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​Warranty registration - http://www.retron5.com/warrantyregistration_/
Patch Notes / How to Update (Last update 6/10/2014) - http://retron5.in/?src=98f13708210194c475687be6106a3b84

I've included the text from the pre-order era of this OP in spoilers for reference.
UPDATE 5/27/14: It's real this time. Hyperkin's June 6 release date is happening. Many mom and pop stores that have received their units have started selling them already, and many people who have ordered from Amazon (myself included) are reporting getting emails from Amazon notifying them that their orders qualify for release day delivery and are updating estimated delivery status to June 6th, no longer showing the "we need more time" placeholder. It's worth noting that so far only people who have ordered the grey unit from Amazon are receiving order updates (which coincides with Hyperkin reporting on their facebook page that they had shipped Amazon's grey preorder units, but Amazon had yet to place an order for the black units). All consoles that have been shown off online by reviewers, people who have been able to buy them before the street date, or Hyperkin themselves have all been grey consoles to this point. No word on black consoles. Another note: Chris Gallizzi of Hyperkin responded to an inquiry about Newegg orders by saying that he is not aware of any issues with Newegg's preorders, and they should be good to go for the launch.

UPDATE 5/22/14: Just one day after IGN and Polygon reported that Hyperkin would begin shipping units to retailers on May 22 (today as of this writing), Hyperkin essentially confirmed that. They have announced that the launch date for the long overdue RetroN 5 is June 6th, 2014. In a much quieter fashion (just by responding to a random person's comment) they confirmed this would be for North America only and that the console would launch in the UK in September. There is also one more small hitch. The rumor that the first batch of units would be only for mom/pop B&M retailers and that NO units from this batch would go to Amazon or Newegg has been gaining some serious steam. While Hyperkin has been responding to a decent amount of comments on their facebook page from excited fans, they continue to ignore questions about when Amazon orders will ship. So it seems those of us who preordered on Amazon still don't have a solid release date. Fulfillment could happen any time between June 6th through September or beyond.

UPDATE 5/21/14: IGN today reported that the RetroN 5 would begin shipping out on May 22 (tomorrow, as of this writing)! This coincides with Chris Gazzilli, Hyperkin's project manager, posting a picture on his facebook page of a massive shipping container full of RetroN 5 units. Ladies and Gentlemen, it seems hell may have just frozen over.

UPDATE 5/13/14: Hyperkin has listed the RetroN 5, and it's controllers, on their company wholesale store for authorized retailers to buy. The console (both colors) and controllers (both colors) are listed as sold out. I'm not sure if they were in stock and sold out quickly, or if they haven't been made available yet. Regardless, it's good news that the system is listed for the first time ever. Additionally, reviewers such as GameSpot and several youtube reviewers have received their review units, which appear to be retail units. The RetroN 5 seems to finally be around the corner. We'll see, but things look promising right now. One thing to note: the listing for the console on Hyperkin's wholesale page indicates that each wholesale box contains six units. If this is the case, it would seem to debunk the previous report of the console being shipped in quantities of four per retailer.

UPDATE 4/25/14: While this hasn't technically been confirmed by Hyperkin, I take it as fact. It's worth remembering that NOTHING has been officially confirmed by Hyperkin. Hyperkin has remained silent until unofficially confirming almost all known info in random interviews with various youtubers and forum members. Therefor, again, I take this as fact:

I spoke to Hyperkin today.

Here are the "unofficial" details.

The "end of May" release is a "soft" release. Meaning they really are waiting for the next batch due in the summer for the official real release. Amazon is NOT getting any of the units released at the end of May. Each retailer is only getting 4 units. Retail on the unit is $139.99 and $39.99 for the additional controller. The reasons for the price increase are both cosmetic and technical but if it works as it should then it should be a great retro system.

Our 4 are already taken with pre-orders. If you know any stores locally that are getting units, and you want one for end of May, then i suggest you contact them and put money down. Keep in mind that each store is getting 4 units only for the soft launch.
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UPDATE 4/17/14: Hyperkin has increased the price of the RetroN 5, saying "north of $100, between $129.99 and $149.99". Alll pre-orders from Amazon should be honored via their pre-order price guarantee. I believe Newegg has the same guarantee, I am not sure about Stone Age Gamer or 8 Bit Classics. Think Geek still hasn't opened pre-orders on the unit, instead offering a link to be signed up for email notifications as to when it will be available. Also on the Amazon front, they have sold out or pre-orders. Furthermore, it is more likely you'll learn the ETA from Amazon, Newegg, or whoever you ordered it from. Hyperkin has gone on record of saying they will never again announce a hard release date for anything.

