MiSTer: Getting Started

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The MiSTer is an open-source project that emulates consoles, computers and arcade boards via FPGA. Setup and use has gotten really simple, so I created a quick video that will get you up and running as quickly as possible, on the lowest budget possible! Links to everything shown here (as well as any updates) are located on the main MiSTer page: www.retrorgb.com/mister.html
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00:00 Intro
01:21 Hardware
04:01 Software
08:16 Extras

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@FoxbatStargazer 2 жыл бұрын

Bob: Mister in under 10 minutes MLiG: Mister in over 2 hours J/K Love both your guys work!

@IanNewYashaTheFinalAct 2 жыл бұрын

Voultar: snipes Bob's MiSTer WR speedrun just to spite him

@DonLuca27 2 жыл бұрын

There's some truth hidden in there. If MLIG's video was made to make more people aware of the MiSTer project and show them how easy and approachable setting up a MiSTer is, then it failed really hard because the only people that would watch a video almost 3 hours long are the ones who have already done their research and know what to do (like myself). If I was a newbie scared of the complexity of the MiSTer despite really wanting one, opening a youtube video and seeing 2 hours+ would definitely scare me away forever. This is the way to go, 10 minute video showing people how to get straight to the business, well done Bob!

@RetroRGB 2 жыл бұрын

I mean, this one is essentially an ad for the MLiG one, so everyone wins :)

@DonLuca27 2 жыл бұрын

@@RetroRGB We definitely need both, but as an introduction to anyone who always wanted to get into the MiSTer, imho this is the way to go. Then they can go deeper and that's where the MLIG video really shines!

@mbertolijr 2 жыл бұрын

lol, took me two days but I watched the whole MLiG video

@lalos3813 2 жыл бұрын

I jumped on early 2020 and mister has nearly retired all my og retro hardware. It's the gift that keeps on giving

@jonniefast 2 жыл бұрын

is it retired if i still look at the systems everyday? ☺️

@haydengittins2836 2 жыл бұрын

Love my MiSTer. Hook it up to a CRT and it might as well be the real deal. My Megadrive and Mega CD are now under the TV for the look of it :)

@danielsanti9906 2 жыл бұрын

it basically replaces it.

@jonniefast 2 жыл бұрын

its better than the real deal (sometimes) because you can enable extra on screen sprites / memory 😭💝

@haydengittins2836 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonniefast Yeah, that's a great feature. I don't think you actually get extra sprites but it certainly helps deal with flicker and slow down.

@dpcaire 2 жыл бұрын

Which type of connection are you using to go into your CRT? I get nauseating image artifacts out of the genesis core when I use Antonio's composite adapter.

@haydengittins2836 2 жыл бұрын

@@dpcaire As I'm in the UK i'm using the project packapunch RGB scart cable for analogue NT mini and MiSTer. Gotta love scart. I did use the same converter as yourself for S-Video and had no problems with it visually that I can remember.

@AustinTroth 2 жыл бұрын

wow I didn't realize this was all that was needed for a general MiSTer setup. I appreciate this info!

@cesaralarcon9026 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! something like this is what I needed to know exactly what is the minimum I need for the MiSTER, there are a lot of kits that are sold on internet and don't really specify which is the minimum.

@jcor416 2 жыл бұрын

Great, quick guide. This was super helpful. Thanks, Bob!

@CarlFink 2 жыл бұрын

I loved hearing Spencer Nilsen's Sonic CD soundtrack in the background. One of my all-time favorite VG soundtracks.

@RetroRGB 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed :)

@extremawesomazing 2 жыл бұрын

Great quick guide. Perfect for sharing.

@briannorthFW Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob, was refreshing my MiSTer, that was exactly what I needed!

@brianstuntman4368 2 жыл бұрын

The to-and-fro between you and Voultar is hilarious! 😉

@Izquierda 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome intro video! An addition worth mentioning: update_all has a PC version (though Windows only) that can be preferable over running the script on the MiSTer for those who can get a more reliable internet connection on their PCs, or those who encounter timeout errors with the script. Then you only need to copy the folders from your PC to the MiSTer's SD card.

