what in the goddamn...
either my dreamcast is magic or pier solar is region-free already
@typhlosion my best guess is that they made it region free, since this is undoubtedly doing what most bootleg Dreamcast games do by exploiting the MIL CD standard
re: either my dreamcast is magic or pier solar is region-free already
@EeveeEuphoria it's very strange that they'd put FOR JAPAN ONLY on the back if that's the case. maybe it's for legal purposes or something?
re: either my dreamcast is magic or pier solar is region-free already
@EeveeEuphoria ooh yeah here it is, from the getting-started page on the instruction manual:
"The 'Dreamcast' version of the game is meant to be played on any SEGA Dreamcast system from any region around the world."
either my dreamcast is magic or pier solar is region-free already
my copy of Pier Solar and the Great Architects has NTSC-J all over it. "For Japan Only," it says, in multiple places on the packaging. so, i was looking into getting past region-locking because i figured i'd probably not be able to play it on my north american dreamcast
on a lark, i put the disc in anyway and see what will happen, expecting some sort of "wrong region" message
and... it boots and runs anyway??
thinking i might have gotten a J console, i tried Bust-a-Move 4 (which has an ESRB rating right on the disc so i know it's a north american game) and it works too
so my assumption is one of:
- my dreamcast was already modded to make it region-free and i wasn't aware when i bought it
- pier solar, being a modern homebrew game, is region-free despite all the packaging saying it's only for NTSC-J
does anyone know if pier solar is like that, or does my dreamcast just have magic powers