<s>
RetroN	B-Device
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
created	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Hyperkin	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
old	O
video	O
games	O
from	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
RetroN	B-Device
5	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
connected	O
via	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
RetroN	B-Device
Sq	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
:	O
The	O
numbering	O
in	O
early	O
RetroN	B-Device
models	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slots	O
the	O
system	O
has	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
necessarily	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RetroN	B-Device
3	O
offers	O
S-video	O
or	O
composite	O
AV	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RetroN	B-Device
3	O
HD	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
with	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
output	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
re-release	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
RetroN	B-Device
1	O
HD	O
and	O
RetroN	B-Device
HD	O
,	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
output	O
and	O
a	O
controller	O
that	O
more	O
closely	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
believed	O
that	O
Hyperkin	O
released	O
the	O
RetroN	B-Device
HD	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RetroN	B-Device
1	O
AV	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
with	O
only	O
composite	O
video	O
outputs	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2021	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
plays	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RetroN	B-Device
2	O
HD	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
TooManyGames	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
soon	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
with	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
as	O
the	O
,	O
with	O
four	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slots	O
supporting	O
NES	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Boy/Game	O
Boy	O
Color/Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
as	O
the	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
fifth	O
slot	O
added	O
for	O
Famicom	B-Device
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RetroN	B-Device
5	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RetroN	B-Device
5	O
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huffington	O
Post	O
writer	O
Michael	O
Rundle	O
gave	O
the	O
console	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
but	O
wished	O
it	O
looked	O
better	O
and	O
had	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
more	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Easton	O
of	O
BoingBoing	O
said	O
the	O
quality	O
is	O
good	O
although	O
it	O
"	O
requires	O
more	O
force	O
to	O
remove	O
[	O
the	O
cartridges ]	O
than	O
feels	O
comfortable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
behind	O
the	O
RetroArch	B-Application
project	O
claimed	O
"	O
the	O
RetroN	B-Device
5	O
violates	O
several	O
licenses	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
because	O
the	O
console	O
used	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
Plus	O
GX	O
and	O
SNES9x	O
Next	O
emulators	B-Application
to	O
launch	O
some	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
the	O
emulators	B-Application
are	O
filed	O
under	O
a	O
non-commercial	O
license	O
,	O
thus	O
meaning	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
commercial	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
RetroN	B-Device
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyperkin	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
RetroN	B-Device
5	O
special	O
edition	O
called	O
Hyper	O
Beach	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Hyperkin	O
announced	O
the	O
RetroN	B-Device
77	O
,	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
utilizing	O
software	B-Application
emulation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
recent	O
clones	O
in	O
the	O
Atari	O
Flashback	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
RetroN	B-Device
77	O
plays	O
original	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
containing	O
pre-installed	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RetroN	B-Device
77	O
comes	O
with	O
four	O
pack	O
in	O
homebrew	O
games	O
;	O
Astronomer	O
,	O
Baby	O
,	O
Muncher	O
77	O
and	O
Nexion	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
Hyperkin	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
the	O
Supa	O
RetroN	B-Device
HD	O
,	O
a	O
high-definition	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keeping	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
their	O
previous	O
RetroN	B-Device
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
Supa	O
RetroN	B-Device
HD	O
supports	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
cartridges	B-Protocol
rather	O
than	O
featuring	O
built-in	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
clone	O
console	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
that	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
as	O
the	O
RetroN	B-Device
Jr.	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
the	O
RetroN	B-Device
Sq	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2021	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
console	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
play	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
up	O
to	O
720p	O
on	O
HDMI-compatible	O
televisions	O
through	O
software	B-Application
emulation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Hyperkin	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
clone	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
undecided	O
if	O
compatibility	O
will	O
be	O
via	O
emulation	B-Application
or	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
and	O
shown	O
at	O
CES	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
purports	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Do-it-Yourself	O
kit	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
Zero	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
custom	O
board	O
which	O
features	O
2	O
SNES	B-Application
controller	O
ports	O
with	O
a	O
SNES/Super	O
Famicom	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
.	O
</s>
