Best products from r/psx
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1. Gamilys Controller Extension Cable for PlayStation
- Bluetooth 4.0 USB Adapter
- USB 2.0, Up to 3Mbps and Over 10 meters in free space
- Frequency Band: 2.4~2.4835GHz unlicensed ISM band
- OS Support: Windows 8 , 32bit/64bit / Windows 7 , 32bit/64bit / Windows XP , 32bit/64bit
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2. Fosmon VGA To RCA Adapter, Composite AV S Video To VGA Converter, PC To TV Video Switch Box For HDTV, Monitors, Laptop, Desktop, PC
- Converts VGA to composite (Yellow RCA) and/or S-video TV display signal
- Supports resolution 640x480 up to 2560x1600
- VGA video pass through allows you to keep your PC monitor connected while sending signal to TV/display
- Adjust and set preferences with onscreen display and front-mount control panel
- Powered by USB port - Includes cable to connect to host PC. Plug & Play with no other software or hardware required
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3. Tomee S-Video AV Cable for PS3/ PS2/ PlayStation
- Connect your PlayStation to a television with s-video or video connection and achieve better picture quality
- Replace the standard cable included with the PlayStation system
- Compatible with Playstation3, Playstation2 and PSX system
- Easy connections with the color-coded connectors
- Enjoy better gameplay with clear graphics and sharp pictures
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4. JFJ Easy Pro Video Game, CD, DVD, Blu-Ray Repair Machine 110V
30-day unconditional money back guarantee. 1-year warranty on parts and labor.NOTE: Check User Manual in English on Technical Specification before useWorks on all compact disc formats-Music CD, CD-Rom, DVDs, Sony Playstation, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, X-BOX, X-box 360, XBOX ONE, ...
5. ELEGOO for Arduino Nano V3.0, Nano Board CH340/ATmega328P Without USB Cable, Compatible with Arduino Nano V3.0 (Nano x 3 Without Cable)
- It is a smallest, complete, and breadboard friendly board. It has everything that Diecimila/Duemilanove has (electrically) with more analog input pins and onboard +5V AREF jumper.
- Nano's got the breadboard-ability of the Boarduino and the Mini+USB with smaller footprint than either, so users have more breadboard space. It's got a pin layout that works well with the Mini or the Basic Stamp (TX, RX, ATN, GND on one top, power and ground on the other).
- The Nano can be powered via the Mini-B USB connection, 7-12V unregulated external power supply (pin 30), or 5V regulated external power supply (pin 27). The power source is automatically selected to the highest voltage source.
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7. Verbatim CD-R 700MB 52X DataLifePlus Silver Inkjet Printable - 50pk Spindle
50 high-grade non-rewritable CD-R inkjet printable discs with a one hundred year archival life and OEM drive certifiedFull-color, high resolution, photo-quality printing with fast Ink drying & longer lasting colors. Superior ink absorption on high-resolution 5,760 DPI printersAdvanced AZO recording ...
8. VCANDO SCART to HDMI Converter Video Audio Adapter Box with SCART/HD Switch, PAL/NTSC Video Scaler, 1080P/720P
- 【Scart to HDMI Converter】Converts 480I(NTSC)/576I(PAL) format signal to 720P/1080P HDMI signal output
- 【Scart to HDMI Scaler】Scales SCART Signal (RGB or Composite Video) to HDMI 720p or 1080P
- 【NTSC/PAL Switch】 Automatically detect RGB(50/60Hz), Composite Video(NTSC/PAL), just switch the button as you want
- 【Easy Connection】With scart cable or hdmi cable connection to DVD, set top box, other game players (Sega Genesis)
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9. PS2 Controller Extension Cable
- Extend your game
- Adds 6 feet to the controller's existing cable
- For any PS2 compatible controller
- LIFETIME WARRANTY
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10. Memorex Standard Jewel Cases Shrinkwrapped 10/Pack
- Manufacturer Part Number:01901
- Marketing Information:Standard 10mm CD/DVD Jewel Cases are perfect for replacing lost or broken cases. The clear inlay tray allows you to print on both sides of the back inlay card and have the artwork show through. Jewel cases protect your valuable CDs or DVDs.
