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PS2 Appreciation & Celebration Thread, long live the King!
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NormalFish
Banned
Man, another person with a ps2 and no ps3. Glad I'm not alone.
Unrelated: I have been messing with framemeister settings for ps2 games and I honk I'm pretty close to optimal settings. I'd be willing to share them with folks once they're finalized if there are many people using a fm with their ps2.
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
I'd love to see, though FM settings can vary from TV to TV. I have one setting for my ps2, DC, and Xbox, but kinda wish the thing allowed for multiple presets.
The newest firmware update does! It also allows loading/saving presets onto the micro SD so you can share your settings that way.
http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/xrgb-mini_download.htm
NormalFish
Banned
New firmware allows for presets. That how I would share them
check out the Retro Gaming Done Right thread. couple pages back is links.New firmware allows for presets. That how I would share them
FWIW I'm definitely interested in your 480i settings, they can be trickier than the 240p. Are you using component or RGB out of the PS2?
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
New firmware allows for presets. That how I would share them
whoooaaa.
welp, here's to a weekend of fucking around with the new stuff.
NormalFish
Banned
I'm using component out. Need to pick up a Sync-on-Luma cable for good IQ out of PS2 before I can use RGB. I can look in to 480i a bit more. Haven't really fleshed that setting out a whole lot.
**I should add that 480i/480p settings are at a bit of a premium due to it not being the framemeister's forte, and many of the people who invest in to this tech being focused on 240p systems. And even with the best settings, 480i/480p games still don't look as clean as some might hope. Kind of a tough spot, which is why I was offering my settings. I've done a hell of a lot of reading up on this and I still don't have a full clue on what's best, so hopefully I can cut down on what those who are less patience have to deal with.
Yup. New firmware is actually pretty great. New features and things are better organized than before.
NormalFish
Banned
Crossposting from the Retro Gaming Done Right! Thread:
Going to be posting the rest exclusively in that thread so check it out if you're interested. It's a great thread, regardless, so folks should give it a peek.
**Oh, and sorry for the double post. Wanted to bump this for the folks who had asked.
Going to be posting the rest exclusively in that thread so check it out if you're interested. It's a great thread, regardless, so folks should give it a peek.
**Oh, and sorry for the double post. Wanted to bump this for the folks who had asked.
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
so this is a FMV rail shooter interspersed with tank control style third-person sections (with just photos/video for backgrounds) in which you unlock videos of the actresses going bowling and shit. discuss.
Sounds weird, just like a typical Taito game.
so this is a FMV rail shooter interspersed with tank control style third-person sections (with just photos/video for backgrounds) in which you unlock videos of the actresses going bowling and shit. discuss.
IrishNinja
Member
Taito Legends 3 pls
GloriousBagel
Banned
Just bought a PS2 slim at Book Off for 45 bucks in great condition, bought it to play all of the MegaTen games I missed 
NormalFish
Banned
Just bought a PS2 slim at Book Off for 45 bucks in great condition, bought it to play all of the MegaTen games I missed
I believe all of them have gotten reprints recently so the MegaTen games are cheap. Jump on it.
Oh, and the reprints are a bit lower quality. Pretty sure they're not bootlegs, though.
IrishNinja
Member
lower quality how? missing some extras or?
NormalFish
Banned
I think I'll take pictures though I'm not sure how well it will show up on film. The boxes are lower quality and the front covers are printed on thinner paper. the boxes are the real thing that bug me since the quality drop is obvious. I've been exchanging them with spare cases I have lying around.
Got photos. think it's clear which is the original. the other one has much sharper edges (couldn't quite get a picture) that feel like a cheap mold.
**Man, these photos suck. ***Okay, that's better.
GloriousBagel
Banned
Yeah, all of them are 15 dollars on Amazon and are fulfilled by them so I'm pretty sure they're legit.
I'm going to buy all of the games haha
TheSadRanger
Banned
^ Speaking of Amazon, I'm starting to get pissed off at sellers for not detailing if a disc has been through a buffer machine or not. I can't tell you how many times I've ordered something with "zero scratches" only for it to arrive and have that stupid buffer ring in the center.
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
those cases without the card holder or pushy thing in the middle popped up around the end of the PS2's life and they are definitely more flimsy. I haven't seen them with the cut out plastic though, that's new to me.
yeah i hate when I get a cheaply buffed disc. there are machines these days that are so good that you can't tell the difference between buffed and brand new.
sixteen-bit
Member
so this is a FMV rail shooter interspersed with tank control style third-person sections (with just photos/video for backgrounds) in which you unlock videos of the actresses going bowling and shit. discuss.
Wow this sounds like something from a different era. From the then contemporaneous PS2, I mean.
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
it's like an evolved Sega CD game. That doesn't make it good (it's a very bland game), but it is evolved, that's for sure.
The FMV video quality is actually kind of amazing.
I bought Sega Ages Vol. 20 and it came with a little envelope. Not knowing what was in it, I opened it and it was pieces of film to make 3d glasses. The adhesive for the envelope fucked them up as I tried to put them back fml
Also- disappointed to find that Space Harrier doesn't work with the PS2 saturn controller.
Edit- nm I'm wrong
Also- disappointed to find that Space Harrier doesn't work with the PS2 saturn controller.
Edit- nm I'm wrong
IrishNinja
Member
so, Akira Psycho Ball exists...learn somethin new everyday, cheers CGR
sixteen-bit
Member
Don't get too excited. Kaze fell the fuck off.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Yeah, the Akira pinball game is NOT something to get excited about. And this is coming from someone who loves both Akira and stupid things.
