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www.analogue.co

Looks cool with 4k upscaling support. We’ll have to see about price, since we have the Mister and the upcoming Mars to compare it to.

    • AnonTwo@kbin.social
      4·
      9 months ago

      Couldn’t you just use an everdrive cartridge? Those can hold roms and even the actual N64 can use it.

      • v1605@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        So in theory an everdrive should (there was an issue with the pocket and some GB X7 due to a signal spike not present on the original Gameboy hardware). The main issue is that it’s a pretty large additional expense if you want a seamless experience (the x5 requires pressing the reset button to save). Say when this comes out it’s $350 with tax and shipping, which is pretty generous I think. You now have to spend an additional $200 for the cart to play roms. Now the choices in this price range are:

        1. Analogue: $550
        2. Mister: $615 (price of a fully configured kit with aluminum shell, can be priced cheaper if full diy)
        3. Mars: $699
        4. N64 + HDMI Mod: $620ish (eBay price $120 for a good condition console with expansion and controller, $200 for the mod, another $100 to install it if not diy).

        I see this appealing to N64 enthusiasts that don’t already have a HDMI mod (current mods aren’t cheap and require soldering to install) or people that really want to play their old carts for that nostalgia hit.

      • .:\dGh/:.@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Didn’t know about that. Any way, I don’t think I’m the target audience for this device.

    • v1605@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      Agreed, even with the eventual “jailbreak” it would have to be priced around that. I think it will be more expensive since the N64 core is pretty large and it is supposed to support 4k.