In a way I’m glad Jet Force Gemini was one of the last games to work. I feel like it brought attention to an under appreciated gem. Rare at their best!
Robert is kicking so much ass. His dedication to this core is so incredible. Speaking of which, makes me wonder what happened to Analogues N64 product they were allegedly releasing this year. I would like an 8bitdo N64 controller! 🤣
I too, want the N64. I believe Mazamars partnered up with Analogue to make it, because he had an N64 FPGA project going on, and then in 2020 it just came to a screeching halt, and he hasn't said another word about it. This makes me think he is under NDA and working on it with Analogue, but that's all just my personal speculation until proven. I'm okay with The Analogue 64 being delayed until 2025, as Christmas is coming, and I have enough people to buy for. :P
@@VideoGameEsoterica Yeah, I feel you there. I didn't really want a MiSTer until I saw how much progress on the N64 core was shaping up. Now I'm shying away from Raspberry Pi boards for emulation, and gravitating towards FPGA for my retro gaming needs. FPGA is the future for retro game preservation.
@@JayrosModShop Exactly how I felt. Then Taki dropped the MiSTer Pi and I was sold. Managed to snag one of the first batch and love it so far! Great, clean output. I would like to experiment on getting the cartridge experience with some sort of custom USB or SD card solution, even if the "carts" are not real ones.
My brother has MiSTer and misses the "Gamma Correction" in N64 core, because he plays in CRT and depending on the monitor, needs some correction, also HELPS A LOT with TOO DARK games like: Doom 64, Hexen; other ones: Duke Nukem 64, Castlevania (both), Shadow Man.
@@VideoGameEsoterica Depending con CRT, sometimes is cumbersome and you have just brightness/contrast, because not every CRT has gamma setting, other cores have this. I understand that maybe there's no space left on DE10nano. He created an "Issue" of this on github.
Could you do an FPGA vs ParaLLEl RDP vs actual hardware comparison video? The two scenes I'm mostly interested in seeing are the title sequence of Ocarina of Time and the intro cinematic of Donkey Kong 64. OoT mainly because of nostalgia, and DK64 because it seems like no emulator can properly play the cinematics without the music going significantly out of sync.
Do these updates fix some of the sound sync issues in cutscenes of some games like OoT and the Castlevanias? Also the super-fast speed of Banjo Tooie’s attract mode.
Auto-patch was added to new functionality to N64 core or its new framework feature? As always, thanks for the great and immersive video & audio experience!
oh i remember when we said it would never be perfect because the FPGA was just barely big enough so we'd always have to settle for near perfection only 😁
N64 Resident Evil 2 screen "delay" is flatscreen display -issue only. Grey to grey response times just are not fast enough. Unless, you're playing it on CRT or Plasma, where there then is no issues what so ever while using Memory Expansion Pack.
Very cool update. I couldn't get the Dinomod Enhanced version of Dinosaur Planet to boot on the core that's on Update All. Possibly something wrong on my end, or maybe something else. Any ideas?
@@VideoGameEsoterica The Nuked core did not have Turbo many months ago, but I haven't checked recently. So it still makes the original core useful for Turbo when needed. Someone said they can't add a turbo option for the nuked, not sure if that is true or the reason for why not.
It's on the fly patching, the ROM itself remains unchanged. That's why I consider it such an elegant solution, because the users don't have to mess with anything or don't even need to know about the patches in the first place.
@@bearonguitar thanks, only reason I asked is I think of scenarios where civilization collapsed and the net is down ;p ill try this out until everything is ironed out and apply whatever patches I need to manually at the ens
@@etgripper yes, definitely, we need blackout and apocalypse certified retro gaming devices, fortunately there is nothing you manually need to patch. If everything goes to shit I will finally have enough time to dig into my huge backlog of "hidden gems".
Hey, can you shed some light on this… is the n64 core doing the live-patching or is it mister main? I understand you need the up to date Main, which suggests the latter, but is that just a framework for the core to do the patching? Just curious.
Both work in conjunction basically. You need the new N64 database text with the patch data in it and that works with main to on the fly patch the files
@@CultOfTheGlenda To make it run 100% on the Mister platform, as if it was natively made for the Mister. Imagine if you had a time machine and forced N64 devs to make their games work on the Mister 100%. That's the idea.
@@samuelbanyathe MiSTer is a hardware chameleon. It becomes whatever you need it to be. In this case it becomes an slightly out of spec N64. Some of the smallest operations that a mister N64 can do take slightly different amount of time from a real N64. Most of the time this is fine. Recompilation will do nothing here as it's already targeting the correct architecture. We are just at the limits the FGPA fabric can do.
If Robert wanted to, he'd find a way to make PS5 Pro run on MiSTer FPGA. Nothing's impossible anymore.
He’s somehow make it even better than real hardware
@@VideoGameEsoterica not hard with PS5 Pro
Not true at all😂. Stop glazing. The Mister FPGA is not doing that at all, it’s impossible, I challenge someone to do it
Haha clearly we are joking around
@@VideoGameEsoterica yes sir
I love that you always bring fresh content from the fpga world in a easy to follow and accessible way
Amazing work!