@fd1053 2 жыл бұрын

Ordered my DE 10 Nano on 30.11.2021 at Mouser. Won’t ship till july but still a big fan of the project and your channel!

@robf228 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the straight-forward explanation!

@returningwhisper 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so excited for the future of this scene.

@VertPingouin 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Bob. I didn't think I ever need it but my mister starts having trouble after some experiments of mine so I had to reinstall it. This video was perfect ! As I use retronas for my roms it has been a breeze to get back and running fast.

@nickpotter758 5 ай бұрын

Good stuff, well explained thank you!!

@Kaos1989 8 ай бұрын

I ordered a mister that has been sitting in a box for months but now I am finally going to set it up after seeing the progress of the N64 core and how easy it is to set up with this video.

@Bassquake76 2 жыл бұрын

3:26 Dang that IS a nice case!

@IamAJoe 2 жыл бұрын

All these MiSTer videos are making me really consider one. Gonna have to make that my next goal.

@BBfanfun 2 жыл бұрын

kudos Bob ! just the right amount of sarcasm on the Zip file segment ! RoFL

@TrevorKevorson 2 жыл бұрын

Just got my DE10 setup thanks to this great video. It must have saved me a good couple of hours of trying to figure it out. Now I need to try and figure out how to SFTP stuff over to the Mister as it's a pain taking the SD card out and putting it in my laptop (or maybe I just need to get an SD card reader for my desktop). Really looking forward to start playing, should receive the 128MB memory and a couple of controllers in the next couple of days :-) Oh and anyone in the UK who is looking at getting a DE10, I got mine from Terasic directly, took about 3 days when it was in stock (had to wait about 3 weeks for stock), the power supply is a US one but a £4 travel adaptor from Sainsburys works great to plug the power supply in (it runs at 110 to 240V).

@CollinKenny 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Bob!

@SeaSlug 2 жыл бұрын

The pokken controller by hori is amazing for mister

@LFiers 10 ай бұрын

Awesome and straight to the point. Thanks for this video! Got my Mister and I'm not use to the menu actually. Haha. My keyboard works but my USB controllers won't recognise "Up" in the menu. Down is fine. Anyway, I'll figure it out.

@RetroReloaded 3 ай бұрын

This man should be watched.

@RetroRGB 3 ай бұрын

Like this?: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hbN_esSmzLHUqqc.html ...that's weird.

@itchyisvegeta Жыл бұрын

Pretty cool little device. I hope to pick one up later down the road for a mame arcade machine, assuming there is a way to silent boot directly to a particular arcade game, and when Mortal Kombat is supported

@BxBennyG1 2 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for mistercade to sort there delays and send the goods to build my MiSTer

@gammaphonic 2 жыл бұрын

Is this a response to my life in gaming’s 38 hour opus about the mister? Well played.

@FritzCopyCat 2 жыл бұрын

Nice primer, Bob. I do wonder how many people waste money on an analogue I/O board they don't even use. And kudos for implying that the SD card isn't the best way to store ROM files in the long run. I would recommend a heatsink and fan even in a minimal setup, though; that FPGA gets pretty hot!

@bills__________ 2 жыл бұрын

big LOL at the Voltar Nudez

@_cocoalabs 2 жыл бұрын

This feels like a dig to the recent long video from MYLIG LOL! Good stuff though! Great overview. I just ordered a DE10 nano direct from Terasic

@RetroRGB 2 жыл бұрын

How is it a dig? I praised their video at the end, linked to it in the description and embedded it in the mister page on RetroRGB.

@_cocoalabs 2 жыл бұрын

@@RetroRGB I meant that with tongue firmly in cheek. I meant no offense.

