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The [[Sega Mega Drive]] was [[Sega]]'s first console to offer games which were region locked, i.e. cartridges which can only be played on specific regional hardware. To overcome this problem one solution was to use a '''Mega Drive Region Converter'''.
 
The [[Sega Mega Drive]] was [[Sega]]'s first console to offer games which were region locked, i.e. cartridges which can only be played on specific regional hardware. To overcome this problem one solution was to use a '''Mega Drive Region Converter'''.
  
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From a Sega perspective there are three "main" regions - NTSC-J, the format used for consoles in Japan, NTSC-U, the format used in North America, and PAL, used in Europe and Australia. Other regions would pick one of the three formats - Brazil typically went for NTSC-U and Asia used a mixture of PAL and NTSC depending on the country. There are other forms of region locking too - Japanese cartridges are a different shape than their western counterparts and won't physically fit in some consoles (similar to the "region locking" of the [[Sega Master System]]).  
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From a Sega perspective there are three "main" regions - NTSC-J, the format used for consoles in Japan, NTSC-U, the format used in North America, and PAL, used in Europe and Australia. Other regions would pick one of the three formats - Brazil typically went for NTSC-U and Asia used a mixture of PAL and NTSC depending on the country. There are other forms of region locking too - Japanese cartridges are a different shape than their western counterparts and won't physically fit in some consoles (similar to the "region locking" of the [[Sega Master System]]).
  
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Traditionally this means a game intended for use with a North American Sega Genesis could not work on a European Sega Mega Drive. There are, in fact, many exceptions to this rule as not all software was region locked on the system, but in many cases there was still an obstruction. Region encoding would generally have a greater impact with the [[Sega Mega CD]], [[Sega Saturn]] and [[Sega Dreamcast]] - in the early 1990s few people contemplated the idea of importing games as there were often no easy methods of doing so.
+
Traditionally this means a game intended for use with a North American Sega Genesis could not work on a European Sega Mega Drive. There are, in fact, many exceptions to this rule as not all software was region locked on the system, but in many cases there was still an obstruction. Region encoding would generally have a greater impact with the [[Sega Mega-CD]], [[Sega Saturn]] and [[Sega Dreamcast]] - in the early 1990s few people contemplated the idea of importing games as there were often no easy methods of doing so.
  
 
There are no official Mega Drive region converters but numerous unlicensed third party ones. Most typically originate from Asia where there was far less regulation on this sort of thing and numerous television standards between countries. In all cases a region converter is inserted into a Mega Drive system in-between the console and game cartridge, forming a "tower" (and avoiding sizing issues in the process). Some region converters have switches to toggle between regions, while others merely convert to a specific region.
 
There are no official Mega Drive region converters but numerous unlicensed third party ones. Most typically originate from Asia where there was far less regulation on this sort of thing and numerous television standards between countries. In all cases a region converter is inserted into a Mega Drive system in-between the console and game cartridge, forming a "tower" (and avoiding sizing issues in the process). Some region converters have switches to toggle between regions, while others merely convert to a specific region.
  
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In no cases do Mega Drive region converters solve coding issues. For example, a game designed for 60Hz NTSC televisions will run roughly 17% slower on a 50Hz PAL television due to the difference in refresh rate (and likewise a European game running on an NTSC TV will likely run too fast). Resolutions can also differ - PAL Mega Drives can in theory display 320x240 images while NTSC ones can only achieve 320x224, though very few games take advantage of the extra sixteen rows of pixels.  
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In no cases do Mega Drive region converters solve coding issues. For example, a game designed for 60Hz NTSC televisions will run roughly 17% slower on a 50Hz PAL television due to the difference in refresh rate (and likewise a European game running on an NTSC TV will likely run too fast). Resolutions can also differ - PAL Mega Drives can in theory display 320x240 images while NTSC ones can only achieve 320x224, though very few games take advantage of the extra sixteen rows of pixels.
  
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It should be noted that some devices such as the [[Game Genie]] can also act as region converters. More recent consoles by [[AtGames]] have region converting features built in (and of course there is always the option of modifiying the internals of the console manually).
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It should be noted that some devices such as the [[Game Genie (Mega Drive)|Game Genie]] can also act as region converters. More recent consoles by [[AtGames]] have region converting features built in (and of course there is always the option of modifying the internals of the console manually.)
  
