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Input Devices • Controllers for Each Core Is This Possible? [Solved]

MISTerFPGA about 4 months ago

Here's what I'm trying to do, if anyone has a suggestion, I'd love to hear it!I've got a MISTER with RAM, AnalogIO board and a USB hub connected to a 25" arcade CRT (Standard resolution K7000 series)I'm building a horizontal Mistercade to run:Horizontal a …

Input Devices • Egret II Mini Spinner + Trackball

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Hi.I just got hold of an Egret II Mini spinner and trackball. I got the spinner to work well with Arkanoid and also the AY-3-8500 core with the documented .ini file tweaks.I'd like to get the trackball working in Missile Command, but whilst I can map the …
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Combat School (Konami, 1987)

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 7 months ago

Developed and published by Konami to the arcades in 1987.Commodore 64 version:Programming by David Collier and Allan ShorttGraphics by Simon Butler and Shaun RidingsMusic by Martin GalwaySinclair ZX Spectrum version:Programming by Andrew Deakin and Michael …

Input Devices • Maximum Number of Joysticks, Spinners and Lightguns

MISTerFPGA about 7 months ago

What is the maximum number of joysticks, spinners and lightguns that the mister can accommodate?I have four joysticks with one tackball. When I add a spinner it's ignored by mister, like it has the maximum number of joysticks attached. Since it's in a …
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Input Devices • Spinners, Trackballs, and the Setting 0xFFFF

MISTerFPGA about 7 months ago

I recently got one of these, on eBay.It's an Atgames Legends Ultimate Fight Stick/ Control Panel, and connects via USB.It's flippin' huge, but has a really nice feel. The sticks are decent, not cheap feeling. The concave buttons are clicky, and have a rea …
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Discovering R.B.I. Baseball on NES

Retro Arcadia about 8 months ago

I regularly come up with stuff here I say I’ll come back to and look at it more detail sometime later, and do you know what? Sooner or later I generally do! Either a man of my word or it just saves me thinking what’s next, take your pick! Let me give …

32-bit acorn hardware • A4 Touchpad

Stardot about 9 months ago

Idle speculation time. Other than a normal Acorn mouse, are there any more portable options for the A4?I noticed this - https://uk.rs-online.com/we... ... lsrc=aw.ds and wondered if, considering that the A4 has a space that the original laptop us …
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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #96

Retro Arcadia about 9 months ago

Blimey. I’ve nearly done a hundred of these! Am I supposed to be planning something special? Anyway, back again for our regular Sunday roundup of quick-fire reviews and impressions of everything under the spotlight at Retro Arcadia this week, old and ne …
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Help needed with Powerbook 100

Tinker Different about 9 months ago

Hi, I could do with some expert advice on a Powerbook 100 I have. About a year ago I recapped the screen panel and partially recapped the mainboard in my Powerbook 100 and got it working. I didn't clean the whole board, just around the caps with IPA and c …
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Taito Egret II Mini Arcade Memories Vol. 2 Coming This December

Time Extension about 9 months ago

Thanks for the memories.Update : Taito Egret II Mini Arcade Memories Vol. 2 will be released on Thursday, December 21st, 2023 in Japan – and the games included on it will be announced in a live stream on August 24th.Original Story : A recent addition to …
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Modern Take • Atari's Limited Edition "Crystal Castles"

Amiga Love about 10 months ago

The latest incarnation of the schizophrenic company that wears the Atari clothing is mostly known for going all-in on the nostalgia play. I call it schizophrenic because when you look at its "lines of business" it is kind of all over the place. After seve …
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AtGames Arcade Legends Ultimate 1.2 Review

Retro Dodo about 11 months ago

The Arcade Legends Ultimate series of home arcade cabinets are quickly becoming one of the most popular multi-game arcade machines on the market, and there’s very good reasons for that. And not just because we all love having an actual arcade cab …

Hardware Setups • Ultimate JAMMIX

MISTerFPGA about 11 months ago

Hi friends!I purchased an Ultimate Jammix rev2 for Mister FPGA in order to turn my cab into jamma standard.The goal is to simplify connections so that I can easily install the Mister as well as original arcade pcbs on the fly.There are so many amazing pro …
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Gyroscope (Melbourne House, 1985)

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 11 months ago

Developed by Catalyst Coders.Produced by David Wainwright.Acorn BBC Micro and Electron versions written by David Wainwright and John Nixon.Amstrad CPC version written by Tony Mack and Steve Lamb, with music by Gloryflow Ltd.Commodore 64 version written by …

OW! Arcade repair injuries...

Museum of the Game about 11 months ago

I had some spare time this afternoon, and took a little of it to work on my Missile Command cocktail. I'd powered it up for the first time in a while over the weekend, but the player 1 trackball wasn't responsive in X, and barely workable in Y. …

Episode 60 - ABP! (Always Be Punching) - Battle Of The Systems: Alternate Mascots: Kirby's Adventure (NES) vs. Psycho Fox (SMS)

Pixel Gaiden Gaming Podcast about 3 years ago

We're back for Episode 60 In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and Battle Of The Systems: Alternate Mascots: Kirby's Adventure (NES) vs. Psycho Fox (SMS) We are doing news for the first monthly episode and then "catching up" later in the mo …

272 - RGDS - Great Balls of Fire

Retro Gaming Discussion Show about 4 years ago

Get those balls polished and join us for another fantastic episode of RGDS.  Yes Kingy and Drisky are looking at games with trackballs and Spinners.  So join us as we go through some all time classic games X-Arcade: https://shop.xgaming.com/pr... …

Episode 13 - Be E(3)xcellent To Each Other + 6 Good N64 Games

Pixel Gaiden Gaming Podcast about 5 years ago

We're back for Episode 13!    In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and pick 6 good N64 games.    Episode Guide ---------------- Quick Questions 1:58 News 5:37 6 Good Games 1:22:10 Eric's Take 1:40:18 Cody's Big Review 1:52:47 Cody's Corne …

RGDS 204 Retro Regrets

Retro Gaming Discussion Show about 7 years ago

On this fantastic episode the team discuss their most anguished gaming recollections. Expect tales of woe, misguided mistakes and in Matt A's case - spoiling the Aguilera family Christmas for evermore!   Matt Aguilera's Matrox Graphics Card http://www.vg …