Analogue - Duo, Pocket, Super NT, Mega SG, NT Mini
28-Sep-22 7:52pm
#1 Lunar
Discussion for all things Analogue.
Duo coming out soon, fingers crossed.
But for starters, let's take a look at Pocket.
NES and SNES unlocked.
As far as I can tell, there's no other comparison for FPGA on a portable screen.
It. Is. Good.
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#1 Lunar
Discussion for all things Analogue.
Duo coming out soon, fingers crossed.
But for starters, let's take a look at Pocket.
NES and SNES unlocked.
As far as I can tell, there's no other comparison for FPGA on a portable screen.
It. Is. Good.
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19-May-23 11:49am
#61 ChronoLe
Locked in. @Lunar Do you think they will hit their target ship date in 2023? Lol. If they do, I would bet a dollar it will be December 31st. Still waiting on the trio of Pocket adapters to ship out.
#61 ChronoLe
Locked in. @Lunar Do you think they will hit their target ship date in 2023? Lol. If they do, I would bet a dollar it will be December 31st. Still waiting on the trio of Pocket adapters to ship out.
19-May-23 1:24pm
#62 flamingtoastjpn
Analogue is kind of a “you’ll get it when you get it” sort of deal, I don’t believe the 2023 ship date for a second lol
Hopefully the duo is quality. I was really unimpressed with Pocket. Will be fun to revisit rondo of blood and try out some new titles since I’ve never had a PCE
#62 flamingtoastjpn
Analogue is kind of a “you’ll get it when you get it” sort of deal, I don’t believe the 2023 ship date for a second lol
Hopefully the duo is quality. I was really unimpressed with Pocket. Will be fun to revisit rondo of blood and try out some new titles since I’ve never had a PCE
19-May-23 1:32pm
#63 Lunar
flamingtoastjpn wrote:
I was really unimpressed with Pocket.
What didn't you like about the Pocket?
@ChronoLe, I hope they do, but yea, it's likely going to be a delay into sometime in 2024
#63 Lunar
flamingtoastjpn wrote:
I was really unimpressed with Pocket.
What didn't you like about the Pocket?
@ChronoLe, I hope they do, but yea, it's likely going to be a delay into sometime in 2024
19-May-23 1:41pm
#64 Renaissance2K
Lunar wrote:
Duo Pre-orders today. Get em!
Got mine. Hopefully, it plays nicely with the Turbo EverDrive Pro.
#64 Renaissance2K
Lunar wrote:
Duo Pre-orders today. Get em!
Got mine. Hopefully, it plays nicely with the Turbo EverDrive Pro.
19-May-23 2:34pm
#65 flamingtoastjpn
Lunar wrote:
flamingtoastjpn wrote:> I was really unimpressed with Pocket. What didn't you like about the Pocket? @ChronoLe, I hope they do, but yea, it's likely going to be a delay into sometime in 2024
A lot of stuff. The buttons are too mushy, it’s too easy to hit the sleep button by accident since it is right next to the volume rocker and the side buttons all feel the same, and the sleep function didn’t work well with some games for me. Also the dock software is pretty bad (maybe they fixed it since then)
It might sound like a nitpick, but the dmg form factor got left in the 90’s for good reason. It’s not very comfortable (in my opinion at least) and it breaks compatibility with the Boktai games, which is a damn shame since they’re some of the few games that you can’t really emulate to begin with due to the cool gimmick
The product would have been much improved (again, in my opinion) if they used the GBA form factor. Oh well though. At least the screen is nice and the second FPGA is a nice inclusion
#65 flamingtoastjpn
Lunar wrote:
flamingtoastjpn wrote:> I was really unimpressed with Pocket. What didn't you like about the Pocket? @ChronoLe, I hope they do, but yea, it's likely going to be a delay into sometime in 2024
A lot of stuff. The buttons are too mushy, it’s too easy to hit the sleep button by accident since it is right next to the volume rocker and the side buttons all feel the same, and the sleep function didn’t work well with some games for me. Also the dock software is pretty bad (maybe they fixed it since then)
It might sound like a nitpick, but the dmg form factor got left in the 90’s for good reason. It’s not very comfortable (in my opinion at least) and it breaks compatibility with the Boktai games, which is a damn shame since they’re some of the few games that you can’t really emulate to begin with due to the cool gimmick
The product would have been much improved (again, in my opinion) if they used the GBA form factor. Oh well though. At least the screen is nice and the second FPGA is a nice inclusion
19-May-23 2:38pm
#66 Lunar
Renaissance2K wrote:
Lunar wrote:> Duo Pre-orders today. > > Get em! Got mine. Hopefully, it plays nicely with the Turbo EverDrive Pro.
Hmm, curious how it interacts with the Duo. If it's like the Mega Everdrive Pro, having a Sega CD attached actually hinders the booting of Sega CD roms.
