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  2. Posted · Edited by playstays_shun

    17 minutes ago, Shawn said:

    Too much work and too high cost for me personally cause the PS1 isn't a favorite of mine. I'm sure many people have the PS1 as their favorite machine and this will be a God sent to them.

    I get this perspective but $99 for a fully featured ODE, even factoring in there is an install cost as well, is pretty fairly priced. I think there are parts of the optical drive hardware that are built into the motherboard therefore there will never be a plug and play solution. 

     

    Most ODE's/flashcarts, run in the mid $100's, to lower $200's these days. 

  3. Posted

    42 minutes ago, KeeperofLindblum said:

    I wouldn't mind the PSX ODE, and I would definitely get one if I just had throwaway money.

    However, what I'm much more interested in is the PS1 Digital with the HDMI out. O_O

     

    https://www.black-dog.tech/ps1digital.html

     

    Yeah the ps1digital looks awesome! I love my dcdigital and cant imagine the same treatment for ps1 not being awesome

     

    But at $160 and maybe $100 for the install, its getting a little too much for me. Will have to do OEM s-video to retrotink 2x pro for a while. 

     

     

    Still tempting but.. the fact wave 1 sold out in like 3 seconds didnt give me an option anyways 

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  4. Posted · Edited by playstays_shun

    On 8/21/2020 at 3:03 AM, newtmonkey said:

    I'm tempted!

     

    Right now the best solution for playing PSX titles without relying on an optical drive is a hacked PSP GO with cradle and Dual Shock 3.  

     

    Wouldn't this be the same emulation as what's offered on a Vita? In that case, the PSTV would be as good no?

     

    Either way, I dont like emulation that isn't FPGA / circuit level. I have a handful of games for portable mode though on my Vita I got on PSN sales. 

     

     

    im also excited to bust out my newly sourced Dual Analog with the long handles and concave joysticks 

  5. Posted · Edited by playstays_shun

    looks like orders go out the 14th and can take up to a week to fulfill. 

     

    That's kinda cool

     

    also looks like Terra Onion's MODE will support PS1 with a future firmware update and a separate purchase quick solder board that likely goes after the same points as Xstation 

     

     

    PSIO must be on life support by now 

  6. Posted

    15 minutes ago, Greg2600 said:

    Yeah you do have to use an iron to lift the pins.  Pass for me for now.  Also that video also features the PS1 Digital install, and honestly, they need to have one just for X-Station to avoid confusion. 


    I don’t think it’s meant to be the de facto install guide. The installer just shoots videos of paid work he does in general. 
     

    his end goal is more soldering tools and tips than end to end walkthroughs how to install products — if that makes sense. 
     

    it’s split up evenly enough that I don’t find it too confusing

     

    but I would hope there’s better documentation than that. I think that’s just the sneak peak 

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  7. Posted

    1 hour ago, Greg2600 said:

    Technically you don't need soldering I thought?  Just have to lift pins, or do they have to be desoldered first?

     

    The device sounds great and all, but I've got the PSIO, and with as seldom I use that, just not in the mood for another.  I'd also need another PS1, all I've got are a couple SCPH-7501's.

    I think it is both, pin lifting + soldering

     

    Starts at 14:30 for the XStation install 

     

     

  8. Posted

     

    Looks pretty cool. I already have a Saturn + Phoebe ODE though but for people that havent dived in, seems like an interesting piece of kit ! 

     

    Lack of FPGA and closed source makes it inherently be beholden to the creators but looks pretty sweet. I just got a MiSTer myself. 

     

    Looks like some breakthrough in Saturn emu too 

     

    https://www.polymega.com

     

    There are 30 supported systems too. 

  9. Posted

    9 hours ago, newtmonkey said:

    I'm tempted!

     

    Right now the best solution for playing PSX titles without relying on an optical drive is a hacked PSP GO with cradle and Dual Shock 3.  The compatibility is excellent, much higher than the PSIO—I have a very large collection of JPN PSX games, and every single one works perfectly.  However, there are a ton of failure points for this solution, and it's getting difficult (or expensive) to track down the cradle and even DS3s.  The PSP GO also suffers from slightly poor video quality compared with a genuine PSX.

