Re: Creator Of New Open-Source Game Boy Disagrees That FPGA Is Superior To Software Emulation 1FragculaFri 14th Feb 2025 @Razieluigi it's not true that a perfect hardware solution would beat a perfect software solution.The perfect software solution would win by portability alone.A cycle perfect emulator that you can compile to any platform? That's insanely better than you have to buy this specific complex piece of hardware. 5
Re: Creator Of New Open-Source Game Boy Disagrees That FPGA Is Superior To Software Emulation 2FragculaFri 14th Feb 2025 He's absolutely nailed it.The truth is FPGA based emulators are marketed by and to people who rarely have any idea how FPGAs workFPGAs have huge benefits but they are far from a panacea.More importantly they shift the burden of owning original hardware to owning this new hardware. 8
Re: $69 FPGA 'Tang Console' Can Double As A Retro Gaming Handheld 3FragculaFri 24th Jan 2025 Worth mentioning that the NEStang and SNEEtang cores for GOW1N tang FPGAs have existed for a while.This is really nice and hopefully a sign that they will make bigger boards available for further interactions that could compete with Mister Pi.The Gowin IDE isn't bad either, free version and Sipeed provide an easy license (used to have to sign up manually). 1
Comments 3
Re: Creator Of New Open-Source Game Boy Disagrees That FPGA Is Superior To Software Emulation
@Razieluigi it's not true that a perfect hardware solution would beat a perfect software solution.
The perfect software solution would win by portability alone.
A cycle perfect emulator that you can compile to any platform? That's insanely better than you have to buy this specific complex piece of hardware.
Re: Creator Of New Open-Source Game Boy Disagrees That FPGA Is Superior To Software Emulation
He's absolutely nailed it.
The truth is FPGA based emulators are marketed by and to people who rarely have any idea how FPGAs work
FPGAs have huge benefits but they are far from a panacea.
More importantly they shift the burden of owning original hardware to owning this new hardware.
Re: $69 FPGA 'Tang Console' Can Double As A Retro Gaming Handheld
Worth mentioning that the NEStang and SNEEtang cores for GOW1N tang FPGAs have existed for a while.
This is really nice and hopefully a sign that they will make bigger boards available for further interactions that could compete with Mister Pi.
The Gowin IDE isn't bad either, free version and Sipeed provide an easy license (used to have to sign up manually).