Console Help!

[Sabin Rene Figaro]

do you do old school consule help too? because i just recently bought a nes consule with two turbo controllers and i got super mario bros & duck hunt 2-in-1 cartrige, super maio bros 2, maniac mansion, contra, zelda, ninja gaiden, punch out, and the nintendo zapper. the issue im having is that when i put in contra, the nes keeps blinking on and off as if i didn't have a game in there, i even cleaned it with 409 and a que-tip and it still does it. all my other stuff works just fine, the nes blinked on and off and it showed a purple screen each time it blinked on. it happened when i did it with my other games but it played them correctly after i either cleaned ithe cartrige or shook it. what i want to know is, is it the nes consule itself or is the cartrige just still dirty? I took it (the contra game) to the store and the guy behind the counter cleaned it and tried it on a nes consule there and he got it to work, when i took it home and tried it again it still did the same thing. please help.

[Setzertrancer]

Originally Posted by Hildegarde

Question:
Is this thread about consoles of all kinds?.
I mean, handhelds and next-gen consoles, like the WII?.

If so:
What the hey is the WII "nunchuck" and what exactly do I need to purchase in order to use the WII?.
I mean, console, memory card, game and that's it?.
No nunchuck?, weren't there two controllers to buy?.

If this is not what your intention was for this thread, I apologize for the SPAM and could you please, delete this post?.
X/

When you get the Wii Console it come with everything you need to play including a game, so it does come with a Nunchuku and a Wiimote.

[Cloud_Strife17]

I bought Final Fantasy 8 recently and this is the only game I have or ever had that I cant remeber doing this. Well disk one make this loud crunchy noise when loading and periodilly when just walking around it takes a while to load and other disks so far have not done this. The disk if good confition and it does this on both my ps1 and ps2. I have no clue why. The counsles are in great condition. I was just wondering.

[Kaiser Dragoon]

If so:
What the hey is the WII "nunchuck" and what exactly do I need to purchase in order to use the WII?.
I mean, console, memory card, game and that's it?.
No nunchuck?, weren't there two controllers to buy?.

When you but a Wii, it comes with Wii Sports, the attachments to connect it to the TV and power it, and it comes with a Wii-mote with nunchuck attachment. The Wii-mote has built in memory, that will be used by the "Mii" thing, AKA, create your own character, and hopefully be used as an outside memory card. I don't know if it has internal memory, but it may. And note, it only comes with one full controller, the second+ are your problem, just like most other consoles.

[Priscilla]

Ohkay. I have a question for all of you Wii people out there.

I have my Wii and Ds connected to Wifi through one of those Wifi dongles you plug into the USB port of your computer. All was fine and well and everything was working. But now it just isn't picking up and I have no idea.

For my DS could it be because I had an original ds when I set it up but now I have a Lite? Or shouldn't that affect it.

I am really pissed off and have no idea what to do.

Has anyone else had this problem or have any suggestions for me. It would be greatly appreciated

[dimmufan]

I once put an old PS game into my PS2. The game wasn't even mine, it was a friend's. Anyways it took a while for it to work. (Get out of the browser screen.) When it finally did a message appeared on the screen:
NOW WATCH IN AMAZEMENT AS THE PLAYSTATION TRIES TO EAT ITSELF.



I called the people at Sony and they had never heard of this message before. I was wondering if anyone has ever seen it.

[Blitz King]

I havent, but why do some games work in one PS2 while it won't work in a different one?

[Bleachfangirl]

You know how the PS2 is supposed to be able to play any PS1 game? Well, I tried putting one in my PS2, since my PS1 is kapoot, and it keeps shutting down on me. I don't get it, and I know nothing about this.

[Silver]

Originally Posted by Bleachfangirl

You know how the PS2 is supposed to be able to play any PS1 game? Well, I tried putting one in my PS2, since my PS1 is kapoot, and it keeps shutting down on me. I don't get it, and I know nothing about this.

Yeah I heard it's supposed to play them all too. Despite this, several games flatly will not play properly or even be recognised, and several others will play properly but a small scratch or bit of dust on the cd will stop the PS2 from recognising it.

Oh and without a chip, forget games of other regions or copied ones if you're into that. I say no. Buy the game cheap, all PS1 games seem to be.

[Bleachfangirl]

Originally Posted by celtic_silver

Oh and without a chip, forget games of other regions or copied ones if you're into that. I say no. Buy the game cheap, all PS1 games seem to be.

Eh? What's a chip? Does that mean I have to figure out a way to fix the PS1 that I haven't seen for 3 years? That's gonna take some work to jsut find the darn thing in my garage...

[Palazzo]

I don't think I've ever come across a PS1 game that didn't work on my PS2.

[Silver]

Yeah you are hard pressed to find one. I'm a collector, have three PS2s each from a different region, and a very large collection of games. Some do slip through horribly. It's still a WHOLE lot better than the PS3 software emulation compatibility though.

As for the chip, you can normally find one in the services section of your newspaper. Or you can buy them online making sure you get a good one and installing it yourself. A chip can be well worth the money if you want to play games of every region on the one console. Especially since a lot of games are cheaper imported. Plus there's more you can use. Downside? Well a void warrenty.

Hope this helps you.

[Bleachfangirl]

Thank you! I'll try that out. The only bad thing I can't install anything. If I bought one of those chips, can I just bring it to a store for them to install it for me? I went searching for what the chip was, and lots of results came up for a mod chip. Is that right?

[LocoColt04]

No one will install mod chips on consoles in stores. Opening the system voids the console's warranty, so dealers don't want to be held responsible if anything goes wrong with your system. The only way to have a chip installed is to either do it yourself, or find a friend who's already done it and is willing to do it for you.

[xenty]

my ps2 will not read any disks and i Tried cleaning them but it says that nothing is there so please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Silver]

Are they copied by any chance?
If that's the case, you can't use them legally, and I'm NOT going to relate how to use them. That would be immoral.
Or they could be the wrong region...
Like if you bought them on ebay.
Oh and sometimes the lasers go bad, or just out of alignment. If that's it you might want to get it professionally fixed. You could do it yourself with a little background knowledge, but I'd recommend getting a professional to do it, if you have no idea on how to fix it.

[Draken Benvolaid]

Fur's right, things go haywire at times and internal things brake. It all depends one each individual system. Sony's selling a white PS2 cuz third party game companies seem to still be making quality games. So if you need a new one, they're plentiful.

PS3 news, if you still want one with backwards capabilities.
60 gig harddrive ones are being discontinued in production. They're the only ones left with that ability. Some online stores are already sold out and whatever is in stores will not be replenished except existing shipments. 80 gig ones are being pushed and 40 gig ones (whenever they come out) don't have that capability. Good luck finding a 20 gig, there's almost none to be found.

I'm sort of lucky, yet not really. I bought a 60 gig 2 weeks before the price drop. It broke, but got a replacement from Sony with little hassle except for the wait.

So Sony really stands by their warranty.

[Larick]

ok i still hae yet to figure out to go online with my psp
i have DSL can some1 help me

[Naota]

first you have to have a wireless router.

Then you have to configure it. Then you just connect to the wireless network.

Don't post anymore here. If you have any questions, PM me.

[Mistress Sheena]

Don't listen to Naota. He's right about the wireless router thing, but you don't have to stop posting here and PM him only.

The steps are these:

1. Navigate to Network Settings.
2. Configure for Infrastructure Mode.
3. Scan for an access point. (Which would be your wireless signal with your router. Whichever SSID name you gave it.)
4. Select said access point and insert the WEP key.
5. Test the connection and you should be able to connect.
6. Done!