#Sony PlayStation

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full nimbus
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just think in the Far Future Robert would be called Scotty

hard laurel
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Absolutely 🙂 You only have to look at the incredible progress of the N64 core 🙂

spare topaz
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Looking forward to Resident Evil 2 booting on N64

slow tusk
still lichen
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Underpromise, overdeliver

robust mortar
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I use Update_All script to keep everything updated and to grab all the BIOS files... I have even tried using the latest nightly unstable mister build and no dice. I am using BIN/CUE games each in their own folder with the same file name. The BIOS loads when I load the core and I hear the startup sound and see Sony Computer Entertainment then it goes to the CD Player / Menu or whatever blue colored screen and I try to load a game from there and get either E2 or just a Black Screen. I am loading games from SMB over the network, other cores doing the same and working fine. I thought maybe it's a weird problem with the HDMI signal and my TV, so I took the VGA output from the mister and ran that through my OSSC and no dice. I think I probably wouldn't even see the Playstation BIOS boot animation if I had a display issue? I don't know what to try next. Tried sourcing another BIOS file and no change.

ivory verge
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this is where I would start , the bios must be in the games/psx folder

robust mortar
ivory verge
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right ,I wanted you to try to run the game from the sd card, so you must have the bios there too 🙂

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for the purpose of testing whether games work properly from this storage medium

robust mortar
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yea I have it in both places currently, I'll try deleting the bios from sd and then I'll try just everything on sd

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Well... removing the bios off the SD didn't work, now it doesn't even load the intro bios animation. Is there a setting somewhere that I can point Mister to look specifically for the BIOS? I have my SMB mapped to the normal mister folder structure and so it's a hassle and I don't know how to get it back to be able to find the SD card. I'm using a retronas setup.

ivory verge
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if you have the game on the sd card, you must also have the bios on the sd card

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I have never used a remote connection

robust mortar
robust mortar
# ivory verge I have never used a remote connection

Very weird results, first try the game (Tony Hawk 4) loads and gets to an E2 error after like 1 or 2 screens. I try over and over many times with fastboot on/off and reset settings save settings and reboot and reset and power on/off and always get E2 and couldn't get the to load like it almost did the first time. This is all just using SD withe the CIFS network setup unmounted.

ivory verge
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there is definitely something wrong, I suggest you try another sd card , fresh install

robust mortar
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via "SD-Installer-Win64_MiSTer" ?

ivory verge
robust mortar
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ok that's what I used initially

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another question, do I need to first run the regular "update" script then run "update_all"

ivory verge
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update all will do the same and more 🙂

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also set the bios download

robust mortar
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I'm using the 16GB microSD that came with the de10 nano I believe... I have others to try though

ivory verge
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I do not recommend using the card that came with the De10

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many have already had problems with it

robust mortar
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are they handing out turd cards or something

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@ivory verge after I create the SD, run update_all, reboot, get BIOS etc, then do I need to manually download the mister nightly unstable and the nightly PSX core?

ivory verge
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no , for playstation is ok last stable mister main and psx core

full nimbus
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COuld be your Iso/ Where did you get them. Best test set is the Redump Set

robust mortar
full nimbus
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never use a torrent on Archive

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The tested set is the Redump Set

robust mortar
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They weren't even usable anyways, missing tons of games

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Yeah redump is what I go for

full nimbus
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Archive only has the first 100 gb or so. Its a flaw in the site

robust mortar
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I had several files fail through the download manager, probably because I was slamming archive for terabytes

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So you're saying archive is still a good option just straight files (in parts due to 100gb limit) and ignore the torrents

full nimbus
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nevr use a torrent on Archive

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Jdownloader2 on such

robust mortar
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I think it's my roms, going to grab a whole new set cause... same E2 error on a new SD card with a fresh mister setup. This time it loads the sony bios animation again for every game I try to load and then it gets to the PS logo and displays E2

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Well I don't know what to do because it just did another E2 with a newly grabbed good rom from a good source.

ivory verge
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maybe check the ram ?

robust mortar
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or my usb sd card reader

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but it obviously wrote mister fusion just fine

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I have 128M ram installed but memtest indicated a #2 which means 64M supposedly

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psx core requires 128 right?

ivory verge
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no

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32mb is good too

robust mortar
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then there's also "keyboard controls" saying press 'c' on 128M modules to switch chips, that part is confusing me

ivory verge
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just turn on the test and see if there are any errors

robust mortar
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well there's a big problem if it's only detecing 64/128 ram

ivory verge
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standard ram 128mb / v 2.9 ?

robust mortar
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I built a mister multisystem and soldering on 2x64mb chips

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I don't know what the v 2.9 is referring to

ivory verge
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sdram version

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here is 2.5

robust mortar
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ok, since the multisystem incorporated the ram into their design I have no way of knowing what version they used

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the components look the same though

ivory verge
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sure , no problem , I did not know that you use mutlisystem 🙂

robust mortar
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there's actually 13 caps in that area on the multisystem

ivory verge
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can you take a picture of the test how it looks like ?

robust mortar
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yeah one second, double checked my solder joints

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and the memtest still says 2 which means it's only seeing 64MB of my ram for some reason

ivory verge
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So you should have 128mb and detect 64mb ?

robust mortar
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I should have installed 128MB of ram total, but the test is showing 64MB

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I gotta get to sleep but I'll be back on if I solve this/don't solve this

robust mortar
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looks like I used an incorrect component when assembling my mister multisystem, the BOM was incorrect, so this IC that handles something with the ram chips is totally wrong in my case.

oak atlas
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Played through MGS for the first time on this wonderful core. Really awesome experience, thank you Robert!

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ivory verge
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for me one of the best and most important games

spare topaz
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280 kills? Did you choke out every soldier you crossed paths with? lol

ivory verge
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war has changed....

oak atlas
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Lol

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My life up until this point has only been about survival

glacial orbit
tropic stratus
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very nice, always great to see people having fun with it!

hard laurel
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Important that these older consoles are still accessible as closely to original hardware as possible. You should be very proud of what you have done here.

manic valley
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We all are

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Proud of Robert

quick gyro
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I finished Medal of Honor on the core today.

eternal vapor
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So far I think I have only finished Klonoa and Medievil on the core. First time through both, really enjoyed them 🙂

Have spent plenty of time playing other games as well ofc, but I wish I had more time to finish some more of them

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Oh wait, I forgot FF7 too, I played that for the first time on the core as well

oak atlas
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the other game I finished all the way through on this core was spyro the dragon

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another classic I missed out on back in the day

ivory verge
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i finished Resident Evil 1 five times

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Rsident Evil 2 four times

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MGS, Air Combat , Ace Combat 2, Symphony of the Night

manic citrus
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I beat padtest

ivory verge
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haha

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Now I mostly play Tekken 1-2, Ridge Racer , Soul Blade

eternal briar
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Question. Is there a way to stop the thing on the top left that shows resolution and such from appearing?

ivory verge
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in ini file video_info for res , controller_info

eternal briar
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Thanks! I’ve been meaning to ask this for months and always forget until I go to play something and it pops up constantly

ivory verge
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no option to turn off region notifications

hard laurel
storm barn
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I've replayed and finished Bugs Bunny Lost in time on the core.

tall rover
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Is the PSX core able to play video cds? I heard that some PS1s can play them, but I wasn't sure if the PSX core could.

coral meadow
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On the core, I've completed:

Final Fantasy 8
MGS
Vagrant Story (first time)
Suikoden (first time)
Crash Bandicoot 1-3
Ridge Racer R4 (first time)
Symphony of the Night (first time)

Just off the top of my head. It's been a gift!

patent junco
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Gradius Gaiden, Spyro, R4, Klonoa, Mega Man X4, Ape Escape

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Definitely will play more

waxen elk
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Hey fellas. I've decided that I'm finally going to handle my slow CD issues. I've got an sd card and external hdd (my primary game drive) both formatted to exfat. I'm using chds. Doing some research online I've heard bin/cue could help resolve speed issues or evening converting my hdd to ext4. What would you recommend to start with

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Or even, people that don't have slow CD issues, what are you personally using?

manic citrus
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an sdcard with chds or a network file system with chds

fallow prairie
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yeah cifs is fine here

waxen elk
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Trying to have a network less portable solution. What is the max size SD card mister supports?

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Would a 2 tb work?

fallow prairie
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does 2tb exist?

waxen elk
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Thought they did, looking it up, they do not...

