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Title: Analogue Nt Post by: Duke.Togo on March 12, 2014, 06:16:04 PM It seems that there is a new NES/Famicom compatible coming out soon: http://www.analogueinteractive.com/index.php/analogue-nt
From the site: Quote NES. FAMICOM. RGB: VIDEOPHILE. HI-FI: AUDIOPHILE. FOUR PLAYERS. NO EMULATION. The NES. Often called the most iconic video game system of all time. Today, to experience its greatness, options are limited and riddled with compromises. The Analogue Nt sets a precedent. It opens a door to the highest quality way to experience the NES and Famicom. With a library of nearly 2000 titles, the NES and Famicom are home to some of the most significant games ever created. A rich and diverse history is waiting to be explored. We created the Analogue Nt to experience this pivotal part of gaming history with the quality and justice it deserves. The Analogue Nt is designed around the heart and brain of the original NES. We've completely reengineered the original NES while remaining true to the original hardware. This means you’ll be experiencing the NES with the hardware it was designed to be played with. The Analogue Nt is precision fabricated from a solid block of aircraft grade aluminum. Engineered with an uncompromising attitude to quality. There has never been another video game system like it. We know there are lots of questions and we cant wait to share all of the details with you. We’ve got features and details that are going to blow everyone away. We promise we won’t disappoint. We will be unveiling all the fine details and taking orders at the end of March. Stay tuned. Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Izret101 on March 12, 2014, 06:22:19 PM It is a pretty cool looking system. I have the distinct feeling that they are going to ask a batshitcrazy amount of money for it though.
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Duke.Togo on March 12, 2014, 06:58:20 PM I'm right there with you. With RetroZone's HDMI NES due out at a reasonable price this year and the Retron5, it seems like it will be tough competition. If they do a small run I would still anticipate a sell out due to the design.
I am often shocked at what Rose Colored Gaming charges for custom GBA's and carts and they sell out rather quickly. Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Fleach on March 12, 2014, 10:41:46 PM Must say, that's one good looking console. It looks like it will be expensive though.
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Addicted on March 13, 2014, 06:39:18 AM It looks good but I couldn't help thinking the slogan should be "Famiclone parts at Neo Geo prices."
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: blcklblskt on March 13, 2014, 01:29:17 PM Looks pretty awesome, but definitely expensive. I saw a few FDS games, but it doesn't mention anywhere that it will play them.
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Duke.Togo on March 13, 2014, 07:15:54 PM It looks like the Famicom slot is situated where there would be no problem attaching an FDS RAM adapter.
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Izret101 on March 13, 2014, 08:57:49 PM I wouldn't be surprised if they sold a suped up one to match the system.
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Addicted on May 12, 2014, 07:55:18 AM Looks like the price is set at $500:
http://time.com/87809/analogue-nt-classic-nes-reborn-as-a-500-luxury-machine/ Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Tynstar on May 13, 2014, 03:31:10 PM 500 for that or a Xbox One or PS4.......yeah.....looks awesome but WTF.
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Duke.Togo on May 13, 2014, 04:41:51 PM It's a boutique product to be sure. Too rich for my blood, but interesting nonetheless
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: bickman2k on May 13, 2014, 08:29:46 PM It's $500 and you have to buy an HDMI adapter separately. No thanks.
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: techwizard on May 13, 2014, 08:33:36 PM not worth it at all...it's not like having HDMI support would do much for the games, they were still designed for 80s CRT tvs. you could probably get the NES, famicom, and FDS for less than that
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: tactical_nuke on May 21, 2014, 12:45:21 AM I wouldn't pay 500 for this thing even if it didn't have input lag. It's not going to save a lot of space if you still have to use your original carts anyway. If you're worried about malfunctions, you could put some time in to learn how to clean the systems/games and disable the lockout chip which is easy considering I did it with 0 hassle. Hi fi audio? Just use a TV with audio outputs and connect some speakers to it and there you go, best sound quality an 8 bit system can have. The only other argument for buying it would be for aesthetic purposes which is really poor reasoning. This thing is a glorified Nintoaster.
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Banards on May 21, 2014, 08:03:54 PM The designer in me thinks its gorgeous, but I really like the styling of the original just as much, especially the door on the front.
I collect for the nostalgia, this just wouldn't scratch that itch. I'm guessing this is made for hipsters who have the money to burn. I wonder where they got the chips, think they salvaged them from old units? I wonder if that'll inflate the Nintendo bubble a little more, or are there so many NES/Famicom systems out there that it wouldn't matter if a few hundred of them were taken out of circulation? Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Izret101 on May 21, 2014, 08:22:48 PM The designer in me thinks its gorgeous, but I really like the styling of the original just as much, especially the door on the front. I collect for the nostalgia, this just wouldn't scratch that itch. I'm guessing this is made for hipsters who have the money to burn. I wonder where they got the chips, think they salvaged them from old units? I wonder if that'll inflate the Nintendo bubble a little more, or are there so many NES/Famicom systems out there that it wouldn't matter if a few hundred of them were taken out of circulation? People with money to waste = Yes most likely. Old units = yes most likely Removing a couple hundred units from circulation thus causing a price increase = Maybe if you tacked a few zeroes on the end people might realize that ebay listings for NES systems would be ending every 3 minutes instead of every 1. In 10-20 more years they might kick up in scarcity as more fail/get converted/destroyed. Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Duke.Togo on May 21, 2014, 09:22:29 PM From what I understand the CPU and PPU were harvested from cheap, yellowed Famicoms.
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Addicted on May 22, 2014, 11:39:54 AM As Duke stated:
"We were able to procure a large quantity of HVC-001 Famicom systems that were in cosmetically undesirable unsellable condition. The plastic enclosure of the HVC-001 systems are notoriously yellowed, brittle and damaged," the company says on its website. http://www.cnet.com/news/this-aluminum-nes-beauty-is-a-500-love-letter-to-retro-gaming/ It also makes sense that this is how they can have a FDS port. Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Duke.Togo on May 22, 2014, 05:35:55 PM The FDS RAM adapter just plugs into the cart slot. The expansion port is used for accessories and external controllers. I suppose they could build the RAM adapter into the system and just use a plug into the drive itself, I don't believe this is implemented on the Nt.
Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: mumboking on May 22, 2014, 05:57:00 PM Quote We were able to procure a large quantity of HVC-001 Famicom systems that were in cosmetically undesirable unsellable condition. The plastic enclosure of the HVC-001 systems are notoriously yellowed, brittle and damaged, To me, that's not right... I don't like the idea of taking original consoles out of circulation. :'(Also, surely someone would buy a yellowed console... Title: Re: Analogue Nt Post by: Izret101 on May 22, 2014, 07:22:55 PM My cousin snapped pics of a store in Japan and there had to have been literally hundreds in that one shop.
I tried to find the picture i was thinking of but this will have to suffice. [img width=700 height=933]https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/t1.0-9/405366_10151014242862167_17378095_n.jpg[/img] So roughly 25 USD could buy you a CIB or loose fami. In comments on that he mentions that there were also "junk" bins with systems that were not fully functional. You could grab them for parts for ~100 yen. I wouldn't be surprised if that was where at least some of these came from ;) Oh yea in case you can't make it out in the pic. The store is called Hard Off. It is a chain store seems like Half Price Books but each store in the chain is more specialized. Deets: http://www.marutsu-group.jp/en/reuse.html |