All right, here's the explanation:
MegaMan X Collection plays all the titles in the game in their native resolutions, which are lower than 480i resolutions. The Hauppauge PVR that I use to pick up video on my PC (which has a nifty extra feature where it also splits the signal, so I can play on a TV, but also record/upload video on my PC) does not play well with lower resolutions than 480i.
That means NES, SNES, Genesis, and even the PSX and Sega Saturn won't work correctly with this thing for now. I'm not sure what the N64's native resolution is, though.
When I first attempted to record, no video would transmit to either the TV or my PC. However, with a firmware update, somehow the PVR became able to display the lower res image on my TV screen, but the box actually doesn't believe it's displaying anything at all, and thus doesn't transmit audio. Funnily enough, when I switch from a 480i picture to a lower resolution one, for just a few moments, the recording program works on my PC and audio can also be heard, but after a few seconds, the issue resumes.
Anyway, that unfortunately means I'll either have to emulate legacy games, buy them on the virtual console, or figure out some alternative option. Since I own every original MMX title (X, 2, 3 on the SNES, 4, 5, and 6 on the PSX, and 7 and 8 on the PS2,) paired with the fact that I own Mega Man X Collection, I don't really want to buy these on the Virtual Console or Playstation Network. I may just choose to emulate from my PC or use an Emulator on the Wii to do this another day. Maybe tomorrow. We'll see what happens.
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