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This is really a cool little system. Glad you gave a really good honest opinion about the D pad. Nice work Gary. Also, Mega Man X is my favorite SNES game
I will buy one of these when it is HDMI out. Also my favorite Super Nintendo game is Super Castlevania IV. It was the first SNES game I bought with my own money as a kid. I still enjoy it to this day.
@@RoXolid And what a killer launch title! I had saved up money for a long time. My Mom brought me to K-Mart right after the SNES came out. I bought a brand new SNES with Super Mario World pck in. I had enough to buy an extra game so SCIV it was! I was blown away by the graphics when I got home. I am feeling very nostalgic right now!
@@jeff97ish I remember my dad and I going to American TV, it was a SE Wisconsin Electronics and Furniture Store, to get mine. It wasn't right at launch, but within a month. I remember I was a freshman in HS and I want to say I got it in September because I was in a study hall just going through the Super Mario World manual. I showed it to a girl I thought was cute and I thought was a gamer too. She laughed at me and said who cares. Ah, rejection, I know thee well!
Great review Gary! I picked up a Supaboy SFC last year and it's been a good option for playing my SNES games on-the-go. For me there are too many good SNES games to choose from, that it's hard for me to choose just one.
I finally decided to get one. Mainly because I finally pulled the trigger on starting to collect super nintendo games, probably my favorite system of all time. I would not recommend using it hooked up to a tv, as the output is definitely not good, Maybe there will be a time and place for that feature to be used but definitely not in my living room. As I also purchased a way better option. I wanted to get a supaboy mainly to play on the go, on trips or things like that, not so portable but meh, It's the only way to play with original cartridges, kinda like the Nomad but this one for the super nintendo. It will also double as a game tester whenever I'll be on the lookout for games, at garage sales, conventions, flea markets, etc.
My most favorite SNES game of all time is Super Metroid. I would consider purchasing one of these Gold Edition Super Boys if it doesn't have that cartridge death grip like my past Super Boy S that I had to ship back. While this is nice, I'm currently waiting for the My Arcade Super Retro Champ to be released. This console also has a cartridge reader at the bottom for GENESIS games as well. Also, I have the GamerZ Tech NES Bitboy! That is best NES console you could ever buy. Lot of cool features.
Great video, Gary! I don’t have just one game that is my favorite. There are so many excellent games on the SFC/SNES that I can’t pick just one. Cheers!
Awesome video, I miss playing SNES games and this looks like a good option to play both at home and on the go, my game pick would be The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Yes very good , a showcase Fighting title for SNES a true test of the gamepad as well ,👍 MK 2 is on my top spot also , 2 ND place is "Street Fighter 2 TURBO" ,3rd place is "Killer Instinct" with "Street Fighter Alpha 2" in 4th , , ,👍⚔️👽
I have an original model Supaboy, as well as a Yobo FC16 Go, but I'm not really a fan of either of them. The two newest Supaboy models (SFC and Black Gold) are definite improvements over the first, but I don't think they're for me. The D-pad is a major factor in that. I don't have a favorite SNES game, but a few that I come back to often are Mario All-Stars, Mega Man X, DKC2, and an odd one in Super EDF (Earth Defense Force). EDF is not a great shooter, but I find it somewhat relaxing. I think it's the absurdly chill music. Stage 2, a night stage over a bright cityscape really tickles my nostalgia bone for some reason.
I have this system. I like it a lot for portable gaming but I would never use the AV out feature as I own better clones and original hardware for TV purposes
@@RoXolid Maybe slightly better than you had but it's not a great D Pad. It's ok for what I play and I find it responds fine if I make sure I'm very accurate with pressing it.
@@EmperorOfTigers i think for action platformers it's just fine. But for fighters I don't think it is as good as other D-Pads they've released recently.
@@RoXolid It definitely isn't as good some of their latest ones. It was a disappointment to me really. Like it's still above average for a 3rd party DPad but Hyperkin has done much better in the past. I also find the black levels to be not that great. Overall though it's the best option for playing SNES carts on the go from what I've tried.
Thank you for this video because I wanted to see the difference/ comparisons between this 2019 version and the 2016 version. And really it’s only the perfect pin and aspect ratio features that the 2016 don’t have that the 2019 does. But really other than that it’s good and some people don’t like the color but you have to click the brightness button to the fullest bright setting.
Great review, product is great in theory but it really needs usb c and hdmi out, can you suspend the game like a standby mode or is it just on or off? If not that’s a major missing feature for a handheld.
