Playstation 2

[0078265317]

Had an awesome night. Went to good will and just got a ps2 fat for 25 plus tax.

 

http://mvvg.blogspot.com/2016/12/ps2-fat-goodwill.html?m=1

 

Couple of questions though.

 

My old ps 1 games will work untill I get some ps2 games.

 

Can I use my old psone grey controllers. Or do I need ps2 specific black ones.

 

And what av cable do I need. Will the av cable from my psone mini white square work. Or does ps2 use a different cable.

[supercoupe91]

Your ps1 controllers will work fine. The av cables are exactly the same and will work however I highly recommend component cables if your tv supports them. Much better picture quality and they are cheap.

[thadsilverfox]

Mmmmm...I never knew PS1 controllers would work on a PS2.

[0078265317]

I got good news it boots up and works great.

[CatPix]

PS1 controllers will work unless your game require the Dualshock 2 features, which notable are that some action buttons (X, maybe O) are sorta "analog". you can feel it in GTA games where your car will go at different speed in regard on how you press the X button.

If the games just use the analog features, a PS1 controller will do.

The "Boomerang" multitap will work, it's even the only multitap on early PS2 boxes.

 

Also, PS2 Dualshock 2 pads and backward compatible; you will not need to plug PS1 controllers for play PS1 games, except for one small series of games; the games that use the "Dual Analog" system.

Sony used it only in 1996 so games that use it are rare.

 

If you happen to have one of the games that use it (and some people made some Dual Analog compatible games for the PS2!) you will need either the Playstation Analog Joystick :

 

 

Or the Dual Analog pad :

 

You can recognize the Dual Analog from the recessed thumbsticks, longer handles, and when you power it, you have a no LeD mode and a Red Led mode lie kthe Dualshock, and a green LED for Dual Analog mode.

 

But it's a rare case so you won't have to worry really about having the Dual Analog pad as less than 40 games support it.

Edited December 15, 2016 by CatPix

[madhatter667]

As others have said PSX controllers will work with PSX games. I'd still recommend getting some dual shock 2s when you get the chance for greatest compatibility. I'll second the component cables for PS2, looks much nicer. Get yourself Free McBoot, and enjoy the ride!

[SIO2]

Black is a good game on PS2. I know you didn't ask but I thought I would point it out in case you happen to see a copy.

[leods]

Some PS2 games won't recognize the PS1 controllers even if the controller in theory has the buttons required. MAny other PS2 games will play just fine with a PS1 controller.

[Silverfleet]

The Dual Shock II PS2 controllers have pressure sensitive buttons. There are not a lot of games that use that functionality, so using PS1 controllers should be fine for most games. I use my PS1 ASCII Arcade Stick all the time with no issues.

 

The PS2 is still one of my favorite consoles of all time. There are so many great games for it!

[0078265317]

It even works with my docs wireless ps1 controllers. The adapter does not fit but I use extension cables and it works fine. I will look for some ps2 specific controllers but hard to find. There is this but untested not sure if that is a good deal.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-5-Official-2-GameStop-Sony-PS2-Controllers-7-Total-Black-Green-Gray-Mad-/172378958139?hash=item282296293b:g:y0cAAOSwCGVYBcIR

[CatPix]

5 pads for 8 bucks? Doesn't sounds too bad, I've seen more expensive. Some miss the rubber caps but they can still be used for parts.

[0078265317]

Yes but untested. What parts? If not working then its junk.

Edited December 16, 2016 by 0078265317

[CatPix]

Rubber domes, electronics, shells, buttons, cables - I've seen some PS2 gamepad wires getting sorta rigid and falling apart badly.

[HoshiChiri]

My advice for you is: Don't use your PS2 as a DVD player. The lasers on the fat models have a tendency to die out- to the point that Sony was sued over the problem and had to laser repairs free for awhile. My understanding is that using the DVD player function speeds up the process.

 

Of course, if you're lucky the previous owner had the repair done during the free period and this is useless advice. Pretty sure there's no way to tell, though.

[RARusk]

My advice for you is: Don't use your PS2 as a DVD player. The lasers on the fat models have a tendency to die out- to the point that Sony was sued over the problem and had to laser repairs free for awhile. My understanding is that using the DVD player function speeds up the process.

 

Of course, if you're lucky the previous owner had the repair done during the free period and this is useless advice. Pretty sure there's no way to tell, though.

Adding to that you may want to do research on softmodding with Free McBoot and hard drive installs so you can use Open PS2 Loader. Installing games to a hard drive will allow you to bypass the DVD-ROM drive completely. However, you will need a Network Adapter and an older IDE drive or some adapters to use SATA drives (and SSDs). Not every game will work (about 85% compatibility) but the majority of your games should run fine (and load faster to boot). A bit of work involved but well worth it. Now if somebody can come up with an internal HDMI mod.....

[jhd]

How common are PS 2 consoles with the original hard drives; i.e. the sets with Final Fantasy or the Linux kit?

 

Every time that I see a used "fat" PS 2 console for sale, I check, but I have not yet found one.

[0078265317]

My advice for you is: Don't use your PS2 as a DVD player. The lasers on the fat models have a tendency to die out- to the point that Sony was sued over the problem and had to laser repairs free for awhile. My understanding is that using the DVD player function speeds up the process.

 

Of course, if you're lucky the previous owner had the repair done during the free period and this is useless advice. Pretty sure there's no way to tell, though.

 

Probably. I hope he did. But anyhow it works so no bigee for now. Use it for a few months and then resell it or trade it in.