NES cart help

[Sektor]

I just got a zelda 2 cart online from ebay.

I have not got a NES yet to try it on (will soon) but the cart is in german and says NES-AL-NOS at the bottom.

So i am guessing its a german copy, so i am wondering will it work on a UK PAL NES? and will the game text be in english?

Thanks

[ZueriHB]

It will most likely NOT work on your UK NES.

Look for a PAL-A or PAL-B on the Cart, and Germany is in the PAL-B region, and if I'm not mistaken, the UK was in the PAL-A.

PAL-A and PAL-B are not compatible, as in, different regions. (If you performed the region-free modification on your NES, it'll work).

And no, the game is complete in German.

[Flamin Skull]

wish it was as easy as breaking off 2 plastic tabs like in the SNES to play Japanese SNES games if I recall correctly (in USA)

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[ZueriHB]

wish it was as easy as breaking off 2 plastic tabs like in the SNES to play Japanese SNES games if I recall correctly (in USA)

whoo! 100th post for me! (and many more coming!)
That's only for the US, that never worked for the Europeans.

You have to lift Pin 4 of the 10NES chip in the system (disassembly required) to get other games to work.

[Muzer]

That's for the NES, just so noone gets confused ;)

[The shoemaker]

why don't you just download it?

[-Regii]

why don't you just download it?

Because he's in Europe, duh >_>

[neuzd]

Because he's in Europe, duh >_>

What should this sentence mean?
It looks like you think that Zelda II has been released in the US and not in Europe, while on the contrary it was released in Europe a full 4 months before the US release: 9th february VS 4th june.

Anyway Shoemaker, he's buying an ORIGINAL NES CART. You should know that from the internet you can just download digital stuff, downloading real life objects like an ORIGINAL NES CART just doesn't work.

[SKTTR]

Clearing some things up.

Your German PAL Zelda II should work on your UK PAL NES.. but why all that trouble?
Just get it on VC.
The batteries inside NES catridges to save game data ran out in most of the old NES games.

On another note: There was never a German version of Zelda II.
OK, the box and manual were in German but the game and screentext always was English.

The first Zelda game with German screentext was A Link to the Past on SNES.

[Shortay]

Anyway Shoemaker, he's buying an ORIGINAL NES CART. You should know that from the internet you can just download digital stuff, downloading real life objects like an ORIGINAL NES CART just doesn't work.

I think shoemaker meant why can't he just download the VC game to the Wii, instead of buying the original cart.

[neuzd]

I think shoemaker meant why can't he just download the VC game to the Wii, instead of buying the original cart.

I just got a zelda 2 cart online from ebay.

Because he already bought it?
Does it work as an asnwer?

[EDIT]
And I even thought of anticipating your next question.
People buy real stuff for collection purposes, or because holding in your hands something physical feels a bit more "real".
It's just the very original stuff, someone likes it, and I'm feeling very stupid to explain these kind of things.

[Shortay]

Because he already bought it?
Does it work as an asnwer?

I meant before he bought the cart in the first place. Seems less hassle to download it, unless he really wants the original cart, and is what shoemaker probably meant.

[The shoemaker]

Because he already bought it?
Does it work as an asnwer?

[EDIT]
And I even thought of anticipating your next question.
People buy real stuff for collection purposes, or because holding in your hands something physical feels a bit more "real".
It's just the very original stuff, someone likes it, and I'm feeling very stupid to explain these kind of things.

Yeah I understand. It looks a lot cooler to look at all the games you have, instead of virtually looking at the games you have.