@RetroRGB 2 жыл бұрын

My apologies. I saw your comment right after someone told me there was a whole discussion going on about how “I did this to mock MLiG” and I assumed you must have been part of it. If I had seen your comment first, my response would have been silly. 100% my fault. Feel free to tease me all you’d like, I deserve this one :)

@_cocoalabs 2 жыл бұрын

@@RetroRGB all good! Big fan of your channel and the mlig folks! Keep up the great content!

@nicci_dee8292 6 ай бұрын

Great Video. While running the script Update all.... Are the Crt, Scanline, whatever shaders inlcuded ?

@KING_KONK 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@RetroRGB 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Waifu4Life 2 жыл бұрын

Don't know what amazes-me the most, how the project evolved since I my MiSTer over 3 years ago or how the prices for the DE10-Nano have climbed 😱

@marcelowcr Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the content! Let me ask you this, since you are a master in video conversion...hehe. Is there a way to successfuly connect the HDMI port of the Mister to RCA/composite televisions? Should I use an HMDI > VGA and then a VGA > composite, or an external converter? I haven't tried anything yet, just researching about it. Because I have an old television with composite inputs, and the mister is with a digital I/O, so no VGA out, and I wanted to make it work. Thanks!

@RetroRGB Жыл бұрын

We're almost there. I should be doing a follow-up stream by the end of the summer, but here's where we're at: www.retrorgb.com/testing-mister-s-video-and-composite.html

@blackvulcan3 Ай бұрын

Day 1 with my MiSTer today

@alluma5133 2 жыл бұрын

My university has a LOAD of the DE10s, not nano though and I was wondering if these would work or if there are other hardware differences between the DE10 and the DE10 Nano other than size and some switches etc. Cheers

@jockel9502 Жыл бұрын

If you can borrow one, you could just try if it works. They have a pretty similar FPGA on them, but the DE10 lacks HDMI. It only supports VGA output.

@jonniefast 2 жыл бұрын

you guys are gonna hate me lmao i use an adapter specially designed to take the MiSTer vga out and convert it into composite/s-video 😈 then i use a crt from the correct time period #team240p

@jonniefast 2 жыл бұрын

using 240p test suite its flagging me at 0 dropped frames 😻

@RetroRGB 2 жыл бұрын

I use those too sometimes :) My follow up video will show composite and S-Video solutions, as well as RGB and component.

@sam-oh3wy 2 жыл бұрын

Is there an update script that pulls all the roms too? Finding them all especially for the obscure systems sounds like its going to be a nightmare. I'm dumb.

@eobet Жыл бұрын

Write the disk image to where? And if you use a disk imager, why do you need to click cancel on all the initial dialogs?

@persechini 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, this video duration after the MLIG feature film XD

@kazinwho 2 жыл бұрын

lmao at the unzip description lol

@frankbizzoco1954 2 жыл бұрын

Quick question; Do you have to add BIOS files for systems like Sega CD, FDS, and Playstation? Or Mr Fusion takes care of all that (Great Scott!)

@terryorphin 2 жыл бұрын

For everything except the PlayStation (because it’s not 100% finished yet), the “update_all” script will do that for you when you run it for the first time.

@frankbizzoco1954 2 жыл бұрын

@@terryorphin Seems very self sufficient. I'm still on Retropie4b, I really like the thing. Seems accurate enough for me. But things go wrong very easily. Thankfully I made a disk image lol. Thank you for the reply.

@AlexUnderBase 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻👏🏻❤️

@jengelenm Жыл бұрын

I would not recommend to use Rufus for flashing the image to Sd Card. Mister Fusion installed with the MiSTer, but i could not read the Sd Card after being plugged again to the PC. The MiSTer project only recommends 3 flashing programs : BalenaEtcher, Windisk32 Imager or Pi Imager. Cheers

@RetroRGB Жыл бұрын

I've flashed using Rufus at least 50 times across multiple MicroSD cards and PC's with no issue.

@Vulto166 Жыл бұрын

Wich systems de-10 nano base board runs without any extra board or ram ?

