Taki Udon's Clone MiSTer Pi FPGA Review and Full Build! It's HERE...MiSTer FPGA Alternatives

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It’s MiSTer FPGA NEWS AND UPDATES time! N64 FPGA core news, MiSTer FPGA Sega Saturn core news, MiSTer FPGA arcade game news…and more! FPGA gaming and retro games all in one! with more Taki Udon MiSTer FPGA clone review and build! MiSTer FPGA alternatives are here! a Terasic DE-10 Nano clone for all (or Terasic DE10 Nano clone if you hate hyphens)
The MiSTer Pi review is here and the R2 MiSTer FPGA launch is imminent! Website is on Taki Udon's twitter and will be linked in the release tweet
ORDERS start Sept 4th at 8PM EST time and the second batch is 9/6 at 8AM EST
and now the Taki Udon MiSTer FPGA clone seems to have dropped in price and gained a ton of details on the handheld MiSTer FPGA front...as well as battery life specs on the most intensive MiSTer FPGA cores...and a new power setup on the MiSTer FPGA clone board! and now with full MiSTer FPGA price details and boards are in manufacturing for order soon! and a new SECOND portable MiSTer FPGA!
( / takiudon_ ) showed off a Terasic DE-10 Nano clone board and RAM from a maker promising a MiSTer FPGA setup for $125 total. So let's look into whats going on...because they are also talking about a portable MiSTer FPGA / handheld MiSTer FPGA. Is this your new MiSTer FPGA build or MiSTer FPGA setup? Dunno! But now there are cores running on it here!
Credit: Taki Udon - Taki II : / @takiudon2
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I asked, you answered...and I try to listen :) Of all the requests for new content on the channel one of the most frequently asked for videos is a series on the Terasic DE-10 Nano MiSTer FPGA hardware...so here it is! Retro gaming goodness.
Some mainstream stuff and some hidden gem games this month!
Questions? Comments? Just leave them below and I will do my best to answer each and every one of them!
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[@dorfus]

Dog pen AND cat pen!? It's a god damned fiesta up in here!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’m glad SOMEONE noticed. Obv it was you

[@gigabusterexe]

@@VideoGameEsoterica not going to lie, I thought they were little gloved hands pointing until yesterday

[@draketungsten74]

"Cat and dog pens, living together, MASS HYSTERIA!"

[@dorfus]

@@draketungsten74 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha def not

[@HNL13]

VGE + MiSTer is a killer combo. Love the content bro. Keep bringing us Awesome vids

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Aww thanks. Plenty more coming!

[@CaveManiacSTG]

I hope the cheaper entry price also gets more developers onboard, so many arcade games still missing that would be amazing

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes more developers would help

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Bigger user base = more potential patreon dollars = more potential devs showing interest

[@RetroT80]

@@VideoGameEsoterica more Jotego staff

[@RetroT80]

I think the devs are waiting for the next platform and are probably losing interest in what's left to engineer for mister. I mean without jotego and Robert p, and saturn dev, it woukd be pretty much dead

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Still plenty of life left

[@OwtDaftUK]

Taki is a legend.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

He’s done a great job indeed

[@Hawk_Eye_Retro]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I really want him to develop a MiSTer device that has a slot for NES, Genesis, and SNES - so I can chunk my analogue products. I think this would be the ultimate money making endeavor.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

@Hawk_Eye_Retro they may very well be doing that

[@Genesjss]

So far everything that you've said and shown of this board is exactly everything that I wanted to see/hear. The fact that I can clone my already-existing MiSTer SD card onto another one and use that for the Taki board with no issue is another big plus for me. There's another channel I'm subbed to called "What's Ken Making", where he recently reviewed the QMTech clone boards, and in his video he actually revealed and explained the subtle differences the chips that the QMTech boards used compared to the DE-10's chips which, while subtle, in some ways were arguably better than what is normally used on the DE-10. I'm curious to see what subtle differences the chips on the Taki boards may have compared to the DE-10's, if there's any that exist that is. As for what I'd like to see tested on the Taki board, I'd like to see some N64 and Saturn emulation done since those, along with the PSX core, are the cores that used up the most resources on a DE-10. I wanna see just how one-to-one the Taki board actually is with the DE-10 when it comes to these cores. So, now we wait for the other Taki models to come out...

