Double Dragon for the 2600

[farquh]

I'm looking to buy one of these carts for the 2600. I found 2 on ebay that are both from Australia. One says that it is PAL format, the other does not specify.

 

Question - was Double Dragon released in North America for the 2600?

 

Follow-up question - will PAL 2600 games play on a 7800? I know that there is different hardware required to play Nintendo PAL carts, but does anyone knw about the 7800?

[+FujiSkunk]

Question - was Double Dragon released in North America for the 2600?

 

Yes.

 

Follow-up question - will PAL 2600 games play on a 7800?

 

Mostly. Depending on how intelligent your TV is about adjusting to nonstandard refresh rates, you may see a good picture, a rolling picture, or nothing at all. If you see a good picture, be aware there are color differences between how PAL and NTSC do color, so the colors will look a little off. But the game will otherwise play fine.

Edited February 23, 2012 by FujiSkunk

[KevinMos3]

IMO you should hold out for a NTSC cartridge. I wouldn't think it would be too hard to find. There are places to buy besides ebay and you can get it complete in box for less than $30.

 

Also, you might consider getting this hack put on cart (shameless plug) :

http://www.atariage....ks-in-progress/

It doesn't mess with gameplay, but makes the graphics look a lot better in my opinion.