Mister FPGA

Zaf · 12 Sep 2023 at 22:53

Finally got round to testing the N64 core tonight, only played Mario Kart but I'm blown away! I've built some N64 Controller to USB Adapters and takes me right back to being 13 again

Metalface Mark · 28 Sep 2023 at 22:50

ive been away 3 weeks, the progress on n64 is staggering.

Mr_Orange · 29 Sep 2023 at 22:18

I've got to get back into using the mister. I haven't updated it in a few years so fingers crossed on it not having changed so much that the update script bricks it!

Metalface Mark · 30 Sep 2023 at 09:51

Mr_Orange said:
I've got to get back into using the mister. I haven't updated it in a few years so fingers crossed on it not having changed so much that the update script bricks it!

id just set it up from scratch - you dont even use update_all anymore you use downloader now.

The n64/PS1 and saturn cores are fantastic, although i play on my CRT TV and Monitor, if you wanted to get original hardware and do the expensive mods for ps1 and n64 for hdmi these would set you back a pretty penny, not to mention everdrives for the n64 and ode for the ps1 and saturn are still not cheap.

Timber · 30 Sep 2023 at 11:46

Metalface Mark said:
id just set it up from scratch - you dont even use update_all anymore you use downloader now.

The n64/PS1 and saturn cores are fantastic, although i play on my CRT TV and Monitor, if you wanted to get original hardware and do the expensive mods for ps1 and n64 for hdmi these would set you back a pretty penny, not to mention everdrives for the n64 and ode for the ps1 and saturn are still not cheap.

Just out of interest; I take it the Saturn & N64 cores aren't official yet?

I've seen the updates on X plus a few Youtube channels show them off but not checked their status yet.

Metalface Mark · 30 Sep 2023 at 11:50

Timber said:
Just out of interest; I take it the Saturn & N64 cores aren't official yet?

I've seen the updates on X plus a few Youtube channels show them off but not checked their status yet.

Not official yet no, though theres a script to add them into the update all.

Both though look to be about 80% complete - the rate the n64 has gone though it will be 100% before the saturn since the guy doing the saturn core is in ukraine its amazing he's been able to keep develping it given whats gone on.

N64 core details are here with what you need - https://vampier.net/N64/

You can play to completion vast quanties of games on both systems though, playing perfectly too for a lot of games on both systems.

The other newish cores you would have missed, neo geo cd, neo geo pocket is set to launch shortly

Timber · 30 Sep 2023 at 12:12

Metalface Mark said:
Not official yet no, though theres a script to add them into the update all.

Both though look to be about 80% complete - the rate the n64 has gone though it will be 100% before the saturn since the guy doing the saturn core is in ukraine its amazing he's been able to keep develping it given whats gone on.

N64 core details are here with what you need - https://vampier.net/N64/

You can play to completion vast quanties of games on both systems though, playing perfectly too for a lot of games on both systems.

The other newish cores you would have missed, neo geo cd, neo geo pocket is set to launch shortly

Thank you. I might hang on for the cores to go official but that great news. I have been playing around with some of the PC Ports recently (Ship of Harkinian for example) so I think I can wait a bit more, but might look into your suggestion.

I didn't realise Neo Geo CD wasn't already part of MiSTer if I'm honest. I can't think of any Neo Geo CD games I'd be bothered about given the very small number of exclusives to that system. Neo Geo Pocket is cool tough.

Although as an aside I did purchase the 8bitdo Neo Geo controller and have tested it on MiSTer. Seems to work fine in the core, however does an odd thing where I can't progress the overall mapping of he controller in the main menu (i.e. where you use the user button, esc or enter to progress the button you are remapping). I've haven't looked into it enough to see if that's a known issue or just my issue.

Thanks again.

Metalface Mark · 30 Sep 2023 at 12:24

Timber said:
Thank you. I might hang on for the cores to go official but that great news. I have been playing around with some of the PC Ports recently (Ship of Harkinian for example) so I think I can wait a bit more, but might look into your suggestion.

