Game Boy Interface/Speedrunning Edition

Game Boy Interface

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Author(s)	Extrems
Type	Utility
Version	Rolling release
Licence	All rights reserved
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Formerly the (ultra-)low latency version, Game Boy Interface Speedrunning Edition (GBISR) features a simplified video renderer compared to the standard edition, and aims to meet the needs of most speedrunning communities.

Controls

Type A (two-handed)

Nintendo GameCube	Nintendo GameCube Controller	Logitech Speed Force	Nintendo 64 Controller	Action
	A/B Buttons	A/B Buttons or Accelerator/Brake Pedals	A/B Buttons	A/B Buttons
	Z Button	Z Button	Z Button	Select
	Y Button	Y Button		Select or Turbo
	X Button	X Button		Start or Turbo
	Start/Pause	Start/Pause	Start	Start
	+Control Pad or Control Stick	+Control Pad or Steering Wheel	+Control Pad or Control Stick	+Control Pad
	L/R Buttons	L/R Buttons	L/R Buttons	L/R Buttons (Only for Game Boy Advance)
Reset Button	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons	Power Switch
	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Exit
Reset Button	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 1.5 seconds)		L, R and Start Buttons	Recalibrate controller
	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 3 seconds)			Swap controls (Only with controller adapter)
	C Stick Down		C Button Down	Toggle input viewer

DK Bongos Controller	Active Life Mat Controller	Action
Bottom Right/Left	Orange Up/Right	A/B Buttons
Hand Clap	- Button	Select
Start/Pause	+ Button	Start
Top Right	Blue or Orange Square	+Control Pad Right
Top Left	Blue Left	+Control Pad Left
	Blue Up	+Control Pad Up
	Blue or Orange Down	+Control Pad Down

Type B (one-handed)

Nintendo GameCube	Nintendo GameCube Controller	Nintendo 64 Controller	Action
	A/B Buttons	A/B Buttons	A/B Buttons
	Z Button	Z Button	Select
	L Button	L Button	Select or Turbo
	R Button	R Button	Start or Turbo
	Start/Pause	Start	Start
	+Control Pad, Control Stick or C Stick	+Control Pad, Control Stick or C Buttons	+Control Pad
	Y/X Buttons		L/R Buttons (Only for Game Boy Advance)
Reset Button	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons	Power Switch
	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Exit
Reset Button	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 1.5 seconds)	L, R and Start Buttons	Recalibrate controller
	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 3 seconds)		Swap controls (Only with controller adapter)
	L, R, Z and +Control Pad Down		Toggle input viewer

DK Bongos Controller	Action
Bottom Right/Left	A/B Buttons
Hand Clap	Select
Start/Pause	Start
Top Left/Right	L/R Buttons

Type C (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2)

Nintendo GameCube	Nintendo GameCube Controller	Nintendo 64 Controller	Action
	B/Y Buttons	A/B Buttons	A/B Buttons
	Z Button	Z Button	Select
	Start/Pause	Start	Start
	+Control Pad or Control Stick	+Control Pad or Control Stick	+Control Pad
	X/A Buttons		B/R Buttons or Turbo
	L/R Buttons	L/R Buttons	L/R Buttons (Only for Game Boy Advance)
Reset Button	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons	Power Switch
	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Exit
Reset Button	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 1.5 seconds)	L, R and Start Buttons	Recalibrate controller
	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 3 seconds)		Swap controls (Only with controller adapter)
	C Stick Down	C Button Down	Toggle input viewer

Type D (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)

Nintendo GameCube	Nintendo GameCube Controller	Nintendo 64 Controller	Action
	Y/B Buttons	A/B Buttons	A/B Buttons
	Start/Pause	Z Button	Select
	R Button	L Button	Select or Turbo
	L Button	R Button	Start or Turbo
	Z Button	Start	Start
	+Control Pad, Control Stick or C Stick	+Control Pad, Control Stick or C Buttons	+Control Pad
	X/A Buttons		L/R Buttons (Only for Game Boy Advance)
Reset Button	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons	Power Switch
	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Exit
Reset Button	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 1.5 seconds)	L, R and Start Buttons	Recalibrate controller
	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 3 seconds)		Swap controls (Only with controller adapter)
	L, R, Z and +Control Pad Down		Toggle input viewer