#66 Lunar
Renaissance2K wrote:
Lunar wrote:> Duo Pre-orders today. > > Get em! Got mine. Hopefully, it plays nicely with the Turbo EverDrive Pro.
Hmm, curious how it interacts with the Duo. If it's like the Mega Everdrive Pro, having a Sega CD attached actually hinders the booting of Sega CD roms.
19-May-23 5:33pm
#67 Renaissance2K
I would hope that Analogue includes something that disables detection of the CD drive, but I have no idea how these things work and don't know how feasible that is.
#67 Renaissance2K
I would hope that Analogue includes something that disables detection of the CD drive, but I have no idea how these things work and don't know how feasible that is.
19-May-23 8:12pm
#68 ChronoLe
Maybe something they can include in future firmware updates if enough people ask for it. Hard to tell if you're unfamiliar with the hardware and how it communicates with the CD drive. Itcould be super easy to implement or incredibly difficult.
#68 ChronoLe
Maybe something they can include in future firmware updates if enough people ask for it. Hard to tell if you're unfamiliar with the hardware and how it communicates with the CD drive. Itcould be super easy to implement or incredibly difficult.
19-May-23 9:57pm
#69 flamingtoastjpn
ChronoLe wrote:
Maybe something they can include in future firmware updates if enough people ask for it. Hard to tell if you're unfamiliar with the hardware and how it communicates with the CD drive. Itcould be super easy to implement or incredibly difficult.
FPGA’s are basically a sandbox for creating (inefficient) circuits. They don’t need firmware fixes the way most chips do. The developers can actually rewire the chip however they want
I’m not sure whether they’d want to do the work, but it can certainly be done
Breaking out the disc drive would basically only be used for piracy via the everdrive pro, right? Might be a little on the nose for analogue but they’ve certainly been cool with it in the past
#69 flamingtoastjpn
ChronoLe wrote:
Maybe something they can include in future firmware updates if enough people ask for it. Hard to tell if you're unfamiliar with the hardware and how it communicates with the CD drive. Itcould be super easy to implement or incredibly difficult.
FPGA’s are basically a sandbox for creating (inefficient) circuits. They don’t need firmware fixes the way most chips do. The developers can actually rewire the chip however they want
I’m not sure whether they’d want to do the work, but it can certainly be done
Breaking out the disc drive would basically only be used for piracy via the everdrive pro, right? Might be a little on the nose for analogue but they’ve certainly been cool with it in the past
20-May-23 9:18am
#70 Gypsy
flamingtoastjpn wrote:
Lunar wrote:> flamingtoastjpn wrote: |>> I was really unimpressed with Pocket. > > What didn't you like about the Pocket?> > @ChronoLe, I hope they do, but yea, it's likely going to be a delay into sometime> in 2024> > A lot of stuff. The buttons are too mushy, it’s too easy to hit the sleep button by accident since it is right next to the volume rocker and the side buttons all feel the same, and the sleep function didn’t work well with some games for me. Also the dock software is pretty bad (maybe they fixed it since then) It might sound like a nitpick, but the dmg form factor got left in the 90’s for good reason. It’s not very comfortable (in my opinion at least) and it breaks compatibility with the Boktai games, which is a damn shame since they’re some of the few games that you can’t really emulate to begin with due to the cool gimmick The product would have been much improved (again, in my opinion) if they used the GBA form factor. Oh well though. At least the screen is nice and the second FPGA is a nice inclusion
This was largely my experience with the Pocket. I sold it and never looked back.
I'd buy a GBA form (or similar) Analogue handheld system.
#70 Gypsy
flamingtoastjpn wrote:
Lunar wrote:> flamingtoastjpn wrote: |>> I was really unimpressed with Pocket. > > What didn't you like about the Pocket?> > @ChronoLe, I hope they do, but yea, it's likely going to be a delay into sometime> in 2024> > A lot of stuff. The buttons are too mushy, it’s too easy to hit the sleep button by accident since it is right next to the volume rocker and the side buttons all feel the same, and the sleep function didn’t work well with some games for me. Also the dock software is pretty bad (maybe they fixed it since then) It might sound like a nitpick, but the dmg form factor got left in the 90’s for good reason. It’s not very comfortable (in my opinion at least) and it breaks compatibility with the Boktai games, which is a damn shame since they’re some of the few games that you can’t really emulate to begin with due to the cool gimmick The product would have been much improved (again, in my opinion) if they used the GBA form factor. Oh well though. At least the screen is nice and the second FPGA is a nice inclusion
This was largely my experience with the Pocket. I sold it and never looked back.
I'd buy a GBA form (or similar) Analogue handheld system.
26-May-23 10:44am
#71 Lunar
Prob a long shot but if anyone has a Super NT and wants a Analogue Pocket, let me know.
