Revo K101+ Crystal Editions

[FelixNemis]

Sadly, if this won't run Warioware Twisted, then I'll just need to keep hold of my afterburner-modded original GBA.

According to this review https://gbatemp.net/threads/k101-revo-official-gbatemp-review.339019

WarioWare Twisted was fully functional on the K101 Revo.

looking forward to playing what cartridges I have and maybe shopping around for some new ones to try

 

[levi]

Okay, that's weird, in that Matzu reports that Yoshi's Universal Gravitation doesn't work due to the tilt sensor, and as far as I can tell, Warioware Twisted uses the same sensor.

 

[FelixNemis]

Okay, that's weird, in that Matzu reports that Yoshi's Universal Gravitation doesn't work due to the tilt sensor, and as far as I can tell, Warioware Twisted uses the same sensor.

Putting a ROM of one of those games on the K-card obviously wont work, but the cartridges work just like on GBA, since it's a hardware clone

Edit: after reading Matzu's post it seems like he was using a cartridge. I don't know wario ware twisted would work but not gravitation

Edit 2: Matzu also says Zelda 1 didn't work, but the person who wrote that review said it worked with some slowdowns

 

[matzesu]

Yepp, i meant the Yoshis Universal Gravitation Cardridge whit the Tiltsensor
And the GBA Nes Classic Collection Versions ditnt seems to work correktly (some have slowdowns some ditnt work whit the controlls)
But they also dosnt work on Pandora..
Nes works fine

 

[matzesu]

My new Crystal Revo also have the same display damage as my old white one,
But i dotnt have the money to buy a third one if i wants the Pyra ...
Why have this to happen to me??

 

[FelixNemis]

It arrived!


The box


The box again


The insides, The packaging is very nice.


The unit itself.


Comparison


Yes the thing on the top is my Pandora


The extras. The Rose Colored Gaming sticker is particularly nice.


Also this.


The back and the K-Card, which is from a crystal blue version it looks like.


The screen looks very nice, 2x resolution on left stretch to screen size on right. It's not on full brightness in the picture.

The K-Card came with some homebrew gba ROMs on it, but I'm playing A Link to the Past from the cartridge.
The buttons and D-Pad work nicely but they have a tendency to stick down temporarily, you can still push them though and I suspect with a little more wear it wont be a problem.
It's the most annoying with the D-pad, sometimes when I go from right to down, for example right will stick for a bit.
I'm guessing this is just due to the fact that the buttons and d-pad are custom, hopefully with a little use they'll stop sticking.

Update: I tryed my version of The Legend of Zelda NES Classics cartridge and it works fine.
Well fine as in it starts and plays, it does have frequent slow downs in certain areas.

 

[erico]

This looks soo much like Octopus design wise.
http://pica-pic.com/#/octopus/
The similarity alone makes me want it since I owned the mentioned gamewatch, but having a Caanoo already, I will pass.
The package is also great.

 

[levi]

That double line is part of the original (Japanese) Famicom controller design, so I believe it to be based on that, as is the 8bitdo FC-30 pro controller in one of the photos. I believe the silvery gold of the FC-30 pro is closer to the original metal colour, although the red plastic of the K101+ is more evident. Neither of them quite seem to have the redness of the original red plastic quite right though.

The original line of game&watch uses similar colours, though no double line, being of a similar vintage to the Famicom. Perhaps the bright gold of the K101+ is actually more like what they were going for, but limitations of plastic films back then meant they could only manage a slightly golden silver.

 

[Magic Sam]

Hi all

Slightly off-topic: unfortunately that Revo K101+ won't run classical Game Boy games natively, right ?

Do you guys know of good / modern Game Boy clones that @EvilDragon could sell in his shop ?

Cheers, Magic Sam

 

[FIQ]

Regarding the NES Classic Collection... I'm not surprised. https://mgba.io/2014/12/28/classic-nes/

 

[Klumpen]

Regarding the NES Classic Collection... I'm not surprised. https://mgba.io/2014/12/28/classic-nes/

Wow, I'm always amazed about how Nintendo goes to any length in its personal war against software piracy.
If they would work as much on their games, they might even release lots of great titles again like in the old days.

 

[Magic Sam]

Hi all

@FIQ and @Klumpen : I think you're getting me wrong guys. I meant original Game Boy games, not NES games ported to GBA...

If I understand correctly, the Revo K101+ is capable of running Game Boy games, but only through emulation...

So my question is: are there any GB / GBC only clones around that @EvilDragon could sell in his shop ?

Cheers, Magic Sam