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In a nutshell: Analogue's Nintendo 64 clone revitalized the N64 community when it launched last November, but pricing was high and availability was extremely limited. Those looking for a slightly cheaper alternative now have another option with the recent launch of the M64 from ModRetro.
Co-founded by Oculus creator Palmer Luckey, ModRetro started life as an online forum for discussing retro games but eventually evolved into a full-blown hardware company. Its latest creation, the M64, is an FPGA-based console designed to play original Nintendo 64 games on modern displays in up to 4K resolution at 60 frames per second. A dedicated CRT adapter is also available to pre-order should you want to use the M64 with an older display.
The system is fully compatible with all original N64 games and controllers, and features a fanless thermal design that runs silently while you play. It's built around a 16nm AMD Artix UltraScale+ FPGA, which ModRetro claims is the most advanced processor ever used in a retro console. The machine also supports overclocking for those notoriously sluggish games, and features a microSD card slot for storage.
