Playing PAL PS2 games on an NTSC PS2

Has anyone successfully patched an old ps2 game called "Ico" (PAL dvd special edition, has more content than the NTSC version) from PAL to NTSC? I'll be backing this up soon and I'd like to know the best way to convert this from PAL to NTSC without losing any quality such as losing an inch off the bottom of the screen, etc. Thanks in advance.

 

[bold] Anyone know how to actually do this? I can't just make a data CD and replace the file with the .bak version because its not a 1:1 copy anymore and my PS2 won't boot it. [/bold]

 

Try rebuilidng the game:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/156785

Extract the patched .iso file with isobuster and replace the patched elf file, usually SCES_XXX.XX (or SLES_XXX.XX), with SCES_XXX.xx.bak (or SLES_XXX.xx.bak), which is the original elf file. Just rename the backup file and delete the .bak part. Then, follow the tutorial above and rebuild the game.

Go to your control panel. Click folder options. Click view. Make sure the button for hide extentions for known file types is unchecked.

 

ICO Pal has a built-in 50/60hz selector there is no need to patch it..i own the game, full dvd version..and it ask after the language if u want to run it in 50 or 60hz

Dany22

 

i'm having problems to patch star wars revenge of the sith PAL. I did it with the pal2ntsc with yfix (Y offset in 48) and it didn't work... i tried ard patcher and it worked but the screen that was cut was exactly the life bar and the force bar (the game doesn't have sreen ajust...) and the game works just sometimes (after thre sreen title it freezes...). Anyone knows if there's a way to patch it with pal2ntsc and let me see the life and force bar?

 

hello,

I'm having problem to convert PAL to NTSC (Y-Fix: 48)Call Of Duty: Finest Hour.

 

anybody know if this patch will work on 7 sins PAL thanks!

 

Does anyone have an idea of how i can patch Star Wars Revenge of the Sith with the pal2ntsc with Y-Fix and the game works with the patch?

 

does anyone know if this works good on metal gear solid 3 pal version? Also what Y-offset should i use for it?

 

i tried PAL TO NTSC PATCHER WITH Y-FIX V1.06 BETA to patch svc chaos. it boots but after the intro screen it just stays black. can anyone help?

 

for the record it works with 7 sins perfectly if you DL the PAL version, although the top and bottom seems to be cut off a little bit, the game plays fine. Cheers m8

 

Can someone let us know if this will work on:

ESPN NBA 2K5 and Medal of Honor: European Assault
thank you!

 

soo..?

 

how bout GT4?

 

yess! i want GT4 too!

 

I am pretty new at this. I have alcohol, dvd decrypter, dvd shrink, pioneer multilayer dvd burner, pioneer cd burner. As I understand it, by simply adding a mod chip to my ps2, I can play any game that I rip with decrypter or alcohol? is it that simple?

 

it would be better if ppl can let u sknow if it worked on thier games so we can update the front page
cmone lets do this
liek Choas Theory (Tom Clancy) does it work?

 

Hey I need help with Capcom Fighting Jam. When my screen loads its in PAL so i cant see how to select the video option. Can anyone tell me what exact buttons to push. THanks.

 

Hey, I have Cricket 2005 game from Europe, but I have patched it to PAL to NTSC Patcher with Y-Fix, but when the PlayStation 2 logo comes after that it is black screen, can anybody help me on that please thanks in advance.

Lahori420

 

i have read all the posts on this site and have tried using burnatonce and adrpatcher but nothing works.

so i bought this game overseas (le tour de france) and didnt realize the pal problem or that it was a cd-rom game when i bought it. when i put it in my ps2 the screen says: "please insert a ps2 disc"

ive read a lot of message board threads on gamer websites about how to do this but there all so confusing. anyone know if I can just buy some converter or whatnot and not have to buy/install a modchip? any input or experiences would be greatly appreciated.