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   Scott H to BelPowerslave   
   Re: Are PAL Saturn games playable with a   
   27 Apr 07 21:41:17   
   
   From: weaponx013@yahoo.com   
      
   BelPowerslave wrote:   
   >> I play Japanese imports on my Saturn all the time, but I know that   
   >> these are NTSC like the US versions.  Does anybody know if a PAL   
   >> release will play with the PAR cartridge and just run in NTSC?  Two   
   >> different online sites I have found seem to indicate that they will.   
   >> I'm trying to decide whether I should get Wipeout 2097 in the Euro   
   >> release or the Japanese version.   
      
   > For some reason, when it comes to this game, *everyone* talks about the   
   > PAL version for some reason or another. You never really hear anything   
   > about the Japanese version. Honestly, I'd probably see about getting a   
   > hold of Kikko Boy(in fact, I'll PM him via SegaFans forums and direct   
   > him to this post) as I remember him talking quite a bit about it.   
   > Depending on what he says, to be safe, I'd just get the Japanese version...   
   >   
   > Bel   
      
   I found two more resources that said PAL would play on an NTSC system   
   with a cart like the ST Key.  Then the seller replied that my PAR 4M   
   plus would let me play it without trouble so I jumped.  It was $26   
   shipped, but hell I can't complain about getting a nice complete PAL   
   Saturn game like Wipeout 2097.   
      
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   Scott   
      
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