NTSC NES Controllers in a PAL NES?

Deathgaze

Essentially what the title says; can I use a NES controller bought in America on my PAL NES?



Thanks.

DMG

Yes. That is all.

snesmaster

Yes, I have done this and you can do the other way around too.

bunnyboy

Not always. Some PAL consoles require pull up resistors in the controllers which the USA controllers don't have. Easy and cheap to add tho.

Deathgaze

OK sweet, thanks for the replies everyone. Just in the need of some Dogbone NES controllers, and they are insanely expensive here.

uXe

Here are the details on the resistors you'll need to add to make the controllers 'PAL-compatible':



http://www.made-by-bacteria.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=1199

http://retro.mmgn.com/NES/Forums/Nes-Controller-NTSC-to-PAL-Conversion