it was a second hand one. not sure the age though.

bringing back from US is a good choice if you can find ppl to carry for you.. with the current exchange rate its a great bargain.

Hi all,

I got one big issue here.

Recently I just purchased a couple of PS2 games. After I put the disk into the tray and try it out abit, the disks gets scratched! It's not bad scratch, just like the condition is sort of from 95% to 85%.

After that, I don't dare to try again.

Please advice whether I should repair my phat PS2, or I should get a new one?

Here are the issues I found on the phat PS2:
1) When switch on, the start-up sound "disappeared" for like 1 - 2 seconds.
2) The memory card slot 1 is very loose and can barely recognized my original memory card.
3) Both the controller slots fail to recognized my 3rd Party controller (maybe its the controller issue).
4) When the tray comes out, there is a sound come out at the more inside part of the tray, the sound is like the tray and the gap is scratching each other or the gap is too tight for the tray to comes out.
5) Of course, the disk scratch issue
6) I got a suspect that the lens and chip got some issue too. When read one of the old disk I have, the sound is scary, like "tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk".

Please advice.

Looks like ur PS2 needs a major overhaul ... how did you position the PS2 anyway ? is it on vertical or horizontal ?

Horizontal, as always

hmmm u might want to try positioning it vertically to see whether got any different or not. But don't try it with ori games, just in case ...

Hmm, alright, let me go back and try. I never ever put PS2 in vertical mode.

Hi, hope u guys can assist me on this. Can micro genius console play the original & clone NES cartridge games???

The micro genius looked like this
http://www.derboo.de/files/famiclones/Ending_Man_S-500.jpg

this only can play both original & clone FC cartridge.
it cannot play any NES cartridge.

1. To get or not get: Gamecube Game Boy player (please jump to 2 if yes)

2. Standalone player or get a bundle with Gamecube?

Have a Cube, but don't have GB Player.. can't find any good deal now unless using proxy to buy from Yahoo Japan again

Going to finish my second Saturn game for the year tonight, on my last stage of Terra Phantastica

Feel like playing some really traditional RPGs after this, those you can lie down on bed and just press a fess buttons for the entire game, can't decide on which.

Sadly, mine is PAL

Saw a few reasonably priced LE GC on Yahoo Japan, but I'd prefer US set so that I wouldn't need to swap disc to play US Cube games anymore, but the shipping is killing.

I have a US GC console if u're interested. But can only bring them when I back to hometown 

Does it have digital port?