Is Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness region-locked?

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Is Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness region-locked?
Posted On: March 24, 2023

I have an Italian 3DS and I've bought a second-hand English Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness. I should be able to play it, but I can't, and I don't know why.


According to this question "Can I play DS games from any region on 3DS?": .


While all 3DS software is region-locked, Nintendo DS software is not. Because that region-locking isn't encoded into the DS software, you can play software from all regions on your 3DS. .


However, software specific to the Nintendo DSi are region-locked, as Wikipedia states. .


I thought that maybe that game itself could be region-locked, but the only region-locked Pokemon game should be Pokemon B2W2, according to Serebii: .


The games can be played on any model of DS and 3DS, however they contain a region lock on DSi and 3DS models.


I'm pretty sure that Mystery Dungeon is not an enhanced DSi game. .


As I've found on Gamefaqs:.


There is an easy way to tell if a game is DSi-enhanced or not: look at the letters on the bottom of the label on the cartridge. If it begins in "TWL", it's DSi-enhanced. If it begins in "NTR", it isn't. .


And that's not the case.


So, here's my question: is there something I'm missing? Why I can't play that game on my Italian 3DS?


Here is a picture of the cart:.


Question from user pinckerman at gaming.stackexchange.com.


Answer:

Your research is spot on. Any NTR code DS game will work on any 3DS. So, why doesn't it? The most likely reason is that it's a fake/copy/bootleg. These are quite common, especially for popular brands like Pokémon. If you post pictures of the cart (both sides), box front and back and manual, I might be able to tell you if it is indeed one.


Looking at your specific cart: that looks legit indeed. It's a European copy though, so your 3DS actually has the correct region code anyways. .


It might actually be damaged then, even if it works on the DS. You could try cleaning the contacts with a Q-tip and alcohol.


Answer from user janb at gaming.stackexchange.com.



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Is Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness region-locked?
Posted On: March 24, 2023

I have an Italian 3DS and I've bought a second-hand English Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness. I should be able to play it, but I can't, and I don't know why.


According to this question "Can I play DS games from any region on 3DS?": .


While all 3DS software is region-locked, Nintendo DS software is not. Because that region-locking isn't encoded into the DS software, you can play software from all regions on your 3DS. .


However, software specific to the Nintendo DSi are region-locked, as Wikipedia states. .


I thought that maybe that game itself could be region-locked, but the only region-locked Pokemon game should be Pokemon B2W2, according to Serebii: .


The games can be played on any model of DS and 3DS, however they contain a region lock on DSi and 3DS models.


I'm pretty sure that Mystery Dungeon is not an enhanced DSi game. .


As I've found on Gamefaqs:.


There is an easy way to tell if a game is DSi-enhanced or not: look at the letters on the bottom of the label on the cartridge. If it begins in "TWL", it's DSi-enhanced. If it begins in "NTR", it isn't. .


And that's not the case.


So, here's my question: is there something I'm missing? Why I can't play that game on my Italian 3DS?


Here is a picture of the cart:.


Question from user pinckerman at gaming.stackexchange.com.


Answer:

Your research is spot on. Any NTR code DS game will work on any 3DS. So, why doesn't it? The most likely reason is that it's a fake/copy/bootleg. These are quite common, especially for popular brands like Pokémon. If you post pictures of the cart (both sides), box front and back and manual, I might be able to tell you if it is indeed one.


Looking at your specific cart: that looks legit indeed. It's a European copy though, so your 3DS actually has the correct region code anyways. .


It might actually be damaged then, even if it works on the DS. You could try cleaning the contacts with a Q-tip and alcohol.


Answer from user janb at gaming.stackexchange.com.



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