PAL Game, NTSC Machine?

Unph@zed · Post by **Unph@zed** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:24 pm

Ok... major n00b question... but being that I just got onto Ebay recently, I never paid much attention...

Let's say I have the option of having a lovely Soldier of Fortune game, PAL version... but I have an NTSC machine... sigh... incompatibility... is there anyway, other than buying a VGA box, that I can force the game to run on an NTSC machine? Perhaps w/ a boot disc?

noz6 · Post by **noz6** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 10:17 pm

i think you can get a mod chip

G-FORCE · Post by **G-FORCE** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 4:39 am

Try NCSX.com for the modchip and as for another way... I think there is one program that can be found at DCCopyWorld or something like that that will let you choose wat mode to play in NTSC or PAL. this is just a pure guess though.

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 4:01 pm

I think the Utopia Boot Disc works for a lot of stuff. Once the game itself loads, just press right and A to select 60Hz, assuming that it comes with a 50/60Hz selector, as nearly all PAL games do.

And G-FORCE, we don't allow discussion of that site

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Lyris · Post by **Lyris** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:27 am

This actually doesn't happen. If the game supports PAL-60hz and is played on an NTSC machine, the TV type selection screen is skipped and the game plays back in NTSC-60hz on an NTSC-60hz Dreamcast. It's almost like the machine was intended to be made multi-region.

This doesn't work on a few games I've tried (PAL Stupid Invaders is one) but thankfully these are rare.

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:18 pm

Ooh, didn't know that

. It reminds me of some of the old US Playstation games that had hidden Language selectors for their European release.

Chuck D. Head · Post by **Chuck D. Head** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:28 pm

I have always used the Utopia Boot Disk, or the SUPER GAME CONVERTER (Gamestop way of ripping me off, by making me by a bootup disk for Shenmue II, anyway) and these disk have worked for all my imports except one: Rez. Is there anyway to get the pal Rez to work on a US Dreamcast?

Unph@zed · Post by **Unph@zed** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 2:53 am

Thanx all!

Now, I just have to wait patiently as the Soldier of Fortune game I paid about $10 for is slowly sent across the Atlantic into my grubby paws... now for a light gun... anyone know anyone selling a NTSC 1st party DC light gun for under $20? hehe

gnomes · Post by **gnomes** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:19 pm

I have many PAL games an a NTSC Dreamcast. I just pop the disc in and it works, nothing to it.

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 6:05 pm

Are they originals, or backups?

Fatboy11 · Post by **Fatboy11** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 9:42 am

u will probbaly need a pal gun .. there is a regeon lockout
i had this problem while trying to play NTSC confidential mission on a pal dc

rmbell · Post by **rmbell** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 12:08 am

i used gameshark CDX to boot rez, works no probs at all.

Post by **Quzar** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 12:24 am

Fatboy11 wrote:u will probbaly need a pal gun .. there is a regeon lockout
i had this problem while trying to play NTSC confidential mission on a pal dc

some games have lockout others dont. i have a US Virtual Cop 2 and it works fine with my Jap lightgun, and my US HoD2 dosnt.