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes the chip code breakdown. In practice any differences really wouldn’t affect anything

[@Genesjss]

@VideoGameEsoterica Yeah, they wouldn't, but I've recently grown to appreciate little details like these when reviewing tech in-depth. Not that I'm asking YOU to go into that level of depth since your way of doing things suits you just fine, and I've got other channels that do that sort of thing that I can watch.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

For me I weigh whether I think my audience benefits from that detail. If I say “X diff but that doesn’t change anything” I worry they dwell on whether it’s automotive / commercial / industrial SKUs. But then I spend 30 seconds on proper diagonal screw patterns 🤣

[@Fattydeposit]

I loved that diagonal screw pattern section because it pointed out that I've been doing it wrong all my life. And it did it gently, and with kindness. Great job.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha thanks. Thats the “teacher” in me (I taught college CS and film production)

[@Zionfarm]

The most anticipated video for me in a long time.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

For a lot of people I think. I worked hard to get this done as the package arrived today

[@Stomp409]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Great Work ! Hopefully I''ll be one of the lucky ones, THANKS in no small part to you getting this update out.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Best of luck :)

[@Zionfarm]

@@Stomp409 yes yes yes blessing to this guy.

[@zeldajunkielol2]

Very cool, thanks for the overview VGE! Hope everyone that is just now getting into MiSTer is able to get one at launch. We need more newcomers to enjoy this awesome hobby.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes I want these to go to new users for the majority of the first runs

[@DrNoBrazil]

And toxic community

[@JJiG]

It's great that there is now an affordable MISTer stack, sucks I spent regular prices last year for the 2 I have now. =/

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Still a great value for what it does

[@MissMedusa2000]

I wouldn't worry. I still plan on buying original and if I can get this one.

[@apr2499]

You’re my hero Taki! Well done!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Impressive stuff for sure

[@eyeball226]

I love the Master System style packaging.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s def a vibe

[@Ragesauce]

Looking at the comments, it seems some people find the Mister Pi name to be a bit...Taki? 🤣 sry I had to do it.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

20 VGE points for a dad joke!

[@draketungsten74]

LMAO

[@Cujobob]

@@VideoGameEsotericais that the new DKP?

[@Zeldaboy2k2]

Yes! I can do this. Ready for my first MiSTer, once it's available. Great video!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[@shunpillay]

Wow! Excellent! Amazing to see our niche little hobby continue to grow.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

And let’s hope it keeps growing!

[@lobsterpennies]

I have built or rebuilt more things than I can count in my life. This is hands down the best assembly instructions I have seen. Looking at you IKEA. and some horrible car repair manuals. Subscribed to support even if I never buy one of these.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha glad you appreciated it

[@shredicusmaximus]

Great video, really loved how you broke things down and made it not feel intimidating. Can't wait to get my hands on one of these, going to be building a DIY arcade cabinet with this at the heart. I can see myself using the HDMI for video capture or occasional casual living room use but primarily going to be using it with a CRT and the analog video output.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I try to make it easily understandable for all :)

[@willuigi64]

Got my order in last night. Excited for it to ship.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Congrats on snagging one

[@JayTheBarber603]

Very cool, going to have a lot of friends joining the Mister Train now.

[@nickxcom]

Great video as always VGE! Cant wait to get my hands on this one

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Was a fun one to make

[@adroharv5140]

invaluable video thanks. I'll be using this when I soon get one. These things are surely going to sell like hot cakes and I think channels like this are helping with that

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Happy to do it. Tomorrow morning is the 2024 setup guide which is purely the software side. In anticipation of new MiSTer users getting boards soon

[@adroharv5140]

@@VideoGameEsoterica excellent I'll be checking it out

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

👍

[@dev639]

I really need this in my life! I can barelly wait to get my hands on it!

[@HotdogRawdog]

I've been so excited to check this out. This will be my first experience with MiSTer. Hopefully, I can get one. ☺

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Best of luck!

