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Mark30001
April 21st, 2007, 20:07
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The American model SNES unit is very different in size and color from its European and Japanese counterparts. Its games are made differently as well. There's one flaw; the Europen and Japanese game carts cannot fit onto the unit.

The European and Japanese SNES/SFC carts are missing 2 holes which are present on American SNES carts. The holes are filled into place when a US SNES cart is inserted into its unit. The import carts would have extreme difficulty, and therefore cannot fit into a US unit.

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In order to play import SNES games on a US SNES system, you'll need to cut 2 strips inside the SNES unit with pliers.

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Once this is done, you can finally play your most anticipated SNES imports! Rejoice!

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Of course, if you have one of these your day is already prepared, but who wants to go through the pain of eBay (http://ebay.com)?

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mastersho
April 21st, 2007, 20:25
Man that's so cool. I gonna do this so I can play Rockman and Forte again!