#71 Lunar
Prob a long shot but if anyone has a Super NT and wants a Analogue Pocket, let me know.
30-May-23 8:07pm
#72 ChronoLe
Did anyone order the Super NT or Mega SG during the last batch run? Wondering if there is any indication that they are shipping out soon.
#72 ChronoLe
Did anyone order the Super NT or Mega SG during the last batch run? Wondering if there is any indication that they are shipping out soon.
3-Jun-23 7:14am
#73 FinalFantasyForever
You can buy riser adapters for GBA (Boktai) games so their sensors are visible.
#73 FinalFantasyForever
You can buy riser adapters for GBA (Boktai) games so their sensors are visible.
12-Jun-23 7:44pm
#74 ChronoLe
@Lunar Did you ever get your Game Gear adapter? If so, positive thoughts or general concerns?
#74 ChronoLe
@Lunar Did you ever get your Game Gear adapter? If so, positive thoughts or general concerns?
12-Jun-23 11:27pm
#75 Bighab
ChronoLe wrote:
Did anyone order the Super NT or Mega SG during the last batch run? Wondering if there is any indication that they are shipping out soon.
I preordered a Super NT back on October 2022 and have yet to hear anything about shipment.
I have the Game Gear adapter for my Mega CD and it works well.
#75 Bighab
ChronoLe wrote:
Did anyone order the Super NT or Mega SG during the last batch run? Wondering if there is any indication that they are shipping out soon.
I preordered a Super NT back on October 2022 and have yet to hear anything about shipment.
I have the Game Gear adapter for my Mega CD and it works well.
13-Jun-23 9:31am
#76 Lunar
ChronoLe wrote:
@Lunar Did you ever get your Game Gear adapter? If so, positive thoughts or general concerns?
I've not used it yet. Having a GG core before receiving the adapter really made it moot.
#76 Lunar
ChronoLe wrote:
@Lunar Did you ever get your Game Gear adapter? If so, positive thoughts or general concerns?
I've not used it yet. Having a GG core before receiving the adapter really made it moot.
13-Jun-23 10:45am
#77 Renaissance2K
ChronoLe wrote:
@Lunar Did you ever get your Game Gear adapter? If so, positive thoughts or general concerns?
I got one. Like the other native cores, the best reason to use it is the awesome screen filter. This will likely also be moot in the future once Analogue enables display modes on OpenFPGA.
#77 Renaissance2K
ChronoLe wrote:
@Lunar Did you ever get your Game Gear adapter? If so, positive thoughts or general concerns?
I got one. Like the other native cores, the best reason to use it is the awesome screen filter. This will likely also be moot in the future once Analogue enables display modes on OpenFPGA.
22-Jun-23 1:43pm
#78 ChronoLe
Mega SGs and Super Nts appear to be prepped for shipping for those that ordered the last batch in 2022.
I was hoping they would get those pocket adapters out this summer as well, but it's looking like it might take us all the way to December until we see those.
#78 ChronoLe
Mega SGs and Super Nts appear to be prepped for shipping for those that ordered the last batch in 2022.
I was hoping they would get those pocket adapters out this summer as well, but it's looking like it might take us all the way to December until we see those.
20-Aug-23 2:12pm
#79 Lunar
Been a while since I messed with JB Pocket, looks like alot of the cores are getting fleshed out, Neo Geo, PCE CD, CPS, other arcade cores are all up and running smoothly.
Here's a good source with all the core links. Also, there's a good updater(similar to update_all on the MiSTer), if you just want to run that and check out everything.
https://www.timeexte...
Pair with a dock, you got yourself a Portable MiSTer-Lite
#79 Lunar
Been a while since I messed with JB Pocket, looks like alot of the cores are getting fleshed out, Neo Geo, PCE CD, CPS, other arcade cores are all up and running smoothly.
Here's a good source with all the core links. Also, there's a good updater(similar to update_all on the MiSTer), if you just want to run that and check out everything.
https://www.timeexte...
Pair with a dock, you got yourself a Portable MiSTer-Lite
20-Aug-23 3:27pm
#80 Renaissance2K
In the past two weeks, we got The Simpsons and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade cores as well.
#80 Renaissance2K
In the past two weeks, we got The Simpsons and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade cores as well.
16-Oct-23 12:31pm
#81 Bighab
Got an email today for the Analogue 3D coming in 2024. The N64 is one of my least played classic systems since several favs have been released on the Switch. I will probably still buy one. Anyone else interested?
#81 Bighab
Got an email today for the Analogue 3D coming in 2024. The N64 is one of my least played classic systems since several favs have been released on the Switch. I will probably still buy one. Anyone else interested?
Analogue - Duo, Pocket, Super NT, Mega SG, NT Mini