IrishNinja
Member
...oh
well that necronomicon one for saturn looked neat anyway
well that necronomicon one for saturn looked neat anyway
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
fuck it, i'm playing it anyway. The more you call it shit, the more I want to play it!
Not out of spite, i just like seeing games that seem shit in a special way.
Not out of spite, i just like seeing games that seem shit in a special way.
test_account
XP-39C²
Today i got two original PS2 controllers at a flea market. When i get home to test them, the PS2 goes kinda crazy. For example, i tried Raiden 3, and when the controllers are plugged in, the PS2 acts like i'm pressing random buttons on the controllers, but i'm not touching the controller. Does anyone know if there is a fix for this?
What i find strange is that when i tried my two controllers that only i've owned, one of those controllers have the same issue. The reason why i find this strange is because it worked perfectly fine before. I havnt used my PS2 in years though, so its shouldnt be a wear-and-tear issue. Could it be some corrosion thing or something that happends with some PS2 controllers?
My other controller works fine however, which makes me think that the problem lies with the controllers themself and not with the PS2 itself.
What i find strange is that when i tried my two controllers that only i've owned, one of those controllers have the same issue. The reason why i find this strange is because it worked perfectly fine before. I havnt used my PS2 in years though, so its shouldnt be a wear-and-tear issue. Could it be some corrosion thing or something that happends with some PS2 controllers?
My other controller works fine however, which makes me think that the problem lies with the controllers themself and not with the PS2 itself.
Haiiro Husky
Member
This happened to me the other day with one of my controllers. I opened all of them up to clean them because some where not registering certain button presses as cleanly so I decided to do some maintenance on them by wiping clean the contacts. I opened my 4 and only one of them acted this way after the cleanings. Just like yours, all the buttons seem to be being pressed at once. Proceeded to open it again and clean it and wipe the contacts of dust in case something was stuck. I put it back together and still it was the same. Did it several times and it seemed to be a bit better but still not in proper working order. So I have no idea either whats up but all my other ones are in perfect working order. :/
test_account
XP-39C²
That sucks
I tried to search a bit on Google as well, and it seems that others have had the same controller issue. I havnt found any solution yet, but i would assume that something have happened with the components inside the PS2 controllers.
Have you played the Viewtiful Joe games?
PS2 and the whole 6th generation is probably the only generation which is still relevant as of today (FFX remaster on PS4). I mean, the vast majority of those games are perfectly enjoyable and playable (comparing to the blocky 3D mess that the majority of gen5 games were) and we are well into the 8th gen of consoles.
Tekken 5
Gran Turismo 3-4
All the Rachets
All the Jaks
SOTC and Ico, GOW series, DMC 1-3
Games that really holding up even in 2015 and are still perfectly enjoyable.
Probably the true golden era of gaming that won't EVER be replicated again. (Lack of budget, high development costs, shortage of creativity, fall of JP devs, rise of mobile gaming).
The only thing that i WON'T miss from that gen is the cheap and horrible PAL conversion of many titles.
Tekken 5
Gran Turismo 3-4
All the Rachets
All the Jaks
SOTC and Ico, GOW series, DMC 1-3
Games that really holding up even in 2015 and are still perfectly enjoyable.
Probably the true golden era of gaming that won't EVER be replicated again. (Lack of budget, high development costs, shortage of creativity, fall of JP devs, rise of mobile gaming).
The only thing that i WON'T miss from that gen is the cheap and horrible PAL conversion of many titles.
I haven't played Vampire Night in many years so can't remember but I think it's more like Time Crisis. But the other two games have you moving around like an FPS.
Dino Stalker is the secret best Dino Crisis.
I have played a bit of the first one, but they're a bit more beat-'em-up-y for my liking. Thank you for the recommendation, though!
PumpkinSpice
Banned
The licensed one made by Katana? This thing:
I had one a few years ago. Uh sorry to say but it's kinda shit. The buttons feel like they have sandpaper on the side, the d-pad is terribad, the analogs feel really loose, and my right analog actually broke while I was playing FF12. I think the shoulder buttons were pretty bad as well.
You'd think since they were licensed that they could have copied Sony's mold for the DS2 but I guess not.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Looks more official then that, like identical
Exactly that but black.
I have a feeling its fake.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
I thought so, as long as it's identical to the real DS2 and feels good I'm ok with it.
They must been going for some time as I remember them during the PS2 era but they was more expensive.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
sixteen-bit
Member
I really don't like the d-pad on the Logitech and the shoulder buttons are ass tbh.
Haiiro Husky
Member
Wow I haven't seen these wireless official-looking knockoffs. Is the wireless good on these? I may have to pick one up if they are pretty good.
Palom
Member
I bought one of those $9-10 knock-off controllers from eBay. It's okay. The face buttons are fine, and the analog sticks feel nice, but the d-pad feels mushy, and the shoulder buttons feel like they have a small amount of excess plastic that gets in the way when pressed. Also, the receiver mold is a bit large and difficult to fit in the controller port. Whenever I plug something into the USB port, the controller loses signal, and I have to unplug the receiver. Also, on ocassion, when I start my PS2, the left stick kind of drifts, but corrects itself quickly.
The Logitech controllers are too expensive for me (around $30 with receiver), but the knock-offs are serviceable, especially since I mostly play RPGs. I may take it apart and see if I can swap the d-pad from an old DS3 I have, and maybe file down the L2/R2 buttons so they don't scrape, then it would be fine.
The Logitech controllers are too expensive for me (around $30 with receiver), but the knock-offs are serviceable, especially since I mostly play RPGs. I may take it apart and see if I can swap the d-pad from an old DS3 I have, and maybe file down the L2/R2 buttons so they don't scrape, then it would be fine.