Collecting video games -- PAL or NTSC ?

Question

I live in Australia meaning I have PAL games and TV.

I want to start collecting video games namely Atari, Super Nintendo, NES, etc.

Is there an advantage to collecting NTSC games instead of PAL games?
Like is there a larger game library available?

And can I connect NTSC game consoles to my Australian TV?
I know I'll need a power adapter thing but what about the video input?

Thanks for all your help.

Answer 1

The advantage of collection NTSC games is that there are some games that's not available for PAL and vice versa.



There are probably more NTSC games than PAL games because there are more game developers in North America than there are in Europe, but that trend is slowly going the other way.



Connecting a NTSC console to a PAL TV will most likely give you a distorted picture.

Answer 2

For the PS2, you can't play PAL games unless you have a PAL PS2. Same thing for the NTSC games and NTSC PS2. PAL and NTSC are just codes used in different regions. United States uses NTSC, while Japan uses PAL. It's a way for Sony to control where games go. Sony doesn't want people importing games from other countries because that could take away businesses from one region. It's a way for Sony to keep things in balance. It seems silly because the profit from all regions go to Sony. Guess that's why the PS3 is not region coded. If you want to play PAL games on a NTSC PS2, you'll have to do some modifications, but it will void your warranty, and you can't send it back to Sony for repairs. You can always buy a PAL PS2 from online sites. You pay a little more, but it's safer.

Answer 3

NTSC is for North America. PAL is for the rest of the world. Just to make sure what games can be played, I would take a PAL game and try to play it. If successful, than you would use PAL. Same goes for NTSC. If they both can be played, then you can buy both.

Answer 4

Contact your video store and see if that will help you, good luck