r/psx • u/Prior-Astronaut1965 • 22h ago
I owe it to my childhood PS1. I'm going to finally 100% Crash Bandicoot 2
Been obsessed with my original PS1 I recently found in a loft at my parents house.
The Story: Probably around 2005 the disc drive started taking FOREVER to load games, loading screens would take insane amounts of time. After that happened my Playstation went MIA. Until a month or two ago I found it in the loft, I thought it just got thrown away.
So I grabbed it and took it home, no controllers, no cords of any kind. I still have all my original games. I get online and order a disc drive, a controller, a power cord, and a HDMI adapter. It works great after sitting for 20 years.
Now I decided to spruce it up a little. I decided to order a blacked out shell someone painted on ebay, and then I ordered the original stickers for the console to look more complete. I just installed the black Controller ports today to complete the job. New shell, with my original Playstation guts inside.
I got this system for my 6th Birthday back when Playstation 1 was just THE Playstation. I got Crash 2 with it. although I never 100% it.... I am going to soon. On my original Playstation from my childhood, with my Original childhood copy of Crash 2.
I currently just got to the final warp room. I have already 100% the first 4 warp rooms and the secret warp room. I think Cold Hard Crash was the reason I never 100% this game. the hidden box on the bonus round I never knew about, and then backtracking the death route to get back to the normal route. I never knew that either. But now its getting done. I should complete it by the weekend.
I have spent a lot on this PS1 lately, but it was my first console. I will never lose it again. It was well worth it.
I also now have 2 Wireless Black controllers for it, a regular authentic Grey Dualshock, and a authentic non joystick controller coming with the 8bitdo mod kit and receiver. I posted the other day about grabbing a multi tap for $10. And I also have two black authentic memory cards coming to match the console.
Next and Final Step: Arcstation when it gets in stock