It´s not only the PS2. It´s the hole Generation. PS2, DC, GC OG XBox. No System Updates, no downloading and installing, no patches, no DLC, no microtransactions, no season passes. Just good old console gaming. Plug and play.
@@BBKDRAGOON I hate the fact that as kids, we don't understand or fully appreciate what we have at the time. We always want the "newest, next best thing," and will do what we need to do to get it (including selling the older stuff). I did that with my old NES and SNES systems, and now I hate myself! I have since repurchased those systems and most of the games I had, but it sure is costly! People are now understanding that the old stuff is actually better and more fun. I learned my lesson, and I will never part with my PS 2 - or my other older systems!! Better graphics does not mean more fun!
I've been dusting off my old consoles as well. I'm 36 and have gotten exhausted with todays current games. I'm mainly a FPS player and the shooters coming out are moving away from the selling point of the satisfaction of the gameplay. Now its mainly a store with a few maps to show everyone the skins and bundles you've purchased. So, I'm making the decision to retire my pursuit of the modern games and go back to when gaming was about gaming and not about predatory practices from shady publishers and developers. Activision. I'm talking about Activision and Microsoft.
It's a breath of fresh air to go and play games that were made exclusively for a great player experience and the actual gameplay isn't compromised for monetization meta games
Just plugged in recently a PS2 to an old CRT I had stored, found an universal remote that worked with it and putted on my desk next to the laptop: Tekken 5, GT4, Bully, Burnout 3: Dominator, FIFA Street 2, Kingdom Hearts, Ratchet & Clank, the entire collection of Need for Speed, so much good stuff on that console
I saw Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner on the thumbnail and had to click. That was an amazing game and there's nothing else like it today. It's a shame we didn't get a third title running on the FOX Engine.
Mate... the best games that I had on my PS3 are the collections of ZotE, MGS, Ratchet and Jak... and it's not like the PS3 lacked on classic games. But there already were the future announced right in our faces and this is why the PS3 is my last console... everything after the sixth gen is all about recycling, nerfing and downgrading... GTA5, Skyrim, TLoU and many others being released again and again and their studios failing to keep on with a good volume of new releases simply because they can't dare (or are incapable of) trying new stuff. The death of medium studios... only giants being commanded by investors and small indies that lack in resources and when prove to be competent are acquired (to be destroyed) by a giant. In the sixth gen, developers used to have a stronger voice even inside most of the major companies. Even Activision, Ubisoft and EA used to dare eventually. But there is when MS escalated the big corp takedown BS that eventually were the beginning of the current situation and I don't know if things will change. A new Enders is possible, but I'm afraid that they do to Zone 3 what Capcom did with Dragon's Dogma 2... so I prefer to keep the good memories from a game that really don't need a continuation. Cheers!
Gen 6 console era was peak gaming. Hands down.. and I've been playing video games since Pong on the Magnavox Odysee. The sheer amount of bold creativity, even from the top game developers is unmatched today.
When creative and passionate devs re NOT replaced by cynical accountants and execs; these games're made. Today real gamers're replaced by quick-insta-fame-fake-gurus. People who, back in the day, called us 'a loser' cuz we were gamers, computer savvy and had Myspace. Now they use our tech to make sick money and destroy self-esteem of others. I made a similar deep dive video about X360 as the last great generation on my channel.
Just a reality check that it was a lot of suits and execs back then as well. It’s just that the production sizes and budges has not grown so much. But it’s actually during PS2 era team exploded in size vs 16bit / Saturn / ps1 era. So yeah it was pretty much about money back then. Thing is that as it was still smaller more “indie” teams was noticeable as it was so much fewer. Today we have a bigger separatiom in AAA / indie that was not present the same way back then. So the myth about all being cool creative and not money grabbing assholes is not so true. It’s a myth
@@litjellyfish Yeah they were suits, but they were in the race, trying to innovate, trying to push their devs to make the best game. Now, this past 5 or 10 years, AAA publishers are intentionally holding back game design, to stretch out good ideas for as long as they can possibly get away with. And only once consumers stop buying, then they drip feed out a good idea we've been begging for a decade. Thats why Nintendo would rather take down Palworld then make a better game
@@Palendrome i partly agree with you in this. Just saying that this was already happening to less extent already 25 years ago ago. But yes it’s a lo more evident the last 5-10 years as you say
PS2 has some absolutely GOATed games. My personal favorites: Final Fantasy X Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Sly 2: Band of Thieves Ratchet & Clank 2: Going Commando
PS2 is king for a damn good reason. People always downplay the console like "oh, it only sold so much because it played DVDs." Nah, man. Those games were killer. With the exception of Halo, it could play pretty much everything that mattered in that generation.
@@aegisleague4053 Yet, all of PS2 IPs are dead and all of the others are the best at what they do nowadays (Shenmue being the Yakuza series). Thanks for proving my point. And btw, only around 5 games have sold over 10M copies on PS2.
