Groovy MiSTer and the Future of Gaming on CRT

Getting emulation running on CRT can be a giant ordeal... but it doesn't have to be! Thanks to the incredible efforts of Psakhis and his main collaborator, Calamity.

In the video, I dive into my "dream setup" centering around the amazing app called "Groovy MiSTer", which uses a simple PC running RetroArch and GroovyMame. And all hooked up to my MiSTer for an incredibly accurate, zero-latency setup.

I don't just want to show-off, so I've included a comprehensive setup guide and files that should make getting this all going pretty effortless compared to just about anything else out there.

In case it isn't yet clear... this thing is incredible... and I hope more people come to discover it and look to the future of gaming on CRT that this technology holds.

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CHAPTERS
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00:00 Intro
01:09 The trials of getting emulation to run on CRT
02:21 Discovering Groovy_MiSTer
03:23 Groovy MiSTer not only viable, but represents the future
03:49 Creator Psakhis, and collaborator Calamity (CRT_EmuDriver, GroovyMAME, etc)
05:05 From the Shmup Community, and to the Shmup community
05:36 Overview and hardware requirements
06:11 Early tests, network performance, router and direct over LAN
07:52 Initial latency test, and the noGPU "WOW" moment
09:33 Going all-in, and getting a cheap dedicated Mini-PC
10:07 Setup Guide
10:38 Setup Guide - File Organization
12:12 Setup Guide - Getting the IP off of your MiSTer
12:31 Setup Guide - Using FTP (optional) to transfer & edit files on MiSTer
13:48 Setup Guide - RetroArch initial config edits and patch overwrite
14:09 Setup Guide - GroovyMAME initial config edits
14:38 Setup Guide - First launch test
15:36 Setup Guide - Wiring the PC and MiSTer togethor directly & Static IP setup
19:30 Setup Guide - Per-game rotation "TATE" settings
20:33 Setup Guide - Minor issues, and best practices
21:48 Setup Guide - Additional config edits for latency reduction
22:20 Setup Guide - (Optional) Hotkeys for more general "hands-off" operation
23:43 Understanding the "zero-latency" latency of Groovy MiSTer
26:08 Comprehensive lag tests, test standards and comparisons
29:11 Battle Garegga (RetroArch / Groovy MiSTer) lag test
29:26 Battle Garegga (MiSter Native Core) lag test
29:40 Battle Garegga (MiSter Saturn Core) lag test
29:51 Esprade (RetroArch / Groovy MiSTer) lag test
30:02 Esprade (MiSTer Native Core) lag test
30:13 DoDonPachi (RetroArch / Groovy MiSTer) lag test
30:33 DoDonPachi (MiSTer Native Core) lag test
30:41 Progear (RetroArch / Groovy MiSTer) lag test
30:54 Progear (MiSter Native Core) lag test
31:06 DoDonPachi DOJ (RetroArch / Groovy MiSter) lag test
31:21 Espgaluda (RetroArch / Groovy MiSTer) lag test
31:34 Muchi Pork (GroovyMAME / Groovy MiSTer) lag test
31:50 Espgaluda 2 (GroovyMAME / Groovy MiSTer) lag test
32:06 Mushihimesama (GroovyMAME / Groovy MiSTer) lag test
32:24 Mushi Futari (GroovyMAME / Groovy MiSTer) lag test
32:44 DoDonPachi DFK (GroovyMAME / Groovy MiSTer) lag test
32:59 DeathSmiles (GroovyMAME / Groovy MiSTer) lag test



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Files & Links
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My Groovy_MiSTer Local Setup Reference Files:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lb8q...

Groovy_MiSTer GitHub Source Files:
https://github.com/psakhis/Groovy_MiSTer

Groovy_MiSTer GitHub Release Files:
https://github.com/psakhis/Groovy_MiS...

RetroArch Download:
https://www.retroarch.com/?page=platf...

GroovyMAME Download:
https://github.com/antonioginer/Groov...

Groovy_MiSTer Reddit Guide:
  / how_to_use_retroarch_on_mister_groovy_step...  

Groovy_MiSTer Core Forum Posts (Psakhis & Calamity talk about the app at launch):
https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?...

Static IP Setup notes by LuTechSource:
https://github.com/lutechsource/MiSTe...

Mark MSX Input Lag Database:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Buffi's Input Lag Database:
https://inputlag.buffis.com/