Yeah, the current shippign asked by analogue is the only reason why i decided i was not going to get the analogue 64 when it comes out. 60 usd shipping for the adapters (when i only wanted one of the three adapters too), + that i could not combine it with a dock since it was a preorder at the time, soured me entirely of ordering new stuff from their store in the future.
My black Pocket got shipped out yesterday! Not expecting until next week but they did meet the 48hr shipping time. Yeah it sucks Analogue shipping prices and everything are so high, but they're the only company willing to make these products so unless there's more competition I don't see it going away so you should just buy now while you can!
You'll probably be waiting a very long time since the N64 one will probably be a preorder for a few rounds and they don't allow people to mix in-stock items with preorder items.
Uh, this took me by surprise. Why the hell does it have a FPGA inside? Yeah, that's not gonna make it cheaper no.It is not. It is has its own FPGA inside.
Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/AnalogueInc/comments/ri48x0/pocket_dock_disassembled/
You won't be able to pre order the Analogue 3D and get your dock at the same time. They'll both need to be in stock at the same time.
Source: I tried this and failed.
Seems like it's moving again with the last check-in at Needles, CA on the Arizona border a few hours ago. Should be fine to get here by the end of the week.
It's not weird. I heard similar issues with other limited edition models. Search this thread for whenever the week the first limited models started arriving.
I do hope the spiritualized cores all get updates eventually.
I've waited this long. I can wait until they're both in stock….assuming that's ever a reality
Just get a cheap N3DS XL zipper case from Amazon - they're essentially the same size. That's what I did
Oh yeah 3DS XL cases should be the right size. Good call.
I'm using this case from Waterfield. I got the black nylon.
Analogue Pocket Pouch
The best handheld Analogue Pocket case. Slim, lightweight, and portable with a simple plug-and-play design for gamers. Made in San Francisco, USA.
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I use this case. It's cheap, fits my pocket perfectly, it's rigid so no worry in bags, has a little stretchy band to hold the pocket in place, and has a little pocket inside for stuff.
If people want WWF WrestleFest right now they can manually build/install it if they don't want to wait for it to hit the auto updaters.
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It's baffling. My head canon says that they only have kevtris as their sole developer and he exclusively deals with FPGA hardware chips. I don't know if adding a second hardware developer for ARM chips would reduce costs as labour is (rightfully) very expensive, but the decision to solve every problem with an FPGA is certainly something.
It likely saves a lot of dev time, and thus money, getting to reuse work they already put in on the other analogue products. Doing it another way would essentially be reinventing the wheel. It seems like the 3D is the project where they will be moving onto 4K output and a different fpga platform might be a good point for them to start investing in alternative methods.
My Pocket is still bouncing around the west coast. This morning, it said there was a weather delay. Now it's heading to New Mexico. Still says I'm getting it Tuesday, despite holding out hope it'll show on Monday on my day off.
If people want WWF WrestleFest right now they can manually build/install it if they don't want to wait for it to hit the auto updaters.
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This game looks so fun.
It's great! One of the few arcade boards in my collection.
It's a lot of fun. The take-out pizza place near me growing up had the cabinet for this for a while and it was always great to get a bunch of friends playing at the same time.
Get it from AliExpress. The same ones people sell on Amazon are drop shipped via them for 6 times the price.
I'm fine paying $12 for a case instead of $3 if it means I get it in a day rather than a month
Looks like the PCECD core finally got an update. Waiting for this to hit the auto updaters so I can try the translated Rondo again.
Do you happen to know if it fixes the 27 track limit for audio? I converted Y's 1 & 2 to a merged BIN/CUE and it causes the audio tracks to not replay in an area. Rondo standard plays fine for me.
Release Mazamars312.PCECD.0.2.0.APLHA: 0.2.0 ALPHA · Mazamars312/openfpga-pcengine-cd
What will make this PCECD 0.2.0 ALPHA completed Release? Get 99 tracks with Multi file BIN/CUE Files Remove the need for the requirement of JSON Files. (Yes it is now doable I just need to do a...
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You'd be surprised by where FPGAs turn up. If your thermostat is newer theres a good chance it has a FPGA in it.
these and DAC support and the Pocket is officially a closed ticket for me
This is Analogue. How many months from release till we even had any OpenFPGA?
Release Mazamars312.PCECD.0.2.0.APLHA: 0.2.0 ALPHA · Mazamars312/openfpga-pcengine-cd
What will make this PCECD 0.2.0 ALPHA completed Release? Get 99 tracks with Multi file BIN/CUE Files Remove the need for the requirement of JSON Files. (Yes it is now doable I just need to do a...
