Five new Analogue 3D "Prototype" consoles are coming in unreleased N64 colors I'd have killed for back in the '90s

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Five new Analogue 3D "Prototype" consoles are coming in unreleased N64 colors I'd have killed for back in the '90s News By Phil Hayton published 6 February 2026

The N64 is finally coming in Atomic Purple.

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More Analogue 3D Limited Edition consoles are inbound, and this time the FPGA N64 systems are wearing unreleased "Prototype" colors. While the last drop featured transparent shells based on the original Funtastic range, this wave is picking up where Nintendo left off by releasing five new colorways that feel unmistakably '90s.

Appropriately dubbed the Analogue 3D Prototype Limited Editions, the new range features transparent Extreme green, Atomic Purple, Ocean, Ghost, and Glacier colorways. As the title suggests, you'll need to be speedy if you want to grab what I'd say is the best retro console for N64 games in its new flavors, and it'll set you back $30 more than the standard version at $299.99.

New Prototype Analogue 3D range goes on sale February 9, and if you fancy grabbing a matching 8Bitdo N64 controller, those are dropping at the same time. I've got mixed feelings about these "highly limited" launches, but the fact that the standard model is currently still in stock means you won't have to pay more for a special version or stress about actually grabbing one.

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Analogue says it has spent over a year "perfectly color-matching the original Prototype colors," and I know for a fact eight-year-old me would have begged for the Atomic Purple version back in the '90s. To be clear, these are official colors that Nintendo had in the works 30 years ago but ended up shelving, so these systems are paying tribute to that original vision. I suspect the purple one specifically was supposed to match the Game Boy Color with the same name that my parents refused to buy me back then, but the Ocean and Ghost colorways feel like something entirely new.

I do wish Analogue would make these shells available for N64 enthusiasts who have the black or white version, but I know some players like the idea of owning an exclusive colorway. Even if you do have this standard model, you're still getting a phenomenal 4K Nintendo 64 that keeps getting better with every update. The latest firmware patch just added support for Switch Online N64 controller and a bunch of visual-enhancing features like the option to disable interlacing, all of which will help give your cartirdges a glowup that the OG system simply can't achieve (trust me, I tried via an N64 HDMI mod).

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Whether you're now hellbent on grabbing one of the Prototype colors, or the 4K N64 has just re-entered your brain space, the Analogue 3D is worth considering if you love Ninty's '90s console. It's certainly pricey, but it does do a tremendous job of giving early 3D romps the glow up they deserve in 2026.

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