Metalwario64
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Yeah, the same thing happens on mine.
I believe the reason FC Twin controllers are exempt from this ridiculous issue is because they seem to generate different signals with their button presses or something (I have no idea the exact terms, as I am definitely not advanced in this field
) Because on them, and only them, NES games use X and A as auto fire buttons, but does not an any other SNES controller. Another odd thing I noticed, and this goes for the Retro Duo as well, is that on Gauntlet II pressing X or A makes player 3 and 4 respectively join into the game, and on the FC Twin controllers, even pressing Y and B makes them join in as well...
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For me, Mr. Clean Magic Erasers did the trick for me. It only takes a little bit of scrubbing, and it gets marker, and most of the dirt I have experienced on my cartridges.
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I'd love to see the Retro Entertainment System in action. Hopefully, the retailers in my area will ditch the Yobo FC Game Console for this superior piece of modern NES clone technology.Though there's one thing I'd like to know about the system: is the plastic as cheap as on the Yobo FC? Its plastic is so thin it bends when pressure's applied(even when shoving in a cartridge; it practically bends the system in 2!). Does the Retro Entertainment System suffer from that same "cheap plastic" issue?
The plastic is definitely cheap, although I wouldn't quite say it bends nearly as bad as you say. The plastic in front of the cartridge slot can only bend a bit when I apply a lot of pressure to it(a centimeter at most), and the pin connectors don't seem to have a death grip on the cartridges like every other clone I've tried out there(it's still snug, but I don't need to pull my absolute hardest to remove them), so I never see the plastic bending much at all when inserting and removing cartridges.
In short, it looks and feels cheap, not so cheap that I worry about breaking it in 2, but it definitely bends. As it's been stated, it definitely feels worth it's price.
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Also, within the next few days, I might make a video review of the Retro Entertainment System, complete with Audio Comparisons.That would be most helpful.
Yeah. Thing is, I don't have a capture card, which means I have to use my camera for the recordings. However, it does give a good idea as to where each clone stands compared to each other.
(I made a mistake in my previous post. I thought I read that the GN twin played EBZ, but I was wrong. Reading all of those compatibility lists can get disorienting. I would have edited it into my post, but this board only lets you edit your most recent post for some reason...)
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About 2 days ago, I received my Retro Entertainment System in the mail. When I turned it on, I was pleased to find out that it did, in fact use an updated NOAC meaning accurate colors and sound. However, if it doesn't play Castlevania III as reported earlier in the thread, then perhaps it is not the chip from the Retro Duo, but in fact the chip from the jeweled FC Twin. Regardless, that makes this the best standalone clone you could buy.
From my experience, the Retro Duo mangles a lot of games badly sound wise, and the colors are ridiculously washed out, along with some vertical bands of light going down the screen. The sound, colors and vertical band issues are close to non-existent on the Retro Entertainment System; There are still a few audio bugs (mostly with DPCM heavy games missing a note every once in a long while(really not that often at all, and seems to be lessened as I play on), and the bands of light are still there, just nowhere near as noticeable as on the Retro Duo). This will probably please fans of Jackal greatly...
Another plus is the pin connectors; on the Retro Entertainment System, they are snug, but I do not need to rip my games out with full force to get them out, and they slide in with relative ease. Much better than on my Retro Duo and GN Twin where I have pulled and even torn some pins trying to get the carts out!
I have a question however, does anybody know if the jeweled FC Twin supports Reproduction Carts such as Earthbound Zero and Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels? I am thinking about picking them up if it can. I would imagine it so, since the old NOAC used in the GN Twin apparently is able to do so, but I would like to be sure before I spend around $30 on one.
Overall, I am pleased with the Retro Entertainment System, and considering the price, it's a real steal! It has some minor flaws (well, major if you must have CVIII) but if you care about the majority of the games, then this is the next best thing to a real console, and I would definitely recommend it if you have an old NOAC and no working NES. Although, even with the flaws of the Retro Duo, I find this a bit hard to recommend if you have one of those and are happy with it. If you haven't gotten a Retro Duo yet, and don't really care for saving space, already have a SNES, or you don't want a SNES, then this one is definitely the one for you.
With my camera, I have made a couple of comparison images between the 3 main NOACs (Note: These are not the best representations of the colors and picture quality, but do give a good idea as to where each stand visually)
Also, within the next few days, I might make a video review of the Retro Entertainment System, complete with Audio Comparisons.
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Looks like another Famiclone's surfaced: the Retro Entertainment System
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Well, on mine, the audio is very clean; in fact, it has the cleanest audio of any clone I have ever owned! It does have a very very quite buzz sound going on, but nothing major.
I have a question however, is anybody else getting issues with sound on games that are heavily reliant on the DPCM channel, such as Super Mario Bros. 2 and 3, Kirby's Adventure, Metroid, Bases Loaded, Batman, ETC.? I ask because on those kinds of games, my system will play a wrong note every 1-2 minutes (and every 10-20 seconds on Metroid!) and I have not seen this complaint before...
...Can anyone chime in? Is this normal, or should I buy another one and hope for the best?
(I'd honestly like an actual NES, but I don't want to spend $40 on a blind online purchase, and I don't want to pay ~$70 for one at my local Game Swap for one... Seriously, why are the prices for the old systems going up so much? At my Game Swap, they are selling Genesis 2's for $79.99! Seriously what is going on?)