A New Super Nintendo FPGA Console: Meet the MiSTer - New Year Core Countdown #8 | SmokeMonster

[@martinevans1206]

I love the fact that these games can be perfected/improved, i.e. with slow-down, FPS, etc. It gives them a new/second lease of life!

[@SmokeMonster]

Agreed!

[@SinisterSpatula]

Excellent video! You put so much work into these and it shows. Thank you

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks, it's been a labor of love :D

[@MrExnihlo]

I subscribed because of the extra work you put into time stamping the video in the description. I appreciate that a lot. The video is good too.

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks, I got help from people with those :)

[@AttunedFlux]

Excellent review. I'm sold. Major bonus points when you brought up two beloved childhood games that I no longer own for the superscope- Yoshi's Safari and Metal Combat! Metal Combat was such an amazing game for the time. In-depth story and really cool sprites. It was fast-paced and INTENSE! A truly unique and little-known SNES gem, and now, with the usb mouse feature, we can experience it in a new way that sounds very promising.

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks for watching :)

[@AttunedFlux]

@@SmokeMonster I'm trying to get turbo working on snes9x 1.60 for the superscope crosshair, but cannot figure it out. Any tips? Playing Safari without turbo is...annoying.

[@AttunedFlux]

Figured it out. The mouse-wheel button. :)

[@MikeDest]

My favorite channel on KZbin right now. Anyway, Vegas Stakes had good SNES mouse support.

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks!

[@dav3yb]

I really started looking at MiSTer when i discovered the NeoGeo support. I'll probably look into getting one next year, but if this thing ever gets CPS2 support it'll be an absolute game changer for me.

[@SmokeMonster]

It feels like we'll have cps2 eventually, and cps1 is planned next from Jotego

[@ShamanNoodles]

What is CPS2? I always hear about it but im an arcade noob

[@lenpak]

@@ShamanNoodles CPS2 stands for capcom play system 2 which is their 2nd generation of arcade board. Games like the street fighter alpha series runs on the cps2 arcade board for example. So instead of a home console port, this core replicates the arcade board itself. The core is currently in final beta and should have a public release soon.

[@bladrt3]

dude your content is freaking amazing i love the pixel animated art and the tunes are comforting of my snes and GBA childhood subbed and ready for more.

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks so much!

[@ultor7654]

Finally someone who play WITH scan-line! Beautiful!

[@Sg-gg8dp]

Mister is an incredible Project !!!

[@SmokeMonster]

It's awesome

[@Sg-gg8dp]

Stunnnnning !!!

[@jotakux7489]

My favorite kind of monster!!! SUBSCRIBED!!!

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks :)

[@Bilalnwo]

Ok that's it. I'm buying this. No more waiting for the ultimate bundle from mister add-ons

[@agentorange8530]

I did the same. Got the DE-10 Nano from Amazon and ordered the 128mb, i/o board and usb hub on ebay the other day.

[@adamrandall2996]

@@agentorange8530 Just out of curiosity, how much does it costed you in total?

[@agentorange8530]

@@adamrandall2996 All the stuff I bought cost about $420. But some of the stuff you don't really need. The DE-10 Nano fpga board was $140 from Amazon and I also got the upgraded fan, which you don't need, and I got the stand off screws and heatsink, don't really need those either. Then I got the latest I/O board for $74 (which you don't really need). Got the 128MB Ram for $75. You don't need that high of Ram unless you want to play all the Neo Geo games. Also got the latest USB hub that fits the boards for $60. You don't really need this either or you can just get a cheaper external USB hub.

[@phlipzero2045]

@@agentorange8530 damn, the shortage on 128MB really hurts the prices; 50$ seems what most people paid, now they're soo pricey, hard to get into MiSTer like this. What are the features of the latest I/O board?

[@agentorange8530]

@@phlipzero2045 not sure what the differences between i/o boards are.

