MiSTer Review - Game Sack

Wow, I can't believe Joe replaced Dave with an FPGA-based device that runs cores for many different platforms.

even though Dave is gone I am still gonna stick around

We need an updated mister review, it's come on a long way since this video was made.

"Currently there is no way to plug in your Sega 3D glasses, so if you want to play a 3D game, you can to straight to hell" And there goes my drink flying from my mouth onto my monitor screen, Thanks Joe :D

As long as you keep producing content, you've got a watcher for life.

Feels weird without him but you are still very informative!

Decided to rewatch this to reminisce about just how far things have come for the MiSTer project in the past few years. It would be cool to see you revisit this at some point, maybe to talk about some of the many more cores that have come out since then, the vastly improved video output/scaling options, or just to see how much more accurate some of the cores you already talked about have become these days. Overall the system definitely feels a lot less bare-bones today than it did back in 2019!

Wait til the Mister Mister comes out!! 🎵Take..these broken games! And learn to play agaaaiin!!!🎶🎶

I’m lovin’ it, Joe. This is a damn fine episode of Game Sack.

1. AWESOME VIDEO! Thanks for giving MiSTer a spin and sharing it with your viewers! 2. Some corrections: - The scaler and filters can be used via VGA output if you set vga_scaler=1 in the MiSTer.ini file - HDMI out can have almost as low a latency as VGA output if you use vsync_adjust=2 in the MiSTer.ini file (these ini settings can be changed via the scripts that download with the updater without editing anything, also) - Shimmering over HDMI can be greatly reduced/removed by using the Gaussian_Sharp filters. There are varying levels of sharpness to suit tastes there too. - Autosave has been added to most console cores, so you wont need to select the "Save backup RAM" option every time you exit a game. - Genesis audio now has selections for "Model 1", "Model 2", "Light Filter" and "Unfiltered", to suit tastes. - 2+ players works in supported games, simply by adding the controller in the main MiSTer menu first. after you do that, the cores can assign buttons to them correctly. - GBC didnt work most likely because you didn't add the correct BIOS, which is needed. 3. Additions: - MiSTer has already been updated with lightgun support that even works over HDMI. - Game Genie/Game Shark cheat codes have been added for all the major consoles. - Extremely low latency input options are coming in the form of the LLCoolJoy, Blissbox's BlisSTer (retropad32 will also have serial connection capability in the future iirc) - Coming Soon: TGFX CD & Dodonpachi Arcade - If you encounter any glitches or errors in a game, report them on the MiSTer github page for the applicable core! Issues get fixed surprisingly quick, but only if they are known!

The biggest advantage of the FPGA based simulation is the audio delay. On software emulators, you have to use the CPU to simulate the audio circuits, and as you can't just write a program that updates the sound card 44100 times per second, you end up having to fill up a buffer, then sending the buffer and swapping etc.. so the sound ends a bit behind the video.

This video got me interested in the MISTer project (thank you!). I don't see a lot of comments one year out, so a few updates for anyone curious-- - Genesis has Model 1 sound option - Sega CD has been added (it's amazing) - Neo Geo has been added - Game Boy Advance has been added - There's an official case that feels and looks amazing - Tons of new Arcade boards, including some Capcom ones that are in development

I usually stop watching when a host leaves a show, but that's because they don't tell you why or whats going on. So, thank you for being transparent! Great episode Joe!

We Keep supporting game sack til the end !! 👊🏻 , never give up Joe ! , and Dave we’re gonna miss you , but the show must go on

I look forward to your videos every Sunday. Thank you for giving me something awesome to watch every Sunday morning. Keep up the great work.

Great episode! Rewatched it again after messing with the MiSTer all evening. It'd be cool to see an updated MiSTer video with all the advancements and additions that have come about in the past 2 years. :D

Glad to see Gamesack still going!

You're doing a wonderful job as always, Joe. Yeah, I miss Dave, but you're definitely still making it worth my while to stick around. Thanks for all the great content. Keep it coming! And oh yeah, the MiSTer is RAD! Do you think it will support Pico 8 any time soon?

Very interesting choice of topic for your first solo episode, Joe. Really technical and very educational.

Thanks for showing this Joe I have been looking into the Mister recently. Great episode as always.