From what I can tell, these looked like the Sega Genesis version of the game. Makes sense since the genesis is so easy to emulate, or even run on a SoC. At this screen size, it isn't a bad direction to go honestly. The Super had some ugly sound compression in the original release. Champion was also reasonably decent.
My only concern is, the previous versions had NES roms and Sega roms too, these are marketed as a Pro unit. So I would expect an actual arcade rom or MAME at least.
They don't look like the Sega Genesis version, they are the Sega Genesis version. The only thing is that they replaced every reference of Sega with their logo.
I love at 2:14 they made the side box art exactly like the cardboard boxes Genesis games came later on. The artists did amazing work here. As decent as this looks, I think it's going to have a very limited audience if it is $35-40 like the others. For $20 more you can buy the Capcom Super Pocket Player which has 18 built-in roms (SFII' arcade is one) and itself is an Evercade system greatly expanding its long-value. I prefer the button layout of MyArcade's SFII handheld over other available options and hope they iterate on its design in the future, but I can't see this selling many units because of its release window. Unless it is $15 retail, Capcom Super Pocket just kills it. Releasing last year would have given MyArcade a fighting chance. at least. The SFII Pocket Player is like a portable redesign of that old SFII Champion Edition Plug N' Play (both use Genesis CE!) which is the first time I've had nostalgia for a plug n' play system? Maybe this is an emerging market they're aiming for.
If it's the Mega Drive (Genesis) ROM then that would explain the audio compression. Still looks very good, if it makes it to the UK I will pick one up.
As an impatient man-child with money on the hip, I've ordered this from Amazon US....can't wait for it to arrive. You can never have enough Street Fighter 2!
Excellent video as always Jon. I've missed a few of your videos the last couple of weeks because I'm on a Construction Camp Job at an Oil Refinery out of Province. But, I'm still around and I watch when I'm on my weeks off.
Great review Jon. What a scoop! This looks like a Pocket Player I need to add to my collection and will be the perfect partner for my SF2 Arcade 1UP cabinet. Keep up the awesome work :-)
I played Street Fighter 2 Turbo alot on SNES when I was a kid. It's the first game I ever beat. I'd like to go back to it and play it with an arcade stick. Street Fighter 2 is still a very popular game among retro gamers.
So, in this case the ‘Pro’ isn’t necessarily referring to an arcade ROM. I am curious to see about the other Pro games coming out. Was surprised to see Space Invaders in that brochure when an excellent one already exists by MyArcade. :)
Thanks Jon! Finally new MYARCADE stuff to talk about. Looks good. Can’t wait for your reviews on the new line of products. Hope you were spared from the storms.
It's fun times for the next few weeks! Thanks for asking - the storm just brought some wind gusts and light rain, then moved on. We caught a break from this one, but not all Floridians were as lucky.
Looks good, Jon! The sound is what is causing me hesitation. I’d like to hear it on headphones. Gameplay does look like a console but they did make fun console ports! Definitely on my wish list!
You're wise to take pause with the compressed samples. The more I played the less I noticed since I was focused more on gameplay than analysis. Still, you won't forget that it's not the arcade ROM.
Definitely intrigued to see what else they do with the Pro series of players - and yeah, would definitely be happy to pay a few extra coins for an Elite version!
Yes excited to see your reviews on all the new my arcade line up! I grew up with the genesis versions and these appear to be those so this unit would be fine for me, but not at the initial retail price. $25 feels like a more fair value although I'd certainly pay more if it had more games.
Looks really cool reminds me of the Tiger Electronic Handhelds but much like the handheld the quality of emulation of this handheld isn’t really holding up well. Screen tearing, no Arcade version, bad audio and also 4 double a batteries to power this thing along with no Micro SD Port. I think the Super Pocket Capcom is a much better choice for a handheld since it supports Evercade carts. But this does have some really nice artwork that alone makes this quite collectable and would look good in anyones collection.
Love that they used Street Fighter: The Animated Movie animation for the box art. The Coming Soon unit is Tetris 😊 Jon, did they happen to tell you which retail stores will carry these?
Sorry I don't know all the retailers. Amazon most certainly, and I know I saw their stuff pop up on Best Buy as well. Based on history, I think Target is also a good bet.
You should use the claw hold for the buttons, so that you can do Zangief's ballet spinning punch, Dhalsim's teleport, Boxer's turnaround punch, and T. Hawk's dive...
Some of the Box is finally being released! Overall, a very good offering it seems. Love the look of this unit. The layout and color scheme, the sound is what you'd expect, controls looks like they work well. As long as it's $30 to $35 and not $50, I'm a buyer.
Hello there! I'm visually impaired and I love yooour videos. The way you describe the games is very useful for the blind. I wish I could buy this handheld game cuzz the micro edition's too big. I'd like to know if it's difficult to switch from the 2 games included in the console. Also, I'd be very grateful if you could tell me how techniques are executed. I just don't understand. Thanks in advance. Blessings.
Hey, Cristian. Thanks for checking out my videos and for your comment. I'd be glad to help. When the game first powers on, a brief animation resolves to a game select screen with two large buttons stacked one upon the other, with the top one already selected. That top option is SF2: The New Challengers and the bottom option is SF2: Special Champion Edition. If you tap the A button, New Challengers will launch. Once in a game, you can press the HOME button just above the X button on the top-right of the unit, which will return you to the game select screen. If you'd like to play Champion Edition, you need only tap down once on the d-pad before pressing A, and you'll launch the other game. I hope this clarifies the functionality for you. If you have any further questions, you can always reach back out.