Type E¹ (swapped)

Nintendo GameCube	Nintendo GameCube Controller	Nintendo 64 Controller	Action
	B/Y Buttons		A/B Buttons or Turbo
	X/A Buttons	A/B Buttons	A/B Buttons
	Z Button	Z Button	Select
	Start/Pause	Start	Start
	+Control Pad or Control Stick	+Control Pad or Control Stick	+Control Pad
	L/R Buttons	L/R Buttons	L/R Buttons (Only for Game Boy Advance)
Reset Button	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons	Power Switch
	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Exit
Reset Button	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 1.5 seconds)	L, R and Start Buttons	Recalibrate controller
	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 3 seconds)		Swap controls back (Only with controller adapter)
	C Stick Down	C Button Down	Toggle input viewer

Type E² (swapped Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2)

Nintendo GameCube	Nintendo GameCube Controller	Nintendo 64 Controller	Action
	A/B Buttons	A/B Buttons	A/B Buttons
	Z Button	Z Button	Select
	Start/Pause	Start	Start
	+Control Pad or Control Stick	+Control Pad or Control Stick	+Control Pad
	Y/X Buttons		B/R Buttons or Turbo
	L/R Buttons	L/R Buttons	L/R Buttons (Only for Game Boy Advance)
Reset Button	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons	Power Switch
	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Exit
Reset Button	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 1.5 seconds)	L, R and Start Buttons	Recalibrate controller
	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 3 seconds)		Swap controls back (Only with controller adapter)
	C Stick Down	C Button Down	Toggle input viewer

Type E³ (swapped The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)

Nintendo GameCube	Nintendo GameCube Controller	Nintendo 64 Controller	Action
	B/A Buttons	A/B Buttons	A/B Buttons
	Start/Pause	Z Button	Select
	R Button	L Button	Select or Turbo
	L Button	R Button	Start or Turbo
	Z Button	Start	Start
	+Control Pad, Control Stick or C Stick	+Control Pad, Control Stick or C Buttons	+Control Pad
	Y/X Buttons		L/R Buttons (Only for Game Boy Advance)
Reset Button	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons	Power Switch
	B, X and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Z, R, A, B and Start Buttons (Hold for 0.5 seconds)	Exit
Reset Button	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 1.5 seconds)	L, R and Start Buttons	Recalibrate controller
	X, Y and Start/Pause Buttons (Hold for 3 seconds)		Swap controls back (Only with controller adapter)
	L, R, Z and +Control Pad Down		Toggle input viewer

Options

--offset=<x:y>

Set offset (default: 0).

--zoom=<x:y>

Set zoom (default: 2.0).

--rotate=<0-359>

Set rotation (default: 0).

--poll=<0-11>

Set controller polling rate. Use if your third-party controller or controller adapter is malfunctioning.

Not applicable to Nintendo 64 Controllers using a passive connector adapter.

0:	VSync (most compatible)
1:	1000Hz (default)
2:	500Hz
3:	350Hz
4:	300Hz
5:	250Hz
6:	200Hz
7:	150Hz
8:	150Hz
9:	125Hz
10:	125Hz
11:	100Hz

Note: The polling rate will be doubled or halved in tandem with the refresh rate.

--turbo=<on:off>

Set autofire interval (default: 0).

When non-zero, duplicate buttons act as turbo A/B Buttons.

--control=<P1[:P2[:P3[:P4]]]>

Set control scheme. The default is the Game Boy Player Start-up Disc's Controller setting (0 or 1).

0:	Type A (two-handed)
1:	Type B (one-handed)
2:	Type C (Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2)
3:	Type D (The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)
4:	Type E1 (swapped)
6:	Type E2 (swapped Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2)
7:	Type E3 (swapped The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)

• --control=0:1:2:3 Set control type A, B, C, D on controller socket 1, 2, 3, 4.
• --control=4 Set control type E¹ on all controller sockets.

