Analogue Nt Mini

Last updated
Analogue Nt Mini
Manufacturer Analogue
Type Home video game console
Release dateJanuary 23, 2017
Introductory price$449.99 [1]
Discontinued2020
MediaGame cartridges, SD card
CPU Altera Cyclone V
DisplayHDMI (1080p, 720p, 480p), Analog (RGB, Component, S-video & composite)
Sound48kHz, 16-bit, digital and analog
ConnectivityNES-style controller ports (4), USB, Famicom expansion port, Famicom microphone input, HDMI output, Analog video output, Analog audio output (RCA)
Current firmware2.3 as of December 12, 2021;2 years ago (2021-12-12) [2]
Predecessor Analogue Nt
Website www.analogue.co/nt-mini

The Analogue Nt Mini is a video game console designed and manufactured by Analogue. It was designed to play games for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Famicom, like the original Analogue Nt. [3] Unlike the former, the Nt Mini uses an FPGA for processing. [4]

Contents

History

The Analogue Nt Mini was announced in August 2016. [5]

The system cost $449.99 at launch, [1] with the first consoles being shipped on January 23, 2017. [6] Further units were shipped in September, 2017. [7]

The final production run of the Analogue Nt Mini, restyled the Analogue Nt Mini Noir Edition occurred in 2020. [8] Delays in shipping this edition lead this console to notably experience a significant increase in price in the European Union due to a larger trade dispute later in 2020. [9] The 2020 Nt Mini Noir uses more advanced FPGA hardware than the 2017 Nt Mini and the Nt Mini Noir's firmware is not backwards compatible with the Nt Mini. [10]

Hardware

The Nt Mini uses an Altera Cyclone V FPGA processor. [11] [12] Kevin Horton was the lead developer in programming the FPGA. [11] [13]

The Nt Mini features a 1080p HDMI, analog video (RGB, Component, S-Video, & Composite), analog audio (48 kHz 16-bit), [14] four original NES-style controller ports, a Famicom expansion port, and a Famicom microphone input. [15] It has two cartridge slots, one for NES cartridges and another for Famicom cartridges. The Nt Mini is compatible with most NES expansion peripherals like the NES Zapper Light Gun, R.O.B. and the Power Pad. It is also compatible with Famicom expansion devices like the Famicom Disk System and Datach Joint ROM System. Like its predecessor, the Nt Mini's enclosure is made of an aluminum alloy [16] uni-body enclosure manufactured from 6061 aluminum. [17]

Game selection occurs via cartridge or, through "jailbreak" firmware by an SD card slot. [11] New firmware can also be loaded using the SD card slot. [18] "Jailbreak" firmware allows for loading games through ROMs and also allows the Nt Mini to simulate other systems such as Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Master System, Game Gear, ColecoVision, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Fairchild Channel F, Magnavox Odyssey 2, Watara Supervision, Gamate, GameKing, Entex Adventure Vision, Arcadia 2001, Mega Duck, RCA Studio II, VTech CreatiVision and VideoBrain Family Computer. The Nt Mini Noir's jailbreak firmware additionally supports the Famicom Disk System, Nintendo VS. System, Intellivision, Genesis and adds an SPC player and a Mandelbrot set viewer. [19]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Super Nintendo Entertainment System</span> Home video game console

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America. In Japan, it is called the Super Famicom (SFC). In South Korea, it is called the Super Comboy and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. The system was released in Brazil on August 30, 1993, by Playtronic. In Russia and CIS, the system was distributed by Steepler from 1994 until 1996. Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent cartridges for one version from being used in other versions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Masayuki Uemura</span> Japanese engineer, video game producer, and professor (1943–2021)

Masayuki Uemura was a Japanese engineer, video game producer, and professor. He was known for his work as an employee of Nintendo from 1971 to 2004, most notably for serving as a key factor in the development of the Nintendo Entertainment System.

In video game parlance, a famiclone is a hardware clone of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), known in Japan as the Family Computer or Famicom. They are designed to replicate the workings of, and play games designed for, the NES and Famicom. Hundreds of unauthorized clones and unlicensed game copies have been made available since the height of the NES popularity in the late 1980s. The technology employed in such clones has evolved over the years: while the earliest clones feature a printed circuit board containing custom or third party integrated circuits (ICs), more recent (post-1996) clones utilize single-chip designs, with a custom ASIC which simulates the functionality of the original hardware, and often includes one or more on-board games. Most devices originate in China and Taiwan, and less commonly South Korea. Outside China and Taiwan, they are mostly widespread across emerging markets of developing countries.

Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs. Many consoles have hardware restrictions to prevent unauthorized development.

<i>Golf</i> (1984 video game) 1984 video game

Golf is a golf video game developed by Nintendo and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was originally released for the Famicom in Japan in 1984, with a port to the Nintendo VS. System as VS. Golf or Stroke and Match Golf, released in arcades internationally, followed by another arcade version called VS. Ladies Golf. The original was re-released for the NES in North America in 1985, and for the Famicom Disk System in 1986 in Japan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nintendo Entertainment System</span> Home video game console

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on July 15, 1983, as the Family Computer (Famicom). It was released in US test markets as the redesigned NES in October 1985, and fully launched in the US the following year. The NES was distributed in Europe, Australia, and parts of Asia throughout the 1980s under various names. As a third-generation console, it mainly competed with Sega's Master System.

