{"id":705766,"date":"2026-07-22T19:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/705766\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:33:13","slug":"hyperkin-is-re-releasing-its-15-year-old-portable-snes-in-two-new-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/705766\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperkin Is Re-Releasing Its 15-Year-Old Portable SNES In Two New Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hyperkin<\/a>This is 2018’s SupaBoy SFC, the previous iteration of the handheld \u2014 Image: Damien McFerran \/ Time Extension<\/p>\n

Hyperkin has announced that it is re-releasing its SupaBoy portable SNES clone in two new designs.<\/p>\n

Launching this fall, the SupaBoy will come in ‘Crimson’ and ‘Prime’ designs. The former evokes memories of the Famicom’s colour scheme, while the latter uses the PAL \/ Japanese colour SNES buttons. Both are clad in transparent plastic casing.<\/p>\n

Originally announced in 2011 released in 2012<\/a>, the system has already reissued twice in the form of 2016’s SupaBoy S<\/a> and 2018’s SupaBoy SFC<\/a>. It plays SNES and Super Famicom games via the old-fashioned “system on a chip” approach \u2013 don’t go expecting FPGA levels of accuracy here.<\/p>\n

Introducing SupaBoy Crimson and SupaBoy Prime. \ud83d\udd34\u26aa
Releasing Fall 2026.<\/p>\n

Come check them out in person at Classic Game Fest \u2014 July 24\u201326, Austin TX, Booth #6. pic.twitter.com\/sZ3RswrIEo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hyperkin (@Hyperkin) July 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Also, it remains to be seen if Hyperkin is making any improvements over the 2018 model; the display on that was pretty fuzzy.<\/p>\n

Hyperkin has recently had to delay the release of its portable Genesis, the Mega 95<\/a>, and says it may work on a handheld N64<\/a> in the near future.<\/p>\n

\"Damien<\/p>\n

Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media’s sites from an editorial perspective. He’s also the editor of Time Extension<\/a>, the network’s newest site, which \u2013 paradoxically \u2013 is all about gaming’s past glories.<\/p>\n