NTSC/PAL scanline list 100% standard compatible NTSC games display 262 lines per frame at 60Hz 100% standard compatible PAL games display 312 lines at 50Hz These are the ideal specs that Atari adhered to. NOTES: Different television standards in different parts of the world are the main obstacle to the international distribution of Atari products. The U.S., Canada and a few other countries use the National Television Systems Committee (NTSC) scheme, which is geared to the use of 6OHz of electricity and 525 horizontal scan lines. In Europe, two Systems have emerged. One, called SECAM (Sequential with Memory), is the standard in France, while PAL (Phase Alternate by Line) is standard in Germany, England and many other countries. Both SECAM and PAL typically use 50Hz of electricity and 625 scan lines. Complicating matters, all three standards use different systems for coding the red, green and blue color components of a TV picture, resulting in many subsets (PAL-M, PAL-N, etc.) Having an odd # of scan lines will result in color loss on PAL TVs. There are however a lot of games which don't match the standard exactly. For known NTSC games you can find values from 248 to 286, and for PAL from 284 to 342. So it's not easy to tell for games around 280-290 lines whether they are PAL or NTSC. The more the value is off the standard value, the more TVs get sync problems. Often these games may be stable enough to run on both NTSC and PAL systems. Games in both versions will be off about the same (NTSC will be ~10% faster and PAL ~7% slower). Most companies developed games in NTSC and later converted them to PAL. Since programmers were mainly concerned with having a stable image and acceptable colors, no time was spent on adjusting gameplay so that it ran identical to the NTSC version. A few companies (Atari, Activision, CBS, Apollo? Spectravision?) made SECAM-specific carts. Most were simply PAL carts with different labels or “S” stickers on them: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dungeon/8719/new/palsecam.htm but some were actually a bit different code-wise, with adjustments for color. Below is a list of known SECAM titles: Decathlon Ghostbusters Gorf HERO Keystone Kapers River Raid Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s Castle Space Invaders Space Shuttle SECAM systems have the color/b&w switch hardwired to b&w, which means it reads the PAL b&w values and assigns them a fixed color to each lum of b&w, according to the following table: LUM COLOR 0 black 2 blue 4 red 6 magenta 8 green A cyan C yellow E white PAL sounds work fine on SECAM with one exception: when a sound is to be turned off, it must be done by setting AUDV0/AUDV1 to 0, NOT by setting AUDC0/AUDC1 to 0. If you don’t, you’ll get an obnoxious background sound! To see how many scanlines a game produces, use the latest version of the Z26 emulator and press Alt + 9 GAME SCAN LINES (NTSC) SCAN LINES (PAL) 32-in-1 314 