You’ll finally be able to buy the Super Retro Champ that plays SNES and Genesis carts

First announced astatine CES 4 years ago, My Arcade’s Super Retro Champ was a chunky handheld that could play classical 16-bit titles utilizing original Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo cartridges. The console didn’t extremity up launching, but astatine CES 2025, My Arcade is reviving it pinch an expected merchandise later this year.

The creation and functionality of the Super Retro Champ appears astir identical to what My Arcade revealed successful 2020, but arsenic pinch galore things now, it’s expected to beryllium somewhat much expensive. Instead of $110, the handheld is now priced astatine $149.99.

Unlike the Analogue Pocket, which tin play retro titles utilizing cartridges aliases ROM files, the Super Retro Champ is akin to the ModRetro Chromatic and sticks to carts. It’s sewage a slot connected the apical for SNES games (that extremity up somewhat sticking out) and a 2nd connected the bottommost for Genesis carts. It’s besides compatible pinch cartridges released for the world versions of those classical consoles, including Super Famicom and Mega Drive games.

With a six-inch surface surrounded by generous bezels positive a directional pad and action buttons connected either side, the Super Retro Champ doesn’t prioritize portability. You tin usage it arsenic a handheld pinch “hours of uninterrupted gameplay” from its rechargeable battery, My Arcade says, but it’s amended suited for playing while propped up connected a array utilizing its folding stand, a brace of connected controllers, and a powerfulness adapter.

If six inches feels excessively cramped for you and different player, there’s besides an HDMI larboard connected the backmost of the Super Retro Champ for connecting it to a TV. Just don’t expect to bask your favourite 16-bit titles successful HD aliases expect them to look arsenic bully arsenic they did connected the aged CRT TV you grew up with.