MiSTer Dedicated Arcade Setup

[@headacheinducer]

"Yo, this shit's broke Bob" That legit made me laugh out loud

[@TheMikeyb86]

My favorite RetroRGB content: how-to. Thank you so much, so much time saved.

[@-dash]

One day... one day I'll have a respectable Dodonpachi setup. This channel makes me daydream- in a good way.

[@rentoptional1524]

A wild Cruz Link appears.

[@_BELMONT_]

Oh man! Content on this beautiful Saturday morning with my coffee on a walk with the pup! Thanks Bob!

[@RastaJediX]

100%!

[@jcchaconjr]

“Yo, this shit’s broke, Bob…” “GET OUT!!!” 😂

[@ProgVirus]

Trying to convince my BIL to upgrade his cab from some janky 2003 Dell running emulators, to a MiSTer - super helpful video!!

[@Hitorijime]

Perfect timing. I'm planning on setting up my mistercade in my Blast City today for games played vertically. :)

[@RastaJediX]

I'm so jealous

[@intergalacticproctologist]

This is hands down, the best video I have seen for setting up the MiSTer. I learned a few things from you that I had no idea was possible. Excellent how-to.

[@RetroRGB]

Thank you!

[@NikOutchcunis]

Thanks so much for this. I learned some helpful new things and you've inspired me to give a vertical-only setup another try

[@GoTiKYT]

Hi Bob!. Thank you very much for taking the time to explain all this stuff so well 🤩👌

[@alextirrellRI]

Awesome setup! A good reminder that I need to overhaul my MiSTer -- I do show it to friends when they come over and of course what they want to play isn't set up right! 😩

[@wildside4822]

The guild have not been 'omitted' yet. We dont really see them until the third book so the fact we have seen them in Part 1 is a bonus.

[@sicjake]

Great vid! In the middle of modding an arcade1up machine with my mister, it's got a vertical screen and I wanted am easy way to show off vertical arcade games.

[@OldSkooolGamer]

Super useful. Thanks so much!! Will follow this tutorial religiously :D TATEEEEE!

[@robbiej111]

Thank you for the TATE pronunciation! Now I can say it right 😁

[@NLSagat]

Gotta love the gamesack interpretation!

[@lancepage1914]

I never knew the pronunciation TATE was like that either. Just another new thing I learnt today watching this video.

[@Sayajiin2]

Great video Bob! I learned a lit even thought I don't have a cab 😊

[@MrBroken030]

fantastic video!!

[@AgentMoler]

I just got a z back cab for my mister and this video was very helpful 🎃

[@overdriver99]

This is so great! thanks for awesome video!

[@coffeecuparcade]

Thanks Bob for the great video! I dont use a dedicated arcade cab, but I did find this video really informative to teach me more about my MiSTer. I appreciate that. Keep up the awesomeness man!

[@RetroRGB]

Thanks! And yeah, I figured there might be at least or or two tips in there that might help, even if it's not a dedicated arcade setup :)

[@coffeecuparcade]

@@RetroRGB You got that right. I do have a Sony Trinitron CRT that I use from time to time on the MiSTer, but I set things up differently. I am very intrigued by your video

[@josetrochez5982]

Hi retro rgb thank you for doing this appreciate it. But I'm stuck at 4:53 where you say, to copy code in the main-write up you have up. But I don't see the code anywhere? Excuse my ignorance first time messing with this stuff. NEVER MIND found it!! Thank you for your hard work!

[@RetroRGB]

No problem and thanks for the kind words! Just a hint: Almost every video tutorial has a page on RetroRGB.com to match. So if I mess up and forgot to say that, just check the description and the page link should be there. LOL, unless I screwed up and forgot to paste that too!! :)

[@flottenheimer]

@RetroRGB I knew all of this but enjoyed watching this tutorial anyway. Yes, you are that good ;D The only thing I still haven't figured out is how to use my Taito Egret II Mini Trackball/Spinner controller with the MiSTer. If you happen to have one, I'd love for you to do a tutorial on that. Thank you so much for all your excellent work, Bob.

[@RetroRGB]

I had to change the MiSTer.ini for my spinner to work. I'm not sure if this will help yours, but it won't hurt to try. Set the following: spinner_vid=0xFFFF spinner_pid=0xFFFF

[@flottenheimer]

@@RetroRGB Thank you. Will try to see if it makes a difference.

[@Vulto166]

"yo, this shit is broken bro!" I already heard this exactly sentence! xD

[@JJW410]

0:13 Lol, what a meme moment, right there.

[@ReubenBarker]

Lmao your guy at the beginning is hilarious.

