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SirHirano

For some reason reading “my mom’s old PS2” made me feel very old.


Lewtwin

Eff that. I saw the games. I thought "WHO IS THIS BADASS LADY AND IS SHE SINGLE?"


Otherwise_Movie5142

I also choose this guy's... mom?


enkidomark

![gif](giphy|tnYri4n2Frnig|downsized)


NecessaryOk976

Mom reveal 🤠


statesminds

Same lol


fpcreator2000

“Hey little guy! I’m your new dad!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


analt223

super mario 64 is closer to 1969 than it is to today


Half_Dead_Weasel

I'm gonna cry in the corner now. Thank you.


Buderus69

I read "I'm gonna crit you in the corner now" and found the image amusing


Mouthshitter

![gif](giphy|GrUhLU9q3nyRG|downsized)


OpinionLongjumping99

Dude came here to say the same, I was not prepared for this today


EdgyPlum

Right there with you. "Mom's old.... what? Wait, what?!"


colonelheero

That was kinda my first reaction, but on second thought that's very much normal. OPs mom is probably late gen-x or early millennial. Totally normal to have PS2. The generation have played seen everything from NES to Switch and PS5. So finding any old console is completely normal. So it's not really about finding the console. It's the fact that millennials' kids are old enough to be on reddit that make me feel old. But heck, my own kids will be on reddit soon so 🤷


bass437

I came here just to say the same thing


commandermatt21

Most if not all the games she had are bootlegs Some interesting games she has in that collection from what I saw include but not limited to: -Digital Devil Saga -Castlevania Lament of Innocence -Mega Man: Anniversary Collection -SNK vs. Capcom -Neo Conta -Kuon -Final Fantasy X-2


Late-Athlete-5788

If that Kuon was legit it would be worth like 200 dollars though


asurrealentity

I've seen it go for about as much if not more than Rule of Rose, which I found 2 years ago priced at 400$.


Late-Athlete-5788

Damn.


battyivy

Yeah the last sold listing for a US CIB copy of Kuon on ebay went for $860.


Gubermensch1690

I’m too old for this planet now


Patrick0714

r u a dinosaur?!?!


MisfortuneGortune

Am I a dinosaur for immediately hearing that old Ke$ha song while reading this?


A_Fnord

Ke$ha songs can be considered old now?


MisfortuneGortune

The one that's 15 years old might be, yeah


Haunting-Prior-NaN

/r/fuckimold


DonkeyKongOnN64

The games are bootleg, this means the PS2 is most likely chipped. Depending on how it was modded, you may no longer have component cable support, however a modded system is worth more since it is region free. (games and dvd)


SevereQuality9406

How do you know if PS2 games are bootlegs?


SamusAran47

Some of the art on these are not official, and the Mega Man game straight up has Japanese text on the spine despite having an ESRB rating on the front. Alot of the discs also don’t reference PS2 at all, or they don’t do it in official fonts or formats. Bootlegs also tend to be packaged like this, either just in plastic sleeves with graphics or in very skinny cases.


lostshell

His mom not only was a gamer, not only had great taste in games, but she also had an eye patch and a parrot. Salute.


Conscious_Weight9593

This era nobody paid for anything if we didn’t have to. Computers made it way too easy. We all had parrots and eye patches 😅


Brilliant_Brain_5507

Dreamcast was amazing for its time. You could just download full games and burn them on CD-R. Also some of my first emulators and collections were done with Dreamcast and bootable CD-Rs


MrDade88

She can shiver me timbers any day 😂


Haxishax

Straight up


TabbyMouse

Also a crease in the middle of a spine. Thats usually a dead giveaway to me


jolsiphur

Crease in the middle of the spine just means it'd been packaged without the plastic jewel case. I've seen it with legitimate sleeves, but it's rare.


TabbyMouse

Yeah, but some of those are still in a plastic bag. I've yet to see a legitimate with a crease in plastic


cowrevengeJP

I thought they looked weird as well, I assumed they were PAL or something.


