/vr/ - Retro Games

First. PS2 is basically the goat racer machine imo

>>6863183
I guess PS2 general is going to be a thing now? Sounds good.
>>6863330
Based. I'm playing GT3 right now.

https://youtu.be/idrY-AVmI3o
I could listen to the IIDX menu music from basically any version on loop all day

When did the rules change to allow PS2/GC/XB? Not mad, just haven't been here in a while

>>6863330
Looks like shit.

>>6863339
>I guess PS2 general is going to be a thing now? Sounds good.
Yeah, why not? Xbox got its general on first day.

Such a battle system is wasted on characters and writing like this.

>>6863357
Sticky has a date.

>>6863379
>Checked sticky before asking
>Forgot to check the date the sticky was posted

Thanks for stating the obvious. I'm not awake enough to be here, apparently

I just use it to play PS1 games. lol With no fear of a giant animated spell freezing the game.

>best console ever made
I strongly disagree, but it has a lot of good games.

Just abou to start stage 7. I heard the difficulty spikes from here?

Just abou to start stage 7. I heard the difficulty spikes from here?

>>6863330

Agreed, this will never be topped:

https://youtu.be/J3QlDWTvtrM?t=18

This is a HIDDEN GEM!

>>6863760
Star Wars is so fucking gay and lame

>>6863183
>someone actually copy pasted my op from last thread

doing god`s work anon

>>6863330
i need to get into more ps2 racers, besides most wanted and the burnout series i was never into it that much.

I heard auto modelista is pretty fucking good.

>>6863397
>X-Box is now allowed
Who's bright idea was it?

>>6863817
The outrun 2 port is not as good as the xbox version but surprisingly solid considering the hardware power gap.

Apart from that, beside the obvious picks like GT its mostly great for the weeb racers, Kaido Battle, Initial D, Battle Gear, etc. Auto Modellista is cool on a visual basis but from my recollection it doesn't play super awesome, your mileage may vary (no pun intended)

>>6863358
Shit taste alert!
Anyone who actually knows anything about the genre knows that BG3/4 is just about the ultimate in balancing arcade/sim physics.

>>6863357
Wait, they changed?!
But... why? I mean what's the fucking point? Rather than simply cutting off the bullshit exceptions, they pushed the date and will keep pushing it in the future. As if this board simply couldn't be for games released prior to 2000, period, with no "is it retro or not" bullshit.
2020 is really the worst year

My dad got me the bundle with ATV Offroad Fury 2 for Christmas while he was on jury duty. I think it was a rape trial.

>>6864051
Jesus.

>>6864005
Lol too bad for you then bitch

>>6864005
Better than people the same 3 people taking turns pretending that the Atari is worth playing in current year.

ratchet and clank
jak and daxter
guitar hero
dynasty warriors
acecombat

ya... it's goat

Never seen a home console have such a diverse and quality library like ps2

Im 29 and took it for granted but now im back playing
Collecting along the way too as i play.

Ps2 is infact TOO GOOD. This type of game library is simply not possible in 2020 for consoles. Truly it is GOAT

I really enjoyed and ps4 they are A tier but PS1 and PS2 are GOAT tier

>>6863817
>doing god`s work anon
We need to do at least this or we'll drown in Xbox's threads.

Here's hoping the Sinden light gun is gonna have some shit packed in with it for the PS1/PS2 support. I'd rather not have to result to playing my games via emulation on my PC transferred over to the TV just to use a lightgun.

Is fat ps2 better than slim? I read this guide on the retrorgb website and the guy said that slims and newer models are worse than fats.

>>6865339
They're only advantage is easily performed FHDB.

>>6865339
It's almost entirely because it's harder to mod and they can't have HDDs installed. Generally speaking for a person with a complete library or avid game collectors that don't care for system modding, a slim is perfectly fine.

What's the most idiot-proof method for modding a fat PS2?

>>6865493
Free McBoot is the most foolproof way of cracking any PS2.

>>6865493
FreeMcBoot on a memory card, a flash drive for installing OPL, and preferably a SATA hard disk drive and a dummy SATA-compatible network adapter with no actual network capabilities to be able to insert the drive into a fat PS2. And a way to be able to connect the HDD to your PC to format and put your shit onto it.

You could cut some money off by using a USB loading method via a burned DVD-R and the right iso or, if you've got the technical know-how, hardmodding an actual network adapter to be SATA compatible with the kits out there and then loading a game over network connection (both HDD and network beat out USB loading). But generally this is more complicated than the standard setup.

It's not that difficult, you just gotta spend a little over the price of a triple-A game altogether.

>>6865494
>>6865504
Thanks for the answers lads.
I have another question which sounds pretty dumb, but forgive me please. Is it possible to load and play PAL/JPN games once it's modded?

There's this cartoony horror game along with other nip games I'd like to try out that never came overseas. I guess I could just emulate them, but I'm the kind of autist who always insists on playing with the original hardware.

>>6865493
To buy premodded memory card at eBay or Ali.

>>6865535
Yes, you can launch anything without worrying about region or NTSC/PAL mismatch because that's just software and not tied to hardware.

>>6864932
based

>>6863341
Good taste

this game could've been great if it wasn't for the clunky camera and platforming.
The art and music almost makes up for it though, I like the cell shaded look and all the character designs.
Anyway I though would give it a recommendation, it's a herding simulator basically, you escort little creatures through hazardous environments.

>>6865597
slow as shit

>>6864932
>all the chads moved to /vr/
Based.

You need to play Revenge of the Sith.
The main story is Obi wan and Anacin on both sides, but then more side game / missions (its a different menu outside the main game), lets you play little segments during the main game, like Yoda killing clones in the Temple. A magna guard killing waves of clones, and you can play whats basically a fighting game in multiplayer.
You can eventually unlock old Obi Wan and Vader.

Its a lot of fun even if you're not a huge fan of the movie

>>6865787
Well, yes.
Also, there's so many PS2s that I can't believe that anon can't just go and mod his MC at friend's house.

>>6863183
I'm gonna come out and say it: 480i is a perfectly acceptable resolution if the console was designed around it (PS2).

>>6865804
But 480i (640x480 interlaced) is more that PS2 outputting in most cases.

>>6865504
i'd recommend to anyone using a hdd/ssd to getting the japanese ps2 network adapter with the link activity lights then converting it to SATA. works like a charm

>>6865339
There are possibilities with a fat, yes. But if you just want to run OPL and play games over network, a slim is more than enough.

>>6864932
based nigger

>>6866082
A based normie doesn't know what you even talking about.

>>6865787
you can amazon prime a freemcboot card pretty easily

>>6863374
The battle system was so good that I excused the plot being weak.

Not only it's a gem, it's better than the normal games of the series. In that it's aftually a game, and not a work simulator.

>>6863641
Well, I just finished beating Normal difficulty. I had a hard time with Azel, but that was a fucking blast.

>>6866082
Feels like that's quite a bit fuckier than just hooking up a SATA to a fat PS2.

moar liek the poopstation 2, amirite?

>>6866421
It's actually easier than setting up a HDD, specially adding new games. You literally just connect the PS2 to your router, right click a folder on your PC, share it, open OPL on PS2 and add the IP. After that it's just a matter of adding ISOs to the folder on the PC.