Note: A Game Boy Advance used as a controller is a Nintendo GameCube Controller.

--control-turbo=<bitmask>

Set which duplicate button acts as the turbo modifier key.

0:	None (default)
1:	A, Select or R Button
2:	B, Start or L Button
3:	Both

--control-spare=<bitshift>

Set function of L/R Buttons with Game Boy Game Paks.

Normally used to switch between wide/normal screen mode.

0:	None (default)
1:	A/B Buttons
2:	Select/Start
3:	+Control Pad Right/Left
4:	+Control Pad Up/Down
5:	L/R Buttons

--control-rotate=<0-3>

Set rotation of +Control Pad.

0:	0° (default)
1:	90° clockwise
2:	180°
3:	90° counter-clockwise

--delay-reset=<N>

Set reset delay (default: 73).

--delay-video=<N>

Set video buffering (default: 1). Setting this option to 0 is not recommended.

--movie=<path>, --no-movie

Play input log (default: no).

--movie-record, --no-movie-record

Record input log (default: no).

--overlay=<path>, --no-overlay

Load texture palette for graphic overlays (default: frame-srgb.tpl.gz).

--overlay-id=<ID>

Set texture palette index for graphic overlay. The default is the Game Boy Player Start-up Disc's Frame setting (0 to 19).

--overlay-scale=<x:y>

Set texture scale for graphic overlay (default: auto).

--scaler=<nearest|bilinear|area|box>

Set image scaling filter. Setting this option to nearest is not recommended when using fractional scaling.

nearest:	Nearest-neighbor interpolation (fastest)
bilinear:	Bilinear interpolation
area:	Sharp bilinear interpolation (default)
box:	Inverse sharp bilinear interpolation

--palette=<#xrgb,#xrgb,#xrgb,#xrgb>, --palette=<xxxx-xxxx-xxxx>, --no-palette

Apply Super Game Boy color palette (default: no).

• --palette=719 Set color palette 2-H.
• --palette=#8000,#AF3F,#FAB7,#FFFF

Note: Press Left + B while the Game Boy logo is visible for proper application on original Game Boy Game Paks.

--lut3d=<path>, --no-lut3d

Load 32x32x32 lookup table in PNG file format (default: no).

Overrides --matrix, --input-gamma, --brightness, --contrast, --saturation, --hue and --blend.

--lut3d-order=<rgb|gbr|bgr>

Specify lookup table order (default: gbr).

--profile-intent=<perceptual|relative|saturation|absolute>

Set color rendering intent (default: perceptual).

--profile=<srgb|gambatte|gba|gbasp|gbc|gbi|hicolour|higan|nds|palm|psp|sloop|vba>

Set quick color profile.

Overrides --matrix, --input-gamma, --output-gamma, --brightness, --contrast, --saturation and --hue.

srgb:	Emulator
gambatte:	Gambatte / higan / ares
gba:	Game Boy Advance
gbasp:	Game Boy Advance SP (AGS-101)
gbc:	Game Boy Color
gbi:	Game Boy Interface (2015–2017)
hicolour:	Gameboy Hi-Colour Convertor
higan:	higan / ares
nds:	Nintendo DS
palm:	Palm Treo 700p
psp:	PlayStation Portable
sloop:	Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online
vba:	VisualBoyAdvance-M

--matrix=<identity|gambatte|gba|gbasp|gbc|gbi|hicolour|higan|nds|palm|psp|switch|vba>

Set color matrix (default: gbi).