[@jet613]

If only i waited for this to come out haha!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Still good to have a MiSTer no matter which one

[@bombjack1984]

Good taste Sir, SOTN is my favourite game too!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

The first game I load up on any new device

[@shibbybypass5028]

I hope everyone that wants one is able to get one. Ill be refreshing the page tonight.

[@TheShoe1990]

I definitely want to get one of these for a friend & his kid, but I'm waiting for a shell/case to be released first.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Def don’t want to give one to a kid without a case

[@TheMikeyb86]

Yes! It's real and it's fantastic! I had to save for a few years to afford a RetroCastle. Now, I can pick up one of these without thinking twice. What a time to be alive!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’ll def get a LOT more people into the community

[@TheMikeyb86]

@@VideoGameEsoterica and the more the merrier in my opinion. You might more core developer hobbiests and if we're lucky, developer career-men (ah la Jotego).

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes we could use more core devs

[@Soupie62]

Never mind game emulation - this is a good FPGA development setup, in general. The one thing I'd ask for is high speed ADC / DAC on an expansion board. BUT that would "break" compatibility with the original DE-10, because standard header pins make poor connections at higher speeds.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

A very good setup

[@TheWretchedWorld]

Take these broken wings And learn to fly again Learn to live so free When we hear the voices sing

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

The Easter egg of Easter eggs

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha I’ve been using it for four years now

[@jeffreypeters5578]

Haha

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’m glad people love that part

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha everyone knows it now

[@shinigamiauthor]

Hopefully we can get a second batch soon. Wasn't able to snag one myself yet

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I believe a new batch will be soon

[@METR0lD]

I love me some nice packaging. He should have gone the extra mile and included a hilarious illustration to complete that Master System vibe.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Hahaha some really bad drawing of something

[@eyeball226]

Yeah, a caricature of Taki eating noodles in the style of the terrible Alex Kidd box art would have been great.

[@DenkyManner]

​@@eyeball226or with a "pie" to the face

[@madson-web]

Beautiful Sega Master System homage there. Great overall package

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s a fun package overall

[@Gerael]

Great video, waiting for part 2!

[@bransomething]

Disappointed that there are 1000 potential cute food names to play off his "udon" brand awareness, and he wen't with "MiSTer Pi" 😭 Regardless, that looks like a MiSTer to me! Great job! Now I can find a cheaper replacement if mine blows up 🙏

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

MiSTer Noodle lol

[@bearonguitar]

@@VideoGameEsoterica but is it gluten free?

[@mudstuff]

Mister T would have been fun too. I pity the fool that doesn't order one 😁

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

@mudstuff I’d pay double for that

[@MrScottyTay]

mister pi is just a dumb name, and his reasoning for it was dumb saying that SBCs adopt the pi name, except those SBCs are usually drop in replacements or alternatives to a raspi. this is not even iin the same category of the pi other thanit being an sbc. it's dumb.

[@WMARUoriginal]

Wow Taki got these out to reviewers so fast. Before the first orders go live too. I’ll probably wait for the mainstream console or handheld though. Either way I’ll get one of the Taki products.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes they shipped last Fri I think? I’d have had it yesterday but Labor Day

[@sanchiani9717]

@@VideoGameEsoterica do you know when we will have news for the flagship release and its details?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I don’t know anything that hasn’t been in a vid yet

[@SGE-xe4ux]

Thank you, I will use your Video, if I have my one. I Hope I will get one tonight. Greets from Germany :)

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Hope you get one!

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Only hear about Taki's project a couple months ago. I definitely want to get one of these for some good ol C64 gaming. 😉 Hopefully I can grab one soon (although I'm sure they'll go quick).

