Anyone pre-order one? That was one annoying CAPTCHA to get through. 

Can't financially get one at the moment, but I probably will order one early next year if they're still in stock. In the meantime, I did preorder the 8bitdo 64 controller to play on the Switch and emulator on my PC just to fully see what it plays like.

I'm loving the work Analogue is doing. And although pricey, the number of options and ways to play games on their devices while also fully supporting your physical collection and improving the way they play is a dream come true.

??? Elaboration please.

A 4K N64 created by analogue. Site kind of crashed, but got through checkout in 6 minutes, damn. I would not be surprised if I could wait up to a year.

https://www.analogue.co/3d

Analogue is an American company that makes consoles via hardware emulation rather than typical software emulation. So you're able to play your physical collection natively. 

In this case, Analogue 3D is for the Nintendo 64. Plays games at 4K resolution, compatible with every N64 game ever made, region free, and they've partnered with 8bitdo for a modern wireless controller, but with the same button layout. But they still include original controller ports if you want to hook up your og N64 controllers. They have a custom OS for it as well called 3DOS, but we have yet to see what kind of features it offers.

They're also known for the Analogue Pocket, basically a Game Boy that plays GB, GBC, and GBA games natively. Which they also sell adapters for other handheld systems like the Sega Game Gear.

Oh cool, thanks for the info. I get the game gear and that but why not just use the Switchs N64 games...

idk seems like a waste. I’ve been going back-and-forth this past week on whether I’d preorder, but eventually decided against it (mostly due to the scummy business practice of FOMO which Analogue seems to love). Why spend $250 on Analogue when I can just use my NSW2 (once it releases), which’ll likely have similar enough resolution to 4K (not to mention this would be the official Nintendo emulator)?

Because there's only 35 N64 games on Switch and the Analogue 3D plays all 388 games that ever released on N64. But most importantly, this device is primarily meant to play your physical collection. So this is for those that want to play from their cartridges. 

It's a very niche product, but it's the best way to play N64 games in a modern way. Whereas on Switch, Nintendo is trying to emulate the original experience. 

Oh I get it, that makes a lotta since. It's basically an N64 for modern TV's. Cool. 

Exactly! I've used adapters for my original N64, and the picture just does NOT look good at all I've seen people get DIY kits that adds an HDMI port on your N64, but I'm not much of a hardware engineer lol.

They did a great job in making look like an N64 too. It's currently just in black and white, but like the Analogue Pocket, I'm sure they'll come out with Limited Editions at some point. Of course they still include an SD card slot for those that want to emulate other consoles on the device or whatever you want.