MiSTer FPGA Best Hidden Gem Arcade Cores You Should Play Today!
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There is an absolutely HUGE amount of arcade cores on MiSTer FPGA and while there are a ton of obvious picks for games you should be playing...there are plenty more that maybe you HAVEN'T noticed yet. So let's take a stroll down retro gaming memory lane and talk about some arcade video games cores on MiSTer FPGA!
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I asked, you answered...and I try to listen :) Of all the requests for new content on the channel one of the most frequently asked for videos is a series on the Terasic DE-10 Nano MiSTer FPGA hardware...so here it is! Retro gaming goodness.
On this episode of our MiSTer series we are going to be talking about some of the awesome retrogaming arcade cores you should be playing! There is a ton of arcade retrogaming content on MiSTer and it's not all just Street Fighter on Capcom CPS and CPS 2! Stuff like Darkstalkers, The Punisher, Gaia Crusaders, DoDonPachi and Esp. Ra De...just to name a few!
Questions? Comments? Just leave them below and I will do my best to answer each and every one of them!
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@casualSeth 4 ай бұрын
Alpha 3 is GOAT and the core plays just a well as the arcade board. For my 40th, I spent much of the day playing it at an arcade in Tokyo and couldn't have been happier.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
CPS 2 is so good I finally sent my CPS 2 multi to a new home
@crossover-Incorporated 4 ай бұрын
A fun fact about Cave games is programmers were ex-programmers from Toaplan. One of the last games created on Toaplan before the company shutdown was Batsugun, the father of bullet hell shooter games. Now you know why there are so many bullet hell games on Cave. ^^
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Logic checks out :)
@remygamb1t 4 ай бұрын
Punisher, what a beautiful game! Rastan? Such nostalgia... a masterpiece soundtrack.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Rastan is GOAT
@theseabass 4 ай бұрын
I got to play Truxton 2 in Akihibara at Taito Hey last year. It wasn't a popular cab, so I had it all to myself for a decent amount of time. Really fun game, but after a bit I started to realize the reason why nobody was challenging it, IT'S RIDICULOUSLY HARD. I had gotten the clear on the Genesis version of Truxton 1, so I thought I'd be good enough to at least get a decent amount of the way through the game after a few attempts. Nope. Probably only got out of stage 1 a handful of times. The Mister version seems pretty accurate to what I remember. Granted there is a several month stretch in between my play sessions between arcade and Mister.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
It’s very hard. Death in Truxton 2 is just so punishing. It’s def a game you want to save state through to learn it
@simon41978 Ай бұрын
I like the way Haggar shouts ''Yeah!'' like he's taking out the trash in Metro City.
@VideoGameEsoterica Ай бұрын
Haggar for President!
@Petey-cr5ql 4 ай бұрын
As always, perfectly put together video. This is great, thank you.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed :)
@Ragesauce 4 ай бұрын
I heard about Truxton as a kid when an adult gushed about it coming out for the genesis. Said he spent hours and hours playing the arcade and couldn't get enough. I've still never tried the arcade, so that changes today!
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Def time to experience arcade Truxton!
@liamconverse8950 4 ай бұрын
The arcade is harder than Genesis version and the sequel is a lot harder than the first. Tatsujin means expert
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
and it means it when it says it
@rawhide793 4 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more with you on Rastan. The volume/gain always seems to default to quite high on that game and when the music starts I get goose bumps every time! Absolute masterpiece in every department. Shame about Rastan Saga 2 (on the MegaDrive at least)!
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
So much Rastan love today. Makes me happy!
@Norweeg 4 ай бұрын
When VG Esoterica uploads videos about hidden gems, that’s when I know to really pay attention. Thanks!
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Haha it’s what I love
@retrorobbgaming 4 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Love these mister arcade recommendations.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed :)
@SRC267 4 ай бұрын
Bit random but today the English patch for "Rabbit" for the Saturn was released today. Its a fighting game.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
On my list of things to look at today :)
@draketungsten74 4 ай бұрын
Ooh I like Rastan, I've played the SMS version a lot.
@chrismoon2961 4 ай бұрын
Love it when you do videos like this! I have no opinion on the punisher comics franchise, but the game is probably one of capcom's best brawlers (and thus underrated), so glad you mention it here. Maybe not quite as advanced as battle circuit, but there are a lot of unusual things you can do in the Punisher that make it a top tier game. Also, all the shmups remind me that we haven't seen a single Psikyo core yet which is a real tragedy.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy this style. Probably more coming
@bedwablackburn 4 ай бұрын
Great list across the board
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed. Was a fun one to make
@WMARUoriginal 4 ай бұрын
Oooh okay I need to try Search and Rescue and Gaia crusaders. Great picks!
