The MANLEY Plug N' Play REVIEW

[@Larry]

Have you ever come across the Famiclone that had Paperboy on it? I saw it once at an indoor market while on vacation years ago, but have never seen it since. Just found it bizarre to have Western games on it for once.

[@Zestypanda]

>Western game But...mario and super mario and mario 21 are always on chinglish famiclone consoles..

[@StopDropRetro]

I haven't! But tell you what, we discovered that THIS plug & play features a Western-only game! The first racing game, #2 on the list, was released as Race America in North America and as Corvette ZR-1 Challenge in Europe. It NEVER released in Japan, which is crazy! I agree it's bizarre and I've never seen it happen on any other Famiclone system I own.

[@GrammarNaziAUS]

You speak as if you have a team of researchers.

[@StopDropRetro]

I prefer to call us a team of shitposters.

[@0Synergy]

Will you marry me?

[@indigoparadox]

Part 15 of the FCC rules (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_47_CFR_Part_15) governs just about everything sold in the US that can produce or receive electromagnetic/radio waves (to be clear, radio waves ARE electromagnetic waves). Intentional radio waves (such as the 2.4 Ghz frequency waves used in Bluetooth) certainly qualify as such, but so do the unintentional radio waves produced when electricity runs through any sort of conductor. This means that everything with an electrical circuit in it has the potential to produce electromagnetic interference (i.e. radio waves), weak though it may be. Part 15 of the FCC rules basically states that a device sold in the US must not produce radio waves that the operator is not licensed to produce (such as interference on the emergency-services-use-only bands), and it must operate normally when exposed to interference from licensed users of those bands (so it can't burst into flames if a police car equipped with a radio drives by). This can be accomplished by adding shielding (in the form of metal plates/boxes around sensitive or noisy components), adding chokes (those little plastic clip-on "bumps" you sometimes see on cords), or designing the electronics in other certain ways. As I wrote above, this declaration of conformance with the rules applies to anything electronic sold in the US. I remember seeing this label on my original NES as a kid in the late 1980s. Sometimes it's in the manual, sometimes it's on the box. If the device is sold in a retail outlet in the US, that label is probably in, on, or around it somewhere.

[@StopDropRetro]

please don't call the cops on me...

[@DorperSystems]

#1 printed words in usa

[@LegendarySuperVegeta]

1: Super C (I own the original on with a debug menu as well, thanks to multicarts) 2: Race America (thanks gordy12gg) 3: Gun Nac (Of course) 4: Mighty Final Fight (Obviously) 5: 1942 (No shit) 6: Son Son 7: Spy Hunter 8: Magic Jewely (With Tengen Tetris music) 9: Ninja Hattori Kun 10: Track and Field (though on a multicart I own it's labeled as Hyper Olympic) 11: Road Fighter 12: Tennis (with the Master Higgins [Adventure Island guy] cloned on the left side) 13: Ice Hockey 14: Route 16 Turbo 15: *REPEAT* 16: Excite Bike 17: Twin Bee 18: Possibly a homebrew 19: another name for Chindie (tho strange) is Nice Code 20: Space Harrier Clone (Playable on a Caltron 6-in-1) 21: *REPEAT* 22: Arkanoid *re-coded* 23: *REPEAT* 24: *REPEAT* 25: *REPEAT* 26: Front Line (yup, it's stolen) 27: Challenger 28: Wrecking Crew 29: City Connection 30: Ninja Kun You're welcome 31: Lunar Pool 32: Astro Robo SASA 33: F1 Race 34: Volguard 2 35: Copyright of Hudson Soft 1985 36: Iwata's 1st game 37: Warpman is easy kill all the enemies I mean there is a counter to the left on how many you need to kill 38: Sky Destroyer 39: Nuts and Milk 40: *ERROR 404* 41: Arabian 42: Centipede 2 (or Millipede if you can't take a joke) 43: Romhack of a romhack 44: Anime based game 45: *REPEAT* 46: Crush Roller 47: Lode Runner with butchered music 48: D K DONKEY KONG IS HERE 49: Copyright of Namco 1985 50: Pooyan

[@Elias___]

Legendary Super Vegeta never knew you were into retro games

[@LegendarySuperVegeta]

Vae Victis but of course

[@birdkun21]

Legendary Super Vegeta 9 is ninja hattori kun

[@StopDropRetro]

It's crazy that Race America never came out on the Famicom. I've never seen another instance where a clone console/multicart had a game that was NA/EU only.

