sega megadrive 2 pal but i like to play japanese games on it

[acdc]

i bought a new megadrive 2 for 5 euro s

i heard that you can play japanese and american games on it by sawing some pieces from the system what do i have to saw and does it work or is it yust a fairy tale

pleas some response

[playgen]

Japanese cartridges are physically bigger so don't fit in a western consoles cart slot, so you need to take a saw to it to widen the slot. You'll also need a 60hz switch for compatability with US and Jap games that don't otherwise play.

[evildragon]

You must use RGB, and have a TV that can handle 60Hz.

http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/console/sega/md2switches.htm

[playgen]

Well you don't have to, you can switch to 60hz to start a game, then switch back to 50hz to play it in colour through RF or composite. Although then the game doesn't play at 60hz speed, so RGB is the way to go.

[acdc]

alright

i begin tomorrow with sawing lets see what i make out of it

but do i have to build a switch on the sega or do you mean switch to 60 herz with the remote control

[playgen]

You fit the 60hz switch onto the console, its easy to do on megadrives.

[evildragon]

If you don't feel confident on lifting legs of the chip, where if you break it, the console is dead, don't do it..