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  2. Regional lockout - Wikipedia

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    A number of other games using regional lockout are rare but do exist. One of the examples of this is the Windows version of The Orange Box , which uses Steam to enforce the regional lockout. [ 36 ] Steam also enforces a form of regional lockout in adherence to German law by offering to German users special versions of some games with banned ...

  3. Parallel importing in video games - Wikipedia

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    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). Most handheld video game systems are region free due to most of them having a built in screen, run on batteries and being much cheaper to produce if they do not have a region lock on ...

  4. Category:Regionless game consoles - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. CIC (Nintendo) - Wikipedia

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    The Checking Integrated Circuit (CIC) is a lockout chip designed by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console in 1985; the chip is part of a system known as 10NES, in which a key (which is stored in the game) is used by the lock (stored in the console) to both check if the game is authentic, and if the game is the ...

  6. GameCube accessories - Wikipedia

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    FreeLoader disables the regional lockout in the GameCube, allowing games from any region (PAL, NTSC, NTSC-J, etc.) to be played on a console from any region. Some Freeloaders are compatible with the Wii, allowing out of region GameCube games on it (later blocked by system updates).

  7. Lockout - Wikipedia

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    NHL lockout, lockout in NHL; Lockout, a 2012 science fiction action film; Lock Out (film), a 1973 Spanish film; Lockout chip, a computer chip in a video game system to prevent use of unauthorized software; Lock-out device, part of a signaling system used on game shows; Regional lockout, a barrier to prevent media use outside of a specific region

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  9. New Play Control! - Wikipedia

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    New Play Control! [a] is a series of first-party GameCube games ported to the Wii by Nintendo.Games in the New Play Control! series feature enhancements such as widescreen support, enhanced graphics and the implementation of the Wii's motion controls with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.