     

    The PSX is up there with the NES/FC as my favorite console of all time, and I'd love to have a good ODE solution for the original hardware.  I've done some minor console mods before, and I'm honestly tempted to get an XStation and pick up a cheap PSX just as an intermediate soldering project.  I'm curious to see if the XStation will be able to save games to virtual memory cards like the PSP does.

    I think 5501 is the only one that supports Xstation + PS1 digital but 

     

    if I weren't interested in PS1 digital, whats the best model out of the supported ones for xstation:

    SCPH-100x, SCPH-5xxx and some SCPH-700x series consoles. Specifically, motherboard models that are supported are: - PU-7 - PU-8 - PU-18

     

    Looks like Castlemania preorders are up now? 

  12. Posted

    Preorders start tomorrow I believe on Castlemaniagames

     

    I dont even have a ps1 haha , just ps2 and vita. I know ps2 with OPL does emulation ps1 which isn't great, so I've never bothered... but maybe I can hold out for a proper ODE one day for that?

     

    Else, for most of the games I havent played on PSX that aren't on DC (for the best version of them, 6th gen leap from 5th) or Saturn / 64, I have a Vita and got in on a few PS store sales when I picked one up in 2019. I love handhelds so PSX on Vita is a child hood dream come true. 

     

    But I am still tempted, because I am a sucker for ODE's and flashcards. It does require some soldering though for set up, it isn't just a plug and play ODE. But looks more promising that PSIO 

  13. Posted

    55 minutes ago, Austin said:

    Yeah, GBA support is a huge factor for me. It's going to completely replace my Game Cube's Game Boy Player. So many other cores as well that look amazing.

    PC Engine CD, for sure. My PC Engine DUO just hates CDrs and legit games are ridiculously expensive, so the MiSTer is basically going to replace it. And Arcade Card and Super Grafx support! Just icing on the cake. I miss playing that version of Ghouls 'n Ghosts. :)

     

    Awesome

     

    I got a GB player earlier this year too, won't toss it though its good for picking up where I left off with games on my x5 mini Everdrive haha 

     

    But if you only play on the tv, no need for it vs. MiSTer for the most part. 

  14. Posted

    1 minute ago, remowilliams said:

     

    There's such an unbelievable amount of gaming across the various well supported systems, that it's just insane.  Hell even the amazing GBA support alone could could keep you entertained for ages.

     

    And MiSTer now has a release of the amazing work done on the ao486 core by Robert and Alexey - so now it's even a viable platform for a large chunk of PC DOS based gaming!

     

    its such a well kept secret, even though word is out. Should be MUCH more popular than it is

     

    'DIY' aspect (though really easy) and the thought of 'emulation' I think are the deterrers for people that don't know what they're really getting as an end result, performance wise. 

  17. Posted

    Got me DE10-nano, 128MB SDRAM, a 256GB microSD, Makerspot USB hub, and an 8bitdo M30 to replace my dying Retrobit 2.4ghz Saturn controller

     

    Dear lord, what a great project and amazing cores. FPGA emulation has changed the game for my previous stigma associated with emulation (albeit software) 

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  18. Posted · Edited by playstays_shun

    though I think its cool he offered something, stating 70% of people only pay $1/mo is kinda saying the problem is overblown

     

    Also, he is responsible for communication but makes it sound like how he can't even produce more than 50 without needing sales to come in, that there is some room for interpretation that maybe it will get even cheaper down the line with economies of scale?

     

    I've been perfectly happy with my Phoebe I got a year ago but I guess some response to the backlash is better than none at all 

     

    Still the hype for this project kinda fizzled for me. If it was $100 cheaper I'd be tempted to get a 'This is cool' Saturn down the line and outfit it with one of these 

     

    And though this is the only plug and play ODE for Saturn, the market is still crowded and lots of people don't mind swapping out their dying or dead disc drives 

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