Diving into FPGA Gaming with the MiSTer Multisystem Console
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Date: 2022-04-14
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Dallas
isn't there something like this that has hardware expansion units that accept actual cartridges of old school systems like Intellivsion and have controller ports where you can hook up the actual controllers from each system instead of using a modern game controller that does not have the same buttons of the original controllers? Even the best emulation can't replace using a actual cartridge or Flash Cart like The LTO Flash Cartridge and actual Intellivision Disc, Keypad Controllers like the Intellivision 2 controllers or much better Sears Super Video Arcade Controllers.
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isn't there something like this that has hardware expansion units that accept actual cartridges of old school systems like Intellivsion and have controller ports where you can hook up the actual controllers from each system instead of using a modern game controller that does not have the same buttons of the original controllers? Even the best emulation can't replace using a actual cartridge or Flash Cart like The LTO Flash Cartridge and actual Intellivision Disc, Keypad Controllers like the Intellivision 2 controllers or much better Sears Super Video Arcade Controllers.
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Wesley
This is really cool, but about twice as much money for the whole kit than I would want to spend, especially considering none of the money goes to the software developers who made the cores (as far as I know. Maybe I'm just a cheapskate, or haven't adjusted to the Brandon Inflation yet. The case, like all 3D printed objects, would look infinitely better after a proper sanding and painting.
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This is really cool, but about twice as much money for the whole kit than I would want to spend, especially considering none of the money goes to the software developers who made the cores (as far as I know. Maybe I'm just a cheapskate, or haven't adjusted to the Brandon Inflation yet. The case, like all 3D printed objects, would look infinitely better after a proper sanding and painting.
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Yellowblanka
Would be interested in somebody like Digital Foundry doing an -Emulation vs. Mister- video to show the level of improvement the FPGA cores offer vs. emulation, especially considering the cost of this device. I think the idea of FPGA is very cool, but if it's only ultimately a few degrees more accurate, I'm not sure it's going to be worth the expense/trouble for a lot of people.
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Would be interested in somebody like Digital Foundry doing an -Emulation vs. Mister- video to show the level of improvement the FPGA cores offer vs. emulation, especially considering the cost of this device. I think the idea of FPGA is very cool, but if it's only ultimately a few degrees more accurate, I'm not sure it's going to be worth the expense/trouble for a lot of people.
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djfritz2001
Back in 1988 I asked my dad what it would take to have a magic box that could be an NES or Sega at the flip of a switch, and he explained that you could put all the hardware for both systems into one box, but that in the future, there would be hardware that could reconfigure itself to fit the circumstances. He was describing FPGA's: ) Pop was the smartest person I ever met: )
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Back in 1988 I asked my dad what it would take to have a magic box that could be an NES or Sega at the flip of a switch, and he explained that you could put all the hardware for both systems into one box, but that in the future, there would be hardware that could reconfigure itself to fit the circumstances. He was describing FPGA's: ) Pop was the smartest person I ever met: )
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MaineGeek75
Love this. Question I do have though is for that internal ethernet cable. It was always my understanding that you should NEVER bend those wires more than a -slight curve- let alone a 90 degree bend. That, is insane how much it's bent inside the case. Will this affect how the machine works later down the road? Or was I just taught to be super paranoid lol?
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Love this. Question I do have though is for that internal ethernet cable. It was always my understanding that you should NEVER bend those wires more than a -slight curve- let alone a 90 degree bend. That, is insane how much it's bent inside the case. Will this affect how the machine works later down the road? Or was I just taught to be super paranoid lol?
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Shadows
By -emulation- are you refering to the word that make -purist- stir in their seat. Reminding them that their $800 copy of Little Samson can be emulated for free. Therefore they try to find flaws in the emulation over hardware debate, so their spouse doesn't divorse them for buying the NES Champiinship cart. Lol. Give me a Raspberry Pi anyday!
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By -emulation- are you refering to the word that make -purist- stir in their seat. Reminding them that their $800 copy of Little Samson can be emulated for free. Therefore they try to find flaws in the emulation over hardware debate, so their spouse doesn't divorse them for buying the NES Champiinship cart. Lol. Give me a Raspberry Pi anyday!
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Erbsenbrei
The pre-configured 128mb are a turn off, as most Mister owners most likely already have it with little to no use of having a spare one. Same potentially applies to the Noctua - both of which add a rather notably price premium.
As for everyone freshly entering the field it may be rather worthwhile, though.
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The pre-configured 128mb are a turn off, as most Mister owners most likely already have it with little to no use of having a spare one. Same potentially applies to the Noctua - both of which add a rather notably price premium.
As for everyone freshly entering the field it may be rather worthwhile, though.
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Vlad
this is cool. i'm still reluctant to take a dive (i've dedicated 20 years to preserving and enabling myself to play the 90s' video game library as intended - indefinitely. but this would be cool as an all in one solution. maybe when they perfect the 32bit consoles implementation i'll give it a try
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this is cool. i'm still reluctant to take a dive (i've dedicated 20 years to preserving and enabling myself to play the 90s' video game library as intended - indefinitely. but this would be cool as an all in one solution. maybe when they perfect the 32bit consoles implementation i'll give it a try
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tr
I was interested in the MiSTer a while back because of the hyper-accurate ST and Amiga emulation, and I seem to remember there being a MIDI board for the ST side. Is that still an option somewhere? Would the linux backend handling a USB MIDI adapter be the only way (defeats the purpose kind of.
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I was interested in the MiSTer a while back because of the hyper-accurate ST and Amiga emulation, and I seem to remember there being a MIDI board for the ST side. Is that still an option somewhere? Would the linux backend handling a USB MIDI adapter be the only way (defeats the purpose kind of.
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mercster
Seems like a really cool toy, but with $400 minimum for the board and the console, and you still need to buy a case. seems like a damn expensive toy. I can think of a lot of other things I can buy for $400 that would be a lot more useful. Thanks for the video.
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Seems like a really cool toy, but with $400 minimum for the board and the console, and you still need to buy a case. seems like a damn expensive toy. I can think of a lot of other things I can buy for $400 that would be a lot more useful. Thanks for the video.
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