[@LegendarySuperVegeta]

StopDrop&Retro that's how it works I guess

[@maciejstachowski183]

The Mr. Fox game is a reskin of "Front Line". I used to have that game on a pirate multicart back in the day, but never really got it.

[@StopDropRetro]

I think it's great! I'm ordering the real thing for my collection

[@MrBenMcLean]

The best plug-in console is the Power Joy PJ-008. It truly has 88 games in 1 with no repeats I can remember. (Or very few) Plus, many of the altered games (like Pandamar and Wrestle) have an interesting visual spin on the originals. Truly, it is the king of the famiclones.

[@StopDropRetro]

I have a couple Power Joy consoles, i don't know if they're like this one. We'll have to find out later!

[@Dev-tw1og]

@Benjamin If I was Chinese I would I would just make a raspberry pi with the worst games ever and even make it a power bank.

[@DarkFiber23]

1:03 RF interference can mess with internal clocks, RF modulators for the composite outputs, etc.

[@antoniorsoftware]

Finally a new video. Since I found this channel I watched almost all the old videos waiting for something new. Keep it up.

[@StopDropRetro]

Thank you, I'll try! The next video is almost done!

[@IvanOdintsoff]

Hassle is a reskin of Front Line by Taito Panzer Fly Car is Road Fighter by Konami

[@StopDropRetro]

It was a shock to find out Road Fighter was a reskin of an official game. It's such shit.

[@chickpea]

I missed you so glad you are back

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks for being patient! Hope you enjoyed the video, next one will be out soon!

[@hi-friaudioman]

The sticker is just a complicated way of saying it's "FCC compliant" pretty dumb considering it's a cheap piece of shit and is most likely not compliant. Probably slapped on there just so it could squeeze past customs.

[@StopDropRetro]

haha, probably! I've never seen another plug & play with it so it's either not needed or not checked enough

[@orestogams]

StopDrop&Retro Check under any keyboard and you'll find it there.

[@dmbarlow2008]

The answer is 'not checked enough': these sticks were ubiquitous in the early to mid 90s when it was enforced.

[@Magus12000BC]

I wonder if there is a RF switch somewhere on it.

[@TimNorris2001]

The old Gameboy had one when I got it as did all of my old TI calculators.

[@WalcomS7]

"Gun-Nac is one of the best top down shooters on the famicom." It's fucking amazing and criminally underrated. I play it all the time.

[@wolfgangervin2582]

WalcomS7 Yeah, the shop and bomb system gives it an interesting twist on the whole Compile/NEC family/style of shmups. Not to mention it's much weirder than most cute 'em ups, including any of it's cousins.

[@LouiesLog]

Where did you go? glad you're back :-)

[@StopDropRetro]

had other responsibilities to tend to, unfortunately :( This channel is a hobby not a job but I do hope to get more regular with my uploads soon!

[@pinmike8666]

The overhead run-and-gun with the fox at 8:42 is Front Line

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks! Ordered it already! The game is dirt cheap too

[@pandavova]

Missed you :3

[@StopDropRetro]

It was a long wait, but I've got the next video half way done and hope to get it out soon! Thank you for being a patient fan! :)

[@tacosoftworks711]

I like bacon

[@michalgrochu]

Please, add a new analysis of some crowdfunding scampaigns - they are really amazing!

[@stm6910]

StopDrop&Retro what's your opinion on the seedi???

[@RobertBlow]

Good to see you again sir. Greetings from Derbyshire in the UK. Love your stuff always.

