MiSTer FPGA Forum

Does anyone know if rumble is supposed to be working yet? I have tried, but can't get it to be detected, such as in Quake 64. I have it enabled in the core menu.

Just curious, does anyone know if this core requires an SDRAM module? The old core always impressed me because it is one of the few that did not.

It's moved! I am happy to see a Nintendo 64 forum. I wish we could get an Apple (Apple IIe, IIgs, Mac, etc.) computer forum also.

Nioreh wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:32 am

240p is not limited to 30. It is 60 full progressive frames every second. 480i is 60 fields per second.

Rethinking about it, you are right. It draws all the lines, whether they are black or not, 60 times per second. Edit, I am wrong again, see below.

30 FPS is full speed. TV's running in 240p mode are 30 Frames Per Second. In 480i mode, they are 60 Fields Per Second. Edit: Oops, I thought about this wrong. It is a 240 line progressive frame that is drawn onto 60 times per second.

leosmendes wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2023 6:20 pm

thanks fpga64, I really can't access the channel on discord. what's new in this build?

Caching. It should make everything run much faster, and maybe realtime. I haven't tried it yet. See the video I linked above showing the framerate of Super Mario Kart.

I was thinking and hoping that the caching might be coming next/soon, and it looks to be happening!

This will make the games so much more playable. I was playing and enjoying NHL 99 last night, and wishing it had caching. I am looking forward to the next release!

Missus wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2023 10:38 pm

thanks for confirming! went to look on ebay... wow those are expensive!!!

This might be a nice alternative. I don't have one, so I can't say for sure, but most likely it would work: https://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/d ... /index.php

I have that too. I saw there is a reverse interlace setting or something like that in the core menu, but I didn't check to see if it helped.

I have tested the Brawler64 Bluetooth NSO Edition, and it does NOT work with the MiSTer. When connected via USB, it doesn't even show up in 'lsusb' and it does not respond to inputs. It will pair via Bluetooth, but it is not responsive to button presses when trying to map it.

I will return it and get the Tribute 64.

This seems to be a very major improvement release! So many games are looking way better... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzToQQq5WMo

The scanlines rotate when the screen rotates. Take a TV and tip it 90 degrees on its side. It doesn't change the way it draws the scanlines all of a sudden because it is on its side.

alanswx wrote: ↑Wed Jul 19, 2023 5:05 pm

In this version I am trying to figure out write protect. I think it will write protect D1 and/or D2 based on the OSD.

Thanks for continuing to work on and perfect this awesome core! For the write protect, you should just be able to code in a piece of tape I think.

The core stays at 70.1. Whatever you call it, it would be a timing mismatch and possibly cause minor display issues especially during motion. I don't know if the scaler would skip frames (judder) or start drawing a new frame in the middle of it's current frame (tearing).