Jotego, a well-known FPGA developer responsible for many high-quality MiSTer cores including CPS1, CPS2, and many more, has shared several new updates across his ongoing projects.
Several new games are now playable on MiSTer and Analogue Pocket. Laser gun titles such as Laser Ghost and Bronx N.Y. Captor can now run directly on the Analogue Pocket without needing the dock, as confirmed in the latest nightly builds. Graphic and sound issues in TMNT2 have also been fixed, with these improvements already available for testing.
Clockwork Aquario, originally developed by Westone in 1991 for Sega’s System 18 hardware, is now available as an MRA file for the JTS18 core with no additional modifications required. The game was cancelled after multiple location tests in 1993, but decades later it was revived by Strictly Limited Games, earning a Guinness World Record for the longest gap between development start and release. Known for its colorful pixel art, expressive animation, and grab-and-throw combat system, it now runs smoothly on MiSTer. Players should still expect some sound balance issues, especially quiet voice samples, and a few layering glitches that appear during later stages.
Another Sega System 18 game, Where’s Wally?, is also in progress. Released by Sega in 1992, it transforms the familiar picture-book formula into a fast-paced arcade search challenge with trackball controls and spot-the-difference stages. Sound balancing still needs refinement, with some voice samples being too quiet, but development continues steadily.
As for Run’n Gun and CPS3, work on the latter has not yet begun. Run’n Gun has required significantly more effort than anticipated due to the complex PCM chip used in both Run’n Gun and X-Men. The developer has been studying Furrtek’s detailed 54-page schematics, which describe a circuit that requires dumping two internal microcode ROMs to operate correctly. Jotego mentioned that before beginning CPS3 work, he is focusing on improving the stability of existing cores such as the System 18 and Neo Geo Pocket. He also credited his Patreon supporters for making this extensive reverse engineering process possible, especially the work involving the PCM chip.
Watch the full Jotego news breakdown by Pixel Cherry Ninja below:
I recently tried Where’s Waldo (same dude :)) on the NES. With that low resolution and few colors, it’s… an experience? 🙂
Note to self – Try Where’s Waldo on NES during next stream.
Those Clockwork Aquario sprites look lovely, I like that a lot!
Absolutely stunning.