I've had my MiSTer for a few months now, and it is the best retro gaming investment I've ever made in my life. I grew up playing these games on their original hardware. Still own them and all my old games, but it has become increasingly unrealistic for me to actually hook them all up to my TV along with my new devices. The MiSTer is the magic device I've been looking for. It is awesome.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the time savings aspect is great. We are all busy. If I want to play a CPS 2 game, then a Neo Geo game...for me that means one console and the cables plus digging out arcade boards and my supergun. Half my time I have gets eaten up by the setup

@ArmandoDoval

2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly how I feel about it. The differences from real hardware are imperceptible, and in many ways the MiSTer improves on the original system (e.g. light gun emulation, higher sprite limits, CPU/SuperFX turbo on SNES, double resolution for GBA sprite rotation, widescreen/data cache/faster CD reads on PSX.) And it's an investment that gets better over time. When I bought mine, CPS2 and PSX weren't a thing!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

The light gun on LCD is spectacular

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

It’s actually 90 days from Terasic. And Chinese? Where do you think your phone was made? Or mainstream game console? Or any number of other electronics you use daily

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

So don’t order from Aliexpress. Order from Terasic directly

I’ve had it for about 3 months and I absolutely love it. Thanks for all the great content - I’ve learned so much. Very helpful for my “portable mister arcade” build.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. So far nobody has regretted purchasing it from what I’ve heard

I got mine in early spring 2020. I remember the internet archive crashing the day the PCE CD core was released because so many people were downloading at once haha. It truly is a great system. Every time a new core is released it makes the whole thing feel brand new again. It's like randomly getting gifted a brand new console every few months

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah that’ll happen. I love Archive but it sure is temperamental

Oh man. I love the MiSTer. My DE10-Nano broke down last autumn. After a week of disarray I knew I had to order a replacement. It finally arived about a month ago. I would repeat if it ever broke down again. I can't live without this device. So exciting :)

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Bummer it broke. Wonder what went wrong?

@beefquiche

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica 2nd. What happened to the DE10?

Thank you so much for the work you do on this channel. It inspired me to order a DE10-Nano (waiting 4 months and counting) and am eagerly awaiting the MiSTer Multisystem to have general availability. Can't wait to revisit my childhood.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to do it! Plenty more coming too

I feel that you've made an underrated point. A lot of people love fiddling around with original hardware and more power to them, but once you get the MiSTer up and running, you're more likely to give any game a shot. Reminds me a lot of the HIFI world, in fact.

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

I do love Original hardware that’s for sure

@Cujobob

Жыл бұрын

I agree that it’s like the Hifi world. I love the process behind choosing a record or CD, taking it out of its case, and placing it into the system, but with streaming I can listen to so much more. I can also play music when I don’t have much time and otherwise wouldn’t plus discover new people I’ve never heard of. It’s just like all in one FPGA emulation.

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Original hardware is like a vinyl record. 9/10 times is streaming super convenient and takes no time? Yep. That’s MiSTer. Is getting a record off the shelf, popping it in and listen to it also great? Yep. That’s original hardware

Spectacular review 😀❤️

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it :)

I got my mister early 2021. At first I didn't get the appeal but once I learned it could do analog and digital output at the same time with minimal lag and up to 1440p, I got it. Absolutely love that we have these Raizing and Cave shmups on it now.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

analog out is GOAT

@kosmosyche

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica analog for life! only CRT only hardcore! lol

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I use both so no judgements either way

Love mister and your content

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

ive had mine for over 5 years it just keep on getting better and better

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Every month something new comes. Gift that keeps on giving

I sourced and bought my MiSTer in the relatively early months of the pandemic in 2020. I'd been following the project for a while and knew I wanted to get one, so when I was able to I started buying the parts. I don't think I spent $500, but I went with a 3D printed case and some of it cost far less at that point. I don't play it as much as I intend to, but I love following the progress and usually demonstrate it when friends come over.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta play it more!

Thanks to this amazing channel I was finally convinced to drop a ton of dosh and get a MiSTer, honestly I couldn’t be happier!! I’ve only experienced that revelation feeling once before in my life and that was when the OG Xbox was hacked and all the old consoles & arcade games were playable. I can remember walking into my buddies game shop and he showed me what it could do and I was blown away!! However the problem was and always has been since, even on the pc, is that its emulation, amazing but still emulation! The MiSTer is different, for the first time it feels like the real hardware, from a games playing perspective at least and that really is a game changer! I’ve got all my consoles still out and running and honestly now I have the MiSTer I barely switch any of them on! Yes it’s initially expensive but if you look at the current crop of titles available it’s justifying that price so many times over! Console game prices are at an all time high, not to mention arcade boards so the MiSTer finally offers, for the first time, a genuine no downside alternative! I may be lighter in the pocket but I’m happier in my heart and can’t wait to see where this amazing project goes next!! Maybe XexeX & Splatterhouse if I’m lucky!! Thanks Anthony!!👍