Reply to this post with your favorite save icons

>>6866624
Kek. I see you, anon. >>6865217

>>6866610
Anon probably meant it is more of a hassle, as it requires an additional computer to be on the entire time whilst trying to set up the FTP and play your PS2 ISOs. I would say that using a sort of SBC or Raspberry Pi-type device should be recommended for using SMB for the Slim.
IMO, I feel both methods are fine to use, as Slim owners do not have the option with the expansion bay (unless you do internal HDD mods yourself).

>>6863183
Why is the phat so fucking aesthetically pleasing to look at, especially when placed upright?

>>6866682
You don't say. Now post.

>>6866624

>>6866724
I only turn off my PC at night so I never considered this to be an issue desu
btw, there's no FTP involved, it's just Windows native SMB, literally right click and share.

>>6866205
>The battle system was so good that I excused the plot being weak.
Anon, that plot not just weak, it's are SHIT.
And battle-system while good and I don't know where I can find another auto-battle system like this, still can't be compared to FFXII.
I spent all my time on /vr/ while my party were fighting.

>>6866421
For SMB you can share usb-stick in router, if it supports it. No need to keep your PC running.

>>6866217
What do you mean? Is this game has classic linear story about friendship and saving the world?

>>6866761
Because designers back then knew how to make cool things.
Any PS2 model looks glorious, especially vertically.

>>6866761
Both the PSX and the Phat PS2s are peak designs.

>>6863789
I had so much fun with this game. The open world blew my mind when I first played it.

>>6866808
Post the animation when you try to delete it.

>>6863183
free dvd boot is a fucking godsend, i'm so pumped to play through the berserk game

>>6867525
>the berserk game
dreamcast berserk is better

>>6867296
I'm not a fan of the PSX, too big and too many ports on the back. Had potential but I don't think it's as coherent a design as other sony systems. Playstation and PS1 are gorgeous, clean and distinctive, the slight angle on the sides makes it stand out too. Ps2 I think is based off the Atari Falcon but a bit more refined - love how it looks.

>>6867630
PSX is in like PS1, obviously.

>>6863789
i used to play this at an internet cafe with friends. awesome multiplayer. flying on dragons and shieeet

>>6867653
I don't think it's that obvious, PSX is a very obscure thing to call it by these days.

How's the Rygar game?

>>6867729
It's ok. Boss fights were the only great thing about it imo.

>>6867697
This is /vr/, it's the least minimum anyone should know by now.

My first ps2 games were crash bandicoot wrath of cortex and aggressive inline. Such good memories, and of course playing the glorious old Maddens (that are sadly still hundreds of times better then literal mtx filled shit they pump out now)

>>6867606
i already played that, and really enjoyed it but im excited for a berserk game with decent combat

>>6863834
That's a 360 era meme tho

>>6867729
proto god of war/DMC

>>6865339
You're just fucking yourself over if you don't play off backups with OPL. The slim can't run games off a HDD so you're stuck with the network method which is slower and introduces problems in some games. It's objectively inferior and you can just check youtube for comparisons between hdd, disk and network.

You really want to play games off backups too, even if you're peak, balding collectorfag. Loading times are faster, you spare the disk and the laser is usually the first thing to break on a ps2. Plus, you have the entire ps2 library preinstalled, ready to play on original hardware.

>>6869317
Network is fine. He just need to check if the games he want to play run well on OPL. The vast majority of people are not going to play and doesn't need to play the entire PS2 library.

>>6869317
Shut up, faggot.

>>6869317
>was filtered by setting up SMB

>>6867697
Americans call it PSX for some reason.

>>6869481
For some reason too many people use X to refer to the first system instead of calling it the PS1. There actually is a PSX, though, a japanese DVD player/recorder that had a PS2 built in, but poor marketing and high cost killed it hard.

>>6869481

>>6869502
>There actually is a PSX, though, a japanese DVD player/recorder that had a PS2 built in, but poor marketing and high cost killed it hard.
Everyone knows about it. And no one takes that dud seriously, thus PSX always means PS1.

>>6869502
because it was the codename for the system, and convenient abbreviation
"PS1" is new thing, i can only assume from people too young to remember when everyone called it the PSX

>>6869631
>"PS1" is new thing, i can only assume from people too young to remember when everyone called it the PSX
Basically, we can't have nice things because millennials or zoomers or whatever is buzzword for them these days.

When playing "WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW" I realised how shitty the the Yuke's games had become and stopped buying their or other western games of the genre completely. So I decided to catch up on the japanese wrestling games that came before and the at the time recent ones on the PS2. And boy was this stuff way better than the stale western wrestling games and especially the Yuke's garbage.

So I played a lot of PS1, GBA, DC and of course PS2 wrestling games. The PS1 had some really awesome games with the early Yuke's titles (Toukon Retsuden 1-3) or titles from other devs like Zen Nihon Joshi Puroresu: Joou Densetsu: Yume no Taikousen and of course Fire Pro Wrestling G. But the best game on this system was of course Zen-Nihon Pro Wrestling: Ouja no Kon (aka AJPW: King's Soul), which IMO is the best wrestling game up until the 5th era. BTW. most of the japanese PS1 wrestling games I played on a modded PS2.

On the GBA only the two Fire Pro Titles are noteworthy. I preferred the first one, where you actually had to work matches.

The Dreamcast also had an awesome lineup of wrestling games with Fire Pro Wrestling D, Giant Gram 2 and Giant Gram 2000. Toukon Retsuden 4 already showed that Yuke's time was over.

But IMO the best console for wrestling games was the PS2. I had lot's of fun with Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, but also the three Square Enix games with All Star Pro Wrestling III being by far the best looking and animated Wrestling game (even to date) but this game lacked in the gameplay department. By far the best titles on the PS2 were the King of Colosseum games KoC Red/Green and especially KoC II, which to this day IMO is the best wrestling game. And again the Yuke's games (Wrestle Kingdom 1+2, which used the Day of Reckoning engine) were mediocre at best.

Too bad that in the next generation the genre pretty much died completely with only the shitty Yuke's WWE games left. Fire Pro Wrestling World is the only wrestling game worth playing since the 6th era ended

>>6869603
>Everyone knows about it. And no one takes that dud seriously
As the board has had its horizons expanded, the PSX is now a retro console and the Playstation or PS1 for short can no longer be called the PSX. There are fewer and fewer reasons to mistakenly call the PS1 and PSX other than a weirdly grudge-fueled spite at people who acknowledge there exists something else called a PSX.

The only response to this will be mental gymnastics.

>>6869879
the meaning of PSX was already well cemented by the time the PS2-based DVR which only came out in japan which nobody owns or talks about came along
there's little risk of confusion when someone says PSX
it's also not a mistake, PSX is the systems official codename, and it's referred to as such in all internal documentation of the system (all that we have, anyway), PS1 is less correct in this sense, i don't know if sony has ever used the term "PS1" (closest would be PSOne, for the remodelled, smaller PSX)

>>6869481
One of the prototypes of the Original Playstation was codenamed PSX and some magazine got an interview or look at it or something so they called it that. For some reason that name caught on even though it's stupid. It'd be like if people called the Gamecube "Dolphin" or a shortened form of that all the time or something.

>>6870268
>NES
>SNES
>SMS
>GEN
>SAT
>N64
>PCE
>TG16
>anyone want some shit called by two letters "PS"?

>>6869857
I cannot comprehend liking wrestling enough to willingly buy and/or play a single wrestling game, let alone delve head first into this pit of jabroni autism like you have. Holy shit, go play a good game you ape.