[@Colin_Ames]

Another great video. Thanks for putting in all this effort to entertain and educate us.

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks, it's my pleasure :)

[@THEREALDATALORD]

You killed this video mate. Excellent editing.

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks! :)

[@welcometoGARYVILLE]

Awesome video - you’re doing God’s work Smoke Monster

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks!

[@airgreek]

Great stuff love your channel. I predict huge success in your KZbin future

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks :D

[@UP87]

Star Fox 2 is no longer unreleased. It was on the SNES mini and it‘s in Switch online.

[@SmokeMonster]

Oh, that's true!

[@jimbojimbo01]

Awesome video, thank you, can't wait for my board to arrive to try the turbo hacks for the games that had slowdown! 🙂

[@nowonmetube]

What a great Christmas present 🥰

[@SmokeMonster]

Enjoy :)

[@Izquierda]

I want to be more future-proofed by getting a 128MB RAM expansion board right away, but it seems to be impossible to find at this point. For someone lacking the skills to build one myself, this seems like a hard gate into the MiSTer world.

[@SmokeMonster]

Yeah, there's just a big rush for them right now since everyone is upgrading. Once the sellers are caught up I'm sure they'll be available regularly again.

[@Izquierda]

​@@SmokeMonster Hope it doesn't take too long to be regularly stocked, I'm 100% sold and hyped thanks to your cool videos.

[@diamanteloco]

@@SmokeMonster if you go with 64MB RAM (until the 128MB RAM is readily available) what major cores either suffer or are unplayable completely with the lack of the extra 64MB of RAM?

[@dknstrkt]

Have you checked Ebay? I just order a 128MB Saturday, got it today. Most of the original sellers are overwhelmed ATM, but I had no issue finding the newest IO board, USB hub or RAM on Ebay. www.ebay.com/itm/MiSTer-FPGA-SD-RAM-Board-XSD-v2-4-128MB-Neo-Geo-NES-SNES-Genesis-Sega-CD/323994704716?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648

[@BinManSays87]

This looks savage

[@SmokeMonster]

It's pretty awesome

[@siskavard]

I think I was the only kid in my county that had the Super Scope 6. I really loved it, I would play through Battle Clash all the time.

[@SmokeMonster]

I remember renting it once, but I didn't know anyone who owned it.

[@siskavard]

@@SmokeMonster I wish I'd kept it! DX

[@lukasperuzovic1429]

Keep up the good work.

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks :)

[@inceptional]

What I don't understand is why Nintendo doesn't do a version of a SNES Mini with this kind of feature to stop the slowdown and sprite flicker. With that one tweak some of those old classic games would just be perfect.

[@SmokeMonster]

Yeah, you'd think it would have been easy for them to include something like that as a menu option.

[@Kalvinjj]

If I was at Nintendo's command I would have released the minis as SoC clones straight out (likely since being at Nintendo, we could have the full documentation of the custom chips to include on a SoC without emulation), with even cartridge support. Like, not just some simple cash grab, something for real fans and all.

[@looneybinjim]

Because all mini consoles were a quick money grab! When money isn’t involved and things are done for the love of something, usually the best results are yielded. We are lucky to have an FPGA platform built in such a manner. Basically only the community can release something as special as such options...

[@Kalvinjj]

@@looneybinjim And it really is a little sad since Nintendo themselves likely still have the full documentation for all their consoles, so they could launch a non-FPGA based SoC solution, to reduce costs, power consumption, and still include all the nice FPGA stuff like perfect code execution and the native digital video out.

[@looneybinjim]

Kalvinjj You recon?? I sometimes think the community knows more about the consoles themselves than Ninty actually does. One things for sure, more effort could have been put into the minis.

[@Leroy719]

I plan on investing in a mister after the holidays this is so exciting!👏🏼🙌🏼

[@SmokeMonster]

Do it :D

[@livinlicious]

Wow. Thats really the final solution for game preservation. I need this.