UPDATE 4/12/14: After Hyperkin denied the console was delayed again and vigoruosuly shoved the month of April up everyone's ass for half a year, today they delayed the vaporware console yet again. At the Midwest Gaming Classic, they did their annual presentation. They ignored the planned April 2014 release, but finally somebody in the crowd asked about it. The Hyperkin rep said it was releasing in "30 days, guaranteed". This is not the first time they used the word "guaranteed", last time was about April so this doesn't mean jack shit. So maybe it'll randomly show up at people's houses at the end of may, maybe it wont, and maybe my ass will fly out of my ass.

Retron 5 Delay History:
-Summer 2013 (which they continued to say after summer was over, claiming they meant "Indian Summer" or "California Summer"....i'm not making this up)
-December 10 2013
-Quarter 1 2014
-Quarter 2 2014
-First two weeks of April
-April 2014, guaranteed
-Gauranteed within 30-40 days of April 12, 2014
-June 6 2014

DELAYED. ANY UPDATES FROM HYPERKIN WILL COME ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/HyperkinGames

UPDATE: In a recent interview, Hyperkin confirmed that the initial batch of units WILL NOT BE ENOUGH to meet day ome demand. Also confirmed was the ability for the system to act as a multitap. Example: in a four player SNES game, two players could use snes controlles, one player could use the retron controller, and one player could use a genesis controller. Interview can be found here.


Pre-order at Amazon (SOLD OUT)
Pre-order at Newegg: Black (SOLD OUT) or Grey (SOLD OUT)
Pre-order at Stone Age Gamer (DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, RELEASE DAY DELIVERY NOT PROMISED)
Pre-order at 8 Bit Classics (DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, RELEASE DAY DELIVERY NOT PROMISED)





UPDATE: Hyperkin claims that they opened up some packaged retail units and discovered some units had faulty pins. because of this, the Retron 5 has been delayed. No new release date has been announced, although Hyperkin has stated the unit will release in 2014 and that they are aiming for Q1. This is the Retron 5's third delay.

EDIT: Preorders are sold out at Amazon and Newegg.

Retron5 pre-orders have finally (about damn time) opened.

For those of you who have been following this console, you know it's quite highly anticipated and looks to be far better than any clone system released before.

For those unfamiliar, here's a little info:

  • It's one system that plays games for the following systems: NES, SNES, Genesis, Mega Drive, Famicom, Super Famicom, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance.
  • Two controller ports for each console will be built in with the system. It will also come with one wireless universal controller.
  • Outputs in HDMI and upscales for HDTVs. Early impressions and videos of this have been extremley postive. From the website: "The RetroN 5 will up convert the video signal to show clearer and cleaner images, with vibrant colors on an HDTV with a resolution output of up to 720p through the use of shaders. You will also be able to select the aspect ratio in our GUI, from the standard 4:3 to the HD ratio of 16:9."
  • Features a user interface (dashboard. Somewhat similar of the PS3 interface in appearance, in my opinion).
  • Features save states. From the website: "Most games did not allow for you to freely save your games. The RetroN 5 will allow you to save their games at any point during gameplay, and will feature an autosave feature upon shutdown. You will be able to load your saves at anytime during gameplay."
  • Button reassignment supported. From the website: "Users will be able to program the controller to assign buttons to their preference. In turn, the RetroN 5 will save these custom layouts, so that users will not have to constantly reconfigure the button configuration. This feature will also be available to people wanting to remap their buttons on their original controllers."
  • 100% game cartridge compatibility, without lag.
  • Sega Power Base Converter compatible, allowing Sega Master System games to be played.
More information is here. It may be a bit dated since this was from back when they first announced the console, but I figured it was the best site to link since it also featured some screenshots as well. http://hyperkin.com/blog/2013/03/retron-5-details-revealed-from-the-midwest-gaming-classic/ There is also plenty of info on Hyperkin's facebook page.