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

First batch went in like five minutes

[@JenniferinIllinois]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Not surprised.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Me either. Stock will probably normalize around batch 4 would be my guess

[@JenniferinIllinois]

@@VideoGameEsoterica ill just keep my eyes on his site and one day... 😉

[@n64fan60]

Looks like an amazing product.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Zero complaints so far

[@n64fan60]

@@VideoGameEsoterica What, at this current time, would be your #1 reason to get the official MiSTer rather than this?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

As of right now I think this is as good as the Terasic

[@n64fan60]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Do you think this clone will also be cloned? Will the market now flood with MiSTer variants?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I bet you see at least one more

[@RetroTinkerer]

Damn the comment section is crazy, why don't people take their time to read Taki twitter TL, everything is there, this video is mostly an unboxing / assembly guide. Thanks for the video VGE I'm looking forward your accessories compatibility test and full review.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Glad you enjoyed the vid

[@AntoineWG]

PUT YOUR THUMBS UNDER THE DE-10 WHEN YOU INSTALL THE RAM AND USE YOUR FINGERS TO SQUEEZE IT AND THE RAM TOGETHER!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

lol why all the caps?

[@william18miller]

@@VideoGameEsotericai understand the caps.. it was so obvious yet you mashed down like an animal and didn't support with your thumbs (lol I was only slightly bothered)

[@MegaManNeo]

Should be interesting to see whether a future revision can actually pull off N64. Still very exciting, that package material that looks like MasterSystem stuff is just beautiful.

[@thegrudge]

I believe this can, Taki has his own overview that shows it running N64, albeit briefly. But he didn’t mention any issues.

[@Ill_look_back_on_in_disgust]

The normal Mister can play the entire N64 library I believe. So the Taki Mister should be no different.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Runs N64 fine

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

N64 works as expected

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yep that’s the story

[@brandogg]

Just got mine ordered! I had a mega pack and ram combo in cart but mega pack sold out before I could buy it, it only cost a few dollars more to get the other boards separately so I did that.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Enough to assemble!

[@DocBrewskie]

Super excited for this. I have a nes & my original genesis, but I’ve wanted a mister for pc engine , snes ect. Definitely getting one.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Hope you get one :)

[@RetroReloaded]

Nice vid as always 🎉

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ericochoa4034]

Now we just need a nice case!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’m sure they’ll come very soon

[@bearonguitar]

It's a great thing for the Mister community to see the Taki clone working and apparently running well. I'm curious to find out if there are any performance difference when testing more demanding N64 games such as Golden Eye. I also really like that it comes with a 24-bit video dac.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

N64 tests will be part of the vid series

[@mudstuff]

PCN did a live stream yesterday and N64 and Saturn games were working great on the Taki clone

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

@mudstuff that’s been my experience so far

[@pspsmallz]

Pretty much everything runs exactly the same on this clone board like it does on the de 10 nano board. Taki really hit a homerun with this one.

[@owlnonymous]

13:47 I believe you mean to recommend a 5V 2A charger.

[@owlnonymous]

6:25 The two USB ports in the back of the USB hub are power only, right?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes some ports are not for controllers. The silkscreens demarcate them

[@AntneeUK]

I've been looking forward to this video. It all seems too good to be true at this price point

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

So far it’s just been true :)

[@AntneeUK]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I'm too old to not be suspicious, but I'm so happy to hear it

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I understand. The price point and the promise seem so cheap as to be impossible. But clearly it was very possible

[@AntneeUK]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I'll find out soon, I guess. Just landed one from the latest batch

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Congrats

[@Turbotobi79]

Great that this will push the project even more. I know some guys that waited for a cheaper option. I will definitely buy at least one more. But at that price point I see myself buying one for each room in the house. And for the name: It might be confusing for a second but I don't care.

[@Tstumpman]

This is the video I've been waiting for! ( I wrote this comment before I started the video, then immediately heard you read my comment as the video opened, how did you do that?)