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe 262 312 Acid Drop N/A 328 Activision unknown #1 v1 258 N/A Activision unknown #2 v2 258 N/A Activision unknown #2 262 N/A Adventure 262 312 Adventures of TRON 262 312 Air Raid 290 Air Raiders 263 312 Airlock 257 Air-Sea Battle 261 312 Alice’s Abenteuer 316 Alien’s Return 322 Alien 262 Alligator People 262 Alpha Beam with Ernie 262 312 Amidar 262 310 Aquaventure 269 Armor Ambush 262 314 Artillery Duel 241 259 Assault 260 312 Asterix 312 Asteroid Belt 310 Asteroids (ver. 1) 262 Asteroids (ver. 2) 265 311-313 Astro Attack 312 Astroblast 264 326 Astrowar 265 306 Atari Video Cube 263 A-Team 262 N/A Atlantis II 262 Atlantis 262 314 Bachelor 257 Bachelorette 263 Backgammon 262 312 Bank Heist 262 314 Barnstorming 262 308 Base Attack 314 Basic Math 262 312 BASIC Programming 262 312 Basketball 262 312 Battlezone 262 312 Beamrider 262 312 Beany Bopper 262 Beat ‘Em and Eat ‘Em 263 Berenstein Bears 262 Bermuda Triangle 264 Berzerk 262 312 Bi! Bi! 336 Big Bird’s Egg Catch 262 312 Bionic Breakthrough 262 N/A Blackjack 262 312 Blue Print 262 312 BMX Airmasters 262 314 Bobby is Going Home 262 314 Boing 251 306 Bowling 262 312 Boxing 262 312 Brain Games 262 312 Breakout 262 312 Brick Kick 268 Bridge 262 Buck Rogers 240 280 (at title) /296/297 (during game) Bugs Bunny 262 Bugs 263 322 Bump ‘N Jump 262 312 Bumper Bash 262 316 Burgertime 261 Burning Desire 262 Cakewalk 261 310 California Games 262 312 Canyon Bomber 262 Carnival 262 310 Casino 262 312 Cat Trax 264 N/A Cathouse Blues 262 Centipede 262 312 Challenge 276 312 Chase the Chuck Wagon 252 N/A Checkers 262 China Syndrome 263 312 Chopper Command 262 312 Chuck Norris Superkicks 267 Circus Atari 262 312 Clown Down Town 304 Coconuts 258 Codebreaker 262 312 Col N 269 322 Color Bar Generator 262 Color demo 312 Combat Two 262 312 Combat 263 312 Commando Raid 263 Commando 263 312 Communist Mutants From S. 262 312 Compumate N/A 324 Computer Chess 263 N/A Concentration 262 312 Condor Attack 264 312 Confrontation 262 Congo Bongo 261/262 312 Cookie Monster Munch 262 312 Cosmic Ark 262 312 Cosmic Communter 259 N/A Cosmic Corridor 263 Cosmic Creeps 261 306 Cosmic Swarm 262 312 Crack’ed 262 Crackpot 262 Crash Dive 262 312 Crazy Climber 264 Criminal Pursuit 267 314 Crossbow 262 312 Crossforce 265 308 Cruise Missile 266 Crypts of Chaos 262 Crystal Castles 262 312 Cubicolor 262 N/A Custer’s Revenge 258 Dancing Plates 312 Dark Cavern 262 N/A Dark Chambers 262 312 Deadly Duck 262 Death Trap 262 Decathlon 262 314 Defender II 262 312 Defender 262 312 Demolition Herby 262 Demon Attack 262 312 Demons to Diamonds 261 312 Desert Falcon 281 284 (on title) 286 (during game) Diagnostic cart 268 Dice Puzzle 268 314 Dig Dug 262 312 Dishaster 264 Dodge ‘Em 260/261(text) / 261/262(pic) 312 Dolphin 262 Donald Duck’s Speedboat R. 262 Donkey Kong Jr. 262 326 Donkey Kong 262 312 Double Dragon 262 312 Double Dunk 262 314 Dragon Defender 297 Dragonfire 262 312 Dragonstomper 262 312 Dragster 262 