Should you buy the Analogue Super Nt SNES console ? - FULL review and quick look at 4.3 update | MVG
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- The Analogue Super Nt is an FPGA based Super NES console that plays all your favorite SNES games via HDMI. It boasts a very high accuracy of compatibility. It costs $190 and is geared for the enthusiast that wants the best possible system.
My Analogue Super Nt arrived 2 weeks ago and my unit broke down almost immediately. In this video i talk about my experience with the Super Nt, Analogues customer service and more.
Check out my FULL review of this system including a last minute edit that shows off the new 4.3 Firmware Update !
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The best and probably the only honest review of Super NT on CZcams, thank you!
I've found most other reviews for this to be pretty honest. It's a cool system with a solution that's much better and cooler than software emulation. It's pretty much expected to get positive reviews.
No kidding! Other reviews I've seen are just paid adverts.
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I don’t find most other reviews to be dishonest. Analogue is a very tiny company of like 5 employees, hardly big enough to be able to afford to “pay off”every site that reviewed it. Digital Foundry is very well respected as well as My Life in Gaming, they both put the system through its paces & even helped identify bugs before & after its release.
I want to know if he was paid for this review and if not, did they know he had a large social media following when they so generously sent the replacement MB. Also, I would have wanted a brand new system and not have to take the thing apart and swap the MB.
NOTE: At the time of releasing this video Analogue have released a 4.3 firmware update that addresses my 2 issues with Color Palette and Uni-racers. I made a quick edit to show the color palette in 4.3 at 9:54. Very pleased that Analogue are listening to their customers !
Modern Vintage Gamer did the update fix the color/contrast issue you had playing Empire Strikes Back on your livestream?
yes it does ! much better now
It's worth mentioning that the PAL version of Earthworm Jim 2 had sound issues with the first firmware. It sounded like a bad emulator. But I reached out to Kevtris at Analog (during a livestream no less) and within 2 days he had fixed it in update 4.1 (which you can see in the version notes) :D
Now if analogue nt will also come with a mixed mono sound update, you can experience snes games the way you heard them for the first time on old crt tv’s via coaxial cable,in mono .
Uni-racers does a very odd thing to render its split screen mode. It moves the location of the sprites mid frame. The behaviour depends on information left in some registers by a previous execution. I suppose it's not really a suprise this sort of undocumented use of the original hardware would cause a problem!
MVG love your videos man I've been starving for more quality CZcams retro game content then last week I found you keep it up man!!
Wow, them fixing those issues that quickly is actually quite remarkable. I was thinking about getting it any way, but this reaffirms my decision and makes me feel good about supporting a company that cares about its customers and products.
I've watched all the Super NT review videos and yours is the best. Thanks!
Your review is the best and most detailed of the Super NT I've seen! I learned a lot and am hyped.
I have one on the way. Super excited. I've been trying all sorts of emulation, through dozens of devices, and feel like this could finally be the device to satisfy my needs.
I noticed the colour issue on other videos and was bothered by the lack of mention. Patently awaited your review as I knew you would address it (and review the console for that matter) if it wasn't a recording issue.
In some other videos, I expected "Well, the color is different because..." as I have noticed color variances in comparisons of RF, Composite, (Component Retrovision/Genesis) and RGB. Glad it's addressed. It looks much closer (though very slightly different) now. I'm really impressed at how quickly they are fixing bugs with the system and the games.
Alex Tirrell Ditto, to your first statement. I assumed they would explain it in some way, I assumed they (the other reviewers) were informed it would be patch by the company and decided to omit the information expecting an upcoming patch. However, MVG did the proper thing by informing potential consumers first and then informing them of a patch when it came.
In regards to the update: I doubt it was a fast a response as it may seem, I honestly believe it was a known issue (hence them likely reassuring the other reviewers and requesting an omission pending the planned patch).
I watched tons of Super NT videos and liked yours the most, no doubt about that :)
Thank you for the review. You've convinced me, and I just ordered one. Hopefully they'll restock the NT Mini some day so I can get one of those too. I'd even be fine with plastic.
