The Chinese says "茗邦复古游戏机" - Míng bāng fùgǔ yóuxì jī. "Ming bang" is just the company name, 复古 means "vintage" or "retro" and "游戏机" is "games machine". Note that my Chinese is really bad, but I'm pretty sure this is right.
They probably didn't remove the Konami logo because there's certain games that have an anti-piracy protection that in most cases not only it makes the game more difficult but also it activates bosses with infinite health that prevents you from beating the game. some Konami games have those piracy protections that are activated IF the Konami logo is not visible on the tittle screen.
Retro Core i know that because Famiclones first appeared around the early 90's and when a game got pirated they always removed the logo. as a result people with pirate copies of games had a terrible time playing.
@@Mr.madmight266 There were times though when they changed the entire game from level design to sprites, etc. Also, I wonder if any have Action 52 built in, though I hope not.
I have the NES Handheld Data Frog coming from China these days, was on sale for 13 Euro, I would be happy if emulation is equal to this here. Thank you for the Video!
cuz they know every fxxking 80's born Chinese gamer love Famicom...... have to say, they easily chase the mainstream instead of following their true heart choosing what games and consoles are better. and that's why mobile gaming are so popular in mainland and two or three game companies dominate the market. I was so pissed off tbh and I hate mobile games, they're like chicken pox everywhere here.
this honestly had me interested, i mean they can get usb power circuits, and wireless controllers, but they still can't make one of these with games that use flash for game saves. And yes, i thought that was an SD card slot as well, probably a reused shell from something like an intel compute stick.
Aside from the awful build quality of the controllers, and composite out in 2018, this is actually better than I expected. The sound emulation is far better than most other Chinese Famiclones, and it's impressive that the bluetooth controllers have no perceptible lag.
Enjoyable video man , had a chuckle at the sd card, I'd probably have done the same thing as you lol. I think I'm gonna git me one of these beasts. No perceptable lag and the sound seems as good as it can be. 😀👍👍👍
Yeah, these are not that bad. The image quality is no worse than a real NES and it seems to sound as it should too. Not bad for under 15 US dollars shipped. It's just a shame that the controllers are awful.
This is actually a fantastic idea, just dock a Tegra based drive to a portable screen and you don’t need a dock or through put anymore ! You could also swap screens based on size and battery life 🤔
So how is the d-pad? Is it playable? Is it at least one piece or are they just 4 buttons unconnected? Also does it pivot so you can just press on it in the middle and slightly press left or right to go left or right or is there no movement possible when you press the middle of the dpad like so many of these Chinese bs machines? Also does 2 player work with Contra (for example) or does it not work for 2 players? Wouldn't be surprised if it does not work at all? What is the reach of both controllers in action at the same time (contra) At the end of the video of your provided url to ali it shows it being played on a laptop? What is going on there? Perhaps an emulator is provided? I have no idea why I am asking all of this as I do not need anything like this, but I am curious and might just buy it because of the price and the size.
Two players are fine with Contra. No problems at all playing two Player games. The D-pad is awful. Typical 4 button rubbish. You'd never be able to play a fighting game on this. Yeah, I saw that image on the link. That's just typical Chinese BS. All the USB port does is power the console.
Thank you so much for your quick feedback. I was laughing reading your comment. d-pad is just a real deal breaker for me. If the d-pad was anywhere near decent I would've bought this for reasons unknown.
I'm not sure why people hate the disconnected 4 button d-pads on these knockoffs. I have some, like the MP5 player, the PXP3, and more recently the PocketGame, and for me it was just a quick adjustment and now I'm fine with it. No problems when playing games, fighting included.
Yaaay some actual Famicom games, not Chinese cloned or homebrew crap. AND in proper 4:3, not hardlocked to stretching into 16:9? Wow, this thing is quality. :D From the music at 6:58 seems to run at full 60Hz too, not slowed down to 50 as some Famiclones are.
The non-epoxy blob chip is probably the flash memory to store the game data, the IC on the other side seems like a general-purpose 4-channel Opamp, which can do multiple purpose (typically audio, rarely also video or other high-frequency stuff if the manufacturer don't care about the bandwidth).
