Playing Import PS2 Games

[charlie_ps2]

Originally posted by Nicodemus
Ok, I have a few questions if some of you guys would be willing to answer them.

What are the viable solutions in order to play import games on a US ps2? I have researched the mod-chips and know that the messiah is the best one, however I'm not so sure how difficult it is to install (I do have some experience soldering but not much).
Get someone competent to install the Messiah or Magic 2 for you. There's no other game in town for hassle free backup gaming

At this point is a DVD burner really needed? I saw somewhere that some people had released Tekken 4 in a stripped down version (maybe lowered the sound quality or something) so it could be burned to CD (I think)
In my opinion Yes. DVD ripping is a poor proposition because 4.5GB are compressed to 650MB - omitting important movies scenes that contain clues or other essential items for the plot.

What are my options as far as expense goes as well? In regards to how much would one be spending if one was to get all the things needed to reliabley play Import and Regular PS2 games on the PS2.
Messiah/Clone and install will be around, say, $150; DVD burner around $300. Massive savings then arise on your games inventory!


I await your answers,

Thanks very much,


Nicodemus