MiSTer FPGA Forum

Yeah, it only works if you're signed in as the account I created for this right now. I'm glad I sourced another set of eyes on that list because you correctly pointed out that there were no Capcom cores, and then in researching that I realized that I hadn't included any of Jotego's public cores. They were not listed on the wiki, and his own docume...

That works for me! Here's a public link to the core list and randomizer "button" (now Pac-Man): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/180EXmHxQ9qT92Wmgu76kOX0O78pbgejeTzemS7TO9E8/edit?usp=sharing It's open for commenting (but not editing), so please leave a note if you see something that needs improving with the list or otherwise. The s...

Since we talked about it beeing a sort of book club for games why not call it "MiSTer Community Game Club". But I'm fine with whatever. :) That works for me! Here's a public link to the core list and randomizer "button" (now Pac-Man): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/180EXmHxQ9qT92Wmgu76kOX0O78pbgejeTzemS7TO9E8/edit?usp=s...

We need a name for the sub forum. Any suggestions? The post topic title here was just a working name while we discussed this. I'm open to something else / better.

Okay, after dealing with some adult life issues (illness, leaking roof), I've finally managed to make a spreadsheet of the available cores with a clickable button that will select one of those cores at random. I have not included the 2-player Game Boy / Advance cores as that seems redundant. Otherwise all classic computers, game consoles, arcade co...

So I think we should move forward. There seems to be enough interest to get going at least. Here's my proposal (keeping in mind everything is malleable): We select either a core or a specific criteria/theme at random Once selected, we then nominate games with that nomination only needing to be seconded by another user to add it to the list From tha...

I think it would be kind of confusing to have two different games of the month, one existing on twitter, discord, and the world at large and the other here. Maybe we can just post what was voted upon on twitter, and there can be some crosstalk here. I know you don't like twitter, I don't like it either, but it's very hard to communicate if you won...

Loads of different themes could be thrown in. Best schmup on the SNES vote one week. Best 8 bit racing the next. So the suggestions thread could be the theme. The admin sets up the weekly vote. Then a thread is created for that winner.?! I love this. That's an angle I hadn't thought of, which is exactly why I wanted an open discussion about this. ...

Definitely up for this. Console, computer and arcade. Probably need a thread for suggestions, then a new topic when that suggestion is selected. How would you feel about a MiSTer core getting chosen at random and then we go from there? There would perhaps be less friction if the core were chosen for us with a random number generator, and then once...

System of the month or even maybe genre of the month sounds good to me. Some computer cores need some fiddling too, so discussing how to get them to run can be useful. Recently I've been revisiting the Amiga library, there are some interesting adventure games there, but you have to ignore the lucasarts and sierra games to not drown them out fame-w...

Yeah, the more I've thought about it, a randomizer does seem like the best way to do this. There's also an element of surprise to each new round that way. A shared Google Sheets document would be an easy way to proceed. We could get the randomizer built into the list itself that way through an embedded function (surprisingly easy to do). Press a bu...

Sure, this is not a problem, I am happy to setup a dedicated sub forum for this type of activity. If those users who wish to start this brainstorm an outline and flesh this out further. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. It then keeps the discussion out of sub forums, where it's more for cores. PistolsAtDawn , some good ideas there. The rotation ...

akeley wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 2:17 pm Masteries has just released his Metal Slug remix for Genesis (previously only on Atari STe). It's a proper homebrew - rough around the edges with some wild gameplay, definitely worth checking out.

https://masteries.itch.io/metal-slug-for-megadrive-ste

That's pretty great for homebrew!

I wouldn't know where to start :) Perhaps have systems without save-state support, so no chance at, ahem...using them ;) What would be a preference for system ? 8-bit, or 16-bit ? Arcade ? There are thousands of hidden gems out there, most of us have probably never heard of, so would love to get some unknown games. I suppose, to get the ball rolli...

I got a couple of Kasa brand smart plugs on sale recently. It is super convenient to be able to add remote on/off to a device.

I've also added the ability to add core-specific boot sounds. So let's say you launch the SNES core, you can make it play a boot sound while that's launching (and then stop playing music like normal). I appreciate this project, and I especially like this addition. I'm thinking that first up is something like a sample of Solid Snake dialogue for th...

Chilli_Vibes wrote: ↑Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:54 pm Perhaps, we could have our own events on this forum ?

I can't see why not. Any suggestions on games to vote on for the first event?

Ah, I wasn't aware of that. I don't like Discord or their terms of service, so I avoid it unless it's my only method of contacting someone. Totally agree. Last year, I joined Discord for some PC mods, mostly ENB, Reshade, texture mods. I was a member for 2 weeks when I suddenly got a message from "Discord". The message was basically a so...

There's a game of the month event in the MiSTer discord. This month it's Zelda the Minish Cap on GBA. Ah, I wasn't aware of that. I don't like Discord or their terms of service, so I avoid it unless it's my only method of contacting someone. I would personally prefer to not use it for anything to do with the community side of MiSTer as I've seen o...

(i.e. "MiSTer Community Plays <Bonk's Adventure [TurboDuo]>", etc.) Many years ago I was part of the OpenPandora handheld Linux PC / game system community, and one of the things we did was have informal events where we'd vote on games to play "together" (no netplay here) then share high scores and thoughts about the game over a ...

akeley wrote: ↑Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:03 pm I think it's safe to say the kids these days have it a tad easier when it comes to videogame accessibility

And that's a good thing. I still miss arcades though.

clarkkent wrote: ↑Sun Jun 26, 2022 6:25 pm Can the total number of MiSTer owners prediced with this? Would be interesting how many MiSTer systems are out there…

I'd be interested to know what overall percentage of DE-10 Nanos ever made have been dedicated to MiSTers.

The MiSTer is largely open source, meaning all the hard work that has been put into it has been preserved for future devices and future people.

Analogue's work dies with the company and the lifespan of their silicon.

To me, this is the most important thing about this project.

Which is what I usually do - take my slippers off & touch some metal - before handling MiSTer and my old computers. And even so, I managed to fry something in my beloved Amiga 500 in a freak short circuit accident a few weeks ago (sob). Sorry for your loss. Hopefully it's repairable? I recently lost my arcade cabinet's CRT (Kortek 2914F) short...

Okay, maybe I don't need to run this test too long at all. According to this diagram that you have so helpfully directed me to, no memory board is detected (memory module size "0"). Not sure what my next step is, aside from cracking open the shell and checking that everything is connected properly? Continuing to run memtest, just in case...

Sounds like an SD card issue maybe. Can you try another just to test? I know the 256 is new, but unfortunately counterfeit SD cards are not uncommon.

If only there were collections of CHD files on an archive of the internet, like an hosted at an org of some sort. Then you'd only need to download them.

To be fair if you compare a PlayStation’s performance to what was available in the PC world in 1994 when it was new it’s pretty damn impressive. Remember this was pre 3d accelerator cards for PCs. But yes I own a PlayStation (since back in the day - also had a pc at the same time) and it feels pretty accurate to me. Solid point. Another thing to c...

RascalUK wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:10 pm That's not actually a bad idea! Might give it a go, have some TPU on a shelf I think.

I have my moments.

That's cool that you have a printer too. Aren't they amazing?

What do you think about nacon daija for 150 euros? you can advice it? I got sent a Daija for review (perk of the job) a year ago, I really like it. It's a sizeable beast, I like the way you can open it up and all the tools are inside. For that kind of money, you can't really go wrong and it's super easy to swap out the stick and buttons if you wan...