It's finally here! My very first instructional video on how you can make your own game boxes. Please bear with mumbling me, I hope the content gets across anyway and isn't too boring. #retrogaming#commodore
I've been helping to test the upcoming JagCD support for the RetroHQ JaguarGD flashcart. Now it's at the point where it's mostly working @TheRetroHQ very kindly gave me permission to put a video together. So here it is.
Contributing to the #MiSTerFPGA can feel daunting, but there are many files that require little technical knowledge. Particularly, MRA files. Once you have your edit done, you need to make a pull request in GitHub. Here's how:
World Tour Racing nearly running... but not quite. It does a lot of stopping and re-initialising of the GPU without any regard for what state my hardware is in! Inconsiderate.
Had enough for one day. Another game working, another nearly. Not too bad.
Added a workaround! Iron Soldier 2 now seems to be working quite reliably, apart from (yet again), audio. It uses straight CD audio and typically does things differently to everyone else...
Today I'm talking about my EVERDRIVE & Flash Cart Collection (SNES, N64, SegaCD, Game Boy, NEOGEO, Genesis, etc) - WATCH >> youtu.be/TmIQe3kqG8w - What Everdrive / Flash carts do you use in your game room?
Did someone say they wanted this running? Has to be the most unplayable game ever! And I've been playing Dragons Lair quite a lot. It's strangely compulsive...
Teaser time! Some pics of games running on the Jaguar GameDrive CD drive simulator. Most games are now running pretty solidly -- getting pretty close to a test build and then public release.
More Jaguar GameDrive CD work today. It's *nearly* running Dragons Lair now. The data throughput isn't quite high enough to stop the video skipping, not sure if I can get around this yet!
More fun with CD emulation on the JagGD today. More games now *beginning* to boot. Still plenty of issues to iron out, but things are progressing. CD audio still being weird, even though it's sortof working....
I've done some handy things on the JagGD in the last few days. I now have a virtual com port which spews out debug logs from the cart in real-time. Bloody awesome! And I now have Blue Lightening running on CD as well, although not entirely stable and without CD audio!
Whether you have the cool blue camouflage or the classic silver, your NeoGeo Pocket will love the NeoPocket GameDrive from @TheRetroHQ Grab yours here:
want to support DIY semiconductor fab efforts? I’m selling a homemade chip from the first batch. I gave a few to close friends & family, you will have 1 of <10 out there. Lots of tools and parts to buy, your money will be well spent!!
JagGD PCB's arrived today, they will be built up over the next few days ready to be shipped out Monday so retailers will FINALLY get their hands on them next week. More stock will be coming toward the end of January.
NeoGeo cartridge PCM chip repro tested and working ! Uses a pretty @oshpark flex PCB and a rather large CPLD so it won't be the cheapest repro around, but it'll save games with crackling or missing audio. Will get a few stocked up for sale on Tindie later on this month.
Many thanks for @rickr000 for lending me his Lynx to fix this issue! It's only applicable to early Lynx 2 machines, and you'll know if you're affected. The menu will just be a black screen.
This is an interesting hardware incompatibility with LCD mods and old Lynx 2's.
The Lynx GameDrive is back in stock in the UK at @RetroGamerStuff and @retrotowers. You can also pick up a NeoPocket GameDrive while you are there as well.
And before anyone asks, yes, the Jaguar GameDrive will be following in a few weeks.