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This is by no means a definitive list, as one does not exist. '''Titles tagged with Fully or Part Optimised might run too fast at 60Hz. Fully Optimised means no big borders or games that are bordered, running in native aspect ratio.'''
This is by no means a definitive list, as one does not exist. '''Titles tagged with Fully or Part Optimised might run too fast at 60Hz. Fully Optimised means no big borders or games that are bordered, running in native aspect ratio.'''


{{Note|If the game you're looking for is not listed here, generally it is safe to assume that European developers optimised their games for the PAL region. Codemasters, Psygnosis and Rockstar North / Rockstar Lincoln have done so for many of their releases. Prominent offenders include developers such as Square, Konami and Namco, as they are based in NTSC territories.}}
{{Note|If the game you're looking for is not listed here, generally it is safe to assume that European developers optimised their games to some extent for the PAL region. Codemasters, Psygnosis and Rockstar North / Rockstar Lincoln have done so for many of their releases (e.g. Colin McRae Rally). Prominent offenders include developers such as Square, Konami and Namco, as they are based in NTSC territories.}}
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{| class="wikitable"
|+PAL PlayStation Games Tested for Optimisation
|+PAL PlayStation Games Tested for Optimisation
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!60Hz with GSM
!Modchip Protected
!LibCrypt Protection
|-
|-
|007 The World Is Not Enough
|007 The World Is Not Enough
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|40 Winks
| 40 Winks
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
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|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Action Man: Destruction X (PAL Exclusive)
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Air Combat
|Actua Soccer 2
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Aironauts (PAL Exclusive)
|Actua Soccer 3 (PAL Exclusive)
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Alien Trilogy
|Adidas Power Soccer
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Alone in the Dark - Jack Is Back
|Air Combat
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Alundra
|Aironauts (PAL Exclusive)
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|No
| Untested, music will probably run fast
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Alundra 2
|Alien Trilogy
|No
|No
|Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|No
|Untested, music will probably run fast
|Yes
|Untested  
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Ape Escape
|Alone in the Dark - Jack Is Back
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Yes
|No
|-
|-
|Army Men: Lock 'N' Load
|Alundra
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|N/A
|No
|Untested, music will probably run fast
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Asterix (PAL Exclusive)
|Alundra 2
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|No
|N/A
|Untested, music will probably run fast
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Battle Arena Toshinden
|Ape Escape
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|No
|No
|Untested, will probably break timer
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|Untested
|Yes
|-
|-
|Beatmania
|Army Men: Land, Air, Sea
|Yes, has localised music and is optimsed due to it being a rhythm based game
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Bloody Roar - Hyper Beast Duel
|Army Men: Lock 'N' Load
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders
|No
|No
|Untested, will probably break timer
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Bomberman
|Asterix (PAL Exclusive)
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Bomberman World
|Battle Arena Toshinden
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders
|No
|No
|Untested, will probably break timer
|Untested, will probably break timer
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Broken Sword - The Shadow of the Templars
|Beatmania
|Yes, has localised music and is optimsed due to it being a rhythm based game
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Bushido Blade
|Bloody Roar - Hyper Beast Duel
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested, will probably break timer
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
|Bomberman
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|C-12 - Final Resistance
|Bomberman World
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders
|No
|No
|N/A
|Untested, will probably break timer
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
|Broken Sword - The Shadow of the Templars
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Clock Tower
|Bushido Blade
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Colin McRae Rally
|Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Colin McRae Rally 2.0
|C-12 - Final Resistance
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Cool Boarders
|Card Shark (PAL Exclusive)
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders
|No
|No
|Untested, will probably break timer
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Crash Bandicoot
|Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
|Clock Tower
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Colin McRae Rally
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
|Colin McRae Rally 2.0
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Crash Bash
|Cool Boarders
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested, will probably break timer
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|Yes
|-
|-
|Crash Team Racing
|Crash Bandicoot
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
|Yes
|Yes
|-
|Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|N/A
|Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|D
|Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Darkstalkers 3
|Crash Bash
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|No
|No
|Yes, cutscenes play too fast
|Untested
