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So, guess what? Analogue, the company that loves spicing up nostalgia with new tech, has stirred the pot again. This whole thing about their Nintendo 64 remake, now called Analogue 3D, is delayed. Yeah, again. Surprise, right? Here’s the kicker: it’s not like they’re pushing it to 2087 or something—it’s supposed to start shipping in “late August.” Or so they say. Something about “last week’s sudden tariff changes” messed up their plans. I’m still scratching my head over what that exactly means.
But here’s a twist! They threw a bone out on social media. Yup, they’re taking the hit on the costs. No extra pennies from us poor souls who pre-ordered. You’re still paying what you initially coughed up—no additional craziness. It’s kinda nice when they don’t pass the buck to us, right?
So, okay, if you’ve been eagerly clutching your pre-order slip, chewing on your nails, thinking, “Here we go with the tariffs,” Analogue seems to be saying, “Relax, folks, we got this.” By the way, if you’re just tired and fed up with waiting, you can cancel and get your cash back. But let’s be real—who’s actually gonna do that when their $250 has been sitting, waiting for what feels like forever? And P.S., prices might skyrocket once these things hit the market.
Just to give you an idea about how this delay thing’s been dragging on… They first dangled the idea of Analogue 3D at us back in 2023. Announced it in 2024. Told us we’d have it in hand by early 2025. Then, come March, we got slapped with another delay till July. Now, economic winds (or whatever) pushed it to “late August.” The saga continues.
Now let’s talk about this console beast, shall we? It’s supposed to give your old-school Nintendo 64 a run for its money. They say it’s got “one hundred percent compatibility” with all the original games. So, drag out those old cartridges from the USA, EU, or JP—they’ve got you covered.
And, oh boy, it’s not just about functionality. It’s got style too! This thing outputs in 4K HDMI, with fancy display modes. It even offers “reference quality recreations of specific model CRTs and PVMs.” Sounds like a mouthful, but fancy, right? And modern perks? It connects with wireless stuff, plus has four original-style controller ports. Woo-hoo, party time!
Now, let’s nitpick a bit. Unlike some of the wannabes out there, Analogue 3D isn’t just digitally simulating games. Nope, it’s using FPGA tech—working its magic on a transistor level. Not that I fully grasp it, but sounds impressive. Oh, it doesn’t play those copyrighted ROM files. You gotta have the original game cartridges for this baby to play. Maybe it’ll work with those N64 backup toys? Who knows—I guess we’ll find out when some tech geek gets their hands on it.
Anyway, Analogue’s got quite the rep with its throwback tech—just ask any proud owner of their ‘Pocket’ game consoles or those MegaDrive/Genesis and SNES machines they’ve sold.
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