Depends. Swap Magic is inexpensive and works well. It isn't compatible with DVD-9 games. For games above 4.38GB's you may have to rebuild the iso or do a TOC refresh to boot it. This is a small percentage of games, around 5%. In general Swap Magic 3.6 is an excellent product. After rebuilding there isn't a single game which Swap Magic won't boot. A good modchip is the ultimate upgrade. It'll play PSX/PS2/DVD/CD backups/imports automatically.

Yes- You cannot boot PS2 backups without a modification, either a software mod or hardware mod!!! Do not ask about this in the forums!!! You need a modchip: Lord Sesshomaru's PS2 Modchip FAQ Swap Magic: Welcome to Swap Magic 3 Official Web Site Memory Card Exploit (Doesn't work with v.11 PS2 and later): How to make your own Memory Card Exploit using the Independence Installer HD Loader: http://www.hdloader.com.au/hardinstall#prepare or

Yes, you must swap disk between any original black bottomed disk, and imported or backup game to play. This takes only 5 seconds per game disk and will not damage your playstation. Wait for original black bottomed disk which acts as a boot-up disk to stop spinning, then place imported or backup disk to play.

No. The "Swap Trick" involves removing and replacing spinning disks to try to "fool" the PlayStation into booting an Import or backup game. The "Swap Trick" is potentially dangerous to the PlayStation motor as well as unreliable. To boot an import or backup with the PS-X-Change Boot CD , all you have to do is insert the PS-X-Change Boot CD , wait for the PSX motor to stop spinning, replace the disc with an import or backup then Press START.

You most definitely don't want to waste money on DL disc's, they're just too expensive for us po folks. You burn dual layer DVD-R's the same as single layer DVD-R's. Use DVD Decrypter or ImgBurn. Burn at half the max speed on a quality DL DVD-R/+R. Use quality DVD-R's/DVD+R DL's like Verbatim. Avoid Memorex. I personally use DVD+R DL discs (booktyped to DVD-ROM) from Verbatim with my Matrix Infinity. I have backed up MGS2 Substance, Xenosaga Ep.

No, thats just a fantasy, here are some popular misconceptions. "There is this program (Gear) that will make an exact copy even the copy protection." There is a program called Gear but it doesn't do that. "There is this boot CD that you put in before you put in a copy and it allows you to play copies." I have seen the file, I haven't wasted the time because even if it did work its the same idea as the swap trick except you don't need to have an original around to do it.

Magickeys (also referred to as slide tool, slim tool or, magic switch): MagicKeys and MagicKeys 2 Official Web Site! Tape and Tissue mod: From Pretense: If the fliptop doesn't work, just give up on it and do a tape and tissue mod.

We install top quality “Messiah pro upgrade version” in PS2 , We believe Messiah chip is the best solution for PS2 . we have messiah 2 for SCPH 39000X and 30002r and Messiah 3.2 for SCPH 52000X and 55000X. these chipd are 100% non swap solution , just put the disk in rest and enjoy.

The Modchip simply takes care to help your PS2 to recognize and use your backups and your original imported games.

If your modder didn't install a laser fix then most likely your laser is now on its way out. All V12 PS2's require the laser fix, especially modded consoles. Even a new unmodded v.12 slimline PS2 can burn the laser out in as little as a few hours of game play.

Swap Magic 2.0 is by all accounts inferior to Swap Magic 3.6. As many of you who use SM 2.0 already know, you have to look for fixes, patch games, and load games with the help of DVD loader, Zone loader, Cogswap loader, or CD loader, sometimes resulting in 3 or 4 swaps before you can play a game. Swap Magic 3.6 alleviates the need for all of that. Some people have Swap Magic 2.0 and get by fine. For them there isn't any point in upgrading.

The short answer is you can't. The long answer is you can, but it's a pain. First you'd need to download Paradox's Console ID Changer: SKS Apps Then you'd need to find a valid PS2/ilink ID for the region you wish to play online games with. These ID's are hard to come by, if any online servers detect multiple Console ID's online at the same time, you will be banned permanently. This isn't like getting kicked off for an hour because of cheating or using a modchip, this is for good.

Yes there are. EasyBuy2000 offers external Neo Keys and several other plug-n-play devices. No soldering required.

