Hyperkin RetroN 1 AV Gaming Console for NES (Gray) - NES

Helping my original NES stay in good condition. I use this with the original carts. Works great. Will take original controllers.

Nice little NES system. Plays everything just fine and it's really cheap. I also like the retro look of it. Just wish the controller cord was longer. You can buy extention cords for them though. I'd definitely recoment. Zapper games run great too!

The clear picture is from hyperkin, the first time putting the game in. The glitchy one is from the Nintendo original refurbished from Dkoldies. Hyperkin works perfectly, my boy even knocked it off the stand and never stopped working. The Original Nintendo refurbished took about 15 times to start and was glitchy and can't barely move the remote without freezing. My wife and I spent just over 200 on original console and games just to not even be able to really play because of freezing and glitches, so I took a chance on this hyperkin and I'm so glad we did. We are now enjoying our evenings like we did as kids.

The color was not good. It was not a good quality however, the controllers worked perfect.

I researched for hours over what type of an NES clone to buy. I tried to buy several used Nintendo nes systems and none worked. I spent hours trying to clean/fix one too, never worked. I finally decided to order this system since the price was so affordable. This system was able to play every single game I had and works great. Video and sound quality was perfect. It is compatible with original nes controllers as well. If you are on the fence and just want to test or play older games, this was not a disappointment at all. Get this one!!

I recently came into possession of a CRT television and attached my Retron 3 HD to it. While I loved that system, it unfortunately would not work with the NES Zapper when connected to the TV through the analog composite video connection. I had a suspicion that it was due to the video portion of the SOC and so opted for the Retron 1 AV (non-HDMI) unit to test. This device appears to work with light guns just fine. I've used 2 NES Zappers and 1 Hyperkin third-party Zapper and they work perfectly. The audio reproduction is good, not great with most games sounding reasonably accurate and the occasional audio chunkiness here and there. Video is a mixed bag. While the visuals look accurately sharp and colored, there are some noticeable artifacts in some games (though admittedly, this could be due to degradation of the ancient cartridges.) I also have an issue with the image being just a bit off center. The image appears to be shifted to the right about an eighth of an inch. It just barely cuts off the right side of the screen, but it is rarely an issue and hasn't affected gameplay and is easy to ignore, but it is an issue nonetheless. The device is compact and light, feeling a bit like a kid's toy... which it is, but for the price, it easily meets expectations and I don't get the feeling that it's going to fall apart in the near future. Overall, if you need a good, inexpensive, analog solution with great hardware compatibility, then this is an excellent device.

Work great for my mother in law

It worked alright but the colors and sound in all the games were just way too off from the original nes experience for me to recommend