O.M.F.G. (Just bought a Dreamcast VGA box)

[MercenaryForHire]

There are not enough bug-eyed shocked emoticons in the WORLD to describe what I am feeling.

Fellow Dreamcast owners ... do yourself a GREAT favour and go buy a VGA box. The difference is OUTSTANDING. Soul Caliber looks like it just dropped out of the arcade. :Q

This has been a public service announcement brought to you by the Dreamcast Zealotry Association.

- M4H

 

[TrueBlueLS]

Why did I return my Dreamcast after buying it from Black Friday 2001?

 

[boyRacer]

I know what you mean...

 

[Zorro]

What is this device ? does it hook up to a dremcast console?

 

[idNut]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
There are not enough bug-eyed shocked emoticons in the WORLD to describe what I am feeling.

Fellow Dreamcast owners ... do yourself a GREAT favour and go buy a VGA box. The difference is OUTSTANDING. Soul Caliber looks like it just dropped out of the arcade. :Q

This has been a public service announcement brought to you by the Dreamcast Zealotry Association.

- M4H

Soul Calibur looked like SH!T in the arcade! But I have been meaning to buy one of these. I just hooked up my Dreamcast again to play some DOA2 and SC, two of the best fighting games ever created.

 

[Spikey217]

If it makes Shenmue and Shenmue II look better than it already is, I might just get one.

 

[HappyDude111]

Dreamcast is awesome man. i got like 100 games.

 

[slydecix]

Originally posted by: Zorro
What is this device ? does it hook up to a dremcast console?

it lets you hook your dc up to your computer monitor

 

[Zim Hosein]

Where and for how much MercenaryForHire?

 

[JayPatel]

the dc was meant to be played with a vga box. Everyone go out and do yourself a favor and pick one up. You see details in games that you could never have imagined. Shenmue 1 and 2 both looks remarkably clearer in image than on a conventional tv.

 

[idNut]

Originally posted by: HappyDude111
Dreamcast is awesome man. i got like 100 games.

Why did it fail O' God? WHY? WHY?!

9/9/99 seems like yesterday...

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Zorro
What is this device ? does it hook up to a dremcast console?

It allows you to plug your Dreamcast into your VGA monitor via a passthrough cable, and enables 640x480 mode in your games. And yes, it also becomes "progressive scan" - at least my monitor is telling me it's not getting an interlaced signal.

So in essence, the Dreamcast is doing 480p. :Q

Spikey217 - Hell yes. Go buy one.

- M4H

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Where and for how much MercenaryForHire?

eBay is always a good spot, but I got mine from EB - I was getting a DC for my little brother on the "trade two games in" deal, and to my surprise got a VGA box with it. He gets the regular cables for the TV, I get the VGA box.

Playing Zero Gunner 2 right now ... I never knew those little green powerups had the letter "E" in them before
My head's going to melt from all this graphical goodness.

- M4H

 

[SoylentGreen]

I have one I've had one. Nyahh nyahh nyahh nyahh nyahh.

 

[idNut]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Where and for how much MercenaryForHire?

eBay is always a good spot, but I got mine from EB

I just bought mine (2 mins ago) off eBay for $8.00 plus $2.25 shipping because of this post. Thanks MercenaryForHire for reminding me, I'll try and find you a job. j/k

 

[BD2003]

I used to have one. Sure its nice to play on the screen, but I still prefer to play on the 27inch flatscreen with svideo.

 

[ElFenix]

i really need to go get mine back

 

[everman]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Zorro
What is this device ? does it hook up to a dremcast console?

It allows you to plug your Dreamcast into your VGA monitor via a passthrough cable, and enables 640x480 mode in your games. And yes, it also becomes "progressive scan" - at least my monitor is telling me it's not getting an interlaced signal.

So in essence, the Dreamcast is doing 480p. :Q

Spikey217 - Hell yes. Go buy one.

- M4H

Why can't my PS2 and XBox do this? I do have a DC though, I'll have to try this.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: idNut

Originally posted by: HappyDude111
Dreamcast is awesome man. i got like 100 games.

Why did it fail O' God? WHY? WHY?!

9/9/99 seems like yesterday...

I feel the same way idNut

eBay is always a good spot, but I got mine from EB - I was getting a DC for my little brother on the "trade two games in" deal, and to my surprise got a VGA box with it. He gets the regular cables for the TV, I get the VGA box.

Thanks for the reply MercenaryForHire, much appreciated

 

[HappyDude111]

You play zerogunner 2 Also> i thought i was the only one with that game. its awesome right man?

 

[Spikey217]

Too bad all the eBay ones are third party. Time to make a trip to my local EB.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

It allows you to plug your Dreamcast into your VGA monitor via a passthrough cable, and enables 640x480 mode in your games. And yes, it also becomes "progressive scan" - at least my monitor is telling me it's not getting an interlaced signal.

Does it only work with VGA monitors, or is there a DV connection for use with an HD monitor?

 

[Desturel]

VGA and Dreamcast go hand in hand.

I hooked it up to my friends HDTV and blew his mind away. He never understood why I supported a "dead" system so much. Then I showed him how much better DOA 2 on Dreamcast looked than DOA 2 on PS2 and how much better Guilty Gear X on Dreamcast looked than Guilty Gear X2 on PS2. Now he can't understand why Dreamcast died. This is the same thing I've been saying for years however.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: JayPatel
the dc was meant to be played with a vga box. Everyone go out and do yourself a favor and pick one up. You see details in games that you could never have imagined. Shenmue 1 and 2 both looks remarkably clearer in image than on a conventional tv.

Ummmm, Shenmue 2 wasn't even released for the Dreamcast here in America. They opted instead to release it on XBOX. WTF are you talking about? Did you import it?

 

[AsianriceX]

Shenmue II was released in America, although IIRC, it was the european version. My memory is a little fuzzy, but back when I worked for Gamestop/Babbage's, we did sell Shenmue II, and it came in a spiffy blue cardboard sleeve. I wish I had bought it