MiSTer Atari ST Core Progress: Beverly Hills Cop Preview Video
Binarybond007 posted a video show the progress of ijor’s beta Atari ST core for the MiSTer FPGA Multi-Console Platform. #MiSTer, #fpga, #atarist
New MiSTer Discord Server: OpenVGS
Rene and Voultar have opened a MiSTer Discord Channel explicitly for development: https://discordapp.com/invite/EFtHsqH #MiSTer, #discord, #openvgs
MiSTer 1200p Support (5x 240p Integer Scaling): 1600×1200
MiSTer supports 1200p. The DE10-nano–which is what the MiSTer project is based round–maxes at about 1600×1200 realistically according to Electron Ash, and Rysha showed off screenshots of the NES core 5x integer scaled. It looks great if your display supports non-standard resolutions, and it will scale perfectly to 4K in the future. 5x scaling is […]
Tinkerplunk’s MiSTer Boards Pre-Orders Closed
Jacob Proctor put 101 MiSTer IO & SDRAM Boards up for pre-order at Tinkerplunk.com and they sold out in about 24 hours. This is evidence of the growing enthusiasm for the MiSTer FPGA Multi-Console. #MiSTer, #tinkerplunk, #boards, #add-on, #io, #sdram
HDMI cables for Xbox and Dreamcast by Hyperkin
Hyperkin are now selling HDMI cables for both the original Xbox and the Sega Dreamcast. The “Panorama” cable for the OG Xbox supports resolutions up to 1080i (a handful of games were released for the system that can display in 1080i like: “Enter the Matrix”, “Dragon’s Lair 3D: Return to the Lair” and “MX vs […]
Simultaneous 2-Player NES Super Mario Bros
A hack has just been released that allows two people to play the original NES Super Mario Bros game simultaneously, as opposed to turn-based like the original. This certainly opens a who new dynamic to playing the game! ROM Patch: http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4180/Source: http://www.indieretronews.com/2018/10/a-two-player-super-mario-bros-hack-is.html
Interview with SD2SNES Creator ikari_01
In my opinion, the SD2SNES was an absolute game changer in the SNES world and I’m thrilled I was able to interview the creator Maximilian, aka ikari_01! We talked about the SD2SNES’ origin story, some of it’s coolest features and what’s to come in the future! Audio-only available here: http://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2018-10-18_interview_ikari_01.mp3 Here’s the project on github: https://github.com/mrehkopf More information […]
Wii Dual Installation Video
Dan has just posted an in-depth video that shows the installation process for the Wii Dual! Order yours here: https://shop.dansprojects.com/video-output-upgrades.html For more information, check out the review and the interview I did with Dan:
Nintendo Switch Custom Firmware
The world’s first Switch custom firmware has just been uploaded to Github: https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/releases The firmware is compatible with all Switch’s up until the hardware change that happened around July 2018. At the moment, it seems you’ll still need to boot into “CFW Mode” each time you power on the console, as opposed to a permanent softmod […]
Wood panels for the OSSC
A user (Joseph Migeed) on the “Framemeister/OSSC Upscaler Club” group on Facebook just replaced the original acrylic panels of his OSSC with walnut wood panels, and I must say it looks beautiful! He even posted a link, with his original design, for everybody to download. The file from the link can be uploaded to a […]