Genesis and Mega Drive Classics Collection: PAL or NTSC versions? Are games in these two packs the same?
Are these games PAL or NTSC versions? Or maybe it's PAL for the Mega Drive collection and NTSC for Genesis ROMs? Are there any other differences between games in those two Sega bundles?
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Are Genesis and Mega Drive cartridges the same?
The main difference is that the European Mega Drive outputs PAL but the Japanese Mega Drive and the Genesis outputs NTSC video. The cartridges are physically compatible, but hardware modification is needed to actually run import games.Do Genesis games work on PAL Mega Drive?
yes and no. Any game made from 1988-1992 (with two games from 92 being an exception) will work in any region's console. Since PAL games are the same shape as Genesis carts, you can just pop them in and play.How many NTSC Sega Genesis games are there?
The system supports a library of 713 games created both by Sega and a wide array of third-party publishers and delivered on ROM cartridges....List of Sega Genesis games.Regions releasedRegion descriptionJP (Japan)Japanese (NTSC-J) formatted releaseNA (North America)North America and other NTSC territories, besides Japan4 more rowsHow many Mega Drive games are there pal?
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