I just have to figure the best way to get any given NTSC cart working on PAL machine

CiDeRmAn

So, yeah, great thread title!

So, how to do it.
I have a wonderfully modded Snes, a PAL model, and it can play any region game you throw at it, all full screen.

But....

I can't use my US games because of the stoopid square-y carts they use!

So, what do-lally or thing-a-ma-bob should I use?

Or, should I just dremel the feck out of it?

Bear in mind I want to play the likes of Starfox on it.

o1s1n

Pro action replay?

If memory serves me correctly, that's what I used.

The Last Bandit

Dremel is too dainty

CathalDublin

I've a pro action for my good condition SNES and have modded my second yellow/greeny snes with a stanley knife lol

Retr0gamer

Pretty sure there's a pro action replay in RAGE. Let me know before 2 tomorrow and I can pick it up for you. Just do some research!

CathalDublin

Cut it

o1s1n

Jewish snes?

CiDeRmAn

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Pretty sure there's a pro action replay in RAGE. Let me know before 2 tomorrow and I can pick it up for you. Just do some research!

I'm going to cut!
Feck it, worst thing comes to worst and I'll just get another somewhere.
Using an adapter and I shouldn't have bothered with the mod.

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I'm going to cut!
Feck it, worst thing comes to worst and I'll just get another somewhere.
Using an adapter and I shouldn't have bothered with the mod.

You still need the mod to play all ntsc games. Adapter wouldnt solve that.

Good luck with the case mod. Remember less is more!

CiDeRmAn

It's already modded, Kerb did it last week, even PAL games are running full screen, and no switches, just the reset button and a colour changing LED.
All I need is to allow NTSC games access to the connector.
Chop chop!!

Hank Scorpio

If you don't have the right tools its a really awkward mod, you have to remove alot of plastic under the slot aswell as widen the slot itself. I destroyed one with a dremel before, wouldn't recommend it

Post results when you're done

CathalDublin

I used a blunt plastic disposable Stanley and it turned out great, ill add more pics in a minute of where I cut

Hank Scorpio

CathalDublin wrote: »

I used a blunt plastic disposable Stanley and it turned out great, ill add more pics in a minute of where I cut

The lad I bought my switchless one off managed to remove the the slot door and replace it with a slightly bigger piece of hard plastic/glass. I wouldn't say it that's hard to do, makes it look alot nicer. You'd make a pretty penny selling them on ebay

CathalDublin

Heres where I cut mine, my knife wasn't too sharp so I really just scored a couple times and snapped with this section and the top piece that you see from the outside(pics above) I was a bit more carefull and sort of scraped with the blade to slowly take off layer by layer till it was a perfect fit

CiDeRmAn

I can get a sharp scalpel in work.
Helpfully I can also get Historacryl (super glue for flesh) and skin closure strips for when I inevitably cut a slot in my hand!

Hank Scorpio

Check out this guide, its in french but very detailed

At the bottom of the page you can change to the next step

http://www.ffviman.fr/switch-snes/modification-port-cartouche-pg-i.html

o1s1n

Ah I dunno man, even when you do a 'proper' job like that one in the link, the cuts still look messy!

Hank Scorpio

o1s1n wrote: »

Ah I dunno man, even when you do a 'proper' job like that one in the link, the cuts still look messy!

I wonder if there's somewhere you could bring it to get it cut and make the markings with a pencil

The Last Bandit

Ah just stick an Everdrive it in

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

Ah I dunno man, even when you do a 'proper' job like that one in the link, the cuts still look messy!

Have to agree, though Cathals is one of the better ones I've seen.

Augmerson

The title reminds me of those web ad's like "I just found the best way to lose 20 pounds!"

CiDeRmAn

Augmerson wrote: »

The title reminds me of those web ad's like "I just found the best way to lose 20 pounds!"

Well it'd cost more than 20 if I asked EnterNow to do it!

Myrddin

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Well it'd cost more than 20 if I asked EnterNow to do it!

People are more than welcome to shop around if they don't like my prices

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Well it'd cost more than 20 if I asked EnterNow to do it!

I certainly hope that was in jest!! :eek:

CiDeRmAn

o1s1n wrote: »

I certainly hope that was in jest!! :eek:

Well, there was a in there!
Of course it's in jest!
EnterNow does excellent work at keen prices and it's always excellent!!!

(ciderman has received a gratuity from Enternow for this commercial)

Myrddin

I've actually removed my modding ad there today anyway, I'm hanging up the soldering iron again

o1s1n

EnterNow wrote: »

I've actually removed my modding ad there today anyway, I'm hanging up the soldering iron again

And unmodded consoles all over the world erupted into a chorus of sobbing

Myrddin

o1s1n wrote: »

And unmodded consoles all over the world erupted into a chorus of sobbing

Ah I'm sure there's folks out there who can take up the slack...for a cheaper price too

Myrddin

Just taking a break from it really, I've retired before & came back so never say never. I'm like the Ronnie O'Sullivan of modding :pac:

The Last Bandit

You're modding to pay for private schools for the kids as well

Myrddin

The Last Bandit wrote: »

You're modding to pay for private schools for the kids as well

Exactly :pac:

CiDeRmAn

Well,
Be sure that all of us who have availed of your services have been happy with the experience and your prices have always been reasonable and doing the business has never taken long...
But that's enough about Retr0 and his lady boy lifestyle, let's appreciate EnterNow!

Retr0gamer

Come back Enternow. I just got a six button Megadrive controller and a RGB cable and need 60Hz goodness

Myrddin

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Come back Enternow. I just got a six button Megadrive controller and a RGB cable and need 60Hz goodness

Hit that pm button so, assuming you can afford my extortionate rates

CiDeRmAn

EnterNow wrote: »

Hit that pm button so, assuming you can afford my extortionate rates

That's it,
I'm off to Jamma+! I

Andrew76

EnterNow wrote: »

Hit that pm button so, assuming you can afford my extortionate rates

Sure that's why you don't turn up to beers night - folk would see the lavish lifestyle you now lead, all off the back of their hard earned. :pac:

Myrddin

But instead of a diamond belt like that, its a bag of switches :pac:

Andrew76

EnterNow wrote: »

But instead of a diamond belt like that, its a bag of switches :pac:

Jeebus I need glasses, I read that as a bag of "sandwiches" for some reason! Maybe it was the tasty Subway foot-long I just wolfed down.

o1s1n

Andrew76 wrote: »

Jeebus I need glasses, I read that as a bag of "sandwiches" for some reason! Maybe it was the tasty Subway foot-long I just wolfed down.

So did I

CathalDublin

any pics of the result?

CiDeRmAn

CathalDublin wrote: »

any pics of the result?

I'd rather not post the results, it would be too upsetting for all.
Suffice it to say that Dremel have distanced themselves from the project and if I ever want to buy a Nintendo console again I have to do it under an assumed name...

But, on a brighter note everything works!

CathalDublin

Sounds interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z--oPgOdPNg