I've been looking forward to this for a long time, and i'm extremley excited that pre-orders are finally open. For one console that not only plays all of these console's games, but upscales them and features save states (either to the cartridge (if supported) or the console itself)...this seems like a great deal. And if you've been following the hype for the console, there is a good chance it could end up selling out. Hyperkin isn't a huge company and this thing has a TON of pre-release demand (just check out the comments on the facebook page). I like the look of the black one a bit better, because it seems to be the traditional console color nowadays. But I opted for the grey model because the black console and controller seem like they'd be fingerprint magnets.

Preorder either color here at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Hyperkin-RetroN-Gaming-Not-Machine-Specific/dp/B00DZIX3CQ/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1378958043&sr=8-13&keywords=retron+5 or here at Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=retron%205&N=-1&isNodeId=1&RandomID=65244712392254220130925161655

Here are pictures of the two consoles, since the pictures on Amazon aren't that great:

Grey:
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Black:
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SonictheHedgehog1337 said:
It could definitely be someone trolling. My preorder from over 8 months ago still says "Delivery estimate We need a little more time to provide you with a good estimate. We'll notify you via e-mail as soon as we have an estimated delivery date."
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could be Chris using a fake account trolling to make it seem the retron really is out to calm people down lol
 
I do find it semi coincidence that the Retron 5 is officially being released on the birthday of my mother, the woman who bought my first video game.

Tis a sign I tell you!

 
When I talked to the Hyperkin guys (Justin) at the Midwest Gaming Classic, I asked them if I went home right after and placed an order on Amazon, if I would get one day one, I was told yes. I was assured they would have stock for everyone regardless of where they got it, so I'm not sure where this "Amazon isn't getting any" business started, but I sure haven't heard anyone confirm they wouldn't other than they "heard some guy say it" here or on their facebook page. The guy, Justin, is the same guy who did the MGC keynote announcing the Retron X86 (found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLgqsDNwaUg&list=UUg-XHI2L8NVHR16xrZtH_dg) and in this interview with Video Game Rescue (www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTWfprTiO7o), so I couldn't consider it any more official and from the horse's mouth than that.

 
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Chrono Gear said:
I consider it hardcore to want an original copy of a game. After all, why buy any games at all otherwise when pirating ROMs is still a viable option?

Buying re-releases of old games is fine if they are difficult or expensive to obtain. Unfortunately a lot of these re-releases aren't of the harder to find games, but rather the most popular and typically easier to obtain.

If you are looking to collect these old school games then you have to be willing to pay what the market demands. Sure, there are tons of good games that can still be had inexpensively, but if you are really looking to have a sizable collection you're going to have to start shelling out more as the list of lower priced games you do not own dwindles or simply stop collecting. I'm going for complete NES and SNES (very likely will go for Genesis and SMS at some point too) collections and I expect to pay as much as $1000-1500 or even upwards of $2,000-$3,000 for a single cart (or more depending on how much the very top carts are going for when I finally get around to buying them) and I have no problem with that because I know that is what those carts are valued at. If I'm lucky the retro market will come back down by then, but I doubt we will see a significant drop in values over the next couple of decades.
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its the fact that people are willing to pay 3,000 dollars that make the game worth 3,000 dollars when in reality it is not worth that.

I really how retro gaming has morphed into the millionaires club for gamers.

 
kayne2000 said:
its the fact that people are willing to pay 3,000 dollars that make the game worth 3,000 dollars when in reality it is not worth that.

I really how retro gaming has morphed into the millionaires club for gamers.
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Such is how the market operates. The retro video game scene is not the only area where this happens.

 
[quote name="kayne2000" post="11782516" timestamp="1400829550"]its the fact that people are willing to pay 3,000 dollars that make the game worth 3,000 dollars when in reality it is not worth that.

I really how retro gaming has morphed into the millionaires club for gamers.[/quote]

I agree it sucks that values have gotten out of hand in some cases but that's the law of supply and demand. It's one of the most basic principles of economics. If people are willing to pay $3,000 then it's worth $3,000 isn't it? Just because you don't like or agree with market pricing doesn't mean it's wrong. I'd love to own a Van Gogh but I'm not a multimillionaire so it's not going to happen.
 
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June 6 is now the new release date for the RetroN 5. Unfortunately, there is an unconfirmed yet assumed true rumor flying around that says Amazon will NOT be receiving ANY units from the first batch. June 6 units will be available in mom and pop shops, and the RetroN 5 will release in the UK sometime in September, according to Hyperkin. As of when Amazon and Newegg will be able to fulfill preorders, Hyperkin remains silent. It could be as early as June 6, it could be as late as after the UK release.
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I love seeng the "This End Up" on the boxes being upside down and sideways...beware of faulty units.

