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That's crazy. They will make anything into a game.

Didn't know this even existed. What on earth is the object of the game?

Is there something similar for 5200 and 7800?

Not sure if its ok to post CL stuff here, but I like to pass on information if it might be of interest to someone. I have no idea of the value of something like this. http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/vgm/5352796613.html

Gender benders. We have a ton of those at my work.

I still have these as no one has staked a claim to them. Does anyone want them? Just cover shipping cost.

I'm going to donate them to someone. I got a pm about them. I will let you know if he takes them. Otherwise they are free.

Are you looking at anything in particular, or just the lot in general?

This stuff was given to me a long time ago. Never really went through it. It's probably just common stuff but thought I would throw out some pictures to see if anyone sees anything of value. I apologize if this is just run of the mill junk. Never seen some of it before. One image is just of a Vader box. I was cleaning it out so I could pack up the Vader to give to our church. We are having an 80's themed Christmas.

This guys has a good demonstration of the lag. Go to about the 16 minute mark. Its a good hands on comparison video all together.

I agree 100% that the original NES is superior. However, as I have stated, space is the issue. Not the console. I own the consoles already. I have been doing some research and apparently there is a better choice than the Retron5. As someone stated above, the Super Retro Trio appears to be a superior machine when it comes to compatibility and reliability. It doesn't upscale, but I don't care about that. I think I will give it a try.

Looks like they offer a 1 year warranty. Certainly take up less space and easy to hide when not in use. Even with original controllers attached. Which I assume I will have to do considering all of the reviews of the included game pads. On a side note, its funny how our eyes play tricks on us. Spell correct got me on the topic title. That should be Retron vs Clone. I haven't even noticed until now.

Honestly, I don't buy stuff on eBay, so to compare to eBay would be pointless. You basically have a sears branded atari with a few games and a destroyed box. somewhere around the $75-$100 range. The more knowledgeable can speak up if they see something that I don't. Im not an expert, but that is about the most I would pay for an atari. There is just so many of them and very few are "special".

I do have a PSP 1000 that I run emulators on, but I want my family to enjoy Super MB's with me on the TV. I have ran emulators on a lot of things, including my WII. It actually does a decent job so far on what I have tested. Obviously it isn't very powerful for newer games. Like the handful of arcades I would like to play. The problem with the Wii is finding a controller to do NES games well. The Wii remote would be good, except for the stupid trigger button on the bottom that I hit constantly.lol.

I'll be coming through South Georgia this weekend on vacation. What do you want for the lot?

I bought that drive with the game. I still have the final fantasy game still in the shrink wrap. Never played it.

Looks like an Atari with yellow rubber nipples on the switches. And some other cover on the top.

Nes. Snes. Genesis. Sms. TG16. I have all these consoles. What a pain to get out and hook up. Then have to put them away or my wife will kill me. Haha. The wii virtual console was a good idea but now they have moved on to the wii u. I attempted a mame machine but that takes more fiddling than I want to do.

I thought my needs were sort of in the first post. I don't have the space to keep all vintage consoles ready to play. Plus keeping up with all the different connections. If there were good clones, then I wouldn't be worried about keeping them in nice condition. Especially if the clone consisted of multiple consoles in one. I know that's a stretch. Just wondering why no one has really done it. Aside from the emulators. So I'd like to play random games without dragging out the old console. And play it reliably. Somehow emulators take away a little something. Especially if you want the family to play without messing around with stuff.

I have read about the NOAC, but apparently its hit and miss also. There have been no clones to my knowledge that work well. Colors wrong, sound terrible, or the carts don't work at all. That isn't a real good alternative. At least for the real enthusiasts. I guess my terminology may be misleading, but I don't consider NOAC a clone. Take the early days of Atari for example. There were chip for chip clones that worked well. I know it was much easier then since the actual chips were plentiful.

I have never seen a "new" NES, SNES, etc. Just wondering why there is no device that has the same hardware as the original console. Maybe the connections modified for new TV's to make them easier to switch out and play. Or combine multiple systems in one machine. Like the Retron 5 but without using emulation. Im not looking at the "made in China" stuff. I try not to buy any of that.

I guess what I am really trying to ask, is why isn't anyone making clones of old consoles? I have quite a few vintage consoles, and most work, but I just don't have the space to keep them out and ready to play. Thats why the Retron 5 is VERY tempting for me. But why are there no real clones? The Retron is emulating by dumping the cart on the fly. Is it a legality issue to keep someone from making a copy of an original NES? Are the chips just not available? I suppose the cost would still be high, but it would sure be nice to have a new piece of hardware that ran games like they were meant to be. I am always afraid that I may pull out an old console and realize that humidity killed it, or it just died of old age.

When that came out, i was probably 12. It looked like a game console to me. LOL. But you are right. It technically isn't a "console". But it was a game, and it involved video.

My vote is action max. The commercials made it look so cool. But, it wasn't. At all. I still have it. Or at least part of it. I think everything is missing except the console and the VHS tapes. Might have the gun.

I am still very new to this forum, but I lurk here on a daily basis, just reading and learning. Just wondering if someone could explain how all of this works? I mean, the OP stated he wanted FREE games converted to a cart. I am a little confused why you would need permission from the author for labor that has zero to do with the ROM itself? I understand someone being shady and burning ROMS to sell for profit as their own and I would never condone that. But if you release a free game, why would you care if someone put it on a cart for personal use? And if you wanted to pay someone for the labor to do it, I would assume you have the right to do that. Anyway, I hope this post doesn't sound negative, as that is certainly NOT my intent. This world of home-brew is new to me so I don't know all of the ins and outs. Just trying to learn.