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Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:18 pm

sammy wrote:Very smooth The Twin FC rules!
I finally got my mine today and I hope to make something similar in size.
btw is that a Genesis cooler you used on that 7805?

nah i bought it from rat shack

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:02 pm

Oh. Well anyway, I've tested mine and apparently it also works perfectly with PAL games. This is great for me because I won't have to buy region specific games. Not all games work but a lot do. I wonder if it works with Japanese PAL games aswell... Anyone tested it?

dudex77 · Post by **dudex77** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:15 pm

wow very impressive. can the fc twin play both pal and ntsc games?

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:18 pm

Amazing! It's so small. And that screen looks so good. The case is perfect too! What did you do to get it looking so smooth?

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:19 pm

Awesome! Wish we had super uber small snesses.

btw. I don't think this thing is actually 100 percent pal compatible. Starwing won't work i'm sure. Also not sure on the ntsc compatibility. Games that use internal lockout like super mario rpg prob won't work since this unit prob lacks a lockout. (but a little mod should fix that.)

dudex77 · Post by **dudex77** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:42 pm

jeroen wrote:Awesome! Wish we had super uber small snesses.

btw. I don't think this thing is actually 100 percent pal compatible. Starwing won't work i'm sure. Also not sure on the ntsc compatibility. Games that use internal lockout like super mario rpg prob won't work since this unit prob lacks a lockout. (but a little mod should fix that.)

ok cool so are the fc twins worth the money than?

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:57 pm

Ya. You can disable the lockout in the cart with a little simple mod. (depending on your soldering skills) But it should without lockout carts taken into consideration (wich is only like at most 10 carts) 100% compatible.

grahf · Post by **grahf** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:17 pm

The FC Twin actually has a spot on the board behind the second controller port for a CIC chip. You can see it in the bottom left of this pic: http://files.myopera.com/grahf/albums/1 ... single.jpg
Looks like it needs the D411 and a cap. Maybe one of you pal guys can try it.

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:21 pm

that's a spot for a nes cic if you ask me. And that wouldn't make a europe game compatible. With the lockout cart thing I was talkiing bout ntsc games like mario rpg witch won't work without a intact snes lockout. (altough a little mod can fix that)

gamemasterAS · Post by **gamemasterAS** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:29 pm

Skyone wrote:
gamemasterAS wrote:dammmmmmn Its so tiny, Why don't you just run a snes emu on the psp though ?
Why are you even here?

I don't really know to tell the truth.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:38 pm

jeroen wrote:that's a spot for a nes cic if you ask me. And that wouldn't make a europe game compatible. With the lockout cart thing I was talkiing bout ntsc games like mario rpg witch won't work without a intact snes lockout. (altough a little mod can fix that)

Mario RPG? That's the first game I tried with my FC Twin. At first it didn't work. Then it worked but all of my savefiles where gone (nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo). Then I tried it again and it didn't work for like ten times. So I tried it on my normal NTSC snes. It worked. I then tried it again on my FC Twin and it worked. Reset, didn't work...
I don't know what is up whit that game but it looks like the hardware isn't fully SA-1 compatible.

And you are right about the PAL games. Most games work like Super Mario World, Zelda ALttP and even Secret of Evermore. But some games tottaly don't (like Super Metroid).
And there's even a different case in which the game works but appears with glitches. Like in Super Mario Kart I get graphic glitches on the character select screen but only with Yoshi and Toad(very weird...). And the map is also a little glitchy on the in-game screen.
Another thing is the sound. I've noticed that in some games like Super Star Wars the sound is way noisier then on a normal PAL snes. Maybe a flaw in the audio chip or something.

Anyway, this device is not 100% compatible. That's for sure.

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:42 pm

The save game files gone is ussually a problem of putting the cart in reverse.
could you try the mod for rpg so that it runs on pal snessses. I'm sure it SHOULD work. Also try cleaning it.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:44 pm

I don't know how to do that mod

Can you give me guide or something? Also I'm sure I dind't put it in reversed.
EDIT: Where can I find that d411 lockout chip btw?

cheese007 · Post by **cheese007** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:46 pm

My copy of Mario Kart worked perfect last time I tried it. Or are you talking about the PAL version?

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:51 pm

I can't find it. Crap! But it involved lifting a pin on the lockout in the cart.