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Using FPGA is emulation, Analogue needs to stop spreading that lie.
I think if I were to be pedantic I would call software emulation "simulation" and hardware emulation "emulation." Software attempts to match the characteristics of the game output. Emulation attempts to match the hardware .
Accurate softwareemulatoras try to replicate the hardware as well. Near wrote a blog post about it back in the day. Here's an archived copy of said post.
What is the use in upscsling to 4k games that have very low res textures? Goldeneye is a great game but everyone is blocky and everything is angular with repeating texture images, what benefit is upscaling if the base is just not there?
They use filters to mimic the appearance of a CRT. This can make games that were designed for a CRT look significantly better than rendering them directly for modern LCD displays.
Some examples from a quick search:
Seems neat, but I just wish N64 games were worth the effort. Don't get me wrong, I was a huge N64 fanboy back in the day. But looking back on it, it just didn't hold up like PlayStation did. Aside from Nintendo's first party games and a select few third party, there isn't much id want to play on it.
I broke out my N64 earlier this year and got myself an upscaler and cleaned up my controllers. Played some games for a couple months and then got tired of em again.
I did pre-order one, and two controllers. In 1990s dollars this is not really that expensive, is how I'm rationalizing it.
Unfortunately, said controller won't ship with the Analogue 3D, so if you're looking to play your N64 games with a controller that won't cause your hand to go non-Euclidean, you'll have to fork out an extra $40.
Does it not support other bluetooth controllers at all? You can only use the 8BitDo?
I think Analogue typically supports Bluetooth in the consoles generally, but is very cautious about whitelisting specific controllers that are officially supported.