2025 looks to be a big year for the Nintendo 64, as Modretro looks set to make its own FPGA console that will run N64 games. For now, the minds behind last year's Chromatic Game Boy are keeping the specifics under wraps, but I'm excited about the prospect of an affordable system that will help me play all my physical cartridge favorites using HDMI.
Teased via a Tweet by Modretro founder Palmer Luckey, the new Nintendo 64 in question is the "M64." Yes, I see what they did there, but other than two potential logo styles and a cringe Matrix reference, the company has refrained from any other details. What I can tell you is that the system will more than likely use FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) technology to mimic the N64 at a hardware level rather than relying on emulation.