Glad you enjoy it :)
Thank you to all MiSTer developers!
They do great work
I love the n64 core. Just played Paper Mario for the first time from start to finish. Flawless experience with an N64 snac adapter
It really is as good as real hardware
HUGE!
And next vid will obv be turbo
@@VideoGameEsoterica fantastic!
Not for a few days. Back to backs never do good
In a way I’m glad Jet Force Gemini was one of the last games to work. I feel like it brought attention to an under appreciated gem. Rare at their best!
It’s a fun game. Always felt like it should have been held back for GameCube though
LET’S FREAKING GOOOOO🎉
Glad everyone is excited about this one like I am
Yes, let's
Amazing! Thanks for the weekend video!
Happy to do it
Nice a new Saturn core update has been released today aswell
I saw. Nothing massive there but fun to see an update
Robert is kicking so much ass. His dedication to this core is so incredible. Speaking of which, makes me wonder what happened to Analogues N64 product they were allegedly releasing this year. I would like an 8bitdo N64 controller! 🤣
Analogue isn’t exactly known for timely delivery
I too, want the N64. I believe Mazamars partnered up with Analogue to make it, because he had an N64 FPGA project going on, and then in 2020 it just came to a screeching halt, and he hasn't said another word about it. This makes me think he is under NDA and working on it with Analogue, but that's all just my personal speculation until proven.
I'm okay with The Analogue 64 being delayed until 2025, as Christmas is coming, and I have enough people to buy for. :P
And really unless you absolutely need cart reading this core kind of quasi-obsoleted the concept of an FPGA N64
@@VideoGameEsoterica Yeah, I feel you there. I didn't really want a MiSTer until I saw how much progress on the N64 core was shaping up. Now I'm shying away from Raspberry Pi boards for emulation, and gravitating towards FPGA for my retro gaming needs. FPGA is the future for retro game preservation.
@@JayrosModShop Exactly how I felt. Then Taki dropped the MiSTer Pi and I was sold. Managed to snag one of the first batch and love it so far! Great, clean output. I would like to experiment on getting the cartridge experience with some sort of custom USB or SD card solution, even if the "carts" are not real ones.
Robert showed amazing performance in MiSTer when somebody said "N64 core impossible" But he has a magic wand and just come true
Haha just a lot of talent and a tiny bit of luck
Finally, we can play Superman 64 the way it was always intended to be played.
I think Robert should just break that game 🤣
🤣🤣🤣
Of all sick and insane comments on UA-cam...... 😂😂😂
My brother has MiSTer and misses the "Gamma Correction" in N64 core, because he plays in CRT and depending on the monitor, needs some correction, also HELPS A LOT with TOO DARK games like: Doom 64, Hexen; other ones: Duke Nukem 64, Castlevania (both), Shadow Man.
It’s just as good to adjust gamma on the display if it’s an option
Can we appreciate the fact that you said 'mister and misses' without doing it on purpose?
Haha
@@C00Ltuber Wasn't on purpose, English is not my first language. 😅
@@VideoGameEsoterica Depending con CRT, sometimes is cumbersome and you have just brightness/contrast, because not every CRT has gamma setting, other cores have this. I understand that maybe there's no space left on DE10nano. He created an "Issue" of this on github.
Any recommendation for a USB N64 controller?
@@franciscogonzalez9165 Retro Fighters Brawler 64 (V2) is great.
I like the Brawler 64
Yep that’s what I use
@@VideoGameEsoterica Yep, i like the Stick much more than the original N64 one, playing Plattformers, it feels as you have much more precision.
@Azuris190 OG N64 has always been a hand cramper for me
Could you do an FPGA vs ParaLLEl RDP vs actual hardware comparison video? The two scenes I'm mostly interested in seeing are the title sequence of Ocarina of Time and the intro cinematic of Donkey Kong 64.
OoT mainly because of nostalgia, and DK64 because it seems like no emulator can properly play the cinematics without the music going significantly out of sync.
Perhaps in the future I can
I loved the highlight of the Blues Brother music
Haha glad you enjoyed
Not just N-sixty-more! N-sixty-hardcore!
N64 to the floor
Do these updates fix some of the sound sync issues in cutscenes of some games like OoT and the Castlevanias? Also the super-fast speed of Banjo Tooie’s attract mode.
I’d have to retest but I don’t believe they have
Auto-patch was added to new functionality to N64 core or its new framework feature? As always, thanks for the great and immersive video & audio experience!
Framework feature
@@VideoGameEsoterica That's very cool! Great quality of life upgrade!
@eugeneko26 really is
2024 is the Mister year😊
Is the n64 core up to99,9% ?
All games are running?
100% of retail games work as expected
@@VideoGameEsoterica what a day 😁
Indeed!
@@VideoGameEsotericaso all the games are playable?
@jakeplayzyt5220 yep
oh i remember when we said it would never be perfect because the FPGA was just barely big enough so we'd always have to settle for near perfection only 😁
And now every single game works
N64 Resident Evil 2 screen "delay" is flatscreen display -issue only.
Grey to grey response times just are not fast enough.
