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rootCompute:\

Happy 25 years to the PlayStation 2!

Here's a look at my phat model, I recently hooked this guy up with a Free Mcboot card and an internal hard drive for homebrew purposes. Playing game backups from mass storage ensures the disc drive laser will remain in working condition for much longer.

Despite how old it is, I'm not all that experienced with the PS2 library. What are your can't-miss games on the system?

My phat model PS2 in decent condition, considering its age. A black controller sits on top of it at an angle, two black memory cards are plugged in
#retrogaming#ps2#PlayStation
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Ishambard

So, it is done. I have 100%'d the #PlayStation2 version of True Crime Streets of LA.
And honestly... I think nostalgia plays a big factor here, that and thinking about the New York sequel.

It's just... It's not that great. As mentioned before, solving street crime is probably the most fun part, but even that gets a little tiresome after a while. The hand to hand combat is also incredibly wonky. The enemies will sometimes just perfectly block every, or you won't hit them during their wind-up animations for special attacks. It's just a little frustrating.

As far as the GTA throne contenders go, it might have been impressive back in the day, with the massive map where you just can't seem to find the scarcely placed upgrade challenges.

I mean, there is the Snoop Dogg Dogg Patrol bonus mission, solving Crime as Snoop Dogg for an hour sounds way better than it actually is.

Well, I can park this one and not think about it ever again now.

A screenshot from True Crime Streets of LA. The player is in a yellow sports car with the license plate Dogg69, sitting in front of a large building that doesn't appear to have any textures, it is just a pink block
A screenshot from True Crime Streets of LA's level select screen. In the top corner is a picture of Snoop Dogg, which is highlighted for the Dogg Patrol special mission
A screenshot from Ishambard's RetroAchievements page. It shows that he got all 50 achievements for True Crime Streets of LA. Last played February 27th. The mastery took a total of 4 days and 16 hours.
#RetroAchievements#RetroGaming
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Ishambard

So, I settled on a game to play.

True Crime Streets of LA.

I remember having a lot of fun with this game as a teens. It served as a pretty decent alternative to Grand Theft Auto, even if the map of LA is a little too big and just a bit of a bore to drive around.

That being said, for me, the main draw for the game is busting street crime as you cruise to your next mission location.

I must admit, a thought came to mind and maybe a LA resident can confirm this... Does everyone know martial arts in LA? It is quite fun that every hand to hand fight you get into in True Crime involves jumping snap kicks and intricate grapples and throws.

It's a pretty goofy game, and definitely not as good as the New York Sequel.

Going to knock out the Dogg Bone hunt before I get into the game proper. 30 items hidden across LA? Might have to consult the great interwebs for this one...

#RetroAchievements#RetroGaming#PlayStation2
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Freezenet

Top 10 Worst Games Reviewed in 2024

We continue our countdowns with this years top 10 worst games we've reviewed. This year, we ventured into the unknown, so we didn't know what to expect.

2024 marked a continuation of our adventurous side. First of all, we decided to try and hit a few more large RPG g

freezenet.ca/top-10-worst-game

#ReviewsGames #2024 #FPS #GameBoyAdvance #gamecube #games #gaming #Playstation2 #racing #RPG #Top10 #VideoGames

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P. Hightower

A friend of mine recommended Katamari Damacy for the PS2 when he heard I had the console, so I got it and tried it. I played it off and on for a couple of weeks, but then I snapped both sticks on the controller during a particularly intense session. I replaced the controller, but I don't think I ever played that game again. It was probably a defective controller but the experience gave me an aversion to that particular game.

#Playstation2
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dirk dierickx

#TodayInHistory 2004 - #Nintendo releases the NDS handheld video game system. It features 3-inch diagonal screens, stereo speakers, microphone, IEEE 802.11 wireless communications.