My favourite SNES game is Super Mario All Stars I'm hoping that it makes an appearance on the Nintendo online service soon, I also like Sim city too but that will probably never turn up on the N.O.S anytime soon. All though I think the Supaboy is a good product it's not for me, by the time I import the product from the U.S I've gotta pay import taxes and that kinda sours the deal for me, sadly. I might buy the N64 clone system though if it gets good reviews. Oh yeah what's the screen in the right hand corner running? it looks good, that should be a video some day.
I need some help, I got one of these from ebay as a gift, when I turned it on, it was dead, so I put it to charge and it was flickering red and green, but when I turned it on it turned red, but when I turned it off its green, and it won't show any of my games.. is this an easy fix? Also the battery is blue in the back, not sure if that's the original battery?
Hi, Gary. Great video I think this is now either the third or fourth iteration. Supaboy, Supaboy S, Supaboy SFC, and now the Black-Gold edition. This one seems just like the SFC but in black and gold? i have the SFC. I also have issues with the D-pad, mostly with accuracy. And the face buttons are a little too loud. And I would think that they would have added HDMI by now. I like that the design is inspired by an SNES controller. And I love that it’s compatible with my existing SNES controllers. Overall, I enjoy playing it around the house, and found multicarts are great for on the go. And, oh yeah, my favorite SNES game is Star 🦊.
I may have a Super Mario All-Stars for sale... The controls look a little small, but it could just mean you have big hands. How solid does it feel? Like a Original Gameboy? I do have a Hyperkin portable NES player I picked up a few years ago, that I use to test games while out and about and it always felt very light.
I think the inputs are about the same size as an SNES controller. They didn't feel small, I'll say that. It does feel solid and well put-together, I know I've felt other clone systems that feel cheap and like knock-offs, this does not.
Great review! I like the color scheme of this product. My favorite games are Super Mario World, Earthbound and A Link to the Past. I am curious, I am having trouble loading a US version of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. It is saying the game pack is not designed for your super famicom or super nes. I believe the game to be authentic, the board has the Nintendo copyright and the GSU-2 processor. You mentioned in your video that this is a game that can cause some issues but the version you tried was the not the US version. Does the US version of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island work on this device?
Hey just wondering, how does the thing hold up now? I’ve heard of these complaints about Supaboy then suddenly stop working but that might’ve been with the older models, but if it was with the black and gold edition too it might’ve been fixed now
Gonna ask in here cause you always seem to answer questions and I appreciate that.I’m looking to buy one of these and they all seem to be sold out so I unfortunately have to pay resale price on eBay. The thing is I was hoping to buy the second model with the color scheme more akin to an actual snes/super famicom. The only problem is that model seems to be selling for wayyy more money that the newer black and gold model , maybe because it’s older and there’s less stock? There doesn’t seem to be any glaring differences between the two models aside from color. I guess I’m just asking if you know why this massive price difference might be? Or if you know if there’s any serious difference in quality or features between the two models
Hey, thanks for the message. I took some time to look into this and I really am not seeing much for stock availability of the Supa Boy S, that's the version you're looking for. My understanding is the S has better game compatibility, better battery, and overall better cartridge connector. It is also my understanding that the Black Gold version is more or less the same, just with a fresh coat of paint. I hope this helps!
I have every iteration including their original I've noticed that it cuts off maybe about half a sprite's worth of the edges, but really the only game I've noticed that affects is Prince of Persia 2, where you can barely see your last bit of health Controls are super responsive with a real SNES controller, I think the SFC edition is my all time favorite of them
Just because it’s black and gold somehow I have a feeling it won’t be any better then their other handhelds. Of course I do my part Gary and ALWAYS like and even sometimes share your videos. My favorite SNES games has to probably be UN Squadron or maybe Axelay. I know I have other import games I love but I can’t think of them at the moment. Brain fart!! D’oh! ;)
It IS better than the Smart Boy, I will give them that. But their home consoles have better quality than what this one did. Since you're an Axelay fan you must have appreciated seeing the footage in the review!
I noticed at the end you played Yoshi's Island on this to show its compatibility- do you happen to know if this system will play games that use the SA-1 chip, like Super Mario RPG? I recall that chip has also been a major sticking point for both clones and passthrough carts, so I want to be sure before I purchase.