[@StopDropRetro]

Hey! Good to see you too, of course I remember you! Thank you for all the support!

[@johzho123]

that shouldler button slot looks more like a port for second controller hook up, awful placement though

[@StopDropRetro]

I never thought of that! That probably is what was there! I'd love to see the original with it. It would also explain why some of the games still had the player 2 option.

[@delta7890]

Adding to this, it's possible that the controller port is present on another plug&play model from the same manufacturer that happens to use the same shell. This is pretty common in manufacturing, like how TONS of cheapo calculators have fake, non-functioning solar-recharge cells but their higher-cost variants have real ones. It's easier to make one base shell and add additional pieces to block off or cover up missing functions that may be in other models.

[@RooMan93]

John Zhou yep totally a port. When I was a kid we had one with an extra port.

[@thatpart]

SDR - your joyous dives into our collective geekdom was missed. Welcome back, sir.

[@StopDropRetro]

Thank you! I hate when priorities get in the way of my channel but I've got more on the way!

[@kx7560]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO SHOW UP IN MY SUB BOX FOR A WHILE NOW FINALLY THE DAY HAS COME... I MUST WATCH

[@StopDropRetro]

It was too long!! I'll try not to disappear like that, the next review is already half done!

[@MaxwellTornado]

"Severely limited Splatoon" It's Pac-Man.

[@mudjmc]

Bonus points for Rocky Horror reference :)

[@nachogsr5085]

I might be a little late for this, but the racing game is actually called Race America (A.K.A Corvette ZR-1 Challenge)

[@StopDropRetro]

Yep! I saw one for sale recently, they're expensive!

[@TheT3rr0rMask]

A plug n play entertainment device by Manley Toys

[@LightTheUnicorn]

Looking at the shape of that blocked off “button” on the top, I wouldn’t be surprised if that was originally meant to be an Atari-style additional controller connector for two player games, I remember having a strange LCD game thing that had that going on. Interesting little plug and play, nice to see another video!

[@Turtlejohn8]

In racing car, that little repeating bit of a song is from Paradise City by Guns and Roses

[@StopDropRetro]

HOLY SHIT! You're right that's it!

[@fearnloathing78x]

Glad to see you uploading again! Thanks for the content, good stuff!

[@StopDropRetro]

you're welcome! I'm glad to be back and thankful for all of your support!

[@startedtech]

shit, you're alive Also we need to crowdfund you a better camera

[@StopDropRetro]

haha, I'll be upgrading soon!

[@JomasterTheSecond]

This is so _MANLEY._ You can just *_SEE_* the muscles *_POPPING OFF THE DAMN THING._*

[@StopDropRetro]

they're barely able to hold them in the right shoulder button position!

[@GizmoTheGreen]

I suspect they've re-used molds from another device, and the cutout on the one side is for a db9 connector that's sometimes present to connect a second player.

[@StopDropRetro]

ah! I didn't think of that! It is the same size as what you would expect for that. Good guess!!

[@Seanmm8855]

12:03 if you pause they even forgot to take out his mustache lolololl

[@TheSuperHybrid80]

that sticker might be for another varient of this thing whit ir mayby the shouldr window was a infrared port in other model just atought

[@ItsABassDammit]

12:46 is actually a Williams arcade game called Make Trax. It was very hard to find in American arcades but it got a famicom release. My mom told me about it, she said there was only one arcade on the jersey shore boardwalk that had a cabinet.

[@ahmedp800]

Talking about D-pads in general, you are right indeed, how come they are not tilted inwards to align with the Thumb?!

[@StopDropRetro]

I think the PCB might be angled in that direction as well. I'm sure they just made a mistake and were too lazy to correct it

[@ahmedp800]

StopDrop&Retro My comment was not clear, I meant why don't official D-pads from brands like Nintendo and such tilt the D-pads inwards to fit thumbs better, it would be more natural I think.

[@ikarusrq4299]

It’s like 2 am here in Colombia but whatever, thanks for finally uploading a new vid!

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks for watching!

