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I've had my PS2 for over a week now, so I thought I'd give everyone the benefit of my insight into this machine that resembles a piece of scenery from 2001.
When I first turned the machine on, I noticed that it had quite a nice configuration screen. All rotating blobs and translucent colours, moving around like nobody's business. This was nice and after I'd fiddled around with the date and time (changing from Spanish to English and amending the time and date) I tried the demo disc out.
Oh how disappointed I was. No, I hadn't loaded the disc yet, I'd just seen the new PS2 logo screen. A nice enough PS2 logo (in boring white letters) appears with a sound resembling a damp rasberry. I'm sorry, but the original PSX logo was so much better and at least they made an effort with the 'fanfair'. So we get a good impression of the PS2 as the sound of too many baked beans herald the loading of the disc...hm.
Well, I neededn't have worried, the demo disc certainly showed up that intro. Nice swirly polygons and loud music rose from the TV speakers (alas, my sound system was back in the UK, old tinny TV speakers had to do for now!) I was soon having a go at the (3) playable demos and watching the rest. Time to buy a PS2 mag for another demo disc, methinks! Still, by this time I was very impressed and the joypads were a lot more sensitive than my old PSX ones, even the fire buttons seemed to work better. Nice, and in black too.
The games on the demo disc were quite a nice little starter for me. Yes, I'd played PS2 games before, but there's something about playing them on your own console that makes the experience far more special. I loved SSX pro and even the FIFA game wasn't too bad once I'd figured out the controls (oh, and what team I was supposed to be playing as!) Not sure about the racing game though, a bit boring for me, but nice graphics all the same.
Ok, so I'd played the demos, now for the real stuff, GT3. I opened the disc tray and the music on the demo disc got stuck, so I reset the machine and it waited for my new shiny disc. Well, we all watched the intro with dropped jaws and I must say, I was very impressed.
The heat effects, the speed and the graphics in general were greater than I had remembered them. Lovely and playable to boot. A pity, then, that Sony had omitted to include one of their expensive memory cards in the pack. Yes, it was only when I got back the England that I noticed SR's firepack, but a memory card is in the process of being bought.
Taking the machine home, I wrapped it in as many clothes as I could and prayed it made it through the journey. It did, of course, and was the first thing I unpacked the following day (funny that!) I've now gone on to play many more games (mostly borrowed, unfortunately) and I can say that I am still impressed. Sony should have really worked on that logo though, but I'll forgive them after playing the demo of MGS2.
When I first turned the machine on, I noticed that it had quite a nice configuration screen. All rotating blobs and translucent colours, moving around like nobody's business. This was nice and after I'd fiddled around with the date and time (changing from Spanish to English and amending the time and date) I tried the demo disc out.
Oh how disappointed I was. No, I hadn't loaded the disc yet, I'd just seen the new PS2 logo screen. A nice enough PS2 logo (in boring white letters) appears with a sound resembling a damp rasberry. I'm sorry, but the original PSX logo was so much better and at least they made an effort with the 'fanfair'. So we get a good impression of the PS2 as the sound of too many baked beans herald the loading of the disc...hm.
Well, I neededn't have worried, the demo disc certainly showed up that intro. Nice swirly polygons and loud music rose from the TV speakers (alas, my sound system was back in the UK, old tinny TV speakers had to do for now!) I was soon having a go at the (3) playable demos and watching the rest. Time to buy a PS2 mag for another demo disc, methinks! Still, by this time I was very impressed and the joypads were a lot more sensitive than my old PSX ones, even the fire buttons seemed to work better. Nice, and in black too.
The games on the demo disc were quite a nice little starter for me. Yes, I'd played PS2 games before, but there's something about playing them on your own console that makes the experience far more special. I loved SSX pro and even the FIFA game wasn't too bad once I'd figured out the controls (oh, and what team I was supposed to be playing as!) Not sure about the racing game though, a bit boring for me, but nice graphics all the same.
Ok, so I'd played the demos, now for the real stuff, GT3. I opened the disc tray and the music on the demo disc got stuck, so I reset the machine and it waited for my new shiny disc. Well, we all watched the intro with dropped jaws and I must say, I was very impressed.
