Make your NES "Universal"

Underground Console Mods By: Robert Ivy

Items you will need before you begin: 1. A soldering Iron or an Exacto knife 2. Standard small phillips head screwdriver

This has got to be one of the easiest mods I have ever done. Most of the hard work goes into dissassembling the NES!    Disassemble your NES (remove all of the metal shielding, etc...) until you have reached the logic board. Gently raise the board and turn it over, you should now be looking at some IC chips. Locate chip "U10". see photo below

Chip "U10" is the lockout chip, this is the chip we will be dealing with. Locate pin 4 on the side of the chip facing the RF box. Gently cut pin 4 from the board and raise it so it doesn't make a connection. Thats it! If you want to be professional you can run this to a ground.

How do I check the mod if I don't have any PAL games yet? To check the mod, all you need to do is turn on your NES without a game cartridge inserted. If the screen doesn not flicker, then you have a PAL and NTSC playable NES. If the screen still flickers, check again to make sure that pin 4 is not connected to the logic board.

Perform this mod AT YOUR OWN RISK! I am not responsible for any damages! I'm giving you the information, you do what you will with it.