PPS: dunno where the PS4 logo came from. I think because I told it I used xbox 360 and Wiimotes to play SoC. The blurb it made (per below) is sufficiently more coherent that it made me want to buy it :)

Super Pretendo 5 — Retro Reinvented

Front of Box

Logo: Super Pretendo 5™ Tagline: Don’t spend $80 to play Mario Kart. Do more with less.

Hero art: Rico parachuting in JC2 + Mario Kart Wii chaos.

Badges:

Xbox 360, PS4 and Wiimote Ready

Playnite Console UI

Optimized for Wii / GC / PS2 / PC Prestige Collection

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Back of Box

Headline: Your old games. New life. One tiny box.

Features:

🎮 Console Feel – Couch-ready, controller-first, TV-native.

🧠 Smart Power – i7-4785T + Intel HD 4600 wrung dry for HD.

📦 Backlog Optimized & Upscaled – Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart, Shadow of the Colossus, Fallout 3, Just Cause 2 … and many more

✨ Switch Modes:

Crunchy Mode → Wii-like smoothness @ 60 FPS.

Cinematic Mode → 1366p sharper fidelity.

🔧 Thrift Engineered – A$200 (~US$130) total build cost → complete console-like system.

≈ 3× cheaper than PS5 / Xbox Series X (~A$800).

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Prestige Collection

PC Ports Tested & Couch Ready on the Super Pretendo 5

60 FPS Locked

Portal 2

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Dead Rising 2

Assassin’s Creed II

Superhot

Firewatch

Half-Life 2

Mass Effect 2

30+ FPS

Metal Gear Solid V

Grand Theft Auto IV

Bayonetta

Fallout 4

Witcher 2

Bioshock Infinite

Dishonored

Prey … and many more

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Special Note

Just Cause 2 → Crunchy Mode: Locked 60 FPS @ 960×540 (VSync on — 84 FPS with VSync off). Cinematic Mode: ~45 FPS @ 1366×768.

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Screenshots Panel

Mario Kart Wii — native vs. 2× IR

Just Cause 2 — 60 FPS wingsuit chaos

Fallout 3 — Remastered & Upscaled, 60 FPS

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Fine Print

Super Pretendo 5™ is a DIY build. Capable of playing thousands of retro titles + select modern/indie games from the 2015–2025 era, including Superhot, Firewatch, Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Cult of the Lamb, and more.

Thousands of 6th gen console classics at 2× upscale. Prestige ports tested for couch play.

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Comparison Chart

System Cost (AUD)

Super Pretendo 5 ~A$200 Xbox 360 (2005) ~A$700 Nintendo Switch ~A$470 PS5 / Series X ~A$800

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Footer Slogan

“Don’t spend $80 to play Mario Kart. Do more with less.”