>>6870268
>One of the prototypes of the Original Playstation was codenamed PSX and some magazine got an interview or look at it or something so they called it that. For some reason that name caught on even though it's stupid. It'd be like if people called the Gamecube "Dolphin" or a shortened form of that all the time or something.
Sony used PSX in dev-tools through all life of PS1. If not journos, then it was stuck with devs.
Zoomers just need to accept that PSX is PS1 and not some stupid unreliable DVR.

I have a PS2. Should I play the original MGS2 or is Substance a better version?

>>6870303
>I cannot comprehend liking wrestling enough to willingly buy and/or play a single wrestling game, let alone delve head first into this pit of jabroni autism like you have. Holy shit, go play a good game you ape.
That's a good one, anon.
I can't comprehend how people still play sports game to this day. What a normies!

>>6869879
You are a homosexual of the highest order, this thread is for heterosexual discussion only, thank you!

>>6870306
>Zoomers just need to accept that PSX is PS1 and not some stupid unreliable DVR.
I don't think it's a zoomer problem. Less and less people refer to it by PSX by the year. It's become a very unpopular name for it and especially with /vr/ now covering the generation the actual PSX was released in, makes it even more confusing to refer to the PS1 as a nickname which becomes more and more obscure with the times. It just seems pointlessly out of touch.

>Fatal Frame
>Forbidden Siren
>Obscure
>Silent Hill
>Rule of Rose
>Haunting Ground
>Kuon
>The Suffering
>Alone in the Dark: New Nightmare
>Extermination
>Clock Tower 3
>Echo Night: Beyond
>Galerians: Ash

Man, out of all consoles, the PS2 sure had the best horror games. I used to shit my pants with the Siren series.

>>6870331
>It's become a very unpopular name for it

Because people are realizing more and more what a stupid name it is. Even back when the original Playstation was Sony's current console and the PS2 was not announced the name made no sense. I called it stupid then and I'll keep on calling it stupid now.

>>6870331
Nobody is confused by it, nobody. The DVR is such a niche topic of conversation that it mostly gets brought up in the context of some retard sperging over how "actually, the psx is a limited edition of the ps2 with dvr function"

>>6870310
Play Substance. Base game is without changes and only addons in separate menu.
Same with MGS3, but there's a choice of classic camera or a new free one.
No need to play originals.

>>6869879
>The only response to this will be mental gymnastics.
It is indeed will, although not responses but your own post already are.

I don't feel like lifting my CRT up and finding room to put it. Does PS2 look and play fine on an LCD TV?

>>6870337
>Galerians: Ash
Never heard of, why is it good?

>>6870372
Play is fine, but look - hell no, you need OSSC to fine tune it to 512x224 or it will be more blurry than Xbone games in 720p with TAA.

>>6870361
Yeah, Substance is worth it just for the VR missions alone.

This is called PSX.
It was called that by Sony in dev-tools, it was called that by media, it was called that on internet.
for irl use it was just PlayStation and it is fine.

>>6870381
That's what I feared, thanks. Text is already hard enough to read on a CRT. I don't want to imagine it even more blurry.

>>6870390
Anon, you need to start with a search for new cables than fear of getting OSSC.
Find yourself a set of nice component-cables, you can even try combo with Wii-360-PS3, they are fine ones.

>thread derailed because autismoes can't understand that different people have different names for the same thing

All we need now is for someone to bring up the Soda or Pop argument.

>>6870303
Well, that's true for the current wrestling games (or is it just "game", since there isn't any competition anymore?). Those annual updates of year old games aren't worth a single dime and especially the WWE games you would've to pay me money to actually play them. But you can say the same about essentially any current sport title btw.

But this was a different era and these japanese games had a very different style compared to most western (dudebro)-games. So currently, I haven't played a (western) wrestling game in over 15 years now. Last one indeed was "WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW" from 2004.

>>6870389
We called it PS1 IRL. By 1998 we were talking about a possible PS2 and then it turned out to be called the PS2, so PS1 stuck and it's still used online and IRL today. PSX is falling out of relevance.

>>6870442
And your proof is google graph?
Of course anyone will google it as PS1, even people who knew about PSX thing. That's just logical.

>>6870451
That's a given, people know the difference between a PSX and PS1. Idiots on /vr/ is another story entirely.

They did it lol
https://youtu.be/G9yNk30Rgv0

>>6870574
That's really impressive. Looking forward to 60fps mario 64 on the PS2 soon.

>>6870574
Cursed.

>>6870574
Btw if anyone wanna try:
https://pastebin.com/raw/KzyWLeqg

There's a guy keeping this paste updated with new builds, so just bookmark it if you don't want to compile stuff

>>6870747
That's really cool. I'll give it a go

>>6870574
Lmao ps2 niggers are so desperate to have good games.

>>6870876
(You)

Why would anyone call it PSX anyway?! Wouldn't PS make more sense?

I'm European my mind cannot fathom Burger logic.

>>6871059
People just called it Play where I live lol

>>6870337
Fatal Frame wasn't PS2 exclusive.

>>6871059
Back in the '90s, it was 10x cooler if the name had an X somewhere in it.

>>6864661
But Atari games are fun.

>>6870373
imagine resident evil but the plot is a lot more seinen anime, and instead of guns you set shit on fire and make people's heads explode with psychic powers. though the PS1 game was more horror, the PS2 game is more sci-fi early action game while keeping the horrific tones and nasty monsters and psychological fuckery.

>>6870337
I tried playing Siren once and to be honest I can't see why people talk about it so much. It's more of a suspense thing, the stories are jap tier nonsensical and the gameplay is janky as fuck

>>6871146
>imagine resident evil but the plot is a lot more seinen anime, and instead of guns you set shit on fire and make people's heads explode with psychic powers. though the PS1 game was more horror, the PS2 game is more sci-fi early action game while keeping the horrific tones and nasty monsters and psychological fuckery.
Anon, that's some bullshit I can't imagine, but I never heard of this game, but after you I went and downloaded it. Will be mine backlog game #100500.

>>6871173
just take heed that the drugs you use for the psychic powers are limited, but enemy spawns are not, so be prepared to play some evasion here and there if you ever get around to it

>>6870337
>>Fatal Frame
>>Obscure
>>Silent Hill
>>Kuon
>>The Suffering
>>Alone in the Dark: New Nightmare
didn't these get dreamcast or xbox release?

>>6871232
>didn't these get dreamcast or xbox release?
A lot of them did, but only AItD4 is worth to be played on Dreamcast. Everything else is better on PS2.

>>6871250
>but only AItD4 is worth to be played on Dreamcast.
how about on PC

>>6871260
>how about on PC
Purge the thought and never think about it again.

>Fatal Frame
Only FF3 was released on PS2.
>Silent Hill
SH2 & 3 was first released on the PS2. The Xbox did not have SH3, while PC did, and the SH2 port for Xbox was a gimped version of it.
>Kuon
Only available for PS2. This game is also a rare collectible.
The rest of the horror vidya you mentioned is cross-platform.

>>6871293
For the SH HD games, you should know why I excluded them.

>>6871293
>The rest of the horror vidya you mentioned is cross-platform.
They are, but best versions still on PS2 and there's no reason to play anywhere else.

>>6871317
I know, most of the horror games I collect are usually from the PS2. Sadly, I don't have Kuon and Haunting Ground.

>What's the lastest on GSM? Has the library of games been updated that can do 480p?

Is SCART RGB on a CRT/PVM the best way to play the PS2

if not whats the best way or devices to de interlace the system?

