Best super nintendo consoles according to redditors

Those new mini consoles that have like 40-50 games built in. They’re modern versions of older consoles. Megadrive, Super Nintendo (SNES), PS1

SNES one

Megadrive one

PlayStation one

Wtf? it's been in stock in the UK for a while now at a discounted price wonder why it's not selling out here like it is in America?

EDIT: I say discounted price but if you convert it into dollars than not really lmao (god damn UK VAT)

its live: i was successful in shipping one to the states...110 usd total delivered
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B073BVHY3F/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=

When you say 'Was also thinking on getting those emulators that look like SNES controllers' you mean you are thinking of getting a Hyperkin SupaBoy Handheld Device, right? In my opinion it is an okay way to go if you plan on just using your old cartridges. To my knowledge, the SupaBoy will not work with ROMs or SD Carts like the everdrive or a SD2SNES. So if your plans are to use ROMs you will have to use something else. The SupaBoy is a decent emulation device that does allow you to hook up to your TV, so it doubles as a console and portable. You can also plug in standard SNES controllers.

Nope - you need to create a new account - But they ship from Japan in about 4 days to the US - And the total cost with shipping is about $83 ( $69 for the system and $14 shipping right now with the current exchange rate) - So takes a few minutes to make an account (first change the site language from Japanese to English - which translates most of the pages - then use Google translate for any portions you need to read that are not translated) create the account - enter your shipping info etc. and order.

If that is too much work use your Amazon Prime and order from the US site for about $5 -$10 more ( $90.90 right now- from several Japanese companies using the Amazon Fullfillment centers so shipped via Prime) https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Super-Famicom-Classic-Console-Japanese/dp/B075MK6THW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523644480&sr=8-1&keywords=super+famicom+mini

$84 shipped from France right now
https://www.amazon.fr/Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Super/dp/B073BVHY3F

Amazon.fr is up again with stock - not preorder status anymore!
https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B073BVHY3F/

I have:

Retro Bit Retro Duo v2

This is the first clone I ever got, back in 2009. The other widely available options at the time were the Yobo FC Twin and the Yobo FC 3 Plus. I chose the Retro Duo due to it's high compatibility on both the NES and SNES side. It was one of the few NES clones that could run the NES Powerpak, and it was one of the first SNES clones that could run Super Mario RPG. The FC 3 Plus could also apparently run Super Mario RPG, but it had terrible proprietary controllers that used the Sega 6-button layout, making SNES and NES controls backwards. The Retro Duo has S-video and composite output, though the picture is a bit darker than a real SNES. The controllers are fine, but like the console, they're made with a slick "mirror" plastic that smudges easily. Plays NTSC games only.

Retro-Bit Retro Duo Portable v2.0

Got this one in 2016. I thought the idea of a portable SNES was neat. I chose this one over the Hyperkin Supaboy and the atrocious Yobo FC Twin Go because I thought it had the best form factor. Plus it included a NOAC NES cart adapter, so that was a plus. Also included a plugin controller port and composite output cord. Screen is okay, about on par with composite video. Plays NTSC games only.

Super Players Entertainment System

Got this one in 2017. It's design is based off of the Super Famicom Jr. or SNES mini, like a lot of SNES clones (poor Lance Barr never sees a dime). The controllers it comes with are garbage. The consoles itself is really good. S-Video and composite output. Also had a region switch, so it can play both NTSC and PAL games. Strangely, it displays PAL games in black and white. I don't know if this issue is with all of these units or just mine. I'd understand if it was connected to a consumer TV, but I have it hooked up to a Sony PVM-20L5, which plays PAL consoles just fine. Fun little fact, this particular brand of clone has been around for years, and for a time was inexplicably branded with an Indiana Pacers logo. I find this funny because I'm from Indiana.

Pound Challenger

Got this one in 2018. First HDMI Chinese clone I've got. I wrote the first review for it on Amazon, and included a video displaying the input lag and video artifacts it displays over HDMI. So check out that review for more details. Long story short, it's a decent clone. Composite and HDMI output. Also has a region switch, so it can play NTSC and PAL games.

