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    Default UK SNES controller compatible with US NTSC SNES?

    So, are SNES controllers region-locked or no? Can anybody attest to this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canadian Psycho View Post
    So, are SNES controllers region-locked or no? Can anybody attest to this?
    I can't imagine why not, you can certainly use Super Famicom controllers on a US SNES.

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    Well i know of US snes pads not working on a PAL console as nintendo made some stupid lockout for them so im guessing the problem might work the other way too. There is a mod to bridge the connectors on the ports board which will remove those stupid region locks for the pads.

    http://mmmonkey.co.uk/console/nintendo/importpads.htm

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    well, PAL region controllers have no region lockout, so theyll work fine. This goes for any console. Literally anything. BUT- in certain PAL regions (Particularly Germany) you can not use NTSC controllers on a PAL system, Im pretty sure it is not the other way around and Euro controllers will work fine on a US system.

    Worst comes to worse follow that tutorial importaku posted, its easy as pie.

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    I have 2 official Pal Snes controllers(think there from Australia)and both work fine on my Snes and Snes mini.

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    I can honestly say Ive never had region issues with pal on ntsc or ntsc on pal when it comes to snes controllers but obviously some people have...

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