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this is a high quality video with high quality video on high quality video
Remix funny guy. xD
UnLTDGamingHD lol same
Remix You should do a remix of that
Whoa meta
Good point
I was lucky and got a free GC component cable. Well free in a sense that a local game store owner appreciated my business after years of patronage and gave it to me as a thank you.
that's a great store owner
You think that's great, I've gotten E3 trinkets from booths from his trips there. They're not super fantastic, but Sega suckers and bags can be cool. Though last year they were a little skimpy to downplay booth hoppers.
what stoer??
i'll seduce em' and take his shit.
Jared Garcia lucky you.
Now I shall tell a story that will make people mad at me.
About two years ago I was at a thrift store looking through their collection of cables and found a GameCube component cable in there... for $2. Not $200, Two Dollars flat.
Got to the register, hoping that they still would not realize what they had. I don't have cash on me, and there's a $5 minimum on debit charges there. So she decides to just give it to me for free with my friends order.
I ain't mad.
Just very very jealous. Very.
Bet I can beat that.
In the 90s there was a used game store down the street from me that had 3 copies of Starfox Super Weekend. They were listed with the same price as the original Starfox game, and my dumbass didn't see the point of grabbing one because the store owner told me it was just Starfox, but with a different label.
Yeah... look up "Starfox Super Weekend" on ebay right. This shit haunts me to this very day...
Sell it for profit, and then get your 'Cube modded for HDMI.
Grenaderang How jealous am I? on a scale of 1-10, I'd say about 2882720730173026063026392
Paianni: That's exactly what the other guys are doing already on eBay and Amazon.
"The age of cartridges on home consoles was over."
*Nintendo Switch launches*
Daniel Howe worst home console lmao
@@maximkonechno8742 Did I hear 'Sony fanboy' over here?
@@maximkonechno8742 Troll
@@sekiko7183 shut up
@@Hazztech shut down
I didn't realize until watching this a 7th time you guys threw the pig into the ocean in the wind waker clip...
(scatting) Throw the pig.
Koopa Da Quick I scoffed when I first read that but here I am yet again.
I’ve lost count.
I’m trying to find a way around those $300 Component cables.
@@magacop5180 nowadays, there are options like the carby for 75 usd
I'm so mad at myself. I had component cables for my older GameCube, but the GameCube I just got on eBay have no digital outlet for it sadly.
I'll take those cables off your hands if you don't need them xD
God bless Sam, giving it a go
@@scrapheaporchestra lollll
@@nicolausteslaus link?
Buy a second one like I did XD
never knew gatorade could be field programmable.
"The age of cartridges on home consoles was over."
Nintendo Switch: "Hold my beer!"
Well yes, but actually no
@@Andrew-McCormick cuz it seems its just a handheld with a hdmi dock
You could argue the same about PS Vita then.
@@ZunaZurugi good point. I forgot about the Vita. However technically it's not classed as a home console. Primarily, it's a hand-held, whereas the Switch is a home console that can be played portable.
@@ZunaZurugi its a handheld
I have to disagree with your views on the Dolphin emulator. I have played with the emulator alot, and at my college's last LAN Party, I hooked up the Mayflash Gamecube USB adapter and was playing 2-Player Mario Kart Double Dash at 1080p, 60 fps LOCKED. No hiccups, no stuttering. It was great and very nostalgic for alot of us at the party. Now there are numerous games that just don't work with Dolphin, but to completely write Dolphin off as something "neat to tinker with" but with no real functionality is not right in my opinion. I have also purchased the Mayflash Wii Remote adapter and have played a few Wii games on Dolphin again at 1080p 60fps locked. And again it's great.
+VGSoundtrackGuy Dolphin is anything but perfect, but it is hands down (in my opinion) the best modern emulator in existence.
It's truly amazing! The compatibility is incredibly impressive for an emulator its age. I own a GameCube and a Wii but you haven't lived until you've played Brawl and Melee with increased resolution.
The only downside is that in order to get it running at full speed you have to have some pretty hefty hardware (which thankfully I do). I can't wait to see just how much Dolphin will improve over the years.
To be fair they also didn't completely write off Dolphin, I just suspect that they don't have as much experience with emulators. They can be rather finicky.
+Zak S I run melee on 2x with a n AMD x4 860k
Zak S As of late, My Life in Gaming has persuaded thousands of viewers (including me) to research and invest into what MLiG has recommended. And they pretty much said in the video that Dolphin is "cool" but don't expect much. Which in my opinion like I said, is not right. I cannot tell you how much joy I've received from running my favorite childhood games at 1080p 60 frames per second locked on Dolphin. Dolphin is not perfect, but it DOES work and can be the best solution for HD def GameCube as long as the person is okay with a handful of games not working on the emulator as of right now.
