Buying games from Canada to play in the US

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Cloisonne:
I'm heading to Canada for the holidays and I plan to go game hunting while I'm there.

Are there any regional differences between Canadian games and US games? I know GB/GBC/GBA games are universal, but should I worry about regional differences with NES/SNES/N64/GC/Wii/Xbox/Xbox360/PS1/PS2?

Megatron:
It depends on where you're going in Canada, and what region you want to look for. I can only speak for some of the newer games, (like ps2, ps3 360, etc) but as long as they are NTSC region 1 you should be fine. I lived in Toronto for a few years and purchased games there that worked fine on my US systems (US is also ntsc region 1). PS3 is not region locked, so you should have no problems playing PS3 games from anywhere, but there are several parts of Canada that speak French, so if you're not careful, you could wind up with a French Language version of something. Alot of the French versions have French text on the boxes, though. For instance, a French version of Dragon Age Origins I used to have had French text written on the box, not English. Some of these games have language options, but I can't imagine too many older games do. If the box has both languages written, I have found that they are in English. Hope this helps!

Cloisonne:

--- Quote from: rkoredux on December 19, 2012, 01:41:14 AM ---It depends on where you're going in Canada, and what region you want to look for. I can only speak for some of the newer games, (like ps2, ps3 360, etc) but as long as they are NTSC region 1 you should be fine. I lived in Toronto for a few years and purchased games there that worked fine on my US systems (US is also ntsc region 1). PS3 is not region locked, so you should have no problems playing PS3 games from anywhere, but there are several parts of Canada that speak French, so if you're not careful, you could wind up with a French Language version of something. Alot of the French versions have French text on the boxes, though. For instance, a French version of Dragon Age Origins I used to have had French text written on the box, not English. Some of these games have language options, but I can't imagine too many older games do. If the box has both languages written, I have found that they are in English. Hope this helps!

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I'm going to be in Montreal :/ should I worry about being able to find games in English?

Megatron:
Been to Montreal a few times but never bought any games there. That's a pretty French heavy area, but its also a big tourist area. I would basically just ask any game stores you visit. Like I said with newer games, avoid games that have only French text on the case. If it has English text, you're probably all right.
With older games, look at the back label. Look for the words "NTSC" and MOST IMPORTANTLY "USA/Can 1" This will tell you if it's a region 1 game. If so it should work fine with all US systems. Can't guarantee English language, but I doubt it would be in French of the text is in English. If it says "Can 2" or any other number than 1, I would pass.

Cloisonne:

--- Quote from: rkoredux on December 19, 2012, 01:51:42 AM ---Been to Montreal a few times but never bought any games there. That's a pretty French heavy area, but its also a big tourist area. I would basically just ask any game stores you visit. Like I said with newer games, avoid games that have only French text on the case. If it has English text, you're probably all right.
With older games, look at the back label. Look for the words "NTSC" and MOST IMPORTANTLY "USA/Can 1" This will tell you if it's a region 1 game. If so it should work fine with all US systems. Can't guarantee English language, but I doubt it would be in French of the text is in English. If it says "Can 2" or any other number than 1, I would pass.

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How about if I stopped by Gamebuzz (which is what I believe to be the Canadian version of PlayNtrade) and I looked at cartridge based games? Should I be worried about finding French games in those piles?

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