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|-
|Dead Or Alive
|Crash Team Racing
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|Yes
|-
|-
|Descent
|Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Destruction Derby
|D
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
| Untested
|Untested
|Untested
| No
|Untested
|No
|-
|-
|Destruction Derby 2
|Dalmatians 2 (PAL Exclusive)
|Yes
|Yes
| No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Destruction Derby Raw
|Dancing Stage Party Edition
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Diablo
|Darkstalkers 3
|Yes, squares become rectangles when running in NTSC, due to British developer
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Dead Ball Zone
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Die Hard Trilogy
|Dead Or Alive
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|Untested
| Untested
|No
|No
|-
|N/A
|Dino Crisis
|N/A
|No
|No
|No
| Yes
| Untested
|Untested
|Yes
|-
|-
| Dino Crisis 2
|Descent
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
| Untested
|No
|-
|Disney-Pixar Toy Story 2 - Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Doom
|Destruction Derby
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Driver
|Destruction Derby 2
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
| N/A
|No
|N/A  
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Driver 2
|Destruction Derby Raw
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
| No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Duke Nukem
|Diablo
|Yes
|Yes, squares become rectangles when running in NTSC, due to British developer
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Dynasty Warriors
|Die Hard Trilogy
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested
|Yes, correct speed, but causes glitches and overscan (picture draws outside of viewable area)
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Earthworm Jim 2 (PAL Exclusive)
|Dino Crisis
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|Yes
|-
|-
|EA Sports Superbike 2000
|Dino Crisis 2
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders
|No
|No
|Untested, will probably break timer
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Yes
|No
|-
|-
|Evil Dead - Hail to the King
|Disney's Treasure Planet
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested
|Yes, correct speed, but causes slight overscan on UI elements (picture draws outside of viewable area)
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Exhumed
|Disney-Pixar Toy Story 2 - Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|N/A
|Yes, correct speed, but causes slight graphical corruption when displaying text boxes
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
| Fear Effect
|Doom
| No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
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|No
|No
|-
|-
| Final Fantasy Anthology
|Driver
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|No
|Music runs too fast, graphical corruption
|N/A
|Music and game run too fast
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Final Fantasy VI
|Driver 2
| No
|Yes
| Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|No
|No
|Music and game run too fast
|N/A
|Music and game run too fast
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Final Fantasy VII
|Duke Nukem
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
| Yes
|N/A
| Yes, image slightly shifted up and right
|Untested, probably works same as other FF games - video skip, X & Y adjust in NTSC mode
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Final Fantasy VIII
|Dynasty Warriors
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Reverts to 50Hz
|Untested
|Works in NTSC mode
|Yes
|-
|Final Fantasy IX
|No
|No
|No
| Yes
|Reverts to 50Hz
|Works in NTSC mode
|Yes
|-
|-
|Firestorm - Thunderhawk 2  
|Earthworm Jim 2 (PAL Exclusive)
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Formula One
| EA Sports Superbike 2000
|No
|No
|Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders
| No
|Hangs at loading screen
|Runs too fast
|No
|No
|-
|Untested, will probably break timer
|Galerians
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Yes
|Yes
|-
|-
|Gex
|Ehrgeiz - God Bless the Ring
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested  
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Gex 3D - Enter the Gecko
|Evil Dead - Hail to the King
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Grandia
|Exhumed
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, big borders but only cutscenes optimised
|No
|No
|Untested, probably breaks cutscenes
| N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Gran Turismo
|Fade to Black
|No  
|No
| Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|No
|Runs too fast
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
| Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Gran Turismo 2
|Fear Effect
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|Yes
|N/A
|Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Grand Theft Auto
|FIFA - Road to World Cup 98
|Yes
|No
|No
| Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Granstream Saga
|FIFA 99
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested
|Untested  
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Guardian's Crusade
|FIFA 2000
|No
|No
| Yes, correct music speed, small borders
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|Untested, music will probably run fast
|Untested
|No
|-
|Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working
|Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working
|Squashed image
| No
|-
|Harvest Moon - Back to Nature
|No
|Yes, optimised movement speed, slow text boxes, small borders
|No
| Untested, probably speeds up walking
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Heart of Darkness
|FIFA Football 2005
| No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Yes
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Jackie Chan Stuntmaster
|Final Fantasy Anthology
| No
|Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, music runs too fast, graphical corruption
|Music and game run too fast
|No
|No
|Untested
 
