MiSTer FPGA Updates! New Cores, MiSTer FPGA Alternatives and CD-i! Plus More

It’s MiSTer FPGA NEWS AND UPDATES time! N64 FPGA core news, MiSTer FPGA Sega Saturn core news, MiSTer FPGA arcade game news…and more! FPGA gaming and retro games all in one! with more Taki Udon MiSTer FPGA clone review and build! MiSTer FPGA alternatives are here! a Terasic DE-10 Nano clone for all (or Terasic DE10 Nano clone if you hate hyphens)

and it's the end of September so it's time for MiSTer FPGA news and MiSTer FPGA updates! We have a new WIP Philips CD-i core, new arcade fpga cores from Jotego, Neo Geo Pocket Color updates, MiSTer FPGA SNES core updates...and a LOT more!

But today its all about new MiSTer FPGA cores for retro gaming consoles as a Philips CD-i core is here! And it plays Link: The Faces of Evil, Hotel Mario, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon and more! It's definitely some of the rarest retro gaming hardware out there and there is now a WIP build thanks to Slamy...so let's test it! The same way we did the MiSTer FPGA N64 core and the MiSTer FPGA Saturn core when it first started development!

Questions? Comments? Just leave them below and I will do my best to answer each and every one of them!

[MarioNintendoh]

The MiSTer project is the gift that keeps on giving. Kudos to all contributors on continuously blowing my mind, Taki Udon being the latest. I can't wait for more people to get their hands on this device and rediscover the magic of arcade gaming.

[UltraRonin]

The fact that we got a CD-I core before other 32 bit systems that actually have some good games (like 3DO or the "64-bit" Jaguar) is kinda wild.

[gammaphonic]

I just got my Mister Pi on Tuesday. I’m still figuring it out, but it’s amazing from what I have managed to get going on it so far.

All this gaming for £139 shipped is insane value for money. And it looks spectacular on my PVM.

I like it so much, I’ll probably end up buying one of those consoles Taki has been teasing too.

[kipschumm]

While there isn’t a single game in the CD-I library I’d want to play from start to finish, if it inspires confidence in the development of a 3DO core then I’m all for it

[apr]

Great video! I’m glad to see the Mister ecosystem is growing! Great to see new cores!

[mcferguson]

The Sega Saturn core has come soooo far and is so much fun to game on. It’s amazing we can play all the major generation 5 consoles with near-perfect cycle accuracy on a single little device. 🎉

[SmallSpoonBrigade]

One of the better addons I have for my Mister is a USB HDMI input for my computer. It makes the whole process of setting one up a lot easier when I can easily display the video on the screen without having to switch back and forth between inputs. It's not fast enough for faster games, but it gets the job done.

[gcolombelli]

I almost bought a Neo Geo Pocket Color recently, mostly out of curiosity to check out the mythical d-pad, but the prices of the consoles (about 300 USD) and the games (110~130 USD each) quickly made me give up on that idea. The retro gaming market is unreasonable right now, some systems still got decent prices, like the Saturn and PS2, but others are either a bit overpriced (Dreamcast) or waaay overpriced (over 400 USD on a NES when you can get a famiclone for ~30 USD? ridiculous! let' s not even talk about Neo Geo or Jaguar).

[marcinwilk]

I used to have a CD-i in the 90s. It has some interesting titles like educational titles, Japanese Karaoke discs which is nice. Does Tetris CD-i work? I love Tetris and this is one cool version of it! Burn Cycle is very interesting, too.

[HanginWithMrKoopa]

My favorite neo Geo pocket color games are tied between the power battles and SNK versus Capcom card fighting clash.

One note of update for the core; you don't have to do your system settings every time you launch a game now. Or at least that's been my experience with the analog pocket.

[lucasntch]

I love how both the thumbnail and the CD-i core being released coincided with the release of the first mainline Zelda game where you play as Zelda by Nintendo themselves lol

[nickiebanchou]

i'm convinced CDI is just there for the memes, and to bring the horrors of those zelda games to more poor souls!

i'm excited about more future exotic and successful hardware cores ( Jaguar, 3DO, FM-Towns/Marty? ) but well i guess once CD-I is done, then the focus will have to go somewhere else anyway :D

[rrshier]

@videogameesoterica - Which of the cores you spoke about are in "update_all" and which ones are not yet?

[emmettturner]

Reminder about that link to the Sega Saturn mouse game list. ;)

[superviewer]

Thanks, as always :) Could you give your oppinion on potential future computer cores? I know it's not your focus but still. I have my hopes invested in a few: A true 'Classic Mac', an 'Apple II GS' core, a 'NeXT' core and last but definitely not least a 'Quantel Paintbox' core.

[Eduardo-fn]

I am new on this, and i would like to know what cores are fully compatible or what aren't?

[SmallSpoonBrigade]

TBH, I'm kind of curious what other cores are possible that haven't already been announced or released. I've been having a blat the last bit in terms of the AO486 core.

[Ravenna_Black]

still hoping for cave 6800 100% completion or atleast Sailor Moon Arcade

[JenniferinIllinois]

Hoping I can get a MiSTerPi from the next batch.

[SP]

Ouuuu Sonic Neo Geo Pocket looks cute 😦