MiSTer: Getting Started

[@FoxbatStargazer]

Bob: Mister in under 10 minutes MLiG: Mister in over 2 hours J/K Love both your guys work!

[@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct]

Voultar: snipes Bob's MiSTer WR speedrun just to spite him

[@DonLuca27]

There's some truth hidden in there. If MLIG's video was made to make more people aware of the MiSTer project and show them how easy and approachable setting up a MiSTer is, then it failed really hard because the only people that would watch a video almost 3 hours long are the ones who have already done their research and know what to do (like myself). If I was a newbie scared of the complexity of the MiSTer despite really wanting one, opening a youtube video and seeing 2 hours+ would definitely scare me away forever. This is the way to go, 10 minute video showing people how to get straight to the business, well done Bob!

[@RetroRGB]

I mean, this one is essentially an ad for the MLiG one, so everyone wins :)

[@DonLuca27]

@@RetroRGB We definitely need both, but as an introduction to anyone who always wanted to get into the MiSTer, imho this is the way to go. Then they can go deeper and that's where the MLIG video really shines!

[@mbertolijr]

lol, took me two days but I watched the whole MLiG video

[@lalos3813]

I jumped on early 2020 and mister has nearly retired all my og retro hardware. It's the gift that keeps on giving

[@jonniefast]

is it retired if i still look at the systems everyday? ☺️

[@AustinTroth]

wow I didn't realize this was all that was needed for a general MiSTer setup. I appreciate this info!

[@haydengittins2836]

Love my MiSTer. Hook it up to a CRT and it might as well be the real deal. My Megadrive and Mega CD are now under the TV for the look of it :)

[@danielsanti9906]

it basically replaces it.

[@jonniefast]

its better than the real deal (sometimes) because you can enable extra on screen sprites / memory 😭💝

[@haydengittins2836]

@@jonniefast Yeah, that's a great feature. I don't think you actually get extra sprites but it certainly helps deal with flicker and slow down.

[@dpcaire]

Which type of connection are you using to go into your CRT? I get nauseating image artifacts out of the genesis core when I use Antonio's composite adapter.

[@haydengittins2836]

@@dpcaire As I'm in the UK i'm using the project packapunch RGB scart cable for analogue NT mini and MiSTer. Gotta love scart. I did use the same converter as yourself for S-Video and had no problems with it visually that I can remember.

[@fd1053]

Ordered my DE 10 Nano on 30.11.2021 at Mouser. Won’t ship till july but still a big fan of the project and your channel!

[@brianstuntman4368]

The to-and-fro between you and Voultar is hilarious! 😉

[@cesaralarcon9026]

Thank you! something like this is what I needed to know exactly what is the minimum I need for the MiSTER, there are a lot of kits that are sold on internet and don't really specify which is the minimum.

[@CarlFink]

I loved hearing Spencer Nilsen's Sonic CD soundtrack in the background. One of my all-time favorite VG soundtracks.

[@RetroRGB]

Agreed :)

[@briannorthFW]

Thanks Bob, was refreshing my MiSTer, that was exactly what I needed!

[@Izquierda]

Awesome intro video! An addition worth mentioning: update_all has a PC version (though Windows only) that can be preferable over running the script on the MiSTer for those who can get a more reliable internet connection on their PCs, or those who encounter timeout errors with the script. Then you only need to copy the folders from your PC to the MiSTer's SD card.

[@returningwhisper]

I'm so excited for the future of this scene.

[@Kaos1989]

I ordered a mister that has been sitting in a box for months but now I am finally going to set it up after seeing the progress of the N64 core and how easy it is to set up with this video.

[@BBfanfun]

kudos Bob ! just the right amount of sarcasm on the Zip file segment ! RoFL

[@TrevorKevorson]

Just got my DE10 setup thanks to this great video. It must have saved me a good couple of hours of trying to figure it out. Now I need to try and figure out how to SFTP stuff over to the Mister as it's a pain taking the SD card out and putting it in my laptop (or maybe I just need to get an SD card reader for my desktop). Really looking forward to start playing, should receive the 128MB memory and a couple of controllers in the next couple of days :-) Oh and anyone in the UK who is looking at getting a DE10, I got mine from Terasic directly, took about 3 days when it was in stock (had to wait about 3 weeks for stock), the power supply is a US one but a £4 travel adaptor from Sainsburys works great to plug the power supply in (it runs at 110 to 240V).