>>6871482
If you can deal with the lag, unironically just plug it directly into a modern TV with component. That's the best deinterlacing you're going to get without shelling out hundreds for a Framemeister. If lag is a problem, use a CRT or OSSC, interlacing looks about the same on both.

>>6871482
Aren't tons of games incompatible with RGB?

>>6871540
No? All games are compatible with RGB or component, most just don't support 480p.

>>6871482
>What's the lastest on GSM? Has the library of games been updated that can do 480p?
It can't be updated, anon. That's a problem with games themself.
You can force 480p, but game-engine may glitch and not work like it should. It may be a straight black-screen, or may be freeze soon after start, or may be pixelated look like only 1 set of "fields" are rendered.
>Is SCART RGB on a CRT/PVM the best way to play the PS2
Any CRT will do justice to PS2, choice between RGB and YPbPr should be dictated by your setup. If you have some old RGB-only consoles then switching will be a pain.
About video-quality: they are absolutely identical.
>if not whats the best way or devices to de interlace the system?
The only other non-pleb and realistic solution is OSSC.

Actually with OSSC you can bring out a more crisp picture from 480i than from 480p. All that's needed are to google list with optimal timings and setup sampling phase right. With 480p you can't do it and games looks more blurry that with 480i.
For deinterlacing there's also GBS-Control, but then you loose ability to fine tune samplerate to 512x224 res.
Don't listen about "bad flickery OSSC", that talk hugely exaggerated.

>>6871570
>Actually with OSSC you can bring out a more crisp picture from 480i than from 480p. All that's needed are to google list with optimal timings and setup sampling phase right. With 480p you can't do it and games looks more blurry that with 480i.
lol wut? You can absolutely set optimal timing with 480p, what the hell are you babbling about?

>>6871595
>lol wut? You can absolutely set optimal timing with 480p, what the hell are you babbling about?
You are free to try and get better picture out of 480p.
For instance you can try to make Tales of games to look better than optimal 480i. I couldn't.

hey every psx thread got derailed by this loser now every ps2 thread is going to as well come on guys stop replying to him and talk about games
please talk about games

>>6871906
What are you even talking about?

>>6871910
I think he's trying to say that the guy talking about PSX terminology is trying to derail Playstation related threads.

>>6868847
That's the point

>>6866217
Have you actually played this recently? The gameplay is abysmal.

>>6871482
There's also a new Retrotink with 480p pass-through capability.

S-Video or Component?

>>6872353
Yeah, but the downside is it ruins 240p.

>>6871570
I'll look into an OSSC. It's been on my radar ever since its got picked up.
Last I remember GSM was packed in with the HDD Loader I think its OPL ??? and I know some games got added onto the list.

>Any CRT will do justice to PS2, choice between RGB and YPbPr should be dictated by your setup. If you have some old RGB-only consoles then switching will be a pain.
About video-quality: they are absolutely identical.

last statement I somewhat knew but still last i brought my PS2 out on my PVM those 480i didn't look so bad. I only ask since I've been out of the PS2 scene for a while and seeing if there has been any new updates with all the retrotink and deinterlace talk going around now.

thanks for the answers!!

>>6870268
>one of the prototypes
it was the codename for the system, not the name of a particular prototype
look at literally any documentation or source code for the system, you'll find psx everywhere (and you won't find ps1)
it caught on because it was a good abbreviation, sometimes "PS" was ok, but that's a bit ambiguous as that also means postscript, so PSX it is, that and three letters tends to be desired for consistency (GMB, SMS, NES, CGB, SMD, etc)

>>6869451
Objectively inferior. Video evidence.

>>6869440
Go spend $60 on your shovelware collection because you're too stupid to figure out how to patch an iso.

>>6873594
>Objectively inferior
Yes, that's right, SMT is slower than HDD or DVD, but fast enough to be considered fully workable in comparison to USB. And your collection can live on NAS for your convenient.

Jesus Christ why are retro gamers so fucking autistic? You are even worse than PC gamers. Spend more time setting up your goddamn CRTs and composite cables than playing games.
Oh look I spent $200 on this game that I could have downloaded in 5 fucking minutes!

>>6871103
Microsoft still thinks X sounds cool.

>>6873882
We at least already have our endgame and don't need to balance between performance/quality.
Just need to get CRT and OSSC for good experience. And much lesser cables than in audio.

>>6873882
>Oh look I spent $200 on this game that I could have downloaded in 5 fucking minutes!
If I had a job i'd just spend under $100 to get the shit together to mod my actual PS2 and then put downloaded games on a HDD.

>>6873917
nowadays all you need to mod a ps2 is a memory card and a dvd-r

>>6870574
>>6870747
They just implemented audio and a frame limiter, so it's actually playable now

>>6873882
>buying PS2 games
lol what. Anyway, PCSX2 is so trash that PS2 is the only console I actually prefer playing on real hardware than dealing with this broken mess.

>>6874139
Not his point and you don't need to buy the game to play it on real hardware.

>>6874245
nigga, his point is that people waste too much time tweaking stuff and money buying overpriced games, instead of just downloading. In reality almost everyone is fine with a $5 component cable and OPL.

>>6873594
>Go spend $60 on your shovelware collection because you're too stupid to figure out how to patch an iso.
Okay.

>>6863183
currently playing Silent Hill 2, I just got to the hospital. It has been great so far but I prefer the atmosphere from the first game

>>6874774
SH2 definitely has the best story of the entire series. Atmosphere wise, it's abit less spooky than SH1, but retained most of its foggy environment.

>>6874890
I hope they finish the enhanced edition soon, I found some misplaced shadows and the audio was not in sync with the characters mouth during the first Maria encounter. It would also be neat to have an enhanced edition of SH3

>>6874927
just use PCSX2 lol

>>6874973
How about no?
Emulators is a poor people's choice.

>>6869317
>The slim can't run games off a HDD so you're stuck with the network method which is slower and introduces problems in some games
Literally faster than disc. The issues have been solved since OPL introduced modes 1 and 2.

>>6873594
>Objectively inferior. Video evidence.
Cool, post it.
>inb4 5s difference

>>6874973
If only PCSX2 wasn't a piece of turd.

>>6863374
You shut your mouth anon, this game is pure kino

>>6869317
Hm, that's funny. My PS2 is still working to this day. Perfect condition. Do people always treat their consoles like shit?

>>6875114
>My PS2 is still working to this day.
Same. I had a PS that died when the spindle snapped off though. Don't know how it happened.

>>6875105
This game seriously has fans? I'm sad for you.

>>6875328
>shit taste in games confirmed

>>6871250
>Everything else is better on PS2
Factually wrong. Most games are better played on Xbox. T. Owner of too many game consoles

>>6875438
Anon, I'm so at loss for words for your taste that I just don't know what to say. Maybe you should get checked?

>>6875512
>Factually wrong. Most games are better played on Xbox. T. Owner of too many game consoles
I, too, have every console where everything from that list was ported or got to PS2.
And no, a lot of them is better be played on PS2.
I think you want to point out The Suffering and Obscure, but they just some generic western knock-offs on true horrors - ie japanese survivor-horrors. You can have them everywhere you wish, not sure if anyone else would.

>>6875512
Well, not everything, but only ones worth a play.

>>6875629
>>6875661
Fanboys.