I wonder if that Super Mario Odyssey artwork was stolen before or after the game's release. Since it's pretty much the first image we saw of the game, I'd guess it was taken before release. I doubt they update their boxes too often.
I use a Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G7. Its a fantastic camera and unlike some it's pretty easy to understand. It can record 4k at 25 fps (cinema style) and 30 fps. It also does 1080p at a full 60fps. I'd definitely recommend this camera but it is a little expensive at around 500 British pounds. Also if you're in Europe then your camera will have a recording limit of 30 minutes. This is due to a stupid EU tax that is added to anything classes as a video camera (ie: records videos longer than 30 minutes). There are hacked firmwares to get around this problem. Mine is the Japanese version since I live in Japan so there are no limits. The only issue is that all menus are in Japanese. Setting up the live view via Wi-Fi was a right pain. In English it will be straight forward.
Aw man... I was actually quite excited about this thing til I saw that the MicroSD slot is fake. What a wasted opportunity.... such a shame. I would have been so on board with this and would have bought one in an instant just to play around with.
I wonder if a cheap and tiny clone console exists that actually has a MicroSD slot... then again, I suppose I could load some sort of auto loading software on my Intel Compute Stick for such a thing. Hmm....
The Chinese under the data frog sticker says its a Retro console. So I would imagine its some sort of android emulation stick that data frog just reused the case from.
If only they remake the controller to NES controller look, this probably will be more interesting little device to play around specially when traveling and just want play some NES game at TV hotel.
This thing at first had this strange looking controllers and i thought it was a typical chinese handheld but WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? And no some the games inside this thing are romhacks and chinese knock offs so yeah it's just a typical famicom clone but again good work and what will be the next boftp?
I guess it looks okay. Hopefully, it's cheaper since you provide your own screen...and video cable and USB power supply (you didn't show that). They could have at least put a "Made in China" sticker over that slot hole though.
Famicom clones are definitely getting smaller as time goes on, plus if it's pretty decent as well, then I'm guessing that hardware emulating/mimicking a NES is pretty much trivial at this point!
so it's basically a knockoff gamestick console? wait, someone bothered to make a knockoff gamestick? why? i thought that thing sunk like a stone... btw, google translate didn't detect any chinese. might be korean
There was a lot of generic "Android TV Sticks" in this format since a long time ago (perhaps starting with "MK802"), if anything it's Gamestick (and this console too) which is a clone of that, not the other way round.
it's me again. um, honestly, kong feng is still the best 3rd party retrogaming "company" in China, but they concentrate on GB and GBC clones with enhanced screens, light add-on etc, and multicarts for Mega Drive. rumor has it that they ever produced a MAME-on-a-chip style USB arcade joystick which you can plug this with hdmi to your television. ever checked some pictures on a Chinese retrogaming forum about it, and the person who uploaded the pictures was a manager of kong feng in fact. anyway, no company can beat kong feng in China about retrogaming. I saw a similar situation ever happened, like Sachen...... lol... promising but still sucks if we talk about retrogaming market in China. one more thing. did you notice that you have regenerating health in Robocop? 20 lives in Bubble Bobble 2? and zero life in Tiny Toon Adventure? I doubt the games on this device are all hacked. oh, also 30 lives already in Contra.
I'd agree with you about Kong Feng. I've had two systems from them and both were great. Built well with high standard to the machines they replicate. I'd love to check outt heir MAME on a chip system. Hopefully it will run full speed. I did notice about the games being hacked. It's pretty much expected really. It also explains why I was getting instant deaths in Tinny Toons.
well, and, I have a qq group (like facebook group) of GBC, that kong feng manager is a member I've just noticed cuz he answered a question hours ago about what happened to their GB Boy's screen if turn off the handheld incorrectly which was asked by another member. I probably could ask him about that mame-on-a-chip system later.
MAME on a chip ? I don't see how you're gonna cram the hundreds of device drivers and very complex CPU drivers into an ASIC ? Anyone got any more info ?
@@RetroCore Huh, weird. That's probably why Japan decided that they make their copyright laws EXTREMELY strict(and maybe Nigeria too as I know a logo from Nigeria(Cobic Productions logo) was taken down by Nollywoodbest. Thankfully, Random Guy Productions had it uploaded before it was taken down).
