

The emulators are decent, I would say in par with the Retron5. Only downside it doesn't work with NeoGeo controllers (the DB15 is wired to Famicom use). Unless you already have all adapters, it's worth getting the Premium version to get one of these boxes. And it works with a regular PC as well, recognized as 5 independent usb controllers. The usb adapter is a hub allowing to plug each controller independently (like a multitap). Modders could make a USB joystick with a little hole to put this box to play at somebody else's house. visiting a friend) you can just use the internal tiny box, and yes it accepts roms from the SD. If you don't care about dumping carts (e.g. The whole console is a very tiny box with an add-on "shell" whose only purpose is to dump carts and provide one more USB port. Summary: I like it quite a lot even if it has a few quirks and limitations.īuild quality is OK, better than the Retron but less than an AV famicom. For background I also own each of the original consoles, a Retron5, an RPi2, and a MiST FPGA. I have one since launch, so here's some impressions.

Retron5 owners will notice its exactly the same procedure. bin, save this ti the SD cardġ0) safely eject the SD card then put it back on the Retro Freakġ1) the console should recognize the. One button should say "choose file" in English (at least on my phone) and the other is the upload buttonĩ) when you click upload, the website will send you a. The link will have the date of the latest firmware ao it should stand out.Ĩ ) the next page will prompt you to uplade the update request. The link for the update is buried in step three of the instructions, in a burgundy box with a backgound that says "update" in English. Here's how to do it:Ģ) in the menu go to system settings them select "write firmware update request to SD card"ģ) shut off the console, remove the SD card and plug it in a PCĤ) on the PC go to Cyber Gadget's website:ĥ) the support page is the third line under the title image:Ħ) the first box (blue) is the update page:ħ) now this is where it gets a bit tricky. The Retro Freak can be switched to English (it's an option on first install) but the developer's website remains in Japanese, so it isn't obvious how to update the firmware.