As a kid from that generation. Those titles are cool but no they did not matter. Shit like Yugioh and pokemon, spiderman, racing and sports games, Halo, star wars , jurrassic park, Tony hawk, these things were what everyone was talking about in school everyday. Mario and zelda no one paid attention to unless it was on a gameboy. @Pablo-ny5mp
Was looking to buy a ps2 slim to add window, light and other fun modifications i can forge on to it, but instead found a really well made video, hope you’re getting some youtube bread :)
The emotion engine, the sleek design, the library, the era, the fact it was £300 cheaper than an actual DVD player at the time, the dual shock controller being the default pad when it was a reactive gimmick to the N64 pad on the psx, the leap in frame rate- graphics and audio in a single generation This truly was and still is THE GOLD STANDARD of how to expand a generation from a previous one that was in itself the gold standard Sony have forgotten the face of their fathers ever since and never recovered The only console to come remotely close imo was the 360…the true successor to the ps2 if you ask me
I been playing tekken 6 on my android with psp emulator nowadays its so fun I keep trying to pull off different combos in different character all the time and the best part is I can play it anytime anywhere
I remember everyone buying Zone Of The Enders because it came with the demo disc of MGS 2. PS2 along with Gamecube were definitely the most fun I've had in gaming. I still have all my games for both systems.
Not sure if anyone's mentioned this but Zone of the Enders 2 has a HD (+ Optional VR) remaster for the PS4 and PC on Steam - might be a nice thing to have a look at sometime 😄
Speaking of Tekken . Tekken was the first game I got back on the ps1 back when the sprites were all blocky . Good times . Metal Gear Solid the first one was the first game that I beat with my dad and for that reason the MGs series will always hold a special place in my heart . As for the ps2 it had so many great games . Final Fantasy 12 , Tony Hawks Underground and Under ground 2, Driver, Kingdom Hearts, Shadow Hearts , Haunting Ground, Resident Evil Outbreak, Resident Evil 4, Dino Crisis 2 ,Tekken 4 , Tekken 5, Tekken Tag, Onimusha, Tenchu ,Inuyasha, Heavy Rain, The Dot Hack series, I could go on . I am a bit disapointed that I never got to play Mr. Mosquito .
I personally miss my PS2 despite my childhood classics being multi platform. Crash Action Pack Pac Man World Sonic Mega Collection Sonic Heroes Sonic Riders/Zero Gravity
PS2 is where I started, the classics. I've just recently started emulating, and believe it or not, on XBox. If you didn't know, PCSX2 has an Xbox alternative; XBSX2. There's tons of tutorials on installing it from 'Archades Games', basically you need $20 for Xbox's Dev mode, as well as requiring PS2 BIOS, but then your set. Albeit also needing general file management and installing all the games/ setting up covers/organizing etc. The ones I downloaded so far, mostly my favorites; Star Wars Battlefront 1/2 (2004-2005), SOCOM 1-3, Conflict: Desert Storm 1/2, Jak & Daxter 1-3, Lego Indiana Jones, Star Wars Bounty Hunter, and few others with hundreds more to set up. I also really like Gran Turismo 3/4, Resident Evil, Midnight Club, there's so many as you said, such an expansive library to try out, and PC/XBSX2 just makes it all the more easy to play the classics.
Gran Turismo 4 looks insane, SOny should bring PS2 back, this time remolded hardware with the newest AMD processor and most of its best games pre-installed and of course keeping its aircraft carrier dealing style for a Solid 99.99$
BBK, will you be picking up AstroBot? It seems right up your alley. A pure joyous and just wonderful game! Also, it is actually astonishing how well some of these PS2 games hold up in terms of visuals.
@BBKDRAGOON Yessir. One of the few games I bought day one because of how purely fun it looked. I hope Astro gets a PC release one day so more people can get to play an absolute beauty of a game!
Ace Combat 4 was the goat, my cousin and I spent HOURS and HOURS and HOURS playing it together. I absolutely LOVE that game. Great suggestion. I started AC7 on PS4 I think, but need to revisit. What is your favorite?
@BBKDRAGOON I like zero the best overall as it's just distilled ace combat, plus the enemy ace squadrons are awesome. I love the boy's story in 4 as well. Check out 6 if you never played it, the missions are huge!
I bought a PS2 slim in january and man let me tell you that's the best decision i've ever made. Whether you preffer pc emulation or console it's still the best console ever. I'm taking GT4 from your video and lemme suggest you try destruction derby. It has a racing game mode and a colisseum game mode which is by far the most fun i had growing up with ny brother. Absolute gem of a video!
The PlayStation 2, now you know my language! The PlayStation 2 was a complete classic, I still got the console too thiiss daayy, and I own PlayStation 1 and 2 games!😃
I’m playing through Jak 2 for the first time right now (friends has it as a kid but never had it myself) and I’m honestly having a total blast! A bit of ‘this game is old’ jank aside, it’s the most fun I’ve had in a while. Absolutely going to play more games from around this generation and can’t wait!
I'm currently playing Rumble Roses with HD retextures right now, and even making my own video fan fiction of it on my channel. Also playing Smackdown vs Raw and some Tenchu games here and there, ALSO with HD retextures because I could've sworn that's how they looked in my childhood lol.
@@BBKDRAGOON They were, especially the THQ ones on N64, but apparently these SvR ones were the next best thing to those, so it's nice to finally experience them now.
