As of the past month or so, I have been putting together a core for 2 games: NARC and Smash TV. More specifically, I have been writing a CPU/GPU core for the TMS34010 processor. About…
FPGA Core Development Series: Part 5
Last time, we talked about the graphics subsystem and how graphics work in general in the FPGA core. You learned some techniques used to draw things on the screen, and how graphics work on a…
FPGA Core Development Series: Part 4
In the last post we talked about the CPU module and what it should accomplish, as well as some strategies to debug and put together the module. In this post, I will discuss the graphics…
FPGA Core Development Series: Part 3
In the last part, we talked about putting together a loader which ensures that the game rom data is made available to the MiSTer and FPGA for use in SDRAM. Today, I will show you…
FPGA Core Development Series: Part 2
In the last post we learned about how to start a core development effort, and the importance of sourcing the real board and/or schematics to construct the FPGA model. Today, I will take you through…
FPGA Core Development Series: Part 1
I cannot believe it has been almost a year since I started my journey into FPGA development on the MISTer. To be honest, I didn't even think I would get this far and release a…
MiSTer Raizing Core Progress 10/13/2021
Today begins week 2 of building out the Raizing Core which will support Batrider, Garegga and Battle Bakraid. In week 1 I focused mainly on learning verilog, and also as an exercise, building out most…
Guwange/ Batrider Version Change Roms
Replaced PRG0 with US PRG0 Batrider Over the past few months I got the final boards I needed to complete my PCB collection. Firstly, I finally managed to find Guwange, and a Batrider Version B.…
Should You Buy the “King of Air 2”…
Recently, I just happened upon a new board called "The King of Air 2". This board is essentially a Pandora Box DX that has been re-configured for vertical game support, and only supports that with…
Primal Rage Board Tour
Today I am going to show you one of the most, if not the most obscure board I have: Primal Rage. This thing is HUGE. It takes up so much space at home, and I…