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My parents got me a Retro Duo for my birthday. (Given that I've been rambling about it since I first saw one at I-Con, this shouldn't be surprising.) Overall, I'm happy with it. My NES games work fine with any blowing (though the sound and color emulation is slightly off, it's nothing that would affect game play) and SNES games seen to work fine as well. The controllers are a lighter version of the SNES controller, but I can also use my actual SNES controllers. I haven't tested the multi-tap yet, but the box claims it will work.
My one gripe is that Game Genies apparently do not. I tested both last night, neither worked (though admittedly, my SNES Game Genie hasn't been the happiest of campers on the actual SNES, either). It's not a huge deal--if I want to use an invincibility cheat to zoom through a game in half an hour, I can always do it via emulator on my PC--but it means my days of two-player TMNT: Turtles in Time or Contra III are effectively over. Infinite lives were what made those playable in a short-term setting.
I suspect this will lead me to selling my NES and various peripherals on eBay or the like (unless someone I know wants it). The Super Nintendo isn't getting sold, even though it may get moved down into the cabinet. There are too many memories wrapped up in that (it was actually the first console I owned; I bought the NES used years later) to let it go.
My one gripe is that Game Genies apparently do not. I tested both last night, neither worked (though admittedly, my SNES Game Genie hasn't been the happiest of campers on the actual SNES, either). It's not a huge deal--if I want to use an invincibility cheat to zoom through a game in half an hour, I can always do it via emulator on my PC--but it means my days of two-player TMNT: Turtles in Time or Contra III are effectively over. Infinite lives were what made those playable in a short-term setting.
I suspect this will lead me to selling my NES and various peripherals on eBay or the like (unless someone I know wants it). The Super Nintendo isn't getting sold, even though it may get moved down into the cabinet. There are too many memories wrapped up in that (it was actually the first console I owned; I bought the NES used years later) to let it go.