I just wanted to say that I have and love the SupaBoySfc and I have a non official SD2SNES cart. Anyway I wanted to say that i have in separate folders the games that utilize each specific chipset so CX4, DSP, FX, S-001, and SA-1. Anyway, all the games run perfectly like star fox for example and has the identical slowdown at title screen that it has when run on a regular snes console. So yes, this has and runs all the SNES/SFC games that use all the special chipsets fine as well as MSU1 if you have a SD2SNES. I personally love using my SupaBoySfc on a CRT and I know it's not shared but I'm glad it has AV cables as i cant play 8/16 bit on a HDTV as for me a CRT is king. HDTV not only has bars but doesn't have scanlines and some other things that CRT does....but its personal preference. Hope that helps you Nimono.
whenever you have problems with street fighter it makes me wonder if there is an issue with the max responsiveness of the buttons (like it delays subsequent key presses by a few too many milliseconds) or if there's an issue with the maximum amount of buttons it will register at once (like it will only pay attention to 2 or 3 buttons at a time)
A lot of the issues have to do with the fact that as the games have progressed you can move faster to pull off the moves. In the older games, if you're too quick to perform the controller inputs. The older games just can't keep up is all.
Hi thanks im a subscriber. Question please... What voltage charger box do we need to use to charge this console please ? Like 5V 1Amp ? Etc. I ask because i have different cell phone charger boxes with different voltage output levels and dont want to damage my SupaBoy. Thanks. Anybody knowledgeable please reply soon
I seen and used snes clone portable before. The first snes handheld was the yobo fc16b go wasn't that great. The second one was the Retro duo portable from retrobit which I really like it and that's snes portable clone that use on traveling and finally original supaboy and it was decent for the most part. By way my favorite snes games are Super Metroid and Demon's Crest by capcom.
@@RoXolid I have the RetroDuo Portable. It's decent overall but the Dpad isn't very good at all and the speaker are absolutely awful. It also doesn't have a proper PAL mode. It's got good compatibility though and it's screen is probably better than the Supaboy Black Gold. It's cartridge port isn't as good either. If you shake the console even slightly the game will freeze and move around. The RetroDuo Portable has a NES adapter too which is cool but the compatibility is pretty poor and the sound is bad. I believe you can mod the adapter for better sound but I don't know exactly how. Overall it's a fun device to own but far from perfect. To be honest the choice for handheld NES and SNES systems is pretty limited.
@@RoXolidyou know the different connections to where you connect the snes controller's there's different imports to them i wanted to know if it would connect in the same?
Just got one and it doesn't play my copy of mario rpg. Let's me play 5min and then it glitches..... frustrating. Looks like I'll have to get an original snes to see if my cartridge is defective
I wonder if it might be a battery issue? On Super Metroid if the save battery is dead Samus will appear at the top of her ship at the start of the game and then instantly die. So I wonder if it's something similar?
@@RoXolid no with this it will play 5 min and the screen will flash and it will blank out. I don't think it's gonna play my game. And I made it to the save part saved the game and then when the game glitched out and I restarted again the game that I saved wasn't there.
Will this play them multicart chinese knock off carts? Just bought a supaboy black gold waiting for it to ship. So I can have something to play at work on downtime lol Always was a N64/Gamecube collector, Just wondering if they work so I don't have to buy like 10 games right away.
I'm not sure, I don't have one to test. But I will say it does play the multicarts that Retro-bit has produced, but those are generally 2-5 games at most
@@RoXolid thanks for that! I really appreciate it. Thanks for giving me a shout out in your video! I just ordered my controller from Amazon!. I always like your reviews of nes snes and genesis clones and accessories!. Keep up the great work on this channel Gary!.
Really, the SNES was made for composite. You can get S-Video out of it, but composite was king back in the day. I notice the color is fine. People were saying it was washed out.
It's not as vibrant as the Component we get now, and you're right SVideo was king here in the states. I think overseas that SCART was a thing at this time, but I could be right.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills because no one else seems to notice this, but the Supaboy applies a filter to the graphics, smoothing out the edges of the pixels. I really don't like it and I wish there was a way to turn it off.
@@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet I don't know what to tell you, there's no trick to removing cartridges. Now, I will say the pins are tighter than a regular SNES, so there may be additional resistance but there is nothing holding the cart in place beyond friction.
RoXolid Productions Come on Gary! The color and sound corrected genesis version is where it’s at! Bring on the nomad 2! Great vid as usual though , very nice looking console...
Why would you hook a *portable* Super Nintendo device to a TV? Just buy an SNES Classic! It has HDMI output, and the games looks amazing. You won’t ever see them look better. Ditto for the NES Classic!
