{"id":312674,"date":"2025-11-28T17:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T17:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/312674\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T17:25:10","slug":"modretro-launches-its-take-on-the-nintendo-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/312674\/","title":{"rendered":"ModRetro launches its take on the Nintendo 64"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">ModRetro, the gaming company that makes modern versions of retro consoles, has unveiled its take on the Nintendo 64. It\u2019s called the M64, and it has launched alongside ModRetro\u2019s spin on the classic console\u2019s trident or three-pronged controller. The M64 is a direct competitor to the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/analogue-3d-review-modern-processing-cant-fix-vintage-flaws-160000410.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Analogue 3D;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Analogue 3D<\/a>, which is also an ode to the N64 and can play its games. Analogue\u2019s version is already out for sale, though it\u2019s currently out of stock. ModRetro didn\u2019t say when you\u2019ll be able to purchase the M64 and how much it will cost, but you can <a class=\"link  rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?siteId=us-engadget&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=5532d6c5-b16e-420e-a61d-2044b71f8ee4&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;linkText=sign+up+for+the+waitlist&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL21vZHJldHJvLmNvbS9wYWdlcy9tNjQiLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6IjU1MzJkNmM1LWIxNmUtNDIwZS1hNjFkLTIwNDRiNzFmOGVlNCIsIm9yaWdpbmFsVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9tb2RyZXRyby5jb20vcGFnZXMvbTY0In0&amp;signature=AQAAAY47JSdLCUoekJlnjJjyvtFPixlvcuPi8eUkICQEbnED&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fmodretro.com%2Fpages%2Fm64&amp;spaceId=1197802876\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up for the waitlist;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:;elmt:;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">sign up for the waitlist<\/a> and get priority when it goes on sale. The consoles will come with translucent casing in three colors when it debuts: purple, green and white.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">ModRetro soft launched its first console, the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/palmer-luckeys-modretro-chromatic-portable-console-is-now-a-thing-you-can-actually-buy-160016032.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chromatic;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chromatic<\/a>, in 2024. As you can probably guess, the Chromatic can play Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles, as well as proprietary cartridges. It came out months after its soft launch and will set you back at least $200. If you\u2019re not familiar with ModRetro before this, it was founded by Palmer Luckey who also founded Oculus and designed the Rift headset. In 2017, he co-founded Anduril Industries, a military tech company that builds drones, sensors and other technologies with billions in government contracts.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"ModRetro M64 controller\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"fig-image-round\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/modretro-m64-controller.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ModRetro M64 controller (ModRetro)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ModRetro, the gaming company that makes modern versions of retro consoles, has unveiled its take on the Nintendo&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,139444,139442,139443,61],"class_list":["post-312674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-gaming-company","tag-nintendo-64","tag-retro-consoles","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}