SNES game innards inside a SFC cart case?

[jinxmitchell]

Hi all. Are SFC cart boards and SNES cart boards the same? Could I put a japanese game inside a US case, and visa versa?

Edit: Looks like it is possible.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/2-ways- ... -your-snes

[BoneSnapDeez]

I have a SNES with tabs broken off, but I always wondered if this was possible...

[jinxmitchell]

My reasoning is probably a bit silly to most people. I want SEIKEN DENSETSU 3, but I want to put an English version inside while keeping the original Japanese case and label.

[jinxmitchell]

Looks like it is possible. I just hope the boards are the same.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/2-ways- ... -your-snes

[foxhound1022]

Yes. I had a Mario RPG with a crappy label and then bought a SFC CIB w/a dead cart and swapped the boards. Oddly enough, it won't play in my SFC. It just gives a black screen.

[Hobie-wan]

Yes, the notches on the boards inside are the same and they'll fit.

[jinxmitchell]

Cool. Thanks for the confirmation.

I wonder if the JP case changes how far the pins stick out or something, and that's why the cart wouldn't work on a SFC after your swap?

[Hobie-wan]

No they're exactly the same. That's the reason all you need to do it break off the tabs in a SNES to play SFami carts.

Super Mario RPG also has it's own special lockout stuff. But I'm not sure why Mike would have issues with the Japanese/US mix though as that should be fine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCatadunK6w

http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/super-mario-r ... -pal-snes/

[theclaw]

SNES, N64, and Sega 32X hardware is the same region code for US, Japan, or Korea.
(32X has no language mode of its own so games check the Genesis)