@@RoXolid And that is a good thing, as it's an enormous space-saver! ;-) You can also easily mod them to play any SNES game you own or that's no longer available for sale (i.e., out of print). The one and only disadvantage to the NES and SNES Classics is that light gun games don't work. So, if you enjoy Zapper and Super Scope games, you will need to keep an old CRT TV around for those titles. Other than that, the mini consoles solve all other problems for non-portable gaming. It's a no-brainer!
very bad review. i cant believe people did not put you more thumbs down. you dont even show us the screen of the supaboy but only from very far. the purpose of buying a portable snes is not to play it on a big screen. otherwise you are better using a real snes. we see the image that keeps blinking on your tv in your video. is it doing this all the time ? looks crap to me. we do see the screen of the supaboy a bit in your video but from very far and the black color seems to be grey. so i guess the supabiy screen sucks ? hard to tell with your bad review because we dont see it and you dont know how to make a review. i will look elsewhere to know how it really is.
I'm sorry you didn't like the review, but let me explain why I shot it the way I did and try to answer your questions: Why didn't I show more game play on the device itself? - Color, audio, responsiveness were similar from on the device to what I was seeing on-screen using the hookups provided. When you shoot an LCD display such as this with a camera, you don't get an accurate representation of what is on-screen either. You also have light glare to fight, along with having a camera between the game player and the unit itself. It can be quite distracting. Since this has the capability to capture right off the device I thought that was the cleanest way to get an accurate representation of what I was seeing where I was filming. This is also why you see the "Black color that seems to be grey". It all has to do with the lighting. Now, if it had an infinite range for brightness adjustment I could have done more on the device itself without it looking washed out and basically unwatchable. If you look at the 2 portable monitor reviews I have posted recently, those have brightness adjustments which you can use to dial in the image when shooting at the screen. The "flashing" you see, that's the refresh rate of the TV & input source compared to what the camera is shooting. That can happen when you are shooting a 24-30FPS video source in 60FPS. I hope this makes sense.
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This is really a cool little system. Glad you gave a really good honest opinion about the D pad. Nice work Gary. Also, Mega Man X is my favorite SNES game
I think it's a fair look at it. Not perfect but still fun
I didn't even know they came out with this...thanks for the unboxing!
Thanks for watching!
I will buy one of these when it is HDMI out. Also my favorite Super Nintendo game is Super Castlevania IV. It was the first SNES game I bought with my own money as a kid. I still enjoy it to this day.
Dat Soundtrack!
@@RoXolid Exactly! The best music in the world, in my humble opinion.
Is so good!
@@RoXolid And what a killer launch title! I had saved up money for a long time. My Mom brought me to K-Mart right after the SNES came out. I bought a brand new SNES with Super Mario World pck in. I had enough to buy an extra game so SCIV it was! I was blown away by the graphics when I got home. I am feeling very nostalgic right now!
@@jeff97ish I remember my dad and I going to American TV, it was a SE Wisconsin Electronics and Furniture Store, to get mine. It wasn't right at launch, but within a month. I remember I was a freshman in HS and I want to say I got it in September because I was in a study hall just going through the Super Mario World manual. I showed it to a girl I thought was cute and I thought was a gamer too. She laughed at me and said who cares. Ah, rejection, I know thee well!
Great review Gary! I picked up a Supaboy SFC last year and it's been a good option for playing my SNES games on-the-go. For me there are too many good SNES games to choose from, that it's hard for me to choose just one.
But you must. Did you not hear the intro? Choose one. And choose...wisely. :)
@@RoXolid I'll go with a game called Xardion then. :) It's an obscure game on the SNES based on a Japanese anime.
I finally decided to get one. Mainly because I finally pulled the trigger on starting to collect super nintendo games, probably my favorite system of all time. I would not recommend using it hooked up to a tv, as the output is definitely not good, Maybe there will be a time and place for that feature to be used but definitely not in my living room. As I also purchased a way better option. I wanted to get a supaboy mainly to play on the go, on trips or things like that, not so portable but meh, It's the only way to play with original cartridges, kinda like the Nomad but this one for the super nintendo. It will also double as a game tester whenever I'll be on the lookout for games, at garage sales, conventions, flea markets, etc.
It's a fun novelty to take on the go, but I agree, not something to really use as a daily driver connected to the TV
As an old school gamer I am very satisfied with this purchase gives me a Sega Nomad vibe which I also own
I like the color scheme. Thanks for sharing the new one with us.
Sorry it wasn't clear
My most favorite SNES game of all time is Super Metroid.
I would consider purchasing one of these Gold Edition Super Boys if it doesn't have that cartridge death grip like my past Super Boy S that I had to ship back. While this is nice, I'm currently waiting for the My Arcade Super Retro Champ to be released. This console also has a cartridge reader at the bottom for GENESIS games as well.
