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The Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, and Neo Geo Pocket line are also region-free. Amongst PC games, regional lockout is more difficult to enforce because both the game application and the operating system can be easily modified.
Note: Pre-third generation consoles are not listed because at the time there was little to no importing and consequently there was little reason to introduce regional lock-out. Sometime importing difficulties may still arise (e.g. Atari 2600 games from regions the console is not from may introduce some glitches, such as missing colors).
The PlayStation 3 version of the game includes a regional lockout, allowing the game to be played only if the game's region matches the console region, despite the fact that PlayStation 3 games are normally region-free, leading to a massive fan outrage. [200] [201] The game's sequel, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax however, is region-free. [202] 2013 ...
Many "multi-region" DVD players defeated regional lockout and RCE by automatically identifying and matching a disc's region code or allowing the user to manually select a particular region. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Some manufacturers of DVD players now freely supply information on how to disable regional lockout, and on some recent models, it appears to be ...
Bionic Commando – The game was renamed from Top Secret: The Resurrection of Hitler (ヒットラーの復活 トップシークレット, Hittorā no Fukkatsu: Toppu Shīkuretto), the character of Adolf Hitler was renamed "Master-D", the Nazis are renamed "The Badds" in-game and referred to as "The Nazzs" in the instruction manual and all swastikas were edited into a German eagle insignia.
A regionless game console is a video game console without regional lockout. Regionless game consoles can accept input in the form of cartridges/game disks that were designed for markets of any country and any language. These consoles are prized by members of the import gaming community. [1]
The "NTSC/C" regional lockout for mainland China was specially created as the system is also a home NTSC DVD player with its specific Zone 6 regional code which is not compatible with the bordering countries (Japan is Zone 2; South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are all Zone 3, etc.) The first batch of NTSC/C games was released in December 2005.
The TurboGrafx-16, known as the PC Engine [a] outside North America, is a home video game console designed by Hudson Soft and sold by NEC Home Electronics.It was the first console marketed in the fourth generation, commonly known as the 16-bit era, however in actuality, the console has an 8-bit central processing unit (CPU) coupled with a 16-bit graphics processor, effectively making the claim ...