I’m gonna re-quote the SFII Tiger Handheld commercial for this vid: "So you wanna be a Street Fighter? *You're no Street Fighter!* Not until you master the sixteen World Warriors of both Street Fighter II handheld games! Hadōkens, Sonic Booms, and Yoga Fires are your projectiles! Hundred Hand Slaps, Lightning Kicks, and Electric Thunders are your ammunitions! Shōryūkens, Flash Kicks, and Cannon Spikes are your missiles! Tatsumakis, Double Lariats, and Spinning Bird Kicks are your military-flails! Rolling Attacks, Sumo Head Butts, and Spiral Arrows are your cannons. Beat twelve in a row and face: Balrog! Vega! Sagat! *M. Bison!* Come back, then we'll talk!" (Street Fighter II handheld game, new from MY ARCADE, batteries not included.)
I'm certain to find one at my local Target store. Might be easier for me to play than the tabletop version of SFII: Champion Edition that I currently have.
Given my ample supply of games, I wouldn’t go out and buy this. But if I found one in my Christmas stocking or something? I certainly wouldn’t be upset. Great look at this!
I have all the current Pocket Players and all the Micro ones, this one is a yes, I sense the Space Invaders will be a go for me as well. The Atari one I'm not 100% sure of, and not interested in the Tetris Pocket or Micro unless I find them real cheap at some point in time. It's still exciting to see these units, and the Atari partnership. Same with Arcade 1Up.
I would love to see this vs the also upcoming hyper mega tech capcom edition (the new little evercade thing). Quality wise I think my arcade would easily lose against it because of no arcade roms, but i wonder how they stack up when considering each one's price vs features. Personally I reckon 3.5 for thsi one may seem a little too generous a score once hyper mega tech capcom edition is compared, but who knows, i've never played either of these upcoming handheld in person! Great to see these vids!
Its a custom version of the Genesis Rom ,you said you used to play SNES version , the combos connect better and animation actually looks arcade closer on Genesis so enjoy, but it is custom gen roms , , button layout should've tipped you off 😸👍👍
My Arcade's thing has ALWAYS been home ports. Those classic games from Namco and such are usually the NES versions of those classic games. Here you have the Genesis/Mega Drive ports of these games on these systems. Overall, there is nothing wrong with that, as long as people know what they are expecting in the long run. So maybe My Arcade should legally change their name to 'My Home Port Disguised as an Arcade' as 'My Liar' seems a bit harsh. LOL. So there you have it, My Arcade is now using 16-bit game ROM's in it's devices now.
Mostly accurate. The Premium Edition line featured arcade ROMs, most nearly everything else has been NES. I hear the Namco Pro line is treading some new ground, though. Looking forward to that.
@@GenXGrownUp I didn't know that My Arcade was going premium, but if they use the actual arcade ROM's for those then fair enough. They do sound interesting in that regard.
@@GenXGrownUp Thanks for letting me know. :) I will admit that I at first thought that this was a review of the Evercade's new Capcom mini portable game machine. :D
As much as I like the artwork and form of this console, having 2 Genesis roms with screen tearing sounds like a steal to me. Not something I would buy.
$20 is fine for Genesis roms I guess, but this is $40. How do you regress from the previous release that had arcade roms? It’s 2023, we’re not excited playing inferior ports.
Hey jon you. Like❤ Street Fighter so much then get the Jada Toy's Street Fighter Action Figuers they look a lot like the ones in the Arcade bro what do you think ?
Not gonna lie I'd totally chuck that into my bag and play when I'm heading into the city. It isn't perfect, but it isn't bad for the money. It did look a little sluggish, but not unplayable. Also THEY HAVE THE LICENSE FOR MS. PACMAN? Oh boy. That I might need to get my hands on now.
They are the Mega Drive versions, i could see from the screen sticker straight away. I can't understand why they didn't put the arcade ROMs on it only that the license on the table top ones must have cost them a fair bit, i believe the table tops by my arcade will have Super Street Fighter 2 arcade ROM. If i got this i would be playing the champion edition, it's more on par with the arcade quality.
Agreed. The CE sounded a bit clearer and louder too. I'm guessing because NC has so many more characters, sprites, and sounds that it requires more compression.
Put the OG Street Fighter on this as a hidden secret, etc I would totally applaud, and totally consider, even though we are not playing arcade roms. (FYI there was a home port also of said game. ) I wanted an arcade rom version for this release, instead of the console based versions. I would have paid more for arcade roms. I have a Nomad and several nomad knock offs I can easily play these two Genesis games on my NYC commute journeys. FYI the OG nomad doubles as a weapon, as it’s a brick.
Hey, Jon. I'm trying to decide between buying either the Mega Man Micro Player Pro or the Mega Man Pocket Player Pro. I've been leaning toward the Pocket Player since the D-pad control seems easier to handle than the arcade stick for each of the six included games. Can you confirm (in your opinion) if this is true? Would you recommend one over the other based solely on gameplay? Thanks for your time.
I would tend to lean toward the Pocket Player Pro variation of Mega Man. I think the handheld orientation and d-pad (as you mentioned) better lend themselves to the precision control needed for MM games, and more comfortable for long-term gameplay.
@@GenXGrownUp That's what I was thinking too. Thank you again for the prompt reply and for sharing your opinion (which I highly respect). Love both of your TH-cam channels; keep up the great work! 🙂
Looks like I may prefer the premium arcade edition from my arcade(has the arcade rom), but I like this thing mayhaps. The Super Street Fighter 2 for Genesis is kind of known to have weak sound, but the CE port on Genesis is quite close to the arcade( I prefer it to the SNES ones, even turbo). Though, I suck at SF 2. 😊
Interesting, it doesn’t have a link cable like the Contra pocket player for 2 players. I would think this one would certainly be one to have that ability too.
