Games released in NTSC but not PAL

[NESCollector75]

You always seem to hear about games that were released in Pal format but not NTSC, So which games Have been released in NTSC but not Pal?

[Balloon Fight]

Well you need to specify a system, or we could go on forever.

[NESCollector75]

Wow, didn't realize that there would be that many (lets make it NTSC only canada and US, no Jap games that weren't realesed here or in pal format)
Systems how about: Dreamcast,SNES,NES,N64,Genesis to start with!

[Ed Oscuro]

I honestly have little idea how many that would be in the older days, but now that GameCube support seems all but nonexistent in Australia and Europe as a whole, perhaps we'll see most all games released for that system not getting the PAL makeover (or being released in such small quanities as to ensure each game would be rare).

[Raccoon Lad]

While technically it'll run perfectly on a PAL machine, ALF on the SMS was never released in Europe. Which is quite odd seing as the Germans love ALF so much that the crappy made for TV movie "project ALF" was actually released in theatres there.

[ApolloBoy]

The Atari 7800 version of Robotron was never released in PAL format. Also, all the games released for the Atari 5200 were never released in PAL format because the only PAL 5200s exist as prototypes.

[devilman]

It would certainly be a big list - the Genesis alone had lots of games that never saw Pal versions... err American Gladiators for one. :D

[thegreatescape]

Vectorman 2 for genesis :angry: :angry:
and ive NEVER seen a vectorman 1 here either. :angry:
Blaster Master 2 for genesis, wasnt released as PAL but mines got a sort of "sega import stamp of approval". :roll:

[KJN]

You always seem to hear about games that were released in Pal format but not NTSC...
Except if you live in europe, in wich case you are all to aware of the many, many, many games that never saw a PAL release. Like most of Square's snes and psx games. Basically I dont buy a new consol unless it can play imports (chip, boot cd's, adapters, whatever).

[hydr0x]

1/4 of the us games are/were not released here in europe, nough said

@Ed Oscuro: wtf??? did i understand you right? you're saying not many gc games get a pal version? total bullshit, really, support here in germany is great and the uk gc sales have risen by 400% last week due to the price reduction, we do get a lot more games nowadays than we did back in the snes time. In fact, the PS2 is the import problem cause there are sooooo many games for it, a lot are not released here

[anagrama]

There's around 200 Genesis games that didn't get released for PAL Megadrives. If anyone's desperate to know what they were, I'll compare my lists tonight and post them.

[anagrama]

Blaster Master 2 for genesis, wasnt released as PAL but mines got a sort of "sega import stamp of approval". :roll:

Can you give any more details about this (or pictures?)? If it's an 'official import' it should probably be mentioned in the Megadrive list.

[Vroomfunkel]

Sore point!! There are far too many retro games that got US releases and not PAL ones... those that spring immediately to mind are:

Genesis: Chase H.Q. , Shadowrun, Vectorman 2
Sega CD : All the Working Designs games :angry: , Monkey Island
Saturn: Astal

I have had a couple of PAL copies of the original Vectorman though ... it's not all that rare!

The situation with the Gamecube is slightly uncertain at the moment .. it looks like we won't be getting Animal Crossing in Europe (although I have heard it's getting an Australia release!?!?)

I guess it will depend largely on how successful the price drop is at boosting Nintendo's market share.

Vroomfunkel

[hydr0x]

so Vectorman is rare? a store here is selling a new one for 5?, they have got about 100 new md/mcd/32x games for 5? per game ;)

[tom]

2600, no PAL:
Steeple Chase
Stellar Track
Home Run (not sure)
Submarine Commander
Swordquest: Fireworld
Atari Video Cube
Swordquest: Waterworld
Krull (no German release)
Crazy Climber
Quadrun
Rubic's Cube
Taz
Gremlins
Crackpots
Cosmic Commuter
Smurfs saves the Day/Berenstein Bears
Q-Bert Qubes
Strawberry Shortcake
Halloween
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
& many more, this is just from the top of my head

5200 (not released in Europe)

7800, no PAL:
Asteroids (built into machine)
Robotron 2084
Touchdown Football
Winter Games (not sure)
Rampage
Water Ski
Tank Command


also, Nintendo never cared about Europe, many, many titles not released as PAL versions, be it on NES, SNES, N64 or GC.