@wizdude

2 жыл бұрын

I used to own a Double Dragon cabinet many years ago and it was one of the first games I fired up on the MiSTer when I first got it. I was stunned at how good it was. I’d fired up a few emulators over the years to play Double Dragon but it was never exactly the same as real hardware. The MiSTer changed all that for me. I moved onto the SNES core and all the games were identical to running on real hardware. I’ve dropped a lot of money into this device but it’s worth every cent.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Splatterhouse would be great. Glad you are enjoying the channel and MjSTer!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

When you can tell…you can tell!

@pyjama9556

2 жыл бұрын

@@wizdude wow nice, didn’t own double dragon on pcb but I remember one of my first pcb purchases was crude buster! So many good memories of real cabs, was a big sega fan (still am) and at one point I had a few of the Suzuki san classics! Totally agree with you on the MiSTer experience!! Enjoy sir!!👍

I got my MiSTer at the end of 2020 as I checked all the reviews and decided it was something I really wanted. I absolutely love this device. I got the mt32pi with the geekworm case for the rpi. I got d0pefish’ s little stands. I got a bunch of 8bitdo controllers - and their cute little speakers. Each time Amazon has a sale I double the size of my sd card. I got the Mister Addons aluminium case. I love how everything is so simple and streamlined with MiSTer. I have another machine running Batocera which I use for N64, OG XBOX and so forth, but I waste so much time fiddling with settings to get the games to play. MiSTer is so much easier and quicker to get going. I am shocked at how much better the PSX core is compared to some software emulators for some non standard games that just run perfectly on the MiSTer. It’s something I am very happy I purchased. Thanks for your review video. Cheers :-)

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

It is fun adding to MiSTer. It's like a project car...constantly picking up new and different parts

I got my MiSTer a few months ago. I am a huge Castlevania fan and have been loving playing through many of the games I never played because I didn't own the consoles, starting with Symphony of the Night, and now playing the GBA Castlevania games. It really feels like FPGA has ushered in a new golden era of classic gaming!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Sounds like you are having a blast!

@wizdude

Жыл бұрын

Make sure you check out Castlevania on the X68000 core. If you also have an mt32pi you are in for a treat because the MT32 soundtrack is awesome. It’s still a good game without this in case you are not an mt32pi owner. Cheers!

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

Yes that’s a hell of a fun game, especially with MIDI

The comments you make are all valid. Yes, it's expensive but it's given me so much play time and value in comparison to my PS5 and Xbox Series X which I hardly touch!!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I’d agree. My Series X doesn’t get used much. I still haven’t found a damn PS5. If you break the cost down to hours of use…MiSTer has DESTROYED my Series X

I bought mine in April and my first four months have been... Well I'll let you know when it arrives. Thanks a lot Digikey.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the shortage is for real sadly

Got my Mister earlier this week. So glad I got it. Almost got a retrotink 5x earlier this year but I don't think it's needed now.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the club!

I got mine in the Spring of 2021, and I still think it's one of the best gaming investments I've ever made. It's pretty much everything I've wanted that emulation couldn't quite deliver for me. The ease of use, and convenience were worth it alone. One of my friends online got him one this year, and he's been having a blast with it.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I have zero regrets getting one

@ynotwalk7391

2 жыл бұрын

yeah retroarch champions tend to forget that it's running on a full pc contrast with mister's tiny form factor

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve taken MiSTer to friends houses. Always a plus size wise!

I have to agree, with all of the various emulators and whatnot that I have tried over the years, MiSTer (and the FPGA approach to emulation) is absolutely the best. I also love the output to CRT. I pretty much play it exclusively on my Sony WEGA CRT via component, which looks AMAZiNG! Heck, the only time I play on an LCD is when I want to play a game in vertical format. Even then, I recently got a VGA cable this week to connect it to an old 17" 5:4 VGA monitor that I picked up during a hardware giveaway at work a few years ago. Options - that is definitely the best thing about MiSTer. I personally use a couple of original controllers, thanks to the Blisster board I set mine up with, but the SNAC options are just as good.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

The output to CRT easily is by far my fav feature

X68000 core is also my favourite too. You need to try Nemesis '90 Kai on the X68000 which is fantastic!! 😉

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I have played that one. Fun times