As usual, a truly comprehensive and objective clone system review.
I trust your opinion and I'm glad for the information especially the way the company actually seems to handle issues including individual ones such as your motherboard. It speaks well of the company in the way they adhere to their customers... pretty impressive. I will definitely purchase one based on your review. Great work on your video, especially the update within the video!
Thank you for an excellent and informative review. I was on the fence about the system, especially given the pricetag, but now I'm sold.
Subscribed! This is my first time watching your channel, and I love how thorough you are in your review and explanation. Thank you.
Great vid. Love that you updated it when analog released a new firmware.
Damn i love your videos! Please keep doing this as long as you can! I appreciate your professional work! Greetings from Germany
wish you would have mentioned kevtris. he was the brains behind this and without him, this and many other things in the retro community would not be possible. THANK YOU KEVTRIS!!
Kevtris is the legend of gaming that we don't deserve.
kevtris is getting screwed over by analogue. Chris taber is a real POS
@@glenmartin3938 could u explain plz?
Great review, thinking about making the purchase. Keep the content coming!! MVG
Audio sounds almost perfect. There is a slight bit of high end missing but it is FANTASTIC in comparison to some others.
great review - thanks for covering audio, my favorite part of these games. subscribed.
The way they handled your feedback makes me far more likely to buy one of their consoles. Analogue really does seem to care about customer feedback to an almost absurd degree. So many updates in so few weeks; well done, Analogue.
just awaiting a unit to arrive, was going to get a Retron 5 until I discovered the Super NT...so very hopeful ..thanks for the review ✅
thanks for posting a honest review of the system, hoping to order one soon.
Wow! I'm extremely impressed!!! Thank you for all the things you've mentioned in your video man! Somehow don't seem to be able to buy it on their website somehow...
I've had my Super NT for close to a year now, and I absolutely love it. The Super NT is without a doubt the best Super Nintendo clone system ever made, with it's perfectly accurate emulation and very wide compatibility. The upgradable firmware is awesome as well, since it can fix any problem with the system. My only real complaint is that cartridge slot is still quite temperamental, as it can often take a few tries to get a cartridge to work. In fact it seems like sometimes I have to pull up on the cartridge slightly to get it to play.
*Simulation
Awesome honest review! I've been subbed a while to you as well as your buddy David Murray (8-bit Guy). I really want a Super NT, but money is tight at the moment. I'm getting into recording game footage from native consoles, and this Super NT would be great for what I wanna do. I also want the SFC style console. I always thought that the SFC looked so much better than the SNES the rest of the world got.. Damnit Nintendo. Again, great review! I really enjoy your content! Keep em coming! xD
Thank you for the honest review! I finally pulled the trigger on the flat black one. I Can't wait to play super metroid and mega man X series in 1080p on 70"inch screen.
Great review :D RGB gamma slider controls are coming in a future firmware update, which will allow you to tweak the colors even further. Lots of game fixes are in the works too.
I'm in the second shipment ... which is still 2 long days away , hoping to have it next week though ! Great video MVG !
Absolutely outstanding review from the comments I can say I already love this console. Hope in future make usb to plug external flash storage or thirty party controller.
This was a great review. Good, deliberate, game-choices. I hope my unit, that ships March 1st, is not defective.
Awesome review and a great video, as always, you make everything sound interesting and engaging - I love it! Sadly I can't ever see myself paying £170 for the SuperNT, so it will always be an "admire from afar" curio to me .. but it sure does look and sound great, especially with the just-released jailbreak for loading ROMs off SD card.
Just got mine in the mail and I'm still psyched about unboxing it
Great video. I bought one of these a few years ago along with a famicom color scheme 8 bitdo controller and love both.
Good video mate, glad your faulty unit was sorted so quickly. Have to say I'm really impressed with the machine, it really does looks amazing. I think for the time being I'll probably stick to an original and my framemeister/CRT but down the road I can see myself picking one up. I'm interested to see what their analogue out solution will be like.
