gn twin - yobo brand gen & nes

[lovablechevy]

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updated compatibility list as of 3/15/08

genesis

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* lakers vs celtics and the nba playoffs - perfect
* phantasy star ii - perfect
* phantasy star iii - perfect
* phantasy star iv - perfect
* primal rage - perfect
* shadowrun - perfect
* shining force - perfect
* sonic the hedgehog - perfect
* sonic the hedgehog 2 - perfect
* sonic the hedgehog 3 - perfect
* sonic & knuckles - perfect (including the lock-on games)
* super hydlide - perfect
* traysia - perfect
* virtua racing - perfect
* winter challenge - perfect[/ul]

nes (i am using good since i don't have an actual nes to compare)

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* dragon warrior - good
* dragon warrior ii - good
* dragon warrior iii - good
* dragon warrior iv - good - took about 10 tries
* dungeon magic: sword of the elements - good
* gauntlet (unlicensed) - does not work solid color screen - tried 10x
* guardian legend - good - just a note, this did not work on the super 8
* gyromite - good
* hydlide - good
* ironsword: wizards & warriors ii - good
* legacy of the wizard - no sound
* legend of zelda - good
* magic of scheherazade - good
* metroid - good
* milon's secret castle - good
* paperboy - good
* star tropics - good
* super mario bros/duck hunt - smb is good no way to test duck hunt
* trojan - good
* zelda ii: the adventure of link - good[/ul]

famicom with converter

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* fire emblem gaiden - does not work
* mother - does not work
* musashi no bouken - good
* suito homu - good[/ul]

nes repro carts

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* earthbound zero - does not work
* sweet home - good [/ul]

here is a requested picture of the gn twin playing virtua racing


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i know there is topic about the gen-x system. but does anybody know much about yobo's gn twin? all i can find information wise is one review.

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some more info

there are quite a few up for sale on ebay.

i know the price is high right now, but i'm sure it'll come down. according to the one review, regular genesis controllers work with it. that already makes it better than the gen-x system.

since it's a yobo, i'm sure the nes side has the normal flaws.

just thought i'd let everyone know about the fc twin's brother! :-)


box front


box back


system


controller comparison. as you can see, the plugs are slightly different. gn twin controller is on the left, sega controller on the right. (just in case... :roll:)


close up of guts plus measurements. sure, there are 4 boards, but they are small boards!


and the back of the boards in case anybody cares.

i haven't had time to do a complete compatibility test with all the nes games i own, but i can give you the ones that i did test:

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that is all i had time to try out right now. this is the first clone console i've heard of that works with paperboy. the controller issue for golden axe ii is interesting. it maps out right as select, left as x, down as y, and up as z. so it's not that it's impossible to play, per-se... it would just be very difficult and annoying.

i dismantled my power base converter to see if sms games would run on this thing. and the results were... interesting. i only tried two of my games (golden axe warrior and golvellius). they both loaded fine. and the b and c buttons became the two sms buttons. but, the control pad did not work at all. so even though you can load the game and even start a new one, all you can do is stand in one place and jump or swing your sword or whatever.

even though the review that i linked above states that genesis controllers can work on this, they can't. the plug is too small. i wonder if there is a way to get it to recognize an actual genesis controller. maybe then golden axe ii and the power base converter would work correctly... hmm....

anyway, just thought someone might like to know this bit of information. i'll update my compatibility list as i test my games on it.

for the most part, the gn twin is not a bad console. the genesis side is far superior to the nes side. the genesis side played almost every game i threw at it. the only games that appear to be a problem are the ones that have to have the mode button pushed (golden axe ii).

the genesis side does have slight sound differences, but it was not very noticeable to me. the controller is very nice and doesn't feel too tight or too loose. in fact, it basically feels just like the 6 button controllers that were included with the genesis 3.

the nes side has color and sound differences. well, at least compared to my other nes clones and the emulation i have done. sorry, i do not own an actual nes. the controller is weird for nes games. the buttons are backwards. they mapped the nes a button to the genesis a button and the nes b button to the genesis b button. which means that you'll have to think backwards when playing nes games. the genesis c button seems to push both a and b at the same time. in some games, it'll work great to replace the a button so that you'll have the buttons mapped correctly (super mario brothers). other games, it just does both the a and b at the same time which can be bad (metroid). the x, y, and z buttons are turbo for the a, b, and c buttons respectively.

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Well, my GN Twin came in today, and it's the black one. So just for kicks and grins, here's a pic! *shhhhhiiiiiinnnng!!!* Sparkle, sparkle.




The round bit that sticks up a bit has me intrigued. It serves no spatial purpose, as far as I can tell. Perhaps it is to allow the 32X to work with it. I shall find out soon. In the meantime, I have about 70 games to test with it. lol

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Well, about the round bit, it makes the 32X fit more securely. I don't know if the 32X works, since I don't have proper cords.

I also found today that the 84-in-1 cart that came with my Power Joy works perfectly on the NES side with a Famicon adapter. I guess I definitely won't be selling my Power Joy now.