I bought my DE-10 Nano before the NeoGeo core was even released. People raving about the Genesis core convinced me to purchase it because I was betting that it would definitely garner more interest and more cores as time went on. It was one of my better investments. It plays all the consoles I can't justify purchasing. NeoGeo, arcade boards, the TurboGrafx, the X68000. I never dreamed the PS1 would receive a core, let alone provide an experience that's often superior to the original hardware. One of my best gaming purchases.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the X68000 one is awesome to me. I almost bought an X68000 because software emulation is very hit or miss but I decided to wait and see how it shaped up. Saved me thousands

@tony_bologna

2 жыл бұрын

That Genesis core is still magical. To this day, software emulation still struggles with that Model 1 Yamaha chip. MiSTer handles it near perfectly these days.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Especially with CD support too

for me it is a must buy, it opens a new world of possibilities and potential and I think it will be the future of emulation (by hardware). I still remember when I bought it we had very few cores (nes, snes was under development, gameboy, mega drive, ao486, amiga and a couple of arcades pcb) now it's crazy with all the new cores and options. PD. I also wish for a 3DO core in the future, although it is not that popular.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

we will MAKE 3DO popular lol

I wish i ve had bought 2 de10 nano boards 2019. Worth every cent. ☮️

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

You def get your moneys worth

I Got a mister for my Self at Christmas 2020 and this is really the only “console” i use these days r-type arcade core is now in beta 💪🥰so really all i want now is rainbow Islands maybe some day it Will be on it 🙂but it truly is an amazing little device and i love it

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

R-Type in beta is a fun time

Also YES to 3DO! It's the only retro console that I used to own that I (stupidly) got rid of back in the day. I really wish I never sold it back in the 90s, but I got $500 for it at the time and I wanted more money toward N64 games. The 3DO had a shockingly decent library of games. Including games that originated on the console that later become popular elsewhere, like Need for Speed and Gex. My friends and I used to play Twisted a lot as well (a crazy gameshow game). And it had the best home version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo at the time.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

It took forever to narrow the list for a 3DO series down to a dozen games. I had twenty to start. Anyone who tells you 3DO has no good games is just lying

@barndaze420

Жыл бұрын

Must've been crazy to own a 3DO in the day.

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

It was fun. It was cutting edge when it released

The money I've made back selling off the original hardware and games that MiSTer replaces is mind blowing. Best gaming device I've ever bought.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t even want to think what I’d net if I sold all my stuff

@VideoGameVictims

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica oh but you should....

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Never!

@ynotwalk7391

2 жыл бұрын

i genuinely feel relief when i sell off stuff these days at one point, i wanted a large hw collection but then i got it and realized the burden involved

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I found so long as you don’t try to keep them all hooked up and ready to go immediately the burden is nil. Years ago I stopped that

I may be very new to getting my unit (only _just_ got my RAM stick today actually, and I only got my DE-10 Nano last Wednesday), but I've been very excited to experiment with it as for the last few months for saving for it has made me excited!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the club!

@solarstrike33

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica And _right_ as I got my stick, in the process of troubleshooting it because I didn't know if it was being detected...I accidentally managed to kill it. ;(

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Your stick? The DE10 nano!? I’m confused. You can pop over to my discord too and I can see if I can help

@solarstrike33

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica The RAM stick.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh I thought you meant arcade stick. What went bad on it?

I tend to make the argument that a MiSTer build is a better investment than collecting original hardware and RGB modding (and flash carts). And I won't deny that a software emulation box with a Pi or a used PC can be a much cheaper solution. But there is a certain versatility that MiSTer shines with. If I want to play on my Commodore 1702 monitor with original controllers like the old days, I can. If I want to play on a nice big screen and speakers, I can. If I want to play with a computer CRT and keyboard like it's a 486 DOS computer, I can. And all of this is very easy to jump between by using the controller shortcuts to load different ini files. Plug in the display's cable, hit the ini shortcut, and I'm ready. The community support has been fantastic and the microSD card isn't locked to a Linux or Unix file system for the main storage. It's made adding new games or things like the Composite / S-Video cores a breeze. Everything else the update_all script handles well. Even reinstalling the MiSTer base files has been possible without wiping the card so troubleshooting the rare bad update hasn't been a problem. I'm pretty confident in saying that no singular Pi or PC makes it as simple as MiSTer does. It's a cost to own a full stack and it has a ceiling for what it can run, but it's one heck of a build that I have no regrets owning.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Today? I’d agree. It’s wildly expensive. But I am sitting on 15+ years of hardware that I’d never part with. But if I was just starting out I wouldn’t recommend it for most people

I might get a mister down the road. For now, I like having the hardware.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I get that

Holy crap $500?! I got my whole setup in 2019 for about half that! I hope the prices don't go up too much more ot it'll get prohibitive for a lot of folks.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Chicago taxes ARENT cheap. $50ish of that is just sales tax. Then add in shipping

@masterninjahh

2 жыл бұрын

i got mine early 2019 for about $170 but i only got the de10 a sd ram chip and a usb hub. still dont have an io board but i only play on hdmi