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Drat

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Wasn't there a porkchop made Google docs with various speeds with different formats

fallow prairie
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holy shit my psx folder is 1.4TB

patent junco
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Mine is 3.5tb, but I haven’t run my script for chdman over it yet

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Related, even if you have a 20tb NAS, don’t bother downloading every PSX game ever, it’s not worth it

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It’s all just like, 50 Disney games in every language under the sun

fallow prairie
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mine is one disk one game US but i see i left all of the 7z files in there

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oh i remember i downloaded them to my NAS and it was being flaky unzipping so i wrote a python script to do it and forgot all about it

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here in da ghetto

waxen elk
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If only there was some hacky ethernet to USB 3.0 adapter

fallow prairie
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still 2000+ games though

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i am using wifi

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why do you need usb3?

waxen elk
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With wifi I got even worse results.

fallow prairie
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the psx disc was laughably slow is all i mean compared to anything modern

waxen elk
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Slow CD messages constantly

fallow prairie
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i wonder how big a 1g1r chd collection would be

patent junco
fallow prairie
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yeah i think it's just a space thing

patent junco
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I think mine is a 512gb Samsung Evo, I can’t be bothered pulling it out of my MiSTer to check

waxen elk
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All US PSX chd, is like 500 gb

patent junco
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You definitely don’t need every game lol

fallow prairie
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that would be the biggest collection on mister though

waxen elk
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Yeah that was just answering a earlier question. If only there was a way to copy the last 100 games or so to SD card as a fovorites optimization

fallow prairie
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you might be able to fit everything in 1tb either way if you don't go nuts with every version from every country

manic citrus
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if you're getting slow cd warnings constantly with an sd or external hard drive, that is weird

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are you trying to do like 8x cdrom speed?

waxen elk
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Nah, stock settings. I haven't tested with SD yet though

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My USB ports have been mighty flaky lately though

fallow prairie
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isn't 8x like still uhh 1.2M/s?

manic citrus
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some games will be problematic if they are chd

waxen elk
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I've got the space, I could de-chd a few and check

manic citrus
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unless you re-compress them to leave out lzma

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they are only problematic at high cdrom speeds

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it's unlikely to be the issue at stock settings

waxen elk
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Crash team racing is where it pops up quite frequently, if I don't disable the pause it's unplayable for me

runic edge
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I have a 1tb laptop 7200rpm hdd in a sata to usb3 enclosure full of chds. No slow cd problem. I did have that problem with a much older usb drive I had.

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The older drive was a 5400rpm drive in a usb2.0 enclosure

waxen elk
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It's a WD black p10. Looking it up, it might be 4800 rpm

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Which is a little frustrating to be honest

runic edge
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I think the old drive might just have been going bad

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The mister is all usb2.0 and a 5400rpm hdd should be good enough I would think

waxen elk
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I might swap it for an ssd, it disconnects all the damn time anyway

ivory verge
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I use with one MiSTer SSD and am very satisfied, zero problems

waxen elk
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Hmm, my hdd may be overloading my USB hub

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Which is all kinds of problems

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Alos found it.
https://misteraddons.com/blogs/news/mister-data-io-speed-shootout

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The DE10-nano is both an FPGA and an ARM computer, running Linux. Because of this, MiSTer benefits from all of the input/output flexibility of a modern computer. Note that the DE10-nano's USB PHY is USB 2.0 so there is no speed advantage using USB 3.0 devices.
This comparison has been months in the making, and I'm happy to finally publish my fin...

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I wonder if a simple powered usb hub would be enough to help the issue

abstract drift
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mechanical drives seem to have issues keeping up with the psx core sometimes

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its a fairly tight window to deliver and seeking is glacially slow on mechanical drives

runic edge
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I have a power supply that splits into the mister and usb hub. Its probably a combination of low power and older slower drive then.

full nimbus
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if you connect spinning rust then you need a 4A 5 V power supply

runic edge
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Everything works fine on mine but the first hint of a hitch in the music and Im springing for an ssd post haste.

full nimbus
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not the puny 2A default

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well the other way is simply not to run the CD drive at anything but 1 x

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then you wont have any issues

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its only when you use unreal CD performance these effects start to occur

runic edge
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Yeah I have the 4A power supply

serene nebula
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Just use a decent SD card and you won’t have any issues.

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I have a 512GB and compress my disc games with CHD. Not only do I not need to have an external drive but I can fit every game I could ever dream of playing on my SD card and I still have 150GB left over.

ivory verge
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I am good with 250gb , and have all i want 🙂

serene nebula
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I think being able to use external HDDs and network shares is amazing. I only posted what I said in-case we have a new user or a lurker reading thinking they have to have an external drive when in reality they don’t. Unless they need every game released for every system lol.

runic edge
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Yeah the sd card is the best way.

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But I have a small sd card

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And a drawer full of hdds

serene nebula
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The best way is what works for you IMO

full nimbus
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I have a 1TB SD card and a 2TB SSD !

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I win

serene nebula
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I’m sorry that’s not allowed

full nimbus
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blame black friday amazon sales

serene nebula
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I’m reporting you to the MiSTer police

runic edge
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And I need every game ever released on every system

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Plus homebrews

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Hacks

full nimbus
runic edge
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Regional variants

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Please help me

serene nebula
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He’s unstoppable!

full nimbus
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4 different NAS

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I think I have a storage fetish

serene nebula
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LOL

iron abyss
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Storage hobby with a side effect of gaming

serene nebula
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now I feel like some country bumpkin with just a single sd card, thanks @full nimbus

full nimbus
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I do know people with over a petabyte on their NAS

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so I am small fry

dawn wind
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I can’t do cd over network because my Wi-Fi adapter is ass

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I gave up and just attached a cheap hdd

bitter lintel
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the dual ram core function is the "spu ram select" yes? i'm unable to enable it. what gives

ivory verge
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true hi fi super duper audio 🙂

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gives = nothing you can hear

bitter lintel
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but i should be able to enable it. i have dual ram. i paid for it with my soul.

ivory verge
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you have dualsdram version ?

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official one is for single

bitter lintel
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okay so it's not an option that becomes availible if you insert another stick

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it's greyed out

full nimbus
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No

bitter lintel
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so my soul is intact

full nimbus
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you must download and install the dual ram version

ivory verge
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#test-builds message

bitter lintel
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ok. i don't care about that. i just got it to future proof arcade cores

robust mortar
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My situation with the PS1 core is now resolved, memtest shows #3 indicating 128MB after replacing the correct IC for U1 on my multisystem.

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spring elk
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Built your own MMS? Congrats!

serene nebula
scarlet raptor
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Does anyone know why when I load a game with multiple disks I get thrown to bios only?

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I put them all in the same folder “Final Fantasy VII” and then names them like the wiki “Final Fantasy VII (Disc 1)” ect.

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Single disc games boot fine…?

tropic stratus
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usually you select the folder and then it asks for the game disc and this should boot

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does the first cd boot if you move the second and third disk out of the folder?

scarlet raptor
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The ROM files were invalid, got it fixed! Thanks!

ivory verge
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out of curiosity I checked the same locations in RE3 , here everything looks ok 🙂

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I have to finish it finally

full nimbus
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Thats just a default screen before its run

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if its running the top left number is the time its run for

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and the blue number on the 3nd run on the right if yhr number of cycles the test has run

waxen elk
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Found out that Time splitters is in Lara Croft 1 revision 6

serene nebula
spring elk
hard laurel
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Memtest is a great game. Should try it sometime.

full nimbus
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no one can beat my speedrun its frame perfect

cosmic tulip
# ivory verge

Interesting to note the boards on the windows in re 3 are pre rendered instead of 3d assets like 2

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So I still believe that the layering of 3d and 2d and tracking that across camera angles might be tied to the mdec being off

abstract drift
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later in the game those boards get broken off

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try checking it after that happened

ivory verge
waxen elk
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Hell yeah, time splitters

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forest trench
# waxen elk Hell yeah, time splitters

Protip: If you use an earlier revision of Tomb Raider, you won’t have all that demo/ad menu crap and it will jump straight into the game
The last actual bugfix revision is rev 1

eternal vapor
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But who doesn't want to see a chicken run ad before every play session?

waxen elk
serene nebula
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Eidos was notorious for that garbage, never get a late revision game from them.

serene nebula
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Just posted a video over in #share-media message. Give that a watch for inspiration on what PS1 games to play!

