This $5,000 Nintendo is made of 24K gold and you can buy it right now

The original Nintendo Entertainment System is gorgeous. Just look at it!

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It's also over 30 years old, and many haven't weathered the test of time with grace. Plenty outright don't function, to say nothing of yellowed exteriors and gummy controllers. One company is solving that problem in a decidedly Trumpian fashion: by creating a modernized version, then covering it in 24-carat gold. 

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Few things look more perfectly 1980s than the original NES. Wikimedia Commons

Behold: the limited edition, $5,000 Nintendo Entertainment System!

24k Gold Nintendo (Analogue NT)
You'll notice up front that its maker, Analogue, gave its modernized NES two more controller ports. Analogue NT

Join us below for a closer look at this rare, expensive beast!

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The console is called the "Analogue NT". There are only 10 being made in gold!

24k Gold Nintendo (Analogue NT)
You'll notice up front that its maker, Analogue, gave its modernized NES two more controller ports. Analogue NT

It's got two slots on top: one for United States NES cartridges, the other for Japanese cartridges. Bonus!

24k Gold Nintendo (Analogue NT)
BONUS FACT: The NES was called the "Famicom" in Japan, a portmanteau of the words "family" and "computer". Analogue NT
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Oh, also, it's covered in 24-carat gold!

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Analogue NT

"Each piece of the Analogue NT's aluminum enclosure is plated from the inside out in pure, 24k gold," says the product page. "Hand-polished and plated in Seattle, Wa."

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Don't worry about a connection — the Analogue NT NES comes with an HDMI output, which is used by all modern televisions.

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The bottom is transparent, so you can see the console's innards. Sadly, that means less 24k gold.

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Each console also comes with copy of the original "The Legend of Zelda" game — naturally, the gold edition of the game is included. The game turns 30 this year!

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Analogue NT

Ready to drop five large on the gold-plated, special edition Analogue NT? <a href="http://www.analogue.co/pages/analogue-store">Head over to the company's product page and get wild!</a>

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