getting pal saturn multi region without chip or switch?

[SuperBeatBoy]

is this possible?

[sj33]

Well, kinda.

You can use one of the converter carts.
They range from the bog-standard ST Key that just bi-pass the region protection, to more advanced ones like the Action Replay Plus 4M Auto (aka the 4in1) which offer 4Meg Expansion, cheat codes etc.

Be aware though that these will only offer 50Hz play on PAL hardware. The Hz rate of the game is dictated purely by the hardware and cannot be changed without a switch.
This is not a major issue on most games (bar the obvious boarders/slower play), but some games screw up in 50Hz, MSH Vs. SF being one example.

[SuperBeatBoy]

cheers. also wondering that action replay expansion pack, does it work on games that require them, i think most of the games come with their own one right?

[sj33]

The expansion pack will work on any game that requires it. There were just a lot of bundles with key titles, but they are all the same hardware.

An interesting thing with the Action Replay Plus 4M Auto though is that it auto-switches between 4Meg and 1Meg expansion mode, as the official Sega 4M cart can screw up with some 1Meg games.

[SuperBeatBoy]

sweet. thanks for the heads up, i was constantly confused whether each game that had one required its own exp pack. cheers.