SNES & Sega Genesis Component Cables: SD Remaster

Posted on 10/11/2014 by Lambert Varias

You can easily play digital copies of your SNES and Sega Genesis games on your computer, but if you prefer to play on the actual consoles you might want to keep an eye on HD Retrovision’s upcoming products. The company has designed replacement YPbPr component cables for the classic consoles that should result in clearer and sharper images, with less jitter.

According to HD Retrovision, the image you see above compares the video output between the standard composite cable that came with the SNES (left) and its YPbPr component cable. HD Retrovision says that the conversion from the original RGB output to the YPbPr signal is done from within the cables themselves, so they are plug and play.

HD Retrovision says the cables should work with most HD and SD TV sets. Its Sega Genesis cable will come in mono and stereo variants, while the SNES cable will have only one variant and will work only with the original SNES (model no. SNS-001). The company is also working to make both the SNES and Sega Genesis cables work for both PAL and NTSC TVs, but if that falls through it will just release separate cables for either region.

If you want more proof, here’s a lengthy side-by-side compilation of SNES games:

Here’s one for the Genesis:

Pledge at least $35 (USD) on Kickstarter to get HD Retrovision’s YPbPr component cable for the SNES or Sega Genesis. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to re-watch those videos and reminisce about the good old times.

[via Kicktraq]

Video Game Controller Silicone Molds: Six Player Mold ‘em Up

Posted on 20/09/2014 by Lambert Varias

You can play with your cakes and eat them too with ThinkGeek’s Classic Game Controller Silicone Mold. Each mold makes six 2.9″ controllers, a pair each of the NES, Sega Genesis and the PlayStation controllers. I bet the Xbox is blushing ’cause it’s not considered old yet.

Up up down down left right left right browse browse to ThinkGeek and order the mold for $10(USD).

[via Boing Boing]

PlayStation Optimus Prime & Mega Drive Megatron: Consoles in Disguise

Posted on 09/08/2014 by Lambert Varias

Thanks to the Transformers’ 30th anniversary, we’ve seen Optimus Prime and Megatron turned into glam rockers and bears. Now they’re also video game consoles. Takara Tomy will be releasing limited edition action figures of Optimus Prime as a Sony PlayStation and Megatron as a Sega Genesis aka Mega Drive.

These images of the Autobot leader’s alternate form were taken by Japanese website Radio Kaikan. Prime comes with replicas of the PlayStation’s memory card and its DualShock controller.

Here are Takara Tomy’s shots of its Sega Mega Drive Megatron, which will come with a replica of the console’s controller as well as a Japanese Sonic the Hedgehog cartridge.

Here’s a shot of the arch-enemies for scale:

Takara Tomy will release the PlayStation Optimus Prime early next year, while the 16-bit Decepticon will be available in Japan this Fall. I’ve seen a couple of eBay sellers accepting pre-orders for the Megatron action figure for around $135 (USD) to $139, which for me is a pretty reasonable price, considering these are doubly geeky and will likely be sought after in the future.

[via Takara Tomy & Radio Kaikan via Kotaku]

Emulator Cabinet Works with 75 Controllers, 30+ Consoles and 2 Happy Players

Posted on 26/08/2013 by Lambert Varias

These days you can run dozens of classic games on a PC using emulators. If you’re good with modding hardware, you may be able to connect the right controller for the console you’re emulating. But if you’re Patrice Daubaire, you take it one step further. Patrice hacked 75 controllers to make them compatible with over 110 gaming systems.

mvgs 2 multi video game system 2 dream station by Patrice Daubaire

Patrice calls his ingenious mod the Multi Video Game System 2 or MVGS 2. He managed to universalize 75 controllers – from an Atari 2600 joystick to aPlayStation controller – so that they’ll work with different gaming systems via a custom VGA adapter. Patrice claims his system has zero input lag and that the controllers weigh more or less the same as unmodified ones. Patrice was also able to add additional functions like a quick save button on some of the controllers.

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To present his invention, Patrice built the MVGS 2 Dream Station, a PC with over 30 gaming system emulators. It has a nice cabinet with a built-in monitor and lets up to two players geek out. He also setup a rotating display stand for the controllers.

Pick your jaw up from the floor and head to the MVGS 2 website for more information.

