N64 New Edition: Analogue 3D Delayed by Several Months 13 comments
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Analogue 3D, the new edition of the Nintendo 64 with 4K resolution and support for Nintendo’s original N64 cartridge, was originally scheduled to ship for pre-order in the first quarter of 2025. Now, Analogue has informed them of a delay of several months.
July Shipment Instead of Q1 2025
The new edition of the N64 is not scheduled to ship in July 2025, which means a delay of approximately four months. However, there are no changes to analogue, but delivery dates were often missed in the past, but were subsequently always delivered. The Analogue 3D was pre-ordered on October 21, 2024, for approximately $250 and sold out quickly. If you wish to place your order despite the change, you don’t need to do anything. They are delivered as soon as possible. However, if you wish to cancel your order, you can do so at any time and receive the full purchase price. To do so, pre-orderers must contact Analogue support. The manufacturer‘s FAQ for the change is very detailed. Before shipping the game console in July, Analogue pre-orders will contact you again a week in advance to ensure the delivery address specified in October 2024 is still up to date.
All original N64 games should work perfectly.
The Analogue 3D should not only play games on Nintendo 64 cartridges, but also original Nintendo controllers can be connected to the new N64 edition. Similar to the original four ports presented in Europe in November 1995 and available from March 1997, 8Bitdo offers suitable new controllers for $39.99. The Analogue 3D could be ordered in black and white in color, and no other ordering is currently possible. Analogue 3D is a new edition of the Nintendo 64, which is implemented entirely in FPGA and completely dispenses with software emulation. According to the manufacturer, the development took four years. This means that 100% compatibility with all games released for the Nintendo 64 can now be demonstrated. There should be no layering, no graphical or audio inaccuracies, no timing, frame rate, or other issues. There is also support for games that require the Nintendo 64 Pak.
4K image editing also with CRT quality
However, the image output is no longer performed as it was at 320 × 240 or 640 × 480 pixels at the time, but in 4K resolution via HDMI. The original quality should be preserved, only scaling to current resolutions. Analog 3D offers PAL and NTSC support, is region-free, and supports variable refresh rate (VRR). Audio can be played as 16-bit PCM audio at 48 kHz. Multiplayer games like those on the original Nintendo 64 can also be played with the new edition. Controllers can also be connected wirelessly.
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