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quick gyro
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Im bingewatchinng the reviews of this yt channel lately, most are PSX Games and the Reviewer deepdives into the Game and explains all pros and cons and some of these Games i never would have tried before seeing his videos.
https://www.youtube.com/@JoshStrifePlays/videos

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Welcome, I'm Josh Strife Hayes, I critique and analyse videogames.

This channel is all about playing those games we all love and asking, were they really that good?

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like i never understood Armored Core and he shows why FromSoftware had some great Gamedesign ideas even back in the Day

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In the Game after every failed Mission you have to Pay for Ammonition and Repair and if you get into a certain dept you have a Game Over and then you get some Ability that makes your next Playthrough a bit easier and they have new Abilities for like 8+ Tries, so they dont want to make the Game a cakewalk but with every Gameover they want to give you something to keep you motivated to try again with something that makes you a bit stronger

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I really want to give the series a try because this sounds like the Devs really thought about many things

serene nebula
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Yeah, it’s stuff like that why I roll my eyes at people criticizing games they’re bad at. Usually they put zero effort into learning system complexities or mastering design elements to have a better understanding of the gameplay loop. Not saying you should master a game before criticizing but at least demonstrate competency first.

shut escarp
serene nebula
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ROLLING MY EYES OVER HERE BUDDY

shut escarp
serene nebula
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I think control schemes are a different issue entirely though. That’s more physical accessibility.

abstract drift
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if you don't like the regular metroid prime controls try it on wii

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its really good with the pointer

shut escarp
quick gyro
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oh yes Metroid Prime was not for me, the Switch Version was the first Version i finished because it introduced Standard 2 Stick FPS Shooter controlls 🙂

patent junco
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meanwhile my idiot brain is now wired for Wii version controls at best

serene nebula
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I was a steadfast lover of Metroid Prime controls but then I met @shut escarp and became Accessibility certified and now I’ve seen the error of my ways.

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So now I’m a steadfast lover of Metroid Prime controls knowing I’m wrong and not caring. elmorise

quick gyro
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And having to complete the collection of the secret markings before you could finish the game didnt age well, i hated it and was grumpy while collecting them with a guide

abstract drift
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oh weird i just found them all naturally

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didn't the game give you some hints or something ? i don't remember it being too tricky

quick gyro
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yes they gave you hints in form of riddles

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i think some kind of teleport ability between the Save spots would have been great for that game

abstract drift
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yeah late game that would really help

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mp3 kind of fixed that by letting you fly around in your ship

spring elk
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Speaking of control schemes, this didn't age well. 🤣

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serene nebula
spring elk
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Terrifying! 😉

serene nebula
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that should be a poster in every game journalist’s office

spring elk
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Only every game uses that now. All games are terrifying now!

abstract drift
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to be fair, that game still has quite bad controls even though it has the right mappings from our modern perspective

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the actual analog stick curves are not good

spring elk
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That is fair. It wasn't great.

serene nebula
ivory verge
spring elk
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The curves weren't great, because they were too far ahead of them. 😉

serene nebula
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You need to spend a lot of time making sure it feels natural for players if all skills

abstract drift
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i think halo was the first game to absolutely nail those

serene nebula
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Halo was such a groundbreaking pivotal game. I cant praise it enough. Also I can criticize the shit out of it lol.

abstract drift
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also that game is just hard as nails, even with a mouse lol

spring elk
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That was when I was still deep into my keyboard+mouse master race phase... and I still couldn't get used to it.

patent junco
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The bullet magnetism and auto aim really do level the playing field

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Case in point the top players on Infinite still use controller

spring elk
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I eventually came around though, and it's now my preferred method to play FPS... unfortunately.

shut escarp
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Halo 1 was first console FPS i was actually like "this is actually worthwhile"

abstract drift
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halo is also maybe the first console shooter to actually embrace the fact you have so many buttons under your fingers

shut escarp
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it was 'the game' my freshman year of college so I kinda 'had' to learn it

patent junco
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I don’t think any game did as much for aiming on console in shooters until Splatoon

abstract drift
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adding melee and grenade ontop of shoot to your verbs just explodes the possible playstyles

spring elk
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I hate sitting down at my PC to play a FPS, and I'm instinctively reaching for a game pad instead of my mouse.
Consoles have ruined me. 😄

shut escarp
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Halo 2 was even more egregious about it than halo 1, there were some really funny drag snipes you could do in H2

spring elk
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My favorite default analog stick curves has to be on Titanfall 2. Playing that on a game pad was just sublime.

abstract drift
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imagine how different shooters would be if microsoft hadn't bought bungie and halo hadn't caught lighting in a bottle the way it randomly did

quick gyro
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Whats very cool, Medal of Honor already had a Contro-Schema that resembles the Mordern Twinstick Ego-Shooter Style, its Type-4 in the Options. So even back then some People already got the right idea 🙂

abstract drift
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on ps1?

quick gyro
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yes

abstract drift
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quite a lot of n64 games can do it too, they just call it left-handed mode or something weird

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move on dpad, look on stick

quick gyro
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yes, but on n64 back then i did not experiment much. i guess as a kid you just accept what the devs set as default ^^

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Goldeneye 64 still worked great with enough aim-help

abstract drift
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yeah goldeneye really relies on strong auto-aim and being more of a run and gun shooter than requiring precision

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it works though

patent junco
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The original devs at Rare said they were inspired in part by Virtua Cop, which makes sense - the expectation while playing is that if you have to aim precisely you’ll stop

mystic flare
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and goldeneye inspired halo, halo inspired cod, and so on and so on

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which means

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all of modern triple a gaming is descended from a canned coffee commercial

serene nebula
bitter lintel
serene nebula
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I meant to say the first incarnation of GoldenEye was it being on-rails lol

ruby sleet
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I knew what you meant, Bobby. 🍻

harsh shale
twin walrus
silent bridge
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hi 🙂

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Was the PSx 2X core incorporated into the main one?

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(I wanted to try out Chrono Cross in 2x)

ivory verge
ivory verge
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don't report bugs 🙂

silent bridge
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Oh, thanks. I saw the same menu options in the main core and as it wasn't in the updateall thing, I guessed it may have been merged. Thanks for the link. 🙂 The newest is the one from March, yes?

ivory verge
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yes

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march is the latest

silent bridge
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Thanks again!

ivory verge
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np

silent bridge
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Are there any games you'd recommend to try out on it?

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Other than what VGE had in the video?

ivory verge
#

I actually use this core only for gran turismo 🙂

silent bridge
#

Oooh that does seem like it could be good. 😄 (Maybe even Ridge Racers?)

ivory verge
#

I think this is where people have been posting their ideas for games that work better with 2x

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but I don't guarantee anything 😄

silent bridge
#

Fair enough~ I'll take a look. 😉

tidal nest
#

Hey all apologies if this is obvious, did a DualSDRAM version of 20230503 ever get released?

jovial jay
ivory verge
tidal nest
#

Thanks appreciate it, looks like the dual ram test core is behind given the version 20230330.rbf is the latest test build. Totally get its imperceptible but I have the dual ram so I want to use it 🤣

ivory verge
#

The official core was just released later with changes for the framework that only applies to the version for one ram

tidal nest
#

Thank you for the clarification Kuba!

ivory verge
#

no prob!

#

I also use the dual ram version 😉

slate furnace
#

I'm trying to test that I've got my second ram stick working. I grabbed the dual ram core but can't find anywhere in the audio/video settings that mentioned dual ram. There's a RAM area(Homebrew) setting but didn't think it was relavent. Anyone know what setting I'm looking for?

ivory verge
#

video audio section - spu ram select

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sdram2 / ddr3

slate furnace
#

ah i did see that, but the verbiage through me off - when I see DDR3 I think the speed of the RAM on the PC not dual ram ya know?

#

any idea on the reasoning behind the naming convention?

