> > Wow, I didn't know that. I know some Japanese games require a Japanese BIOS to run. > > Others behave differently according to the BIOS they detect but I've never > > encountered a game with a USA region specific program. What happens when you play > > this cart on a Export or a Japan system? > > several NAOMI games had regional releases, so far we've seen MvC2, House of the Dead > 2, Virtua NBA, Wave Runner GP. > > this doesn't mean they are require Japan or US BIOS to boot, but cartridges made for > US was different. > in the case of last mentioned game - US game version uses protection ICs, 'original' > Japan carts was not protected. > > but all this looks quite odd, because it seems MvC2 and HotD2 had Japan+Export and > USA versions. have no idea atm for what purpose.
censorship, or to fuck players over with unfair difficulty based on operator demand?
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