Video: How to play Tempest 2000 on the Atari Jaguar

Submitted by Scott Dowdle on Sun, 03/15/2026 - 14:48

I don't claim to be an expert T2K player; I'm an intermediate at best. This video is mainly for beginners. This was played on the MiSTer FPGA Atari Jaguar core work-in-progress from March 2026. It works fantastically on a dual-RAM system. Works really well on a single-RAM MiSTer as well. The dual-RAM build I have is a MiSTer Pi from Retro Remake.  Enjoy!

Sorry for the audio stutter in a few parts... mainly when warping out of a level.  My laptop needs more CPU power as I'm using an iGPU rather than a discrete card. 

Video: MiSTer FPGA Atari Jaguar W-I-P core Update

Submitted by Scott Dowdle on Sun, 03/08/2026 - 11:27

In the past couple of weeks there has been a lot of work done on the Atari Jaguar work-in-progress core for the MiSTer FPGA.  Timing was fine tuned, the CD streaming buffer / cache was enlarged for smooth playback, the Virtual Light Machine (VLM) was greatly improved, and support for GameDrive/Homebrew was added.  I made a video that contrasts the previous core build with one from yesterday.   Much thanks to MiSTer FPGA developers Kitrinx and GrayRogue. Enjoy!

Video: LWN's Jon Corbet's presentation on Three Decades in Linux Kernelland

Submitted by Scott Dowdle on Wed, 09/10/2025 - 14:48

At the recent Open Source Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Jon Corbet gave yet another talk on Linux kernel development... this time focusing on it's 34th anniversary and giving long-term trends.  His talks are always very good, and data driven.  Enjoy!