Guide to the nes library september, 2019 posted by mike c. The most intriguing feature introduced by the retron 5, for me, was the ability to finally play famicom games. Hi, i dont know if any of you know about pat the nes punk, but trust me, hes awesome. The fact that a book like this finally exists is pretty incredible, and a dream come true for my inner child. To be completely honest i think pat is the one who can cop an attitude and come off a little holier than thou at times, just my opinion of course. Erika szabo recently contacted david yu of hyperkin to find out more about their new console the retron 5. Pat the nes punk is a web video series hosted at the punk effect and retroware tv, as well as youtube. At least pat is doing something as a shelf collector writing books and such. After his exgirlfriend sells his beloved m82 demo unit, pat travels to california to retrieve it from an obsessive fan. Pat the nes punk batman v superman tv episode 2016 imdb. The retron 5 does not work with repro carts, homebrew games, games like 33 in 1 things and games that you put into another cartridge like sonic game into sonic and knuckles. Pat contri has made a career out of his youtube videos about all things nintendo.
Join facebook to connect with pat contri and others you may know. Hyperkin retron n nes clone system by video game votary. The retron 5 is a brand new retro video game console from hyperkin. Find out what games are compatibile and what games just dont work. From there he meets a rude game store employee, encounters a dominatrix, plays competitive dodgeball, and meets a hippie named frank all. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. He is known primarily online for his web shows pat the nes punk, flea market madness, and the completely unnecessary podcast. Super nintendo library guide book of all 800 snes games. It has the original controller ports for all three systems, has svideo out and two wireless. Also pat the nes punk has had games that doesnt work and he has trouble putting the save state back onto the cartridge.
Ultimate nes guide book what would you have done differently. Well months later hyperkin has entered the 3 in 1 clone console battle with the retron 3 system. For the nes collector, an essential book created by pat. But as he closes in on 40, the nes punk is struggling to imagine a future beyond videogames. Nes classic edition coming back pat the nes punk reacts. Pat contri is a video game player, collector, and historian who has had an interest in nintendo since receiving an nes console for christmas in 1987. Guide to the snes library december 2, 2019 posted by mike c. Pat the nes punk is a goofy, fun, often times over the top silly in the good three stooges sort of way web show that will make you want to go dig your childhood nintendo out of storage to play all your classic favorites and pick some up you have never. Every other shelf collector does it for selfish reasons that contributes nothing but new content for their youtube channel and a purpose for living because the human condition is to hunt and gather in order to make some sort of sense to their existence. Its pricy, but its a really well put together book. I always enjoy listening to what he has to say or comment on about retro gaming stuff but he does sometimes come off as a bit arrogant depending on the topic hes. For super nintendo on the super nintendo, a gamefaqs message board topic titled for those of you interested in the retron 5. A subreddit for talking about nintendo news and games. What do you think of pat nes punk and his podcast series.
For a decade, contri has played a character called pat the nes punk for nearly. I have always been of huge fan of pat the nes punk aka pat contri with his youtube channel and dvds so when i found out his book on the nes was giving birth i was one of the first to support the pre orders. Pat contri is raising funds for super nintendo library guide book of all 800 snes games. A cropped photo of my copy after returning from day 1 of this years long island retro gaming expo. He had outside contributors who are bigger snes fans work on this so that gives me hope. In this video, we test out the hyperkin retron 3 hd hdmi nes, super nintendo, super famicom, sega megadrive and sega genesis clone system. Guide to the nes library by pat contri pat the nes punk is a really high quality book which looks at, as the name implies, every game for the nes, as well as the different hardware released for it, variants, etc. I think hes a pretty well informed collectorhobbyist for the nes era of gaming. He is known primarily online for his web shows pat the nes punk, flea market madness, and. Im best known for my pat the nes punk comedic retro game series on youtube, which i have been producing since 2008. Guide to the nes library is an expansive and thorough look at one of the greatest video game libraries of all time. Posted by shane on sunday, november 17, 20 leave a comment. Should you buy the hyperkin retron 3 hd nes, super. Pat the nes punk is grasping for straws with his youtube.
Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. The retron 5 is a modern clone console produced by hyperkin, makers of several other clone consoles based on 8 and 16bit technology. Pat the nes punk has this type of episodic approach to his videos sort of like chapters, where some episodes would be followed up to each other. Pat the nes punk is a goofy, fun, often times over the top silly in the good three stooges sort of way web show that will make you want to go dig your childhood nintendo out of storage to play all your classic favorites and pick some up you have never played before. Products browse by all digital dvd guide guide to the nes library pal pat the nes punk snes super nintendo ultimate ultimate nintendo video game years vol 1 vol 2 vol 3 vol 4 sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price.
I photographed my copy of guide to the snes library shortly after. All of these new features make the retron 3 sound like a sure bet, but does hyperkins newest offering have enough under the hood to be able to take the yobo clone console crown. Pat the nes punk is grasping for straws with his youtube content. Pat the nes punk ultimate video game collection part 4 of 7. Pat contri is an actor and producer, known for pat the nes punk 2008, the angry video game nerd 2004 and living in 8 bits 2010. Bought for husband an extensive collector of retro nes. Pat contri pat the nes punk, really knocked it out of the park with this one. She collects any retro games that interest her, particularly atari 8bit. I also produce a series called flea market madness and am cohost of the completely unnecessary podcast one of the highest rated gaming podcasts on itunes.
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