List of 50Hz-only PAL Dreamcast games
From Sega Retro
The Sega Dreamcast was the first home video game console to support a "PAL60" screen mode - that is, to run video games at a 60Hz refresh rate without extra borders, as is the case with countries adopting the NTSC video standard. The PAL-NSTC divide was a significant problem for older (and many newer) consoles, generally leading to Europe and Australia receiving poorer-performing video games than Japan and North America.
Unusually for its time, it is thought that 70-75% of PAL Dreamcast games have built-in support for 60Hz-compatible displays, and in many situations, 60Hz support can be forced through other methods. In contrast, very few PlayStation 2 releases offer a 60Hz refresh rate as an option, and support remained patchy for the Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and even Wii. Some PAL Dreamcast games, such as Sega Rally 2, will only enable a 60Hz signal through VGA mode.
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Games with 60Hz through VGA only
The following PAL games support VGA mode, through which they can be played in 60Hz:
- AeroWings
- Buggy Heat
- Charge 'N Blast
- Chicken Run
- Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
- Disney's Donald Duck Quack Attack
- Dragon's Blood
- Dynamite Cop
- Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles
- F1 World Grand Prix II
- Floigan Bros. Episode 1
- Grandia 2
- The House of the Dead 2
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- Maken X
- Power Stone
- Pro Pinball Trilogy
- Sega Bass Fishing
- Sega Rally 2
- Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000: Euro Edition
- Spider-Man
- Super Magnetic Neo
- Tony Hawk's Skateboarding
- UEFA Dream Soccer
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Virtua Fighter 3tb
- Zombie Revenge
Games with no native 60Hz support
The following games offer neither VGA mode nor a 60Hz option in RGB mode during normal play:
- AeroWings 2: Air Strike
- Bust A Move 4
- Conflict Zone
- Dino Crisis
- Disney's Dinosaur
- Hydro Thunder
- Iron Aces
- Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000
- Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1
- NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC
- The Next Tetris
- Pen Pen TriIceLon
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica
- Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000
- Skies of Arcadia
- Spawn: In the Demon's Hand
- Star Wars Demolition
- Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer
- Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing
Action Replay CDX codes
Using Action Replay CDX codes it is possible to force some of the games above into 60Hz:
| Name | Code |
|---|---|
| Chicken Run | 0F0B1F64 0000200A |
| Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX | 0F150018 0000E000 |
| Disney's Dinosaur | 0F06D8D0 0000E000 |
| Disney's Donald Duck Quack Attack | 0F0D640C 0000200A |
| Dragon's Blood | 0F1751EC 0000200A |
| Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles | 0F0D6846 0000E10A |
| F1 World Grand Prix II | 0F0EB46C 0000E000 |
| Grandia 2 | 0F0387A0 0000E000 |
| Hydro Thunder | 0F099A50 0000E400 |
| Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 | 0F013440 0000E400 |
| Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver | 0F12DA78 0000E000 |
| NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC | 0F0F38CC 0000200A |
| Power Stone | 0F0E5294 0000E400 |
| Pro Pinball Trilogy | 0F03B6BC 0000E000 |
| Sega Bass Fishing | 0F0BBA34 |
| Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000 | 0F0AF0AC 0000E400 |
| Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000: Euro Edition | 0F10F2DC 0000E000 |
| Spawn: In the Demon's Hand | 0F0D3780 0000200A |
| Spider-Man | 0F04637C 0000200A |
| Star Wars: Episode I Racer | 0F0140D0 0000E000 |
| Star Wars Demolition | 0F02C214 0000E000 |
| Tony Hawk's Skateboarding | 0F0454AC 0000E400 |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | 0F04590C 0000E400 |
| UEFA Dream Soccer | 0F153D1C 0000E000 |
| Ultimate Fighting Championship | 0F0939D8 0000200A |
DC-X
Alternatively, the DC-X can force these games into 60Hz without the need for codes, although it also opens the possibility of playing imported versions too:
Unsupported games
A small handful of PAL games cannot be forced into 60Hz under any circumstances. Attempting to do so via the DC-X will cause these games to crash: