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I just got an MX4SIO working on my slim ps2. It's nice to have a quick method for loading a game without getting into the hard drive. It also got me to update OPL for the first time in a few years and that's always fun. Had to re-remember how to do... everything.
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I just got a PS2 slim and need some help figuring out how to get it to display right on my HDTV I got this Hyperkin cable since I'm cheap and I don't want to deal with finding, buying, and transporting a CRT TV. Set it up right, plugged into the PS2/TV/Power source. When I turn on the PS2 my TV says "please change source resolution" and from what I've googled that means switching it from RGB to YPbPr. I follow the steps to do this without a video signal and nothing happens. Tried it with the Hyperkin cable set to either resolution and neither worked. So I figure maybe the PS2 needs to be set up for the first time? I bought it from a modder so maybe he somehow reset the PS2 and I have to blast through the initial set up. So with no video display I reset the console and hit X every few seconds. I reset the console and bam, I get the PS2 startup screen. The little orbs aren't spinning so maybe the internal battery died? Anyways I put in a DVD to test it and everything's green. Weird. I reset the PS2 to take out the disk and now it won't display again. But curious, I repeated the "pressing x every few seconds" thing and reset the system again, and I have display again. What the gently caress am I doing wrong, I clearly have no idea what I'm doing and need help lol Punkinhead fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Oct 17, 2023 |
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Oct 17, 2023 18:55
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It looks like the hyperkin cable is producing a signal your television won't accept. Have you tried a different screen to verify if it's an incompatibility there?
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Oct 17, 2023 20:43
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Yeah, I'm guessing the repeated "supports 720p resolution" in the product description means that's what the Hyperkin is outputting, since the PS2 itself rarely operates in that resolution. Can your TV do 720p? If not (maybe it's been phased out on some newer TVs?), you'll need to find something that can output 1080p like a RetroTINK 5X.
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Oct 17, 2023 21:11
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So I tried it on another TV and it booted with video right away! But the menu was still green. I switched the PS2 to RGB and that brought the color back, hooray! But then I tested it out with a movie and everything goes back to green as soon as the DVD starts playing. I bought the Hyperkin without reading too closely, thinking it was just another option like some from this video. If it's the Hyperkin then would one of these work or am I really gonna have to buy a Retrotink? Sorry for the dumb questions I just want to play Tony Hawk and Rockband lol
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Oct 17, 2023 22:21
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Punkinhead posted:I bought the Hyperkin without reading too closely, thinking it was just another option like some from this video. If it's the Hyperkin then would one of these work or am I really gonna have to buy a Retrotink? Sorry for the dumb questions I just want to play Tony Hawk and Rockband lol Nah, it's not your fault, there's about a hundred different PS2-HDMI adapters out there and they're all built on pretty much the same internals. I think Hyperkin is even one of the better rated ones? Either way, they're all roughly equal in terms of performance. Unfortunately, if you want to get the "best" HDMI experience with original hardware, you do have to get one of the expensive scalers. Your options are the Retrotink (expensive indie darling) the OSSC (expensive and fiddly) or a GBS-C (cheap and fiddly). Personally, I couldn't justify the price tag of the RT or the OSSC so I built my own GBS-C, but there are pre-built ones floating around that are still fairly competitively priced.
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Oct 18, 2023 07:59
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I recently set up a GBS-C using this dsub adapter for video output: https://www.tindie.com/products/chipnetics/playbaby-dsub-rgb240p480p-adapter-playstation/ This guy also sells his own GBS-C build but it's out of stock at the moment: https://www.tindie.com/products/chipnetics/modified-gbs8200-rgb-to-vga-converter/ Including shipping that's about $200 I think.
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Oct 18, 2023 16:16
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Switched TVs again and it works! DVDs still only output 100% green images but games are working just fine. Can't wait to play San Andreas with the proper soundtrack again 
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Oct 19, 2023 15:38
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Green output is because you're using an RGB cable. DVD don't support that for some reason, only composite.
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Oct 21, 2023 11:25
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bone emulator posted:Green output is because you're using an RGB cable. DVD don't support that for some reason, only composite. And S-Video! probably
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Oct 21, 2023 22:18
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bone emulator posted:Green output is because you're using an RGB cable. DVD don't support that for some reason, only composite. Yeah this was ultimately it. First TV still doesn't work with it but ah well. Been playing Dark Cloud and GTA 3, PS2 ftw
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Oct 21, 2023 22:32
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bone emulator posted:Green output is because you're using an RGB cable. DVD don't support that for some reason, only composite. No, it works on component, too, but the DVD output will always be YPbPr regardless of whether the PS2 is set to that or RGB for games.... which is why it just comes through as green with an RGB setup. S-Video will work fine, because the PS2 is in the same kind of output mode as composite, - just with the luma and chroma on separate channels, resulting in a cleaner signal than the Single Yellow Plug which... composites everything into one.
