It’s a story of
dueling covers— one from the East, another for the West and it’s all about how
each side sees Kid Icarus.
Apparently
the Japanese imagines Kid Icarus as determined, but smiling angel. Here in the West?
Kid Icarus has the look of wanting to punt a kitten: the smile is replaced with
a scowl and the pink sunset is omitted altogether.
This
isn’t the first time Nintendo changed box art for Western audiences either. The
company has a history of it, the most recent example being Kirby Mass Attack
where the pink fluff ball’s many emotions were reduced to just angry Kirby.
*Source: Tiny Cartridge
CES 2012 showed off a
lot of handheld contenders like the PlayStation Vita and Razer’s Project Fiona.
But some of us old codgers still enjoy our nostalgia, and Retrobit’s Retroduo Portable
fits the bill— a handheld console that can play both SNES and NES games.
According to Endgadget,
the Retroduo Portable can run SNES games with a compatible pin-connector slot
atop. To run NES games, however, requires an included RetroPort adapter attached.
However, Endgadget couldn’t
help but notice how the handheld is littered with small issues. The Retroduo Portable
ran SNES games well, except NES games were “haunted” with intermittent
scan-lines.
And running NES games
means that the combined length of the adapter and a NES cartridge “makes the
device slightly unwieldy.”
Finally, Endgadget
reported the Retroduo Portable’s face buttons “feel a bit loose” and the 3.5 inch
screen appears “washed out” and “overblown” when viewed straight-on.
At $90 with a slew of accessories though, the Retroduo Portable isn’t a bad bargain, especially when the alternatives are emulators, homebrew consoles or building your own hybrid device.
*Source: Endgadget
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