Because of the way MLiG talked about Dolphin, it makes it sound like a waste of time to download Dolphin because of it's lack of rock solid performance in some areas. So the average viewer, the GameCube component cables or the HDMI mod sounds better than Dolphin by the way this video makes it sound. So yes, in a way it does look like they talked about it just to write it off. They could of worded the section on Dolphin better.
VGSoundtrackGuy Their issues primarily stem from the emulator not being nearly as accurate as some of the better emulators for older systems like NES or Atari 2600. Those systems can have nearly entirely accurate emulation, but Dolphin has a long way to go to claim that for most titles at this point. Also, in my experience I've noticed the audio isn't nearly as accurate in terms of sound quality as original hardware. Like they said, it's fun to play with for now, but it has a long way to go to be generally considered accurate to original hardware.
Its 2018 pcsx2 runs almost all top games dolphin to . in hd if you wanna play some shitplie of fuck game thats not on the list no one cares its the main titles people play kingdom hearts 2 final fantasy mario kart star fox smash bros and on like seriously. I have wii u emulation of the new smash bros that blow your socks off in 2160 on a laptop so . the guy making this video is making money from some sponser to advertise bullshit basically. I mean dolphine has 75 percent of games playable as of right NOW. If your games not in their go get a junk cube and run it at shitty quality. But people us who are smart wont spend a dime on mylife in gameing s pils lf horse fuck shit not 1 cent or 1 dollar lots of dislikes by alot of my viewers from my webiste
$7 component cables are why I prefer to play GameCube games on my Wii. I'm not a fan of modding my consoles =\ And I don't use my Gameboy Player enough to justify dropping $200.
Hello! Please could you give me some advice? I want to buy a Wii to play progressive scan Gamecube games; I got a nice, little 20 inches full hd TV with HDMI port. I've heard that the Wii2HDMI converter stretches the 4/3 original ratio of the GameCube games. Is there a way to correct that? Can I adjust the screen ratio with the TV's own menu options? Thanks in advance!!
@@stonerdemon some won't. I use the hyperkin one and get 4:3
@@gilesgames8860 Thanks for the info, dude! I think I'll play with component cables on my 27" CRT instead.
@@stonerdemon definitely a good option!
@Risen General 6 months later however, a lot of people (me included) don’t like to emulate games and would rather play on the original hardware (or pc through steam etc)
Field-Programmable-Gatorades
the best kind of Gatorades!
Field programmable gator aids
Every video keeps getting better and better. I was sad when this 30 minute video ended! Love your work!!!
Side note, I paid $130 for my GC Component Cables back in June 2013.
Damn... I bought mine for around €30 back in 2006.
Despite the RGB 100 and 200 (haven't seen the 300 videos) videos being more than 5 years old, they still have the quality of current RUclips videos.
You must be some special kind of RUclipsr to future proof your videos like that.
I actually used VGA on my Gamecube back in the day. I discovered a way to mod the component cables. Metroid Prime running at 480P on a Cornerstone 24" monitor with 75-ohm VGA, and sound piping through a surround sound receiver, was an experience I'll never forget.
Sick
Wow, great episode guys, well worth the wait. I'm happy to have purchased my component cables back in 2009 when they cost like $70 :)
As for the GameBoy player, I find that the scanline options for the XRGB-Mini does a great job, even if gameboy games never had them since all gameboy hardware used LCD screens.
dudw u have component cables to sell?
Play the GameCube with Component Cables on PVM or HD CRT pls
I got my Component Cable for $10 at a Play N' Trade. I got REALLY lucky.
I have watched hours and hours of these videos and I still play all my games on a composite 14" crt that doesn't even have stereo sound
GameBoy Guild Same! 😂
Long live the GameCube!!!!😁👍🏼👌🏼
it's not over for carts on home consoles, it was just on hiatus and is on a comback on NX. better tech today makes cartridge games viable again.
madmax2069 cartridges have been used on handhelds even now, so they aren't really obsolete much
Multi yes I know this
madmax2069 YAY THE SWITCH HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED AND IT LOOKS FUCKING AWESOME.
stellar work as always guys
I skipped the Gamecube when it was one of the current consoles. I focused on my PS2. But friends had it, and I always enjoyed playing it with them. Seeing this episode, and all the games you demonstated, makes me feel as if I really missed out by not having a Gamecube. As you two have helped me get better visuals and sound from my other retro consoles, you're seriously making me consider tracking down and getting into the Gamecube.
Great episode, by the way!
You should do it's got some cracking games and the GBA player is a no brainer
Geek Trunk Gaming get a hacked wii or buy an early model of the Wii which has GameCube accessory ports and hack it yourself get Nintendont and homebrew channel and other stuff you may or may not want
I play gc games on my wii and i play in 480p, problem solved.
