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Newcomers Forum • OSD and RESET buttons (wired to GPIO pins) used to work.. now only work in some cores?

MISTerFPGA about 21 hours ago

HiMy Mister is in a custom case /keyboard and for simplicity have the OSD and RESET buttons wired from GPIO to momentary buttons. I use those frequentlyI'm not sure when this happened, but I have realised some cores no longer respond when either hard butt …

Newcomers Forum • Assistance on how to get started

MISTerFPGA about 3 days ago

Hello, I’m currently trying to decide if I should get a MiSterFPGA and was wondering if I could be given some assistance on how to get started.I’ve been wanting to get a MiSter for the past few weeks, since I recently got back into playing retro games …

Input Devices • ipac-Mini 2P button not working

MISTerFPGA about 4 days ago

I finally got around to setting up my arcade, and I have an iPac-mini wired up and in keyboard mode. In this mode, the player 2 button is mapped to '2'. I verified this by plugging my controller into my laptop. I followed the directions here: viewtopic …
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Review: AYANEO Pocket S - Premium Android Power That's Perfect For Emulation

Time Extension about 11 days ago

Monster in your pocket.AYANEO has previously made a name for itself in the realm of gaming PC hardware, from portable powerhouses like the Flip DS and Flip KB to tiny desktop devices, such as the AM01 and AM02 'retro' mini computers.It has also dipped a to …

Arcade Cores • Are keyboard hotkeys broken in Arcade cores? (Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, etc.)

MISTerFPGA about 22 days ago

The standard keyboard hotkeys for coin, p1/p2 start etc. don't seem to be working right now, at least in Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man and Donkey Kong.This is with the latest releases of these cores, using the hotkeys listed in their respective Github readme files …

Linux • Add Lightgun calibration in the menu ?

MISTerFPGA about 1 month ago

If i remember correctly there is no way to pull the lightgun calibration utility directly with the menu, you need to press F10 with a keyboard and repeat the procedure for each core. Not very practical for people like me that doesn't use a keyboard with t …
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Review: AYANEO Flip DS - A Great (But Costly) Way To Play 3DS And Wii U In 2024

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Plus everything else you could mention...When we reviewed the AYANEO Flip KB not so long ago, we found it to be an interesting device with some unique strengths and weaknesses, but we also commented that the more intriguing of the Flip pair was the Flip DS …
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Pixel Gaiden - Episode 128 - Straight Outta Left Field, It's Battle Of The 8-Bit Baseball Games!

Amigos: Everything Amiga about 1 month ago

We're back for Episode 128! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news + Battle Of The Systems: R.B.I. Baseball (NES) vs Great Baseball (SMS) 8:00 - Quick Questions 26:16 - Patreon Song 30:30 - Eric's Take - Path Not Taken 53:05 -  Cody& …

Sega Saturn • 8BitDo M30 2.4g button mapping is off after March 23rd update

MISTerFPGA about 1 month ago

Hi all,I noticed that I can no longer map the correct buttons on my 8BitDo M30 2.4g controller.This is only happening for the Saturn core and the problem does not occur if I for instance map the buttons to a keyboard. I also used a second 8BitDo M30 2.4g …

Amiga (Minimig) • Amigavision/Minimig - Controller Setup Problem

MISTerFPGA about 1 month ago

Hi there,I have full mister fpga setup + Amigavision installed. I can navigate mister menus with my keyboard. I try to setup amiga joystick through minimig core menu but i can not start the game neither with my amiga joystick nor my keyboard. Could you p …

Input Devices • Problems Trying to Connect Dualshock Controller & Bluetooth Keyboard

MISTerFPGA about 1 month ago

After spending some time away from my MiSTer due to personal/family issues going back to more than a year ago, I've decided to try to get back into it.I'm having a few problems though trying to get the controllers I have to play nice.The first is an old P …

Commodore Events - Both Old and New C= • Photos and video from Los Angeles Maker Faire 2024

Commodore.ca about 1 month ago

Check out the pictures and video of our exhibit at the April 6 Los Angeles Maker Faire 2024! We had many attendees come and talk about the Commodore and Amiga computers that were on exhibit. Thanks to SCCAN member Jerold K. for helping out through the d …

