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🎮 Retro gaming gear & setup tips | PS2/N64 HDMI adapters, FightBox controllers, Sanwa, Seimitsu & Brook parts. Real demos, DIY fixes & new arrivals ↓

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🎮 Still have your original PS2?

Bring it back to life on a modern HDTV!

We're playing GTA: Vice City using our Component-to-HDMI converter. 🌴

✅ HDMI video + audio
✅ Easy setup
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What's your favorite PS2 game?

#PS2 #RetroGaming

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@retrogaminggeek Fresh paste and a repaired disc drive—that Elite has had some proper care. If the 2009 takes over, would you keep the original for occasional sessions? Always good to see maintenance discussed alongside collecting.

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@GregMathews1 Thanks, that’s a useful list.

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The Brook Wingman SD2 has arrived at RetroArcadeCrafts! 🎮

PS5, Xbox & Switch Pro on Dreamcast or Saturn!
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@helloneet @FightBoxArcade_ @brookgamingfans Thanks for sharing your M7 review! 🕹️

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@PixelCNinja Curious how people are mapping this: original N64 controller through an adapter, or a modern pad? A controller-setup comparison would be a useful companion to the graphics options.

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@Vampiremul @MiticoFGC Thanks for explaining the extra features. The resistance adjustment without swapping springs is especially interesting. Can resistance and shaft height be adjusted independently?

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@PixelCNinja Keeping your original 2008 Elite running after a disc-drive repair is great to see. Would you keep it as an occasional-use machine if the 2009 takes over daily duty?

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Halloween on the PS2 just hit differently. 🎃👻

The fog in Silent Hill 2.
The camera in Fatal Frame II.
The tension of Siren.
Playing these late at night on a CRT was a whole different experience.
Which PS2 horror game scared you the most? 🎮

#PS2 #RetroGaming

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@pixelhenk Happy 30th to Lomax! Handling the art, design and world editing is a remarkable workload. Did you check the artwork on a consumer CRT during development, or mainly on your workstation display? Would love to hear about that side of the process.

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@401_db The unknown supplier is an interesting hardware mystery. Do you have PCB photos or board markings for this one? Curious whether the internals offer more clues than the branding on the shell.

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@chronos731_prv @weeklyvote Thanks for checking the exact model! Adding the cable and display/scaler alongside it would make that table even easier for others to compare against their own setups. Appreciate you documenting the original-hardware side of this.

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@_Amzo__ Two new discoveries is a solid reason to give the PS2 a permanent spot 😄 Which games did you find? Curious whether you’re hooking it up to the same screen as the PS5.

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@chronos731_prv @weeklyvote Which PS2 model and video chain are you testing with—component straight to a display, or through a scaler? A small setup/compatibility table alongside the patches would be really useful for people trying these on original hardware.

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@PixelCNinja @Alphanumu Daytona link play is the part that catches the eye here. Would love a hardware-focused follow-up showing the connection between the two setups and how the wheels and pedals are mapped.

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@gamesyouloved An arcade stick deserves a place alongside those pads 🕹️ Would be fun to do a second photo just for specialist controllers: sticks, steering wheels and light guns. Which one gets the most actual play in your collection?

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@DannyMatrixFGC @FightBoxArcade_ That gives you a useful comparison set. Trying the same short training routine on each could help separate layout comfort from unfamiliarity. Would love to hear which design gets closest to your sketch once you have some time with them.

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A standard PS2 memory card held 8MB. The original PlayStation card held 128KB, so that’s 64 times the space. How many cards did you juggle back then? 💾 #retrogaming #retrogamer #ps2 #wii #n64 #gamecube #gamingnostalgia #retroconsole