Kytor Industries is offering a $5, 3D-printed “brace” that holds SCART plug/receptacle connectors together. If you’re using the exact SCART heads that match this design, it’s an excellent way to keep your console cable + SCART to BNC adapter (or something) from coming loose! If not, it still might be a help (especially at that […]
PCXT Core – Hercules Support The PCXT Core has upgraded it’s MDA graphics support to Hercules graphics., but you still have the option to use CGA and Tandy graphics. Post : https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?t=6047 spark2k06 Github: https://github.com/spark2k06?tab=repositories spark2k06 support page: https://ko-fi.com/spark2k06 spark2k06 Twitter: https://twitter.com/spark2k06 Arcade Game Organizer City41 on github developed an open source app that can download, filter and […]
BitBuilt forum member and contributor Wesk has created a very cool project that makes the PlayStation 2 a little over half the size of the slim model. This is accomplished primarily by removing the optical drive and putting the motherboard into a smaller custom designed shell. Now, without the optical drive, how does the PS2 […]
If you are interested in using your MiSTer with composite or S-Video output, there are several new options on the market right now. Mike Simone (MikeS) has been developing special versions of each core which can output S-Video natively. Then using a relatively simple adapter, this can be converted into composite. Mike recently finished his […]
This author remembers playing Wolfenstein 3D on a 286 machine “back in the day” – and that machine must have been pretty fancy, as the game also required a VGA card. Well, 30 years later and that steep requirement is thankfully finally no longer the case, and now even owners of lesser PCs can finally […]
MiSTerAddons.com is now selling an adapter that lets you connect NES controllers to your Famicom’s expansion port. This is compatible with controllers, as well as the Zapper light gun (with CRT’s of course)!! It’s $12.50 plus shipping and in stock now. There’s a short video of it in action below the link, as well as […]
Robert Dale Smith has opened pre-orders on a USB controller adapter for the Nuon – No purchase is necessary now, just submit your name and email, then Robert will email you when sales open. The price will be $60 plus shipping and it’s due to ship this spring. Since the price of original Nuon controllers […]
Retroflag has recently released a controller accessory for the Nintendo Switch that creates the look of a portable Gamecube. This is a single piece, designed to use the Switch and OLED Switch in portable mode (not a separate controller). While I haven’t testing this personally, Retroflag’s Genesis and SNES USB controllers had some of the […]
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Pre-orders are now open for a wired, “legacy style” GameCube controller. It should be compatible with anything that has a GC controller input, including the GC, Wii and 4-player USB adapter. The price is only $20 plus shipping, which seems like a risk worth taking if you’re interested in using this style controller on your […]
