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retroborg - Nov 12, 2003
 retroborg Nov 12, 2003
Hi

Are SNES joypads region specific?

Iāve found a USA NTSC SNES joypad (Purple Buttons) and I want to know if it will work for my EURO PAL SNES (Uses joypad with Yellow,Blue,Red,Green buttons) or not, before I go & waste money for it?

Thanks in advance.

 Scared0o0Rabbit Nov 12, 2003
If the connector is the same it should work. I've never really heard of region lockouts on controllers except once in a while when they have a different connector.

 Tagrineth Nov 12, 2003
No. It won't work.

Applicable anecdote:

I have a US turbo pad for SNES, and brought it with me to England (I have a PAL SNES over there) several years ago. The SNES refused to respond to anything on the pad, no matter what I tried.