"As you would expect" is the worst description you could ever give a chinese knock off. Is it as you expect a Nes to run or how you expect a Chinese knock off to run? Could do with explaining things better.
I can't believe that you and most guys on the tube, mostly all you do, is to present clones and knockoffs. Nothing substantial, man, the way you help these crooked hustlers sell shit, well I guess you're limited!
Have you even watched this channel's content? I doubt it because if you had you would notice that out of the hundreds of videos on it only a small selection are part of the Chinese Knock Offs series.
Dude, just shut it. I happen to find some of this stuff to be cool as hell. Certainly interesting once you already own all of the old retro consoles and want something a bit fresh.
Crap, crap and more crap, this why you and those That sponsor clones and knockoffs, are negatively affecting the market. you present and help Ponder emotions, you are creating response, hoopla, over some BS product, No, think again, this why today you pay today, prices through the roof for OEMs!
What? Us reviewing crap does not effect prices. Prices are high because the internals are now more complex than before. Anyway, I "review" junk like this because it's interesting to see what crazy ideas the Chinese come up with from time to time. Also, beleive it or not but a lot of people who watch this show actually buy these things. They want to know which ones are worth buying and which are not. Most of them are not.
The Chinese says "茗邦复古游戏机" - Míng bāng fùgǔ yóuxì jī. "Ming bang" is just the company name, 复古 means "vintage" or "retro" and "游戏机" is "games machine". Note that my Chinese is really bad, but I'm pretty sure this is right.
Thanks for the translation, TrimeshSZ. So it seems this is a rebadged console.
correct translation. thumbs up from a Chinese.
Retro Game Machine. I bet they spent a long time on that name.
They probably didn't remove the Konami logo because there's certain games that have an anti-piracy protection that in most cases not only it makes the game more difficult but also it activates bosses with infinite health that prevents you from beating the game. some Konami games have those piracy protections that are activated IF the Konami logo is not visible on the tittle screen.
Hmm, I wasn't aware of that. Makes sense why they kept it in.
They never seem to be very much worried about copyright, Konami logo or not XD
Retro Core i know that because Famiclones first appeared around the early 90's and when a game got pirated they always removed the logo. as a result people with pirate copies of games had a terrible time playing.
@@Mr.madmight266 There were times though when they changed the entire game from level design to sprites, etc. Also, I wonder if any have Action 52 built in, though I hope not.
i do like some games from Action 52 actually like Billy Bob.
Thank you for the Video, keep up the good work.
I have the NES Handheld Data Frog coming from China these days, was on sale for 13 Euro, I would be happy if emulation is equal to this here. Thank you for the Video!
Fingers crossed the emulation will be equal to this system and nit really poor like it her systems I've reviewed.
@@RetroCore Man, China sure makes cheap, & crappy stuff every single day, & I bet they'll NEVER stop no matter what!!!
cuz they know every fxxking 80's born Chinese gamer love Famicom...... have to say, they easily chase the mainstream instead of following their true heart choosing what games and consoles are better. and that's why mobile gaming are so popular in mainland and two or three game companies dominate the market. I was so pissed off tbh and I hate mobile games, they're like chicken pox everywhere here.
You're not the onky one that hates mobile gaming.
WOW this is pretty much the Entertainment System I got from the PawnShop 620 in 1 mini nes clone
That is the most misleading box ever.
this honestly had me interested, i mean they can get usb power circuits, and wireless controllers, but they still can't make one of these with games that use flash for game saves. And yes, i thought that was an SD card slot as well, probably a reused shell from something like an intel compute stick.
KOSMOS1701A It has the Chinese characters as part of the mold though, maybe a mold bought from another manufacturer of cheap game sticks?
Aside from the awful build quality of the controllers, and composite out in 2018, this is actually better than I expected. The sound emulation is far better than most other Chinese Famiclones, and it's impressive that the bluetooth controllers have no perceptible lag.
The Bluetooth controller is what surprised me. Instant connection once the batteries were inserted. No messing about and no noticeable lag.
5:14 i'd go to that ootototel and take a nananananap
Nice Jontron reference. So much sense.
