After seeing that Nintendo's store is backordered on the cable until at least next year, I took the plunge and just plopped down $50 for one on eBay. Well, it came in today (Japanese box for +2 Geekgility) and so far I've tried Metroid Prime, Prime 2, and RE4 with progressive scan enabled and it's a hell of an improvement for the first two titles. As others have mentioned, RE4 looks kinda...shit in 480p. What other cheap titles can I grab that'll look good in 480p? When I hold down the 'B' button to enable progressive scan, do I have to do it every time I play the game? Why, oh why, couldn't Nintendo have implemented this switch in the damn system menu? Ah well, I guess I should consider myself lucking for even having a Gamecube with the HD-out. Thanks.
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Got my Gamecube component cable. What's next?
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Listen to no one, F-Zero GX is one of the best, fast paced, and most beautiful racers you can purchase. Every time I hit the highspeeds it makes you feel like your on a roller coaster, an incredible feeling for a video game.
MGS: Twin Snakes, Pikmin 2, Alien Hominid, Mario titles also look beautiful.
MGS: Twin Snakes, Pikmin 2, Alien Hominid, Mario titles also look beautiful.
jamesinclair
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90% of Nintendo games support it, even if it doesnt say so on the box.
Vieo said:
Your emoticons both frighten and confuse me. I think Ikaruga looks great, it's just not really my genre, and seems hard as hell.
Thanks to everyone on the feedback thus far. Looks like I'll be raiding my local Gamestop for F-Zero X.
civilstrife
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Raoul Duke said:
Another insightful post by Raoul Duke.
Way to go.
tedtropy said:
Ikaruga isn't all THAT hard, actually. I'm not much of a shmup player, but I've played the game all the way through. It's actually got a different feel from any other shooter I've played due to the black/white mechanic. It really almost feels more like a puzzle game than a shooter at times, as you've got to assess a situation, and figure out when is the best time to switch colors while still attacking the other enemies.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Version 3.0
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jamesinclair said:
Yeah, actually the only one that doesn't is Wario Ware. Even the Game Boy Player supports 480p.
Nick Laslett
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This is because RE4 is low resolution with only 380 lines(approx), playing in interlaced helps hide this fact.
Myoclonic Jerk
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F-Zero
Myoclonic Jerk
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is that the official boxart for Battalion Wars?
cuz it ROCKS
EDIT: I want a high res version of that please
cuz it ROCKS
EDIT: I want a high res version of that please
FortNinety
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So you have to "switch progressive on"? I thought it just autodetected. Or at least, I think I just hooked up my Cube via the cables and didn't do anything else. I think...
FortNinety
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tedtropy said:
I'm assuming this is in the GC settings menu, right?
Hmm, I highly doubt that there is a universal component cable with Cube support. Unlike the other systems, the Cube cable actually contains a DSP chip. That's one of the reasons I believe that 3rd parties have not created any GC component cables...Vieo said:
bob_arctor
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Vieo said:
Or go the import route--NCS, Lik-Sang, the usual suspects. That's how I got mine after seeing the U.S. version perpetually on back-order.
I was actually wondering about this recently. What do you think of these '3 platform' component cables on eBay which, unlike the EB version, actually do have a gamecube input:
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Any idea whether these would permit progressive scan, or is there reason to expect that they wouldn't include the necessary chip?
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Any idea whether these would permit progressive scan, or is there reason to expect that they wouldn't include the necessary chip?
gkrykewy said:
I'm willing to bet they won't work. It may output 480i, but as others have said the actual GC component cable has a DSP in it. Also, I wouldn't recommend using those 3-in-1 cables regardless, they add noticeable interference to the video and sound quality. I made the mistake of using a 3-in-1 S-video one before, and if I can see the effects on interlaced video you can imagine how much it craps on progressive stuff. Just give your consoles the discrete connections they deserve.
ImNotLikeThem
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Considering they are only using the analog a/v out connection, they definitely won't work.tedtropy said:
ImNotLikeThem said:
Hah, yeah, thanks for pointing that out. That cable's just going to give you interlaced over component for the GC, which will basically look the same as an S-video connection.
Hah, eBay auctions are hillarious...
Retail $129.99?. You could buy this cable at your already-overpriced local Gamestop for like $20. I also like how they sneak 'Monster Gold' into the auction title, despite the fact that this is obviously just a cheap Pelican cable. The fact that they advertise it as an HD cable, despite the fact that it won't do 480p on the 'cube is nice.