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The Dreamcast VGA Box is an accessory for the Dreamcast, a video game console produced by Sega, that allows it to output to a computer monitor or a high-definition television (HDTV) set through a VGA connector in 480p, otherwise known as progressive scan. The Dreamcast was one of the first consoles to support 480p and HDTV in general. Sega released the VGA Box as an official accessory in Japan on January 14, 1999, at an MSRP of ¥7000; it was only available in the United States via Sega's online store, retailing between $30 and $50. Though the VGA Box did not receive a release in Europe, PAL consoles can use it since it has no regional lockout.

The official VGA Box includes a VGA connector for video output and a headphone jack for stereo audio output; it also includes an S-Video connector and RCA connectors for composite video and stereo audio. Most third-party versions are functionally identical to Sega's model, but some designs like Performance's add features such as VGA passthrough.
Most Dreamcast games are compatible with the VGA Box so long as they display in 640×480; this applies to most 3D titles. Games marked as incompatible typically present an error message upon boot; such a designation was determined via a simple toggle switch in the game's code. As such, VGA output from most incompatible games can be forced via having the VGA Box unplugged while booting a game, temporarily switching the VGA Box into TV mode while booting a game, or using a boot disc such as DC-X. This loophole is not possible for games that only display in lower resolutions, with most sprite-based games rendered fully incompatible with VGA output as a result. Though a handful of sprite-based games supported VGA, most notably ones from Capcom, at least some, if not all of their sprites were originally designed for lower-resolution displays and may resultingly appear less detailed when displayed through VGA due to poor image scaling.




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List of Dreamcast games




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External links


Dreamcast Hardware Peripheral Information - VGA Box (Official) at the Wayback Machine (archived May 15, 2015) (in Japanese)
DCTP - Dreamcast VGA Box
Dreamcast VGA Audio/Video Adapter at the Wayback Machine (archived April 5, 2010)

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