Also, I have the GamerZ Tech NES Bitboy! That is best NES console you could ever buy. Lot of cool features.
It's not a death grip on the cart, pretty similar to the 8Bit Boy from Gamerz Tek I'd say.
It's a nice looking console.
It's a fun handheld for sure!!
Great video, Gary! I don’t have just one game that is my favorite. There are so many excellent games on the SFC/SNES that I can’t pick just one. Cheers!
Sorry, you gotta pick! Do it! Do it now! LOL
Awesome video, I miss playing SNES games and this looks like a good option to play both at home and on the go, my game pick would be The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Best. Zelda. EVAR!
Couldn’t agree more! NO comparison, although the original is awesome too. Zelda belongs in top-down 2D.
The original is good but link to the past is my favorite
Although the top of the cartridge slot is a little too exposed. They made up for that by adding a slot door on it to cover it up and prevent dust
Yeah, the cart is not flush with the top of the system
i swear when i looked at the thumbnail i thought this was another soulja boy console
I can see that!
Favorite game of all time on the snes “MORTAL KOMBAT II”
Really? You don't hear that often
Yes very good , a showcase Fighting title for SNES a true test of the gamepad as well ,👍 MK 2 is on my top spot also , 2 ND place is "Street Fighter 2 TURBO" ,3rd place is "Killer Instinct" with "Street Fighter Alpha 2" in 4th , , ,👍⚔️👽
I have an original model Supaboy, as well as a Yobo FC16 Go, but I'm not really a fan of either of them. The two newest Supaboy models (SFC and Black Gold) are definite improvements over the first, but I don't think they're for me. The D-pad is a major factor in that.
I don't have a favorite SNES game, but a few that I come back to often are Mario All-Stars, Mega Man X, DKC2, and an odd one in Super EDF (Earth Defense Force). EDF is not a great shooter, but I find it somewhat relaxing. I think it's the absurdly chill music. Stage 2, a night stage over a bright cityscape really tickles my nostalgia bone for some reason.
All great points
I think I would use the supaboy at home
Mortal Kombat 3 and sunset riders was my fav snes games
Two great games!
I have this system. I like it a lot for portable gaming but I would never use the AV out feature as I own better clones and original hardware for TV purposes
Have you found similar performance with the D-Pad?
@@RoXolid Maybe slightly better than you had but it's not a great D Pad. It's ok for what I play and I find it responds fine if I make sure I'm very accurate with pressing it.
@@EmperorOfTigers i think for action platformers it's just fine. But for fighters I don't think it is as good as other D-Pads they've released recently.
@@RoXolid It definitely isn't as good some of their latest ones. It was a disappointment to me really. Like it's still above average for a 3rd party DPad but Hyperkin has done much better in the past. I also find the black levels to be not that great. Overall though it's the best option for playing SNES carts on the go from what I've tried.
@@EmperorOfTigers That's kinda where I am at too. Like the Scout and Cadet D-Pads were so good and this feels like a step backward
I would use the Supaboy at home maybe take it to work
Finally a way to play my Game Boy Games portably! ;-) It looks like a cool device in all seriousness. lol
I still prefer to play my Game Boy Games at home in handheld mode. Wait... LOL
Thank you for this video because I wanted to see the difference/ comparisons between this 2019 version and the 2016 version. And really it’s only the perfect pin and aspect ratio features that the 2016 don’t have that the 2019 does. But really other than that it’s good and some people don’t like the color but you have to click the brightness button to the fullest bright setting.
You are very welcome! Thanks to Hyperkin for sending us a sample to test!
Great review, product is great in theory but it really needs usb c and hdmi out, can you suspend the game like a standby mode or is it just on or off? If not that’s a major missing feature for a handheld.
No standby mode, is just an on/off like an actual SNES
Need to compare black gold to the sfc version and see if there’s any difference
The only version I have is this one
My favourite SNES game is Super Mario All Stars I'm hoping that it makes an appearance on the Nintendo online service soon, I also like Sim city too but that will probably never turn up on the N.O.S anytime soon. All though I think the Supaboy is a good product it's not for me, by the time I import the product from the U.S I've gotta pay import taxes and that kinda sours the deal for me, sadly. I might buy the N64 clone system though if it gets good reviews. Oh yeah what's the screen in the right hand corner running? it looks good, that should be a video some day.