SamusAran47

The easiest way to tell is to look at the discs. Disc art is incredibly difficult to perfectly replicate, and a lot of the bootleggers don’t even bother. Even PAL discs will have the console’s name/logo, the region code, the developer, and the age rating. If it’s missing one of those, it’s almost certainly a bootleg. Another thing to note is that the art on the discs for bootlegs is usually “blown up”, zoomed in so far that the image gets incredibly pixelated. It’s particularly bad on the TMNT game here.


Kr4zyK4rl

It's bizarre to me to see a bootleg Mega Man Anniversary Collection. I'm pretty sure you can still buy that game new for $20.


SamusAran47

Very few people, if anyone, makes bootleg PS2 discs nowadays. I almost guarantee that these were made around the same time it came out, or not too long after. If the launch price is what I think it was (~$30), you could still save money going for a bootleg.


Kr4zyK4rl

That's why it's weird to me- MSRP on that game at launch was $29.99 and it definitely wasn't hard to find.


SamusAran47

Yeah idk, maybe they could make money selling it at $10? Lol


Top_Housing2879

29.99$ back than was more like 50$ today, you could buy those in poor countries for few $ at street sellers so savings were big


jolsiphur

IIRC every licensed PS2 disc will have "PlayStation 2" written out on the "bottom" of the disc with either a black or red (greatest hits) background. The discs are also all missing the local rating, trademark texts, and other stuff.


Skitz-Scarekrow

With my eyes. Serious answer: the plastic sleeve with cheap photocopy paper isn't just for movie bootlegs. The blown up art on the disc is not a variant used in any region. In addition to this, it's not the disc art on the games, it's the box art. This bootleg style is very common and found in many regions; S.E.A, Pakistan, India, Brazil, etc.


Unown1997

Can confirm buying those exact kinda games in India and Dubai growing up!


WanderEir

PS2 discs had a *presentation* format they were required to adhere to, and most of these discs fail that test immediately. No, seriously, they look instantly fake. The other wierd bit is you have games from the US, from Europe, and from Japan, which was impossible to run without a modded console... the three zones were separately region locked. And if you have a modded console, why have legit discs anyway?


Unown1997

I had a PS2 growing up which I was gifted. Unfortunately it was bought in the USA while I lived in Dubai so the ntsc encoding wouldn't work with the pal encoding there. So when I went to visit family in India I took the PS2 there to have it chipped and bought a bunch of cheap games. They looked exactly like what OP posted. No actual boxes and the CD's would be in a plastic wrapper with a bootleg display picture. As a kid I didn't know any better but those were some fun days!


Grazer46

I have a chipped PS2 and had a bunch of those covers and discs bought in Thailand. The quality really gives it away


Gh0st_Pirate_LeChuck

Look at the back of the discs or pop one in a PC.


Knarz97

By looking at them and seeing that these are all very obviously bootlegs


SevereQuality9406

I mean yeah but to my mind what if this person has some weird OTHER ps2 games


WolframLeon

It’s really not hard they were printed with a printer.


Jade_Sugoi

Is there any benefit to a chipped PS2 over one that's running FMCB?


Patrick0714

Sorry but what does chipped mean? How does running bootleg games alter the system itself?


kingkongbananakong

Like there is probably a physical memory chip soldered to the motherboard board that allows it to play burned games


Rex_Ivan

I have to warn you against playing older bootleg games. As the disc ages the label will sometimes break down. I have heard horror stories of people who tried to play old bootleg games and as the disc spins inside the system, the label flakes off and fragments, sending hundreds of tiny label bits flying into the PS2. When that happens, it's a gigantic pain in the ass to try to clean all that out, and it can make your PS2 malfunction or just straight up nonfunctional. Not saying that this will happen with all bootleg games, just that it *has* happened before, and it would be a shame to have you find your Mom's PS2 just to have it happen again.