|Untested
|Yes
|-
|-
|Jade Cocoon - Story of the Tamamayu
|Final Fantasy VI
|No
| No
|No
|Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|Yes
| No
|Untested
|Yes, music and game run too fast
|Untested
|Music and game run too fast
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Jumping Flash
|Final Fantasy VII
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders
|No
|No
|Untested, will probably break timer
 
|Untested
|Yes
| No, game crashes at first battle
|Untested, probably works same as other FF games - video skip, X & Y adjust in NTSC mode
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Kagero - Deception II
|Final Fantasy VIII
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Reverts to 50Hz
|Untested
|Works in NTSC mode
|No
|Yes
|-
|-
|Kingsley's Adventure
| Final Fantasy IX
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|Yes
|Reverts to 50Hz
|Works in NTSC mode
|Yes
|-
|-
|Klonoa
|Firestorm - Thunderhawk 2
|No
 
|No
|No
| No
|Yes
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No  
|-
|-
|Koudelka
|Formula One
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|No
|N/A
|No, hangs at loading screen
|N/A
|Runs too fast
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Kula World
|Galerians
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
| Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|Untested
|Yes
|-
|-
|Kurushi
|Gex
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
|Gex 3D - Enter the Gecko
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|No, causes bouncing image
|Squashed image
|Yes
|-
|Legend of Kartia
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Legend of Legaia
|Ghost in the Shell
|No
|No
|Yes, optimised movement speed, big borders, slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested, probably speeds up walking
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
| No
|No
|-
|-
|Lifeforce Tenka
|Grandia
|No
|No  
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, big borders but only cutscenes optimised
|No
| No
|Untested
|Untested, probably breaks cutscenes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Loaded
|Gran Turismo
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|No
|Untested
|Runs too fast
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Louvre - The Final Curse (PAL Exclusive)
|Gran Turismo 2
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
| N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|MDK
|Grand Theft Auto
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
| N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Granstream Saga
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
| No
|-
| Grudge Warriors
|No
|No
|-
|Medal of Honor
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Guardian's Crusade
|No
|Yes, correct music speed, small borders
| No
|Untested, music will probably run fast
|Untested  
|No
|No
|-
|-
|MediEvil
|Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone
|Yes
| No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working
|Squashed image
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|-
|-
|Mega Man X4
|Harvest Moon - Back to Nature
|No
|No
|No
|Yes, optimised movement speed, slow text boxes, small borders
|Yes
|No
|Untested  
| Untested, probably speeds up walking
|Untested
|Untested
|No  
|No
|-
|-
|Mega Man X5
|Heart of Darkness
|No  
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Yes
|No
|No  
|-
|-
|Mega Man X6
|Hydro Thunder
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
| N/A
| Untested
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Metal Gear Solid
|ISS Pro Evolution
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|No
|No
|Untested
|Untested, probably breaks cutscenes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Mickey's Wild Adventure
|Jackie Chan Stuntmaster
|No  
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|Yes
|-
|-
|Mortal Kombat Trilogy
|Jade Cocoon - Story of the Tamamayu
|Yes
| No
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|Music
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Nightmare Creatures
|Jumping Flash
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders
|N/A
| No
|N/A
|Untested, will probably break timer
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Ninja - Shadow of Darkness
|Kagero - Deception II
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
|King's Field
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No  
|No
|-
|-
|Oddworld: Abe's Exodus
|Kingsley's Adventure
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
| Klonoa
|No  
|No  
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested  
| Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Overboard
|Koudelka
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|No
| No
|-
|-
|Pandemonium
|Kula World
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
| No
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|PaRappa the Rapper
| Kurushi
| Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
| N/A
|Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|Untested
|No  
|No  
|-
|-
|Parasite Eve 2
|Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
|No, causes bouncing image
|Untested
|Squashed image
|Untested
|Yes
|Yes
|-
|-
|Rage Racer
|Legend of Kartia
|No
|No
|Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
| No
|-
|-
|Rayman
|Legend of Legaia
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Rayman 2 - The Great Escape
| Lifeforce Tenka
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested, cutscenes stutter under Duckstation emulator forced 60Hz
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Re-Loaded
|Loaded
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested, briefings run too fast under Duckstation emulator forced 60Hz
|Untested
|Untested
|
| Untested
|No
|-
|-
|ReBoot
|Lost Vikings 2 - Norse by Norsewest
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|Yes, big borders but only cutscenes optimised
|No
|No
|Untested
|Untested, probably breaks cutscenes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Return Fire
|Louvre - The Final Curse (PAL Exclusive)
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|No  
|-
|-
|Resident Evil
| MDK
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
| Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
| Resident Evil 2
|Medal of Honor
|No  
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Yes
|No
|-
|-
| Ridge Racer
|Medal of Honor Underground
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
|No, game freezes at loading screen
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Ridge Racer Revolution
|MediEvil
 
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|Untested, probably breaks cutscenes
|No
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Ridge Racer Type 4
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|-
|Road Rash
|Mega Man Legends 2
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested  
|Untested
|Untested  
|No  
|No
|-
|-
|Silent Hill
|Mega Man X4
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay (PAL version has minor censorship)
|No
|No
|Correct speed, but causes overscan (picture draws out on viewable area)
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
| Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Skullmonkeys
|Mega Man X5
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
 
