WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:08.160 When I saw the announcement for the Analog 3D, I thought, "Come on, no way." 00:00:04.720 --> 00:00:11.040 I mean, recreating in hardware the 00:00:08.160 --> 00:00:16.560 original Nest, the Super Nintendo, yeah, I can kind of believe that. I mean, 00:00:12.719 --> 00:00:19.039 those are cheap 2D systems, but a 3D 00:00:16.560 --> 00:00:26.400 gaming system like the Nintendo 64, that's got to be impossible. Well, guess 00:00:20.880 --> 00:00:30.560 what? It's not. Here it is. a brand new 00:00:26.400 --> 00:00:33.840 recreation of the Nintendo 64 with 00:00:30.560 --> 00:00:36.399 modern conveniences like 4K output over 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:41.920 HDMI along with sophisticating filters and upscaling that claim to make your 00:00:39.040 --> 00:00:46.079 old games look the best they ever have, maybe even better than the original 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:49.840 hardware. Also, back here, we have an SD card 00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:54.640 storage slot that'll hold our software, two USBA ports, as well as a USBC port 00:00:52.399 --> 00:01:01.440 for power in. Moving around to the front. Oh yes, my friends. Full support 00:00:58.239 --> 00:01:03.440 for original Nintendo 64 controllers or 00:01:01.440 --> 00:01:08.400 little brother clones as well as built-in support for Bluetooth 00:01:04.960 --> 00:01:09.439 controllers like this one from 8bit do 00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:15.840 that we're going to be checking out alongside it. That does not really look 00:01:13.119 --> 00:01:22.080 like an N64 controller, but it is designed to work best with N64 games 00:01:18.560 --> 00:01:24.400 while adopting a more modern ergonomic 00:01:22.080 --> 00:01:28.400 design. So you've got that same what do they call it? Just the the notches in 00:01:26.240 --> 00:01:33.759 your joystick, but now it's Hall effect. So it won't just turn into a sloppy 00:01:30.960 --> 00:01:37.759 flaccid [music] what that's the best way to describe the N64 stick. You also got 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:41.360 your AV buttons along with your C buttons. And then okay, I'm going to 00:01:39.520 --> 00:01:45.680 have to figure this out later. There's only one trigger on the original N64 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:48.320 controller. It's called Z, but now there's two Z's. So maybe you can just 00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:55.079 decide if you want to press it with your right or your left. All right, we'll check that out more later. First, what's 00:01:51.759 --> 00:01:55.079 in the box? 00:01:55.200 --> 00:02:01.439 What? I'm so confused. See, I thought it 00:01:59.119 --> 00:02:05.520 was illegal to include power adapters and power cables. Why is nobody else 00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:12.239 doing it? No, I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. I understand why they're doing it. To save money. Not your money, their 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:16.959 money. Anything else in here? Oh. Oh, there is. There's a secret thing. 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:22.080 What? I really thought that said something 00:02:18.560 --> 00:02:23.520 else. That just Yeah. Okay, FPGA. Now is 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:28.400 a perfect opportunity to talk about what an FPGA is. Unlike the processor in your 00:02:26.640 --> 00:02:33.280 computer right now, which has all its functionality baked in at the factory, a 00:02:30.480 --> 00:02:41.120 field programmable gate array is kind of like a CPU or a GPU or an anything PU 00:02:38.319 --> 00:02:44.480 that can be programmed after the fact. The advantage