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Check out as well: - MiSTer FPGA project on GitHub: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Wiki_MiSTer/wiki https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Wiki_MiSTer/wiki (you can

Check out as well: - MiSTer FPGA project on GitHub: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Wiki_MiSTer/wiki https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Wiki_MiSTer/wiki (you can find there as well a link to MiSTer FPGA Discord with a section for developers) - MiSTer FPGA in 2022: A Primer Guide to Retro Gaming's Hardware Emulator / MY LIFE IN GAMING: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhT6YYRH1EI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhT6YYRH1EI - FPGA dev videos by Mister Retro Wolf: https://m.youtube.com/@misterretrowolf1464 https://m.youtube.com/@misterretrowolf1464 - FPGA design books recommended by one of retro FPGA devs: https://archive.ph/Q30Xf https://archive.ph/Q30Xf

Keyframe 2y ago
Almost all of my hobby side is in retro gaming, from having full SNES set to half complete NES and N64, a ton of old (micro) computers, everything from analogue, etc.. but I still haven't got into MiSTer. I thought it might be also a good DOSBox machine, along with other stuff it runs, but then it's kind of equivalent to what maybe 486 SX 33? If it were only a bit higher powered, let's say Pentium 120 or Pentium MMX 233.. are there a bit higher powered MiSTer machines? Is there even such a thing?
- Everdred2dx 2y ago
  No, at least not yet. The limitation is not just the power of the underlying FPGA, but also the increasing complexity of the more powerful systems which need to be painstakingly recreated.
- mmaniac 2y ago
  The MiSTer project specifically targets the DE10-Nano board and its Cyclone V FPGA SoC. There isn't a port or similar project available for some better board AFAIK.
- Bluecobra 2y ago
  DOS gaming can be a bit tricky, it’s almost as if you need one for each generation of CPU/Graphics. Games like Ultima VII are too slow on a 386 but too fast on even a 75 MHz Pentium. Then you have the later DOS games near the end that use 3DFX/Glide. I heard good things about 86Box to solve this issue: https://youtu.be/qND3Eb0dI0E https://youtu.be/qND3Eb0dI0E
  - hypercube33 2y ago
    Can't you just disable the Pentium cache and it runs like a slightly fast 486? I haven't done this but see retro YouTubers doing this often.

Keyframe 2y ago

Almost all of my hobby side is in retro gaming, from having full SNES set to half complete NES and N64, a ton of old (micro) computers, everything from analogue, etc.. but I still haven't got into MiSTer. I thought it might be also a good DOSBox machine, along with other stuff it runs, but then it's kind of equivalent to what maybe 486 SX 33? If it were only a bit higher powered, let's say Pentium 120 or Pentium MMX 233.. are there a bit higher powered MiSTer machines? Is there even such a thing?

Everdred2dx 2y ago
No, at least not yet. The limitation is not just the power of the underlying FPGA, but also the increasing complexity of the more powerful systems which need to be painstakingly recreated.
mmaniac 2y ago
The MiSTer project specifically targets the DE10-Nano board and its Cyclone V FPGA SoC. There isn't a port or similar project available for some better board AFAIK.
Bluecobra 2y ago
DOS gaming can be a bit tricky, it’s almost as if you need one for each generation of CPU/Graphics. Games like Ultima VII are too slow on a 386 but too fast on even a 75 MHz Pentium. Then you have the later DOS games near the end that use 3DFX/Glide. I heard good things about 86Box to solve this issue: https://youtu.be/qND3Eb0dI0E https://youtu.be/qND3Eb0dI0E
- hypercube33 2y ago
  Can't you just disable the Pentium cache and it runs like a slightly fast 486? I haven't done this but see retro YouTubers doing this often.