09510: cdtv(n), cd32(n): Maybe CD games should have a regional marking also?

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
09510	Media Support	Trivial	Always	Aug 3, 2026, 09:16	Aug 5, 2026, 15:10

Tester	VasiliyFamiliya	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	Won't fix	OS	Windows (x64)
Status [?]	Closed			Driver	amiga/amiga.cpp
Version	0.289	Fixed in Version		Build	x64
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	09510: cdtv(n), cd32(n): Maybe CD games should have a regional marking also?
Description	As in case of desktop Amiga incarnations, some even "green" or "yellow" games may not work on NTSC machines or work with a croppy picture/accelerated sound tempo.
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Affected Sets / Systems	cdtv(n), cd32(n)

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No.24529 Robbbert Moderator Aug 3, 2026, 11:49	This is not a bug report. To devs to decide what to do.
No.24530 Kale Developer Aug 3, 2026, 17:41	There's no region lock like on current consoles. Lots of NTSC stuff works under PAL, but not a lot of PAL stuff works under NTSC. It all depends on the particular program. If something's not compatible, just hook up a floppy drive and run a degrader program (the eponymous Degrader is my favorite) to switch the display mode in software. You can make a CD to do that as well. Skill issue, nothing to fix here.

No.24529

Robbbert

Moderator

Aug 3, 2026, 11:49

This is not a bug report.

To devs to decide what to do.

No.24530

Kale

Developer

Aug 3, 2026, 17:41

There's no region lock like on current consoles. Lots of NTSC stuff works under PAL, but not a lot of PAL stuff works under NTSC. It all depends on the particular program. If something's not compatible, just hook up a floppy drive and run a degrader program (the eponymous Degrader is my favorite) to switch the display mode in software. You can make a CD to do that as well.

Skill issue, nothing to fix here.