At Famicom World we are having this discussion about making a cheap and accurate Famiclone. It can't be fully remade until the CPU and PPU are accurately cloned though, but I think it's a step in the right direction. The Famicom/NES is in need of an open source and accurate clone. The idea is to make it in parts that can be mixed and matched in a cheap DIY solution.
There are many different needs and wants, and personally I'd want to see an almighty Famirepro that beats the Analogue NT Mini:
-Famicom controller ports (microphone compatibility)
-NES controller ports (all pins so dual Zappers etc work)
-Famicom 15-pin expansion port
-NES 48-pin expansion port
-Famicom 60-pin cartridge connector
-NES 72-pin cartridge connector
-NES universal lockout chip (for games that rely on it)
-Jailbar-free composite video
-NTSC CPU (various versions)
-NTSC PPU (various versions)
-PAL CPU (various versions)
-PAL PPU (various versions)
-RGB PPU (various versions)
-Famicom expansion audio compatibility
-NTSC/PAL modes
-Maybe more
Or maybe better a port for the microphone so that any standard microphone can be used like on the Analogue NT.
Now if there only were open source clones of the CPUs and PPUs.
There are many different needs and wants, and personally I'd want to see an almighty Famirepro that beats the Analogue NT Mini:
-Famicom controller ports (microphone compatibility)
-NES controller ports (all pins so dual Zappers etc work)
-Famicom 15-pin expansion port
-NES 48-pin expansion port
-Famicom 60-pin cartridge connector
-NES 72-pin cartridge connector
-NES universal lockout chip (for games that rely on it)
-Jailbar-free composite video
-NTSC CPU (various versions)
-NTSC PPU (various versions)
-PAL CPU (various versions)
-PAL PPU (various versions)
-RGB PPU (various versions)
-Famicom expansion audio compatibility
-NTSC/PAL modes
-Maybe more
Or maybe better a port for the microphone so that any standard microphone can be used like on the Analogue NT.
Now if there only were open source clones of the CPUs and PPUs.