Will a medium resolution game play on a standard resolution monitor?

[kjoel0123]

Game with standard resolution is ult. mk3, want to play nfl blitz, anybody know if this will work as i have a standard resolution monitor to test, thanks

[Popcorrin]

Only if there is a dipswitch on your blitz pcb that allows standard res. output instead of med. res.  Alot of medium resolution games had this option, I don't know if blitz was one of them.

[kjoel0123]

thanks for the input

[TravistyOJ]

I used to have blitz 99, and i dont think that is an option.  you will ned a med res monitor if u want to play this game.

[SirPeale]

I know Blitz 2K was switchable, so the others may be.  Consult your manual.

[sp0rk]

I have blitz 99, it works fine in my cab (standard resolution)

It has a dip switch setting.  I honestly don't know what ones, I looked up the switch settings online, and they worked, just left it that way ever since.

[elvis]

Game with standard resolution is ult. mk3, want to play nfl blitz, anybody know if this will work as i have a standard resolution monitor to test, thanks

Outside of board-level dip switches, some standard res monitors will downclock to accept 24-25KHz signals, although it depends entirely on the monitor itself.  If you have one of those monitors that simply switches itself off when the input is out of range, you can test for yourself.  Don't try it on monitors that don't switch off.  While you probably wouldn't do any permanent damage, I really don't recommend taking the risk just in case.

[Popcorrin]

Game with standard resolution is ult. mk3, want to play nfl blitz, anybody know if this will work as i have a standard resolution monitor to test, thanks

Outside of board-level dip switches, some standard res monitors will downclock to accept 24-25KHz signals, although it depends entirely on the monitor itself.  If you have one of those monitors that simply switches itself off when the input is out of range, you can test for yourself.  Don't try it on monitors that don't switch off.  While you probably wouldn't do any permanent damage, I really don't recommend taking the risk just in case.

You're saying a standard resolution monitor can run at a higher scan rate?  I never heard of that.  I could see it the other way around, a medium resolution monitor being able to accept standard resolutions but not a standard resolution monitor being able to accept 24-25 kHz.

[elvis]

You're saying a standard resolution monitor can run at a higher scan rate?  I never heard of that.  I could see it the other way around, a medium resolution monitor being able to accept standard resolutions but not a standard resolution monitor being able to accept 24-25 kHz.

Ah ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, sorry.  I meant medium res can sometimes play on hi-res (31Khz "VGA").  Not what I said above. 

At best, sometimes you can squeeze "extended" res (16KHz) out of standard res (15KHz) monitors, but again that can cause damage if you're unlucky.

Sorry about that.  It all got jumbled in my head.