@Game Geek Octotron
Enjoyable video man , had a chuckle at the sd card, I'd probably have done the same thing as you lol. I think I'm gonna git me one of these beasts. No perceptable lag and the sound seems as good as it can be. 😀👍👍👍
Yeah, these are not that bad. The image quality is no worse than a real NES and it seems to sound as it should too. Not bad for under 15 US dollars shipped. It's just a shame that the controllers are awful.
This is actually a fantastic idea, just dock a Tegra based drive to a portable screen and you don’t need a dock or through put anymore ! You could also swap screens based on size and battery life 🤔
That would work well although they have to either go the HDMI route or device a unique video connection. USB won't do for video.
So how is the d-pad? Is it playable? Is it at least one piece or are they just 4 buttons unconnected? Also does it pivot so you can just press on it in the middle and slightly press left or right to go left or right or is there no movement possible when you press the middle of the dpad like so many of these Chinese bs machines?
Also does 2 player work with Contra (for example) or does it not work for 2 players?
Wouldn't be surprised if it does not work at all?
What is the reach of both controllers in action at the same time (contra)
At the end of the video of your provided url to ali it shows it being played on a laptop? What is going on there? Perhaps an emulator is provided?
I have no idea why I am asking all of this as I do not need anything like this, but I am curious and might just buy it because of the price and the size.
Two players are fine with Contra. No problems at all playing two Player games.
The D-pad is awful. Typical 4 button rubbish. You'd never be able to play a fighting game on this.
Yeah, I saw that image on the link. That's just typical Chinese BS. All the USB port does is power the console.
Thank you so much for your quick feedback. I was laughing reading your comment. d-pad is just a real deal breaker for me. If the d-pad was anywhere near decent I would've bought this for reasons unknown.
I'm not sure why people hate the disconnected 4 button d-pads on these knockoffs. I have some, like the MP5 player, the PXP3, and more recently the PocketGame, and for me it was just a quick adjustment and now I'm fine with it. No problems when playing games, fighting included.
Since the USB port is for power, that means you can play this on a non HD TV which I find pretty nice :)
You know I like me some better relaxation.
Yaaay some actual Famicom games, not Chinese cloned or homebrew crap. AND in proper 4:3, not hardlocked to stretching into 16:9? Wow, this thing is quality. :D
From the music at 6:58 seems to run at full 60Hz too, not slowed down to 50 as some Famiclones are.
Yep, I can confirm that this is running at 60htz. It's pretty reasonable as far as famiclones go.
The non-epoxy blob chip is probably the flash memory to store the game data, the IC on the other side seems like a general-purpose 4-channel Opamp, which can do multiple purpose (typically audio, rarely also video or other high-frequency stuff if the manufacturer don't care about the bandwidth).
Thanks for the input, László Szerémi. I have no idea about electronics so it's always good to get some input.
I bought a used one a few days ago. However, I really liked it.
As long as you are getting enjoyment out of your product then that's all that matters. 👍
@@RetroCore Thank You for Your Kind Message 🤗
I wonder if that Super Mario Odyssey artwork was stolen before or after the game's release. Since it's pretty much the first image we saw of the game, I'd guess it was taken before release. I doubt they update their boxes too often.
It would have been taken after I'd imagine. The makers of these things don't really care for details. They just use what they can find.
Ohhhh this is the fake Wii on Wish!! Nice one
Yakumo, what camera do you use to record your 4K footage? Do you recommend it? Thanks and best regards.
I use a Panasonic LUMIX DMC-G7. Its a fantastic camera and unlike some it's pretty easy to understand. It can record 4k at 25 fps (cinema style) and 30 fps. It also does 1080p at a full 60fps. I'd definitely recommend this camera but it is a little expensive at around 500 British pounds. Also if you're in Europe then your camera will have a recording limit of 30 minutes. This is due to a stupid EU tax that is added to anything classes as a video camera (ie: records videos longer than 30 minutes). There are hacked firmwares to get around this problem. Mine is the Japanese version since I live in Japan so there are no limits. The only issue is that all menus are in Japanese. Setting up the live view via Wi-Fi was a right pain. In English it will be straight forward.
Aw man... I was actually quite excited about this thing til I saw that the MicroSD slot is fake. What a wasted opportunity.... such a shame. I would have been so on board with this and would have bought one in an instant just to play around with.
