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About Octane
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Expertise
I can Answer Video Game Compatability Problems (PAL, NTSC, JAP) for Atari 2600, 5200, NES, Super Nintendo/SFC, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Gameboy, GBA, DS, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive/Genisis, Game Gear, Mega CD, Nomad, Saturn, Dreamcast, Lynx, Jagura, Philips CDI, 3DO, Playstation, PS2, PSP and Xbox. Plus Ways around them to play wrong regions games on most consoles.

I also have an extensive knowledge of service and repair with most home consoles as well as arcade/pinball machines.

I have a reasonable general knowledge of most new to older games (I personally own about 1000 games and almost every console known to man.)

Experience
Playstation, SNES, SATURN, Genisis/MD, NES, MS conversions. Controler conversions SNES to NES. Game conversion. Multi Carts. Remix and re-wire. PSP repair. Arcade building and customising. Video Game repair

   

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SubjectDate AskedExpert

Recovering Xbox Gamertag and banning11/5/2009Octane
  Q: If you want to recover a gamertag from xbox live...do you get all the achievements and game saves ...
  A: Gday Mohammad, I would read the Official line on gamertags from Microsoft from these links. ...
Dreamcast10/30/2009Octane
  Q: For Dreamcast, some games can be played on-line. Is it still playable online today?
  A: Henry, The official Sega Websites for hosting shut down around 2002/3 ...
hi10/25/2009Octane
  Q: the game ddint show up so i can click it i tried taking it out and restarting it what wrong with it ...
  A: Gday Ray, Firstly is it one game or all games. (Maybe the game is at fault.) If it is all games ...
how to play a rubix cube?10/23/2009Chamale
  Q: Chamale.I'm crazyhorse.May I ask you, how to play a rubric cube? Please answer my question,thanks.
  A: Well, there's no one method that can easily solve a Rubik's cube. It takes a lot of practice to ...
Harvest Moon GBC10/21/2009Octane
  Q: I just bought this game, used, I have tried every thing to save it. There are no save options, and ...
  A: Gday Shayle, Okay if you have the first Harvest Moon for GB, the cartridge should be black this ...
Super Nintendo Technical Difficulties10/17/2009Octane
  Q: I am having difficulties with my Super Nintendo. I recently dug it out of my closet in dire need ...
  A: Gday Jason, Hopefully it just some dust in you machine that is causing this or maybe a cabling ...
hi10/16/2009Octane
  Q: when i turn on the psp the green light appears but for 4 or 5 seconds and then turns off, but when ...
  A: Gday Miguel, You seem to not be having any luck with you PSP recently. With both of them I would ...
R4i adapter for the DSi10/15/2009Octane
  Q: Before I begin can I just say I was born an idiot and ever since have sensed my intelligence ...
  A: Actually Dave neither of your question was address to me directly they where both in the pool. ...
My psps onscreen keyboard doesn't work?10/14/2009Octane
  Q: I always try to use the onscreen keyboard on the psp but it doesn't want to work. When I try to use ...
  A: Gday Paco, I assume you have tried restoring factory defaults? (Which probably will not help) It ...
xbox 36010/13/2009Octane
  Q: I need an xbox elite that cost around 120 if u cant find one just find the cheapest one u can and ...
  A: Gday Again Ashley, You have not asked a hard question have you which unfortunately you going to ...
God of War 3 question10/8/2009Octane
  Q: As seen on the websites God of War 3 will be released only on PS3. I have a PS2 when the game is ...
  A: Gday Sharathra, Unfortunately it looks like the PS2 is beginning to wind down to it end life and ...
Games10/6/2009Octane
  Q: What system of the known one: PS, PS2, PS3, Wii, 64, that can be play on laptop computer. I want to ...
  A: Gday Henry, I would have a bit of a poke about on this site http://www.emulator-zone.com/ This ...
ntsc/pal problem10/6/2009Chamale
  Q: i am resident in india i have bought a sony ps3 from usa recently but i am not able to play a pal ...
  A: Unfortunately the NTSC and PAL formats are not compatible. NTSC is the format used in North America, ...
ps2 homebrew10/4/2009Octane
  Q: have u ever homebrewed ps2 and played burn games on it if so can u tell me how? and i dont wnat to ...
  A: Gday Hayden, Most Homebrewed for the PS2 need to have either a moded PS2 or some sort of Boot disk ...
R4i adapter for the DSi10/2/2009Octane
  Q: Before I begin can I just say I was born an idiot and ever since have sensed my intelligence ...
  A: Gday Dave, I believe this site below will answer your question. Unfortunately it looks like you ...
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody10/1/2009Octane
  Q: Is there any advantage to being friends with characters like Liz or Michael?
  A: Gday Alora, Borrowed from this FAQ http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/file/931608/45306 Get ...
Questions9/29/2009Octane
  Q: How do you easily get through the mouth of the beast (Level 11)(SOCOM)2.Are there any cheats for ...
  A: Gday Erin 1/ http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/516240/43951 2/ ...
Monitor compatible with NTSC, PAL, Japanese9/29/2009Octane
  Q: I have question that pertains to replacing a TV with a Monitor for videogame related purposes. ...
  A: Gday James, Don't see why it will not work with the German power supply plugged into a German TV. ...
Super Nintendo/Nintendo 649/28/2009Octane
