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32x Core Release for Analogue Pocket

Hey everyone! Like many of you, I was checking in on a 32x core periodically over the years and seeing various comments about whether or not it was possible. I was hoping to be able to play Kolibri, which is kind of like Ecco the Dolphin but with hummingbirds.

While I am a programmer, I've never worked with FPGA development before, so I didn't really look too much into building the core myself. With the recent release of Claude Opus 5.5, I decided to finally give it a shot because I was pretty impressed with how well it worked.

After a lot of back and forth and testing (including sending photos to debug, since I don't have a JTAG Blaster), I'm happy to report that a 32x core on the Analogue Pocket is possible!

The release is here: https://github.com/armyofgnomes/analogue-pocket-32x

Please let me know if you run into any issues or bugs and I'll take a look and work on getting them fixed!

A couple of notes:

  • Sega CD + 32x games do not appear to be possible, both cores just can't fit on the Pocket
  • Memories (save states) and sleep don't appear to be possible either, for the same reason.
  • As mentioned previously, the coding was all done with the assistance of AI. I understand if you have reservations about that and don't want to interact with it for that reason.
u/armyofgnomes — 13 days ago
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Just ordered a pocket

And I’m so excited. I bought it mostly for my GBC and GBA cartridges I have. But I’ve been seeing a lot about being able to play games you don’t have the cart for etc. I’m really only use to playing console games as I don’t have a PC. Is there a way I will be able to take full advantage of the pocket using my MacBook? I know I will need to get an SD card so any recs or how to videos etc would be very helpful. Excited to finally have a pocket I’ve been meaning to pick one up for a while now :)

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u/tabasco_demon — 13 days ago
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Analogue DAC support idea

Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of reverse engineering and porting experiments with the latest AI model, specifically Opus 5.5.

The truth is, whether I like it or not, the results are surprisingly good. It occurs to me that perhaps a custom firmware could be developed to provide the promised support for the Analogue Pocket.

If I had a DAC, I would try it myself.

What do you think?

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u/Terrbox — 11 days ago