CD32 games in PAL only Argghh!

[TjLaZer]

Why are some games forced into PAL mode when they are not using the PAL screen?  Brian the Lion CD32 comes to mind!  I cannot play this at all on my NTSC TV.  But when I hooked it up to my 1084 monitor it worked, but had the dreaded 2" gap at the bottom of the screen...  Don't get it...

[Lo]

Which rom are you using? Some allow an early startup for PAL mode.  I remember, tho' that my C= 1080 had a coarse vertical  size pot behind the CRT, so I drilled a hole for that and the focus pot and was able to get those pal-only games to display ok.  There may be way better solutions now.(?)

[Rebel-CD32]

Yeah, I hate that too, I'm in PAL land, but I have these PAL games that are converted from NTSC, so they have around 56 lines missing from the bottom. I like the games that allow you to choose NTSC or PAL (my TV supports both fortunately).

I read somewhere that you can change it in the boot options, much like an A1200, by holding the mouse buttons down, but I haven't done this yet.

[StevenJGore]

Which rom are you using?

All CD32's use the same ROM, 3.1 (v40.62) I believe.

I read somewhere that you can change it in the boot options, much like an A1200, by holding the mouse buttons down, but I haven't done this yet.

Yep, CD32's have an Amiga Early Startup Menu exactly like the A1200's, where you can change between PAL and NTSC modes. Obviously you need a mouse connected to the CD32 to access it.

Steve.