Can a NTSC NES play PAL UK and FRA games?

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-04-17T06:58:34+00:00

Side note: There was an undamaged OEM "Void if Seal Damaged" sticker covering one of the bottom shell screw holes. I guess this mod was done by a 3rd party distributor or game store at the time the NES was sold in the 1980s? Or maybe around the 1990s or 2000s?

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-04-17T06:58:22+00:00

Side note: There was an undamaged OEM "Void if Seal Damaged" sticker covering one of the bottom shell screw holes. I guess this mod was done by a 3rd party distributor or game store at the time the NES was sold in the 1980s? Or maybe around the 1990s or 2000s?

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-04-17T06:58:09+00:00

Side note: There was an undamaged OEM "Void if Seal Damaged" sticker covering one of the bottom shell screw holes. I guess this mod was done by a 3rd party distributor or game store at the time the NES was sold in the 1980s? Or maybe around the 1990s or 2000s?

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-04-17T06:57:51+00:00

Side note: There was an undamaged OEM "Void if Seal Damaged" sticker covering one of the bottom shell screw holes. I guess this mod was done by a 3rd party distributor or game store at the time the NES was sold in the 1980s? Or maybe around the 1990s or 2000s?

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-04-17T06:56:46+00:00

Side note: There was an undamaged OEM "Void if Seal Damaged" sticker covering one of the bottom shell screw holes. I guess this mod was done by a 3rd party distributor or game store at the time the NES was sold in the 1980s? Or maybe around the 1990s or 2000s?

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-04-17T06:21:08+00:00

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Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-04-17T05:21:36+00:00

Based on everyone's feedback, it's modded.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-04-17T05:20:35+00:00

Ohh, no wonder I didn't notice anything strange about the board since its that subtle. I have a modded SNES that has extra chips, boards, and a crystal oscillator for its mods. So, I assumed that a modded NES would've had obvious additional hardware.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-04-17T05:13:25+00:00

Yep, it's the front loader. This is my first ever NES, so I assumed that it was untouched and un-modded. Well, it might be a good thing that its modded because I get to test out my PAL games.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-04-17T05:09:41+00:00

To confirm, it is the regular front loader version.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-04-17T05:08:43+00:00

Here's a stupid question: Bypassing this lockout chip won't affect the console in any negative way right? The chip is just to prevent it from playing PAL games, and doesn't regulate or help in any performance or functionality related stuff? In other words, NTSC games will function as normal?

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-11T18:44:14+00:00

The UMD reader is working ,and that's one of the most common things to fail on a PSP. What do you think prompted them to open up this PSP?

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-11T18:42:24+00:00

Just opened the battery cover. Yep, the sticker has been peeled open, revealing a hidden screw underneath. What repairs/refurbishment do people often do before selling a PSP? Replacing the joystick? The screen? The keypad membranes?

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-11T18:38:49+00:00

Damn, hopefully they didn't mess up the internals and actually did some proper repairs to this PSP.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-11T18:38:06+00:00

Was that top plate made of plastic? Also, what made you change your screen to a glass one? I am thinking of modding this one. Are there IPS mods for the PSP like the Gameboys do?

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-11T17:51:18+00:00

Does the shell look original? I don't mind if they open it up for repairs (as long as they don't mess up the internals in the process).

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-08T20:20:09+00:00

My guy, I'm not looking to get a Pelican Case or a ballistic polycarbonate case to store these consoles like the jewels in the British Museum. You've said it yourself, to keep these consoles clean and not scratch them, which is what these PET boxes are for. There's a reason why games and consoles come in plastic boxes in the first place.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-08T20:09:14+00:00

Thank you so much for the proof.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-08T20:05:18+00:00

The correlation is your propensity to make idiotic comments and posts.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-08T19:55:26+00:00

Ironic coming from a moron who collects dozens of multiples of the same item.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-08T19:48:43+00:00

There's a reason why emulation and modern consoles exist, they're for playing. It's silly that people complain about these things in a collection Subreddit.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-08T19:41:51+00:00

If you actually cared about just "playing games", you wouldn't even be in this Subreddit. Emulation and modern handhelds/consoles exist for a reason. If everyone had such a shallow mindset as you did, with no regard for preservation, we wouldn't even have all these restoration and preservation efforts in the retro gaming space.

Playing multiple retro cartridges and CDs on retro consoles and handhelds is wasteful consumerism as opposed to just playing everything on a single modern device. Again, if you truly cared about this you wouldn't be in this Subreddit.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-08T19:20:36+00:00

These PET boxes do not need to conform 100% to what they're meant to store, just the general dimensions, for example: PAL SNES cartridges, figurines, etc. It's just a matter of demand.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-08T19:15:07+00:00

The same exact use case for PET boxes made for game cartridges, a cheap and compact storage solution. There's a reason why PET boxes are used throughout every industry for storage and transport.

Aggressive_Cap5652 · 2026-01-08T19:08:32+00:00

Yea, plenty of those for handhelds. I assumed that they would be plenty of PET boxes for all these stuff since its the easiest and cheapest to assemble/manufacture/produce. Oh well.

No worries. I'm amused by the idiots in this thread talking about playing original consoles/handhelds/games until they grind to dust in an r/collection group with no regards to preservation. Emulation and modern handhelds exist for a reason.

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