"Inflation isn't nostalgic" - Modretro's FPGA N64 console will arrive later this year for $199.99, but I'm curbing my retro console enthusiasm

Player holding N64 controller in front of CRT with Mario Kart 64 on screen and console covered in red cloth next to sign that reads "no peeking until Christmas!".

The creators of the Modretro Chromatic just shared a new teaser for its FPGA N64 , and the reimagined retro console will set you back $199.99. The cartridge-based system will also seemingly arrive in time for Christmas, but I'm going to need more details than that.

Announced via X, Modretro's founder, Palmer Luckey, teases the "M64" with a video of someone playing Mario Kart 64 on a hidden console. To add to the cheese, the cloaked system has a handwritten sign next to it that reads "no peeking until Christmas!" presumably serving as a rough ETA. That hint is followed up by a more straightforward $199.99 MSRP reveal at the end of the clip.