WEBVTT 00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:07.120 hi my name is Luke I'm addicted to Retro games it all 00:00:05.520 --> 00:00:11.080 started when I was about 10 my brother and I did chores around the house for 00:00:08.719 --> 00:00:15.840 cash until we saved up enough money for mom to buy us a Super Nintendo off some 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:21.720 creepy dude that I was scared of at the time ever since then I've been hooked 00:00:18.520 --> 00:00:23.800 and I don't just play the games I read 00:00:21.720 --> 00:00:28.760 books about them I collect the figurines of the 00:00:25.080 --> 00:00:28.760 characters I just can't 00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:34.040 stop I even brought my obsession to work 00:00:32.079 --> 00:00:38.800 fortunately for me my job's really cool and that's okay here so today I get to 00:00:36.280 --> 00:00:42.320 check out the analog NT mini Beyond being the most beautifully crafted piece 00:00:40.559 --> 00:00:47.120 of console Hardware that I have ever laid my hands on it's got amazing under 00:00:44.800 --> 00:00:53.280 the hood capabilities too with a 1080p capable HDMI out and an RGB all-in-one 00:00:50.360 --> 00:00:58.640 output for NES and famicom games and it can be yours for 00:00:55.079 --> 00:00:58.640 $4.49 that's uh 00:00:58.920 --> 00:01:08.439 $449 00:01:08.439 --> 00:01:15.439 Zotac Magnus en10 mini gaming PC is VR 00:01:12.799 --> 00:01:19.520 and AAA gaming ready check it out at the link in the video 00:01:17.360 --> 00:01:23.960 description everything about this is the Cadillac experience this is the most 00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:28.040 comprehensive IO setup I could imagine for a NES or a famicom you've got all 00:01:26.079 --> 00:01:32.520 the obvious stuff power button power input whatever but most so the rest of 00:01:30.400 --> 00:01:36.720 this is going to look pretty exotic there are two thoughtfully padded 00:01:34.520 --> 00:01:41.720 cartridge slots on the top that allow both the nests and famicom games from 00:01:39.040 --> 00:01:47.200 any region to be played natively without any form of adapters on the front you'll 00:01:44.399 --> 00:01:51.240 find a whopping four console inputs for the handful of games that can take 00:01:49.079 --> 00:01:55.320 advantage of this and moving around to the back there's a USB charging port for 00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:59.280 the included low latency wireless controller that can be used to power 00:01:56.640 --> 00:02:04.479 this system on for a surprisingly modern feeling experience the SD card slot can 00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:09.560 be used for all kinds of fun more on that later then moving back around the 00:02:07.079 --> 00:02:14.080 back we find a famicom expansion Port helpfully labeled in Japanese for 00:02:11.959 --> 00:02:20.879 compatibility with obscure accessories like the famicom disc system and what it 00:02:17.640 --> 00:02:23.120 even has a mic Jack for the tiny number 00:02:20.879 --> 00:02:28.599 of famicom games that could actually use a microphone fun fact Wind Waker was not 00:02:26.480 --> 00:02:31.760 the first Zelda game to pull this off 00:02:31.959 --> 00:02:38.519 audio outputs are standard but video is another story you get this analog output 00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:43.680 Port that can be adapted with a breakout cable to pretty much anything you could 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:48.760 want and it has native HDMI which is much more challenging to do properly 00:02:46.239 --> 00:02:53.159 than you might think more on that later which leads us finally to the internals 00:02:51.640 --> 00:02:58.879 conveniently enjoyable through the window in the bottom of the unit an odd 00:02:56.000 --> 00:03:02.760 choice but nerds will like it I like it it's actually on the other other side of 00:03:00.480 --> 00:03:07.879 this PCB where you find the heart and soul of the system the Altera Cyclone 5 00:03:05.519 --> 00:03:12.560 fpga Hardware which has been custom configured by an electrical engineer 00:03:09.480 --> 00:03:15.959 with over 5,000 hours of experience 00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:19.280 re-engineering fpga systems for absolute 00:03:15.959 --> 00:03:21.360 Ness accuracy this is incredibly 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:27.200 important and this is what you are paying for the Tim mini is not some 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:29.760 random emulation box in fact it's not an 00:03:27.200 --> 00:03:33.760 emulation box at all instead of writing a bunch of software code to fake the 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:39.799 