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|Sled Storm
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|Untested
|No
|Untested
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Soul Blade
|Mega Man X6
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Spider-Man
|Metal Gear Solid
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Sports Car GT
|Metal Slug X
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
| Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Mickey's Wild Adventure
|No
|No
| Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Squashed image
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Spyro the Dragon
|Micro Machines V3
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
| N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
|Mortal Kombat Trilogy
 
| Yes
|No
|No
| N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|-
|Spyro: Year of the Dragon
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|No
|-
|-
|Star Ocean - The Second Story
|Music
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|N/A
|No
|N/A
|Untested, probably speeds game up
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Star Wars - Dark Force
|Music 2000
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Suikoden
|NBA Jam - Tournament Edition
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Suikoden II
|Nightmare Creatures
|No
|Yes  
| No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
| No
|-
|Syphon Filter
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Team Buddies
|Ninja - Shadow of Darkness
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders
| Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested, will probably break timer
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
|No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay (PAL version has major censorship)
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|No
| Untested
|Untested
| No
|-
|-
|Time Crisis - Project Titan
|Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay and slow timer
|No
|No
| Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster and the Beanstalk
|Oddworld: Abe's Exodus
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Tekken
|One
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested, probably breaks cutscene
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Tekken 2
|OverBlood
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Tekken 3 (Western releases have minor censorship in one cutscene)
|Overboard
|No
|No
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|No
|Untested
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|-
|TOCA World Touring Cars
| Pac-Man World 20th Anniversary
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Pandemonium
|Yes
|Yes
| No
|No
| N/A
| N/A
|No
|-
|-
|Tombi!
|PaRappa the Rapper
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Tomb Raider
|Parasite Eve 2
|No
|No
|Yes, aspect ratio correct at 50Hz, intended to run in 60Hz speed (PC version is definitive)
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|Yes
|-
|-
|Tomb Raider II Starring Lara Croft
|PGA Tour 96
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
| Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
|Quake II
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
|R-Types
|Yes
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|N/A
|-
|N/A
|Rage Racer
| No
|Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|No
|Untested
| Untested
|No
|-
|-
|Tomb Raider: Chronicles
|Rayman
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
|No
|No
|No
|No
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Tony Hawk's Skateboarding
|Rayman 2 - The Great Escape
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|No
|No
|N/A
| Untested, cutscenes stutter under Duckstation emulator forced 60Hz
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Twisted Metal
|Re-Loaded
|No
|No
|Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|No
|Untested, briefings run too fast under Duckstation emulator forced 60Hz
|Untested
|No
|-
|ReBoot
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested, probably speeds up game
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Urban Chaos
|Return Fire
|Yes
| Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|No
|-
|-
|Vagrant Story
|Resident Evil
|No
|No
|No
| No
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Vandal Hearts
|Resident Evil 2
|No
|No
|Yes, big borders but only cutscenes optimised (opening cutscene)
 