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==Physical Scans==
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==Magazine articles==
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+
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+
 
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| cart=SuperMegaKey MD.jpg
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| brand=??
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=MegaKey MD PT.jpg
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| spinemissing=
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| square=yes
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| brand=??
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=SuperKey MD.jpg
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| image1name=AC-3000
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=TVGCCC MD box.jpg
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| back=
 +
| spinemissing=
 
| square=yes
 
| square=yes
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| name=TV Game Computer Cartridge Converter
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| brand=??
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=TVGCCC MD.jpg
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| image1name=
 
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=Bitman Mega Key RU Box Front.jpg
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| back=Bitman Mega Key RU Box Back.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| square=yes
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| name=Bitman Mega Key
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| brand=[[Bitman]]
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 +
| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1994}}
 +
 +
| image1=MegaKey2 MD.jpg
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| image1name=
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| image2=MegaKey2 MD back.jpg
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| image2name=
 +
}}
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}}
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==References==
 +
<references/>
  
 
{{MegaDrive}}
 
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[[Category:Mega Drive accessories]]
 
[[Category:Mega Drive accessories]]

Latest revision as of 03:21, 23 September 2024

The Sega Mega Drive was Sega's first console to offer games which were region locked, i.e. cartridges which can only be played on specific regional hardware. To overcome this problem one solution was to use a Mega Drive Region Converter.

From a Sega perspective there are three "main" regions - NTSC-J, the format used for consoles in Japan, NTSC-U, the format used in North America, and PAL, used in Europe and Australia. Other regions would pick one of the three formats - Brazil typically went for NTSC-U and Asia used a mixture of PAL and NTSC depending on the country. There are other forms of region locking too - Japanese cartridges are a different shape than their western counterparts and won't physically fit in some consoles (similar to the "region locking" of the Sega Master System).

Traditionally this means a game intended for use with a North American Sega Genesis could not work on a European Sega Mega Drive. There are, in fact, many exceptions to this rule as not all software was region locked on the system, but in many cases there was still an obstruction. Region encoding would generally have a greater impact with the Sega Mega-CD, Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast - in the early 1990s few people contemplated the idea of importing games as there were often no easy methods of doing so.

There are no official Mega Drive region converters but numerous unlicensed third party ones. Most typically originate from Asia where there was far less regulation on this sort of thing and numerous television standards between countries. In all cases a region converter is inserted into a Mega Drive system in-between the console and game cartridge, forming a "tower" (and avoiding sizing issues in the process). Some region converters have switches to toggle between regions, while others merely convert to a specific region.

In no cases do Mega Drive region converters solve coding issues. For example, a game designed for 60Hz NTSC televisions will run roughly 17% slower on a 50Hz PAL television due to the difference in refresh rate (and likewise a European game running on an NTSC TV will likely run too fast). Resolutions can also differ - PAL Mega Drives can in theory display 320x240 images while NTSC ones can only achieve 320x224, though very few games take advantage of the extra sixteen rows of pixels.

It should be noted that some devices such as the Game Genie can also act as region converters. More recent consoles by AtGames have region converting features built in (and of course there is always the option of modifying the internals of the console manually.)


Magazine articles

Main article: Mega Drive region converter cartridges/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Box Name Brand Date & Price Images Documentation
Datel Pro Universal Adaptor MD UK Cover.jpg
 Professional Universal Adapter Datel
United Kingdom UK: (≥ 1991)
ProfessionalUniversalAdaptor MD.jpg
UniversalAdapter MD Box.jpg
 Universal Adapter Datel
United Kingdom UK: (≥ 1991)
UniversalAdapter MD.jpg
Universal Adapter Datel
United Kingdom UK: (≥ 1991)
UniversalAdapter MD.jpg
NitroAdaptor MD Box Front.jpg
 Nitro Adaptor Fire
(≥ 1990)


NitroAdaptor2 MD Box Front.jpg
 Nitro Adaptor 2 Fire
(≥ 1990)


MegaKey MD Box Front Freetron.jpg
 Mega Key Freetron
(≥ 1990)
MegaKey MD Freetron.jpg
MegaKey MD Box Front Freetron Alt.jpg
 Mega Key Freetron
(≥ 1990)
MegaKey MD Freetron Alt.jpg
MegaKey2 MD Box Back Alt.jpgNospine-small.pngMegaKey2 MD Box Front Alt.jpg
 Mega Key 2 Freetron
(≥ 1990)
MegaKey2 MD Alt.jpg
MegaKey MD Box Front GD.jpg
 Mega Key Gold Dragon
(≥ 1990)


GameAdaptor MD Box Front.jpg
 Game Adaptor Honey Bee
(≥ 1990)
GameAdaptor MD.jpg
Game Adaptor(?) Honey Bee
(≥ 1990)
GameAdaptor MD black.jpg
MemoryModule MD TW Box.jpg
 Memory Module Megacom
(≥ 1991)


Memory Module Megacom
(≥ 1991)
MegacomMemoryModule MD.jpg
Memory Module Megacom
(≥ 1991)
MegacomMemoryModule MD Back Red.jpgMegacomMemoryModule MD Red.jpg
Japanese Game Converter Prism Leisure
(≥ 1990)


SuperMegaKey MD Box Front.jpg
 Super Mega Key Realtec
(≥ 1990)
SuperMegaKey MD.jpg
Video Game Cartridge Converter Realtec
(1992)


