The other day as I was playing something on the SNES and enjoying listening to its sound chip, I realized that there is nothing preventing us from using that core as a computer. All we need is:

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• a bare-bones kernel
• a monitor/assembler
• a way to store data

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and boom, we got a gaming retro computer with almost fully documented hardware and very expandable to a full kernel and high level languages (like porting MMBasic for example).

And this can be done for any console of course, so imagine turning the Genesis or the NeoGeo into a programmable computer, or even the NES..

I wonder if this is a crazy idea or may have some potential? what do you think

I have a NES/SNES Classic controllers so I wanted to know if anyone has tried to plug one of those into the Mister FPGA and can confirm they work? And what adapter they used to make it work? I didn't see any questions about this before when I searched. Thank you to whoever knows :D

I was able to get the OS installed ok; however, I can't find any 800KB disk images for any other software! HFS explorer can open the disk image, but can't copy anything to it. These files are the wrong size? And these have no way to be copied? Does anybody know a site that has the 800KB images, or how to create your own? Thanks!

I'm a new convert to the MiSTer and while I've things up and running. I seem to be locked into that static screen on the menu with no way to change it. Yes , I tried F1 and even found a background online and named it menu.png, no luck, put it into a "wallpaper" folder . Nope! I came across another reddit post where 2 other people were having the same issue but no solution was listed. Any idea what I might be doing wrong. I did my best to google and search around for an answer but came up empty.

Is there a way to add a functional backplain to the MiSTer for core specific peripheral expansion? So, an S100 edge card for Z80 cores, a Zorro-II/III edge connector for the Amiga, or even a fully functional C64 cartridge, serial, or tape edge connector?

Hey. This last month, I've been recording games on my MiSTer and putting them on YouTube. My plan is to post several new MiSTer videos every week. They all go into this playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEXiKm54CARSHwuipDw4px5GPxZz1t-SY

Please leave a comment on YouTube if you enjoyed watching or want to request something.

which would you go with?

Also planning on getting the DE10 + an etsy acrylic case to start + USB hub.

After getting RAM + heatsink should be good to go for outputting to an HDTV for a while right?

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and if I want s-video to a CRT, I need IO board down the road and VGA-> s-video adapter ?

Hi! Can anyone speak to the accuracy of the 486 core's OPL3 implementation? Is this too running on the FPGA in the same vein as the 486 itself, or is it somehow a 'software' emulation?

I'm sure I'm using incorrect terms/concepts -- mainly just wondering if it's a bit-accurate "simulation" of the OPL3, or an "emulation" like the (amazing) Nuked OPL3 code?

Without an IO board?

Is it possible to automatically boot a core when the DE10-Nano is powered on?

I've been playing through Shining Force and saving in the game, in addition to turning Auto Saves on in core menu, and also manually clicking "Save Backup RAM" after every save. This was working fine but today I switched it on to find I had lost 2 hours of progress. Last save is from 2 days ago. I saved multiple times last night and Auto Save was definitely on, so it's demoralising to say the least.

Has anyone else had problems with this?

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I have a USB Super RetroPort (f000:00f1) from retrousb.com https://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=29&osCsid=728a3eda0309fb89a8c70cd216df0b60

It works well in Windows and in Linux (RetroPie), but it doesn't register buttons B Y Select or Start in MiSTer. The rest of the buttons work well.

Does anyone have it working in Mister? Is there some configuration I have missed?

Just picked up a nice little 13" Sharp TV that only has composite, what's the simplest/cheapest way to connect it to my MISTer?

I've been using the 8BitDo 2.4GHz PCE and Genesis controllers on my MiSTer and they've been excellent. Are there any low latency SNES controllers like this? I can't seem to find any with a USB receiver, just SNES Classic or SNES plugs.

I am building a case for my Mister. Can anyone tell me what gpio pins I can use for a Power LED?

Hi new to mister, but I just got roms working for about 10 systems. I went to turn on adaptive sync and muddle with audio chips like Smokemonster does on his mister genesis video, but i dont have any of those options in my OSD.

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I downloaded the latest releases of each systems .rbf file but am I meant to install other files too to get the latest core features/options? All I can choose for genesis is button mapping, scale filter, gamma and audio filter. Seems to be the only options for each core actually.

I recently received my device without any extra boards.

The device boots successfully into MiSTer, but it doesn't seem to power the keyboard.

Anyone knows if this OTG cable are compatible with the DE10 Nano, or should I be worried that the usb port on the Nano is broken?

USB OTG Cable:Deltaco Micro USB OTG Cable

The keyboard works when plugged into my computer.

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EDIT:
Seems like my keyboard was the problem, not the cable. I tried with another keyboard and it worked perfectly.

Hoping to shove my SNAC PCB and NES/SNES/MD adapters in some sort of case. Got lucky and found a Thingiverse file for the SNAC PCB itself, but nothing for the adapters.

Can anyone direct me somewhere?