I've watched this and the My Life in Gaming video on the Super NT, like, 30 times. I can't wait to get my unit.
Got the Super Nt (black color, it was the only color they were still accepting pre-orders for as the other three colors are all sold out) today, cannot wait to try it out! Sure came in fast from shipping it out last Friday coming in to Canada. Hope there are no issues compared to what you had gone through.
I liked the review. I was wondering about the wieght, I didn't want it to feel light and cheap like most clones. Also nice to see the quality ( even though you had to replace it) of the motherboard as well. Thanks showing the quality of the unit. My ask is this, when the Sega version comes out, please do another in depth review of it. Thanks.
I echo some comments, I can appreciate somebody being cautious, and then acknowledging they either got it, or they are working on it and they made it. SNES is in my blood, its also important to me that it's accurate. a very enjoyable review!
I do own one in black and also brought another one as love it so much. Although my emulation set-up is remarkable the Super Nt makes SNES feel perfect. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for an honest and in depth review!
Great content as always. I do hear an audio difference between the original and the NT version though. The original has a little more echo, it almost sounds like the single notes end a litte more fluently if this makes any sense. I’m confident that a sonogram would show this.
Great review! I'm having such a hard time with this decision I'm not a huge collector and my Retron 5 has done a great job for me in most cases but this just looks so awesome. I might cave eventually, I actually already have the wireless controllers ( I have 3 controllers and 2 receivers, they work great on the Retron 5 and I keep the third in my work bag with my chrome book and use it via Bluetooth for some emulator action while traveling)
My unit arrived yesterday and it too died just like yours after a few hours of play. Glad to know customer support helps.
I forgot to say thanks to you when I said thanks to Analogue earlier, but thanks for this video. I really appreciated it.
Excellent video, thank you!
Quite a pleasant surprise seeing another great CZcamsr commenting on here too Phil, i cant wait till i can get.back to Australia at.the end of.the month so i can start.binge watchimg quite a.few video's, ive missed aome of yours, Byran's, Steve HWU and Linus videos since ive been on holidays but im sure you guys will give me quite the tech fix ive.been craving lol
I have an original US SNES, Retron 5. The Retron 5 is a great emulation system but the sound quality it puts out is lacking so i pre- ordered the all black Super Nt last week. Im looking forward to playing the Super Nt when i receive it. Nothing beats playing an original SNES system on a CRT TV but the Super Nt sounds like a great system for those that want an enhanced SNES gaming experience or those that don't have a CRT TV laying around. Great video!
Im definitely cool with just playing virtual console and the snes classic but this really looks awesome. Analogue really seems like they’re trying to earn the trust of customers and putting out a good product that they will support.
As a potential international buyer, this problem in the motherboard scares me a lot. I live in Brazil and, if my unit comes with this problem, the replacement process won't be easy. But its good to hear that they have this degree of commitment with their product
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They don't ship to Brazil, the problem is far worst than a simple warranty.
Bought mine today! Suuper Excited to see it and get it, I got a Repro of Chrono Trigger and EARTHBOUND coming for it! :D
I've been watching via my recommended for a while. Just subbed! 😃
excellent video. always honest & great point. thank you sir.
I'll probably be getting one of these soon. Also plan to mod my carts with battery trays to play for years to come
Lol, out of all the 0.5% of faulty units they could ship out, its sent to a big CZcamsr who makes videos about them :D
A case of bad luck all around really 😂
Probably their worst fear eh ? And I’m flattered that you are calling me “a big youtuber” lol
I was also in the 0.5%, and I'm still waiting for my replacement motherboard. :( I live in Seattle and offered to just drive over to get the replacement but they haven't gone for it. Oh well.
man, you really are everywhere.
@M. O. it is nothing wrong with Made In China for electronic devices. Apple iPhones are made in China, as well as some of the Big names in DAP / CAS music players.