[@robf228]

Thanks for the straight-forward explanation!

[@extremawesomazing]

Great quick guide. Perfect for sharing.

[@gammaphonic]

Is this a response to my life in gaming’s 38 hour opus about the mister? Well played.

[@jcor416]

Great, quick guide. This was super helpful. Thanks, Bob!

[@Bassquake76]

3:26 Dang that IS a nice case!

[@IamAJoe]

All these MiSTer videos are making me really consider one. Gonna have to make that my next goal.

[@Waifu4Life]

Don't know what amazes-me the most, how the project evolved since I my MiSTer over 3 years ago or how the prices for the DE10-Nano have climbed 😱

[@VertPingouin]

Thanks for this Bob. I didn't think I ever need it but my mister starts having trouble after some experiments of mine so I had to reinstall it. This video was perfect ! As I use retronas for my roms it has been a breeze to get back and running fast.

[@RetroReloaded]

This man should be watched.

[@RetroRGB]

Like this?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX6yeJSrnLCjsNU ...that's weird.

[@BxBennyG1]

Been waiting for mistercade to sort there delays and send the goods to build my MiSTer

[@SeaSlug]

The pokken controller by hori is amazing for mister

[@nickpotter758]

Good stuff, well explained thank you!!

[@FritzCopyCat]

Nice primer, Bob. I do wonder how many people waste money on an analogue I/O board they don't even use. And kudos for implying that the SD card isn't the best way to store ROM files in the long run. I would recommend a heatsink and fan even in a minimal setup, though; that FPGA gets pretty hot!

[@LFiers]

Awesome and straight to the point. Thanks for this video! Got my Mister and I'm not use to the menu actually. Haha. My keyboard works but my USB controllers won't recognise "Up" in the menu. Down is fine. Anyway, I'll figure it out.

[@CollinKenny]

Awesome Bob!

[@_cocoalabs]

This feels like a dig to the recent long video from MYLIG LOL! Good stuff though! Great overview. I just ordered a DE10 nano direct from Terasic

[@RetroRGB]

How is it a dig? I praised their video at the end, linked to it in the description and embedded it in the mister page on RetroRGB.

[@_cocoalabs]

@@RetroRGB I meant that with tongue firmly in cheek. I meant no offense.

[@RetroRGB]

My apologies. I saw your comment right after someone told me there was a whole discussion going on about how “I did this to mock MLiG” and I assumed you must have been part of it. If I had seen your comment first, my response would have been silly. 100% my fault. Feel free to tease me all you’d like, I deserve this one :)

[@_cocoalabs]

@@RetroRGB all good! Big fan of your channel and the mlig folks! Keep up the great content!

[@jonniefast]

you guys are gonna hate me lmao i use an adapter specially designed to take the MiSTer vga out and convert it into composite/s-video 😈 then i use a crt from the correct time period #team240p

[@jonniefast]

using 240p test suite its flagging me at 0 dropped frames 😻

[@RetroRGB]

I use those too sometimes :) My follow up video will show composite and S-Video solutions, as well as RGB and component.

[@bills__________]

big LOL at the Voltar Nudez

[@blackvulcan3]

Day 1 with my MiSTer today

[@itchyisvegeta]

Pretty cool little device. I hope to pick one up later down the road for a mame arcade machine, assuming there is a way to silent boot directly to a particular arcade game, and when Mortal Kombat is supported

[@alluma5133]

My university has a LOAD of the DE10s, not nano though and I was wondering if these would work or if there are other hardware differences between the DE10 and the DE10 Nano other than size and some switches etc. Cheers

[@jockel9502]

If you can borrow one, you could just try if it works. They have a pretty similar FPGA on them, but the DE10 lacks HDMI. It only supports VGA output.

[@KING_KONK]

Awesome video

[@RetroRGB]

Thank you!

[@sam-oh3wy]

Is there an update script that pulls all the roms too? Finding them all especially for the obscure systems sounds like its going to be a nightmare. I'm dumb.

[@persechini]

Lol, this video duration after the MLIG feature film XD

[@kazinwho]

lmao at the unzip description lol

[@jengelenm]

I would not recommend to use Rufus for flashing the image to Sd Card. Mister Fusion installed with the MiSTer, but i could not read the Sd Card after being plugged again to the PC. The MiSTer project only recommends 3 flashing programs : BalenaEtcher, Windisk32 Imager or Pi Imager. Cheers

[@RetroRGB]

I've flashed using Rufus at least 50 times across multiple MicroSD cards and PC's with no issue.

