I would rather suggest a PATA to SATA adapter and using a 1 tb 2.5" HDD
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I would rather suggest a PATA to SATA adapter and using a 1 tb 2.5" HDD
My one concern going the HDD route is that an SD card would be much easier to load games onto, having an iMac (with Windows installed as well) and no HDD enclosure.
Besides, I'd probably never use it for more than a couple games at a time.
PumpkinSpice
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It is super nice to have two PS2s. I also use my JP one to play JP DVDs when I don't feel like firing up VLC.
Just get a sata to USB3 adapter (they're cheap) and it will be much faster than trying to load your games on the SD Card
Like this one http://www.ebay.ca/itm/USB3-0-2-0-t...182794?hash=item23802b648a:g:QWUAAOSwzgBYylos
Is anyone's PS1 laser not hot shit at this point? They seem so fragile.
Just the ones "audiophiles" are using as the core component of their setup, lol.
davidwhangchoi
Member
how much is the ps2 rgb cable?
i'm using component over bvm but like to get that extra...
cyborgnumberblue
Member
Is there no way to upgrade it? If not, I'll just hit it with a hammer and send it to hell.
Any scart cable is prety much an RGB one for the PSone/2 (not to be confused with the RCA to Scart adapter that Sony was supplying with systems, that won'T give you RGB)
PSIO your shit
Laevateinn
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cyborgnumberblue
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Oh, cool, thank you!
davidwhangchoi
Member
20 bucks? i'd just buy another ps1
And risk a busted lens?
PumpkinSpice
Banned
I would bet like a million dollars that's just one of the chinese knockoffs. You really don't want to use that full assembly. Like the laser itself is fine but the rest of it is not made very well, and removing + reinstalling the laser into an OEM assembly is a bit of a pain.
Also there are like 6 different models of that laser so be careful before you order.
cyborgnumberblue
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Eh, I'm not even entirely positive it is the lens. I bought this system because it came modded and I only wanted it to play backups and imports, which it does about 50% of the time. Other times it boots to the main menu of whatever homebrew shit this thing is running on. Sometimes it just hangs on the black background PS logo. I don't really care enough to replace the laser if it isn't a guaranteed fix and I sure as hell don't want to sink money into a console I don't even really like that much.
It was somewhere between 30 and 40 USDs when I bought it. Plus, you can only feed it Taiyo Yuden flavor CDs, so it's like a shitty pet that's a picky eater, has some sort of disease, and bad vision. I probably should just put it down, but its still somewhat lively.
It was somewhere between 30 and 40 USDs when I bought it. Plus, you can only feed it Taiyo Yuden flavor CDs, so it's like a shitty pet that's a picky eater, has some sort of disease, and bad vision. I probably should just put it down, but its still somewhat lively.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
Speaking of which, why hasn't Sony rerelased every game on PS4? I sell everything when something new and shiny comes along, it's called being thrifty, so I really need to rebuy all these games again so I can sell them to off to LameStop 6 months later for 10cents on the dollar at best. Sony, get on it!Y u gise still hook up your PS2 for? It's old and all the games I care about are remastered. Next, I'll hear people still play on a real NES. That'd be crazy. WatYearIsIt.jpg
He's right you know.
Spending ridiculous amounts of money on a boxed copy of a game > virtual console for cheap
i'm broke
You guys are so lame. The only real way to play older games is on the original hardware. Rereleases are just emulation (eugh) and that adds just so much input lag it's completely unplayable. And the pixels are so ugly that you need a real CRT from Europe with a French plug. If you don't have one, you're just a fake enthusiast.
And digital releases miss everything that is good from these old games, the real cartridge or CD wih a real box and real manual that you can read! I mean I can't because I buy all my retro games sealed to keep them on my shelf, but I could!
And digital releases miss everything that is good from these old games, the real cartridge or CD wih a real box and real manual that you can read! I mean I can't because I buy all my retro games sealed to keep them on my shelf, but I could!
Laws00
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Lol at this ps2 nonsense. Someone is going to make a claim saying why their pa3/Xbox 360 is still hooked up when we got ps4s/xbox1 out
So I got my ever drives
All I need is a decent crt tv. I never knew finding them in 2nd hand stores was a pain. Everyone seems to have hd flat screens
My other thing is buying accessories for everything. I think I got that covered though. I'm not interested in buying expensive ass sticks for snes and genesis. I'm also scared about buying pc engine stuff, but that's the life I choose.
So I got my ever drives
All I need is a decent crt tv. I never knew finding them in 2nd hand stores was a pain. Everyone seems to have hd flat screens
My other thing is buying accessories for everything. I think I got that covered though. I'm not interested in buying expensive ass sticks for snes and genesis. I'm also scared about buying pc engine stuff, but that's the life I choose.
