/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3253827
>>3253836
The best way would be to find a way to get a hold of just the connector with the pins available, so you wouldn't have to do a wire to wire monstrosity as I have had to twice now; Not being able to open up the connectors is the most bothersome bit, to be honest.

http://members.optusnet.com.au/eviltim/gamescart/gamescart.htm#dcast is quite useful for referencing.

>>3253862
DC has three video modes: Standard(Composite/S-Vid), RGB(SD 240p/480i), and VGA.

I don't think there's a single game that doesn't have support for Standard Mode, but both RGB and VGA can be disabled based on the game; Capcom's arcade ports are notorious for this, stuff like 3rd Strike supporting standard and VGA, but not RGB so as to presumable not compete with itself. A simple hex edit enabled it though.

>>2336761
>Now my question is: is there any reason to strip sync if I don't need to? Is it in any way a performance improvement?
For the most part, it really doesn't matter. There are a few cases where it can result in an increase in picture quality(Genesis and NeoGeo) and these are both dependent on the specific revision in question. http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=36871

>Or is there any reason why I wouldn't want to (e.g. another console outputs just sync on the same pin, and that causes incompatibility or something
Pretty sure Retro Gaming Cables just uses normal a LM1881 to strip sync, and they're fine accepting an already "raw" sync signal. In fact, they can be used to clean up and boost csync that's a bit weak or slightly off.

If you don't think you'll be using the cable with hardware that needs or benefits from csync, go with the normal breakout cable.

Had I thought I'd get a monitor that needed csync later on, I may have gotten a cable with a built in sync stripper, and my adventures with the 3730 would have been much more pleasant. I didn't, and had to get something down the road; Not the end of the world, but what are you gonna do.