He said in the video it's just like the Classic II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper. It's not an emulator, it plays just like an NES as far as responsiveness of the controls, and the sounds are spot on from an NES only quieter which means turning up your TV...
@@Cyrus_Nagisa Oh I agree completely. I think they kind of assume everyone has already seen the Classiq II HD review; definitely a mistake to assume that.
After 4 years of use of ican tell you input latency isnt an issue failure to recognize that a button has been pressed slight issue occasionally ive opened my unit up its the same as every other chinese console but has a better plastic shell Heres my aggravations with this thing the power and reset buttons protrude through the housing and fit really sloppily and causes the buttons to stick This 40-45 dollar unit is still using the same garbage pin connector that literally everyother chinese console uses to extend the life of my unit i plugged a game genie into my console and never take it out when i change games i unplug them from the game genie unit but leave the unit plugged into the console the controllers look great and feel great but mine came defective so i cant speak to the longevity of them as they have approximately less than an hour of use on them in 4 years the issue with them is that the character stops moving with while the d pad is pressed left or right i have to release the d pad and press again to continue moving This is a huge problem for me as i bought this unit specifically for the "better controllers" Honestly im not sure if this unit is worth 40-45 dollars And not sure if id buy this console again
You can tell it's more "original hardware" running the game directly off the cart pins when you see those fuzzy things glitching the game and not just a rom dump.
It's a clone console, so it's hardware emulation over software emulation, no where near as good as something like an FPGA like what you'll find in the Analogue systems, or the Retro USB AVS (which will run games *exactly* like original hardware because it behaves like a real NES), but it's much better than something like the Retron 5 in terms of accuracy
Just wanted to mention that Brad Smith made a video about how to get Zapper games working on a HDTV. It involves using a third-party zapper from a clone console which does not include a H-sync filter, and using a modified copy of the game which will support lag frames.
The one thing i'm genuinely curious about here was how the sound emulation was, and to the best of my knowledge, you didn't even mention it. One of the hardest things for these clone consoles to get right is sound emulation, and i'm honestly considering picking one of these up, but i'd like to see some sound comparisons between this and the FPGA solutions
He said it plays exactly like the Classiq 2 HD, so from the video on that system one can extrapolate that it reproduces the sounds very closely to the original NES if not exactly like the NES, the only downside is that it is quieter than on an NES which means you'll have to turn the volume up on your TV.
@@Fnordathoth still would have been nice for a comparison to be in this video, and I dont blame people, many of the reviews for that many of the crappy Sega clones seem to leave out the bad sound, and say it "runs good"
@@Fnordathoth you'd think that would be okay, but! Considering that even different models of the official consoles have audio hardware that can differ in quality, (ex. SNES original vs. Onechip) clone consoles can have widely varying audio emulation based on a bunch of different factors. Especially with this product at the price point it's at, it would have been nice to have heard some audio to see if it compares before a purchase.
I have the classiq N and it’s surprisingly pretty good. I haven’t had any issues with it. The video displays across to about 97% of my 50 inch screen. The sound output is excellent and even as he mentions here the controllers are great, much better than the lag heavy nes mini classic.
Something I've found from using it that you didn't mention: The games don't sound quite right, which isn't a deal breaker (for me, at least), but it's definitely noticeable.
I like how you compare this to FPGA solutions and don’t mention accuracy. But sure, Glowing “N” logo is so cool, and it’s only 40$!!! How’s sound quality BTW? What resolution this thing outputs via hdmi? Like your channel though.
He said it plays exactly like the Classiq 2 HD, so from the video on that system one can extrapolate that it reproduces the sounds very closely to the original NES if not exactly like the NES, the only downside is that it is quieter than on an NES which means you'll have to turn the volume up on your TV, also no it isn't emulation it's hardware.
Fnordathoth I guess it’s kinda like those Chinese SOC famiclones, but it’s somehow modified to get digital feed from the chip to hdmi, I guess some basic video processing also involved. In this case accuracy should be alright, But I guess with such price we won’t get any video settings, and scaling can be somewhat offf. Also SOC famicoms usually have problems with some mappers.
@@Unexpectedstuff it did say in the video that it ran at 720p, but I agree he should have said something about sound and latency. and really @Fnordathoth, are you a parrot or something? You copy/paste the same thing to anyone asking these questions.
@@Cyrus_Nagisa Why are you acting like he's doing something wrong or stupid? He's informing everyone who asks the question because he has the answer. There's clearly nothing bad about that. I would copy/paste it if that was me, and in fact I've done so in the past.
