Honestly can’t believe how good the original PS2 version of GTA San Andreas still looks on a modern 55" TV. These pics are straight from my PS2, running through OPL from the HDD.

No fancy upscaler or anything either, literally just using a decent component cable straight into the TV with the game set to widescreen.

Obviously you can see its age if you get right up close, but sitting back playing it normally it still looks brilliant. The colours, lighting and art style have aged ridiculously well for a game running on hardware from over 20 years ago.

PS2 genuinely was some machine.

Seeing some of my favorite games from childhood with different cover art was really cool.

Hey guys i found it for 40 bucks. i have never seen a disc like that. is this rare and should i buy it?

Ps2 for the win!

I recently bought a PlayStation 2 slim, just to find out it has been a roaches nesting ground. I sealed it in a trash bag and it’s been sitting in my garage for about a week just incase there are any still alive.

It does power on, but when I tried to get it to read a disk it wouldn’t work. I’m assuming that from the amount of roach shit… is this salvageable or just a waste of time? I would really like to try and restore it and get it working again. If anyone has my tips advice I would really appreciate it! ☺️

EDIT: Wow, this got a lot more attention than I expected. Just to clarify, this was not opened inside my home or even close for that matter. It is currently inside my garage, sealed inside a garbage bag until I get around to buying some roach killer tablets to add into the bag to hopefully kill off any live ones. Also, I will not be cleaning this inside my house I will be taking it far away from my home and cleaning it outdoors to avoid roaches in my own home.

Also a special thank you to those who read my post and gave me some helpful advice and/or tips with how to clean this console. I would like to say that I do have a bit of experience cleaning and restoring consoles over the past couple years so this isn’t a new hobby of mine I just have been very lucky to not run into anything like this.

With all of that in mind… I have decided I will be taking on the horrible task of restoring and cleaning this console and giving it a second shot at life! I will post updates as I can but for now you will need to be patient. I plan on adding roach killing tablets into the bag and doubling up the bag and securing it better while the tablets do their job of killing these fowl creatures. Expect there to be atleast a 2-3 week period with no updates while I let them rot in a closed container full of poison. Thank you! ☺️

Thrifting was a big win this weekend. All discs are in great condition. I played Delta Force a lot in High School. First online experience was SOCOM. So hyped.

Hey all picked this up recently not sure if this is a reshell or if sony made transparent models like this one, just curious thank you

Just received a MSG3 steelbook I bought online, i am stuck in main menu because none of options work, when I enter any menu it leads back to START screen.

It will start spinning on start up but then stop immediately and then sit for a couple of minutes and then load the ps2 screen but won’t load a game it’s a new laser same 400c as the original even calibrated with lenschanger I’ve adjusted the white skew gears numerous times and adjusted the potentiometer all the way from lowest power to highest it can go without burning the laser out and nothing has changed Andy advice would be helpful

Hi everyone,

I'm having a persistent black screen issue when trying to launch Resident Evil 4 (ISO) via OPL on my PS2 Slim using a 16GB USB 2.0 flash drive.

Here are the full details and what I've tested so far:

My Setup:

Console: PS2 Slim with FMCB (latest version) & OPL (latest version with exFAT support).

Storage Setup: Managing files entirely via Android phone using USB OTG (no PC available).

The Problem:

When launching the game from this 16GB USB flash drive, OPL hangs on a black screen.

The exact same game file (clean ISO) works perfectly and smoothly when loaded from an external USB HDD.

What I've already tried on the 16GB USB drive:

Verified the ISO file integrity (clean, uncorrupted version).

Formatted the drive to exFAT and FAT32 (MBR partition table).

Ran a full Defragmentation using PS2 USB Utils / Ultimate USB on Android until the file status showed Valid / Unfragmented (4.13 GB). Still got a black screen.

Converted/split the ISO using IMPORT & SPLIT ISO (UL format with ul.cfg). Still got a black screen.

Enabled Mode 2 and Mode 6 in OPL game settings. Still stuck on black screen.

Context:

I previously used a 32GB USB flash drive (same brand/type) managed via Android OTG, and ISOs loaded with zero issues.

Since I don't own a PC, I rely completely on my Android phone to manage files.

Question:

Is this purely a hardware controller incompatibility issue with this specific 16GB flash drive's random read performance over PS2's USB 1.1 ports? Or is there an Android-specific formatting/cluster size tool or OPL setting I missed?

Thanks in advance!

Recently picked this up for a steal at a local mom and pop store. I’ve never played it, or heard of it to be honest, but I couldn’t beat the price. What’s the game about? Worth playing?

Got this at a local retro gaming shop a few months back and i was wondering if this specific 3 game Hitman was common to have or if it was something of a rarity, i don't wanna look on pricecharting so i'm asking here

Wondering what it was like if you bought it on release just for the demo and maybe or maybe not even played the other game it came with?

Been playing on PCSX2 again for a while, revisiting old childhood classics that I loved and played (not so well back then lol). Got into because of RetroAchievements as well, been fun so far.

Suggest some games that I could add to my library!

I still have to add Jade Coocon 2, the Spider-man games, I already played Jak 2 and Jak & Daxter on the PS5 so I won't be replaying those any time soon.

I was also wondering if there's some good Yu-Gi-Oh games on the PS2 and Sonic games.

Any suggestions are welcome really, I just don't like strictly sports games (fifa and the likes of it).

I've been collecting PS2 games my whole life. My favourites from childhood are:

GTA Vice City

Def Jam Fight for NY

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2

Black

Resident Evil 4

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005

SSX Tricky

Mid Night Club 3 Dub Edition

Now I play to enjoy myself and slowly getting my 2 sons involved, trying to give them a 90s childhood!

Recently taken the fat PS2 apart to change the battery, ended up breaking the fan cables, bought a new one, fitted it and thank god it worked!! All part of owning a retro console!

hi, i know how to run hd pack for ps2 emulation on pcsx2 for my pc, and even run hd pack on my phone using nethersx2... my question is, i have a ps2 slim spch 70009 thats 20+ years old, whats my best bet of running hd pack on it? ethernet cable or micro sd card or is it even possible?

I was to hear some real feed back here. I know this has been talked about here before, Retrotink and others have also come out with new products. I currently have a 4k and the picture quality for my ps2 obviously sucks. I tried one of those cheap converters and it basically does nothing. I’ll post 3 comments. I’m not looking to spend 300-500$. And I don’t want to emulate. I really hope to hear from some people. If you recommend a tv, I’d love to hear the brand model that you had the best luck with!

I’ve been having trouble playing games on my PlayStation. I popped in Sly 2, brand new games I picked up 2 days ago btw, and it just didn’t read the disc at all. Any reason why?

I think I gotta start with NBA. I’m so pumped any tips?

Just started playing PS2 again after I selling all my modern systems. Most of these I already had, some I acquired recently. What should I buy next?

I am not sure which transformer I need in order to plush the console safely to the wall
specifically the one I got was the SCPH-30000