Main_MiSTer vs xemu

Main_MiSTer

Main MiSTer binary and Wiki (by MiSTer-devel)

xemu

Emulations (running on Linux/Unix/Windows/macOS, utilizing SDL2) of some - mainly - 8 bit machines, including the Commodore LCD, Commodore 65, and the MEGA65 as well. (by lgblgblgb)

Emulator commodore commodore-lcd commodore-65 Z80 mos65ce02 mega65

Source Code

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Main_MiSTer		xemu
	Project
179	Mentions	2
2,959	Stars	198
0.3%	Growth	-
8.8	Activity	7.5
25 days ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
C	Language	C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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Main_MiSTer

Posts with mentions or reviews of Main_MiSTer. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-02-11.

Are Amiga 500s beginning to be overpriced or have they always been like this?
1 project | /r/amiga | 21 Jun 2023

And for a fancier alternative, consider miSTer.
Vertical scrolling issue w/ MiSTer on Sony KV-36HS420 thru HDMI to Component adapter
1 project | /r/MiSTerFPGA | 24 May 2023

You need to update your mister ini. The ypbpr=1 setting is no longer supported and you need to use vga=ypbpr instead. This was changed when s video got added. You can get the latest ini here https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Main_MiSTer/blob/master/MiSTer.ini
This could be huge!
1 project | /r/MiSTerFPGA | 5 May 2023

I went ahead and read the thread on it and... yeah, Sorg is firm. He cites a couple reasons which I understand though fundamentally disagree with. Oh well.
Logitech G923 no analog detected
1 project | /r/MiSTerFPGA | 30 Mar 2023
any update on the maxi version of the A500 mini?
1 project | /r/amiga | 28 Mar 2023

Consider getting an actual A500 or a miSTer at that point.
How easy/difficult is Amiga emulation?
1 project | /r/amiga | 1 Jan 2023

MisterFPGA project on GitHub
Guide for optimal INI settings, for new features??
1 project | /r/fpgagaming | 27 Dec 2022
Please help,Im at my wits end!
1 project | /r/MiSTerFPGA | 13 Dec 2022

Just get a pc and get a new microsd card and follow this https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Main_MiSTer/wiki/Setup-Guide and see if it works.
I Played SOTN on MISTer tonight and this happened. What is he saying? I thought I had seen everything from this game. Wtf?
1 project | /r/castlevania | 11 Dec 2022
Mister Fpga
1 project | /r/videogames | 11 Dec 2022

Hello all, I recently started Youtube channel, I want to focus on gaming & especially retro games/systems. Each week I plan to upload video of this type, I have interest in both hardware emulation eg Mister fpga & software emulation such as; OpenEmu etc. For example FPGA emulation acts the same as original hardware so it is higher quality & software emulation relies solely on mimicking original hardware. Which do you prefer/why? https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Main_MiSTer/wiki/Arcade-Cores-List The link above; will be were I go through each core & decide which to make Youtube content of.

xemu

Posts with mentions or reviews of xemu. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-09-30.

First 400 MEGA65 units have been soldout
1 project | /r/c64 | 1 Oct 2021
MEGA65 – highly advanced C64 and C65 compatible 8-bit computer
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Sep 2021

Why buy a Mega65 when you can emulate it? https://github.com/lgblgblgb/xemu/projects/2
The emulator has been used to develop software for it and most stuff is open source or free.
Plus C64 software runs on it like the 128 does in a C64 mode.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Main_MiSTer and xemu you can also consider the following projects:

mt32-pi - 🎹🎶 A baremetal kernel that turns your Raspberry Pi 3 or later into a Roland MT-32 emulator and SoundFont synthesizer based on Circle, Munt, and FluidSynth.

RunCPM - RunCPM is a multi-platform, portable, Z80 CP/M 2.2 emulator.

DaemonBite-Retro-Controllers-USB - A collection of retro controller USB adapters (SNES, NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Atari, Commodore, Amiga and Amiga CD32)

asmotor - Powerful macro (cross) assembler package for several CPUs

de10-nano - Absolute beginner's guide to the de10-nano

icestudio - :snowflake: Visual editor for open FPGA boards

DaemonBite-Retro-Controllers-USB - A collection of retro controller USB adapters (SNES, NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Master System, Atari, Commodore, Amiga and Amiga CD32)

z88dk - The development kit for over a hundred z80 family machines - c compiler, assembler, linker, libraries.

mr-fusion - Mr. Fusion - Universal MiSTer SD card image

picovic - Vic-20 emulation on a Raspberry Pi Pico

Update_All_MiSTer - All-in-one script for updating your MiSTer

awesome-embedded-rust - Curated list of resources for Embedded and Low-level development in the Rust programming language