[@nicci_dee8292]

Great Video. While running the script Update all.... Are the Crt, Scanline, whatever shaders inlcuded ?

[@eobet]

Write the disk image to where? And if you use a disk imager, why do you need to click cancel on all the initial dialogs?

[@AlexUnderBase]

🙏🏻👏🏻❤️

[@afevans2]

are De-10s back in stock or something?

[@DaveVelociraptor]

Yes, if you order direct from Terasic

[@flain283]

They've actually never really been out of stock at Terasic - despite what the website said, people ordering them while out of stock (myself included) were still getting them shipped the next day.

[@Deltax5]

Liking the fpga project. Almost don't want to use pc emulators anymore. Even my consoles are put away for use on the day i want nelstalsha. Liking all the cores. neogeo is my fav. Wow psx beta is shaping up. No need to get a ode- hdmi mod ps1 now. Get 128mb don't cheep out it's not that much more expensive. Im thinking in getting digital o with duel ram. COme on someone make some new reto controllers. High quality. for the console and for the llapa. Blister works good for me. Snak adapter needs another port for second player. Wish i didn't loss that port for mt32 which is for pc cores that most of them don't support llapa anyways.

[@marcelowcr]

Thanks for all the content! Let me ask you this, since you are a master in video conversion...hehe. Is there a way to successfuly connect the HDMI port of the Mister to RCA/composite televisions? Should I use an HMDI > VGA and then a VGA > composite, or an external converter? I haven't tried anything yet, just researching about it. Because I have an old television with composite inputs, and the mister is with a digital I/O, so no VGA out, and I wanted to make it work. Thanks!

[@RetroRGB]

We're almost there. I should be doing a follow-up stream by the end of the summer, but here's where we're at: www.retrorgb.com/testing-mister-s-video-and-composite.html

[@mostlyharmless0544]

People who cannot figure out how to unzip stuff: good luck!

[@RetroRGB]

lol, I only said that cause I got trolled pretty hard in a previous video for just saying “unzip the file” without explaining how. Probably childish of me. But oh well :)

[@mostlyharmless0544]

@@RetroRGBI am sure someone benefited! Hehe 😅😂

[@kamarrawlings6285]

Is the mister a better product than raspberry pi? Does this support mame and all consoles that’s not HD?

[@RetroRGB]

Hardware emulation like Mister is far more accurate with less lag. And it’s much easier to set up controllers. But software emulation like what’s used on the raspberry pi will support many more consoles.

[@kamarrawlings6285]

@@RetroRGB got it thanks I guess that’s what upgrades are meant for.

[@cemsengul16]

is it worth purchasing a MiSTer for use on a 4K television? I do not own a CRT tv anymore.

[@RetroRGB]

That's totally up to you. My personal opinion, is the MiSTer looks awesome via it's HDMI output and if you have a good TV, it'll be an excellent experience.

[@cemsengul16]

I just bought a new 55 inch G3 and wonder if the MiSTer would be a good device for it? Sadly I do not have BFI 120hz because LG removed that feature.@@RetroRGB

[@coleshores]

You’re doing God’s work

[@frankbizzoco1954]

Quick question; Do you have to add BIOS files for systems like Sega CD, FDS, and Playstation? Or Mr Fusion takes care of all that (Great Scott!)

[@terryorphin]

For everything except the PlayStation (because it’s not 100% finished yet), the “update_all” script will do that for you when you run it for the first time.

[@frankbizzoco1954]

@@terryorphin Seems very self sufficient. I'm still on Retropie4b, I really like the thing. Seems accurate enough for me. But things go wrong very easily. Thankfully I made a disk image lol. Thank you for the reply.

[@Goldwelp]

I have an older Dell 3010 with an i5, gt 1030, 8gb ram and 1tb HDD. It runs Recalbox/Batocera. It contains

[@RetroRGB]

All depends on what you're trying to accomplish. FPGA hardware emulation has the potential for zero latency, in a small package. If you want a casual gaming station, your PC is fine. If you'd like something good enough to run tournaments on, you'll (at least now and in the short-term future) need an FPGA-based solution. Your comment (and I mean this respectfully) is exactly like saying: "Why would anyone buy an Acura? The cost seems a little ridiculous. Why not just buy a Honda? It's the same thing..."