I just found a store in my area with old games ps2 GameCube and I’m rebuying a ps2 and games over the ps5 I got my hands on def jam Capcom vs snk 2 Onimusha metal gear sons of liberty so many games I almost cried. I’m so tired of all the downloads and updates everything is ever changing . I miss popping in a game that I bought and playing the game knowing the game. I’m getting back to my Dreamcast and Sega Saturn PS1 so many great games and the ps2 is the last time a ps was fully backwards compatible. They just refuse to do it very frustrating. 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5
i implore you to try shin megami tensei III: nocturne, it’s great on pcsx2 and it’s one of my favourite games of all time. don’t let the turn based battles shy you away, one of the only turn based systems i actually enjoy.
The best way to truly play Physical PS2 hardware is to hook it up to VGA PC monitor. I understand ur video is just based on emulation and nothing offical.
I see nina and a PS2 on the thumbnail , i click. As a 30 year old guy , im in a stage that videogames boring me , nothing , but the old gen games always enjoy and can play whatever i want. As a quitter from destiny 2 since 5 months (by fault of that and yeah ...mine too , i get burned out from live service games , now i hate them) I enjoy the most of these games than the modern ones. What do u choose ? - a ps5 or a xsx - or 50 dlrs Im gonna be honest , i choose the money. Ps2 , xbox classic , ps3 and xbox 360 are my thing , chilling and NO NEEDING WIFI , Or PS PLUS. - matrix - Need for speed : Underground 1&2 , Mostwanted 2005 and carbon (i lost the count how many times or years i played it and never get boring as hell , came back from school and just turn on the play and ready to go) - Ninja gaiden black (if you thought dark souls is hard , you never played this and the fact that this game doesn't have difficulty options , yeah .i Shreddered my disks two times how hard it was and same time criying and having fun and happy when i defeat the bosses) - House of dead - Burnout 3 and Revenge - devil may cry - Bdz Budokai - bloody roar 3 , 4 and the extreme - def jam fight for NY (My favorite fighting Game of all time) - halo 1,2,3, ODST,reach -Gears of war trilogy - 007 - Black - tekken 5 - Castlevania lords of Shadows - army of two - The punisher - God of war trilogy - Mortal Kombat Armageddon - SW battlefront 2 - Urban chaos - DOOM 3 and the sequel resurection of evil (i played at daylight , that shiting my pants playing it at night ) - shadow of colossus - final fantasy vii (when Vincent Valentine is the main character) - Ghost recon future soldier - BATMAN the arkham series. Amazing trilogy - Metal gear rising (yes , the action , the soundtrack and of course ..the memes) - COD black ops 2 and modern warfare 3 (for me was and still the FPS that i have on my heart on these modern days. and now all is broken and microtransat everytime) Even the f2p games Damn ! Thats a lot of games that i played so long and i don't remember.
PS3/X360 were also good systems, more and more people agree they were the last good ones actually before we entered the area of microtransactions/DLCs/live service unfonished games but yes, the PS2 library is unmatched
How do you get your saves from physical memory card to pcsx? I have modded ps2 with hdd games. I also have file browser. Do I just move saves to USB flash drive?
I’ve been thinking of this so much lately. I still have my ps2 games, but the ps2 i currently have doesn’t work and my og ps3 went yold. Leaning toward getting a ps2.
@@BBKDRAGOON phenomenal! You can actually still play online too but it's pretty rare to find anyone online on the PS2 version. I have the original PC version as well and that one gets lobbies of up to around 20 people on good nights though and is a lot of fun. I actually played the PS2 version splitscreen with my brother in law a couple weeks ago and we had a lot of fun. Tag games are a ton of fun. You can play with up to 4 people too which is pretty sick. Wanna try it out at a nerd out night with the bois sometime.
Are you going to play Astro Bot ? It will definitely remind you of the PS2 era of gaming if you play it. Fantastic " old school " game. It's very refreshing to have such a good (pure fun) gaming experience In 2024 ! 🥳 Edit : sorry I didn't read other comments until now lol. So you don't own a PS5 😢 ... I still think you would absolutely love Astrobot haha
Thank you dude and no worries, I REALLY want it, it looks so good. How hype to have something that good and in that style releasing in 2024! Someday I'll check it out if I get a PS5. Hope you had a great weekend
also because it has all Genres covered, more Games and truly plug n Play. The PS2 still mops the floor with the PS4 and PS5. Rogue Galaxy B.Boy the Game Burnout 3 Takedown Black Cold Winter Shadowhearts Drakengard Arc the Lad Gladius Glaive Spartan Total Warrior Dark Cloud Wild Arms Champions of Norrath Def Jam Midnight Club Simpsons Hit n Run Fight Night Extreme G XGRA Extermination Headhunter God Hand Urban Reign The Red Star The Bouncer Kill Switch The Warriors Way of the Samurai Genji ...
