sega Genesis/Mega Drive Rom size enquiry

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  1. Dakar

    Dakar Rapidly Rising Member

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    Hi people, I've been researching on a few Mega Drive games I've been waiting to play for a while so managed to keep one of the console I've modified to play at 50/60 Hz and UK/Jap languages.

    However the Language mod will not play all Jap carts in English which is a real shame.

    1. any ideas why this might be , I Have on own suspicions and if this is the case ill need to translate the cart
    2. swap the maskrom for a Eeprom with the US version but I'm unsure what size the Rom is, What program could I use to find this out
    for Snes games id use zsnes or bsnes to confirm these details

    any ideas?
    Regards Dakar
     
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    Like he said. A game needs to include both languages to switch.

    Though, yes, region locked games can still have both English and Japanese on the cart.
    American Streets of Rage 2 is most notable. JP mode blocked instead of removed.
     
  4. Dakar

    Dakar Rapidly Rising Member

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    HMMM ive tried

    Quack shot Jap cart - this works in English and jap
    Streets of Rage- Pal uk cart works in Jap and English
    Golden Axe I- Jap cart works in English- I think it English only anyway LOL
    Golden Axe II -Jap cart works in English (same as the first one)

    Ive tried a few other but hit as Miss as you guys have explained as above

    right about the Rom sizes- anyone have a clue how to find this information?

    Regards Jimmy
     
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    Thanks for the heads up on the other websites ill look into them, I do plan to get a Ever-drive at some point but I have a habbit of seeing things thou to the end once I start
     
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