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

yes it can be done cheaper but I had to review it at my cost, not a diff cost

@oledevo

2 жыл бұрын

2050usd. Cheap and easy!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

a little more now if you go direct through Terasic

Love your videos!!! (Always tell you that!!!), your voice is so relaxing that sometimes I sleep my 2 year old child listen to your reviews!!!. Yesterday I discover your Arduino DIY controller and will do that!!!. Here in South America video game consoles are a luxury, I have the ones I love more (sell some that I regret but wasn´t my favorites…..ej.: lynx, neo geo pocket, cdi). Hope to see on mister cdi and 3do and a good atari jaguar. I´m kind of obsessed checking mister and original hardware…just to keep mister and sell the others…but till now I simpliy can´t. This week I´m playing rondo of blood on my pc engine (with super system 3) and on mister,. for anyone that doesn´t have the console mister the best thing on the last years!!!!!, I don´t get the same feeling…on original pc engine sound is louder an clear, button response is perfect and just the feel make a 100% experience……on mister (using a chinesse usb controller), I don´t get as far…..I could get use to….sound is good but differ and sometimes music stops (maybe is because I still have 32mb ram). Don´t get me wrong,. I love the mister. still wainting your lightgun video (I have a guncon2 that I want to use with the nes core), closing: that you for this great great videos!!!!!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

lol letting a 2 year old listen to me? They are just gonna develop a bad retro gaming habit! It's funny...nobody ever described my voice as relaxing in real like until I started KZread. It may be a hold over from being a college professor around the same time I started the channel...but I've always been used to talking to large groups of people

@pekeciel

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica She is not listening!!!!, just me with earbuds laying beside the cradle!!!!! (Sometimes takes time for she to get asleep!!!!, I know you love mister (me too), but do you agree with what I wrote?

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I have heard in S. America the taxes on consoles can be wild

@pekeciel

2 жыл бұрын

Economy fluctuates, it’s a mess (Argentina), use to buy original hardware, now I can’t, even mister was hard to buy but I’m doing it step by step, some donations…and happy to have, you play more with the mister and compare to original consoles, I allways hear good things, maybe a video that point difference between mister and original consoles (the bad side) would be cool…. Also I love my 3do, I have fz1 with an ode, still I’m waiting to see it on the mister!!!!!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Such a bummer. I hear that a lot from people

I'm around 6 mnths into owning a Mister multisystem, and the experience of convenience-fidelity is superb, I still love MAME on PC arguably a tad more for it's library, but hopefully that will be less and less over the next year or so, I'm chomping at the bit for Jotego's System 18 core hopefully this year, also the touted Aliens arcade core which has gone quiet? P.S the latest NEO-GEO 'unstable' has gfx glitches for me, does it work sans glitches on yours? Later!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried the unstable so I am not sure. I hope we get System 32 at some point. I’d love that

imo the biggest pro to owning a mister is that the game just work straight out of the box unlike emulators where u have to mess with the setting or version like mame for example the only con is the cost but if u think it as an investment in the long run it’s still cheaper as u only need to buy addon boards and those can be like a one time purchase

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Plus the cost to core ratio makes each core dumb cheap

@ninetendopesaitama2107

Жыл бұрын

Just think about the consoles + games + interscaler it replaces. Even now more expensive retail its worth the high price imo.

i was watching your videos for a while while saving up for a mister fpga. Turns out i decided to sell my second PS5 as i was not using it for fighting games at all (as that was the plan for a second one) and used the money to get the mister FPGA. Mind you i have played Fightcade 2 and Retropie on a raspberry pie 4. I thought what RPI4 was going to be MiSTer as there was a lot of misconception around accuracy, and all those people that they were modding their Arcade 1ups with it. Pi4 didnt feel better than Fightcade 2, in fact it felt way worse in terms of input lag. After i tried MiSTer, i couldn't be more happy. So many games to explore, especially me getting hooked up yesterday on Neogeo and Shumps, i felt like i was rotating arcade cabinets and then winded down with Castlevania on PCEngine, that i didn't even know it existed till i found it. My whole life i only knew about Sony and NIntendo when it was about consoles, but now, i feel so many amazing games are waiting to be discovered. What an amazing project. And not to even talk about the Pre-sets and Shadow Masks, the Sony PVM/Trinitron are so well made with my Dell 2007FPb. I couldn't feel any more satisfied than having this over that second ps5. MiSTer rocks.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

So you sold a second PS5 and didn’t ask if I wanted it first? Wow. I’m personally offended Lolol

Honestly the AO486 is the reason I got mister. Sometimes it's just too much of a PITA to set up DOSBox or DOSBox-x for each old game and they don't run win 9x at all. I don't use it enough but I'm happy with it. II do wish they would upgrade the de10 nano though maybe keep the same FPGA but use regular ports and maybe get the arm side to the same level maybe even compatible with raspberry pi. There are a lot of features I would like to see in the hardware more than the software. The software or should I say firmware made by the community is awesome. Terasic should make a board just for our community, IMO.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I hear that. I keep an old DOS pc around but now with that core I find myself using it less and less

Another great video. I aint even watched it yet but its you its what you do lol

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

haha aww....did I pay you to say that?