 
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I watched the IGN video, but I am not up to date on the RetroN5, but i was wondering
how will X-men on the genesis work,

specifically (spoiler) the Mojo level, and having to press the physical reset button in order to clear the level.

This isn't a make or break issue for me, I am just curious.  Thanks

 
kayne2000 said:
its the fact that people are willing to pay 3,000 dollars that make the game worth 3,000 dollars when in reality it is not worth that.

I really how retro gaming has morphed into the millionaires club for gamers.
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Once you take your first Economics course, you'll get it. Prices aren't generally created because of appraisals or some value-authoritarian. Prices are derived from value, or what it's worth, monetarily, psychologically, or otherwise by the collective public.

This concept constantly applies to video games. Sure, game developers have to set a price to at least make back their money, but ultimately the difference between a $10 and $20 price tag depends on how the devs think the gamers will value it.

Case in point: Transistor, sequel to Supergiant's first game and smash hit Bastion ($10 or $15), is $20 despite being about the same kind of game. This is probably because they know that since Bastion was a surprise hit, they know that they now have pedigree, and people will pay more to see what's next. It's why macbooks (sans retina display pro models) are much cheaper than 5 years ago because the competition much more varied and capable. Therefore their products like the air carry less value and have a bigger opportunity cost (this is, not buying the many competitor products). Similarly, once competition start using their own retina displays, apples prices will go down again.
 
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UcanSUKtheFAC said:
Once you take your first Economics course, you'll get it. Prices aren't generally created because of appraisals or some value-authoritarian. Prices are derived from value, or what it's worth, monetarily, psychologically, or otherwise by the collective public.

This concept constantly applies to video games. Sure, game developers have to set a price to at least make back their money, but ultimately the difference between a $10 and $20 price tag depends on how the devs think the gamers will value it.

Case in point: Transistor, sequel to Supergiant's first game and smash hit Bastion ($10 or $15), is $20 despite being about the same kind of game. This is probably because they know that since Bastion was a surprise hit, they know that they now have pedigree, and people will pay more to say what's next.
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Hey how did you get your negative feedback to decrease?

On topic: I'm happy for you, because it increases your CAG value, much like time increases Chrono Trigger's value!

 
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The difference my friend, is, a Van Gogh will hold it's value. In most cases, your high-priced retro games are not a sound investment. The truly hardcore collectors I know only shell out major cash wearily. They go hunting quite often to the yard-sales and the charity shops, they trade on sites like 99gamers, because they know the folly in throwing down a huge amount of cash for a cart. Carts are not precious metals, and when the nostalgia fueled snes boom ends, the prices will drop. You are seeing high prices because people my age (mid 30's) are completing sets. That will not last forever. Truly rare items will hold value, but most of the high priced carts are not all that rare. Budding retro gamers, be happy with your carts you get for 5$ a pop, snap up deals when you can, and if it has value in your heart, and you have the scratch, buy that copy of Wild Arms. But don't buy this stuff because you think you will retire off of it. That's just dumb. Be happy and proud of your shiz, who cares you don't have a CIB earthbound.

Chrono Gear said:
I agree it sucks that values have gotten out of hand in some cases but that's the law of supply and demand. It's one of the most basic principles of economics. If people are willing to pay $3,000 then it's worth $3,000 isn't it? Just because you don't like or agree with market pricing doesn't mean it's wrong. I'd love to own a Van Gogh but I'm not a multimillionaire so it's not going to happen.
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On the numerous posts of RARE.  I have 6 retro stores near me, longest drive is 30 minutes.  I have about 30 which are within an hour.  And MOST games are $3-$5 a piece for nes. and $5-$8 for sega/snes.  There are some next which are between $5-$10, and some snes/sega from $10-$15.  Then there are those nes games that are $15 and up.  Some of the ones I listed I have only seen ONCE in any of those stores and I snagged that copy.  I had some retron games from when I was a kid as I got an NES when I was 5 in 1986, then a sega, and so on.  Ive been re-collecting since December with the retron 5 coming out.  I know what price gouging is.  Some games are worth a higher price such as the Mario All-Stars w/SMW.  Retro games (most should be under $10 a piece.  Anything above $15 I rarely have seen the last 15 years.  Ive seen Super C twice the last 15 years at a retro store.  And I have been to a HUGE amount of game stores over that time.  

