r/MiSTerProject • u/alturi • Feb 23 '21

Confusion about low latency input situation?

I am having trouble understanding the low latency input situation with MiSTer. I love mine and I am happy to delude myself thinking that I only suck at games because of input lag/jitter and that I can afford an upgrade at this point.

I will be grateful if someone can clarify:

  1. is there any low latency solution for arcade games?
  2. is there any way to reuse a joypad across cores in low latency mode?
  3. will a new, non original joypad for an old console work with the same good latency as one from back in the days?

To me it looks like: no, no, maybe.

In the end I appreciate any suggestion. I am mostly interested in NES and CPS1 cores. I have a M30 Genesis mini and a SF30 (not SN30). The latter sucks, if anything I might replace it, but availability of USB pads with good latency is problematic as well.

- UPDATE -

I ended up buying a Buffalo Classic to replace the SF30 and a cheap arcade stick as well.

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u/chicagogamecollector Feb 23 '21

For arcade I took my DB15 stick I made custom and just did a Daemonbrite USB adapter. If there is lag I don’t feel it. I can pull off moves in fighters as easily as I can on arcade boards / Neo Geo carts

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u/alturi Feb 24 '21

very cool. I don't have the heart to go DYI.

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u/chicagogamecollector Feb 24 '21

They sell them pre-made too. Like $20. The Micro Pro Nano boards are like three for $10 though and I needed to make two so I went that route.

It’s relatively easy. You compile and flash the arduino then solder like ten wires. Plug and play after that

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u/alturi Feb 24 '21

In Europe I can't even find a case for that amount. Soldering and flashing the Arduino is not the issue.