Gamerade - Super Nintendo (SNES Jr) - Best Possible Video Quality - Adam Koralik 

Just bought a SNES Jr. recently for $20, just now seeing this video makes me want to mod RGB capabilities back into it, especially after looking it up and seeing how easy it is. Just ordered more resistors than what I'll need for the mod itself for a little less than $2 :D

Damn, I went and looked up the RGB mod for the Snes Jr. and its piss easy if you know how to solder. This guy did a good job with it though. Glad you made a video on this, Adam.

Just to give you a mild technical explanation if you are curious, first, the video encoder chip (takes the video signals and turns them into S-Video or Composite, and as for RGB sends them to a little amplifier so it's visible), is pretty much the same as the one in the N64, where as the "original" SNES is not like that. Second, the reason it is so bright compared to a regular SNES is because you use a relatively modern amplifier to get the RGB signal going, so if its too bright, its possible to tone down the brightness with resistors but that's for the job of the person modding the console.

Ever since covid started I've just been re watching your videos at like 3am. It's been fun

Hey Adam, I know my comment is off topic but just wanted to say that I am a huge fan of you and I love your content! I didn't know that Shenmue was even a thing until I found out your channel 4 months ago. I'm not a fan of the series, I've never played them, but I wanted to show my support and gratitude by supporting Shenmue 3 via PayPal ( Got the Physical PS4 version) Thank you so much for your videos man. Keep up the good work!

Scart was also used in most Japanese TVs as a format called JP-21 or RGB-21. Scart actually was built into some special TVs in North America called PVMs or BVMs. These monitors are higher quality than the regular CRTs most people used in the 80s and 90s. These monitors were the ones that would be used at TV stations. For more information check out My Life in Gaming on RU-vid for more information. I really reccomend them for RGB and more about getting the best video quality on retro consoles! :3

Omg I used to watch you all the time when I was in 4th grade and I’m so glad I found you again.

just got my snes jr modded by Tim and it's fantastic. Its beautiful in rgb, also using the convertor box that Adam recommended. It's too bad I can't get it to work with my avermedia live gamer portable, so I'm on the lookout for a solution to this.

I bought one of these from this guy a couple months ago and it is amazing, Highly recommended.

about a year ago I used adams videos to walk me through getting all my retros set up with RGB scart. its really worth it. I got my NES modded for RGB it looks soooooo amazing. I use the framemeister too though

Hi Adam. Stumbled onto your channel while hunting around for Amiga videos (related videos apparently linked your CD32 vid). Very fascinating channel you have. Although i am mostly interested in computer history (especially Amiga home computer and how revolutionary it was in the 80s -- eg multitasking) and not so much for console history i did live through the early birth of the console (2600, , to the Nintendo System and how Atari f'ed up by telling Nintendo to take a hike -- could have been called the Atari NES system, etc). I applaud your interest and willingness to share this fascinating history behind all these retro consoles in a fun/exciting way. Your history lesson is quite accurate. I did notice you left out (or werent aware) that EA was related to 3DO by way of Trip Hawkings was the founder and CEO of EA and so forced his own company to be heavy behind it. Trip had connections with Commodore (EA started out on C64; fun fact Rockstar Games started out on Amiga computers) and Apple and there was a bit of a feud with Commodore (with CDTV & CD32) w/3DO at the time. Also i checked your earlier videos -- the beard works really well on you -- gives you a uniquely interesting appearance; without it, you just look wrong ;P Oh, and i dont see any CDTV coverage by you. CDTV was made by Commodore which was a direct competitor to the CD-i and actually leapfrogged CDi into the market first. And i did see a CD32 in Canada once. My friend had it way, way back. He only got it cuz there was a demo called Planetside that would play at the Commodore Convention (a convention that happened every year in Toronto, Canada back then). Not sure if the CD32 is still around -- he was killed in a head-on accident decades back and so not sure if his mother kept the unit or sold everything. Oh and to be clear when i say CD32 i mean Amiga CD32 game console. But when i say Amiga above i mean the Amiga home computer series, not the console. Anyway, keep up the great work! I've bookmarked. Cheers from Canada

I got my Snes Mini rgb modded and started using it in my scart setup instead of my regular Snes about 3-4 weeks ago. I'd recommend it fully, its very clean and gets rid of that little blurriness and lack of finer detail that the other model's of the SNES strangely have when doing RGB. I found a guy on ebay called something along the lines of RetroFixes that I'd definitely recommend if you are looking for modding services.

