The Collector's Secret Weapon? - MyArcade Retro Champ Review! | Nintendrew

[@NathanielBandy]

I would buy something like this if it could play N64 games

[@ZantZora]

I think everybody would buy that.

[@Jimmyjam-ey3vs]

Exactly that should’ve been made instead

[@the_relaxing_tony2818]

YES

[@JacksterDraws]

yes please

[@luisrdz6657]

Or even gamecube would be cool

[@WulffDen]

The 16:9 screen is really bizarre. They told me at E3 it was a cost cutting decision. I guess it was easier to find a cheap 16:9 screen.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

It is much cheaper, but what I’d do is include a larger 16:9 screen recessed into the body, so the edges of the screen that should be black bars would be covered by part of the case, then no one would know and it wouldn’t waste so much space. It should allow for a smaller device that way. Some Game Boy screen mods are similar, they’re larger than the original, but the excess space is just covered by the casing so you wouldn’t know.

[@DarthClanker]

My list of cons: It wasn't shaped like Sonic's head System didn't include Pong Pong or Through-Man And finally, my number one con..... No Angry Birds

[@kryph]

😂

[@Jimmyjam-ey3vs]

What a bummer

[@gwroliver3540]

Angry birds

[@toasterusedfly]

@@gwroliver3540 angy birmd

[@gwroliver3540]

@@toasterusedfly angry bitds

[@TetraBitGaming]

Hair looking extra epic today, my guy

[@BinglesP]

Hello my boyo! Pleasure to meet you here before anybody else!

[@awsomebran0896]

True dat

[@b.o.353]

Never thought of that to test games in the field! Great point.

[@DrGamelove]

B. O. With the condition of old carts it’s a good idea. I always take my 3DS with me when I buy old DS stuff. But none of the stores are anywhere close to me and I don’t want to make the trip back if something didn’t work.

[@darcyska]

Best feature: Holds cotton swabs and rubbing alcohol

[@MrScary-rz8od]

Right lol. Form over function.

[@Gojiro7]

its best feature is including a bottle of something thats bad for your NES's pin connectors XD

[@joeykeilholz925]

Thought the original iPad had big bezels? Meet THIS

[@TheMysteryDriver]

Joey Keilholz those iPads were so much nicer to hold

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

What is this obsession with having the smallest bezels on a device? You need a place for your hand to hold the thing.

[@MasterJayanX]

*Laughs in the Colossal MP3 Player*

[@justaraptor8992]

@@MasterJayanX hello fellow dankpods fan

[@MasterJayanX]

@@justaraptor8992 Hi, how are you?

[@qualorii]

MyArcade also recently released a Famicom to NES adapter, which looks to be using the same basic shape of their ejector tool. I don't understand why they didn't just include the adapter with the Retro Champ and just leave the Famicom port off of the device.

[@bimper2213]

That is actually a really cool system. The idea of bringing new on the go was pretty much unimaginably. What if this released when the new was Relevant. Over all, very good and entertaining video.

[@startedtech]

The screen looks awful, though

[@spoolyboi9434]

Good idea bad outcome

[@bimper2213]

lol I just realized it auto corrected nes to new. Also I am a member that’s why I have abadge

[@joezar33]

Doesn't seem horrible if someone wanted a NES Console/Portable or needed to replacement nes from the console breaking down ...

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

It’s a cool idea but it’s a shame it’s a famiclone with obvious issues like reversed duty cycles. I had an idea for a real NES portable that would use a real console cut up, with original controller support and both HDMI and composite out (plus the inbuilt screen) as well as battery and DC-in support, making it basically a dockable portable NES, but I believe building a device like that would cost £250 worth of parts, meaning a very high price. I don’t think many people would be willing to pay £350 for a NES portable, even if it was real hardware and perfectly accurate, so I can see why devices like this tend to be cheap famiclones on the inside. You can make a smaller device with one, for a lower cost, but not by a huge amount.