Argo Super 16 Bit

This is my most recent clone, and also my favorite. Why? Because it's one of the first SNES clones ever made. There's very little information about it online and it's almost a lost piece of gaming history. It's the European release of a Super Genius SNES clone released in 1994. This same clone was also released in Brazil as the Chips do Brasil Super Prosystem 16 before Playtronic officially released the SNES down there. Shout out to u/sagosen for hooking me up with one all the way from Norway.

It's got a solid build quality and some decent turbo controllers. Composite and RF output. Region switch, so it can play both NTSC and PAL games. PAL games display fine, but NTSC games are in black and white (the opposite of the above mentioned Super Players issue). Runs everything fine except for S-DD1 chip and SA1 chip games (probably due to the console lacking a CIC chip). S-DD1 games run, but the graphics are scrambled. SA1 games just display a black screen and don't run at all. It's worth noting that S-DD1 and SA1 ROM files run fine on the console when running on an SD2SNES.


And speaking of backup devices. I've got the SD2SNES, SD2SNES Pro, Super Powerpak, Super UFO Pro 8 (SD version), and Game Doctor SF7 (shout out to u/MuricaPersonified for hooking me up with that one). They all work fine on all of the SNES clones I have. Though admittedly, it's not practical to use a Game Doctor with the Retro Duo Portable. And again, like I said before, all of these clones use basically the same hardware and have the Contra 3 color palette issue.

So yeah, I hope I elaborated enough for you. I've also got 5 legitimate SNES/SFC consoles, as well as the Analogue Super NT, but those are different beasts all together.

You don't mention your reason to want to use a clone console instead of a real snes. Price? Game Price vs Roms? Ability to play on an HDTV?

As far as I know at this point in time, there is no "good" snes clones, you'll get just as much input lag if not more then using one of the good PC emulator. There is some upcoming FPGA console that should supports snes, but at the price point it will be, a real SNES will be cheaper.

Edit: if you actually mean https://www.amazon.com/16-bit-Entertainment-System-Super-Nintendo/dp/B00QW2TBWS , never used it but I can give you an educated review.

It's crap. Shitty emulation, doesn't supports flash cart, shitty controller, the output are the same that are already possible with a real snes. Get a real Snes instead, cut the 2 plastic tab inside the cartridge slot if you need to play Super Famicom games (google it, real easy).

If you have enough money, get a decent CRT with Component input, and get the Component cable from HDRetrovision, best quality picture you'll get out a snes with no lag without having to go the PVM Sony Monitor/RGB route.

TL/DR: Clone console are either crap and for casual play or quite expensive (and unreleased atm). Real Snes on CRT is the way to go for speedrunning.

2 left on amazon, get the 1 day shipping
https://www.amazon.ca/Hyperkin-M08889-SupaBoy-S-Portable-Console/dp/B01MQGDA06/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1491950728&sr=1-1&keywords=SupaBoy

Reminds me of watching an episode of Fresh Off the Boat a month or two back. There's a brief shot of Eddie and his friends sitting on the floor, supposedly playing SNES, but the shape of the console is all wrong - I just couldn't help myself and rewound it to much eye-rolling from my wife.

Found a screenshot here - looks like they're using a "16-Bit Entertainment System", but what the hell is that Game Genie looking gold thing, and what's sticking out of the corner of the cartridge?

Sounds like me. You could get him a mechanical keyboard if he doesn’t have one already: Das Keyboard Model S Professional Soft Tactile MX Brown Mechanical Keyboard (DASK3MKPROSIL) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008PFDUW2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_q7k.BbG2VE5SE. That’s what I asked my girlfriend for. Otherwise, this is cool: Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IFJBQ1E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_j5k.BbBPFHB9Y and this SNES Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Europe), Not Region Locked https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073BVHY3F/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_n6k.BbYA7X28K

Also this thing, but it’s more expensive Anki Vector A Home Robot Who Helps Out & Hangs Out. Amazon Alexa - Coming Soon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G3ZNK4Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_B8k.BbVND806A

Those are all things I haven’t bought for myself.

Nope. Prime Day is already live in the UK and there is no deal or anything

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Entertainment-System/dp/B073BVHY3F

I got mine from Amazon Japan.


It ships internationally however you will need to create a separate account for Amazon Japan.

Not true.

https://www.amazon.com/Retroism-Unholy-Night-Darkness-Compatible-nintendo/dp/B06Y3RB65T

Release February of 2017.

