two-rok Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 hi there, i was wondering if anyone can help me here i have Dragon's Lair CD (Original) which i bought on ebay, but i have a problem playing it on my Jaguar CD, it shows a disc read error right in the beggining (on the bridge), but the disc isn't scratched, and being an original un-scratched i guess it should play well, all my other jaguar cd's play well so my jaguar cd unit seems ok. i tried to backup my dragon's lair anc check if it shows the same error, and it did, also i've goggled and found a download for it (i have the original so it is not illegal, at least not in my country), and the downloaded version also shows the same error. i was looking for a solution for this problem as Dragon's Lair is one of the games i wanted to play bad on the Jag CD (i'm a noob on the jag by the way, i have it only for two months but i love it and wanted to play Jag CD version of Dragon's Lair) best regards to all, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I think I remember hearing something about Dragon's Lair and Space Ace not working on PAL Jag CD's... And with you politely saying "best regards to all, cheers, I take it you are european and maybe British? Welcome to Atari Age mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two-rok Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) hi really? but Space Ace works fine, and i saw some british sellers on ebay selling Dragon's Lair (even though i bought mine from a US seller) i'm european indeed mate but not british, i'm from portugal, but i mainly practice my english talking with british people, so you catched my british soul Edited June 6, 2007 by two-rok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguar_fan Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) hi really? but Space Ace works fine, and i saw some british sellers on ebay selling Dragon's Lair (even though i bought mine from a US seller) i'm european indeed mate but not british, i'm from portugal, but i mainly practice my english talking with british people, so you catched my british soul I think what kevincal wanted to point out is the fact that you will need a NTSC Jaguar in order to play Dragon´s Lair. I believe that this is due to some timing issues. Definately, Dragon´s Lair will not work on a PAL Jaguar. Space Ace is not affected and should be playing fine on a PAL and a NTSC Jaguar. In order to find out if you have a NTSC Jaguar take a look on the back side. If there is a two-way switch just beside the video output (RCA/Cinch jack) then you´ve got a NTSC Jaguar. If there is no switch then it´s a PAL Jaguar. As far as my researches and tests go, it will not help to modify a PAL Jaguar to run at 60 Hz to play the game. Edited June 6, 2007 by jaguar_fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isgoed Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 The 60Hz mod will work just fine I only have PAL Jaguars, three of them have the mod and play Dragon's Lair flawless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two-rok Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 wow lads, you've been of great help, thanks i guess i'll try the 60Hz mod, where can i find a tutorial for it? thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hello! i guess i'll try the 60Hz mod, where can i find a tutorial for it? I do have a picture-supported hint about the 50Hz/60Hz-mod on my Jaguar-page, it's just below the BJL-info at the start of the page. Regards Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isgoed Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 One minute ago, I tried to play the game in 50Hz mode, and the game froze when Dirk starts walking on the bridge and that's it. There is no "disc error read" displayed, the game just freezes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two-rok Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 sometimes it freezes, sometimes it shows a window with the disc read error. about the 50hz/60hz switch, any switch will do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguar_fan Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 The 60Hz mod will work just fine I only have PAL Jaguars, three of them have the mod and play Dragon's Lair flawless. Interesting point. I only have one PAL Jaguar which is modified to 60 Hz. It won´t play Dragon´s Lair May be it´s just a coincidence.... I have plenty of NTSC Jaguars, however, no need to worry about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguar_fan Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 sometimes it freezes, sometimes it shows a window with the disc read error. about the 50hz/60hz switch, any switch will do? A simple toggle switch (ON - OFF) will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two-rok Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 ok thanks, i'll buy a switch and definitely will try to mod my jaguar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two-rok Posted June 8, 2007 Author Share Posted June 8, 2007 i've bought a switch and made the 60hz mod on my PAL Jaguar, and now i can play Dragon's Lair perfectly thank you very much to all you guys, you rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viMaster Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 That was fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguar_fan Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 i've bought a switch and made the 60hz mod on my PAL Jaguar, and now i can play Dragon's Lair perfectly thank you very much to all you guys, you rock Glad to hear that! Have fun with Dragon´s Lair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroSanctum Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) I tried running the game on Europe jag, the game loads up fine then starts to jump and reset on the intro screen. After starting the game, on the bridge the game will freeze and display a message. I can run other jag cd games flawlessly, even space ace. I will try running the game on my NTSC jag and let you know Edited April 23, 2016 by RetroSanctum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 It's a known bug with Dragon's Lair, it doesn't work properly on PAL consoles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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