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 Posted: Mon, 18th May 2009 15:04 Post subject: [PS2] Best PS2 Modding? |
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Hi
A workmate has recently bought a PS2 and has asked me about modding. Now, not having used one for ages I could not give him up to date advice, so can you lads help me out? I know there are plenty of PS2 threads but most are pretty dated now.
1.Are they soft-moddable ? Or is a chip needed?
2. If a chip is needed, which is best? and easily fitted?
3.Is there a completely free way of playing backups? (Boot disk/HD exploit etc?)
4.Is there still an online community or is it dead? (is it free?)
Any more things you think he should know please feel free to respond.
Thanks.
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| Posted: Mon, 18th May 2009 15:49 Post subject: |
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here's what i did: after fucking around with swap magic for a year, i got myself a network adapter and plugged a 200gb hdd in.
the only thing needed to install and run games from the hdd is a) a retail copy of hd advance b) a hdloader exploit on a memory card, but you need swap magic or a friend's chipped ps2 to install it.
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| Posted: Mon, 18th May 2009 16:11 Post subject: |
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Get a modchip and play every single game without issues, even DVD9 ones. The best chip is Modbo (successor of Maxtrix Infinity).
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| Posted: Mon, 18th May 2009 16:33 Post subject: |
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He wants to go for the HD advance option, what exactly does he need Hardware/Software wise? And is an old PS2 best or the later model?
Thanks again
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| Posted: Mon, 18th May 2009 16:49 Post subject: |
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old ps2: cheaper, but the network adapter is hard to find and costs 50 bucks, maybe even more. ran every damn game fine, except urban chaos 2
slim ps2: doesn't have a hdd bay, so you have to connect an external hdd via usb2 + usb advance. don't know about compatibility issues though (regarding games)
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| Posted: Mon, 18th May 2009 23:10 Post subject: |
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Good ole PS2..Well, I had one of the originals and got the NEO4 chip installed. Had a pro do it as it was tons of wires at very very small points. Needless to say, its prob been over 5 years since and works great. I use the network adapter + a copy of HD Advanced and have all my games on harddrive. So, I only use the chip to boot my 'backup' of HDAdvanced.
I found the network adapter at EB store in mall - used for about $30
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