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Def both! So good
@JayTheBarber603 4 ай бұрын
Niiice plus one on Rastan. That was one of the games I had my customers competing on at my yearly barbershop tournament a few years back at Funspot. I’ll check out Search and Rescue, been trying to figure out what my game of the month will be for April at my shop. Man I love the Mister
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
So much Rastan love today and that makes me a very happy VGE
@_BELMONT_ 4 ай бұрын
can't wait to give these a go!
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Enjoy them :) all hits
@dorfus 4 ай бұрын
Don’t most games have a peanut in a cowboy hat? Wait, has Slam Masters been the only game I’ve ever played?
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Big Peanut marketing
@thegrudge 4 ай бұрын
Search and Rescue looks like my kind of game. I know what I’m playing tonight.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Enjoy it! Ton of fun and hard as nails
@haydengittins2836 4 ай бұрын
Love the SF Zero 3 core on MiSTeR but with the Saturn core coming on so well That will be the place to play it I'm sure. I loved Rastan on the Master system so have to try the arcade core. One of the first cores I tried when I got my MiSTeR up and running was track and field ... button mashing at it's best :)
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Def try Rastan. It’s a personal fav
@CaptainFalco311 4 ай бұрын
ESP Ra De is such a phenomenal shmup. There's a Japanese physical copy of it for the PS4 and Switch for anyone without a MiSTer
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
I need to pick up a copy for my shelf
@ninetendopesaitama2107 4 ай бұрын
The soundtrack is so good. ☮️
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Absolutely a banger
@lknox1123 4 ай бұрын
Haven't seen SAR Search and Rescue before. Will definitly have to give that a play. My favorite arcade core..... probably the RAIZING cores for Armed Police Batrider, Battle Garrega etc. Bullet hell shooters with speed. Batrider has so much depth that is under the surface. Even lesser known Snow Bros 2 is pretty fun
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
The Raizing cores are always a good time
@StariusPrime 4 ай бұрын
I never appreciated Rastan until I started watching BardicBroadcast’s twitch streams, where he regularly uses it as the “power up” game leading into the main game of the evening. The game is hard in a deceptive way, but watching someone truly good at it, you see just how brilliant it is. Definitely a gem.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Rastan doesn’t pull any punches in the difficulty dept
@mr.horseshoe2301 4 ай бұрын
So many bangers in one video! Lately, I've been using the MiSTer Super Attract Mode to play random arcade cores. I can't really name one core that I absolutely hated. One game I really hope gets a core is Giga Wing. I played that all the time when my local arcade had it. I loved the bullet absorption mechanic.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
I’ve yet to try super attract. I need to
@mr.horseshoe2301 4 ай бұрын
@@VideoGameEsoterica Its pretty awesome. Discovered lots of obscure Japanese games I never heard of before. If something interesting comes up, just pick up the controller and start playing it! I usually have it running in the background while I'm working on the computer.
@robross6462 4 ай бұрын
@@mr.horseshoe2301 Giga wing has a core. I play it all the time. Absolute banger!
@ninetendopesaitama2107 4 ай бұрын
Giga wing is on MiSTer. ☮️
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
10/10 for sure
@AutumnGarnet 4 ай бұрын
I can't believe it took me this many months to realize why you open your videos to a sample of "Broken Wings." 😹
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Haha so few people get that
@Tstumpman 4 ай бұрын
I beat punisher recently, really fun!
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Metric ton of fun
@chrislaustin 4 ай бұрын
The Punisher is beat'em up royalty, as is Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, and I would also throw Alien vs. Predator in the mix as well, no one did the genre as well as Capcom did. The Punisher was so great for the flat out brutality of the character and how well it was brought to life in the game, and that continuation screen? One of the all time best in all of gaming. I'll also throw a nod to Rastan as that game was amazing and not many titles out there in that specific genre, for sure a coin op classic.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Capcom made the best beat em ups
@wilsonicsnet 4 ай бұрын
“Get a friend and get some drinks…”. Oh wait what are friends again? 😂
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Haha I have no friends that play games
@pju28 3 ай бұрын
Hi I would like to play THE PUNISHER but I can#t find it to buy it for DOS. Do you have some advise for me? - Thumbs up for you Video!
@vulcan6036 3 ай бұрын
Can you tell me if its possible to rotate cave core shmups on a horizontally mounted crt
@VideoGameEsoterica 3 ай бұрын
It’s not on analog. You gotta turn the tv
@ynotwalk7391 4 ай бұрын
we're right on the cusp of getting some amazing arcade cores still quite a bit of meat on those bones
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Tons of meat. The whole damn cow really
@ynotwalk7391 4 ай бұрын
@@VideoGameEsoterica so much taito, data east, konami, sega, misc.
