Good news for all gameboy micro fanatics , Nintendo has released a new techie console, The Pocket Retro Game Emulator a console that really looks like Nintendo’s GameBoy Micro. The Pocket Emulator has a sleek design and is really compact. The device has a 2.8-inch 320×240 LCD screen. The device comes with 4GB of storage, a mini-SD slot and the ability to play audio and movie files and view JPEGs and e-books. A FM radio is built-in as well. Four control buttons line the right side and there’s two shoulder buttons. You can transfer ROMs over USB from your computer. The Pocket Retro Game Emulator is available now for $99.99.
The Emulator supports NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, GBA, Neo-Geo and CPS1 and CPS2 games. Other than gaming, the device does also voice recording, and playback of following media files:
•Video Formats: FLV, WMV, ASF, RM, AVI, MPEG, MP4, RMVB, SWF
•Audio Formats: MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC
•Image Formats: JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG)
Specifications
- Primary Function: Gaming and media player entertainment system
- Display: 2.8 inch QVGA LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon) LCD Screen
- Color: Black
- Memory:
- – Internal 4GB
- – External Mini SD card
- Controller Design: D-pad
- Gaming Console Modes:
- – NES (Nintendo Entertainment System – 8bit)
- – SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System – 16bit)
- – Sega Genesis (Sega Mega-Drive – 16-bit)
- – GBA (Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
- – Neo-Geo (SNK Neo-Geo)
- – CPS1 and CPS2 (CAPCOM, arcade game systems, 1st and 2nd edition)
- Compatible Video Formats: FLV, WMV, ASF, RM, AVI, MPEG, MP4, RMVB, SWF
- Compatible Audio Formats: MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC
- I/O Slots
- – Earphone jack
- – Mini-USB port
- – Mini-SD slot (SDHC)
- – AV OUT (output to TV – NTSC or PAL, 16:9 or 4:3)
- – Stereo Speakers
- Additional Media Functions:
- – FM Radio with recording function
- – Voice Recorder (MP3, WAV)
- – Image viewer (JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG)
- – Ebook reader (with text to speech function)
- Bult-in li-battery gives 6-8 hours of runtime on a single charge
- Dimensions: 125mm x 56mm x 14mm (L x W x H)