Unless, you're playing it on CRT or Plasma, where there then is no issues what so ever while using Memory Expansion Pack.
It’s also an issue on capture cards due to resync to source
Very cool update.
I couldn't get the Dinomod Enhanced version of Dinosaur Planet to boot on the core that's on Update All. Possibly something wrong on my end, or maybe something else. Any ideas?
Try the new core. Update all is a bit old. But since that’s a non-retail game it’s possible it won’t work. I’d have to check
@@VideoGameEsoterica interesting, thanks!
👍
I need that core, how doI get it?
Check update all. Should be merged as of this evening
It's gonna be YUUUUGE!
🤣
Hope integer scaling and gamma correction will be added if not already.
Turbo core just dropped in the test channel :D
Haha Robert always does that to me
The core just keeps getting better and better! By the way, is Blues Brothers 2000 considered to be a good game?
It is considered NOT to be a good game haha
@@VideoGameEsoterica well, in this case, thank you for your sacrifice good sir.
@bearonguitar haha Andy D special on that capture. My west coast correspondent
Sensational.
Such a good update
No update_All?
Not yet
Someone can tell me which core is better between "Genesis" and "Megadrive" ?
Use Mega Drive. Thats the Nuked MD based one
Use MegaDrive unless you want to use Turbo with a certain game, than use the other one. I assume the Megadrive does not have turbo.
@Magicktech I can’t remember now
@@VideoGameEsoterica The Nuked core did not have Turbo many months ago, but I haven't checked recently. So it still makes the original core useful for Turbo when needed. Someone said they can't add a turbo option for the nuked, not sure if that is true or the reason for why not.
@@VideoGameEsoterica Robert could adopt this core and implement save state. Maybe for the SNES too🤩.
So does this autopatcher patch the actual rom permanently, or is it temporary?
Honestly I haven’t checked if it’s permanent or on the fly just in memory but not in the game itself
It's on the fly patching, the ROM itself remains unchanged. That's why I consider it such an elegant solution, because the users don't have to mess with anything or don't even need to know about the patches in the first place.
@@bearonguitar thanks, only reason I asked is I think of scenarios where civilization collapsed and the net is down ;p ill try this out until everything is ironed out and apply whatever patches I need to manually at the ens
@@etgripper yes, definitely, we need blackout and apocalypse certified retro gaming devices, fortunately there is nothing you manually need to patch. If everything goes to shit I will finally have enough time to dig into my huge backlog of "hidden gems".
Nice, I can play Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 and Smash Remix more accurately now!
As you should :)
Blues Brothers is such a weird movie to make a game out of.
It made zero sense. But I’m glad it exists. It’s too weird to not be amusing
I felt the same way about The Three Stooges on the NES.
Sometimes you really wonder how games get greenlit
Thanks for recommending Xeno Crisis.
Always happy to recommend it. Such a good game
Hey, can you shed some light on this… is the n64 core doing the live-patching or is it mister main? I understand you need the up to date Main, which suggests the latter, but is that just a framework for the core to do the patching? Just curious.
Both work in conjunction basically. You need the new N64 database text with the patch data in it and that works with main to on the fly patch the files
I wonder if they will support decompiling roms on the fly too
What's the goal of such a feature?
Haha bit more involved than that
Recompiling it
@@CultOfTheGlenda To make it run 100% on the Mister platform, as if it was natively made for the Mister.
Imagine if you had a time machine and forced N64 devs to make their games work on the Mister 100%. That's the idea.
@@samuelbanyathe MiSTer is a hardware chameleon. It becomes whatever you need it to be. In this case it becomes an slightly out of spec N64. Some of the smallest operations that a mister N64 can do take slightly different amount of time from a real N64. Most of the time this is fine. Recompilation will do nothing here as it's already targeting the correct architecture. We are just at the limits the FGPA fabric can do.
this still has the slow downs in KI correct
I’d have to check. It’s been months since I last tested it
"The only wrong way to play it in the first place, is not to play it"
-VGE 2024
Haha I say that now and again
Now CPS3 is the impossible core😢
Not impossible. Just not in progress
I'mreallyexcitedtohearabouttheseupdatessinceIjustgotintoMiSTerstuffandit'sreallycooltolearnaboutthisstuffbutevenasanativeEnglishspeakerIstruggledabittounderstandwhatyou'resaying. I'mnottryingtomakefunofyouorbepersonallydisparaginginanyway butmaybeyoucouldtakeabreathinbetweenwordssometimessincelasttimeIsawoneofyourvideos itwaswaymoreeasytounderstand.
lol
Istruggledabittoo
+1 for Xenocrisis, its fantastic
Such a good game. I’ve got a copy on AES
You will get N64 updates until you die
Feels that way some days
FIRST!
YAY!
He’s back!
@draketungsten74 a fun update for sure
Create a different channel with yhis fpga stuff. I don't want this in my feed.
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh
Your feed shows you what you search for lol
Yeahhhhh
🤣🤣🤣Just go. Tell nobody you were here. ;) ☮️
@VideoGameEsoterica I like your other videos like NeoGeo content but this gpga stuff is spam.