smcharles

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[–] smcharles 1 points 1 year ago

For sure 😊 please let me know if you have any questions, hopefully I can help direct you further.

[–] smcharles 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Hello @Jakdracula 😊 Welcome!

So to answer your question quickly, yes! Analogue's products are essentially "modernized" retro gaming consoles, with the primary features being true, native, 1080p HDMI output, original cartridge slots, and original controller ports.

However, unfortunately, with this good news, there is also bad news...

I am afraid to say that I think you could be a bit late to the party, depending on what retro gaming console(s) you are interested in. In a move that I and many others frankly don't really understand, Analogue has sunset many of their flagship products:

  • their NES clones, the Nt mini Noir and Nt mini, are no longer being produced
  • their SNES clone, the Super Nt, is no longer being produced
  • their Sega Genesis/Mega Drive clone, the Mega Sg, is no longer being produced

At this time, they have two consoles available for purchase/pre-order:

  • their GB/GBC/GBA/Game Gear clone, the Pocket
  • their TurboGrafx/PC Engine clone, the Duo

So unfortunately, if you are like myself, and many others, while the above two consoles are great, they're really only just a piece of the big picture 😒 This leaves you with basically two choices, which would be to either buy the Analogue consoles you want from some seller on ebay or something, or you look into a MiSTer.

Fundamentally, the MiSTer is actually an extremely similar device, as it and the Analogue consoles are all based on FPGA technology, which is a type of hardware emulation. However, the look/feel/usability of the MiSTer is quite different.

I don't want to tell you which one is better, as I think they are remarkably different devices, despite their similar underpinnings. But you'll definitely find some opinions online if you go looking. As you might expect, some opinions may be more aggressive than others. I think each appeals to its own person, and it would be incorrect to say that one totally covers all of the bases of the other.

And of course, just to try to cover as much as I can here, you will find a more active Analogue community over on r/analogueinc.

Let me know if you have more questions? Hopefully I can help point you in the right direction.

 

Looks like a really minor firmware update, with just 1 change:

  • Fixed periodic audio issue when using DAC

It doesn't appear that there is currently an updated Super Nt jailbreak release available.

[–] smcharles 2 points 1 year ago

Same, if someone figures this out, can they post here or let me know?

[–] smcharles 1 points 1 year ago

LOL. I cracked up

It is impossible for me to sleep on a plane, I have tried everything. In the end, I just have flight anxiety, and there is nothing I can do.

 

Looks like people who ordered a Pocket before July 20th should be getting shipping information very very soon, if they haven't already.

Cheers! Please enjoy your Pockets everyone 😊

[–] smcharles 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

With reading cartridges? Or roms loaded in from the jailbreak firmware?

With old physical cartridges, generally it's been recommended that if you're having cartridge troubles, please use rubbing alcohol on your cart's pins to clean them. Sometimes the analogue products seem to be a bit sensitive in regards to how clean the cartridges need to be. This video I think is pretty good for more info https://youtu.be/4Ej2Y2chPGo

The #1 rule is please don't blow on the carts! πŸ˜…

[–] smcharles 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Yes that is exactly right 😎 Well, that and it will also let you rip your carts yourself, so that you can make roms from your own collection if you want (but I personally haven't tried this feature) Also you can easily roll back to default firmware if you decide you aren't interested in the jailbreak. But, it is strictly a superset of features. Installing the jailbreak firmware does not remove anything from the console, so generally it is always worth using.

[–] smcharles 3 points 2 years ago

😯 I didn't even notice that... interesting, that is actually a crazy awesome feature

[–] smcharles 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not sure about this tbh, I've had YouTube history disabled/cleared for years and it still recommends content that is relevant to things I've been watching. But maybe it at least can help?

[–] smcharles 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Right, I guess I think it sounds like kind of a tough call in my opinion πŸ˜… Especially since it sounds like you have a pretty good setup at the that you're happy with.

I think if I can try to be as unbiased as possible, here are the primary Pocket benefits as I personally see them:

  • An amazing screen that offers both an extremely crisp and sharp modern display, and also an amazing throwback nostalgic display
  • Ability to dock/undock at any time for couch play or mobile play (so essentially a better and more flexible GameCube Gameboy Player if you have one of those)
  • Essentially a "mister lite" as there are tons of shared cores between the two devices
  • In my opinion, a very good cost for what you get, which is basically a perfect Gameboy replica

I think for me, if these aspects don't really pull much weight for you, it might make sense to cancel. It's kind of an interesting sunk cost thing, where the longer you wait, in a way, it starts making less sense to cancel, as its arrival date should come closer and closer.

I hate to actively encourage others to spend money though so I don't want to be too concrete in what I tell you.

Also if space is an issue, the Pocket has an incredibly light footprint, as it requires no shelf space really or even a wall outlet as it just charges with USB-C.

Let us know what you decide ☺️

[–] smcharles 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Well, I think you might have something else in mind? This community is geared towards products/users of Analogue the company. But more broadly, it does also focus on the general ecosystem of retro gaming, especially FPGA devices like the MiSTer project, and also rom carts like the FXPAK Pro, the Mega EverDrive Pro, and the EverDrive N8 Pro.

Is this what you had in mind?

Thank you for the good luck πŸ˜‡

 

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If anyone wants to help out, please let me know 😊 I'd love to hear suggestions and things.

Thank you!

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