The Game Cube is totally dead in the UK, withdrawn from important high street shops like Currys, Dixons, PC World, and most importantly, Argos the main high street and catalogue seller, didn't include the Game Cube in their Winter/Christmas catalogue. (But they include PSone, and that's saying something). That is the biggest blow for Nintendo.

[devilman]

The Game Cube is totally dead in the UK, withdrawn from important high street shops like Currys, Dixons, PC World, and most importantly, Argos the main high street and catalogue seller, didn't include the Game Cube in their Winter/Christmas catalogue. (But they include PSone, and that's saying something). That is the biggest blow for Nintendo.

That's a bit harsh... it's hardly 'totally dead'. Argos have actually started to sell the Cube again after sales picked up generally of the Cube after the recent price cut. I can't vouch for Currys & PC world but my local Dixons still sells a small amount of Cube stuff. The main GC games that don't get PAL releases are the sports games - I had to import Home Run King & NFL Blitz as they'll never see the light of day over here.

[NvrMore]

The Game Cube is totally dead in the UK

LOL I'm sorry, do you actually live in this country?

What do you have to gain by trying to spread false info like that?

[Ruudos]

For NES, see my site http://nesfountain.silius.net and Europe section. There's a list there (although not updated, some games (Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt, RoadBlasters) in it were released here, but I will change that another time, aren't that many).

[NESCollector75]

There's around 200 Genesis games that didn't get released for PAL Megadrives. If anyone's desperate to know what they were, I'll compare my lists tonight and post them.

Hey, I was waiting for you to post them LOL
If you don't want to post them could you send me the list via e-mail?
Retrogamecollector@hotmail.com

Thanks!

[anagrama]

There's around 200 Genesis games that didn't get released for PAL Megadrives. If anyone's desperate to know what they were, I'll compare my lists tonight and post them.

Hey, I was waiting for you to post them LOL
If you don't want to post them could you send me the list via e-mail?
Retrogamecollector@hotmail.com

Thanks!

I was waiting for someone to ask! :D

Here ya go:

Genesis games not released for PAL Megadrives:

