MiSTer FPGA News & Updates – Vigilante, PSX updates, Alpha Mission and More

Here are this week’s MiSTer FPGA updates.
RetroRGB Posts: https://admin.retrorgb.com/mister-fpga-news-updates.html
Please support RetroRGB on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb

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MiSTer Portable
Mistefpga.org forum post: https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4646
Tweets:

Do people want a handheld #MiSTerFPGA #Multisystem?@RichRap3D started experimenting with the idea in 2020 and it has now evolved through 3 fully working prototypes. There is plenty of scope for injection moulding, refinements and analogue controls but it's coming along nicely. pic.twitter.com/N6CU7xBxWn

— Multisystem (@MultisystemFPGA) May 1, 2022

V3 is the size of an Atari Lynx with plenty of scope to shrink down on production. Interchangeable, magnetic snap-on bezels keep the aspect ratio true and it runs for 7 hours on a charge.
Do you want such a device, and if so what are your essential features for a handheld MisTer? pic.twitter.com/qmMh3NdRWp

— Multisystem (@MultisystemFPGA) May 1, 2022

Wow there's a lot of interest! Here's a little video demonstrating the snap on 4:3 bezel with the Mega Drive/Genesis core. pic.twitter.com/3XOpKd8LpQ

— Multisystem (@MultisystemFPGA) May 1, 2022

RetroRGB post by Rees: https://www.retrorgb.com/mister-multisystem-heber-reveal-handheld-mister-prototype.html
Interview with Neil & RIchard: https://www.retrorgb.com/interview-with-neil-richard-from-rmc.html

Interview MiSTer Multisystem info
YouTube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1WzvUGMt4k
RetroRGB Post: https://www.retrorgb.com/interview-with-neil-richard-from-rmc.html

MT32-Pi Zero
Tweets:

With it being the 10th anniversary of the #RaspberryPi, now's a great time to reveal what I've been working on for the last few months. 🙂

Say hello to mt32-pi | zero!

🎹 Standalone MIDI synth based on Pi Zero 2 W
🔊 TRS MIDI in, 3.5mm stereo audio out
🕹️ #MiSTerFPGA compatible pic.twitter.com/BcuZ3eMa3a

— Dale (@_d0pefish_) February 28, 2022

This is the first piece of official #mt32pi hardware from yours truly.

It features a full-size 128×64 OLED screen (not the smaller 128×32), the usual two control buttons, plus a unique thumbwheel rotary encoder with click button!

It also has a matching stand, of course. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/OLaWue1Pl1

— Dale (@_d0pefish_) February 28, 2022

For MiSTer users, it can be connected to MiSTer using a USB 3.0 A to micro-B cable, the same kind of cable you use for many portable external hard drives. Much easier to find good cables for this one as it's a common standard cable type. pic.twitter.com/v9FSpSc7E6

— Dale (@_d0pefish_) February 28, 2022

Mt32 pi zero Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/s/a45005ab04
Main ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/d0pefish/shop

PSX Core Updates
MiSTer FPGA Discord: https://discord.com/invite/gyRe9WC6Y2
Playstation unstable nightlies: https://github.com/MiSTer-unstable-nightlies/PSX_MiSTer/releases/
Developer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPGAzumSpass
Konami Justifier image: ​​Evan-Amos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Attract Mode Script
Mra_attract_mode Github: https://github.com/alexanderupton/mra_attract_mode
Vert_arcade_only GitHub: https://github.com/alexanderupton/vert_arcade_only

Alpha Mission Core
Github: https://github.com/RndMnkIII/AlphaMission_Beta_MiSTer_bin
Twitter post: https://twitter.com/RndMnkIII/status/1521814075163959297
Misterfpga.org post: https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=4658&sid=f85d99ee679f6d8ceeee83e7051a4eca

Soldier Girl Amazon
atrac17 Patreon post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/soldier-girl-65798997
Terra Cresta github: https://github.com/va7deo/TerraCresta

Terra Force & Ikari III
atrac17 Patreon post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/soldier-girl-65798997

Vigilante Core
GitHub: https://github.com/jotego/jtbin
Update All Script: https://github.com/theypsilon/Update_All_MiSTer
Support Jotego on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/topapate

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tweets:

The TMNT core just output its first frame: a glitchy self-test report. Correct output from MAME for comparison. pic.twitter.com/R7FCFPxdpL

— Furrtek (@furrtek) May 4, 2022

Better. Missed the fact that the graphics data is stored in a chunky format, but routed on the PCB to be read as planar. pic.twitter.com/IVeVxOyjF1

— Furrtek (@furrtek) May 4, 2022

There we go. All RAMs ok but graphics ROMs reported as bad because the CPU can't access them properly. pic.twitter.com/hYVLt9VkrX

— Furrtek (@furrtek) May 4, 2022

Furrtek’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/furrtek

Mike Simone’s S-video Cores
My video: https://youtu.be/DBy_XPmieKc
GitHub downloads: https://github.com/MikeS11/MiSTerFPGA_YC_Encoder/tree/main/YC%20Builds
Instructions: https://mister-devel.github.io/MkDocs_MiSTer/advanced/crt/#ini-settings
GitHub: https://github.com/MikeS11/MiSTerFPGA_YC_Encoder
Zez Retro Video about these cores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTwUiqKNV2E
Zez Retro RetroRGB blog post: https://www.retrorgb.com/how-to-hook-up-mister-fpga-s-video-composite.html

Antonio Villena S-Video/Composite Adapter
Adapter purchase page: https://www.antoniovillena.es/store/product/cheapo-vga-composite-s-video-adapter/

Game and Watch Core in Development

First test on MiSTer! Phew, G&W config loads correctly😅 pic.twitter.com/41QJQG4Jzi

— pierco (@pcornier) May 7, 2022

Today I made a BCD converter and hooked up RTC, now time will sync with the MiSTer clock! I also fixed the joystick so I can play the games directly in Verilator 🙂 I think I'm done with the simulation now. pic.twitter.com/qgqzwN0Dm5

— pierco (@pcornier) May 6, 2022

Downloader Script
Misterfpga.org post: https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?p=50709#p50709
Downloader GitHub: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Downloader_MiSTer
Update ALL GitHub and download: https://github.com/theypsilon/Update_All_MiSTer
theypsilon Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theypsilon

Chapters:
00:00:04 MiSTer Portable
00:00:50 RMC Interview
00:01:20 Vigilante Core
00:01:53 Official MT32-Pi kit for Pi Zero 2
00:02:34 Playstation core updates
00:04:31 Alpha Mission core
00:05:04 Soldier Girl Amazon core
00:05:37 Terra Force and Ikari III
00:06:15 TMNT core progress
00:06:49 Native S-video cores
00:07:20 S-Video core adapter
00:07:52 Attract Mode script
00:08:38 Game & Watch core
00:08:56 Downloader script update

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