That's my 1Up arcade cabinet with Final Fight
I need some help, I got one of these from ebay as a gift, when I turned it on, it was dead, so I put it to charge and it was flickering red and green, but when I turned it on it turned red, but when I turned it off its green, and it won't show any of my games.. is this an easy fix? Also the battery is blue in the back, not sure if that's the original battery?
Hi, Gary. Great video I think this is now either the third or fourth iteration. Supaboy, Supaboy S, Supaboy SFC, and now the Black-Gold edition. This one seems just like the SFC but in black and gold? i have the SFC. I also have issues with the D-pad, mostly with accuracy. And the face buttons are a little too loud. And I would think that they would have added HDMI by now. I like that the design is inspired by an SNES controller. And I love that it’s compatible with my existing SNES controllers. Overall, I enjoy playing it around the house, and found multicarts are great for on the go. And, oh yeah, my favorite SNES game is Star 🦊.
I think you're right regarding the iteration. I forgot about the S.
I may have a Super Mario All-Stars for sale... The controls look a little small, but it could just mean you have big hands. How solid does it feel? Like a Original Gameboy? I do have a Hyperkin portable NES player I picked up a few years ago, that I use to test games while out and about and it always felt very light.
I think the inputs are about the same size as an SNES controller. They didn't feel small, I'll say that. It does feel solid and well put-together, I know I've felt other clone systems that feel cheap and like knock-offs, this does not.
Did you say that out of the box you can’t charge it without buying something separate?
Great review! I like the color scheme of this product. My favorite games are Super Mario World, Earthbound and A Link to the Past. I am curious, I am having trouble loading a US version of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. It is saying the game pack is not designed for your super famicom or super nes. I believe the game to be authentic, the board has the Nintendo copyright and the GSU-2 processor. You mentioned in your video that this is a game that can cause some issues but the version you tried was the not the US version. Does the US version of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island work on this device?
Hey just wondering, how does the thing hold up now?
I’ve heard of these complaints about Supaboy then suddenly stop working but that might’ve been with the older models, but if it was with the black and gold edition too it might’ve been fixed now
Gonna ask in here cause you always seem to answer questions and I appreciate that.I’m looking to buy one of these and they all seem to be sold out so I unfortunately have to pay resale price on eBay. The thing is I was hoping to buy the second model with the color scheme more akin to an actual snes/super famicom. The only problem is that model seems to be selling for wayyy more money that the newer black and gold model , maybe because it’s older and there’s less stock? There doesn’t seem to be any glaring differences between the two models aside from color. I guess I’m just asking if you know why this massive price difference might be? Or if you know if there’s any serious difference in quality or features between the two models
Hey, thanks for the message. I took some time to look into this and I really am not seeing much for stock availability of the Supa Boy S, that's the version you're looking for. My understanding is the S has better game compatibility, better battery, and overall better cartridge connector. It is also my understanding that the Black Gold version is more or less the same, just with a fresh coat of paint. I hope this helps!
I have every iteration including their original
I've noticed that it cuts off maybe about half a sprite's worth of the edges, but really the only game I've noticed that affects is Prince of Persia 2, where you can barely see your last bit of health
Controls are super responsive with a real SNES controller, I think the SFC edition is my all time favorite of them
That's interesting, I didn't know that
Oh and also just tested it hooked up to the tv, only has that issue in handheld mode
@@RobertChambers1522 that makes sense
Just because it’s black and gold somehow I have a feeling it won’t be any better then their other handhelds. Of course I do my part Gary and ALWAYS like and even sometimes share your videos. My favorite SNES games has to probably be UN Squadron or maybe Axelay. I know I have other import games I love but I can’t think of them at the moment. Brain fart!! D’oh! ;)
It IS better than the Smart Boy, I will give them that. But their home consoles have better quality than what this one did.
Since you're an Axelay fan you must have appreciated seeing the footage in the review!
I noticed at the end you played Yoshi's Island on this to show its compatibility- do you happen to know if this system will play games that use the SA-1 chip, like Super Mario RPG? I recall that chip has also been a major sticking point for both clones and passthrough carts, so I want to be sure before I purchase.
It played the Super Famicom version I own, I don't think it'll have any issues with the US Version.
@@RoXolid Oh SHOOT! That's amazing! Thanks much! :D
@@NimonoSolenze You are most welcome
I just wanted to say that I have and love the SupaBoySfc and I have a non official SD2SNES cart. Anyway I wanted to say that i have in separate folders the games that utilize each specific chipset so CX4, DSP, FX, S-001, and SA-1. Anyway, all the games run perfectly like star fox for example and has the identical slowdown at title screen that it has when run on a regular snes console. So yes, this has and runs all the SNES/SFC games that use all the special chipsets fine as well as MSU1 if you have a SD2SNES.