 
gaypunk said:
The difference my friend, is, a Van Gogh will hold it's value. In most cases, your high-priced retro games are not a sound investment. The truly hardcore collectors I know only shell out major cash wearily. They go hunting quite often to the yard-sales and the charity shops, they trade on sites like 99gamers, because they know the folly in throwing down a huge amount of cash for a cart. Carts are not precious metals, and when the nostalgia fueled snes boom ends, the prices will drop. You are seeing high prices because people my age (mid 30's) are completing sets. That will not last forever. Truly rare items will hold value, but most of the high priced carts are not all that rare. Budding retro gamers, be happy with your carts you get for 5$ a pop, snap up deals when you can, and if it has value in your heart, and you have the scratch, buy that copy of Wild Arms. But don't buy this stuff because you think you will retire off of it. That's just dumb. Be happy and proud of your shiz, who cares you don't have a CIB earthbound.
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To be fair Earthbound sucks anyways.

But yeah, I have a good friend who owns a "nerd" shop (it was a comic store but he had to expand to gaming/music/ect to keep afloat). The stories he has are equally hilarious and sad, like how some old dumbass pissed away tons of money to collect every X-Men and Spider-Man comic throughout his life just to find out that he can't even break even, much less retire. Or some stupid blonde bitch who raised hell and threatened his life when he wouldn't offer to buy a bunch of TMNT/Power Rangers crap for more than half of what she paid for it. And of course people are always coming in thinking they are gonna get top dollar for some ancient NES/SNES games, many of which won't even save anymore....

....Yet we still have people on this site who think buying a bunch of "rare" Gamecube games at $50, waiting 10+ years, then taking FOREVER to sell them at like $60 or $70 apiece is smart business...... :wall:

 
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gaypunk said:
The difference my friend, is, a Van Gogh will hold it's value. In most cases, your high-priced retro games are not a sound investment. The truly hardcore collectors I know only shell out major cash wearily. They go hunting quite often to the yard-sales and the charity shops, they trade on sites like 99gamers, because they know the folly in throwing down a huge amount of cash for a cart. Carts are not precious metals, and when the nostalgia fueled snes boom ends, the prices will drop. You are seeing high prices because people my age (mid 30's) are completing sets. That will not last forever. Truly rare items will hold value, but most of the high priced carts are not all that rare. Budding retro gamers, be happy with your carts you get for 5$ a pop, snap up deals when you can, and if it has value in your heart, and you have the scratch, buy that copy of Wild Arms. But don't buy this stuff because you think you will retire off of it. That's just dumb. Be happy and proud of your shiz, who cares you don't have a CIB earthbound.
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Who said anything about reselling? I'm a collector. A game I purchase will stay with me till the day I die. I completely agree if you are looking to turn a profit buying retro games right now it's a terrible idea. I can't imagine the prices will really ever be much higher.

G3 Steve-O said:
On the numerous posts of RARE. I have 6 retro stores near me, longest drive is 30 minutes. I have about 30 which are within an hour. And MOST games are $3-$5 a piece for nes. and $5-$8 for sega/snes. There are some next which are between $5-$10, and some snes/sega from $10-$15. Then there are those nes games that are $15 and up. Some of the ones I listed I have only seen ONCE in any of those stores and I snagged that copy. I had some retron games from when I was a kid as I got an NES when I was 5 in 1986, then a sega, and so on. Ive been re-collecting since December with the retron 5 coming out. I know what price gouging is. Some games are worth a higher price such as the Mario All-Stars w/SMW. Retro games (most should be under $10 a piece. Anything above $15 I rarely have seen the last 15 years. Ive seen Super C twice the last 15 years at a retro store. And I have been to a HUGE amount of game stores over that time.
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I go cruising between the half dozen or so shops in town at least once a week or so (I'm actually planning on hitting a few of them up tonight and then going down to Tucson in the morning). I've seen Super C a handful of times at most of the shops, but there is one stellar store that constantly has a higher quality selection than most that I frequent as often as I can, given they are on the opposite side of town, that has nearly always had a copy of Super C available.

