View Full Version : Will imports play in a PS2 using the swap method?
darkslime
01-14-2009, 10:24 PM
Ok, I modded my PS2 slim by blocking the sensors with tape and using the swap trick with a PS1 game. It works with burned discs, but I can never seem to burn a good copy that doesn't skip during cutscenes and such. I was thinking of buying some of the import PS1 games a local shop has, but was wondering if they'll work using this method or just burned games will.
Thanks
geneshifter
01-14-2009, 10:44 PM
I think today is piracy day on the forums.
darkslime
01-14-2009, 10:48 PM
I think today is piracy day on the forums. Thanks for the help. What a useful post. ^_^
geneshifter
01-14-2009, 11:20 PM
Sorry lol. I'm pretty sure that the imports will work but others here will know more on that than I. I haven't ever modded a PS2.
darkslime
01-14-2009, 11:26 PM
Sorry lol. I'm pretty sure that the imports will work but others here will know more on that than I. I haven't ever modded a PS2. It's fine. Hopefully they will, I want to play some of the JP Beatmania games. ^_^
geneshifter
01-14-2009, 11:27 PM
It's fine. Hopefully they will, I want to play some of the JP Beatmania games. ^_^
I think I tried some kind of swap method with a Sega Saturn once upon a time. I never could get it to work lol.
PapaStu
01-15-2009, 03:09 AM
A thread in classic gaming talking about Imports AND PS2's....
**shimmy to import-mania**
Xander
01-19-2009, 01:31 AM
I don't have a definitive answer for you, but I have a Swap Magic 3.0 that I bought for my PS2 back when I was still burning games.
The other day I wanted to test one of my NTSC-J PS1 title. My swap Magic 3.0 permits me to run PAL/NTSC-J for PS2 titles, but upon testing it didn't work for this PS1 title. I had to dust off one of my PS1 console with a modchip to successfully run my game. So I'm not sure you can run NTSC-J games with your PS2 using your method.
OldSchoolGamer
01-19-2009, 01:59 AM
Swap Magic is for booting PS2 games ONLY not PS1 games..........
Tokimemofan
03-12-2009, 07:34 PM
Depends on the version of the PS2, on a PS2 v9/10 I used Final Fantasy 7 (NTSC-UC) as a swap disc and Tokimeki Memorial 2 as the import, just let it sit at the browser, swap then press the X button. On a v1/2 system it wouldn't work no matter what I tried. Note that I do not have a swap magic disc, I just have a case mod for several systems.