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guess it doesn't matter, sounds like it's not being supported anymore at least with this core

ivory verge
#

In theory because you won't hear the difference anyway

slate furnace
#

i picked it up recently because I started reading that folks were seeing a difference in performance with a few neo geo games - I just used the psx core to verify that the ram was even being detected haha

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good thing I talked to you about, I wouldn't have even been using the right setting for it lol

manic citrus
#

the neo geo core doesn't use the 2nd sdram at all

#

so that is unlikely

serene nebula
#

Yes I was going to say, there cannot be a difference in performance.

manic citrus
#

but you can...try the jaguar core now I guess?

slate furnace
#

I wondered how that'd be possible if there wasn't a dual ram core

serene nebula
#

dual ram is only useful for Jaguar (which quasi functions) and eventually the NARC core

slate furnace
#

sounds like some folks on reddit were pulling stuff out of their butts haha

manic citrus
#

and one version of saturn

serene nebula
#

I’ve tried my best to see if I could notice a difference for PSX but it’s imperceptible. I guess it’s neat I can use it.

manic citrus
#

which isn't necessarily better, just...different

ivory verge
#

I compiled once a version for two ram for neo geo , but I did not notice a difference

serene nebula
#

I actually turn off the dual ram audio option since it doesn’t switch regions automatically when launching other regions games through mgl

#

Weird bug, isn’t worth fussing over

slate furnace
#

so far I'm not really noticing any perceivable difference, I suppose it's good to know should some cores take advantage of it in the future more it'll be there

#

TBH I noticed more of a difference in general just switching to optical haha

oblique frost
#

there isn't a perceivable difference for the PSX core, but if you hear sound with SDRAM2 selected then the second stick is working

slate furnace
#

yeppers it's working! woot

ivory verge
#

honestly ... at the moment I do not see the point of using two sdrams

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maybe someday 🙂

oblique frost
#

for me, I ain't got no crts, don't need dual output, and I use a digital i/o board so might as well

slate furnace
#

same

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if anything I'd tell people if you have an optical cable and no CRT to switch to the digital board for better sound overall

#

ram is more or less not necessary but possibly future proofing

#

@ivory verge thanks for the tips today, it's appreciated

serene nebula
#

Well I really wanted to play the Jaguar core but now that I have, it wasn’t worth $20

iron abyss
#

You guys probably have the RTC too

serene nebula
#

Nope!

oblique frost
#

I think my dual ram one does have the RTC in it IIRC

ivory verge
#

yes 😛

iron abyss
#

I bet you stick an sdcard in the 2nd slot just because it’s there

oblique frost
#

I try not to mess with either sdcard slot at all

ivory verge
#

nope

slate furnace
# iron abyss You guys probably have the RTC too

If I was gaming on the 486 core I'm sure I would at some point. But naw right now I'm ramping up to buy a nice 3d printer. The first thing I'm going to make it a nice custom case for my mister

oblique frost
iron abyss
#

Oh Eldritch ignore me, I’m full of shit, and then I post that shit here for everyone to “enjoy” because if I’m having fun everyone is

slate furnace
oak atlas
#

What kind of case did you have in mind?

slate furnace
#

There's several models on thingiverse that caught my attention but I haven't decided for sure yet.

twin walrus
#

does anybody know if the PSX core can read VCDs?

oblique frost
#

it cannot

#

most normal PSXs can't either

twin walrus
#

:(

I kept reading about it and apparently it has already been discussed on the forums. I have the correct BIOS but it looks like it's not working and I highly doubt there is enough interest in integrating VCD playback (whether through bin/cue or the vcd format).

ivory verge
#

bios alone is not enough

twin walrus
#

yeah I think I read that there is an additional chip or board that was inside this particular PS1 model

ivory verge
#

correct

#

with 8bit cpu 🙂

twin walrus
#

welp, considering I can only find info on the BIOS being dumped but not that particular piece traced I guess it's not likely to happen in this lifetime haha

ivory verge
twin walrus
#

According to Wikipedia the only other two options for getting VCD playback on the MiSTer is through the Philips CD-i and the Amiga CD-32 which don't have cores yet.

bold orchid
#

You can still play video on the core. It's just more involved than making a vcd

#

I think vcd support would be great though

twin walrus
#

I think someone posted a bit of info on that, they demonstrated a video or screenshot that started with a space background.

bold orchid
#

I was messing around with some different ways to play video on mister

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I think psx is the best quality but it's not very accessible to generate the disks

#

Binary bond also has some examples on Amiga and I think ao486

twin walrus
bold orchid
#

I recommend checking these

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There is an example source of a disc to play a video in the SDK. And that second one is a better maintained encoder

twin walrus
#

that is too advanced for me.

#

or im just having a bad time with reading comprehension

bold orchid
#

No youre right it's pretty hardcore

#

I wanted to try automate it but eh I dropped it. It's a lot of work for a very niche thing

#

It works though

twin walrus
#

Thats really awesome that there are solutions for anyone willing to dig deep.

ruby sleet
hard laurel
#

But I would say why would you want to do that? There are surely better, easier ways of playing VCD's on Modern Hardware?

#

It seems like a lot of effort for a very small yield.

#

With the Saturn there are some games where the MPEG Decoder Card does give you higher Quality Video.

cosmic tulip
#

Yeah I mean
VLC literally has VCD support

ruby sleet
#

I think it's one of those "wouldn't it be neat?" things. I actually used my CDi as my VCD player in the 90s, but I don't really revisit the format, even though I still have the movies and hardware.

twin walrus
ruby sleet
#

There is something to be said about easily playing VCD on a CRT without having to rely on aging optical drives.

But at the same time, most DVD players found at Goodwill can accomplish that. shrug

We'll have to see if a dev wants to pick up the effort.

twin walrus
#

You'd have a point but all of my local goodwills have been dry for at least a few years. It's mostly filled with bluray players ŵhich are less likely to support VCD. Eitherway, this is all just a curiosity for me. When I read that a particular PS1 model had support for VCD, I was hoping a simple BIOS would do the trick but it's evident that there is extra effort required to achieve that.

stray narwhal
#

Gawd, the cdi... I wanted one so bad...

storm barn
#

Closest we had of vcd on PS1 was people converting videos into PS1 video format. Or was there a mpeg card that connected to the parallel port? A model compatible with vcd existed.

empty yacht
#

there were some addon carts (non sony I believe) for the parallelport

manic valley
#

I shall spread it like a wildfire

harsh shale
tiny mauve
#

Is there still a seperate build for Dual RAM?

serene nebula
#

I don’t think so, it’s just an audio option in the current core. Swapping DDR3 to SDRAM2.

#

There’s no human perceptible difference though so it doesn’t matter if it’s on or off.

ivory verge
#

latest dual sdram test core

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nothing more recent has come out

tiny mauve
#

does the single core version still work ok if you have dual ram installed?

ivory verge
#

sure

tiny mauve
#

ok cool

serene nebula
#

dual ram kind of a waste of money at the moment, I would know, I have it lol

ivory verge
#

more rammmmm , moreeeee 😄

tiny mauve
#

I just got it for the hopefully soon release of MK and any future core that may need it. lol

empty yacht
#

Dual ram is the future, single ramers are against progress. They are the boomers of misterusers with their cancer gun fanatism

ivory verge
#

this is the right way my friend

#

@serene nebula wants to stop us

tiny mauve
#

lol

ivory verge
#

he doesn't know how to play

#

let's not pay attention to him

serene nebula
#

You win this round lol

ivory verge
#

this is the way 😛

empty yacht
#

Good, now go to mod-class

serene nebula
#

lol

bronze pulsar
serene nebula
#

yeah, who knows when that’ll be though

bronze pulsar
#

October, apparently

serene nebula
#

Oh wow ok, very soon!

ivory verge
#

You see? Get second sdram now!

bronze pulsar
#

Im paying nothing for my Digital I/O and second sdram so I have no complaints

tiny mauve
#

I wonder if Robert would do a new build of the Dual RAM PSX core to bring it up to the current Single Ram build?

ivory verge
#

The update for the framework, which was made in May, applies only to core with one ram

#

you can't use the analog output anyway with a dualsdram

#

#test-builds message

#

so there is nothing to add more and change

tiny mauve
#

oh awesome!!

ivory verge
#

if there are will be new fixes dualsdram will always come first

crimson steeple
#

What's the benefit of a dualram core?

serene nebula
#

makes you feel like your dual ram purchase is being used

#

Audio timing improvements that are imperceptible to human ears is the real answer

crimson steeple
#

Ha, I'm sure Saturn will need it.

serene nebula
#

I’m convinced it won’t considering it hasn’t needed it this entire time

crimson steeple
#

I thought some games were running faster with dual though?

ivory verge
#

What games ? 🙂

crimson steeple
#

Lol I can't remember, months ago.

ivory verge
#

For faster cpu you need psx2xcpu core

#

Not dualsdram

#

Dualsdram for psx gives nothing, well maybe improve the mood of some people hehe

crimson steeple
#

Sorry for Saturn not psx.

