N64 cartridge-playing Analogue 3D finally gets a shipping date – FPGA-powered Nintendo 64 remake with 4K, VRR to roll out starting November 18

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N64 cartridge-playing Analogue 3D finally gets a shipping date – FPGA-powered Nintendo 64 remake with 4K, VRR to roll out starting November 18

oofdragon There's absolutely no difference at all playing a game on a console or an emulator other than the later being more advanced with a pleora of life enhancements. To believe original consoles are desirable is just too gullible Reply

cyrusfox oofdragon said: There's absolutely no difference at all playing a game on a console or an emulator other than the later being more advanced with a pleora of life enhancements. To believe original consoles are desirable is just too gullible Simply not true. Try and emulate Pokémon Puzzle League or Mario Kart 64. The original N64 hardware is still impossible to emulate with full fidelity, even today and especially for games that use custom microcode. The N64 lets developers write microcode for power and custom effects, so stuff like Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine only works perfectly because Factor 5 designed their own lighting code. Most emulators just patch over these issues, game by game, but that leaves loads of weird bugs and only the top 20 or 30 games running properly. Once you go deeper into the library, it’s a mess. Early emulators couldn’t handle stuff like the frame buffer and unique texture handling, and even today, cycle-accurate emulation is so demanding on hardware that most PCs can’t run it at full speed. Cheaper handhelds and things like Raspberry Pi rely on less accurate plugins, which break compatibility even more. FPGA-based systems and Switch Online don’t solve this either. They use timing hacks and performance tweaks to get things running smoothly, but they introduce their own glitches and out-of-sync stuff, especially if you’re used to playing on actual hardware. If you want the full N64 experience for every game, real consoles still do it best. Emulation has come a long way, and it’s awesome for mods and upscaling, but it’s just not the same. If you care about playing games as they were intended, stick to the hardware. See: Emulation General Wiki: N64Why is Nintendo 64 emulation still a broken mess in 2025 ?For $250 I might pick this up, but I want to see reviews first to see if it really matches the original. The HDMI mod is a pain to deal with, and I’ve got two original N64s because I planned to do it someday. Honestly, I still have my 27" Trinitron and there’s nothing like playing Duck Hunt on a real CRT. It’s great having that setup for old-school gaming, so I’m curious if the Analogue 3D can actually deliver the same experience. Reply

Ogotai oofdragon said: To believe original consoles are desirable is just too gullible tell that to the used market for the older consoles like the N64, and such…. Reply

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