@RetroRGB Жыл бұрын

TG-16 is the one I always use when I need to test a DE-10 without RAM.

@DocBrewskie 2 жыл бұрын

Can you configure different controllers for different cores? Say a genesis controller for genesis core , nes for nes etc.?

@RetroRGB 2 жыл бұрын

Yup! And it's MUCH easier to configure than most software emulation solutions.

@Chromaxxx Жыл бұрын

Completely unrelated, but can anyone tell me what background music is playing at 9:51?

@RetroRGB Жыл бұрын

That's one of my songs :) 8-Bit version: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJengtmAl967m6s.html Original: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJZ0qc55rKjaaWg.html

@cemsengul16 8 ай бұрын

is it worth purchasing a MiSTer for use on a 4K television? I do not own a CRT tv anymore.

@RetroRGB 8 ай бұрын

That's totally up to you. My personal opinion, is the MiSTer looks awesome via it's HDMI output and if you have a good TV, it'll be an excellent experience.

@cemsengul16 8 ай бұрын

I just bought a new 55 inch G3 and wonder if the MiSTer would be a good device for it? Sadly I do not have BFI 120hz because LG removed that feature.@@RetroRGB

@AwesomesMan 2 жыл бұрын

Does mister have save states and cheats like RA?

@RetroRGB 2 жыл бұрын

Many cores do, but not all.

@kamarrawlings6285 7 ай бұрын

Is the mister a better product than raspberry pi? Does this support mame and all consoles that’s not HD?

@RetroRGB 7 ай бұрын

Hardware emulation like Mister is far more accurate with less lag. And it’s much easier to set up controllers. But software emulation like what’s used on the raspberry pi will support many more consoles.

@kamarrawlings6285 7 ай бұрын

@@RetroRGB got it thanks I guess that’s what upgrades are meant for.

@Goldwelp Жыл бұрын

I have an older Dell 3010 with an i5, gt 1030, 8gb ram and 1tb HDD. It runs Recalbox/Batocera. It contains

@RetroRGB Жыл бұрын

All depends on what you're trying to accomplish. FPGA hardware emulation has the potential for zero latency, in a small package. If you want a casual gaming station, your PC is fine. If you'd like something good enough to run tournaments on, you'll (at least now and in the short-term future) need an FPGA-based solution. Your comment (and I mean this respectfully) is exactly like saying: "Why would anyone buy an Acura? The cost seems a little ridiculous. Why not just buy a Honda? It's the same thing..."

@TheZorch 2 жыл бұрын

Do MISTer cores exist for Amiga?

@RetroRGB 2 жыл бұрын

Yup: emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/MiSTer#Supported_systems

@LaughingxClouds 6 ай бұрын

That intro was hot ass

@coleshores 2 жыл бұрын

You’re doing God’s work

@RetroRockGamer 6 ай бұрын

4:24 could you go over that one more time please...

@SteveWellsNZ 2 жыл бұрын

Voultar Nudez - Lol.😆

@Deltax5 2 жыл бұрын

Liking the fpga project. Almost don't want to use pc emulators anymore. Even my consoles are put away for use on the day i want nelstalsha. Liking all the cores. neogeo is my fav. Wow psx beta is shaping up. No need to get a ode- hdmi mod ps1 now. Get 128mb don't cheep out it's not that much more expensive. Im thinking in getting digital o with duel ram. COme on someone make some new reto controllers. High quality. for the console and for the llapa. Blister works good for me. Snak adapter needs another port for second player. Wish i didn't loss that port for mt32 which is for pc cores that most of them don't support llapa anyways.

@afevans2 2 жыл бұрын

are De-10s back in stock or something?

@DaveVelociraptor 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, if you order direct from Terasic

@flain283 2 жыл бұрын

They've actually never really been out of stock at Terasic - despite what the website said, people ordering them while out of stock (myself included) were still getting them shipped the next day.

@dynatroniX86 Ай бұрын

People who cannot figure out how to unzip stuff: good luck!

