Hyperkin Reveals the Ultra Game Boy at CES

A recent trademark filing suggests Nintendo is planning an N64 Classic next, but Hyperkin clearly thinks the Game Male child is Nintendo's focus and has turned up at CES with its ain take on the handheld for 2022. It'south called the Ultra Game Boy for now, and it's a big improvement on the 1989 original.

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Hyperkin became well-known when information technology released the Retron 5. I panel capable of playing original cartridges from nine different systems while offering HD output proved very pop and has been followed more than recently by a SNES Classic competitor called the SupaRetroN HD.

As Gizmodo reports, the Ultra Game Boy is still in development and that won't exist its final name. Even so, this epitome seems to exist fully-functional and capable of playing any of the 1,049 games released for Nintendo'due south system. It apparently has some weight to information technology cheers to the aluminum casing, and keeps the original push layout, volume, and contrast dials.

As for improvements, you lot'll find a rechargeable bombardment in the dorsum offer half-dozen hours of play time and charged via a USB-C port. The display is a backlit LCD (the backlight can be turned off) and Hyperkin intends to add a third punch allowing the display to be cycled through the unabridged RGB spectrum.

Y'all may call up the inclusion of stereo speakers is strange seeing equally game audio is mono, but Hyperkin is trying to appeal to chiptune musicians as well as retro gamers, hence information technology also included left and right audio connectors on the Ultra.

If y'all want an Ultra Game Boy, Hyperkin is planning to release it in the summer at a cost point below $100. Until and then, it's probably worth searching eBay for your favorite Game Boy games before their prices start rising in anticipation of this release.