@0511224

2 жыл бұрын

Lol 😅 Nope but having finished the video now seems i was right. Fabulous work again, appreciated to the upmost 😁

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

its fun to make these so I always have a good time!

@0511224

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica i love gaming and have had a mister about 6 months. Constantly getting new ideas from you or just enjoying content in general. Thank you 👌🏾

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to do it. Plenty more coming too! LOTS

You should do a hardware video going over controllers. Like your favorite ones to use with Retropie, Mister, and real hardware. 8bitdo has some cool products and adapters and whatnot. But I see people asking questions about modern controllers to use on retro and emulation all the time.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I did a controller video a bit ago but I have some more planned!

@stubby5510

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Very nice, I’ll look it up!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I have a custom arcade stick build in the works for MiSTer too. Just gotta find the parts in my damn parts bin!

@stubby5510

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica that sounds sick. I was gonna try and build a mini arcade table, but lost all the equipment I was gonna use in the ice storm that hit us last year, and just haven’t got back around to it. But yeah, anything custom like that sounds awesome, and I’m sure it’ll be a fun watch.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Oof ice storm. I remember those from living back in New England growing up. They aren’t fun

Everyone please try out Guwange and Shock Troopers! Sengoku 3 is also excellent, along with Pocky & Rocky 2.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

You misspelled Sengoku 2 by putting the number 3 lol

@ynotwalk7391

2 жыл бұрын

i enjoy gaia crusaders more than sengoku

I love my mister fpga more than any system I have and I have series x ps5 and switch and oculus quest 2

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

That reminds me I need to play my Quest 2 more. I’ve been halfway through Half Life Alyx for well over a year now

My only complaint about the MiSTer is that I just can't find a case I like. Outside of that, it's the best bang-for-the-buck in the retro gaming market. Like $500 in retro outside of a MiSTer MIGHT get you a console, and maybe a flash cart. But then you probably couldn't get an equal RGB upscaler, so it's still not going to be on par even for one console.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

there is a space for a genuine industrial designer to come in and clean up

@dorfus

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica I feel like the RMC case comes very close, but the size is unnecessary and ultimately you need to slap an ugly 3D Printed case on it. I'd love to see just a plastic molded case for that thing.

@masterninjahh

2 жыл бұрын

@@dorfus i made one out of wood in a couple hours. if you have the tools it's not too hard to do

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I want sleep and efficient. No knock against the RMC case...but I want something that looks like Apple made it

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I'd just lose a finger

My biggest issue right now is the analog output. Analog board only does 18 bit full range RGB. Voltage is off on many boards. Direct video is full range 24 bit, but you're limited by whether the cheap HDMI to dsub dongles are high quality and typically, they're all over the place. Would be great if one day we have a FPGA solution that outputs 24 bit color at the proper voltage.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe one day

@bschinzel

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica I'm interested to see if the JAMMA himitsu solves the problem. It could be months before it's out though.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Never know

It's not cheap but it's cheaper than buying entire libraries of games :) I love the damn thing the ability to play Neo Geo games for me is a winner. Playing on a 25" CRT is just awesome. It's replaced my original MD, 32x and Mega CD setup and will replace my Saturn eventually. It's flexibility is awesome.. I bought a second one with plans to put it in a project Astro City cab I bought recently (will take a while I need to learn how to restore the damn thing :P ). I don't regret buying this thing for a minute

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

the fact I DIDNT feel the need to drop 2K on an X68000 means I am already $1500 ahead!

@haydengittins2836

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica The same with me and not buying those AES games :)

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Haha don’t buy AES. Fools errand these days

I live in Brazil so if I import it it will cost twice as much as a PS5. I'll wait for a next generation of MISTer that has the possibility to run Sega's Model1, Model 2 and Model 3. And I don't know if it's already possible in the current MISTer, but it would be nice if it had support for the G923 steering wheel

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I would imagine support for more steering wheels will come as time goes on

Completely with you on discovering new games. I would've never been able to really discover DoDonpachi and other Cave and shmup games. That one stellar version of Final Fantasy I&II on the WonderSwan Color that has a fantrad (lifted from the GBA script I believe?) you can play that as well. Try Snatcher on the 32X or something from the PC Engine CD library (like Rondo of Blood) ? Yes and yes again. I am 33 years old, I think I have a relatively good video game culture and MiSTer still has been SUCH a wonderful addition to my setup allowing me to discover and taste so much stuff. And that's even without talking about the side effects of the project with regards to preservation of all those old systems