And they still make SNES Clones that will (allegedly) play the games.

https://www.amazon.com/16-bit-Entertainment-System-INCLUDED-Super-Nintendo/dp/B00QW2TBWS/ref=sr_1_4?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1523888212&sr=1-4&keywords=SNES&th=1

I found one on Amazon, for $100USD. Seems worth it to me even if I can get the US one on gamestop for $80, I would rather spend the extra on the EU one.
https://www.amazon.com/SNES-Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Entertainment-System/dp/B073BVHY3F/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_63_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=AHPX716DTP2YPGA598NZ

Like this for 69.99 pounds: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B073BVHY3F/ref=mw_dp_olp?ie=UTF8&condition=all

Directly from amazon.uk and it states it has amazon global shipping

I understand and I know the NA version looks like the one we used to have. No problem, good luck!

Preorder in Germany (Now Unavailable)

[Amazon France] (https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B073BVHY3F) is where I ordered mine this morning, use Google translate. It did cost $130 with the currency exchange and shipping, but I like the look of this better than the US

I suppose that’s what I mean...I’m not much of a gamer and don’t really know the lingo & terminology but that sounds like what I was looking at. Here’s a few links to units I was considering.

Oh, please don’t suggest I build a raspberry pi system, I’d be lost and would only waste money and probably screw up the hardware royally lol.


Here’s one apparently made by Nintendo:
https://www.amazon.com/d/Nintendo-Nes-Consoles/Nintendo-Entertainment-System-NES-Classic/B01IFJBQ1E/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542653668&sr=1-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=nintendo+classic&dpPl=1&dpID=41oRZQzJoDL&ref=plSrch

Here’s a rasp pi system prebuilt:
https://www.amazon.com/RetroPie-Emulation-Wireless-Controller-Raspberry-Pie/dp/B077SM798N/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542653995&sr=1-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=raspberry+pi+nes&dpPl=1&dpID=413fzEonvLL&ref=plSrch


One more i was looking at:
https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Entertainment-System-Classic-Bundle-Region/dp/B07F2TC4W7/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1542653650&sr=1-7&refinements=p_89%3ANintendo%7CRetro-Bit&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=nintendo+classic&dpPl=1&dpID=51sMJp-PRqL&ref=plSrch

The one I found is the European version, so they should be in english I would think, right?

Looking at this one specifically. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073BVHY3F/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A5W45QDYAHWB2&psc=1

> https://www.amazon.de/dp/B073BVHY3F/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=

That's what one of the employees I talked to said. Then I went to customer service and asked about it. I gave them the SKU number and it showed my store having many more than the employee thought. That'd probably your best best

FYI: "cannot ship to usa"

https://www.amazon.fr/Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Super/dp/B073BVHY3F/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504623180&sr=8-1&keywords=super+nes+classic

To open them up, you need a special screwdriver. I bought this $11 kit and it's got stuff to open pretty much any retro cartridge or console. If you're in the business of collecting retro games, one of those screwdrivers is imperative, IMO.

The Super Retro Trio+ is around $75 on Amazon. The NES and Genesis work great, but the Super NES has bad audio, especially for the Super Gameboy (it's basically unplayable). I also have an RES+, which is essentially just the NES part of it, which is around $40. These don't have a 4:3 switch built in, which I hate because neither does my TV.

I prefer the Hyperkin Retron HD ($30) and the Supa Retron HD ($50) because they have a toggle switch to output in 4:3 or 16:9, but the Retron HD won't play some of the NES games that my RES+ will (but the Supa Retron does play the Super Gameboy just fine). Hyperkin also just put out a Mega Retron HD ($50) but I haven't bought one of those yet.

So it's all a balancing act with what clone consoles you like best. Luckily, I got most of mine with gift cards or as Christmas/Birthday presents, so I (mostly) didn't have to pony up my own cash.

I tried posting this for everyone as a new thread. It disappeared from the sub, so here it is again. I think everyone should have a fair chance to get one.


