dreamcast system ?

EVOEvo · #1 27-09-2003, 00:17

lets say i had a import dream cast if i put in a nstc game would it be in english or jap the reason i ask is i bought sonic 1 for dc off ebay the guy said it was english when i play it its all in jap so i figerd he was lieing so i went to the used video store bought sonic again and it to says nstc on the case but its in jap

so its eather my system or peps liying about the game formatt im takeing the one back to the used store and they got a copy of it new for 5$ more i will buy it and hope it works cause i relly love this game its the main reson i bought the dc for was for sonics

i bought the system off ebay for 50$ shiped it came with 10 games mem card 2 control pads and a fishing real pad i turned around and sold the 10 games and fishing real for 48$

so i only payed like 2$ for the system lol the dude i bought it from was a new member heh he would prob had got more then 50$ out of it but i emailed him and ask to buy it now

Megalexxx · #2 27-09-2003, 02:38

Most of the games are 1 language only.

For Sonic, it's a bit different : it has 2 languages "built-in" (English AND Japanese). So this is how (I think) it works : the game detects where your DC comes from, and then selects the "appropriate" language. Since you've got a Japanese DC, it will select Japanese language.

I've got no solution for you.

Wayward_Heart · #3 27-09-2003, 06:00

OK I'm going to try to answer your question, but you will have to be patient, because most of that just looked like a load of rambling bull**** (No Offence)

The Japanese (NTSC/J) version of Sonic was coded and released before the US Voice Overs were even recorded, and so only has a Japanese language soundtrack, and Japanese Subtitles.

The US and PAL versions both contained English and Japanese Voice Overs and Subtitles, although the EUR version also has subtitles for users in France, Germany etc.

The US/PAL version, if inserted into a Japanese Dreamcast would most likely not automatically select the Japanese language option, mainly because the program wasn't designed to run on a Japanese DC in the first place, so it wouldn't even bother looking for it. I really can't explain why it is auto-selecting the Japanese option for you, but if you have a North American or European Copy anyway, you can re-select the language into English by going into the options menu. Since I read Japanese, I'll happily guide you through this if you want.

Hope that helped.

EVOEvo · #4 27-09-2003, 07:14

is there any way to tell if my dc is a usa or a japan system ? cause i had some other games and they played in english just fine

EVOEvo · #5 27-09-2003, 08:08

n/m it says nstc/u on the dc so i know its a american system

EVOEvo · #6 27-09-2003, 08:22

i got it thnx Wayward_Heart it was in the opitions all the time i just guessed and used to pics to figer out what it ment and i seen english now it works fine i dont know why it was set in jap for but its in english now

thnx for all ur help

Wayward_Heart · #7 28-09-2003, 15:16

No Problem

I can't figure out why it did that to you either, particularly if you have an American Dreamcast anyway, unless it just found a particular file on your VMU that it liked, and tried to work with it. Like Magelexx said, that was the only game which had that option anyway.

I preferred it in Japanese actually, since it's not a problem for me, I'd already been playing the JAP version since I got my DC in late 1998, and that little bastard from Star Wars who did the voice of Tails drove me crazy.