Engineering:Analogue Super Nt

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Analogue Super Nt
ManufacturerAnalogue, Inc.
Product familyAnalogue Nt
TypeHome video game console
Release dateFebruary 7th, 2018
Lifespan2018–
MediaGame cartridges, SD card
CPUAltera Cyclone V
DisplayHDMI (1080p, 720p, 480p) at 60Hz
Sound48kHz, 16-bit, digital over HDMI
ConnectivitySNES & SFC style controller ports (2), HDMI output, Micro USB input (power only)
Websitewww.analogue.co

The Analogue Super Nt is an FPGA-based aftermarket Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and Super Famicom (SFC) designed and manufactured by Seattle-based company Analogue, Inc.[1] The Super Nt was designed to explore Nintendo's entire 16-bit console era.[2] It is compatible with original SNES (Both NTSC and PAL region) and SFC game cartridges. It features 1080p HDMI, digital audio (48 kHz 16-bit), and original SNES/SFC-style controller ports. Kevin Horton engineered Super Nt to run in an Altera Cyclone V with 100% accuracy and also provided extra features like the possibility to scale the original 240p video output to different resolutions up to 1080p 60Hz. Phil Fish, the designer of Fez, designed the Super Nt's user interface.[3] Squarepusher composed the audio to the system's startup.[4] Unlike previous Analogue products, the Super Nt's enclosure is manufactured from ABS plastic to streamline manufacture and reduce costs.[5]

Variants

The Super Nt comes in four variants: Black, Classic (referencing the North American SNES), SF (referencing the Super Famicom) and Transparent.

Super Turrican - Director's Cut & Super Turrican 2

Super Turrican Director's Cut & the original Super Turrican 2 are included digitally on each Super Nt system. Super Turrican - Director's Cut is an original, untouched version of Super Turrican. In 1993, Factor 5 finished developing the complete Super Turrican for SNES, a 6Mbit title. After the game development had finished, the publisher forced Factor 5 to cut down the game by 33% to 4Mbits. Analogue has stated that the original master files from 1993 are included on Super Nt.[6][7][8][9]

Reception

The Analogue Super Nt was released on February 7th, 2018 to critical acclaim. Forbes called it "The new benchmark for all retro consoles".[10]. Tom's Guide and PCMag gave it an Editor's Choice Award.[11][12] Wired Magazine gave it a 9/10 and a Wired Recommends Award.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Analogue homepage". Analogue, Inc. https://www.analogue.co. 
  2. ↑ "Super Nintendo Games Shall Live Eternal On The Analogue Super Nt". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/curtissilver/2017/10/16/analogue-super-nt-snes-classic/#4b715c466aa5. 
  3. ↑ "The Super NT interface is as beautiful as its hardware". https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/15/16780526/super-nt-interface-ux-phil-fish. 
  4. ↑ "Squarepusher Composes Start-Up Music for New Super Nintendo System: Listen". https://pitchfork.com/news/squarepusher-composes-start-up-music-for-new-super-nintendo-system-listen/. 
  5. ↑ "This Is What a Super Nintendo Plus Magic Looks Like". Time. http://time.com/4981296/super-nt-release-date-preview/. 
  6. ↑ "The Analogue Super Nt will include an unreleased director’s cut of a SNES classic". https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/23/16497794/analogue-super-nt-super-turrican-directors-cut-snes. 
  7. ↑ "High-end SNES console getting its own unreleased classic". https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/23/16520230/super-turrican-directors-cut-super-nt. 
  8. ↑ "Analogue’s Super Nt comes with two SNES games, including a 'Director's Cut'". https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/23/analogues-super-nt-comes-with-two-snes-games-including-a-directors-cut/. 
  9. ↑ "Unreleased Super NES game to come packed with every Analogue Super Nt". https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/analogue-adds-unreleased-snes-game-to-its-super-nt-hardware/. 
  10. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/02/16/analogue-super-nt-review-the-new-benchmark-for-all-retro-consoles/#2203a7df5f04. 
  11. ↑ "Analogue Super Nt Review: The SNES Clone You’ve Been Waiting For". https://www.tomsguide.com/us/analogue-super-nt,review-5121.html. 
  12. ↑ "Analogue Super Nt Review". https://www.pcmag.com/review/358932/analogue-super-nt. 
  13. ↑ "REVIEW: ANALOGUE SUPER NT CONSOLE". https://www.wired.com/review/review-analogue-super-nt-console/. 




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