Am I the only one that prefers standard definition? If given the option, I still prefer to play games the way they originally came. Shitty RF connection on my 2600, blurry pixels on a CRT television, sound and music bleep blooping through a mono speaker. I've always felt that's part of the charm of retro gaming. Yeah, I know it's not going to be feasible for some and at some point, there will be no CRT TV's left, but still. It's like listening to music on vinyl or cassette or watching a movie on a VCR. Take a step back from the high tech once in a while and enjoy some fuzz and blur. I dunno, maybe it's just me.
True. I prefer the good old way of playing games the way they were meant to when they were released. Playing an original console on an HDTV isn't the same - even if you just use the Composite (mono) output of the original NES.
Cool stuff, but the Retro-Bit RES Plus and the Hyperkin Retron HD should get a mention too. The RES Plus costs the same and has no 16:9/4:3 switch, the Retron HD costs more and has a 50/60Hz switch too but also a very bad colour palette out of HDMI. Essentially there are many options for consumers on a budget nowadays, nice to have one more... Looks like this has the potential to be one of the best ones!
My classiq controllers that came with my classiq are defective they look great feel great but the character on screen stops moving And you have to release the D pad and press again to resume moving thats a huge problem in platformers
Great production value but, you really failed to mention a few key things. What's the sound like? Is it compatable is accessories such as the zapper or R.O.B.? Not showing the sound qualilty is a huge detail you've missed.
He said in the video it's just like the Classiq II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper. The controls are responsive just like an NES, the sounds are correct only quieter which means you'll have to turn up your TV. He also said as far as he can tell it's fully compatible with all NES games including multicarts. Basically this video was a quick rehash of the Classiq 2 HD video pointing out the differences and noting the similarities. I'm guessing the reason the Everdrive doesn't work is because this IS NOT an emulation box but all hardware.
If the hardware cloning was accurate then a Flashcart would work. Technically, emulation boxes wouldn't be able to use Everdrives as the way software emulation machines like the Retron 5 and others work is by dumping the rom... which they can't do when it comes to an Everdrive.
Learn something new every day :) I only know that according to Rerez and the maker of the product that it isn't emulation, so if a flashcart should work (which is why I said I was only guessing as to why it wouldn't work) then yeah they must have messed up the hardware cloning which is a shame.
@@Fnordathoth There is no hardware cloning for them to mess it up. They use emulation. Hardware cloning is done by things like NT mini and AVS. the hardware those systems have, imitates the way the hardware on the original NES worked. That is why those systems are more expensive. This system simply has a processor and uses software emulation to play the games. When you put a cartridge, it takes the rom from the cartridge and passes it threw the emulation software it has installed inside(there we have the firmware things as well) and then throws the game on you screen. This can mean a little more lag as well. More expensive machines emulating the hardware do not do this. They read the game from the cartridge directly like a real NES, their hardware imitates the NES CPU workings etc so they don't need a software emulator. Their hardware is capable of reading the game data as they are unlike the CPU/GPU of this cheap thing that needs a software emulator program to adjust the data in something it can read and output on your screen. The everdrive is a basically design to fool the original system in believing it is reading an actual game cartridge so you can play roms on your real NES like you actually own the real games(roms are nothing more but the code of the game). So when you choose a game on the everdrive the everdrive transmits that game data threw it's cartridge pin connectors to the NES hardware and the NES hardware starts reading it like it's an actual NES cartridge game and throws them on your screen as it reads. A device that emulates hardware and basically works like the hardware of the NES does the exact same thing. But a device using emulation like this device can't just read the game as transmitted and play it. It needs to take the rom(the whole code of the game) and put it in their emulation software and then that emulation software translates it to something the hardware it has can read and throw it to your screen. That means that it has software that searches the chip of the cartridge and takes out the rom. And my guess is because of that that fails to read an everdrive because when it searches the everdrive it can't find the rom on the usual memory chips of NES cartridges and has no idea what to do.
Another cheap option is the RetroN 1 hd I was wondering if you guys could take a look at it and maybe hyperkins other devices as I’ve been looking into buying one
Exactly the same as the Classiq 2 HD, he said in the video it's just like the Classic II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper.
My issue with all of these system on a chip consoles with HDMI is they all use the same NOAC design that's been around for 20 years that only outputs composite video, then just add a cheap scaler to convert is to HDMI. We now know that the digital video data from the NES could be intercepted and output to HDMI, so I wonder if it's possible to redesign the NOAC to similarly output raw digital video.
