Playing PAL PS2 games on an NTSC PS2

What region are japanese games anyway? ntsc?
yes


Also, i have fujifilm dvd+r dvd's. Can i write games on those?
yes, but is only compatible with later versions of ps2 (v4+). DVD-R is recommended, either verbatim or Taiyo Yuden. However some games that access the disc a lot (GTA San Andreas or Metal Gear Solid 3) will work better on DVD+R.

I'm thinking of buying that pal/ntsc convertoer from chipzone, but if i download some games, and turn them into iso, can i use my current dvd (mentioned above) to write them so i can use it for ps2 gaming? thakns (p.s. i know i'd have to write each iso on a seperate dvd.
That converter will have the same effect as the ADR Patcher, so the screen will be in colr, but off center. The Y-fix patcher is recommended. It's free and works with most games.

 

Ok, thanks.
Wait, i have a couple q's.
First off, i went and bought some verbatim dvd-r, but all i could find was white ink print. Is that ok?

Second, i have a modded ps2 (it has chip) and it's ntsc. If i downloaded a swap magic 3 disk, then would i be able to use it to play pal games (the games also have been burnt already (by someone else, professionally))? Would i have to burn it on a verbatim dvd also?

Lastly, do you know a site that has ps2 iso's/games? (any torrent would work fine, but not sure if bittorrent would. i have limewire pro 4.13 P.S. if anyone wants it mail edited by ddp for link (hey, it's free, right?) )

 

Hey check this out!!!

I found this. It might actually improve gaming?
Could you tell me what you might know?
Would i have to burn it on verbatim as well?

in case the link above don't work: http://www.megagames.com/psx/psx_utils_bootcd.shtml

 

dude, may i ask what takes so long?

 

Ok, thanks.
Wait, i have a couple q's.
First off, i went and bought some verbatim dvd-r, but all i could find was white ink print. Is that ok?
This is what I use
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817507005


Second, i have a modded ps2 (it has chip) and it's ntsc. If i downloaded a swap magic 3 disk, then would i be able to use it to play pal games (the games also have been burnt already (by someone else, professionally))? Would i have to burn it on a verbatim dvd also?
There's no need for swap magic if you have a modded ps2.

Lastly, do you know a site that has ps2 iso's/games? (any torrent would work fine, but not sure if bittorrent would. i have limewire pro 4.13 P.S. if anyone wants it mail edited by ddpfor link (hey, it's free, right?) )
Talk of piracy is against forum rules.



I found this. It might actually improve gaming?
Could you tell me what you might know?
Would i have to burn it on verbatim as well?

in case the link above don't work: http://www.megagames.com/psx/psx_utils_bootcd.shtml
There's no need for a ps1 loader if you have a modded ps2.


dude, may i ask what takes so long?
Some of us have lives and don't come here everyday. Give an attitude like that again, and I wont be helping you anymore.

 

Hi, i've read the first couple of pages. I know the basics. Now, if i want to write dvd's, i need to use verbatim. I wonder if these will work?
I have a modded psp, but it can't change the game to ntsc signal (since the place it got modded uses multisystem tv's only, so there's no need). If i can download swap magic, write it on a verbatim dvd, and put it the ps2, will it work?
Thanks in advance, greatly appreciate it

 

Damn!!! Dude!!! You are mi heroe, I fix it My Game and now I can play it!!! Realy thansks man!!! Thank you alot!!! WOWOWOW.

 

yes

do you mean modded ps2? Some modchips can automatically convert the signal? Which modchip do you have?

It would work, since you have a modded ps2, but why would you want swap magic, when a modchip can do everything swap magic can?

 

do you mean modded ps2? Some modchips can automatically convert the signal? Which modchip do you have?[/quote]
I'm not sure. As i didn't do the modding, or even bought the chip. The place i did it was like, a big store (like, a radio shack or somehting), and they had a lot of customers (as far as i know), and they just took it for 1 day. But i have many (like 20-30) pal games, and none of them have worked. mind you they are also burned, but professionally. They work, but like the symptoms, it rolls and is black and white.

Um, when you say that, do you mean i'll be able to play pal games?
cause again, i have many ps2 games, and i just don't want to do so much burning. And like, more than half of them aren't on your list (which i must say, is extremely impressive. it must have taken a long time. many people must appreciate it.)

Finally, i couldn't get the dvds (the link), but instead, i bought these. I'm pretty sure those will work as well (since they're both verbatim, but, i'm just worried, cause i can't return it after it's been opened). Sorry for asking so much. Thank you again.

 

If you dl swap magic try this:
Boot a copy of Swap Magic 3. After it loads, eject it. Insert the PAL game. Let it read the new TOC. Select NTSC on screen, then press the SQUARE BUTTON for special boot.

 

Ok, thanks man. I'll see.
Oh, just one thing. The ps2 doesn't read the cd/dvd after its put in (like, when you press x to enter browser, it goes to the memory stick, but the game never loads, so i have to restart the ps2).
Will this affect it?

 

are you talking about psp or ps2?

 

Yeah, the ps2. Like, you know how when you turn on the ps2 (without dvd in it), and those six light come, and then you press X to enter. Then the memory stick show (on a white background), and the the game loads, and it looks like a dvd, and you choose the dvd ...
For mine, it doesn't load (the dvd). So, i have to press the restart button (on the ps2 cover) if i want to play the game, so that it skips the process of showing the memory card ...

 

oh ok. You kept saying memory stick instead of memory card and it through me off. The swap magic would load as any other ps2 backup would.

 

ok, thanks. Yeah, i get mixed up sometimes.
I dl'd swap magic version 3.6. There's a dvd folder. Inside it, is an .elf file and an iso.
(p.s., it was a rar ...)
What do i do? Use, like, power iso (after extracting the dvd folder) to make the elf and iso into one iso, or just burn the elf as well as the iso?

 

Burn the .iso to blank media.

 

ok, i'll try it.

 

My version of ICO (PAL / British) doesn't load up at all in my PS2, so I never get to a language selection screen. Instead I get the "Please insert a Playstation DVD." I've also attempted the conversion process outlined here to no avail. Any suggestions? The DVD case states, "This software is only compatible with the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system displaying the PAL logo."

 

Do you have a modded ps2?