Play a PAL SNES game on a US SNES on a NTSC TV?

snesmastersnesmaster
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Hi, I just bought a PAL SNES game and I was wondering the best way to get it to work on the SNES, or Super Famicom on an NTSC TV. 

Thanks for any help.

Comments

  • DommieDommie
    I believe the PAL SNES games have a region chip in them, so I think you'll need a PAL region SNES (unlike NTSC J region games).  As for the monitor issue, most modern LCD or plasma flatscreens accept both PAL and NTSC signals.  Check with the literature that came with your TV to be sure.
  • snescentralsnescentral
    I believe if you desolder the fourth pin of the lockout chip, it disabled the lockout chip. However, any game optimized for PAL will run too fast, and there is the possibility of graphical glitches. There is a mod that allows you to switch between 50 and 60 Hz, which involves tying two pins on the GPU to the main regulator. It is a tricky mod, and my attempt at doing it failed, possibly due to shorting things out. Those pins are tiny.
  • EnforcerOfJusticeEnforcerOfJustice
    If you only have one game, odds are that it's part of the majority that are better off running in 60hz and you won't need a 50hz/60hz swtich unless it has a super fx chip (causes graphic glitches off of memory) or is one of the few carts that detect the video mode and refuse to boot on 60hz. Unless it's one of these games (generally those from 94-95 onwards and produced by Nintendo), I'd recommend merely lifing the pin that badinsults mentioned, very easy mod. If you don't want to open your console and tinker with it, you could get a passthrough region converter cartridge but that might cost more than a new SNES.
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