This translates the RGB color primaries to the standard RGB color space.

identity:	Identity matrix
gambatte:	Gambatte / higan / ares
gba:	Game Boy Advance (by Pokefan531)
gbasp:	Game Boy Advance SP (by Pokefan531)
gbc:	Game Boy Color (by Pokefan531)
gbi:	Game Boy Interface
hicolour:	Gameboy Hi-Colour Convertor (by Pokefan531)
higan:	higan / ares
nds:	Nintendo DS (by Pokefan531)
palm:	Palm Treo 700p (by Pokefan531)
psp:	PlayStation Portable (by Pokefan531)
switch:	Nintendo Switch - OLED Model (by Pokefan531)
vba:	VisualBoyAdvance-M (by Pokefan531)

--daltonize=<normal|protan|deutan|tritan>, --anomalize=<normal|protan|deutan|tritan>

Set color blindness compensation and/or simulation (default: normal).

normal:	Trichromat
protan:	Protanope
deutan:	Deuteranope
tritan:	Tritanope

--input-gamma=<red[:green[:blue]]>

Set gamma (default: 2.2).

Overrides --input-alpha.

--input-alpha=<red[:green[:blue]]>

Set alpha for piecewise parametric curve (default: 0.0).

--output-gamma=<value>

Specify screen gamma (default: 2.2).

Overrides --output-alpha.

--output-alpha=<value>

Specify screen alpha for piecewise parametric curve (default: 0.0).

--gamma=<even[:odd]>

Set gamma correction (default: 1.0).

--brightness=<red[:green[:blue]]>

Set lift (default: 0.0).

--contrast=<red[:green[:blue]]>

Set gain (default: 1.0).

• --contrast=.811065673828125:.8790390491485595703125:1. D93 to D65, gamma 2.2.
• --contrast=1.:.92267322540283203125:.811065673828125 D65 to D93, gamma 2.2.

--saturation=<value>

Set color saturation (default: 1.0).

--hue=<0-359>

Set color hue shift (default: 0).

--blend=<0.0-1.0>

Set alpha blending with accumulation buffer (default: 1.0).

--background=<#rrggbb>

Set background color (default: #000000).

--vfilter=<middle[:lower[:upper]]>

Set vertical filter coefficients (default: 1.0).

Each lines are the sum of line n, n+1 and n-1.

• --vfilter=.5:.25:.25 Typical vertical low-pass filter.
• --vfilter=.5:.5:.0:.5:.0:.5 2:1 downsampling filter.

--volume=<left[:right]>

Set audio gain (default: 0.75).

Note: GCVideo-DVI v2.4b and earlier reduces volume down to a quarter of this value.

--sound=<[mono|stereo][,digital|analog|original]>

Set sound mode. The default is the Sound Mode system setting (mono or stereo).

mono:	Mono downmix
stereo:	Stereo

Note: GCVideo-Lite has swapped audio channels.

digital

Use PWM decoder.

analog[=<a0:a1:a2:b1:b2>]

Use 2MHz biquad filter (default). Defaults to a second-order low-pass filter with a cut-off of 10kHz and a quality factor of √2 if not specified.

This is used to simulate the RLC circuit on the Game Boy Advance's Headphone Jack, providing a treble boost.

original

Use low-pass filter similar to the Game Boy Player Start-up Disc.

--format=<[ntsc|pal|pal-m|ntsc-50|pal-60|custom|custom-m][,offset=<x:y>][,scaled-size=<WxH>][,size=<WxH>]>

Set video format. The default is the Video Mode or Progressive Scan Mode system setting (ntsc, pal-60, pal-m, or custom).

ntsc:	NTSC-J
pal:	PAL-B/G/D/K/I
pal-m:	PAL-M
ntsc-50:	NTSC-50
pal-60:	PAL-60

Note: GCVideo-DVI is only designed to support NTSC-J, PAL-B/G/D/K/I and PAL-60.
AVE N-DOL can only output CVBS or Y/C as NTSC-J, PAL-M or NTSC-50.
AVE P-DOL can only output CVBS as PAL-B/G/D/K/I or PAL-60.

offset=<x:y>

Set screen position. The default is the Screen Position system setting (-32 to +32).

Note: Odd positions will cause C_B to be shifted right and C_R to be shifted left with GCVideo-Lite or GCVideo-DVI v2.4c and earlier.
The screen position is shifted left by 4 pixels with GCVideo-DVI v2.4d and earlier.

scaled-size=<WxH>

Set screen size. The default is 704:480 for 60Hz formats and 704:576 for 50Hz formats.

