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/vr/ - Retro Games

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Anyone here own a PSX?

What's a good price for one that works completely fine. No read issues at all.

Do I have any chance of getting that dream?

How much of a nightmare are they? Do you trust yours to work/ use it as your goto system for related games?

Thanks!

>> No.4449771

I own about 15 consoles and the PSX is the only thing that's ever failed on me.

>> No.4449786

>>4449743
PC emulation + PS4 Controller or PSP emulation don't have any read errors.

>> No.4449792

>>4449771
What went wrong?

Man the only fucking collectible thing I want and its one of the hardest things apparently

>> No.4449856

>>4449786
wat

>> No.4449882

what are the main issues this thing has? how can you improve its longevity?

it has problems with overheating so could you just take off its covering if its in use?

>> No.4449883

>>4449856
What he said, the laser on the Playstation is renowned for being extremely finnicky.

>> No.4449943

>>4449856
PS1 emulation is near perfect on PC and PSP

>> No.4449945

>>4449883
>>4449943

I uh

>> No.4449952

>>4449945
Retarded? Yes you are.

>> No.4449961

>>4449743
Yes. Not retro. You have no "chance of getting that dream" or any other dream that requires basic mental/language skills.

>> No.4449980

>>4449961
What's wrong with either of those skills? Not entirely sure where you were attempting to go there

I'd really love to be pointed in any place where I could discuss this thing. It's in the weird cusp where nobody talks about it but /vr/ goes rules crazy on you.

>> No.4450026

>>4449980
Just go back where you came from. The world will be a better place.

>> No.4450081

>>4449743
I pick up PS systems from flea markets all the time and they are dirt cheap usually, though I am not from USA so I don't know how is the situation over there.

The sellers usually don't know if it works or not since the cables are usually missing, so I haggle over it pointing out that it might not work at all to get it cheaper. This usually pays off, all six PS1 consoles I've found on flea markets power on, 3 of them play the games, one needs a new lens and I think the other two needs a new disc spining drive. The total I've spent for 6 consoles, half a dozen controllers, the cables and a complete box was around $18 when converted. If you have thrift stores near where you live or have garage sales, be on the look out for them. You may never know what you can find.

>> No.4450116

>>4449743
The drive motor that moves the laser back and forth is known for wearing out and forcing the user to prop the system up on it's side and other such nonsense

>> No.4450131

>>4449961
>A console from LITERALLY WHEN THE MEGA DRIVE WAS STILL GETTING FIRST PARTY GAMES isn't retro

Are you even fucking trying?

>> No.4450171

>>4450131
I don't make the rules. Nothing personal kiddo.

>> No.4450306 [DELETED] 

>>4449943
(((Near))) perfect. Stop trying to lead people astray with your fake Hebrew reproductions of genuine gaming experiences.

>> No.4450370

You buy a ps2 slim. Don't know why anyone still buys ps1s. You can get a slim for $30 with cables and controller. Lotta NEET bucks, I know, but worth it.

>> No.4450382

>>4449743
The first models of PSX were known to be unreliable, even back then in the 90s. Those made in the late 90s are more solid.

Or you could buy a PS2 as suggested above.

What games do you want to play senpai?

>> No.4450616

>>4450382
>>4450370
Oh,what?

I'm not trying to buy a ps1

>> No.4450629
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4450629

>>4450616
Knock that shit off.

>> No.4450630

>>4450629
What? I didn't realize that's what everyone was talking about

>> No.4450635

>>4449743
all four of my ps1s failed and i just use a ps2 instead, fuck i bought a brand new ps2 slim a couple years ago for $150

>> No.4450640
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>>4450616
So you want this?

>> No.4450643

>>4450640
Yeah, sorry

>> No.4450694

>>4450643
Technically not /vr/
Any particular reason you want it over the ps2?

>> No.4450701

>>4450694
I think it's really cool

>> No.4450721

>>4450701
Well that's going to trump all practical reasons not to get it.

So get it and roll with the issues that may surface. But for the practical use of playing games the standard ps2 is way more serviceable

>> No.4450726

>>4450721
I just wanted to know more about this issues and how to mitigate them and preemptively fix them

>> No.4450736

>>4449743
>anyone here own a PSX
Nope.
>price
I'd say 20 to 30 bucks. I got mine from a game store 2 or 3 years ago from a game store and it works great.
>nightmare
I use mine all the time. The only downside is unofficial memory cards can wipe your data without explanation.
>Goto system
I'm starting to use my PS2 more for PSX games due to the PS2 having component out, giving games a better video signal.

>> No.4450742

>>4450630
NOT RETRO

>> No.4450747

>>4450742
It's absurd if you think I could talk about this anywhere else

>> No.4450750

>>4450736
Op is refering to "THE"psx. Not the cool nick name people use instead "PlayStation"

PSX was a ps2 with dvr. See >>4450640 the pic

>> No.4450774

$20 if it has all the hookups. Honestly with them being emulated on psp, ps2 and fat ps3, there's not much desire for them.

Get a "slim" model as they have less laser issues overall.

Be sure to test before you buy if you can.

>> No.4450782

>>4449882

Usually "covering" is designed to channel airflow properly. If you take it off, it may fuck that aspect up.

>> No.4450787

>>4450643

According to ecelebs, it's fucking junk. Only good for a collector who likes to look at consoles and not play them.

>> No.4450819

>>4450782
>>4450787

Man I love the ps2 and this thing is kind of its capstone sendoff

It came from wanting a NTSC-J ps2 and then I found out about this stuff and now for a long time I've been trying to look for a good one and save up money

>> No.4450976

JUNK

>> No.4451024

>>4450782

>take out the top half of its outer shell
>point a fan directly at it

What about that anon

>> No.4451354

>>4450630
>>4450643
>>4450701
Didn't I just tell you to stop bollocking about?

>> No.4451408

>>4451354
I don't know what that means

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4451820

if i were to just hack it and load the games off something else I guess it doesnt matter whether or not the disk thing breaks

does the thing have any other issues?

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4454239

An entire thread of hipsters, having spent years using "PSX" to refer to the original Playstation in order to seem cool to other hipsters, are now confused by the fact that the OP is referring to the actual PSX and not the PS1's development name.

>> No.4454810

>>4454239
You have it the wrong way around idiot, it's the hipsters that autistically defend that the only 'true' use of the term PSX is referring to the PS2/PVR device.

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4454835

>>4449743
I dont own one but I have read they are prone to overheating issues similar to fatty PS3 where the heat melts the solder on the board and cause various failures and hardware recognition errors.

>> No.4454839

>>4451408
He's British, it means that he has to go blow his dad and then not brush his teeth.

>> No.4455045

>>4450747
That is true. Despite the rules /vr/ is kinda a haven for obscure shit. I wish i could talk about the ngage here, that had some great games. Not many games released for it, but most were great and remakes. Best thps and tomb raider remakes ever.