I've recently hooked up a gamerz tek 8-bit HD to my 47" HDTV through HDMI and I must say I can never turn back to original NES composite video again on a HDTV. I done a comparison video since some on Nintendo Age was trying to tell me I had been tricked and that composite video out of the NES should provide same image quality. Bologna is all I can say to that no matter how cheap it is I gotta give credit where credit is due. I like the fact this one has a 4:3 aspect ratio button option on the back the gamerztek HD does not but this system is $39.99 on amazon and the gamerz tek HD is $29.99 so there's that and the gamerz tek comes with a good hdmi cable not sure about this one did he show one? I have to go back and see.
confused about the Super Mario 2 gameplay with the glitches..so the cartridge is borderline defective or damaged and it doesnt play in a regular original nintendo but it manages to play in this Classiq N? I had to rewind that to catch that again...
Just got my AVS delivered last week so am covered(i also have my original NES), but this system is so cheap that it wouldn't be a bad idea just to buy it as having something extra and getting two decent controllers if they are indeed as good as this guy says.
I personally would use the composite outputs for any zapper game. I wouldn't mind. The Retroad HD Genesis has the same ports, HDMI and composite, and the composite quality was stunning. It looked like perfect S-video at least from my perspective. I hope this device does the same.
Are you going to do a video about Tretis Effect? (the new vr optional game for ps4 that came today). I would like to know your opinion on this new version of the Tetris game
Shane usually doesn’t do game reviews, and he’s also not really a VR gamer (from what I remember from his Oculus review a few years back) I wouldn’t count on it.
It's exactly the same as the Classiq 2 HD, he said in this video it's just like the Classic II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper. Sound is very good but quieter than an NES so you'll have to turn up your TV.
what is the cheapest SNES that i can plug on hdmi, AVS, VGA that is worth buying? its an 1080 TV but i want to use it on a 720 TV/monitor too when i visit my relatives. if possible it should be able to let me use a Super Gameboy on it too.
hey Shane long time fan I got to meet you at con bravo this year at your panel I just wanted to let you know that there are zappers that work on new TV's now and they a cheap to buy as well. You just need the modded roms and a flash cart to play light gun games on new TV's there is a great video about by John Riggs you should check out might be something to talk about on hot take
If something like this was released with component/rgb output to use on a crt, I'd be all over that but lack of everdrive support is kind of a dealbreaker. I play too many hacks.
Exactly the same as the Classiq 2 HD, he said in the video it's just like the Classic II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper.
My Retron HD came with two controllers. I think the differences are probably only cosmetic - the buttons and layout on the system are identical, and it seems to have an identical feature set.
@@elphive42 Retron HD is only packed with one controller and look again the Button layout is revered on the Retron where the ClassiQ N is more tru to the original
I was hoping it was a knock off China console, I love it when it sounds like he's going to have a heart attack how bad the China knock off was. :) Still a great review.
Do you by any chance have access to the Miracle Piano Teaching System for NES? I'm always curious to know whether that will work with these systems considering this uses original plug systems.
Lots of complaints about sound being inaccurate but not one person mentions you get better quality sound and video on an NES emulator on virtually any PC! And it's all free!
“Nes in high definition”? NO it’s not high definition,because all what those modern knock off famiclones are doing is just blowing up the low-res resolution to 720p or 1080 by simply stretching it,HOQEVER if it did had a smoothing filter option,then it can make nes games do look much better in HD with no blown up pixels,but only the retron 5 does that.
AVS has a built in game genie, palette choices and firmware updates. If you going to start comparing features than be more detailed and start comparing real features. I rather have those than “2 free controllers”. Disappointing review as you didn’t go over the sound or emulation accuracy.
It's exactly the same as the Classiq 2 HD, he said in the video it's just like the Classic II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper. Sound is very good but quieter than an NES so you'll have to turn up your TV also it isn't emulation.
And this one is $40 so how much is that AVS. Some people are really clueless look this would be a nice gift for people who would like too play their old games.
3:51 it’s 2018, everyone just uses HDMI or Bluetooth (wait , is that even possible?) Even projectors have HDMI out, but schools and stuff only use them.
I don't get it though, they started with Classiq II and now they are going back to one? If you ask me they should had gone to three and add N64 compatibility on there as well then we can play NES, SNES, and N64 games all in one console.
I love the original Nintendo Entertainment System, but like Shane, I actually prefer Top Loader consoles. Mainly, because they last A good bit longer. The original NES had moving components inside the system, which makes it more likely to malfunction. Top loader systems like the N64, SNES Mini and this one, don't have those. On top of that, the systems general designs seem to be more efficient. On the snes mini, all you had on it was composite video out, the A.C. power supply and two controller ports. The only other features on it were A simple power switch, A reset button and that was it. There was nothing else to break, nothing else to get in the way, you'd just shove A cartridge in, turn it on and rock. 🤘
Nice! I just got a fake game boy from Amazon and it has a controller like the saga genesis but red Works well too! Also u mean the new model or the one from 1980?