CodeBuster MD Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngCodeBuster MD Box Front.jpg
 Code Buster ??
(≥ 1990)
CodeBuster MD Back.jpgCodeBuster MD.jpg
GameAdaptor MD Box Front SE-16B.jpg
 Game Adaptor (or Mega Adaptor) ??
(≥ 1990)
GameAdaptor MD Alt back.jpgGameAdaptor MD Alt.jpg
SE-16B
GameAdaptor MD Alt2 back.jpgGameAdaptor MD Alt2.jpg
SE-16B (Alt)
MD Megacom Game Module & Protector Green Box Back.jpgMD Megacom Game Module & Protector Green Box Front.jpg
 Game Module & Protector ??
(≥ 1990)
MD Megacom Game Module & Protector Green Back.jpgMD Megacom Game Module & Protector Green Front.jpg
GameModuleandProtector MD Box Front.jpg
 Game Module & Protector ??
(≥ 1990)
GameModuleandProtector MD.jpg
GameModule&ProtectorII MD Box Front.jpg
 Game Module & Protector II ??
(≥ 1993)


MagicKeyIII MD Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngMagicKeyIII MD Box Front.jpg
 Magic Key III ??
(≥ 1990)
MagicKeyIII MD.jpg
MegaConverter MD KR Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngMegaConverter MD KR Box Front.jpg
 Mega Converter ??
South Korea KR: (≥ 1990)
MegaConverter MD KR Back.jpgMegaConverter MD KR.jpg
MegaConverter MD Box Front.jpg
 Mega Converter ??
(≥ 1990)
MegaConverter MD.jpg
MegaConverter MD Box Front Alt.jpg
 Mega Converter ??
(≥ 1990)
MegaConverter MD Alt.jpg
MegaDrive Converter ??
(≥ 1990)
MegaDriveConverter MD.jpg
Mega Key ??
(≥ 1990)
MegaKey MD.jpg
Mega Key ??
(≥ 1990)
MegaKey MD Alt.jpg
Mega Key 2 ??
(≥ 1990)
MegaKey2 MD.jpg
MegaKey2 MD back.jpg
Mega Key 3 ??
(≥ 1990)
MegaKey3 MD.jpg
Mega Key (Portuguese) ??
(≥ 1990)
MegaKey MD PT back.jpgMegaKey MD PT.jpg
SuperKey MD Box Front.jpg
 Super Key ??
(≥ 1990)
SuperKey MD.jpg
AC-3000
TVGCCC MD box.jpg
 TV Game Computer Cartridge Converter ??
(≥ 1990)
TVGCCC MD back.jpgTVGCCC MD.jpg
Bitman Mega Key RU Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngBitman Mega Key RU Box Front.jpg
 Bitman Mega Key Bitman
(≥ 1994)
MegaKey2 MD.jpg
MegaKey2 MD back.jpg

References


Sega Mega Drive
Topics Technical specifications (Hardware comparison) | History | List of games | Magazine articles | Promotional material | Merchandise | Cartridges | TradeMark Security System
Hardware Japan | North America | Western Europe | Eastern Europe | South America | Asia | South Korea | Australasia | Africa
EZ Games | Genesis 3 | LaserActive | Mega Jet | Mega PC | Mega Play | Mega-Tech System | Mega 6 | Nomad | Teradrive | Mega Drive Mini | Mega Drive Mini 2
New Mega Drive | Tianli VCD/DVD Players | "Consoles on a chip" | Licensed clones (Magic 2 | Mega Game II | Power Pegasus | Super Bitman)
Unlicensed clones
Add-ons Game Box | Power Base Converter | Mega-CD | 32X (Mega-CD 32X) | Mega Modem | Demo System DS-16
Cases Sega Genesis Nomad Carrying Case | System Carry Case
Controllers Control Pad | Six Button Control Pad | 6 Button Arcade Pad | Arcade Power Stick 6B | Konami Justifier | MK-1470
Action Chair | Activator | Arcade Power Stick | Keyboard | MegaFire | Mouse | Mega Stick | Menacer | Remote Arcade System | Ten Key Pad | Third Party Controllers
Accessories 4 Way Play | AC adaptor | Cleaning System | Control Pad Extension Cord | Game Factory | Genesis Speakers | Headset | HeartBeat Catalyst | Microphone | Region converter cartridges | Mega Terminal | Nomad PowerBack | RF Unit | SCART Cable | Stereo Audio Video Cable | Team Player | Video Monitor Cable | Third-party AC adaptors | Third Party Accessories
Network services Sega Channel | Sega Game Toshokan | Mega Anser | Mega Net | TeleBradesco Residência | XB∀ND
Development tools ERX 308P | ERX 318P | Sprobe | SNASM68K | SNASM2 (Mega Drive) | SNASM2 (32X) | PSY-Q Development System (Mega Drive) | PSY-Q Development System (32X) | 32X CartDev | Sega Mars Development Aid System | Sega 32X Development Target
Unreleased Edge 16 | Floppy Disk Drive | Mega Play 1010 | Sega VR | Teleplay System | Video Jukebox
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