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BenjZee · Jan 05, 2011, 05:32 PM // 17:32

Hey, i hope this is the right section.
I just thuoght you guys would know about this sort of thing.

Theres a gamecube game or two that were only available in the US and i live in the UK. So if i were to get them, what mehtods would yuo suggest iuse in order to play them.
I currently own a UK Wii so im able to play the UK games on there and idon't own any version of the gamecube. Gamecubes aren't that expensive, i could always get a US Console but would need different power cables i believe.
There is also freeloader methods im not that knowledgable on, would a gamecube freeloader disc enable me to play the US game on my UK wii?
Or should i get a UK Gamecube with freeloader software?

Greatful for any assistance of anyone on this.
the games i want are the Megaman Anniversary editions

Quaker · Jan 05, 2011, 09:42 PM // 21:42

The TV system in the UK is different from the system used in the USA, particularly in respect to the vertical refresh rate (50 vs 60) and the number of horizontal lines (I forget the numbers atm). This could cause problems when trying to play US games on a UK system (or it might not).
If you hook the Wii to a computer monitor (or some TVs) the format differences may not be a problem, provided that the Wii itself has no problem displaying it. There could be some distortion of the aspect ratio - it could look stretched or squashed.
The best thing would ofc be if someone who has actually done this posts a reply.

BenjZee · Jan 06, 2011, 12:56 AM // 00:56

Aww thanks, i've hooked up my Wii to my monitor before with no problem. Thanks =D
but my main quesiton was HOW and what would be the best method of playing a US Game and if any UK citizens out there play imported games at all.

Quaker · Jan 06, 2011, 04:25 PM // 16:25

I'm not sure what you mean by "how". You stick the US disc into your UK machine - it either works or it doesn't.

tijo · Jan 08, 2011, 03:08 PM // 15:08

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Originally Posted by Quaker

I'm not sure what you mean by "how". You stick the US disc into your UK machine - it either works or it doesn't.

That, tried super smash (melee) from germany on my wii (i'm in Canada) and got an unreadable disc message. I would say the best way to avoid any problems would be to own a wii from the US as well (i know, expensive). Some modern TVs will adjust to the correct format (PAL for EU and NTSC for NA) so it's up to the console to read the actual data on the disc.

For the PS3 owners, it's not a problem since there's no region lock whatsoever, meaning you can play any game from anywhere on any PS3, yay!.

The Xbox 360 also has a region lock so foreign games may or may not work.

EDIT: The no region lock on the PS3 only applies to games, movies from other regions etc. still won't work.