Basically the PS2 may be an old console, but it's games are as modern as it can get. Truth be told... despite a few new genres that rocked hard (as moba, modern survivals, colony management, battle royale and a small "etc") the more classical genres already reached their peak on the PS2 and even that some mechanics and ideas were enhanced, so many others were downgraded and we can count in our fingers how many old franchises (and the ones inspired by those) had better sequels. And there is the fact that the PS2 is one of the last old school consoles (as the Wii and the Switch after it... but not as good as... the Wii not even close), that you simply bought complete games and just insert and play it. In the next gen after it, the two major consoles were PC-lite and the other too different... too focused on casual and lacking on a lot of genres. The PS3 is the last console I bough (also had the Wii on that gen) because I don't want to waste money a downgraded PC that only serves to play games when I already had one that do all the computer sht. And the PS2 had a full package of amazing games that were exclusive and there was the only place to play it all. I'm not a nostalgia boomer... The current gen is a crap just because the current state of the industry is pretty bad, but until the last one, things only improved. I also didn't like the fact that the PS2 almost monopolized the great titles and I prefer the PS360 and PS3X models that players had almost all games in their favorite platform... but yet it don't changed the fact that the PS2, by the wrong reason, still the best console ever released... and that generation still has a huge quantity of amazing games that never grew old as the three other consoles exclusives also still play better than most of current games. Your list just prove it... there is content to do at least twenty other videos like this, being extremely selective about what to quote. Personally, the PS2 emulation is one of the main reasons I almost don't buy new games. Cheers!
Gran Turismo 4 is the Game Sony should resmasted and take it back, this game in the right angle with the most poligon car Is looks like a ps4 game, if you don't believe it, then fight me
Because we're rejecting Playstation & Microsofts punk Tactics trying to remove people's profiles just because they don't like you & no more servers are down.
I'm going to be a bit of a contrarian here, and say that if you complain about most extra content being locked behind microtransactions, then you probably do deserve it for having terrible taste and actually being eager to play EA and Ubisoft Slop (who are the biggest infractors insofar as obscene DLC is concerned)
booted up my ps2, started playing all time fav. game Tokyo Xtreme Racer.....the graphics!!!! my GAWD THE GRAPHICS!!!! sucks ass.....it dont look like how everyone be posting HD 4k graphics.....shut if off....
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It´s not only the PS2. It´s the hole Generation. PS2, DC, GC OG XBox. No System Updates, no downloading and installing, no patches, no DLC, no microtransactions, no season passes. Just good old console gaming. Plug and play.
It's so good right!?
It’s also a time a lot of us are nostalgic for. Not that there’s no reasons to be but it’s easy to grow cynical
@@BBKDRAGOON I hate the fact that as kids, we don't understand or fully appreciate what we have at the time. We always want the "newest, next best thing," and will do what we need to do to get it (including selling the older stuff). I did that with my old NES and SNES systems, and now I hate myself! I have since repurchased those systems and most of the games I had, but it sure is costly! People are now understanding that the old stuff is actually better and more fun. I learned my lesson, and I will never part with my PS 2 - or my other older systems!! Better graphics does not mean more fun!
Yep! I miss the good old days of gaming
So playing on an emulator tweaking the games of that time isn't modern. That takes the whole point away of actually playing the console.
God of war 2, Dbz Budokai Tenkaichi 3, Battlefront 2, GTA:SA, man these games were my childhood
Freaking AWESOME suggestions. God of War 2 is 11/10 it's so GOOD
@@BBKDRAGOON it’s the Main reason I wanna emulate ps2! Such a good game, impressive boss fights too!
Dbzt3 is effing dooope!
I've been dusting off my old consoles as well.
I'm 36 and have gotten exhausted with todays current games. I'm mainly a FPS player and the shooters coming out are moving away from the selling point of the satisfaction of the gameplay. Now its mainly a store with a few maps to show everyone the skins and bundles you've purchased.
So, I'm making the decision to retire my pursuit of the modern games and go back to when gaming was about gaming and not about predatory practices from shady publishers and developers.
Activision. I'm talking about Activision and Microsoft.
It's a breath of fresh air to go and play games that were made exclusively for a great player experience and the actual gameplay isn't compromised for monetization meta games
Just plugged in recently a PS2 to an old CRT I had stored, found an universal remote that worked with it and putted on my desk next to the laptop: Tekken 5, GT4, Bully, Burnout 3: Dominator, FIFA Street 2, Kingdom Hearts, Ratchet & Clank, the entire collection of Need for Speed, so much good stuff on that console
Internet ruined gaming. No one will ever change my mind on that
Internet ruined humanity.
@@MrCFH420 tru
Dating and meeting in real life are dead too
I saw Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner on the thumbnail and had to click. That was an amazing game and there's nothing else like it today. It's a shame we didn't get a third title running on the FOX Engine.
Zone of the Enders is one of my favourite game series of all time, I hope we get more at some point.
Mate... the best games that I had on my PS3 are the collections of ZotE, MGS, Ratchet and Jak... and it's not like the PS3 lacked on classic games. But there already were the future announced right in our faces and this is why the PS3 is my last console... everything after the sixth gen is all about recycling, nerfing and downgrading... GTA5, Skyrim, TLoU and many others being released again and again and their studios failing to keep on with a good volume of new releases simply because they can't dare (or are incapable of) trying new stuff. The death of medium studios... only giants being commanded by investors and small indies that lack in resources and when prove to be competent are acquired (to be destroyed) by a giant.
