Bootleg Consoles General Thread

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old pic (guess 2021), but still have this baby n-joypad bought some time around 2005/2006... it's working lol

some games surprisingly got a leaderboard page on speedrun.com

 

[ookamij64]

Honestly traversing this thread makes me want to find the old NES Classic Ripoff console a family member gifted me. Even though I know it's a bootleg and a bit rough with the Engrish in the manual which to me is almost always the best part of it, I still liked it.

 

[KaiserMk7]

Does an Android Smart TV OS box that came with a MicroSD card full of ROMs and Emulators in a USB adapter count?

 

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Does an Android Smart TV OS box that came with a MicroSD card full of ROMs and Emulators in a USB adapter count?

sure, as well as DVD players with built-in emulators (overall nes emulators) imo...

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

Selectron Console Game 76-in-1
What is a Famiclone in the form of a Nintendo 64 Controller.
It came as a Gift for the purchase of any Digicel Phone (Like The Coral Line) and that was in 2009.

Sorry for the Lowest Image Quality.

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

Game Quest

 

[Vardalis]

Honestly these bootleg consoles always fascinate me. They're never good and I'd never buy them, but I spend way more time than I'd like to admit watching people review or test them. I blame Ashens and his Pop Station series from back in the day.

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

No matter how illegal or poorly made they are, these systems often make childhoods. They make dedicated gamers. They’re one of the prime examples of “just give people games and you’ll get them to understand gaming”.
Also, they genuinely have their own deep lore like any other system.