Trying this and my Rondo translation won't load at all anymore. Says load error at the PC Engine CD bios load screen or whatever it is.
Just got my white Pocket and dock. Unfortunately, the dock doesn't display anything over HDMI...
I've emailed support already, hopefully they can get me a replacement dock soon. Is their support very quick when dealing with returns?
I've emailed support already, hopefully they can get me a replacement dock soon. Is their support very quick when dealing with returns?
lol no. It took me almost 2 months of emails before they replaced my Pocket.
That was right before Xmas though so maybe they're faster now.
Analogizer Adapter
The Analogizer now has a website where you can buy it.
Here's more information about it:
github.com
Analogizer-FPGA
Here you can purchase the Analogizer adapter and other accessories to play with your original Neogeo, NES, SNES or PCEngine controllers on the FPGA Pocket portable console. You can also watch the game on your favorite CRT screen.
analogizer-fpga.com
Here's more information about it:
Analogizer/README_en.md at main · RndMnkIII/Analogizer
Wiki and info about the Analogizer-FPGA adapter for the Analogue Pocket console - RndMnkIII/Analogizer
github.com
The Analogizer now has a website where you can buy it.
Analogizer-FPGA
Here you can purchase the Analogizer adapter and other accessories to play with your original Neogeo, NES, SNES or PCEngine controllers on the FPGA Pocket portable console. You can also watch the game on your favorite CRT screen.analogizer-fpga.com
Here's more information about it:
Analogizer/README_en.md at main · RndMnkIII/Analogizer
Wiki and info about the Analogizer-FPGA adapter for the Analogue Pocket console - RndMnkIII/Analogizer
the moment Analogue announces DAC support, you guys can thank me, because it's gonna happen the moment I receive this
Even when DAC support comes to the Pocket Dock, you can still use this for original controllers :)
Also, you can use the Analogizer with the Dock, so you could output to both an HDMI tv and a CRT
The downside to this is that the Analogizer will only work with openFPGA cores that support it. It cannot be used with carts or GB Studio. It will not show the Analogue OS menu on your CRT. And, you also can't use SNAC controllers to bring up the Analogue menu. Also, even though the Analogizer itself is pretty cheap considering, costs can start building up if you don't already have the correct video cables and SNAC adapters. (The Mister cable for RGB-VGA to Scart is almost as much as the Analogizer)
Of course, you'd need to buy all those video cables for DAC support if you didn't already have them, anyways.
Oof, I was getting super excited for this, but those are some serious limitations.
And some unexpected and unfun costs, but the limitations are the worst.
He's still working on it almost everyday. Forks of the NES, SNES, and Neo Geo support the Analogizer. He recently forked PC EngineCD, so that's probably next. Other devs want to support it, too.
The video stuff kinda sucks, but Analog video support is still pretty niche. Most people that want it either already have the hardware or are rich in a particular way that cost isn't that much of a concern.
(speaking of which, i just got my 60$ cable in the mail today. I'm finally able to hook it up to a monitor!)
Mine's supposed to be delivered today, but the tracking hasn't budged from being in a nearby city on Saturday and isn't even out for delivery.
I'm in the same boat. Mine's supposed to be delivered tomorrow but it's been traveling to some city in the middle of the country since yesterday morning. I guess someone is walking it there from the west coast. 😑
My pocket still says delivery is tomorrow, but yeah we'll see… When it does come, I'm crossing my fingers it doesn't have any defects like your broken sd card slot or the can't play GBA games thing, or the cracking that was reported! What's everyone's played on their pockets? I'll continue playing my PC-Engine collection using the hucard adapter!
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow Reprise - hack that turns it into a self contained rogue like game. There are fun edits to souls and equipment making them better and more useful in tight spots. Lots of crazy room modifiers like enemies being twice as fast, wind blowing you back and forth, and even a Classicvania style jump where you can't change direction mid air!
Gradius 2 Famicom - just some good ole Gradius. I've nearly got it at a 1CC. But I always bungle it up somehow.
Samurai Ghost - sort of a kusoge on the Turbo Grafx. It's Kind of fun once you get used to the controls.
Now it just says "We'll add a delivery date as soon as your package starts moving" that is at least more honest about it just sitting in the same place for over 48 hours now.
Edit: It's finally departed the facility it was in for over 48 hours about ten minutes ago. We'll see where that package is going.
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Does not see the card. I tested the same card in my other Pocket. And took the card in my first Pocket and tested it as well in this unit. Neither card would read at all unfortunately.