- Product Type:Optical Disc Case
- Brand Name:Memorex
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11. ADS Technology USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Kit (USBX-804)
Convert your hard drive or CD drive into an external, USB driveAdd multi-gig storage to your PC or MacAccommodates almost any type of storage devicePlug and Play and Hot SwappableTransfer Rates Up To 480 Mbps
12. 6' S-Video Cable for PlayStation 2 (Black)
6-Foot S-Video Cable for PlayStation 2 General Features: Black cable 6-foot length Easy to connectConnects to PlayStation 2or PlayStation game console to S-Video ready TVPlayStation Game console connector on one end S-Video/Left and Right audio jacks onother end
13. Logitech PlayStation 2 Cordless Action Controller
- Operates on 2.4 GHz frequency for no radio interference
- Dual Analog mini-sticks, with pressure-sensitive D-pad for perfect control in any game
- More than 40 hours of total playing time
- Twin vibrational feedback motors - you'll feel every bump, hit and explosion
- Eight specially-positioned buttons for better response time
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14. Portta HDMI Converter Up-Scaler AV or CVBS and S-Video and R/L Audio to HDMI Converter V1.3 Support 720P 1080P HDMI with 3D Plastic Case for PS3 PS4 Blu-ray DVD Xbox Notebook
- * Input: RCA Composite S-video Video, R/L Audio. * Output: HDMI.
- * Scales up Composite Video or s-video to HDMI. * Analog to be integrated into digital Composite/S-video to HDMI Converter.
- * HDMI Transmission Rate: 5Gbps. * Support 165MHz/1.65Gbps per channel (4.95Gbps all channel) bandwidth.
- * Motion Compensated 3D Wavelet Video Coding Technology is applied to make the converted picture rich in color and more vivid;* Input audio is integrated into HDMI output as well as pass-through to earphone or sound box; * Input video systems - NTSC and PAL is automatically detected and adjusted.
- Please find the trouble shooting steps as below : 1.Please try different resolution,please try lower resolution for testing. 2.Please try another power adapter if any. 3.Please try short HDMI Cable,such as 1m,2m. 4.Please try another Composite Cable.
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15. Imachine Sony AC Adaptor 7.5V 2.0A SCPH-113 Adapter Playstation PS ONE PSONE
World Wide Input Voltage 100-240VAC 50/60HzOVP, OCP, SCP Protection (OVP: Over Voltage output Protection. OCP: Over Current output Protection. SCP: Short Circuit output Protection)Tested Units. In Great Working Condition.UpBright 30 days money back guarantee. 1 full year service warranty.UpBright Ne...
17. Sony Playstation Console Shaped Bifold Wallet
Sony Playstation Console Bifold WalletFeatures the iconic console design with button fastenerIncludes note and card slots, zip up coin pocket and Playstation logoIdeal collectable for video game fansOfficially licensed
18. Sony PlayStation Compatible RGB SCART Cable
- Insurrection Industries cables are all extremely high quality interconnect cable, custom made to our exact specifications. These are European cables not JP21.
- Wired for maximal compatibility with both PS1 and PS2
- These cables use sync on luma because C-sync is not natively supported by the Playstation. This may not be compatible with all devices but is the highest quality sync signal natively offered.
- SCART is an acronym for a European video standard which uses a 21 pin connector to carry analog video and audio signals from video devices to televisions and monitors. SCART become popular for video games consoles because it natively carries multiple video signals including RGB video.
- Every cable is designed with industry standard impendence and signal level characteristics for maximal compatibility and performance
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19. C2G 30504 Cables to Go USB 2.0 to IDE or Serial ATA Drive Adapter Cable, Black
- Turn any ide or sata drive into a convenient external drive simply connect one ide/atapi or sata-based mass storage device through a usb port
- Fully compliant with usb 2.0 and usb 1.1
- Up to 480 mbps data transfer rate
- Usb to ide/sata adapter
- Easily transfers files from a computer or laptop, backup files or store large file archives
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> Here's some background. I grew up all my life as a Nintendo bloke.
If you played Nintendo games mostly (or N64 more so) expect a different feel to the games. The standout hits have an edgy, mature appeal to them... even the colorful platformers. There are some multi-plats between the PS1 and N64, but the differences in hardware made very different libraries of games. The large disk space of PlayStation CDs and the cheap CD format itself made it more desirable for 3rd-party developers, so if you are going to collect, expect lots of varity of good quality games. That being said, don't be afraid to try out different genres of games, you are sure to find greatness anywhere. Good luck.
> First of all, as seasoned PS1 experts, do you have any recommendations on controller/memory card/wire brands? That's one thing.
For Controllers, I recommend at least one of each of the standard ones. "The Non-Analog/D-Pad Only" style is perfect for Platformers and RPGs that don't really utilize analog anyway. Even for games before 1998 that don't have analog I'd recommend playing with this controller since using an Analog Controller-type controller's d-pad feels weird being that those kind of controllers were designed for analog games.