[@SmokeMonster]

It's a great preservation initiative for sure

[@RetroSho]

Another excellent video my mans! The SNES is my favorite console of all time, and it's been a joy to watch the SNES core get built up to one that faithfully recreates every facet of that amazing device. The support alone should also help to bring together many others who also enjoy these translation patches and hacks, without the need of wondering if it will work or not. Just about 99% of the library (including hacks) just works without any further tinkering outside of setting up your controller, scaler settings, and cheats (if you want them). You can't ask for much more than that from a device.

[@SmokeMonster]

Awesome, thanks! And a huge thank you for the timestamps!!

[@TheSonofman2]

Have you used this SNES core on a DE10NANO for yourself? I wish someone would make a buying guide with all addons needed and an install guide for MiSTer because I'd like to try the cycle-accurate turbographix/PC engine

[@RetroSho]

@@TheSonofman2 Yeah homie, you can check my channel. My most recent video is playing Super Mario Kart on the MiSTer SNES core. If you want to get started, get a DE-10 Nano and look for someone selling a 32GB or 128GB SDRAM. Then get a heatsink and a Noctua fan, a USB Hub and you're good to go.

[@RetroSho]

@@TheSonofman2 Also that's a good idea. I might have to look into creating a few start up guides for MiSTer this coming year. I'll at least be purchasing a second MiSTer device, so it might be a good idea for this.

[@massiveheadwoundharry6833]

Slow-down was the only way I got through some of those shooters!

[@SmokeMonster]

I appreciate all the help I can get in them too :D

[@nowonmetube]

😂

[@1luarluar1]

Great, I did not know Mister was so advanced offering scanline features...I have always found scanline emulation not really an option, so im glad that Myster has tackled it with style, well done!👍👍👍

[@SmokeMonster]

Yeah, once you dial then in they look exceptional, and I say that as a CRT die hard.

[@1luarluar1]

@@SmokeMonster that's really cool...I was born with scanlines in my head, so glad to know there are fans of scnline in the world...cheers!

[@KS-ur6hs]

The music in the beginning is awesome. Where's that from?

[@siskavard]

Last Bible III - Underworld Forest

[@MrShadow2x]

As someone who would never need Neo Geo access, could the various enhancements and extras for the SNES core be used without an SDRAM add-on? I'm really interested in building a Mister, but my finances are really tight right now, and I would have to build in phases. I would eventually get an SDRAM board for it, but I don't know how much I could actually run well without one for a while. SNES, NES, and GBX are all I'd be doing.

[@SmokeMonster]

If that's all you're after, you could get by with the cheap 32MB SDRAM for sure. The 128MB is still only really used by Neo Geo, a few other cores support it but there is nothing really needing it yet.

[@MrShadow2x]

@@SmokeMonster Thank you SmokeMonster. Would I be able to hold off on a USB hub and analog IO board for a little while? How hot can the DE-10 get without the fan from the IO board? I'm trying to prioritize in what order to get parts, but have to work within a cramped starting budget.

[@MADGAMERFREAK]

What game is being played at 0:30?

[@TheVoidofNothing11]

I'm getting an FXpak pro first then springing for this in the future.

[@TheVoidofNothing11]

@@user-yk1cw8im4h I sold a piece of my soul and ebayed a super NT last week.. Luckily the scalping is going down.. So now I really want FXpak pro. I'll get the mISTER at some point. I have a massive backlog already so I can wait. Plus the board is up in price right now.

[@TheVoidofNothing11]

@@user-yk1cw8im4h lol very true, it does make us buy a lot... I'm all down for PS2, put a 2tb hdd in mine a few years back. I bought a GC loader last year and a gchd mkII for my gamecube. Just waiting on the mclassic to upscale it. So yeah gotta wait just a little more befoe I get mISTER.

[@cosmickatamari]

I need to try out Brainlord. I have the original cart and even on sd2snes, it's so laggy I thought my SNES had issues. Other videos on youtube (from original hardware) show the same slowdowns.