  Q: Hello there. When I connect my Super Nintendo/Nintendo 64 console to my tv and turn it on, nothing ...
  A: Gday Shannon, Hopefully it just your not connecting it up properly. Do you have an AV box as your ...
Xbox 360 power cord compatibility9/28/2009Octane
  Q: I have a question regarding the ability to swap my U.S. spec power cord for my U.S. spec Xbox 360, ...
  A: Gday James once again, I may have given you a bit of wrong information. I assumed that there was a ...
Monitor compatible with NTSC, PAL, Japanese9/28/2009Octane
  Q: I have question that pertains to replacing a TV with a Monitor for videogame related purposes. ...
  A: Gday again James, Both look fine. (Be up to a personal preference to pick between the 2) The 2 ...
Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life9/28/2009Octane
  Q: I have heard of a glitch in AnWl that, by plugging another controller into the third slot on the ...
  A: Gday Alora, You can use the following tricks with the 3rd Controller. Pressing Start usually gives ...
Fighting GAmes9/27/2009Octane
  Q: Can you give me a list of top fighting games. Street fighter has to be one of them, right?
  A: Gday Henery, http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-ten-screwattack/28348 ...
ntsc nes game with pal nes system9/26/2009Octane
  Q: I have a Pal Nes and i had been told that US games would work on my UK system, however all i get it ...
  A: Gday Kev, The NES has a lockout chip in the game and the console when the 2 do not match you will ...
Monitor compatible with NTSC, PAL, Japanese9/26/2009Octane
  Q: I have question that pertains to replacing a TV with a Monitor for videogame related purposes. ...
  A: Gday Again James, Again you are correct. If you stick to either a HD TV or a Computer monitor (You ...
Xbox 360 power cord compatibility9/26/2009Octane
  Q: I have a question regarding the ability to swap my U.S. spec power cord for my U.S. spec Xbox 360, ...
  A: Gday James, Yes you theory is right. If you buy a power brick in Germany and attach it to your USA ...
xbox 3609/23/2009Octane
  Q: I need an xbox elite that cost around 120 if u cant find one just find the cheapest one u can and ...
  A: Gday Ashley, ...
PSone + Blaze scorpion light gun + die hard trilogy9/22/2009Octane
  Q: I had a blaze scorpion light gun and a playstation one a while back and it worked fine with die hard ...
  A: Gday Adam, (Apologies for the delay in replying apparently the expert you sent it too has ...
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance9/16/2009Russell
  Q: .i want to ask you about thieves..i'm on the quest "The Big Find" and there's a thief there that ...
  A: uest: (#016) The Big Find ID # 18 Rank: 3 ...
Postreet hidden cars9/13/2009Sherman D.
  Q: Yo. I was wondering how you unlock the hidden cars in prostreet (Bugatti Veyron, Mclaren F1 etc.) ...
  A: i've never played it, so i hope this helps Make Money Description: Make lots of money easily with ...
Any differences in game content between the PAL versions of Super Nintendo "Zelda: A link to the Past"?9/13/2009Octane
  Q: I live in Australia (PAL territory). I am looking to buy either a UK PAL or Australian PAL version ...
  A: Gday Michael, Usually a PAL game bought anywhere in the world will work on a PAL system. So you ...
Sega Blaze/Mega Drive 29/12/2009Octane
  Q: I'm thinking about buying a Sega Megadrive 2 shell and fitting it with the insides of the new Blaze ...
  A: Gday Jay, The original Sega Joypads will work with the Blaze clone, so you will have no problem ...
cosplay9/11/2009Russell
  Q: I really like this guy...he is really handsome, sweet, kind, polite, smart, funny, and cute...he is ...
  A: I'm not a dating expert adviser, so I will try to answer your question to the best of my ability. As ...
cosplay9/11/2009Octane
  Q: I really like this guy...he is really handsome, sweet, kind, polite, smart, funny, and cute...he is ...
  A: Gday Ana, This is probably one of the most interesting questions I have ever been asked. (Matter ...
Cosplay9/11/2009Chamale
  Q: I really like this guy...he is really handsome, sweet, kind, polite, smart, funny, and cute...he is ...
  A: Well, this question is very different from what people normally ask me. Hopefully, I can help you ...
Pal system9/10/2009Octane
  Q: I live in the US and would like to buy a PSP 3000 for my niece who lives in South Africa. Do I need ...
  A: Gday Veronica, The PSP is kind on a universal system. The games are universal so they will work no ...
ps2 wont read my ff7 disk 2and 39/10/2009Octane
  Q: ive had this problem with other ps2 disks but they where scratched so figured it was the disk but my ...
  A: Gday Cody, Sounds like the laser is beginning to go out on your PS2. What I would first do is ...
Wii internet9/8/2009Chamale
  Q: I bought my 10 year old son the Wii and he loves Mario Cart. He asked me to set up internet play for ...
  A: In multiplayer mode (Nintendo WFC), you should be able to select "Regional" or "Worldwide" mode. ...
Wii internet9/8/2009Octane
  Q: I bought my 10 year old son the Wii and he loves Mario Cart. He asked me to set up internet play for ...
  A: Gday Dave, I would swing over to ...
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance - Blue Mage9/8/2009Russell
  Q: .i want to know how a Blue Mage learn the "White Dust" ability..and can a Blue Mage teach other Blue ...
  A: I believe the ability you are refering to is called White White wind ability. I couldn't find any ...

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