Hyperkin Megaretron HD Gaming Console for Genesis/Mega Drive - Sega Genesis

I could not afford an Analogue Mega Sg and the ideas and concepts of an FPGA console elude me, so the next best thing for me is an alternative like the Megaretron HD. I'm so glad I got it.I've tested NTSC-UC, NTSC-J, and PAL cartridges and they all work perfectly. The visuals are crisp, the sound is on point, and the console itself is of great quality. 8bitdo's M30 2.4ghz (the one for the original Genesis) also works wonderfully for this one.Minor point: I like that the console has some weight. I found out Hyperkin does this on purpose to avoid making the console seem like a lightweight, insubstantial device.It does not have special features like save states or loading ROMs via a microSD. It's barebones, which is not a bad thing, and is more like a modernized Sega Genesis.It's also nice that they included a USB adapter. Devices like this usually just have a USD cable and you have to get your own adapter. It also has an HDMI cable and an AV cable if you want to hook it up to a CRT TV. It's basically complete: you just need some game cartridges and an LCD/LED TV with HDMI input, and you're all set.

I was able to purchase this console after getting myself a new HD television set to replace my old CRT television set due to it acting buggy after using it for over fifteen years, and I feel like it was time to upgrade my game consoles that I use to play my older games in my collection, namely my Sega Genesis. The Hyperkin Megaretron is basically a console that plays Genesis games in HD, though it does support composite gameplay if you prefer playing it in an original format. I was able to try out many of the games that are playable on the console, which all seem to work fine, including any multi-cart games that have over a hundred titles on them. I especially love the look and design of the console which almost reminds me of an altered version of a Model 1 Sega Genesis with the power switch being quite similar to it, and it's even able to light up with a blue beacon to let players know that it is turned on. The console even comes with a six-button controller that is a bit bulky and works fine after being able to try it out plenty of times, but thankfully, you can use the original Sega Genesis controllers on the console if you prefer, since the controller that came bundled with the console may not be for everyone. If there are any faults to the console, however, it would have to be the two second delay whenever a game is being played on an HDTV, to which you'd miss out on the first couple of seconds for a title screen or opening when you turn it on (though I'm not exactly sure if that's because of the model for the TV or whatever), and some of the sound for certain games can be a little scratchy at times, but it's nothing too noticeable. Other than that, this is still a good retro console to check out, and I actually give it four-and-a-half out of five stars.

I love this thing. I really can not beat it for the price. Great system that plays games perfectly with good sound production and heavy bass. You get a great controller with it as well. Myne was even paired with all the cables and power plug that I needed. I have the mega sg as well and some games I like on the mega retron better since the colors pop more and there is more definition between objects since it's not as pixelated. The sg is like an emulator where is very sharp and the tones are all the same resulting in some games becomming what I call pixel soup. aesthetically looks nice too, kinda like a mini dreamcast/genesis 1 model. There is input latency but it is consistent so after a couple of seconds it disapeers. Unlike software emulation where the cycles can be off sometimes resulting in a frame or 2 of latency. Since it's a hardware clone everything plays extremely smooth and you can relax knowing that if you get far in a game that nothing is going to happen.

This thing works perfectly! Every game I have for the Genesis plays exactly like it should, the sound quality is great, and the HD scales perfectly, so there's no weird graphical tearing.The only MINOR gripe I have with it is the controller. for 90% of games, it's perfect, it'll get the job done. But for some reason, it seems to have some compatibility issues with the Mortal Kombat series. Even setting the game to read your controller as a 6-button, it still treats it as a 3 button. If you already own a 6-button Genesis controller, that will still work fine, but the one packaged with the system hasn't worked for any fighting games. Possibly user error, I might have to look into it more.