"Backing up" PS2 games

[dking]

does anybody know of a program that allows you to burn PS2 games. I would like to burn my games so I can put the originals in the cases and not use them. I don't like scratching cds.

[DMKA]

You can't use the burned games unless you have a modded PS2. You can burn the games with any old DVD burning program though, like Nero.

[dking]

there are programs floating around that are already modded to play the burned games on a PS2 I just don't know where to find them G4's attack of the show had one of them on the show but its not in there show notes anymore.

[Dr.K]

So with the right software, you don't need a modded PS2 to play the copied games? (This sounds like too big a breakthrough to be true)

[Shoeberto]

Maybe with the new slimlines, since they have a flip lid, but I really doubt it with the old ones. I don't keep up so much on the mod scene but I don't remember ever hearing about bootloaders for the PS2.

[dking]

I FOUND IT!!!!! This is just a trial but the program I was looking for is called alcohol 120%. Just google it and you will find the website. Its a 30 day trial,give it a try. NO THERE IS NO MODDING INVOLVED, DON'T ASK ME HOW THEY DID IT.

[dking]

I know, sorry for the double post...

heres all your information.

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/vi...alcohol120.cfm

Alcohol 120% v1.9.5.2802
Alcohol 120% is one of the hottest products in the CD-R scene! You could say i?s a combination of the famous CloneCD, Daemon Tools and BlindWrite.

Alcohol has 3 kinds of functionality:

-It duplicates your CD/DVDs: Alcohol handles copy protections and it has easy presets for each kind of task: Playstation (1&2), SecuROM, ProtectCD, SafeDisc, VideoCD..

-It burns your CD images: Supported image types are BIN/CUE, CloneCD, BlindWrite, ISO, DiscJuggler, Nero

-It mounts CD images as virtual drives: You can use CDs directly from image files on your HD and enjoy much faster speed. It emulates copy protections. You can use this also to use your downloaded images without burning!

All this is very neatly packaged to a compact and very easy to use user interface. I can honestly say that it is the easiest program of i?s kind and still possibly the most advanced.

Very much recommended!

[Vyk]

Uh I have a feeling that was a misunderstanding. Isn't the copy protection like written in a DVD on the edge or whatever? Outside the data range? If it works, then congrats. But my guess is they mean PS1/2 games as in regular back-ups. But they did mention copy protection emulation so who am I to argue. But if this is only about scratches, they do make slip covers to put over CDs/DVDs to keep them protected and still be readable.

[Mookies]

Mmm, i don't think it will work. I've tried copying games, the nearest i've come is a memory card exploit. It works, but you need to apply it using a friends moded ps2 or ar2/gs2.

[DMKA]

I FOUND IT!!!!! This is just a trial but the program I was looking for is called alcohol 120%. Just google it and you will find the website. Its a 30 day trial,give it a try. NO THERE IS NO MODDING INVOLVED, DON'T ASK ME HOW THEY DID IT.

Have you actually copied a game and played the copy in your PS2?

[dking]

I have played a copied game of this program...it works, I wouldn't have said anything if it didn't. Normally I wouldn't trust programs off the internet exept I saw it on attack of the show and everything they talk about on the show works, plus the program is for sale at the website.

[DMKA]

I just tried it with FFX-2. It didn't work. I just wasted a DVD...meh.

[dking]

Do u want me to post a complete walkthrough on how to use it?

[Bulldog]

What you're talking about, is playing the games from a harddrive (DVD image). That is where Alcohol 120.343534% is used. The moment you decide to burn it onto a real DVD, you'll need to play it using a modded PS2.

[Endless]

Let's note that:
- There is no decent PS2 emulator.
- No backup copy will play, unless you either use a modchip,

- recent ones allow you to boot the game directly
- old ones require to use a swap trick.

- and/or a GS2/AR2 plus swap trick (plus eventually patching the game).