I didn't realise Neo Geo CD wasn't already part of MiSTer if I'm honest. I can't think of any Neo Geo CD games I'd be bothered about given the very small number of exclusives to that system. Neo Geo Pocket is cool tough.

Although as an aside I did purchase the 8bitdo Neo Geo controller and have tested it on MiSTer. Seems to work fine in the core, however does an odd thing where I can't progress the overall mapping of he controller in the main menu (i.e. where you use the user button, esc or enter to progress the button you are remapping). I've haven't looked into it enough to see if that's a known issue or just my issue.

Thanks again.

honestly you dont want to wait for them to be official - they both have mostly perfect game experiences and it could be a year or more before both officially are official.

Timber · 30 Sep 2023 at 15:02

Metalface Mark said:
honestly you dont want to wait for them to be official - they both have mostly perfect game experiences and it could be a year or more before both officially are official.

Fair point - maybe I should dedicate some time towards this.

Metalface Mark · 30 Sep 2023 at 15:58

Main thing you need to know - you need intro free roms which are on archive.org - theres a script to get the correct bioses on the mister forum in the n64 thread if youre struggling to get one.

N64 Core - MiSTer FPGA Forum

misterfpga.org

Everything you need to know about the n64 core is above.

Latest saturn core can be found here - https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?p=78384#p78384

Zatoichi.uK · 8 Oct 2023 at 09:35

Right I think its time to jump back in again. Fresh install with 2.9 Mr Fusion and here we go again! Still not seen PS1 or N64...

Metalface Mark · 8 Oct 2023 at 15:49

The n64 core is amazing, you do really need a crt tv to enjoy it properly though i feel, while i havent tried the n64 core over hdmi yet, it looks pretty bad on a lot of games even on my CRT diamontron monitor, same goes for ps1 and saturn for the 3d games.

Zaf · 13 Oct 2023 at 14:32

Saturn core is now released and available on Update_all

Metalface Mark · 13 Oct 2023 at 15:01

Zaf said:
Saturn core is now released and available on Update_all

It is, the latest unstable build though you have chd support which is great for space saving on sd cards

ryu · 13 Oct 2023 at 22:09

What are the hardware limitations with this? like does it have the capabilities of running anything more demanding than the N64? PS2 for example?

andshrew · 13 Oct 2023 at 22:47

ryu said:
What are the hardware limitations with this? like does it have the capabilities of running anything more demanding than the N64? PS2 for example?

If you go back a few years it wasn't even expected we'd see any PS1 support, yet here we are now on the verge of N64.

I don't think it will go much further than this, but who knows.

Zatoichi.uK · 14 Oct 2023 at 14:40

Anyone tried Mario 64 widescreen version?

Zaf · 14 Oct 2023 at 14:55

ryu said:
What are the hardware limitations with this? like does it have the capabilities of running anything more demanding than the N64? PS2 for example?

MARSFPGA should release with Dreamcast and Atomiswave support and Naomi to follow. It's going to be about ~£700 when it comes out though!

JoeBoi · 14 Oct 2023 at 21:07

Metalface Mark said:
It is, the latest unstable build though you have chd support which is great for space saving on sd cards

Ooo that is awesome news. I'll stick to the stable core for now. Hopefully it gets the full release soon. So exciting with this and the progress made by Robert on the N64 core.

Zatoichi.uK · 23 Oct 2023 at 16:03

Metalface Mark said:
id just set it up from scratch - you dont even use update_all anymore you use downloader now.

The n64/PS1 and saturn cores are fantastic, although i play on my CRT TV and Monitor, if you wanted to get original hardware and do the expensive mods for ps1 and n64 for hdmi these would set you back a pretty penny, not to mention everdrives for the n64 and ode for the ps1 and saturn are still not cheap.

So I've just installed from fresh with Mr Fusion 2.9 and 'update' doesn't download any cores/roms that I can see. I thought the latest Mr Fusion builds included the 'downloader' as detailed below?

GitHub - MiSTer-devel/mr-fusion: Mr. Fusion - Universal MiSTer SD card image

Mr. Fusion - Universal MiSTer SD card image. Contribute to MiSTer-devel/mr-fusion development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Do I still need the update all script, at least initially?