My wii has no component cables yet.
Yep, a used Wii is super cheap too.
NY Prince I got mine for 12 quid, which amazingly means that the 20-quid SCART cable I have it hooked up to my CRT with costs more than the console itself.
Eh, the video quality out of the Gamecube's digital out is generally quite a bit cleaner than Wii's, so the Wii sits in the closet and the Wii U and GC are hooked up instead.
@@dalton2k538 It's absolutely marginal, barely recognizable as you can see in this vid. On top of that playing GC games via Nintendont on Wii improves framerates due to the higher clock speed of the Wii hardware.
"The era of cartridges on home consoles, was over"
Switch: aha. ahahah. ahahahah. AHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
The amount of effort you guys put into these videos really shows. I knew a little bit about the GC digital port before, now I'm well more informed about it, had no idea that there was such a budding mod scene for it. I thought all that was available were the very expensive (and hard to find) cables!
I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS.
Now I just need a PS2 video. Because Gamecube/XBOX still look good on an HDTV, but PS2 games look horrid!
+Blandrew Yeah, it'll be nice to see 60Gb PS3 vs PS2.
+BladeBlurX I also want them to go back to the TurboGraphix, Neo-Geo, Game Gear (since they ARE covering GameBoy), Sega Saturn, and Sega Dreamcast. Also MAYBE the Wii, but I'm almost positive that the Wii U has better picture for Wii games, at least, from all of the time I've put into each.
Apparently, PS2 looks best when hooked up with packaged PS3 component cables.
*****
I'm really hoping this isn't the case. I just got rid of my PS3 Fat that was backwards compatible with PS2. That thing was sooooo noisy. It sounded like it was getting ready for takeoff. I want to play my PS2 games looking good on an HDTV, but not if I have to listen to that noisey fan. I'd probably take the second best option.
***** Ohhhh....thanks for the clear up. Might just have to order some online. Thanks!
This video was both extremely entertaining and also very informative.
When we got to the part:- "Got some rare things on sale stranger" & "Not enough cash, stranger!"
I had to click Subscribe!. :)
Wow you're a fucking moron! XD lol
Wow you're a fucking moron! XD lol
So when I sent my Gamecube in for the digital out version, I actually traded in for an older system... Interesting.
Thank you for saying using a Wii for GameCube 480p display is perferctly fine in your video. I've been arguing that for ages and for at least 5 years now have been perfectly fine with playing GameCube in 480p over the Wii's component cables (and even on an unofficial 480p passthrough HDMI adapter). I know that the GameCube has the GB player but I was never too big on GameBoy games and so I just simply use GB/GBC/GBA emulation on the Wii for my occasional GameBoy fix.
Danny C. Competitive melee players just have a hard-on for expensive peripherals.
+Slater Brazeal Nah, it's more the fact that GameCubes are much simpler and faster to setup in a tournament setting than Wiis.
Danny C. wii component and the gamecube component cable video quality looks the same.
How come this channel doesn't have more subs? This is top quality stuff. Keep at it, you earned a sub.
+John Doe It's niche stuff and will probably go way over the heads of most casual gamers. Great channel for a limited audience, but I'm glad they're doing their thing.
i agree with you, all channels need to start somewhere.
+justin halen stfu. You are probably ugly AF. You can't say shit about them. You're being stereotypical by saying "nerds." Just because they are smart about retro gaming video quality doesn't mean they're nerds. Dumbass
Because people like viral garbage consisting of info regurgitated from Wikipedia.
I like "viral garbage" but I also like stuff like this too. :D
$300 for a video cable? I'd be better off emulating GCN titles off Dolphin if that's the case. :P
True dat!
Just shake your ass in the club for 300$? R u dumb?
Well how do you rip a GCN Bios anyways?…
***** What is HLE?
You have to be kidding. Dolphin can run Melee at 1080p, 120 fps , and supports online play. It's flawless.
Nintendon't on Wii U is what I use for my Gamecube games and I love it, pretty much mainly use it now.
Aside from emulating on dolphin, using the WiiU and Nintendont is probably the best option for ease of use and quality compared to GC and component cables. Plus more controller options like the WiiU Pro controller which is awesome for that.
PairUnormal Guys You can even use a PS2 controller as well.
+mitu123Copper the image quality on wiiu is same of digital gamecube?
***** Pretty much, yeah.
mitu123Copper is nintendont an easy program to install on the Wii u?
thanks for making such great content guys. Your RGB series are a great resource to the community. Can't wait to see when you take on the Turbo Grafx 16/ PC-Engine
You should of mentioned Wii2HDMI. It's not a proper scaler and adds jaggies to Wii titles so preference is on a person to person basis, but it does make the GC tiltes look better for sure. It's generally around $15-$20 online but it also has an external headphone jack for audio out as well. It's a cheap alternative worth looking into for GC on the Wii even if you don't use original discs. Every time I was like "you forgot to mention" it literally happened right away. I did that about 4 times! Great episode guys!
