Science Fair Project Encyclopedia A regional converter is a
hardware device used to bypass regional lockout, especially on a
video game console, allowing imported media units to be played
on domestic devices. Unlike mod chips, regional converters do
not circumvent copy protection. For example, a Super Famicom
converter allows Super Famicom games to be played on American
Super NES consoles and vice versa. Super Famicom converters come
in several styles. One third-party SNES hardware device,
GameSaver+, which emulates the save state feature used in
console emulation to be done on the SNES console, is also used
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