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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Size comparison of the Multisystem2 Pocket - Handheld MiSTerFPGA. We are just about Gamegear sized, but with much longer battery life!

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We are filming a Multisystem2 Pocket development update tomorrow. (The #MiSTerFPGA Handheld) If you have any questions we can answer as part of the update, let me know. We had a good day EMC approval testing today, more info in the next video.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Thanks to Kitrinx we have a nice new NeoGeo Pocket Color core for #MiSTerFPGA And it’s running great on the Multisystem2 Pocket

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A few new (old) physical pickups. Looking forward to trying Pirates for the PSP. No idea about Henry Hatsworth?, but it looked fun. Could not resist Bangles & De La Soul at the local charity shop.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

A supporter sent us a wonderful hand made knitted Orco, to go with our MOTU Arcade Cabinet. Thank you so much Emma, we will take good care of him 💝

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Industrial design is progressing well. We have a few more details to add and change, but we should have prototype enclosure shells to test out in the next couple of weeks.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I think the Dual GBA 2 player core looks pretty great with both player screens stacked together. This is two independent GBA cores running together on the FPGA for 2 player linked games.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Another very successful day of prototype testing today. We completed testing the docking station and everything works perfectly. We now have a charge and I/O dock for the Pocket MiSTer that also has lots of cool features too. More details soon, you are going to love it.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

That’s a fair point, maybe a bullet hell vertical shooter is not such a great example. How about Gauntlet II (Arcade) that does look quite cool as a square format and it plays nice too.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

If you have the option to play the exact correct screen ratio or just a tiny stretch to fill a 1:1 screen, what are you choosing? Check out Truxton II (Arcade) vertical shooter and you decide…

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Don’t all hate me but I love the way Gauntlet II (Arcade) looks when it’s pushed to 1:1 full screen rather than 4:3 aspect. Don’t worry, the Pocket fully supports running at correct ratio too, but it’s quite cool to see that just a little stretch on Arcade games.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Really happy with the low power usage on the MiSTerFPGA Handheld electronics now. We are using just 3.5watts running Doom on the Ao486 Core. That must be the lowest power MiSTer (Cyclone5) ever. No fan or Heatsink needed. #Multisystem2 Pocket

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Handheld MiSTer testing has gone well this week. 2 x 21700 Battery cells and life is looking around 10 to 11 hours on the PlayStation Core. The Gameboy is looking like 12 Hours. Zaparoo front end is looking really good too.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Defender looks good and plays well.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We have reached a significant milestone in the Handheld MiSTerFPGA (Pocket) project. It’s working! StarWars (Vector Arcade) running on the first issue prototype. More updates soon.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Spotted this wonderful machine at the table sale today…

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

We are having another big table sale at the Retro Collective today. @retrocollective.co.uk Lots of traders and bargains to be had.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I’m finishing the weekend with a blast from the past. Not had Angel Delight for well over 30 years… It’s not as you remember, but still gets 7/10 on the Nostalgia scale. 😊 Use just 200ml of chilled milk instead of the 300ml it recommends. 👍

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Picked up two games from CEX. There are a huge number of physical games out there to enjoy from the past 50+ years. Looking forward to playing these.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

This was one of the very best talks we have had at the Retro Collective. If you missed out on Hermann’s talk today, watch out for the video, soon.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Many people suggest I contact @commodoreofficial.bsky.social directly via their website. I have, multiple times over the last year. Most recently via their website new ‘CLAP’ system. You get a message saying they will be in contact shortly, but I have never had a message or any kind of response.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

It’s raining so there’s no better place to be this afternoon than the @arcadearchive museum.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Neil from @retrocollective.co.uk channeling his inner DrWho or maybe a Dalek? Sound on 🔉

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Even at the end of the day, we still have a load of bargains remaining

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The Retro-Sect @retrosect.bsky.social tabletop sale is going well. Look at this CGL Space Invaders. I bet you can’t find another one.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

We have a MASSIVE Retrogaming sale going on today. You can still get bargains like it’s 1999. So much retro out for sale today, let me know if you want to see more…

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Testing our MiSTer Floppy adaptor for #Multisystem2 Based on the great work of Rob Smith, this Floppy interface for the Amiga Minimig FPGA Core directly reads 3.5 inch floppy discs. More updates soon.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

We had the wonderful @bitmapbureau.com at the @retrocollective.co.uk today for a fantastic talk all about their game development history and journey of creating stunning games like Terminator 2D : No FATE

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Roadblasters Arcade - Done ✔️👍

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Engineer comment of the week (after receiving a new prototype PCB) “Just popping to the loo before I wet myself in excitement” 🤣 All new electronic product prototypes are Schrödinger cat. As long as you don’t attempt to build them or power them up, they are both perfect and scrap at the same time.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

We have @robsmithdev.bsky.social demonstrating all of his fabulous machines today. Floppy washer, disc fight, Alien motion tracker, floppy backup and lots more.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

It’s the grand opening day of the @retrocollective.co.uk Workshop build today. For the last 8 month we have restored a Victorian Pump house into a storage and workshop space to restore Arcades, Computers, Console and more. It would not have been possible without all the support.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

A few more trays and it now looks like the most amazing PC tower case 😂

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I made a little shelf insert for a #Multisystem2 slice tray. You can store your SDcards, Zaparoo NFC cards, cartridges and a few retro sweets 😎 Maybe we need a double height version for control pad storage 🤔

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Dan is going to have custom sets of #Multisystem2 enclosures for sale on @retrofied.uk We had some fun today working out colour combinations to keep him super busy 😁

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Well… actually… I had one last go before the end 😎 Rematch next time 👍

Thrashed Mike Daily at R-TYPE in Hard mode.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Stuart Poole is presenting his career of games development and production of titles over the last 30+ years. @retrocollective.co.uk Fascinating behind the scenes story of how the games industry has evolved from 8bit to PS5 & VR.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

It’s a proof of concept prototype, we are working on a demo to show off the cartridge interface, more to show soon. We will release the info and ask the community if they want cartridge adaptors made. Testing various carts, interfaces and functions. What are you playing first?

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Modified the #Multisystem N64 cartridge to be a little more inspired by the console. Using #3DPrinting for production allows for total manufacturing flexibility 👍 Changed from chunky square to a rounded shape similar to the N64 cartridges. What do you think?

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

We are adding more @prusa3d.com Core ONE #3DPrinters into our Print farm. So easy to get them running straight out of the box 👍 These new Core ONE machines are keeping up with #Multisystem2 production printing.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Clear indication of work and progress today! We now almost have a second level floor in the Pump house 🤩

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Had a great time at #Retrofest show today, lots of great people and interesting projects. Plenty of things to inspire and learn about and a lot of unique retro stuff never seen before.

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

It’s one of the strangest controllers ever made. The Nintendo Power Glove, did it give Neil the power? @visitthecave.bsky.social

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Richard Horne @richrap3d.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Behind the scenes, Neil filming Nick, testing his hardware design of the #Multisystem2 console. Using a PCEngine mouse to play Lemmings! There is a lot going on in these images, what else can you spot?

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