Hyperkin RetroN 3 HD 3-in-1 Retro Gaming Console for NES, Super Famicom, and Genesis/Mega Drive (Jasper Red) - Super NES

If your thinking of getting a clone console for your retro gaming of nes, snes and sega genesis, get this one. So far everything I have thrown at it seems to work. I tried an original Castlevania 3 cartridge and works great. Some people said that Battletoads don’t work on this clone console, but I played it until I beat the first stage and also seems to work. I tried different everdrives, the n8 version of the nes Everdrive works great, the Super Nintendo Everdrive, the first version of it works great, and the sega genesis mega drive v3 works great as well. The picture is really good too, I was worried that it would look blurry at only a 720p signal but looks fine. The sound although seems more on the treble side of sound than the bass, but it differs game by game. I recommend this clone console for what it costs you probably won’t find a better hd clone console for the price. It’s great for playing original cartridges if you feel nostalgia. Hope this helps others in trying to make a decision on purchasing this clone console

Product works great and would definitely purchase again. Some Sega games don’t work unfortunately but overall good console.

La verdad 👍 quede super satisfecho con este maravilloso producto lo recomiendo 👌 al 100%

Amazing. Played all of my nes and sega games perfectly. All my original controllers also worked great with the system. Definitely glad I made the purchase.

The product was defective, and made a hissing sound whenever a game was played. Item was returned and exchanged. The 2nd model died after 5 minutes of play. Suspected issue with the power supply. Play time before failure of both Retron 3s <10 minutes. Update 11/14/25: Still have not received a refund for this product.

To those who don't know, the Hyperkin RetroN 3 is a 3 in 1 system that plays NES, SNES and Genesis cartidges (as well as the European/Japanese counterparts via toggle switches on the bottom of the console). The system has 3 cartridge slots on the top of the system, and controller ports for SNES on the front, Genesis on the right side and NES on the left side (controller ports support both Hyperkin and OEM system controllers if you have them). What's in the box: In the box, there is the RetroN 3 system, HDMI cable, AV cable, Power cable (Micro USB to USB A which goes into a power brick), one Hyperkin SNES controller (the Scout) and one Hyperkin Genesis controller (the Squire) and an adapter for the SNES controller to hook into the NES port. It also comes with instruction booklet and a Hyperkin logo sticker. The system is a clone system that plays original game cartridges. This is done by using a chipset in the system vs. emulation (i.e. the RetroN 5). There are pros and cons to this, but I personally decided to go the RetroN 3 route (System on a chip - SOAC) rather than a system like the RetroN 5 that uses emulation. Its nice for me because with my library of games, to just have this system hooked up, and know the system is reading from the cartidges themselves (vs. emulation which uses a file dump and your cartridge unlocks an emulation file stored on the system) is a big pro for me in the fact that there has been no issues reading my game save files on the carts from many years ago. Function, Gameplay and Sound: There are physical power and reset buttons, as well as a toggle switch to go between NES, SNES and Genesis slots. As others have mentioned, the cartridge slots (even the controller ports) are pretty tight. The SNES and Genesis slots (I don't have an NES cart on hand so can't speak to this yet) feel like you really have to push down on the cartridge to make it fit on the pins correctly. I remedy this by pushing the cart in on the left or right side of the cartridge and slowly work it into the slot, instead of going straight in and out which helps a lot. This is also true for removing the games. Gameplay is pretty spot on. I have not noticed any lag using the HDMI cable to my TV. Note that the HDMI cable supplied is pretty short though. The supplied controllers are pretty good for a 3rd party, they are well built, feel nice in hand, and function well for getting playing right out of the box, although some inputs seemed just ever so slightly off (thinking of Street Fighter special moves or precise platforming in DK Country mine cart levels for example). However, the fact that you can use OEM controllers is a great save here. The supplied controller cord length (I believe 10 ft.) is also very generous. Graphics look nice in HD (720p) and there is a toggle switch on the back of the console to switch between a 16:9 and 4:3 ratio. Colors are represented nicely, although i did notice compared to original hardware some slight differences in brightness and color tone (but nothing egregious or that would be noticed by most unless you are super familiar with the games). Sound is also pretty great. The soundtracks and sound effect of most games are re-created by the Hyperkin nicely. I can not speak to the NES at this moment though (I have read elsewhere that the NES seems to have the most problems here in this category - i.e., super mario bros. coin sound effects being off, etc.). Final Thoughts This is a great option to play NES, SNES, and Genesis games using one system that re-creates the old days of video gaming in HD. Is the Hyperkin as good as the original systems? Absolutely not. The Hyperkin is not perfectly recreating the original experience, however, it does come close, and offers a great budget solution to have something that can play multiple game systems through 1 HDMI port, and it plays the games really well (at least the several SNES and Genesis games I have tried). The system itself seems well built, but I am interested to see how long it will last with regular usage. If you are on the fence, I would say give it a try.

