MiSTer FPGA Forum

My Genesis version works fine via SNAC, but it needs a level shifter. How is yours connected? Yours looks the UK version, I assume that one also uses membranes for the stick instead of microswitches, so the membranes might need cleaning. But if it works fine in some cores but not others, I'm guessing it's a problem with how it's connected.

I remember finding a link in the description of an X68000 YouTube video, I forget what one exactly. Might've been a general X68K video and not one related to MiSTer.

Thank you, that does indeed seem to fix the issue on my Mitsubishi PC CRT!
Can also check my consumer Trinitron (Direct Video > active composite/S-Video adapter) later this week if needed.

It has a MSRP of 80,000 yen though ($536 USD at current exchange rate), so one could probably buy several HDFury3's for that price.
https://imagenics.co.jp/products/cro-dac11/
It also doesn't work for HDCP sources (not that you would need it for MiSTer, but it's nice for systems like PS3).

DigiKey and Mouser also have free shipping for overseas orders over $50, IIRC. Not ideal if you only need 1 PSU, but still pretty nice.

Ah OK, that makes sense considering they're a bit more expensive than other SNAC adapters on Aliexpress.

RetroCastle does sell SNAC adapters, but I don't see the level shifter.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803697539804.html

I assume their PS1 SNAC would be safe to use without it though, since PS1 controllers use 3.3v.

Looks pretty good, will be interested to see how it performs. I don't really want the buttons or a cheap box to use as a case but I guess just the stick + encoder would be around $80 anyway.

Try placing a BIOS file in each individual game's folder for ones from different regions.

There's also a level select Game Genie code IIRC, I used that back in the day to practice until I got good enough to get through each level without getting hit (mostly).

I've also noticed this in R Type, so I'd like to see it fixed as well.

Might be a good idea to make a GitHub issue, I assume it's more of an issue with the main MiSTer rather than any specific arcade core.

Tried the composite blend on the new core, and it definitely blurred the image a good bit, at least on the analog output. Maybe not as blurry as a real Genesis over composite, though.

I think the only Vention adapter known to have good measurements was the one with both VGA and HDMI outputs, and that one has been out of stock on Aliexpress for a while.

I know there was a beta of the MiSTer that worked with single .bin+cue games:
viewtopic.php?p=73110#p73110
I thought it was integrated into the current version by now, but if you're still having problems you might want to convert your images to chd, that worked for me.
https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0323.html

Has the ringing problem of the HD Fury 3 been fixed? I avoided it for that reason, currently using a Benfei cable. The Vention adapter looks like it would be good enough for me, might get that if it comes back in stock.

pbsk8 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 12:22 pm

you should get a mister board with vga output

those converters hdmi-rgb add lag

Only if it has a scaler in it. Pretty sure the OP's Benfei adapter is just a DAC, so it shouldn't have any lag.

Fuzzball wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 4:43 pm

Yes the Mister will fallback to 60hz mode for those cores on a 60hz monitor.

Nope, I have vsync_adjust=2 set and both the MiSTer's OSD and the monitor's info display shows the correct hz, and the monitor is displaying it without dropping frames or judder so it would seem to be an undocumented feature with this monitor.

My Samsung S80A is listed as a 60hz monitor, but it displays 75hz from Wonderswan and 70hz from DOS just fine (it doesn't seem to like 50hz signals though). So you might not need to get a high-refresh monitor for cores like those.

If a new Genesis core is being worked on, I hope it has save states.

Stage select cheats would also be a nice alternative to save states for some games. I wish more shmups had them.