Out of the eighteen NES games that I own, the only one that I can't get to work on this system, is the first Legend Of Zelda. Is it just my game cartridge that's defective, or does the Classiq H.D. really not play Zelda? Because, if it's the latter, then that's an ENORMOUS disappointment. Even my old F.C. Twin could play that cartridge and that systems well over A decade older than this one. Edit: I bought A new Zelda cartridge A couple day's ago and this one works fine, so I'm assuming it was just the cartridge that was defective, not the system.
I've recently bought a NES classic bootleg, and it looks like a coolbaby, but it's not (is simply called Entertainment system 620 games). I have to say, it runs pretty fine, and for someone who, like me, grew in an ex-communist bloc country with a closed economy, and the only contact with nintendo games were through russian/chinese bootleg nes consoles, it's a very good console
So...is there a reason NOT to use emulation on a powerful PC to play these games? I played NES cartridges on a real NES as a kid and if someone had told me I could use a PC to emulate it in HD, I'd have said "kick ass. Let's play some games in HD." Why spend all the money in the name of authenticity?
"This is basically, pretty much, essentially, in effect, honestly, in my opinion, out-of-the-box, exactly, realistically an OK system"
That is exactly the same as the Classiq II HD minus the ability to play SuperNES games and it's cheaper.
Over 7 minutes long and not one mention of sound quality or input latency. This wasn't a review. It was an unboxing video.
He said in the video it's just like the Classic II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper. It's not an emulator, it plays just like an NES as far as responsiveness of the controls, and the sounds are spot on from an NES only quieter which means turning up your TV...
@@Fnordathoth should not have to refer back to another product for info, should have been in the video
@@Cyrus_Nagisa Oh I agree completely. I think they kind of assume everyone has already seen the Classiq II HD review; definitely a mistake to assume that.
After 4 years of use of ican tell you input latency isnt an issue failure to recognize that a button has been pressed slight issue occasionally ive opened my unit up its the same as every other chinese console but has a better plastic shell
Heres my aggravations with this thing the power and reset buttons protrude through the housing and fit really sloppily and causes the buttons to stick
This 40-45 dollar unit is still using the same garbage pin connector that literally everyother chinese console uses to extend the life of my unit i plugged a game genie into my console and never take it out when i change games i unplug them from the game genie unit but leave the unit plugged into the console the controllers look great and feel great but mine came defective so i cant speak to the longevity of them as they have approximately less than an hour of use on them in 4 years the issue with them is that the character stops moving with while the d pad is pressed left or right i have to release the d pad and press again to continue moving
This is a huge problem for me as i bought this unit specifically for the
"better controllers"
Honestly im not sure if this unit is worth 40-45 dollars
And not sure if id buy this console again
Oh Christ Karen; perhaps the clone system reviews in AARP magazine would be more to your liking?
You can tell it's more "original hardware" running the game directly off the cart pins when you see those fuzzy things glitching the game and not just a rom dump.
It's a clone console, so it's hardware emulation over software emulation, no where near as good as something like an FPGA like what you'll find in the Analogue systems, or the Retro USB AVS (which will run games *exactly* like original hardware because it behaves like a real NES), but it's much better than something like the Retron 5 in terms of accuracy
@@codo8584 Yeah that makes sense.
Just wanted to mention that Brad Smith made a video about how to get Zapper games working on a HDTV. It involves using a third-party zapper from a clone console which does not include a H-sync filter, and using a modified copy of the game which will support lag frames.
The one thing i'm genuinely curious about here was how the sound emulation was, and to the best of my knowledge, you didn't even mention it. One of the hardest things for these clone consoles to get right is sound emulation, and i'm honestly considering picking one of these up, but i'd like to see some sound comparisons between this and the FPGA solutions
He said it plays exactly like the Classiq 2 HD, so from the video on that system one can extrapolate that it reproduces the sounds very closely to the original NES if not exactly like the NES, the only downside is that it is quieter than on an NES which means you'll have to turn the volume up on your TV.
@@Fnordathoth still would have been nice for a comparison to be in this video, and I dont blame people, many of the reviews for that many of the crappy Sega clones seem to leave out the bad sound, and say it "runs good"
@@Fnordathoth you'd think that would be okay, but! Considering that even different models of the official consoles have audio hardware that can differ in quality, (ex. SNES original vs. Onechip) clone consoles can have widely varying audio emulation based on a bunch of different factors. Especially with this product at the price point it's at, it would have been nice to have heard some audio to see if it compares before a purchase.