Note: 3 pixels on the right edge of the screen are blanked out with GCVideo-DVI v2.4d-2 and earlier.

size=<WxH>

Set internal resolution (default: 640:480). The maximum is 640:528.

--scan-mode=<[interlace|quasi-interlace|non-interlace|non-progressive|progressive][,clock2x|no-clock2x][,size2x|no-size2x][,strobe|no-strobe]>

Set scan mode. The default is the Progressive Scan Mode system setting (non-interlace or progressive).

interlace:	15kHz interlaced (480i@60Hz; 576i@50Hz)
quasi-interlace:	15kHz segmented frame (480sf@30Hz; 576sf@25Hz)
non-interlace:	15kHz progressive (240p@60Hz; 288p@50Hz), line halving
non-progressive:	31kHz interlaced (960i@60Hz; 1152i@50Hz), line doubling
progressive:	31kHz progressive (480p@60Hz; 576p@50Hz)

clock2x, no-clock2x

Enable 27MHz pixel clock (default: auto). Enabling doubles the refresh rate for interlace scan modes. Disabling halves the refresh rate for progressive scan modes.

This depend on a compatible video encoder or transmitter not mangling its input.

size2x, no-size2x

Enable 2× video oversampling (default: no). Enabling halves the refresh rate.

This depend on a compatible video encoder or transmitter not mangling its input.

strobe, no-strobe

Enable black frame insertion (default: no). Enabling halves the frame rate.

--osd-input[=<x:y>], --no-osd-input

Show input viewer (default: no). Defaults to 0:-64 if not specified.

The position is relative to the center of the Game Boy screen.

• --osd-input=-96:-64 Show on top left.
• --osd-input=96:-64 Show on top right.
• --osd-input=96:64 Show on bottom right.
• --osd-input=-96:64 Show on bottom left.

--usb, --no-usb

Enable USB Gecko features (default: yes).

--enhance, --no-enhance

Enable Game Boy Player enhancements (default: no). Enabling this option is not recommended.

Title	Feature(s)
Drill Dozer	Rumble
Game Boy Advance Video Series	Not compatible
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga	Rumble, reduced contrast
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Rumble
Shikakui Atama o Maru Kusuru Advance: Kanji Keisanhen	Rumble, restored contrast
Shikakui Atama o Maru Kusuru Advance: Kokugo Sansuu Shakai Rikahen	Rumble, restored contrast
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3	Rumble, restored gamma

Note: Remove any accessory from the External Extension Connector, or the Rumble Feature will not work.
If you're using an EverDrive-GBA, make sure to turn off Quick Boot in the options, or the enhancements may not work.

<path>

Load Game Boy Advance multi-bootable ROM. Using this option is not recommended.

Note: Remove any accessory from the External Extension Connector, or the program will not load.
The e-Reader need to be pulled out slightly from the Game Pak Slot for a program to be loaded and interact with the e-Reader.

Any file path can be relative or absolute. The working directory is the first, non-empty GBI/ directory found in Memory Card Slot A, Memory Card Slot B, Serial Port 2, or GC Loader. The device can be specified with the prefix carda:, cardb:, sd:, or dvd:.

Comparisons

Audio quality

Main article: Audio quality tests

Video quality

These results will differ from the standard edition and high-fidelity edition.
These results are applicable to Nintendo GameCube software.

Using SSIMULACRA, DSSIM 3.1.0, and FFmpeg 4.4 for SSIM & PSNR, with this reference image.

The analog-to-digital conversion parameters were calibrated for each source and device pair when possible.
This isn't representative of relative signal strength. Sorting by SSIMULACRA provide a fairly accurate ranking.

If you'd like to see additional data or more products tested, please support the author on Patreon.

Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle

Using ADV7180 and ADV7604.

This 10-bit YC_BC_R 4:2:2 capture device is most representative of what you might see on a digital television.
As chroma is shifted right on YP_BP_R in/out, this was corrected in post-processing. Video and S-Video in/out suffer from internal interference.

