by zoothe » Thu Feb 03, 2005 1:44 am
Once again:<p> <blockquote> Posted Saturday, January 29, 2005 @ 07:19 AM <p>I only spent $35 to get mine to play imports.... but I've posted the process so many times I don't want to post it anymore. Here's the quote: <p>I'll just post what I did to play the Japanese game on my US Playstation 2: <br>Researching the possible ways to "mod" my PS2, I found that they are few and quite complicated. Mod Chips are way too expensive and complicated. Plus, the possibility of screwing it up is pretty good, and your PS2 is now broken, the warranty is voided and so on. <p>The Swap Magic discs are the way to go. You get two discs (one for CD-ROM games and one for DVD-ROM games) which act as boot discs. You power on your PS2 with the disc in the drive and when the screen prompts you, you take the Swap Disc out and put whatever game you want to play in and off you go. The only catch is that you need to be able to open the cd tray of your PS2 without resetting the system. The two ways you can do this are: the Slide Card, and the Flip Top Lid. <p>The Slide Card requires you to pop off the front cover of the cd/dvd tray on your PS2. To open the tray while the machine is on, you take this plastic card and insert it under the left side of the tray, slide it to the right and then back to the left. The tray will pop open, you swap the discs, and then you have to repeat the slide card process in order to close the tray. It looked pretty tricky from the pictures and instructions I saw on the net. <p>The Flip Top Lid (the one that I went with) is WAAAY easy. The only complicated part is installing it (especially when mine arrived, it didn't come with any instructions). You are basically replacing the top cover of your PS2 with a new one that allows access to the cd/dvd drive via a flip top lid. You also have to pop the memory card slot covers and the reset and eject button assembly off your old top cover and put them in your new one, but it's really easy. Also, you have to remove the top cover of the cd/dvd drive itself (about 8 little screws). Once it's off, if you look at the underside, you'll see this little white, free moving disc of plastic. Take that out and install it in the underside of your Flip Top Lid. I bought the lid and the swap discs together for $33 shipped (which was only a little more than the Slide Card). <p>http://www.all4console.com/ps2_reference17.htm <p>I have no info on a translation of the game, but so far I've managed to get pretty far (I have the luveno, the landrover and hovercraft and am looking for the Laconian Sword) without being able to read Japanese at all. It's pretty similar to the original, with a few exceptions (like that stupid roadpass!!!) so if you know the original and you're as determined as I was, you shouldn't have too much trouble. <p>Sorry if this is a tad long or whatever. <p> <br> <p>Apparently you must check first to see if your PS2 is compatible withe the flip-top but if it is, I feel it's the best alternative to mod-chips. Also, someone told me they almost broke their cd tray trying to use the slide card, so the swap discs + flip top = best choice <p></blockquote> <br><p>[size=small][Edit by zoothe on [TIME]1107395156[/TIME]][/size]