In the sixth gen, developers used to have a stronger voice even inside most of the major companies. Even Activision, Ubisoft and EA used to dare eventually. But there is when MS escalated the big corp takedown BS that eventually were the beginning of the current situation and I don't know if things will change. A new Enders is possible, but I'm afraid that they do to Zone 3 what Capcom did with Dragon's Dogma 2... so I prefer to keep the good memories from a game that really don't need a continuation.
Cheers!
Gen 6 console era was peak gaming. Hands down.. and I've been playing video games since Pong on the Magnavox Odysee. The sheer amount of bold creativity, even from the top game developers is unmatched today.
When creative and passionate devs re NOT replaced by cynical accountants and execs; these games're made.
Today real gamers're replaced by quick-insta-fame-fake-gurus. People who, back in the day, called us 'a loser' cuz we were gamers, computer savvy and had Myspace. Now they use our tech to make sick money and destroy self-esteem of others. I made a similar deep dive video about X360 as the last great generation on my channel.
Just a reality check that it was a lot of suits and execs back then as well. It’s just that the production sizes and budges has not grown so much. But it’s actually during PS2 era team exploded in size vs 16bit / Saturn / ps1 era. So yeah it was pretty much about money back then.
Thing is that as it was still smaller more “indie” teams was noticeable as it was so much fewer. Today we have a bigger separatiom in AAA / indie that was not present the same way back then. So the myth about all being cool creative and not money grabbing assholes is not so true. It’s a myth
360 was the last tv game console I ever purchased, been on pc ever since.
@@litjellyfish Yeah they were suits, but they were in the race, trying to innovate, trying to push their devs to make the best game. Now, this past 5 or 10 years, AAA publishers are intentionally holding back game design, to stretch out good ideas for as long as they can possibly get away with. And only once consumers stop buying, then they drip feed out a good idea we've been begging for a decade. Thats why Nintendo would rather take down Palworld then make a better game
@@Palendrome i partly agree with you in this. Just saying that this was already happening to less extent already 25 years ago ago. But yes it’s a lo more evident the last 5-10 years as you say
PS2 has some absolutely GOATed games. My personal favorites:
Final Fantasy X
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Ratchet & Clank 2: Going Commando
Dont forget Prince of Persia Sands of Times, Devil May Cry, Persona 3, SMT Nocturne. Theres a lot of great games on it.
PS2 is king for a damn good reason. People always downplay the console like "oh, it only sold so much because it played DVDs." Nah, man. Those games were killer. With the exception of Halo, it could play pretty much everything that mattered in that generation.
No, people like you always downplay the other consoles. So Mario didn't Matter? nor Zelda? nor Shenmue? nor Fable? c'mon stop projecting.
@@Pablo-ny5mp that’s correct, Mario, Zelda and fable didn’t matter that generation, and shenmue never mattered
@@aegisleague4053 Yet, all of PS2 IPs are dead and all of the others are the best at what they do nowadays (Shenmue being the Yakuza series). Thanks for proving my point.
And btw, only around 5 games have sold over 10M copies on PS2.
@Rocka7038 ...so? the Switch is destroying two generations of Xbox and PS in a row but they still have popular games.
As a kid from that generation. Those titles are cool but no they did not matter. Shit like Yugioh and pokemon, spiderman, racing and sports games, Halo, star wars , jurrassic park, Tony hawk,
these things were what everyone was talking about in school everyday. Mario and zelda no one paid attention to unless it was on a gameboy. @Pablo-ny5mp
Was looking to buy a ps2 slim to add window, light and other fun modifications i can forge on to it,
but instead found a really well made video, hope you’re getting some youtube bread :)
Thank you! I'd be really curious to hear what mods you settle on and how you like it. I love the fat ps2 model as the HDD mod was so simple/easy to do
The emotion engine, the sleek design, the library, the era, the fact it was £300 cheaper than an actual DVD player at the time, the dual shock controller being the default pad when it was a reactive gimmick to the N64 pad on the psx, the leap in frame rate- graphics and audio in a single generation
This truly was and still is THE GOLD STANDARD of how to expand a generation from a previous one that was in itself the gold standard
Sony have forgotten the face of their fathers ever since and never recovered
The only console to come remotely close imo was the 360…the true successor to the ps2 if you ask me
THE BEST WAY TO PLAY PS2 IS PS3 BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE EVEN UPSCALES THE GAME AND WIDE SCREEN ITS AWESOME
I personally enjoy playing PS2 on XBSX 2.0 on Xbox Series S :)
I been playing tekken 6 on my android with psp emulator nowadays its so fun I keep trying to pull off different combos in different character all the time and the best part is I can play it anytime anywhere
I remember everyone buying Zone Of The Enders because it came with the demo disc of MGS 2.
PS2 along with Gamecube were definitely the most fun I've had in gaming. I still have all my games for both systems.