[@agentorange8530]

Was Brainlord laggy? I don't remember. But maybe it's because I never got far in that game lol.

[@SmokeMonster]

Oh, I haven't played that one :)

[@alienparadox]

u can use a Wiimote also with the snes superscope games, which is even better than a mouse!! plug in the lightbar , pair the wiimote via BT and thats all u need! (also for nes and megadrive games!)

[@SmokeMonster]

Yeah, I forgot to mention that. I'm not so sure I'd like the Wiimote for it though, it's really laggy.

[@SmokeMonster]

Yeah, I forgot to mention that. I'm not so sure I'd like the Wiimote for it though, it's really laggy.

[@alienparadox]

@@SmokeMonster hmmm worked quite smooth for me tbh , as u can see here kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIS5eIuKhZWZfpI but im no expert on lag and stuff

[@MechanicaMenace]

Is this an improvement over the old standalone MiST board?

[@SmokeMonster]

Yes, it's a huge improvement.

[@MechanicaMenace]

@@SmokeMonster thanks for the personal response to an obvious first time viewer. Did some reading and it being based around a pretty standard devkit is also a major advantage for me so have already ordered some stuff. Again thanks a lot.

[@touchly]

FUCK YES thanks for shouting out star ocean

[@SmokeMonster]

Right on! :D

[@EyMannMachHin]

I wonder, does it also support the Super Gameboy cartridge extras?

[@SmokeMonster]

Not yet, but one day it will hopefully :)

[@Bugatti12563]

That's it, you've convinced me to get a Mister. The Megadrive core doesn't need the ram expansion, what about this SNES core?

[@SmokeMonster]

Great! Yes, SNES requires 32MB of RAM minimum.

[@LittleRainGames]

@@SmokeMonster MB or Mb?

[@TheSonofman2]

@@LittleRainGames MegaBytes not Megabits

[@kane01337]

Absolutely loving this coverage - the Mister is gaining so much speed faster than people realise! Love your work Smoke! Just wondering - could you play the Gradius 3 60FPS hack on a Super NT ? ( I currently have one & just about to grab a SD2SNES )

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks! Yes, it works in SNt if you use an SD2SNES

[@kane01337]

@@SmokeMonster Awesome thanks heaps - really loving this Mister coverage, these excellent jam packed yet under 20 minute videos are fantastic

[@kirabate]

Do you recommend the Analogue pocket?

[@SmokeMonster]

I've never used one but the specs look awesome.

[@pandurlolgg5780]

It's not even released yet. :)

[@RandomizationShow]

Alejandro Escalante Coming out later this year. Regardless of the fact that I own a modded version of each gameboy generation (and a stock micro) except for a backlit SP... it still won’t stop me from buying one lol. Not only will you be able to play GB/GBA/GG cartridges but people will inevitably create SNES/SG emulators for it, it is more than enough to replace every unit I have and then some. I won’t let them collect dust but I’m going to guess this will be my main handheld when it releases.

[@kirabate]

A sure pickup then

[@MoonsideResident]

Which scanlines do people recommend for this core? I'm not great at eyeballing, heh.

[@SandroOliveira91]

Smokemonster, is this better then the Super NT? Should i consider selling my Super NT and get a MiSRter in the future? I say the future because i'd want to get a "complete box" ready for use type thing with the MiSTer, since i don't know anything about it

[@SmokeMonster]

Well Super Nt plays real carts, which MiSTer will never do so that is the deciding factor.

[@SandroOliveira91]

@@SmokeMonster I have no plans to ever use carts. I only enjoy playing on real hardware, but i'm not a collector. I may only get the carts the jailbreak doesn't support. What in that case? Is the SNES core on MiSTer better then the one on Super NT or is it ever going to be?

[@coinfeeder7450]

Awesome video as always, keep 'em coming!! What's the hack at 4:30 again? Midnight something? Sorry, I didn't quite catch that..