Para-holiX I have one and the quality isn't very good. Video signal is overly bright, and sound is extremely loud and distorted unless you output audio through the 3.5mm headphone jack. I wish the Wii got more love. Hopefully some time soon the Wii can receive something like the EON HDMI adapter for the GameCube. I would be so happy for something like that.
I've personally tested with the Wii2HDMI adaptor and whilst the quality might be a little bit better I came into a few sound and graphical glitches, particularly with Melee, and so I switched back to component.
something interesting dolphin can actualy acces the stereo 3d capability and so emulate in full 3d every games with a compatible nvidia hardware.
😱
+Helloz World wii included.
Can you guys do one on Wii, or the original DS? I'd love that :D
cocoqui Theres really only one way to view DS Games. Thats through an actual ds, dsi, or 3ds. Or a Emulator.
I have a Trinitron Crt TV at home still. Looks good to me.
Sony is the Best CRT TV
Which mode do you play on?
Interlaced or progressive?
Component or S-Video
Justin .Credible Is it an HD or ED CRT so he can make use of progressive Scan Mode
aaaaaand now they're 300 at least.
Dillweed got mine for $240
Still a rip-off but it looks professional.
"The age of cartridges on home consoles, was over." the switch would like to have a word with you...
It's a shame you wrote off Dolphin as buggy/hiccupy. You guys didn't mention that it's dependent largely on your hardware; my system pretty much never runs into issues running supported Dolphin games. Gamecube emulation is CPU dependent. Would have been good info to be giving people.
+Knots [Try4ce] It's definitely impressive, but even with the dev build and some assistance (on a pretty beefy computer), we saw enough quirks to make us feel like the experience wasn't quite what it should be. But do note that emulation is not our area of expertise or the focus of our show. It's always primarily about what can be done with original hardware, but we do like to mention emulation if there's something interesting about it.
+My Life in Gaming yeah. I figured all of that. it does take a bit of configuration on a per game basis to get desirable results, anyway.
Holly Chan Fuck you.
-The age of cartridges on desktop consoles was over.
Nintendo switch: -hello there.
Dear my GameCube,
I love you. Very much. But you don't have a Digital AV Out port. This makes me sad and I'm probably going to sell or trade you, because all I want in life is to play Windwaker and SSX3 in 480p.
Sincerely,
Matthew
P.S. This video was amazing. Thanks so much for putting the work into it. Once I track down an older GameCube, videogameperfection will certainly be getting a chunk of my money.
I guess you don't want a Wii with the component cables?
That's definitely an option. I really like the simplicity of just sticking in a disc and hitting the power button, though. I'm hoping the HDMI out mods will get a little more affordable in the next few years.
Matthew Black What about using GCVideo?
"era of cartridges is over"
Switch: Hold my beer
unfortunately now that I've played mario sunshine at 1080P with antialiasing on dolphin emulator, i just cant play the original.
DW_Drummer well, at least i'm not the only one ;-;
Play in 480p and linedouble to 960p with OSSC and also use an Mclassic Upscaler which has zero Input lag now you should have close to emulator picture
I recently got a 480i CRT that has no color or sharpness loss and after hooking my PAL Wii to it via component and I was blown away by my PAL Cube games just in 480i let alone 480P. It's amazing how much detail component brings out, I couldn't believe they were the same copies I played on as a kid.
Hahaha :D Great to see Joe from Gamesack and Game Dave doing a cameo!
That is what I call an excellent video. A TON of information, footage, research, good paced voices... just perfect.
love the music selection in this video. genuinely feels like I am watching some footage from 2003 I swear
I now have an original Wii with GameCube support, and it is awesome! Looks leagues better with the Wii’s component! Not to mention, the OG Wii is pretty much just a cheap version of the GameCube. Still good as, though!
Found Gamecube component cable in a box of old game stuff of my dad's. I remember last year we sold some stuff to a local retro game shop. The owner was very interested in the GC component cable... but my dad changed his mind and decided to keep it.
He past away, so all that stuff is mine.
I'm never selling the component cable!
my favorite system of all time. been waiting for this video for a long time. do dreamcast next.
DatGameCollector Dreamcast is simple to get the best signal from it. It naturally outputs a VGA signal, so if you use the Dreamcast VGA box (I got mine for about $50) you'll get amazing quality video. I was astounded by how incredible the Dreamcast looked over VGA. It truly made all the difference. There IS a new HDMI cable solution for the system, and while it looks miles beyond the standard composite, the VGA box is still notably clearer. Try that out if you have the ability to use VGA. My new TV has VGA on it and I've never seen my Dreamcast look more beautiful.