Adam keep these vids coming I love it

I think ive found someone whos even more excited to open a parcel than me.. when something special arrives!. keep up the great vids. !

I don't know if this has already been mentioned, but some RCA tvs from the mid to late '80s have a Scart connection. The only ones I have seen with that connector are RCA Dimensia tvs (The most expensive models offered by RCA at the time) If you ever see one, and have the room, it's worth picking one up.

hd retrovision cables is a good solution to your switchbox problems, component switch boxes are way more plentiful

+AdamKoralik Just to explain in a bit more detail that wasn't covered in the video. The reason for the sharper picture is that the SNES Jr uses a version of the SNES ONE Chip. This chip is an improved video output processor and was also included in middle life models of the standard SNES for a short while, it was however discontinued fairly quickly due to some games suffering from graphical glitches not present on a standard SNES. So it does have some draw back, but the games that have issues with it appear to be few and far between.

2 Suggestions: 1. A video about properly cleaning a PS1 Slim model. 2. A video going in depth about the differences between image clarity, graphics, and resolution (and throw in the difference between true HD and upscaled HD as well).

I had a buddy who had a 32 inch I believe JVC tube tv that he bought from kmart here in the states that had RGB Scart port, He bought it back when the first Xbox was released and used it all the time for Halo.

Great video. I always thought the difference between rgb on the fat and the jr was exaggerated. Good to see a comparison like you've done. What unit are you using as your converter to hook up to your SCART cable to your HD tv? If it's the generic one you show in this video, you can still get drastically better video quality by using a Framemeister instead. You can even run the 480p VGA output from a Dreamcast through the Frameister if your HD tv doesn't have VGA compatibility. Looks great too.

you should do a series about the good/your opinion games we should buy on consoles. like the nes, genesis ect......

I actually prefer a launch model 1.0 PPU model SNES over the SNES Jr. The colors are more accurate. I really noticed it most on Super Mario World where red colors had a pinkish hue. I've been very happy with the SNES in video since day one. It always looked incredible on my Sony Trinitron monitor (which weighed a ton!). Also, there is a large difference when it came to SNES svideo cables as well. I was really surprised to see how much cleaner the screen looked with actual Nintendo branded svideo over other 3rd party cables such as Mad Katz and Innovation.

I honestly have nothing against the retron 5. I own it and it works great for me. Also, it has features that the originals systems never had. The fact that it can play like 10 consoles is very convenient. Honestly why would I go out and buy old consoles and worry if it will work, have all the cords, clean the consoles, and do this for every one I buy. The retron is a lot more reliable and a more realistic buy for someone who just wants to have fun playing classic games( in fact I feel like this will get more people to play these games now than there ever was in the past few years).

very cool mod!

You definitely NEED an X-RGB mini adam, i held off on it too due to the price but finally took the plunge recently and i am blown away with the difference, especially with the stock fat snes and the rgb modded jr, its such a huge difference on the xrgb mini. hope you get one soon man, would love to hear what you think of it.

Seems pretty cool, I was curious about the price and I went to his ebay and there wasn't any available lol.

Composite is indeed horrible, but you know on a Sony Vega Crt, pretty much all 8-16 bit consoles look fantastic with composite, dunno whatchu talkin about.

I've been subbed for years, Adam and figure now is a perfect time to say this...but bro, invest in a pocket knife for those boxes. lmao

let me re-iterate once more.... you deserve WAAY more subscribers and views

I know this is off subject but in your opinion, what is the best Atari Console? As in you find the most fun.

Awesome. I use the Nintendo RGB cable on my gamecube with a Scart-HDMI converter and it looks amazing on an HD TV!

Honesty is royalty. Good stuff

I’m honestly still a fan of composite. It doesn’t feel right to play it on anything other than a good old CRT.