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha almost like I know what you all are thinking :)

[@retrorobbgaming]

Thank you so much for this video. Finally got mine together as my frog case arrived. Do you mind linking me or pointing me in the direction of what USB C charger block I should buy?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I just use the steam deck charger personally

[@mudstuff]

Thanks for the overview. I'd love to know if it's feasible to adapt the triple stack into a more vertical, console format like the multisystem. I'm also keen to see the analog output in action. Hope I snag one tomorrow and it's soon in use on my little PVM.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’ll look into multisystem compatibility

[@shain6946]

It looks neater put together than the official de10-nano and all its hacky addons but it is 8+ years since the original so to be expected.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It kind of just looks like a triple stack

[@tebo2286]

Thank you very much

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Happy to do it

[@Garydos07]

I hope he can keep it in stock because I think it's almost guaranteed each batch will sell out within seconds right now

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

There are apparently multiple batches coming after the first two

[@Garydos07]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I ended up getting one so I'm good! lol. The mega pack sold out in like 3 minutes, everything sold out in about 8 minutes.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I heard they went quick

[@draketungsten74]

Nice background music.👌

[@LandmanEDC]

My money is ready. Taki have a date for release yet?

[@SavedByZero]

From X: MiSTER Pi batch 1 first half: September 5th 8AM Beijing (GMT+8) / September 4th 8PM EST MiSTER Pi batch 1 second half: September 6th 8PM Beijing (GMT +8) / September 6th 8AM EST

[@dnj79]

I'm looking to pick this up when the next batch comes around (hopefully it doesn't sell out too quickly lol), one thing that I've been stumped on though is how exactly audio output works. I plan on using this plus a YC Active adapter for composite video out, but I'm not exactly understanding what I'd need to get for audio output (assuming I have to buy something extra for it). Preferably I'd like something that would allow me to use my headphones with this instead of speakers. Any help would be appreciated :)

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I think the next batch is going to sell very quickly too. Would be my guess at least

[@dnj79]

I'll have to keep my eyes peeled then haha excited for my chance!!!

[@TheRealJPhillips]

Holding off until I see some power. Once Killer Instinct arcade gets running on it, I'm all in.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

lol power? N64 not good enough? lol

[@shain6946]

@TheRealJPhillips it’s 1:1 with official de10-nano Mister, you will never see Killer Instinct. Same cores as official Mister. This is not a power upgrade for specs or speed.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Exactly. It’s no different and that’s by design

[@TheRealJPhillips]

@@VideoGameEsoterica haven't even seen killer instinct gold EVER running on ANY fpga YET. Just sayin

[@rickao330]

Can you do a video or confirm that the Mister Pi works on the newer MisterAddons IO Analog Pro? I really like the Analog Pros Saturn AV port for single cable composite. I can't seem to get an answer whether or not it works with the Mister Pi.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Working on it!

[@_BELMONT_]

IT'S HAPPENING!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Tomorrow 8 pm EST

[@ShamanNoodles]

Praying i get one in the first batch 🙏 everyone keeps jabbing at taki for this and that, what an entitled mindset. Im just happy someone is offering such a banging deal on a mister. Finally gonna be able to finish my arcade cab

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s the internet. That’s what people do. You should see my inbox 🤣 some ANGRY people

[@crossover-Incorporated]

Interesting. Is there a release date for this Mister Pi? I should look further if this will released.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Batch one sold last night and batch two goes out tomorrow am

[@miguelcarneiro1192]

Im planning on order one tomorrow

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Hope you get one!

[@miguelcarneiro1192]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Thanks man. You know that i'm waiting to get my budget MISTer for quite some time now, right? :)

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

@miguelcarneiro1192 haha just a couple weeks

[@miguelcarneiro1192]

Thats about it my friend :) :) :)

[@KaguyaH]

For part 2 if you have one would be you be able to show off the RTC module? I noticed in Taki's build he didn't show it off in his clone.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I actually don’t have one believe it or not

[@captainlancercrew8792]

Thanks for the good and informative video. I am interested in buying a MiSTer and have one question: is it possible to get a 15khz signal out of it?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yep. Just use the analog IO board and it works great

[@captainlancercrew8792]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Nice to know.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yep super easy to get 15 or 31kHz out

[@captainlancercrew8792]

@@VideoGameEsoterica just to be sure: when I look at the description on the MiSTer Pi page, I only see a digital IO board. Is it possible with this?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It comes with an analog bridge with the full bundle

[@NerdENerd]

Managed to score one on the first batch. Looks like my gamble to sell my MiSTer on eBay and get this board paid off. Would have sucked to miss out and be left without a MiSTer.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Congrats on grabbing one