functionality of Nintendo's original Hardware everything is done in HDL or 00:03:37.080 --> 00:03:45.159 Hardware definition language This Is How They achieved an identical experience to 00:03:42.319 --> 00:03:50.959 the original Ness 100% compatibility 100% accuracy zero additional lag but is 00:03:48.360 --> 00:03:54.799 it actually solid I threw everything that I had at it and experienced no 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:59.640 issues whatsoever that weren't caused by my Dusty old carts this is not the 00:03:57.799 --> 00:04:03.920 experience that I've had with other off off brand retro systems that I've tried 00:04:01.920 --> 00:04:08.599 and I do acknowledge that I don't have every game on Earth but I couldn't find 00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:13.599 a single instance of anyone online having any issues either there's even a 00:04:11.280 --> 00:04:18.040 new game that came out like not that long ago why people are still making 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:22.919 games for nest I don't know but it works it uses all four controller ports it's 00:04:19.959 --> 00:04:28.000 all fine but back to the NT mini how can an HDMI output claimed to be faithful to 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:33.080 the original experience well this is not your dad's HDMI output or if your dad 00:04:31.520 --> 00:04:38.680 had one I guess it would have been but anyways if you experience lag it's your 00:04:35.880 --> 00:04:43.479 TV or monitor there is no external converter to add latency the HDMI 00:04:40.840 --> 00:04:49.360 transmitter is topnotch and the settings menu has extensive color audio and scan 00:04:46.120 --> 00:04:51.039 line tweaks for nerds and I know you 00:04:49.360 --> 00:04:55.080 could save a buck by running the majority of these games on something 00:04:52.520 --> 00:04:59.680 like a Raspberry p but if you're a purist this is reference quality which 00:04:57.919 --> 00:05:05.800 is hard to achieve without lugging it a CRT around your house like I do the 00:05:03.400 --> 00:05:10.039 anti- mini is objectively better than emulation and functionally better than 00:05:07.919 --> 00:05:13.960 even the original console which brings us back to that SD card slot the entt 00:05:12.680 --> 00:05:18.639 mini has been jailbroken their words not mine this 00:05:16.560 --> 00:05:23.319 allows you to dump cartridges you own into ROM files directly on that SD card 00:05:21.080 --> 00:05:28.960 and even play ROMs right off of it without using emulation you can use save 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:31.600 states and run save files though I will 00:05:28.960 --> 00:05:36.560 judge you just a little you should even be able to use it to load additional 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:39.160 fpga cores then with controller and 00:05:36.560 --> 00:05:44.720 cartridge adapters play other retro games on a similar Hardware level like 00:05:42.080 --> 00:05:49.639 Sega Master System games Game Gear Kika Vision Game Boy Game Boy Color Atari 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:55.199 2600 Atari 7800 Intel Vision Odyssey 2 Adventure Vision supervision RCA Studio 00:05:51.800 --> 00:05:56.919 2 and more there's like 20 plus of them 00:05:55.199 --> 00:06:02.160 and then on top of that you've got an NSF player for Tunes a built-in Game 00:05:59.840 --> 00:06:08.160 Genie if you want to screw around and an extensive settings menu that would have 00:06:05.280 --> 00:06:13.759 merited its own entire video If I had my way but this video is near ending and it 00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:15.960 is conclusion time there are many other 00:06:13.759 --> 00:06:20.400 Solutions most of them cheaper some of them I've mentioned already others like 00:06:18.160 --> 00:06:26.720 the frame Meister low latency analog to digital converter and upscaler that I 00:06:23.080 --> 00:06:28.919 haven't and there are pros and cons to 00:06:26.720 --> 00:06:33.639 all I don't plan to sell my frame Meister because it's still useful for 00:06:31.199 --> 00:06:39.759 other consoles like the snash PS1 or even Xbox 360 and I also don't own this 00:06:36.840 --> 00:06:43.680 this is Works frame meister's mind but this NT mini in my humble opinion is the 00:06:42.199 --> 00:06:48.520 best way to play games that will be supported by kev's fpga core releases it 00:06:46.759 --> 00:06:53.639 delivers everything from a reference to a highly customizable experience and 00:06:51.039 --> 00:06:58.639 does it in a compact beautiful package that will look great in your man cave 00:06:56.000 --> 00:07:02.759 just add friends and beer assuming you have any money left left over for 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