PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a video game console manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of the PlayStation series. It was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan, October 25, 2000 in North America, and November 24, 2000 in Europe. As part of the sixth-generation of console gaming, its primary competitors were the Dreamcast, Xbox, and GameCube. The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling video game console of all time to date, having sold over 150 million units as of January 31, 2011. Sony stat
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Saved!I should just focus on PS2 emulation for now, and graduate up as the need arises. PS2 should be much simpler to get running. But I'm not sure what method would be best for me. Emulating on PC sucks, emulating on android is probably terrible, while steam deck seems overkill for the job even if I do figure out how to get it set up. Handheld PCs will combine the faults of the steam deck and PC, while retro handhelds might be only marginally better than using a smartphone.
Maybe it's not as simple as I thought. I should try PC first, for educational purposes. It will be easier to figure out how to get PS2 working on other devices if I've done it on PC first.
I might attempt it tonight. If anyone knows where I can get games, please tell me. And anything else that's required such as a bios.-
Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … did you know android consoles apparently suck at running PS2? It really seems like Steam deck is the bare minimum. But like.. why should I need something that big to run games that are on par w what the Vita can do.
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Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … Maybe if I just wait. The android consoles are getting incrementally more powerful (and they keep cranking out new ones) so it's only a matter of time before we get models w decent PS2 performance.
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Saved!NodleyEditing … I have the bios you need
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Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … Cdromance has PS2 games including every Need for Speed game under the sun. I should try to get it running on an android device just to see if setup is difficult or not.
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Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … They have bios too. I just installed PCSX2 on PC. Successfully got past the bios step. Currently downloading a game.
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Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … Ok, it works. But my PC is apparently not strong enough to run it well. But that's ok, I achieved what I wanted. Maybe I'll try getting it set up on android next. P.S. When I closed the emulator there was a dialogue window with a checkbox save state on resume? So the next time I play the emulator it will.. wait no, that makes no sense. If it did, why would it say save state on resume. It would say 'save state before closing'.
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Saved!NodleyEditing … Rukk, try emulating an RPG. Try Persona 4 or something. Back when I had a pentium 4 processor over a decade ago I could still run rpg games fine.
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Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … oh I stand corrected. The emulator really does it. I actually went back and tested it to make sure. I opened the game and then closed the emulator, hit the checkbox. Then opened the emulator again. I open the game and it asks if you want to open the save state from when you closed it, or do a fresh boot instead. Now to be fair, it would've been better if it did every part of this without asking you for confirmation every step. But this nonetheless might be serviceable. It really doesn't take up that much time all in all.
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Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … nod- I have no intention of running any RPGs. (ツ) like, ever. It's only Need for Speed for me. Maybe some Burnout, Ratchet, random FPS and other things like that. And whichever Arrmored Core games that weren't ported to PSP, like Nexus.
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Saved!NodleyEditing … The racing games take up all the processing power so you may need a faster PC to play them perfectly, but PCs are cheap now, you can buy a used one for next to nothing that can emulate PS2 no problem.
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Saved!Almost done ripping my library to the HDD. The games work like a charm, I can use a virtual memory card, I figured out how to hook up a wireless DS3 with it, and I've got RetroArch up and running some emulators. The PS2 homebrew scene is alive and well. Some of these apps have updates literally this past week. So still fiddling with things but it's coming along nicely.
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Saved!ExplojinEditing … I think I'm more into collecting games than playing them these days. Usually my next game is just something random I click on rather than picked with thought....
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Nodley wrote his opinion about PlayStation 2Saved!Kicked the GayCube and Xbox into touch with one of the greatest ever gaming library's. I have a silver one, I'm special.
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Saved!NodleyEditing … The Xbox was a lot like the 360 one. They actually did 2 versions if I recall correctly, and I did use the original at my friend's and liked it. I do not know why they changed.
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Saved!DJ_JJSliderEditing … I always felt that the Gamecube looked more like a weapon than an actual game system. The library stinks. There's a handle on the back but it's not rectangularly shaped for practical storage. But it's a weird cube with edges, so yeah. It's like a club.
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Saved!DJ_JJSliderEditing … The only reason I might buy a cube again would be for the Game Boy Advance Player. Otherwise, I'm still keeping my Wii.
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Saved!PlayStation 2 is a really fucking solid console.
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Saved!Dr EggnogEditing … Mine's lasted over a decade. I can play most of my very favorite games on it.
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Saved!Silent GamerEditing … It had such an awesome library. I don't think you could ever run out of things to play.
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Saved!SandvichEditing … Apart from the SNES, no console has come close to dominating its generation like the PS2.
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Saved!Apparently I don't own any PS2 games beginning with the letter 'A'. Interesting.
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Saved!Retro WolfEditing … Not even any of the Ape Escape games? Shame on you, its a fantastic series.
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Saved!Sir LaroseninEditing … Alien Hominid (I own around 225 games of PS2 and only 4 start with an A, so that must be pretty rare)
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Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … My bro got a ps2 around when it came out, the first game he got for it was Armored Core 2. We ended up owning three Armored Core games for the system: 2, 3, and Silent Line, the latter two I liked as well and we played vs. mode quite a bit.
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Saved!Hey fellas, what are the best PS2 games that are unavailable on PSN or in a remastered form?
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Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … oh and by the way https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_2_Classics_for_PlayStation_3
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Saved!free fallEditing … I cross referenced rockshard's link with my top 20 PS2 games, and here's what wasn't on there: Dragon Quest 8, Gitaroo Man, Shadow Hearts series, Tales of the Abyss, Dark Cloud 2, Rez, Rogue Galaxy, Star Ocean: Till the End of the Time, Culdcept
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Saved!Husky WingEditing … Tales of the Abyss has a 3DS release. also, if a game is on Steam, I'd play it there instead of on PS2
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Saved!Silent GamerEditing … Nice list@Free Fall :) Rogue Galaxy isn't on Rukk's list, but it is available on PS4 though :)
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Saved!rockshard PhDEditing … Burnout Revenge is on other systems. I'm assuming multiplats are excluded. Not to knock the game or anything. ^_^;
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Saved!Husky WingEditing … I think I'll be getting Silent Hill 2-4. I do have a list of downloads + mods to fix up the PC versions though, but it wouldn't fix the fog effects.
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Saved!Me in a museum in front of a bunch of PS2s: http://i.imgur.com/0RE8d8i.jpg
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Alec Smith wrote his opinion about PlayStation 2Saved!The ps2 to me is a really fun and nostalgic system. Generally considered the best platform of the 6th generation it really shines with it's large exclusive library as well as having most of the games released in it's generation available to play. My problems with this system are that it is weaker than most of the other 6th generation consoles meaning for inferior versions of games available on other platforms. I really enjoy this platform but I ranked it lower in the list because I haven't had as much experience with it as I did with the GameCube.
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Saved!"The Third Place"
Remember that slogan, which Sony used in an ad campaign for the PS2 in the 2000s ?
You know, I never understood what those words meant. Today I looked it up on wikipedia:
the first place = your home
the second place = your workplace
the third place = where you spend your leasure time at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_place -
Wrl6199 recommended PlayStation 2Saved!My first console and my favorite
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