[@shain6946]

With the HDMI being squished with that CRT menu option you could take advantage of multiple .ini files and have a button combo to switch to another .ini in HDMI mode

[@RetroRGB]

Please keep in mind that advice was for people who game on CRT's and only use HDMI for streaming. But you're 100% correct: With an alternate MiSTer.ini file, you could simply load the alt file when you need to use scripts, then go back to the other one when you're done. But you'd loose the custom backgrounds too. So, seems like a lot of extra work for CRT users, but it's absolutely the answer for people who switch between both.

[@mexiace512]

Is there such a thing as a arcade_horizontal_only script? Would love to have 2 directories, one for Tate and one for Horizontal only games.

[@HyperSF2]

Great video. Is there a way to config global button configs? For example use the same config across all CPS2 cores rather than setting them up individually?

[@karlillek1279]

Is there anyway to download only Vertical or Horizontal games for the obvious reasons? BTW love your channel!

[@RetroRGB]

Yup, I go over it in this video and the accompanying post

[@pedroTFP]

Awesome video! I’m in the process of restoring an Astro City, so I have a question: with dual video output, how do I input analog video signal from MiSTer Scart connector into Jamma on a Nanao MS8?

[@RetroRGB]

You'd need a MiSTerCade, or similar JAMMA solution: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ7EpKaubs19hpo

[@strykerking]

Nice video as always Bob. Question for you, I have a MAME setup running a cocktail mode in one of the tabletop arcade1up shells. Does Mistercade have capability for cocktail modes? I'd likento eventually move it to mister, thx.

[@RetroRGB]

I believe that comes down to the core. You can rotate the menu any way you'd like, but I've seen some cores have cocktail options and others not. You might want to stick with MAME for your current setup and use MiSTer for an upright. LOL, do whatever you'd like though, that's just my opinion :)

[@splugereport]

100%!!! It's broke bob for sure lol

[@giddygoon73]

Is there a way to remove or hide the button mapping pop-up that appears in the top left when a game starts? I use my MiSTer on a cab and it totally throws me out of the experience. Thanks.

[@karoo_bushman6880]

In the INI. It's labeled quite clearly somewhere, can't remember.

[@UR2SL0]

Question, is the mame required for all arcade systems? Because I know that some CPS2 and CPS3 games run better on those systems than the mame, is there a way to deviate arcade systems? For instance Naomi GD, or Naomi 2 sorry for the noob questions

[@ShelfWarmer]

I have my mister set up with a switcher between a yoko crt and a tate crt, is there a quick way to rotate the menu when I'm on the tate crt? And I can get most tate games the right orientation but having trouble with Sonic Boom being upside down, how do you flip that game in particular, can't find any dips or anything that helps? Thanks.

[@RastaJediX]

I don't think so when a scandoubler or scaler isn't enabled, but I could be wrong. Hopefully there's a way.

[@RetroRGB]

YES! You can set up alternate MiSTer.ini files! Here's how: Configure MiSTer.ini exactly as you like it for the horizontal cab. Then make a copy of it and rename it 'MiSTer_alt_1.ini'. Then change the rotation options in the alt file, as well as anything else you'd like to be exclusive to the TATE CRT. Then, after you boot, just hit esc (or the corresponding controller button) and left to enter the menu that shows volume controls. You'll see the option to switch to the alt's. That's it! Suuuuper easy and you can easily switch between them even if it's rotated the wrong way at first.

[@itchyisvegeta]

The only thing that is missing for me with the MISTer is when you turn on the device, it auto boots directly to an arcade game with no indication of boot screens, to mimic an actual arcade board. When that starts happening, I'll probably jump on the MiSTer bandwagon. I got my Raspberry Pi 3 doing that now, and it is really freaking cool to see.

[@mahdiyussuf9804]

accuracy improvements and input lag being nil is the ultimate reason, but yeah that would be cool! edit: wait, you can do that

[@RetroRGB]

I mean, it's REALLY close to that. You can set the countdown for 1 second and the menu will barely be visible. I demo this in the video and post.

[@itchyisvegeta]

@@RetroRGB Yeah, I bet if I actually got my hands on one, I probably would never go back to anything else. Especially if a Mortal Kombat core came out.

[@flain283]

Great video, i thought id just add an update to the TATE setup section. The TATE script in the video is probably not the best anymore, i found it's not updated like the update_all script is. So what i do now is i use update_all and i symlink to the organized folders which have TATE in there (there is a folder for clockwise rotate and another for counter clockwise). So in /media/fat/ i put a symlink '_Vertical (CW)' -> './_Arcade/_Organized/_4 Video & Inputs/_2 Rotation/_Vertical (CW)' You also need to symlink to the cores directory inside the organized folders ie. symlink cores -> /media/fat/_Arcade/cores. This is an old video so not sure if anyone is interested but i can put the exact linux commands if someone wants. Once you make the symlinks you can just run update_all as normal to update it. As a side question - anyone have any good CRT mister wallpapers for TATE?