[@startedtech]

I think some of those games with loading sequences were probably Famicom Disk System games.

[@nicholsliwilson]

Good to see you back on KZbin fella’. :)

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks! I got more to come. Next video is almost done!

[@Vampirech1ck]

This is one of my favorite KZbin channels

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks for being a fan!! More vids on the way!

[@supermariofan772003]

I remember I used to have this plug n play back when I was very young. Even though most of the games on here are reskins of official games, I still give them props for at least having a pretty good selection of games. In fact, it was thanks to this plug and play that I found some of my favorite NES games like Gun-Nac, Mighty Final Fight, Wrecking Crew, Ice Hockey, and so on. Also, Inclement Trip is actually Super Spy Hunter, not regular Spy Hunter. And Hot Speed appears to be an original game developed by Nice Code. So, you're right about it being a "Chindie" game ;)

[@chuckleshelicopterwigwamjo7315]

Well, with a description like that, I'm sold

[@indiandrainer]

We missed you! You're still alive!

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks! Hope to upload more regularly now!! Thank you for your patience

[@dr666demento]

@7:08 Remember, especially in Asia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika still carries it's pre-WWII meaning - a good luck symbol - not unlike the four-leaf clover.

[@silviavalentine3812]

Dr Demento have you ever heard of a thing called contex?

[@StopDropRetro]

yeah, I know. Just a bit of satire. People today still tie the "good luck symbol" with the nazi symbol, it's just the stigma it carries. Try to spray paint a counterclockwise Swastika anywhere and you'll find out

[@CREEPINGIRON]

When would be the best time to (re)review the GCW-ZERO; now that some people may be getting new units?

[@StopDropRetro]

I plan to do it sometime early next year, I'm too backed up right now. I know how I'm going to approach the subject, just need to fit it in the schedule now

[@mink03]

That weird spot on the back of the controller where you thought maybe a button went... looks more like a spot to put in a second control port.. like a 9 pin connection

[@gatitosymemes]

Idk why i like this channel, but i really love all the videos

[@SUPERKID515]

The great one has returned.... Thank goodess... This plug n play is really niceeee!!

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks! And yeah it was a big surprise I didn't expect much but this is a unique collection with not many repeats!

[@Alanzice]

Always love your hardware reviews

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks! Always good to see you. My next vid is a hardware review, then we're back to crowdfunding!

[@AtariBorn]

Most products like those have the FCC regs pressed or embossed in the plastic (usually just the FCC code numbers). I'm sure the sticker is an afterthought. All electronic devices sold in the U.S. have to comply with those FCC regulations. Basically, nothing you sell can jam another device and all devices you sell have to be susceptible to jamming lol. Government control maybe?

[@Real1Gaming]

8:58 - Hmm, more like a heavily modified Ikari Warriors

[@StopDropRetro]

it's Front Line apparently

[@rjnavarro1574]

I agree

[@jdizzle3815]

as a kid i had a plug and play that was similar to this one (even being a blue and translucent controller) except the games weren't edited they were just like the regular games

[@StopDropRetro]

Some of them were more brazen than others. Nintendo cracked down and rather than give up, clone makers just sprite swapped. Pretty smart of them!

[@emilysweets4048]

The billiard game is Lunar Pool. At least some form of it. I wonder if they took out the ability to change the friction level.

[@PEACEWALKER1992]

Thumbs up for this MANLEY Video!

[@AeroQC]

Was expecting a "Hullo" for a moment there. Fly safe.

[@StopDropRetro]

Personally, I'm a bigger fan of "ELLO EUUU!!" ;)

[@robingart4307]

So happy when I see a new video from you 😄

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks for your support! I'll try to deliver more :)

[@JessicaFEREM]

a lot of bootlegs will have a "please wait" screen because that's normally when the bootleg cart would fight the lockout chip, so they added a wait screen so people wouldn't think the game is broken with the flashing.