@ynotwalk7391 4 ай бұрын
@@VideoGameEsoterica it may sound odd, but vendetta was a milestone i had been waiting on. like, "things will get really real once vendetta core happens"
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
It’s that generation when Konami really starts getting good
@AlexRoseGames 4 ай бұрын
racing arcade games are criminally unrepresented on mister. when I think arcades, I think car games
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
We def need more on the arcade side
@MarquisDeSang 4 ай бұрын
My first FPGA are the 2 Analog Duo that I bought. Being an arcade guy (had a collection of 47 PCB), over the next monhts I will try to get more info about this setup. I am an FPGA noob (at least on the emulation side). My favorite arcade game of all time is Captain Silver, is that running on that thing?
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
No captain silver as of yet. Def possible on MiSTer though
@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube 4 ай бұрын
Enjoy the Punishment 👏😎
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Such a classic!
@oliverguiney2603 4 ай бұрын
The genesis port of punisher was great too
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Was a good time for sure
@CarBitGTSaxen 3 ай бұрын
Where can I find a list of all the arcade cores for MiSTer FPGA?
@VideoGameEsoterica 3 ай бұрын
GitHub. Links get eaten here. Google mister FPGA devel. You’ll find most that aren’t the Jotego stuff
@nobusinesshere 4 ай бұрын
I love Rastan, but the version I grew up with was the SMS port and playing the arcade makes me miss the wall-jump mechanic they added to that port.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
I need to play that version again it’s been forever
@johnhumphries6772 4 ай бұрын
The cave 68k folder is one of my faves on MiSTer. I can’t seem to get Fever SOS to run though 😞
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Won’t run? Odd. Run update all again and see
@adt636 4 ай бұрын
I fell in love with Rastan after playing it in a gas station a few times.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Gas station Rastan. Love it
@BreakMan333 4 ай бұрын
Has there been any news on more Cave 68k games? Would love to play Sailor Moon on Mister!
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
No undated yet
@simon41978 4 ай бұрын
I also would pick a Tatsujin - but the first game. It's the best and fairest one player shmup that isn't bullet-hell. Tatsujin II seems designed for two players and is crazy-difficult for one player. Outzone is phenomenal. Pulstar on MVS, R-Type II.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
That’s fair. I’m more of a sequel fan myself
@TheHiddenFortress81 4 ай бұрын
R-Type 2 is mean mean video game.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Very mean
@thesethguy 4 ай бұрын
I really enjoy Namco's "Dangerous Seed" shmup. I've only played the MD ROM though
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
There’s one I have not played
@ynotwalk7391 4 ай бұрын
@@VideoGameEsoterica hoping for mister to get Assault and all those cool Namco arcades
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Hopefully one day
@adt636 4 ай бұрын
I feel like bullet hells are generally easier than most shmups. They usually have slow moving bullets and ways to reflect or absorb them.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
People either find them very learnable or 100% impossible
@METR0lD 4 ай бұрын
Love Truxton 2, but holy hell it is frigg'n hard. I've made it all the way to about two thirds through the final stage, but I just can't quite beat it.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Oh yeah it does not hold you hand and dying is such a setback
@persmestari 4 ай бұрын
Is there a core for Ninja Spirit or Legend Of Hero Tonma? Those are really good and really hard platformers from Irem.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Ninja Spirit def has one
@draketungsten74 4 ай бұрын
Oh, I played that version of Cotton on my MiSTer. I have a video of it on my channel.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
It’s a classic
@andyjohnston7110 4 ай бұрын
Could the sega model 2 work on this?
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Already did a vid on it. Check playlist :)
@JustinH201 Ай бұрын
Hey, I'm really debating about buying one does anybody know if the arcade version of Alien versus Predator is up and running on the system yet?