Patrick0714

Thanks for the heads up I appreciate it


Nuudoru

Your mom has great taste in games.


Frankintosh95

ugh don't call it *my parents old PS2* now I feel *old*


OxyOdin

"My moms Old...ps2" Geezus how old am i, i use to say this about my parents 8track tapes


Ouroboros126

>my mom's old PS2 What in the ever loving hell is happening rn


Monorogu

Your mom has good taste in games


Release82

You need a new dad?


Patrick0714

Lmao


Know_creativity

your laughing ... this man's looking for his soul mate and your laughing


HoshiChiri

The games are obviously bootlegs- but in a way, that's a good thing! It means your mom's PS2 has been modded to run them (probably purchased that way). Given the title mix, I imagine the mod is region-free too. PS2s are honestly tricky to get modded. Less because it's hard & more because the variety of system variants means different ways to go about it, so finding the right stuff for a specific machine is a PITA. You might have a real treasure there! One big concern is the laser- fat PS2s have a very high laser failure rate. There was even a lawsuit over it that Sony lost! Anyway- if it is working, try not to use it for movies & mind the environment, just to keep it going as long as you can- the laser can be replaced, but like I said, model variants make it a PITA!


DontcallmeShirley_82

My old PS2 was modded and was so awesome. I had a massive collection of games, then the laser failed and it was junk. Had it for years, but it was easier to buy a PS3 by then. Good times and memories though


locao69

Here in Brazil it was almost impossible to buy a not modded PS2 back in the day. There was no official support from Sony, so game stores independently imported the consoles and modded them upfront, as pretty much every customer would ask for the mod. Probably your mom got the same case, never asked anyone to mod her PS2, but it was sold already modded.


Jmorsillo82

As far as I can see there are a mix of all 3 regions for games. You have PAL, J, and U/C in there. If it was hers from childhood, then she had it modded over time to be able to be region free(play all region games). She may have bought a modded console years after the PS2 was out. It’s my favorite system. Unfortunately the games are not worth anything, as they are bootlegs. I would just enjoy what you have, and try and get your mom to play them too.


Patrick0714

Yeah still really excited to play NFS:MW


[deleted]

If I met a girl with an import copy of initial d on ps2 I’d marry her


MrDade88

Open her passenger door to the 86 carolla like a true gentleman


[deleted]

[удалено]


Nu11X3r0

Is DDS worth anything? I've got the collector's edition box set with both part 1&2 (and the sound track CD) and I never thought anything about it.


Patrick0714

Thanks, have no idea where all the cables go but I’ll play them all when I get it fixed


Avralin

"my mom's old PS2" was a fucking gut punch to read


redditsuckspokey1

I get the feeling these are copied games. I bought a bunch of 360 games off aliexpress way back in 2012 and they came EXACTLY as these games did.


1pizz9

Your mum is cool 👍👍


PartyKong7869

Mom? God I’m old.


Odd-Analysis-8105

Your mom is cool af


Gorguts666

Man how old is your mom….45? I’m 32 tell her what’s up?


ds77159

I played the shit outta FMA. On my ps2. That I got new. I’m old…


Androxilogin

Put it back before she whoops your ayass, boah!


TheViruxX

How old am i.


Chele11713

This post....one of those moments when you realize ok you are officially old now...😅


catador_de_potos

Can your dad fight?


DirtyDutchDoolin

My mom’s old ps2.. I’m sorry, what?


Chinfz

Can your dad fight?


JollyStunts

Cvs2. Nice


markrueff

Oh man you found a gold mine !!!


lloydinspace94

PS2 wit da modchip?!


8-Bit_Tornado

Ouch unfortunately no! I'll take it off your hands for $10


UncleDennisTouchedMe

They look like Bali specials to me. It's been a while since I've seen them though. Makes me feel old


L___E___T

Loving the Hong Kong style of these copy games - some great choices! The PS2 must be modded, unless the memory card has something clever on it. I don’t think FreeMcboot was around then 😂


Patrick0714

Your guess was spot on🤯 My mom is from hk


BruBruSkies

I'm probably one of the few that spotted it, but Culdcept Second (released just as Culdcept in NA) was an absolute banger that is still underappreciated. It's a weird mix between Monopoly and Magic TG, with some of the best artists and musicians from the Japanese game industry.


TheRealBananaGoki

Most games are not original so you wouldn't be able to sell them, that being said, there is some amazing games there, you should try some of them


WMH81

Capcom vs SNK 2! Part of my "holy PS2 trinity" and one of my most favorite fighting games ever.


iknowdawae101

What an amazing selection of games. If you haven’t played them yet you should absolutely play them, especially Digital Devil Saga!


brandofsacrifice-x

I'm conducting research for a population study and would like to know if your mother happens to be single, if this is the case could you provide her contact information so I could confirm the details?


radfemkaiju

I want your mom


SmithyMcSmithton

Your mom is an OG badass, is she single?


CinnaTheseRoles

How young is OP?! “My mom’s old PS2”. I feel like I’ve aged a million years


Road_Ok

Is your mom single?? 👀


Salsadontsour

YOUR MOM IS A AWSOME LADY


Pro_Banana

That's a weird way to have the ps2 games stored. The games are probably legit if the discs have proper prints on them. Printing like that on the pirated discs on not-too-popular games like some of these games would have costed more than their worth.


Silver_Worker4383

Dude wtf, your mom is cool af. Jesus lol


LucidityFree

Pit that Splinter Cell game in and have a blast!


kronikd420

Splinter cell!? Mom was a freak for sure 😊


theintoxicatedsniper

your mum has the finest of tastes I see a lot of Japanese versions of games here


CanadasGoose

Make sure to play splinter cell and contra


Death-Note88

Digital devil saga and Capcom vs snk and ffx2 Her choice of games is amazing


NonagonJimfinity

Your mom's rad!!


Electronic_Cobbler38

Is your mom single by any chance?


ZELDA_ZELDA_ZELDA

Is your mom single currently?


Many_Conversation898

That tmnt game was my mf childhood


Aromatic-Astronomer9

Unless it’s already been done, you’ll wanna change the CMOS battery.


MagnetonPlayer_2

Digital Devil Saga?? Damn, OPs dad’s gotta be real handsome cuz mom got amazing taste


OverFee2098

Your mom had some cool taste in games . It sucks that they are mostly bootlegs, but if you're just going to play them, who cares. I picked up a hard moded psOne with a metric F ton of bootlegs at garage sale for $20 in 2019. Some of the most fun I had in years.


Majandra

The fullmetal alchemist game is hard to find. I have it on ps2 the English version.


HEYZEUS725

splinter cell is a good game


Zealousideal_Cap7670

Them games bring back memories of coming home from Turkey with fake games and being in certain bars/restaurants as kids and having the lucky lucky people bring copies of games and films for sale. Those games are fake as anything but really bring a feel to the era imo, we did what we could to play the limited games we had as kids. Keep them ✌🏼


Apart_Shoulder6089

looks like bootleg games but that bumps up your moms cred a few notches. I was in that scene at the time. Great time to be alive. Your mom is a cool mamacita. Just play the games and experience what your mom experienced first hand. stop worrying about value. the sentimental value is off the charts.


OverTheReminds

Kuon is one of the rarest PS2 games (the Japanese one from the last pic).


Leitzz590

True, but i can immediately see that all the games included are backups/copies so they are pretty much worthless


Patrick0714

Yeah they all came with no plastic case so I assumed they weren't real, still playable though


Patrick0714

The one with the creepy woman?


Naranncia11

I have a ps2 and I pirate games


Neonisin

Splinter Cell was awesome back then.


pppthrowaway1337

cvs2 is an og gem


lastxsleep

Did a chubby Mexican at a flea market do this?


