Typically, engineers program FPGAs for simulating hardware during the prototyping phase, but unless a manufacturer is going to mass-produce a dedicated chip, that functionality might remain in FPGA form. That means it's always in mass production and the resultant price is low enough to make a setup relatively affordable.įield-programmable gate arrays, or FPGAs, are programmable chips (an array of configurable logic gates) that developers can use to simulate specific hardware functions at a very low level. Terasic's small development board is a staple in universities and technical schools worldwide as an educational tool. Thanks to a talented group of developers and some off-the-shelf parts, the MiSTer project aims for a lag-free, higher quality, more accurate retro gaming experience.īuilt on the Terasic DE10-nano (an Intel-based System-on-Chip (SoC) FPGA board), the MiSTer project strives to accurately recreate computers, consoles, and arcade hardware from the 1970s, 80s, and early 90s. However, retro gamers are picky about one thing that haunts many software emulation solutions that run on the likes of the Pi 4 or an NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV - and that's lag. Indeed, the Raspberry Pi foundation's latest single-board computer still a low-cost DIY powerhouse. It seems like it wasn't too long ago that we crowned the Raspberry Pi 4 as one of the best retro game consoles around.
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