[via Hack A Day]

Custom NES Sega Genesis Controller Perfect for Playing Super Sonic Brothers

Posted on 09/08/2013 by Conner Flynn

Is this custom Sega Genesis controller with a sweet NES design awesome or sacrilege? I can’t decide. In my mind, the NES was so much more awesome than the Genesis. I do love them both though. So I guess I love this controller.
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It just looks slick. Amazingly slick. It’s a controller from an alternate dimension. Can you imagine what the matching console would look like? This is the work of Zoki64 and if you are reading this, Please make a custom Genesis to go with this.

Awesome work my friend. Clearly he forced both consoles to make love and then snatched one of their offspring. I see no other explanation for such an amazing controller.

[via it8bit]

Plants vs. Zombies Ported to Sega Genesis: Altered Plant

Posted on 23/07/2013 by Lambert Varias

PopCap’s tower defense game Plants vs. Zombies is available on pretty much every modern gaming device, from PCs to smartphones. And it’s also on at least one classic console: the Sega Genesis aka the Mega Drive. The Penny-Arcade Report’s Ben Kuchera stumbled upon this 16-bit curio at PAX Australia.

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Image by Ben Kuchera

Unsurprisingly, the port is an unofficial and illegal game. Dave Cudrev of Retrospekt bought a copy of the game on eBay for around $30 (USD) from a Russian coder. YouTuber Stepan V, whose video of the game appears below, was also able to snag one from an “underground retro video game market” in Russia. The game’s graphics have taken a considerable hit, plus it’s in Russian, but otherwise it seems to be the same as the original game.

It would be hilarious if it got DLC via the Mega-CD.

[via The PA Report]

Sega Genesis Emulator Running On An E-reader

Posted on 23/09/2012 by Bernie Mota

In “totally not what you ever expected news,” someone ported the 16-bit Sega console onto an e-reader. No kidding, folks.

What is it with the obsession of putting every knowable retro gaming console on possibly every kind of gizmo? I don’t know; maybe it’s like popping bubble-wrap paper? Those things are ...
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The Nook Simple Touch can run a Genesis emulator, but should it?

Posted on 19/09/2012 by Ben Gilbert

There we were, thinking touch-based versions of gaming classics were a bad idea on a device intended for gaming -- and then we saw Sonic the Hedgehog 2 running on a Nook Simple Touch. YouTube user "ndncnbvcuyuys" rooted his touch-based Barnes & Noble e-reader, installed the Android 2.1 OS on it, and hooked up a Sega Genesis emulator. The results are not what we'd call "ideal," but as the hacker says, "It is playable." Sure, technically speaking, the on-screen virtual buttons allow interaction with Sonic and his buddy Tails, but whether it's any fun at all is another question altogether. "ndncnbvcuyuys" seems to have a penchant for the impossibly fast games on touch-based e-readers, as he got PlayStation 1's WipeOut running on the Nook Simple Touch just a few weeks back. Might we suggest a PlayStation Vita instead?

[Thanks, Ron]

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Sega Genesis Emulator Runs on Nook Simple Touch: Sonic the Black and White Hedgehog

Posted on 18/09/2012 by Technabob

Electrostatic ink based E-readers aren’t exactly the best devices for moving images, due to their slow refresh rates and black and white screens. But that didn’t stop somebody from porting a SEGA Genesis emulator to the $99 Android-based Nook Simple Touch reader anyhow.

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YouTuber ndncnbvcuyuys (try and pronounce that!) posted this video of his rooted Nook Simple Touch running the Genesis emulator, and playing Sonic the Hedgehog 2. It’s clear from the video clip below that the Nook is more than up to the task of emulating the classic 16-bit console.

I’m actually impressed how well the side-scroller plays, given its fast action and movement – though it’s unclear if the emulator supports sound. You can check out detailed pics of the emulator in action over on Imgur, and some other fun emulators running on the Nook Simple Touch here.

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[via E-Reader Info]

Sega Genesis Shock Collar Mod By Furrtek

Posted on 10/08/2012 by Bernie Mota

See how one modded Genesis is a shocking experience for anyone who plays it.

Out of all the videogame-related mods I’ve managed to showcase here on Walyou, this is the first where I had to come to terms over its existence. Usually, I’m pretty G.I. Joe gun-ho when it comes to ...
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