>>6875114
I had the PS2 since launch day, and it looks like the console has been used since the first year.
There is something special about nip hardware that makes them durable as fuck. Although, launch models had issues with the laser disk drive (which was fine if you don't care about discs, and just use the HDD). Mine still works up until today.
Xbox on the other hand had some issues with leaking clock capacitors pre-1.6 due to poor quality caps, so it is a ticking time bomb for Xbox people, unless they fixed it manually.

>>6875114
Mine does too. 90001 slim model. I've had it for almost 11 years. Playing on it right now, actually.

>>6875003
>The issues have been solved since OPL introduced modes 1 and 2.
In which cases they should be enabled?
Is it a good idea to enable them by default and only off if there's a problem?
Will I even gain anything in pair with FHDB?

>>6875662
6th gen was still a time when westerners were learning the ropes, they's games not worth wasting time.

>>6875689
>Xbox on the other hand had some issues with leaking clock capacitors pre-1.6 due to poor quality caps, so it is a ticking time bomb for Xbox people, unless they fixed it manually.
XBOX in general is a piece of shit. I've had 2 fail on me in just a few years, meanwhile my PS2 fat and slim still fine, same with my PSOne.

>>6875114
>>6875703
Lasers in mine's 30000 and x2 77000 already died.

>>6875708
OPL has a general list here
https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/page/opl-game-compatibility-list-1
this gives you an idea of games that absolutely need a mode for proper functionality.

Otherwise if your drive is just really shitty, you may need to rely on mode 1+2. I personally did a test on an FMV, comparing a chink sata adapter with the official PS2 IDE adapter and found:
>chink sata would have audio stutter unless mode 2 was enabled
>official adapter had no audio stutter even without mode 2

>>6875970
Okay, I understood that chink adapters are shit. Don't matter to me because I have official one.
What I want to know is there practical gains to just enable mode1/2 globally.

Of course, I'll go and check those list if there's ever a problem without those modes, but maybe I'll gain faster loading if I enable them everywhere.

What are more games with battle-systems where I leave everything to the AI?

>>6875114
My PS2 seems to be working internally, but the disc reading takes a couple minutes to actually register a disc in the tray before it plays perfectly fine after that. Probably could do with some cleaning the lens or something. I'm surprised it actually works after I found it under my brother's fucking Xbox 360 for several years. The real problem is now my controller's missing so all I have is an old PS1 controller and an analog PS1 con with a non-functional X button. I don't mean to treat things like shit but if it leaves my room ever, it can end up anywhere in this damn home.

>>6876067
Star Ocean? I think it had similar gameplay mechanics.

>>6876505
Finished SO4 and don't want to touch that series ever again.
I want something with a good auto-combat. I know that I won't find a second FFXII, and Tales of has a bare-minimum of it.

At least it would be good to find something without victory screens and with gameplay where I would just cruise around dungeons with AI killing everything in sight.

>>6875708
Just download the list, it generally comes with good defaults. I wouldn't enable them unless the game glitches in a FMV or something tho, you'd be getting longer load screens for no reason.

By the way, that's what they do:
>1 Accurate Reads HDD, SMB, USB
>Limit transfer rates to 2800KB/s, in blocks of 8. Callbacks will take place 5ms after completion of each command. / Closely emulates the transfer rate of the CD/DVD drive in 8-sector blocks, required by buggy games that glitch when exposed to the higher transfer rates and the synchronous nature of HDD mode. Callback Timer has been merged to MODE-1.
>2 Synchronous Reads HDD, SMB, USB
>Reading is done immediately when the request is made, rather than letting the calling thread return. / It makes OPL read data synchronously (read immediately upon receiving the request) instead of asynchronously (in the background). Some games work better with this setting, for one reason or another. -- TIP: usually fixes odd issues like audio or video glitches.

>>6877150
Just a tip, if you don't use IGR, disable mode 6 for all games. It can cause issues with some titles for no reason.

>>6876578
How about P3: FES?
Grandia lII is another good one with the auto-combat system.
Suikoden V, I believe, has it too.

Can anyone with a decent cable and a CRT take a pic of GTA SA's pause screen?

>>6864932
I really loved the ps2 and should have snatched everything up when it was going out in the late 00's. Nice collection of great titles you got there. Also, why are black peoples hands white on the inside?

>>6878117
it's the only part they wash

>>6877397
Already played both.
In P3 AI will just MAREN KAREN me.
Grandia III was an absolute trash of a game.
>Suikoden V
Shouldn't I start with 1 first?

I still have Legendia and thinking Breath of Five V or some Wild Arms.

>>6877150
>By the way, that's what they do:
Yeah, I read what they do, and they sound like should be enabled at all times, but there's no talk if that's the case.

>>6877156
IGR is a godsend.
Turn off from controller is a must-have.

>>6864932
lot of garbage ports in this image

>>6878536
>plays for some hours
>stops working
That thing is pretty unreliable desu, I just disable to avoid issues.

>>6879208
my experience is it either works with a given game or not, it doesn't randomly work or not work on the same game. so you just test it out and disable it per game.

>>6878536
>he doesn't use his phone IR to turn the system off
get on my level

>>6879236
>his PS2 has IR
>means it's a Slim
Fuck off with that shit, it's a Phats where it's at.

>>6879208
I've played a dozen of 50h+ games and never had my game freeze out of blue.
In what game it crashed for you?
Maybe you just have a bad dump from questionably source?

>>6879275

>>6879280
Late to the party Phat model. Literally lower than mine.

>>6879280
only the later ones have it built in, but yes, his statement suggesting it must be slim was wrong

>>6879278
Not the game, but IGR. Sometimes it'll just black screen instead of returning to OPL.

>>6879307
Then I don't see a need to bother with disabling it.
I mean, if the game itself not randomly bugs out then what's a problem? Just off console the old way.

>>6879315
I don't use it and better be safe than sorry. It's literally a hack and can cause some games to not behave properly when enabled. GT4 for example will have longer load screens and ocasional FMV stutter with it enabled. One of the GTA's had freezes with it too, dunno if it was III or VC.

>>6879329
I didn't have a single instance of problem after a dozen of games on my jrpg-machine2 with FHDB.

>>6879338
cool bro, then keep using it. It's not like your PS2 is gonna explode or something.

>>6879343
You should use it, too.
If IGR is a problem to the game itself, then it will glitch instantly, not after some actions.

>>6879348
I don't need it and I'd rather not deal with pic related.

>>6879359
It seems to be the most used mode to solve issues in the ps2-home compatibility list, every page has at least one or two games that requires it

>>6879280
fun fact: bemani python arcade cabinets have this model of PS2 inside and turn it on with an IR blaster.
then they don't show any audio or video for several seconds to hide that it's a PS2 in a cabinet.

I'll do your job for you, anons.
Here's some games to check out.

War of the Monsters
Airblade
Kya
Sphinx
Monster Hunter
Legend of Kay
Evil Twin
Scaler
Vexx
Ty trilogy
Fur Fighters
Dead To Rights
Mark of Kri
Rise of Kasai
Brave The Search for Spirit Dancer
Van Helsing
Red Star
Crimson Tears
Red Ninja
Okage
Genji
Onimusha games
Sonic Mega Collection
Growlanser Generations
Psyvaria
Psyvariar 2
Star Soldier
XII Stag
Horuma
Steambot Chronicles
Mana Khemia
and the list goes on...

>>6879462
All I see is a list of finely selected shovelware. And you didn't even bother to sort it alphabetically.

>>6879462
Great stuff, hard to imagine so much of this came out in such a short timespan.