Shin Johnpv
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You can get a mod board for the network adapter that changes it from IDE to Sata, and then buy an inexpensive sata drive. The shittiest part is not having the hard drive rails to hold the hard drive in place. I ended up making like little duct tape balls that I put in there to hold the hard drive in place. Other than that installing the Sata mod was insanely easy and it just works.
MarmiteBadger
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Ouch, that hit me hard, haha. Soon I will be on the hunt for a crt tv at the local thrift store or St. Vinny's. But for the time being, it's my trusty fat ps3 60gb that will help me out for ps1 games.
Laevateinn
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I had one of those and I hated it
I still have it at my parent's place actually
I have one of those too. I never use it because I only really play platformers and RPGs on the SNES.
Fun thing was that it retailed for 50 Fr when I purchased them back in the day (one for my MD one for my SFC). That's about 8$ with a straight conversion
A story to make everyone in here squirm (1:40-2:10).
I know what I'm doing once I find a copy of Earthbound in the wild
Laevateinn
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Putting it in your wood stove?
davidwhangchoi
Member
that's a good idea, i need to save money on heat. (digging through my manuals to feed)
Laevateinn
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What's the best deal you guys have gotten for a retro game?
I let my local game store borrow my Sega CD so they could test a bunch of games and they let me buy Snatcher for the price they paid for it which was $80.
I let my local game store borrow my Sega CD so they could test a bunch of games and they let me buy Snatcher for the price they paid for it which was $80.
davidwhangchoi
Member
i got Thunder force V psx CIB for 45 bucks... not sure if that's ok, but i thought it was decent.
cyborgnumberblue
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Lightening Force for 20 bucks.
Radiant Silvergun and Batsugun on Saturn for free.
Radiant Silvergun and Batsugun on Saturn for free.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
The last image always kills me, when he opens the expansion pak bay.
I've really slowed down on the Retro in the past few years, moving more to Evercarts and the like, so I haven't been actively searching for deals. I did get some really cheap Saturn games though over the past year: Magic School Lunar and Dead Fear, for probably about $3 CAD each, shipped.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
never seen the picture before but i almost pissed myself.
people trying to 1 up each other in threads. haha
I did the same thing retro game collecting is way to expensive these days. 60 bucks for pal super metroid cart only gtfo.
I everdrived all my systems so i still get the 1:1 experience,
And all the games that won't work i just buy from scalpers.
currently eyeing a neogeo aes and that aes flashcard
sixteen-bit
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Legend.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Hell of a find. I know haters said it wasn't real, but I have faith.
davidwhangchoi
Member
hahahaha
Shin Johnpv
Member
He falls into these lucky finds all the fucking time. Like how was he the one that found a US 64DD Dev kit.
Lol.
I think my best recent deal was Warsong for like 5. Years ago I got Phantasy Star II, III and Shining Force II together for 15.
It wasn't a dev unit, it was a retail ready version.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
5 bucks for super metroid boxed. fml i couldnt believe the lady was burning it for fuel
Shin Johnpv
Member
I thought it was also a dev unit that would run dev code, and yeah seriously that's crazy she was just burning them. The fumes from that old paint and ink on them must have been horrible.
CiB Hagane for 5$ CND
Free Panzer Dragoon saga PAL (well not exactly free, just a trade for 3 CDRs at the time, they were still prety rare)
Conrad Link
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Still my collections best deal is when my Dad got me a SNES copy of Chrono Trigger for $3NZ (about $1.50US) lol.
I think it was 1999-2000, around that time. It was crazy enough to even find a NTSC/U copy around here at all (never came out in PAL) let alone at that insane price. I couldn't believe it, still can't really, remains a "Remember when that happened lol." story between us even to this day!
I guess the store just assumed it was import junk no one round here could actually use, good thing I had a NTSC console already. Played that thing sooo much!
He also got a perfectly boxed new copy of Terranigma from a music store that was closing down, so random! I had never seen it before locally but at least that one made sense being here as it was a PAL game. My sister loved playing it, years later I would actually learn how 'special' a release it really was.
My Dad rocks! <3
I think it was 1999-2000, around that time. It was crazy enough to even find a NTSC/U copy around here at all (never came out in PAL) let alone at that insane price. I couldn't believe it, still can't really, remains a "Remember when that happened lol." story between us even to this day!
I guess the store just assumed it was import junk no one round here could actually use, good thing I had a NTSC console already. Played that thing sooo much!
He also got a perfectly boxed new copy of Terranigma from a music store that was closing down, so random! I had never seen it before locally but at least that one made sense being here as it was a PAL game. My sister loved playing it, years later I would actually learn how 'special' a release it really was.
My Dad rocks! <3