Retro-Bit RetroGEN Adapter Genesis to SNES Adapter Review
30Retro-Bit RetroGEN Adapter Genesis to SNES Adapter. Sorry I forgot to mention this works on the SNES, and the RDP (RetroDuo Portable) for sure, might work on other clones not sure though. Here's a list of the games I've tested it with compatibility is surprisingly good by the way.
Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, The
Aladdin, Disney's
Alien 3
Altered Beast
Arch Rivals
Barney's Hide & Seek Game
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Batman: Revenge of the Joker
Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Chakan: The Forever Man
Chuck Rock
Clue
Columns
Columns III: Revenge of Columns
Contra: Hard Corps
Double Dragon
Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Dragon Ball Z: Buyuu Retsuden
Earthworm Jim
Game Genie (Both label variations black & gold)
Garfield: Caught In The Act
Gauntlet IV
Gods
Golden Axe
Golden Axe II (Cannot play at all because of six button layout no mode button to deactivate)
Golden Axe III
James Bond 007: The Duel
Jeopardy!
Jordan vs. Bird
Jurassic Park
King of the Monsters (NOT WORKING)
Lion King, The
Math Blaster: Episode I
Maximum Carnage
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat II
Ms. Pac-Man
Paperboy
Primal Rage
Prince of Persia
Ren & Stimpy Show Presents, The: Stimpy's Invention
Revenge of Shinobi, The
RoboCop 3
Rolling Thunder 2
Rolling Thunder 3
Samurai Shodown
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Side Pocket
Sonic & Knuckles (Plays Sonic 3 fine, but NOT SONIC 2)
Sonic 3D Blast
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball
Spider-Man
Spider-Man: The Animated Series (NOT WORKING)
Star Trek The Next Generation: Echoes From the Past
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3
Strider
Super Street Fighter II
Superman
T2: The Arcade Game
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Wayne's World
Wheel of Fortune
X-Men
X-Men 2: Clone Wars
Button Layout:
Y= A
X=Y
B=B
A= C
L=X
R=Z
Start=Start
Select=NA
So here's where I got it from:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0071IDAQU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 its $17.66
So here are my final thoughts:
Pros:
- Cheap alternative to a real Genesis
- Great Sound & Video quality
- Great compatibility
Cons:
- No MODE Button support for games that need it (Golden axe 2 and any others that don't like 6-button controllers
- Button Layout is awkward and clunky
- You have to take out the adapter to switch regions. Basically I think they should have put the switch higher up om the unit (like the game genie code switch on/off)
So overall I'd say if you don't have a Genesis then pick this up it does quite a nice job playing games, but if you have a Genesis already stick with original hardware.