File this under yet another thing that I would have killed for when I was a kid. Today Hyperkin announced the SupaBoy handheld system, which is a complete SNES in the shape of a SNES controller. It also has two SNES controller ports and a built-in 3.5″ LCD display in addition to analog video/audio out if you want to hook it up to a TV.
It sounds like a dream come true, if it indeed does what it says it’s going to do.
There is, of course, that… oh, call it a jaded skeptic living inside of me. You know. He’s the one that’s been to many trade shows and seen many cheap and hack-ey knockoffs. I don’t see a “Officially licensed by Nintendo” sticker anywhere on there. I also have doubts about the quality of the LCD. I mean, you should have seen the press photo we got in the email. It looked like some kid took it in his mom’s basement. In fact, here, I’ll attach it:
Doesn't exactly inspire confidence
Are those… hand written stickers on the Reset, Select, and Start buttons? Sheesh.
Well, at any rate, the press release claims compatibility with “multiple” SNES titles, including Super Mario™ RPG, Starfox™, Super Mario™ World, Donkey Kong™ Country, Zelda™, Noah’s Ark 3D™, Aerobiz™ and others.
MSRP is $79.99 and is launching Summer 2011.
That is, if they don’t get sued into oblivion by a certain Japanese video game company.
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