• 
  Nintendo Stereo AV Cable (NTSC-J)
• 
  Nintendo Stereo AV Cable (PAL-M)
• 
  Generic S-Video Cable (NTSC-J)
• 
  Generic S-Video Cable (PAL-M)
• 
  HD Retrovision SNES Component Cable
• 
  Bitfunx/Kaico GameCube Component Cable & Retro-Bit Retro Prism Component Cable
• 
  EON GCHD Mk-II + Datel Wii HD Component Cable
• 
  EON GCHD Mk-II + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable
• 
  EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + Datel Wii HD Component Cable
• 
  EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable
• 
  GCVideo-DVI v3.0 and later + Portta HDMI to YPbPr Converter
• 
  Insurrection Industries Carby Component Cable
• 
  Nintendo GameCube Component Video Cable
• 
  GCVideo-DVI v2.4a and earlier
• 
  GCVideo-DVI v2.4b and later
• 
  EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + HDMI Cable
• 
  GCVideo-DVI v3.0 and later

Measurements in dB

	Source	SSIMULACRA	L*a*b* DSSIM	R’G’B’ SSIM	R’G’B’ PSNR
CVBS	Nintendo Stereo AV Cable (NTSC-J)	-9.443280	-17.890431	9.109949	25.914712
CVBS	Nintendo Stereo AV Cable (PAL-M)	-9.428873	-17.863037	9.302333	25.956162
Y/C	Generic S-Video Cable (NTSC-J)	-10.966444	-21.098313	9.563780	27.243526
Y/C	Generic S-Video Cable (PAL-M)	-9.879825	-20.381890	8.832792	26.735124
RGBCVS	HD Retrovision SNES Component Cable	-12.049184	-25.395061	12.242263	30.766373
YPBPR	Bitfunx/Kaico GameCube Component Cable & Retro-Bit Retro Prism Component Cable	-12.979306	-24.443716	11.923594	29.313640
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II + Datel Wii HD Component Cable	-11.821744	-23.767438	11.839441	30.134315
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable	-11.769820	-24.151848	11.989788	30.125775
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + Datel Wii HD Component Cable	-12.746581	-25.498166	11.946129	30.789679
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable	-12.811852	-26.467251	12.092401	30.922875
YPBPR	GCVideo-DVI v3.0 and later + Portta HDMI to YPbPr Converter	-12.670721	-26.209114	12.226747	31.142571
YPBPR	Insurrection Industries Carby Component Cable	-11.705088	-24.023763	12.298049	30.133896
YPBPR	Nintendo GameCube Component Video Cable	-12.860946	-25.180008	12.475396	30.409172
TMDS	GCVideo-DVI v2.4a and earlier	-12.332234	-25.881394	13.828852	31.589915
TMDS	GCVideo-DVI v2.4b and later	-13.341432	-27.178640	14.350780	31.609022
TMDS	EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + HDMI Cable	-13.370337	-27.593075	14.096536	30.832364
TMDS	GCVideo-DVI v3.0 and later	-14.232523	-28.390246	15.201701	32.208178

"Can't Link"

Using MS2109.

• 
  GCVideo-DVI v3.0 and later (MJPG)
• 
  GCVideo-DVI v3.0 and later (YUY2)

Measurements in dB

	Source	SSIMULACRA	L*a*b* DSSIM	R’G’B’ SSIM	R’G’B’ PSNR
TMDS	GCVideo-DVI v3.0 and later (MJPG)	-11.553397	-22.054644	10.982759	28.875378
TMDS	GCVideo-DVI v3.0 and later (YUY2)	-12.175160	-22.137603	11.301652	28.853936

Datapath VisionRGB

Using AD9887A.

This range of 8-bit RGB 4:4:4 capture cards serve as our reference.

