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something really really cool came in the mail today we got this sent over to us from the guys at analog and let's take a look what's inside she's going to take a second doughnut it's just going to going to get there almost not quite get it up close this is awesome this is the analog and team mini this is their new premium NES machine and just really heavy by the way like a lot more than I would expect it to be it just feels really solid so this is a device that plays old Nintendo games but you can hook it up via HDMI and it's going to put out an actual 1080p signal and look really good at least that's the plan you can even see on the back here there's your HDMI out but it also supports RGB composite component as video all those other options if you do want to use it with like an old CRT you'll also see at the top here there's actually two slots four cartridges that's because this thing supports not only NES games but also famicom games which are the Japanese equivalent the reason they're different is because Famicom games have a 60 pin connector while NES games have a 72 look let's see what else we got in the box before we set it up and try stuff out and then it also comes with I've messed with these before these are Wireless NES controllers from 8-bit no it's designed to work with the actual NES that Orca the system as well obviously so just plug this in and get a wireless controller so let's go ahead and hook this thing up and try it out so like I said the NT mini is a premium way to play actual old NES carts on new TVs with zero issues the in--he mini uses actual hardware designs based off of the original NES not emulation and has its own built in high quality upscaling that pushes out a 1080p signal that is ridiculously crisp taking a closer look at the back of the system like I said earlier you can see we have an HDMI port along with ports for older video and audio signals after that you've got a mic port which supports an old handful of Famicom games that featured audio interactions for instance the Famicom version of Legend of Zelda featured enemies you could kill by screaming into the mic that does not work for the NES version that I own then you've got a Famicom expansion port which among other things will also allow the NT mini to support the Famicom disk system if you happen to have one of those long around hooking it up is as straightforward as it gets and aside from a little opening menu to adjust settings before launching a game diving into classics is easy whether you want to play a childhood favorite from the NES or pop in a Famicom import aside from being able to just play old games the system comes with a gargantuan number of little ways you can tweak things you can display in multiple resolutions choose from different color palettes add scan lines reposition the screen and you can even crop to get rid of annoying glitchy edges that some games get since old TV is used to just over scan them out of sight a neat little design option two is that the NT Mini recognizes special button combinations for system controls for instance you can power the system on and off by holding select and B or you can open up the options menu by hitting select and down the included wireless controller gets the job done but if you prefer the antes ports are just regular NES controller ports so you can use official Nintendo ones instead all in all this thing is an incredible way to re-experience Nintendo classics with all the bells and whistles for hardcore enthusiasts to appreciate that said at a price point of 450 bucks for the traditional gray one and 500 bucks to grab it in black like you see here the analog is definitely aimed at just that hardcore old-school enthusiasts that collect a bunch of games whereas regular consumers might just get an easier kick out of the NES classic edition instead