1chi TheKilr vga and PC Monitor best combination especially PC CRT Monitor
This channel rocks, I f'n love the opening and closing music. It's brilliant to have in depth real content from people that are really passionate about it. instead of clickbait from people who treat it like 'just' another job
"The age of cartridges on home consoles was over." Nintendo: INTRODUCING THE SWITCH!
You guys should do a video on the more recent developments regarding the various plug and play devices on the market. Lots of them out there now.
[Try4ce] Check back in the very near future!
@@mylifeingaming Excellent! I'm waiting to see your review of those units before deciding which one (if any) to purchase. I have component cables that I built from a D Terminal cable so I'm not absolutely needing one but HDMI would be nice.
You guys are my favorite channel on youtube, I've watched basically every one of your videos. Your videos are the reason I got into modding my own consoles and invested in a framemeister some years back. Even as an AV Engineer, info on a lot of this stuff is scarce. Really helpful info on RGB mods and cables. It's become quite the hobby for me! (hoping to get OSSC and Gscart soon)
I'm gonna start using my OG Wii for Gamecube games from now on and use HD Retrovision cables too.
Emulation is a pretty good option if your willing to tinker with the settings. Playing with a 360 controller is weird though.
Other than the occasional frame stuttering I haven't noticed any issues with Dolphin. It's not even a big stutter, just a small one.
You can buy some really awesome USB retro console controllers. I have a USB N64 controller, and it makes emulation so much cooler.
You can buy a port or use the Wii U GCN controller adapter.
Dennis Forstner Using the official Wii U GC adapter with both USB 3.0 ports plugged in is better than using a third-party adapter, because on Dolphin, the dead zones on the left stick are dead-on.
if you have a wii U you can also install the nintendont homebrew to play gamecube games and you can use the wii U gamecube adapter to use proper gamecube controllers :)
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Blackak YEET
Wow a gamestore near me had component cables selling for only 2.50.................
nice profile pic MISSION COMPREE
I'm sure you mean composite cables.
Starner Nope they were component. I think I would know the difference between the 2.
FENTSKIM888 Might want to buy them all then, since they're only $2.50, which is 1/100 of what they go for.
+FENTSKIM888 maybe for wii
26:15 Well I was able to "just sit down and really play" both Twin Snakes and Eternal Darkness from beginning to end using Dolphin without a single hitch.
You should redo this sometime. With Dolphin 5.0's release, it can now play 99.9% of games perfectly with no glitches, including games by Factor 5, which use some weird rendering mode that was deemed "impossible to emulate." Not to mention, lots of the games have HD texture mods, which may allow *half* native HD, I guess, since the textures themselves are HD when played in a HD upscaled resolution.
Aero so, that's not what this channel is about. They care about original hardware, not emulation. If they cared about emulation than these videos wouldn't exist. Of course it looks better emulated. But remember, emulation can never be completely exact.
Does anybody know what My Life in Gaming's opinion on the Marseille mCable Gaming Edition/Cinema Edition is? My application of the cables would be primarily for hdmi N64/Gamecube, and other retro hdmi modded consoles. I've been researching, but most of the videos featuring this cable only go as far as 720p, not 480p. Thanks guys!
I use a Wii2HDMI for my Wii. It works pretty well, but I found out the hard way that certain Virtual Console games do not support the Component AV Interlace mode, the mode that converts the 240p to 567i. For now I've just swapped between HDMI and composite cables whenever I want to play one of those problem games. But I'm looking for a more permanent fix. What's really strange is that even the HDMI inputs on my generic SCART scaler and S-video scaler didn't recognize the 240p Virtual console games, and that's despite the fact they it recognized PS1 games output through the PS2 to HDMI adapter! I also found the image to be significantly darkened whenever upscaled through these scalers, whereas the Wii2HDMI on its own had more vibrant colours.
The Wii2HDMI has 1080p printed on it and the box says it upscales to such resolution. But in fact it's just an analog to digital converter without any upscaling. Supposedly, you can activate the upscaling by sticking a straightened paperclick into the little hole on the side, but it does nothing. All I can feel with the paperclick is the other side of the inner plastic casing.
The RGB SCART cable might solve all this, but I can't seem to find the official cable on ebay. I'm not risking my money on a generic SCART cable, they typically have noise in the audio and video. The only company I've trusted with generic SCART cables is Retro Gaming Cables, but they don't sell Wii cables.
How does the DVDO iScan Micro handle 240p and 288p content? Would it work with the Wii2HDMI in outputting Virtual Console games that don't support the component interlace mode? Or is it possible to at least mod the Wii2HDMI so it simultaneously outputs composite AV through its 3.5mm headphone jack?
