MiSTer FPGA's Next Trick? Launching Games From CD | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
from ktec@lemmy.zip to retrogaming@lemmy.world on 10 Oct 08:06
https://lemmy.zip/post/24239075

One of the big disconnects between physical gaming and emulation is the removal of a tactile experience that many older players hold dear. Recent attempts to bridge this gap, such as the TapTo NFC system, have introduced methods like NFC cards to launch games on MiSTer FPGA.

However, MiSTer FPGA’s community has now seen an even more immersive approach: using CDs. Wizzo, one of the creators behind TapTo, recently suggested and demonstrated a new evolution—using external CD drives to boot games rather than NFC.

"It feels super legit with the disc spinning up and everything!"

Key points:


Do you miss CDs enough to buy an external CD drive for your MiSTer FPGA?

#retrogaming

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sirico@feddit.uk on 10 Oct 09:43 next collapse

I love this project nice to know there’s an option for when all my retro consoles die but more importantly people can get into retro games in a hardware accurate level without over paying scalpers

HoloPengin@lemmy.world on 10 Oct 10:23 collapse

Why not just do this actually legit with PS1 and Saturn games

v1605@lemmy.world on 10 Oct 15:32 collapse

TapTo goal is to be cross platform (launch games on the PC and the Mister). With this you could launch a steam game via a CD if you wanted for some extra fun on modern systems (plus the PS1 core on mister looks so nice).

I’ve written some code to interface with a floppy drive because it’s just fun to launch games that way.