of this approach is, of 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:49.440 course, the flexibility. You can use an FPGA in anything from a retro gaming 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:54.640 device to a medical device to a video editing accelerator. Anything that might 00:02:52.080 --> 00:02:58.959 not be able to sell in the kind of volume that you would need to have in 00:02:56.800 --> 00:03:03.440 order to justify the upfront cost of developing an ASIC. But the drawback is 00:03:01.440 --> 00:03:08.800 that the price to performance of them is a lot lower. This is a 20 nanmter chip 00:03:06.720 --> 00:03:15.519 when you know the latest processors are what 3 4 nmters and it has a whopping 00:03:13.599 --> 00:03:18.879 220,000 programmable elements. That is a 00:03:17.360 --> 00:03:25.519 fraction of the number of transistors you would find in a pre-baked [music] ASIC. And it's not cheap. The analog 3D 00:03:22.879 --> 00:03:29.920 started at $250 and has already gone up a little bit. But hey, look at this. It 00:03:27.920 --> 00:03:32.799 includes a pair of lungs. In all seriousness, don't blow in your 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:36.159 cartridges. Realistically though, for the folks who are into this stuff, I 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:40.480 don't think another $20 is going to deter them. And I don't even blame 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:44.560 Analog for charging a little bit more. FPGAAS are expensive, and the 00:03:42.480 --> 00:03:49.360 development of the system was also expensive. Unlike software emulation, 00:03:47.440 --> 00:03:55.120 which can be plagued with glitches and incompatibilities, even today, even for 00:03:52.239 --> 00:04:02.239 older systems like the Nintendo 64, this is a full hardware recreation of the 00:03:58.720 --> 00:04:04.480 original hardware with features added. 00:04:02.239 --> 00:04:08.319 Like the aforementioned 4K [music] output, I want to see it go. Oh, right. 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:16.479 I haven't finished showing the interface. We've got a reset button on the top and a power button on the top 00:04:12.480 --> 00:04:18.639 and then a non-slidy bottom. And uh yep, 00:04:16.479 --> 00:04:21.120 that's about it. One issue with this console that has been raised by some 00:04:20.079 --> 00:04:24.479 folks is that it can be a bit of a fingerprint magnet. Oh, don't touch it 00:04:23.199 --> 00:04:29.120 then. You're supposed to be gaming with your controller, not the device itself. How do How do you game? I I don't know. 00:04:27.280 --> 00:04:32.639 To me, I I I don't think that's a major issue. All right. Should we get this 00:04:31.520 --> 00:04:39.600 display out? >> Segue to our sponsor. >> Oh, not until we segue to our sponsor, 00:04:36.720 --> 00:04:45.040 Vessie. November brings two things: rainy days and Black Friday sales. Well, 00:04:42.880 --> 00:04:48.880 Vessie, they rarely have sales, so now's the perfect time to grab a pair of 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:52.560 stylish shoes and a matching jacket. 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And of 00:05:23.759 --> 00:05:29.440 course, unless you already have a game collection, you're going to need one of 00:05:26.800 --> 00:05:35.120 those because while some flash carts, that is to say piracy cartridges do 00:05:32.320 --> 00:05:40.080 work, some don't. So, your mileage may vary on that. Now, I'm a little confused 00:05:38.240 --> 00:05:46.720 because I have not actually activated the power button and it [music] is in 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:49.600 fact quite on. So, it it is on. 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:54.320 >> Oh. Oh, it's a it's a momentary switch. I just turned it off. 00:05:52.479 --> 00:05:58.160 One moment, please. Hey, why don't I plug in my controller in the meantime? 