Some carts are harder to find in different areas of the country. Perhaps Super C sold better here than it did where you live. This is why you may see games you think are harder to find for lower prices on eBay/Amazon or vice versa. Honestly, if the places you frequent don't have $30+ carts then their selections can't be very good. That or the pricing is absolutely amazing because they don't know an expensive cart from a cheap one. I like to frequent Zia Records and Bookmans for this reason. They often don't know they have an expensive cart on their hands and sell it for just a few dollars. One shop out in Mesa had Bubbble Bobble 2 for $4 recently.

If anyone interested in collecting good carts that are still inexpensive shoot me a PM and I'll be happy to provide you lists of cheaper carts that are fun that you probably haven't heard of. Whomp 'Em anyone?

 
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Chrono Gear said:
Who said anything about reselling? I'm a collector. A game I purchase will stay with me till the day I die. I completely agree if you are looking to turn a profit buying retro games right now it's a terrible idea. I can't imagine the prices will really ever be much higher.

I go cruising between the half dozen or so shops in town at least once a week or so (I'm actually planning on hitting a few of them up tonight and then going down to Tucson in the morning). I've seen Super C a handful of times at most of the shops, but there is one stellar store that constantly has a higher quality selection than most that I frequent as often as I can, given they are on the opposite side of town, that has nearly always had a copy of Super C available.

Some carts are harder to find in different areas of the country. Perhaps Super C sold better here than it did where you live. This is why you may see games you think are harder to find for lower prices on eBay/Amazon or vice versa. Honestly, if the places you frequent don't have $30+ carts then their selections can't be very good. That or the pricing is absolutely amazing because they don't know an expensive cart from a cheap one. I like to frequent Zia Records and Bookmans for this reason. They often don't know they have an expensive cart on their hands and sell it for just a few dollars. One shop out in Mesa had Bubbble Bobble 2 for $4 recently.

If anyone interested in collecting good carts that are still inexpensive shoot me a PM and I'll be happy to provide you lists of cheaper carts that are fun that you probably haven't heard of. Whomp 'Em anyone?
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This game is great! Acquired a near-mint CIB of this recently on the cheap ;)

 
gaypunk said:
The difference my friend, is, a Van Gogh will hold it's value. In most cases, your high-priced retro games are not a sound investment. The truly hardcore collectors I know only shell out major cash wearily. They go hunting quite often to the yard-sales and the charity shops, they trade on sites like 99gamers, because they know the folly in throwing down a huge amount of cash for a cart. Carts are not precious metals, and when the nostalgia fueled snes boom ends, the prices will drop. You are seeing high prices because people my age (mid 30's) are completing sets. That will not last forever. Truly rare items will hold value, but most of the high priced carts are not all that rare. Budding retro gamers, be happy with your carts you get for 5$ a pop, snap up deals when you can, and if it has value in your heart, and you have the scratch, buy that copy of Wild Arms. But don't buy this stuff because you think you will retire off of it. That's just dumb. Be happy and proud of your shiz, who cares you don't have a CIB earthbound.
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this guy gets it.

I'm well aware of supply and demand but the price of retro gaming has gone off the walls. for something to have a value of 3,000 dollars it must do something to merit that value....traditionally this is gold, houses, art work, some amazing invention etc. antiques are only valueable these days because of shows like pawn stars and american pickers and the countless spin offs that have told us if you have some old piece of junk it is worth money despite the value of said item in a practical sense makes it worthless. what this has done has taken the traditional yard sale and really hurt it because why yard sale when you can ebay old useless junk for thousands? you can't have this stuff on the same level as fine art work and gold it just isn't a solid economic plan. if gold has no more value than the crap I'll find at a yard sale then well I hate to be the bearer of bad news but your economy is about to crash in a bad way.

maybe I'm wrong but I don't see retro games being something that continues to grow in value.....

then you have the fact that most old electronics become worthless in value so there is this is weird clash that retro games are somehow the exception to this rule? furthermore what about modern games? most tank in value so are going to see 1000 dollar 360 games in 10 years?

of course in 15 years when the american economy completely crashes....luxury items will lose all value.

 
I wouldn't compare retro stuff to modern games. The popularity of gaming has made it so that there are more copies of games out there so the supply side is higher and rarity/higher pricing becomes less. Add on top of that there are people that buy games simply to try to turn a profit and you get lower pricing/values. Additionally, as previously mentioned re-releases are much more common today and games of the last two to three generations are seeing digital re-releases more and more and people just looking to play have cheap alternatives.

