This Little Cube Puts Game Boy Games On the Big Screen
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Back in ‘94, Nintendo released the Super Game Boy, a cartridge adaptor that made Game Boy games playable on a TV through the SNES. Hyperkin’s new Retron Sq does the exact same thing, but as a standalone console that offers modern HDMI connectivity. Its simplicity makes it easy for anyone to use, but it also holds the console back from being a truly great gaming accessory.
The Retron Sq actually got its start in 2017 as a prank April Fool’s Day product announcement — it was assumed that no one would actually want to play games designed for a tiny 160 x 144 screen on the kind of 50-inch 4K behemoth many of us now have hanging on our walls. But the demand was there, and after being revealed as a real product at CES 2020 (where it was called the Retron Jr.), a few months ago its availability was officially announced, along with a name change to the Retron Sq.