The heat effects, the speed and the graphics in general were greater than I had remembered them. Lovely and playable to boot. A pity, then, that Sony had omitted to include one of their expensive memory cards in the pack. Yes, it was only when I got back the England that I noticed SR's firepack, but a memory card is in the process of being bought.
Taking the machine home, I wrapped it in as many clothes as I could and prayed it made it through the journey. It did, of course, and was the first thing I unpacked the following day (funny that!) I've now gone on to play many more games (mostly borrowed, unfortunately) and I can say that I am still impressed. Sony should have really worked on that logo though, but I'll forgive them after playing the demo of MGS2.
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Maybe the PS2 will have enough power to run a nuclear factory.
No, it uses about the same amount of electricity as a camera flash.
I am the Tarrant wrote:
> but that wastes electricity!
It uses the same amount of power to light a
> street for a month to keep that little red light going over night!
really?
> but that wastes electricity!
It uses the same amount of power to light a
> street for a month to keep that little red light going over night!
really?
Did you know, since the PS2's price drop, sales have increased three-fold and are now selling as fast as they did at launch?
Pb? Prejudice? When?
Anywho, also glad you're enjoying your PS2. Seems to be the time to get one, but I only just bought a Megadrive, so I better not. :0)
X-Box still fails to grip me, Gamecube is more of a comfort blanket thing for me, and PS2 will come along too if money isn't a problem and they get a few more games worth buying. Still, I've got college and so on next year, so money is going to be a problem.
Anywho, also glad you're enjoying your PS2. Seems to be the time to get one, but I only just bought a Megadrive, so I better not. :0)
X-Box still fails to grip me, Gamecube is more of a comfort blanket thing for me, and PS2 will come along too if money isn't a problem and they get a few more games worth buying. Still, I've got college and so on next year, so money is going to be a problem.
Glad you like your PS2 pb, but you must have a different/spanish OS to mine, because when I load it up I get squares, glass and floating balls of light. It's very nice, and it's more of a hum than a rasberry!
Still, glad you can see through your prejudice and enjoy the PS2.
Still, glad you can see through your prejudice and enjoy the PS2.
zeldapro thought:
>I'll just quote that entire message for no paticular
>reason, thus setting a good example for all foggers
>in the prime..
>I'll just quote that entire message for no paticular
>reason, thus setting a good example for all foggers
>in the prime..
pb wrote:
> I've had my PS2 for over a week now, so I thought I'd give everyone the benefit
> of my insight into this machine that resembles a piece of scenery from
> 2001.
When I first turned the machine on, I noticed that it had quite a nice
> configuration screen. All rotating blobs and translucent colours, moving around
> like nobody's business. This was nice and after I'd fiddled around with the
> date and time (changing from Spanish to English and amending the time and date)
> I tried the demo disc out.
Oh how disappointed I was. No, I hadn't loaded
> the disc yet, I'd just seen the new PS2 logo screen. A nice enough PS2 logo (in
> boring white letters) appears with a sound resembling a damp rasberry. I'm
> sorry, but the original PSX logo was so much better and at least they made an
> effort with the 'fanfair'. So we get a good impression of the PS2 as the sound
> of too many baked beans herald the loading of the disc...hm.
Well, I
> neededn't have worried, the demo disc certainly showed up that intro. Nice
> swirly polygons and loud music rose from the TV speakers (alas, my sound system
> was back in the UK, old tinny TV speakers had to do for now!) I was soon having
> a go at the (3) playable demos and watching the rest. Time to buy a PS2 mag for
> another demo disc, methinks! Still, by this time I was very impressed and the
> joypads were a lot more sensitive than my old PSX ones, even the fire buttons
> seemed to work better. Nice, and in black too.
The games on the demo disc
> were quite a nice little starter for me. Yes, I'd played PS2 games before, but
> there's something about playing them on your own console that makes the
> experience far more special. I loved SSX pro and even the FIFA game wasn't too
> bad once I'd figured out the controls (oh, and what team I was supposed to be
> playing as!) Not sure about the racing game though, a bit boring for me, but
> nice graphics all the same.
