Playing Imports on a PSX

[timwonnacott]

Ive got a few PSX imports that I want to play but my PS2 wont run them. Are their any online shops where I can buy a PSX that will run imports?

I vaguely remember someone mentioning a site on the old GM site but I didnt write it down at the time.

[K1ngarth3r]

You can either have you're PS2 modded to play import games (PS1 included I think)

Or you can pick up a modded PS1 from a car boot or somewhere similar to Console Passion

If you google mrmonkey I believe he might have a guide on how to mod it yourself if you wanted to.

[Exoddus]

Just soft-mod your PS2. Depending on whether you have a slim or a fat PS2 decides how you go about soft-modding your PS2. I've got a fat and a slim PS2 and I've soft-modded both. Both can now play copied PS1 games by simply disc swapping.

To play copied PS2 games on a PS2. I use a hacked memory card with Free McBoot on it.

[Exoddus]

Hacking a PS2 memory card isn't easy though. If anyone wants a hacked PS2 memory card so they can play copied PS2 games. They can post me their memory card and I can hack it for them. I've only done it once though but I still have the disc somewhere and should be able to get it to boot off my hacked memory card.

I mostly use my PS2 now. As an AVI player. The hacked memory card can play AVI's from a USB pen, using the Simple Media Player software that's on the memory card (handy for watching Games Master!)

You can also run emulators and other tools off it.

[K1ngarth3r]

Great info their matey...

I looked into soft modding the ps2 after you posted this and looks like it might be worth while - Would be good to play some of the import games I have on the system.

[timwonnacott]

You can either have you're PS2 modded to play import games (PS1 included I think)

Or you can pick up a modded PS1 from a car boot or somewhere similar to Console Passion

If you google mrmonkey I believe he might have a guide on how to mod it yourself if you wanted to.

Console Passion doesnt have them for sale. All I could find was just info and a blank page on the console sections.