|No
|No
|Untested, probably breaks opening cutscene
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|Yes
|-
|-
|Vib-Ribbon
|Ridge Racer
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|-
|Vigilante 8
|Ridge Racer Revolution
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders
|No
|No
|N/A
|Untested
|N/A
| Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Wacky Races (PAL Exclusive)
|Ridge Racer Type 4
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders
|No
|No
|N/A
|Untested, will probably break timer
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Warcraft II - The Dark Saga
|Road Rash
|Yes, squares become rectangles when running in NTSC, due to British developer
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|Yes
|N/A
|Untested
|No
| Untested
|No  
|-
|-
|Wild Arms
|Shadow Man
|No
|No
|Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|Untested, music will probably run fast
|Untested
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Wipeout
| Silent Hill
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay (PAL version has minor censorship)
|No
|No
|N/A
|Yes, correct speed, but causes overscan (picture draws out of viewable area)
|N/A
|Untested
|No
|No
|-
|-
|Wipeout 2097
|Skullmonkeys
|Yes
|No
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
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|No
|No
|-
|-
|Wipeout 3
| Slam 'N Jam '96
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Sled Storm
|Yes
|Yes
|No
|No
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A  
|No
|-
|Soul Blade
|No
| No
|Yes
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Spider-Man
|No
|Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised
|No
| Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Sports Car GT
|No
|No
| Yes
|Untested
|Squashed image
|No
|-
|Spyro the Dragon
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|-
|Spyro: Year of the Dragon
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|-
|Star Ocean - The Second Story
| No
|Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|Untested, probably speeds game up
|Untested
|No
|-
|Star Wars - Dark Force
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Suikoden
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Suikoden II
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Syphon Filter
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
| No
| No, stuck on black screen
|Squashed image
|No
|-
|Team Buddies
|No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders
|No
|Untested, will probably break timer
|Untested
|No
|-
|Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay (PAL version has major censorship)
|No
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Terracon (PAL Exclusive)
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Theme Park
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
| No
|-
|Time Crisis - Project Titan
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay and slow timer
| No
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster and the Beanstalk
|No
| No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Tekken
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Tekken 2
|No
|No
| Yes
|Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working
|Untested
|No
|-
|Tekken 3 (Western releases have minor censorship in one cutscene)
| No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|The Italian Job
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|-
|The Jungle Book - Groove Party
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|Yes, correct speed, but causes slight overscan on UI elements (picture draws outside of viewable area) - does not affect gameplay
|Untested
|No
|-
|The Unholy War
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Thrasher: Skate and Destroy
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|TOCA World Touring Cars
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|-
|Tombi!
|No
|Yes, small borders but slower gameplay
|No
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Tomb Raider
|No
| Yes, aspect ratio correct at 50Hz, intended to run in 60Hz speed (PC version is definitive)
|No
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Tomb Raider II Starring Lara Croft
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
| No
|-
|Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
|Yes
| No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
| N/A
|No
|-
|Tomb Raider: Chronicles
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Tony Hawk's Skateboarding
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
|Yes
|No
|No
| N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Twisted Metal
|No
|Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|Untested, probably speeds up game
|Untested
|No
|-
|Urban Chaos
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|-
|V-Rally - 97 Championship Edition
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
| V-Rally 2
|Yes
|No
|No
| N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|-
|Vagrant Story
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Vandal Hearts
|No
|Yes, big borders but only cutscenes optimised (opening cutscene)
|No
|Untested, probably breaks opening cutscene
|Untested
|No
|-
|Vib-Ribbon
| Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|-
|Vigilante 8
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
| Wacky Races (PAL Exclusive)
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Warcraft II - The Dark Saga
|Yes, squares become rectangles when running in NTSC, due to British developer
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
| No
|-
|Warhawk
|No
|No
| Yes
|Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working
|Untested
|No
|-
|Wild Arms
|No
| Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed)
|No
|Untested, music will probably run fast
|Untested
|No
|-
|Wipeout
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Wipeout 2097
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|Wipeout 3
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|Yes
|-
|Worms
|No
| Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders
|No
|Yes, timer runs too fast, but game fills whole screen - screen is slightly shifted to the side
|N/A
|No
|-
|Worms Armageddon
| Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|-
|X-Men - Children of the Atom
| No
|Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders
|No
| Untested, will probably break timer
| Untested
|No
|-
|Yusha - Heaven's Gate (PAL & JP Exclusive)
|No
|No
|Yes
|Untested
|Untested
|No
|-
|Z (PAL Exclusive)
|Yes
|No
|No
|N/A
|N/A
|No
|}
|}
{{Note|More data from personal testing is welcome, with an emphasis on the use of original hardware (PS1, PS2). Side to side runs from Duckstation emulator can also provide results on resolution differences, as the emulator does not remove the PAL picture squeeze you would get on original hardware.}}
{{Note|More data from personal testing is welcome, with an emphasis on the use of original hardware (PS1, PS2). Side to side runs from Duckstation emulator can also provide results on resolution differences, as the emulator does not remove the PAL picture squeeze you would get on original hardware.}}

Latest revision as of 18:34, 4 November 2024

Considering the PAL and NTSC region differences, many PS1 titles released in the PAL region had gameplay speed that ran 17% slower than NTSC counterparts in the US and Japan. The PAL standard allowed for a higher vertical resolution of 576 lines compared to NTSC's 480, which meant PAL players saw big black borders in many games, due to a lack optimisation. Some titles may also have issues with sound and music being slower or clocks and timers being inaccurate. This is partially because of timing differences in the PS1's internal frequency oscillator and developers not compensating for these differences.

If you have not modified your PS1 by installing a Dual Frequency Oscillator (DFO) to address these problems, even MM3 modchipped consoles can experience minor issues while running out of region games on original hardware. If you do not plan to install a DFO, there are some PAL optimised titles available within the PS1 library. This means the speed of gameplay has been corrected while still running at 50hz / 50 fps, the music and sound effects being identical in tempo to NTSC. Clocks, timers and save game data are accurate to the second.

Due to technical limitations, PAL games cannot take full advantage of the PAL resolution (the image is effectively squeezed down). However, if you look at games like the Crash Bandicoot series, they do not have big black borders (because of quality optimsation) and run at a perfect speed. Forcing these games to 60Hz would break them, speed up the gameplay or cause UI elements to draw out of the viewable area. With a CRT that has overscan, you will not see the small borders, hence why they might be called 'fullscreen'. In terms of forcing these games to 60Hz on original hardware, some tests have been carried out with the FreePSXBoot softmod for the PlayStation and GSM tool for the PlayStation 2. Below is a table with some information of games that have undergone testing.

Gran Turismo (Part Optimised)
Crash Bandicoot 3 (Fully Optimised)

This is by no means a definitive list, as one does not exist. Titles tagged with Fully or Part Optimised might run too fast at 60Hz. Fully Optimised means no big borders or games that are bordered, running in native aspect ratio.

