
5 Quick and easy to use, does exactly what it says very well. There are a couple of minor things to keep in mind while using it, like switching to a different voltage for Gameboy Advance or N64 games (if using the corresponding adapter), but these are outlined in the short manual. Works like a flash drive, including playing a game from the cartridge. 5 As simple and easy to use as a flash drive. Worked perfectly for what I needed, which is backing up my carts and saves on those carts to my PC. When I actually bought one, it was better than I though. When I first heard about the Retrode 2 many years ago, I was elated. May take one or two tries for it to read but after that you can drag and drop. Will let my family & friends spread the good word about this product so that more people will use it. Will definitely buy the other plugins to use for the N64, Gameboy. I recommend anyone that want to preserve their games or play on an emulator. Product does what it states in descriptions. Was able to make roms of my SNES & Gensis games to play on emulators. Posted by Maxime Malenfant on Apr 24th 2022 5 That’s a most bundled retro gaming point… than, you gonna put 4k/1080p addons… found on the net by fans… a… most!. The model I have does not have the expanded pin slots seen in the images and is not compatible with SA-1 enhanced games such as Kirby Super Star and Super Mario RPG. That being said, the creator of the Retrode is no longer working on the device and it is most likely that there will not be an alternative.Īlso, be sure to pay attention to the SNES cartridge connector.
The Retrode is a great unit to dump your game cartridges onto PC. However, special chip games with the SA-1 chip may not work, which include Kirby Super Star, Kirby Dreamland 3, and Super Mario RPG. These pins are not necessary for operation.
PLEASE NOTE: SNES pin connector does not have the extra pins that are pictured on box and in manual.
Other Adapters sold separately for consoles such as Sega Master System, Gameboy/Color/Advance, and Nintendo 64. Includes USB cable and instruction sheet. USB 2.0 Full-Speed composite device for driverless operation under any OS, using any emulator. 2×2 ports for Sega and SNES controllers. Access ROM (program/data) and SRAM (savegames)! Custom-made connectors of video game quality. Cartridge slots for Sega Genesis/MD and Nintendo SNES/SFC games. The Retrode is not for you if… you don’t see the difference between making private backup copies of games that you own, and downloading 10,000 ROMs from the internets. you simply think it’s cool to plug huge game cartridges into a PDA or cell phone. you like emulator cheats, but prefer to finish the boss on the real console. you want to back up your game progress, e.g. you want to preserve your investment in these games, even after all hardware has expired. you want to back-up all your games to roms for use on EverDrives or other flash carts. you like playing legacy video games on your PC, Pandora or Caanoo. A computer with a USB port, running any of the above (Windows/Linux/MacOS/*NIX) - Caanoo and Pandora work fine as well. Emulators for SNES/SFC and Genesis/Mega Drive. Play your 16-bit console games on your computer/cell phone/tablet/whatnot, using your original cartridges and controllers! The Retrode is the world’s best USB adapter for vintage video games. PLEASE NOTE: Retrode 2 Base unit has support for SNES and Genesis carts.