Yobo FC16 Go

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12-18-2009, 12:05 AM
MN12BIRD

Yobo FC16 Go

I know it's not Sega but hey check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuUc4gXgTss
12-18-2009, 03:51 PM
sega fan

Thanks for the link, Jake! I'm feeling pretty keen on having a Gen mobile. That would be awesome.

The SNES seems cool as well but I'm not too sure it would get much use from me. It's not that I dislike playing SNES, I just don't have many games.
12-18-2009, 04:00 PM
Karakasa-Obake

Damn that thing's ugly. Hopefully they come out with a smaller, better looking version. Also, I don't know how good that flip screen would hold up. It looks really cheap.
I'll still probably get one though.
12-18-2009, 05:01 PM
kool kitty89

Yobo should come out with a home console cloe system with that wireless functionality. (unless I've missed something andthey already do have one)
12-18-2009, 05:03 PM
sega fan

wireless like how? Wireless controllers, Wireless cartridge-slot, What?
12-18-2009, 06:08 PM
sasuke

I'm pretty sure it's wireless controllers.

I think this SNES clone looks great, even if it's Game Gear size and has mono only sound (It does use hardware emulation instead of software from what I saw at the Ben Hek forums). If I do get $60 to rebuy a SNES, I might buy one of these.
12-18-2009, 06:37 PM
deadpixels

Wow, for everything that unit offers it's easily worth the sixty bones. Looks like I'll have to be picking one of these up in the not-too-distant future.
12-28-2009, 06:00 AM
johj1987

i planning on buying this online i wonder if this handheld illegal
12-28-2009, 10:10 AM
NeoVamp

Quote:

Originally Posted by johj1987

i wonder if this handheld illegal

Does it truly matter?
12-28-2009, 02:31 PM
Gentlegamer

Weren't most of the best SNES games ported in some fashion to the GameBoy Advance?
12-28-2009, 04:38 PM
johj1987

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeoVamp

Does it truly matter?

i wonder if the snes patent expires or it says snes on the box
12-28-2009, 04:52 PM
17daysolderthannes

Quote:

Originally Posted by johj1987

i wonder if the snes patent expires or it says snes on the box

well there's already been plenty of SNES clones. And, no, it doesn't say SNES on the box since SNES is more or less a trademark/copyrighted name of the format. Usually it will just say 16-bit or SFC (super famicom), etc. and have a picture that resembles the correct cartridge. The only clones that get yanked from shelves are the ones that include bootlegged ROMs.
12-28-2009, 07:00 PM
GohanX

This thing looks pretty badass, with a few notable shortcomings. I need to get one, as I've always wanted a portable SNES but I might wait to see if someone makes a smaller model.
12-28-2009, 07:37 PM
Jasper061992

Ugh. Why don't we in Europe get these kinds of clones. :( What really killed it for me is that it can't play SFC games which also means the European SNES cart form factor is also out of the question...

Sucks, but good idea nonetheless. Hopefully they bring out an improved one for multiregion compatibility.
12-28-2009, 10:11 PM
SketchTurner94

Saw one at the retro store in my area. Tried it out. It looks cool, might pick one up.
12-28-2009, 11:00 PM
17daysolderthannes

Quote:

Originally Posted by GohanX

This thing looks pretty badass, with a few notable shortcomings. I need to get one, as I've always wanted a portable SNES but I might wait to see if someone makes a smaller model.

anything smaller probably won't be a real chipset. Unless you want a different form factor (not a weird Game Gear sized DS), this is probably the way to go.
12-30-2009, 11:50 PM
Ace

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jasper061992

Ugh. Why don't we in Europe get these kinds of clones. :( What really killed it for me is that it can't play SFC games which also means the European SNES cart form factor is also out of the question...

That's not the only problem with the FC16 Go. Some European Super NES games contain code that can detect whether the console they're being run on outputs its video in PAL. The FC16 Go and all other Super NES clones are set up to output NTSC video, meaning that some games will not run no matter what you do unless you open the system and move some solder around on a jumper pad so that the FC16 Go outputs PAL video.

I just had a look at a picture of the FC16 Go's motherboard, and yes, you can fix up the console so that it works in PAL by moving around the solder on a jumper pad. The system can also be modified with a lockout chip from a crappy Super NES cartridge so you can play all the games that check to see if the lockout chip is active or not inside the console, notably games with the Nintendo SA-1 co-processor.
12-31-2009, 06:07 PM
johj1987

yobo fc 16 go motherboard http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewt...p?f=25&t=17826
12-31-2009, 06:50 PM
TmEE

that setup is quite a mess, so many things there.......
12-31-2009, 08:03 PM
17daysolderthannes

Quote:

Originally Posted by TmEE

that setup is quite a mess, so many things there.......

were you being sarcastic? that's gotta be one of the tidiest portables of its kind! (you know, full chipset+shoulder buttons+screen,etc) It makes a Game Gear or PSP look bananas (sp: courtesy of Gwen Stefani).
12-31-2009, 08:22 PM
TmEE

Nope, no sarcasm... it is messy inside, very messy for considering what it is... if they used double sided PCB on the big one, they could have crammed all of it on there.
01-01-2010, 08:26 AM
retrospiel

Here's hope that Yobo will eventually release a Mega Drive handheld that will kick AtGames' asses.
01-01-2010, 06:31 PM
zetastrike

Looks promising, but the region lockout is stupid. Why include it at this point in time? Don't really like the size or flip screen.
01-01-2010, 07:41 PM
Puffy2k316

meh i didnt really like the genesis potables

i think ill stick to an actual snes
01-01-2010, 08:23 PM
17daysolderthannes

Quote:

Originally Posted by zetastrike

Looks promising, but the region lockout is stupid. Why include it at this point in time?

If I'm not mistaken, US carts can be difficult to seat without those placement tabs, but I haven't used a tab-less system to know.
01-02-2010, 01:48 PM
Ace

Not sure how true that is, but I removed the tabs from my original-model Super NES and Super NES Mini, and US carts are just as stable as when the tabs were there. Same with the FC Twin.

Which brings me to the RetroDuo: that clone has no tabs whatsoever and the cartridge slot is shaped to fit any Super NES cartridge. I have no problems seating US carts inside that system, either.
01-09-2010, 09:56 PM
johj1987

Quote:

Originally Posted by 17daysolderthannes

well there's already been plenty of SNES clones. And, no, it doesn't say SNES on the box since SNES is more or less a trademark/copyrighted name of the format. Usually it will just say 16-bit or SFC (super famicom), etc. and have a picture that resembles the correct cartridge. The only clones that get yanked from shelves are the ones that include bootlegged ROMs.

the snes clones are legal. and when it says 16bit SNES or 16bit SFC is this okay
01-09-2010, 09:57 PM
johj1987

it plays starfoxs