[@radagastaddams3703]

i have a PS2/pc game pad thats exactly like that plug n play. it's obviously a generic shell they are putting different things in. it's a bit weird having blocked off spaces for buttons though - like buying a bottom end car & seeing all the blanks on the dashboard where higher spec items are missing. wonder how many times that blue gamepad shell has been reused ???

[@TomasGregovich]

The game with the bipedal rabbit was originally called Frontline.

[@StopDropRetro]

I've got one on the way! thanks!

[@rmx5344]

I think ive most likely seen a different version of that hassle game on some weird looking portable nes thing that has a small nes multicart in it. From what I recall, grass is green and the character you play as is just a normal human

[@StopDropRetro]

it's Front Line

[@serbonkers4130]

Wow astro robot sasa... good times. And that fox thing that rode a tank i belive the game is called front line

[@joyoustye2326]

I think that hole on top that you think is for a shoulder button is actually supposed to be a plug for a light gun.

[@JL0ndon]

Finally I’m on time for a new SDR video! Sweet!

[@StopDropRetro]

take note people, this is how an intelligent person says "FIRST!" Good to see you here again dude! :)

[@GELTONZ]

HA! Brush Roll is a clone of the game Crush Roller and when I first played Splatoon my immidiate reaction was "Oh my crap this is like a heavily evolved version of Crush Roller!"

[@JeremyLeePotocki]

#13 Nintendo's Ice Hockey # 26 is Front Line from Taito. #40 Original Mario Bros. #46 Crush Roller

[@StopDropRetro]

got a Front Line cart on the way. can't wait!

[@chompers5568]

Your kickstarter videos could blow up

[@StopDropRetro]

I've got them in the works! Gotta split my time though on a variety of content! More soon!

[@nathan-qcueparsons268]

"Next is UFO Race *......................* Next is Earth Guard" 😂😂😂

[@StopDropRetro]

UFO Race is the bane of my existence. Track & Field is a close second

[@tanookitoad979]

I swear I thought the music in earth guard was "Toot Toot Sonic Warrior" for a second.

[@savage1267]

That warning is for items that emit signals. So if it isn't wireless…

[@StopDropRetro]

*X-Files music plays*

[@crashbandicoot5636]

Thank god you're back

[@StopDropRetro]

it's been too long! Thanks for being a fan

[@Dang3rMouSe]

So basically it's a 50 in 1 plug in play that runs slightly modified pirated games. Excellent🎮

[@StopDropRetro]

and not a bad selection either!

[@LC-2912]

I'm glad you know spyhunter because most people don't know this game i have great memories when i played spyhunter 2 in the original xbox when i was a kid it was time well spent because of the action everything was fun

[@StopDropRetro]

It was crazy when Spy Hunter 2 came out in the 6th gen console era! It was so odd to see a sequel to such an old game with nothing in between

[@LC-2912]

StopDrop&Retro Well yeah nowhere to run killed the franchise badly because you spend more time out of the interceptor than in

[@salsaucy2547]

Love this channel so much, it's so unappreciated, should be a AngryVideoGameNerd type channel by now.

[@StopDropRetro]

It's gonna take hard work but I'll be increasing the output I hope!

[@paquimex]

I love your videos to death, about o FCC warning, lots of devices have it on the box, I've seen it in my Wii U, a Bluetooth headset, my 3ds and my pebble watch, along with other devices

[@StopDropRetro]

ah, okay! So it's just on the device instead of the box. That sort of makes sense. Maybe only NTSC versions had this since they would be going to USA?

[@253637zero2]

Macross! OMG yes, nes game with a spaceship that transforms into a mech. After all these years I have found it. Thank you.

[@StopDropRetro]

I love it! I've seen it on several plug & plays I own

[@AkumetsuKun]

"X-trek 2" seems to be a copy of a segment of a game from the 80s called. Pleiades. Pleiades itself was a game that's when you started playing it, was very much like Taito's "Phoenix", but in this game, there is another stage that comes up that looks almost exactly like this. So it looks like they took be stage level from the original game and just made it into, well, the entire game. LOL! Ah, the 80s... Great time to grow up. Good times, good times. 😁

[@EhRandomGuy]

Ahhh! You're back!