Not sure if anyone's mentioned this but Zone of the Enders 2 has a HD (+ Optional VR) remaster for the PS4 and PC on Steam - might be a nice thing to have a look at sometime 😄
''Why The PlayStation 2 Is Still Amazing In 2024''
*Plays everything on PCSX2
Yessss
PS2 HYPE HYPE
Speaking of Tekken . Tekken was the first game I got back on the ps1 back when the sprites were all blocky . Good times . Metal Gear Solid the first one was the first game that I beat with my dad and for that reason the MGs series will always hold a special place in my heart . As for the ps2 it had so many great games . Final Fantasy 12 , Tony Hawks Underground and Under ground 2, Driver, Kingdom Hearts, Shadow Hearts , Haunting Ground, Resident Evil Outbreak, Resident Evil 4, Dino Crisis 2 ,Tekken 4 , Tekken 5, Tekken Tag, Onimusha, Tenchu ,Inuyasha, Heavy Rain, The Dot Hack series, I could go on . I am a bit disapointed that I never got to play Mr. Mosquito .
it's crazy how good the graphics of the ps2 still hold up today when using hd textures and upscaled to 4k
PS2 has the best lineup of games, ever. It's mind boggling how many quality games are available.
Loved playing SSX around Christmas time.
Damn I watched you since Halo 5 and now you are joining the emulation scene. Love it
Tekken 5 was so fire🔥🔥
I wish I played more of it back in the day, it's still graphically so impressive
I personally miss my PS2 despite my childhood classics being multi platform.
Crash Action Pack
Pac Man World
Sonic Mega Collection
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Riders/Zero Gravity
The day my PS2 died way back back in 2003 was very sad indeed.
PS2 is where I started, the classics. I've just recently started emulating, and believe it or not, on XBox.
If you didn't know, PCSX2 has an Xbox alternative; XBSX2. There's tons of tutorials on installing it from 'Archades Games', basically you need $20 for Xbox's Dev mode, as well as requiring PS2 BIOS, but then your set. Albeit also needing general file management and installing all the games/ setting up covers/organizing etc.
The ones I downloaded so far, mostly my favorites; Star Wars Battlefront 1/2 (2004-2005), SOCOM 1-3, Conflict: Desert Storm 1/2, Jak & Daxter 1-3, Lego Indiana Jones, Star Wars Bounty Hunter, and few others with hundreds more to set up.
I also really like Gran Turismo 3/4, Resident Evil, Midnight Club, there's so many as you said, such an expansive library to try out, and PC/XBSX2 just makes it all the more easy to play the classics.
Gran Turismo 4 looks insane, SOny should bring PS2 back, this time remolded hardware with the newest AMD processor and most of its best games pre-installed and of course keeping its aircraft carrier dealing style for a Solid 99.99$
Last great generation of consoles (PS2, XBox, GameCube, Dreamcast) of pure gaming before updates and online took over.
PS2 is such an amazing console with so many great titles! ATV Offroad Fury always has a special place in my heart!
I'd love another PS2 Slim one of my favourite consoles 🏅
BBK, will you be picking up AstroBot?
It seems right up your alley. A pure joyous and just wonderful game!
Also, it is actually astonishing how well some of these PS2 games hold up in terms of visuals.
I don't have a PS5, I would love to though, it looks so rad. Have you played it?
@BBKDRAGOON Yessir. One of the few games I bought day one because of how purely fun it looked.
I hope Astro gets a PC release one day so more people can get to play an absolute beauty of a game!
You gotta give the Ace Combats on PS2 a try if you never did. Some of the best games ever made.
Ace Combat 4 was the goat, my cousin and I spent HOURS and HOURS and HOURS playing it together. I absolutely LOVE that game. Great suggestion. I started AC7 on PS4 I think, but need to revisit. What is your favorite?
@BBKDRAGOON I like zero the best overall as it's just distilled ace combat, plus the enemy ace squadrons are awesome. I love the boy's story in 4 as well.
Check out 6 if you never played it, the missions are huge!
I still have and play my ps2 to this day
I bought a PS2 slim in january and man let me tell you that's the best decision i've ever made. Whether you preffer pc emulation or console it's still the best console ever.
I'm taking GT4 from your video and lemme suggest you try destruction derby. It has a racing game mode and a colisseum game mode which is by far the most fun i had growing up with ny brother. Absolute gem of a video!
YO I remember renting destruction derby from the grocery store as a kid, that game was so cool. Thank you!
Where did you buy it from? Been wondering where is the best place to look?
@@fddodgers11 i'm from south america. I used facebook marketplace and found one modded
nice video im glad that i discover you
The PlayStation 2, now you know my language! The PlayStation 2 was a complete classic, I still got the console too thiiss daayy, and I own PlayStation 1 and 2 games!😃
Consoles from the PS2 generation are the main reason i have a CRT. Best generation for consoles hands down.
Downhill domination is amazing
burnout 3...the legendary racing game from PS2 ERA..
I pretty much only remember playing Ratchet and Clank and Guitar Hero on PS2. But I didn't need any more than that.
I’m playing through Jak 2 for the first time right now (friends has it as a kid but never had it myself) and I’m honestly having a total blast! A bit of ‘this game is old’ jank aside, it’s the most fun I’ve had in a while. Absolutely going to play more games from around this generation and can’t wait!
YESSSSS love to hear that! I never tried Jak 2 but the original Jak and Daxter was so smooth and cool
@@BBKDRAGOON just finished it about 10 mins ago, moving onto Jak 3 now. So excited! (And Shadow of the Colossus after that)
Jack series is legendary. Jack's 3 immersive world building blew my mind back then. Have fun!