Commodore Discussion • Stupid PET Tricks Joystick Easter Game Pack

Commodore.ca about 2 months ago

Stupid PET Tricks - Commodore PET Easter PackNote: I don't own a PET or SPT adapter so all testing has been done through Vice Emulator. There may be bugs in these conversions, please contact me and I'll release an update package if this is the case.Games …
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8BitDo's Next Retro Mechanical Keyboard Is Based On The Commodore 64

Time Extension about 2 months ago

The key to success.Accessory maker 8BitDo is releasing another mechanical keyboard, this time based on the iconic C64.The second in the company's Retro Mechanical Keyboard series, which includes a NES / Famicom version, which we reviewed not so long ago. I …

Input Devices • 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Pairing Failed

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

I just received a new 8BitDo Pro 2 with the hall effect joystick but can't get the controller to pair with the MiSTer. The controller is detected and pairing is attempted but fails:Switch input devices(s)to pairing mode.Press Finish when doneSearching...N …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • The Neverending Story Keyboard Issue

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

I wanted to look at some games I used to play on my Spectrum 128k. I remember the one I got came bundled with 128k versions of Daley Thompson's Decathlon and The Neverending Story so I thought I would start with them.I've just tried The Neverending Story …

Official Addon Boards • USB Hub Ports Seem to Be Dead

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

Hi there,from one day to the other, none of the six USB ports seem to be working anymore (I have a 3.5 Amps power supply feeding the MiSTer). The BT-Dongle is no longer recognized ("BT not available in BT screen"), neither is any keyboard. The keyboard do …

Newcomers Forum • Want to get started with MiSTer for C64 and retro arcade, have some Qs

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

Hi all-I had been watching the MiSTer space for some time with regards to classic arcade emulation, and somehow never realized that there were cores that could do C64 emulation as well.I've finally reached the point where I'd like to proceed with an order …

Model F Keyboard Fixed

VCFed about 2 months ago

I wanted to share an experience that I had. I have a 5160 PC XT and a Model F keyboard. The Model F keyboard always acted flaky, and I noticed that if I bent the circuit board backwards the keyboard would work for a while, but then produce 301 POST error …

March 2024 issue of TRS8BIT

VCFed about 2 months ago

The March 2024 issue of TRS8BIT is now available from the downloads page at http://www.fabsitesuk.com/t... 73rd. issue has the first news of the 2024 competition from George Phillips. There are articles from Ian Mavric on replacing Co …

Epson PX8 Ram Disk stuck at start

VCFed about 2 months ago

Hi everybody. My PX8 works well when the RAM Disk is not installed. However, when Ram Disk 64K is plugged in, the screen gets stuck. There are two versions: sometimes I can only see the cursor blinking at the left top row, other times I can see "59.5 …

Commodore PET 8032 with graphics keyboard - shipping to EU only - 500EUR

VCFed about 2 months ago

4 DRAM memory chips replaced until PETTEST completed 16 full memory test cycles. "New" CPU and CPU socket, two new filter caps, all from aliexpress. It has some rust over the oscillator cover and inside the case, some dust here and there. Case sa …

Enta 486SX / Award V3.20-E Laptop won't work with any IDE drive....

VCFed about 2 months ago

Hi Everyone I've been tearing my hair out over this -virtually worthless- 486SX machine. It's a relatively boring laptop but I just wanted to get it working because it has such a lovely keyboard. It was originally cursed with a Conner CP30104H 3 …

Connector is corroded

VCFed about 2 months ago

I bought an IBM 5155 recently just for fun. Initially, the keyboard didn't work due to a corroded connector and a bent pin on the PC side. I fixed it with tweezers. I plan to clean it with an ultrasonic cleaner at work, but I'm concerned about t …
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Hardware • Tatung Einstein TC01 - For Sale

Tatung Forum about 3 months ago

Anyone interested.....I have a TC01 for sale, which when last powered on 30+ years ago was in perfect working order. The only issue I have noted is that the keys are now sticky, so the keyboard will need some work. Like with any old retro hardware I am su …