View Full Version : Me, my PS2, and region unlock
Okay, I am just going to cut to the chase: Where can I buy the Mod Chip for the PS2 that unlocks region-lock? (If I cannot ask this question because it goes against the rules, please ignore. I will accept any consequences afterwards). Please, no Ebay or questionable sellers
Also, what import-only games do you recommend for the PS2? Would prefer games that aren't too reliant on the Japanese (they can be text heavy so long as I have a clue what's going on)?
Those are my two questions. Thx bye.
Rostum
07-08-2008, 04:52 AM
Well, to get a mod-chip you're going to have to get it done in someone's backyard or back of some dodgey store. I personally went with Swap Magic as it is safe and very easy to use and gets the same results.
As for import-only games, it depends where you live.
Well, to get a mod-chip you're going to have to get it done in someone's backyard or back of some dodgey store. I personally went with Swap Magic as it is safe and very easy to use and gets the same results.
As for import-only games, it depends where you live.
What is Swap Magic?
Rostum
07-08-2008, 12:31 PM
It's a boot disk. I would have thought you'd google it if you were interested.
Dreddz
07-08-2008, 02:59 PM
The cheapest way to mod your PS2 is to buy the chip online and do it yourself. Find a guide online and follow it step by step and you should be fine. I used swap magic for a while but to be honest it just damages your PS2 and is a nuisance.
As for import games, get Namco X Capcom. Might be a little text heavy but there are guides online which should help you. Well worth it.
Zeromus_X
07-08-2008, 03:44 PM
May also want to give this Momento (http://www.mementoteam.com/about.html) thing a look. It's another regional lockout solution that doesn't involve operating on your PS2, plus it has a few other advantages. It might be a bit pricier (http://www.consolesource.com/ecomm/catalog/Memor32-Advanced-USB-PS2-Memory-Card-p-2701.html#detailed_image) than Swap Magic, though.
crono_logical
07-08-2008, 04:08 PM
I've used swapmagic myself, it does it's job letting you play foreign games you've imported :p
May also want to give this Momento (http://www.mementoteam.com/about.html) thing a look. It's another regional lockout solution that doesn't involve operating on your PS2, plus it has a few other advantages. It might be a bit pricier (http://www.consolesource.com/ecomm/catalog/Memor32-Advanced-USB-PS2-Memory-Card-p-2701.html#detailed_image) than Swap Magic, though.
That memento thing looks interesting though, although the dependancy on the type of memory card it works on seems to be a limiting factor :p Is it really more expensive? It seems like you can download it from it's website, though getting it onto the memory card might be another matter :p
Mirage
07-08-2008, 04:18 PM
That memento thing seems like the only real alternative to a real modchip.
I got that swap magic thing at first, but I later got a modchip for my machine. It is vastly superior.
Now just a few days ago, i also got my hands on the (in europe) very rare hard disk/network adapter module. I got it without the actual hard drive though, but it supports almost any standard 3.5" IDE drive. And I just so happened to have a few of those lying around.
Now, PS2 games loaded off of a hard drive, that's sexy. And incredibly fast, considering a hard drive can fill up the entire PS2 memory in just about 3 seconds :p, meaning you'd probably never ever experience loading times of more than 2 seconds at a time anymore, and usually much less than that. Persona 3 never loads for more than 0.5 or so seconds between areas, and SC3 loads so fast that the characters hardly have enough time to shout their battle taunts.
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