Counterpoint: I bought one and its very nice hardware, its new so (hopefully) it will last a while, supports native hdmi, and supports wireless controllers out of the box. I paired it with an everdrive x7 and the 8bitdo controllers so the entire package is new and works like a modern console.

I sold my og n64 in like 2000 so re-aquiring that setup would have cost me nearly as much and would have been time consuming to modify to what I wanted.

Yes, it isn't original hardware so if you care about the experience of the power switch clicking on or some other tactile quality of the original, it isn't that. For me, the games are the memories I wanted and this was simpler and works better than an emulator (I tried a bunch of them and never got them where I could tell my kid to just go play and have him be successful at finding the emu, picking a game, using the controller on his own).

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It looks fun, but not at that price tag. And the supply issues seem to not be resolving themselves.

I personally would get an actual n64 or emu if I was going about it, but its nice we have options. If people do actually want a "premium" experience, it looks like the actual device is doing its job. When you can get one.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

The two or three N64 games that are actually worth playing have already been recompiled into PC versions.

[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Analogue is shitty about supply. I understand they are a small company and can't make an infinite supply like nintendo, Sony and Microsoft can but their scarcity market is insane. I checked the reddit and it seems like its a lot of fanboys and scalpers that scoop up all the units and leave few for the rest of us.

Luckily I've been able to score an NT, Super NT, Pocket and 3D without too much trouble and now I can actually play my old cartridges on modern TVs again. I learned my lesson with the pocket though and waited until the colored versions came out for the 3D.

[–] hesh@quokk.au 3 points 1 day ago

Expensive, low supply, sure, but Overhyped? Doesnt it do exactly what was promised?

[–] alleycat@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

What a lot of people don't get is that this isn't just a N64 clone, it is a FPGA copy with overclocking, 4k upscaler and crt emulation, and it supports wireless controllers (albeit just a few select models). It's a good deal, if you don't have any other retro consoles - then og hardware and a separate upscaler might be better.

[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago

I don't have the Analogue 3D (N64), but I do have the Super NT (SNES), and while it is a pretty expensive way to play old games, it's also one of the best in terms of accuracy and image quality. It's basically the best SNES money can buy, so you have to really love the platform to spend that money over simply emulating on a PC.

The price is also not that bad compared to modding original hardware or buying decent upscalers. I don't know what a HDMI modded n64 runs these days, but I remember seeing them at $600 back in the day!

[–] HouseWolf@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago

I would say I would never spend that much, but then I remember my £1000 Desktop I mainly use for playing old games...

[–] _Nico198X_@piefed.europe.pub 1 points 2 days ago

Their stuff is cool but very boutique. But nice products tho!

[–] braydan@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's... Free....

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Oh cool, where can i print mine off for free?