[@GuestZer0]

Glad to see you highlight the positives AND negatives. I never thought about the collector's angle… good observation. 👌🏼

[@dualscreen8789]

I guess I'm a hipster then. I'm gonna be playing that all day.

[@YourPlayer2]

I think the convention testing scenario makes a whole lot of sense! I don't think I'd ever use one of these but I'm glad people are still trying to innovate in the retro space.

[@TMan978]

The main issue I see with this thing is the start and select buttons are at the top of the unit and nowhere near easily accessible with your thumbs during play. There are a ton of games where that's actually necessary

[@vouvusbovus9100]

This shines when you wanna test games on the go, no need to bring alot of cartridges, awsome cleaning gadgets and 1 to 1 to an actual nes

[@osurpless]

Having done liveruns with my relatively easy to transport AV Famicom in 2017 and earlier, I found the Retrochamp even better for doing similar in Syracuse at Retrogamecon last October. Easy to practice with beforehand, and easy to connect to any projector via HDMI; got a neat Super Famicom wireless controller that works great with it!

[@KamenRiderGumo]

There is actually a "premium bundle" that has two of those controllers packed in with it. Madlittlepixle reviewed that on his latest video. Funnily enough, he didn't seem to be aware of the system being sold WITHOUT the controllers.

[@spaceinvader7047]

If they make an n64 version I will pay it with my entire life savings

[@Nintendrew]

SAME

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

I feel like an N64 portable shouldn’t be that difficult to produce, but I’m not sure if it would be that usable, I expect if I gutted a real console and used that to assemble one it would be probably the same size, but even deeper, and it would probably devour batteries. But maybe I’ll have a go at assembling some to sell on eBay.

[@tbaker9409]

I highly doubt this is hardware "emulation". Potentially a NOC(Nintendo on a chip), however, you are probably better served by a new, way more powerful and cheap ARM chip with emulation than a NOC. You stated that sounds were incorrect anyway.

[@JMGO1999EternalMajorKakoEscoby]

I'm still hoping someday these companies will finally make a Nintendo 64 Portable, now that would be something that i would be extremely interested, even if it was pricey.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

The issue is there aren’t any cheap N64 on a chip solutions like their are for the NES, so building one would mean using emulation, or gutting a real console and trying to squish it down. It’s definitely possible, but it would be pricey especially depending on the spec, and would probably be a bulky battery hog.

[@voteDC]

I imagine if you got a Famicom flashcart for the device it would make it a lot more useful for gaming on the go.

[@Nintendrew]

In that case, though, you might be better with a phone/emulator 😅

[@voteDC]

A lot more useful, not the best option. I've done so much Super Mario on my phone that I'm actually better with the touch controls than I am with physical ones.

[@fabianc2743]

Nintendrew pressing buttons on the screen suck . no offense

[@Cat780j]

@@fabianc2743 you can connect a bluetooth controller to the phone

[@DrKoneko]

I’m sending this to my friend who is a huge arcade one up fan he should like this

[@AnnoyedArt1256]

2:20 it's because it uses a PAL sound chip on the SoC. The PAL equivalent of the NES CPU (2A03) is the 2A07 and has a different sound chip. Most PAL games are optimized for the sound chip!

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Ben Heck had his own custom made Retro Champ since like 1999-2000 😂

[@finnfantom8852]

My Arcade has actually made some licenced handhelds that are actually pretty decent in my opinion. I have a Pac Man one, and its alright. Would you maybe interested in checking those out?

[@dw8769]

Good review, Nintendrew. What about these questions though?: 1) How long does the battery last on a charge? 2) What kind of cable does it use to recharge? 3) How is the brightness of the screen? Is it bright enough for use outside? Can the brightness be adjusted?

[@TheMr77469]

Looks good for those who may not have an NES anymore but might still have games, Collectors is a good idea, might be a plus for sellers at cons, for people to test the games out before they buy. Give a buyer a extra piece of mind, the game functions before they get home try it out and find out it doesn't work.

