It looks like the world is a step closer to Super Nintendo euphoria! Hyperkin has just posted preliminary product details and a price for their new Super Nintendo handheld: The SupaBoy.
It’s looking like retail price will be $79.99. Not bad if you consider you’re getting both a handheld and a home console in one. Both their NES handheld FC Mobile II and their Sega Genesis handheld Gen Mobile are priced at $59.99, so that’s certainly in the same ballpark. We’ll see if the price comes down over time to match those units’ pricing.
When I interviewed Sergio at Hyperkin a couple weeks ago, this new handheld announcement was in prototype form. Hyperkin’s posting pricing information seems to be a positive sign that things are moving forward.
They’ve posted some specifications that carry the following disclaimer “The following details were gathered by testing a prototype. Hyperkin does not guarantee the following features.” Even the photo currently posted by Hyperkin is watermarked “PROTOTYPE.”
From Hyperkin’s description:
Normal details:
- Screen size (diagonal): 3.5 inches
- 5.5 Hours battery life (tested only once without sound)
- Measures: 8.5 x 4 x 1.5 inches
- Weight: 11.5 ounces
- Stereo sound
- AV Out
- Headphone jack
- Adjustable volume control
Key details:
- Innovative cartridge lock feature
- Two seven-pin controller ports
- Tested compatible original hardware:
- Nintendo SNES controller
- Nintendo Super Scope
- Super Multitap
- Nintendo Mario Paint Mouse
- In short – everything we’ve plugged into the controller ports has worked
- Cartridge Compatibility
- Compatible with Japanese Super Famicom Cartridges
- Tested, Confirmed as Working
- Super Mario RPG
- Starfox
- Super Mario World
- Donkey Kong Country
- Zelda
- Noah’s Ark 3D
- Aerobiz
- PAL (Europe) cartridges are untested
Whether it be on an iPhone, a PSP, or a new 3DS, it’s obvious that handheld gaming is at an all time high. It’ll be interesting to see how such a gaming climate treats the newest kid on the block: The SupaBoy. My feeling is that the retro gaming and collecting world seems to be in for a treat. Naturally, this is a niche item, but I for one can’t wait to get my hands on it. Heck, I’m still amazed that Hyperkin is dedicated enough to the retro scene to develop systems like this.
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