Page 1 of Action replay 2 - CAN U PLAY BACKUPS WITHOUT CHIPPING MACHINE?

I have been told that you can play vcd`s and ps2 backups/rips without the need to have the machine chipped !

If so, is this easy to do and would you recommend tis product?

Cheers

Unfortunately its false - some of the PS2 chips require the use of the AR to load PS2 imports so your info provider may only have told you half the story

Sorry, have to disagree. Whereas you can`t play VCDs, you can play `backups`, involves sticking something down the side of your disc tray to forcibly open the tray so you can swap discs.

Called `knife cog swap` if I remember rightly, have a search and you`ll find something

yes theknife trick does work..
itwillplay copied playstation 1games and cd copied ps2 games
u need the action replay cart.or game shark with dongles..

1)Now for the fun part (and challenging part the first couple of times)
This may sound a little complicated at first, but after you do it 3 or 4
times, it’s supper easy. First things first, you must remove the front of your game drive on your PS2(not a big deal, it can snap on and off).
2)Now insert your gameshark/action replay 2 cd(make sure the gameshark memory
card is in one of the 2 slots, doesn’t matter which one.)
3)In the gameshark options, choose “start game”, then “without”. Your screen should read “Please insert game disk then press X to continue.”
4)Now this part can be trickey for beginners, so I will provide pictures
-the main purpose of this starting method is to open up the PS2 and
swap the gameshark disk with your burned game without the PS2
knowing you did it. DO NOT press the eject button on the PS2!!!
-with the PS2 cd tray cover removed, you will be able to look in and see a while tab inside the PS2. With a credit card (or something like it) gently slide the white tab all the way over to the right, if you did it correctly, this should allow you to manually pull open the PS2 cd tray.
5) Next, take the gameshark disk out of the PS2 and put in your burned
game.
5)Gently push the PS2 cd tray fully back into the PS2 (Don’t press the
eject button).
6)Now you need to slide that white tab all the way back to the left (its
origional position). To do this you get a strong papper clip(needs to be a strong one) stick it into the PS2 on the right side of the white tab and push the tab back to the left.
7)If you pushed the tab all the way back to the left and did every thing
else right, you are ready to play your game. Just press X on your PS2 controler and watch as your burned game loads.

jinxster