Memory card trouble

[muzzer]

Ive recently re-bought the beloved FF8 after a bout a year of not owning a copy, i seriously havent played it in such a long time! but anyway, since i dont own my ps1 anymore, ive been trying to use it on my ps2 BUT the bloody thinkg wont read my memory cards, so i cant save my progress. i hav tried with both of my cards, but it says it cand read it or somethin.

any ideas?
:moomba: :choc:

[Znake]

Are you trying to save it on a PS2 Memory Card? If so then thats the problem. You can only save PSone games on a PSone Memory Card.

[_yeojina_]

I have been endlessly trying the same on a PlayStation Memory Card, you know, the one which can only hold 15 slots. Unfortunately, the data is "damaged" and therefore cannot be saved or read.

[Skyblade]

Yeah, it has to be a PS1 Memory Card. And, unfortunately, no one sells them any more, except E-Bay and other such things.

[rubah]

KMart sold them the last time I checked (two years ago)

[My_car_is_faster_than_you]

Files can get damaged over time, for reasons unknown, but it happens. PS one cards (read above). My addition is that I've had lots and lots of trouble with multi internal cards (ones that have 2 x 15 slots or more). They tend to crap out pretty harshly, like my Mad Cats x16 card, my 18 x 15 Memory card (green with to buttons on the bottom, looks like a little game boy), and the 9 slot cards. The dual card is the only one that's worked for all these years.

Then, sometimes you can save over to another PS one card, and it will "recover" the file, but that's a rare chance.