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Oct 21, 2023 23:30
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Is it worth it, and/or easy, to convert a game from a cue and multiple bin files into an ISO? If so, what's the best way to do so?
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Oct 22, 2023 00:36
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Winbin2iso rarely does me wrong. The main reason to do ISOs is that, I believe, it's the only format OPL will work with.
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Oct 22, 2023 00:48
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Winbin2ISO is also what I use. It's super easy.
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Oct 22, 2023 01:21
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I was also wondering this, wanted to play some Smugglers Run
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Oct 22, 2023 18:18
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DR FRASIER KRANG posted:Winbin2ISO is also what I use. It's super easy. I tried this, but the game has like three BIN files and the program only let's you select one.
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Oct 22, 2023 18:31
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There are a few different programs to combine multiple BIN files into one, like CDFix and BinMerge - here's a thread with links to both. Amassing a huge collection of programs to rejigger your files is just part of the PS2 homebrew/  process. And when in doubt, just download the game as an ISO from somewhere else, or find a way to rip it yourself if you have a physical copy and a computer with an optical drive. (Other threads have made it seem like these are vanishingly rare nowadays.)
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Oct 22, 2023 19:42
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Yeah I definitely have a folder called "Console Tools" on my desktop and the PS2 folder is by far the most populous.
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Oct 23, 2023 02:27
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DR FRASIER KRANG posted:Yeah I definitely have a folder called "Console Tools" on my desktop and the PS2 folder is by far the most populous. Okay, I got know what console tools you got here, PS2 primarily but the others too.
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Oct 23, 2023 02:33
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and how many of them are from Aldo Vargas
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Oct 23, 2023 02:35
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Punkinhead posted:Yeah this was ultimately it. First TV still doesn't work with it but ah well. There is a hacked dvd firmware for the PS2 that will let you play DVDs over RGB. Google '3.11J_PROGRESSIVE3_FINAL.7z' Chat from earlier in the thread bone emulator posted:Well, this fixed the DVD player issue. Had to follow some machine translated instructions in a pdf from some weird forum, but I eventually got there.
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Oct 23, 2023 09:26
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Time Crisis 2 is quickly becoming one of my favorite PS2 games. I actually have everything I need to do a system link game except for someone who would play it with me.
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Nov 12, 2023 01:17
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Anyone using the 1.2.0 beta of OPL with a mx4iso slim ps2 setup? I'm able to see games but any game I try to run ends up stuck on loading config. Edit - I was using a wrong version of OPL, problem solved LtDan fucked around with this message at 04:47 on Dec 7, 2023 |
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Dec 6, 2023 20:23
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I am watching someone on Twitch play Radiata Stories, and I am a huge fan of the punch/kick actions and how they interact with the world. This sort of player agency is always very welcomed. I need to play this game myself now.
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Dec 12, 2023 21:55
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I said come in! posted:I am watching someone on Twitch play Radiata Stories, and I am a huge fan of the punch/kick actions and how they interact with the world. This sort of player agency is always very welcomed. I need to play this game myself now. Oh hey, there's an undub! Hmm....
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So I got a steam deck and it's really great at ps2 emulation. Have there been any interesting romhacks or translations of ps2 games? I grabbed a whole set of armored Core with analog controls. And the shadow tower english translation. (also open to Ps1 as well)
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There's been a few recently for ps2 Boku no Natsuyasumi 2, Tales of Destiny DC, Growlanser 6, JoJo Phantom Blood, Super Robot Wars Original Generations, Dog of Bay, Zill ol Infinite
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Jan 8, 2024 22:22
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For PS1, in 2021 they translated Racing Lagoon. It's a racing rpg released by square in the 90's.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pcengineanthology/playstation-2-anthology
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Hey, where'd a bunch of my money go? It was just here a moment ago, and then I clicked the link and blacked out for a moment...  .(Got the 4-volume hardcover set, and tacked on the Gamecube book as well  )
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Hey, where'd a bunch of my money go? It was just here a moment ago, and then I clicked the link and blacked out for a moment... I promise they're legit, and have all of their prior books and they all rule. This is probably the msot comprehensive set we'll get on the ps2 given how long it lived and how many games it got.
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Ineffiable posted:I promise they're legit, and have all of their prior books and they all rule. This is good to know that they have released other books and kickstarters successfully.
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