Again this comes down to people expecting the values to continue to grow and I just don't see that happening. If I want to play Hagane in the near future and don't want to wait and see if/when the price drops again I will pay what I must to have it (incidentally if anyone is selling Hagane for a reasonable price shoot me a pm). That's one more off the list permanently. Comparing collectibles to gold is just silly. Remember when people invested in Beanie Babies thinking those were going to last forever? Gaming is of course a little bit different as it has been around for a few decades now and is considerably more stable but the concept is the same. I say buy what you want to play at the price you are willing to pay. The market is filled with two kinds of people, the collectors that just want to play and the resellers looking to make money, I would hope that people here are almost exclusively the former.

 
I don't know about that, we were the flipping capitol of the internet before the f'wallets and the s'deals and all that. I don't sell retro though, I overbuy sales on modern games and trade for retro. So, flipping new stuff for old stuff, you could say. I too acquired a copy of Whomp'em not long ago, but I collect cartoon character games, and slightly culturally embarrassing taboo games. It's a better game than let's say, Mr. Chin's Gourmet Paradise.

Steering this back to the Retron, are we believing June 6th? Any reassurances Amazon orders will be shipped in a reasonable fashion?

Chrono Gear said:
I wouldn't compare retro stuff to modern games. The popularity of gaming has made it so that there are more copies of games out there so the supply side is higher and rarity/higher pricing becomes less. Add on top of that there are people that buy games simply to try to turn a profit and you get lower pricing/values. Additionally, as previously mentioned re-releases are much more common today and games of the last two to three generations are seeing digital re-releases more and more and people just looking to play have cheap alternatives.

Again this comes down to people expecting the values to continue to grow and I just don't see that happening. If I want to play Hagane in the near future and don't want to wait and see if/when the price drops again I will pay what I must to have it (incidentally if anyone is selling Hagane for a reasonable price shoot me a pm). That's one more off the list permanently. Comparing collectibles to gold is just silly. Remember when people invested in Beanie Babies thinking those were going to last forever? Gaming is of course a little bit different as it has been around for a few decades now and is considerably more stable but the concept is the same. I say buy what you want to play at the price you are willing to pay. The market is filled with two kinds of people, the collectors that just want to play and the resellers looking to make money, I would hope that people here are almost exclusively the former.
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gaypunk said:
I don't know about that, we were the flipping capitol of the internet before the f'wallets and the s'deals and all that. I don't sell retro though, I overbuy sales on modern games and trade for retro. So, flipping new stuff for old stuff, you could say. I too acquired a copy of Whomp'em not long ago, but I collect cartoon character games, and slightly culturally embarrassing taboo games. It's a better game than let's say, Mr. Chin's Gourmet Paradise.

Steering this back to the Retron, are we believing June 6th? Any reassurances Amazon orders will be shipped in a reasonable fashion?
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I'd say june 6th sounds pretty solid. A friend of mine who manages a "mom and pop" store was told by his hyperkin rep that the consoles were supposed to be arriving at the warehouse on the 14th of may and shipping out to retailers "before the end of the month." I guess the original estimate slipped again. Also, Friday seems a bit weird for a release date, but if it works for nintendo, why not them.

 
jer7583 said:
Double post. Any PC you bought since 2006 will emulate these games better than this box and offer better visual options, basically.
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Or, and this is crazy talk, I could just leave my giant ass PC in my office where it belongs, and instead buy a cheap plug-and-play system that makes my huge collection of cartridge based games look awesome on my 52" HDTV.

I know, I'm crazy. Why ever would I want to eliminate the jungle of wires and free up the shelf space of no less then four of my game consoles?

[EDIT] That moment you realize you just quoted a post from the first page. :wall:

 
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Brilliant! Blame Amazon for not shipping the units. Haha. Sounds to me like we will likely get them within a week or two of the June 6 timeframe as there is no way Amazon will ignore them for long. I would suggest if you have an order in with Amazon that you inquire about the release date to their CS. If they get enough calls they will surely get on it. Assuming this excuse isn't complete BS.

 
Chrono Gear said:
Brilliant! Blame Amazon for not shipping the units. Haha. Sounds to me like we will likely get them within a week or two of the June 6 timeframe as there is no way Amazon will ignore them for long. I would suggest if you have an order in with Amazon that you inquire about the release date to their CS. If they get enough calls they will surely get on it. Assuming this excuse isn't complete BS.
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Usually making claims like this that are not true back fire because if it's not true Amazon will just deny it and more bad PR for Hyperkin.