[@RetroSho]

It's part of the 9th Annual VLDC (Vanilla Level Design Contest) that was held at SMW Central. This stage is called Midnight Arbor. You can find out about it here: www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=14812. And you can hear the music here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3vIoX2XZt2th8k

[@SmokeMonster]

Midnight Arbor from Vanilla Level Design Contest 8 I believe.

[@coinfeeder7450]

SmokeMonster Awesome, cheers!

[@LemonRush7777]

Is this a good enough substitute for those Mega Sg and snes Sg? They are way too expensive to import and I don't have a place to fit one of each retroconsole in my living room (but this I could just tape behind the TV).

[@SmokeMonster]

I definitely wouldn't say it's a substitute, but them I'm kind of biased (I have two Super Nts and a Mega Sg). The only thing Analogue devices will always have over Mr is support for real carts. To me, it's like two different recipes for the same dish.

[@LemonRush7777]

@@SmokeMonster Ah, I don't care about carts, I would just use an Everdrive if I ever got those. I think I will settle for the MiSTER, then. It seems like a decent enough alternative, given the space and wallet constraints I'm facing. Thanks!

[@videogamepolak0]

whats the official website for this product? surprised u didnt mention it. Also is this unit better than the Analogue Super NT

[@SmokeMonster]

Better is subjective, but Mr will never have cartridge support so that is a big difference. Mr is an open-source project and the site is at github.com/MiSTer-devel/Main_MiSTer/wiki

[@DrNoBrazil]

Hello Smokemonster, first of all, excellent series! I was wondering if you need to have dsp1.rom and so in the same rom folders, like Higan for example to play the special chip games? If not, does it mean they have those implemented in the core directly? Thanks!

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks, the special chip layout is explained in the FAQ, but yes, every special chip that's supported has its own soft-core and has been implemented in FPGA like a real chip.

[@Sr.D]

Save states I need save states, if other FPGA solutions can do it I hope MisTer too, that's the only thing preventing me for jump from emulation to mister when possible.

[@OnlyEpicEmber]

I really want to see widescreen hacks implemented one of these days. If you programmed the entire main board then couldn’t you force some form of widescreen? I know each game might handle tiles and culling differently but with BSNESHD you can play certain games in widescreen out of the box and more with via ROM hacking, although I’m really upset there hasn’t been much of a community formed around this. As soon as I booted Super Mario World and saw that all the graphics had been expanded to fit my monitor almost exactly I was most pleased. Unfortunately, enemies, physics and the camera are all stuck in 4:3 so you get gombas materialising in the middle of the screen almost, as if they’ve teleported from another kingdom I assume features like HD Mode 7 are impossible as you’d need an extra powerful FPGA (And yes, i know it’s not an emulator but it sounds possible to recreate at least some of these features in hardware.

[@bmburke]

Assuming you have a SNES/SFC cartridge adapter add-on, is it possible to back up the ROMs from cartridges with this core? I have a Retrode 2, and the only cartridges in my collection it can't back up are the ones with SA-1.

[@fellleg]

Not as of this writing.

[@TheAfroman]

Looking great! We are still missing MSU-1 support right? I think that’s the last major feature the SD2SNES right?

[@Lynkk]

And maybe savestates (I think I heard SD2SNES have those).

[@SageOwl]

@@Lynkk It does with varying compatibility between games. Saving and loading at certain places can cause softlocks as well in certain games.

[@kjellohman1553]

Whats the opening music? love it! great vid once again 🎅

[@kjellohman1553]

Ah midnight arbor 💕

[@kjellohman1553]

No its from Last Bible 3, "Underworld Forest".. could be the SFC game with the best soundtrack ❤

[@SmokeMonster]

Yeah, they pulled the music from LB3 for Midnight Arbor. So great!

[@kjellohman1553]

@@SmokeMonster Try the track "Sodom" from the same soundtrack, equally great tune.