The PS2 is the nostalgia of a real premium console.
With the hassle and complexity of today´s industry, gaming feels like work! I don´t want my games to be work i want simple fun!
I'm currently playing Rumble Roses with HD retextures right now, and even making my own video fan fiction of it on my channel. Also playing Smackdown vs Raw and some Tenchu games here and there, ALSO with HD retextures because I could've sworn that's how they looked in my childhood lol.
That's rad, I heard the old WWE games were super fun, never tried em.
@@BBKDRAGOON They were, especially the THQ ones on N64, but apparently these SvR ones were the next best thing to those, so it's nice to finally experience them now.
I just beat Final Fantasy 10 a few days ago on PS2 and it was great. Going to go back and play other random PS2 games.
My favorite game of all time, what a masterpiece! How was the playthrough!?
@@BBKDRAGOON Story was good and the soundtrack was great.
Ff12 is such a great rpg. Loved the PS2 version.
Long ago were the days of just 'pop n play'
I hear the 7 seas calling
I'm also been using the PCSX2 a lot. The original Ratchet and Clank trilogy in 4k?! Yes please!
The best version for me of Zone of the Enders 2 is on PS4 which is a beautifully remaster of an excellent HD port.
I just found a store in my area with old games ps2 GameCube and I’m rebuying a ps2 and games over the ps5 I got my hands on def jam Capcom vs snk 2 Onimusha metal gear sons of liberty so many games I almost cried. I’m so tired of all the downloads and updates everything is ever changing . I miss popping in a game that I bought and playing the game knowing the game. I’m getting back to my Dreamcast and Sega Saturn PS1 so many great games and the ps2 is the last time a ps was fully backwards compatible. They just refuse to do it very frustrating. 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5
i implore you to try shin megami tensei III: nocturne, it’s great on pcsx2 and it’s one of my favourite games of all time. don’t let the turn based battles shy you away, one of the only turn based systems i actually enjoy.
The best way to truly play Physical PS2 hardware is to hook it up to VGA PC monitor.
I understand ur video is just based on emulation and nothing offical.
8:04 Does this remind you of the Nintendo Switch Popeye game? When the player dies, this happens.
I see nina and a PS2 on the thumbnail , i click.
As a 30 year old guy , im in a stage that videogames boring me , nothing , but the old gen games always enjoy and can play whatever i want.
As a quitter from destiny 2 since 5 months (by fault of that and yeah ...mine too , i get burned out from live service games , now i hate them)
I enjoy the most of these games than the modern ones.
What do u choose ?
- a ps5 or a xsx
- or 50 dlrs
Im gonna be honest , i choose the money.
Ps2 , xbox classic , ps3 and xbox 360 are my thing , chilling and NO NEEDING WIFI , Or PS PLUS.
- matrix
- Need for speed :
Underground 1&2 ,
Mostwanted 2005 and carbon (i lost the count how many times or years i played it and never get boring as hell , came back from school and just turn on the play and ready to go)
- Ninja gaiden black (if you thought dark souls is hard , you never played this and the fact that this game doesn't have difficulty options , yeah .i Shreddered my disks two times how hard it was and same time criying and having fun and happy when i defeat the bosses)
- House of dead
- Burnout 3 and Revenge
- devil may cry
- Bdz Budokai
- bloody roar 3 , 4 and the extreme
- def jam fight for NY
(My favorite fighting Game of all time)
- halo 1,2,3, ODST,reach
-Gears of war trilogy
- 007
- Black
- tekken 5
- Castlevania lords of Shadows
- army of two
- The punisher
- God of war trilogy
- Mortal Kombat Armageddon
- SW battlefront 2
- Urban chaos
- DOOM 3 and the sequel resurection of evil (i played at daylight , that shiting my pants playing it at night )
- shadow of colossus
- final fantasy vii (when Vincent Valentine is the main character)
- Ghost recon future soldier
- BATMAN the arkham series. Amazing trilogy
- Metal gear rising (yes , the action , the soundtrack and of course ..the memes)
- COD black ops 2 and modern warfare 3 (for me was and still the FPS that i have on my heart on these modern days.
and now all is broken and microtransat everytime)
Even the f2p games
Damn ! Thats a lot of games that i played so long and i don't remember.
PS3/X360 were also good systems, more and more people agree they were the last good ones actually before we entered the area of microtransactions/DLCs/live service unfonished games but yes, the PS2 library is unmatched
I have x22 ps2s and 1x *brand sealed new ps2 slim*
*Many with modchips*
How do you get your saves from physical memory card to pcsx? I have modded ps2 with hdd games. I also have file browser. Do I just move saves to USB flash drive?
Can you talk about the project dedicated to bringing back lawbreakers? Cliff Bleszinski tweeted about it himself
I miss when u just pick a game and start playing
Playing MGS1 Twin Snakes on Gamecube is a good “remake”
PlayStation 2 is my main console as of now, it's Japanese though. Hope to get a North American PS2.
What settings do you use?
name of game @00:30 ? the robot mecha game
Edit: Zone of the Enders 2 by Kojina
I’ve been thinking of this so much lately. I still have my ps2 games, but the ps2 i currently have doesn’t work and my og ps3 went yold. Leaning toward getting a ps2.
