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When I started this Patreon Sorg proposed me to work on a new C64 SID implementation. I have never used a C64 so I'm not that familiar with the alleged sound differences. I looked into the problem and there seems to be a lot of variation among C64 machines, even when using the same chip. So the prospect...
2020-05-26 07:53:48 +0000 UTC View Post
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One week after publishing the release candidate version, I am finally bringing CPS to the light. Code source is available here. Binary files are now in the jtbin 2020-05-22 13:13:58 +0000 UTC View Post
FILES ATTACHED.
We're finally here. The last beta file brings suppot to what was the first CPS game: Forgotten Worlds. This title uses a rotary control which needs a specific interface that took some work to implement. Although I have not connected the dial inputs to MiSTer pins yet, al...
2020-05-15 12:46:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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We are all in here because we want accuracy. We want no lag. We want the original speed. We even want the original glitches! And FPGA is the technology that provides it. FPGA allows you to make digital hardware at an affordable price. But what if I told you that you have used an emulator w...
Many people have asked me to add CRT sync signal control on the OSD for all CPS0 games too. So here is a service release for that and some other items:
1. CRT adjustment on OSD (only MiSTer)
2. DIP support via MRA (needs latest firmware on MiST/SiDi). Needs attached MRA files
3. Fixed scan doubler...
MRA files are now the standard way of loading ROM files into FPGA cores. Originally developed for the MiSTer platform, we have taken them to other platforms too via the command line 2020-05-05 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
As some may know I had a misunderstanding with MiSTer main developer yesterday. We have already sorted it out. Sorgelig and I have met in person twice in the past and he's a great host. I am also thankful to the work he's done for the MiSTer platform. Thank you to the people who showed support yesterday and apologies for the ...
2020-05-02 06:28:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Smooth animations, new game elements and a full art gallery, that's Pang! 3. This game has copy protection, an EEPROM chip and the ROM dump is a bit special so it took a while to have it ready. But, here it is!
... 2020-05-01 11:25:10 +0000 UTC View PostSee attached files. Remember to delete old MRA files.
MiSTer files: mra zip and RBF zip for MiSTer
MiST/Sidi files: arc zip and RBF zip for your platform
Updated on May 2nd to fix mapper problem in Willow
Updated on May 3rd: MRA files for Mercs and some others replaced...
2020-05-01 11:24:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to another Friday update. This time we have a public release: Legendary Wings and SectionZ are now public (source code). RBF files can be obtained via the 2020-04-24 20:11:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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Thank you, thank you and thank you. You have made this last year a terrific time of digging into old hardware and bringing it back to life in modern electronic form.
I am very happy to announce that we have reached 1000 enthusiasts of retro gaming. To cellebrate I am releasing Section Z 2020-04-19 18:18:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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New MRA files again. Please delete the old ones. You have the link to download in the first CPS post. Please read the post to find it. The files for today's update are marked 20200417 for today's date.
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2020-04-17 19:41:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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What you need to know:
-New MRAs. Delete old ones so buttons get recognized properly.
-I have only tested the main ROM MRA versions. I know many of the alternative versions will fail. Please report them here.
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Welcome back to one technical article. This time I'm going to talk about DMA (Direct Memory Access) in the CPS system. This aspect is completely ignored in emulators and has a large effect in the effective processor performance because if the DMA is active the CPU is stopped. The result is th...
2020-04-08 18:07:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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IMPORTANT
-Google Drive location is shown in the first beta post here.
-MiSTer: All MRA files are new. Old ones won't work delete them
-MiST/SiDi: All ROM files need be re-generated. Use the...
2020-04-03 17:24:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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After much struggle, I have moved the memory controller to a 96MHz clock. This had large implications in the system. For those developers out there, not the whole core is operated at that speed, part of it runs at 48MHz in order to ease synthesis. Much of the time this week has been in making the core s...
2020-03-27 14:48:20 +0000 UTC View Post
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As I have spent the week working on the Double Dragon public releases; I have only had time to test MRA files. Today's CPS update is only of MRA files, the RBF is the same one as last week's. The rest of the titles do need core changes so we will have a new RBF next week. This week's games are:
-T...
2020-03-20 06:40:23 +0000 UTC View Post
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If you have to spend more time at home in the next few days, as some of us, then at least kick some ass! After a long wait, here it is Double Dragon! Finally open to the public. Files are in jtbin, just run the the update script in...
2020-03-17 18:49:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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Hi all!
Thank you for being there one more week. I have prepared a new set of games. This time the common theme is manga games!
Important
-Old MRA files are not compatible at all. Delete them
-RBF files for MiST(er) and SiDi are in the 2020-03-13 15:52:47 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'd like to make the credits screen more elegant. I would like to know what you think of the credits in the Rampage core. For future JT cores the changes would be:
- Same font for all ga...
2020-03-09 17:13:03 +0000 UTC View Post
After much work I'm very glad to bring you four new titles for CPS! These titles belong to the fantasy genre. They have dungeons, they have dragons, and your character gains experience. Yet, they are not official D&D games.
Installation
-OLD MRA files are not compatible. Delete them!
-You n...
UPDATE: after many reports of SDRAM problems and particularly Elexor reporting that his SDRAM would work if he touched it with his finger; I had an idea to fix it and applied it this morning. The new core is in Google Drive now jtcps1_20200223.rbf. (please delete the old RBF file). We have tested it on three ...
2020-02-22 18:20:01 +0000 UTC View Post
CPS development has been progressing much faster than anticipated. I have now most games working and I think I do not longer need to restrain to a single title for the beta. Some of the pending tasks before the beta are:
* Measure bus timing in PCB and compare with core
* Implement layer priority in colour mixer
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This first month of 2020 has been pretty busy and positive.
Highlights
1. Public release of Black Tiger after fixing the background colour issue on higher levels
2. Beta release of Double Dragon 2, with the support for a new ADPCM chip
3. Video hardware of CAPCOM System 1 (CPS) implemented
2020-01-31 11:01:00 +0000 UTC
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It's time for this month's technical post. With the Double Dragon cores we have experienced two games with very intensive use of ADPCM sound effects. Oh, and Double Dragon II even shares the same ADPCM chip than CPS1 games. I'd like to briefly explain how ADPCM worked, comparison to consoles ...
2020-01-20 15:53:18 +0000 UTC View Post
I have added the files to the Double Dragon 1 beta folder. Get the link from the original post.
This game is similar to the first one hardware wise but it i...
2020-01-11 10:14:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Christmass in Spain ends today with the three wise men festivity. This is the occasion when children traditionally get their presents in Spain. I would like to honour this tradition with this offering.
You can use the updater for JT cores to grab it automatically. Get the updater from 2020-01-06 18:58:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The results from the poll were quite even but it was clear that keeping high quality is important to you. I have devoted the last few days to fixing reported bugs and have got many out of the way (2020-01-03 15:50:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the work I made on 2019 thanks to your support:
Arcade Cores
1. Ghosts'n Goblins
2. 1942
3. Vulgus
4. 1943
5. GunSmoke
6. Tiger Road
7. F-1 Dreams
8. Bionic Commando
9. Commando
10. Black Tiger
11. Popeye
12. Double Dragon
Chip Cores<...
2019-12-31 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostI have a number of bugs and small fixes to do. Do I work on that on January or do I start CPS1?
2019-12-28 10:52:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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