[@firebones8206]

Gradius III with no slowdown? I'm give up

[@SmokeMonster]

Me too pretty much :D

[@agentorange8530]

It's weird the first time you see and feel it lol.

[@targetrender9529]

I’m thinking about buying a pre-assembled version of the Mister. Is it worth it? I don’t know much about how to use these.

[@SmokeMonster]

You should look into it and decide which parts you really need, especially if money is an issue. You can build a $140 MiSTer or a $400 depending one how much you want to do with it.

[@hereticsshallbecleansed7245]

Is there a way to buy these premade? I'm not tech savvy but I would love the idea of owning something like this that I can plug into a crt and play tons of classic games with perfect accuracy.

[@jamesburchill7522]

Honestly. I don't see too many advantages to this over emulation. At least from a cost to performance stance. While it is novel that the hardware is being emulated, not the software, it seems like there are similar performance/problem/enhancement options. Coupled with the fact that actually putting the Mister into action is far more complicated, I see this as still being a developing technology.

[@SmokeMonster]

Well, this is still emulation it's just not software based. I think it's incredibly easy and dirt cheap considering everything you get, but that's relative.

[@jamesburchill7522]

@@SmokeMonster I suppose my comparison leans more towards Raspberry Pi setups, which for the money, are the best option out there. With as much know how as you would need for the Mister, you can easily cherry pick the best rom/ emulator configuration. I still think it's interesting, and if I see some CPS3, I may pick one up. Still. Good video, and Merry Christmas.

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks, I totally disagree but I know where you're coming from. I had a Pi setup but never used it really.

[@jamesburchill7522]

@@SmokeMonster Yeah. If you got a "Preloaded" Pi, they often come horribly unoptimized and use some poor emulators and even worse ROM dumps. Though, I doubt that was much of a problem for you. Casual consumers, however, can often be let down as they mostly want a plug-n-play experience.

04:55 is using a filter or what?

[@SmokeMonster]

Yes, that is a scanline filter.

[@MLNDY360]

Hey Smoke, any tips on how to fill out the screen (top and bottom) when using integer scaling with my 4k TV? 1080 looks great but I just wish it appeared a little larger on my screen.

[@SmokeMonster]

You can't with 1:1 integer scaling, but if you want to fill the screen and keep the proper aspect ratio, try vscale 3. That is a 1.25% step and is what I use personally.

[@MLNDY360]

@@SmokeMonster thank you! I had since discovered that and it looks great!

[@analog_ape]

Great videos on the individual cores, thank you! I agree with everything, except that DKC never looked and sounded better :) Kevtris' hybrid scanlines in combination with 3x scaler look perfect for pre-rendered SNES games and there's no true equivalent yet on MiSTer.

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks! I guess I'm not enough of a DKC expert then :D

[@486dx33mhz]

Why haven't you credited for the GIF at the Start of the video? it's art by @MrValenberg on Instagram/Twitter for the game he's working on, Virtuaverse.

[@SmokeMonster]

Oh thanks, I'll reach out to him too.

[@486dx33mhz]

@@SmokeMonster no problem! thanks for the prompt reply, loved the video regardless!

[@NightrideFM]

@@SmokeMonster Also definitely check out Virtuaverse, currently looking like being released in February

[@SmokeMonster]

Thanks, it looks great and the pixel art is superb :D

[@thebatjon]

@smokemonster another great video. I'd be really interested to see a Mister vs Analogue console video. How about it?

[@SmokeMonster]

I'm pretty firmly against comparison videos since they only provide a snapshot of any particular moment and wouldn't take into account any Analogue or MiSTer updates. So in s few months they'd paint the wrong picture after things got updated.

[@thebatjon]

@@SmokeMonster fair enough. I have both Analogues, hoping they can secure some features that Mister is able to implement in the future. Keep up the good work

[@Jokerwolf666]

I sold my E.V.O. for 300 bucks a few years ago and bought a Switch haha! Even had the box.