@@Cyrus_Nagisa Totally agree with you on this point.
@@QuestionBlockGaming Agreed, they should have supplied some audio for sure.
Pretty awesome that these consoles are becoming much more affordable. Impulse buying will help drive sales at a lower price point.
I have the classiq N and it’s surprisingly pretty good. I haven’t had any issues with it. The video displays across to about 97% of my 50 inch screen. The sound output is excellent and even as he mentions here the controllers are great, much better than the lag heavy nes mini classic.
Thanks for the update Rerez.
Something I've found from using it that you didn't mention: The games don't sound quite right, which isn't a deal breaker (for me, at least), but it's definitely noticeable.
I like how you compare this to FPGA solutions and don’t mention accuracy. But sure, Glowing “N” logo is so cool, and it’s only 40$!!! How’s sound quality BTW? What resolution this thing outputs via hdmi?
Like your channel though.
UnexpectedStuff 720p through HDMI.
He said it plays exactly like the Classiq 2 HD, so from the video on that system one can extrapolate that it reproduces the sounds very closely to the original NES if not exactly like the NES, the only downside is that it is quieter than on an NES which means you'll have to turn the volume up on your TV, also no it isn't emulation it's hardware.
Fnordathoth I guess it’s kinda like those Chinese SOC famiclones, but it’s somehow modified to get digital feed from the chip to hdmi, I guess some basic video processing also involved.
In this case accuracy should be alright,
But I guess with such price we won’t get any video settings, and scaling can be somewhat offf.
Also SOC famicoms usually have problems with some mappers.
@@Unexpectedstuff it did say in the video that it ran at 720p, but I agree he should have said something about sound and latency. and really @Fnordathoth, are you a parrot or something? You copy/paste the same thing to anyone asking these questions.
@@Cyrus_Nagisa Why are you acting like he's doing something wrong or stupid? He's informing everyone who asks the question because he has the answer. There's clearly nothing bad about that. I would copy/paste it if that was me, and in fact I've done so in the past.
I bought one of these for myself in part because of this review. I have to say, I'm quite satisfied with it.
AVS image quality looks spectacular.
Am I the only one that prefers standard definition? If given the option, I still prefer to play games the way they originally came. Shitty RF connection on my 2600, blurry pixels on a CRT television, sound and music bleep blooping through a mono speaker. I've always felt that's part of the charm of retro gaming. Yeah, I know it's not going to be feasible for some and at some point, there will be no CRT TV's left, but still. It's like listening to music on vinyl or cassette or watching a movie on a VCR. Take a step back from the high tech once in a while and enjoy some fuzz and blur. I dunno, maybe it's just me.
True. I prefer the good old way of playing games the way they were meant to when they were released. Playing an original console on an HDTV isn't the same - even if you just use the Composite (mono) output of the original NES.
I agree. I have no room for a clunky old CRT though. 😭😭😭
decent system buuuuuuut there is no switch from PAL to NTSC
could be a problem for anyone using PAL games
Cool stuff, but the Retro-Bit RES Plus and the Hyperkin Retron HD should get a mention too. The RES Plus costs the same and has no 16:9/4:3 switch, the Retron HD costs more and has a 50/60Hz switch too but also a very bad colour palette out of HDMI. Essentially there are many options for consumers on a budget nowadays, nice to have one more... Looks like this has the potential to be one of the best ones!
You hear that Nintendo. Clasiq can make decent controllers that don't cost $60.00 and require an online subcription to order them.
My classiq controllers that came with my classiq are defective they look great feel great but the character on screen stops moving
And you have to release the
D pad and press again to resume moving thats a huge problem in platformers
Have you tried using a PAL cartridge or Famicom cartridge via adapter?
Oh hey look, it's past Demeech. Oh how hard you fell.
I love my Old Skool Classiq II. If I didn't already have the Classiq II, I'd pick this up in a heartbeat.
Starscreamlive a year later is it still the best bang for the buck for running NES or SNES cart?
Great production value but, you really failed to mention a few key things.
What's the sound like? Is it compatable is accessories such as the zapper or R.O.B.?
Not showing the sound qualilty is a huge detail you've missed.
Looks cool! If I didn't already have a CRT for retro gaming, I'd get this for sure. Still might get my brother one
>Doesn't even mention compatibility with games like Castlevania III and the sound accuracy
Oh but yeah, that glowy N logo dude.
