I didn't get scammed it was 2 ps2 untested

Unfortunately has a hard time reading disks, probably well overdue for laser adjust.

It seemed like I've been in this place for a days.. it felt so huge and expansive. One of the greatest stories in video games history took place in this now tiny map.

Sideview 3D version of the map

from VGcartography DeviantArt

Bought a knackered PSone from ebay for £20 and decided to give it a makeover. Dyed a third party shell and official transparent controller so they matched. Completed Ridge Racer Type 4 this morning, remember that one?

Each game was individually priced, but I had to buy them all - some amazing games from my childhood. Especially Crash Team Racing, Spyro 1, Tomb Raider 1, Crash Bandicoot 1,2 and 3.

What a great way to start my Sunday!

Saw this on twitter!

To picture the type of man he was, picture an old car salesman that could talk anything up and make it sound amazing.

Along with this character type, he liked to have the best of the best. Growing up in the 90s I would go to his house and he would have a huge home theater system and his cd player and game station of choice was the PS1.

Sadly he passed away from covid a few years ago. My grandma has slowly been going through his old things and came across his old games. She gave me the ones that she could emotionally let go of for now. She hung onto the Crash Bandicoot Trilogy because that was his favorite. I can remember as a kid seeing him play crash bandicoot and that was the first time I saw the game.

Thank you Grandpa.

Over the past few years I've come to appreciate the ps1's 3D visuals even tho they were due to limitations of the time after 3 decades it now gives the games such a unique style I'm so glad they've been making a come back in the indie scene recently

This is actually a vent. I kind of lost my job a few months ago. I worked in telemarketing and was insulted every day and not treated very well, so I ended up developing acute stress. I was going to the hospital at least twice a week. Eventually, I got fired, even though I tried to handle it as best as I could.

Well, I don’t have much money left to pay my bills, and I started feeling really down. I decided to buy a PS1 and my favorite games so that, at least, I wouldn’t feel so depressed. It was fun for a few weeks. I really wanted to feel that same passion for playing video games that I had as a child, when my father gave me my first PlayStation. But it didn’t feel the same. It was good, but not the same thing. After one or two weeks, I felt exactly the same way I did before buying it.

Even though I love those games and have so many good memories of playing them with my family and cousins, now I just feel nothing when I play, even though I still like the plots and the games themselves. Am I the problem? Honestly, nothing else makes me feel good either, not even the things I used to enjoy. Things that remind me of how good life was when I was little make me feel something, but that feeling fades away very quickly.

I also bought a PS2, since I played it a lot too. Have you guys ever gone through something like this? Just let me know what you think in the comments, please.

Some time ago, I posted my retro corner on r/psx. Here is more or less an update.

I changed rooms because I am expecting a baby. The room is almost identical, except that the niche where the crt tv used to be is no longer there.

There's still a lot to be done here. I'm going to build another piece of furniture for the crt tv so that it fits better in the corner, and I also want to cover the radiator.

But I'm quite happy with it so far.

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