[@gregkempchannel]

I have a Blister with analog IO and matching case. Its kinda pricey to swap configuration so I can run dual ram for Jaguar core (which was actually one of the biggest reasons I bought my original Mister only to be a bit disappointed until very recently, hope they keep that going). Might be time for a Mister Pi!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Pi would be a good alt for a dual ram build

[@piratemalassis]

Managed to order a mega pack last night! I’m assuming the clone is compatible with ioboards from other vendors right? I’m eyeing one from misteraddons for the svideo connection through Saturn cable.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Unsure if the IO Pro is compatible yet. So I might wait a minute. I’ll ask Porkchop

[@piratemalassis]

Thanks! Crossing my fingers.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’m looking into it

[@justincgs]

Where can I order this?

[@neocvera]

Are the standoffs it comes with enough for attaching the 3D printed case to it? What else would we need?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Unsure as I’ve yet to have the case in front of me

[@darberk]

Do you know if the stack fits in MisterAddons “MiSTer FPGA Aluminum Passively Cooled Armor”?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

The port spacing is diff so it’s not a drop in

[@MadsterV]

usb-c power is such a relief

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s a good port haha. Can’t get it wrong like USB A

[@Segin-1]

Please try putting this in a multisystem case🙏🙏🙏

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

In the future I will

[@DEATHXn]

Hello and thank you very much for the video can you please tell me if this Power Supply (5v 4.1A 20.5W) is recommended with the Mister pi thank you

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Plenty of overhead

[@Enixmage]

The only question I had was what's the CL latency on the ram? Idk if you can test that. The QM Tech fpga has Cl 13 where the reg mister has 9. It hasn't caused issues "yet" but it's something to consider for future builds.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’ll be testing this vid 2

[@deathbringer7927]

My guess for the name. It was decided by the other founders for marketing purposes. We may hate it but it will sell more. Ask someone about a FPGA and they may not know but about PI and they will say, oh that thing where you can play classic games?! Nice! Honestly, IDGAF, I just want better pricing.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Better pricing is key

[@cataract]

I'd love to know if it plays nice with the MisterAddons Analog I/O Pro or if there's any quirks. Right now, I think the best bang for your buck for a caseless build would be building a Taki Mister kit with everything but an IO board, then grabbing one of those from MisterAddons.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I can / will look into it but I need to do some checking before I strap random boards on

[@notryanfleming]

+1 …please test this, whether Taki’s clone board can be used with the IO Analog Pro/IO Direct will be the deciding factor for me

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’ll ask Porkchop because I need to verify it’s not a “magic smoke maker”

[@AnthonyCotto]

Let's see some mistercade testing!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Just gotta be sure it’s fully compatible

[@okidit6197]

@vge could you check in part 2 mt32-pi compatibility?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yep :)

[@shain6946]

@@VideoGameEsotericayour challenge is to find something better than the Monkey Island music lol

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Easy. Castlevania X68000 haha

[@AlexRoseGames]

@@shain6946 honestly I prefer the midi beep boop version of MI to the roland version hahaha

[@shain6946]

@@AlexRoseGames always loved the Amiga version. TFMX baby!!

[@retror.d.1630]

Is a Mistercade Pi version going to be released? And is this exactly as good as the regular Mister? It is so much cheaper. Whats the catch?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

No catch. Just diff parts sourcing. MiSTer Addons is working on cade. I did some measurements for him this week

[@HybridDivide]

Does the AV IO board have a soft power on button? Or do we need a power supply with a switch? Thanks!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

No the buttons are the standards and it’s not soft power

[@Jucelegario]

How good is the mister fpga ps1 core these days? I have an OG mister I havent used since 2020 but, does the ps1 core has save states? How accurate is it?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes and extremely accurate

[@mr.jinjin25]

What kinda cable do you need to fit this into a consumer CRT with composite input?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’ll go over that in part 2 but you need to get from RGB to composite

[@Tense]

Is there going to be a webpage for ordering?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes. You can find it on Taki’s Twitter

[@bobr3133]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I am still not seeing the website url on his Twitter account. Can someone post it here?