[@SmokeMonster]

Nice! I should have got it from my friend I guess XD

[@jeffcarbello9115]

Only wish now would be someone like Retroflag to design some cases that simulate the Sega or SNES for the Mister FPGA

[@SmokeMonster]

I'd feel weird playing SNES on a Genesis-looking console, but that's just me :D

[@theblowupdollsmusic]

Your channel is absolutely fantastic for this community. Thank you for this content! I have a question. Can MiSTer do custom aspect ratios for SNES/NES like 3:2 over HDMI? I have come to love this ratio with HDMI and would love to use it on all cores if possible. I think it's native for GBA. I have only seen 4:3 and wide as options for most cores.

[@SmokeMonster]

You could do it with a custom video mode I believe, but I haven't tried that myself. Ask a MiSTer video expert and they might be able to walk you through it.

[@theblowupdollsmusic]

@@SmokeMonster I will hop on the atari forums. Thank you!

[@adamrandall2996]

does it support MSU-1?

[@SmokeMonster]

Not yet

[@elmariachi5133]

How do integer scanlines work, if the display doesn't fit enough lines? Or if the display has way too many lines? For example using a classi 200 lines resolution. Would that be scaled to 200 doubled lines and 200 interleaved doubled scanlines + an unused screen space of 280 lines on a 1080p display?

[@SmokeMonster]

If you have 1:1 integer scaling to 1080p hdmi you'll have a 4x scale with a border. I'm not sure how the math of the scanlines works though. You can also do 0.5x integer and 0.25x, which are still the correct aspect ratio and fill the height better.

[@elmariachi5133]

Thank you.So the integer part is just about having scanlines only where they are supposed to be in the original resolution, but not about scaling the lines' and scanline's height in regards to the display? This could mean that we could have the best effect with a high resolution display like 4K, wouldn't it? (If the hardware is powerful enough for scaling up to 4K without lag of course). Also thsi raises teh question if there are filters that actually could render the simulated pixles actually kind of round, with little spaces all around, like on a CRT. Don't urgently need to see the RGB triplets, though, as you usually didn't notice those, unless you where too close to the monitor :)

[@RainerK.]

What is the MiSTer Patreon then? Or did you mean yours? That's all I see in the description.

[@SmokeMonster]

Not mine, it's this one: www.patreon.com/FPGAMiSTer

[@RandomizationShow]

With lots of pre-included lag removed from some of these games, I wonder how DOOM would run on this...

[@lukasperuzovic1429]

I am assuming you mean the SNES Version of Doom that also runs on a Super FX Chip.

[@RandomizationShow]

Lukas Peruzovic That’s correct, I should have been more specific

[@AskJohnDaniel]

Still not as good as DOS

[@NdxtremePro]

@@RandomizationShow Its important to specify, as there is a 486 core that can also run doom.

[@amoore2600]

Fun fact, I can report that the Seth Bling Super Mario World JailBreak works correctly on MiSTer. I filed a bug report on May 30, 2019 and it was fixed shortly after. github.com/MiSTer-devel/SNES_MiSTer/issues/87 This is an extreme corner case and its awesome to see MiSTer handle it correctly. This also works with the Super NT with the JB firmware from the SD card but does not work with a real cart. Seth Bling's Jailbreak: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6nYaaeklMRsZ6c

[@dontquitdreamsarepossible]

Where can I buy the complete kit?

[@SmokeMonster]

It's not a kit, you just need a DE10-nano (Amazon) and the RAM add-on to play every core.

[@dontquitdreamsarepossible]

Thanks for replying Happy holidays

[@padmad3k63]

You can use RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi. It's nothing new but this stuff is awesome, nowadays there are so many ways you can play these old games. I remember a time when this wasn't the case, great time we're living in. EDIT: Holy crap this board is way too expensive compared to a Raspberry Pi 4 which has way more RAM and costs only 60 euro. Just get a Raspberry Pi and install Retro Pie, there are tons of options you can tweak for the emulation, also supports cheats and even multiplayer.