00:05:55.680 --> 00:06:01.919 I'm going to start with an OG controller and we'll try this later. The N64 is 00:06:00.240 --> 00:06:07.199 kind of a weird one for me because it's part of my childhood, but not because I 00:06:04.240 --> 00:06:10.560 owned one. I had a Super Nintendo and no way that I was going to get another 00:06:08.800 --> 00:06:14.160 Nintendo when I already had Nintendo at home. So, I only ever played on my 00:06:12.080 --> 00:06:18.240 friend's N64. So, most of my memories of the system are just getting my ass 00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:23.120 kicked by the guy who owns the system when I don't own one. Anywh who, 00:06:21.199 --> 00:06:26.880 multiplayer as it was meant to be. That's such a core part of why anyone 00:06:24.880 --> 00:06:31.039 would want this because the N64 was one of, if not arguably the greatest 00:06:29.360 --> 00:06:33.919 multiplayer consoles. What is it? Something like 70% of all N64 games were 00:06:33.440 --> 00:06:41.199 multiplayer. >> It's not hard when there's only 400 games. >> Whoa. Damn. All right. In-game menu. 00:06:39.280 --> 00:06:45.520 What do we got? And library. Jump to inserted cartridge. B. Okay, sure. I can 00:06:43.199 --> 00:06:52.400 do that. All right. Hell yeah. That's my library, baby. Uh, 00:06:49.120 --> 00:06:54.560 all right. Oh, configure. Whoa. Let's 00:06:52.400 --> 00:06:58.240 go. I think I'm going to stick on auto for the very first experience. But there 00:06:56.800 --> 00:07:02.880 is some cool stuff to talk about in here. You can force original hardware, 00:07:00.960 --> 00:07:06.800 which will let it run the way that it did. Meaning that there are games that 00:07:04.800 --> 00:07:12.400 are going to [clears throat] lag and stutter, or there's actually an auto 00:07:09.919 --> 00:07:16.639 overclocking builtin that will allow original games to run even smoother than 00:07:15.039 --> 00:07:21.120 they would have on the original hardware. That's pretty sick. I'm not 00:07:19.360 --> 00:07:26.080 enough of a retro emulation nerd to know exactly what all of this stuff is. Scan 00:07:23.840 --> 00:07:30.560 lines obviously are the scan lines that make old school consoles look, you know, 00:07:28.960 --> 00:07:34.720 like they used to look instead of unnaturally clean like they do on modern 00:07:32.560 --> 00:07:39.199 displays. I'm kind of tempted to just go consumer CRT in terms of the mode, but I 00:07:37.039 --> 00:07:44.160 said that I would do the default. So, the default was BVM. The hell's BVM? Am 00:07:42.240 --> 00:07:51.840 I supposed to know what that is? Oh, broadcast monitor. Okay. So, like a 00:07:47.919 --> 00:07:54.479 super high-end CRT is what we're sort of 00:07:51.840 --> 00:08:01.599 aiming to emulate here. Oh, dude, it actually does look very CRT like. 00:07:57.759 --> 00:08:04.479 That's cool. Even with the fringing. 00:08:01.599 --> 00:08:09.199 Love that. Always Yoshi. It was like it was always a race for who could press 00:08:06.000 --> 00:08:11.120 down fastest. Time has not been kind to 00:08:09.199 --> 00:08:15.840 this joystick. Both this specific one and just in 00:08:13.840 --> 00:08:19.360 general. See, the fact that the CPU players do not have to contend with the 00:08:17.680 --> 00:08:25.199 disadvantage of their character choice is so unfair. So, they could just be 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:29.520 Bowser, and if Bowser is RNG to be like, you know, your rival that does really 00:08:27.280 --> 00:08:34.320 good the whole time, then he's just fast and heavy. So dumb. Okay. Yeah. The 00:08:32.640 --> 00:08:40.240 drifting is not the same as Mario Kart DS. Oh my god. Whenever that Oh, I'm 00:08:38.320 --> 00:08:45.839 taken all the way back to like childhood rage right now. I want to try this 00:08:43.599 --> 00:08:48.959 controller. That's the first thing I want to do. Oh, okay. That was easy. 00:08:47.440 --> 00:08:53.600 There's a button right there. Look at that. Easy peasy. 