3 Ninjas Kick Back
Action 52
Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, The
Aerobiz
Aerobiz: Supersonic
Air Buster
Air Diver
American Gladiators
Atomic Robokid
Awesome Possum
Barbie Super Model
Barkley: Shut Up and Jam 2
Barney's Hide and Seek
Bass Masters Classic
Bass Masters Classic: Pro Edition
Batman: Revenge of the Joker
Battlemaster
Battletech
Battletoads & Double Dragon
Beast Wrestler
Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest
Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast
Berenstein Bears, The: Camping Adventure
Best of the Best Championship Karate
Bible Adventures
Bill Walsh College Football '95
Bimini Run
Blaster Master 2
Blockbuster World Video Game Championship II
Boxing: Legends of the Ring
Brett Hull Hockey '95
Cadash
Ceaser's Palace
Cal Ripkin Jr. Baseball
Caliber .50
Championship Bowling
Championship Pool
Championship Pro-Am
Chase HQ II
Chavez II
Chester Cheeter: Too Cool to Fool
Chester Cheeter: Wild Wild Quest
Chi Chi's Pro Challenge Golf
Clue
Coach K College Basketball
College Football USA '96
College Football USA '97
College Football's National Championship
College Football's National Championship II
College Slam
Columns 3
CrossFire
Crystal's Pony Tale
CyberCop
Dashin' Desperadoes
Deadly Moves
Death Duel
Devilish
Dino Land
Dinosaurs for Hire
Doom Troopers: The Mutant Chronicles
Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls
Earnest Evans
Earth Defense
El Viento
Elemental Master
ESPN Baseball Tonight
ESPN National Hockey Night
ESPN Speedworld
ESPN Sunday Night NFL
Exile
Exodus
F-117A Night Storm
Family Fued
Fighting Masters
Final Zone
Frogger
Funny World / Balloon Boy
Gadget Twins
Gaiares
Gargoyles
Gemfire
Genesis 6-Pak
Ghengis Khan 2: Clan of the Gray Wolf
Goofy's Hysterical History Tour
Granada
Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie
Great Waldo Search, The
Grind Stormer
Growl
Hardball '95
Heavy Nova
Hit the Ice
Home Alone 2
Humans, The
Insector X
Jammit!
Jeapordy!
Jeapordy! Deluxe
Jeapordy! Sports
Jerry Glanville's Pigskin Footbrawl
Joe & Mac
John Madden '93 Championship Edition
Joshua: The Battle for Jericho
Junction
Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel
King of the Monsters 2
King Salmon: The Big Catch
Last Action Hero
Liberty or Death
M.U.S.H.A.
Madden NFL '98
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Master of Monsters
Math Blaster Episode 1
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge
Midnight Resistance
Minnesota Fats Pool Legend
Miracle Piano Teaching System, The
Mystical Fighter
NBA Action '94
NBA Live '98
NCAA Final Four Basketball
NCAA Football
NFL '95
NFL '98
NHL '98
NHL All-Star Hockey '95
No Escape
Nobunaga's Ambition
Operation Europe: Path to Victory 1939-45
Out Runners
Outlander
Pc-Man 2: The New Adventure
Powerball
Prime Time NFL starring Deion Sanders
Pro Moves Soccer
Pro Quarterback
PTO: Pacific Theatre of Operations
Quad Challenge
Race Drivin'
Raiden Trad
Rampart
Rastan Saga II
RBI Baseball 3
RBI Baseball 4
RBI Baseball '93
Richard Scarry's Busytown
Risk
RoadBlasters
Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball
Rolling Thunder 3
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III
Sagaia
Saint word
Scholastic's The Magic Bus
Scooby-Doo Mystery
Sesame Street Counting Cafe
Shadow Blasters
Shadowrun
Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye
Shove It! The Warehouse Game
Slaughtersport
Socket
Sol-Deace
Sorcerer's Kingdom
Space Invaders '91
Spiderman vs Kingpin
Spiritual Warfare
Splatterhouse 3
Sports Talk Baseball
Star Trek TNG: Echoes from the Past
Stormlord
Street Smart
Super Battleship
Super Battletank: War In The Gulf
Super High Impact
Super Volleyball
Syd of Valis
Target Earth
Task Force Harrier EX
Technocop
Tecmo Super Baseball
Tecmo Super Bowl
Tecmo Super Bowl II
Tecmo Super Bowl III
Tecmo Super Hockey
Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
Tecmo World Cup
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
Thunder Force III
Tick, The
Tin Head
TNN Bass Tournament of Champions
TNN Outdoor Bass Championship '96
Todd's Adventures in Slime World
Tom & Jerry: Frantic Antics
Top Gear 2
Toxic Crusaders
Toys
Trampoline Terror
Traysia
Triple Play '96
Triple Play Gold Edition
Trouble Shooter
Troy Aikman NFL Football
Ultimate Qix
Unchartered Waters
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
Unnecessary Roughness '95
Valis III
Valis: The Phantasm Soldier
Vapor Trail
Vectorman 2
Wacky Worlds Creativity Studio
Wardner
Warrior of Rome
Warrior of Rome II
WarSong
Wayne's World
Weaponlord
We're Back: A Dinosaur's Tale
Whac-a-Critter
Wheel of Fortune
Whip Rush
World Championship Soccer
World Heroes
World Series Baseball
World Series Baseball '95
World Series Baseball '96
World Series Baseball '98
X-Perts
Young Indiana Jones
Y's III: Wanderers From Y's


Genesis games released only in Australia/NZ (not Europe)
Dick Vitale's "Awesome Baby" College Hoops
Ecco Jr
MLPBA Baseball
Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama
Tony LaRussa Baseball
Tony LaRussa Baseball '95