312 Duck Shot 324 Dukes of Hazzard (ver. 1) 278 Dukes of Hazzard (ver. 2) 274 Dumbo 286 312 Dune 259 E.T. 262 312 Earth Dies Screaming 262 Eggomania 263 Elevator Action 262 Eli’s Ladder 260 Elk Attack 263 Encounter at L-5 262 Enduro 262 312 Entity 262 Entombed 261 Equalizer 264/265 Escape from the Mindmaster 262 312 Espial 259(title) / 261(game) 310 Excalibur 263 Exocet 266 296 Fantastic Voyage 262 Farmyard Fun 281 Fast Eddie 262 Fast Food 257 Fatal Run N/A 312 Fathom 262 312 Fighter Pilot 312 Final Approach 266 Fire Fighter 261 312 Fire Fly 260 Fire Spinner 268 304 Fireball 262 312 Firebird 312 Fishing Derby 262 312 Flag Capture 262 Flash Gordon 262 316 Football 262 Forest 320 Frankenstein 265 Freeway 262 312 Frog Pong (ver. 1) 263 Frog Pong (ver. 2) 262 Frogger 262 312 Frogger (Starpath) 262 312 Frogger II 262 312 Frogs ‘N Flies 262 Front Line 263 Frostbite 262 312 Funky Fish 250 G.I. Joe (Action Man) 262 314 Galactic 312 Galaxian 262 312 Gangster Alley 263 312 Garfield 261 Gas Hog 261/262 314 Gauntlet 262 Ghost Manor 262 312 Ghostbusters II N/A 308 Ghostbusters 262 312 Gigolo 262 Glacier Patrol 261 Glib 262 Golf 262 312 Gopher 264 316 Gorf 260 306 Grand Prix 262 312 Gravitar 262 Great Escape 261 310 Gremlins 262 Grover’s Music Maker 262 Guardian 262 Gyruss 264 312 Halloween 262 Hangman 262 Harbor Escape 262 Haunted House 262 312 HE.R.O. 263 312 Hell Driver N/A 320 Hole Hunter 275 Holey Moley 262 Home Run 262 Human Cannonball 262 312 I Want My Mommy 262 Ice Hockey 262 312 Ikari Warriors 267/268 318 Imagic cart selector 262 Immies and Aggies 259 Indy 500 261 312 Infiltrate 264 312 International Soccer 262 316 IQ-180 269 James Bond 007 254 Jawbreaker 264 312 Journey Escape 263 Joust 261 312 Jr. Pac-Man 262 312 Jungle Fever 262 Jungle Hunt 262 312 Kabobber 262 Kaboom 262 312 Kamikaze 267 Kangaroo 260 310 (at title) / 312 (during game) Karate 269 Keystone Kapers 262 312 Kickman 240 Killer Satellites 262 312 King Kong 264 312 Klax 262 312 Knight on the Town 265 Kool-Aid Man 262 N/A Krull 262 Kung-Fu Master 262 312 Lady in Wading 265 Laser Base N/A 302 Laser Blast 262 312 Laser Gates 262 312 Lasercade 262 Lilly Adventure N/A 316 Lochjaw 268 Lock ‘N Chase 262 312 London Blitz 257 Looping 258 Lord of the Rings 262 Lost Luggage 260 308 M.A.D. 262 304 M.A.S.H. 262 Magicard 262 Malagai 262 Mangia 260 314 Marauder 263 312 Marine Wars 264 Mario Bros. 262 312 Master Builder 261 314 Masters of the Universe 262 Math Grand Prix 262 312 Maze Craze 262 312 McDonalds 262 Mega Force 262 316 MegaBoy 262 Megamania 262 312 Merlin’s Walls 262 Meteor Defense 318 Meteoroids 262 Midnight Magic 261 312 Millipede (GCC) 295 Millipede 262 312 Mind Maze 286 Miner 2049er 261 314 Miner 2049er II 263 320 Mines of Minos 261 304 Minesweeper (ver. 1) 318 Minesweeper (ver. 2) 314 Miniature Golf 262 312 Miss Piggy’s Wedding (ver. 1) 237 Miss Piggy’s Wedding (ver. 2) 237 Miss Piggy’s Wedding (ver. 3) 260 Missile Command 262 312 Missile Control N/A 314 Mission 