The FPGA gaming community has become a popular method for enjoying classic retro systems. Within this highly specialized scene, developers consistently push the limits of what’s possible, often devising clever workarounds to overcome significant technical challenges and bring these projects to life. Engineering: A Study in Ingenuity and Workarounds Engineering is not always about groundbreaking […]
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Overall Progress The team is back in full force after some holidays in July, with two extra full-time people joining for a month to help out. The short-term plan has the assistant focusing on NGPC work, while the lead will progress toward CPS3 (Capcom Play System 3) by tackling Golfing Greats, then Run and Gun, […]
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One of the most overlooked features of the Analogue Pocket and MiSTerFPGA is the ability to play music using classic CD-based cores. With the PC Engine CD core, and even the Saturn and PSX cores on MiSTer, you can load audio CDs and listen to them just like any other disc-based game. This guide shows […]
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You can support Jotego and his team’s FPGA core development by signing to their Patreon
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Pixel Cherry Ninja returns with another roundup of the latest in retro gaming and FPGA developments. From new core updates to exciting fan projects and hardware news, this weekly video covers the standout stories you may have missed. See timestamps and sources below.
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Just a quick one. The Earthion ROMs included in the Steam release have been decrypted. I have tried the ROMs on both the MiSTer FPGA and the Analogue Pocket and they work. Anyway off to work, don’t wanna be late. Will try and get the Pocket video done later today. Remember, the developers put an […]
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Core Developer Boogermann has shared in an X post, a timeline of graphical hardware reimplemented in HDL, and honestly, it looks breath-takingly good. The game shown at the end is called “Nibbler”. It’s not a game I’m familiar with but at fist glance it looks like Pac-Man had a baby with the Snake game and […]
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As we are celebrating the launch of Metal Game Solid, we’ll be doing a series of giveaways, starting with the excellent Analogizer by RndMnkIII, which he has kindly donated. If you’re unfamiliar with what the Analogizer is, it’s a device that lets you output your Analogue Pockets display to a legacy display such as a […]
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FPGA Core Developer Anton Gale, who has brought us a number of core over the years for the MiSTer FPGA and the Analogue Pocket. Cast your mind back a bit, and you’ll remember they released the Taito SJ core. This release had the vast majority of the games working, but some were not implemented due […]
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