スーパーファミコン
I'm a really big fan of the 16-bit Super Famicom. The bright, colorful 2D graphics and large library of platformers and side scrolling beat'em ups really wins me over. One could also say that this was also Nintendo's last truly successful game console (minus the Wii).
However, for many years the Super Famicom had no portable counterpart such as the PC-Engine GT or the SEGA Nomad (Megadrive). Then a few years ago, a number of third party portable SFC units began to appear. First the Yobo branded clamshell unit, then the Supaboy and the Pokefami DX. Starved for such a device, I immediately picked up the Yobo followed by the Supaboy. I hesitated on the Pokefami DX because at the time the only available unit had a horrendous light blue on blue color scheme. Knowing the third party portable market, I decided to hold off until a more pleasing color scheme appeared.
Love the bright colorful boxes
Mysterious image I found on Facebook
Curious about the unit, I immediately tried to find out how to purchase one. It was a bit more difficult to track down because only few retailers seemed to offer them for sale. On top of that, the item could not be bought directly and shipped to someone in the United States. Due to that, I went ahead and contacted my trusty guy in Japan. No problem, he quickly placed his order and there was nothing left for me to do other than wait.
They're here!
The gang all together
A few weeks ago, I received several very large packages from Japan. To this day I'm still working on "processing" the contents of those packages. However, included in those packages were my two new portable SFC units. I have yet to give them a good play through test, but they arrived safe and sound. I may do a thorough review in this blog in the future, but who knows.
For now, below are some websites that compare the various units:
Comparison review #1
Comparison review #2
Some pictures of the Super FC Mobile:
