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[โ€“] lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

The nightmare PS2 dirty disc screen, and mainstream multiplayer games without anticheat rootkits

Edit: mainstream

[โ€“] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Oh that boot sound and hoping you'd make it past... Mostly on PS1 but I still had some of it on 2.

[โ€“] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 months ago

Blowing into cartridges before putting them into the console and optionally pushing them to the side or some other voodoo hoping the game would start.

[โ€“] Cwilliams@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes! Why can't I play every game like I played Runscape?

[โ€“] lichtmetzger@feddit.de 2 points 8 months ago

The nightmare PS2 dirty disc screen

To be fair, PS2's are so damn rock-solid new generations can experience this for many years to come. They just gotta get one.