Genesis games released under alternate names for PAL Megadrives
Beyond Oasis [aka The Story of Thor]
Castlevania Bloodlines [Castlevania: The New Generation]
Contra Hard Corps [Probotector]
Crusader of Centy [Soleil]
Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition [Hyperdunk]
Head-On Soccer [Fever Pitch Soccer]
High Seas Havoc [Havoc]
Jennifer Capriati Tennis [Grandslam: The Tennis Tournament]
Lightening Force [ThunderForce IV]
Marko [Marko's Magic Football]
Marvel Land [Talmit's Adventure]
Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter [Mazin Wars]
NHL Hockey [EA Hockey]
Out of this World [Another World]
Pac-Attack [Pac-Panic]
Pat Riley Basketball [Super Real Basketball]
Soldiers of Fortune [The Chaos Engine]
Sonic Classics [Sonic Compilation]
Steel Empire [Empire of Steel]
Strider Returns [Strider II]
Triple Score [Mega Games 1]
Tyrants: Fight Through Time [Mega-Lo-Mania]
Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits [Midway Arcade's Greatest Hits]
Wings of Wor [Gynoug]
World Trophy Soccer [European Club Soccer]


I think that's probably 95% complete, but if anyone can spot any errors, please let me know.
Give me a day or two and I'll get a list of PAL exclusives together aswell.

[1bigmig]

Give me a day or two and I'll get a list of PAL exclusives together aswell.

Well, It's been more than a day or two, but Id be interested in knowing the PAL exclusives. :)

[Raccoon Lad]

Europe got Super Fantasy Zone, I'm jealous.

[anagrama]

Well, It's been more than a day or two, but Id be interested in knowing the PAL exclusives. :)

Sorry, it slipped my mind. I'll post it tonight when I'm back home.

[anagrama]

Better late than never :)

PAL Megadrive games not released in the US
Addams Family Values
Addams Family, The
Alien Soldier
Asterix and the Power of the Gods
Australian Rugby League
Ball Jacks
Bloodshot
Bodycount
Brian Lara Cricket
Brian Lara Cricket '96
Cannon Fodder
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Cheese Cat-astrophe starring Speedy Gonzales
Classic Collection
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Daze Before Christmas
Dino Dini's Soccer
Disney Collection, The
Donald in Maui Mallard
Double Clutch
Double Hits: Micro Machines / Psycho Pinball
Dragon Ball Z: L'Appel du Destin
EA Sports Double Header
F1
F1 World Championship Edition
Fantastic Dizzy / Cosmic Spacehead
FIFA Soccer '98: The Road to the World Cup
Flink
Flux
Gunship
Hurricanes
International Rugby
International Sensible Soccer
International Superstar Soccer Deluxe
Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker
Kick Off 3: European Challenge
Man Overboard!
Mega Games 2
Mega Games 3
Mega Games 6
Mega Games 6 Vol. 2
Mega Games 6 Vol. 3
Mega Man: The Wily Wars
Mega Swiv
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
Micro Machines '96: Turbo Tournament
Micro Machines Military
Monster Lair: Wonder Boy III
Mr. Nutz
Ottifants, The
Power Drive
Premier Manager
Premier Manager '97
Psycho Pinball
Rise of the Robots
Sampras Tennis '96
Second Samurai
Sega Sports 1
Sensible Soccer: European Champions
Shane Warne Cricket
Shane Warne Cricket V2
Smurfs Travel the World, The
Smurfs, The
Snake Rattle 'n Roll
Spirou
Street Racer
Striker
Super Fantasy Zone
Super Kick Off
Super Skidmarks
Tintin in Tibet
Total Football
Truxton
Twin Hawk
Two Tribes: Populous II
Ultimate Soccer
Winter Olympic Games: Lillehammer '94
Worms
Wrestle War
Xenon 2: Megablast
Yogi Bear Cartoon Capers
Zero Wing


I think that's accurate, but if I've included any that were released under a different name in the US, please let me know - there's a couple that I was suprised by (no Genesis Monster Lair, Twin Hawk or Wrestle War?)

[1bigmig]

Thanks, that's great. :)