Analogue Is Reimagining the N64 Game Console for 4K TVs

pcmag.com:

Following the successful launch of the Analogue (Unofficial Game Boy) Pocket, the company is turning its attention to reimagining the Nintendo 64.

A teaser page has appeared for the Analogue 3D, which is described as a game console "reimagining of the N64." As with previous Analogue hardware projects, we can expect the 3D to be capable of playing all N64 games released across the USA, EU, and Japan without need of emulation. We are also promised original display modes, "reference quality recreations of specific model CRT’s and PVM’s," and a 4K resolution option.

The design of the console hasn't been revealed yet beyond the tease in the image above, but wireless Bluetooth and 2.4G support is promised, as are four original-style controller ports. There's no release date yet beyond "2024."

The N64 console was originally released in 1996 and a total of 388 games were released for the system. Anyone who owned the console will remember the games always had a very distinct look due to a blurring effect employed to smooth out the low-resolution 3D graphics. Even so, the games looked great on the small CRT TVs we were all using back then, but not so great on modern, large, high-resolution TVs today. The Analogue 3D will hopefully solve that problem out-the-box.

Back in 2018, we had it confirmed by Reggie File-Aime than Nintendo wasn't going to release an N64 Classic. Instead, we eventually got N64 games re-released for the Nintendo Switch Online service. With the launch of the Analogue 3D, the whole library of N64 games will be available to play again (assuming you didn't sell your cartridges) and should look better than they ever have before.

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