I live in England, so I have a PAL NES. I bought a Power Glove from someone in America and it doesn't work. I was wondering if it's because it's an American controller on a PAL console. I've cut the lockout chip and it still doesn't work.

When I turn the console on, the lights on the LED panel come on straight away, rather than after pressing start or select. I can get some beeps out of the glove, but that's all. Using it on different games usually comes up with a different reaction. On some of them it automatically starts the game, then sometimes the character goes off in a random direction.. On other games, nothing happens at all.

Does anyone know what the problem could be?

jajaja wrote on 21. Aug 2006 at 23:41:

Are you sure?  I read on the German forums that NTSC controllers are 100% not compatible with PAL consoles.  I do know that PAL controllers work on my NTSC toploader, although all of the wireless joysticks that I bought from PAL regions don't seem to work at all on it.  It may be due to the different electricity standards, since wireless controllers (the receivers that is), and I think the Power Glove as well IIRC, are powered by the NES itself.

I have had problems with 3rd party SNES controllers from USA, but i cant recall any other problems. On the other hand, i havnt bought much NES hardware from USA. I do have 2 controllers in box that i bought over a year ago. I think i've tested both without a problem, but i cant recall right now. I will try when i get home from work.

I just tried a normal controller and a MAX controller (both bought from USA) on my PAL console and they both works without any problem. The glove is special tho so it might be compability issues. I was thinking that maybe the PAL/NTSC signals had something to do with it, but what i can remember the sensors are only connected to the NES. Its different with the Zapper. Its programmed to work on 50/60Hz CRT TVs. So if you have a 100Hz or plasma/LCD TV it wont work. Without being sure, i dont think thats the issue here since the glove got its own sensors, the Zapper uses the TV as sensor.

However, i have had some 3rd party SNES controllers as i mentioned. Some of these worked on a german SNES, but not on a scandinavian SNES. The NES i tried the 2 controllers on now is scandinavian. Maybe its something simular with other NES hardware too?

I have a NTSC NES and my PAL controllers work flawless on it.