#

I'm probably out of touch since last testing

serene nebula
#

I have dual SDRAM and I don’t even use the option since it breaks automatic region changing when launching games through mgl

crimson steeple
#

Anyway psx runs fine

ivory verge
#

No difference in game speed for saturn dual/single

crimson steeple
#

I remember reading some games wouldn't boot or run without it a while ago, but maybe newer test builds rectified that. I can't remember tbh.

ivory verge
#

Anyway, dualsdram is the ultimate miater experience

#

And Robby can't play 😋

crimson steeple
#

Yeah when its absolutely required I guess.

serene nebula
#

I have dual ram!

#

For reasons

ivory verge
#

Core is not 100% stable

#

It's like telling from cards at this point

crimson steeple
#

Bring on Mars for the next wave

tacit fox
nimble pond
#

Hey folks

#

So yesterday a friend came over

#

We tried playing pocket fighter on vs mode

#

I couldn't get the second controller to work no matter what I did

#

I set both as digital controllers

#

I first tried with snes controllers connected via blisster so I disconnected them and tried with Playstation classic mini controllers

#

Nothing worked

#

The only thing was, when assigning inputs I could not assign L3 and beyond so I had to hit enter

#

If I hit F12, it erased everything I mapped and went back to the beginning. (I don't have a menu button)

ivory verge
#

I turn on the second controller and select the character

#

I don't think it's a problem with core 🙂 I tested with DS4 and ps classic pads

timber veldt
#

Play the cps2 version 😉

crimson steeple
mossy wind
#

marathoned through x4 and x5 with zero.. my thumb

#

it hurts

harsh shale
dawn wind
#

People were developing Amico games too.

harsh shale
#

RIP Earthworm Jim

dawn wind
#

Not grooooovy

sand minnow
merry hound
#

I have that installed, looks great!

harsh shale
odd glen
#

Yep thats my default for the Super Gameboy core

harsh shale
#

I use it on my fxpak pro too

bronze pulsar
harsh shale
#

It's badass

serene nebula
#

y’all are zoomers with your vapor whatzits

mystic flare
#

check out Love & Destroy, JP only. bit of a visual feast

spring elk
#

Sony showing Sega how 3D was done.

frail storm
serene nebula
#

Gamera 2000!

frail storm
#

@serene nebula You can't even start comparing those to Panzer Dragoon, really

serene nebula
cosmic tulip
#

Where does Elemental Gearbolt fit in this?

serene nebula
#

It’s a lightgun game

#

@frail storm

Gamera 2000

  • giant flying turtle of destruction for the ultimate attack
  • gripping narrative entirely in English
  • takes place in the real world for immersion
  • starring beloved character enjoyed by children all over the world

Panzer Dragoon:

  • it’s got a dinosaur with a horn? I dunno.
  • characters speak in gibberish? Something about a war maybe?
  • takes place in a wasteland devoid of polygons
  • art style best described as “I tried” and “dragons are my fetish”
cosmic tulip
#

Yes but does Gamera have designs and key art by Moebius?

serene nebula
#

I feel bad for Mobius, an entire world of magnificent art and the only thing SEGA fans remember him for is the one time we went on a drunken bender and accidentally drew a couple of vaguely dragon looking looking stick figures that Sega forced him to draw

frail storm
cosmic tulip
frail storm
#

runs to play that Gamera 2k2 thing (basketball game I guess?) and deletes all Panzer Dragoon game ISOS

serene nebula
#

I’m honestly really proud of that troll

serene nebula
bronze pulsar
harsh shale
#

I need the Captain America gif but with "I didn't understand that reference"

serene nebula
#

I actually do own it, it’s genuinely a great game. I mean Panzer Dragoon is an all time classic so I won’t compare.

IMG_4029.jpg
cosmic tulip
#

to be completely honest I am surprised no hired him to design a game or movie
same with Juan Gimenez
I mean look at Incal and metabarons and no one went LETS HIRE PEOPLE SO OUR CRAP CAN LOOK LIKE THAT!

#

oh wait...

ps1_fifth_element-120314-760325310.jpg
storm oriole
cosmic tulip
#

I do mean the first part but the fifth element ps1 gag had to be done

serene nebula
#

That game is so bad lol

cosmic tulip
#

I know right, but for some reason my brain was like NOSTALIGA
so I played it again and
Uh...
no.

spring elk
serene nebula
#

I’m sorry I should’ve pinged you too, you’re a big Sega fan.

cosmic tulip
#

the fifth element truly defines the concept of irredeemable crap

manic valley
#

You really did ..

#

I do love me some gamera though ..

serene nebula
#

@cosmic tulip threw me a curve ball though. I couldn’t bring myself to troll Mobius so I had to concoct a ridiculous response.

serene nebula
#

The cutscenes are also all in English and hilarious. Totally worth playing for the intro alone.

hollow stratus
manic valley
#

Playing some ranked vi rn jt after that I’m on it

serene nebula
#

I really want to play some fighting games against you. Not because I think I’ll win but because I think I’ll learn from you.

#

I am scrub lord

shut escarp
ivory verge
bronze pulsar
manic valley
#

Worked for a couple of my friends rl

mossy wind
#

this has not been my experience playing with my buddy in smash bros... he is just too good

#

i can't even try anything

bronze pulsar
#

Tell him to ease up a little and let you learn

mossy wind
#

i'm not sure he knows how lol

#

my thumb is still destroyed from megaman x4 and x5. i should have put dash on the L1

#

it turned all red and bruised

bronze pulsar
#

I prefer it on O like snes personally, muscle memory and all that. The X5 and X6 improvement patches make them a lot better

twin walrus
#

I need to play asap

mossy wind
#

yeah, im using x5 and x6 patches. x5 was much better without text telling me what was directly in front of me

#

x6 i havent done yet. my thumb was not made for dash jump spam using zero and dash on O

#

i use dash on O too for the snes ones

#

but zero destroyed my thumb

#

i think instead of x6 though, ill do x2 and x3 for a break

#

wanted to do x4/5/6 as zero because i hadnt done it before

bronze pulsar
#

X5 is tolerable for me, X6 i have trouble with even with the improvement patch

mossy wind
#

i've been warned

#

that same buddy who kicks my ass in smash speed runs megaman x games. i think if its like x5...

#

x6 is probably going to be carried by the music

#

but god damn x4 was just so so good

#

but sigma as zero...

#

he was over watching my play through x4. the third form kept beating my ass. i spent 4 hours to the point where the first two forms i had figured the exact times, places to stand, how long it takes to go from one position to the other holding the button

#

i would beat sigmas first two forms without even looking at the tv lol

#

only to get shit on, on the third. over and over again. for 4 hours straight...

#

sounds awful, but i loved it. brought back memories

bronze pulsar
#

Yeah the final form is tricky, just have to memorize all the patterns and such. I actually think X6 only has 1 good music track in the whole game. X5 at least had 2 or 3. 4 had tons of them. Its a general decline in quality over time for sure.

mossy wind
#

I still have NO idea how to deal with the part where the dude sucks in a bunch of garbage and spits it out at you

#

I tried to look up a strat in desperation, but then all plays I saw just got lucky with it trying to push zero into the spikes

#

So I just said screw it, I'll figure it out

bronze pulsar
#

I think I ended up hugging the wall high on one phase, and moving closer on the other? Its been a month or two

mossy wind
#

The one where he sucks in the garbage, it'd often hit me ground in. I could use the giga attack, but sometimes that would lead to breaking one of the blocks stopping me from getting closer and then taking big damage. I found the best thing that worked only sometimes was to slash normally to try to break some of it from hitting me, and then running to the right away from sigmas head and camping on the wall until the phase was over. There was no chance to get hits. If I went closer to him, there is a block on the top i'd have to destroy first before being able to camp above sigma so there was little I could do. That happened at random with 1 of two difference phases. He would do that, or try to push you into spikes with a blow of air. That was where I could damage it. The problem was taking too much damage before I could deal enough on that phase

#

Eventually I found getting up to him in that phase and using the dash attack special skill would get a lot of hits, then regular slashing/ jump slashing spam up close would do significant damage

#

Was rough though

bronze pulsar
#

Sounds about right

mossy wind
#

THAT form I couldn't plan out no matter what

bronze pulsar
#

Have you played Zero Project 4.0?

mossy wind
#

I haven't

#

First I've heard of it

bronze pulsar
#

It is a huge quality hack to SNES X3 that is so good its the only version I'll even play of X3 anymore.

mossy wind
#

Yeah I just looked it up

bronze pulsar
#

Its MSU-1 compatible so you can have the PSX/Saturn/PC arranged soundtrack if you want it. I prefer the MET guitar pack.

mossy wind
#

I might toss that on there

bronze pulsar
#

Minakuchi engineering did their best with X3 and all and the original is fine, but zero project perfects the game IMO

#

If you need help patching or building it send me a DM

mossy wind
#

I should be able to figure it out. Just regular patching process right

bronze pulsar
#

Yes

#

Apply latest zero project patch, then patch msu-1 second if desired

abstract drift
twin walrus
#

is Omega Boost actually good?