Ok, so I'd played the demos, now for the real
> stuff, GT3. I opened the disc tray and the music on the demo disc got stuck, so
> I reset the machine and it waited for my new shiny disc. Well, we all watched
> the intro with dropped jaws and I must say, I was very impressed.
The heat
> effects, the speed and the graphics in general were greater than I had
> remembered them. Lovely and playable to boot. A pity, then, that Sony had
> omitted to include one of their expensive memory cards in the pack. Yes, it was
> only when I got back the England that I noticed SR's firepack, but a memory card
> is in the process of being bought.
Taking the machine home, I wrapped it in
> as many clothes as I could and prayed it made it through the journey. It did,
> of course, and was the first thing I unpacked the following day (funny that!)
> I've now gone on to play many more games (mostly borrowed, unfortunately) and I
> can say that I am still impressed. Sony should have really worked on that logo
> though, but I'll forgive them after playing the demo of MGS2.
Guess you will have to win GAD another 20 odd times to get your PS2 collection up!! :-D
> I've had my PS2 for over a week now, so I thought I'd give everyone the benefit
> of my insight into this machine that resembles a piece of scenery from
> 2001.
When I first turned the machine on, I noticed that it had quite a nice
> configuration screen. All rotating blobs and translucent colours, moving around
> like nobody's business. This was nice and after I'd fiddled around with the
> date and time (changing from Spanish to English and amending the time and date)
> I tried the demo disc out.
Oh how disappointed I was. No, I hadn't loaded
> the disc yet, I'd just seen the new PS2 logo screen. A nice enough PS2 logo (in
> boring white letters) appears with a sound resembling a damp rasberry. I'm
> sorry, but the original PSX logo was so much better and at least they made an
> effort with the 'fanfair'. So we get a good impression of the PS2 as the sound
> of too many baked beans herald the loading of the disc...hm.
Well, I
> neededn't have worried, the demo disc certainly showed up that intro. Nice
> swirly polygons and loud music rose from the TV speakers (alas, my sound system
> was back in the UK, old tinny TV speakers had to do for now!) I was soon having
> a go at the (3) playable demos and watching the rest. Time to buy a PS2 mag for
> another demo disc, methinks! Still, by this time I was very impressed and the
> joypads were a lot more sensitive than my old PSX ones, even the fire buttons
> seemed to work better. Nice, and in black too.
The games on the demo disc
> were quite a nice little starter for me. Yes, I'd played PS2 games before, but
> there's something about playing them on your own console that makes the
> experience far more special. I loved SSX pro and even the FIFA game wasn't too
> bad once I'd figured out the controls (oh, and what team I was supposed to be
> playing as!) Not sure about the racing game though, a bit boring for me, but
> nice graphics all the same.
Ok, so I'd played the demos, now for the real
> stuff, GT3. I opened the disc tray and the music on the demo disc got stuck, so
> I reset the machine and it waited for my new shiny disc. Well, we all watched
> the intro with dropped jaws and I must say, I was very impressed.
The heat
> effects, the speed and the graphics in general were greater than I had
> remembered them. Lovely and playable to boot. A pity, then, that Sony had
> omitted to include one of their expensive memory cards in the pack. Yes, it was
> only when I got back the England that I noticed SR's firepack, but a memory card
> is in the process of being bought.
Taking the machine home, I wrapped it in
> as many clothes as I could and prayed it made it through the journey. It did,
> of course, and was the first thing I unpacked the following day (funny that!)
> I've now gone on to play many more games (mostly borrowed, unfortunately) and I
> can say that I am still impressed. Sony should have really worked on that logo
> though, but I'll forgive them after playing the demo of MGS2.
Guess you will have to win GAD another 20 odd times to get your PS2 collection up!! :-D
I think that most already knew that it was alright, but it wasn't really worth £300.
It's well worth £200.
Even I'd recommend it now...
It's well worth £200.
Even I'd recommend it now...
I think it's finally getting through to people that the PS2 is a GOOD console.
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