Is this a good place to discuss The Analogue Pocket?

hardrockhero · Post by **hardrockhero** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:21 pm

So soon coming is the analogue Pocket, its a new Gameboy compatible that runs off an FPGA. Is anyone excited for this?

Yazwho · Post by **Yazwho** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:47 pm

I'd love one! 2023 now though. ?

BruceMcF · Post by **BruceMcF** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:48 pm

Not particularly excited ... I mostly play Gameboy games on my OG 2DS ... but yes, I reckon this is indeed the place for this.

hardrockhero · Post by **hardrockhero** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:52 pm

On 1/31/2022 at 5:47 PM, Yazwho said:

I'd love one! 2023 now though. ?

I'm pretty stoked about it and bummed for further delays. But id rather them not rush a release.

hardrockhero · Post by **hardrockhero** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:56 pm

On 1/31/2022 at 5:48 PM, BruceMcF said:

Not particularly excited ... I mostly play Gameboy games on my OG 2DS ... but yes, I reckon this is indeed the place for this.

I mean i do like the the 2ds, defiantly one of my favorite more modern Nintendo consoles. But i mean this thing is pretty cool.

BruceMcF · Post by **BruceMcF** » Tue Feb 01, 2022 12:07 am

On 1/31/2022 at 5:56 PM, hardrockhero said:

I mean i do like the the 2ds, defiantly one of my favorite more modern Nintendo consoles. But i mean this thing is pretty cool.

On the question of whether it is cool, it looks pretty cool.

It's not something I am excited about, but I never had a Gameboy, so it's not got the same nostalgia factor for me as it will have for many.

hardrockhero · Post by **hardrockhero** » Tue Feb 01, 2022 2:23 am

On 1/31/2022 at 7:07 PM, BruceMcF said:

On the question of whether it is cool, it looks pretty cool.

It's not something I am excited about, but I never had a Gameboy, so it's not got the same nostalgia factor for me as it will have for many.

I mean fair enough!!

Yazwho · Post by **Yazwho** » Tue Feb 01, 2022 1:10 pm

What's the MIDI IN and MIDI cable for? Is this a common thing now? (or back then?)

hardrockhero · Post by **hardrockhero** » Tue Feb 01, 2022 3:38 pm

On 2/1/2022 at 8:10 AM, Yazwho said:

What's the MIDI IN and MIDI cable for? Is this a common thing now? (or back then?)

Well see its got some interesting functions. From a press release:

"Next up on our list of Analogue Pocket accessories is a series of cables that you can use to make some sweet music right from your handheld. Not only content with playing games, this handheld has a built-in Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) called Nanoloop. Think of it as a portable Pro Tools in your pocket.

Analogue have release a series of cables that you can use to connect your pocket music maker up to your Mac or PC to create beats in real time and record your original tracks. You can even hook up a MIDI keyboard or synth to the handheld for extra features."

Yazwho · Post by **Yazwho** » Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:42 pm

Blimey, that's very fun.

I do like the GBA cart with the embedded chips!

https://www.nanoloop.com/two/index.html