Analogue brings back its SNES and Mega Drive FPGA consoles, now with wireless controllers

Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ go up for preorder on 19 October at 8am PDT for $219.99 each, shipping in December. Same FPGA cores as the originals, plus Bluetooth and 2.4GHz, USB-C power and cartridge hot...

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Analogue is making its FPGA Super Nintendo and Mega Drive consoles again. The Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ were announced on 16 October and go up for preorder on Monday 19 October at 8am PDT, which is 4pm in the UK. Each is listed at $219.99, with shipping due in December 2026.

In October 2022 Analogue called the last batch of the originals "the final run" and priced it at $199. Since then, as Retro Dodo puts it, the only way to get one has been the secondary market "at incredibly inflated costs."

What changed

The insides have not. Both machines still run on an Altera Cyclone V FPGA, and Analogue's product pages say every feature and setting from the old models returns. The additions are around the edges. Bluetooth and 2.4GHz are built in, with a pairing button on the front that Analogue says works with "virtually any 8BitDo controller, 8BitDo arcade sticks or modern gamepads", up to two at once. Power now comes over USB-C, with a 30W GaN supply in the box. There is a USB-A port, which Analogue says is only for its DAC (the add-on that gives an analogue signal for CRTs) or for charging controllers, not for data or wired USB pads. You can quit a cartridge from the menu and swap it without switching off, turn the console on from player one's controller, and a wired pad plugged in takes over from a wireless one. The case and OS have also been redesigned.

Video is HDMI at up to 1080p, with no 4K modes. The Plus models lose a few things too. No controller is included: 8BitDo's SN30 and M30 are sold separately at $29.99. Neither console has a built-in game, where the originals shipped with Super Turrican Director's Cut and Ultracore, and neither supports openFPGA.

Cartridges and adaptors

Super Nt+ plays Super Nintendo and Super Famicom cartridges from any region and comes in Classic, SF and Black. Mega Sg+ comes in USA, EU and JP styles and plays Genesis, Mega Drive and, through the Master System adaptor in the box, Master System cartridges. Game Gear, My Card, Mark III and SG-1000 adaptors are sold separately. Its Sega CD connector is still there, and a Sega CD spacer is included, but you need an original Sega CD or Mega CD.

The coverage does not agree on every detail. Retro Dodo gives the price as $219 and Engadget as $220, while Retro Handhelds matches Analogue's pages at $219.99. Retro Dodo's list for the Mega Sg+ leaves out the USB-A port, which Analogue's page includes. Analogue dates the originals to 2017 and 2018, while Engadget gives 2018 and 2019. The Mega Sg+ page itself quotes "2,180+" games in one section and "2,200+" in its spec table. Prices so far are only in US dollars, and Analogue lists the power supply's plug as USA/JPN type.

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