[@SmokeMonster]

You should play however like like to enjoy the games. MiSTer and the Pi are fundamentally different, see my latest Neo Geo video to understand why.

[@padmad3k63]

@@SmokeMonster Thanks I've learned a lot from that video. It would be great if someone did a comparison.

[@nowonmetube]

Magenta and Cyan

[@SmokeMonster]

I come from the future :)

[@nowonmetube]

@@SmokeMonster why is magenta an cyan such a retro 80s and also futuristic color combination?

[@ehabcharek]

but can you use real cartridges on it

[@SmokeMonster]

It's possible if you built a cart reader and modified the cores, but no one has yet and it's not a project goal.

[@vasili1207]

Opinion? Shall i dash off a few mvs games to get a mister? Could probably dash off a lot more too if mister is all that.. Mister needs a name change

[@SmokeMonster]

You should prioritize MiSTer, and I say that as a huge Neo Geo fan myself :)

[@vasili1207]

@@SmokeMonster i am more interested in arcade cores ... if i am honest and the Neo of course. Hopefully in the future cps1/2 is possible. even if a faster bigger fpga is needed ..but i am totally nieve in fpga if i am honest .... i know the principles but hardware wise i have no idea .. 😂

[@SmokeMonster]

CPS-1 will probably come out soon (from Jotego), and CPS-2 should be easily within Mr's capabilities.

[@vasili1207]

@@SmokeMonster Merry Christmas mate. I am going to pull the trigger 👍 .... and have a great new year ☺

[@sup2320]

Audio sync? Otherwise awesome content!

[@SmokeMonster]

Seems fine here, maybe YT messed it up on your end?

[@sideswipe1261]

Bleeding edge, check. Could you (and others) *graciously* tell me or point me in the direction of what #FPGA is? I’d rather learn from other geeks vs. Google (✌️🙂🍻). And is “MiSter” a physical box or a software Emmy? I’m content with my current setup (simple RPi 3b, runs several donx very well! Early -, 2600 -> Dreamcast and nearly all in between. ). I just want to catch back up, and when I’m learning, I like to start w/experienced folks, kind enough to help! PS- “Batman Dark Knight Rises” sucks and we all know it. Happy New Year (soon)!

[@SmokeMonster]

I was going to help you but then you insulted a Nolan Batman. Kidding, check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmOqYYqAYr9sqs0

[@trafalgarla]

This video by EEVBlog is good for learning what an FPGA is in general kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYbWeaqfabJnrqc

[@alphatrion100]

You can play these games on everything. For years

[@SmokeMonster]

That's very true, and you should just play on any platform that makes you happy. The focus in MiSTer is accuracy, but that doesn't matter to a lot of people, and it's more expensive.

[@MarcoMazziniYT]

I'm not subscribed to your channel, why did I get a notification for this video?

[@SmokeMonster]

No idea.

[@MarcoMazziniYT]

@@SmokeMonster Whatever, I watched a couple of your videos, that's the stuff I'm into. You have a new subscriber.

[@joeykeilholz925]

v i b e s

[@SmokeMonster]

You're feeling it :D

[@gterry180]

FLY SWAT

[@pointz777]

Not Russian, but Ukrainian srg320

[@SmokeMonster]

Oh, I messed that up

[@johneygd]

A fpga is supposed to replicate a console accurately and not improve on things are change things,so therefore it makes no sense , why optionally overclocking things or use a mouse to play yoshi safari??? i just could use an emulator instead, this makes no sense in my oppinion,also theres the super nt wich is also fpga based,so this is not too special for me atleast.,, am sorry.

[@SmokeMonster]

You don't have to use any of them, and the stock setup has those options enabled.

[@johneygd]

SmokeMonster true that.