>>6879462
I can't tell if the other anon is baiting, but this really is all just shovelware 2bh.

>>6879462
>Onimusha games
The only worthwhile point in the entire list.
How did you even find so many shovelware, holy shit.

>>6879709
red star is excellent, fuck you faggot

>>6879727
It's fine, but holy shit fuck it to go through a list like this.

>>6879726
>>Onimusha games
>The only worthwhile point in the entire list.
Wrong.

>>6879738
Name all the bad games and at least 5 things wrong with them

>>6879757
Majority of games from this list were a mediocre to begin with, and humans have only so many time on their hands than to waste it on 1-7/10 games from this list.

>>6879814
>0 games named
safe to say you never played any of them

>>6879826
Who cares if he has? You're not the authority on who likes what. Stop raising your blood pressure over shit that doesn't matter. lul

>>6879839
>defending someone not playing games
>defending anyone on the internet
white knight faggot

>>6879826
I know about almost all of that list and played a fair few of them. Which I played I can't say anything bad about, but not anything nice either because they were a really mediocre experiences. The ones I don't were so shit no one cared about them even then.

>>6879865
>Which I played I can't say anything bad about
thank you for conceding

>>6879462
Nice list of shovelware. Vexx and DTR are better on Xbox too.

>>6879872
I think that's equal to just saying these games were shit.

>>6879917
>muh shovelware
Anything else to say?

>>6879964
Anon, your list is so shovelware that it's just embarrassment to defend it. At least re-sort it so people can actually read it and not shit on it at quick glance. Learn how to present things.

How do you guys deal with installing ISOs to the hard drive? I've been using Winhiip, but it's inconsistent and sonetimes fucks up my games.

>>6880001
Google HDLGManClient and its console host.
5-7MiB and ~15mins to install a full 4.5GB game.

>>6880001
I just gave up entirely and now I use SMB on my fatty. Yeah, judge me but you can't beat the convenience of drag and drop.

>>6880001
winhiip never gives me trouble. what version of windows do you use? maybe 10 fucked it up.

>>6880068
It's such a pain to get HDD out and connect it to PC. Even with adapter, I never have an empty power-socket.

>>6880089
that is indeed an inconvenient thing i mostly do to install PS2 games, but i haven't had issues with the software or its installs.

>>6880098
Yeah, I didn't, too, don't know about what that anon is talking about.

>>6879974
This.
>>6879964
And for starters, take Mark Of Kri and Rise Of Kasai off of that list. They're the definition of bargain bin shovelware.

>>6880121
>And for starters, take Mark Of Kri and Rise Of Kasai off of that list. They're the definition of bargain bin shovelware.
This list feels like something a parents would buy to their kid thinking it's kid's stuff.
And kid grew up fondly remembering anything that gone his way and picked up a few obscure edgy games from internet to shake up his list.

>>6863183
currently playin radiata stories and gonna try rogue galaxy next!
I'm just emulating shit I missed out on as a teen lol

>>6880146
>currently playin radiata stories and gonna try rogue galaxy next!
I have both of them on backlog. Is the former even worth it?

>>6880149
>backlog
You're an idiot. Just play games. It's not a job.

>>6880251
I'd love to, but I have too many rpgs with 50hours+ length.

>>6880251
Having a backlog is a good way of not forgetting to play that nice game you have been waiting to forever. I just put all the games I'm interested in in a txt and just pick randomly after I beat the current one.

>>6880251
Is this your first time hearing term "backlog" or what? I can't imagine why anyone would trigger from this.

>>6880251
it's a figure of speech to describe games you plan on playing, retardo. most people that say it don't actually have a list.

>>6880424
The one who he replied to sure don't.
Anything I would like want to play I just load up into consoles on a whim.

>>6880356
>not forgetting to play that nice game you have been waiting to forever.
If you have to be reminded of it, then it wasn't a nice game.

>>6879462
Is Fur Fighters actually good? I know it originated on the dreamcast

>>6880439
>If you have to be reminded of it, then it wasn't a nice game.
You thing games takes a second or what? Normal people don't drop their current games just because they heard about something interesting.

>>6880439
Well, there are enough good games around for a lifetime. Why not select a few and put on a list?

>>6880452
Stop treating video games like an obligation, anon. Takes the fun out of them. Play what's fun. An awesome game will be remembered no matter what.

>>6880445
Ports from Dreamcast is usually a mess on PS2.
Stick to DC for them.

>>6880465
Not even him but I really don't get your argument. How's having a backlog treating games like an obligation? It's just a list you craft over time with titles you wish to play, nothing else.

>>6880465
>Stop treating video games like an obligation, anon. Takes the fun out of them. Play what's fun. An awesome game will be remembered no matter what.
Are you actually retarded, mate?
What is your point even?

>>6880470
Don't hoard games, anon. Just play them.

>>6880576
Who's talking anything about hoarding lol. I'm starting to question your mental capabilities at this point

>>6880576
How backlog leads to hoarding?

what the fuck happened to this thread

>>6880603
Mentally ill 6th geners came and spitting shit.

What are you currently playing? I'm 2 hours deep into this and nothing makes sense so far

>>6880585
You're fine. Just play the games and don't stress about "backlogs".

>>6880639
The only one stressing about backlogs ITT is you.

>>6880678
Play the game when you feel like playing the game. No need to pressure yourself with backlogs.

>>6880630
My condolences, anon. Maybe move on to a better game if you're not feeling it?

>>6880681
You're the only one stressing anything relating to backlogs. Stop being stupid.

>>6880695
Well, I'm amused at the concept of a backlog for video games. I started pondering right now about how someone could even live that way. It's funny. Like you're talking about a chore you need to do.

>>6880686
Funnily enough I moved from Haunting Ground lol. But I'm enjoying it, the story so far is just... weird. Maybe it'll make more sense later.

>>6880701
let me guess, you own the latest console and always play the latest games

>>6880701
It's not a chore. It's literally just a list of games that you think look interesting and want to play at some point. Why is this so difficult for you to understand?

>>6880707
How he sounds it's like he's not even finishing them.

>>6880701
nigga, you are probably trolling, but a backlog is a just a list of stuff you think that might be worth trying. it's not a to do list that you absolutely have to follow.

>>6880728
No, I get it. You like to be organized. Good for you. Have fun with your backlog, anon. Hope you get around to finishing it some day.

>>6880741
Holy shit, how can anyone be this stupid.
Anons, I just can't, this is too much.

>>6880741
>trying to sound condescending when you cannot even comprehend a simple concept

>>6880746
It's just video games, anon.

>>6880749
>>trying to sound condescending
Not at all, fren. I just said I hope you finish your backlog.

>>6880761
I don't have one

>>6880775
Don't break his mind, anon.

>>6880775
Oh, never mind, then.

>>6880761
Not him, but game backlogs aren't really meant to be "finished". You play whatever you want, the list is just to remind yourself of titles you don't want to forget about. It's a simple concept that you're taking way too seriously.

>>6880782
>It's a simple concept that you're taking way too seriously.
Not at all. I find the concept pretty funny. But not in a "haha ur stupid" way.

>>6880784
Homework from school you find pretty funny, too?

>>6880630
This is in my backlog of horrors! >>6880251
>>6880686
Oh, and this... was an average RE-clone when I finished it recently.
But back in the day it scared me shitless, now's not so much. And it still impressive visually.

