PlayStation 2 turns nine

[capncnut]

I was thinking and that God awful Star wars wannabe street fighter game was on there as well. Anyone remember that? Masters Of The Teräs Kasi, another one I still have. I had to keep that one for the sheer LOL's because of the Gamorrean Guard, Thok, and his intro. I'm certain the guy who voiced the ring announcer deliberately pronounced that name slightly different to get a laugh. "Han Solo versus FUCK!"

[Tricky]

This little sequence makes me feel super nostalgic!

[capncnut]

This little sequence makes me feel super nostalgic! I still play my PS1 so I see that sequence regularly. I do love it though and always have to watch it when I turn it on.

[darth los]

For a while now I've been wanting to collect old consoles. I know I used to have most of them but for the life of me i can't figure out what happened to them. I know i could just download alot of titles to the wii ps3 or x box, but there's no substitute for blowing in a cartridge, turning on the console and beating Super Macho Man's ass.

[Tricky]

Ive still got my Atari Jaguar with Doom, Syndicate & Alien vs Predator, damn thing doesnt like working with modern TV's though

[darth los]

Ive still got my Atari Jaguar with Doom, Syndicate & Alien vs Predator, damn thing doesnt like working with modern TV's though I believe the ps2 and gamecube have the same problem. As soon as i hook those consoles up to my plasma screen it renders the games virtually unplayable because i literally can't see a thing. You would think that it would upscale the image if anything but no, it's made it much worse.

[Philly_SWAT]

There was a comment in one of the posts that sony is crazy for not making the ps3 backward compatible as well. There's a few different way to look at that. There's the line of thought that it would boost the sales of the ps3 because there's already a library of over 10,000 games, Plus all the new next gen stuff, all on one console. But basically If they make the current gen system backward compatable it would render the previuos gen's console obsolete. They would not be selling as many units of the ps2 if at all. Thoughts? Personally, I think backward compatible should be mandatory by law, whether we are talking about PS3's or anything else. To not do so is to rip people off. Would they sell less PS2's? Yes, but by the same token they would sell more of the more expensive PS3s. The main thing that pissed me off about Windows Vista is how much stuff was not backward compatible, and everyone from software manufacturers to hardware (i.e. driver) companies decided to not make Vista patches etc, forcing you to buy new stuff. Did it make them ALL more money? Sure. Was it good business? Hard to say. Definitely got me more pissed at Microsoft than usual.

[darth los]

Would they sell less PS2's? Yes, but by the same token they would sell more of the more expensive PS3s. Not necessarily. It's an added perk for sure but then you would have 2 consoles that play ps2 games instead of one. If there was only one console that does that (which is how it currently is) then if you wanted to play ps2 games you would just have to go buy that one. Me thinks that's a big reason for the continued decent sales of ps2 harware/software. If you could play them on the ps3 there would be no reason to have a ps2. Just ask all the gamecubes and x boxes that are sitting in that landfill out west next to all those old E.T. Atari games.

[AcesandEights]

I was so off consoles when PS2 had its heyday, I never bothered with one.

[Tricky]

I believe the ps2 and gamecube have the same problem. As soon as i hook those consoles up to my plasma screen it renders the games virtually unplayable because i literally can't see a thing. You would think that it would upscale the image if anything but no, it's made it much worse. Actually with the Jag the problem is that it connected to the RF terrestrial aerial socket same as the megadrive,snes etc which newer tv's, or at least the ones in our house dont have! There is an aerial socket on the back but when ive hooked up the console I cant find it in any of the channels despite going through all the AV channels & tuning shame I got rid of the old 14" portable I had in my room in my teens! I remember being really impressed with AvP when he says at the beginning "what on earth got hold of this guy?" as speech was so rare in games back then