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PCN – Weekly News Video Ep158 + Source List

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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.

Big MiSTer Multisystem 2 Update – It’s Heading for Primetime

1 August 20251 August 2025PixelCherryNinjaLeave a Comment

We love all things MiSTer FPGA here on Metal Game Solid. Long gone are the days where you had to order a DE10 NANO from Terasic, Mouser or Digikeys, and then combine your newly bought FPGA board with accessories such as a USB hub and an IO board. The evolution has come along away from […]

Earthion Confirmed Running on MiSTer FPGA and the Analogue Pocket

1 August 20251 August 2025PixelCherryNinja1 Comment

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 […]

New MiSTer Pi Case – Design Files Available For Purchase

29 July 20255 August 2025PixelCherryNinjaLeave a Comment

The MiSTer Pi has taken the MiSTer FPGA world by storm, it significantly reduced the price of entry into FPGA Gaming and naturally brought a lot more users to the niche. There have been a few cases made for the MiSTer Pi, some from Retro Remake (the company behind MiSTer Pi) themselves, as well as […]

X68000 Core For MiSTer FPGA Gets Additional Controllers

28 July 202528 July 2025PixelCherryNinja1 Comment

If you want to try out the latest nightly version of the Sharp X68000 core, then head on over to the MiSTer FPGA Discord server. Here’s an invite. You’ll need to head over to the “unstable nightlies” channel to find this updated core. The update has been provided by developer dshadoff (David Shadoff). David states […]

Remaining Games on the Taito System SJ are Coming to the MiSTer and Analogue Pocket

27 July 202528 July 2025PixelCherryNinjaLeave a Comment

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 […]

PCN – Weekly News Video Ep157 + Source List

26 July 202527 July 2025PixelCherryNinja3 Comments

Rumble Support Comes to MiSTer FPGA SNES core

23 July 202525 July 2025PixelCherryNinjaLeave a Comment

The recent SNES rumble controller paired with Doom received a lot of praise from the Retro gaming community. All reviewers spoke very highly of the game and the controller. The good thing is the rumble tech used by LRG is open source, and it didn’t take long for the MiSTer community to implement it into […]

SNES core forked for better ROM hack compatibility on MiSTer

23 July 202525 July 2025PixelCherryNinjaLeave a Comment

We can all agree that ROM hacks of our favourite games bring additional value as well as new and creative ways to enjoy some of our favourite childhood games. There are some ROM hacks that work on software emulators but do not run on original hardware as well as the MiSTer FPGA. This is where […]

Replay2 Next Generation of FPGA Gaming | Developer Update

22 July 202522 July 2025PixelCherryNinjaLeave a Comment

Here’s an easy-to-read summary of the R2 “Phat” proto board update: The FPGAArcade R2 “Phat” proto board is nearing completion after facing hardware development challenges. A more affordable “Lite” version will also be produced. This board is not MiSTer2, but shares some early firmware. Its optimized Linux, graphical front end, and new framework are still […]