The Analogue 3D is incomes excessive reward as probably the greatest 4K N64 emulators ever made, and it will quickly be accessible in a variety of “funtastic” colours. As a part of a extremely limited-edition launch, Analogue will provide its console with clear shells designed to emulate the look of traditional N64 consoles from the 2000s. Priced at $300 every, these will launch alongside matching 8BitDo controllers on December 10 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET and can be delivered earlier than Christmas.
Analogue says it spent over a 12 months getting the colours good for this launch, and it collaborated with 8BitDo to duplicate the look of the Funtastic originals. There will be eight colorways to select from: Jungle, Ice, Watermelon, Fireplace, Grape, Clea, Smoke, and a Gold mannequin impressed by the legendary Toys R Us N4 console that collectors extremely covet. The 8BitDo controllers may even be launched in the identical colour set.
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Should you’d favor a daily model of the Analogue 3D in black or white, it’s being restocked on December 10 as nicely. The value of the bottom mannequin elevated barely this 12 months to $269, and anybody buying one this month can count on it to start out transport in January.
Whereas the Analogue 3D has obtained constructive critiques because the first wave shipped, it’s going to face stiff competitors from the ModRetro M64 console. Priced at $200, the M64 additionally makes use of an FPGA (field-programmable gate array) to duplicate the N64’s efficiency authentically, but it surely stays to be seen how correct it’s compared to the Analogue 3D.
ModRetro hasn’t opened up preorders for the M64 but, however you’ll be able to discover it–and its trident-shaped controller–from a number of angles by way of this gallery.