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General and Gaming => Hardware and Tech => Topic started by: turom on August 21, 2015, 12:29:47 pm

Title: Play NTSC-US games on a JP Dreamcast
Post by: turom on August 21, 2015, 12:29:47 pm

So now I own a superb Dreamcast console (http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,6267.msg94649.html) 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:

(http://www.theoldcomputer.com/game-box-art-covers/Sega/Dreamcast/Codes/Action%20Replay%20-%20Front.jpg)


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

(http://www.theoldcomputer.com/game-box-art-covers/Sega/Dreamcast/Codes/Gameshark%20-%20CDx%20%28NTSC%29%20-%20Front.jpg)


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! ;D

Title: Re: Play NTSC-US games on a JP Dreamcast
Post by: dreama1 on August 22, 2015, 07:40:35 am

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

Title: Re: Play NTSC-US games on a JP Dreamcast
Post by: redblaze57 on August 22, 2015, 12:49:32 pm

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

Title: Re: Play NTSC-US games on a JP Dreamcast
Post by: turom on August 23, 2015, 07:57:10 am

Quote from: redblaze57 on August 22, 2015, 12:49:32 pm

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 ;D

Title: Re: Play NTSC-US games on a JP Dreamcast
Post by: turom on August 28, 2015, 03:37:24 pm

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! ;D

(http://i.imgur.com/ORXnd7Al.png) (http://i.imgur.com/ORXnd7A.png)