I've had a mister for 4 years now, the thing is amazing. There are a few things you may want to know, if you don't already. The framerate on the turok games is terrible because that's how it was on an actual N64. The core is very close to cycle accuracy now. Most emulators speed up the framerate which is great, but it's not a true 1 to 1. Also, there is a N64 turbo core you can try, seperate from the main core which lets the mister run N64 as fast as it can. This will get you some extra fps in those troublesome games.
To be technical, it's as done as Robert will ever get with it. There's still outstanding accuracy issues, but, as Robert put it, they're unresolvable. So, it's 99% there, which really is good enough in most cases for everyone.
Robert the developer has said that the core is actually running 5% to 10% faster than real hardware because of increased ram bandwidth of the DDR3. The mister FPGA discord is a great place to follow development of cores.
Could be. I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case. Unless you happen to have the N64 cart on hand or specific knowledge of the game, it can be tough to judge when and where slowdowns occur authentically since most 3d games ran at a max of 15fps anyway. I used to own Cosmic Carnage on 32X, and that game was a mess. It truthfully did just run like molasses.
@@mysterygamefightclub5835 oh they do... especially turok 2 and 3. they actually run worse on a real n64 if anything. n64s turbo core fixes those issues mostly
@@deathbob091 Ohhh, thanks my man, i mean i wanted to get one but, the prices and availability for this device is, well, i think i'd have more chance finding a proper Mistress than this one :)
@@NinjaRunningWild true but he can't help himself, he keeps updating it with quality of life improvements. It won't ever run the 6 or 7 games with known issues properly though so that side of things wont be fixed (at least not on the de10nano platform).
I think you are a bit behind on MISTer developments .. the current Saturn core has fixed a lot of those sound issues and way more games work .. n64 has seen major improvements as well and there’s even a turbo core !! But yeah I enjoyed the video so much I subscribed ! Also nice combos in MK KI and PR
The Saturn core isn't finished yet so there can still be the odd issue. The audio could be due to the ram version that you have as you need 2.9 or above or you will have some audio issues. Glad you are enjoying it though.
Too bad you dont explain what the mister fpga does - hard to jump in for people like me who get this video recommended and lack overall context. No big deal as its easy to google, but thought I would share my 2 cents. Thanks for the video!
Appreciate the feedback, and thanks for dropping in! I figured what Mister is and does deserves a dedicated explainer, and I can transparently admit I am not the one to do it. All the best!
I've had a mister for 4 years now, the thing is amazing. There are a few things you may want to know, if you don't already. The framerate on the turok games is terrible because that's how it was on an actual N64. The core is very close to cycle accuracy now. Most emulators speed up the framerate which is great, but it's not a true 1 to 1.
Also, there is a N64 turbo core you can try, seperate from the main core which lets the mister run N64 as fast as it can. This will get you some extra fps in those troublesome games.
I disagree with your PS1 CHD comment... PSX CHDs all works fine for me!!
Any tip on setup or file naming & rom placement?
The MiSTer FPGA N64 core is DONE. If it performs poorly on the N64 core, it's because it performed poorly on the original hardware.
To be technical, it's as done as Robert will ever get with it. There's still outstanding accuracy issues, but, as Robert put it, they're unresolvable. So, it's 99% there, which really is good enough in most cases for everyone.
Robert the developer has said that the core is actually running 5% to 10% faster than real hardware because of increased ram bandwidth of the DDR3. The mister FPGA discord is a great place to follow development of cores.
I think the FPS dips you're seeing are also present on a real N64.
Could be. I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.
Unless you happen to have the N64 cart on hand or specific knowledge of the game, it can be tough to judge when and where slowdowns occur authentically since most 3d games ran at a max of 15fps anyway.
I used to own Cosmic Carnage on 32X, and that game was a mess. It truthfully did just run like molasses.
@@mysterygamefightclub5835 Run the "turbo" version of the core to mitigate some of that slowdown.
@@mysterygamefightclub5835 oh they do... especially turok 2 and 3. they actually run worse on a real n64 if anything. n64s turbo core fixes those issues mostly
I don't have a Mister, i don't even have a Mistress :/ :(
keep on looking there is one out there fer ya ;)
@@deathbob091 Ohhh, thanks my man, i mean i wanted to get one but, the prices and availability for this device is, well, i think i'd have more chance finding a proper Mistress than this one :)
I'm not into FPGAs at all but iI really like all the fidelity that it provides.
You gotta change that .. if you at all love retro ..
Why not?
the n64 core is still less than 2 years in development. That being said , it is far surpassing many expectations
It's over. No further updates. Read Robert Peip's info on it.
@@NinjaRunningWild true but he can't help himself, he keeps updating it with quality of life improvements. It won't ever run the 6 or 7 games with known issues properly though so that side of things wont be fixed (at least not on the de10nano platform).
I think you are a bit behind on MISTer developments .. the current Saturn core has fixed a lot of those sound issues and way more games work .. n64 has seen major improvements as well and there’s even a turbo core !! But yeah I enjoyed the video so much I subscribed ! Also nice combos in MK KI and PR
The Saturn core isn't finished yet so there can still be the odd issue. The audio could be due to the ram version that you have as you need 2.9 or above or you will have some audio issues. Glad you are enjoying it though.
I've had my MiSTer foe about 5 months. It's the greatest retro gaming purchase I've ever made. I can't believe how good sega Saturn runs.
The MiSTer is so cool. I was surprised by how well it tackled the troublesome consoles. Great vid Tom!
Too bad you dont explain what the mister fpga does - hard to jump in for people like me who get this video recommended and lack overall context. No big deal as its easy to google, but thought I would share my 2 cents. Thanks for the video!
Appreciate the feedback, and thanks for dropping in!
I figured what Mister is and does deserves a dedicated explainer, and I can transparently admit I am not the one to do it.
All the best!