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Today I saw on engadget an article about the SupaBoy, a portable SNES system that will run your old SNES cartridges. It looks really great, a bit (a lot?) old-school, and engadget mention that it has video out and 2 slots to plug-in original SNES controllers, so you can also use it a home console.
Honestly it’s a cool gadget, I can picture myself coming to a friend’s home and play old-school games on this device… at less than 80$, it’s fairly cheap too…
But of course, for 80$ you can get a refurbished PSP 1000, or if you want something new, for just a bit more you can get a new PSP 3000. A quick CFW install, and in less than five minutes you can get one of the best emulators out there, Snes9xTYL, up and running all your SNES games out of the box. No need for the cartridges, that’s what I call portable 
So, real portability VS cool gadget that can be used as a home console… I think I still prefer my PSP, but I guess it can be a nice Christmas present…what do you guys think?
source enGadget
How to run SNES Games on your PSP
- If you haven’t done it already, install a Custom firmware on your PSP. This process is free, takes less than 5 minutes, and has less risks for your PSP than installing an official Sony update.
- Download Snes9x Tyl and copy it on your memory stick
- Put some SNES roms in the “ROMS” folder of Snes9x (I won’t tell you where to get those)
- That’s it! Launch Snes9x from your PSP menu and have fun
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well, snes9x tyl has alot of slow downs (atleast on my psp) when playing games like super mario world. also starfox runs like sh*t on it(unless 15-30 fps is normal for that game).
it also forces me to remove the battery out of my psp when i run games on software only rendering sinds none of the menu buttons do anything (home, the volume buttons, on/off/lock button and plugins) only the in-game buttons work. which means i can’t go back to the menu to guit the emulator. so i only got trouble running snes games on a psp.
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No need for hacking or installing CFW,just download the official signed version.
psp.dashhacks.com/downloads/snes9x-euphoria -
Yeah, the PSP can’t actually handle a large amount of games so it really isn’t the greatest option. There are better options out there. The Xperia Play dominates roms that the PSP can’t even run in a playable state. It can even run a good amount of N64 games pretty well. I’m thinking about picking one of those up. The best emulator is a powerful PC though, I can play PS2, Gamecube, and even Wii games on this beast.
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This is the coolest invention. EVER. Buying one right now!
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like most things in life, its cool AND useless!
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Amazon, selling you all the stuff you don’t need but want so bad.
I will stick to my PSP Go + Snes9xTyl.
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theyre a little late on this one i mean where can you buy snes games anymore besides ebay and amazon.
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Big, retarded, and totally useless….. might have been cool if it was released around the same time as the Sega Nomad, but it wasn’t….. timing is everything, Nintendo should keep their focus on the Wii-U and the 3DS.
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This is not a Nintendo release, it is done by an independent company
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By looking at the picture, I find it poorly crafted and not very aesthetic, but what worries me most is what kind of battery it uses, how long it lasts and how would I bring my cartridges along. A dump utility would be nice, and a rewritable cart… aw fuck it!
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Oh yeah! I could’ve bought it if it had appeared BEFORE psp, ps 2 and 3 and probably xbox. To be honest it might be a good present for a museum if it displayed old gadgets. Asw you said it’s a good christmas present but I prefer my psp and play with my sister comfortably laid down on our bedrooms. No need for cables or tv
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The SupaBoy I have does not look like the one in the picture. It looks like a SNES controller, and it is so cool. I got it, and I’m having so much fun playing some old school games.
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I don’t get why you people are calling it “useless”… that’s idiotic. It’s used to play SNES games.
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SupaBoy is a cool gadget. It brings back cool memories of the super Nintendo entretaiment system.
Thanks to video games systems like Atari,Nintendo and the Sega Genesis now there is a PSP,PS3 and a PS vita.
We have alot to thanks to all the video games systems that came before.
So If there are new versions of old system coming out enbrace it instead of putting down a system that gave us alot of good memories when we were kids. -
In my experience, the psp doesn’t run many of the good snes games well…
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