[@skorpius752]

Pins can be detensioned with an appropriate tool and a steady hand. I had to do this recently on a new RetroN. I have seen a video addressing this issue on clone consoles. It is more of a medium difficulty project. The downside, at least on the retron is that I sometimes have to use a matchbook or something similar as a shim to hold the cart against the pins, depending on how worn the cart is.

[@AustinD_YT]

Why do I feel like the "Cleaning compartment" would be used for more than just actual cleaning. "Honey, why do you keep going to the garage with the Retro Champ?" "no reason honey! Just playing my old games! *chugs from small viles of vodka in the cleaning compartments* "

[@xPandamon]

That display looks fairly mediocre, atleast on video. That's where my PS Vita shines on top of the good buttons although it's emulated of course.

[@xPandamon]

@@7991rellik Yeah, if you don't need something to read cartridges it's probably the better choice though especially for mobile usage :)

[@jasonblalock4429]

Yeah, but they were also clearly targeting price over performance. At $80, undoubtedly the screen was going to suffer. I almost get the feeling they saw this as being more for kids/casuals than for collectors. It also makes me wonder what it would look like if someone went with this same basic concept, but at something more like a $200 price point.

[@xPandamon]

@@jasonblalock4429 Sadly you can't expect much for that price. I would pay more for a better screen and better speakers though, since that is the main appeal of this kind of device in my opinion. It's the same reason cheap tablets are crap, what is a big screen good for if it looks bad? Same goes for speaker quality of course.

[@anonymousaccount4483]

You’re alive? Yes!!!!!

[@kevinjrpiedr2490]

My Arcade should make a Genesis Champ I'll get that on a heart beat but it has to have a good circle D-Pad and 6 buttons! 😻😻😻

[@WA_Stokins]

This thing is gonna be GREAT for cons.

[@EURIPODES]

My only real complaints are that it wouldn't have cost too much more to upconvert the video signal and turbo buttons would really help extend the service life.

[@shahi4827]

ah the wave of nostalgia seeing drew once again

[@michaelbehenna1778]

4:19 Super Paper Mario music in the backround

[@RatchetTheCat]

...Ok?

[@GearWorksRc]

I'm surprised you gave it a good review honestly I think it's awesome because I love the table top mode hdmi connection and its portable plus it comes with controllers not to many people are giving good reviews the sound is horrible but yea turn it down so your not making your ears bleed I've been waiting for you to come out with your review on it man thanks for shining some light on it.

[@robmcmuffin8453]

I seen Guardian Legend getting alot of love here! love that game! cool vid man!

[@aaaron7481]

The cleaning kit is pretty neat

[@hickorytree3764]

love this channel bro

[@AvatarNeo]

I recall years ago, My Arcade announced a Super Retro Champ? It was supposed to be able to play SNES, SFC, and Genesis games. I assume it's either cancelled or in development hell, cause there've been no updates since.

[@GAMEPRODELTA]

I've already picked up myarcade's controllers for the NES and super NES classic, so already have controllers compatible with this in tablet mode.

[@coolspeedyjosh]

I got a question, since it has a famicom slot, would the disk system work?

[@GAMEPRODELTA]

It might, if it could connect properly.

[@THEKLEVER187]

Retropalooza Arlington 2021 is around the corner . I might just need this

[@TheMr77469]

Interesting, probably needs some design tweaks, maybe a version 2.0. Maybe an SNES/PalSNES/Japan SNES version, a n64 yeah, but how about a Sega MegaDrive/ Genesis version?

[@mattsom3915]

They actually announced the Super Retro Champ for this year, it'll play snes and genesis game :)

[@BBallRambling]

Wow. I am adding this to my must have list

[@mirajaded]

i was listening to this in school, and when the mario music started playing i legit thought that the whole class could hear.

[@DigiPen92]

Can you do a review of the Famicom Cartilage Converter NES Cartilage from My Arcade please?

[@elijahthekid_]

Hey Drew Great video but look at the Question block under the smash sign, I spent 5 minutes trying to clean my screen.

[@ranchdressing1037]

algorithm be like Nintenwho?

