VTM35-SN Firmware Update?

Will new firmware ever be released for Apple Home users? I know there was a beta one a while back that was supposed to fix the constant “no response” issues, but it has been months and my fan switches are all still on v1.0.0 and it’s getting very frustrating dealing with the constant disconnects. They are the only devices in my Thread network with problems.

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 21 days ago
▲ 17 r/EveHome

Eve Energy Outlet Firmware

Will the Eve Energy Outlet ever be updated to 3.5.0 to match the power consumption features that are now available for the Eve Energy Plugs in Apple Home in iOS 27?

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 1 month ago
▲ 5 r/ModRetro+1 crossposts

How to factory reset Pro Controller?

I unpaired one of my pro controllers from the M64 to try it with my Superstation One and everytime I attempt to pair it, I get an authentication error. The other Pro controller that's fresh out the box pairs just fine with the SS1. I suspect I need to wipe whatever remaining pairing memory is on the controller from when I had it linked to the M64, but I have no idea how to do that. Just wanna start from scratch.

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 1 month ago
▲ 5 r/M64

Smoke Pro Controller: Round 2

Gamestop blew me off about the first one that's still lost in Dallas somewhere. Got my money back through my bank. Got a marketing email about the M64 stuff being available. Clicked link. Not available. A few days go by. Another marketing email. Click link. Available! Because I hate myself and still have $5 monthly coupons that I have no intention of using on anything else, I figured...why not try again. Shipping label is already generated and its originating in NC this time, so hopefully that's a good sign that it will actually get to me. Unfortunately, its still via FedEx so there's that.

Just out of curiousity, did anybody else that was waiting on their original order ever end up getting Gamestop to honor a replacement or refund?

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 1 month ago
▲ 0 r/ModRetro+1 crossposts

GameStop Pro Controller

This, after they told me that it was lost in transit and that they would be issuing a refund or replacement. FML.

u/Agile_Half_4515 — 2 months ago

Confused by SNAX64 v3.1

I just received my SNAX64 v3.1 from misteraddons and the product listing says it supports 2-player genesis with additional controller adapter cables, which I assumed were the ones they sold on their site so I bought two of those, but the second port on the SNAX64 only lists NES, SNES, PSX, and N64. What do I need to get to make 2-player Genesis over SNAC a possibility?

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 2 months ago
▲ 6 r/M64

Controller drop outs

Played Mario Party with my kids using a modretro controller wired and two 8bitdo wireless controllers using the adapters and I could see the LEDs on the controller ports randomly flicker and drop out making controllers temporarily non responsive. Very frustrating in the middle of a mini game.

Edit to add: console and controllers all updated

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 2 months ago

Wireless receivers with SNAC/SNAX adapters?

Would something like the 2.4g 8bitdo wireless receivers for N64, SNES SN30, NES N30, and Genesis M30 work with SNAC adapters? I'm looking at the Misteraddons SNAX64 v3.1, but a lot of the adapters are sold out so trying to figure out if it's even worth picking up for my use case. I use the RA cores, if that matters at all.

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 3 months ago

iCode Duo Ultimate H1 Universal USB Adapter for Atari and classic retro gaming controllers

These are relatively new, but wondering if anyone has any experience with them on the MiSTer? I ordered one to play around with to test some unique use-cases that might not actually be supported:

  1. Retrogameboyz custom Colecovision controllers, keypads, and arcade sticks
  2. Atari 7800+ wireless joysticks and controllers
  3. 8bitdo 2.4g wireless M30 genesis controllers
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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 3 months ago

Question Regarding Storage

I have a QMTech MiSTer clone en route and looking to get the storage situation sorted out before it arrives, but I'm not sure if I can use the "Secondary TF" slot for ROM storage on a micro SD card or if I have to go with a USB to SATA SSD setup. Is this secondary SD card slot accessible to map to for storage?

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 3 months ago
▲ 50 r/snes

sd2snes+ Release v2.14

Haven't seen this mentioned yet, but this sub helped me discover the amazing work being done by u/ludufre for the FXPAK Pro/SD2SNES and it has just received a ton of quality of life updates to include a really nice and convenient web manager, screenshots, preview videos, faster patching, and more. https://github.com/ludufre/sd2snes/releases/tag/v1.11.2-br-v2.14

What's New

Beefed-up game info card

Before a ROM boots you get the info screen with the cover, a screenshot and the game's details. The screenshot can now be an animated clip with sound, and there are two new menu options to toggle the video and its music on/off, they grey out when Game Info is turned off.

