5 Edited January 4, 2018 by Tanooki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 The Mini has a GBA resolution screen, so even though you can run NES games on it, they don't look right. It's a bit choppy but I think it's neat anyway. It's not fragile. I don't know about the big one, but it resembles the Revo K101 case. RetroBit was doing an Atari VCS clone too, yeah? Or was that Hyperkin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 That was Hyperkin along with an x86 dos computer clone too for all those old games. Both went up in smoke. I thought the unit look fragile but if not that's cool. It does seem nice, shame it doesn't show the meat of what works not. I found one good video so far but only covers the GBA and other odd features it has but said outside of a very few games where audio was a bit slow when a stage started (that corrected) it didn't have problems. I'll probably dig more. I can't see paying nearly $70 but the chinese price that's half that isn't bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 The negatives are laid out well here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/7n49cg/retromini_coolboy_rs90_gba_clone_thingy_got_mine/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I don't think the Retron 77 (2600 clone) is officially dead yet, but I'd be very concerned if we don't hear some news on it over CES next week. Regardless, the track records for both Retrobit and Hyperkin are pretty bad. Way too much vaporware and an odd tendency to push products that no one seems interested in (RB Generations?). Both of these companies have been around long enough that they should be coming of age... yet they still act minor league, if not little league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 RetroBit Super Retrocade is okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Retro-bit bows out, right before Hyperkin wants a piece of the action: https://gizmodo.com/game-boy-is-coming-back-thanks-to-hyperkin-1821898716 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Looks like Game Boy Pocket. I give it a noncommital meh for being monochrome and cartridge-based. GBA is more than 15 years old, can't we shoot for that as a minimum spec? This doesn't look any better than the GB Boy Colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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