Retro VGS Console Adds Classic Cartridge Adapters

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The creators of the Retro VGS cartridge-based console had a big announcement for its fans today. While the system will still have homebrew and indie games on it, with the goal of attracting top-notch mainstream developers too – they also wanted to make something that could play a lot of games right away. They announced that thanks to the use of cartridge adapters, players will be able to play new and homebrew games for at least the Atari 2600, Intellivision, Colecovision, and NES.

16-bit gaming is a possibility, but wasn’t announced since there aren’t cores available to make those games playable just yet. The Retro VGS has been in the works for over a year, and its Kickstarter will be launched in mid-September. It will include a variety of exclusive color options, including some see through options and some color schemes that pay homage to classics like Super Mario Bros, Sonic the Hedgehog, and the Legend of Zelda.

3 thoughts on “Retro VGS Console Adds Classic Cartridge Adapters”

  1. I’m looking forward to seeing what they pull together for their Kickstarter. This could be a really cool collector’s item of a system if they get the right things going. If not, it’ll just fizzle out. But no harm in trying. The “faux retro” movement for indie games currently shows no signs of slowing down; so it would be cool for games looking like they belonged on the SNES and PC Engine (like Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse or CHASM or whatever) to get the chance to have cartridges.

    This is from the people who do RETRO Magazine too; they clearly put a lot of love into this. I also think it’s cool how they’re utilizing “off the shelf” parts for their console; the Jaguar mold for the console shell (which people may remember as being passed around a few years ago and being used by companies for things like a sophisticated dental camera machine), and they’re using modified Interworks Wii U Pro Controllers too, that basically have an SNES pad embedded into a modern dual analog pad – it’s definitely a unique a machine with some style, in an age where electronics look as sleek and minimalist as can be until they reach maximum “shiny box” level.

    This is interesting.

  3. This is the option that was sorely missing from the Flashback consoles. The ability to play your existing game carts on ColecoVision and Intellivision make this an instant purchase for me.

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