>>6880817
Hey hey, this anon has a backlog too. Funny how both of those games have a girl with her dog, huh? I kinda thought they were in the same series or something, especially since people usually bring up both at the same time. At least every time I've heard or seen them mentioned.

>>6880826
Well, not really.
Haunting Ground is Clock Tower 4, actually.
Similars with Rule of Rose is just accidental.

007: NightFire
Area 51
Ace Combats
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Batman Begins
Battle Engine Aquila
Black
Bleach: Blade Battlers
BloodRaynes
Brother in Arms
Bully
Burnouts
Castlevanias LoI/CoD
Chaos Legion
Cold Fear
Contra and Neo Contra
Crash Twinsanity
DMCs
Fatal Frames
Fahrenheit
FFX/XII
God of Wars
GTs 3/4
GTAs
Grandias
Harry Potters
Haunting Ground
Hitmans
Jaks
LoTRs 2/3
MGSs
Mortal Kombats and Shaolin Monks
NFSs and Juiceds and Midnight Clubs
Onimushas and 4
Prince of Persias
Psi-Ops
Ratchets
Resident Evils CVX and 4
Samurai and Dinasty Warriors
Shadow of the Colossus
SMTs 3, DDSs, Personas, Raidous
SoulCaliburs II/III
Spider-Mans 2/Ultimate
Star Wars Episode III
TimeSplitters
Tekkens TTT/4/5
Yakuzas 1/2

>>6881000
>GTs 3/4
>Jaks
>Ratchets
>Samurai and Dinasty Warriors
>SoulCaliburs II/III
>TimeSplitters
>Tekkens TTT/4/5
Nice picks. Also, checked.

>>6881000
>007: NightFire
>Area 51
>Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
>Black
>BloodRaynes
>Brother in Arms
>Burnouts
>Cold Fear
>Crash Twinsanity
>Fatal Frames
>Fahrenheit
>GTAs
>Harry Potters
>LoTRs 2/3
>Mortal Kombats and Shaolin Monks
>NFSs and Juiceds and Midnight Clubs
>Onimusha
>Prince of Persias
>Psi-Ops
>Samurai and Dinasty Warriors
>SoulCalibur II
>Spider-Mans 2/Ultimate
>TimeSplitters
All better on Xbox.
>Grandia II
Better on Dreamcast

>>6881043
>All better on Xbox.
Shit controller.
>Better on Dreamcast
Yes, that's where I actually played it and included here just for mass.

>>6881049
>Shit controller.
Girl hands detected.

>>6881056
>Girl hands detected.
I meant Controller S.
Don't have Duke, but his face-buttons placement looks nice.

The ps2 looks like shit on my tv even though the games are good. How do you get the best image? everything is jaggy as hell. Almost to the point it makes me mad to look at. I can except this from a n64 or something but the gamecube and the xbox look much smoother.

>>6881195
Then play Xbox and Gamecube.

>>6881195
The answer is: mismatch of pixels size.
PS2's games use 512x448 resolution and your TV expands them to 640x480 and upscales for boot.
Also, there's no phase correction.

With OSSC you can fine tune signal and get perfect size for 512x448 res and correct phase.

>>6881043
>GTAs
>when SA exists
lol

>>6881195
Let me guess, modern TV and composite cable?

>>6881283
The best way would be to play them in release order and ignore -Citys games.
It was literally mind-blowing to play something like GTAIII in 2002.

>>6881293
what

>>6881293
I hope you at least meant Stories instead of "Citys".

>>6881296
>what
I say it's best to play them in order. Not only SA.
>>6881306
>I hope you at least meant Stories instead of "Citys".
Oh, right, Stories.

>>6881293
But LCS & VCS are good.

>>6870402
only an absolute fool would call it pop.

>>6881317
Shovelwares from PSP.

>>6881328
They're still good.

>>6881339
They're mediocre.

>>6881289
yeah. most people arent going to know about or arent going to spend the money on special cables to make retro games look better. That is a super niche thing. Im open to doing it though. Im on the fence about emulation to just go around it but prefer original hardware. wanted to ask what you guys think is the most practical solution.

>>6881343
I don't really see how.

>>6881243
ive never heard of that before during any ps2 conversation. it isnt just as simple as completely missing anti-aliasing?

It really sucks, in any scene with grass or trees against the skyline, really anything with thin objects, it just looks like they didnt even try to make it look presentable. i have put up with this for like a decade and am tired of it and wanted to get a better idea of why it looks so garbage and what can be done if anything.

>>6881351
They're a very obsolete games for a year of their release. All of the novelty of GTAIII long time gone.

>>6881226
i do, its the only generation where someone should have all 3 consoles.
*farts on you*

>>6881365
Imagine the smell

>>6881363
I played them for the first time years after they were released and I enjoyed them.

>>6881391
I'm happy for you, anon.

>>6881315
That's not what I mean. The PS2 version of GTA SA is better than the Xbox version.

>>6863330
What's Battle Gear 3?

>>6881346
Cheap component cables are like $5, and even thought they are bad they are still much better than the standard composite. CRT is a must for anything 6th gen and before, unless you are willing to spend money on something like an OSSC, but yet it still won't look as good as a CRT. About emulation, PCSX2 sucks, but if the game you want to play works there without too many issues, then go for it.

Anyone tried the DS3 bluetooth thing on OPL? Does it work well?

>>6871173
It's great, I rented it from blockbuster once.

>>6881598
Mine 15yo BT dongle worked with fake DS3 instantly.

>>6881624
How's the controller, does it work fine in game? Are buttons pressure sensitive? What about rumble?

>>6881635
Works as it should.
I haven't played anything where I could test pressure and my fake is pretty unreliable and lost connection after an hour. Rumble works.

>>6881643
Nice, I think I have to get one then

>>6870442
>autistic zoomer pretending anyone except people looking for an excuse to post ackchyually on 4chan would be confused by calling the playstation the psx
Why tho?

>>6881598
>>6881624
wtf, didn't know about this. I don't have a dongle but USB worked fine, now I'm playing GT4 with triggers lol

>>6864932
Give'em back.

>>6879286
These work on the PS2 models that have the IR sensor buit in, without the need of the dongle that comes with this remote.

>>6882363
yes, i posted that picture, as the fact the ir dongle exists is evidence that not all ps2's have a built in ir sensor, otherwise why would sony make such a dongle?

>>6879431
if they're making a custom controller anyway, why not just make the controller act like an ir receiver dongle and send the power on command from there?

>>6881675
>>6882107
Well, it works, but there's a catch.
Can't comment about official DS3, but if fake ones lose connection you can't just plug DS2 or whatever in slot-1 and continue. You'll be forced to reboot and lose all progress.

>>6882937
I played GT4 for like an hour with a cable and had no issues, hope that's just a bluetooth/fake thing.

>>6882968
Cable is reliable, I'm not talking about it.

>>6869631
Bullshit, I was calling it the ps1 the moment the ps2 was announced. I've only seen psx used on boards like this

>>6879865
>sphinx
>bad
Legit underrated

>>6882395
the game input goes over USB, would've been extra hardware used for one thing

>>6863183
>the best console ever made.
Has no good games though. Everything is either a shitty port or a dull RPG.

>>6884519
go seethe elsewhere, xtard

>>6884501
Arguably don't matter because this is a jrpg-machine.

I swear PS2 composite output is worse than N64's

>>6885212
whoa, so this is what soulless vs soul looks like

>>6885212
Didn't notice the difference before zooming out. Composite truly is a crime against humanity.