[@MegaDeKay]

13:55 Verbal typo: "Five amp two volt wall wart". Should be the other way around.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yep I transposed the numbers

[@naikrovek]

I'm sure this is what Terasic wanted someone to do. They aren't really set up to manufacture things as fast as the MiSTer crowd was buying them.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes the MiSTer crowd and the FPGA dev board consumer has near to zero overlap

[@gigabusterexe]

I'd like to see a racing game for each core And if analog out works fully

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Analog fully works and it’ll be in part 2

[@gigabusterexe]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I meant to say taxing game, autocorrected to racing, but some racing games are taxing so maybe that's a good idea anyway

[@Interslicez]

Do those new v9.2 analog I/O boards work with component video on all cores, including the ones that haven't been updated in years?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Will have to check. First 9.2 in my collection. I’ve used nothing but MiSTer Addons parts til now

[@ezwidor]

Great video :) Any idea if the usb change will impact compatibility with the mister multisystem?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Unsure as of yet. I’d have to look into compatibility.

[@ezwidor]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Thanks for the quick reply! I’ll try to do a lil research as well. Best and thanks for all your work 💪🏻

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Happy to do it!

[@thegrudge]

I see many are worried about scalpers, but what are they going to do, buy up all these and sell them for the same as normal FPGA or more? I don’t see the point of that…but scalpers be scalping I guess.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Scalpers have their own logic sadly

[@GlensRetroShow]

Very nice

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

A good result for sure

[@elblanco5]

Chose the best possible game as the test game.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s the first game I load in any test if I can haha

[@soulreaper2557]

I'm wondering if the FPGA IO Direct from misteraddons can work with this.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I haven’t tested yet but I’ll look into it

[@soulreaper2557]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Thank you. I'm new to all this. I see that the IO Direct has a DC jumper and idk how that would work.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Hence the looking into it :) I don’t either. It may. It may not. Might need some parts

[@lordbacon4972]

Thanks for this setup video! I have an old Sony 15" CRT that only connects by VGA so I think I will try the analog video out on the MiSTer. Can it output both analog and HDMI at the same time? (i.e. 2 displays at same time?) Also, do you know what the latency timing is for the 1GB DDR3 on-board memory? The incumbent MiSTerFPGA sellers must be worried, because nobody is going to buy their high priced items any more since Taki's MiSTer Pi is so much cheaper.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

You can output both at the same time. I will talk about latency next vid

[@urracojalpa4481]

Can you provide a link for the USB WiFi key? I bought two of them and they're both not compatible with the MiSTer.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Links get eaten in comments. Find me on Twitter or discord

[@jas0npc]

I would like to use the mega pack with dual memory, do I have to leave off the top board, or just not connect the L board

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Just the L board

[@TarkovskysMirror]

Hey VGE! are these clone boards cross compatible with official parts (in my case the original analog I/O board)?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes’ish. I’ll go over more of that once I can test and get diff boards in front of my camera

[@RetroT80]

How much is thst setup with single ram? I love the digital and analog combo.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

$160

[@RetroT80]

@@VideoGameEsoterica what a bargain

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Def a good price

[@jakeplayzyt5220]

I actually kinda like the name, anyways, I’m looking to get into FPGA gaming for really cheap, but I don’t want to give up performance, does Taki Udon’s clone perform worse than a original mister? Tell me please and that would be the final push for me to get a MiSTer Pi.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It does the same thing. Be confident in picking one up

[@srvuk]

Even though it is cheaper, I know that I can still spend less and do more with perfectly capable and more versatile everyday emulation devices.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s just good to have options

[@pspsmallz]

I like my emulation handhelds but the input delay is so noticeable compared to playing fpga on my analogue pocket, so looking forward to a more accurate emulation with this mister clone and a more comfortable way to play 64 and arcade games.

[@brandogg]

Do you have a MiSTercade JAMMA setup? Any recommended JAMMA adapters for this? Thinking about ordering the Mega Pack and the RAM combo so I can put one in a cabinet and one in my console game room.

[@SavedByZero]

Looking forward to testing on this as well.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I do and I’ll check soon

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It will be part of the testing