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SNES for the Analogue Pocket
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Ported from the original core developed by srg320 (Patreon). Latest upstream available at https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/SNES_MiSTer.
Please report any issues encountered to this repo. Most likely any problems are a result of my port, not the original core. Issues will be upstreamed as necessary.
I highly recommend the updater tools by @mattpannella and @RetroDriven. If you're running Windows, use the RetroDriven GUI, or if you prefer the CLI, use the mattpannella tool. Either of these will allow you to automatically download and install openFPGA cores onto your Analogue Pocket. Go donate to them if you can
To install the core, copy the Assets, Cores, and Platform folders over to the root of your SD card. Please note that Finder on macOS automatically replaces folders, rather than merging them like Windows does, so you have to manually merge the folders.
ROMs should be placed in /Assets/snes/common. Both headered and unheadered ROMs are now supported.
Core supports four players/controllers via the Analogue Dock. To enable four player mode, turn on "Use Multitap" setting.
All original expansion chips supported by MiSTer are also supported on the Pocket. The full list is: SA-1 (Super Mario RPG), Super FX/GSU-1/2 (Star Fox), DSP (Super Mario Kart), CX4 (Mega Man X 2), S-DD1 (Star Ocean), SPC7110 (Far East of Eden), ST1010 (F1 Roc 2), and BSX (Satellaview). The Super Game Boy, ST011 (Hayazashi Nidan Morita Shougi), and ST018 (Hayazashi Nidan Morita Shougi 2) are not supported in the MiSTer core, and therefore are not supported here. Additionally, the homebrew MSU expansion chip is not currently supported.
BSX ROMs must be patched to run without BIOS. The BSX BIOS is not currently supported
The Analogue Pocket framework doesn't currently allow for customizing video modes directly, so if you dislike the default 8:7 aspect ratio/want to change to 4:3, you can change it by modifying Cores/agg23.SNES/video.json and rearranging the config objects.
Proper PAL support also requires editing these files to have an expanded vertical pixel height.
Core supports virtual lightguns by enabling the "Use Super Scope" or "Use Justifier" settings. Most lightgun games user the Super Scope but Lethal Enforcers uses the Justifier. The crosshair can be controlled with the D-Pad or left joystick, using the A button to fire and the B button to reload. D-Pad aim sensitivity can be adjusted with the "D-Pad Aim Speed" setting.
NOTE: Joystick support for aiming only appears to work when a controller is paired over Bluetooth and not connected to the Analogue Dock directly by USB.