Playstation Core More bugs related to the CD and MDEC have been fixed for the PSX core. Some games affected are: -The Firemen -Parasite Eve II -Ogre Batle limited edition -Soccer 97 Games working better now thanks to Robert’s timing fixes are: -WCW vs. The World -Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX -Stahlfeder -Thrasher Skate and Destroy […]
8BitMods has just announced a GameCube version of their MemCard Pro – An FPGA-based memory card that can act as multiple virtual memory cards when used with original discs and also automatically assign one VMC per game (including per region!) when used with Swiss! There’s also a WiFi interface and a way to back up […]
I recently reviewed the Arcooda 20″ LCD “arcade monitor” and while I really liked it, I wished there was an easy way to use it on a desktop; The monitor was designed to mount in an arcade setup and doesn’t have a VESA bracket. Luckily, Ludo has us covered and created a 3D printed slip-on […]
Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0: https://jlcpcb.com/DRE The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download: If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly […]
Core’s with ADC and RTC Support If you’re interested in using the ADC/Tape input and RTC features of MiSTer, user pgimeno on the MiSTerFPGA forums has a thread keeping track of what cores support them. -The ADC port allows you to connect a tape drive and read games and software stored in cassette tapes. -The […]
If you manage to land a hit on an enemy in Castlevania on the same frame that Simon gets hit, the whip does considerably more damage than normal. But WHY? Let’s dive into the logic flow of the game to figure out the perfect storm of values in RAM that allow this to occur. Timing […]
Sometimes the simplest questions can be the most fascinating. I wondered to myself if the wireless part of a standard Nintendo GameCube WaveBird controller is introduces any extra latency compared to a wired controller. Spoiler alert: In this test environment the result was ~5ms of extra latency. That is around 1/3 of a frame. I […]
The Genesis Mini 2 performs better than the original, with a pretty stable 3 frames of lag from button press to movement on screen. Audio delay is about 5 frames over the original, so it can sometimes feel a bit delayed. For $130 delivered with 60 games and an awesome box & shell, I’d call this […]
Jeffrey Roberts a VGM archivist had a live panel at the vgmtogether 2022, named “What You Are Missing When Listening to VGM Rips on YouTube”. On this panel, he goes through the nuanced reality about the quality of both official and unofficial releases. YouTube: https://youtu.be/qxK8vXM7uQs vgmtogether: https://vgmtogether.com/panels/ As is demonstrated, there are several not so […]
Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0: https://jlcpcb.com/DRE The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download: If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly […]