USA

 

Walmart

 

BestBuy

 

Amazon

 

 

UK

 

Nintendo

 

Amazon

 

Game

 

Smyth Toys

 

 

DE

 

Amazon

 

 

Australia

 

EB Games

 

Gameware

 

 

ITALY

 

Gamestop

http://www.amazon.de/dp/B06XG8S548/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_awdl_xs_Nr1hzbDHPA6NQ

No discount on amazon Germany

Back up on Amazon UK for anyone who missed getting one from Nintendo's UK store:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073BVHY3F

Yep, here are some options Amazon has

http://www.amazon.com/16-bit-Entertainment-System-Super-Nintendo/dp/B00QW2TBWS/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1462136822&sr=1-1&keywords=Snes

http://www.amazon.com/Hyperkin-SUPABOY-Portable-Console-Super-NES/dp/B005GSRPG8/ref=sr_1_11?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1462136822&sr=1-11&keywords=Snes

Thank you for posting this. Just snagged one off of German Amazon (here) since they're accepting international orders now!

My Walmart order is still good to go for Oct 3. :)

Anyway I just got a Meesage from Eu Amazon that pre-order went up at 5:30am this morning on 7/26/2017 from my email, but when i went to link to https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B073BVHY3F/ref=pe_2515591_197852591_em_1p_0_ti it said out stock still. Was it a all ready out of stock or not real update for pre-order and amazon jump the gun on the update for pre-order?

Amazon Link - https://smile.amazon.de/gp/product/B073BVHY3F ... AVAILABLE! Limited to 1 per customer - thanks Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073BVHY3F/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

that is the link that i got from nintendo everything, and ordred it, says i purchased this item....that is it right?

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B073BVHY3F/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Da ist wohl was schief gelaufen.

Well it's like, why would someone buy this on eBay when you can buy the same thing for £30 cheaper on Amazon? It wouldn't make sense for the average Joe to put something up on eBay that's £30 more expensive than on Amazon.

Also available new from granger games for £65, used for £55 https://www.graingergames.co.uk/product/G55671-nintendo-classic-mini-snes and available at amazon for rrp https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Console-Entertainment/dp/B073BVHY3F

It's only been announced in Japan and Europe, and already sold out in a lot of places, but since the Switch is region free you could always import. (Sorry about the ridiculously long links)

Amazon France: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B06XG8S548/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1495126750&sr=1-9&&linkCode=ll1&tag=nintenevery02-21&linkId=878983feb081026bb00bc91580614574

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B06XG6GC5L/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1497966573&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=splatoon+2+nintendo+switch&dpPl=1&dpID=515v8i0RP3L&ref=plSrch

Amazon Japan: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/d/B072FGP433/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?__mk_ja_JP=カタカナ&qid=1497966648&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=switch+splatoon+2#immersive-view_1497966668836

That's just depressing my friend. But order one now, before they get more in stock. I have dealt with this issue many times by now. i remember times when the GBA, Wii, PS3, PS4 were all sold out... I just research what is the next big first party game and I just order the console and wait. Usually (in Wiis, GBAs and PS4s case) I got them all. Just tell hin/her to keep looking for it and he/she will find one unit (or tell hin/her to just preorder the Splatoon 2 bundle: https://www.amazon.de/Nintendo-Switch-Konsole-Neon-Blau-Neon-Rot-Splatoon/dp/B06XG8S548 (this is the german Amazon site, to show you an example of how the bundle looks like))

Not sure if UK is getting tired of the SNES Mini but it's also available on Amazon UK as well.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Console-Entertainment/dp/B073BVHY3F/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525727262&sr=8-1&keywords=snes+classic&dpID=51TaufgvgDL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Probably the Splatoon 2 system bundle. Though it only saves you about 10 euro.

There arent any good deals really, youre lucky enough to find the system at retail price or not in a forced bundle.

https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B073BVHY3F/?ie=UTF8&condition=all&tag=nowinet08-21

https://www.amazon.de/Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Entertainment-System/dp/B073BVHY3F/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1506522110&sr=1-1&keywords=snes+classic

Amazon Germany gives the following:

16.5 x 22.5 x 7.8 cm ; 780 g.

Best for kids in my opinion? This: https://www.amazon.com/SNES-Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Entertainment-System/dp/B073BVHY3F/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=snes+classic+edition&qid=1555402999&s=gateway&sr=8-2

It's not region locked. But watch some youtube videos on putting NES and SNES games on there - it's not hard at all to put any roms you want on there... Even if your childhood favorite isn't on the list.

https://www.amazon.com/SNES-Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Entertainment-System/dp/B073BVHY3F/ref=sr_1_10?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1526311781&sr=1-10&keywords=nes+classic