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How to play NTSC SELFBOOT GAMES on PAL DREAMCAST
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 7:43 am
by legopower
I have one question.
I have a PAL dreamcast console. How to play NTSC SELFBOOT game in PAL CONSOLE.
I try utopia and codebreaker - dont work.
Please help becouse i want to play E.G.G so bad ;(.
Thanks for help.
Re: How to play NTSC SELFBOOT GAMES on PAL DREAMCAST
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:00 am
by mistamontiel
What's the problem ? EGG does not have 50hz mode ? Play over VGA display
Re: How to play NTSC SELFBOOT GAMES on PAL DREAMCAST
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:10 am
by legopower
Problem is : i put a game in the dreamcast , the game is loading ( selfboot game ) , the screen is black and bam - it come back to the dreamcast menu
i only have a antena cable.
my question is - if i download a NTSC SELFBOOT game from the internet , the game will be work in PAL dreamcast ?
Re: How to play NTSC SELFBOOT GAMES on PAL DREAMCAST
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:32 pm
by mistamontiel
Ye mean coaxial output ? Over RF ? Ya I think you should upgrade to VGA my man I believe any display computer monitors and such gives you 60hz
EGG was not released in PAL land ? Then I don't think it supports 50hz
Re: How to play NTSC SELFBOOT GAMES on PAL DREAMCAST
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:01 pm
by krssn
AFAIK selfboots should work universally in all 3 regions.
Maybe just a bad burn?...
What program did you use and with what settings?...
Been more than a decade since I burned a DC game.
So others might be able to help you better in that regard.
Re: How to play NTSC SELFBOOT GAMES on PAL DREAMCAST
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 7:53 am
by legopower
i think the problem was a antena cable.
Every PAL game works perfect ( i burn CLONeCD ) . If i have a VGA cable or CHINCH maybe will help
Re: How to play NTSC SELFBOOT GAMES on PAL DREAMCAST
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 8:14 am
by legopower
I dont know what to do.
I dont have money to buy a VGA .
I dont know if AV cable can handle 60hz ( becouse my RF cable cant ).
Re: How to play NTSC SELFBOOT GAMES on PAL DREAMCAST
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 5:57 pm
by krssn
RF should work.
https://dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8451Composite should definitely work.
If VGA is too expensive, try composite.
Don't know where you're at, but there's a UK seller selling them for GBP 4,75 shipped.
You can't afford that, then there's no hope for you...
Re: How to play NTSC SELFBOOT GAMES on PAL DREAMCAST
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 7:26 pm
by mistamontiel
Checked the list on Wiki
EGG did not see PAL format
You're going to need VGA for 60hz viewing
Re: How to play NTSC SELFBOOT GAMES on PAL DREAMCAST
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 8:08 pm
by krssn
mistamontiel wrote:Checked the list on Wiki
EGG did not see PAL format
You're going to need VGA for 60hz viewing
He does NOT need VGA cables for this game.
I just tried my original copy on a PAL DC with DC-X with cinch cables and cinch enabled in the DC-X menu.
It works just fine.
What did happen was when I selected PAL in the DC-X menu the game would go back to the DC's start menu.
So 60Hz only indeed. That much is true.
But cinch is not the problem. And I'm pretty sure RF isn't either.