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This message was posted by Mark, posted on June 08, 2001 at 12:56:55 coming from 213.122.75
This message is a reply to Re: Question! posted from Chris posted at June 07, 2001 at 15:23:06
> > Have you tried this out? If I'd buy a NES-game from like.. USA, would it work with my modified PAL NES?

> It's not guaranteed to work, due to the timing differences between the NTSC and PAL standards. But the lockout chip hack works. I have a few PAL NES games and they work mostly fine on my NTSC system.

Yes, most games seem to work, but quite a few have graphical glitches. A small proportion will be completely unplayable. And of course, games play about 17% slower than they should. (But most PAL NES games were not speed-adjusted apart from the music, so they are too slow on a PAL NES as well.)

The best option, if you have an NTSC-capable TV, would be to get hold of a US NES. If your TV isn't NTSC-capable, the picture would likely be in black-and-white. But still, it would be full screen with no borders.

I have a few US NES main boards, if anyone is interested; swapping the board with that of a spare PAL NES would be more economical than getting a whole US NES shipped from the USA. (I'm in the UK.)

-- Mark

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Message	> > > Have you tried this out? If I'd buy a NES-game from like.. USA, would it work with my modified PAL NES? > > It's not guaranteed to work, due to the timing differences between the NTSC and PAL standards. But the lockout chip hack works. I have a few PAL NES games and they work mostly fine on my NTSC system. > Yes, most games seem to work, but quite a few have graphical glitches. A small proportion will be completely unplayable. And of course, games play about 17% slower than they should. (But most PAL NES games were not speed-adjusted apart from the music, so they are too slow on a PAL NES as well.) > The best option, if you have an NTSC-capable TV, would be to get hold of a US NES. If your TV isn't NTSC-capable, the picture would likely be in black-and-white. But still, it would be full screen with no borders. > I have a few US NES main boards, if anyone is interested; swapping the board with that of a spare PAL NES would be more economical than getting a whole US NES shipped from the USA. (I'm in the UK.) > > -- Mark
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