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{{Infobox information appliance
| title        = Analogue Super Nt
| image        = 
| manufacturer = Analogue, Inc.
| family       = Analogue Nt
| type         = [[Engineering:Home video game console|Home video game console]]
| releasedate  = February 7th, 2018
| lifespan     = 2018–
| media        = Game cartridges, SD card
| cpu          = [[Company:Altera|Altera]] Cyclone V
| display      = HDMI (1080p, 720p, 480p) at 60Hz
| sound        = 48kHz, 16-bit, digital over HDMI
| Connectivity = SNES & SFC style controller ports (2), HDMI output, Micro USB input (power only)
| website      = [http://www.analogue.co www.analogue.co]
}}
The '''Analogue Super Nt''' is an [[Engineering:Field-programmable gate array|FPGA]]-based aftermarket [[Engineering:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (SNES) and Super Famicom (SFC) designed and manufactured by Seattle-based company Analogue, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Analogue homepage|url=https://www.analogue.co|publisher=Analogue, Inc}}</ref> The Super Nt was designed to explore Nintendo's entire [[Engineering:Fourth generation of video game consoles|16-bit console era]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Super Nintendo Games Shall Live Eternal On The Analogue Super Nt|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/curtissilver/2017/10/16/analogue-super-nt-snes-classic/#4b715c466aa5|agency=Forbes}}</ref> It is compatible with original SNES (Both NTSC and PAL region) and SFC game cartridges. It features 1080p HDMI, digital audio (48&nbsp;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 ''[[Software:Fez (video game)|Fez]]'', designed the Super Nt's user interface.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Super NT interface is as beautiful as its hardware|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/15/16780526/super-nt-interface-ux-phil-fish|website=Polygon}}</ref>  Squarepusher composed the audio to the system's startup.<ref>{{cite web|title=Squarepusher Composes Start-Up Music for New Super Nintendo System: Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/squarepusher-composes-start-up-music-for-new-super-nintendo-system-listen/|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> Unlike previous Analogue products, the Super Nt's enclosure is manufactured from [[Chemistry:Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene|ABS]] plastic to streamline manufacture and reduce costs.<ref>{{cite news|title=This Is What a Super Nintendo Plus Magic Looks Like|url=http://time.com/4981296/super-nt-release-date-preview/ |work=Time}}</ref>

==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 ''[[Software:Super Turrican 2|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, [[Company:Factor 5|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Analogue Super Nt will include an unreleased director’s cut of a SNES classic|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/23/16497794/analogue-super-nt-super-turrican-directors-cut-snes|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=High-end SNES console getting its own unreleased classic|url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/23/16520230/super-turrican-directors-cut-super-nt|website=Polygon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Analogue’s Super Nt comes with two SNES games, including a 'Director's Cut'|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/23/analogues-super-nt-comes-with-two-snes-games-including-a-directors-cut/|website=Techcrunch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Unreleased Super NES game to come packed with every Analogue Super Nt|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/10/analogue-adds-unreleased-snes-game-to-its-super-nt-hardware/|website=Ars Technica}}</ref>

==Reception==
The Analogue Super Nt was released on February 7th, 2018 to critical acclaim. {{wipe|Forbes}} called it "The new benchmark for all retro consoles".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/02/16/analogue-super-nt-review-the-new-benchmark-for-all-retro-consoles/#2203a7df5f04|website=Forbes}}</ref>. Tom's Guide and PCMag gave it an Editor's Choice Award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Analogue Super Nt Review: The SNES Clone You’ve Been Waiting For|url=https://www.tomsguide.com/us/analogue-super-nt,review-5121.html|website=Tom's Guide}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Analogue Super Nt Review|url=https://www.pcmag.com/review/358932/analogue-super-nt|website=PCMag}}</ref> Wired Magazine gave it a 9/10 and a Wired Recommends Award.<ref>{{cite web|title=REVIEW: ANALOGUE SUPER NT CONSOLE|url=https://www.wired.com/review/review-analogue-super-nt-console/|website=Wired}}</ref>

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