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The Dreamcast VGA Box (ドリームキャストVGA ボックス) is a peripheral for the Sega Dreamcast which allows the system to connect to a monitor supporting the VGA video standard.
Using a VGA box is considered by enthusiasts to be the definitve way of playing a Dreamcast, as it allows the system to output a 480p video signal without the graphical compromises. Though VGA support has been a feature of the Dreamcast since 1998, the standard was at the time, somewhat impractical, as most televisions lacked a VGA port to interface with the console. This means all Dreamcasts shipped with RF or composite video cables, which, although functional in sending a picture to a screen, are unable to deliver the clearest possible picture.
Today televisions and computer monitors have converged, meaning the use of VGA is no longer as uncommon. The Dreamcast's support for VGA is often considered ahead of its time, as many models of the PlayStation 2 and GameCube cannot output a comparible video signal (without modifications). This is even true of some later revisions of the Wii, where composite is the only option.
Not all Dreamcast games are compatible with the VGA Adapter, namely SNK ports such as Garou: Mark of the Wolves. The majority of games can be forced to use the VGA box by using software such as the DC-X. Given these issues (and that on its own, VGA also only deals with video, not audio), the VGA box has extra ports, doubling up as a way of displaying composite audio/video and s-video should the need arise.
Despite hinting at a western release, Sega only released its official Dreamcast VGA Box in Japan, although the device is compatible with all versions of the Dreamcast worldwide. Third-party alternatives are therefore far more common in North America and Europe.
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VGA adapters are a parallel alternative connector to display high end resolutions. Component video connectors found on sixth generation consoles can use 480p. For instance, PlayStation 2 works in component but the signal is worst because like its predecessor it displays its anti-aliasing problems unless on RGB or 720p compatible games. The GameCube and Xbox do not have this problem. The VGA adapter also permits a 480p function on a specialized HD-TV compatible monitor with a VGA connector, or with a 100 dollar plus video converter. The video converter splits the signals sent from VGA to YPbPr colors. Like with personal computers, these VGA connectors are usually only compatible with monitors and projectors.
Compatible Games
- 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
- 4x4 Evolution
- Alien Front Online
- Bomber hehhe!
- Bomberman Online
- Border Down
- Chaos Field
- ChuChu Rocket!
- Coaster Works
- Confidential Mission
- Cosmic Smash
- Crazy Taxi
- Crazy Taxi 2
- Dead or Alive 2
- Demolition Racer: No Exit
- Densha De Go! 2
- Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future
- Evil Dead: Hail to the King
- F355 Challenge
- Fighting Force 2
- Fire Pro Wrestling D
- Fur Fighters
- Giant Gram 2000: All Japan Pro Wrestling 3
- Giga Wing
- Godzilla Generations
- Grand Theft Auto 2
- Half Life
- The House of the Dead 2
- Ikaruga
- Jet Set Radio
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- The King of Fighters 2002
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- Le Mans 24 Hours
- Mars Matrix
- Marvel vs. Capcom
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2
- Maximum Pool
- MDK 2
- Metropolis Street Racer
- Monaco Grand Prix
- Mr. Driller
- Musapey no Choco Marker
- Omikron: The Nomad Soul
- Ooga Booga
- Outtrigger
- Phantasy Star Online
- Phantasy Star Online v2
- Plasma Sword
- Power Stone
- Power Stone 2
- Project Justice: Rival Schools 2
- Pro Pinball Trilogy
- Psyvariar 2
- Puyo Puyo 4
- Puyo Puyo Da!
- Puyo Puyo Fever
- Quake III Arena
- Quiz Aa! Megami-sama: Tatakau Tsubasa to Tomoni
- Radirgy
- Rainbow Cotton
- Rayman 2
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
- Rent A Hero No.1
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Rez
- Rippin' Riders
- Rune Jade
- Sakura Taisen
- Sakura Taisen 3
- Samba de Amigo
- Samba de Amigo ver. 2000
- Seaman
- Sega Swirl
- Sega Smash Pack Volume 1
- Segagaga
- Shenmue
- Shenmue II
- Shikigami no Shiro II
- Skies of Arcadia
- Sonic Adventure
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Sonic Shuffle
- Soul Calibur
- Soldier of Fortune
- South Park Rally
- Space Channel 5
- Space Channel 5: Part 2
- Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing
- Starlancer
- Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
- Time Stalkers
- Tokyo Bus Guide
- Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
- Tomb Raider Chronicles
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
- Toy Commander
- Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!
- Trizeal
- Typing of the Date
- The Typing of the Dead
- Under Defeat
- Unreal Tournament
- Virtua Tennis 2
- Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram
- Worms Armageddon
- Worms World Party
- Zero Gunner 2
- Zombie Revenge
Physical Scans
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