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== PAL Games with Issues on NTSC 7800 ==
== PAL Games with Issues on NTSC 7800 ==
Note that the BIOS on NTSC 7800 consoles must be replaced with a different one that does not perform the encryption check, otherwise no PAL games will even boot. Also note that all PAL games will have the screen shifted down as they were reprogrammed to take advantage of the extra resolution PAL offers over NTSC.
Note that the BIOS on NTSC 7800 consoles must be replaced with a different one that does not perform the encryption check, otherwise no PAL games will even boot. Also note that most PAL games will have the screen shifted down as they were reprogrammed to take advantage of the extra resolution PAL offers over NTSC. Some games that function correctly may also have slightly different colors due to the NTSC and PAL MARIA graphics chips having different color palettes.


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|Dig Dug
|Dig Dug
|Sound plays too fast, gameplay is too slow, top half of screen flickers
|Sound is too fast, gameplay is too slow, top half of screen flickers
|Moderate
|Moderate
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|Donkey Kong Junior
|Donkey Kong Junior
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|No issues other than the screen being shifted down
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|Minor
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|Double Dragon
|Double Dragon
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|Boots to black screen
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|Unplayable
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|F-18 Hornet
|F-18 Hornet
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|Boots to vertical colored bars and droning sound
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|Unplayable
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|Fatal Run
|Fatal Run
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|Sound is too fast, flashing colors and major graphical corruption
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|Severe
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|Fight Night
|Fight Night
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|Flickering colors, crashes when gameplay begins
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|Unplayable
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|Food Fight
|Food Fight
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|Flickering graphical glitching, plays too slow
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|Moderate
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|Galaga
|Galaga
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|No issues other than the screen being shifted down
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|Minor
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|Hat Trick
|Hat Trick
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|No issues
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|N/A
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|Ikari Warriors
|Ikari Warriors
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|Flickering graphical corruption, plays far too slow
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|Severe
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|Impossible Mission
|Impossible Mission
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|Flickering colors, crashes to black screen when entering a room (particularly disappointing as this is the only version which can be completed!)
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|Unplayable
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|Jinks
|Jinks
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|Sound samples on title screen are just random noise, major graphical corruption
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|Severe
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|Joust
|Joust
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|Crashes immediately, only displays copyright info on title screen
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|Unplayable
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|Karateka
|Karateka
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|Boots to black screen
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|Unplayable
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|Kung-Fu Master
|Kung-Fu Master
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|Crashes to screen with corrupted graphics after title screen
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|Unplayable
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|Mario Bros.
|Mario Bros.
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|No issues other than the screen being shifted down
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|Minor
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|Mat Mania Challenge
|Mat Mania Challenge
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|Corrupted title screen, droning sound during gameplay
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|Moderate
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|Mean 18 Ultimate Golf
|Mean 18 Ultimate Golf
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|Graphical corruption when anything moves, glitched sound
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|Moderate
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|Meltdown
|Meltdown
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|Sound is too fast (No further testing done due to lack of light gun)
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|?
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|Midnight Mutants
|Midnight Mutants
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|No issues other than the screen being shifted down
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|Minor
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|Motor Psycho
|Boots to black screen
|Unplayable
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|}
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== NTSC Games with Issues on PAL 7800 ==
== NTSC Games with Issues on PAL 7800 ==

Revision as of 20:30, 23 October 2022

PAL Games with Issues on NTSC 7800

Note that the BIOS on NTSC 7800 consoles must be replaced with a different one that does not perform the encryption check, otherwise no PAL games will even boot. Also note that most PAL games will have the screen shifted down as they were reprogrammed to take advantage of the extra resolution PAL offers over NTSC. Some games that function correctly may also have slightly different colors due to the NTSC and PAL MARIA graphics chips having different color palettes.

Game Title Issue Severity
Ace of Aces Rapidly flickering title screen, major graphical glitching during gameplay Unplayable
Alien Brigade Resets every few seconds on title screen Unplayable
Ballblazer Major graphical glitching, runs too slow Severe
Barnyard Blaster (No further testing performed due to lack of light gun) ?
Baseball Entire screen flickers Severe
Basketbrawl No sound on title screen, plays too slow, major graphical glitching during gameplay Severe
Centipede Plays too slow Moderate
Choplifter Plays too slow, flickering colors during gameplay Severe
Commando Crashes to black screen after title screen Unplayable
Crack'ed Flickering colors during gameplay Moderate
Crossbow No issues other than the screen being shifted down Minor
Dark Chambers Graphical glitching when scrolling vertically Moderate
Desert Falcon Plays too slow, major graphical glitching Severe
Dig Dug Sound is too fast, gameplay is too slow, top half of screen flickers Moderate
Donkey Kong No issues other than the screen being shifted down Minor
Donkey Kong Junior No issues other than the screen being shifted down Minor
Double Dragon Boots to black screen Unplayable
F-18 Hornet Boots to vertical colored bars and droning sound Unplayable
Fatal Run Sound is too fast, flashing colors and major graphical corruption Severe
Fight Night Flickering colors, crashes when gameplay begins Unplayable
Food Fight Flickering graphical glitching, plays too slow Moderate
Galaga No issues other than the screen being shifted down Minor
Hat Trick No issues N/A
Ikari Warriors Flickering graphical corruption, plays far too slow Severe
Impossible Mission Flickering colors, crashes to black screen when entering a room (particularly disappointing as this is the only version which can be completed!) Unplayable
Jinks Sound samples on title screen are just random noise, major graphical corruption Severe
Joust Crashes immediately, only displays copyright info on title screen Unplayable
Karateka Boots to black screen Unplayable
Kung-Fu Master Crashes to screen with corrupted graphics after title screen Unplayable
Mario Bros. No issues other than the screen being shifted down Minor
Mat Mania Challenge Corrupted title screen, droning sound during gameplay Moderate
Mean 18 Ultimate Golf Graphical corruption when anything moves, glitched sound Moderate
Meltdown Sound is too fast (No further testing done due to lack of light gun) ?
Midnight Mutants No issues other than the screen being shifted down Minor
Motor Psycho Boots to black screen Unplayable

NTSC Games with Issues on PAL 7800