And to the guy that says Earthbound sucks....have you actually played more than ten minutes of the game?

 
Just picked up my Retron 5 at my local mom and pop store - $139.99 in stock at Mero Games in Camarillo, California. Hyperkin is in CA and they shipped out their first wave yesterday and they arrived at Mero Games today.

I was told that each store is only getting 4 units for this first wave. The first 2-3 waves of shipments will be only be at local game stores and will only be in grey. After these are shipped out Amazon/Newegg ones will go out. How long that will take is anyone's guess. I'll post pics of the box when I get to work in a bit.

Hope this helps someone out! If you have a local mom and pop store, especially in CA you have a wry good chance of scoring one today.
 
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And to the guy that says Earthbound sucks....have you actually played more than ten minutes of the game?
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I'm assuming that 90%+ of people who say Earthbound sucks are either just hating it for no reason (or maybe to be a contrarian) or can't afford/choose not to pay the premium for the cart and so they try to convince themselves it sucks and have to scream it from the rooftops to make it true (much the same as single console owners try to say the other system sucks when in reality they all have their positives and negatives). They may also simply not like RPGs but that's not really a good reason to crap all over them.

 
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For what it's worth (not a whole lot necessarily), I checked with NewEgg via their customer support chat today.  They say the Retron 5 will be available 05/30/14, and it will take a day or two for them to process the order.

Reeaaaally looking forward to getting this finally and starting in on my piles of retro games picked up in anticipation :D

 
All this talk about "retro shops" sounding like they're on every corner has me in quite a fury. And it's not like I live in the sticks... or at least not exactly. I've got a crappy Salvation Army shop that will refuse to carry electronics unless they're self-contained and fully-functional, a Goodwill 20 minutes down the highway that only ever gets brand new games as Clearance run-off from the neighboring Target (and trust me, they're never anything good, and priced WAY too high) and 45 minutes down the thruway there's Mr. Dealz whom prices modern games ever-so-slightly below ebay prices and frankly, I never bothered to check they're slim supply of retro games.

For crissake, someone else in here please tell me I'm not the only one that doesn't have a plethora of choices for buying retro games within fuck ing walking distance of them!  :twoguns:Arrgh, I'm about to unsubscribe this thread out of sheer resentment.  :nottalking: 


(I know... I know:  :-({|= )

 
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Ive ordered some cheap nes games past couple days in anticipation since I dont have any (havent since I was a kid)

So far - zanac, batman, ninja gaiden, super c, and maniac mansion

Think I will get castlevania 3 as well.

I have quite a few snes and a genesis so I think ill start working on nes.. any cheap recommendations to start building?
 
FYI, in the comments for the Retron 5 status someone posted, they said it has now been resolved and they loaded them up to ship


I didn't order one if these, but damn it seems like they lie a lot
 
Equistina said:
FYI, in the comments for the Retron 5 status someone posted, they said it has now been resolved and they loaded them up to ship


I didn't order one if these, but damn it seems like they lie a lot
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Yes - this is regarding Amazon by the way. However, he used the words "grey units". He has not clarified whether or not they are also sending Amazon black units =/.

 
Equistina said:
FYI, in the comments for the Retron 5 status someone posted, they said it has now been resolved and they loaded them up to ship


I didn't order one if these, but damn it seems like they lie a lot
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Why would they explain why something might not get done and then in the same day say it is....odds are they said it and people here contacted Amazon about it and Amazon got on the ball about it.

No need need just assume they are lying on this.

 
deathfromace said:
Why would they explain why something might not get done and then in the same day say it is....odds are they said it and people here contacted Amazon about it and Amazon got on the ball about it.

No need need just assume they are lying on this.
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I'm not just talking about this incident for the lying, I'm talking about in general thanks
 
Blackshear said:
Ive ordered some cheap nes games past couple days in anticipation since I dont have any (havent since I was a kid)

So far - zanac, batman, ninja gaiden, super c, and maniac mansion

Think I will get castlevania 3 as well.

I have quite a few snes and a genesis so I think ill start working on nes.. any cheap recommendations to start building?
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PM sent.

 
Do we even know for sure if that "HK Mktg" is even legit? Looks like a profile someone just put together. Normally the official page would say things like this so all information is under one name.

 
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