Jarrah White Actually there are some Wii2HDMI adapters that DO upscale. Mine does, but that adapter is known for having many versions that don't upscale at all, while keeping the "1080p" graphic on the adapter. It all depends on which version you buy. Mine is the Tomsenn version and it has actual 720p and 1080p ouput on it which can be toggled between. I'd show you screenshots but RUclips doesn't really allow that.
I have the GC component cables, VGA cable, and RGB SCART cable modified from component for NTSC consoles. I had all these three since back when the Gamecube was new and I only just recently found out how expensive these cables have gotten. Funny they've been sitting in a box in my storage for over a decade...
Yes actually, been wanting to sell them but never sold on eBay and a bit scared by it. Interested?
Yes I have PayPal and use it a lot.
Yes.
Go to flickr.com/adelgary and look at the 4 most recent photos uploaded.
I sent you a message on Facebook.
GC Component cables are $300 now.
danekarl right, but wii (which is also a gamecube) has component cables for $10 tho xD
_ JAKEDOWN951 Wii component cables wont work on the GameCube, sadly
tiagovalen I know because it's missing a chip, but a wii is a gamecube was the point. Play gc games on wii via component at fraction of cost
danekarl That's ridiculous.
You can actually get games to run on Dolphin pretty nicely by tinkering with settings, and they're usually case-by-case, and they're all on dolphin's wiki.
also, i'm sure that the computer needs its own memory to do things, not just a gamecube's memory, so performance issues are only expected. So, if you can afford it, just get better hardware. You could even wait for a price drop on the current hardware because it runs GC games just fine! These considerations should make Dolphin a more viable option.
I was using my Wii the other day and I was thinking about how annoying it was that my PAL hardware doesn’t support 480p, and I started looking into ways of getting 480p with my hardware, but then I realised that my RGB SCARTs not support 576i/576i and my Sony Trinitron only supports 576i/480i anyway and I literally don’t own a 480p capable display outside of my PC monitor. And I wouldn’t want to use 480p anyway even through the resolution is higher as my Sony Trinitron is so beautiful I’d never want to use anything else. Except maybe a PVM but I don’t have that kind of money.
Finally!!!! I've been waiting for weeks for this!!!!
Oh and #Newintroisgreattoo!!!
So my final question is does this eliminate input lag enough for competitive melee?
I was wondering that too.
I'd think probably not, there's too many variables and different ways people go around displaying an image. I watched the full video and I still don't know if I learned anything, hahaha!
+HiTechnic [Try4ce] My understanding is that the HDMI mod does absolutely nothing that can add any lag on its own. However, because it does not do its own scale to HD, the input lag is completely reliant on how fast the display is.
+HiTechnic tbh you can just buy an hdmi converter for your Wii (google around to find the good ones as there are a few duds) from amazon, and play Melee/Brawl/PM on a good monitor with no factoring frame loss (i.e you're only losing 1-2ms at most, no frame loss) and it makes recording a breeze. If you're looking for a more pricey option, the avermedia LGP line has a component to mini HDMI connector so that you can just run component in and then hdmi out for the same effect while also being able to record with just two cables (the LGP itself shows visual feed on the computer through a mini usb connection and using their recording software.) Both options look good either way.
the analog cables won't have any lag, but if you use something that involves digital (hdmi) it will. but also keep in mind old CRT tvs have basically 0ms delay, while high end HDTVs can have 70ms delay. so if you care about competitive smash, play on a CRT TV or you're wasting your time.
Monitors, not hdtvs man
just installed nintendont on my wii u... wii u upscales wii games to 1080p so playing gamecube games on it is the best quality ive seen
So uh, any reason why we can't just emulate GBA in Wii and Wii U? If y'all talking about Homebrew and go for function first, the WIi U sounds like the ultimate Nintendo emulator, next to the Switch but you wouldn't have to worry about your NNID being banned when going online.
[Try4ce] The point for this video is using original hardware. The Game Boy Player is real GBA hardware. The official or homebrew software for it doesn't change how the hardware processes the games, only how they are displayed.
@@mylifeingaming My concern is for the money, if you can deliver RGB output from either of the Wii consoles (RVL-001 for regular Wii, preferably), it seems like a _massive_ waste of time and money to invest in RGB for the GCN if you're just looking for a Nintendo box. The Wii U is significantly better for N64 play, since its processor should be able to handle it better and it's also easily hacked through web browser exploits, which is why for a lot of people they might not even bother with GCN and save their money for a newer console.
Sorry if that perspective is disappointing Try, but my thinking leans toward practicality. Good videos though, they are enjoyably informative. _The only problem_ with this perspective is emulation accuracy. But I don't believe a lot of people care about that as much as they care about it working, and so long it works a Wii or WIi U as an emulation box doesn't seem so bad.