Exclamation-circle-fill.svgIf the game you're looking for is not listed here, generally it is safe to assume that European developers optimised their games to some extent for the PAL region. Codemasters, Psygnosis and Rockstar North / Rockstar Lincoln have done so for many of their releases (e.g. Colin McRae Rally). Prominent offenders include developers such as Square, Konami and Namco, as they are based in NTSC territories.


PAL PlayStation Games Tested for Optimisation
Fully Optimised Part Optimised Unoptimised 60Hz with FreePSXBoot 60Hz with GSM LibCrypt Protection
007 The World Is Not Enough Yes No No N/A N/A No
007 Tomorrow Never Dies Yes No No N/A N/A No
40 Winks No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Action Man: Destruction X (PAL Exclusive) Yes No No N/A N/A No
Actua Soccer Yes No No N/A N/A No
Actua Soccer 2 Yes No No N/A N/A No
Actua Soccer 3 (PAL Exclusive) Yes No No N/A N/A No
Adidas Power Soccer Yes No No N/A N/A No
Air Combat No No Yes Untested Untested No
Aironauts (PAL Exclusive) Yes No No N/A N/A No
Alien Trilogy No No Yes Untested Untested No
Alone in the Dark - Jack Is Back No No Yes Untested Untested No
Alundra No Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed) No Untested, music will probably run fast Untested No
Alundra 2 No Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed) No Untested, music will probably run fast Untested No
Ape Escape No Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised No Untested Untested Yes
Army Men: Land, Air, Sea Yes No No N/A N/A No
Army Men: Lock 'N' Load Yes No No N/A N/A No
Asterix (PAL Exclusive) Yes No No N/A N/A No
Battle Arena Toshinden No Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders No Untested, will probably break timer Untested No
Beatmania Yes, has localised music and is optimsed due to it being a rhythm based game No No N/A N/A No
Bloody Roar - Hyper Beast Duel No Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders No Untested, will probably break timer Untested No
Bomberman No No Yes Untested Untested No
Bomberman World No Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders No Untested, will probably break timer Untested No
Broken Sword - The Shadow of the Templars No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Bushido Blade No No Yes Untested Untested No
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
C-12 - Final Resistance Yes No No N/A N/A No
Card Shark (PAL Exclusive) No No Yes Untested Untested No
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night No No Yes Untested Untested No
Clock Tower No No Yes Untested Untested No
Colin McRae Rally Yes No No N/A N/A No
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Yes No No N/A N/A No
Cool Boarders No Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders No Untested, will probably break timer Untested No
Crash Bandicoot Yes No No N/A N/A No
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Yes No No N/A N/A No
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Yes No No N/A N/A No
Crash Bash No Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised No Yes, cutscenes play too fast Untested Yes
Crash Team Racing Yes No No N/A N/A Yes
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos No No Yes Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working Untested No
D No No Yes Untested Untested No
Dalmatians 2 (PAL Exclusive) Yes No No N/A N/A No
Dancing Stage Party Edition Yes No No N/A N/A No
Darkstalkers 3 No No Yes Untested Untested No
Dead Ball Zone Yes No No N/A N/A No
Dead Or Alive Yes No No N/A N/A No
Descent No No Yes Untested Untested No
Destruction Derby No No Yes Untested Untested No
Destruction Derby 2 Yes No No N/A N/A No
Destruction Derby Raw Yes No No N/A N/A No
Diablo Yes, squares become rectangles when running in NTSC, due to British developer No No N/A N/A No
Die Hard Trilogy No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Yes, correct speed, but causes glitches and overscan (picture draws outside of viewable area) Untested No
Dino Crisis No No Yes Untested Untested Yes
Dino Crisis 2 No No Yes Untested Untested No
Disney's Treasure Planet No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Yes, correct speed, but causes slight overscan on UI elements (picture draws outside of viewable area) Untested No
Disney-Pixar Toy Story 2 - Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Yes, correct speed, but causes slight graphical corruption when displaying text boxes Untested No
Doom No No Yes Untested Untested No
Driver Yes No No N/A N/A No
Driver 2 Yes No No N/A N/A No
Duke Nukem Yes No No N/A N/A No
Dynasty Warriors No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Earthworm Jim 2 (PAL Exclusive) No No Yes Untested Untested No
EA Sports Superbike 2000 No Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders No Untested, will probably break timer Untested Yes
Ehrgeiz - God Bless the Ring No No Yes Untested Untested No
Evil Dead - Hail to the King No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Exhumed Yes No No N/A N/A No
Fade to Black No No Yes Untested Untested No
Fear Effect No No Yes Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working Untested No
FIFA - Road to World Cup 98 No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
FIFA 99 No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
FIFA 2000 No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working Untested No