• 
  HD Retrovision SNES Component Cable ^{4× Oversampling ADC}
• 
  EON GCHD Mk-II + Datel Wii HD Component Cable + [RetroRGB Comp2DVI v2.1] ^{[4× Oversampling ADC]}
• 
  EON GCHD Mk-II + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable + [RetroRGB Comp2DVI v2.1] ^{[4× Oversampling ADC]}
• 
  EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + Datel Wii HD Component Cable + [RetroRGB Comp2DVI v2.1] ^{[4× Oversampling ADC]}
• 
  EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable + [RetroRGB Comp2DVI v2.1] ^{[4× Oversampling ADC]}
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  Nintendo GameCube Component Video Cable + [RetroRGB Comp2DVI v2.1]
• 
  GCVideo-DVI v2.4a and earlier
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  GCVideo-DVI v2.4b and later
• 
  EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + HDMI Cable
• 
  GCVideo-DVI v3.0 and later

Measurements in dB

	Source	SSIMULACRA	L*a*b* DSSIM	R’G’B’ SSIM	R’G’B’ PSNR
RGBCVS	HD Retrovision SNES Component Cable 4× Oversampling ADC	-13.877310	-24.976688	14.675611	31.840076
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II + Datel Wii HD Component Cable	-13.886768	-28.202696	11.996525	31.871659
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable	-13.115460	-28.421006	9.733507	31.571932
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II + Datel Wii HD Component Cable 4× Oversampling ADC	-12.785571	-25.908537	14.310351	31.523034
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable 4× Oversampling ADC	-14.006967	-28.410933	13.844768	32.270490
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II + Datel Wii HD Component Cable + RetroRGB Comp2DVI v2.1	-14.121242	-28.337257	13.938489	32.246032
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable + RetroRGB Comp2DVI v2.1	-13.886076	-28.358456	13.931382	32.180113
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + Datel Wii HD Component Cable	-14.916203	-28.607593	13.522171	33.765758
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable	-14.559903	-29.274162	10.415137	33.530528
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + Datel Wii HD Component Cable 4× Oversampling ADC	-14.347394	-27.277672	14.834726	33.419798
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable 4× Oversampling ADC	-16.113684	-29.259351	15.800996	34.359395
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + Datel Wii HD Component Cable + RetroRGB Comp2DVI v2.1	-16.064595	-29.281634	15.561498	34.606121
YPBPR	EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + HD Retrovision Wii Component Cable + RetroRGB Comp2DVI v2.1	-15.969469	-29.337858	15.472910	34.553406
YPBPR	Nintendo GameCube Component Video Cable	-14.820156	-28.353505	15.292768	33.665196
YPBPR	Nintendo GameCube Component Video Cable + RetroRGB Comp2DVI v2.1	-15.687688	-28.821513	15.181974	34.169963
TMDS	GCVideo-DVI v2.4a and earlier	-12.918718	-26.441514	14.897373	32.201534
TMDS	GCVideo-DVI v2.4b and later	-14.183042	-28.337421	15.674017	32.422744
TMDS	EON GCHD Mk-II v2.4c.2 + HDMI Cable	-16.595645	-29.309443	18.384285	34.898211
TMDS	GCVideo-DVI v3.0 and later	-14.217659	-28.314211	15.630625	32.150042

Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1850

Using CX23888.

This 8-bit YC_BC_R 4:2:2 capture card show the advantages of 3D comb filtering.

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  Nintendo RF Modulator (NTSC-J)
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  Nintendo RF Modulator (PAL-M)
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  Nintendo Stereo AV Cable (NTSC-J)
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  Nintendo Stereo AV Cable (PAL-M)
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  Generic S-Video Cable (NTSC-J)
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  Generic S-Video Cable (PAL-M)

Hyperkin 3-in-1 HDTV Cable

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  Nintendo GameCube (NTSC-J)
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  Nintendo GameCube (PAL-M)

Measurements in dB

	Source	SSIMULACRA	L*a*b* DSSIM	R’G’B’ SSIM	R’G’B’ PSNR
Y/C	Nintendo GameCube (NTSC-J)	Not a Number	Not a Number	Not a Number	Not a Number
Y/C	Nintendo GameCube (PAL-M)	Not a Number	Not a Number	Not a Number	Not a Number