You want them
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*Me too*
Speed the video up by 1.25x to fix his slow ass speech
but... you can use a wii for gamecube games and they look better too that way
If you pay attention to their reasoning in the video, some people feel the Wii distorts the colors a bit, which can be seen best in the side-by-side comparison of the red, green, and blue bars they showed in the video. For most people, though, the Wii is a great option.
the family edition of the Wii doesn't play GameCube titles.
but what about the pal 480p bieng removed from GC game software? Just get 576i?
Wait, is that just for PAL and not north america?
The Wii is ultimately inferior because it cannot use the Gameboy Player.
Good video, but I'll stick to Dolphin.
Xeno Esquire I use it just for netplay smash and soul calibur haha
I use it for every Wii and Gamecube game I like to play.
Xeno Esquire wow ur cool
Did you watch the video all the way to the end? They explicitly listed Dolphin as an option and fairly discussed the pros and cons that the emulator had at the time.
I did.
It was good.
But I'll stick to Dolphin.
lol.. I just realized how lucky I was.. I picked up a Gamecube package for 195 dollars. It included a Gamecube (ofc.. 😂) Zelda Twilight Princess, Zelda WW, Super Paper Mario TTYD a single controller.... and (wait for it...) the Original Component Cable!!! I thought it was expensive.. little did I know.
24:05 I'm a little confused. You say that the PAL GameCube only supports Sync-on-composite, but retroRGB.com recommends using the SNES Sync-on-luma cable for the PAL Gamecube.
retrorgb.com/gamecube.html
+Jarrah White [Try4ce] I'm pretty sure that's accurate. It doesn't support S-video, so I don't know where it would pull sync-on-luma from (as far as I know, that's where luma always comes from, but I'm no expert on that matter). I forget if I double-checked all these things, but unfortunately the system is out of my hands now.
What about RBGPlaying game is the betterTV or school TV is that a better Picture of what you get on the old schooltv I like playing my games but I can buy my PlayStation three only supports modern different 7p to 1080 maybe Other ways to play video games right it’s just like very much like to go in to you on the PS2
I love how the Nintendo digital cable is laid out like a Playboy centerfold.
*Teen Titans for Gamecube doesn't work for Wii backwards compatibility. You can play through the opening training sequence of the game but then it just won't load anymore of the game. There may be more games like this.*
HEADS UP
That is rather strange, maybe your disc is scratched because my disc works perfectly on the Wii .
I dont see any difference of whatsoever that is worth me paying so much for that mod or device. S-Video it is. All this mumbo jumbo is just numbers on paper. You will not see a difference if you dont know there is one.
I wonder what kind of system you were running Dolphin on, because I have been able to run most Gamecube games absolutely smoothly and without any major issues at an increased resolution with it for ages even on mid-range hardware, and would absolutely consider it the best way to experience the vast majority of Gamecube retail titles for anyone who isn't nostalgic about original hardware or resolution. Some titles have issues, but you can generally look those up in advance. I get that for you guys accuracy is key, but for a lot of people the experience doesn't have to be extremely accurate if it's impressive or convenient in other ways. I'll take running one of my favorite games at 1080p 60fps on my PC with potential minor issues over a perfect 480p image that took a lot of work, money, and time and might even need a CRT to be fully appreciated. Different solutions for different needs. I don't like how you wrote it off here, it seems elitist. I personally just never want to see a 3D game in a resolution under 1080p again, I don't enjoy that level of image quality anymore (for 2D games original resolution will always remain king), so for me, emulation is the way to go.
[Try4ce] It's difficult to word things on emulation because we have a great deal of respect for what people are doing in that scene, and believe people should do what they want to get the experience they're looking for with a game, but at the same time it's not our area of interest or expertise, so we don't want to say too much because we're a bit ignorant on it. We just want to acknowledge that it is there, but it's not what people are watching our videos for. For what it's worth, I believe the version of Dolphin available at the time of this video was just before they released a new super stable version that fixed a lot of problems.
Now as an English person, I choose to play my games with a 50hz CRT, so for Gamecube all I need is a set of SCART cables which is far easier to get than component cables. Of course, that’s only 576i, but to be honest that’s good enough for me.
*EDIT:* After discovering my CRT supports PAL50, PAL60, and NTSC, I’ve been messing around with PAL60 mode on a lot of my games. I can see the resolution drop clearly, but the boost in frame rate is amazing. Not because it makes the motion smoother, but just because it flickers less. I might upgrade to 480p someday if I ever get an EDTV CRT so I can get the reduced flicker without loosing so much resolution. Or even 576p, as without interlacing the 50hz flicker shouldn’t be that bad.
Awesome videos. These have inspired me to get RGB cables for some of my systems and I'm so pleased I have.
