Retro Video Game Console with 1500+ Classic Video Games, 1080P Plug and Play Video Handheld Game Console, HDMI Output for TV with Dual Controllers

The media could not be loaded.  Retro Gaming On-The-GoThe ability to play 10,208 games of various, old consoles from a small HDMI stick is astounding. We are talking about games for:- Atari- Capcom Play System (CPS)- Super Nintendo (FC)- Gameboy / Gameboy Advance / Gameboy Color- Sega Genesis (MD)- PlayStation (PS1)- Super Famicom (SFC)This was made possible through the inclusion of "Game ROMs" that the manufacturer placed onto the removable 64GB microSD memory card. The premise was simple: plug in the game stick into any TV's HDMI port and play! This even worked on a Toyota Sienna minivan's rear entertainment system! The key here is the connection interface: HDMI. Other emulators I had played with in the past connected via the Red/White/Yellow RCA (composite) cables -- whose ports some newer TVs no longer offer.Before we get into my review of the Anyando Wireless HDMI Game Console Stick, let us go over what Game ROMs are.WHAT ARE GAME ROMS?ROM stands for Read-Only Memory. Console games were shipped onto memory cards that could not be modified ("read-only"), but enthusiasts had found ways to copy them as "ROM images" as a way to preserve game history or for piracy. Whether that is illegal is a point of contention in the gaming and software industry, but at the time of writing this article, I was not able to find any definite answer since no US court had yet made a ruling.Emulators are software that mimic the game console with which the ROM image can be played. Since most do not contain any proprietary code, they almost certainly are lawful. Where the legal gray area exists are the ROMs themselves.DISCLAIMER: I am not an attorney. Any information shared here is general in nature and not to be taken as personal, professional, or legal advice.If you own the game, downloading a copy is not illegal. "Fair Use" gives you that right, though copyright holders often claim otherwise. Sharing ROMs, however, is against the law. Even the mere act of downloading a game via a peer-to-peer network (such as Torrent) could be considered "sharing" and thus illegal. However, if a game was no longer available for purchase, downloading a ROM image would not cause market harm, right? Especially if you previously owned a copy and the game cartridge had become damaged. That is where the gray area exists: no court had yet made any ruling on this matter. U.S. law does state:"Under section 117, you or someone you authorize may make a copy of an original computer program if the new copy is being made for archival (i.e., backup) purposes only; you are the legal owner of the copy; and any copy made for archival purposes is either destroyed, or transferred with the original copy, once the original copy is sold, given away, or otherwise transferred." (U.S. Copyright Office)With that said, there are plenty of Internet sites that allow you to download ROM images for the games you legally already own. A search for "Game ROMs" resulted in dozens of sites, including ROMsGames (period) net, though most lawyers would likely agree that they are committing copyright infringement.ANYANDO HDMI GAME STICKLet us take a look at the Anyando hardware emulator. I previously mentioned how astounding it was to find over 10,000 games on a small HDMI stick with which you could play old titles on a television. All ROM images were stored in a specific folder structure on the included, 64gb microSD card. That meant you could add/remove ROMs as you wished, though such act probably is not legal if you did not also already own a copy of those games.NOTE: The Anyando game stick likely is committing copyright infringement. Purchase or use one at your own risk.Once you plugged the Anyando emulator into a HDMI interface, a USB source was required to supply power. This may be found at the back of the TV, a phone adapter, or a portable battery. I had found the emulator working on every test television and with a Toyota Sienna 2021 minivan's rear entertainment system. A blue light on the side of the stick indicated that it was powered on.Next, I had plugged the USB dongle into the stick so the two included, wireless game controllers could be paired via the 2.4 GHz radio frequency. This meant that direct line-of-sight was not required for controllers and console to communicate with one another. A red light (left) on the controller was Player 1, and Green light (right) was Player 2.Navigating the console emulator was one of the more straight-forward ones. There were 5 tabs:- List of games- Games by console "class"- History of games that had been launched- Collection of games that were bookmarked via the Controllers' bottom L2/R2 buttons- SearchPush the controller's top L1/R1 buttons to jump between tabs. You could save/load game states (made possible with the removable microSD card) and restart/exit titles via the controllers themselves -- a nice feature since most emulators I had tried required one to physically reboot from the console itself.Most of the games played well, though some of the newer ones had some audio distortion due to, presumably, an underpowered CPU chip. Perhaps the company will produce higher-powered game sticks in the future for the games to run more smoothly. Some games did run into a variety of errors, including not being able to play with a second player.There are some limitations to be aware of with ROM emulators in general:- All games will look pixelated, especially on today's 4K televisions-- The Anyando, however, looked pretty good since it connected directly via the HDMI interface- Game selection could be maddening even with the Search feature-- Game list was just HUGE to navigate through!-- Large number of duplicate games: different region versions (ie. US, JP, EU) and/or different systems (ie. Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, PlayStation)-- Bookmark ("Collection") feature helped a bitFrom an emulator perspective, one could only wish for the navigation interface to be improved upon in future iterations, including:- Listing the game console type next to each game- Ability to hide or delete games right from the interface itself (with a parental pin, of course, to prevent kids from accidentally wiping them out)FINAL THOUGHTSLegality of the Anyando game emulator aside, from an educational perspective, it was an impressive piece of hardware to test. It was one of the more advanced ones I had tried, and the ability to connect it directly to an available HDMI television port brought so many conveniences and benefits for portable gaming. It enabled fans to play titles again that no longer are available for purchase, or to bring back to life games one had purchased decades ago.

