Weekly Roundup #431 - October 16th 2024

00:00 Welcome

[McGrizz]

Really contemplating the Dreamcast component cables, but still wanting to wait out for the HD Retrovision cables.

[DrLilo]

If you do make a deep dive on MemCard Pro 2, It'd be cool if you included a section on how OPL can already create VMUs and store them on the console's hard drive (if it has one installed) and compare the advantages/disadvantages of going that route.

[TheAmazingMoose-Man]

Bought my Dreamcast component cable a couple weeks ago and WOW I can never go back to s-video & scart, so good! (Note my scart cable did NOT support 480p, only 480i)

[shredbraahh]

Got my hands on those RGC Dreamcast component cables back in February. Excellent decision, though pretty pricey haha.

[MickMacklerack]

Hello Bob. Some news your viewers may be interested in for next week:.1. New multi board for the irem m92 arcade pcb is in final testing and taking a list of names showing interest over on arcade projects. 2. Also on arcade projects is the preorders for the final run of the cps3 ultra simms by darksoft. Also Bob very very sad news about the author of groovymister Sergi Clara (psakhis). Sergi sadly died the 9th of October in a cycling accident. He was just 44 years old. RIP.

[saschatrott]

with an onboard card with good amount of vram and an gameport this would be a cool retro pc singleboard for windows 98 and dos games maybe as low power linux server like an nas too

[Redonepunch]

Bob, I think my original childhood NES had the expansion port on the bottom exposed out of the box. I remember taking the “dust cover” off as a kid because I was curious and seeing the connector. Might be why a lot of consoles you’ve seen have it exposed.

[stephenparlin]

Thanks for the heads up on the DC cables - snagged a couple this morning!

[Roshenbo]

Thank you Bob, Wednesday's are my favorite day of the week, BECAUSE of the roundup!

Just out of curiosity..I can't remember where I read about it, but. Is there any truth to HD Retrovision releasing their version of component cable for the Dreamcast soon?

[Izquierda]

Wasn't a topic of this roundup, but whatever happened with the MARS project?

[Boogieb]

I’m 38, but I aspire to be Bob when I grow up. 🧔🏻‍♂️

[Wobble]

The ITX-Lama is just about the perfect legacy PC that I've been waiting for, would have been cool if the CPU was closer to 500Mhz, and it had 256-384MB RAM, as 128MB is just about the cusp of being enough for Win98Se, the OGXB can't run 98 for instance due to only having 64MB RAM, and the 128MB mod only just about gets it working, 256MB is kind of the minimum, and late 90s games need 256-384MB ideally, also someone has developed FPGA Voodoo GPU's all the way to a Voodoo 5 6000 (which is 1000 bucks in case you're wondering lol, but a Voodoo 3DFX 64MB FPGA card would be much cheaper), which could pair perfectly with this board, the audio specs are immaculate though, everything is spot on, real OPL3, wavetable header for MIDI and MT32-Pi support for modern sounfonts, this could be amazing for 8/16-Bit realchip audio compatible console emulation, as MiSTer isn't yet compatible with SCII realchip synthesizer chipsets like the RE:Birth audio hardware, but this should be if the CPU is fast enough to run GENS SCII Win98Se.

[Dark_Jaguar]

That plastic tab is intentionally perforated just like those action figure plastic pieces you're meant to break out of the way. Nintendo obviously meant for that to be broken away, since that's literally the only way to get to the expansion port on the bottom. I consider that one of the most acceptable "case mods" around. Then again, I also consider it entirely acceptable to use flush cutters on the tabs inside the SNES cartridge slot, which is definitely not intended, because it's hidden out of sight and when done right, still looks nice anyway. Also, I used flush cutters and followed up with a metal square file on my Sega 32X to make the cartridge slot squared to fit all region's cartridges. I find that one acceptable because I managed to do so in a way that looks professional and nice, and the cartridge flaps extend under the part I'm cutting away so it's still "intact", unlike the flaps for the main Genesis itself.

I mean, I'm generally very much in favor of "no cut" system mods, but if something's physically obstructing my use of multi region games and addons, I'm going to look into clean professional looking "cuts" if at all possible.

[digitalmatrixio]

MemCard Pro 2 in slot 1 and MX4SIO in slot 2. Name a more perfect pairing for the PS2.

[JMLRetroRoom]

Those DC Component cables looked great directly into my LED TV as well. I use the RT5X but it works if anyone wants to use them that way. It was a Samsung TV.

[DrLilo]

I have an MT-32pi already, but if the screenless option had been available back then, I would've chosen it ngl, I did feel like I was overpaying for features I didn't need back then.

[BeeRadDubya]

Is there any news on the HD retrovision Dreamcast cables? I was holding out hope but didn't know if you had any updates?

[rekor]

How do I get the best pic for my Dreamcast for the Retrotink 5x? I currently have the Mike Chi designed scart cable. How is the quality of that hooked up to the RTX5?

[tx]

I cut the plastic off the bottom of my NES when I was a kid just to see what was under there.

[atsz.]

do the dreamcast component cables support 720x480? or does it squish it down to 640x480?