My original nintendo wasn't working when I finally got it back out. Rather than try to get a new AC adapter (not sure if it was the cord or if the unit actually crapped out on me), or spend a ridiculous amount for the mini nes, I decided to get this gem. I was nervous ar first because the few negative reviews were very bad. I have only had this for 1 day, but I hooked it up the day I got it and played for several hours. I cannot stress enough how cool this thing is!!!!! It comes with 2 generic remotes, BUT has slots for original nes, snes, and sega remotes! It also came with all the cords needed (no hunting around for one at home). These included HDMI cable and USB micro WITH a block(both cords generous in length), the red/white/yellow cord, and some type of adapter thing? I only tried this with NeS super mario bros 3 cartridge so far. I was extremely gentle inserting the it as I had read some people had trouble getting theirs in. How long will this thing last me? Thats the only thing I'm worried about (a few said theirs stopped working not long after purchase)I'll keep you posted.

I grew up with Super Nintendo as a kid but sadly got rid of it, and I was always hesitant on the price for an original system to replace the one I once had. So I got this instead! I love the red colorway and I can play my SNES, NES, and even Genesis games on one system. It's very easy to set up and switch between console modes. It would be nice if they included an NES remote with the system too. For the design it would have been better to have the cartridges aligned from NES in the back, to Genesis in the front. From biggest to smallest cartridge size. It kinda sucks to have to reach between the Nintendo carts to wiggle out the Genesis cart, but a minor gripe.

Console qui fonctionne bien avec les jeux nes,snes et megadrive en pal où ntsc.Fonctionne aussi avec un Everdrive seul point négatif l’adaptateur secteur qui est en américain et pas de convertisseur pal. Console qui est tombé en panne seulement après 3 semaines ne lisait plus les jeux snes vraiment déçu de cette achat mais super vendeur

Los acabados de la consola son de muy buena calidad en especial los controles, cómodos, responsivos y muy bonitos en color rojo rubí transparente. Los juegos de Genesis y Super Nintendo los corre bien en su gran mayoría, los de NES funcionan bien pero cambia la paleta de colores en TV HD (problema de las TV HD actuales no de la consola en sí), ya que en CRT se ven igual que siempre. Incluye un adaptador para usar un control de SNES en el puerto de la NES, por lo que no requieres comprar el control adicional si no quieres. Lo he probado con Everdrives de las 3 consolas y funcionan sin problema, además de cartuchos multijuegos, cartuchos originales y repros, japoneses, americanos y europeos, además de juegos especiales con chips de SNES y corre absolutamente todo. Tiene una compatibilidad enorme de juegos en las 3 consolas. Se requiere un adaptador adicional (cable) para que funcione con la Hyper Blaster HD (pistola para duck hunt) de la misma hyperkin, el cual desgraciadamente no lo incluye, y tuve que importarlo a MX de otro sitio (no es caro, como 300 MXN). ¿Lo recomiendo? Si mucho, especialmente si eres gamer de la vieja escuela (90s) y lo compras a buen precio (Me costo 2000 MXN pero lo he visto ligeramente mas barato).

Aparelho de video game incrível! Roda perfeitamente todos os tipos de cartuchos de nes,super nes, super famicom e mega drive. Leu cartuchos de famicom com adaptador para nes. Todos os everdrives funcionaram perfeitamente! Som e imagem deslumbrantes!

Unfortunately I received a bad batch. I had a read through the reviews and thought I might get lucky. I love the idea of multifunctional consoles in 1 but unfortunately the one I received just made it over the 30 min mark. We just played Michael Jackson's moonwalk for genesis and swapped to Street of rage when not even 5 min into the game I heard a clicking noise and the screen went black. And thus the tail of the hyperkin journey came to a hasty end. It seems to be a very Common Problem of the hyperkin consoles with faulty or cheap parts or soldering (connection) not being done properly (reading through online forums etc) There are people who replaced parts and fixed soldering issues and the console runs super Smooth but I lag the technical know-how to do so ....soooo back it goes for a refund.

Honestly glad I bought this, saved me buying a snes, a nes and a mega drive console, and I can play original cartridges from all regions! Got the USA version of Secret of Mana for the SNES, and I kid you not, it's just like playing it on my old SNES as a kid, and I LOVE the feel of the controllers, the matt texture is brilliant as a sensory thing for an autistic bloke like myself :)