/vr/ - Retro Games

>>4411046
maybe they had japanese kids in mind. apparently they tend to play a lot closer to the tv with the console right in front of them

>>4411046
Because why the fuck not.

On those models the AV output is mono to keep backwards compatibility with the SMS cable. Using the frontal HP jack, you could get actual stereo.

>>4411046
So you could play with headphones and adjust volume for you ears.

So if you was going to connect headphones or different speakers, you'd want them connected directly to the machine, rather than having to pass through the TV which can ruin the sound quality depending on the TV you have

>>4411059

Wasn't that version of the Genesis of lower sound quality than the others anyway?

>>4411046
You must be 18 to post here

>>4411050
Where the hell did you grow up that you sat across the room to play with a 2 foot cable?

>>4411068
No.

>>4411069
I had a Genesis growing up. I always wondered why the fuck that thing existed when I had a remote to lower the volume

Because in Japan, it was standard at the time to sit 2 feet away from your TV with the console right in front of you. Japanese also typically live in smaller homes, so having a TV blaring bings and wahoos would be disruptive to everyone else, hence the headphone jack.

Why you're only able to get stereo audio out of the headphone jack will always be a mystery to me.

>>4411082
See >>4411052, another reason was becsuse Mono TVs could only use one RCA cable for audio and designing mono/stereo flags for Mega Drive was a huge waste of time and data.

The real question is WHY didn't all SNES games like SMW have a mono/stereo prompt for mono televisions even though it was comparatively more simple to implement? Sure, you could resort to RF for both consoles, but you also got the subpar video quality.

>>4411046
They wanted it to resemble a turntable.

A better question is why do you have to plug into the headphone jack instead of the back of the console if you want stereo sound? That's right, only the front audio output is stereo, the back is mono only.

Not really a problem since I use separate audio and video cables anyway, but really weird.

Because it also had a goddamn 3 foot controller cord. They legitimately expected you to run the system a good 12 feet away from the TV and have it next to you while your dad trips over the power cord every night and yells at you for it.

>>4411046
Why didn't every other console have a volume slider and headphone jack?

>>4411046
So you could play with stereo headphones. Like literally billions of people do today

>>4411074
>implying he's a grown up

>>4411406
The back is an SMS port which is only mono and it makes no sense to plug your headphones into the back when you sit in the front so they put the headphone jack on the front

If I want to use headphones I'll just plug them into the TV itself, and I can also adjust the volume on there.

>>4411968
Better question here

>>4411052
The SMS only had that cable so it would be backwards compatible with the SC-3000.

>>4414147
>i sit 1 foot in front of the tv
Reason #2 you're going blind

>>4411291

>>4414209
My console is the same distance from me as the TV.

Disregard all previous answers. They’ve stated it was because they wanted it to resemble audio equipment and to fit in with an entertainment center.

>>4411291
well, i have a new canon in my head.

>>4411968
PC Engine Duo had jack and slider (wheel)

>>4411046
My TV is 5 feet away from me. But Sega Genesis is only 3 feet away from me. I use my auxiliary cord to connect my surround sound system to my Sega Genesis. If I was to use headphones, I would position the Sega Genesis to another spot closer to me, so that my headphones could be plugged in.

>>4411291
What non McDonald’s toy level of quality turn table do you know that have headphone jacks?

>>4414287
Because you plug your headphones into the TV. If you plugged them into the console you'd be the same distance from the TV as your console + length of the controller cables.

>>4411046
Because most TV sets were only mono at the time.

>>4415113
On this note, why do several American (this is only a problem on American shit) TVs have the headphone jack so deep it's impossible to fit L-shaped plugs into them?

>>4411050
>>4411074

It more had to do with the apartment type setting. Where the TV might be in a room connected to other rooms. So you can listen to the game and the audio doesnt disturb mom in the kitchen or dad at his table. It was basically like being at a lan party.

>>4415113

>>4415113
>Because you plug your headphones into the TV.
Nah man, it's the same distance. It doesn't make a difference.
I just tested it out with two pairs of headphones here.

>>4415113
>Because you plug your headphones into the TV.
Nah man, it's the same distance. It doesn't make a difference.
I just tested it out with two pairs of headphones here.

>>4415137
Dunno, I don't own any NTSC only TVs. But I have one where the headphone jack is inside a compartment with other connectors and won't take an L shaped plug

>>4415631
If you're too retarded to use a tape measure to check the difference there's not much hope for you. Why don't you put your console behind the TV and then argue that you have more distance if you plug your headphones into the TV. lol

>Put your Headphone
>SSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGGGGGGGGGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
>oops, I forgot it was maxed!
>rip ears

>>4415698
I don't understand this argument we're having.
I don't need to be any farther from the tv than 4 feet.

>>4415706
That never happened, faggot. Unless you were using one of the later Model 1s.

>>4415706
That won't happen unless you use one of the very late Model 1s.

>>4411080
It only lowers the volume going to the headphone jack.

>>4415708
You can't be more than 2 feet without adding an extension cable for your headphones. In the late 80's an early 90's this wasn't allow because parenting skills.