@RetroRGB Ай бұрын

lol, I only said that cause I got trolled pretty hard in a previous video for just saying “unzip the file” without explaining how. Probably childish of me. But oh well :)

@dynatroniX86 Ай бұрын

@@RetroRGBI am sure someone benefited! Hehe 😅😂

@nothingincommon Жыл бұрын

If you try this on a new SD card it does not work. After you write the mister fusion ISO (used rufus), you put the SD card back in the mister let it finish with misterfusion. After this, putting the SD card back into the PC does not show ANY files so i cannot copy the update all into it. Why am i missing a filesystem on the SD card after "imaging" the misterfusion ISO onto the SD?

@nothingincommon Жыл бұрын

I decided to copy the "grumpy old man" and use win32 disk imager - and that solved my issue... thanks!

@genestarwind4610 2 жыл бұрын

Bob what would your current "Ultimate MiSTer" set up be? I mean decked the F out.

@bogganalseryd2324 Жыл бұрын

How fast is it? Can it emulate a 68080 Amiga?

@MrChomiq 2 жыл бұрын

Each time I check the price of DE-10 Nano I go into "How much?! No, too expensive", and each time the price is up by $20 between the last time I checked.

@hauru4815 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for video , Please, can you make a comparison between RGB Pi OS 4 Alpha 11 and MiSTER? Input lag, image quality, resolution etc... Many people say MiSTER is better and others say RGB Pi OS 4 is better.

@chrissiqueira6966 2 жыл бұрын

My wife's boyfriend love my MiSTer!

@Cruxics 2 жыл бұрын

Cool and all, but the Triple Bipass could use some attention.

@hast0408 Жыл бұрын

I don’t understand what the advantage of this program is?

@MickMacklerack 2 жыл бұрын

That "update all" script looks a bit dodgy... it downloads the roms from somewhere. Does it not put the mister project in legal danger bundling roms like that?

@nostalgiaave6966 2 жыл бұрын

The update all script is to download the bios and core configuration for each system. The user still responsible for supplying the Roms for those systems.

@FritzCopyCat 2 жыл бұрын

@@nostalgiaave6966 The script _does_ download MAME ROMs.

@FritzCopyCat 2 жыл бұрын

It's not an official script, so the MiSTer team isn't responsible for it.

@michaelsmith7739 2 жыл бұрын

You're right, that's why I don't bundle it with Mr. Fusion and it's not part of the official MiSTer release. Many of the BIOS files for different systems that update_all downloads are also proprietary and protected by copyright.

@pjamateus Жыл бұрын

Really. People didn't know how to unzip?

@RetroRGB Жыл бұрын

That was a silly dig to the people who've tried to "shame" me for just saying "unzip" and not explain how. Sometimes I'm an asshole, but I only mean offense to the people who deserve it :)

@HighFuel90 2 жыл бұрын

O/G hardware or bust...

@abdelll9737 Жыл бұрын

So much work … It’s not worth it.

@snufkinmatt162 2 жыл бұрын

No point in making this video when there hasn't been a DE10 in stock for weeks and no sign of any coming anytime soon

@RetroRGB 2 жыл бұрын

But there’s a point in posting this comment? …and stock pops up from time to time, so not only are you annoying, you’re wrong.

@DaveVelociraptor 2 жыл бұрын

People have been buying and receiving them. However even if that was not the case it's still a useful video.

@davebennett1128 2 жыл бұрын

@@RetroRGB Exactly! Ordered my DE10 direct from Terasic a couple weeks ago and it was at my door in less than a week =) The website said it wasn't available until late April.

@alextirrellRI 2 жыл бұрын

Terasic has a small stock if you contact them directly.

@snufkinmatt162 2 жыл бұрын

Well I was crochety when I posted this because I been trying to get one in the UK here for ages and your video popped up which was a bit like rubbing salt in the wound. But I didn't insult you so you didn't have to insult me did you?