[@ranchdressing1037]

@@GuestZer0 Woooooooo!

[@OstegoAmigo1]

For those who are wondering, this doesnt work with flash carts. Just goes to a black screen.

[@Rezigunn]

I've been wanting to grab this just to do a comparison of another nes portable from HAMY since I personally love that unit I want to see how it compares to something that comes from a bootleg company

[@StuffWePlay]

Playing Famicom games is cool and all, but can it play Crysis?

[@demontamerbf18]

Everything was going so well until I saw you push that thing with your leg to pop out the Famicom game, that's a really tight connection

[@ilovelctr]

Lol, being a young lad who dares to appear in the public crossdressed, even I think it a bit odd to carry it on the go. If they had implanted enhanced visual as an option on top of the precise hardware-based rendering and fixed the audio, it could've been really great.

[@cicabeot1]

As someone who doesn’t currently have a console that can play NES cartridges, this did seem interesting. But the negatives seem a bit too much for me unfortunately. Maybe I’d prefer a Retron type machine.

[@DarKnightKilla13]

Maybe I missed this part... but how was the actual battery life, and was the backlit screen able to be toggled to a different brightness setting?

[@leahluostarinen]

WOW! That retro champ looks really cool looks almost like a big DS but with a cool controller nice idea Nintendrew

[@asaelpolanco8151]

If I buy the Retro Champ, I swear I am going to buy the console just to get some golden age arcade games (Popeye, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Tengen Road Runner, etc.) as well as Mario ones. And yes, that includes Tengen Ms. Pac-Man.

[@overlordalfredo]

So the screen quality is bad, the sound is bad, there is now upscaling and your carts get stuck in the slot. Doesn't sound like a 6/10 for me. But the idea for quick testing carts on conventions is really good. Sadly stuff like that does almost not exist in EU :(

[@waynecuff3140]

What's the amazing shmup your playing early in the video mate ?

[@Frank_D]

Thank you for the review. $80 is a bit steep, given the video and audio quality. What you said about being useful to test cartridges is a good point though.

[@uhhh_adam]

Dang the bad audio was a dealbreaker for me. I wanted this for MIDINES at first

[@jace7951]

I would glady pay extra (say around 100?) to fix some of the problems: Smaller size Looser Pins Better screen (Looking at other reviews the worst part is the view angles) Higher quality buttons At least 2 of these would convince me to buy one

[@retroprogamer7009]

Aren't there already a few Handhelds that do the same? Some i think with even more Support for other Consoles. Like Genesis and SNES.

[@nudl3Zz]

I just can't take any of these "retro" consoles seriously. all of them have a 16:9 aspect ratio

[@Nitrobotti]

Yeah I mean what the hell do you do with a 16:9 screen in a system that plays NES games? 😄

[@reagandow850]

Nitrobotti - throw it in the trash! ;-)

[@Nitrobotti]

@thecouchtripper That doesn't change jack fucking shit. Why the fuck does it have a switch? Why would anyone want to stretch the image? "Hey I'm a dumbass and I want to make the picture look wrong!"

[@nudl3Zz]

@thecouchtripper that's not my complaint

[@thesupremebob]

My guess is that those 16:9 screens are alot cheaper than the 4:3

[@EllieMiller510]

Yo the people who made this should make a portable gameboy

[@mandykaterina7866]

Best part of the video was that controller! It looks awesome! What all is it compatible with?

[@ColeFam]

Man, I kinda just want the convenient cleaning section. That's genius.

[@Andrew12105]

Nintendrews back! Yay

[@l_lac5045]

I know that you have made a collection video. But Im curious on how much does this cost. More specifically your'e whole setup?

[@bimper2213]

L_lac I don’t know if that is possible. There is thousands worth of stuff in his room.

[@Jimmyjam-ey3vs]

He has stated some stuff that is pricey now that he collected is now worth a bunch of money clearly due to demand and stock of some stuff so a lot of the stuff was cheaper but now it has gotten more pricey over time

[@TheMr77469]

Liked how you were more through in your review than Metal Jesus Rocks.

