Are these codes For American or European games?

[Chaotic Forces]

See topic title.

[Amy]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

I think you are asking about codes 'here' (on the site and in the forums here)and those are USA (American) format. Are you in Europe and need PAL codes? If so, I do think the codes can be converted, I am not sure, never needed that myself, but I do believe there is a small program here that does that easily and if you are seeking Europe PAL codes that would help you.

A different program for each device, GameShark for PSX to N64, and different programs for all the Game Genie's but I am pretty sure they should be around here, I knew they were years ago, when GSPro was a big thing, because not many PAL sites were around, but converting regions was done alot.

~Amy

[Chaotic Forces]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

Yeah, I was talking about the codes on the site and the froums. I never knew they could be converted into pal codes, since I live in Ireland, see the main problem is that I there is a lack of pal sites for both playstation 2 and playstation 2.
If they can be converted then all the better, I once had some codes for Final Fantasy 9 but lost them, and they were useful. The codes on this site are amazing, if anyone has any idea of the name of the program to convert them to Pal, or can tell me how to do it, I would be thankful.
Thanks Amy.

[Amy]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

Well, I do not know for sure in every case, but I do think there are programs that can do such converting.

I never done any of it myself, so no tahnks is wished, specialy if the conversion is not as good as you are seeking, but again I simply thoink and thought it was easy to do. If it is not a program which I beleiev is and was made somewhere around here, I would expect someone here who knows alot more can help.

The only problem other then not knowing but 'thinking' such programs were made is PAL games and USA games are different versions, so sometimes not all code would work, but again I do believe there was alot of success in this in the past years.

~Amy

[MathUser]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

Mostly our codes were tested on the US version, unless it is otherwise noted in the game title itself.

[Amy]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

Well, now that his question is answered.... I do believe he is and was asking for help with the whole issue as well.

He would like some of the codes 'converted' so he may be able to use them.

I looked in the downloads section (here on this site where all the 'tools' are kept, and I am so sorry Chaotic Forces... I 'thought' there was indeed a Game Sharl converter, but all I see we have here is a Game Genie converter...which may sadly hint at GS codes may be harder to do.

Maybe if someone more into GameShark codes sees this they can help him please? LMZ Hybrid and such as that....again I am not sure what all it takes to convert GS codes, but I know it was asked about alot and 'thought' someone made a program for that a long time ago.

~Amy

[LiquidManZero]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

Converting between regions should be simple, but in my experience it's been extremely difficult to end up with working codes. It's actually never worked for some reason.

[Amy]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

That does not sound too good.... and well though I know nothing really beyone the basic known value search with the GSPro itself, converting seems to would be easy on such an older code device, the GSPro. (GREAT device yes, but well it is indeed old as far as video game age goes)

Anyway, Thank You for answering LMZ....just does not seem to much of a good day really when someone is wishing for codes, such as our new friend here and not be able to get and use them....

Maybe we should point him towards ComeMaster's Project site? I mean at least there, if he does not ask too much all at one time, maybe some there may be able to help, I would assume that being there they have a whole forum devoted to PlayStation 'codes' converting. (Yes this means all types of codes from all systems of Sony, mostly the PS2 and all converting regional and device wise from CB to AR and all else, but maybe someone there may know of such---and I still 'thought' some site had a program that did that convert thing...maybe old old old GameShark site when InterAct had it, but if it was the program would be around...but I do think it was made...such I never paid it no mind other then the one time I needed codes for Final Fantasy Collection a year I preordered the mess because they 'claimed' that FF5 would NEVER see USA shores.... but that was even in a GS -knock off- CD swap play import games 'game converter' uses Japanese GS codes type thing. But as is that was long ago.

~Amy

[LiquidManZero]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

It's not a matter of making software to do the conversion, it's that the changes between regions tend to be signifigant enough straight conversion based on known codes doesn't work. For one game, you could have infinite health on both the north american and pal versions. And there's one code you want to convert to the pal one. Only problem is, the code isn't anywhere near the health, so taking the offset from the health code doesn't work to convert anything but stuff directly near the health code. This is actually been rather a problem, not just with ntsc to pal conversion. There are a number of interesting codes for japanese versions of games that have had conversion attempts, and they never could be worked out for one reason or another. Sadly in that case, the games are often actually newer versions rather than just translations.

[Chaotic Forces]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

You know, if the values are the same, all I need to do is do a search for them. I would think that the codes would be easier to hack. Thanks to everyone, it's odd that people on the internet are more helpful than those in real life.

[MathUser]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

To actually convert codes from region to region you pretty much have to have both copies of the games, or at least the one the code is being converted to. It definately can't be automated in most cases.

[Chaotic Forces]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

When you put it like that, I abandon all hope. Well, it was worth a shot.

[Amy]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

ohh tha is not good...sorry it did not turn out so good, Chaotic Forces. I knew a PAL game VS USA game is like two different versions, but did not imagine it would be all that hectic....

Really not good because again Datel/Interact is well was a UK company, and they never did pay much attention to their own home.... again I am sorry this all turned out in a dead end and such.
Code life is not always great it is always somewhere clear to see....

~Amy

[Chaotic Forces]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

All is not so bad, I did find a code converter for the Ps2, now I need to figure out how to use it, do you know anyone around who would be able to help?
I have an x-plorer for the Ps1 so I could learn to hack the games myself, who knows, I might post a code here one day for a pal game.

[Amy]

Re: Are these codes For American or European games?

http://www.codemasters-project.net/

Is your best bet, that is CodeMaster's Project site I was talking all about earlier. I only say there, because that is the 'al'l about converting and the next gen systems (specialy and Heavenly on the PS2)

Also not knocking anyone here at all, LMZ and Hybrid and such hackers are the PSX Kings, but as far as the whole world 'upgrading' to the next gen systems, that site is the place. (Plus again as I said, if you need help with your projects they have a whole nothing but converting codes type forum.)

~Amy