00:08:51.839 --> 00:08:58.160 Well, I mean, maybe. Let's see if Let's see how this goes. 00:08:56.240 --> 00:09:03.920 Painless. Completely painless. 00:09:01.519 --> 00:09:07.440 Okay, here we go. Let's try an analog stick that doesn't feel like it's as old 00:09:05.279 --> 00:09:11.360 as me. I guess it's probably the Smash crowd that likes the authenticity of 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:15.600 those flats in the joystick. For someone who's more into like how 00:09:13.360 --> 00:09:21.440 finely can I control this? I can't say that that's my preference cuz I am I am 00:09:18.320 --> 00:09:24.480 all over the place and I 00:09:21.440 --> 00:09:26.480 can only mostly blame my skills. Oh man, 00:09:24.480 --> 00:09:31.680 it's that's very sensitive. It is nice to not have like a giant floppy dead 00:09:28.560 --> 00:09:33.519 zone though. O 00:09:31.680 --> 00:09:36.959 this is embarrassing. Just cut all of this. Let's cut all this 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:43.519 out. Why don't we try a couple other display modes? That's the problem. I 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:46.320 needed to be in consumer CRT mode. 00:09:43.519 --> 00:09:49.360 Yeah, this is gonna fix all my problems. Get out of the way. Get out of the way. 00:09:47.440 --> 00:09:54.640 Get out of my way. Oh, yeah. No, this is definitely right, though. It looks like 00:09:51.839 --> 00:09:59.440 the right kind of crappy. Come on. What was What was that? Oh, 00:09:58.160 --> 00:10:05.760 that's nice. So, you get a dedicated button for bringing up the menu on this controller. That's pretty sick. Okay, 00:10:03.040 --> 00:10:10.640 display mode. Okay, let's try clean just to show you guys what 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:13.760 it's not supposed to look like. That looks so bad. 00:10:12.640 --> 00:10:22.959 >> Vehicles look really bad. >> Oh yeah, this is like look. Oh, stop it. 00:10:18.079 --> 00:10:26.800 Wow, that really is like super ass. 00:10:22.959 --> 00:10:29.760 Scan lines are okay, but I'd say the 00:10:26.800 --> 00:10:35.360 default was probably right. BVM looks good. 00:10:32.720 --> 00:10:39.440 Looks really good. What's really wild is this isn't even the best case scenario 00:10:36.880 --> 00:10:42.800 for the scaler. This is a 1440p display. So, we'll switch over to the 4K TV 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:46.880 behind me in a moment. I just wanted to see what it would look like on just, you 00:10:44.240 --> 00:10:51.680 know, my monitor. I've been told Golden Eye really doesn't hold up that well. I 00:10:49.279 --> 00:10:56.959 don't know if I believe it. Did I just rip the game out? Nice. 00:10:55.600 --> 00:11:02.800 Oh, that's cool. So, you can just have like different configurations for all your games. Oh, I like that. adds it to 00:11:01.360 --> 00:11:07.120 your nice little library. They apparently redid their OS for this. 00:11:04.640 --> 00:11:09.519 What's it called? 3D OS now. Cool. >> Wait, wait, wait, wait. Here my 00:11:08.320 --> 00:11:15.440 controller. I'll play from here. >> All right, let's go. 00:11:11.519 --> 00:11:16.160 Let's go. Man, I cannot remember 00:11:15.440 --> 00:11:21.040 >> this is >> how to play this. You can't hit me. You 00:11:18.560 --> 00:11:25.120 can't hit this. You can't hit this. You can't hit this. I mean, it looks about 00:11:22.959 --> 00:11:27.279 as good as it can probably look. >> All right. You want to switch to the 00:11:26.079 --> 00:11:33.760 last game on the TV? >> Yeah. Let's try another game. Oh, nice. It's running in HDR, which is actually 00:11:31.600 --> 00:11:38.640 needed if you want the most CRT- like experience because anywhere on a CRT 00:11:35.760 --> 00:11:44.720 where there wasn't an image, it was off. So, in a dark room, CRTs actually 00:11:40.560 --> 00:11:48.160 provide better contrast than an LCD. Uh, 00:11:44.720 --> 00:11:52.279 zoom. Hello. Oh, clean pins with the 00:11:48.160 --> 00:11:52.279 white side. Okay, here we go. 00:11:53.303 --> 00:11:58.800 [laughter] What? Well, that explains why it wasn't 00:11:57.279 --> 00:12:05.093 working. Wow. Gross. 