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Funny thing is those expanders are like the Rolls Royce of choices.This is serious power. DE-10 nano clone sitting on the Jamma Expander. Load your core, run your rom/s. Still expensive for now, this setup (IF you can buy it) is going to run $400-$500 after shipping and taxes, but the price delta will continue to grow as FPGA gets cheaper and original board sets get more expensive.
We have $100 MiSTer clones available now on aliexpress with impressive numbers of arcade boards supported (in addition to almost literally all consoles/computers up to N64/Saturn/PS1). FPGA will absolutely take over in the next 20 years for all but the most stubborn collectors.
I don't even think people on this forum have really given MiSTer a shot, but it runs practically all classics plus MCR 1/2/3, Neo Geo, CPS1, CPS2, Sega Sys 1, IREM M62 and 72, freaking CAVE shooters, Simpsons, TMNT etc etc etc. All with original video timings using a $10 hdmi-to-vga converter (although you probably want to run it through an RGB amp for arcade CRTs).
And I say this as a guy who has a PCB-fixing youtube channel. I have original PCBs in all my cabs because I think that's what the arcade hobby is to me.
We're far into the era where custom 1980s chips are failing, like POKEYs and Namco customs. Thankfully we've had some great people who have been able to reproduce the '80s ones, and the hybrid modules that were so popular for a while in the '80s/'90s crossover.
But now we're entering the period where the '90s chips are starting to fail, for example the mass death of CPS-A-01 on CPS1 boards. And despite a full reverse engineering in 2021 (by WydD on arcade-projects), there has been no reproduction produced, presumably due to complexity, cost, and however you would solder the repro to a 160 pin QFP footprint.
Nice setup and execution, a good way to try and control FPGA costs while it's still borderline from a price perspective. Yeah the expander is pricey but a good example of what to expect to see moving forward. Only a matter of time before a single FPGA Jamma board with multiple video-out options, built-in memory and audio amps becomes available for under $150 even under $100.Funny thing is those expanders are like the Rolls Royce of choices.
I realized I totally lied because I have a MiSTer in my scratch built DK, but since it had no wiring I did it cheaply myself. DE10-nano, Lepy amp, USB OTG for controls and RGB amp from Ultimarc. 240p out to the CRT and it starts up in about 2 seconds.
The jamma/jvs expanders have some great features but I haven't really found any of them particularly useful.
How assignable are controls on one of those setups?Nice setup and execution, a good way to try and control FPGA costs while it's still borderline from a price perspective. Yeah the expander is pricey but a good example of what to expect to see moving forward. Only a matter of time before a single FPGA Jamma board with multiple video-out options, built-in memory and audio amps becomes available for under $150 even under $100.
All done in software on the screen. There's defaults, but then you can override with with an interactive menu that just asks you press the buttons you want one at a time.How assignable are controls on one of those setups?
All done in software on the screen. There's defaults, but then you can override with with an interactive menu that just asks you press the buttons you want one at a time.
This is why I haven't played my Donkey Kong cabinet more than once in the last 3 years. It has the DoubleDK, and the sounds are HORRIBLE for me! I play my OG DK cocktail instead.Original game boards or nothing…mainly for the sounds. I'm one of those knuckleheads that can detect sounds being off, and I just can't enjoy a game that isn't 100% original. Yep, it's a curse, and I can't help it.
Jason
Very little difference but that been discussed before.There isn't a single fucker who would know they're playing something on a JROK board at your house.
FPGA Gyruss, yes please!I just received the Yellow JROk to put in my Qbert and plan to leave the original boards inside. Doing the same soon with my SuperPac via BK2.
Oh, and what I really need is a FPGA for solution for Gyruss as I have just the cab![]()
If it's helpful, the HSS 3DK kit uses a separate sound generator for DK, so it sounds perfect when playing DK on my DKJr.This is why I haven't played my Donkey Kong cabinet more than once in the last 3 years. It has the DoubleDK, and the sounds are HORRIBLE for me! I play my OG DK cocktail instead.