SNES PAL modified to run/play NTSC-U/J at full speed?

[Deleted User]

I already know that. It doesn't matter to me. A long time ago.. Youtube doesn't exists so I cannot tell the difference but I noticed the different this time. Very interesting however it doesn't affect me at all. I am staying at 50hz. Its fine to me.

That's fine. A few years ago I played Tekken 3 on my PS3 and I thought there was something wrong with the console, turns out the PAL version runs very slow (sorta like being in space) whereas NTSC-U/J runs normal.

 

[spotanjo3]

That's fine. A few years ago I played Tekken 3 on my PS3 and I thought there was something wrong with the console, turns out the PAL version runs very slow (sorta like being in space) whereas NTSC-U/J runs normal.

I understand your point because you noticed the difference. If YouTube doesn't existed in the past then you wouldn't tell the difference anyway.

 

[duwen]

I bought a US SNES Jr/Mini a while back to play all my US and JPN carts on. A wise investment (and easier/more pleasing to the eye to 'mod' to allow JPN carts than hacking a Super Famicom up to allow for US carts).

The 'adapters' you speak of basically just bypass the CIC chip on the cart and use one from an inserted PAL cart - it doesn't alter the speed of the console, but more problematically it doesn't work at all with some of the special chip carts (Final Fantasy III, Super Mario RPG, etc).

 

[nasune]

If you do it yourself a supercic can be relatively cheap since (as far as I remember) all you need is a pic16f630 (either preprogrammed with the code, or with a way to program it), a dual red/green led, some wire, and potentially a 10k resistor depending on the method used.
Whether it's too difficult or not? Well, with my soldering skills being average, I'd say that it's not that difficult, but you can always check a guide to see if it looks doable.