Analogue is doing one last production run of its SNES and Genesis clones

[Shawn Knight]

In a nutshell: Retro gaming hardware maker Analogue has announced one final production run of its popular Super Nt and Mega Sg consoles. The Super Nt and Mega Sg are aftermarket versions of the Super Nintendo entertainment System and the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis), respectively. These reimagined consoles are built using FPGAs, meaning there is no emulation and no lag. Both output in 1080p quality over HDMI and support 48 kHz 16 bit audio.

The machines are compatible with original game cartridges and accessories, as well as wireless controllers from 8Bitdo. The Mega Sg is further compatible with the Sega CD using its edge connector, but not the 32X because it uses a patch cable to connect to the original console.

The Analogue Super Nt Classic, the SF (Super Famicom color scheme) and the Super Nt Black will be available to pre-order starting October 28 priced at $199.99. Unfortunately, the earlier transparent version has been discontinued.

Analogue's Mega Sg (US, Japanese and European versions) will also go up for pre-order on October 28 for $199.99 each. The all-white variant, like the transparent Super Nt, has also been permanently discontinued.

Interested parties can sign up for stock notifications on Analogue's website. Be prepared for a long wait, however, as Analogue does not expect to ship this last batch of consoles until Q4 2023 and that's assuming there are no unforeseen delays.

In related news, Analogue said 95 percent of pre-orders for its Pocket handheld will ship before the end of 2022. All remaining orders will go out as soon as possible in 2023, we are told. Those with pending pre-orders can check fulfillment status on the order status page linked from confirmation e-mails.

The Pocket Cartridge Adapter pack, meanwhile, will be available to pre-order starting October 21. The bundle includes three adapters, enabling support for TurboGrafx-16, PC Engine, SuperGrafx, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color and Atari Lynx cartridges. It will be priced at $99.99 and is expected to ship out in Q3 of next year.

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[ZackL04]

Whats the reason for discontinuing?

 

[umbala]

Whats the reason for discontinuing?

Because no one wants to pay $200 for the "remake" of a 30+ year old console. Stuff like this is more in the $49.99 category not $199.99. Who are they kidding?

 

[Uncle Al]

Another one of the reasons I refused to get drawn into the game console's ..... Too much investment that becomes defunct way too quickly ...... unless of course you consider my old "Pong" machine that's over there in the closet. That reminds me, it's almost time to pull it out and give it the annual one half hour run time for this year .....

 

[Reallyhow]

Because no one wants to pay $200 for the "remake" of a 30+ year old console. Stuff like this is more in the $49.99 category not $199.99. Who are they kidding?

These aren't being made for the impulse buyers at spencers and gamestop.

FPGA cores cost money. As does development time and designing the unit itself.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Another one of the reasons I refused to get drawn into the game console's ..... Too much investment that becomes defunct way too quickly ...... unless of course you consider my old "Pong" machine that's over there in the closet. That reminds me, it's almost time to pull it out and give it the annual one half hour run time for this year .....

Well, at the time, PCs weren't really used all that much for gaming and the graphics capabilities of the consoles were vastly superior. PCs haven't really been the equal of consoles (or better) since 2005 when it comes to gaming.

 

[ZackL04]

Because no one wants to pay $200 for the "remake" of a 30+ year old console. Stuff like this is more in the $49.99 category not $199.99. Who are they kidding?

Sure they do, they have been selling these for years