Speaking of analog controllers, don't skip on "The Dual Analog Controller". It was the first one for PlayStation and most people don't even remember it since it was only in stores for like 8 months or something. It can be a little pricey/hard to find, but not anymore expensive than any Xbox 360 pad out there. It's a great controller and also an interesting artifact since it's design is much bigger than anything Sony's ever made. Plus, it has concave sticks, something Sony didn't do again until the Dual-Shock 4 controller. It's my favorite controller to play with, but with only downside: no rumble...
...But that's what the "Dual-Shock 1" remedies. It's something I imagine you have already played with, so nothing new here. Just the most well-rounded controller out of the whole bunch; all kinds of color designs to pick from.
If you want a Light Gun, go Namco. there isn't any official Sony Light Gun, but the Namco one is the better quality one and the most common one out there.
As for anything else (Fighting Stick, Driving Wheel, Flight-stick, etc.) I'll leave that up to you since I don't own any and don't know much about them.
For Memory Cards, there really isn't much to pick from. 1MB (or 15 blocks of memory) is all there is to pick from for size. I'd recommend getting 4 or 5 in bulk on eBay or something. Only because some games saves take up more than just 1 block out of the 15.
For Wires/Connectors, same as the cards... not much to pick from. Some extender cables for the controllers would be good if your playing from far away but as for video cables standard Composite is the best image quality your going to get... unless you can get RGB Scart or something like that to work with it. There's no Component you can get for it as the system doesn't support 480 resolution. I'd recommend hooking it up to a CRT TV instead of an HDTV if possible.
> Second of all, and the most important, what games do you recommend?
> Anyway, I like platformers. And I like open world games where you get to jump about and collect items and whatnot. Love the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Well then Crash Bandicoot is right up your alley! Classic platformer and Sony's mascot during the PS1 era. The first game can be expensive, but the second and third games are cheaper and the third supports analog. More of the same in each iteration but some extras thrown in. Also get Rayman. It's a launch title from way back in 1995, and hard as hell. I haven't played the second, but from what I hear it's pretty solid. Spyro The Dragon is another classic Sony mascot from this time. Just like Crash, there's a second and a third game with same-y gameplay with extras. That series of games is more like an open-world game compared to Crash though.
> I also have a fond appreciation for racing games.
Well there's the flagship racing franchise for Sony: Gran Turismo. It's more like a deep racing sim that can be slow to get into, but ends up being very addicting to play. For a more standard racing experience, Ridge Racer is a good one. It's actually the oldest game on the system, launching way back 1994 in Japan. there's also 3 sequels: Revolution, Rage, and R4. Crash Team Racing is like a Mario Kart clone and a pretty good one too.
> I love Street Fighter games, but I don't really know any other great fighting series.
Besides the Alpha games that you listed, there's also the Collection 1 & 2 games. that contain near-perfect Arcade ports of a handful of Street Fighter games. Be wary, they can be hard to find/expensive. Assuming your a Street Fighter fan, I'd also assume you don't like Mortal Kombat all the much, but if you want to get a game, go with Mortal Kombat Trilogy. It's basically a mash-up of the first three games characters in the third game's style. The Tekken series is also a good classic. It's not a tight 2-D fighter with the same level of technical mastery, but a ton of fun to play. the first game comes with Galaga, and the third is loaded with content and unlockables. However I have a very personal hardcore recommendation: Bushido Blade. remember how I said you should explore different genres? this is a good start. It's a fighting game with one-hit kills and a very tight movement system with a variety of weapons to pick from. Super competitive to play with a friend, and tons of fun.
> I've looked on the standard "50 best games" lists on the net, but none of them seem to really satisfy me.
Like I said before, don't be afraid to try new things. You had put in your list Final Fantasy 7 which is a great RPG and should be played at least once, but the PS1 had tons and tons of great RPGs on it. If you have plenty of time (and money in some cases regarding the rarity of some of these games) try out some other RPGs such as Vagrant Story, Suikoden, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, and Grandia just to name a few.
Besides that I have a few more personal recommendations based on my preferences:
I hope this wall of text helps you on your collecting endeavors. Happy Hunting!
This allows you to read and write to Memory cards via USB. A lot of old readers used the LPT port for doing this and they're becoming hard to find.
The main reason for making it was to use it in conjunction with MCLaunch which lets you place psx executables on a memory and run them directly. It's great for writing diagnostic tools, putting them on the card, and then running them on a system when it comes in. Pad tests, video testing, etc..
This is a cheap Nano v3 knockoff. A 3 pack runs $10. These have the bootoaders already burned and the USB chip works perfectly. The card needs 3.6v (you can use 5v, but it may shorten the life of the card) and the Nano clone is giving us 5v, so a voltage divider was created to drop it down. Cheap knockoff memory cards will need an external 7.6v supply. You can get this directly from a fat PS1 power supply.
This is running MemCARDuino.