#

I tried it and I remember liking it but I was like testing games for the core when I did so I forgot about it.

ivory verge
#

definitely worth playing 🙂

serene nebula
#

The one and only non-racing Polyphony Digital game 🤯

twin walrus
#

What was the Hideo Jokima mech?

#

was that on PS1?

serene nebula
#

what lol

spring elk
#

Oh, c'mon... you know...

twin walrus
#

Eye of the Frontier?

#

now I gotta look it up

#

Zone of the Enders

#

PS2 game, dang :(

#

don't feel like pulling it out

bronze pulsar
twin walrus
frail storm
ivory verge
#

Sega has its unique games and let it stay that way 🙂

frail storm
#

Omega Boost levels are empty and repetitive, in most of them you don't even seem to move, it looks and plays like those boooooooooring modern hack'n slash games.
Panzer Dragoon levels are detailed, you actually DO travel through them, you move through them, and there are things happening around you while you do.
Please play the first Panzer Dragoon al least, and get to experience what I am talking about: it's a masterpiece in every aspect.

near trout
#

En términos de perfección que tan cerca o lejos está la emulación de Mister vs consola?

serene nebula
ivory verge
#

around 95% ? i think

#

🙂

near trout
serene nebula
#

Convenience

#

@ivory verge is absolutely right and he would know much more than me

#

but even without total compatbility I think the convenience of MiSTer, its performance and visuals being indistinguishable from a real console, and being able to connect to modern TVs via HDMI has made it a superior option for me

#

the PS1 is my favorite console, I own over 400 games for the thing

#

so this isn't an opinion based on being able to play the games because I can download them, my opinion is based on I literally own the hardware and all the games I want to play and I still think the MiSTer is better

spring elk
#

I feel the exact same way... though I don't have nearly as many physical games for it.

#

I probably have at least that many physical discs across PS3, 4, and 5 though.

serene nebula
#

this is why I love the MiSTer so much. The barrier to entry on enjoying one of the best consoles of all time (imo) is only $300 USD (de10 + 120mb ram).

ivory verge
#

PlayStation ... is my life elmorise

spring elk
#

Exactly

bronze pulsar
serene nebula
spring elk
#

MiSTer has been the best gaming investment I've ever made... and I felt the same way 5-6 years ago when I first got into it. It's so much better now.

bronze pulsar
ivory verge
#

After Amiga , SNES as I saw the demo of t-rex, then Ridge Racer, Tekken, Tomb Raider well just my brain exploded

#

nothing was ever the same again

manic citrus
#

$240 for a de10, $65 for 128M ram. in the US, ignoring shipping

spring elk
#

Still a bargain

#

No, not as cheap as it used to be, but by no means outrageous now.

serene nebula
spring elk
#

Well, for that price, might as well buy two of each!

serene nebula
#

yah @bronze pulsar you're right, minumum cost of entry isn't $300 anymore

manic citrus
#

I don't pay taxes I'm a sovereign citizen

#

mouser is $240 with shipping!

serene nebula
manic citrus
#

sorry

#

$250

#

rounded the wrong way

#

I will now proceed to leave this in my cart and accidentally order it sometime in the future

serene nebula
#

So to @manic citrus's point you can do for cheaper. Noice

manic citrus
#

digikey still lists the de10 for $229, but they don't have any

#

weird mouser has like 680 of them

bronze pulsar
tidal pollen
#

is there a way to get saves to write to the memory card without opening the OSD? I lost progress a couple of times because I forgot to open it before turning off the mister

harsh shale
#

nope

tidal pollen
#

rip

strong hatch
#

Yeah, just one of those things you have to work into your brain. I try to just bring up the menu and go to reboot whenever I'm done playing, then I turn it off

serene nebula
#

I’ve asked about it and basically the core has no knowledge of anything beyond itself. The MiSTer framework handles the data saving but it can’t be constantly checking if there’s new data to write because that’s a huge performance hit. So when the user opens the MiSTer menu that initiates the save data check and saving.

#

Like @strong hatch said. It’s really good to get into the habit of opening up the menu when you’re done playing. For example I’ve gotten into the habit of always exiting the core when I want to shut the MiSTer down. There’s no need to do that but now I never lose save progress so it works.

tidal pollen
#

That makes sense!

oblique frost
#

on PSX specifically I like to take a save state after I save normally, so that habit handles the 'open osd to save' for me pretty well hah

tropic stratus
#

psx core has another problem: it cannot save memcards without pausing the core, because it interrupts CD data transfer. And you don't want your game to pause while playing, so going into OSD is the natural choise

abstract drift
#

its the left/yellow/user one, lights up when a save is outstanding, goes out when its committed to sd

empty yacht
#

Does using keyboard hotkeys for savestates circumvent the osd induced memcard save?

tropic stratus
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if you trigger a savestate save or load with controller or keyboard the autosave of memcards will not trigger, is that what you mean?

empty yacht
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Yes, thanks

plain violet
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I just can not get my 8BitDo Pro2 Wired gamepad to rumble in the PSX core, except in the metal gear solid test screen. It works fine as an analogue controller, but doesn't seem to work when input set to DualShock, which is probably why it doesn't rumble in games?

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It does however rumble in the latest N64 Core when tested with Wipeout64

bitter lintel
still lichen
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I always just cut power

strong hatch
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Nah, it's not required. Mentally it just reminds me that I've saved and closed the core when I do it, so I know I'm good to turn it off. You can turn it off as soon as you open the menu and then save dialog disappears

steep pasture
spring elk
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Kinda like holding the Reset button on the NES before pressing Power to turn it off. 😉

tidal widget
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My ps1 core goes to a black screen and no errors appear..it states the region then just black screen..I've deleted the boot files and redownled them. I even deleted the psx core and redownled that..used to work fine, not sure what else to do?

forest trench
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Play N64 instead?

bronze pulsar
oblique frost
tidal widget
oblique frost
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it just feels like a bios loading problem. I've had this when like I had my mister disconnected from the network but the cifs/PSX directory was still hanging around which meant the core was trying to load bios from there but it was empty since it wasn't mounted

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so somewhere it's looking where it shouldn't

tidal widget
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Although..just got the latest rbf file of here and now it's working

grand sage
spring elk
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Oh well...

serene nebula
spring elk
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Guess I'll have to stick with MAME then.

serene nebula
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Or be like me, continue to not play it lol

spring elk
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I mean, it deserves to be preserved... but c'mon. It's Narc. It's not the end of the world.

bronze pulsar
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I feel like I am in the minority about being happy about a Mortal Kombat core

spring elk
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Narc doesn't suck, but it's barely a footnote in arcade history.

bronze pulsar
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Its.. fine? The over the top enemy portraits and descriptions are funny, and the rocket launcher is fun to use. I dont dislike it at all, but its not a giant want for a core either. I just see it as progress to getting more chips/hardware documented and implemented for the overall benefit of development.

serene nebula
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Any arcade core is awesome, especially MK.

spring elk
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Personally hoping for Xybots at some point. 🙂

oblique glade
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NARC isn’t coming to MiSTer anymore? That’s a bummer. 😦

bronze pulsar
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I played MK recently on fightcade with a friend of mine, we're both around the same skill level (scrubby, played it back in the day) and had a blast, its such a whacky game gameplay wise and really fun

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I hope it's core gets released to MiSTer :(

serene nebula
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I love the game on the Lynx

ivory verge
#

I'm totally not interested in the whole Mars project, even if that's the only thing MK would be running on

spring elk
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One of my favorite arcade games. 🙂

ivory verge
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also hoping for MK for MiSTer

oblique glade
spring elk
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Play Xybots on MAME all the time. Turning 90° is easy with L and R shoulder buttons.

shut escarp
#

MK1 is definitely a nostalgia check to me

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but gameplay wise it feels so rough now

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UMK3 however.... thats my jam

spring elk
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MK II is still my favorite.

shut escarp
#

pace on 1/2 is just so slow for me now

bronze pulsar
# shut escarp UMK3 however.... thats my jam

I can respect your opinion on that, since you are very tourney focused/competitive. I just didnt like the running and dial a combo on that personally.