He said in the video it's just like the Classiq II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper. The controls are responsive just like an NES, the sounds are correct only quieter which means you'll have to turn up your TV. He also said as far as he can tell it's fully compatible with all NES games including multicarts. Basically this video was a quick rehash of the Classiq 2 HD video pointing out the differences and noting the similarities. I'm guessing the reason the Everdrive doesn't work is because this IS NOT an emulation box but all hardware.
If the hardware cloning was accurate then a Flashcart would work. Technically, emulation boxes wouldn't be able to use Everdrives as the way software emulation machines like the Retron 5 and others work is by dumping the rom... which they can't do when it comes to an Everdrive.
Learn something new every day :) I only know that according to Rerez and the maker of the product that it isn't emulation, so if a flashcart should work (which is why I said I was only guessing as to why it wouldn't work) then yeah they must have messed up the hardware cloning which is a shame.
@@Fnordathoth There is no hardware cloning for them to mess it up. They use emulation.
Hardware cloning is done by things like NT mini and AVS. the hardware those systems have, imitates the way the hardware on the original NES worked.
That is why those systems are more expensive.
This system simply has a processor and uses software emulation to play the games.
When you put a cartridge, it takes the rom from the cartridge and passes it threw the emulation software it has installed inside(there we have the firmware things as well) and then throws the game on you screen.
This can mean a little more lag as well.
More expensive machines emulating the hardware do not do this. They read the game from the cartridge directly like a real NES, their hardware imitates the NES CPU workings etc so they don't need a software emulator. Their hardware is capable of reading the game data as they are unlike the CPU/GPU of this cheap thing that needs a software emulator program to adjust the data in something it can read and output on your screen.
The everdrive is a basically design to fool the original system in believing it is reading an actual game cartridge so you can play roms on your real NES like you actually own the real games(roms are nothing more but the code of the game).
So when you choose a game on the everdrive the everdrive transmits that game data threw it's cartridge pin connectors to the NES hardware and the NES hardware starts reading it like it's an actual NES cartridge game and throws them on your screen as it reads.
A device that emulates hardware and basically works like the hardware of the NES does the exact same thing.
But a device using emulation like this device can't just read the game as transmitted and play it. It needs to take the rom(the whole code of the game) and put it in their emulation software and then that emulation software translates it to something the hardware it has can read and throw it to your screen.
That means that it has software that searches the chip of the cartridge and takes out the rom. And my guess is because of that that fails to read an everdrive because when it searches the everdrive it can't find the rom on the usual memory chips of NES cartridges and has no idea what to do.
Another cheap option is the RetroN 1 hd I was wondering if you guys could take a look at it and maybe hyperkins other devices as I’ve been looking into buying one
I just got the cheapo AV out only one and that's still really good too it has the same controllers and everything except it's all red
hows the sound tho?
Exactly the same as the Classiq 2 HD, he said in the video it's just like the Classic II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper.
As if 8 bit sound was anything goos haha
What do you mean
@@shakemiz final fantasy, zelda, the mario games, mega man, sonic 1 on the master system.
My issue with all of these system on a chip consoles with HDMI is they all use the same NOAC design that's been around for 20 years that only outputs composite video, then just add a cheap scaler to convert is to HDMI.
We now know that the digital video data from the NES could be intercepted and output to HDMI, so I wonder if it's possible to redesign the NOAC to similarly output raw digital video.
I've recently hooked up a gamerz tek 8-bit HD to my 47" HDTV through HDMI and I must say I can never turn back to original NES composite video again on a HDTV. I done a comparison video since some on Nintendo Age was trying to tell me I had been tricked and that composite video out of the NES should provide same image quality. Bologna is all I can say to that no matter how cheap it is I gotta give credit where credit is due. I like the fact this one has a 4:3 aspect ratio button option on the back the gamerztek HD does not but this system is $39.99 on amazon and the gamerz tek HD is $29.99 so there's that and the gamerz tek comes with a good hdmi cable not sure about this one did he show one? I have to go back and see.
confused about the Super Mario 2 gameplay with the glitches..so the cartridge is borderline defective or damaged and it doesnt play in a regular original nintendo but it manages to play in this Classiq N? I had to rewind that to catch that again...
I love this system and the controllers.
Just got my AVS delivered last week so am covered(i also have my original NES), but this system is so cheap that it wouldn't be a bad idea just to buy it as having something extra and getting two decent controllers if they are indeed as good as this guy says.
As far as the Zapper goes I wonder if the Zapper HD TV mod would work with this....
I personally would use the composite outputs for any zapper game. I wouldn't mind. The Retroad HD Genesis has the same ports, HDMI and composite, and the composite quality was stunning. It looked like perfect S-video at least from my perspective. I hope this device does the same.
