playing import games on a PS1

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:00 am

Okay, this question is somewhat retarded, but, what's the best way to play import games on a new-style PS1? I desoldered and resoldered my Jakks Pac-Man joystick, and it still works, so I guess I'm okay with solder.

superhitachi4 · Post by **superhitachi4** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:00 am

modchip

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:18 pm

JP console or modchip. No swap devices.

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:10 pm

How hard is it to do it?? I happen to have two so if I screw one up I can use the other one.

What modchip should I use and where should I order it from??

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:23 am

Any suggestions?

DC906270 · Post by **DC906270** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:17 am

try searching on google or something

it usually throws something up

Daigoro · Post by **Daigoro** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:25 am

whats wrong with using a swap device?

fl0w · Post by **fl0w** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:12 am

codebreaker

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:56 pm

Swap devices change the TOC and feature no redbook tracks so that there's no pointer to the start of any redbook audio. Since the PS loads with the swap disc's TOC, the sound is completely messed up.

Essentially, there's no redbook audio in these games, which is annoying enough (or it's completely off-track using a serial port game enhancer with another redbook audio game used as swap).

However, in some games, when the audio isn't detected, the game freezes since the programmers expected its audio tracks to always be there and when finding an exception that there was no track in the TOC, just aborted. That results in a hanging black screen. However, using a game enhancer with a game with lots of redbook as swap can sometimes put in incorrect but still readable values for the TOC, allowing the game to continue with a completely different track or time on the track.