[@Utoobyourself]

Hi Bob, great video! Like your content alot. I have a few questions? I am totally new to this Mister Arcade stuff. I am very interested in purchasing mister arcade pre order. My main concern is I have a brand new Flat CRT 24.8 inch Tri-Sync arcade monitor I had purchased it 9yrs ago for arcade MAME project which i put on hold. It handles 15/24/31 khz sync frequencies. Does the Mister arcade jamma handle tri sync modes? My arcade monitor already has a VGA input to connect to a pc as well. Is this simple to setup to my arcade monitor ? I also have a J-PAC. I was planning on just running Groovy Arcade for easy install setup where it setups everything for you. Is Mister setup easier/ straightforward? I really want to complete my build any help on this greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[@RetroRGB]

Hello! If your cab is already waited for standard JAMMA, it’s a bit easier to use MiSTer, since you just plug it in. I’ve never had the ability to test 24Khz stuff, but it should work fine with 480p.

[@jimbotron70]

Is the Q Sound virtual audio emulated correctly with fpga?

[@RetroRGB]

I believe so, but I haven't run specific tests on Q Sound.

[@KoncadeGaming]

This is great thanks Bob, how would I go about deleting the console stuff from SD card if already setup on a cabinet? Is it just a matter of deleting all folders except games mame and HBMame?

[@RetroRGB]

I'd personally start from scratch. So, back up the MAME/HBMame fodlers, run SD Formatter (or something) to completely clear the card, then run the instructions as listed here. It's more work, but less chance of something going wrong. Or just use a spare MicroSD and copy the games over to that.

[@sHiNkAoLaSu]

you had an astro city that needed vsync adjust1? isn't that 2 frames of lag? don't want to sound like an ass but what's the point to play on a crt cab with that much lag? are all astros like that? thank for the answer, not a troll here, just a concerned arcade ^^'' thanks for your work, greatly appreciated! (also I heard favorites stop working when mras are updated with a different "end date" on the file)

[@RetroRGB]

The vsync was ONLY for the main menu setting, when running in the super resolution mode. ZERO LAG once the core has loaded. Please re-watch that section and refer to the written document as well.

[@sHiNkAoLaSu]

@@RetroRGB thanks for the heads up, my bad :) (I did rewatch that part several times, but wasn't clear enough to me, english not being my mothetongue though :) ) anyways, thanks for taking the time clearing it up for me, keep up the great work and have a good one !

[@RetroRGB]

Thank you!

[@profchaos354]

I’ve been thinking about using the Mister and making a double Racer arcade cab for some 2 player racing. Is there a way to hook up two misters together to make something like that work?

[@RetroRGB]

I don't think so. But that would be something I'd love to see in the future.

[@Fattydeposit]

Good ass video. Appreciated.

[@lvl99arcade59]

literally me; my friends always want to play the most random games.. lol

[@ultraspinalki11]

Do you know if a Mister Multisystem can do your setup or do I need a more expanded Mister with multiple boards atop each other?

[@RetroRGB]

This will work with all hardware. Including no hardware - Just the DE-10 & HDMI :)

[@ultraspinalki11]

@@RetroRGB Thank you. I'm currently in the process of deciding whether I should buy a custom arcade cabinet with a pc/Raspberry pie inside, or just buy an empty cabinet with the Mister Multisystem inside it wired up with arcade sticks, buttons etc Whichever I decide for Christmas, I can only hope I don't regret it later on XD

[@HerrBerzerk]

Wasn't there always the problem that a number of mainly older arcade games rotate in the "wrong way" and there is no software option for screen flip?

[@RetroRGB]

Every one I've tried has either OSD options or service menu options to flip. Worse case, you could always install a yoke flip switch into your cab.

[@HerrBerzerk]

@@RetroRGB Out of my head it was games like Lady Bug, Gorf, Xevious, Sinistar, Gyrus. Centipede/Millipede and DigDug is fixed I believe. If you want to take a look :-)

[@RetroRGB]

Thanks for following up! Xevious, Dig Dug, Dig Dug II and both Centipede's worked perfect with all the flip options. You're right though, Lady Bug, Gorf and Gyrus only had flip options for HDMI output. If I wanted to play those, I'd need a yoke flip...or wait until the core developers updated it. Funny enough Gyrus was oriented properly for my setup and the music in that game is really good! I just added it to my favorites.

[@HerrBerzerk]

@@RetroRGB Thank you for checking! Hopefully someone will update them at some point.

[@jocool7370]

Dude please change the background on the Mister installation. KZbin keeps thinking the connection is going down.

[@RetroRGB]

Keep watching...

[@jocool7370]

I can't. It stops playback......

