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PSX game help. Looks to be Pal, how to change?
Pearl Jammzz - Sep 3, 2004
    Pearl Jammzz Sep 3, 2004 
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 Sep 3, 2004 
Palpar and a cheat cart.

    Pearl Jammzz Sep 4, 2004 
Palpar is a code generator. That make a region code for the game that you use w/ say a codebreaker?

    Pearl Jammzz Sep 4, 2004 
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 Sep 4, 2004 
The output is pretty simple. Eg. for Tobal No.1 (PAL version), the program produces this output:

Code: 
  
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: Code: 
  
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

Code: 
  
D00CBA74 0001 800CBA74 0000
 and if you want PAL you use Code: 
  
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 Sep 5, 2004 
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 Sep 5, 2004 
gah! gives me weird shit.....look below

    Pearl Jammzz Sep 5, 2004 
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 Sep 5, 2004 
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.