Kimi | MiSTer Core Overview

considr this mostly as misinformation. what misterfpga core developers made what cores - out of this list, and how are they distributed? Was looking for Total Carnage today.. nope. Smash TV, Metal slug series, Primal Rage... These were popular arcade games that look great with scanlines, and I used to have them on MAME on my retropie. Mortal Kombat series, as I understand, are held back from the update.all unless you donated. MK is nostalgic to me but if I remember right, playing the computer is basically futile starting on the 2nd opponent unless you cheese them. Which to me, is dumb b/c they should have calibrated it so a good player could beat it with a calculated # of quarters that's less than infinity.

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Based on the search results, I can clarify the actual situation with MiSTer FPGA core development and distribution. The user is mixing up some details, and some of their assumptions are incorrect or outdated.

Core Developers and Their Games

Coin-Op Collection (pram0d) developed the Midway Y-Unit core, which covers:

Smash TV ✓ (playable)
Total Carnage ✓ (playable)
Mortal Kombat (boots but not fully playable due to memory limitations)
Other Y-Unit games: High Impact Football, Strike Force, Super High Impact, Terminator 2, Trog

The developer explicitly stated this was an alpha release due to hitting the inherent limitations of MiSTer hardware—specifically BRAM and SDRAM constraints. Dual RAM is required. This is a technical limitation, not a paywall scheme.

Metal Slug series runs on the Neo Geo core (not a separate arcade core). It's treated as a console core, not arcade, which is why it doesn't appear in the arcade folder. The games themselves aren't downloaded by Update All—you need to provide your own ROMs/NEO files.

Primal Rage – Not mentioned in available sources as having a MiSTer core.

Distribution: How Cores Actually Flow

The Update All script has specific distribution channels:

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Channel	Developer	Access
Main MiSTer-devel	Various	Free, automatic
JT Cores (jtpremium)	Jotego	Free public betas → Patreon early access
Coin-Op Collection	pram0d	Free (alpha builds may be manual install)
Other/Unofficial	Various	Manual install

The Coin-Op Collection is actually enabled by default in Update All and shows in the main menu. The Midway Y-Unit core was initially manual-install-only because it was extremely alpha, not because of a donation paywall.

Mortal Kombat Situation

The user's understanding is outdated/misinformed. The original MK on Y-Unit was not held back for donations—it was technically limited by MiSTer hardware. The developer (pram0d) stated they couldn't get past memory limitations no matter what they tried, and completing it would require more resources only available on MARS (a more powerful FPGA platform).

However, Mortal Kombat II on the T-Unit hardware was released by Coin-Op Collection as a Patreon-exclusive beta with a public release planned once stable. This is a different game on different hardware.

The "death threats" article from September 2024 referenced a different developer explaining why MK was skipping MiSTer entirely due to hardware limitations versus Analogue Pocket.

What You're Actually Seeing

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Game	Status	Why
Smash TV	Available	Alpha, dual RAM required
Total Carnage	Available	Alpha, dual RAM required
Metal Slug	Available via Neo Geo core	Console core, bring your own ROMs
Primal Rage	Not available	No core known
Mortal Kombat (original)	Boots, not playable	Hardware limitations
Mortal Kombat II	Patreon beta	Standard Jotego/Coin-Op early access model

The "Patreon Paywall" Reality

Some MiSTer developers (notably Jotego) use a Patreon early access model: betas go to subscribers first, then release free to public once stable. This is a development funding model, not a permanent paywall. The Coin-Op Collection MKII beta follows this pattern with stated intent to release free later.

The user's frustration about MK being "held back unless you donated" conflates:

Technical impossibility (original MK on Y-Unit)
Standard early-access funding model (MKII on T-Unit)
Alpha software not ready for automatic distribution

The "calculated # of quarters" arcade difficulty complaint is a game design issue unrelated to FPGA core distribution—MAME and original hardware behave identically in this regard.

give me the last table with developer names, and the seperate, comment on the mk2 release date, and the time to free for jotego cores.

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Here is the table with developer names:

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Game	Core Developer	Status	Distribution	Notes
Smash TV	pram0d (Coin-Op Collection)	Available	Free, manual install	Alpha, requires dual RAM
Total Carnage	pram0d (Coin-Op Collection)	Available	Free, manual install	Alpha, requires dual RAM
Mortal Kombat (original)	pram0d (Coin-Op Collection)	Boots, not playable	Free (alpha)	Hardware limitation (BRAM/SDRAM)
Mortal Kombat II	pram0d (Coin-Op Collection)	Patreon beta	Patreon exclusive → free later	T-Unit hardware, cheat menu included
Metal Slug series	Neo Geo core (various)	Available	Free, Update All	Console core, bring your own ROMs
Primal Rage	—	Not available	—	No known MiSTer core

MKII release date: As of May 24, 2026, Mortal Kombat II on the T-Unit is a Patreon-exclusive beta with no public release date announced. The developer (Coin-Op Collection) has stated it will be released for free once deemed stable, but no timeline has been given.

Jotego cores — time to free: The projected public release window for Jotego's beta/alpha cores is 30 to 180 days depending on project scope, remaining functionality, and other factors. This is a general guideline, not a fixed schedule.

Note: Jotego's own GitHub states that new cores are available during beta only if enabled, and beta inputs are locked unless you place jtbeta.zip (from Patreon/Discord) in games/mame. Once a core is stable, it moves to the public repository.

thx

思考已完成

The user said "thx" which is a simple thank you. No further action needed. I should acknowledge politely.

You're welcome!

Which of them are T, Y and Z unit?

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Here's the breakdown by Midway hardware unit:

Y-Unit

Smash TV
Total Carnage
Mortal Kombat (versions 1.0–4.0)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (LA1)
Trog
High Impact Football
Strike Force
Super High Impact

T-Unit

Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat (versions 4.0–5.0)
NBA Jam
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
Judge Dredd (prototype, unreleased)

Z-Unit

NARC (only game)

MiSTer FPGA Status

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Game	Unit	MiSTer Status	Developer
Smash TV	Y-Unit	Alpha (free, manual install)	pram0d (Coin-Op Collection)
Total Carnage	Y-Unit	Alpha (free, manual install)	pram0d (Coin-Op Collection)
Mortal Kombat	Y-Unit	Boots, not playable	pram0d (Coin-Op Collection)
Mortal Kombat II	T-Unit	Patreon beta	pram0d (Coin-Op Collection)
NARC	Z-Unit	Not available	—

The Y-Unit and T-Unit are very closely related—same TMS34010 CPU, similar board layout. The main differences are the sound board (analog vs. digital/DCS) and some power connector changes.

The Z-Unit (NARC) is the predecessor and runs at a different resolution.

The Coin-Op Collection "Midway Y-Unit" core covers Smash TV, Total Carnage, and the early MK revisions. MKII requires a separate T-Unit core, which is currently in Patreon beta.