NTSC x PAL-M roms

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NTSC x PAL-M roms

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Hi, there!

Supposing I'm going to put some roms on cartridges:

The TV system at my country is PAL-M (different from japanese PAL). So I'm supposing native consoles follows this system.

So, what are the problems I can have in putting NTSC roms to play on PAL-M consoles? We had national versions of the original NES, and carts are plain compatible, but I dunno. And the national consoles plays whatever you put in them (China, Japan, USA carts...)

Thanks in advance.
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Re: NTSC x PAL-M roms

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NES virus wrote:(different from japanese PAL)
Er, Japan used NTSC.

The only real difference, hardware-wise, between an NTSC cart and a PAL cart is the lockout chip, and that itself isn't tied to a specific video format, but to a specific region. If you 'de-chip' your console (instructions can be found elsewhere), you can use any cart you want.
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Post by Zepper »

PAL-M is used here in Brazil. I import everything in NTSC and it works fine without any restriction. Anyway, my NES is a compatible console, released around 1989/1990 as "Phantom System". I could include pics if you're curious enough for that... :D
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Quietust -> "Er, Japan used NTSC."

Hmm... maybe I'm confused about European system. dunno. :?

So, if the only difference is about the lockout chip, them I won't have any problems, since my console doesn't has this limitation. :)

Fx3 -> Yes, I have the Phantom System too (awesome console!) But at this moment, I'm using Turbo Game, that dual system from CCE (Conserta, Conserta, Estraga) :wink: but it's very good too.


Thanks for your replies guys!
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