00:12:02.000 --> 00:12:07.360 Grooy brother. Oh my god, that looks so 00:12:05.093 --> 00:12:13.680 [laughter] ass. Adding the scan lines fixes it so much. Okay, let's go with 00:12:09.519 --> 00:12:17.120 BVM. Okay, start. Okay, well, I have no 00:12:13.680 --> 00:12:19.760 idea how to do this. So, okay, I'm in 00:12:17.120 --> 00:12:22.639 the front and I guess I just do I do Oh, wow. That's unfortunate. 00:12:20.800 --> 00:12:26.160 >> I don't think my controller works. >> I am hugging a wall. 00:12:24.639 --> 00:12:29.600 >> I thought you said you owned this game. Yeah, >> my controller doesn't work. 00:12:28.240 --> 00:12:32.880 >> You know, I'm the one on the top, right? >> I got the little brother controller. 00:12:31.360 --> 00:12:36.160 >> You did not. You have the same controller I do. >> It ain't working. 00:12:34.959 --> 00:12:40.399 >> Is it a range issue? >> I don't know. I'm not far away from it. 00:12:38.560 --> 00:12:42.639 >> I tried to do a back flip. >> Did not work. Oh, wow. 00:12:41.600 --> 00:12:51.120 >> Oh, wow. That's That's >> That looks horrible. >> Yeah, that's something. >> Not going to lie, that looks god awful. 00:12:48.000 --> 00:12:53.920 >> So far then, very cool. Maybe even 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:58.959 swell. But this is far from the only way to enjoy your old games on your new TV. 00:12:56.320 --> 00:13:03.279 And we also have an original N64 hooked up through a Retro Tank. Can we Can we 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:05.440 at least just try this one game? We'll give you one more shot at racing me. 00:13:05.040 --> 00:13:11.600 >> Let's go. >> In this game on the Retro Tank. Oh, wait. Before we do that, now is as good 00:13:09.680 --> 00:13:17.639 a time as any to talk about the physical differences. Analog 3D. Smaller, 00:13:14.639 --> 00:13:17.639 sleeker. 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:26.959 Oh no. >> Well, now you broken it. You want me to 00:13:26.240 --> 00:13:33.040 fix it? >> Oh, right. We didn't mention that it's 00:13:30.639 --> 00:13:37.519 completely region unlocked. I think we just accidentally realized that we 00:13:35.760 --> 00:13:43.519 cannot play this game cuz it's a different region cartridge in this N64 00:13:40.800 --> 00:13:48.079 here. So, you can see the region locks. That's so lame. And then you can see the 00:13:45.680 --> 00:13:53.360 little block in there. Nintendo, why are you like this? Why 00:13:51.360 --> 00:13:57.760 were you always like this? And why are you still like this? All right, Diddy 00:13:55.440 --> 00:14:00.800 Kong Racing. This is our tiebreaker. Once again, we're going to have to kind 00:13:59.040 --> 00:14:03.680 of play around with our filtering and upscaling. Uh, 00:14:02.399 --> 00:14:10.320 >> right now, this looks bad. >> Yeah. Yeah. Give me a sec. Give me a sec. >> It's like watching a VHS tape. 00:14:07.839 --> 00:14:16.240 >> HDR on. >> Whoa, that is punchy. 