Cheapest duo system?

Oniak · Post by **Oniak** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:15 pm

Im looking for a cheap way to play NES/Snes games, but keep space/wire mess to a minimum, Whats the cheapest Duo system?
Thanks guys
~Alex

XCVG · Post by **XCVG** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:54 pm

Retro Duo and FC Twin are pretty much the same price.

eurddrue · Post by **eurddrue** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:19 pm

the genesis/nes/snes trio is only a little bit more expensive than rd fc twin.

Post by **Triton** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:26 pm

retroduo is more compatible than FCtwin from what i hear

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:32 pm

Indeed, there was discussion on this a few months back; RetroDuo was stated as being more compatible with games than the Twin; however the Twin has an even smaller board. I think there are just a few games that don't work on the RetroDuo and a few that don't work well, but the majority are fine apparantly.

Super Mario RPG Seven Stars is supposed to be a title that doesn't seem to work, however my copy worked on my RetroDuo fine.

Oniak · Post by **Oniak** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:49 pm

wheres a good place to buy a retroduo besides ebay? Roughly how much would it be?

XCVG · Post by **XCVG** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:11 pm

VideoGameCentral has retro duos, eStarland might too.

Spyder12587 · Post by **Spyder12587** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:30 pm

Last time I checked, Amazon had them for about $40 shipped.

grahf · Post by **grahf** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:48 am

Those FC Twin compatibility charts are crap anyway. Ive owned two, and personally tested and played a lot of games marked incompatible (Such as Street Fighter Alpha 2, Star Ocean, etc). I have one game (Marvelous, Super Famicom SA1 game) that worked on one FC Twin, but not the other. It works on my FC Dual, but is very picky. The guides are a good starting point, (RetroDuo/FC Dual included) but don't take them as gospel.

The FC Twin and RetroDuo use the exact same three clone processors. These same three processors have been in use since the first bootleg Superfamicoms came out of China years back. The difference between the systems is mostly due to the ram quality. Lower quality ram can potentially lead to issues, especially with special chip games. These are just cheap clone systems after all, so of course your mileage will vary depending on your luck.

Oniak · Post by **Oniak** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:22 am

Anywhere that ships to canada? Amazon .ca is horrible and doesn't have any products that .com has.

Spyder12587 · Post by **Spyder12587** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:25 am

What's the most you're willing to pay for one (shipping and everything)? You could get someone here in the States to buy it and then ship it to you.

Oniak · Post by **Oniak** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:00 pm

Spyder12587 wrote:What's the most you're willing to pay for one (shipping and everything)? You could get someone here in the States to buy it and then ship it to you.

Well for that amount I could get one on ebay.ca

Oniak · Post by **Oniak** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:10 pm

Hmmm, it appears that my local microplay has the FC twin for 70$+tax....(Canadian)

Oniak · Post by **Oniak** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:28 am

Is the fc twin any good at all?

Oniak · Post by **Oniak** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:19 am

is it? And how long do these things usually last?

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