Probably to save on cost but a miss opportunity indeed. They could at least made a USB port so we could plug in a USB controller for it. Console games don't need a second screen to play multiplayer, they just need another controller like on the Sega Nomad.
I recon the retro handheld gaming scene is going to be BOOMING in 10 years, when one considers the exorbitant price of retro game disc collecting AND the issue of game preservation. I.e. 85% of past games are no longer retail available. Devices like this will eventually run full arcade and PS2/Dreamcast/Gamecube/og Xbox games.
Mostly accurate. You'll remember the Premium Edition line featured arcade ROM images, and were clearly labeled as such. Not so with the majority of their catalog, though.
Hello! Do you have any idea how the command works? To throw thing or make special move. Sometime its like you cant do much youre just watching the guy destroy you. I can see that you use often the z letter
for someone who does not understand emulators may be worthwhile. But for the same price you have a Chinese emulator console with a real dpad and all the SF2 roms you want and also with battery!
I’ve got the mini cabinet and the slightly bigger cabinet that my arcade came out with. I was gonna pick this up as well but it taking four AA batteries is a turn off. Solid review though thank you!
Do you think this also will work as a christmas present for some kids at 13 and 14 years old boys who I am uncle for? They love gaming. Thanks for your answer.
If the kids that age already have an appreciation for Street Fighter, yes. If not, you may want to opt for a comparable gadget that houses more modern games that are of more interest to them.
yeah those are def Genesis roms. ABC XYZ is genesis controls. I love my mini arcade of the actual arcade roms. would be cool if it was more portable though.
Not sure about UK availability, but there are links in the video description, and anything out of stock will be replenished shortly if you wanted to place an order.
It's definitely the Sega Genesis versions of both :) it was around the time when they had the 6 button controller :) fun fact alot of fighting supported the 6 button controller :)
I think a better choice here would be spend a little more and get an evercade exp or used switch lite and $20 Street fighter collection. This doesn't seem to be a very good way to play these games unfortunately. Just my two cents
Certainly better. The compression is part of the encoding, but if you use quality earbuds/phones everything is clearer than the internal speaker for sure.
It looks neat just it's 3 years to late... Evercade are soon to release a Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket which is a Gameboy style handheld with real arcade ROMs. There are two versions, one Capcom, (inc Street Fighter 2) and one Taito, and they also play every Evercade cartridge. Check them out as these Pocket Players which were cool 3 years ago don't hold up any more.
Lots of commenters talking about the Evercade (which I love), but it just doesn't have any market penetration. Hobbyists know about it, but it doesn't seem to have any distribution to retail, so the average consumer doesn't know it exists. That makes these types of products very attractive. Evercade is missing fully half its market, I feel.
@@GenXGrownUp Yeah I agree what you say about Evercade! The silly named Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket by Blaze I believe is more aimed at that, getting it to shops more so and cheap enough that non-full time gamers might pick up. I have both on pre-order, crystal versions exclusive to Funstock but in truth I prefer Evercade and wish those Capcom and Taito games were on cart. Time will tell I guess. I love my Bubble Bobble Pocket Player though! 😃👍
Hey Pal, I am pretty sure these are both Homeconsole Ports.Super SFII is the SEGA Genesis ROM and the SCE is from the SNES ..which is a absolutely bummer.Shame they didn´t included the "original"Arcade ROMs into the Device.But why did they not take the SSFII from the SNES ?..i think its the better Port.
@@fm-retrogamemaster You are right - SCE was just released for Genesis and PC Engine - But both Genesis SF2 Games have the compressed voices because the Yamaha Soundchip could not handle them better. So i asume it is the PC Engine Version, which was at least if you watch some videos about it the better Port - sadly we never got the PC Engine here ! Still SSF2 for SFC/SNES would be a better choice, but propably they took the other Version because the SoC of the device is a cheap one, or they couldn´t get a licence agreement with big N ;)
Bought this specifically because I played the Genesis versions as a kid and it has the proper button layout. That said, it's the same Genesis SoC with bad sound emulation that we've seen for decades from the likes of AT Games. Also, the dpad is pretty bad. You can't just press a diagonal, it even comfortably roll a quarter circle. You have to like rock the opposite direction and really press through it to get it to register. I shouldn't need to back up and do a half circle for a fireball. And forget about accurate jump ins. After one playthrough my left thumb was killing me because of how much harder I had to work the dpad. Disappointing, I like the aesthetics of the device. I might pop it open and try to modify the dpad if possible, but right now I'd rather play something with a good dpad and the wrong 4+shoulder layout.
yeah so your bought and paid for to do these reviews and make them biased and positive otherwise you dont get free stuff anymore. never was subbed to begin with idk how this video popped up in my feed @@GenXGrownUp
@@BanditsBest686you obviously don't watch these reviews. Jon is always honest about his impressions and I'm pretty sure he would've graded it higher that a 3 1/2 if he was "bought and paid for"
@@BanditsBest686 A: You clearly didn't watch the video because he had plenty of legit points against it, and B: He literally says they sent it which, in case you didn't know, nearly EVERY site that reviews anything on a regular basis gets product as review samples. That doesn't mean they don't give fair reviews or that they were bought and paid for. Also C: He gave it 3.5 tokens. If I "bought and paid for" that review, I'd be pretty pissed off. Now gone with ye, troll.
I dont understand why they didnt use the arcade versions. If this was 1998 and they had one of these units, i can understand that, but this is 2023. Come on my arcade!
Like you, I would prefer the arcade ROMs. I understand it's a trade-off between necessary internals and hitting a mass-market price point. But I will keep telling any My Arcade exec that will listen that we want the arcade versions! Thanks for watching.
