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958016 No.958016 [Reply] [Original]

Sup. /vr/, I'm in the UK and want to buy some old videogames, but I want the NTSC versions because fuck 50Hz.
Does anyone know what I need to play the American Genesis in the UK? Like, I remember something about a step down converter for the plug because of different electricity and I'd need a TV that could do 60Hz as well, how hard is it to get these things in the UK?

>> No.958024

well, googling for my OP image I found this website
http://www.retrogamebase.co.uk/sega-megadrive-1-pal-5060hz-143-p.asp
selling a PAL Megadrive with a 50/60hz switch. If I got this could I just buy an american game, plug it in and go?
Also, still not sure on the TV.

>> No.958048 [DELETED] 

>>958024
A modded Mega Drive will play all games. Plus any PAL games not optimized for 50Hz will be able to benefit by switching to 60Hz.

>> No.958053 [DELETED] 

>>958024
The Mega Drive can be modded to be region free but it's a separate mod from adding a 50/60Hz switch. Any PAL games not optimized for 50Hz will be able to benefit by switching to 60Hz.

>> No.958080

>a TV that could do 60Hz

You would have to search hard to find one that doesn't.
Not all do NTSC color, though. Go for the Japanese brands.

>> No.958085

>>958053
cool, cheers. I'll ask this guy and see if this megadrive is modded for region free
>>958080
ah right, didn't know that. cool, gonna start my search

>> No.958403

I would get a retogen

>> No.958413

>>958016
I wouldn't recommend buying the NTSC versions of games from PAL developers. In some cases, they ran too fast because they were designed to run at 50Hz originally.

>> No.958471

>>958413
The increase in speed is hardly anything. If I can play DMC3 on the hardest setting at 60hz and turbo mode, I'm sure anyone can adapt to a significant increase.

>> No.958503

>>958471
It's equivalent to NTSC>PAL slowdown, but in reverse. So music runs too fast, for example.

Not sure which games are affected, though. I'm not familiar with the Sega library and PAL Sega developers.

>> No.958648

>>958016
The us Sega should have gotten a matte finish too.

>> No.958653

>>958413
>>958503
I'm pretty sure the single case of a European-developed game not being optimized for 60Hz is Shadow of the Beast. Everything else is fine.