RetroN is a series of video game consoles created and developed by Hyperkin which allows users to play video games from consoles such as the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super NES. Since the release of the RetroN 5, they have been connected via HDMI. The latest in the series, RetroN Sq, was released in 2021.

Analogue, Inc. is an American company that designs, develops and sells video game hardware. Its hardware products include the Analogue Pocket, Analogue Mega Sg, Analogue Super Nt, Analogue Nt Mini, and Analogue Nt. Analogue was created with the philosophy of faithfully recreating 80s-90s video game consoles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NES Classic Edition</span> Home video game console by Nintendo

NES Classic Edition is a dedicated home video game console by Nintendo, that emulates the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Family Computer (Famicom). Originally launched on November 10, 2016, the console aethetically is a miniature replica of the NES, and it includes a static library of 30 built-in games from the licensed NES library, supporting save states for all of them.

The Analogue Nt is a home video game console designed and manufactured by Analogue, designed to play games for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Famicom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hyperkin</span> American video game company

Hyperkin is an American video game peripheral manufacturer and distributor, founded in 2006, based in Los Angeles, California. They distribute accessories for major gaming consoles, in addition to creating clone consoles that play retro games with modern resolutions and on modern devices, most notably the RetroN series of clone consoles. As with most other NES clones, Hyperkin's NES clones suffer from imperfect sound due to a design flaw in the sound hardware.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Super Nt</span> Home video game console by Analogue

The Analogue Super Nt is an FPGA-based home video game console designed and manufactured by Analogue. It is designed to be compatible with games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Analogue Pocket</span> Handheld game console developed by Analogue, Inc.

The Analogue Pocket is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Analogue. Announced in October 2019 and released on December 13, 2021, it uses field-programmable gate array (FPGA) chips to play games from various handheld consoles up to the sixth generation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Evercade</span> Handheld game console

The Evercade is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by British company Blaze Entertainment. It focuses on retrogaming with ROM cartridges that each contain a number of emulated games. Evercade was released in May 2020 and upon its launch offered 10 game cartridges with a combined total of 122 games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Evercade VS</span> 2021 video game console

Evercade VS is a video game console developed by British company Blaze Entertainment. It is an upgraded home console version of the original Evercade handheld that introduces multiplayer functionality. It was released in December 2021 in Europe, and on 25 February 2022 in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nintendo Entertainment System models</span> Overview of NES model variants

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo, had numerous model variants produced throughout its lifetime. It was originally released in 1983 as the Family Computer in Japan, with design work led by Masayuki Uemura. Nintendo intentionally redesigned it as the NES in North America in an attempt to avoid the stigma of video game consoles lingering from the video game crash the same year; while it was initially conceptualized as a home computer, it was ultimately modeled after a videocassette recorder (VCR) for its debut there in 1985. Nintendo subsequently exported the NES to Europe and Oceania via local distributors.

MiSTer is an open-source project that aims to recreate various classic computers, game consoles and arcade machines, using modern FPGA-based hardware. It allows software and video game images to run as they would on original hardware, using peripherals such as mice, keyboards, joysticks and other game controllers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Polymega</span> Home video game console

Polymega is a home video game console developed by American company Playmaji, Inc. It is a retro gaming console offering backwards compatibility with several CD-based and cartridge-based platforms: PlayStation, TurboGrafx-CD, Neo Geo CD, Sega CD, Sega Saturn, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Sega Genesis, Sega 32X, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and Nintendo 64. It includes a built-in CD drive, while separate add-ons known as Element Modules provide support for cartridge-based games.

References

  1. 1 2 Carter, Chris (6 February 2017). "Review: Analogue Nt mini". Destructoid. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nt Mini Support". www.analogue.co. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "The powerful and expensive Analogue Nt mini is the NES Classic's arch-rival". 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Buckley, S. (February 11, 2017). "The Analogue Nt Mini wants to be the last NES you'll ever buy". Engadget. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (22 August 2016). "Aluminum NES maker announces smaller, cheaper Analogue Nt mini". Polygon. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Nt mini: Now shipping". www.analogue.co. January 23, 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Damien McFerran (2017-07-23). "Analogue NT Mini review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  8. ↑ "Analogue's metal NES returns as a $499 special edition". Engadget. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Scullion, Chris (26 November 2020). "Watch Out, Europe - Importing Consoles From The U.S. Just Got A Lot More Expensive". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  10. ↑ https://x.com/analogue/status/1279068063569076224.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 1 2 3 Peter, Brown (March 16, 2017). "Analogue Nt Mini Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Reeves, Ben; Bertz, Matt; Gwaltney, Javy (May 2017). "Analog NT Mini NES Console". Game Informer. No. 289. p. 46.
  13. ↑ McFerran, Damien (20 June 2017). "Hardware: Analogue NT Mini Review - Not Just The Best NES Clone, It's Much More Besides". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "This Is the Best Way to Relive Nintendo's Glory Days". Time. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  15. ↑ Webster, Andrew (26 January 2017). "The Analogue Nt mini NES supports Game Genie cheat codes, controller hotkeys, and more". The Verge. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  16. ↑ Hollister, Sean (April 1, 2017). "It's a Nintendo Entertainment System for the modern era". CNET. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  17. ↑ McFerran, Damien (23 July 2017). "Analogue NT Mini review". TechRadar. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "DF Retro Hardware: Analogue Nt Mini review". Eurogamer.net. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  19. ↑ SmokeMonster (2024-07-17), SmokeMonsterPacks/Nt-Mini-Noir-Jailbreak , retrieved 2024-08-17
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.