@VideoGameEsoterica Ай бұрын
Yes it runs on MiSTer
@JustinH201 Ай бұрын
@@VideoGameEsoterica okay ✔️ thank you for the quick reply back. Now I definitely got to get me a Mister in the next couple of days lol🤸🤸🤸
@VideoGameEsoterica Ай бұрын
👍
@tylerd4884 4 ай бұрын
I have played the punisher both at the arcade and in emulation
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
A game you def want to play at least twice
@NB-1 4 ай бұрын
Back in the day I saw a Japanese guy doing a smooth 1cc on Truxton II. But I didn't try it, instead I had to ride GalaxyForce II DX which doesn't need any further commenting. Well, shortly after for some reason I bought Tatsujin-Oh straight from Japan, and yes this game is quite hard yet still kinda fair. You really have to know this game to become "King of Masters" which is actually the translation of this very title. Also, the music is wonderful in my opinion.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Truxton II is totally a game you can learn with save states. Helped me a ton
@NB-1 4 ай бұрын
@@VideoGameEsotericaThat's the beauty of modern classic gaming:)
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Best of both worlds
@AyeYoYoYooo 4 ай бұрын
Alpha 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alpha 2 on all levels: Roster Gameplay OST etc
@ynotwalk7391 4 ай бұрын
Alpha 2 is a bit less wacky, but also less fun to play imo
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Alpha 3 is just over the top in the best ways
@AyeYoYoYooo 4 ай бұрын
@@ynotwalk7391 I sometimes wish Alpha 3 was even wackier … like adding other ISM options for comedic effect …. Commun- Rac- Class- Dhalsim running Class-Ism might be unstoppable. Or Guile using Rac-Ism …. Cammy or L-Mika crying Sex-Ism lol
@ynotwalk7391 4 ай бұрын
@@AyeYoYoYooo you make a good point dhalsim would have that brahmin disdain for lower class
@LL-kh7sc 4 ай бұрын
SImpsons and TMNT, tho probably overhyped. I have huge nostalgia for Altered Beast. A restaurant my grandma and I used to go to had a cab. Several times a week for several hours at a time. Outside of SF2 Rainbow Ed, that is easily the most played arcade game from my youth. 3 Arcade Games Id like to see on the MiSTer - Pole Position. Toobin. WWF Wrestlefest.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Altered Beast is always a fun time
@Graterstuuf 4 ай бұрын
The Punisher was the last great arcade game before arcade died for me.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Go home Lahey you are drunk
@n64fan60 4 ай бұрын
What is the objectively-best arcade board? Neo Geo? CPS2? Model 2? Naomi?
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
No true answer. Just depends what you enjoy. If I had to pick ONE forever I’d take NAOMI. Just because it has amazing games in every genre where Neo Geo and CPS 2 don’t have stuff like arcade racing, etc
@n64fan60 4 ай бұрын
@@VideoGameEsoterica Personal preference isn't allowed. Your reason for Naomi is pretty objective, though. Strong reason.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Then yeah Naomi. I get racing, fighting games, Platformers, puzzle games, etc etc
@nathanddrews 4 ай бұрын
Punisher is super fun, but I think it failed to draw because it came after the Captain America Avengers game and X-Men game, both of which were super-powered spectacles. Punisher and Nick Fury are cool characters, but ultimately the combat is just punching with guns. I'm sure there were lots of moms that wouldn't let their kids play it because of the guns... Nuking the entire screen with optic blasts? Np :D
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Haha I had no restrictions when I was a kid as to what games I could play
@nathanddrews 4 ай бұрын
@@VideoGameEsoterica I grew up in rural Wisconsin, so shooting guns was second nature to eating cheese. I would bring about 40lbs of quarters with me when we would drive to a mall (45 minutes away). Circus Circus got all my money every time.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Sounds like Vermont where I grew up
@packpock4369 4 ай бұрын
I'm actually really surprised Capcom hasn't added Cadillac's and Dinosaurs to the Arcade Stadium. It makes no sense, aa well as the Punisher. Maybe it's a licensing issue, because people love those games.
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Def a licensing issue
@jmssun 4 ай бұрын
6:32 “Because Jotego gave us all the Capcom CPS2, you have choices” Your are like a Retro guru, guiding enthusiasts mobs to mental health providence 😂
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Lol what?
@sunderark 4 ай бұрын
* makes Metal Jesus noises
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Lol
@ajsingh4545 4 ай бұрын
Arcade cores have been slowing down ... I hope more are added 😢
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
It’s been a more console heavy 2024 that’s true
@liamconverse8950 4 ай бұрын
I think the PC engine CD version of Cotton is better because the soundtrack
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Good old redbook audio
@adventuretaco7140 4 ай бұрын
Fucking A I love ring of destruction!!
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
It’s so good and I never hear anyone talk about it
@adventuretaco7140 4 ай бұрын
@@VideoGameEsoterica damn shame if you ask me .. maybe you should do an in depth video .. wish I could capture footage for ya since I can beat the game no problem now
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Get a damn capture card taco
@H6rdc0re 4 ай бұрын
2023?
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Made in December
@H6rdc0re 4 ай бұрын
@@VideoGameEsoterica Cool, I thought I was watching a re-run or something ;)
@VideoGameEsoterica 4 ай бұрын
Haha nope just made in advance
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