r/ps2homebrew

I know this question/topic is brought up a lot and i apologise, but ive done my research and watched a few videos and i keep getting similar but different methods. Ive recently modded my wii and DS however this seems much more expensive and difficult. Is there any videos or a set of instructions online and list of components that are up to date that i can follow and it being compatible with aquiring both PS1 and PS2 games (Resident Evil and Silent Hill). I saw people recomending mrmario2011, however all the guides i could find were 5+ years old. Would this be an issue? If needing to, how to install freemcboot on a sony memory card. Also what size hard drive and memory card would be needed? Any advice or informarion would be greatly appreciated :)

This was the second one I bought after the first gave me problems and after trying to push in the boot button with a needle it broke off (this is very poor design, in my opinion). Can I still set it up or should I get a new one?

I tried many websites, but I couldn’t find a site to download games in a single ISO file to run on a PS2 using a USB flash drive.

If anyone knows a website, please help

Hello, all! I'm new to the world of PS2 homebrew, recently made a FreeMCBoot memory card using my PS2 Slim and I also have a Phat PS2 that I just got a network adaptor for though there's something I'm wondering about. I tried looking for info about it myself but couldn't find anything, I'm planning on getting a SATA upgrade for my network adaptor and I'm wondering if I can still setup and use FreeHDBoot with a SATA hard drive. In case it matters, the Phat PS2 is a SCPH-30001.

When I say realistic features, I mean features that could realistically be implemented in the program, given the capabilities of the PS2 and OPL, not crazy ideas like RetroAchievements or downloading games directly from a network server.

In my case, I think it would be really cool if OPL had a feature to launch games loaded via the disc drive.

Instead of having to remove the memory card or press R2 to launch the program, we could keep the automatic boot enabled and still have access to our physical media at any time. In my opinion, it would be very useful.

I need help. I have a freemcboot memory card with OPL pre installed on it. I have a library of games I want to play on it. However, it can only play a few games. Games like Spider-Man, Sly Cooper, and Robot Alchemic Drive don't work. When they start up, it's just a black screen.

There are some games that are functional like THUG and Parappa the Rapper 2, but others just don't function correctly. For example, GTA 3 had movement controls reversed and just froze. Ape Escape 2 made me unable to crouch. And the weirdest one is Kingdom Hearts, where Sora would jump 1,000 feet in the air. Idk what's going on or how to fix this.

Do y'all have any suggestions or tips?

With the recent shut down of myrient and the way they're talking in these senate meetings about hosting minecraft servers and all that being illegial. Is there any current project to protect/preserve the information and tutorials that we have on sites like ps2home? Is there even a way to viably do this without that also being at risk of just being taken down?

Its kinda scary that we may lose these years of information and tutorials, which means going forward. If you dont already have it set up, you may never be able to make one yourself. Im partly writing this because im getting a host error from ps2home. Im hoping its just a temporary issue and not something bigger.

I remember having early arcade machines (Silent Scope) but now researching on this I wanted to see if it worth it not as a collector but to also experiment in some games (I have few mind)

I own both a 50001 & a 39001 console.

I’ve watched a couple videos and read through some of the posts but it’s information overload.

Can someone break it down for me what direction I need to go in as far as what to buy to replay some of my childhood favorites?

I’ve got the games covered. That was the easy part.

Between the 2 consoles should I use one over the other?

Hello again guys! After a bit of thinking since my last post on this thread I found out you can play games on the ps2 slim using a PC. From what I've read online it doesn't need much to work but I want to ask you guys too since maybe there are users out here that play the ps2 slim using a network connection to load Iso's from the PC over network. For those who already have this setup, is it convenient? Are there some sort of complications? For those who just play the PS2 I wonder what is the best PS2 slim setup from your perspective.

(Note: I've had suggestions to just buy a PS2 phat and use it with a hard disk but I can't really seem to find an ide to SATA adapter that easily here and a hard disk to put in the ps2, I've heard the smb setup has good load times and basically unlimited space for games since you have them on a PC or other kind of platform).

I m puzzled. Reading so much info that confuses me even more.

What are the steps tò take?

Thanks

Can a PAL ps2 load ps1 NTSC games in 60hz?
Is there a better alternative to the SD2PSX?
Is tony hax required or most stable?

Thanks!