

Duo is designed with unparalleled compatibility. We’re preserving history with FPGA hardware. It’ll also be available in two colors, black and white.Īs with previous Analogue hardware, the company says the Duo is built without using emulation. It measures 38 millimeters long, 168mm wide, and 47mm high. The Duo supports wireless controllers via Bluetooth - every 8bitdo controller is compatible with the console - along with wired USB gamepads, and outputs video at up to 1080p. In order to play all your old games, the Duo features an original cartridge slot, controller ports, and a CD drive, which means it’s compatible with classic HuCards (also known as TurboChips) with no regional restrictions. Analogue Duo is designed to be the ultimate way to explore nearly all of NEC’s history, and for most people it’s gonna be their first introduction to this piece of video game history.” “I’d say they are probably the greatest under-appreciated video game systems.

“Sadly, they never got anywhere near the love they deserve,” Analogue’s Christopher Taber says of NEC’s consoles. It’s slated to launch in 2021 for $199.99. Today the company unveiled the Analogue Duo, a console that supports a huge range of hardware including the TurboGrafx-16, PC Engine, SuperGrafx, TurboGrafx CD, PC Engine CD-ROM, and Super Arcade CD-ROM. After releasing beautiful aftermarket versions of the NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis, Analogue has now set its sights on NEC’s library of old-school hardware.