00:14:12.800 --> 00:14:19.279 definite advantage to the uh analog 3D 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:23.399 is it's a little less ownorous. I 00:14:19.279 --> 00:14:23.399 haven't touched this thing in like 00:14:23.440 --> 00:14:30.560 a long time. [laughter] I don't remember how to set this thing 00:14:28.240 --> 00:14:33.920 up well enough. Kind of look bad, bro. N64 has one of the worst outputs of any 00:14:32.480 --> 00:14:37.680 console ever. >> Okay. >> I thought they were here to help you. No, [laughter] 00:14:36.320 --> 00:14:42.639 they put a softening filter on everything to uh minimize the aliasing, 00:14:40.240 --> 00:14:46.399 but it makes it really crappy, >> right? >> That's why the analog one's pretty cool, 00:14:45.120 --> 00:14:52.079 >> right? >> Retrottink is also FPGA powered and very 00:14:49.760 --> 00:14:56.480 expensive. And if you really want the most out of that, you're going to need a 00:14:53.600 --> 00:15:01.600 modded N64 that doesn't have the stock output. So, I guess, you know, whatever. 00:14:59.519 --> 00:15:07.360 This is probably about as good as this is going 00:15:02.880 --> 00:15:09.279 to get. Let's play Diddy Kong Racing. 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:13.120 It's pretty bad. I don't know what I was expecting. I think I was expecting this 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:17.199 to be a little closer, but yeah, composite output. It's awful. It was 00:15:15.600 --> 00:15:21.920 always awful. >> How did this even qualify as fun, 00:15:19.600 --> 00:15:24.399 >> bro? Frame rate is just a state of mind. >> I can't even tell where I'm supposed to 00:15:23.199 --> 00:15:28.399 be going. >> Wrong way. Okay, >> I think I'm going to win. 00:15:27.279 --> 00:15:32.800 >> Oh, I think you're going to win. All right. I'm literally still going the 00:15:30.639 --> 00:15:39.519 wrong way. This is amazing. Where the hell am I supposed to be going? 00:15:36.240 --> 00:15:42.720 >> You know what? I blame the system. 00:15:39.519 --> 00:15:44.880 >> I was a lot less sold until I saw the 00:15:42.720 --> 00:15:49.440 stock output of an N64 for the first time in a while. I don't know that 00:15:47.199 --> 00:15:53.360 there's a ton of N64 games that I would feel the need to spend this kind of 00:15:51.120 --> 00:15:58.480 money in order to reexperienced in in the best way that I could. And with 00:15:56.639 --> 00:16:01.600 software emulation being as good as it is these days, 00:16:00.896 --> 00:16:06.639 [sighs] if I don't care about that extra little 00:16:04.399 --> 00:16:10.240 bit more perfection, that would probably be good enough for me. But there's no 00:16:08.320 --> 00:16:14.079 denying for the folks that are after that. 00:16:12.800 --> 00:16:18.560 It's pretty compelling. >> That is so much better. 00:16:15.839 --> 00:16:22.320 >> Night and freaking day. I'm not going easy on you this time, though. 00:16:20.160 --> 00:16:28.800 >> That sounds serious. >> Yeah. This is This is great watching. 00:16:24.800 --> 00:16:29.759 >> Get out of here. No. No. 00:16:28.800 --> 00:16:35.519 >> Oh >> We stay winning. 00:16:32.320 --> 00:16:38.480 >> Did not finish. It doesn't even let me 00:16:35.519 --> 00:16:42.959 finish. So, this looks a lot better. But it is worth noting that we could get a 00:16:40.320 --> 00:16:48.880 way better output out of an original N64 with the right cables if we modded the 00:16:44.959 --> 00:16:51.600 console, if we put the work into it. But 00:16:48.880 --> 00:16:56.160 this was no work. and that was a marketkedly better gaming experience. 00:16:53.440 --> 00:17:02.000 The question is just is it worth it to you or are you willing to settle for the 00:16:58.320 --> 00:17:04.959 compromises of emulation or running the 00:17:02.000 --> 00:17:09.520 original hardware? I can see why a lot of people are into it. The only weird 00:17:08.000 --> 00:17:16.079 one for me is just that I don't know that there's a ton of games for the N64 00:17:13.039 --> 00:17:17.439 that I feel hold up so well that I would 00:17:16.079 --> 00:17:24.480 need to spend this kind of money on a console that's dedicated to playing them. 00:17:20.640 --> 00:17:24.480 But your mileage may vary.