4K Nintendo 64?!? Analogue 3D N64 FPGA Clone System Announced!

When it comes to clone video game systems, Analogue is know to have some of the best hardware available anywhere. When they announce a new project, people listen. Well, they have announced that 2024 will be the year that we get an HDMI-equipped Nintendo 64, and they are promising it will deliver 4K visuals. Let's dive into things as the Analogue 3D N64 FPGA Clone System has been Announced!

For better understanding on what a Clone video game system is and what FPGA is, please check out our video here: https://youtu.be/pfQLUJLCGhU?si=g5c4El4p85CjXgxF

In a nutshell, what Analogue has done is to recreate the functionality of original Nintendo Hardware using programmable boards and chips. They have done this previously with the NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and even the TurboGrafx 16. NIntendo 64 has always been a problem for software developers in the emulation world, so to see them able to get it working on FPGA hardware is impressive.

Key Features:
- 4K resolution.
- Original Display Modes.
- Reference quality recreations of specific model CRT’s and PVM’s.
- Wireless Bluetooth and 2.4g.
- 4 original-style controller ports.
- The first and only aftermarket solution supporting 100% compatibility in every region. USA, EU & JP.

We've had region free mods for the N64 for some time, but generally speaking that only coverts a Japanese system so you can play US titles on it and vice versa. There's never been a real good way to play EU PAL games on a US or Japanese NTSC system or the other way around, so the fact they are claiming this as a feature is exciting. It's also interesting that they are including both Bluetooth AND 2.4GHz connectivity for controllers.

Speaking of the controller, it looks like a knock off of the Retro Fighters Brawler 64, likely to be made by 8BitDo.

What do you think of this? What price would you like to see this available at and where do you think the price will land? And finally when do you think it will ship?

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