PSX game help. Looks to be Pal, how to change?

[Pearl Jammzz]

Ok, so I just got a PSX game and when I loaded it in my bro's PS1 it was like flickering and scrolling. SOOO I think it's pal. How do I tell and how do I change it to USA? I have been lookin for this game for a couple of years now and now that I have found it I am kinda pissed, lol. My bro really wants it and I cannot deliver 🙁. Any help would be appreciated. Lata.

 

[antime]

Palpar and a cheat cart.

 

[Pearl Jammzz]

Palpar is a code generator. That make a region code for the game that you use w/ say a codebreaker?

 

[Pearl Jammzz]

well, it asks for an exe file....I have the GUI version. WIll it work just the same? I ran it and it displayed a bunch of shit on screen but didn't say which code does what. They did however look like cheat codes for PAR though.

 

[antime]

The output is pretty simple. Eg. for Tobal No.1 (PAL version), the program produces this output:

PAL<>NTSC PARCODE Finder

Opening File ... Complete.

Searching ... Found.

To ----- NTSC| PAL

D00CBA74 0001|0000

800CBA74 0000|0001

-- Search&Replace:

 0D 80 02 3C 74 BA 42 8C 0D 80 01 3C 74 BA 24 AC

 08 00 E0 03 00 00 00 00 0D 80 02 3C 74 BA 42 8C

PAL2NTSC: 24 AC to 20 AC

NTSC2PAL: 01 3C 74 BA 22 8C 01 00 04 24 from 3rd byte

Searching ... End of File.

If you're using a cheat cart, the relevant bit is this:

To ----- NTSC| PAL

D00CBA74 0001|0000

800CBA74 0000|0001

As you may know, the cheat codes consist of an address and a value. The first part is the address, the value is taken from the column of the video mode you want to force. So in order to force NTSC, the codes you need are

D00CBA74 0001

800CBA74 0000

and if you want PAL you use

D00CBA74 0000

800CBA74 0001

The rest of the output is for modifying a disc image. If you don't know what file to give to the program, look in the SYSTEM.CNF. The file you want is on the "BOOT" row.

 

[Pearl Jammzz]

sweet, thanks. Been awhile since I have done game cheats, used to hack all sorts of weird shit for my N64 games, used to be a lil hobby. But ya, Ishould get what it's saying now. Thanls again 🙂.

 

[Pearl Jammzz]

gah! gives me weird shit.....look below

 

[Pearl Jammzz]

I cannot find just the .exe files by themselfs. I have ot use alternate cuz the normal either A) doesn't work or B) finds everything at once and closes before I can view it. Anyway u could send me the plain exe's? I am thinkin that coule be my problem and all I can find is the GUI version. Sorry to be such a n00b at this 😛

 

[antime]

Don't run the programs by doubleclicking, use a command-line window instead. They can be downloaded from here, among other places. The included instructions shows how to interpret the alternate version's output.