Yeah, sadly they just reused the case from something else.
I wonder if a cheap and tiny clone console exists that actually has a MicroSD slot... then again, I suppose I could load some sort of auto loading software on my Intel Compute Stick for such a thing. Hmm....
The Chinese under the data frog sticker says its a Retro console. So I would imagine its some sort of android emulation stick that data frog just reused the case from.
It probably isn't emulation. It's probably a NES on a chip under that black epoxy. U1 is probably the ROMs.
LOl, that fake SD hole.. really China is a land of mystery and surprises!! 🤣🤣
hey mark, ty for the video, very educational about fake holes.😜
IKR!!!! China is an absolutely weird place indeed. I mean, seriously they're very weird!!!
Hehe, you can never be over educated about fake holes 😁
@Aram Beth Well, I just found an internet troll.
If only they remake the controller to NES controller look, this probably will be more interesting little device to play around specially when traveling and just want play some NES game at TV hotel.
I agree. That would be rather nice.
LOL "Contra 7" looks like a mash up of Contra and Rush & Attack....
It's nit actually too bad as well. Someone once. Told me what game it was a hack off but I've since forgotten.
Oh boy, Datafrog exists? At least Accolade didn't make this, but then again that company is dead by now.
AAAAAAAHHH. It's another Famiclooone...
They'll never stop making these.
Recomiendas que la compre??
Haha...it ate your sd card...:)
I was semi-interested until that point...if you're stuck with that hacked together nonsense I'm out.
it's for ventilation, hahahaha.
Hehe, I bet you that's what they'd say if you complained.
cant you use a wiimote with this, so you could plug in a classic controller
Wii products will not work with this device. The connecting signal for the controllers is different.
This thing at first had this strange looking controllers and i thought it was a typical chinese handheld but WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? And no some the games inside this thing are romhacks and chinese knock offs so yeah it's just a typical famicom clone but again good work and what will be the next boftp?
Probably a Famiclone where the only game on it is Action 52, though I certainly hope not any of those exist!!!!
I'm still thinking as to what the next BOTP will be. Either Last Bronx or mappy.
@@RetroCore last bronx dude
Another awesome review of shocking china’s junk but great video as always
Thanks, Joseph. There's many more of these videos lined up.
Yeah to be expected. Im still waiting for them to make a Famiclone copy of Nvidia Shield
I bet you something like that exists. If I find it I'll buy it for the show.
@@RetroCore thanks ! If it really exists its worth just for the shell
I'd say so. It would make for a cool mod.
I guess it looks okay. Hopefully, it's cheaper since you provide your own screen...and video cable and USB power supply (you didn't show that). They could have at least put a "Made in China" sticker over that slot hole though.
Yeah, no power needed for this as the console it's self plugs in to the USB port on a TV to get its power.
Famicom clones are definitely getting smaller as time goes on, plus if it's pretty decent as well, then I'm guessing that hardware emulating/mimicking a NES is pretty much trivial at this point!
This is true but you'd be surprised to know that they still out put systems that are awful.
@@RetroCore Yeah. Too bad the Genesis ones aren't so good really.
Oh, I'm aware of that one for sure... especially from watching your videos in this series!
@@stormkeepergu And then there's the ones which have only the bad ones built in the console.
I like this one
did you test it for malware?
No way am I plugging this in to my PC.
True but I need a multimeter for that. Sadly I don't own one.
@@RetroCore Hope you don't come across Bonzi Buddy in there.
you know, I've never saw that in real life. I know what it is though.
so it's basically a knockoff gamestick console?
wait, someone bothered to make a knockoff gamestick? why? i thought that thing sunk like a stone...
btw, google translate didn't detect any chinese. might be korean
Nah, that's 100% Chinese. Korean text looks like lines and circles. I seen Korean every day on the way to work.