Check out PCSX2 if you have a PC, it's a great way to play these days
Been playing Battlefront 2 and Tekken Tag 1 on PCSX2 a lot lately.
Yo YES! How is Battlefront 2 on it?! And I've heard the Tag games are great
@@BBKDRAGOON phenomenal! You can actually still play online too but it's pretty rare to find anyone online on the PS2 version. I have the original PC version as well and that one gets lobbies of up to around 20 people on good nights though and is a lot of fun. I actually played the PS2 version splitscreen with my brother in law a couple weeks ago and we had a lot of fun.
Tag games are a ton of fun. You can play with up to 4 people too which is pretty sick. Wanna try it out at a nerd out night with the bois sometime.
Are you going to play Astro Bot ?
It will definitely remind you of the PS2 era of gaming if you play it. Fantastic " old school " game. It's very refreshing to have such a good (pure fun) gaming experience In 2024 ! 🥳
Edit : sorry I didn't read other comments until now lol. So you don't own a PS5 😢 ... I still think you would absolutely love Astrobot haha
Thank you dude and no worries, I REALLY want it, it looks so good. How hype to have something that good and in that style releasing in 2024! Someday I'll check it out if I get a PS5. Hope you had a great weekend
I bought a Playstation 1 recently and the games for it are impossible to find.
Best generation ever
also because it has all Genres covered, more Games and truly plug n Play. The PS2 still mops the floor with the PS4 and PS5.
Rogue Galaxy
B.Boy the Game
Burnout 3 Takedown
Black
Cold Winter
Shadowhearts
Drakengard
Arc the Lad
Gladius
Glaive
Spartan Total Warrior
Dark Cloud
Wild Arms
Champions of Norrath
Def Jam
Midnight Club
Simpsons Hit n Run
Fight Night
Extreme G
XGRA
Extermination
Headhunter
God Hand
Urban Reign
The Red Star
The Bouncer
Kill Switch
The Warriors
Way of the Samurai
Genji
...
Playstation 2 its still cool
Basically the PS2 may be an old console, but it's games are as modern as it can get. Truth be told... despite a few new genres that rocked hard (as moba, modern survivals, colony management, battle royale and a small "etc") the more classical genres already reached their peak on the PS2 and even that some mechanics and ideas were enhanced, so many others were downgraded and we can count in our fingers how many old franchises (and the ones inspired by those) had better sequels.
And there is the fact that the PS2 is one of the last old school consoles (as the Wii and the Switch after it... but not as good as... the Wii not even close), that you simply bought complete games and just insert and play it. In the next gen after it, the two major consoles were PC-lite and the other too different... too focused on casual and lacking on a lot of genres.
The PS3 is the last console I bough (also had the Wii on that gen) because I don't want to waste money a downgraded PC that only serves to play games when I already had one that do all the computer sht. And the PS2 had a full package of amazing games that were exclusive and there was the only place to play it all.
I'm not a nostalgia boomer... The current gen is a crap just because the current state of the industry is pretty bad, but until the last one, things only improved. I also didn't like the fact that the PS2 almost monopolized the great titles and I prefer the PS360 and PS3X models that players had almost all games in their favorite platform... but yet it don't changed the fact that the PS2, by the wrong reason, still the best console ever released... and that generation still has a huge quantity of amazing games that never grew old as the three other consoles exclusives also still play better than most of current games. Your list just prove it... there is content to do at least twenty other videos like this, being extremely selective about what to quote. Personally, the PS2 emulation is one of the main reasons I almost don't buy new games.
Cheers!
there is a native ps2 port of mgs2 on pc. Found it find to play through with some fixes to get working on modern windows.
sometimes it's easier to play console version than old PC port yeah
But isn't the MGS Master collection fixed now? I looked it up and on reddit they say it should be fine now.
If you're willing to mod, they are a bit better but some post processing issues remain and audio issues
Great times
PlayStation 5 is the goat how did you mod your ps2 with the hard drive thing ?
I agree even though I had to replace it with pcsx2 as laser on ps2 kept dying.
00:16 Game name?
The last great PlayStation until the 3 would signify a major downturn.
Or get a crt, in my country they are super cheap, and the difference is enormous
Gran Turismo 4 is the Game Sony should resmasted and take it back, this game in the right angle with the most poligon car Is looks like a ps4 game, if you don't believe it, then fight me
God bless Zone Of The Enders
My very first “jrpg” as a kid was kingdom hearts. I remember starting that game on the ps2 and was amazed at how that game looked.
Because we're rejecting Playstation & Microsofts punk Tactics trying to remove people's profiles just because they don't like you & no more servers are down.
I'm going to be a bit of a contrarian here, and say that if you complain about most extra content being locked behind microtransactions, then you probably do deserve it for having terrible taste and actually being eager to play EA and Ubisoft Slop (who are the biggest infractors insofar as obscene DLC is concerned)
Play on a crt
booted up my ps2, started playing all time fav. game Tokyo Xtreme Racer.....the graphics!!!! my GAWD THE GRAPHICS!!!! sucks ass.....it dont look like how everyone be posting HD 4k graphics.....shut if off....
It's not the even the ps2 your playing on..pointless