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9: A History of Console Region Locking
Famicom Dojo Video Game Podcast
English - July 15, 2011 06:00 - 24.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsVideo Games Leisure video game news nintendo wii u 3ds nes famicom sony ps4 Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 8: Operation Rainfall
Next Episode: 10: Never Played Pokemon
Region locking is nothing new. Though it has taken many different forms, it wasn't always deliberate. Many handhelds were exempt from this scheme (including the Game Boy and DS series), but all things change with time.
SeanOrange and Vinnk discuss the very state of affairs that necessitates the existence of organizations like Operation Rainfall, how they came to be, and where they might go from here.
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