Tip

Help make Game Info complete! The info cards come from a community database. If a game is missing its cover, screenshot or details, add it in a few clicks — every contribution ships for everyone via the Web Manager.
Contribute at sd2snes.ludufre.com/gamesdb.

Full header logo

The menu header logo is full-width again, back across the top of the menu.

Note

New menu themes adjusted for the full-width header are in the theme gallery.

Much faster patching

Applying a .bps patch when you launch a game now takes about 6 seconds (it used to be ~15). It even works on big hacks that turn the game into SA-1, like the Super Mario World romhacks.

French menu 🇫🇷

The menu now comes in 5 languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, German and French.

Thanks Romain80200!

Web Manager

An app that runs in your browser (Chrome/Edge) — point it at your SD card folder and it does the rest:

  • Identifies each game by CRC32
  • Auto-downloads covers (.cov), the game info card (cover, screenshot and clip with sound) and cheats
  • Tidies up the files on the card
  • Updates the sd2snes+ firmware for you
  • Everything stays local — nothing is uploaded to a server (File System Access API)

sd2snes.ludufre.com/manager

Important

Be patient on the first download. Because of the large amount of new assets, downloading and copying them to the SD card can take a while. For reference: ~3,600 ROMs took about 40 minutes on average (without audio; with sound it takes longer). Just let it run — it'll get there.

Fixes

  • Patching
  • Cheats
  • Audio
  • USB connection
u/Agile_Half_4515 — 3 months ago
▲ 1 r/snes

Best source for PAL reproduction cartridge labels in the US?

I have what I consider to be a unique project: I'm shell swapping all my US games into SFC/PAL style cartridges with PAL cartridge labels. The catalyst for this choice is the Analogue Super NT requiring a 3D printed adapter to keep cartridges from wobbling around. My primary means of playing on it is an FXPAK Pro and it came in a SFC style shell, which led me to discover that I prefer that look/feel and it seats better in the console than the US cartridges, even with the 3D printed adapter so I went down the path of shell swapping SNES for SFC instead of the other way around. I have been able to get a handful of the cartridge front labels from retrogamecases, but the available titles are pretty limited. I do have the ability to print/cut my own using a color laser printer and brother scan & cut but they're always much worse quality than the laminated ones I have purchased for other systems in the past. There's a shop or two that I've found on Etsy but they're located overseas so shipping is painfully slow and costs are high. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 4 months ago

FINALLY a Pocket Owner

I have played on all sorts of handhelds up to this point, stock OEM, modded, clones and I have to say the screen on the Analogue Pocket is probably my favorite. I don’t have any gripes about the d-pad and face buttons like many and actually find the Chromatic to be worse in that regard but I think I am going to favor the OG GBA for GBA games because my hands can’t comfortably deal with the physical gymnastics required to use the shoulder buttons on this thing. My son is 3D printing me a grip so that sentiment may change soon, not sure. I have yet to dive into loading up the SD card with anything beyond the library images but my primary use case is for original cartridges and this performs wonderfully right out of the box. Looking forward to getting it put on the dock this evening and playing on the big screen. I got the branded hard case which is really nice but I am going to need to come up with something better that accommodates the accessories (cartridge adapters, charger and cable, link cable, and a few cartridges…maybe even the dock and a controller if I get adventurous) so I can easily travel with it.

I think for my use cases, this will be my primary all-in-one travel handheld but will mostly stay docked to my bedroom TV at home and I will continue to hop between the Chromatic for GB/GBC games and Boxypixel modded OG GBA for GBA games in the Family Room while others are using the TV. The original GBA is my absolute favorite form factor for retro handhelds. I hear Modretro is developing something similar so they might win me over in the future but in the meantime I’m REALLY happy with the quality of the AP.

UPDATE: The grip that my son printed makes this damn near perfect. SOOO much more comfortable. I need to find some adhesive foam or felt though because it sits loose and the last thing I want is for it to come tumbling out.

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 4 months ago

8bitdo replacement buttons

Didn’t receive any notification ahead of time but I just got replacement button sets delivered for the ones that had missing/duplicate buttons. Hope everyone else receives theirs soon and gets this issue sorted out moving forward!

UPDATE: Both replacement sets were complete with no missing or duplicates!

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 5 months ago

Sonic 3D Blast Odd Game Behavior

So, I'm playing an authentic cartridge version of 3D Blast on an Analogue Mega SG and when I loaded it up yesterday and was playing, the lives stayed at 3 no matter how many times I died or how many 1-ups I collected. Today, my kids turned it on and the life counter is going down when they die. Did we accidentally enter a cheat code or something? What's the normal expected behavior?

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u/Agile_Half_4515 — 5 months ago