View Full Version : Will a U.K. game work in a U.S. gameboy advance?
kevin_psx
12-07-2005, 05:11 PM
I'm bidding on a GBA cartridge from U.K. Think it will work just fine in my nephews' U.S. GBA - but need confirmation.
Querjek
12-07-2005, 05:20 PM
Yes, it will.
Queen Of The Felines
12-07-2005, 09:09 PM
Definitely yes. And Euro/Japanese DS games will work fine in a US DS too, in case you're wondering.
Kristine
filmbucket
12-07-2005, 10:16 PM
Does anyone happen to know offhand if Original GB games and GBC games from Europe will work in US systems?
Drexel923
12-07-2005, 10:19 PM
Does anyone happen to know offhand if Original GB games and GBC games from Europe will work in US systems?
Yep...the GB has always been region free :)
GameSlaveGaz
12-10-2005, 09:38 PM
I believe all handhelds are region free. Correct me if there's any that's not. As far as I know, they all are. Even the PSP (they're only region-coded for movies)
dj898
12-10-2005, 09:43 PM
turbo express wasn't and so was Nomad but then those were using normal hucard/carts so that's expected... :p
like mentioned I believe all true handhelds were region free...
GameSlaveGaz
12-13-2005, 02:20 PM
turbo express wasn't and so was Nomad but then those were using normal hucard/carts so that's expected... :p
like mentioned I believe all true handhelds were region free...
I didn't think of those, but since they're using the carts from the consoles, and consoles are very rarely (almost never) region-free, that makes sense. Bummer
Gapporin
12-13-2005, 07:24 PM
turbo express wasn't and so was Nomad but then those were using normal hucard/carts so that's expected... :p
Actually, it's not that cut-and-dry. If the game itself has no region protection, then it is playable on the Nomad (the cartridge slot is big enough to fit Japanese/European games). However, if the game does have region protection, then a quaint little message will pop up that says something to the effect of "This game will only play in Japanese Genesises" or something to that effect. I believe there's a full Nomad compatibility list floating around somewhere, but I don't know exactly where it's at (try GameFAQs).
I've never had a TurboExpress, so I can't comment on that, but I believe it works the same way.
Satac
12-13-2005, 07:36 PM
turbo express wasn't and so was Nomad but then those were using normal hucard/carts so that's expected... :p
Actually, it's not that cut-and-dry. If the game itself has no region protection, then it is playable on the Nomad (the cartridge slot is big enough to fit Japanese/European games). However, if the game does have region protection, then a quaint little message will pop up that says something to the effect of "This game will only play in Japanese Genesises" or something to that effect. I believe there's a full Nomad compatibility list floating around somewhere, but I don't know exactly where it's at (try GameFAQs).
Try this list (http://www.nexgam.de/forum/thread.php?threadid=15949&hilight=kompatibilit%E4t)