I’ve been following the FPGA news and advancements from a distance for at least a year. Constantly fighting off the urge the pull the trigger and take the plunge into the MiSTer world. I’ve got tons of retro consoles, PIs and PCs for software emulation, so couldn’t see the need for yet another device.
I saw a one in stock at MiSTer Addons and jumped in. I can’t be more impressed with the MiSTer. I bought the kit with analog VGA, but I’ve only used HDMI thus far, and it looks amazing with all the video configuration possible to add scan lines and other effects to make it look like a CRT. I do have a RetroTink 4k, and will look to buy the right cables to (I think i need an hdmi to vga adapter, then vga to vga to retrotink for the best video signal output from MiSTer based on a youtube i watched, but i need to do more research). At the end of the day though, I am super happy with the output from the MiSTer via hdmi to an lcd (old 80” 1080p lcd) as it stands. I’ve installed (update-all) and tried the arcade cores, tried many of the console cores, and so have been having so much fun with the computer cores. Everything works so well and I’m blown away by the open source community behind this.
If you love retro gaming, and you dont have a MiSTer, you have to ask yourself “Why wouldn’t I have a MiSTer???”
If you do go for it, MiSTer Addons is highly recommended as it has an actual Terasic DE10-nano, high quality/tested/working out the box, and shipping was lighting fast 2 business days.
Next I will be buying a Reflex and SNAX along with all the cables to use my real console controllers.
Welcome to the MiSTer world if you decide to jump in!!