500 Games in 1 Console Review

I'm sure a lot of you have heard of the super popular NES CLASSIC.
Were you aware that there are several NES CLASSIC CLONES!!

In today's blog post I am going to be sharing a video review that you can watch below.

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500 in 1 games Menu

Super Mario Bros 3

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Friday the 13th

PaperBoy

WATCH REVIEW BELOW

The NES Classic was a huge hit for Nintendo back in 2016. Since then the market has been saturated with clones and knock offs of this hugely succesful console. One such clone is the 500 in 1 games console. It is exactly what it sounds like! 500 games on 1 mini console.

The 500 in 1 games console differs from the NES Classic by offering regular red and yellow AV CABLES. This does not use an HDMI cable and may not work properly on some newer tvs that have replaced audio/video jacks. 

The console only came with 1 controller and I am not sure how you get a replacement controller or additional ones if you choose to.  The controller pad offers 4 buttons and a directional pad instead of the 2 of the nes classic. The  controller cord is also nearly 3 times as long.

Unlike the NES classic there is no save features so you can't stop and pick up your games later. As far as the games themselves they are mostly emulated roms, knock offs, or re-skins. It's not uncommon to see Mario in other games he otherwise wouldn't be in like Tiny toons, Ninja or Jurrasic Park style games. 

Some games are really bad both graphically and to control. Some  examples here would be poor jumping mechanics, input lag.

Not all the games are like this. There actually quite a few that are replicated well enough and can almost be passable for the authentic game. The only thing they are missing is that final polish and Nintendo Seal of quality that gave some of the old NES ERA games their distinct art style and quality for that era given the NES's much more limited capabilities by today's standards.

Some games have random titles or really make no sense. There are a few duplicates when it comes to some of the games being reskinned. For example there are nearly 10 games featuring mario with dinosaurs. There are probably over 20 reskins of the 1st Mario Brothers game for NES. 

If you go into this expecting some high quality gaming you will be disapointed. If you however go with more realistic expectations and take it for what it is. A cheap knock off that for around $20 will give you mindless and nearly endless entertainment at a low cost, then you will enjoy this console.

It isn't perfect but on a scale of 1-10 I would give this a solid 5. It isn't complete trash as there are some good hidden gems, but that mixed with some of poor quality and lack of HDMI and save capabilities makes me give it a rating of right in the middle. 

5 out of 10 Stars

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