Play NTSC-US games on a JP Dreamcast

[turom]

So now I own a superb Dreamcast console and it's a NTSC-J model. Most of the games I want on this machine are JP but I'd like to collect a few US games. And I want to play the original games, not burnt copies..

From my understanding you can't play JP and US games on a EU console unless you modchip the console or use a boot CD like this:




And for US Dreamcast to play PAL and JP games you need either to modchip, either sue that one :




What about the JP console?

• Does it even block the PAL and US games?
• Do you also need a loader CD to play other regions's games?
• If so can the US Gameshark CD do the job?

Extra: I see the GameShark thing has a kind of "dongle" bundled in some versions, is it required to boot games? Only the CD won't be enough?

If you have intel about "importing" on a JP Dreamcast, please share!

[dreama1]

Just download a boot disc from isozone. The real boot disc is very expensive.

[redblaze57]

in a nutshell

• Yes
• yes
• it will but for the basic gameshark you need that dongle

as far as I know Boot disc/cheat devices are region free I use Xploder to force boot games in VGA/play imports. It's basically the UK version of the Codebreaker disc

here's a video going in depth about playing imports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-fxO8euoEQ

[turom]

in a nutshell

• Yes
• yes
• it will but for the basic gameshark you need that dongle

as far as I know Boot disc/cheat devices are region free I use Xploder to force boot games in VGA/play imports. It's basically the UK version of the Codebreaker disc

here's a video going in depth about playing imports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-fxO8euoEQ

Thanks for the input, that sure is a very well made and informative video! Getting myself a Code Breaker

[turom]

So I burnt a Code Breaker a it works wonder !

Since my games are retail originals and not burnt copies I could use it directly to play a NTSC-US game on my JP console without issues!