Sound emulation

Mega Man Zero 2

• Digital
• Game Boy Advance
• Game Boy Player Start-up Disc

Pokémon Sapphire

• Digital
• Game Boy Advance
• Game Boy Player Start-up Disc

3D lookup table

Metroid: Zero Mission

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  Identity LUT
  lutrgb.png
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  Gambatte / higan / ares
  lutrgb-gambatte.png
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  Game Boy Advance
  lutrgb-gba.png
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  gbaHD consolizer
  lutrgb-gbahd.png
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  Game Boy Advance SP (AGS-101)
  lutrgb-gbasp.png
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  Game Boy Color
  lutrgb-gbc.png
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  Game Boy Interface (2015–2017)
  lutrgb-gbi.png
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  Game Boy Player Start-up Disc
  lutrgb-gbp.png
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  Gameboy Hi-Colour Convertor
  lutrgb-hicolour.png
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  higan / ares
  lutrgb-higan.png
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  Game Boy Color - Nintendo Switch Online
  lutrgb-hiyoko.png
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  Nintendo DS
  lutrgb-nds.png
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  PlayStation Portable
  lutrgb-psp.png
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  Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online
  lutrgb-sloop.png
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  Nintendo Switch - OLED Model
  lutrgb-switch.png
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  VisualBoyAdvance-M
  lutrgb-vba.png
• 
  VisualBoy
  lutrgb-vbc.png
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  Wii U Virtual Console
  lutrgb-wiiu.png

Pokémon Sapphire

• 
  Identity LUT
  lutrgb.png
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  Gambatte / higan / ares
  lutrgb-gambatte.png
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  Game Boy Advance
  lutrgb-gba.png
• 
  gbaHD consolizer
  lutrgb-gbahd.png
• 
  Game Boy Advance SP (AGS-101)
  lutrgb-gbasp.png
• 
  Game Boy Color
  lutrgb-gbc.png
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  Game Boy Interface (2015–2017)
  lutrgb-gbi.png
• 
  Game Boy Player Start-up Disc
  lutrgb-gbp.png
• 
  Gameboy Hi-Colour Convertor
  lutrgb-hicolour.png
• 
  higan / ares
  lutrgb-higan.png
• 
  Game Boy Color - Nintendo Switch Online
  lutrgb-hiyoko.png
• 
  Nintendo DS
  lutrgb-nds.png
• 
  PlayStation Portable
  lutrgb-psp.png
• 
  Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online
  lutrgb-sloop.png
• 
  Nintendo Switch - OLED Model
  lutrgb-switch.png
• 
  VisualBoyAdvance-M
  lutrgb-vba.png
• 
  VisualBoy
  lutrgb-vbc.png
• 
  Wii U Virtual Console
  lutrgb-wiiu.png

Color blindness

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

• 
  Protanopia
• 
  Deuteranopia
• 
  Tritanopia

Color matrix

Golden Sun

• 
  Identity matrix
• 
  Gambatte / higan / ares
• 
  Game Boy Advance / Game Boy Color
• 
  Game Boy Advance SP (AGS-101)
• 
  Game Boy Interface
• 
  higan / ares
• 
  Nintendo DS
• 
  Palm Treo 700p
• 
  PlayStation Portable
• 
  Nintendo Switch - OLED Model
• 
  Gameboy Hi-Colour Convertor / VisualBoyAdvance-M

Mario Kart: Super Circuit

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  Identity matrix
• 
  Gambatte / higan / ares
• 
  Game Boy Advance / Game Boy Color
• 
  Game Boy Advance SP (AGS-101)
• 
  Game Boy Interface
• 
  higan / ares
• 
  Nintendo DS
• 
  Palm Treo 700p
• 
  PlayStation Portable
• 
  Nintendo Switch - OLED Model
• 
  Gameboy Hi-Colour Convertor / VisualBoyAdvance-M

Pokémon Sapphire

• 
  Identity matrix