FIFA Football 2005 No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Final Fantasy Anthology No Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed) No Yes, music runs too fast, graphical corruption Music and game run too fast No
Final Fantasy VI No Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed) No Yes, music and game run too fast Music and game run too fast No
Final Fantasy VII No No Yes No, game crashes at first battle Untested, probably works same as other FF games - video skip, X & Y adjust in NTSC mode No
Final Fantasy VIII No No Yes Reverts to 50Hz Works in NTSC mode Yes
Final Fantasy IX No No Yes Reverts to 50Hz Works in NTSC mode Yes
Firestorm - Thunderhawk 2 No No Yes Yes Untested No
Formula One No Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed) No No, hangs at loading screen Runs too fast No
Galerians No No Yes Untested Untested Yes
Gex No No Yes Untested Untested No
Gex 3D - Enter the Gecko No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Ghost in the Shell No Yes, optimised movement speed, big borders, slower gameplay No Untested, probably speeds up walking Untested No
Grandia No Yes, big borders but only cutscenes optimised No Untested, probably breaks cutscenes Untested No
Gran Turismo No Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed) No Runs too fast Untested No
Gran Turismo 2 Yes No No N/A N/A No
Grand Theft Auto Yes No No N/A N/A No
Granstream Saga No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Grudge Warriors No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working Untested No
Guardian's Crusade No Yes, correct music speed, small borders No Untested, music will probably run fast Untested No
Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working Squashed image No
Harvest Moon - Back to Nature No Yes, optimised movement speed, slow text boxes, small borders No Untested, probably speeds up walking Untested No
Heart of Darkness No No Yes Untested Yes No
Hydro Thunder Yes No No N/A N/A No
ISS Pro Evolution No Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised No Untested, probably breaks cutscenes Untested No
Jackie Chan Stuntmaster No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested Yes
Jade Cocoon - Story of the Tamamayu No No Yes Untested Untested No
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure No No Yes Untested Untested No
Jumping Flash No Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders No Untested, will probably break timer Untested No
Kagero - Deception II No No Yes Untested Untested No
King's Field No No Yes Untested Untested No
Kingsley's Adventure No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Klonoa No No Yes Untested Untested No
Koudelka Yes No No N/A N/A No
Kula World Yes No No N/A N/A No
Kurushi No No Yes Untested Untested No
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No No, causes bouncing image Squashed image Yes
Legend of Kartia No No Yes Untested Untested No
Legend of Legaia No No Yes Untested Untested No
Lifeforce Tenka No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Loaded No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Lost Vikings 2 - Norse by Norsewest No Yes, big borders but only cutscenes optimised No Untested, probably breaks cutscenes Untested No
Louvre - The Final Curse (PAL Exclusive) Yes No No N/A N/A No
MDK No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Medal of Honor No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Medal of Honor Underground No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No No, game freezes at loading screen Untested No
MediEvil No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested, probably breaks cutscenes Untested Yes
Mega Man Legends 2 No No Yes Untested Untested No
Mega Man X4 No No Yes Untested Untested No
Mega Man X5 No No Yes Untested Untested No
Mega Man X6 No No Yes Untested Untested No
Metal Gear Solid No Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised No Untested Untested No
Metal Slug X No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Mickey's Wild Adventure No No Yes Untested Untested No
Micro Machines V3 Yes No No N/A N/A No
Mortal Kombat Trilogy Yes No No N/A N/A No
Music Yes No No N/A N/A No
Music 2000 Yes No No N/A N/A No
NBA Jam - Tournament Edition No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Nightmare Creatures Yes No No N/A N/A No
Ninja - Shadow of Darkness No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking Yes No No N/A N/A No
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee No No Yes Untested Untested No
Oddworld: Abe's Exodus No No Yes Untested Untested No
One No Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised No Untested, probably breaks cutscene Untested No
OverBlood No No Yes Untested Untested No
Overboard Yes No No N/A N/A No
Pac-Man World 20th Anniversary Yes No No N/A N/A No
Pandemonium Yes No No N/A N/A No
PaRappa the Rapper Yes No No N/A N/A No
Parasite Eve 2 No No Yes Untested Untested Yes
PGA Tour 96 No No Yes Untested Untested No
Quake II Yes No No N/A N/A No
R-Types No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Rage Racer No Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed) No Untested Untested No
Rayman No No Yes Untested Untested No
Rayman 2 - The Great Escape No Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised No Untested, cutscenes stutter under Duckstation emulator forced 60Hz Untested No
