Hyperkin will launch the highly anticipated SupaBoy Handheld Video Game Console December 1^st, 2011 in time for the holiday shopping season. Equipped with a 3.5″ screen, the SupaBoy is designed to look like an original SNES controller with a top loading port that plays original 16-bit SNES and Super Famicom cartridges.

The SupaBoy will play original SNES cartridges on a built-in 3.5″ LCD screen and is designed to emulate an original SNES controller including a D-pad, face buttons, as well as right and left shoulder buttons. The SupaBoy also includes two front loading ports that are compatible with full-size SNES controllers and video/audio out, allowing up to two players to play the SupaBoy on a regular TV screen.

«There is definitely a nostalgia factor for the SupaBoy for the older generation of gamers who grew up with the Super Nintendo,» stated Leo Liang, Hyperkin’s National Sales Director.  «Yet, at the same time, it introduces and exposes the new generation of gamers to this beloved console.  Not only is it compatible with original SNES and Super Famicom cartridges, you can also run it through your television, plug two controllers in, and play with another person.  The SupaBoy is a very cool, very fun product, and is a perfect Christmas gift for anyone who loves video games.»

SupaBoy will be compatible with multiple SNES titles including: Super Marioâ„¢ World, Starfoxâ„¢, Donkey Kongâ„¢ Country, The Legend of Zeldaâ„¢ A Link To The Past, Super Marioâ„¢ Kart, Chrono Triggerâ„¢ and others.