War Gods (HD 10-09-1996 - Dual Resolution) on MiSTer FPGA

War Gods (HD 10-09-1996 - Dual Resolution) is supported by the War Gods (V Unit) MiSTer FPGA core developed and published by blahm1d. Installation, source and current build status.

About this arcade release

Game
War Gods (HD 10-09-1996 - Dual Resolution)
Original arcade manufacturer
Midway
Original arcade year
1996
MiSTer core
War Gods (V Unit)
Compatible ROM ZIP names
wargods.zip

Current build and known issues

r16 · 2026-09-29

Beta; cabinet verified; timing passed (all corners)

War Gods booting from its original hard disk, with full-speed DCS2 sound; fights run at about 98% of arcade speed. Fixes the POST error U28 VR ASIC failed polygon draw test (V+ DMA ASIC Error E2). Credits and master volume now survive a power cycle. New Volume Up / Volume Down buttons, appended so saved button maps stay valid. Needs your own disk image: run chdman extracthd -i <War Gods CHD> -o wargods.img and put it in games/wargods/ (config/wargods.s0, installed once, mounts it). OSD Audio Gain (default +12 dB) and Dither options.

These statements describe the published core build. They do not establish that every supported game has passed every cabinet test.

Install with Update_All

  1. Download downloader_blahm1d.ini.
  2. Put it in your MiSTer SD card root (/media/fat/).
  3. Run Update_All to install or update the FPGA core and MRA.
  4. Open War Gods (HD 10-09-1996 - Dual Resolution) [blahm1d] under Arcade > Blahm1d (regional and revision alternatives are inside the alternatives folder).

ROMs are supplied by users through their Update_All settings or BYOR. No game ROMs are included in this feed.

Keep your existing save and DIP filenames. Downloader preserves existing save defaults.

Source and credits

FPGA core development and publication: blahm1d. Download the corresponding source archive and license notices. Original authors, donor projects and third-party copyright notices are preserved in the source.

Questions

Is War Gods (HD 10-09-1996 - Dual Resolution) available on MiSTer FPGA?
Yes. This game is supported by the War Gods (V Unit) core published by blahm1d. See the current build status and known issues on this page.
Who develops and publishes this MiSTer core?
blahm1d develops and publishes this FPGA core. Original arcade creators and third-party source contributors retain their credits.
Where do I download it?
Download downloader_blahm1d.ini from https://mister.blahm1d.com/downloader_blahm1d.ini, put it in the MiSTer SD root and run Update_All. Launch the game under Arcade > Blahm1d.
What hardware does it use?
MiSTer FPGA on a Terasic DE10-Nano. This is an arcade FPGA core; its current release limitations are listed above.