I can Answer Video Game Compatability Problems (PAL, NTSC, JAP) for Atari 2600, 5200, NES, Super Nintendo/SFC, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Gameboy, GBA, DS, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive/Genisis, Game Gear, Mega CD, Nomad, Saturn, Dreamcast, Lynx, Jagura, Philips CDI, 3DO, Playstation, PS2, PSP and Xbox. Plus Ways around them to play wrong regions games on most consoles.
I also have an extensive knowledge of service and repair with most home consoles as well as arcade/pinball machines.
I have a reasonable general knowledge of most new to older games (I personally own about 1000 games and almost every console known to man.)
Playstation, SNES, SATURN, Genisis/MD, NES, MS conversions. Controler conversions SNES to NES. Game conversion. Multi Carts. Remix and re-wire. PSP repair. Arcade building and customising. Video Game repair
I have been a Gamer for a number of years and have moved on to the hardware side of consoles because of my thirst for knowledge. (In my real job I am a programmer and if I put my mind to it could develope software. I have several unfinished works I should get around to finishing)
I am still learning the finer points on systems such as X-box 360 & PS3. But I am usually good and find it out anyway regardless of what it is, which also include games.
Most Genisis/MD games are both English & Japanese (2 Versions on 1 Cartridge) and change when inserted into either a English or Japanese system. The USA & Japanese SNES are identical hardware wise exept the cartridge slots are different. You can play the Cartridges on wrong system if only you can get the cartridge to fit. Ever Wonder what happened to the SNES CD? It became the Playstation.
I don't understand the mentality of making machines territory locked? Not having universal systems is just plain stupid it just duplicated hardware manufacturing needlessly. I still have a hard time beleiving I can play a Sonic game on any Nintendo equipment. Something 10 years ago would have been unbelievable.
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Gday Mohammad, I would read the Official line on gamertags from Microsoft from these links. http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/xbox360/xboxlive/myaccount/managemyaccount
Henry, The official Sega Websites for hosting shut down around 2002/3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dreamcast_network_games But....... There are a number of private networks set up for
Gday Ray, Firstly is it one game or all games. (Maybe the game is at fault.) If it is all games your UMD drive is not working properly it maybe just dirty or could be broken or could be a sensor
Gday Shayle, Okay if you have the first Harvest Moon for GB, the cartridge should be black this game should automatically save your progression as you go along. Now naturally this will not work if
Gday Jason, Hopefully it just some dust in you machine that is causing this or maybe a cabling problem and not that your machine has given up? The Machine Power light is coming on right? (If yes then
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