Get your old School PS1 game on!

[Bloinkxp]

I saw this and thought it worthy of a post.

http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?p=ItemDetail&item=CES11114
$5.99.  Heck I bought one and I am not even sure my PS1 even works anymore.

-D

[ChadTower]

How much was that with shipping?  That would be useful for a lot more than the PS1.

[AlanS17]

At the very least, you could use it on a PS2. It's probably easy for hacking, too.

[ChadTower]

There are Playstation adapters for pretty much all 32+ bit systems now.  I have a Playstation adapter for my Vectrex, even.

[AlanS17]

There are Playstation adapters for pretty much all 32+ bit systems now.  I have a Playstation adapter for my Vectrex, even.

This whole new generation of consoles will pretty much make old controllers useless. They probably did that on purpose, though.

[ChadTower]

Only for those new consoles.  The older stuff doesn't cease to exist.

[AlanS17]

Only for those new consoles.  The older stuff doesn't cease to exist.

Well when I get the new PS3, I'm packing up the PS2.

[Negativecreep0]

i have that old as hell, i remember i payed 50 back in the day. Cheep buttons chip stick spilled juice on it and it was fried

[Dervacumen]

I saw this and thought it worthy of a post.

http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?p=ItemDetail&item=CES11114
$5.99.  Heck I bought one and I am not even sure my PS1 even works anymore.

-D

Funny you point that out.  I work about 2 miles from there and stop by at least once a month.  Great place!  I've been eyeing those things, but just don't know if I can get enough games to make it worth while.

Last I checked they had 15-20 just sitting on a wire rack.  They probably have more.  If you want several maybe we can arrange something.  Any excuse to pop by is okay in my book.

The last thing I bought there was a cold cathode UV light with two bulbs.  For $3.99.
And two USB 6 foot extension cables for 2.99 each.  Some really good deals.

[ahofle]

I have one of those (well it looks identical anyway) for the PC.  I got it years ago before I had discovered real arcade controls.  It was pretty bad, had issues with stuck key presses, etc.  Not sure if that's just because it was a keyboard passthrough though.  It's sitting in my closet somewhere if someone wants it.

[kelemvor]

THey had those for the NES too didn't they?

[gibbous]

Only for those new consoles.  The older stuff doesn't cease to exist.

Well when I get the new PS3, I'm packing up the PS2.

Just heard today that there will be thousands of old games not compatible with the PS3.  I don't think I'd put mine away until I finish all the Final Fantasies.

[kelemvor]

Only for those new consoles.  The older stuff doesn't cease to exist.

Well when I get the new PS3, I'm packing up the PS2.

Just heard today that there will be thousands of old games not compatible with the PS3.  I don't think I'd put mine away until I finish all the Final Fantasies.

Yeah but I think that's because they screwed up and will be patching it later so they work...

[Lilwolf]

btw, I had one of those joysticks... They where good for the time, but they are no happs joystick at all.

And they are really thin... I don't believe you would get a real happs in there.

but... this is the joystick taht I first hacked to a real joystick... don't remember it being a problem.

[gibbous]

Oh yeah, they can patch consoles now a days!  Cool, cool.

On those joysticks, I guess if you really wanted to, you could build a different base out of wood for it.  Or if you're handy with the sheet metal, you can make something up....

[Crowquill]

For the price it's tempting, but it really wasn't the greatest joystick in the world. The buttons just press down on a circuit board below them. Not very responsive. Of course, I might have looked at it more favorably if I wasn't used to playing Tekken with the Namco joystick at the time.

Apparently, both sticks are hackable:
http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/4/games/1interface-stockists.htm