The plodding pace of 1/2 feels kind of fun to me, those tense moments when you and the other player are figuring out whether the other person is going to zig or zag

shut escarp
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2 is still a very viable competitive game i just don't dig the speed of it

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i played a TON of 2 as a kid

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proof:

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spring elk
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That's just proof that you played it once. 😏

bronze pulsar
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XD

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I was 12 when 2 came out

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I like 1 better though, just that Bloodsport/Big Trouble in Little China/etc vibe

spring elk
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Wow... just realized I was 22 when MK2 hit the arcades.

bronze pulsar
spring elk
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LOL

bronze pulsar
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Hey old man, what was Atari like?

spring elk
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I barely remember. I was only 7 when I got my first 2600. 😉

bronze pulsar
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Does it make a fine doorstop?

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My 5200 sure did

oblique glade
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It’s crazy how poorly we treated old systems. My NES was absolutely abused. Now they’re cherished shelf candy.

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I suppose it’s like anything nostalgia. What will be the cherished devices for current kids. iPads and TFT LCD TVs?

bronze pulsar
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The NES, I really love it to death. But lets be real, the actual design of it is crap. It of course was done over market concerns trying not to look like Atari.

I wouldn't even bother with an original NES these days unless it had a blinking light win cardedge connector installed. I put one into each of my 72 pin consoles, the NTSC US deck and the PAL German deck along with NESRGB installs.

oblique glade
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How you like the BLW? I have one in a box uninstalled because I read that they destroy cartridges.

bronze pulsar
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There were some early revisions where the pins were too tight, they corrected it on later ones. I used it for a long while and it never destroyed any of my cartridges, or damaged the pins in any way

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So not sure whats up with those reports

grand sage
serene nebula
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Well let’s refocus back on PS1. Which has the MK Trilogy on it.

manic citrus
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narc is also unique in that it's a medium res game and seemed to put a lot more pressure on video/sdram

spring elk
grand sage
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the Z unit (NARC only) is basically the same as the T Unit

grand sage
bronze pulsar
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Isnt that the version where several characters got mashed into one to save cartridge space?

spring elk
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'Basically the same' is not 'the same'. The differences were apparently significant enough to justify having its own classification within the same family of arcade platforms. With that said, any issues regarding bringing NARC to MiSTer do not automatically apply to the other games you mentioned that exist on the other versions of that hardware family. NARC was obviously unique, which is why (so far) those other games haven't been included in that announcement.
That would be like saying "Well, CPS-2 isn't happening on MiSTer."
"Oh no, that means no Street Fighter II: Champion Edition!"
"No, that's CPS-1."
"Same thing..."
Yes, they are similar enough, but there are plenty of reasons why CPS-2 might not have seen the light of day on MiSTer, while CPS-1 would have been just fine.
(sorry mods, I'm done)

serene nebula
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Thanks @spring elk , appreciate the breakdown. This isn't directed at anyone in particular but let's not bring up the NARC arcade port again. Thank you for your cooperation.

mossy wind
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so.. playing through the megaman x games, they have a sword guy, and a shooting guy... but where is the punching guy

slow tusk
#

Where is the guy that just wants to talk things out?

mossy wind
slow tusk
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He has to win against and absorb the powers from all of the conversation masters

bronze pulsar
spring elk
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A little too clear in my opinion, but still looks very cool.

bronze pulsar
#

It's ready for prison life.. or to live at MiSTerDolch's house of horrors

spring elk
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'Prison PlayStation' doesn't sound like something I would like to be involved with though.

merry hound
serene nebula
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Like ice

spring elk
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Clearly.

ivory verge
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it's handmade , wow

mossy wind
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it looks great.. but for some reason the first thing that came to mind was "i want to see it drop"

ivory verge
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cool to show someone what's inside

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rather I would treat it as a cool gadget

merry hound
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It's actually acrylic so won't be that satisfying

mystic violet
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@merry hound can you remove repeating gifs

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even if they are entertaining

merry hound
mystic violet
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yup you did 🙂

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thanks

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I thought I was on the n64 channel

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lol

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oops sorry

ivory verge
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ehhh you devil !!!!

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😉

bitter lintel
serene nebula
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psx ** 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 **

Core By - @tropic stratus
-# ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎↳ With support from @still palm, @ivory verge, @hasty jay, @Nolan, @Paulb_nl, @manic canopy, & @bright yacht

Patreon - [LINK]

(please consider joining the MiSTer FPGA's Patreon to help support development)

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psx ** 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 **

WIP Core Downloader - [LINK]
-# ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎↳ follow instructions in link to automate downloading all work-in-progress cores

Manual Install:

  • Latest core - [LINK]
  • 2XCPU core - [LINK]

(Last Updated - May. 27th, 2026)

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psx ** 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨 **

Redump is the only verified disc image set that works; DO NOT ask about it, DO NOT ask for it, and DO NOT ask where to get it.

Turn on vblank + hblank to have your video output similarly to a CRT.; also prevents issues with screen shake, sync loss, or flickering pixels on the screen’s edge.

If you have multi-disc games, like Final Fantasy 7, then place all discs in the same folder.

If you have a game that reads data from other discs, like Monster Rancher, then create a file named noreset.txt and place it in the same game folder.

If you are converting your games to CHD, then use the following parameters so that they work at higher disc speeds in the core: -c cdzs,cdfl -hs 9792

To test your controllers add the padtest.exe program to your PS1 game directory and run it in the core - [LINK]

Here is the latest PWM build if you use a CRT and have an older analog IO board - [LINK]

(thanks to @manic canopy for the PWM builds)

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psx ** 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐠𝐬 **

If you’re seeing issues in games then do the following:

  • Ensure you have the latest core by running update or update_all.
  • Double check you don’t have multiple versions of the core and delete older ones.
  • Check your core config to make sure everything is set to default or simply delete your config and try again.
  • Test against real hardware (if you can) to make sure it’s not a bug with the original game/hardware.
  • If you’re playing a fan-made patch, then check the original game first as patches may introduce new bugs.
  • Finally, look on GitHub to see if the issue was already reported - [LINK]

(the PSX core is mature enough where most issues are already known and anything else is likely a bug with the original game/hardware or you’re doing something wrong)

ivory verge
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@serene nebula you are the master of pinning 😄

serene nebula
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It's thanks to @mystic violet for pinging me about it, haha

hard laurel
harsh shale
north dome
#

anybody know if video cd's work on this core?

serene nebula
north dome
#

damn, my power goes out a lot so i use the mister on a mini monitor until it goes back on

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guess ill keep watching cartoons on the gba core

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i have a battery backup for it

serene nebula
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And to think that @bold orchid made fun of me for suggesting GBA Videos in #1153989422673580042

bold orchid
#

Egg in my face

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You know you can watch them on the psx core it's only 600 steps to convert

north dome
#

fix shrek in gba core pls. it's the only good thing in there lol

serene nebula
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Right!?

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@summer sage we need Shrek working on the GBA core.

summer sage
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better get good then, son

serene nebula
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Sorry @north dome I’ve failed you marioohno

bold orchid
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You can convert to STR files

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There's not like a guide though

north dome
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lol it's cool. i only watch stuff when im eating and getting high then back to gaming

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is there a dvd player core?

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that would be awsome with the shadowmasks

bronze pulsar
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#1153989422673580042

oak atlas
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I know this isn't exactly the same but there's front end software that home theater people use to organize 4k rips of movies

oak atlas
#

I imagine a DVD core would be like the SD version of that

sand minnow
bronze pulsar
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Hah

runic edge
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An fpga core and a folder full of iso.

foggy quiver
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DVD menu control with bluetooth controller, all the cool scaling options of MiSTer, maybe even USB DVD drive support… count me in.

bronze pulsar
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The video filters would be a big benefit for that methinks

ruby sleet
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Weird. I get the desire for CRT 480i playback. But beyond that, scaling algorithms in most modern players and televisions will do a superb job. As well as you can for DVD content.

