You’ll Finally Be Able To Buy The Super Retro Champ That Plays Snes And Genesis Carts

First announced astatine CES 4 years ago, My Arcade’s Super Retro Champ was a chunky handheld that could play classical 16-bit titles utilizing original Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo cartridges. The console didn’t extremity up launching, but astatine CES 2025, My Arcade is reviving it pinch an expected merchandise later this year.

The creation and functionality of nan Super Retro Champ appears astir identical to what My Arcade revealed successful 2020, but arsenic pinch galore things now, it’s expected to beryllium somewhat overmuch expensive. Instead of $110, nan handheld is now priced astatine $149.99.

Unlike nan Analogue Pocket, which tin play retro titles utilizing cartridges aliases ROM files, nan Super Retro Champ is akin to nan ModRetro Chromatic and sticks to carts. It’s sewage a slot connected nan apical for SNES games (that extremity up somewhat sticking out) and a 2nd connected nan bottommost for Genesis carts. It’s too compatible pinch cartridges released for nan world versions of those classical consoles, including Super Famicom and Mega Drive games.

With a six-inch aboveground surrounded by generous bezels affirmative a directional pad and action buttons connected either side, nan Super Retro Champ doesn’t prioritize portability. You tin usage it arsenic a handheld pinch “hours of uninterrupted gameplay” from its rechargeable battery, My Arcade says, but it’s amended suited for playing while propped up connected a array utilizing its folding stand, a brace of connected controllers, and a powerfulness adapter.

If six inches feels excessively cramped for you and different player, there’s too an HDMI larboard connected nan backmost of nan Super Retro Champ for connecting it to a TV. Just don’t expect to bask your favourite 16-bit titles successful HD aliases expect them to look arsenic bully arsenic they did connected nan aged CRT TV you grew up with.