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MiSTer FPGA News – Zaparoo Online, New Arcade Cores, New Mini-ITX IO Board & More

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Zaparoo Online Features

The Zaparoo project is adding a service that provides some online features. In a teaser post, wizzo gave these examples:

There is “Zap Link” where NFC cards can contain special URLs. For example, on every scan Zaparoo can hit a URL and requests what ZapScript to run.

There is also the ability to encode Zaparoo Media cards that can download a ROM before launch if it does not exist on the your MiSTer. wizzo is hoping to get some free to distribute games working when this new Zaparoo update launches.

 

MT32 Pi

There is some unfortunate news about the MT32pi project. There will be no further development of the project because of harrassment towards the developer.

The MT32pi project allows you to use a Raspberry Pi module and turn it into a classic Roland sound module. It can be used with retro computers and the MiSTer FPGA to play enhanced music for games that supported the classic sound modules.

Since compatible Raspberry Pi’s are still being sold and are easily available, this wont affect MiSTer FPGA users. You can still download the firmware to build an MT32Pi and everything will work as it always did, it’s just that no further updates are coming.

 

Pixel Memories New Zaparoo Sprites

Pixel memories is releasing some new NFC Sprite figurines that you can use on Zaparoo enabled MiSTer FPGA setups. These new sprites can be added to many of the existing sprites that are available on PixelMemories Kofi page.

You can even pair them up with sprite themed NFC readers that Pixel memories also offers.

 

Typhoon Gal & Rumba Lumber

Jotego has released two new arcade games. The games are based on The FairyLand Story hardware. One of the games is Typhoon Gal which is a beatem up arcade game.

The other game is Rumba Lumber, a top-down maze game that mixes puzzle and action elements.

These games are in beta so you will have to be a patreon subscriber to play them on the MiSTer FPGA.

 

Ironclad DX

d3fmod, has a new version of their Mini-ITX IO Board for the MiSTer FPGA. Now called the Ironclad DX, it is now compatible with the DE10 Nano and all its clones. Other improvements include:

  • 24bit video output
  • Dual SDRAM capabilities
  • All the functionality of the official IO board v9.2
  • Can use the DE10 Nano power supply or an ATX power supply
  • and more

The board is on sale now for 219.99 euros.

 

MiSTer Organize

MiSTer Organize is a project that will help you keep your games organized for browsing games on your MiSTer. It contains custom DAT files that instruct it on how to organize games. Here are some of the latest updates:

  • No-Intro games updated to current.
  • No-Intro Private Aftermarket games updated to current.
  • SNES MSU-1 upgrades by Rumbleminze and Infidelity.
  • Tomb Raider ports for the 32x and Game Boy Advanced
  • Mortal Kombat Arcade Editions for the 32X and Genesis
  • There are more updates but you can check the public Patreon post for the full list.

The public Patreon post has the full list of updates.

PCXT

The PCXT core has a new feature. You can now fine-tune CRT synchronization in the on-screen display. This will let you configure horizontal and vertical offsets, allowing to adjust for perfect screen alignment.

 

Tecmo Arcade Core

Birdybro has updated the Tecmo arcade core with the following.

  • Fix adpcm sounding scratchy due to nibbles being swapped (Thanks to gchilds)
  • Add Argus no senshi (Japan).mra. This ajapanese version of Rygar. (Thanks to makigumo)
  • Add 1P Start and 2P Start to single controller to match upright cabinet behavior of Rygar

 

 

CoCo2

There have been many updates to the Color Computer 2 core. Here are the full list of updates:

1: Recursion testing spreadsheet completed.
2: Updated MiSTer template
3: Added Daily Build Number. Note sys/build_num.tcl changed to add this functionality.
Updating the template in the future will need to restore this version to prevent
the loss of this functtion.
4: Changed back to Cycle accurate 09
5: Fixed Timer [The FDC cartridge does not generate a FIRQ when asserted. This was fixed..]
6: Double speed poke in the SAM via SAM registers coded. Video sync at high speed fixed
7: FDC changed to use system clk and divide to 8 Mhz changed to /6. FIRQ generation
for Dragon, qualified enabled only in Dragon configurations.
8: Fixed some incorrect menu subscript duplications
9: Added Cassette Save
10: Added minor delay to 1793 interrupt to fix dragon os9 problem. Also removed HALT from
dragon FDC.
11: Nitro OS9 working on CoCo & Dragon64.

 

TRS-80

The TRS-80 core was updated with the following:

  • Add RS232 Support
  • Add MIDI support for MIDI/80 and MT32-Pi (#41)
  • Cosmetics ! Add UI Drives and RS232 panel.
  • SaveStates
  • Direct BASIC file Loading
  • Boots LDOS and supports complete C compile Misosys chain
  • Allow for 4 diskettes to be inserted
  • Fix more than 80 tracks JV1 disk image support

 

 

MiSTer FPGA Discord Game Challenge

The next game challenge on the MiSTer FPGA discord is Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja. It is a single credit score challenge that goes until February 23rd.

 

SuperStation One Super Dock

Taki Udon showed off the latest version of the SuperDock for the SuperStation One. This Dock is what will allow SuperStation One owners to launch PlayStation discs. Taki also says that the dock still needs two more revisions.