Comments on: Yobo Fc Game Console Review/nes Tribute Part 2

By: AGwolf2097

AGwolf2097 — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:44:45 +0000

I am completely and fully aware that programmers exploited the composite output to feign transparency… I just prefer to have a picture that doesn’t look like someone smeared grease all across my screen. It’s not “supposed” to be blurry, programmers just learned how to work around it.What about the people using the RGB output? it’s the same setup Sega themselves used in their arcade machines, so they got a clearï»¿ crisp picture.

By: neogeon

neogeon — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:36:02 +0000

They are SUPPOSED to be blurry, though. The Genesis couldn’t do transparency and had a limited color palette, so they used knowledge of the blurring effect to create intermediate colors (trees inï»¿ Sonic 2, many places in Earthworm Jim, amongst many other examples) as well as transparency like the tubes in Chemical Plant Zone. If you want it to look like an emulator, you might as well just save yourself the trouble and play it in Fusion, it’s cheaper, faster, and more convenient.

By: AGwolf2097

AGwolf2097 — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:09:09 +0000

CCAM on a Model 2 vs stock HDG Model 1 is a matter of opinion in the end; personally I do love the model 1′s audio, but the CCAM sounds brilliant too.ï»¿ It doesn’t interfere w/ SCD or 32x either.Composite looks terrible. The difference is immediately noticeable in things like waterfalls and the “clear” tubes in Sonic 2. The way the Genesis renders video in composite is HIDEOUSLY blurry, but in S-Video they look almost as clear as an emulator.

By: neogeon

neogeon — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:44:31 +0000

S-video has alot of drawbacks too, like incorrect shadow display amongst other things. I’ve heard .OGGs of the “crystal clear” model 2 and the HDG model 1 back to back and I still think the MD1 sounds better. Plus, don’t those mods usually interfere with Sega CD and 32X compatibility? Composite out of a 32X looks more than good enough for the Genesis IMO. Any more than that and you might as well justï»¿ view the raw sprites in emulation.

By: AGwolf2097

AGwolf2097 — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:45:19 +0000

CCAM is 30 bucks, and the dude in estonia does allï»¿ the hard work. YOu can’t do the audio mod to the model 1 either due to the low dB levels from the 3channel noise chip. Getting clean +5v isn’t hard either.S-video mod is probably the equivalent of $5-10 worth of parts from radioshack, and 10 minutes of soldering. I did it to two different machines.S-video mod on any model genny (1, 2, 3, CDX, Nomad) looks the same.

By: neogeon

neogeon — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:20:25 +0000

yeah, if you just sink the time equivalent of about $300+ in mods. You can never compare a modded system to a stock system unless the mod isï»¿ mind numbingly simple like a PSP custom firmware install or something. I’m sure a fully modded Model 1 would rape a fully modded model 2.

By: unearthVII

unearthVII — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:13:51 +0000

ok coolï»¿ i thought your place was haunted

By: neogeon

neogeon — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:03:23 +0000

that was the camera either focusing or dicking with the tape, lol. This was before I started just usingï»¿ my digital camera with MP4 video.

By: unearthVII

unearthVII — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:45:04 +0000

what hellï»¿ hell was that noise at 2:58 and 3:00 weird

By: bogart266

bogart266 — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:10:58 +0000

For shits and giggles, when does the patents run on the N64 and PS1?ï»¿ I’d highly laugh my ass of for a console that plays Nintendo, SNES, Genesis, N64, and PS1 games.