Neo Geo CDZ - Game Language Option

Hi,

Do Neo Geo CDZ consoles let me choose what language I would like to play Neo Geo CD games in?

If I put a Japanese Neo Geo CD game in a CDZ console, will it give me the option to play the game in ENGLISH? Does this work will ALL Japanese Neo Geo CD games?

Please let me know. Thank you.

-Telly

It's not an inherent option in the console. To play a game in english, the software itself must have an english option. A good deal of games I've played have such an option, or enough appears in english that it doesn't really matter.

Danthor said:

It's not an inherent option in the console. To play a game in english, the software itself must have an english option. A good deal of games I've played have such an option, or enough appears in english that it doesn't really matter.

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Hi Danthor,

Thanks for getting back to me. I am a little puzzled. Perhaps you can sort this out for me.

The seller of eBay Item#290227089591 (A Japanese Neo Geo CD Game), states in his listing that although the game he is selling is the Japanese version of the game, it will display the game in either Japanese or English depending on the REGION of the System.

The way I understand that is, if I have a Neo Geo CD of USA Region, the game will automatically play in English. If I have a Neo Geo CD of Japanese Region, the game will play in Japanese.

The way I understand your reply is, a Japanese Neo Geo CDZ console will also allow me play a game in English depending on the SOFTWARE that is inserted into the console.

Is it the individual software that determines if a game can be played in ENGLISH or is it the REGION of the system?

When you say that I will be able to play the game in ENGLISH, does that mean that both the text and the speech in the game will be in English?

I am trying to determine which Neo Geo CD console would be best for me. I know that a Neo Geo CDZ console loads games a little faster than a Neo Geo CD console but it is only available as a Japanese Region Console. According to that eBay seller, a USA Region Neo Geo CD console will play all Neo Geo CD games in ENGLISH. It is a difficult choice to make.

The absolutely ideal thing for me, would be to know that a Neo Geo CDZ console will also play games in ENGLISH, like you said depending on the software. If so, will the software prompt me to choose ENGLISH or Japanese as a language choice as soon as I insert the game into the CDZ console?

Please let me know what you think. I look forward to hearing your reply.

Thanks.

-Telly

neocondition said:

The way I understand that is, if I have a Neo Geo CD of USA Region, the game will automatically play in English. If I have a Neo Geo CD of Japanese Region, the game will play in Japanese.

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thats more or less correct pal

if you want games in English buy a USA console, but they are also censored (blood, boobies etc)

you can however get a USA machine and mod it to be uncensored

or

you can get a CDZ and mod it then you will have everything you want

but teh CDZ only has a bigger cache memory and its not really that much faster, dont listen to people who say its got a double speed cd drive - rubbish

Yeah, a lot of the later games have an option to select any language no matter what system it's on. But if it doesn't have that option, it will default to Japanese or English, depending on the system.

I don't know about the CDZ, but a toploader is REALLY easy to mod with a region switch. I did mine in about 10 minutes, and half of that was waiting for my dremel battery to charge enough to drill the tiny hole for the switch. If you aren't handy with mods you can probably find someone to do it really cheap.

GohanX said:

Yeah, a lot of the later games have an option to select any language no matter what system it's on. But if it doesn't have that option, it will default to Japanese or English, depending on the system.

I don't know about the CDZ, but a toploader is REALLY easy to mod with a region switch. I did mine in about 10 minutes, and half of that was waiting for my dremel battery to charge enough to drill the tiny hole for the switch. If you aren't handy with mods you can probably find someone to do it really cheap.

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Hi Gohan X,

Thank you for your reply. I will look for someone to mod my CDZ console with a Region Switch.

-Telly
neocondition

GohanX said:

Yeah, a lot of the later games have an option to select any language no matter what system it's on. But if it doesn't have that option, it will default to Japanese or English, depending on the system.

I don't know about the CDZ, but a toploader is REALLY easy to mod with a region switch. I did mine in about 10 minutes, and half of that was waiting for my dremel battery to charge enough to drill the tiny hole for the switch. If you aren't handy with mods you can probably find someone to do it really cheap.

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Hi,

Does anyone know of a trustworthy person or web site in Canada or the USA that I can send my Neo Geo CDZ console to, to have it modded with a Region Switch?

Thanks.

-Telly
neocondition

You don't even need to mod the CDZ. I just used an unbent paperclip to bridge the region jumpers. It works perfectly, and I can switch the region at any time by removing it.