Anyone know if there been any recent updates on the status of the Replay2 board? I understand that they moved most of the updates from their forums to a Discord channel, but I don't have access and their old forums seem to have been taken down.

Just curious how durable we can expect our MiSTer fpgas to be, I understand that there are many unknowns, but trying to understand if we can expect a long life like other electronics from the 80s and 90s that have been able to be heavily used and still functioning well today. There are still old sealed consoles that appear to be as new as the day they were made, is that realistic for MiSTer FPGA?

I'm just interested in gaming honestly, and ones that have games that are still enjoyable and fun to play. For example, SD Snatcher on the MSX is mind-boggling -- I had no idea it even existed!

And the AO486 just has a lot of wonderful DOS games that run great, and are a great nostalgia hit from my childhood.

What else am I missing?

I tried playing this game on my MiSTer and autosave is on, Backup RAM: Internal + Cart and I periodically Save Backup RAM.

This game won't save. Please help since I woukd like to complete it.

Is there an easy way to tell without taking apart my MiSTer if I have single or dual SDRAM? I want to try the Saturn core but I'm not sure what I have. I bought this prebuilt setup:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284650655045

What is the easiest way to tell? I have asked the seller, waiting for a response (VERY happy with what he sold me and his shipping btw)

The more I read about the project, I am starting to learn it's more based on emulation than actually building true to reality hardware recreation... Or a true system on a chip

This may be true, but why does it "feel" better than a raspberry pi or PC emulation?

Maybe it's the gray screen of the nes emulator has before you choose a ROM

Or the psx bootup to the CD player/mem card screen

Of the ease of use

Or the Kool aid I drank because of the money spent and the heart of the community

Anyone else have thoughts on this?

Hey guys. I'm about to pull the trigger and start building a MISTer. I have a potentially weird mix of hardware though:

So this all started when I was going to purchase a Retrotink 5x (or wait for the 4K version) for my consoles. I got myself all excited for it, and then I discovered the MISTer project.

The thing is... I still kinda want the Retrotink for my consoles, even though I realize it will be wholly unnecessary for the MISTer. Also the MISTer itself will probably keep me away from my old hardware. Regardless, my question is:

If I have the Retrotink anyway and wanted to try the MISTer with it, what is the best way to cable that up? i.e. what will generally work or have the lowest latency (before it reaches the retrotink)? If it's not as simple and each comes with a trial and error of .ini configs don't waste your time explaining, I'll just have to google and try it, but if anyone knows then I'll love you forever.

I know that I can use Direct Video out of HDMI to VGA (and if I go that route I'll probably just get a digital board as I wouldn't have a need for Analog out). Or I could go VGA to probably any Analog input on the Retrotink... though even that seems to be finnicky.

Every post I've seen in regards to a MISTer>Retrotink makes it seem like a total waste. So maybe I'm overthinking. But I'm currently stuck deciding on whether I truly need an Analog IO board, or if I can get away with Digital. I'm hoping I can get away with Digital because of TOSLINK + potential for SDRAM expansion which I'm sure will also stay unnecessary. Nice to have if and when though.

Also the fact that Mike got 4K working with the Mister makes me want to build something that will work for it: https://twitter.com/retrotink2/status/1587685879283273729?s=20&t=C-sDf6DD2A5fTbJinHc7vg

For context: I'll be using this on a 3440x1440p monitor to start, and it will eventually be moved to my 4K TV.

The main reason I have for getting this working on Mister would be so it could be setup when 4K releases. But I do think it would be fun to play with the scanlines the 5X can do in the meantime.

Am I overthinking? I am basing my info above off of somewhat old posts so the setup here may be a lot less finnicky than what I imagine.

And apologies if this is a dumb question. I do realize how unnecessary the 5x is for my current use case but if it's possible to future proof for 4K, then I want to!

I've been looking online to see where I can find the boards and kits, and I am honestly totally lost. I saw that the DE-10 board seemed to be what everyone was using, but everything I find for the DE-10 nano is like $500. Is there a more cost-effective board/kit that I can get or is that just the current price for entry?

Selling my MiSTer to add to my car fund. Looking at $350 + Shipping for the lot below. $320 for local near 08081. I'm open to hearing offers, if you're curious :)

Set includes:

• De-10 Nano w/ Power Cord
• USB Hub w/ Power Cord Splitter
• 128MB SDRAM
• 128GB MicroSD Card
• Bluetooth USB Drive

If you have any further questions or requests for pictures, feel free to ask! Thanks again!

EDIT: As of 1/23, I won't be shipping the item immediately if it sells. I'm waiting on a pickup order for anti-static bubble wrap to keep the De-10 Nano and USB Hub protected. This doesn't apply to local pickup, and will be updated when I get the wrap. Please keep this in mind before committing to buying the item. Thank you for understanding!

Gallery: https://imgur.com/a/dvnDs3q