What Scart switch do you have and where did you get it? Great Video!

nice job. yea the light is classy

I bought one of these like a week before I found out they don't support RGB, kind of a bummer, but oh well. Live in Europe, so NTSC consoles are hard to come by. though I might look into modding it

Funny I recently learned of Tim and his mods he's done, I'm looking into his 2600 rgb mod unfortunately I can't find any videos on it

you're the best Adam

You can also mod your old SNES to lookgraphically similar to RGB-modded Snes Jr. So you have 3 options: a modded SNES "Sr" with RGB, and UNmodded SNES Sr with RGB, or a SNES Jr with added RGB.

Ah yes, there was a rare unique television in north america with scart connections. The Bang & Olufsen MX5500, which I own and it's awesome I plan to do a video review sometime?

I got the SNES Jr modded a while ago and it is pretty nice looking but I just can't help but going back to the old classic brick console since it is nostalgia talking. I almost keep going back between the two. BTW, with all these game consoles hooked up, what do you use for a SCART Switch? Do you just unplug and replug them in everytime to the converter?

my bandridge scart box that's uber expensive to find now works great with the snes

There are some models of Super Famicom and SNES those support component video after modification. Take a look on that, because the results are amazing! ;-)

you have any other recommended places to purchase SCART cables. The retro_console ebay store isn't selling anything anymore. Don't know if they closed down or just out of stock.

Hey Adam! I just wanted to let you know that an after market chip is coming out for the GameCube that allows for component signal over HDMI. It's going to be inexpensive and will have a better quality than even Nintendo's cables because of some advancements in hardware. It's called GC-Video.

To be fair, composite on the Snes actually still looks very nice to this day on an HDTV. I haven't tried RGB Scart with it yet (I want to), but the screen doesn't look as fuzzy on my tv unlike for example, the Genesis, N64 or even PS2. That's just my experience with it, anyways. I'm talking about my experience with the fat Snes, as I have no experience with the Snes Jr.

Adam, you should make a video compilation of every time you've said that people don't have to send you stuff lol

North American SNES isn't compatible with Euro SCART, it's wired for JP-21 (same connector than SCART), there's your problem with the SCART switcher. So the SNES jr. you have modded is wired as Euro SCART and of course works with your switcher.

Honestly I know this is a old video and everything but the composite thing can be fixed now with the HDMI adapter

Weird, my US Super Nintendo seems to play nicely with my SCART switch. It's a powered switch though if that means anything.

Any suggestions on where to find one of these systems on the cheap?

Which scart switch box do you use?

hi mate nice review. i got a switch and for some reason my snes (pal)work fine true it the switch is conected to a HD converter now why he works i dont know but he works fine seems that i am a Lucky bastard keep the good work peace

What do you mean the SNES doesn't function when plugged into the switchbox? Lag? Picture distortion? No picture?

fyi my classic snes works with my scart switch. I got the switch recently and I couldn't remember if I had used it or not so you scared me when you said you couldn't get any to work. checked it and mine's fine. no problems here! wonder why that is.

Any idea where one would find one of these? The linked eBay store doesn't have any.

still interested in the Xrgb Mini review adam.?

Hey Adam, I just got some S-Video cables for my SNES and N64 off eBay for $6 each and I was wondering if it's normal to see faint diagonal lines on the screen when using the SNES in S-video. If it's not, would it be the cheap cables or an improper connection?

Hi thanks for your great videos I'm a subscriber. These are great mods that I want but I have a quick question if we were to do these mods or have your friend do those mods to a s n e s fat model can we still get the same quality best picture? I'm asking because I prefer the eject button on the fat model and I grew up with that model and I'll bring us the most nostalgia for me just got to check but in itself thanks Anybody knowledgeable please reply soon

is this Tim by any chance the Tim Worthington i keep hearing about?

This is so weird to watch when you've had SCART devices for your whole life basically. :D One reason to why your original SNES SCART is giving you problems might be that it doesn't send a signal telling your switch that it's on. This can be fixed by using a manual SCART switch. You can also modify the cable to get it to work, but I can't remember how to do that unfortunately. :)

I am still wondering that you can use a model 2 mega drive with a mega cd model 1?

I had a n64 modded for RGB, and bought that black box upscaler and not only did I have to shrink the picture to a 6 inch screen on my 47 inch tv for it to look decent, but there was STILL 20 ms of lagg playing on my HDTV. How you guys not notice this is beyond me. And now that the HDMI mod kit is here, buying that $400 framemeister will not be needed finally

What are your thoughts on the Retron 5, will you do a video about it?