[@MrChomiq]

Each time I check the price of DE-10 Nano I go into "How much?! No, too expensive", and each time the price is up by $20 between the last time I checked.

[@LaughingxClouds]

That intro was hot ass

[@Vulto166]

Wich systems de-10 nano base board runs without any extra board or ram ?

[@RetroRGB]

TG-16 is the one I always use when I need to test a DE-10 without RAM.

[@RetroRockGamer]

4:24 could you go over that one more time please...

[@DocBrewskie]

Can you configure different controllers for different cores? Say a genesis controller for genesis core , nes for nes etc.?

[@RetroRGB]

Yup! And it's MUCH easier to configure than most software emulation solutions.

[@Chromaxxx]

Completely unrelated, but can anyone tell me what background music is playing at 9:51?

[@RetroRGB]

That's one of my songs :) 8-Bit version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGLagKmFZ92Kodk Original: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGGnp55-fKepb5Y

[@TheZorch]

Do MISTer cores exist for Amiga?

[@RetroRGB]

Yup: emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/MiSTer#Supported_systems

[@AwesomesMan]

Does mister have save states and cheats like RA?

[@RetroRGB]

Many cores do, but not all.

[@nothingincommon]

If you try this on a new SD card it does not work. After you write the mister fusion ISO (used rufus), you put the SD card back in the mister let it finish with misterfusion. After this, putting the SD card back into the PC does not show ANY files so i cannot copy the update all into it. Why am i missing a filesystem on the SD card after "imaging" the misterfusion ISO onto the SD?

[@nothingincommon]

I decided to copy the "grumpy old man" and use win32 disk imager - and that solved my issue... thanks!

[@hauru4815]

Thanks for video , Please, can you make a comparison between RGB Pi OS 4 Alpha 11 and MiSTER? Input lag, image quality, resolution etc... Many people say MiSTER is better and others say RGB Pi OS 4 is better.

[@hast0408]

I don’t understand what the advantage of this program is?

[@pjamateus]

Really. People didn't know how to unzip?

[@RetroRGB]

That was a silly dig to the people who've tried to "shame" me for just saying "unzip" and not explain how. Sometimes I'm an asshole, but I only mean offense to the people who deserve it :)

[@bogganalseryd2324]

How fast is it? Can it emulate a 68080 Amiga?

[@genestarwind4610]

Bob what would your current "Ultimate MiSTer" set up be? I mean decked the F out.

[@SteveWellsNZ]

Voultar Nudez - Lol.😆

[@Cruxics]

Cool and all, but the Triple Bipass could use some attention.

[@MickMacklerack]

That "update all" script looks a bit dodgy... it downloads the roms from somewhere. Does it not put the mister project in legal danger bundling roms like that?

[@nostalgiaave6966]

The update all script is to download the bios and core configuration for each system. The user still responsible for supplying the Roms for those systems.

[@FritzCopyCat]

@@nostalgiaave6966 The script _does_ download MAME ROMs.

[@FritzCopyCat]

It's not an official script, so the MiSTer team isn't responsible for it.

[@michaelsmith7739]

You're right, that's why I don't bundle it with Mr. Fusion and it's not part of the official MiSTer release. Many of the BIOS files for different systems that update_all downloads are also proprietary and protected by copyright.

[@chrissiqueira6966]

My wife's boyfriend love my MiSTer!

[@abdelll9737]

So much work … It’s not worth it.

[@HighFuel90]

O/G hardware or bust...

[@snufkinmatt162]

No point in making this video when there hasn't been a DE10 in stock for weeks and no sign of any coming anytime soon

[@RetroRGB]

But there’s a point in posting this comment? …and stock pops up from time to time, so not only are you annoying, you’re wrong.

[@DaveVelociraptor]

People have been buying and receiving them. However even if that was not the case it's still a useful video.

[@davebennett1128]

@@RetroRGB Exactly! Ordered my DE10 direct from Terasic a couple weeks ago and it was at my door in less than a week =) The website said it wasn't available until late April.

[@alextirrellRI]

Terasic has a small stock if you contact them directly.

[@snufkinmatt162]

Well I was crochety when I posted this because I been trying to get one in the UK here for ages and your video popped up which was a bit like rubbing salt in the wound. But I didn't insult you so you didn't have to insult me did you?