[@RetroRGB]

No one else seems to be having this issue. Including the few times I watched it. But later on in the video, I show how to change that option and why you'd want to.

[@kunka592]

I posted a comment but I see it's disappeared. Is it held for review?

[@RetroRGB]

I’m seeing this one. Nothing is in the held bin…but that doesn’t seem very reliable.

[@kunka592]

@@RetroRGB I tried posting it again and it looks like it was deleted again. Damn youtube being shlt. I'll try posting it here as well without some of the periods. Maybe it thinks I'm trying to link a website: Is there a way in MiSTer ini to set settings for all vertical games aside from doing them one by one? Is there a way to linedouble rotated vertical games? For example, a 240x320 game being linedoubled to 640p for use in a normal (not-rotated) PC CRT? Currently I have a MiSTer alt ini that uses the scaler at 1600x1200 for rotated vertical games, and my main MiSTer ini uses forced linedoubling (no scaler) for horizontal games.

[@RetroRGB]

Try this - Set up the MiSTer.ini file the exact way you would for a 15KHz CRT, but with the following changes: forced_scandoubler=1 ...then at the bottom, under the [Menu] options, change the video_mode=6 Please let me know if that works.

[@kunka592]

@@RetroRGB Thanks for replying. I tried that and it basically just enables normal scandoubling but it seems like cores ignore any rotation settings for the CRT output, so it doesn't allow me to play rotated vertical/tate games on my PC CRT which is not rotated unless I use the VGA scaler. Using the VGA scaler, I at least figured out how to make 240x320 look good by setting the resolution in the MiSTer ini to 1280x960, which is effectively 3x scale when rotated, or 4x when not rotated. I'm still trying to figure out if there's a way to make other resolutions like 256x224 (e.g., Gemini Wing) look good when scaled and rotated, but that aspect ratio is 8:7 and I don't know if I can do anything aside from setting it to a high resolution like 1600x1200 and applying a filter to get rid of the shimmering.

[@RetroRGB]

OH! I'm really sorry, I didn't realize you meant rotating the games on a CRT. Yeah, the only way to do that is to enable the scaler.

[@deanhuff123]

Edit: Voultar_Nudez 😂 Another option is to Ssh into mister and run scripts from there. Then no keyboard needed either

[@RetroRGB]

Yeah, but this video is supposed to be for anyone, not just people with PC skills. While I use those methods for my personal setup, I'll always show the easiest ways in these videos.

[@deanhuff123]

@@RetroRGB Thanks for pulling all this information together. It makes TATE mode super easy.

[@RetroRGB]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@NLSagat]

First off great vid, enjoyed and informative! I def (also) hate taking out the sd card even though my mister is like only 2 meters away from pc 😂 i know Bob spends a lot of time getting the vids right (and it shows!) but i agree a short segment on installing a ftp program and connecting would save people a lot of time! Especially if a mister is burried away in an arcade machine. For me. Def gonna mess around with a ini file with at least ‘osd menu rotated on’, seems very handy when in TATE mode.

[@sunderark]

Ah, how did you come across a Sammy VideoWorld? That's not a common cab at all.

[@RetroRGB]

Beast found it for me! Jose helped rebuild it and it's 95% done...I just need to upgrade the CRT to the proper size.

[@sunderark]

@@RetroRGB I didn't even notice it being a smaller size. Though if it is an 18" crt you might want to hold on to that.

[@ZeroUm_]

Bob, whenever you show MiSTer videos, please, please switch the background to something other than TV white static noise. It absolutely kills KZbin's compression and halts the videos. I have idea why it is their default other than looking retro. EDIT: Oh it was on purpose! Thanks

[@RetroRGB]

Keep watching the video...

[@ZeroUm_]

@@RetroRGB Haha, I see it was on purpose. I was having problems all the time, going jumping to 1080, loading, 240, 1080 and back.

[@JLMtime]

I was just about to buy one of these until I found out the arcade support is lacking compared to its console support, dose anyone know if it has save states & speed up I dont have the time to play RPGs at normal speed anymore

[@splugereport]

Gimme astrocity!!! :)

[@ScoopexUs]

It's definitely not easier to unlock your cabinet, decouple the coin mech, unhook the panel, open the panel, unhook the front, remove the front, unplug the Jamma connector, remove the PCB board with the Mister on it, carefully push on the MicroSD card which was put in the worst position imaginable for access, take the card, walk with it to your computer, and insert in in a card reader - than it is to FTP or SSH in with a few clicks - especially since you're already at the computer where you downloaded the script or whatever. The menu for binding the buttons is wrong - undefine means you are unbinding, not leaving the previous binding.

[@probablyanadult7354]

We should put two of these FPGAs together so we can finally emulate the PS2 lol