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Good question on the WonderSwan stuff. I’d assume yes as no other translations usually break MiSTer

If not ROTD, then Duke 3D, but they're both very close to each other. ;)

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

VERY close

@r0bo11

2 жыл бұрын

the original Shadow Warrior on DOS was very cool too

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

An awesome game for sure

Somebody just ported the Neo Geo Core tot he Analoge Pocket. That's interesting... I'm allocating space in my set up for some Mini consoles, also for a Mister. I have one in my future.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I saw that. I’d compare them but…no Pocket

@PopeTheRevXXVIII

2 жыл бұрын

Stupid chip shortage Neo4all has been my means of playing neo geo games for a while. But not every game uses the same build. Some lack a menu meaning I'm stuck with no bouncy in Kof 95 😂😂

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Haha gotta have bouncy

@PopeTheRevXXVIII

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, I'm not sure which is my preferred "not Neo Geo" means of playing SNK games is. I have a bunch of the PS2 ports, I can play all the Saturn ports, Neo 4 all is a good way to play them. I find Arcade Archives to be a bit on the soft side. Then there's Mame and Final Burn, perfectly acceptable means of playing them. I Absolutely LOVE the Saturn port of Metal Slug though. For that matter Samurai Shodown 3 and 4 on Saturn are good ports too. Until I get a Mister I'll probably be Neo Geoing on Sega Platforms.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense. I don’t own any slugs on AES either

is that intro just broken wings but in reverse

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Hey you got the Easter egg!

to get 3DO on MiSter - try to see if someone is interested in making one (the yellow nicknames on the discord server) and donate one :)

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

We have some people on the 3DO discord as well who are looking into it

For emulation until 32 bit and 64 bit generation, my 6 yrs old android phone is enough for now. While on my newer one with SD 870 chipset I usually run 128 bit gen emulator like aethersx2, dolphin, PPSSPP and Citra.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

thats fair. If you are having fun...all that matters

@bpcgos

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica yeah, I would love of course to have an option like this, but it isn't financially viable for me for now. Still love retro gaming though

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Totally understand :)

Mister is the perfect middle ground between an emulator and buying a bunch of modded original hardware. It's not cheap but it's a heck of a lot cheaper than original hardware and it's giving you that low lag authentic experience an emulator can't quite do as well as the analog signal. Also, it has quite a few of the features an emulator has that you won't be able to get on modded original hardware. All that said my main complaint as a guy who switched over from emulation to mister? The lack of save states on most cores. I have limited free time and sometimes I don't want to restart an entire level because I need to make a pixel perfect jump. Sometimes I need to leave quickly and I don't have the time to search out the nearest save point in an old RPG. Plenty of other examples but save states are a wonderful modern addition to old games and misters lack of support for them in a lot of cores is a strike against it in my book.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Yes save states aren't as big of a thing on MiSTer, but maybe that will change in the future. I mean we also don't have them on OG hardware...so I don't complain

"Not Cheap" is relative though. I upgraded my NES to RGB output ($250 shipped), bought the OSSC ($200 shipped), bought a gScart switch ($250 shipped) bought high quality SCART cables (Retro Access FTW, ~$50 each shipped)!), and bought multiple flash carts (NES, SNES, Genesis, MVS for my Neo Geo cab, Satiator). All together the cost for everything I bought was close to $1800-$2000. For $500, you get more systems than what I updated or bought SCART for, HDMI output without a fuss, analog output in original res to a CRT if you want it, cycle perfect accuracy (if not 100%, very, very close), you don't have to have space to setup all these systems if you want them all available all the time, you don't have to deal with dying capacitors (a very real, very scary thing), dying lasers, and so on. Add on cycle perfect CPS2? SFA 2 and 3? BONUS! You can't play lightgun games without a CRT for Mister or retro consolethough. I am aware of lightgun options for Mister but for $300-$500 per gun, I have held off on going there. Yet. I wouldn't give up my actual hardware for much of anything but end of the day what I power on all the time is the Mister. The only retro systems I turn on these days are Saturn (waiting for that Core!), Dreamcast, N64, and PS3. My Neo cab from time to time as well, since it's there, it's big, and it's FUN. If you are just starting out and thinking you want to play retro games and don't have any of the actual games, I cannot recommend you buy a Mister enough to avoid hardware headaches and tracking down deals on the games you want to play or SD carts or ODEs for optical based systems..

