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28 July 2018
Travel back in time to 2005 and relive some good times
6 of 6 found this helpful Great for a little nostalgia or, as folks seem already to be calling it, a little "retro" gaming. Console plays like a charm. Naturally, this is an older and outdated console, so you should expect the graphics to be a little lower quality. For best results, play on a CRT and/or pick up SCART or component cables, rather than using the VGA hookup provided. VGA works fine, but will tend to look a little rough on a modern flat-screen television. PS2s were literally designed to be played on CRT televisions, so the graphics appear best on those; however, springing for a Component cable substantially improves the looks of things, even if you play on a modern flat-screen.
Some of items in the bundle are probably going to be third-party replacements. If you're buying this for serious "retro" gaming, you may want to eventually find some Sony brand items; however, the console works fine enough when it arrives and you may not feel the need. I found the third-party controller included in my bundle to be functional enough, but I found the "feeling" of the button-presses and the light weight of it a little off-putting, so I bought some real Sony controllers to use instead. This is not to say what comes with the bundle won't work! Mine worked just fine! Just be realistic and remember you are buying a previously-enjoyed console whose original accessories may have long since vanished and have been replaced in a cost-effective way.
The console comes to you clean and ready to go, including a PS2 memory card. The memory card included with my bundle still had a great deal of old save data on it, but that's easy to delete yourself... And to be honest, I didn't mind seeing DDR and FFX-2 game saves dated back to the mid-aughties on there, gave me a little chuckle.
Really, a great bang for your buck. Totally recommend this little kit if you just want something to amuse yourself or play some old favorites on now and then!