All models combined have sold 154M units, making it the best-selling Nintendo system, the best-selling handheld game console, and the second-best-selling video game console of all time, only about a million units behind the #PlayStation2

Nintendo DS box including Metroid Prime Hunters demo game.
#retrogaming
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Ishambard

So, what would your expectations of a survival horror game called "Extermination" released on 2001 for the #PlayStation2 ?
No, this isn't some forgotten gem or absolute must play game. Let me just say that now.

But it certainly is a curiosity that I recommend. It's kinda fun and campy. It's not a long game. My first playthrough took about 6 hours.

There are no surprises in this game. Marines go to Antarctica base that is overrun by monsters. If you have seen Aliens, you know what to expect with the plot.
Enemies can be a little bullet spongy, with the expectation you hit them in the flashing, "my weak point is here" button. Alternatively, you can avoid everything and only kill the mandatory bosses.

My main criticism is that I hope you like backtracking. Sadly, the base layout is not quite as intuitive as the Spencer Mansion from Resident Evil.

Honestly, it's worth a look! But don't have any lofty expectations.

The back and front cover of the PS2 Extermination. Text on the back reads: Welcome to the endangered species list. You're under orders to uncover the cause of a distressing signal emanating from a secret military base in Antarctica. Once there, you find the base contaminated by a virus that has ferociously infected and mutated all living and non-living thing in sight. And you're next!
Our protagonist Dennis, a marine, standing in the frozen landscape at the start of his mission. Near him is an elevator.
Dennis fighting a mutated person in lab environment.
Dennis hanging from a set of monkey bars as a mutated bat like creature flies about overhead.
#RetroGaming#HorrorGames#VideoGames
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Queenero89 :fediverse:

Con el ordenador (sin acceso a Internet durante 2 o 3 años) se me abrió algo nuevo para mi: la piratería. Hasta ahora nunca había jugado a juegos piratas, ni demos.

Asi que rápidamente llegaron a mi casa Cds piratas, de todo tipo de videojuegos, descargados en algo llamado Emule.

Pero normalmente esos juegos no los disfrutaba tanto como los videojuegos que me compraban: PES 4, Tomb Raider Chronicles, Spiderman, NBA Live 2004... jugué bastante a los pocos juegos de PC originales que tuve.

Mención especial al hombre que me regaló de una vez varios PC Fútbol originales: 6, 7, 7 extensión, 2000 y 2000 extensión. Pasó uno o dos años hasta que vino un familiar a mi casa y me explicó como jugar... no le veía la gracia. ¡Bendito día el que vino!

A lo largo de esta etapa, que calculo que duró unos 10 años, yo seguía comprando algún juego de Mega Drive de vez en cuando en Chollogames (tienda emblemática de Madrid especializada en videojuegos retro, sigue abierta). Así pude comprar Mortal Kombat 2, Streets of Rage 2, Street fighter championship edition, NBA Live 97, Sonic 3D, Sonic 3, Virtua Racing... para ir jugando poco a poco a lo que me llamaba la atención.

Mención especial a un amigo que me regaló su PS2, con cables, mandos, algún juego... por ser "la única persona que conocía sin PS2". Jugué durante un tiempo, pero nunca supe dar con juegos que realmente me gustaran.

En el verano del 2013 me planto en Torrejón de Ardoz para comprar el Mega Everdrive (140 eurazos me costó) de Krikzz en la tienda de Emere. Ahí ya pude disfrutar a fondo del catálogo de Mega Drive (y sus hacks!). Por fin. Ya que la emulación siempre me ha resultado "fría", o "poco acojedora" para jugar... tener todo el catálogo en el hardware original es un lujo.

Carátula y contracarátula Sonic 3D. Aparece cabeza de Sonic tridimensional, mirando serio de frente.
Carátula PC Fútbol 7. Aparecen varios futbolistas (Raul, Rivaldo, Michel Salgado...) y Michael Robinson.
Carátula y contracarátula Tomb Raider Chronicles. Aparece Lara Croft con pistola en mano y gafas de sol. Seria.
Consola PS2 y mando. Consola en posición vertical.
#videojuegos#sega#sony
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