3000 312 Mission Survive N/A 314 Mogul Maniac 261 Mondo Pong 252 Monkey Music 276 Monstercize 262 Montezuma’s Revenge 262 N/A Moon Patrol 256 312 Moonsweeper 262 312 Motocross 332 Motocross Racer 262 Motorodeo 262 312 Mountain King 262 Mouse Trap 263 312 Mr. Do 260 310 Mr. Do’s Castle 265 Mr. Postman 262 314 Ms. Pac-Man 262 312 Music Machine 249 My Golf N/A 315 Name This Game 263 Nexar 262 306 Night Driver 262 312 Night Stalker N/A 316 Nightmare 272 320 No Escape 262 312 Nuts 269 Obelix 262 312 Ocean City 262 Off the Wall 262 314 Off Your Rocker 262 Oink 262 312 Okie Dokie (ver. 1) 241 Okie Dokie (ver. 2) 262 Okie Dokie (ver. 3) 302 Omega Race 264 Open Sesame 312 Oscar’s Trash Race 262 314 Othello 262 312 Out of Control 262 Outlaw 262 312 Pac Kong 279 306 Pac-Man 262 312 Panda Chase 296 Parachute 293 Party Mix 262 312 Peek-A-Boo 272 Pele’s Championship Soccer 262 310 Pengo 262 312 Pepsi Invaders 262 Pete Rose Baseball 262 Peter Penguin 320 Phantom Tank 312 Pharoah’s Curse N/A 272 (at start) / 293/300 (during game) Phasor Patrol 262 312 Philly Flasher 260 Phoenix 262 312 Pick ‘N Pile N/A 315 Pick-Up 262 Picnic 263 Piece ‘O Cake 263 Pigs in Space 262 312 Pitfall II: Lost Caverns 262 312 Pitfall 262 312 Pizza Chef 269 Planet of the Apes 263 Planet Patrol 262 312 Plaque Attack 262 312 Pleiades 260 Polaris 262 312 Pole Position 262 302 Polo 262 Pompeii 269 Pooyan 262 310 Popeye 267 296 Porky’s 272 Pressure Cooker 262 312 Pressure Gauge (ver. 1) 261 Pressure Gauge (ver. 2) 264 Private Eye 262 312 Pyramid War 289 316 Q*bert 262 312 Q*bert’s Qubes 262 Qb 261 Quadrun 262 Quest for Quintana Roo 262 312 Quick Step 262 312 Rabbit Transit 262 312 Racquetball 258 300 Radar Lock 262 326 Raft Rider 263 Raiders of the Lost Ark 262 312 Ram It 263 Rampage 275/276 314 Reactor 262 314 RealSports Baseball 262 RealSports Basketball 290 (stable) RealSports Boxing 261 308 RealSports Football 261 RealSports Soccer 262 312 RealSports Tennis 265 312 RealSports Volleyball 262 312 Rescue Terra 1 263 Revenge of the Beefsteak T. 262 Riddle of the Sphinx 263 312 River Patrol 259 River Raid II 262 312 River Raid 262 312 Road Runner 264 314 Robin Hood 264 314 Robot Tank 262 312 Roc ‘N Rope 267 310/311 (at title) / 333 (during game) Room of Doom 262 312 Rubik’s Cube 263 Saboteur (ver. 1) 269 Saboteur (ver. 2) 262 Save Mary 272 314 Save Our Ship 265 290 Save the Whales 268 SCSIcide (ver. 1) 274 SCSIcide (ver. 2) 264 Sea Battle 262 Seahawk 261 308 Sea Hunt 268 Sea Monster 312 Seaquest 262 312 Secret Agent 261 Secret Quest 267 314 Sentinel 268 Shark Attack 262 Shootin’ Gallery 262 Shooting Arcade 260 314 Shuttle Orbiter 261 Sinistar 262 Sir Lancelot 263 310/308 Skateboardin’ 262 312 Skeet Shoot 261 314 Ski Hunt 296 Ski Run 308 Skiing 262 312 Sky Diver 262 314 Sky Jinks 262 312 Sky Patrol 264 Sky Skipper 262 312 Slot Machine 262 312 Slot Racers 262 312 Smurf Saves the Day 262 Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s 263 314 Snail Against Squirrel 