Diving into the BlisSTer: Is this the ULTIMATE MiSTer Add On? 

BlisSTer has just worked for 3+ years for me. Great addition to the MiSTer! Sometimes I forget to enable LLAPI when starting up and at some point during play I realise it doesn't feel right. It is that obvious when it is working!

What's Ken Making??? Really great videos is what!!! Thanks for this, super informative video. It really let me know what this is all about.

Once again you explain things so I understand :D I had the understanding of that the blisster was an failed project :O

Hey Ken... Thanks for explaining about BlisSTer! 👍 As a slight alternative to BlisSTer, have you tried Reflex Adapt from MiSTer Addons? It would be good if I could do a comparison video with this in the near future! 🙏

Great video! Even with a BlisSTer can you still use a SNAC adapter too? Or are you just restricted to using the BlisSTer board?

I have to chime in here, having used the BlisSTer board since it first released there is some context I feel folks should know before diving into this option. See examples below: - There are reliability issues with these boards that folks should know about. I've used MiSTer since 2018 and BlisSTer is literally the only thing that's failed on me during this time, and multiple times now! The first time I had one of the LLAPI HDMI connectors completely come off the board, and this is while it was in a case made for BlisSTer that doesn't allow wiggle room. The second issue was the power button having a serious malfunction and completely stop working, while I was in the middle of trying to 1cc a game in the later half. Completely shuts down the MiSTer when this happens. The third issue was the power button again! Only around a half year since getting the power button "repaired" by sending it directly to Bliss Box, while recording my Samurai Shodown RPG Part 1 video a couple weeks ago, MiSTer just powered off randomly *when I was 4 hours into the recording*. This means I lost ALL PROGRESS up to there and had to start from scratch with that one. Because of the nature of MiSTer's saves, if you haven't opened the OSD a critical power failure like this will result in you LOSING PROGRESS in any game you've been playing. Only time that's happened to me is because of this board. This is just not a reliable option for anyone looking to record longer videos or go for 1cc/speedruns, and those are unfortunately the types of folks who would be most enticed by a board like this, given its low latency & polling sync. - The device is also not "zero lag" otherwise you would be able to use light guns from any system with it, and only the Nintendo Zapper works here because it has more relaxed timing restrictions than most light guns. It has more lag than SNAC, even if it is synchronized to polling intervals. You're going to need to use the USB mode for a lot of situations since the forked cores are limited to a certain set- a fraction of what MiSTer offers. LLAPI cores are also not updated in sync with main cores, so you will not have the latest fixes and framework advancements until this occurs. This makes the board a worse option than most other USB adapters for controllers (Reflex Adapt, Daemonbite, etc) since those work low-lag with everything. - There are also a variety of controller button combinations you will have to memorize that vary for many different controller types you would use with LLAPI. There are so many of these combinations that you will likely inadvertently trigger one of them when playing a game. Take the "turbo" shortcut that's demonstrated in this video, for example. If you were holding down a fire button in a game, then pause to go into menu, press left or right to select something in the menu and then press pause again to exit it, if you mistakenly chose the wrong thing and want to go back in the menu again by hitting pause? Guess what, you've now enabled turbo. This is just one example, but you will encounter this with other shortcuts baked into the firmware also. It's overcomplicated and much less useful than standard MiSTer options for customization, all while not giving the same level of performance as SNAC would (though coming close!). - High speed USB adapters can get you to a similar level of performance without these drawbacks and I wholeheartedly suggest that folks looking into getting a converter for classic controllers, use something like Reflex Adapt instead. You get the low latency benefits and the convenience of it working properly with all of MiSTer's built in functions like comprehensive rebinding and easy-to-use variable rate turbofire, etc. Great performance and convenience on literally every core that MiSTer has or will have in the future. Choose wisely.

I just wish this thing could also do true SNAC when needed for obscure accessories. FWIW, the DB9 cores also give you low latency for handhelds if you have a DB9 setup. I’ve been enabling turbo on USB controllers by holding menu and pressing a button. I know these controllers aren’t going to have a menu button, but does that not work here when pressing menu on the I/O board?

That USB connector looked to be too big instead of too small. How did filing the spacers make it fit? Was it just a weird camera angle?

I've been using the blisster for 4-5 months now, and didn't even realize that the user I/O port needed to be plugged in to the micro b connector. Yikes, and I've been just using USB for the most part because I didn't think the LLAPI felt right.

I’ve been waiting on mister exactly because of the billion and 1 ways to do things. Is there an actual best/ most optimal setup?

How do I get SNAC mode to work? I have the IO connector (USB 3.0) connected to the BisSter. Is it automatic switch between USB mode and SNAC mode?

is blister better then the usb with a new switch or xbox sx controller.?? It's just the old controller is kinda dated. A new controller would be cool really.

I have a great idea for a video. No one has done a decent video on using atari controllers and paddles with the atari core. Appreciate your videos thanks

My only aprehensión is the lack of the LLAPI Arcade cores …. If the Arcade cores …. If the Arcade cores all had their own LLAPI then I’d be down

Probably dumb question: would my SNAC adapters work with the bliss box?

Bliss vs reflex.......FIGHT!

I don't know what I did but I ended up frying my Blister

I will stick to diy daemonbite adapters

After reading all these comments, IMO the best video to do next is a misconception video. BlisSter is dead - false, its still selling BlisSter only supports LLAPI - false , it does both USB and LLAPI BlisSter has low USB pol rates - true but you can use fast polling to speed it up LLAPI cores are not being worked on - false they are quite alive There are better boards and options - This is subjects, define "better". LLAPI is faster then 1ms, false - its slower but dose not matter, depends on the native game poll rate, it's once a frame rate but it polls moments before the frame ends. This is what the video explains and why it is 0 lag. Most of this was covered in the video but apparently no one watched it. %100 on the video %10 on reaching people. Not sure what that says about the viewers.

I'm a little confused. You bought form the Bliss-Box store, your giving what I would call a pretty extensive review and certainly not negative. Yet, no credit to the company behind this at all? You posted some old link to what looks like a unmaintained web site that tells us nothing about the company. Is there a meaning behind this, something your not telling us?

wow kind of a mess