@Marlen Maksumov holy shit there's even a chinese knockoff of their own country?
Thank you for making this review. I was hoping for an hdmi kit to come out for the snes but at a price of $190 I don’t think it’ll be significantly cheaper modding the console.
Nice vid, thanks man!
Gonna pick one up this week, or rather preorder for the next september batch. :D
Sweet! Regards not doing a video review because other reviews are out - don't make that mistake, we watch your channel to see 'your opinion' - it's not the case that others have reviewed it so we pass on this video, quite the opposite - people want to see what you think about it =D
GadgetUK164 - Retro Gaming Repairs & Mods I like the fact that you so excellently encapsulate my opinion on the matter.
thanks! i will keep that in mind for next time :)
Would have missed it otherwise. Would consider this one if it was made in Europe or the US.
@@ModernVintageGamer Do such things for posterity's sake
I purchase the sega one and love it, will most likely buy the super nt around june
can't wait to get mine! sadly i have to wait until Q3 of this year but i had to get before they went away forever
Another awesome video, like you're reading my mind. This is the video I was waiting for.
Watch the Digital Foundry one and the My Life In Gaming one. Both are excellent as well
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This review is cool and super i remember the Super Nintendo as a kid myself
I'm for sure picking up a Super NT. I was leery initially. But after watching many reviews, its a done deal.
From my perspective these are fantastic - not like that other system you looked at last year. Definitely on my wish list - this is a really good way to protect and save wear and tear on original hardware. The fact that Kevtris is behind it should install a lot of confidence in anyone considering a purchase.
Great review, I'm certainly tempted although really I don't "need" one as I have a healthy Snes and CRT setup and I'm and 80's kid and that's the way I like to play it. However knowing that should all the original hardware fail one day, knowing that there's a system that will keep that SNES flag flying for decades to come does make me happy!
your vids are the best man
I think I need to get one of these. I have a PAL CRT and a PAL SNES for that OG European SNES experience (I grew up on 50 Hz), but this will let me play import games as well, and it looks like it actually makes the games look respectable on an LCD tv. Also a great unit when you don't want to go through the hassle of hooking up the original hardware.
Funny, you're the first review I've watched on the subject despite extensive coverage heh. I think I just ignored it because the NES model was so expensive but the SNES model is actually within a more reasonable price range. I guess it was just easier to bridge SNES to HDMI standards compared to the NES.
SNES was my favorite console, Im fighting off the urge to buy one but one night and one beer to many im probaly gonna pull the trigger.. Great review, This console is promising... I hear the audio is even better than the original since it was digital then too and converted to analog and now its pure digital as intended ( not sure if thats spot on )..
Successfully pre-ordered one last Friday
Can't wait to get my hands on the console... now if only I can find the 8bitdo RF 2.4Ghz controllers
Excellent video!! Got a new subscriber here!
I'm happy with my original sfc & snes but I would love one of these too. Most likely I will wait until I jave a 4k tv and then order it. Customer service so important and they obviously understand that. This is next level retro
It's not really $190. Some of the cost was "hidden" in the shipping charges.
But I agree, it's a great piece of kit.
Yep the shipping is brutal .
What I've been wanting to know about the shipping is the full $40 goes to the shipping company. Because that's way too much money going to a middleman. Analogue would not be making a profit for such an insane amount.
It cost me about $23 shipping.
Pretty substantial part of the overall cost, honestly... Just paid $40 (Domestic UPS ground shipping!) out of $190. That's over a fifth, and I know for a fact if they've got a UPS account shipping in the US wouldn't go over $16 for residential delivery, and mine's going to a business which is even less, probably closer to $9/12. Something tells me they aren't paying one guy close to $30 to box up one of these per hour.
Can't they get Amazon to ship it?
I definitely agree. Now that I have one, I can now play SNES games like never before as opposed to the original SNES/SFC with or without mods.
I love my Super NT. You are correct it is by far the best clone out there. the 60hz zero lag mode is awesome.
