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[Patrick Klepek]

When's the last time you actually booted up a PlayStation game on your PS2?

I'll go first. Klonoa, four months ago.

 

[Bebpo]

Last week to play Snatcher.

 

[8bit]

I had never owned a PS1, so I've been buying games that I missed. The last few weeks have been mainly Ape Escape, No One Can Stop Mr Domino & Jumping Flash.

 

[BenT]

Last week, R-Types, to test for input lag on an HDTV. It lagged like a mofo. Go HDTVs.

 

[Shouta]

Persona 2: Innocent Sin, last week.

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Road Rash (the 3d0 port) about 2 months ago

 

[rod]

chrono cross all week

 

[Starfire]

Chrono Cross, FFVII, and Xenogears, at regular intervals (I've probably replayed them all at least six or seven times now ), not recently though, my PS2 currently sits upon a table awaiting me to close it after modchip installation.

Good thing I have my PSone Handy.

 

[Asskicker064]

Today, Final Fantasy Tactics to boot my HDloader.

 

[Notorious_Roy]

2 years ago when I started FFIX. In august I'll be playing FFVIII on my PS2.

 

[ourumov]

Last week: Fear Effect 2 and Street Fighter Zero 3.

 

[BreakyBoy]

Alundra about a month ago.

 

[Agent X]

For me, it was Street Fighter Alpha 3 earlier this week.

 

[blackadde]

Chrono Cross, a year to a year and a half ago.

 

[Gio_CoD]

Metal Gear Solid. About 3 years ago.

 

[Amir0x]

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo. Two days ago.

 

[Blackace]

Whenever I go into a funk with nothing to play, I break out FFT and make a little progress in it...

 

[Kolgar]

Last Saturday. Dino Crisis 2.

I also gave Omega Boost a spin.

Oh, and ESPN Extreme Games! An old game, but surprisingly fun to this day. I love kicking those competitors off their bikes.

 

[OmniGamer]

I went through a replay of Final Fantasy Tactics earlier this year.

 

[citan]

Hmmm, yesterday for Castlevania SOTN, and 2 weeks ago to play DQ7

 

[Ranger X]

I just finished Ghost in the Shell a couple of weeks ago.
I also played some Buster Bros Collection last week.

 

[Lionheart]

About two months ago, Final Fantasy I. I'll start FF II sometime this year as well.

 

[FortNinety]

I played Vir Ribbon the other night for some friends; its the ultimate "what the hell?" title to show off, especially to those who haven't played a video game in years.

 

[human5892]

Never. I have way too many current gen games to get through to even consider it.

 

[Prospero]

Tekken 3, last year sometime.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

About 6 months ago to play Castlevania: SOTN.

I kind of think bc is worthless past a few months into a new gen. Unless it's GBA games on the DS as they don't look tremendously different. In a year or two that library will probably be huge too.

 

[Kyouji]

Yesterday for Super Robot Wars Alpha. Fucking WuFei & Quatre, eat Chakram Death.

 

[Bebpo]

About 6 months ago to play Castlevania: SOTN.

I kind of think bc is worthless past a few months into a new gen. Unless it's GBA games on the DS as they don't look tremendously different. In a year or two that library will probably be huge too.

But 6 months ago wasn't just a few months into the current gen

That and I'd think the responses in this thread are a good indication that BC even 5 years into a new generation is still used often and worthwhile.

 

[Brofist]

Last week to play Snatcher.

Funny you say that, I think that's the last game I booted also. Probably more like a month ago though.

 

[Amir0x]

But 6 months ago wasn't just a few months into the current gen

That and I'd think the responses in this thread are a good indication that BC even 5 years into a new generation is still used often and worthwhile.

It'll always vary from person to person. But it is awfully important to a lot of people such as myself. After GB/PS line started using it, it has become one of the top three things I look for in systems. It's just so useful for my needs.

 

[zmet]

Gradius Gaiden
SF2 Collection 2
R-Type Delta
Raiden DX

 

[Gek54]

wip3out

 

[F.Be@PSG]

Now and forever.

 

[golduck342]

Um Jammer Lammy which I bought about 3-4 weeks ago. But, I haven't played the PS2 for a while, because it can't read blue bottom discs anymore (no more Gradius V for me )

 

[Stinkles]

Jumping Flash

Correct. But all of this does remind us that whether it's important or not, backward compatibility is largely pointless. I hardly play my old current gen games on my current gen systems. WTF would I want to play them on my next gen system? I'm sure that by the time I get all halcyon for RE4, it will be on a MAME derivative.


Also, HD lag guy - WTF is HD lag re. a console output? - are you talking about an actual delay between PS2 and TV? I've seen it happen on startup - but never a sync issue between my controller and what's happening on TV.

 

[Gattsu25]

Yesterday
Um Jammer Lammy

 

[Reilly]

I played Silent Hill one. God that game is scary...

 

[Fatghost]

Two days ago to play Street Fighter Collection 2 and Castlevania Chronicles.

 

[KingOfF00LS]

My wife, all week long including last night playing Final Fantasy I.

Myself about a month ago playing Final Fantasy 6.

 

[Teddman]

About two months ago to play FFIV (FF Chronicles disc), which I'll return to someday... Looks like for many folks, Final Fantasy is the name of the game in backwards compatibility.

 

[Ronin]

Yesterday for a little bit of Guilty Gear and R4.

 

[akascream]

A couple of weeks ago, I threw FF:Tactics in. Before that (a year or so ago?), I played FF:Origins. BC isn't that big a deal to me though, I don't mind digging out an old console when I got an itch.

 

[Defensor]

Guitar Freaks & Guitar Freaks 2nd Mix Append last week.

 

[ronito]

Daughter and I have been playing FF6. So it's on regularly.

 

[Flo_Evans]

2 weeks ago some square thread made me bust out some parasite eve.... still a pretty flawed game, but damn I want a next-gen sequel!

before that was wipeout XL in preperation for the PSP launch and wipeout pure^^

 

[Radius]

In March, playing Toshinden 1-3 and Tobal 2 (this has to be one of the best fighting games ever - hard to believe that it was made by Dream Factory)

 

[U.2.K. Tha Greate$t]

I have psone the system, fu** ps2.

 

[BuckRobotron]

Just replayed the endings for FFVIII and FFIX last week to refresh my memory (and blast off some crazy summons...) after finishing a couple PS2 rpgs. And still working on Tenchu 2 after playing through the rest of the series previously.

 

[Zeo]

FFVII.

I'm not sure of the number of times I've replayed that, but did again earlier this year.

 

[Bluecondor]

Herc's Adventures is still a decent PS1 game - I play it every few months or so. It is a strange 2d looking game that sometimes has 3d elements. The gameplay does get tedious and repetitive though. I would love to see a PS2 or PS3 version of this game, as the production value was pretty good....