314 Sneak ‘N Peek 262 Snoopy & the Red Baron 262 312 Snow White 261 Solar Fox 262 312 Solar Storm 262 312 Solaris 262 312 Sorcerer 262 Sorcerer’s Apprentice 262 312 Sound X 254 Space Attack 261 312 Space Cavern 259 312 Spacechase 264 Space Invaders 262 312 Space Jockey 262 Space Raid 291 Space Shuttle 262 314 Space Tunnel 272 314 Space War 262 312 Spacemaster X-7 261 Spider Fighter 262 314 Spider Maze 265 310 Spider-Man 263 312 Spike’s Peak 262 312 Springer 274 332 Sprintmaster 263 314 Spy Hunter 260 Squeeze Box 263 Squoosh 267 Sssnake 264 Stampede 262 312 Star Fire 262 Star Fox 268 Star Raiders 262 312 Star Ship 262 Star Strike 266 314 Star Trek 260 286/284 Star Voyager 262 312 Star Wars: Death Star Battle 262 314 Star Wars: Empire Strikes B. 261 314 Star Wars: Ewok Adventure 262 312 Star Wars: Jedi Arena 262 314 Star Wars: The Arcade Game 262 312 Stargate 262 312 Stargunner 267 Starmaster 262 312 Steeple Chase N/A 314 Steeplechase 262 Steeplechase (prototype) 267 Stellar Track 261 Stell-A-Sketch 276 Stone Age 246 Strawberry Shortcake 262 314 Street Racer 262 312 Stronghold 262 Stunt Cycle 281 Stuntman 272 Sub Scan 265 Submarine Commander 266 Subterranea 262 312 Suicide Mission 262 312 Summer Games 262 312 Super Baseball 264 314/310 Super Breakout 262 312 Super Challenge Baseball 262 314 Super Challenge Football 262 320 Super Cobra 267 298 Super Football 262 312 Superman 262 306 Surf’s Up 262 Surfer’s Paradise N/A 312 Surround 262 312 Survival Island 262 312 Survival Run 261 Sweat 261 Sword of Saros 261 312 Sword Fight 254 Swordquest EarthWorld 262 312 Swordquest FireWorld 263/269 314 Swordquest WaterWorld 262 Synth Cart 262 Tac-Scan 267 Tape Worm 261 310 Tapper 261/262 Tax Avoiders 251 Taz 262 N/A Teddy Apple 314 Telepathy 271 Tempest 262 Tennis 262 312 Test cart 262 Test 237 Tetris 26 270/271 Texas Chainsaw Massacre 267(title) / 260(game) This Planet Sucks 285 Threshold 274 312 Thunderground 264 Thwocker 262 Time Machine 310 Time Pilot 260 Time Race 321 Time Warp 292 Title Match Pro Wrestling 263 312 Tomarc the Barbarian 264 Tomcat F-14 Flight Simulator 262 314 Towering Inferno 262 Track & Field 262 Traffic 269/270 Treasure Below N/A 312 Trick Shot 262 312 TRON Deadly Discs 260 Tunnel Runner 261 Turmoil 262 Tutankham 262 312 UFO Patrol 269 322 Universal Chaos 265 314 “unknown Datatech game” 272(title) / 269(game) Up ‘N Down 262 Vanguard 262 312 Vault Assault 266 Venture 261 312 Video Checkers 262 312 Video Chess 262 312 Video Jogger 258 Video Life 262 Video Olympics 262 312 Video Pinball 262 312 Video Reflex 264 Video Time Machine 272 Vulture Attack 264 312 Wabbit 261 Wall Ball 281 Wall Defender 280 310 Warlords 263 312 Warplock 257/258 Warring Worms 265 Wings 6-3 279 Wings 10-10 310 Wing War N/A 314 Winter Games 262 312 Wizard of Wor 263 307/308 Wizard 262 Word Zapper 262 World End 302 Worm War 1 262 Xenophobe 262 314 Xevious 249 X-Man 253 Yahtzee 246 Yars’ Revenge 262 314 Zaxxon 262 314 Zoo Fun 291 Z-Tack 265 314