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

Retro gaming is never cheap. MiSTer isn’t “cheap”…but like you say above…the value proposition of what MiSTer can do makes it the cheapest way to play

@wizdude

Жыл бұрын

It’s possible to play light gun games using a Wiimote. I have a Wii so I already have the controller. I ordered and just received a USB sensor bar and hope to set this up soon. Not the most superior solution, but a very cheap option to have a bit of fun. Cheers!

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

I need to try that again. Last time I tried it I could not get it working

@slerched

Жыл бұрын

@@wizdude I have messed w/ the mouse/keyboard option. The games are obviously playable this way, but not really as intended. Would love to have a GunCon and Elemental Gearbolt again...

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

Elemental Gearbolt is a legit fun time

pc engine cd is a big factor for me the real hardware (esp my favorite, early white generation) can be a nightmare plus you get the audio boost options - big deal for those cd games where the music gets drowned out by piercing sound effects

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I ended up not modding my Duo-R to RGB after MiSTer. I'd had the parts sitting around for awhile...and now I don't have to

@ynotwalk7391

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica i put so much love into working on my interface unit setup, but it still acts flaky and has mediocre sound quality

Anyone know the name of the game at 6:49

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Wonder Boy III

I wants to buy one but the board price for the DE 10 nano alone have rised to 250 dollars.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Chip shortage gets us all

Agree about 3DO but is it possible? I want N64 but it may not be doable. I guess Mister may one day migrate to a more powerful FPGA SBC

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

64 was deemed not possible due to the chip on the DE10 and some ram issues

@ninetendopesaitama2107

Жыл бұрын

N64 is too advanced and complicated for the de 10 nano fpga chip. Ps1 and Saturn is the most it can do. Pretty impressive still though.

Well the DE10-Nano is backordered and/or $500 by itself, now what? Is there a Cyclone 10 port?

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

Go to Terasic directly. Not backordered and def not anywhere close to 500

I'm still waiting to buy a Mister....as soon as Konami arcade cores like Turtles in Time, Mortal Kombat(s) arcade cores, a completed Saturn core and the PGM arcade core comes out I will be all over this.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

TMNT is in the works!

@LameGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica I was looking at getting an IGS PGM board..... Is there a PGM core in the works? That would be awesome!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

2023 from Jotego apparently

@LameGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Awesome, ill hold off on getting a PGM board then

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I would personally and I own one

What game is 6:39 ?

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Fantasy Zone

Not only does it not play 3DO stuff, but it also doesn't play CD-i stuff...... yet. Both those libraries would be fun to look through.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Yes they would!

@ynotwalk7391

2 жыл бұрын

cd-i would need the video card add-on, right?

I don't know i 've never found one, and even if i do the prices are not worth that much to be honest, and besides emulation has been progressed so far that i can play old school consoles with as low input lag n audio glitch as possible and sometimes even way better than an actual console itself, if u can manage to own a decent hardware with enough horse power However, if prices would come down to around 200, 250 bucks or so and of course if i can actually find one i would consider buying it

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Thats fair...everyone gets to pick their own experience!

emulation is getting better and cheaper

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I mean emulation has always basically been free?

@mehere3013

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica free if you have the equipment like pc, but if you have to buy something then it's like $50 compared to a MISTer

@ninetendopesaitama2107

Жыл бұрын

Emulation sucks since 3 decades is the truth. Emulation has flaws bc its emulation is an answer you cant understand obviously. ☮️

@mehere3013

Жыл бұрын

@@ninetendopesaitama2107 emulation is fine , it does the job , the nano only runs a few systems , where emulation runs a hell of a load more , If nano gets any better i will get one, but intill then I will continue with emulation on my pc ,steam deck, ps vita,raspberry pi and android .

😍

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

:)

I set one up recently and I’m constantly thinking “hum, it seems to by choppy and dropping frames” …. But then I realize that the original hardware was choppy and dropped frames. Lol.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yep. That’s just how it was

3:17 What game is that...looks sweet!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Shock Troopers

@peterprivacy5034

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica thanks

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

np!

I want CDi on MiSTer just so I can play Lazer Lords! :D That console might be TOO sucky though...

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

Haha maybe one day it’ll happen

Not sure if 3DO is even possible, it might be borderline and requires the same investment of time as the PS1 for less reward. Would be nice to see one day though if it could happen. I'd prefer CD-i first in any case.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

CD-I over 3DO? Blasphemy lol

@solarstrike33

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Unfortunately, parts of the community seem _very_ resistant to anything that isn't even semi-mainstream.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

It happens. But the bigger the community gets..the more voices too

$500? Jebus, where did you get it from?

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

taxes in chicago arent small!