I personally love using my SupaBoySfc on a CRT and I know it's not shared but I'm glad it has AV cables as i cant play 8/16 bit on a HDTV as for me a CRT is king. HDTV not only has bars but doesn't have scanlines and some other things that CRT does....but its personal preference.
Hope that helps you Nimono.
Thanks for sharing!
for a second I thought it was a soljaboy console, thank goodness it is not a soljaboy console
Yeah, no, this is a Hyperkin console.
whenever you have problems with street fighter it makes me wonder if there is an issue with the max responsiveness of the buttons (like it delays subsequent key presses by a few too many milliseconds) or if there's an issue with the maximum amount of buttons it will register at once (like it will only pay attention to 2 or 3 buttons at a time)
A lot of the issues have to do with the fact that as the games have progressed you can move faster to pull off the moves. In the older games, if you're too quick to perform the controller inputs. The older games just can't keep up is all.
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Question please...
What voltage charger box do we need to use to charge this console please ?
Like 5V 1Amp ? Etc.
I ask because i have different cell phone charger boxes with different voltage output levels and dont want to damage my SupaBoy.
Thanks.
Anybody knowledgeable please reply soon
How do you charge up the Superboy because it does not have the battery like the original one
It does actually have a Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery with 10 hours of battery life
I'd put a giant chain on it and wear it around my neck :P
I seen and used snes clone portable before. The first snes handheld was the yobo fc16b go wasn't that great. The second one was the Retro duo portable from retrobit which I really like it and that's snes portable clone that use on traveling and finally original supaboy and it was decent for the most part. By way my favorite snes games are Super Metroid and Demon's Crest by capcom.
I have heard a lot of good things about the Retro Duo Portable, even for a 3+-year-old device.
@@RoXolid I have the RetroDuo Portable. It's decent overall but the Dpad isn't very good at all and the speaker are absolutely awful. It also doesn't have a proper PAL mode. It's got good compatibility though and it's screen is probably better than the Supaboy Black Gold. It's cartridge port isn't as good either. If you shake the console even slightly the game will freeze and move around.
The RetroDuo Portable has a NES adapter too which is cool but the compatibility is pretty poor and the sound is bad. I believe you can mod the adapter for better sound but I don't know exactly how.
Overall it's a fun device to own but far from perfect. To be honest the choice for handheld NES and SNES systems is pretty limited.
So I can hook up the new controllers to it as well or?
New controllers? Not sure what you mean, but you can use external controllers with it
@@RoXolidyou know the different connections to where you connect the snes controller's there's different imports to them i wanted to know if it would connect in the same?
Any controller compatible with the Super NES or Super Famicom will work with this
Just got one and it doesn't play my copy of mario rpg. Let's me play 5min and then it glitches..... frustrating. Looks like I'll have to get an original snes to see if my cartridge is defective
I wonder if it might be a battery issue? On Super Metroid if the save battery is dead Samus will appear at the top of her ship at the start of the game and then instantly die. So I wonder if it's something similar?
@@RoXolid no with this it will play 5 min and the screen will flash and it will blank out. I don't think it's gonna play my game. And I made it to the save part saved the game and then when the game glitched out and I restarted again the game that I saved wasn't there.
It's plays mine without issue
Will this play them multicart chinese knock off carts? Just bought a supaboy black gold waiting for it to ship. So I can have something to play at work on downtime lol Always was a N64/Gamecube collector, Just wondering if they work so I don't have to buy like 10 games right away.
I'm not sure, I don't have one to test. But I will say it does play the multicarts that Retro-bit has produced, but those are generally 2-5 games at most
How much is the price for it?
Prices can fluctuate but if you click the Castlemania link in the pinned post you can see the current pricing
Hey just wondering, I have this black gold supaboy, will the hyperkin scout wireless controller work with this? If so how do u pair it to this system
You'd still need to use the receiver dongle but it should
@@RoXolid so you have used the scout wireless controller with this supaboy black gold and it worked great?
@@Caitybear396 Here you go:
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@@RoXolid thanks for that! I really appreciate it. Thanks for giving me a shout out in your video! I just ordered my controller from Amazon!. I always like your reviews of nes snes and genesis clones and accessories!. Keep up the great work on this channel Gary!.
@@Caitybear396 You are very welcome!
