tthurman

Well I spent some of the holiday break working on my MiSTer setup and unfortunately after just being out of service for a short while, both NEC displays appear to non-functional. That good olé CRT hum you get after depressing the power button is short, and not followed by any type of dimming of the lights, on screen menu or "video signal not detected" message. I should see something even with nothing plugged into the VGA cable. I'm guessing bad caps, but I don't have time for a project that involved. This is disappointing for two reasons, they had a nice curved screen and also didn't weigh a ton. I plugged up the P260 and it fired right up, and it hasn't been on in about ten years. It's a beast, tipping the scale at nearly 80lbs, so now to build something that will hold it.

1st of new gaming goodies! Nicely packaged too....

I've missed a couple of these due to being away, but fortunately grabbed these

Extremely cool I love it that enthusiasts from our generation are saving an important part of our past that represents major stepping stones to games we enjoy today. These historic gems are arguably vastly superior to their modern counterparts simply because they appealed to the natural simplicity they represented combined with the socially irreplaceable atmosphere of what was the 80's arcade experience. I've regrettably thrown away some items over time that I wish I hadn't, but even my NES and SNES went to my oldest cousin, someone who has struggled with extraordinary health issues his entire life. It's sad to think how many arcade machines went into landfill's, but fortunately not all was lost. I'm convinced now more than ever that one day we will look back at the CRT with equal amounts of respect and affection and wonder to ourselves, "why".

The displays: IBM P260 NEC MultiSync 95 (for the MiSTer setup) muhahaha

Nice, what display are you using?

Those cores may end up requiring more memory, but that's still unknown at this time. Those cores are all just really nice extras to me, I never got a console system post SNES until the XBOX, so I have no nostalgia there tempting me. I had gone back to PC's after SNES and stayed put until the XBOX bug bit and my wife got me one for Christmas. This turned out to be mostly so she could pound me like a drum in NFL Fever, which had be going back to the PC in short order. To me the MiSTer is really about accuracy of arcade titles, but I've got to admit I may pick up some of those 8bitdo SEGA controllers just to see what all the fuss is about.

They also have an amazing retro themed office.

These guys have really developed something a cut above what's currently available. That's not intended to be an insult to all the other great components at all, this is just next level, IMO.

I know the feeling, I just want a new GPU, but can't get one due to crypto. My HD-7950 held on for a long time, but just can't cut it with modern titles. Finding (and paying 3X retail) a current GPU is just crazy, but I can't even snag one of those before they are gone. I've resorted to watching Craigslist even, but they're gouging prices just as bad. I'd settle for something used just to get by for a while, but 1070 and 1080's are even nuts!

Dude that is great news! I’ll be sure to add it to my library as well.

To beak away to the kitchen for a cold beverage!

This looks really amazing for a Fire TV, but personally, I've bought my last device like this the mini's and the Pi's (at least for gaming purposes). A PC with MAME and a handful of other emulators already does what these devices do at least as well if not better. If your looking for something that's really the next big step, then it's the FPGA scene IMO. The entry price is a bit steep and the development is still very early, but what it does it does really well with very little (if any) to no compromises.

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I went and saw it a second time yesterday and can now see subtle ways they slipped some of the back story into places that seemed omitted from the book during my first viewing. I think this movie was cast incredibly well with the visuals and sound making for an amazing theater experience. So many movies are super hyped these days, but under-deliver. This one has been a refreshing surprise.

I'll probably be shot for saying this, but I never saw the draw to the Zelda games dating way back to the NES version. I kept trying, but never "Got it". I gave my copies away! I recall my NES version was gold, but I don't know if that's of any significance or if it was just some sort of bling back in the day. This was obviously in my younger days, but I even had years of Nintendo Power magazine / Computer Gaming World / PC Gamer (CDROM days) that I ended up pitching in the recycling bin to free up space, a regretful move now. Fast forward to 2011 and a old friend of mine called to let me know he had found his old boxed NES and was giving it away, but knew I was into retro games. Something he had bought and rarely played before storing it away, so I grabbed it....all he ever had was the original with one controller and the Mario/Duck Hunt cartridge and the light gun that he had since misplaced. Maybe I should pick Zelda up again............naahhhhhh

Yep, so is the extended edition. https://www.arcaderenovations.com/artcade-the-book-of-classic-arcade-game-art-extended-edition.html

What you're trying to do is something I haven't done, but I suspect Tom may have some input if he can see your config. In the setup wizard click on debugging tools and "zip last run output to desktop" and attach the results to a post here.