[@StopDropRetro]

took me long enough! more content on the way though

[@sotanax1]

Keep them coming love the videos!

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks! more on the way soon

[@sotanax1]

StopDrop&Retro Promise?

[@badcatalex]

Hey, uh, Jibo actually came out.

[@StopDropRetro]

of the closet?

[@tails64dsntchannel8]

with all the FCC Shite does it actually have RF Shields inside?

[@StopDropRetro]

your hands are the RF shield

[@pandavova]

Oh god. I hope no one is going to report this video to ban it in germany, i would be sad ._.

[@IAmStefanNixdorf]

pandavova why do you think someone would do this? None of his videos seem to be blocked for me (and I'm german)

[@pandavova]

same. Cause of special symbols that germany doesnt like....

[@silviavalentine3812]

Context context context

[@StopDropRetro]

True. These aren't exactly that symbol as they're in a counter-clockwise direction so I hope we're still good!

[@AsukaLangleyS02]

pandavova it's not even a "swastika" in the German way

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

Imagine in 50 years when China releases a MANLEY II Plug N' PLay and it has a bunch of hacked COD, Halo, FIFA, Tomb Raider and other games like that. I will be 80 years but I will remember

[@swat37]

I really enjoyed this short plug & play video. I hope the ones in the future are not 30 mins :>

[@RanFuRe]

I love these videos about Plug n Plays. They never fail to disappoint, those little garbage machines ^^ I got a few myself - though I really don't know why ;)

[@StopDropRetro]

They always have something fun in them, you just have to wade past the shit. They always have some obvious flaw that could have been noticed and corrected by anyone who plays games. And they always embarrass themselves in some way. I love them.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

9:04 That's Taito's Front Line.

[@garry12gg]

5:26 is actually Super Spy Hunter, but you start on level 2.

[@daydynamic]

I would really like to know the actual name of the game called Hassle. I used to love playing this game when I was a kid but sadly I forgot how it's called. Does anybody know?

[@StopDropRetro]

Other commenters have notified me it's Front Line. I've got a cart on the way! They're cheap too!

[@daydynamic]

StopDrop&Retro Sorry I must have missed it. Thanks for your reply!

[@michaelparker2449]

Almost certainly a fake FCC compliance, but you still don't need a wireless connection to worry about RF interference which is why even old consoles have an RF shielding plate.

[@garry12gg]

11:05 is Volguard II.

[@ENCHANTMEN_]

Gun Knack? ITS A MASTAPEECE

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

5:51 Pocky appears to be using the Bobby/Bubby sprite from Rainbow Islands (or Bubble Bobble sequel, whatever).

[@onion2445]

I had this.. I remember actually having a lot of fun with Pocky, somehow.

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

Brush roll is Crush Roller it was on neo geo pocket and from the arcades

[@adammchummus]

Pocky is actually "ninja hattori" for the famicom

[@LolaliciousSmiley]

I also have a manly product that tilts slightly to the left.

[@fritzmasterstudios8055]

In case anyone hasn’t already said this, which is highly unlikely, 26 is taito’s frontline.

[@T_Crushed]

Paradise City riff on Racing Car :D

[@StopDropRetro]

lol, someone else pointed it out, I can't believe I didn't realize that

[@IAmStefanNixdorf]

Yesssss finally a new video from you! Instant thumbs up!

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks dude! Hope you liked it, more on the way!

[@XenithLive]

I have that warning on my midi controllers from focusrite novation, and those aren't wireless.

[@garry12gg]

11:03 is F1 Race.

[@rockman1508]

Yassssssssssssssssss! He's back!

[@StopDropRetro]

Thanks! more on the way

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

5:22 "Son Son" is a Capcom game BTW.

[@Drackormort]

That Fox game remembers me to Guerrilla War from SNK, only that Guerrilla War actually looks pretty good, maybe is cheapoff

[@gaurd3]

6:40 that's nes ice hockey.. a classic. Just enough strategy