Re-Loaded No Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised No Untested, briefings run too fast under Duckstation emulator forced 60Hz Untested No
ReBoot No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Return Fire Yes No No N/A N/A No
Resident Evil No No Yes Untested Untested No
Resident Evil 2 No No Yes Untested Untested Yes
Ridge Racer No No Yes Untested Untested No
Ridge Racer Revolution No Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders No Untested Untested No
Ridge Racer Type 4 No Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders No Untested, will probably break timer Untested No
Road Rash No No Yes Untested Untested No
Shadow Man No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Silent Hill No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay (PAL version has minor censorship) No Yes, correct speed, but causes overscan (picture draws out of viewable area) Untested No
Skullmonkeys No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No N/A N/A No
Slam 'N Jam '96 No No Yes Untested Untested No
Sled Storm Yes No No N/A N/A No
Soul Blade No No Yes Untested Untested No
Spider-Man No Yes, small borders but only cutscenes optimised No Untested Untested No
Sports Car GT No No Yes Untested Squashed image No
Spyro the Dragon Yes No No N/A N/A No
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! Yes No No N/A N/A Yes
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Yes No No N/A N/A Yes
Star Ocean - The Second Story No Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed) No Untested, probably speeds game up Untested No
Star Wars - Dark Force No No Yes Untested Untested No
Suikoden No No Yes Untested Untested No
Suikoden II No No Yes Untested Untested No
Syphon Filter No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No No, stuck on black screen Squashed image No
Team Buddies No Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, small borders No Untested, will probably break timer Untested No
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay (PAL version has major censorship) No Untested Untested No
Terracon (PAL Exclusive) Yes No No N/A N/A No
Theme Park No No Yes Untested Untested No
Time Crisis - Project Titan No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay and slow timer No Untested Untested No
Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster and the Beanstalk No No Yes Untested Untested No
Tekken No No Yes Untested Untested No
Tekken 2 No No Yes Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working Untested No
Tekken 3 (Western releases have minor censorship in one cutscene) No No Yes Untested Untested No
The Italian Job Yes No No N/A N/A Yes
The Jungle Book - Groove Party No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Yes, correct speed, but causes slight overscan on UI elements (picture draws outside of viewable area) - does not affect gameplay Untested No
The Unholy War Yes No No N/A N/A No
Thrasher: Skate and Destroy Yes No No N/A N/A No
TOCA World Touring Cars Yes No No N/A N/A Yes
Tombi! No Yes, small borders but slower gameplay No Untested Untested No
Tomb Raider No Yes, aspect ratio correct at 50Hz, intended to run in 60Hz speed (PC version is definitive) No Untested Untested No
Tomb Raider II Starring Lara Croft Yes No No N/A N/A No
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft Yes No No N/A N/A No
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Yes No No N/A N/A No
Tomb Raider: Chronicles Yes No No N/A N/A No
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six No No Yes Untested Untested No
Tony Hawk's Skateboarding Yes No No N/A N/A No
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Yes No No N/A N/A No
Twisted Metal No Yes, correct game speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed) No Untested, probably speeds up game Untested No
Urban Chaos Yes No No N/A N/A Yes
V-Rally - 97 Championship Edition Yes No No N/A N/A No
V-Rally 2 Yes No No N/A N/A Yes
Vagrant Story No No Yes Untested Untested No
Vandal Hearts No Yes, big borders but only cutscenes optimised (opening cutscene) No Untested, probably breaks opening cutscene Untested No
Vib-Ribbon Yes No No N/A N/A Yes
Vigilante 8 Yes No No N/A N/A No
Wacky Races (PAL Exclusive) Yes No No N/A N/A No
Warcraft II - The Dark Saga Yes, squares become rectangles when running in NTSC, due to British developer No No N/A N/A No
Warhawk No No Yes Yes, image is slightly shifted to the side, but working Untested No
Wild Arms No Yes, correct music speed, wrong aspect ratio (letterboxed) No Untested, music will probably run fast Untested No
Wipeout Yes No No N/A N/A No
Wipeout 2097 Yes No No N/A N/A No
Wipeout 3 Yes No No N/A N/A Yes
Worms No Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders No Yes, timer runs too fast, but game fills whole screen - screen is slightly shifted to the side N/A No
Worms Armageddon Yes No No N/A N/A No
X-Men - Children of the Atom No Yes, timer optimised, slower gameplay, big borders No Untested, will probably break timer Untested No
Yusha - Heaven's Gate (PAL & JP Exclusive) No No Yes Untested Untested No
Z (PAL Exclusive) Yes No No N/A N/A No
Exclamation-circle-fill.svgMore data from personal testing is welcome, with an emphasis on the use of original hardware (PS1, PS2). Side to side runs from Duckstation emulator can also provide results on resolution differences, as the emulator does not remove the PAL picture squeeze you would get on original hardware.


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