How do you charge up the Superboy system
There's a micro USB port to charge it
Really, the SNES was made for composite. You can get S-Video out of it, but composite was king back in the day. I notice the color is fine. People were saying it was washed out.
It's not as vibrant as the Component we get now, and you're right SVideo was king here in the states. I think overseas that SCART was a thing at this time, but I could be right.
are you using crt or led tv? pretty sure snes with composite on led rv definitely looks really ugly
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills because no one else seems to notice this, but the Supaboy applies a filter to the graphics, smoothing out the edges of the pixels. I really don't like it and I wish there was a way to turn it off.
It it a filter? Or is it just the composite?
It's just the way the system processes everything
Does it eject the games? I'm still trying to figure out how to eject my supaboy s games.
You just pull the games out, no eject button.
@@RoXolid you say "just" like it's not the first thing I tried and Breath of Fire hasn't been in there for 4 years.
@@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet I don't know what to tell you, there's no trick to removing cartridges. Now, I will say the pins are tighter than a regular SNES, so there may be additional resistance but there is nothing holding the cart in place beyond friction.
Super castlevania iv
It looks cool but why would you make it a snes instead of a gameboy?
16-bit games vs 8 bit, color versus not color.
@@RoXolid yeah guess people would get it for the gimmick, I just think what was meant for the tv should stay on the tv
@@calebg2762 Not at all. If that were the case why play NES & SNES Online games on the Switch Lite?
@@RoXolid As you can see its a personal opinion
@@calebg2762 Definitely
Ninja gaiden trilogy snes
The best edition of Street fighter 2 is on the mega drive mini
I dunno, SSFII Turbo is pretty amazing!
RoXolid Productions Come on Gary! The color and sound corrected genesis version is where it’s at! Bring on the nomad 2! Great vid as usual though , very nice looking console...
@@braddahl2098 If you like it that's great, but in that generation, I thought the SNES versions look much better!
@@RoXolid I laugh about it now but on the playground in 6th grade this discussion got heated!
@@braddahl2098 6th Grade? Playground? I was in HS when the SNES came out!
Needs HDMI, before I buy it!
HDMI would improve things
why buy this to play on a big tv ? you are better buying a real snes than this to play on a big tv.
Why would you hook a *portable* Super Nintendo device to a TV? Just buy an SNES Classic! It has HDMI output, and the games looks amazing. You won’t ever see them look better. Ditto for the NES Classic!
Because neither the SNES Classic nor the NES Classic play actually cartridges.
@@RoXolid And that is a good thing, as it's an enormous space-saver! ;-) You can also easily mod them to play any SNES game you own or that's no longer available for sale (i.e., out of print). The one and only disadvantage to the NES and SNES Classics is that light gun games don't work. So, if you enjoy Zapper and Super Scope games, you will need to keep an old CRT TV around for those titles. Other than that, the mini consoles solve all other problems for non-portable gaming. It's a no-brainer!
this looks like doodoo.
Taste is subjective
very bad review. i cant believe people did not put you more thumbs down. you dont even show us the screen of the supaboy but only from very far. the purpose of buying a portable snes is not to play it on a big screen. otherwise you are better using a real snes. we see the image that keeps blinking on your tv in your video. is it doing this all the time ? looks crap to me. we do see the screen of the supaboy a bit in your video but from very far and the black color seems to be grey. so i guess the supabiy screen sucks ? hard to tell with your bad review because we dont see it and you dont know how to make a review. i will look elsewhere to know how it really is.
I'm sorry you didn't like the review, but let me explain why I shot it the way I did and try to answer your questions:
Why didn't I show more game play on the device itself? - Color, audio, responsiveness were similar from on the device to what I was seeing on-screen using the hookups provided. When you shoot an LCD display such as this with a camera, you don't get an accurate representation of what is on-screen either. You also have light glare to fight, along with having a camera between the game player and the unit itself. It can be quite distracting. Since this has the capability to capture right off the device I thought that was the cleanest way to get an accurate representation of what I was seeing where I was filming.
This is also why you see the "Black color that seems to be grey". It all has to do with the lighting. Now, if it had an infinite range for brightness adjustment I could have done more on the device itself without it looking washed out and basically unwatchable. If you look at the 2 portable monitor reviews I have posted recently, those have brightness adjustments which you can use to dial in the image when shooting at the screen.
The "flashing" you see, that's the refresh rate of the TV & input source compared to what the camera is shooting. That can happen when you are shooting a 24-30FPS video source in 60FPS.
I hope this makes sense.
Terranigma, and Star Fox and Killer Instinct. But out of those, probably Terranigma.
Very cool