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sin2beta:

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--- Quote from: kimimi on May 14, 2013, 12:07:14 am ---
--- Quote from: burningdoom on May 13, 2013, 08:22:28 pm ---SMS is region-free.

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Not quite true - Japanese games use a different pinout and won't work on a PAL/US SMS or SMS Mega Drive/Genesis adapter.

I know it's picky but I didn't want to not point it out in case somebody decided to pick up a few Japanese games based on that info.

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I actually didn't know that. I've never looked into Japanese SMS games, more U.K. and Brazil.

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The statement that the Master System is region free is an interesting one. Not every game will play on a NTSC Master System due to 50/60hz video switching.


http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12093

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Well I can tell you right now that list isn't accurate. I have a Power Base Converter and F-16 Fighting Falcon works fine. As does Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

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How far did you play? The Genesis only supports mode 4 video. Fighting falcon does not run in this mode. It won't work. Skip to 2:50 of the following video.

burningdoom:

--- Quote from: sin2beta on May 15, 2013, 08:45:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: burningdoom on May 15, 2013, 08:36:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: pceslayer on May 15, 2013, 05:18:34 pm ---
--- Quote from: burningdoom on May 14, 2013, 12:12:00 am ---
--- Quote from: kimimi on May 14, 2013, 12:07:14 am ---
--- Quote from: burningdoom on May 13, 2013, 08:22:28 pm ---SMS is region-free.

--- End quote ---

Not quite true - Japanese games use a different pinout and won't work on a PAL/US SMS or SMS Mega Drive/Genesis adapter.

I know it's picky but I didn't want to not point it out in case somebody decided to pick up a few Japanese games based on that info.

--- End quote ---

I actually didn't know that. I've never looked into Japanese SMS games, more U.K. and Brazil.

--- End quote ---

The statement that the Master System is region free is an interesting one. Not every game will play on a NTSC Master System due to 50/60hz video switching.


http://www.smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12093

--- End quote ---

Well I can tell you right now that list isn't accurate. I have a Power Base Converter and F-16 Fighting Falcon works fine. As does Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

--- End quote ---

How far did you play? The Genesis only supports mode 4 video. Fighting falcon does not run in this mode. It won't work. Skip to 2:50 of the following video.


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I thought we were talking about NTSC/PAL? That screenshot looks like it has Japanese letters in it.
sin2beta:
That's the border the youtubers put around the 4:3 screen of the master system to fill the 16:9 computer screens most of us have. It is not Japanese at all.
burningdoom:
I can't say, then. I have a Sega Power Unit Converter on a Sega Genesis Model 1. I don't know the techinical specifics of all that stuff, never been too much into that side of things in gaming. All I know is it worked. As did Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
soera:
Nice post. I was curious about that myself. Good thing to know that none of the games Im interested in are on that list!
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