Hyperkin RetroN 1 HD Gaming Console for NES (Black)

This is a great affordable option to play old NES games. My original NES stopped working years ago and was unable to play the games I played in highschool until I discovered this console. The controller it came with was decent, but I was happy to find out the original NES controller works with this. The gun also works but only with a CRT tv. The games do go in kind of hard at first, but seems to get easier after it is used a few times. I am happy with this console and would recommend it

Worka great. Can not use the light gun is the only problem with the HD.

Whether or not this system works for you is entirely a question of what you want out of your retro gaming. If you found a few of your old NES games in the attic or basement or grabbed something at a garage sale, this device will get you up and running on modern televisions without a tremendous outlay of cash. If you're that person, this is hard to argue with. It will play your Tetris or Super Mario Bros. cartridges and you'll probably be pretty happy. However... if you see yourself as a "serious collector" either now or in the future, you will likely find yourself dissatisfied with some of its limitations. For many games the colors and sounds are just a bit left of normal, and flash carts won't work either. I'm personally in the first camp. I have a few carts around and I wanted something to play them on my modern television. I'm not actively collecting for the NES, and for that reason this is okay for now. There will probably eventually be an upgrade to an AVS, but for now this is a pretty solid first step.

Absolutely wonderful plays all the old games even bought the 800 game cartridge and there it is NES FOREVER!!!

Games don't fit well in top slot. Also, after about one year of owning it and very little use, the part of the casing that connects the power cord, broke on the inside, so you can no longer attach the power cord. This is poor workmanship. Update: Pros: I contacted Hyperkin directly concerning the one-year warranty and even though it is slightly past the one-year mark, they are going to go ahead and replace my unit with a new one. Con: Even though the reason for replacing the unit is that it is defective/poor workmanship, Hyperkin is still requiring me to ship back my original unit to them, at my cost, rather than sending me a pre-paid shipping label, like just about any other company would do, especially when resolving their own defective product. It does not seem right to charge the customer to ship back a defective product under the warranty, however it is apparantly their company's policy to do so and it is listed as such in their warranty details. So, future potential buyers beware: This product is made very poorly and though they have a one-year warranty, they will make you pay shipping cost to return their defective unit to them, to process the warranty claim. When I addressed how this did not seem right to their warranty representative, he basically said he understood my point of view, but that this is what they require of all of their customers. I am going to return the product under warranty and then they may lose me as a future customer. I told them this potential and that I was writing this review and they did not seem to care, valueing the cost of a shipping label above the loss of their customers. Buyers Beware!!

I was looking for a device to play my old Nintendo cartridges, so I decided to try this one. You need to press the cartridge down firmly to make sure it's inserted properly, but once I did, it worked perfectly. Every game I've tried so far has worked flawlessly.

Just received my Hyperkin today and I have to report that it is worth every penny. Having missed the whole Nintendo Classic Mini fiasco, I bought this system as a reasonably priced replacement for it. I'm happy to report that it arrived in perfect condition, was very easy to hook up, and works like a charm. Only have four games for it - Popeye, Donkey Kong Classics, Burger Time, and Super Mario Bros. 3 - and found that all four so far work perfectly. One note though, I did clean the connections before I played them just to be on the safe side so I would recommend doing this. As a casual gamer who hasn't played a NES game since probably the early 90's and was looking to "relive the nostalgia", this does the job. I didn't notice any lag to the game play, and I know that some people have mentioned the color differences but I'd have to compare the two side by side to even notice them and they really don't make much of a difference to me for what I want the system for. To all of you that missed the Nintendo Classic and are, like me, just looking to play the original NES games again, I can recommend this system. I can't wait to get more games and play them again!

Overall: This is a cheap system, and it has a lot of downsides, but for the price it's honestly... fine. There are a number of drawbacks, but if you put a fun NES game in this console, you will almost certainly have fun. Video: Colors are wrong, as mentioned by numerous reviewers. In some games, it's almost comical; in others, it's perfectly fine. Honestly, the NES is an 8-bit system, so in a lot of cases the colors were a compromise in the first place, and the new colors function fine. In games I was very familiar with, it was jarring at first, but I got over it once the game sucked me in. That said, the HDMI upscaler/smoother in this unit has trouble sometimes with bright patterned backgrounds, causing framerates to drop to 20-30 FPS, albeit while still running the game at full speed and not seeming to add substantial lag. I confirmed that the composite output does not suffer the same issue on the same games. Ninja Gaiden is especially nauseating on this console over HDMI, which was a huge disappointment for me personally, but most games don't seem to exhibit this issue. Audio: It's really bad. For some games, it's kinda close or at least an acceptable but different rendition, but for others it's a disaster. The sound of collecting coins in Super Mario Bros games is particularly grating, and any soundtrack with a quiet percussion backing will be overwhelmed by loud banging. Again, I was able to get used to it, but I also care less than many people about game music. Performance: Games run smoothly, with much less lag than emulation, and no jitter. There is a tiny bit of lag compared to the RetroUSB AVS, but it's honestly not really noticeable when swapping between the two. Controller: It was polite of them to include a controller, but the d-pad is really, really awful. Mine consistently pressed right every time I held down. I disassembled it, reseated everything, and it was a lot better but still not great after that. If you do disassemble it, note that there's a screw under the sticker on back. I strongly recommend using an original NES controller instead, as it greatly improves the experience.