Probably to save on cost. Remember the arcade versions are not running on the same hardware, Street Fighter II Champion Edition was running on CPS-1 whereas Super Street Fighter II was running on CPS-2 and My Arcade want to put both games using the same hardware on the cheap so the Sega Genesis versions work best on that plus by putting the Genesis versions on there at least you get three games. Special Champion Edition includes both Champion Edition and Hyper Fighting on it so it's worth the price.
Even if they didnt use the arcade roms, it woukd have been nice, if they also added say the SNES versions of SF 2 turbo and new challengers. And whie we are at it, they could have added the panasonic 3DO version of super turbo and rhe DOS CD versions new challengers and super turbo.
To get the best version from each console they would at least needs to include these versions: Street Fighter II World Warrior - Super NES (8 playable fighters) Street Fighter II Champion Edition - PC Engine (12 playable fighters plus mirror mode) Street Fighter II Turbo - Super NES (12 playable fighters plus mirror mode, and Turbo speeds) Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition - Sega Genesis (12 playable fighters plus mirror mode, Turbo speeds, and Group Battle Mode) Super Street Fighter II - Sega Genesis (16 playable fighters plus Turbo speeds, new combo system, Group Battle Mode, etc.) Street Street Fighter II Turbo - 3DO (17 playable fighters plus Turbo speeds, new combo system, arrange soundtrack, hidden boss Akuma, and Super Combos) Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival - GBA (18 playable fighters plus Turbo speeds, new combo system, new stages, hidden boss Shin Akuma, Super Combos, Raging Demon, and Training Mode)
Amazing review , street fighter 2 was my all time favourite , i just bought this from best buy , new street fighter games can't even hold this legendary game's jockstrap . With their stupid swollen characters i cant , hate that shit in new street fighter games .
These 2 games are of the Sega Genesis roms, you can also increase the speed by pushing right on the direction pad on the title screens.
This thing is wild, never would I have thought this would be possible as a kid in the early 90s.
From what I can tell, these looked like the Sega Genesis version of the game. Makes sense since the genesis is so easy to emulate, or even run on a SoC. At this screen size, it isn't a bad direction to go honestly. The Super had some ugly sound compression in the original release. Champion was also reasonably decent.
Agreed. 15:20
My only concern is, the previous versions had NES roms and Sega roms too, these are marketed as a Pro unit. So I would expect an actual arcade rom or MAME at least.
They don't look like the Sega Genesis version, they are the Sega Genesis version. The only thing is that they replaced every reference of Sega with their logo.
I love at 2:14 they made the side box art exactly like the cardboard boxes Genesis games came later on. The artists did amazing work here. As decent as this looks, I think it's going to have a very limited audience if it is $35-40 like the others. For $20 more you can buy the Capcom Super Pocket Player which has 18 built-in roms (SFII' arcade is one) and itself is an Evercade system greatly expanding its long-value. I prefer the button layout of MyArcade's SFII handheld over other available options and hope they iterate on its design in the future, but I can't see this selling many units because of its release window. Unless it is $15 retail, Capcom Super Pocket just kills it. Releasing last year would have given MyArcade a fighting chance. at least. The SFII Pocket Player is like a portable redesign of that old SFII Champion Edition Plug N' Play (both use Genesis CE!) which is the first time I've had nostalgia for a plug n' play system? Maybe this is an emerging market they're aiming for.
Not even a contest. I completely forgot about the Evercade thing, and the Capcom system was definitely something I wanted.
This handheld design is awesome.. but the Evercade seems like the better option, only because it a consoles with physical copies.
If it's the Mega Drive (Genesis) ROM then that would explain the audio compression. Still looks very good, if it makes it to the UK I will pick one up.
As an impatient man-child with money on the hip, I've ordered this from Amazon US....can't wait for it to arrive. You can never have enough Street Fighter 2!
Hey Jon it’s Jayden I’m on the Lookout for new micro player and pocket player pros coming out I have my eye on the Galaga one
Excellent video as always Jon. I've missed a few of your videos the last couple of weeks because I'm on a Construction Camp Job at an Oil Refinery out of Province. But, I'm still around and I watch when I'm on my weeks off.
Welcome back!
Great review Jon. What a scoop! This looks like a Pocket Player I need to add to my collection and will be the perfect partner for my SF2 Arcade 1UP cabinet. Keep up the awesome work :-)
Thanks for watching, Jamie!
I played Street Fighter 2 Turbo alot on SNES when I was a kid. It's the first game I ever beat. I'd like to go back to it and play it with an arcade stick. Street Fighter 2 is still a very popular game among retro gamers.
Hey Jon it’s Jayden I’m so excited for the new 2023 my arcade games coming out soon
So, in this case the ‘Pro’ isn’t necessarily referring to an arcade ROM.
I am curious to see about the other Pro games coming out.
Was surprised to see Space Invaders in that brochure when an excellent one already exists by MyArcade. :)
Sounds right. The "genuine ROM" line was the Premium Edition, and now we have the Pro. Not the arcade ROMs, but also without the premium price. 😉
@@GenXGrownUp
I wonder if the upcoming Pro Galaga will be better than the original one only because of the properly oriented screen.
Thanks Jon! Finally new MYARCADE stuff to talk about. Looks good. Can’t wait for your reviews on the new line of products. Hope you were spared from the storms.
It's fun times for the next few weeks!
Thanks for asking - the storm just brought some wind gusts and light rain, then moved on. We caught a break from this one, but not all Floridians were as lucky.
@@GenXGrownUphave they released one of alien the Arcade?