There was a lot of generic "Android TV Sticks" in this format since a long time ago (perhaps starting with "MK802"), if anything it's Gamestick (and this console too) which is a clone of that, not the other way round.
it's me again.
um, honestly, kong feng is still the best 3rd party retrogaming "company" in China, but they concentrate on GB and GBC clones with enhanced screens, light add-on etc, and multicarts for Mega Drive. rumor has it that they ever produced a MAME-on-a-chip style USB arcade joystick which you can plug this with hdmi to your television. ever checked some pictures on a Chinese retrogaming forum about it, and the person who uploaded the pictures was a manager of kong feng in fact.
anyway, no company can beat kong feng in China about retrogaming. I saw a similar situation ever happened, like Sachen...... lol... promising but still sucks if we talk about retrogaming market in China.
one more thing. did you notice that you have regenerating health in Robocop? 20 lives in Bubble Bobble 2? and zero life in Tiny Toon Adventure? I doubt the games on this device are all hacked. oh, also 30 lives already in Contra.
I'd agree with you about Kong Feng. I've had two systems from them and both were great. Built well with high standard to the machines they replicate. I'd love to check outt heir MAME on a chip system. Hopefully it will run full speed.
I did notice about the games being hacked. It's pretty much expected really. It also explains why I was getting instant deaths in Tinny Toons.
well, and, I have a qq group (like facebook group) of GBC, that kong feng manager is a member I've just noticed cuz he answered a question hours ago about what happened to their GB Boy's screen if turn off the handheld incorrectly which was asked by another member. I probably could ask him about that mame-on-a-chip system later.
Yeah, that would be good.
MAME on a chip ? I don't see how you're gonna cram the hundreds of device drivers and very complex CPU drivers into an ASIC ? Anyone got any more info ?
it's just basically an MAME emulator, or specifically like raspberry pi. I'm sorry to make you confuse. so this is mame-on-a-board? xD
Nice idea but man hahaha that sd card part, I’ll pass with that one its better to get an android box and install emulators on it.
I'd agree with you there. Still, for under 15 US dollars shipped this isn't too bad.
Very naughty like
stop complaining about not having spread, now theres spread every time
Spread? I'm confused.
Interesting knock off, but I wouldn't buy it lol.
@Aram Beth by making a reply, it contradicts your statement. THANK YOU FOR TRYING!!!.
No rules against misleading packaging in China, I guess!
Absolutely not. 👍
@@RetroCore That's so weird if you think about it. China may not have a copyright system either.
They do but it's just a written law that no body practices, even the goverment.
@@RetroCore Huh, weird. That's probably why Japan decided that they make their copyright laws EXTREMELY strict(and maybe Nigeria too as I know a logo from Nigeria(Cobic Productions logo) was taken down by Nollywoodbest. Thankfully, Random Guy Productions had it uploaded before it was taken down).
this guy sounds just like John Ashworth obviously can see the demise of labour and is looking for a new career.
"As you would expect" is the worst description you could ever give a chinese knock off. Is it as you expect a Nes to run or how you expect a Chinese knock off to run? Could do with explaining things better.
Awful Racing, like de device himself. Bon appetit to this SDCard-eater xD
Yeah, it really shows you. FUN FACT:Dreamgear consoles have that game on it as well(some that is).
Another WII-NES knock off made with the cheapest plastic ever. Great video but crap crap console XD.
Yep, the plastics are very cheap. You will only need to look at them and they'll scratch.
Lots of potential but epic fail...
I can't believe that you and most guys on the tube, mostly all you do, is to present clones and knockoffs. Nothing substantial, man, the way you help these crooked hustlers sell shit, well I guess you're limited!
Have you even watched this channel's content? I doubt it because if you had you would notice that out of the hundreds of videos on it only a small selection are part of the Chinese Knock Offs series.
Dude, just shut it. I happen to find some of this stuff to be cool as hell. Certainly interesting once you already own all of the old retro consoles and want something a bit fresh.
Crap, crap and more crap, this why you and those That sponsor clones and knockoffs, are negatively affecting the market. you present and help Ponder emotions, you are creating response, hoopla, over some BS product, No, think again, this why today you pay today, prices through the roof for OEMs!
What? Us reviewing crap does not effect prices. Prices are high because the internals are now more complex than before.
Anyway, I "review" junk like this because it's interesting to see what crazy ideas the Chinese come up with from time to time. Also, beleive it or not but a lot of people who watch this show actually buy these things. They want to know which ones are worth buying and which are not. Most of them are not.