Note: There are a ton of Matrix Infinity Clones out there. If you flash a Matrix Infinity clone with the official MI firmware, you'll fry the clone chip. That's a little gift from the Matrix Team to you for not researching and making sure you got a legit MI. After reading this FAQ, there's no excuse for ending up with a MI Clone. Select your recorder, leave the write method alone, set the write speed to 1/4 max speed of the disc, the datatype to PS2, and click next.

Check here to see if there's a fix: SWAPMAGiCFiX.COM If not try Zone Loader, DVD Loader, or CD Loader, if it's a CD-ROM based game.

Yes- if you have a v.12 or 13 PS2. HD Connect is an IDE connector soldered to your slim PS2's motherboard which allows you to connect an IDE HD and play games off the Hard Drive. To do so, you will need a DMS 4 Pro SE modchip. HD Combo is a similar product which also runs off the DMS 4 Pro SE. A premodded DMS 4 Pro SE with HD Combo sells for around $270. Using ToxicOS, you're able to load games off the HD, like you would with a fat PS2. The solder points for HDConnect have been removed on the v.

Yes: Emulators - NG Emulation source for Xbox, GBA, Nintendo 64, PSP, Nintendo DS and more! Hold on there speedy. First you'd need to find the PS2 bios via Google. Then you'd have to configure the plugins to get your games to load. There in lies the problem. There is little support and even less functionality for PS2 emulators. Most only load demos, and freeze when attempting to load a whole iso. In short, not worth it unless you're really desperate.

Emulators - NG Emulation source for Xbox, GBA, Nintendo 64, PSP, Nintendo DS and more! These are a lot more doable IF: You find the PSX bios. For copyright purposes think Google. Then you have to have a reasonably powerful PC, let's say with around 512MB's of RAM. Then you have to configure the audio, video, and CD-ROM plug ins. These will differ greatly from game to game. Mix, match, and google are your friends once again. The two most stable PSX emulators seem to be PSXeven or ePSXe.

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Yes, but the only way to boot a backup of these is with a modchip, an original version, or a MC exploit. Obviously that would defeat the purpose of using a burned copy of any of these boot discs.

A lot of modchip solutions needs a bootdisc to work. In the beginning DVD Region X and Action Replay from Datel was very popular swap discs. But these products were used in lack of better alternatives at that time. Now Swap Magic has arrived! Swap Magic Bootdiscs has been designed with one purpose in mind - booting backups. In the Swap Magic 2.0 package, there is to discs. One disc for booting CD-R games, and another for booting DVD-R games.

Nope. I like chess & backgammon. The only CCG I know is Dragon Storm. Sue Van Camp taught it to me at a convention in VT. I couldn't have had a better teacher. After all, Sue created the game. Visit her web site: www.dragonstorm.com. But I do admit, Camelot Legends is one I will probably learn.

There advertisements are false. Currently the Neo 2 is the best solution available. If there was a better chip out there, we would sell it ourselves.

NO. Most of the time reliable emulation requires a system many times more powerful then the console you're trying to emulate. The Xbox just isn't fast enough to emulate PS2- on top of that PS2 is not easy to program for.

No. The English PS2 is not region free and therefore, will not play this game without some *ahem* help, but the Japanese PS2 will have no problems playing this

You will need some form of a mod for the PS2. If using the Swap Disks system, then do not worry as they are very reliable and I myself along with many others use them and have had no problems. With the swap disks, you need one more form of a mod which could be a flip top which I personall reccemend. The flip top will basically have you simply take off the top of your PS2 and place a new one.

Yah there is... The most successful method is the swap trick, you trick the Playstation into thinking an original game is in by swaping a copy in for an original right after it checks the disk. If you want to learn how to do this check here where I explain it, it does work.

An inexperienced U.S., Canadian or European company might think that going direct to a Asian manufacturer would result in a lower price than that which they could get working with MTG Imports. However, many of our best customers have tried going direct in the past. The following array of mind-boggling challenges are just some of the stumbling blocks to successful overseas production that eventually brought them to us. The Language Barrier is a powerful impediment.

When inserting a backup, the Swap Magic software starts to read the disc. The Swap Magic software uses colours to tell you if something is wrong, and if everything is okay. Blue: The backups is okay, and ready to boot. The game should work - if not, there is simply no way to play that particular game using the Slide-Card. You will properly need a Messiah2, Magic3 or DMS3 modchip to play that game. Red: Swap Magic cannot read the disc, there is no way this disc is ever going to play.