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.
Games with no native 50Hz support
The following lists games which offer no 60Hz option during normal play:
- AeroWings
- AeroWings 2: Air Strike
- Bust A Move 4
- Charge 'N Blast
- Chicken Run
- Conflict Zone
- Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX
- Dino Crisis
- Disney's Dinosaur
- 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
- Hydro Thunder
- Iron Aces
- Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- Maken X
- Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1
- NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC
- The Next Tetris
- Pen Pen TriIceLon
- Power Stone
- Pro Pinball Trilogy
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica
- Sega Bass Fishing
- Sega Rally 2
- Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000
- Sega Worldwide Soccer 2000: Euro Edition
- Skies of Arcadia
- Spawn: In the Demon's Hand
- Spider-Man
- Star Wars Demolition
- Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer
- Super Magnetic Neo
- Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing
- Tokyo Highway Challenge 2
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
- Tony Hawk's Skateboarding
- UEFA Dream Soccer
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Virtua Fighter 3tb
- Zombie Revenge
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: