Retro Video Gamer

I think everyone knows about the mini NES, but it's not the only plug and play console being released this fall.

(http://retro-bit.com/media/wysiwyg/Landing_page/Generations_Images.jpg)

This is the Retro-Bit Generations, and there's some pretty big name involved. It's being made by Retro-Bit obviously but the games included are from Capcom, Data East, Irem, and Jaleco.

Here's the list of games:

1942
1943
2048
10-Yard Fight
Aguna
Apocalypse II
Argus
Astrohawk
Astyanax
Avenging Spirit
Banishing Racer
Bases Loaded
Bashi Bazook: Morphoid Masher
Battle Squadron
Battle Unit Zeoth
Big Run
Bionic Commando
The Black Bass
The Blue Marlin
Brawl Brothers
Broken Circle
Captain Commando
City Connection
Commando
Corn Buster
Creepy Bird
Escape from Atlantis
Exed Exes
Exerion
Field Combat
Forgotten Worlds
Formation Z
Fortified Zone
Free Fall
Ghosts ’N Goblins
Gun.Smoke
Hammerin' Harry
Hero Pinball Party
Higemaru
Holy Diver
Hoops
The Ignition Factor
Ikari no Yousai 2 (Fortified Zone 2)
Image Fight
JaJaMaru no Daibouken
Jim Power
Kaitetsu Yanchamaru 3 (Kid Niki 3)
Kickle Cubicle
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
Knights of the Round
Kung-Fu
Kung-Fu Master
Lan Master
Lawn Mower
Legend E
Major Title Golf
Maru's Mission
Mazezam
Mercs
Mr. Bloopy
Night Defender 2
Ninja JaJaMaru-Kun
Onslaught
Operation Logic Bomb
The Peace Keepers
Pinball Quest
Questforge
R-Type 3
Ring King
Rival Turf
Rockfall
Rocky Rodent
Rod Land (Game Boy)
Rod Land (NES)
Skip and Friends
Smart Mouse
Soldam
SonSon
Sumo Slam
Super Bases Loaded
Super Bases Loaded 3
Super Earth Defense Force
Super Ghouls ’N Ghosts
Super Noah's Ark
Super Professional Baseball 2
Super R-Type
Sword of Sodan
Thor's Quest
Totally Rad
Tuff E Nuff
Varth: Operation Thunderstorm
Water Margin
Yang Warrior Family
Youkai Club
Zippy Race
Zooming Secretaries

There's a good article here  (http://www.usgamer.net/articles/retro-bits-generations-console-looks-a-leap-beyond-the-classic-mini-nes-2) that has a lot of info if anyone wants to know more.

The funny thing about this is that I learned about it from an email from Retro Magazine and Mike Kennedy. Apparently he's not scrapping the magazine and his online store is now an official retailer for Retro-Bit. If anyone wants to pre-order the console from him, you can do so  here (http://shopreadretro.com/collections/retro-gaming/products/retro-bit-generations-video-game-system-retro-games-built-in-plug-n-play?variant=21998284036). I'm sure it will be available other places too if for some reason people would rather not order it from him ;)

Well, that sure is cool.  I like the look of the console and that is one big library of games!

Yes, it's a lot of games! Mostly arcade games too which is cool.

Sure is!  This may be a better buy than the Mini NES.

Does look cheaply made though which is never a good thing.


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Here's a review of this system...

Knights of the Round & Captain Commando. Cool!
I do agree the physical hardware design does look a bit cheap and naff though, lol.

Composite output caters for CRT advocates like myself :^]

It's cool that it has both outputs.  I can play on my CRT or either of my HDTV's.  :)  Haven't seen these around yet, though.

For the price it doesn't sound terrible, but it does seem kinda cheap and the emulation obviously isn't perfect.

Here's a video with all the games being tested...