>>6885223
whoa, so this is what blindness looks like

What are the options for loading ISOs onto an internal HDD of your PS2? AFAIK USB/FTP are slow, but is there a way I can plug the PS2's internal to my PC and write games onto it in a way PS2 will be able to read?

>>6885801
Just get a SATA/IDE to USB adapter, just make sure it's something like USB 3.0, should transfer a full 4gb game over in like 2-3 minutes.

>>6885731
whoa, so this is what cope looks like

>>6885801
WinHIIP

>>6885820
Does any adapter work? And I have no qualms about plugging the SATA drive into my computer. It's asking much but if you know a good model adapter on aliexpres or something, please share.

>>6885838
I'll try to look into it.

>>6885854
Any adapter should work as long as it has a separate power plug.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MYU0EAU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is the one I personally use, have had it for 2 years, hasn't given me any issues yet. UGREEN SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter.

>>6885826
yes, your post is exactly what cope looks like

Can't you just format the internal HDD to NTFS and run stuff from there through OPL like you would with USB? That's gay.

>>6886025
whoa, so this is what seethe looks like

>>6886039
Okay now one of you has to say "dilate" to complete the trifecta.

>>6886039
dilate

>>6885882
thanks anon

but is it even needed? What's preventing me from just plugging in the drive via SATA to my PC and building the drive up that way?

How big of a sata drive can I have inside a phat PS2 without issues? Do drives bigger than a certain size have issues seeing the whole drive?

Can technical illiterate people kindly fuck off to google? /vr/ isn't your support forum.

>>6886325
Agreed. It's like this idiot doesn't know how to use a search engine.

>>6886325
OP >>6863183 needs to include links to guides from ps2-home forums or something to turn away the technical questions.

>>6875114
>buy console
>never use it
>haha mine is in perfect condition haha how do you guys keep having the lasers fail haha just like take better care of your console haha
Truly the hottest of takes.

>>6886467
Don't just sit there and be an ideas guy. Put up or shut up.

Just compiled the Mario 64 port and looks like it's basically perfect now, here's a build for you fags
https://gofile.io/d/KpSDna

>>6886467
Why would I include some links for idiots in the next OP?

>>6886706
So they stop asking retarded questions? That's basically how generals work everywhere

>>6886721
This isn't a support service. And you can be sure that those questions won't stop.

>>6886683
Tested on real hardware?

>>6886683
>>6886823
I'll give it a look. Last version I tried had white text boxes and some messed up textures. Gimme a minute to fire up my SMB server and try it.

>>6886842
This version is MUCH better. Most of the graphic issues are gone but there are some minor ones remaining. Bob-omb explosions aren't rendered correctly and there some rather odd interlacing issue occuring. Not sure how to explain it. There's also some minor performance hitches when saving and I think the file select menu was running too fast. Other than that, game runs fine. Kinda wish there was a 480p mode.

>>6886889
Here's an example of the interlacing issue. You can also see it when during the first dialog box and when you first go into Bob-omb Battlefield.

>>6886889
>>6886895
>>6886683
It's even got a custom save model.

>>6886823
Yes

>>6886895
That's nothing related to interlacing, but the dev is working on fixing it. Just the PS2 hardware being weird

>>6886906
Where's the PS2?

>>6886915
what do you mean

>>6886919
In the picture. It's just a dark room with Mario 64 on a CRT.

>>6886926
running on a PS2

>>6886926
You can tell just by looking at it that it's too sharp to be an N64.

>>6863330
I got GT3 when I was 15. Played almost everyday for about a year. When I got my license you could tell I played far too many racing games

>>6886946
does it look like a N64 now

>>6886914
Yeah looks more like a vertical sync issue. I notice a drop in performance when it occurs.

>>6886974
yep

>>6882391
>otherwise why would sony make such a dongle?
For those who want to have fun on their PS1s, I guess.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYY-yPlzTYc

This is an underrated gem right here

>>6875730
my ps2 disc drive went out in 2002

>>6887157
guess that makes sense, hadn't considered if that'd work, though

>was moving shit around in my room
>somehow i knocked my small toshiba CRT over and it fell on the dualshock 2s cord
>nearly severed it somehow, and the glass on the tv broke
>the only other controller i own is a shitty wireless one i ordered with my chink component cables
>was going to play ape escape 3 tonight, even burned the undub version to a dvd
Just fucking kill me. Where do i even find another dualshock 2 that i won't have to open up to clean/fix?

>>6887570
Just buy the cheapest piece of shit you find and replace the cable.

What are the best retro collections for the PS,2?

>>6887708
All the PS2 library is retro.

>>6887708
some of the sega ages releases. Most collections during that gen were weird conversions with a lot of issues and a lack of care put into them. Sega Rally is phenomenal on PS2 however.

>>6887708
Taito legends 2 has kiki kaikai arcade in english.

>>6887719
elevator action 2 as well, but unfortunate input latency.

>1 poster

>>6887708
the ones that output 240p

>>6870310
Just finished MGS2 last night. Had some really good time with the Tanker chapter, especially with the Metal Rays on hard difficulty.
Now to move onto MGS3.

>>6889153
It's pretty long, huh.
Was under impression there's only 10h of content or less.

>>6889352
It's around 14-15 hours if you do extras like collecting dogtags and getting weapons, etc... Most of the cutscenes and cinematics are long including the codecs.

>>6889382
I love and finished MGS2 a few times, but never bothered to "100%" it. Only played it for story on normal.
How much extra content is there? Not counting virtual ops or skating.

>>6889417
I believe in order to get 100% on MGS2:
Collecting all dogtags in both Tanker and Plant chapters.
Finish all chapters and missions.

Getting the Big Boss rank in extreme mode is a pain in the ass, if you're going for NG, since the criteria is very strict.

>>6889843
I'd be content with just collectibles.
Does this game have some fun secret weapons?

>>6889859
There's no secret weapons per se, but you can unlock certain accessories that makes you have infinite ammo like Snake's bandana and the brown wig for Raiden. This is done after collecting a certain amount of dogtags.

>>6863183

It was around the time Tekken 4 came out I think. Bought a Modded ps2 and downloaded all games on release day and even before via torrents. I wasted my time at university with my ps2. Loved it. So many great games. Too many to list.

>>6889979
I wished they did a sequel to Stranger's Wrath. I'm not too fond of the new game coming out.

>>6863183
>Year 2003
>Everyone and their mothers have a PS2
>Games were only $3 where i lived
>For some stupid reason i never bought one
Goddamn, i curse my young me every day. If only i had been more of a gaming nerd my childhood would have been even better than it already was. Just imagining of all the gaming experiences i missed out like God Of War, Lego Star Wars, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, GTA, Resident Evil, etc makes my blood boil. I could have bought at least 10 games every weekend back then. Hopefully, the me from another timeline was wiser

How do you guys emulate PS2 games? RetroArch comes with a emulator (Play!) But I have yet to get it to work. Want to download something else but don't know whats good.

>>6891343
PCSX2 is the best we got right now. You'll need a really good pc tho.

>>6891343
Play, as noble an effort as it is, fucking SUCKS. I look forward to the day something better than PCSX2 comes but it ain't today. Just be ready to check the PCSX2 wiki because just about everything needs to be fucked with a little bit, but most everything will work one way or another.

>>6889932
Oh, I already knew about them, thought maybe there's something else.

>>6891343
We don't.
There's only PCSX2 and it's only good to check some silly technical things.