Most retro consoles rely on a memory card filled to the brim with ROMs, game files. The Analogue 3D is made to play actual N64 cartridges. That classic satisfying thunk when you put a cartridge into a console slot? The Analogue 3D is all about that.

After first teasing the console a year ago, the Analogue 4K N64 system is just about ready to open for pre-orders.

Analogue announced an FPGA N64 console capable of recreating an authentic retro experience without emulation, and fans loved it so much they accidentally DDOS’d

Analogue will launch a 4K Nintendo 64 in early 2025 for $249, and preorders start on October 21st at 11 AM ET.

The new Analogue 3D is an N64 console engineered in FPGA with zero emulation, and it can output in 4K with a look that replicates the feel of a CRT TV.

Exactly one year from its announcement — in keeping with Analogue’s tradition of making major announcements on October 16 — comes news on the price, preorder and shipping dates for the Analogue 3D, the boutique clone console maker’s Nintendo 64-flavored variant.

Analogue announced that it will soon start taking pre-orders for the Analogue 3D console capable of playing all N64 games.

The retro gaming pros at Analogue have unveiled what it claims is the perfect Nintendo 64 experience with the Analogue 3D console.

The new device is called the Analogue 3D and, among other technical advancements, offers 4k resolution. Analogue lauds the device as being compatible with “every original N64 game ever made” regardless of region.

Who among us (and by “us” I mean elder millennials) does not remember the glory days of Goldeneye deathmatches after school? It’s one experience that has been difficult to reproduce despite the march of technology — but retro gaming hardware outfit Analogue’s latest,