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Y'all should fall down the crazy rabbit hole of MadVR 🙂

bronze pulsar
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I guess maybe the CRT filters would be nice for those wanting a scaled DVD output but with a CRT-ish look. Hm

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On that note, a video player in general would be nice for 480i/480p content I guess

ruby sleet
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If someone wants to make the effort, sure. Probably some larger benefits for previews, etc.

bronze pulsar
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It could tie into Super Attract Mode possibly, game commercials and other related content could play with CRT filters on.

ruby sleet
bronze pulsar
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A little pie in the sky never hurt anyone

oak atlas
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Preserving pan and scan lol but I think shows like Simpsons, X- files and 24 would look great on a crt

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Might be interesting for stuff like star wars that had so many different releases over the decades

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Hell, imagine an fpga implementation of TiVo

dawn wind
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I’d love to rewatch 80s/90s horror anthologies on my CRT.

oak atlas
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Don't forget about shrek!

ruby sleet
azure reef
dawn wind
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Monsters too

thorny herald
serene nebula
thorny herald
#

well it is bad luck the Alice was also a flop 😅

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but he has other things to be remembered by in France at least 😉

serene nebula
#

We continue to get a lot of the same questions so I went ahead and updated the pins to include a Your Questions Answered pin. Please give me feedback if you see something missing, thank you.

#1046940919607345272 message

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Also brought the pins up to formatting standards

full nimbus
#

wrong set

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its the Redump Set thats supported

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not HTGDB

serene nebula
surreal raft
#

question, playing ff7 and the game gets frozen for a few seconds before going back to normal, what can be the cause for it? using the latest single ram rbf if that matters

tidal pollen
#

is the pause menu a different resolution to the game itself? could be the res switch

manic citrus
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yes, it is a res switch, but wow. post your ini plz

surreal raft
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im using a lg c9 if that helps

manic citrus
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directly connected? or through a switch/av receiver?

surreal raft
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direct

manic citrus
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does it do that if you turn off vrr?

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in the ini

surreal raft
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havent checked gimme a few

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well so far so good loading into the game

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the ps splash screen would freeze before

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since i havent gotten to the point of saving i have to watch the opening fmv so like 2 more min

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no freeze at all

manic citrus
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hmm, maybe it's trying to re-read your edid? I'll dig around in a bit

surreal raft
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probably

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i wonder if i should use option 3

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its an g-sync compatible tv so vrr works when im using it on my pc

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end goal is to be able to run any core in its native clock speed with the scaling to line up any scanline and shadowmask filter i decide to use but i learned that videomode 12 made my tv say NOPE no 5X for you so im using 14, maybe i should use 1080p idk

rare gyro
#

that's intense

burnt plank
#

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

bronze pulsar
#

Ooh

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Is that the best version?

serene nebula
burnt plank
serene nebula
#

sounds cringe cringe

burnt plank
bronze pulsar
rare gyro
#

Downloading the patch now

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Yeah I never knew this existed

rare gyro
#

Based on the video, it definitely appears more modernized than the PC version

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apparently the patch requires an img file. I'll need to figure out how to convert multi-bin/cue to that

bronze pulsar
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I think those are discjuggler format

rare gyro
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fuckin' hell. can't find it, guess I'll have to go through the hassle of mounting the bin/cue and dumping it as the correct format

abstract drift
summer sage
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Neat 😎

bitter lintel
#

it looks ugly as shit

rare gyro
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hey I didn't know you were an ultima fan

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wait.. yes I did, we talked about U7 a while back

summer sage
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I love the Ultima series

rare gyro
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Same, although sometimes I wish U7 were demade for the old tile based engine. it leaves a lot more to the imagination. 😅

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I used to get really immersed in the old old ultimas, because of the way I would visualize every tile on the screen. looked way better than skyrim

strong hatch
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not sure if you found the file, but if you just google the filename, you'll find the source image that the patch author used

hidden prism
#

I think U7/8/9 with the Octopath Traveler look would be interesting

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some great art leaps in those games that’s hard to appreciate when it’s all composited together

foggy quiver
#

I am so frustrated trying to find PS1 screenshots that look like real hardware. Everybody online seems to use emulators with weird settings (hi-res, texture perspective correction, bilinear filtering etc) that look nothing like a real PS1.

summer sage
narrow folio
summer sage
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Probably not earlier than 6

rare gyro
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But 7 is probably the best if you want a relatively modern retro ultima experience

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I will also add that the C64 versions of the classic ultimas(1-5) are the best because the SID music is chefkiss

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though 1 & 2 don't have music, and you probably want to avoid those two anyway

narrow folio
#

Thanks for all the info! I appreciate it!

I’ll look into giving these a serious go soon.

burnt plank
rare gyro
#

Huh?

burnt plank
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i'm trying to hint at where to find it without breaking any rules

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wait DMs are a thing

rare gyro
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oh I get it

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Thanks 😂

burnt plank
#

😄

rare gyro
#

Now I wonder why the CHD format isn't as broadly used as it should be

burnt plank
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just use this

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it's as good as it gets for converting to chd

rare gyro
#

Thanks so much! This has been really helpful!

burnt plank
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No problem!

rare gyro
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Damn this really feels like booting up a new game for the first time :']

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This is incredible! The controls take some getting used to, but it kinda plays like an old elder scrolls game, only more simple

serene nebula
burnt plank
serene nebula
rare gyro
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The N64 core would also reduce some of the space usage since the roms are smaller than the PSX versions, and the games often perform better.

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I bet once the Saturn core supports CHD, you'll have much more space free

serene nebula
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Yeah, I have 100 Saturn games

rare gyro
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yeah I only have like, 12

merry hound
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I gotta get on the CHD bandwagon

silent bridge
#

Just to confirm, the PS1 core supports CHD? 🤯

serene nebula
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It does

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All disc based cores do, except Saturn.

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And Saturn will happen in the future. The support is ready to be implemented, just waiting on srg to want to merge it in.

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But he’s rightfully prioritizing the core features and stability first.

silent bridge
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Still amazed 😅

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Saturn might get it tho?

serene nebula
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It will get it

silent bridge
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Nice

rare gyro
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I bet most people won't need more than 32gb if they merely keep only their favorite games, and use CHD format

surreal raft
#

Nah must own all the games and never launch a single one

serene nebula
#

Digital hoarding at least has no real-world consequences

oblique frost
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I dunno turning my NAS on does surge the power bill a bit

rare gyro
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NAS is in theory faster than sd card, if you use wired connections

oblique frost
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it is, quite fast

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not that it matters most of the time

surreal raft
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But let people know hey I have all the games

rare gyro
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some CD cores so take a long time to load, also N64 takes a while with some games, and saving too

oblique frost
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I just like being able to plop down a full collection and not worry about it

serene nebula
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NAS is cool, it has a lot of practicality if you game across multiple devices.

oblique frost
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my NAS is big and nasty and serves more purpose than just games

serene nebula
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no just games

oblique frost
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I just store everything on it

serene nebula
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Sorry, just games

oblique frost
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ur not the boss of me

rare gyro
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home cloud?

oblique frost
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I mean, I have a NAS and a little box that acts as a server for things I don't want the NAS to deal with

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is that a cloud?

surreal raft
oblique frost
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single handedly keeping my electric company afloat

rare gyro
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if it's essentially a local Dropbox the yeah

surreal raft
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That's simple buy neighbors house, install solar panels, m move nas to new house= save money on electric bill

oblique frost
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I don't think that's how money works

serene nebula
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if it’s for games then it’s fine

oblique frost
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it's for all media

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my house is a very inclusive house

bronze pulsar
#

Are we NAS shaming?

serene nebula
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no, just laying down the rules. NAS for games? A-ok. Anything else? Not ok.

bronze pulsar
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But Robby

oblique frost
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sorry robby this anime has to go somewhere

bronze pulsar
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Why not both

surreal raft
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How is that not how it works? No electric bill, makes all the senses to me its life 5 sense gum out of this world sense

oblique frost
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if I don't confine it to my NAS then it might escape

serene nebula
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You have a point

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@oblique frost please protect us from the anime

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We are eternally grateful

oblique frost
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I will continue to hoard the animes for the greater good

bronze pulsar
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That only works if you hoard the good anime

serene nebula
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there’s no such thing as good anime

oblique frost
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all anime is good anime if you're depraved enough