Alright, so I have an NTSC PS2 v14, and I want to play a game on it.
Unfortunately, said game was never released in North America, so I bought a PAL version from the UK. This is not a backup, this is a 100% authentic game, just in PAL format.
I bought Swap Magic 3.6 and the 3 tools have been installed properly. I follow the instructions, but I run into a problem. I load up the DVD Swap Magic disc (the game is a DVD) and select NTSC as the video mode, which I believe to be the correct option.
The bottom 1/4 or so of the screen is cut off. Everything else about the game seems to be fine. It runs fine and in perfect color.
A little irked and searching for answers, I change the video format to PAL, thinking maybe I had my logic backwards. The game no longer has the bottom 1/4 of the screen cut off, but it's totally in black and white now.
I tried adjusting my picture aspect ratio in the PS2 setup. The default of 4:3, the European version of 16:9, and the fullscreen option all had not remedied the problem of the bottom portion of the picture being cut off.
The only option you have is to make a backup of the disc with DVDecrypter, then patch the iso with 'PAL2NTSC patcher with Y-Fix'.
Or use a TV that supports both signal types.
Originally posted by touran22:sorry off topic but how can i play DVD backups with CD version of swap magic?
Here are the steps i use and wrote on using the swap magic cd disc to boot dvd based games... You will need to download CDLoader v.7 and burn it to a disc for this:
1. Load Swap Magic CD version
2. Insert CDLoader v7 and press X on load program
3. After CDLoader v7 has loaded remove the tissue or whatever is blocking point 1 (near the bottom left hand side of the lid)
5. Insert any original GTA or high TOC dvd game, place the tissue or piece back and X to reload.
6. If you have done everything correctly and in order you should now see a message saying something like "Change disc with a DVDR game using EA method"
7. Remove the original GTA or high TOC disc and insert your backup/import DVD based game then finally press X
It may seem like a lot because it requires 3 swaps before the backup but i have used this flawlessly and it also gives better results on games such as scarface which sometimes requires more then just swap magic to work.
