magic v?/

[barkroc2]

im looking at all the install diagrams and the magic v looks pretty straight forward. some tight spots, but all the spots are on the same side of the board. i got a local guy who repairs cell phones (very good at soldering) i got the ps2main board out and right in front of me on the desk now, any reason NOT to order the magic? anything i may need to know about them b4 i do?

[[]Andy-C[]]

I personally do not like the magic chips.
I think they are out dated.
But some people like them...
On a v7 i would get a duo.
Up to you.

[lufcfan]

I think Andy-C is referring to the old lines of Magic chips. The Magic V has really turned Magic around, and I now rate them as one of the best chips, right up there with Messiah. I don't see any problems with ordering the Magic V chip - go for it. Spedmetal installs them, so it might be worth having a word with him to find out some more information about what they are like...

[seaneyb2003]

hey,

i think the duo is a better mod than messiah 2. i say go for the duo, smartchip or even the messiah if you wanna spend loads. i have heard good stuff about the new magic chip.

[datsun1200]

I got the magic v chip on a v7 and it works great. I got about 92 backups new and old games and no problems.

[seaneyb2003]

Originally posted by datsun1200
I got the chip on a v7 and it works great. I got about 92 backups new and old games and no problems.

what chip lmao

[spedmetal]

I think he is talking about the magic V Sean.... I may be wrong, and yes lufcfan is right the magic team’s new line of magic V chips has really turned them around. If you’re looking for a cheap alternative to the messiah or the DMS3 in your V9 or V10 go with the magic V other wise if you have a V5-V7 go for the Apple Pro or the Duo if you’re doing it yourself only because it has fewer wires to install. I say V5-V7 because the V4 and earlier PS2's have tiered lasers most of the time and you wont be able to read DVD-R's and buying a new PS2 just makes more sense then buying a new laser or even adjusting it some times. But like I always say, it’s totally up to you in the end. Good luck!

[seaneyb2003]

cool. hey spedmetal whats that ps1 addon thing on ur sig?
ah cool the magic mod does look good actually it does direct boot alot better than the crappy 3.1.

[spedmetal]

Originally posted by seaneyb2003
hey spedmetal whats that ps1 addon thing on ur sig?

It’s a chip that I added on to the messiah 2 pro that allows you to play mod protected PS1 games. Its not a really big deal as most people don’t play PS1 games any more but there are a few games that came out as the PS1 was on its way out that where able to tell if you had a mod chip in your PS1 and wouldn’t let you play them. That’s when you started seeing the PS1 stealth mod chips. When the PS2 chips started coming out this mod protection was over looked and never incorporated into the PS1 side of the PS2 chips. The chip that I added onto it will allow you to play these games. Up until the release of the DMS3 V9 last month and the MLX2 a few weeks ago, no chip manufacture has incorporated the PS1 stealth into there chip design. The Messiah team is claiming to be incorporating this into there next chip release, but who knows what has even happened to them. Haven’t heard a word from them or charlie_ps2. In fact there webpage is down ( ww.messiah2.com ) unless they have other one up some place that I don’t know of. But like I said this chip is really no big deal as not many people even play PS1 games anymore (I mainly us it for spyro 3) ,also most of the mod protected games had patches that you could just apply to them to get around it. Spyro 3 had a patch but it didnt work to good because a little ways into the game a fairy would tell you that you had a hacked version and you could never really finish the game because you would loose egg and what not. There where a few other game that never had patches either. Here is a list of the PS1 mod protected games.

Mod protected games

-----US-----
Breath Of Fire 4
Cool Boarders 2001
Crash Bash
Dino Crisis
Emperor's New Groove
Grind Session
Legend of Dragoon
MediEvil 2
Mo-Ho Lost World
NBA Shootout 2001 US/NTSC
NCAA Gamebreaker 2001
NCCA Final 4 2001 NFL Gameday 2001
NHL Faceoff 2001
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil: Nemesis
Resident Evil: Survivor
Spyro 3 - Year Of The Dragon
Strider 2
The Grinch
Tomba 2
Toy Story 2
Vandal Hearts 2
Wild Arms 2

-----Jap-----
Ape Escape
Beat Mania-Gottamix
Biohazard 3
Breath Of Fire 4
Bust a move 2
Bust a Move 2 Dance Heaven Mix
Chase the Express
Chocobo Racing
Clash of the Superheroes EX Edition
Dance Dance Revolution
Dancing blade Katte ni Momotenshi II
Exceed My Corpse
Final Fantasy VIII
Global Force
Guitar Freaks
Gungage
Justice Academy 2
Konami 80's Arcade Gallery
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Mana
Lord of Monsters Magical Tetris Charange featuring Mickey
Marvel vs. Capcom
Metal Gear Solid Integral
Omega Boost
Parappa 2 (Um Jamma Lammy)
Pop n Music Animation Melody
Poprogue
Robbit Mon Dieu
Saga Frontier 2
Sarugecchu
Silent Hill
Spyro the Dragon
Street Fighter EX 2
Street Fighter EX 2 Plus
Tabidachi
Tabidachi no uta
Tears of Eden
Tokimeki Memorial Drama Series Vol.3
UmJammer Lammy
Wild Arms 2
Winning Eleven 2000

[seaneyb2003]

cool