Messiah modded US PS2 ... problems

johno69 · #1 05-04-2003, 17:02

This is a tricky one to explain...here goes:

I moved to Japan from the UK; I bought a pre-modded Messiah US PS2 to play my Euro PAL games on - from modchipworld.com. However, they won't play - I get the old flickering B&W screen. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with my having a Japanese NTSC TV (is it different than the US NTSC?)

The company I bought it from suggested I make copies and apply the PAL/NTSC selector patch ?? But I've never backed up a PS" game, let alone patched one - where should I start if indeed that's what I need to do?

Any thoughts are welcome; I'm desperate; I'm PS2less.

bighap · #2 05-04-2003, 21:37

You have this problem because you are playing PAL games on your NTSC system. You need to add an ntsc to pal patch. Here is a good place for patches. Here is a guide for adding patches to your game.

bighap · #3 05-04-2003, 22:03

This post might interest you.

johno69 · #4 06-04-2003, 01:39

Many thanks. I think I'm getting there. I used CloneCD to make a copy (selecting PSX LibCrypt thing), the attempted to apply the patch (Quake3.ppf) and PPF-O-MATIC said 'image file the wrong size - do u want to continue anyway?' So I did, and still the rolling B&W screen! Am I doing something wrong?

johno69 · #5 06-04-2003, 08:20

I've now tried everything and have now got through 8 CD-R and still I get a rolling B&W image!

I think the problem is that all the patches are for US NTSC and I'm guessing I need Jap NTSC because I live in Japan and have a Japanese NTSC TV. However, for the CD games I want to backup (Quake 3 Revolution, Starwars Starfighter - both UK PAL) I can't find any Jap NTSC patches.

I'm getting desperate now - short of just going out to buy a PAL TV in Japan, is there anything I can do. I thought my pre-moded Messiah 2 US PS2 would play the PAL games automatically - that's why I bougt it. I've read most of the posts in this forum and and there are lots of posts re PAL-NTSC, but what about PAL-Jap NTSC - or am I missing something?

hyungsup · #6 06-04-2003, 08:35

U know in europe we use 50hz but in america and japan they use 60hz
If ur ps2 is 50hz and run in 60hz does that make a problem???

johno69 · #7 06-04-2003, 09:21

But the pre-modded PS2 I bought is from the US, so 60hz.
Really frustrating. Thanks for your post. Anyone else have any ideas? I'm about to start crying.