Looks good, Jon! The sound is what is causing me hesitation. I’d like to hear it on headphones. Gameplay does look like a console but they did make fun console ports! Definitely on my wish list!
You're wise to take pause with the compressed samples. The more I played the less I noticed since I was focused more on gameplay than analysis. Still, you won't forget that it's not the arcade ROM.
Hey Jon it’s Jayden I’m on the lookout for the new My
arcades coming out
Hey Jon it’s Jayden I’m excited for the new my Arcade games coming out soon
Definitely intrigued to see what else they do with the Pro series of players - and yeah, would definitely be happy to pay a few extra coins for an Elite version!
Yes excited to see your reviews on all the new my arcade line up! I grew up with the genesis versions and these appear to be those so this unit would be fine for me, but not at the initial retail price. $25 feels like a more fair value although I'd certainly pay more if it had more games.
Thanks for watching! 😀
Just ordered mine. It's such a great classic game.
Glad to see you covering these. Keep up the great work!
Thanks, will do!
Looks really cool reminds me of the Tiger Electronic Handhelds but much like the handheld the quality of emulation of this handheld isn’t really holding up well. Screen tearing, no Arcade version, bad audio and also 4 double a batteries to power this thing along with no Micro SD Port. I think the Super Pocket Capcom is a much better choice for a handheld since it supports Evercade carts. But this does have some really nice artwork that alone makes this quite collectable and would look good in anyones collection.
Love that they used Street Fighter: The Animated Movie animation for the box art.
The Coming Soon unit is Tetris 😊
Jon, did they happen to tell you which retail stores will carry these?
Sorry I don't know all the retailers. Amazon most certainly, and I know I saw their stuff pop up on Best Buy as well. Based on history, I think Target is also a good bet.
@@GenXGrownUp and it's already out of stock on Amazon 🙄
You should use the claw hold for the buttons, so that you can do Zangief's ballet spinning punch, Dhalsim's teleport, Boxer's turnaround punch, and T. Hawk's dive...
Some of the Box is finally being released! Overall, a very good offering it seems. Love the look of this unit. The layout and color scheme, the sound is what you'd expect, controls looks like they work well. As long as it's $30 to $35 and not $50, I'm a buyer.
$39.99
Capcom really setting a new personal record on how many times and different ways they can resell us Street Fighter 2.
Love the artwork on the box. Might just get it as a collector’s item.
Put my order in a couple days ago. I hope it comes with the fixes, but I'll be glad to be one.
Hay Jon I love the fact you have the street fighter two pocket player Pro I’ll just order one and it’s coming in soon
I hope you enjoy it!
It came and I am enjoying it
At the start sceeen , presss right to increase the turbo speed
Hello there! I'm visually impaired and I love yooour videos. The way you describe the games is very useful for the blind. I wish I could buy this handheld game cuzz the micro edition's too big. I'd like to know if it's difficult to switch from the 2 games included in the console. Also, I'd be very grateful if you could tell me how techniques are executed. I just don't understand.
Thanks in advance.
Blessings.
Hey, Cristian. Thanks for checking out my videos and for your comment. I'd be glad to help. When the game first powers on, a brief animation resolves to a game select screen with two large buttons stacked one upon the other, with the top one already selected. That top option is SF2: The New Challengers and the bottom option is SF2: Special Champion Edition. If you tap the A button, New Challengers will launch. Once in a game, you can press the HOME button just above the X button on the top-right of the unit, which will return you to the game select screen. If you'd like to play Champion Edition, you need only tap down once on the d-pad before pressing A, and you'll launch the other game. I hope this clarifies the functionality for you. If you have any further questions, you can always reach back out.
@@GenXGrownUp Thank you so very much for replying. I also appreciate the heart. God bless.
I’m gonna re-quote the SFII Tiger Handheld commercial for this vid:
"So you wanna be a Street Fighter?
*You're no Street Fighter!*
Not until you master the sixteen World Warriors of both Street Fighter II handheld games!
Hadōkens, Sonic Booms, and Yoga Fires are your projectiles!
Hundred Hand Slaps, Lightning Kicks, and Electric Thunders are your ammunitions!
Shōryūkens, Flash Kicks, and Cannon Spikes are your missiles!
Tatsumakis, Double Lariats, and Spinning Bird Kicks are your military-flails!
Rolling Attacks, Sumo Head Butts, and Spiral Arrows are your cannons.
Beat twelve in a row and face: Balrog! Vega! Sagat! *M. Bison!* Come back, then we'll talk!"
(Street Fighter II handheld game, new from MY ARCADE, batteries not included.)
I'm certain to find one at my local Target store. Might be easier for me to play than the tabletop version of SFII: Champion Edition that I currently have.
That is tough me too to say the least.
Given my ample supply of games, I wouldn’t go out and buy this. But if I found one in my Christmas stocking or something? I certainly wouldn’t be upset. Great look at this!
Fair enough! Thanks for watching, Mur. 😀
I have all the current Pocket Players and all the Micro ones, this one is a yes, I sense the Space Invaders will be a go for me as well. The Atari one I'm not 100% sure of, and not interested in the Tetris Pocket or Micro unless I find them real cheap at some point in time. It's still exciting to see these units, and the Atari partnership. Same with Arcade 1Up.
I would love to see this vs the also upcoming hyper mega tech capcom edition (the new little evercade thing). Quality wise I think my arcade would easily lose against it because of no arcade roms, but i wonder how they stack up when considering each one's price vs features. Personally I reckon 3.5 for thsi one may seem a little too generous a score once hyper mega tech capcom edition is compared, but who knows, i've never played either of these upcoming handheld in person! Great to see these vids!
