Oh yeah, FPGAs are great. So many cool FPGA retro systems out there. I build a MiSTer FPGA a few years ago and it covers all my retro system needs nicely.
I haven't even tried any of the other cores, I've just been using it on my breadbox C64 for the RAM, acceleration, monitor, disk drive emulator, etc.. This thing does a helluva lot of shit, I love it.
Same people also make an ethernet adapter that plugs into cartridge port. I bought one of those a long time ago, too. Turns out that the ethernet board plugs into the Turbo Chameleon board as a daughterboard, and it all fits into the cartridge. Didn't realize that until I seen a video sometime later, and remembered I already had one of those ethernet boards laying around somewhere.
You should try some of the other cores. That is one of the best things about FPGA machines!
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