[@the_relaxing_tony2818]

I'll be cool if they do a super retro champ which is a portable snes

[@ChunkedDump]

Finally, 7 Grandad is now portable

[@rahcaz3689]

I’ve been thinking about picking this up after the Metal Jesus video. Glad to see you did a video too, I always love your insights into this kind of stuff. Might have to pick one up myself, don’t see the myself being too bothered by the nuances

[@spacecat409]

Thanks for reviewing! Was really looking forward to this video, while your right I'm not gonna buy this and just toss it in my backpack for everywhere it would be nice to play some of my older NES games, also to make sure they work to.

[@KyletheKollector]

Great vid! Metal Jesus hated this but I am glad that you thought this was at least decent. Good insight! I love your channel.

[@nicocabeza9733]

great vídeo dude; the will be great if you make a review of a lcl pi boy

[@pekpekstretch]

Does a game genie fit into the NES retro champ?

[@legendarysonic9908]

My mom still has her old NES We do have mario 1 and 2 but, lost 3 and don't know where it is. We do have jepaperdy, Tetris, and Picturica

[@Nintendrew]

Nice

[@blizzardlazariohw2779]

what was that emulator on your phone that you used for 6 seconds at 4:20 i literally could not find it anywhere.

[@wjscottiii]

i collect NES games and have been looking for a convenient way to play Famicom games while i am looking for a Famicom to buy... i am being super picky... would you suggest this as a good way to play the games in the mean time?

[@billysherman2702]

I wish I could time mail me one of these to myself 30 years ago.

[@junglenerd2291]

I can't find any answers on this. Can it play flashcarts?

[@brycevo]

It's so good! I really want one now

[@SlyBeast]

That opening sound sounds familiar...is it from Smooth Moves?

[@DjPoke]

Hi ! Any tricks for cartridge removal ?

[@keenobeast5920]

Hi I’m trying to make your switch arcade cabinet but the fightsticks are out of stock everywhere. Are there any others I could buy? Thanks

[@bricethompson1922]

Since it does hardware emulation I wonder if you could hook up a famicom disc system 😂

[@marioluigi7511]

1:31 Tablets: am I a joke to you?

[@johnmogavero8156]

I have had my system for a long time already and I love it I either play it alone or connected to my tv the fact u can play NES and Famicom with HDMI output and the cleaning kit what can go wrong ?? Ok the audio not the best but who cares !!! I t works just fine and happy they made it !!!!!

[@wylanvallotton4462]

Do you know if it will work with an EverDrive or similar carts?

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

Great review!

[@Kevinb1821]

The only Clone console that I ever liked was the super NT. I also like using the retron 5 for emulating my games. It works really well for The price and the amount of consoles you can play with jr

[@jim-jamjamilio1709]

How is the HDMI out compared with other budget HDMI NES consoles?

[@jim-jamjamilio1709]

Update for anyone curious: I think it's very close to the Hyperkin RetroN HD's HDMI out.

[@man_of_many_pants]

Is it possible to get an original famicon these days and is it viable? I have sights set on an OG N64 and nintendo nes. SNES I'm not so much concerned with.

[@Bro3256Films]

I'll probably pick this up when I see it on discount. $80 for an NES clone is too much in my eyes especially since I already own a few myself.

[@saifalsuwaidi4772]

Your hair is amazing actual pog

[@Yipper64]

5:00 hmm maybe i shoulda got that retroduo portable from retrobit. I got the super retro trio. Actually thinking about it... the duo only plays snes and *can* play nes through an adapter, i dont even know if it *can* play genesis and im actually really happy about playing genesis games such as Ecco on a real cartrige so idk.

[@airwolf9248]

If they made one for Gameboy Color and Advance with that HDMI input. I would buy it in an instant

[@VinylBlair]

Nintendrew is a thicc Greg Proops...!

[@BoopTheSynth]

Yes this is what you should show up to school with