That's right! Now you can turn your Playstation 2 into a multi-console gaming system..."WTF!?" you say? I know, it sounds too good to be true, but it's acctually quite simple, unless your average IQ is less than 12 1/2.
Anyway, Here goes:
PSNES2
By kaos
Pre-Step: This tutorial is mainly for modded PS2s. But, an alternative to reading CD-R's with a PS2 without a modchip is simple. If you have a Gameshark, or Action Replay CD. Just insert the Gameshark in first, then at the menu screen you don't have to do shit except press "Start Game". Now just remove the Gameshark disc and insert your SNES CD-R disc and it will be readable! Now, if you're a bitch and don't have a Gameshark or Action Replay, then you can download a
utility for making CDs bootable for those without a modchip. There really isn't anything to stop you from continuing, so don't PM me saying you got stuck or something.
Step 1: First, we need an SNES emulator made specifically for the PS2 console. "onO!!1 I r NoT hAVe it Teh PS@ meluLATOR!!!". Well, It's your lucky day. Because here's a link for "
an SNES emulator made specifically for the PS2".
Step 2: Now that you have the SNES emulator, the next step is to find some SNES
ROMS. You can download these from around 4 trillion sites. Just
search google. But just in case you
do have an IQ of less than 12 1/2, Here's a couple of sites that you can download the ROMS from:
http://www.romnation.net/srv/roms.html
http://www.nerologic.com/
I have 150+ games on one CD! Kinda little though since one CD can fit over 600+ games. I also prefer using LimeWire or any other P2P program. You can find Zipped Files with 200-300+ games in them (Each game is around 2-3 MB)
Step 3: You now have everything you need to start playing classic games. All we need now is to write all the files into a CD, and start playing! I recommend using Nero since it owns all the other burning software. I will cover both CD writing tutorials for modded
and un-modded consoles below.
Creating a CD for Modded Consoles:
For this guide I will work through the procedure using Nero Burning Rom. But a similar method can be followed using most other CD recording applications.
1. Open up Nero and make sure "
CD-ROM (ISO)" is selected and that "
No Multisession" is selected.
2. Click on teh ISO tab in the New Compilation Wizard. Make sure that "
Mode 2/XA" and "
ISO 9660" are selected. If you are using long filenames, select "
ISO Level 2" and "
Joliet".
3. Click "New".
4. Over in the File Browser, browse to your SNES-Station folder and drag n drop the following stuff (order doesn't matter in this case):
SYSTEM.CNF
INSTALL.CNF
SNES_EMU.ELF
Make a new folder and name it ROMS. This will be the folder you will place all of your ROM files in.
5. Now you're ready to burn the CD. Click on File>Write CD or click the little button in the toolbar to burn your CD. Make sure the options "
Write" and "
Finalize CD" are checked, and that "
Disc at Once" is selected as the Write Method.
Creating a CD for Un-Modded Consoles:
Unfortunately there is no easy way to create a CD with long filenames for un-modded consoles, so this restricts the length of the names used for your ROM files.
This method uses the freeware
CDGenPS2 (link in
Pre-Step) to create a CD which may be loaded on an un-modded console. However this does assume you know how to load CD-Rs on your un-modded console (no you cannot just load the CD-R directly!).
1. Open up CDGenPS2. Browse to your SNES-Station folder and drag and drop the following stuff (order
DOES matter in this case).
SYSTEM.CNF
SNES_EMU.ELF
Your ROM folder with ROMs in it.
2. You must limit the amount of ROM file you put on the CD due to the TOC limit of your boot disc. This is generally about 70 minutes or about 600mb worth.
3. After dragging the files and directories, right click on the SYSTEM.CNF entry and click "
Edit". Check the "
Fix LBA" box and type in "
12231" then hit "
OK". This is particularly important for those of you still using old versions of the Gameshark2/Action Replay 2.
4. You can also change the name of the volume from CDGENPS2 by clicking the "
VOL" button.
5. Once you're all set to go, click the
IMG button. Remember where you save the BIN file. This step might take a while, depending on how big your image will be. Also, it may seem that the program is freezing up - this is normal. Just let it do its thing.
6. Now burn the image you've just created using your favorite CD burning utility (ie. Nero, CDRWin, etc.). Remember to set the writing method to "
Disc at Once".
FINISHED
Yay! Now what are you waiting for? Go play some SNES! Chrono Trigger, Gradius III, Donkey Kong 1-3...sex.
I might link other PS2otherConsole emulators soon. But till then, Have fun.
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