RCA Dimensia TVs had scart :D That's about it really, at least someone tried to bring the standard over at some point.

Where would you recommend buying an SNES in a good condition?

Cool video. Will keep this in mind. :P

Your SCART switch requires 5-12V on pin8 (wakeup/aspect ratio) that GC and N64 has but SNES does not. Mod unit must output 12V where first units had CSync, just like GC.

Hi, I'm looking to buy moded junior, but I want to play my pal version games, why they didnt make a pal version🤦‍♂️ I don't know. Can cancel be moded, to play pal version games?? Thanks

lol imagine Adam did that intro then he opened the box and it was a different package!

Hi Adam. I bought this RGB to HDMI adapter that you recomended but the screen is adjusted to the left. Had you fixed it somehow?

It's just the SNS-1CHIP right? Later batches of the original SNES were of the 1CHIP variety too, but they sell for absolutely fuckloads because of it. RGB 1CHIP right out of the box!

One of these videos for the Xbox 360 on its 10th Birthday? HDMI VS VGA VS Component

Please make a recap of the third generation of consoles :)

Fast forward to today and people strive to simulate composite only with composite blend options in FPGA cores and so on...lol.

Once in high school my teacher brought a tv to class to watch a documentary or something and helped her to set it up because she didnt know how to do it and that was the first and only time a saw a scart port in the back of a tv in my life I didnt know what was that for. I thought it was for some alien shit.

Really? NA tvs didnt had Scart input? damn, here in europe basically every tv had one or two of those imputs.

my european snes works thru a 5 way scart switch no problem for me, but our tvs have scart ports on them still, even modern ones, the dreamcast always refuses to co-operate thru a scart switch but got that running via VGA now anyway, I have a atari 2600 jnr that's been moded with a scart cable on (guy in sweden does that mod) that refuses to go though a scart switch and has to run on it's own seperate input tho ;p #first world problems

Does anybody happen to know the name of Mr. Koralik's other channel? I cannot find it... :/

Good that European flat screen TVs still have scart. Just need to get the scart cable for my Mega Drive and I'm ready!

Kinda wanted to see the back

I have 2 original SNES systems 1 is yellow and the other is still grey, no yellow at all

A region free SNES is all I need to know,because Famicom games are way less expensive than their US counterparts, especially the rarer titles.Now what about the toploader?? Mods??

Ok people a lot of you have reached out to me on eBay and I just like to let you know that more units are on the way and to expect them up on eBay sometime next week

0:25 They sent you a box of cheese? How lucky...

these SNES have problems... tried like 7 of these and some games glitch like crazy, ghouls n ghosts, final fight 3, yoshi's island, star fox... I don't get it.

It's funny that you still don't have a box cutter after all these years.

Just bought a snes mini and contacted Tim. lets see how it goes. :)

You mind comparing actual gameplay?

I got a RGB scart cable for the snes but it doesn't look quite as sharp as the genesis with the RGB scart as well. I'm suspecting that snes is not real RGB.

Adam, maybe i am consufed. but i can remember that the Wii looked like shit with RGB scart and that i run it on compist i guess on purpose. can this be true? i think RGB was very bad for the wii in europe

Adam can you teach us how to mod a console to rgb on a video?

Someone send this man a good pocketknife. The scissors drive me nuts. =]

Adam you should do a cleaning on the Ps3/Xbox 360! Ps3/Xbox 360 are almost their way out might as well pay respect for them lol

My japanese super famicom works fine through my shiny bow scart switchbox. Part number: SB-5525

HDTV? why not an old CRT?

Although the video quality is the best on the SNES Jr and the 1CHIP SNES, those two types of models actually slow down Super FX games.

I wish I knew about that box. I just got rid of my Jr because of the quality smh.

How do I get a list of ps2 games that only came out in the UK

My cheapo scaler is junk (same one as yours), it has horrible latency (I counted 7 frames of lag with the 240p Test Suite), and my G line in the scaler failed, and I had to wire it by hand. I have since trashed it and went to a CRT w/ Component and a RGB to Component Transcoder till I can afford an X-RGB mini. The better option is a proper RGBs Monitor, but those can be hard to come by for a decent price when you can find regular CRTs with Component at a thrift store for pennies.