World of Games

Gran Turismo 4

I haven’t been on in awhile so i dont know if you all have really talked about it, but does anyone know when Gran Turismo 4 will be out? Seems like it has been pushed back 50 times or more. Probably not but seems like it. lol

According to GameFAQs, which usually gets the latest dates fairly quickly, says it’s due out on the 22nd of this month. Enjoy!

Me, I’m waiting for Midnight Club 3, which has also been postponed a few times, but at least it has on-line play. It’s also an arcade racer, which I prefer. I got GT3, and while it’s ok, it’s much too weighed down by the simulation aspect. Even after getting a game save with lots of cool cars, it could not hold my interest. I’m just not a sim freak. So, I won’t be getting GT4.
BTW: there’s a $20 rebate from Logitech if you buy the Driving Force Pro wheel and either GT4 or MC3. That tells me that MC3 is likely to support 900 degree steering, which makes me a happy boy. I can’t wait to hop in my VRC and play some Midnight Club 3 with realistic steering.

Problem

I recently discovered a problem with my Ps2 and I hope you people can help. I popped in a movie «The Bourne Ultimatum» and my PS2 would not let me watch it without temporarily resetting the «parental control» level and establishing a password. When I went into the Custom Setup menu and selected «Parental Control» option, the
system wouldn’t let me access the controls so I can disable Parental Control. What am I doing wrong?

80 GB hard drive

I saw a clip somewhere and the guy was putting a 80GB harddrive in a Playstation2,Can it be done? and how would that work. I have a 80 Gb hard drive just sitting here,Would be nice to do something with it.

- yes you can, you need to get a hd loader to do it. (Tom)

- Ok, I think somebody told you about it already and you are ready to buy it.
Anyway if you are looking for back up games let me know.

- The old saturn hard a hard drive built into it not sure how large it was but i’m sure that would be away to get that to work for other types of games that might work on them if you have the know how to do that. Just for company’s to make money for you to buty cards to save your game on the cards. Yes its a shame how they do that today. ust wished saga staied in business they had good units even a compact unit had one that was nice two types you could use in them for
it being so small. Not sure if i still have mine. But will sell it i find it again. (Lee)

cheat codes

> I have some cheat codes, but were do I enter them? In RE4 I tried
> every menu but I’m still clueless.

Depends on the game and the code. Some cheat codes are button combos that need
to be entered at a particular screen, like the menu, in play, or the pause
screen. Some games even have a cheat code section where you can enter codes that
you have found. Others are for specific hardware…

> Also, looking on the gameshark website (a product which has proven
> itself to be a waste of money) it states that «M» must be on. What
> does that mean?

Probably something to do with the gameshark itself, in some funky menu or
something. I can’t help you with that, though.

A favorite site among this group’s members is GameFAQs at www.gamefaqs.com where
you can find help of many kinds for almost every game in existence, for free,
just waiting for you to find it or ask for it in the right place.

Playstation 2 Dust Cleaning

I tried everything to clean my playstation 2. i put a vaccum against the air vents to get the dust out.
Is there a place i can go to get it cleaned out? and how much would it cost?

Playstation 2 vs. Playstation 3

I hope everyone is well. I not sure if all questions have to be related to the ps2. But here it goes…….I know this may appear to be a crazy question on the surface. I love my ps2. My question is does anyone think that the ps3 is worth the price. I thinking about buying one. However, I don’t think it’s worth the price. Dollar for dollar is it better than the ps2 ?

- Only if you can get one of the 60gb PS3s that has the PS2 chip inside for (more or less) full backward compatability. If you get the new 40gb without PS2 compatability (at all), then you’ll have to keep your PS2 around for those games. To some that’s no big deal, but to some it is.

Also, do you have high speed internet access? The PS3 really is much more useful with it, ‘cus you can get all the free demo games, inexpensive PSN games, movie trailers, themes, wallpapers, web browsing (which can play YouTube videos not to mention online gaming.

If you have an HDTV, then the PS3 is great for HD everything, from games to photo slideshows. With an HDTV, you can also make full use of the Blu-Ray movie player in the PS3 and get the high def movie experience. If you’ve got a good sound system, then you’re in for a treat.

But, if you’ve still got a regular TV, slow internet (or no desire for demo games and stuff), and an enormous PS2 collection with no desire for any available PS3 games, then you might as well save your money.

Even someone without a PS2, I would encourage to buy a PS3 only if they can get the one(s) with full PS2  compatability (that being the 20gb and 60gb versions). The 20gb version probably the best bet for price, since
it’s «old» and the drive can be replaced with a bigger one if you need more room.

How do i configure my PS2 so that i can play on-line games

I have a dail up internet conection in my home and a Ps2 but i am facing difficulties in trying to connect to the web via the ps2. Can somebody please help ?
Any assistance will be deeply appreciated.

- With the PS2 (fat) you need the Network Adapter. Do you have that? If so, did you get the software? If you have a PS2 slim, then I think it might have the networking/modem built in.
In either case, each game that supports dial-up modem access to online games has a set up routine built in, which will let you configure the connection, from the number it dials, to any login information required.
So, which version of the PS2 do you have, fat or slim? What game are you wanting to play online?

- Most game’s DO NOT support Dial up modem connection’s, unless that dial-up connection is a DSL Line. If not then you will not be able to play game’s online.
The game itself if it has the option for online play should have a menu item that will allow you to setup the Network adapter for modem play.
Again however if you DO NOT have some sort of High Speed connection via DSL, Cable Modem then you will not be able to play game’s online.

I bought a PS2

I sent a post just before Christmas but maybe people were a bit busy then? So I am trying a second time…

I bought a PS2 but to my great disappointment my PS1 games doesn’t work. Ok, they work…the picture is perfect BUT there is no sound! On one of them there is sound in the beginning (intro) but not inside the game.

Anyone who has experienced this before and can give me some advice on what to do? Is it my games or the console?

- Well try another game for u ps2 if sound the same then see if u can take it back to trade it for a new or something it sound like u have a bad ps2 i get ps3 i really don’t deal ps1 games i don’t know if this works.

- do you have any cords that plug into the t.v of you do try unpluging them and pluging them back in again make sure you have the yellow plug in the slot and have the white plug in the slot.

- I might have been a bit vague? The sound and picture is working perfectly with all the PS2 games, it is just on the PS1 games there is no sound

I expect an imperfectly alligned platter has scratched their surface. You can get your discs buffed at many games/video shops or buy your own disc buffer. Skip Doctor or Disc Doctor I think they’re called. Get the one that is mains powered or accepts rechargeable batteries as they are reputed to be heinous users of juice. On rare occasions I have heard that some faulty lasers can cause minor burns (which grow worse with repeated play) while they read the
discs. HTH