Folks have mentioned that in the comments, but it's not on my radar. Care to email me a link to this Evercade Capcom product?
oh no, that looks like the megadrive version on the box there
oh boy
Just what I thought. 15:20
Its a custom version of the Genesis Rom ,you said you used to play SNES version , the combos connect better and animation actually looks arcade closer on Genesis so enjoy, but it is custom gen roms , , button layout should've tipped you off 😸👍👍
My Arcade's thing has ALWAYS been home ports. Those classic games from Namco and such are usually the NES versions of those classic games. Here you have the Genesis/Mega Drive ports of these games on these systems. Overall, there is nothing wrong with that, as long as people know what they are expecting in the long run. So maybe My Arcade should legally change their name to 'My Home Port Disguised as an Arcade' as 'My Liar' seems a bit harsh. LOL. So there you have it, My Arcade is now using 16-bit game ROM's in it's devices now.
Mostly accurate. The Premium Edition line featured arcade ROMs, most nearly everything else has been NES. I hear the Namco Pro line is treading some new ground, though. Looking forward to that.
@@GenXGrownUp I didn't know that My Arcade was going premium, but if they use the actual arcade ROM's for those then fair enough. They do sound interesting in that regard.
@@David315842 I've reviewed their three Premium titles. Should be easy to find in my back-catalog if you have an interest.
@@GenXGrownUp Thanks for letting me know. :) I will admit that I at first thought that this was a review of the Evercade's new Capcom mini portable game machine. :D
It would be so awesome if My Arcade released a Mortal Kombat version.
As much as I like the artwork and form of this console, having 2 Genesis roms with screen tearing sounds like a steal to me. Not something I would buy.
Also the scaling looks pretty bad. Better get a PSP and use arcade roms
That's why this should be super sf2 turbo with Akuma ...we had super sf2 Genesis and sf2sce Genesis for 30 years on devices
Yeah they should've used SNES rom for new Challengers and Gen base SF rom .
@@asturidesword a Dan Hibiki fan 😅
@@joezar33 or super sf2 turbo mame
$20 is fine for Genesis roms I guess, but this is $40. How do you regress from the previous release that had arcade roms? It’s 2023, we’re not excited playing inferior ports.
I, too, would opt for the arcade ROM if offered.
Hey jon you. Like❤ Street Fighter so much then get the Jada Toy's Street Fighter Action Figuers they look a lot like the ones in the Arcade bro what do you think ?
They look great. I could spend a lot of money collecting that set. 💸
@@GenXGrownUp cool
I would defiantly buy this if it was the arcade or maybe the SNES rom, but I’m on the fence for the Genesis version.
I get that. With arcade ROMs, more of an instant buy.
Not gonna lie I'd totally chuck that into my bag and play when I'm heading into the city. It isn't perfect, but it isn't bad for the money. It did look a little sluggish, but not unplayable.
Also THEY HAVE THE LICENSE FOR MS. PACMAN? Oh boy. That I might need to get my hands on now.
They are the Mega Drive versions, i could see from the screen sticker straight away. I can't understand why they didn't put the arcade ROMs on it only that the license on the table top ones must have cost them a fair bit, i believe the table tops by my arcade will have Super Street Fighter 2 arcade ROM. If i got this i would be playing the champion edition, it's more on par with the arcade quality.
Agreed. The CE sounded a bit clearer and louder too. I'm guessing because NC has so many more characters, sprites, and sounds that it requires more compression.
The contra one had 2player cable play. This definitely needs that and tv connection
Put the OG Street Fighter on this as a hidden secret, etc I would totally applaud, and totally consider, even though we are not playing arcade roms. (FYI there was a home port also of said game. ) I wanted an arcade rom version for this release, instead of the console based versions. I would have paid more for arcade roms. I have a Nomad and several nomad knock offs I can easily play these two Genesis games on my NYC commute journeys. FYI the OG nomad doubles as a weapon, as it’s a brick.
I watched this video yesterday and ordered it today. 😊😊😊
Hey, Jon. I'm trying to decide between buying either the Mega Man Micro Player Pro or the Mega Man Pocket Player Pro. I've been leaning toward the Pocket Player since the D-pad control seems easier to handle than the arcade stick for each of the six included games. Can you confirm (in your opinion) if this is true? Would you recommend one over the other based solely on gameplay? Thanks for your time.
I would tend to lean toward the Pocket Player Pro variation of Mega Man. I think the handheld orientation and d-pad (as you mentioned) better lend themselves to the precision control needed for MM games, and more comfortable for long-term gameplay.
@@GenXGrownUp That's what I was thinking too. Thank you again for the prompt reply and for sharing your opinion (which I highly respect). Love both of your TH-cam channels; keep up the great work! 🙂
Looks like I may prefer the premium arcade edition from my arcade(has the arcade rom), but I like this thing mayhaps. The Super Street Fighter 2 for Genesis is kind of known to have weak sound, but the CE port on Genesis is quite close to the arcade( I prefer it to the SNES ones, even turbo). Though, I suck at SF 2. 😊
Interesting, it doesn’t have a link cable like the Contra pocket player for 2 players. I would think this one would certainly be one to have that ability too.
No link-up like SFII or Contra Premium cabinets.
Probably to save on cost but a miss opportunity indeed. They could at least made a USB port so we could plug in a USB controller for it. Console games don't need a second screen to play multiplayer, they just need another controller like on the Sega Nomad.
Now I'm wondering if the Guile Handcuffs, Zangief full screen grab or Dhalsim invisible trick work.
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Will you be covering the Taito and Capcom super pocket next month?
They're not yet on my radar. Email some links and I'll have a look.
