Things you can plug into a TV: mini consoles that run an emulator inside a small box, and FPGA hardware that rebuilds the original chips in logic. Each one is listed under the systems it plays.
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A cartridge console from Hyperkin with slots for NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, Mega Drive and Game Boy cartridges, which it plays in software emulation over 720p HDMI, with save states and cheats.
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A ZX Spectrum-shaped TV game with 1000 built-in games. It replaces the keyboard with a d-pad and buttons and connects to a TV by composite video.
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Nintendo's miniature NES with 30 built-in games. Sold as the NES Classic Edition in North America and the Nintendo Classic Mini in Europe.
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Nintendo's miniature Famicom for Japan, about 60% of the original's size, with 30 built-in games. As on the original, its two controllers are wired to the console.
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Nintendo's miniature Super Famicom for Japan with 21 built-in games, including the previously unreleased Star Fox 2, and two full-size controllers.
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Nintendo's miniature SNES with 21 built-in games, including the previously unreleased Star Fox 2. Sold as the Super NES Classic Edition in North America.
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Sony's miniature PlayStation with 20 built-in games and two wired controllers. It runs the games in a fork of the open-source PCSX ReARMed emulator.
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A half-size Commodore 64 replica that runs the VICE emulator. The keyboard is decorative, so it is played with the bundled joystick or a USB keyboard.
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Sega's miniature Mega Drive, sold as the Genesis Mini in North America, with 42 games emulated by M2. The game selection differs between regions.
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A full-size Commodore 64 replica with a working keyboard. Its emulator can switch between C64 and VIC-20 modes.
A full-size VIC-20 replica with a working keyboard and switchable VIC-20 and C64 modes.
A modular console that installs games from original discs and cartridges and runs them in software emulation. The base unit reads CD-based games; Element Modules, sold separately, add NES, SNES, Mega Drive, N64 and other cartridge slots.
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A miniature Mega Drive 2 from Sega with 60 built-in games, including Mega-CD titles. Sold as the Genesis Mini 2 in North America.
A small Amiga 500 replica with a decorative keyboard, played with the bundled mouse and gamepad. Games you own can be loaded from a USB stick.
A TV console for Evercade's licensed cartridges, which collect emulated arcade, console and home computer games, including C64 and Amiga collections. It has two cartridge slots, 1080p HDMI output and four-player support.
A full-size ZX Spectrum replica with a working rubber-key keyboard, compatible with software for the 48K to 128K models.
A black version of the half-size THEC64 Mini that ships with 25 modern C64 games instead of classic titles. Like the original, it loads your own programs from a USB stick.
A full-size Amiga 1200 replica with a working keyboard, emulating AGA as well as the A500's OCS and ECS chipsets. Ships with Workbench, a mouse and a gamepad, and loads WHDLoad games from USB.
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An FPGA re-implementation of an MSX2 with MSX-MUSIC and SCC+ sound, designed by ESE Artists' Factory and sold in Japan by D4 Enterprise. It has two cartridge slots and an SD card slot for disk images, but no floppy drive.
An FPGA board designed by Till Harbaum to re-create the Amiga and Atari ST, later joined by many 8-bit computer, console and arcade cores. It loads software from an SD card and has analog video output.
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An FPGA console with both NES and Famicom cartridge slots, four controller ports and 720p HDMI output. RetroUSB calls it the first FPGA NES console; it was discontinued in December 2025.
An FPGA console for NES and Famicom cartridges with both HDMI and analog RGB output. A Nt mini Noir edition followed in 2020.
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The Intel Cyclone V SoC development board that the MiSTer project is built on. Most MiSTer cores also need an add-on SDRAM board, and analog video needs an I/O board.
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An FPGA console for SNES and Super Famicom cartridges with HDMI output up to 1080p. Analogue announced the Super Nt+ as its successor in 2026.
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A replacement Commodore 64 motherboard that recreates the C64 in an FPGA and fits an original case. Later revisions are the Ultimate 64 Elite and Elite-II.
An Amiga-compatible computer built around the Apollo 68080 CPU and SuperAGA chipset in an FPGA, with HDMI, USB and Ethernet. Later cores add an Atari ST mode that runs EmuTOS. The current model is the V4+.
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An FPGA console for Mega Drive and Genesis cartridges with HDMI output. A bundled adapter plays Master System cartridges. Analogue announced the Mega Sg+ as its successor in 2026.
A low-cost MiST-compatible FPGA board designed by Manuel Fernández Higueras, with a Cyclone IV FPGA, USB ports for controllers and VGA output. MiST cores are resynthesised for it.
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An FPGA-based ZX Spectrum in a keyboard case designed by Rick Dickinson, with faster CPU modes, more memory and new graphics modes. Sold through Kickstarter campaigns.
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A handheld that plays Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance cartridges in FPGA. A dock, sold separately, adds HDMI output, and cartridge adapters add other handheld systems.
An FPGA re-creation of the Game Boy Color from FunnyPlaying, sold as a DIY kit for a Game Boy Color-style shell or as an assembled console. It plays original cartridges on a built-in screen.
A low-cost FPGA board from Retro Remake that is compatible with the DE10-Nano used by the MiSTer project. It is sold in production batches, bundled with SDRAM and, in larger packs, an analog I/O board and USB hub.
A Game Boy and Game Boy Color handheld built around an FPGA. It plays original cartridges only and has no slot for ROM files.
The successor to the SiDi, a MiST-family FPGA board with a larger Cyclone 10 LP FPGA and two SDRAM chips, adding HDMI, optical audio and joystick ports.
An FPGA console for Nintendo 64 cartridges with 4K HDMI output and display modes that imitate CRT televisions.
An FPGA-based Commodore 64 in a breadbin case, built on a version of the Ultimate 64 Elite-II board, with ports for original cartridges, disk drives and tape decks.
A ready-built console from Heber that runs the open-source MiSTer FPGA project, with 128 MB SDRAM on board so it plays all standard MiSTer cores. The Analogue model adds RGB and VGA outputs and a cartridge expansion slot.
A MiSTer-compatible FPGA console from Retro Remake styled after the PSone, with ports for original PlayStation controllers and memory cards. It runs the MiSTer cores for other consoles and computers too.
Analogue's successor to the Mega Sg: an FPGA console for Mega Drive and Genesis cartridges with HDMI output and Bluetooth. A Master System cartridge adapter is included, and Mega-CD games need an original Mega-CD unit.
An FPGA console for original Nintendo 64 cartridges and controllers, with HDMI output up to 4K, CRT-style filters and overclocking modes.
Analogue's successor to the Super Nt: an FPGA console for SNES and Super Famicom cartridges with HDMI output up to 1080p and Bluetooth for wireless controllers. Analog video needs a separate DAC.
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