u/Aromatic_Method7767

TL;DR: Had to give up Super Nt and Mega Sg during a difficult time. Thought I'd never own them again. Wife found AWESOME bundle for me on opposite side of planet.

- Super Nt (SF) +box
- DAC (new, sealed)
- Mega Sg (JP) +box
- Mega Sg cart adapter v1.1 set +box

Total ~$850!!!

These things all launched separately at different times. Ordering as they were released, I would have paid taxes + (very high) shipping with each order. This price feels like I got them for original MSRP. Current second-hand price is more than double.

They're not perfect, but I don't care. Rubber foot pads on both consoles are damaged with fissures at the corners (probably from SE Asian heat). Mega Sg pad is oozing sticky stuff like my old Logitech devices. I'll replace with something custom, or maybe Analogue has some original rubber pads around to include with my next order. The mat thing for Sega/Mega CD add-on is missing. A rubber mouse pad will work perfectly for me. Everything else was included (SMS cart adapter, USB power, HDMI).

We've worked for years to bring my wife to USA. In January we were at the very end of the process; then USA suspended all immigrant visas from 75 countries "indefinitely." Worst timing possible! She would have arrived Feb 6, so she quit her job and let the apartment lease expire. Now she's staying with parents and I've been sending extra support money. Meanwhile, she finds amazing strange stuff at flea markets and second-hand shops.

When Analogue 3D had the first restock, I tried to buy a white one to go with my original pre-ordered black A3D. I had been waiting for the A3D restock order to also buy a bunch of other Analogue stuff (Duo, Pocket Dock, other Pocket accessories, etc). I encountered incomprehensible shopping cart restrictions and blocked credit card transactions (this ALWAYS happens when it's "go-time" to order from Analogue). At some point I had wasted an hour and all my credit cards were blocking transactions from Analogue. The only thing I had been able to order successfully was the white A3D. Pocket Dock went out-of-stock at some point. It had been available to order a week or so before the A3D restock when I was planning the order. My wife had been waiting for my call, so I gave up and called her. I explained why I hadn't called an hour earlier, describing the frustration. Then she just went to the Analogue web site and ordered the Duo for me! I couldn't combine shipping with my other order, but I wanted a Duo regardless. I told her she should not have done that, but the Duo is great and I thank her for it often!

Just a few days ago on the 1st of July, I was on a video call with my wife. She found some cool things for me at a flea market. One was a Nintendo "Ten Billion" 1980 puzzle toy for $0.57 - super cheap! Also a Famicom Super Mario Bros (looks authentic) for less than $5. On the video call, I showed her the Analogue Duo that she helped me buy months earlier. I thanked her again. Then I showed her the other Analogue stuff: A3D, Pockets, Pocket Dock, etc. I showed her the Nt mini Noir and told her it's probably worth twice what I originally paid. The conversation drifted to me describing my favorite Analogue consoles (Super Nt and Mega Sg) and how I will probably never have another chance to own them due to insane second-hand prices.

While I was blabbing, she started searching the Internet. She found a nearby Super Nt with brand new (sealed) DAC for way less money than it would cost for me in USA. I couldn't believe it! I told her to wait. I will pay some bills and then send some money, but she ignored me and purchased it with some kind of pay-later thing (fees were minimal). The same seller also had a Mega Sg. She immediately bought that too. He was also selling the Mega Sg cart adapter v1.1 set. He couldn't easily sell the adapters in SE Asia after he already sold his Mega Sg. I told her not to negotiate, I'll just buy it. The seller's prices were already fair. I couldn't talk her out of it (a cultural thing). She got the adapters for 10% less than the asking price. Seller also has a Duo but it's ~$471 so I'm not interested. So in the end we got Super Nt, new/sealed DAC, Mega Sg, and v1.1 cart adapters. ~$850!

I worried it was a scam. "Too-good-to-be-true." On a video call with me this morning, she unboxed the packages. It's all there! I'm psyched!

This makes me want to smash things.

https://youtube.com/shorts/5smx72yc3eo

iOS thinks it knows better and will not allow me to type "21 ..."

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It's the standard iOS 26 keyboard. iPhone 17 Pro Max. Turned off swipe-to-type. Turned off autocomplete suggestions (I need the screen space). iPhone is set to old man mode during initial setup. I'm in my mid-forties but my eyes have aged poorly. It's still difficult to use my phone without 3x magnification reading glasses.

There are no names or account details in the screen recording. I checked.

(posting here and also in r/8bitdo) I installed the specific M30 2.4g firmware to use with Analogue Pocket Dock so it does not require the USB dongle. Button layout should work great for almost any game or OpenFPGA core. I haven't tried games yet, but I'm disappointed to find that navigating the PocketOS menu is not intuitive. The A-button is back/cancel and B-button is accept/advance/confirm. Does it seem backward to you? I know I'll experience confusion every time I try to navigate the OSD menu. Can the functions of these buttons be swapped?

Carnage! After so much determination, the seller got lazy and used AI to write the title and description. Doesn't mention "tilt" or "color" at all. Unexpectedly yammers on about Megaman. "Publisher: MEGAMAN"

I'm tempted to buy this to build a library of nasty game carts.

If you waited a week or so to buy the 2.4g version, you could have saved ~$30. I considered getting this but 8bitdo's button sets do not include shoulder buttons. All of these will still have ugly transparent shoulder buttons unless you can mold and cast your own opaque shoulder buttons.

Black sold out a few days ago. I noticed just now that white is also sold-out. That's it for now, guys.

"The girls in my class room will LOVE these!"

I think this would have been better! PPPPppppppprove me wrong! :)

For real, I'm on the fence about buying it for $90 but I would definitely buy the thing if it worked like this.

Tested Analogue 3D compatibility with various Apple PSUs that feature USB-C +PD, universal input voltage, and swappable AC prongs. Lots of people already have these laying around. Thankfully the Apple devices they came with usually are not too picky about charging from other sources, so you can use your compatible brick for the A3D if you want and charge the Apple device with something else.

WATTS	MODEL	A3D?	NOTES
29W	A1540	No	from 2015 MacBook
30W	A2164	Yes
35W*	A2676	No	Dual port
61W	A1947	Yes
96W	A2166	Yes
140W	A2452	Yes

I keep my original Analogue PSU in the box, still undisturbed. Some time ago, I got the 96W Apple PSU from a thrift store and I've been using that - but 96W is just overkill! I think I'll switch to the 30-watt A2164.