I miss playing sf on my old sega genesis
I cannot believe they used the Sega Genesis Versions of the games,just use the Arcade versions My Arcade,it's much better
I would be up for paying more for a proper arcade port with a bigger screen and buttons. We should have these things in 2024
Needs more esoteric entries IMO, Pocket Fighter, the movie, Alpha, Vs, EX, etc.
I recon the retro handheld gaming scene is going to be BOOMING in 10 years,
when one considers the exorbitant price of retro game disc collecting AND the issue of game preservation. I.e. 85% of past games are no longer retail available.
Devices like this will eventually run full arcade and PS2/Dreamcast/Gamecube/og Xbox games.
The street fighter on the new pocket player is the genesis version of the 2 games not the arcade
Yes.
It's a bit sketchy how My Arcade package their products to strongly suggest "arcade versions within" but they're all console.
Mostly accurate. You'll remember the Premium Edition line featured arcade ROM images, and were clearly labeled as such. Not so with the majority of their catalog, though.
i like it . regardless of the flaws.....ñice...what can i say i love street fighter 2 ..period.
As did I. Always room for improvement, but a nice package.
Maybe you can add more sega genesis roms via usb-c ????
Hmmmmm..... 🤔
Dang the sound is way off in SUPER. Looks pretty smooth at least. Great video Jon.
I really don't mind the ports in this case (decent ports IMHO), but the compressed audio is more distracting. Thanks for watching.
I would love a Super Turbo handheld.
Hello! Do you have any idea how the command works? To throw thing or make special move. Sometime its like you cant do much youre just watching the guy destroy you. I can see that you use often the z letter
Here's a list of the command set: streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_moves_in_Street_Fighter_II
Thanks! @@GenXGrownUp
Zangiefs laugh sounds like a drunk santa.
Like the art work. That's it. My arcade isn't good.
Understandable
for someone who does not understand emulators may be worthwhile. But for the same price you have a Chinese emulator console with a real dpad and all the SF2 roms you want and also with battery!
Understandable. This seems to be targeted at the general public who doesn't dabble in classic game emulation.
I can't wait to see the video of the atari micro arcade :D
I’ve got the mini cabinet and the slightly bigger cabinet that my arcade came out with. I was gonna pick this up as well but it taking four AA batteries is a turn off. Solid review though thank you!
Im hoping they release a street fighter alpha one with all three of those games.
For the people who play the game is it harder to perform the combos and moves on this device?
I found it much easier to perform rotational moves (fireball/uppercut) on this Pocket Player than on the Micro Player with a joystick.
@@GenXGrownUpno im just bad
Do you think this also will work as a christmas present for some kids at 13 and 14 years old boys who I am uncle for? They love gaming. Thanks for your answer.
If the kids that age already have an appreciation for Street Fighter, yes. If not, you may want to opt for a comparable gadget that houses more modern games that are of more interest to them.
Where can these be bought? Can't find them anywhere.
Links to all the new devices in the description of the video. Many are temporarily out of stock, but we be replenished shortly.
yeah those are def Genesis roms. ABC XYZ is genesis controls. I love my mini arcade of the actual arcade roms. would be cool if it was more portable though.
I cannot find this anywhere. Is this available in the UK do you know?
Not sure about UK availability, but there are links in the video description, and anything out of stock will be replenished shortly if you wanted to place an order.
It's definitely the Sega Genesis versions of both :) it was around the time when they had the 6 button controller :) fun fact alot of fighting supported the 6 button controller :)
I agree! 15:20
This looks cooler than I thought well it looks definitely like a upgrade from the 1990s.
Looks neat. I’m not familiar with Street Fighter so I may hold out for Pac-Man or the Mrs. The street fighter art and graphics are nice though.
I think a better choice here would be spend a little more and get an evercade exp or used switch lite and $20 Street fighter collection. This doesn't seem to be a very good way to play these games unfortunately. Just my two cents
I think Evercade would have much better market penetration if they got into retail distribution rather than direct sales.
@@GenXGrownUp I totally agree
How does it sound when using headphones? Does it sound any better or worse?
Certainly better. The compression is part of the encoding, but if you use quality earbuds/phones everything is clearer than the internal speaker for sure.
This looks like the genesis ports. Is this a official product?
It certainly is. Links to purchase in the description.
It looks neat just it's 3 years to late... Evercade are soon to release a Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket which is a Gameboy style handheld with real arcade ROMs. There are two versions, one Capcom, (inc Street Fighter 2) and one Taito, and they also play every Evercade cartridge. Check them out as these Pocket Players which were cool 3 years ago don't hold up any more.
Lots of commenters talking about the Evercade (which I love), but it just doesn't have any market penetration. Hobbyists know about it, but it doesn't seem to have any distribution to retail, so the average consumer doesn't know it exists. That makes these types of products very attractive. Evercade is missing fully half its market, I feel.
@@GenXGrownUp Yeah I agree what you say about Evercade! The silly named Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket by Blaze I believe is more aimed at that, getting it to shops more so and cheap enough that non-full time gamers might pick up. I have both on pre-order, crystal versions exclusive to Funstock but in truth I prefer Evercade and wish those Capcom and Taito games were on cart. Time will tell I guess. I love my Bubble Bobble Pocket Player though! 😃👍
I just bought this last night at Walmart for 34:99 it’s awesome game 👍
Hey Pal, I am pretty sure these are both Homeconsole Ports.Super SFII is the SEGA Genesis ROM and the SCE is from the SNES ..which is a absolutely bummer.Shame they didn´t included the "original"Arcade ROMs into the Device.But why did they not take the SSFII from the SNES ?..i think its the better Port.
Thanks, Pal. That was pretty much my assessment - though though both felt Sega-y to me. 15:20
There is no SCE for SNES... its version was Street Fighter II Turbo.