I was wondering though as I am in the UK so have PAL systems for my Wii would I be better off with RGB SCART or the official Wii Component cables?
You can consider an FPGA a "blank" silicon chip you can put any kind of circuitry (up to a certain amount of transistors or logic gates) into it. This is why cheap FPGA makes previously ASIC-only tasks possible: you can create a chip by programming a blank one, instead of having to make ASICs which is a million-dollar endeavor.
I can't believe I HAD a GameCube with the Component cable and sold the whole thing to a Microplay Store!
This was a really cool video! You've earned my subscription!
16:47 AVOID THE OFFICIAL WII RGB SCART CABLES LIKE THE PLAGUE!
I typically use the Wii HDMI adapter, but it didn't work with certain Virtual Console games. So I ordered an official still sealed in the box Wii RGB SCART cable. The picture was full of checkerboard noise, indicating poor shielding. And this is the OFFICIAL NINTENDO BRAND! Leave it to Nintendo to cheap out on quality.
I actually thought the Wii-side looked better in that blind test.
Great video guys!
Great video but highly outdated with all the GC HDMI converters that are available now.
I loved my GameCube, but it was stolen along with 48 games and a myriad of accessories when I was in a homeless youth shelter. Still, I have a modded Wii and Wii U, plus Dolphin 🐬 is one of the greatest emulators out there.
As far as GBA games, they can be played on my DS Light or even my modded New 3DS XL if I don't want to emulate them.
The GameCube was one of my favorite systems of all time; it was fast, small, light, quiet, the game discs seemed super cool at the time, it had virtually no load time on most games, and it had one of the greatest controllers off all time.
That being said, I don't miss it because I can play all of the games with the real controllers either on my Wii consoles or on my PC with the official Nintendo USB adapter.
You guys could potentially update this video! Zeldaxpro is selling an external HDMI mod for the GameCube with setting options. Also wii homebrew adds an awesome GBA emulator called mGBA. This emulator has excellent compatibility and I've noticed no slow downs or glitches while using it. And the best part is there is virtually no input lag. Oh and it also has an option to run at 240p.... Although it can run internally at 480p so it looks great regardless. It's my preferred method of playing gameboy games. Oh! I also use the wii classic controller with the emulator since the GameCube controller isn't always the best thing to use and the Hori pad is becoming harder to find. The dpad on the classic controller is pretty good
I actually bought the official component cable direct from Nintendo back in 2003 just to play Metroid Prime in 480p, and have hung onto them ever since. Upgrading from blurry composite was an absolute revelation at the time -- not being a PC gamer I'd never seen a game look so good.
I had no idea the cables were so sought after! Or that Nintendo took the port off later revisions of the hardware. I remember the package they came in had Japanese writing all over it, which seemed really strange for a Nintendo product to not have localized packaging.
You guys should redo this video with the new HDMI plug and play adapters like the ZXP one and the EON one. I have 3 of the ZXP ones and love them! They also allow you to use the AV slot for S-Video at the same time unlike the EON ones, which is pretty sweet!
Austin 'Auddy' Davenport I agree! They should compare the ZXP, EON, and the original Nintendo component cable. I have the EON and I’m very happy with it. I saw the ZXP 3.0 was released and think that it looks awesome and being $50 cheaper than the EON it may be a better option for most people. I agree with you in that it’s nice that the ZXP leaves the AV slot open just in case you need it.
Will the size of your television change how the visuals look? I bought me a pair of Component cables not too long ago but I was wondering if something like a 50" LED TV impact performance?
[Try4ce] Nah, TV size is just personal preference. Bigger doesn't mean that performance is impacted, but other factors in how the manufacturer handles image scaling could impact performance.
I use the first gen white wii with hd conponent cable and run every GameCube game on hdd I must admit the picture is amazing on Panasonic 4K tv as a Star Wars fan my fav game is the rebel assault wow the cable are £3.99 eBay
I’m glad I sold my GC component cables for the 💰 the games are better played on a Wii or emulator. I originally traded used copy of Killzone 2 on PS3 for them, then sold them to some sucker for like $200 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@3:59-.-When they don’t plug in the last wire: 😠
Really enjoyed this one. Can't wait to see you guys do PS2 and Xbox as well.
Just get an S-video cable and you are good to go, i dont even like component looking because its too sharp to my taste for GC games making them display blocky pixels more... just my 2 cents.
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So much has changed over the last 8 years. I think this video needs a refresh!
If you use the wii2hdmi and play your GameCube games on the wii, apparently it will upscale it to HDMI. Will you guys do a video on this?
[Try4ce] We have not used one of these devices yet, but we believe the result will not be anything special... more of a convenience thing. When we do a Wii episode in the future, we plan to feature it, yes.