IMO that's exactly the same. PAL=EU, NTSC(J)=US+J, thus imports. So if a PAL console doesn't run import games, means it doesn't run NTSC games.
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Nah, it's not the same. On the Dreamcast for example I could run backup copies of any game from any region, but could only run originals from the PAL region. And the DC-X boot disc I also had allowed the running of Import originals from NTSC regions but would not allow any backups to run.
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Hm. I didn't test it on DC, as I only have backups for it, and they all boot automatically.
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If you tried to run Jap or US originals of DC games on a PAL DC it won't work. I imported DC games from the US that never got a PAL release and had to also get the DC-X boot disc so I could run them.
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