@@fm-retrogamemaster You are right - SCE was just released for Genesis and PC Engine - But both Genesis SF2 Games have the compressed voices because the Yamaha Soundchip could not handle them better. So i asume it is the PC Engine Version, which was at least if you watch some videos about it the better Port - sadly we never got the PC Engine here ! Still SSF2 for SFC/SNES would be a better choice, but propably they took the other Version because the SoC of the device is a cheap one, or they couldn´t get a licence agreement with big N ;)
Bought this specifically because I played the Genesis versions as a kid and it has the proper button layout. That said, it's the same Genesis SoC with bad sound emulation that we've seen for decades from the likes of AT Games. Also, the dpad is pretty bad. You can't just press a diagonal, it even comfortably roll a quarter circle. You have to like rock the opposite direction and really press through it to get it to register. I shouldn't need to back up and do a half circle for a fireball. And forget about accurate jump ins. After one playthrough my left thumb was killing me because of how much harder I had to work the dpad. Disappointing, I like the aesthetics of the device. I might pop it open and try to modify the dpad if possible, but right now I'd rather play something with a good dpad and the wrong 4+shoulder layout.
If you end up modding it, it would be interesting to see if you can share.
was this sent to you by myarcade to review?
17:55
yeah so your bought and paid for to do these reviews and make them biased and positive otherwise you dont get free stuff anymore.
never was subbed to begin with idk how this video popped up in my feed
@@GenXGrownUp
@@BanditsBest686you obviously don't watch these reviews. Jon is always honest about his impressions and I'm pretty sure he would've graded it higher that a 3 1/2 if he was "bought and paid for"
You are verrry slooow for a human being.@@BanditsBest686
@@BanditsBest686 A: You clearly didn't watch the video because he had plenty of legit points against it, and B: He literally says they sent it which, in case you didn't know, nearly EVERY site that reviews anything on a regular basis gets product as review samples. That doesn't mean they don't give fair reviews or that they were bought and paid for.
Also C: He gave it 3.5 tokens. If I "bought and paid for" that review, I'd be pretty pissed off.
Now gone with ye, troll.
Did you get these directly from Myarcade or is there ANYWHERE to buy these yet
17:54 - Links will be in the description here after tomorrow.
OOPS perhaps I should have watched the final minute
Damn the Pocket Players are sold out already
There will be restock shortly, I'm sure.
8:33 it’s the genesis / megadrive version this is the reason why the sound is so compressed and bad
Yep. Browse the comments. 😀
I dont understand why they didnt use the arcade versions. If this was 1998 and they had one of these units, i can understand that, but this is 2023. Come on my arcade!
Like you, I would prefer the arcade ROMs. I understand it's a trade-off between necessary internals and hitting a mass-market price point. But I will keep telling any My Arcade exec that will listen that we want the arcade versions! Thanks for watching.
Probably to save on cost. Remember the arcade versions are not running on the same hardware, Street Fighter II Champion Edition was running on CPS-1 whereas Super Street Fighter II was running on CPS-2 and My Arcade want to put both games using the same hardware on the cheap so the Sega Genesis versions work best on that plus by putting the Genesis versions on there at least you get three games. Special Champion Edition includes both Champion Edition and Hyper Fighting on it so it's worth the price.
@@VOAN or they could have put all the home versions and dos versions as a bonus. 🙂
Any updates on the 2600 pocket?
Yes, thanks for asking. Video currently in production. 😀
Do Data East One
There's no Data East Pocket Player Pro, but I've reviewed a couple devices with Data East collections. Search my back catalog.
I got one, it’s “ok”. The screen is weird and hurts my eyes with the viewing angle. Too bad they did not use the arcade roms.
when is comming in france?🎮
You would need to check with My Arcade for release info.
is comming the 23 september in france?@@GenXGrownUp
Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis games👍😎
We're thinking they're both tweaked Sega titles.
It seemed like the saga Genesis versions
I like everything about it, but the sound or speaker is terrible compared to bases loaded or contra
Even if they didnt use the arcade roms, it woukd have been nice, if they also added say the SNES versions of SF 2 turbo and new challengers.
And whie we are at it, they could have added the panasonic 3DO version of super turbo and rhe DOS CD versions new challengers and super turbo.
Certainly, more is always better.
To get the best version from each console they would at least needs to include these versions:
Street Fighter II World Warrior - Super NES (8 playable fighters)
Street Fighter II Champion Edition - PC Engine (12 playable fighters plus mirror mode)
Street Fighter II Turbo - Super NES (12 playable fighters plus mirror mode, and Turbo speeds)
Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition - Sega Genesis (12 playable fighters plus mirror mode, Turbo speeds, and Group Battle Mode)
Super Street Fighter II - Sega Genesis (16 playable fighters plus Turbo speeds, new combo system, Group Battle Mode, etc.)
Street Street Fighter II Turbo - 3DO (17 playable fighters plus Turbo speeds, new combo system, arrange soundtrack, hidden boss Akuma, and Super Combos)
Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival - GBA (18 playable fighters plus Turbo speeds, new combo system, new stages, hidden boss Shin Akuma, Super Combos, Raging Demon, and Training Mode)
@@VOAN that's a great lineup 🙂
You still haven't done any combos with Ken or Ryu. That's the standard for testing playability on these.
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Amazing review , street fighter 2 was my all time favourite , i just bought this from best buy , new street fighter games can't even hold this legendary game's jockstrap . With their stupid swollen characters i cant , hate that shit in new street fighter games .
I fall under the group that prefers the console version of Street Fighter 🥊
That’s sounds like the mega drive/ genesis version
Great minds think alike. 15:23