I was so stoked when this gaming system arrived that I had my son set it up straight away. He was able to set it up quickly and with ease. The only issue (with may not really be an issue) he ran into was the cord being to short to reach the outlet he wanted to use. He eventually just unplugged one his other gaming consoles and connected this one.Once we connected the controllers (you'll need 4 AAA batteries) went to battle. The first 2 player game we tried was Battle Tetrus (not the name of it). This game was fun with a clear idea of how to play and move the pieces around. Next, we tried a little Mario. Again, easy to figure out and play. Once we got to the old skool Street Fighter & Mortal Combat games, I was EXTREMELY disappointed. The graphics were so bad. You couldn't even make out the figures on the screen. It was Iike two blobs jumping around. I wanted to use this as a fun way to connect with my 18yr old on a rainy day just chilling around the house, but this was disappointing to say the least.Great concept just poor execution on the REALLY OLD GAMES.

Has a lot of games and very easy to set up. But I have to give it only 3 stars for lack of directions. The instructions are very very vague regarding how to use the controllers to navigate the game. I feel like it will take many months of continuous exploration to try to figure it out. Just needs better instructions

My kids love it come with amount of games.they said.Easy to hook up esay to play lots of fun fun .It was a great price for the amount of games highly recommend it for family te even adults can play to.

Says 1500 + Classic games but as you can see instructions say 628 games….. False advertisement at its finest. Should be free or cheaper for false advertising. Thought controllers did not work so after messing with it there is a switch on bottom of controller to turn controller on. Which does not state in instructions.

it has alot of games. many of them are SNES games wich i love. som of them have duplicate games. some games are in japanese only, And the buttons are in the wrong place. To the Snes you cant rebutton them so you have to relearn. some of the games has graphical bugs. some games has the wrong names and other have a homebrew game that takes the spot from a real one. have not played everything but i have found more functional games to make it worth the money.its cheap, the controllers are good, tripple A batteries but you can shut off the controller with a slide button. the Stick runs on usb power with short cabel so you'll need a tv with usb port close to the HDMI.

I just hooked up my controller gamepad and the only reason why I purchased this is because Super Tecmo Bowl is on it. I'm disappointed because the audio sounds terrible and the game is moving really slow. I recently purchased something similar to this and it worked okay for about 3 months and the controllers went bad. Now with my old unit the game played at normal speed and the audio was good. This one right here they dropped the ball on it. Having thoughts of returning it. 🤔

Overall, this is a pretty good product. If you grew up in the 90’s, this is perfect because these are all of the games from Nintendo, Game Boy, PS1 and Sega Genesis, all of the games that are from the 90’s. The game sensitivity is ok, not as good as the original consoles, but it’s still pretty good. So it’s not that bad, not the greatest ever, but not bad.