08-29-2011, 05:32 PM
A big thanks to everyone that has contributed to the PCSX2 project!
I've gone through THREE PS2s over the years. My first one was stolen. I bought it when it first came out, and had it for less than a year.
My second was a GT3-A bundle. It lost the ability to read disks... slowly. I tried every trick I could find on the internet. (Putting tape on the disks, adjusting the laser lens, and some other things.) It eventually got to the point where I would have to just simply eject, and then re-insert the disk over and over. Sometimes for hours. As long as I was patient, it eventually worked. It was such a problem, that once I got a game working... I didn't want to turn it off. I got San Andreas working, and left it running. I played it off and on, but left the PS2 on. Around the 3rd day, it died.
My third was given to me used. It had seen hard times. I did my laser lens adjustment, and it worked for a little while. I don't know what was wrong with it, but it failed within a month. (Luckily, the bios was still dumpable.)
So, yeah... I'm really happy that PCSX2 exists. Without it, the huge stack of games I purchased would be worthless. Plus, I never got to finish most of my games. I'm glad to FINALLY have the chance to do so!
I've gone through THREE PS2s over the years. My first one was stolen. I bought it when it first came out, and had it for less than a year.
My second was a GT3-A bundle. It lost the ability to read disks... slowly. I tried every trick I could find on the internet. (Putting tape on the disks, adjusting the laser lens, and some other things.) It eventually got to the point where I would have to just simply eject, and then re-insert the disk over and over. Sometimes for hours. As long as I was patient, it eventually worked. It was such a problem, that once I got a game working... I didn't want to turn it off. I got San Andreas working, and left it running. I played it off and on, but left the PS2 on. Around the 3rd day, it died.
My third was given to me used. It had seen hard times. I did my laser lens adjustment, and it worked for a little while. I don't know what was wrong with it, but it failed within a month. (Luckily, the bios was still dumpable.)
So, yeah... I'm really happy that PCSX2 exists. Without it, the huge stack of games I purchased would be worthless. Plus, I never got to finish most of my games. I'm glad to FINALLY have the chance to do so!