For the price, this is an "okay" nostalgic gaming system, but if you truly want something that has a lot more options with much better navigation and speed, you'll want a Raspberry Pi 5 running Batocera or RetroPie. This little box does not compare to a good Pi setup at ALL. But of course, it is a lot cheaper.
The games are not all well-known ones, you get a bunch you likely have never heard of nor even want to play. Searching is difficult, too. I find that some of them are difficult to play due to the lower-end specs for this system, it is just a bit slow to respond sometimes. It almost feels like you are playing games on a console not powerful enough to play them properly on.
If you have the money, invest in a Pi 5 8GB and pick up a pre-made SD card image of Batocera and a bunch of ROMs. You'll be much happier I think.
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Not the best, but a simple and easy to use option
This game stick isn't the best, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't buy it.If you're looking for something cheap, and kind of just works, then this is fine. If you want something you can tinker with, this isn't really for you. There are more advanced options out there.I have noticed some people say it is slow, I think they are hooking it to a 4k TV and expecting it to work on the hardest emulators it has with no slow down. I hooked this to a 1080p TV and it worked great. No slow-downs and right into games.The menus are a bit annoying to navigate, but acceptable.Controllers are PS2 style and pretty cheap feeling, but they seemed to work ok.If the price is right, and you want something simple, then this is fine to buy.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
PROS:
• LOTS of games. Something for everyone no matter which old system you had when you were a kid
• Searchable (although not great - more on that later)
• Organized by console style
• Two controllers so you can use it for multi-player
• Easy to set up
CONS
• A little hard to navigate at first to find each game for each set - and the directions don't help with trying to figure out how to favorite a game (which will make them easier to find in the future).
• Search is VERY confusing. You can see on my images how I searched for "sonic" and it didn't show up. Maybe this was because I was in the wrong console style - not easy to tell, but also when I did search for games, they didn't always show up right away, and I had to navigate to a second screen to see it
• Sonic - which I really had a hankering to play was fantastic, but you can see it looks almost cut off on my screen. I am sure this is likely due to it being on a wide, HD screen - but somehow it looked more cut off than when we were playing Mario
Overall it will be fun addition to our household games and the cons don't overpower the pros for this very reasonably priced emulator.
A dash of nostalgia for us 80's kids
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
Ordered this Retro Game Stick to play some old games with my 6 and 8 year old. And while it kept their interest for a while, I think this is going to be a lot more nostalgic for me and my spouse (or an adult game party) because my kids have higher expectations for gameplay with their Nintendo Switch and iPad games.Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
PROS:
• LOTS of games. Something for everyone no matter which old system you had when you were a kid
• Searchable (although not great - more on that later)
• Organized by console style
• Two controllers so you can use it for multi-player
• Easy to set up
CONS
• A little hard to navigate at first to find each game for each set - and the directions don't help with trying to figure out how to favorite a game (which will make them easier to find in the future).
• Search is VERY confusing. You can see on my images how I searched for "sonic" and it didn't show up. Maybe this was because I was in the wrong console style - not easy to tell, but also when I did search for games, they didn't always show up right away, and I had to navigate to a second screen to see it
• Sonic - which I really had a hankering to play was fantastic, but you can see it looks almost cut off on my screen. I am sure this is likely due to it being on a wide, HD screen - but somehow it looked more cut off than when we were playing Mario
Overall it will be fun addition to our household games and the cons don't overpower the pros for this very reasonably priced emulator.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
I was hoping this would work in my SUV and it does. It plugs in easily with the drop down TV's so the kids can play on road trips as well.
It also came with a shorter extension cable for the game stick to plug into the HDMI. I'm glad it did or it wouldn't fit in the space on the back of my daughter's TV. The TV has a flat space and then bends outward for the speakers but the game stuck would be too big on its own. So anything you could possibly need to make this work is included, except for AAA batteries for the controllers, they take 2 each.
I've only been through a small amount of the games provided but so far so good. It's nice to switch it up for the kids and fun to beat them at the games I'm used to lol! The graphics obviously aren't as clear as current games but that shouldn't be a surprise. For the versatility of being able to play in the house or in the car this set up is a winner in my book!
It also came with a shorter extension cable for the game stick to plug into the HDMI. I'm glad it did or it wouldn't fit in the space on the back of my daughter's TV. The TV has a flat space and then bends outward for the speakers but the game stuck would be too big on its own. So anything you could possibly need to make this work is included, except for AAA batteries for the controllers, they take 2 each.
I've only been through a small amount of the games provided but so far so good. It's nice to switch it up for the kids and fun to beat them at the games I'm used to lol! The graphics obviously aren't as clear as current games but that shouldn't be a surprise. For the versatility of being able to play in the house or in the car this set up is a winner in my book!
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