Are you going to do a video about Tretis Effect? (the new vr optional game for ps4 that came today). I would like to know your opinion on this new version of the Tetris game
Shane usually doesn’t do game reviews, and he’s also not really a VR gamer (from what I remember from his Oculus review a few years back) I wouldn’t count on it.
@@VFuzball the game still doesn't need vr to be playable, it's optional.
How good was the audio quality?
It's exactly the same as the Classiq 2 HD, he said in this video it's just like the Classic II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper. Sound is very good but quieter than an NES so you'll have to turn up your TV.
Best youtuber clone console reviewer of the year
Have you guys tested any Tengen Game Paks?
Can it play castlevania 3
Looks cool. Might look into getting one soon.
what is the cheapest SNES that i can plug on hdmi, AVS, VGA that is worth buying? its an 1080 TV but i want to use it on a 720 TV/monitor too when i visit my relatives. if possible it should be able to let me use a Super Gameboy on it too.
How does it compare vs super retro trio plus?
Wow that thing is NICE
You can use any hany with an emulator for it? Or?
hey Shane long time fan I got to meet you at con bravo this year at your panel I just wanted to let you know that there are zappers that work on new TV's now and they a cheap to buy as well. You just need the modded roms and a flash cart to play light gun games on new TV's there is a great video about by John Riggs you should check out might be something to talk about on hot take
The tomee chinese nes zapper works on a modern tv too no modding required anywhere
The NES zapper would work cause it has Red Yellow And white output for CRT
Anyone know if this supports mapper 30 carts?
You are the best rerez
If something like this was released with component/rgb output to use on a crt, I'd be all over that but lack of everdrive support is kind of a dealbreaker. I play too many hacks.
Would it also play this Ali express 150 games on one cartridge ?
Can it play Famicom and Famicom Disk System Games?
Famicom support ?
Does the Everdrive work on the one that can play both NES and SNES?
Does anyone know if this plays PAL games?
cool idea, nice price, but by their response, it sounds like the are not allowing the flash cart on purpose, and thats BS.
Not on purpose our non hd version of the system will support the flash card
@@robertcooperstein9286 so the non HD version will, but not the HD version, how is that no on purpose? -.-
Does anyone know what the input lag is on this?
Can you save your games progress on it like the retron 5 or nes mini?
No genesis support?
What about the sound. Ie mario coin sounds
Exactly the same as the Classiq 2 HD, he said in the video it's just like the Classic II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper.
How does it compare to the Retron HD from Hyperkin?
Blows it away for starters the Classiq comes with 2 controllers not just 1 like the Retron and the Color pallet is so much better on the Classiq
My Retron HD came with two controllers. I think the differences are probably only cosmetic - the buttons and layout on the system are identical, and it seems to have an identical feature set.
@@elphive42 Retron HD is only packed with one controller and look again the Button layout is revered on the Retron where the ClassiQ N is more tru to the original
I was hoping it was a knock off China console, I love it when it sounds like he's going to have a heart attack how bad the China knock off was. :) Still a great review.
I can’t find my otg cable ;-;
Will those 300-in-1 carts work?
yes it works with multi carts
does any of the Everdrive like carts work on this console?
Go watch the video and you will know. 😆
Do you by any chance have access to the Miracle Piano Teaching System for NES? I'm always curious to know whether that will work with these systems considering this uses original plug systems.
You should do a video on the super 8
1:45 "One hundred and eighty-five dollars U.S. dollars"
Great video
Hey Shane will make review for PS Classic?
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Why not? It's stupid little system. Definitely deserve review in REREZ style. I'll be exited to see some.
Can't use a GameGenie with this either.
But am sure that if you connect this nes clone to a crt tv, you could play duckhuny on it with zapper.
Damm i almosy bought it until i heard that shane said the everdrive doesnt work. thank God i got the avs
Try an upscaling box it's like 10 bucks
You should check out the classic2magic
Lots of complaints about sound being inaccurate but not one person mentions you get better quality sound and video on an NES emulator on virtually any PC! And it's all free!
“Nes in high definition”? NO it’s not high definition,because all what those modern knock off famiclones are doing is just blowing up the low-res resolution to 720p or 1080 by simply stretching it,HOQEVER if it did had a smoothing filter option,then it can make nes games do look much better in HD with no blown up pixels,but only the retron 5 does that.
Can it play famicom games?
With an adapter it most likely can.
Yo I didn't know rerez was in a Bruno Mars video!!
is it region free ?
0:56 MY FRIEND HAS THAT SAME EXACT LOGO
Can you review the Soulja boy consoles?
hey rerez can you do a review on the supa boy
Axel Sandoval he already did
No he didn’t I was thinking of Rerez
I mean rerez
Or could it be Nintendo historian...
