The Analogue Duo is a gorgeous clone for only the most hardcore fans

polygon.com:

The Analogue Duo is the fifth FPGA-based outing for the boutique clone console manufacturer in seven years, an impressive timeline considering that whole global pandemic thing. As such, it represents a meaningful evolution of the company’s approach: This is the first Analogue console with a CD drive as well as a cartridge slot; the first nonportable console to feature the new Analogue OS, which it shares with the Pocket; and the first with a built-in 2.4 GHz receiver for wireless controllers. Another, perhaps less welcome, change is that whereas the previous Analogue consoles emulated video game hall-of-famers like the NES, Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, and the entire Game Boy pantheon, the Analogue Duo is dedicated to an impressive also-ran, the TurboGrafx-16 (or the PC Engine, as it’s known outside of North America).

So for the TurboGrafx faithful out there (I see you!), let’s dive in.

Like every other Analogue console since the Super NT, the Duo is beautiful. I reviewed the black unit, though it also comes in PC Engine white, and when I pre-ordered, this was honestly a difficult choice. The design is more TurboDuo than TurboGrafx (hence the Duo). The TurboDuo was an integrated TurboGrafx unit with the CD drive attachment built in, along with some extra compatibility thanks to BIOS and RAM upgrades.

The Analogue Duo borrows the TurboDuo’s overall shape and squiggly line aesthetic, and even retains the single controller port (one of the TurboGrafx’s strangest design quirks), although it relocates the original front-facing port to the side of the console (one of the Analogue Duo’s strangest design quirks). Also on that left side are a headphone jack and volume knob, just like the TurboDuo, along with four LED lights and