If you have a system that isn't reading discs and if it's a later model without a parallel port, this is a great way to still run system diagnostics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w24Pq-EZVU0
Just a quick update. It appears these cheap Nano knockoffs are really, really good. I'm able to use third party memory cards without any problem. Also, the voltage divider doesn't seem to be needed either.
the ones by mad catz were pretty good, but I dunno if you can get one of them in good condition easily nowadays and they had analog sticks
there was also an ascii pad digital controller that was pretty good:
https://www.amazon.com/Agetec-ASCII-Pad/dp/B00001ZUTO
It can be very tricky to get PS1’s to recognize and boot burned discs. After a lot of trial and error, I found that getting Verbatim discs like this were working best for me:
Verbatim CDRs
I tried a few other brands with mixed success. Also the burn speed matters, the slower you can record the disc is better. I found an old CD burner on eBay and now can burn at 1x speed over USB.
So I had to invest a little bit into this combination but it’s working for me now.
You could also try slight adjusting the potentiometer on the laser to get burned CDs to read better on your PS1. Make sure to only adjust it in very small increments so that you don’t mess it up. There are some YouTube tutorials that could help.
OK, that first question clears up a lot of confusion...
This is a modded PAL device attempting to connect to an NTSC tv. Not sure whether there's 50Hz compatibility, though, which I'm also wondering about... If any of these converters handle the signal conversion that's great, but it seems pretty unclear if they also handle the framerate. And if we go with a cheap box like this, it has no indication for 288p (or 240p) support, so no clue whether that's gonna work... Does OSSC even handle this sort of conversion?
(Thanks a ton for the thorough answer!)
I know it's already solved but I want to share my setup with you guys!
I use these to plug both my PS2 and PS1 on a SAMSUNG 20" Monitor Screen:
https://www.amazon.com/Tomee-S-Video-Cable-PS3-PlayStation-3/dp/B010CAZVBA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009OMYHJU
And I use an RCA to P2 adapter to plug it on a JBL sound box.
For a supreme image, I only use the S-Video cable.
I found a bunch of extension cables from a google search:
PlayStation 2 Controller Extension Cable
Mad Catz Controller Extension Cable for PlayStation
6 ft. PS2 Controller Extension Cable
Extension Cable (PS2/PSX/PSone)
It looks like they're out there, and that what works for the PS2 will work for the PS1 and vice versa - but I'd ask the seller to make sure if it's not indicated just to be sure.
>What are you going to play first? R4 was a great game. I remem
every disk i have is hard to reading because have a lot of scratches, look it that
https://www.amazon.com/JFJ-Video-Blu-Ray-Repair-Machine/dp/B000RBE4B8
Memorex Jewel Cases
Replacements aren't expense, and they make collections look way better.
Good. So I take it you found a cable? If not, try something like this, I'm sure you could find something similar cheaper. You can use it as a IDE HDD or CD drive enclosure.
Go with something like this. Having composite and S-Video in the same cable can cause interference.
I'm not exactly sure, but think these would work as well: https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-PlayStation-2-Cordless-Action-Controller/dp/B0001VNNE8
If you are on a budget, my choice for a converter was Portta RCA to HDMI converter
Its not the best but its sufficient from my experience. Supports both NTSC and PAL, S-video, RCA and it has a button to toggle between upscaled 720p and 1080p. Input lag isnt too bad (I remember it was about on par with most TV's internal converters) and artifacts are not bad and mostly only relevant with PS2 games. Keeping the option at 720p might help out a little bit.
Minuses would be that the power cord is short and the sound conversion is only serviceable. I connect the sound jacks directly to speakers/amplifier.
This box also directly stretches to 16:9, so if that bothers you, you either want to squeeze it back on the TV side, or just ignore it.
https://www.amazon.com/ADAPTOR-SCPH-113-ADAPTER-PLAYSTATION-PSONE/dp/B001DIFV98 hope this helps man, but this should work
https://www.amazon.com/Performance-Mega-Memory-Card/dp/B00000K4YH
I had one of the mega memory cards for PSX, also with a few failed blocks. Would playing on a ps3 be an option? If it's modded, then you could play Japan region games. I think that would let you save memory cards using the hard drive, then copy to a PC.
https://youtu.be/f7fCTHu99bk
Here's the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QWZEITG/ref=s9_simh_gw_p63_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=0X57HB2EMYKXV0Y3R2V7&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2079475242&pf_rd_i=desktop
There are many types of RGB cable, but I'm assuming you want a SCART cable? I'd go with Retro Gaming Cables, Retro Access, or Insurrection Industries.
This one works, I use it with my Plextor external IDE:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UO6C5S/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Try Amazon Around 20 bucks for a used one.