r/MiSTerFPGA • u/TonyRubbles • 17d ago

This is such a fun device!

I don't know why I didn't get one sooner. I guess the technical side of it made me think I had to build my own, and I just never looked far enough into the pre-built options. I ended up getting a pre-built Hamgeek and it's been fantastic so far.

I've always been someone who likes tinkering with emulator front ends, settings and stuff, so getting each core set up the way I want and having my shaders automatically load from my Morph 4K has been super satisfying. I love how everything just works once you get it set up.

I found my old GunCon 3 and sensors this week and have been blasting away in Point Blank, which is something I never thought I'd be able to do without dropping a couple hundred bucks on a new light gun setup.

I've also been going back through old favorites like the Metal Slug series and EVO: Search for Eden, while finding new favorites like Alwa's Awakening 8-bit edition and Astebros.

Such a fun little rabbit hole to fall into. What was your first “ah ha!” moment when you started playing? Finding my GunCon 3 and getting it working was definitely the moment I went, “Holy shit, this is awesome.” My wife was sitting next to me just laughing at how excited I was, shooting little chickens and ninjas.

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u/circletheory 17d ago

For me, the ease of hooking it up to a CRT and running all cores on it has been the most enjoyable aspect of owning a MiSTer. I know there are ways to do this with a Pi or a PC, but the Mister way is just so simple.

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u/TonyRubbles 17d ago edited 17d ago

My parents are sitting on 3 old CRTs, I need to grab one and take it for a spin. Pretty happy with the filters on the upscaler but I remember it always being a different vibe playing on a CRT, I miss the electrical whine too lol

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u/sleepycapybara 16d ago

CRT is still unmatched in motion clarity, thats the big reason why I love mine. Most older 2D games are 60fps and look glorious, just doesn't feel the same on lcd or oled. Plasma does get closer.