Did you turn Australian when you said HD out at the beginning?
AVS has a built in game genie, palette choices and firmware updates. If you going to start comparing features than be more detailed and start comparing real features. I rather have those than “2 free controllers”. Disappointing review as you didn’t go over the sound or emulation accuracy.
It's exactly the same as the Classiq 2 HD, he said in the video it's just like the Classic II HD in every way except that it doesn't play SuperNES games and it's cheaper. Sound is very good but quieter than an NES so you'll have to turn up your TV also it isn't emulation.
And this one is $40 so how much is that AVS. Some people are really clueless look this would be a nice gift for people who would like too play their old games.
CRT tv for me. S Video for snes
3:51 it’s 2018, everyone just uses HDMI or Bluetooth (wait , is that even possible?)
Even projectors have HDMI out, but schools and stuff only use them.
Old Skool completely forgot that the NES is not 4:3, it’s 8:7, so a 3-way toggle would have been more beneficial instead of a button.
Where's my Sega master system hd?
Do the soljaboi consols
I don't get it though, they started with Classiq II and now they are going back to one? If you ask me they should had gone to three and add N64 compatibility on there as well then we can play NES, SNES, and N64 games all in one console.
We wanted to put out a system at a lower price point so more people could afford it. More great things are in the works from OLD Skool stay tuned!
I'll stick with my original NES consoles, thanks ☺
Yeah nothing beats that, heck even with an everdrive
I love the original Nintendo Entertainment System, but like Shane, I actually prefer Top Loader consoles. Mainly, because they last A good bit longer. The original NES had moving components inside the system, which makes it more likely to malfunction. Top loader systems like the N64, SNES Mini and this one, don't have those. On top of that, the systems general designs seem to be more efficient. On the snes mini, all you had on it was composite video out, the A.C. power supply and two controller ports. The only other features on it were A simple power switch, A reset button and that was it. There was nothing else to break, nothing else to get in the way, you'd just shove A cartridge in, turn it on and rock. 🤘
@@LostClowder The NES _has_ a top loader version 😐
@☢️PANZERFAUST90☢️ Haha, don't worry, mate. I'm well aware of that. I'm just referring to the original NES "Model 001"
@@LostClowder Well sure, but the top loader negates that argument.
I'm taking a car ride home rn and I just saw someone on their phone while driving and they looked way to similar to you...
Raymond15000 do you live in Canada because Shane said he does
Oof I just got an NES Classic Edition yesterday :V
Nice!
I just got a fake game boy from Amazon and it has a controller like the saga genesis but red
Works well too!
Also u mean the new model or the one from 1980?
well almost a year later it's even cheaper 19.99 on amazon
you all be welcome
Not for the HD version.
@@ilovetacos210 oh ya i cee that knowe o-o
Cool!
If this is an emulator based system, then there might be some additional input lag. I guess potential buyers should be wary of that.
This isn't an emulator
Not an FPGA either. So it's got to be a NES-on-a-chip. Someone should do a teardown on this.
This feels more sponsored content than review.
Out of the eighteen NES games that I own, the only one that I can't get to work on this system, is the first Legend Of Zelda. Is it just my game cartridge that's defective, or does the Classiq H.D. really not play Zelda? Because, if it's the latter, then that's an ENORMOUS disappointment. Even my old F.C. Twin could play that cartridge and that systems well over A decade older than this one.
Edit: I bought A new Zelda cartridge A couple day's ago and this one works fine, so I'm assuming it was just the cartridge that was defective, not the system.
Did he say “frimware?”
I can confrim, he did say frimware.
I've recently bought a NES classic bootleg, and it looks like a coolbaby, but it's not (is simply called Entertainment system 620 games). I have to say, it runs pretty fine, and for someone who, like me, grew in an ex-communist bloc country with a closed economy, and the only contact with nintendo games were through russian/chinese bootleg nes consoles, it's a very good console
Id bet money that the thing just uses an allwinner a20, really just better to emulate things using a pi
Does Friday the 13th play on this console?
To my knowledge, everything except Ever Drive carts will work on this system.
@@LostClowder thanks!!
@@Imtired170 Anytime. 👌 Sorry I couldn't reply to your comment sooner. 😅
i like the snes more than the nes
So...is there a reason NOT to use emulation on a powerful PC to play these games? I played NES cartridges on a real NES as a kid and if someone had told me I could use a PC to emulate it in HD, I'd have said "kick ass. Let's play some games in HD." Why spend all the money in the name of authenticity?