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

tax + ship were around $80

Maybe if we had a 3do core it'd be worth it 😳

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

We will make it happen somehow

But I still dont understand what this does that a RetroPie doesn't? ? Can someone help explain, they sound basically the same

@venomtang

Жыл бұрын

Or even just a retro pc setup

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

it does the same thing...in a diff way. Its a bit hard to explain via comment. Google how an FPGA works and it should make more sense :)

@venomtang

Жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica no offence but that's quite a poor answer. if you were to be salesman, this would not sell a Mister over a Pi. So far all I can think is that it may emulate smoother and can do sega saturn, which I don't often find on retropie, even though it does have dreamcast which is already better

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

lol good thing I am not in sales. Trust me…you need to read a decent technical white paper on now an FPGA and HDL code works to decently understand what FPGA is vs software emulation.

@venomtang

Жыл бұрын

@@edmundroth6337 great, thanks,

Software emulation is more than close enough, mister is a cool idea but not convincing enough for myself to spend that kind of money. Retroarch and a Chromebook work just as good.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

And that’s fair. Everyone gets to pick. I’d def say FPGA is doing things better but that’s me. Is it better enough to justify the diff in cost? That’s up to the individual to decide

Vote for 3DO on MiSter from me

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the spirit!

Maybe I'm missing something but I fail to see the advantage compared to an Emulator on PC. Looks like a great system, but I never understood why I should buy one instead of using emulation. You get plenty of scaling and shaders options too, all the community features you mentioned are available on PC too. Of course you need a good emulator, but isn't mister technically emulation too, just on an FPGA Level instead software?

@simonllawrence

2 жыл бұрын

Im the same , Software emulation is just as good in my opinion

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

It’s different than the emulation you are used to. Sadly a full explanation requires a degree 😂

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

And that’s fair if you want to use software

@simonllawrence

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica i've got a degree in software engineering . I fully understand what FPGA hardware implementation is , i just dont think its worth the hassle or expense .

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I mean MiSTer is zero hassle. No more so than Pi or software emulators

I also want 3do on mister :'(

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

All the cool kids do

@micThurrr

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica that may be true but i don't think you or I would be classified as cool kids. XD

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Speak for yourself! I’m the coolest kid on YT

@micThurrr

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica XD

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I used to be cool. A long time ago. Now I do this 😂

The biggest problem with the MiSTer is that software emulation is 99% as good if you set it up properly.

@VideoGameEsoterica

3 ай бұрын

It can be very close yes

Once I have my MiSTer built, I'm gonna be so toxic to everyone who prefers software emulation, it will be awesome 😎

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

Haha please don’t. That’s what we shouldn’t be doing. As long as people are playing games it’s good enough!

@isunshin999

Жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica I understand and agree, it's just I'm guessing you've been around emulation since the early days (Nesticle, No$GB, ZSNES, UltraHLE, etc..) and we can agree at the time was mind blowing and amazing! Then emulators on modded OG XBox took emulation to that next level of "consolization". Again, awesome. Then came the smart phones and by extension Android boxes, etc which in my opinion became a case of diminishing returns. FPGAs are the newest breakthrough and provide a hardware-level accuracy that is fundamentally impossible when an OS layer is in the way. Emulators were good while they lasted, but I just can't help but admit that FPGA technology is superior when it comes to trying to achieve 1:1 performance to original hardware (without all the inconveniences and costs associated with modding vintage consoles then wiring everything together).

@VideoGameEsoterica

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah. I’ve been emulating stuff since the beginning. When downloading an N64 rom took 10+ minutes

3DO and Atari Jaguar are the cores I don’t mind NOT seeing on MiSTer. I’ve own both consoles in their heyday and they’re not very good systems especially most of the games…

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree. At least for 3DO

just say no to 3d0.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah we don’t go for that round this channel

Very Expensive. I am hoping for a new Nvidia Shield TV. I prefer emulation. It gets the job done. Still an option to have though for Retro Gaming.

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

IF you do the cost per core though...so cheap

@Bistec.Ranchero

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica RetroArch for Android has many cores as well at a more affordable price. Depending on Specs of course. Question. Is your MiSTer the same as the MiSTer Multisysstem?

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

no its just a raw dogged set of boards in no case. But thats for in front of camera use. I recommend people who aren't me put them in a case

@ynotwalk7391

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica the amiga core alone is great, if you're into that stuff

@sunderark

2 жыл бұрын

The MisTer isn't a product, it's a community effort and more of an environment for modders/developers to work in cores of older platforms to be machine language and cycle accurate. Its' actually helped in the preservation of a lot of arcade boards already.

Waste of money. Get a raspberry pi 4 and run all those games and you won't spend more than $150

@VideoGameEsoterica

2 жыл бұрын

That’s fair if that’s what you want to do

@k00LGuY671

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica it's cool though I still liked the video because it was informative