Gam3Gear S Video Cable for SNES N64 Gamecube - NOT compatible with PAL GameCube

I was looking for an S-video cable to run for my Gamecube. I'm not hip enough to have the original model for which there is a component cable available. I have a similar S-video cable I use for SNES which came with my Retrotink 2X-Pro that I have been very happy with that I was able to compare this product to. I'm glad to say that the quality appears to be on par with that one.If you're not sure why you should use S-video for your SNES, Gamecube, or N64, it's because it is a big improvement over RCA cables anywhere where the two are your only viable and/or affordable options. With an upscaler (and filter, really) like the Retrotink 2X-Pro, S-video looks pretty good, actually, and keeps you below what seems to be a price jump for not that much more quality, at least if you more or less are content with similar picture quality to a good CRT (but without the sexy scanlines, unless you are planning to hook this cable up directly to a CRT and not an upscaler).

Been playing my SNES a lot lately on a 32in CRT TV using composite av cables. That's all I have ever used as that's what I grew up on, and then I did some research and found that S-video is much better. I purchased these cables, assuming the quality would be 50/50 due to how generic it is seems, but turns out these are great quality. The picture quality is seriously so much better and idk if I can go back to the old cables.

I was skeptical as hell about these cables. I could not justify the money on getting official Nintendo s-video or even remotely the GCN component cables off amazon or ebay. I mostly bought these for my gamecube but I also have an N64 I wanted to test them on.As for the gamecube. It made the picture look really good. I don't notice any checker boarding at all. they are a really nice upgrade over composite cables. So color me shocked to find out these work great for my gamecube. Now I only wish component cables didn't cost as much as they do :( thankfully I have a Wii with component cables for all the 480p gamecube games I have.As for the results on my N64 (I was going to order a second set if they worked out). Sadly the results on my N64 were not as noticeable. But then again the N64 has not aged quite as well and tends to look like crap on any modern display. As they say "You can only polish a turd so much".So with all that said, aside from the issues I have with the N64. The only other "issue" I have with this cable is the connector (the end that goes into your console) is a little loose. its not a snug fit like the Nintendo OEM cables are. It should still be fine as long as you don't juggle your console around while playing games on them.But over all these are pretty good for the money. a nice upgrade over RF and composite but wont break the bank like the official Nintendo s-video or even worse the gamecube component cables. They have clearly upgraded this cable to have 2 ground pins instead of just the 1 as other review here have talked about. There also was not any noticeable audio hum or anything else like that or at least none that I noticed. Only reason I didn't give it a 5 out of 5 was because of the connector not fitting as snuggly as the stock cable. Id give them a 4.8 out of 5 so far.

Works great on my SNES. I tried a different s-video SNES cable and saw what looked like interference and distortion. But the picture from this cable is sharp and clear on my 50" LCD. For the price, the result is excellent.If you're looking at video output options on the SNES, here are your choices:1) RF (coaxial cable and converter box that came with every new SNES and plugs into the antenna/cable jack on your TV)2) composite (plugs into the multi-out on the SNES and into the yellow RCA video jack on your TV)3) s-video (plugs into the multi-out on the SNES and into the s-video jack on your TV)4) component (a specially designed cable from hdretrovision that plugs into multi-out and into the Y/Pb/Pr jacks on your TV)5) mods that let you output HDMI, RGB, etc. Requires soldering/cutting/rewiring.There is a incredible difference between the picture from this s-video cable and my old stock SNES composite cable. I'm very happy with the return on my money. I was debating going to the next step in quality, component Y/Pb/Pr cables from hdretrovision. I'm glad I didn't. This s-video cable was a fraction of the price and gives a result I'm very happy with. If I sit a few feet from the TV, I can see a little bit of blur and some color issues that would be cleared up by using a component cable. But it’s very minor.Update 3/29/2018: I recently replaced this cable with an expensive component cable. Component cables give a brighter image. The image is also slightly more sharp. Overall, I’d say that this s-video cable is the best option unless you’re a perfectionist and willing to pay $50+.

The cable worked great for a week. Picture was clear and much better than the included composite cables. This product did feel cheap and didn't fit securely into the tv's ports, but I wasn't going to worry as long as the picture was good. Now the picture is glitching and blurring and renders games more or less unplayable. I'm not going to make the same mistake again, next time I'm going to soend the extra money for a quality cable.

I don't have the money for GameCube Component cables, so S Video is a good alternative. It's not as good as running my Wii with component cables, but it is much better than the composite output on GameCube. The biggest difference I noticed was on smaller text, it was much more easily readable. This cable isn't super great, there doesn't seem to be any shielding, but at this price I can't complain.