mistabman
@mistabman.bsky.social
dad, engineer, bassist, amateur astronomer, retro gamer, cartoon enthusiast, disc golfer, hiker
Shucking the unshuckable 8bitdo M30, for science! XYZ are a little stiff for my liking, but this Dpad works, especially if you're a little heavier handed. The goal would be to get 8bitdo to sell these with their other repair parts to avoid ruining a perfectly good M30. #SEGA
January 12, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Shucking the unshuckable 8bitdo M30, for science! XYZ are a little stiff for my liking, but this Dpad works, especially if you're a little heavier handed. The goal would be to get 8bitdo to sell these with their other repair parts to avoid ruining a perfectly good M30. #SEGA
Teaching my 6 year old son how to piano roll in Sonic 2 because I want him to have all the things I never had growing up
January 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Teaching my 6 year old son how to piano roll in Sonic 2 because I want him to have all the things I never had growing up
So a SNES Dpad walks into a bar
January 10, 2026 at 10:05 PM
So a SNES Dpad walks into a bar
Shimming the bottom of these Old Skool pads has actually produced some impressive early results. This is just a proof of concept so far, but I'm excited to continue looking at this.
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Shimming the bottom of these Old Skool pads has actually produced some impressive early results. This is just a proof of concept so far, but I'm excited to continue looking at this.
Shucking clone controllers for usable parts is always a fun gamble. And a great way to waste $50.
January 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Shucking clone controllers for usable parts is always a fun gamble. And a great way to waste $50.
So since different color aftermarket shells aren't out (yet), I've had to come up with a way to differentiate between the MK-1653 prototypes. Green tape by the plug = low mileage OEM. Blue = light Hoskinson Dpad, red = heavy Hoskinson Dpad, black = Saturn Dpad. #SEGA #retrogaming
December 31, 2025 at 3:33 AM
So since different color aftermarket shells aren't out (yet), I've had to come up with a way to differentiate between the MK-1653 prototypes. Green tape by the plug = low mileage OEM. Blue = light Hoskinson Dpad, red = heavy Hoskinson Dpad, black = Saturn Dpad. #SEGA #retrogaming
I got through a few iterations of #Sega 6 button controller setups this morning. Dealing with some Dpad membrane inconsistency. Some are great, some are not. Frustrating. #retrogaming
December 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I got through a few iterations of #Sega 6 button controller setups this morning. Dealing with some Dpad membrane inconsistency. Some are great, some are not. Frustrating. #retrogaming
A couple of interesting 6 button #SEGA controller variants. The mini MK-1937 and the also mini but with turbo and slow MK-1470. The MK-1937 seems to be the NA version of the much more expensive Japanese SJ-6000. And the MK-1470 seems to be, well, just not very good. #retrogaming
December 10, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A couple of interesting 6 button #SEGA controller variants. The mini MK-1937 and the also mini but with turbo and slow MK-1470. The MK-1937 seems to be the NA version of the much more expensive Japanese SJ-6000. And the MK-1470 seems to be, well, just not very good. #retrogaming
It's still wild to me that the front shell is such a major component of the Dpad on the #SEGA 6 button controller. I'm keeping everything carefully matched to the controller it came out of as well as noting the orientation of the Dpad parts. #retrogaming
December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It's still wild to me that the front shell is such a major component of the Dpad on the #SEGA 6 button controller. I'm keeping everything carefully matched to the controller it came out of as well as noting the orientation of the Dpad parts. #retrogaming
Amazon didn't deliver my Metroid Prime 4 cart today, but we still vibin in the workshop
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Amazon didn't deliver my Metroid Prime 4 cart today, but we still vibin in the workshop
The workbench has been looking pretty rad lately! #SEGA controller testing continues. It's been a lot of fun learning a new Dpad and trying out the piano style playing technique #retrogaming
November 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The workbench has been looking pretty rad lately! #SEGA controller testing continues. It's been a lot of fun learning a new Dpad and trying out the piano style playing technique #retrogaming
My Genesis to USB adapters were giving me some goofy results on my #MiSTerFPGA so I got the real hardware out for a bit tonight.
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM
My Genesis to USB adapters were giving me some goofy results on my #MiSTerFPGA so I got the real hardware out for a bit tonight.
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I created a tool to help genesis speedrunners use the #MiSTerFPGA. It converts savestates on their pc into savestate-like roms on their mister for easy practice sessions. It's still beta quality, but I would love feedback from testers. You can find it on the mister discord in the megadrive forum.
Mister Genesis Savestate Tool
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November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I created a tool to help genesis speedrunners use the #MiSTerFPGA. It converts savestates on their pc into savestate-like roms on their mister for easy practice sessions. It's still beta quality, but I would love feedback from testers. You can find it on the mister discord in the megadrive forum.
Now we're getting somewhere! This is the combination of 3 different sets of membranes for various #SEGA controllers hacked into a MK-1653. Now I just need to git gud at something on the Genesis to fully test this out... #rerrogaming
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Now we're getting somewhere! This is the combination of 3 different sets of membranes for various #SEGA controllers hacked into a MK-1653. Now I just need to git gud at something on the Genesis to fully test this out... #rerrogaming
Dude, F this. I'm getting an ultrasonic cleaner for black Friday. This was the clean one too. I haven't even opened up the 3 button controllers yet. #retrogaming #SEGA
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Dude, F this. I'm getting an ultrasonic cleaner for black Friday. This was the clean one too. I haven't even opened up the 3 button controllers yet. #retrogaming #SEGA
This is going to be gross... 🤮
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
This is going to be gross... 🤮
Welcome to the fantasy zone!
October 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Welcome to the fantasy zone!
This USB controlled power circuit for the arcade cabinet is complete and tested! This delays the TV from coming on during boot up when the PC isn't outputting 15kHz yet and then turns the screen off when the computer shuts down.
October 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This USB controlled power circuit for the arcade cabinet is complete and tested! This delays the TV from coming on during boot up when the PC isn't outputting 15kHz yet and then turns the screen off when the computer shuts down.
Smol progress today. I got the speakers, amp, and coin box reinstalled.
October 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Smol progress today. I got the speakers, amp, and coin box reinstalled.
Well, I ran into my first show-stopper, though I'm surprised it took this long. I should have realized this last night, but I got Japanese style wiring harnesses instead of Happ style. My bad! So much for using the fancy 20 pin connector. So we wait for wires!
October 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Well, I ran into my first show-stopper, though I'm surprised it took this long. I should have realized this last night, but I got Japanese style wiring harnesses instead of Happ style. My bad! So much for using the fancy 20 pin connector. So we wait for wires!
Hmm, I may have cheaped out too much on the speakers, but I picked these because they were shielded (and cheap). We'll see how they sound in the cabinet. They sound okayish on-axis.
October 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hmm, I may have cheaped out too much on the speakers, but I picked these because they were shielded (and cheap). We'll see how they sound in the cabinet. They sound okayish on-axis.
I'm getting ahead of myself a bit here, but I was anxious to get the hard part done.
October 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I'm getting ahead of myself a bit here, but I was anxious to get the hard part done.
The moment of truth! And it's... not bad! #intherelikeswimwear
October 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The moment of truth! And it's... not bad! #intherelikeswimwear