arnold_the_bartender wrote:I can bring my DC VGA box. It has VGA of course and a built-in S-Video port, RCA jacks and a 3.5mm jack for audio out (though we can use the RCA jacks for audio out as well).
I'm not sure Apolloboy has a good sized TV or monitor to use with VGA.
Are you sure you've got a VGA box with "real" S-video. (some seem to have the same stupid fake split composite s-video as bad Nintendo-type AV cables do)
If you're not sure, I could bring my S-video cable just in case.
kool kitty89 wrote:You're parents are OK about using the family room? (your room is definitely going to be tight for more than 3 people, and there's a LOT more than that on the list )
Yeah, the family room doesn't get used much, so my parents would have no problem with us being in there.
kool kitty89 wrote:Plus there's a rear projection SDTV in the family room right? (or is it HD?) Does that have S-video or component? (I could bring a Nintendo S-video cable and a GC component cable if anyone's interested -or a Wii component cable for that matter, and component for Xbox, PS2/PS3, 360, plus Dreamcast S-video)
The rear projection TV is in the living room, but it's not that great since it gets a lot of glare and it has issues with certain systems. The big CRT in the family room would work great, since it has both S-video and component.
kool kitty89 wrote:Do you think it would be a good idea to bring over the 400 and asteroids for some 4 player action?
Sure, and it would be great if you brought an extra set of paddles so we can play Warlords on the 2600 later.
kool kitty89 wrote:
arnold_the_bartender wrote:I can bring my DC VGA box. It has VGA of course and a built-in S-Video port, RCA jacks and a 3.5mm jack for audio out (though we can use the RCA jacks for audio out as well).
I'm not sure Apolloboy has a good sized TV or monitor to use with VGA.
My TV doesn't have VGA and neither does the TV in the family room. Plus, we don't have any computer monitors laying around, so we'll have to use S-video for the DC.
arnold_the_bartender wrote:
traitorjack wrote:I'm an SNES collector, so I could bring a bunch of classics as well.. if we dont have a mame machine to use.
Apollo got his Super Everdrive. He can load many SNES ROMs on that baby.
Indeed. I've already got a load of games ready to go on the Super Everdrive, and the best part is we can play them in RGB! I modded my SNES mini for RGB and as I stated before, I have a SCART to component converter so SNES stuff will look fantastic. If anyone has an SNES multitap, that'd be great since I have all five Super Bomberman games loaded on the Super Everdrive.
Own: 2600, 2DS, 2DS XL, 360 S, 5200, 7800, 800, 800XL, AES, Amiga 600, C64, C64C, CV, DC, Duo-R, GB, GBA, GBA SP, GBC, GBP, Genesis 2, GG, JP SMS, Lynx, Mark III, Mega CD II, MD, MSX2+, N64, NES, NES top loader, Nomad, PCE, PSX, PS2, RetroUSB AVS, SAT, SFC, SG-1000 II, SMS, SNES mini, Switch, TE, Twin Fami, VIC-20, Wii, XEGS
sevin0seven wrote:^so i'm assuming we don't have to bring anything (including food and games) but ourselves?
You can bring some stuff if you'd like, I've got the burgers covered but you guys can feel free to bring snacks and drinks! As for games, you can bring over some multiplayer 360 or Wii games since both those systems are set up in the family room. I've got the old stuff pretty much covered (except for PC Engine and SNES multitaps), so you don't have to worry about that.
EDIT: Oh, and bring stuff for sale/trade if you have anything!
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Own: 2600, 2DS, 2DS XL, 360 S, 5200, 7800, 800, 800XL, AES, Amiga 600, C64, C64C, CV, DC, Duo-R, GB, GBA, GBA SP, GBC, GBP, Genesis 2, GG, JP SMS, Lynx, Mark III, Mega CD II, MD, MSX2+, N64, NES, NES top loader, Nomad, PCE, PSX, PS2, RetroUSB AVS, SAT, SFC, SG-1000 II, SMS, SNES mini, Switch, TE, Twin Fami, VIC-20, Wii, XEGS
sevin0seven wrote:^so i'm assuming we don't have to bring anything (including food and games) but ourselves?
You can bring some stuff if you'd like, I've got the burgers covered but you guys can feel free to bring snacks and drinks! As for games, you can bring over some multiplayer 360 or Wii games since both those systems are set up in the family room. I've got the old stuff pretty much covered (except for PC Engine and SNES multitaps), so you don't have to worry about that.
ApolloBoy wrote:
The rear projection TV is in the living room, but it's not that great since it gets a lot of glare and it has issues with certain systems. The big CRT in the family room would work great, since it has both S-video and component.
OK, let me know if I should bring any Wii/PS2/360/GC/Xbox component cables or if you need an extra SNES type S-video cable.
I've got a good DC S-video cable that might be easier to use than Jesse's VGA/S-video box. (plus, if Jesse hasn't made sure, some VGA boxes have composite wired to S-video)
If you're planning on hooking up your modded Genesis 2, the VGA box might be easier though since you could just use a generic S-video cable for either and manually switch between. (I could also bring my composite+s-video switchbox if that would make things easier -the s-video is a bit flaky, but should be OK and the composite and audio is perfectly fine)
That and any games/controllers/etc.
kool kitty89 wrote:Do you think it would be a good idea to bring over the 400 and asteroids for some 4 player action?
Sure, and it would be great if you brought an extra set of paddles so we can play Warlords on the 2600 later.
And castle crashers.
Indeed. I've already got a load of games ready to go on the Super Everdrive, and the best part is we can play them in RGB! I modded my SNES mini for RGB and as I stated before, I have a SCART to component converter so SNES stuff will look fantastic. If anyone has an SNES multitap, that'd be great since I have all five Super Bomberman games loaded on the Super Everdrive.
If there's any special (chipped) SNES games that people want to bring (and you don't already have), that would still be important since those aren't everdrive friendly.
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