Nice video. The Mega SG is coming ! Can't wait!
Great review
I love your NEO GEO Pocket shirt 😆. Also, I might finally pick up a Super NT this year when they are back in stock. I’m assuming the Coronavirus situation is complicating things.
I'm looking forward to play my Super Nintendo games on one of these!
A brutal review is greatly appreciated
Been meaning to pick one of these up. Looks great. The AVS fpga is also pretty nice. I just wish someone would make a nice genesis/mega drive with fpga in a high quality.
I am thinking of getting one. This is despite the fact I have an original PAL SNES and a Super Famicom that I use with my 4K OLED TV via the XRGB Framemeister. I like the fact I could plug the Analogue Super NT straight into my TV without the need of the Framemeister :) Here is to more FPGA Consoles!!!
Man that system looks good may have to pick one up.
Thanks for the great review. I don't see why anyone who already has an original system would want this.
When I was a kid in the 90's I thought Australia was just a small country with a small population. Nowadays it seems like all my favorite channels are Aus, and there's *a lot* of them.
Keep doing your thing man, it's good stuff.
Arbiter91 we do have a small population of less than 30 mil. Country is large in size doe :)
The NT was on my list of big purchases until I saw the 30th anniversary release of Megaman X, i bought that on a whim and it set me back. I hate seeing a video like this after that purchase only bc i want one even more now. I love how even when things went wrong they were willing to fix it and fast! That is a great sign! Companies that listen to and respect their customers are always the best. Thanks for making the video, it had great insight, and I also loved that you corrected yourself on color pallet issue. You could have easily left you video as it was and you still added the fix they made. Great work all around ;)
I recently got a raspberry pie and configured it with retro pie and I have been very pleased with. Some small issues here and there but for the sixty dollars I put out and the ability to pretty much emulate anything I want, I think it’s a great deal.
This looks nice, but for 190, that seems a little price. Maybe 120 tops for me, especially since I pretty much have all the options this thing has at a fraction of the price, at the fraction of the size.
I can't wait to buy one (well, need to put the money aside). I'm hoping they'll open up the SD card slot to ROMs (though I don't know how that would handle carts that have the special chips onboard).
I just rewatched this after getting my hands on a Super NT and it is amazing...but there are few drawbacks. No save states is a killer. Also, I wish it had a capability of applying real-time patches onto cartridges.
You can use save states, I do it on my fxpak pro though I think
Excellent! Just need the price to drop now!
subscribed watched so many videos.
Wow, I actually think i want to get a Super NT now, although i do use original hardware and a crt-monitor, it would be cool to play SFC on my 4k livingroom screen :)
I knew it was good but not THIS good. You’ve just sold me on a Super NT. Too bad you don’t get a commission. I’ll definitely let them know it was your channel that sold me on this when I order it Friday.
100% absolutely in love with my Super NT. Great review! Did you find that the 8bitdo controllers D0pad is a bit loose? You can move left & right while pressing either up or down if you shift your press a bit. Very noticeable on games like Tetris and any vertical shmups.
Nice to see them fixing issues when people identify them.
No issues with the 8bitdo then? The Dpad on mine is appalling - it feels great on the thumb but the contacts seem to be way too big on the board so it registers up/down as a diagonal even when pressed lightly. Looks like a quality control issue perhaps - A bit of electrical tape on each side does the trick but still very frustrating, given the cost!
I appreciate the MGS music during the teardown.
Nice review. Even if, here in Italy, you can find a snes+controller for 1/3 of the price, on ebay
Fantastic. Thank you.
It may just be the capture method, but the FFII Crystal Theme sounded just a little brighter on the original hardware, but I don't think I'd have ever noticed it if it weren't back-to-back.
I didn't know the PAL version kept the name Super Aleste. That's a great game! One of my favorite shmups!
"MULTIDIRECTIONSHOT!" :-)
Great review video. I own one. Super Nt is the BEST (latest update Firmware version 4.7 now) 2018/12/18