Strange Megadrive region issues.

Discussion in 'Rare and Obscure Gaming' started by Baseley09, Jun 15, 2004.

  1. Baseley09

    Baseley09 Resolute Member

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    OK, to start with, originally out of the box, my Megadrive is PAL Asian.

    That is it was 50hz/w borders. It played all region games.

    I modded it to run 60hz/full screen by severing jumper 4 (as far as i remember). So it does run full screen, I had assumed it was NOW JAP region NTSC......it no longer runs PAL chip locked games (Gunstar, Dynamite Headdy etc).

    But get this, it doesnt appear to be. Going through some other games I find :

    1) MY JAP Virtua Racing is locked out, says "only ntsc & pal region" useage....wtf?

    2)my JAP Bare Knuckle is displayed on screen as "Streets of Rage".

    ...so, it appears it is not JAP NTSC region in the full context, what is wrong.....do PAL Asia Megadrives have an intervening bios??
     
  2. Johnny

    Johnny Gran Turismo Freak and Site Supporter 2013,2015

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    Probably you just changed "Region" and not video signal? :smt017

    I don't know much about Mega Drive modding, but i know someone will help you.

    :smt023
     
  3. sayin999

    sayin999 Officer at Arms

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    changed region

    What you did was accidently also change the region in the process. You should have probably installed a switch instead, i know i was succesful at doing this.

    http://dw.com.com/redir?asid=916377...console/genesis/file/genesis_multi_region.pdf

    this file explains how each jumper works and how to properly install a switch(this is the guide i used). This should also help you solve your problem. THis file is in acrobat reader format.
     
  4. Calpis

    Calpis Champion of the Forum

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    So now are both JP3 & 4 open? You need to close one, thats your problem.
     
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