I am interested in getting an NTSC Sega 32X for usage with my PAL Mega Drive and Mega CD. What I am asking is, do I need to mod the 32X console to get any sort of games to work on the system, or because I have a Mega Everdrive with the ability to adjust the roms for compatibility, that is, NTSC Roms converted for use to a PAL system and vice versa, can I just play the games without any problems from the flash cart. I really need help with this, so if anyone can help me, please reply.:boxing:
You'll need to set the 32X to 50Hz if you want it to work with your EU Mega Drive. Or you could add a 50/60Hz switch to your Mega Drive so you could play your games in 60Hz which would be better But ideally you should modify both systems so you can play all games with 100% compatibility. Here is some information on modifying the 32X. Basically you just remove the R42 resistor and solder pin 32 on the IC to the middle of a switch and solder 5V and GND to the other legs. http://wolfsoft.de/wordpress/?p=407
"adjust the roms for compatibility" This is key, makes it a lot easier to understand. Carts don't change the hardware 50/60hz or English/Japanese.
That mod works a lot better on a PAL 32X than an NTSC one - the problem is that it doesn't change the colorburst and as a result the composite video signal produced when you set it to the other video mode is a non-standard one - but it just happens that the video format produced by a PAL 32X in NTSC mode is the same as the signal that European multiple-standard VCRs used to produce when you played an NTSC tape in them (AKA "NTSC-4.43") - so most European TV sets can handle it without a problem. The situation the other way around is not so happy - you basically end up with a PAL signal (including the PAL phase reversals) but with the NTSC 3.58MHz subcarrier - and in my experience most TVs don't like it very much. This only applies to a composite connection - if you use RGB, the encoder is effectively bypassed.
Ah sorry, I never take into account that there are people who use anything other than RGB. You're right of course!