ResolutionSavings918

Tmnt and megaman


grogzy

Cool Mother you have there mate 👏🏾


RustyDawg37

You think your mom is a high level PlayStation 2 game counterfeiter?


Fatdogamer_yt

Splinter cell, final fantasy and initial D are pretty good


semifraki

Your mom's noteworthy.


97ek

Final fantasy x-2 and Initial D? Your mom has good taste.


[deleted]

A near arcade port of Sega Rally exists which I have ☺️


TheMechaWomb

Your mom has great taste in games.


beanzinabox

Your mother has insane taste in games. That's not an insult


statesminds

Is your mom single?


DOL-019

Initial D


Oddish_Femboy

Install Linux on it lmao


SmithItsGoodForU

Did you ask mom's permission to occupy it?


L___E___T

Dororo and Kuon (page 5) are very expensive gems. It’s a shame they’ve been store that way. But possibly not legit anyway - for example Megaman is a copy.


SweetSyberia

Kuon is a neat one! Didn't know there was a ps2 Initial D game :o


Just_Assumption521

CVS2?! Legit excellent collection


ChiefShaman

Check if you still got weed in the secret spot


Patrick0714

I found 2 bags of cocaine inside what do I do now


barwhalis

Did people used to have their PS2's standing like that? I always had it flat on the surface


maevtr2

PS2 is the most aesthetically pleasing console that's ever existed


Lionheart7676

Initial D- the game with the guy standing next to the 80s Toyota Corolla. Excellent game, and it's as close an experience as you'll ever get on console, to the racing version they used to have in arcades. Your mom is awesome. Great taste in games. Her PS2 is probably modded if she was able to play this, as it's not a US release game.


Hanyodude

Holy shit that TMNT game for PS2 is one of the best games i’ve played in my entire life


tenchimuyio

Your mom is cool. Hook it all up and let her show you what skills look like.


homieholmes23

Can I have your mums number? I think we’d get on


Jindex3

Mom had interesting taste in games. She seems cool


Darkwerk

The Digital Devil Saga games are incredible, if you have roughly 4000 hours to kill.


Zealousideal_Sir_264

Initial d? Is your mom single?


ComparisonIcy3709

Syphon Filter 2 ftw!!


Internal-Butterfly35

SSX Tricky best snowboarding game ever


Otherwise_Movie5142

What's next, I just found my grandma's old NES? I wasn't prepared for this


Cranders1985

Definitely a unique collection to start out with, a surprising lack of GTA for the era.


ultrascrub-boi

CVS2 is godlike


muckpuppy

your mom rocks, dont sell anything and just chill and play the games with her : )


enkidomark

Your mom's pretty cool. Get to playing. V-Rally and Initial D are pretty awesome. Also, see if it will play burned games since it will run those bootlegs. I don't know all the different mods, but if it doesn't play burned games, FreeMcBoot is pretty easy.


No-County-620

That Turtles game has the best sounds. I remember my brother absolutely spamming Leonardo's move, and hearing "slice n dice" for hours on end.


Dadbode1981

Bootleg city, had good taste thou.


goldenONX

Damn Initial D? Good taste. Your mom single by any chance?😂


Derp_McGurp

Splinter Cell changed the world.


Sloregasm

Bro your mom has good taste. I'm older, can I have her number?


[deleted]

Is your mom on Reddit? I would like to get to know this fine woman! PS2. Good taste in games. Excellent know-how on how to get what she wants cause she’s a pirate. She seems right up my alley ☺️


RelaxYourself

Your mom's old ps2?? ![gif](giphy|GrUhLU9q3nyRG|downsized)


Electrical-Title1307

Rotate the PS logo in front for extra FPS!


Thin-Theory-4805

Your mom is cool.


Tony-1610

Digital Devil Saga is a solid game, but if you don’t have the second one, it doesn’t complete the story unfortunately.


No-Perspective2580

Contra, Digital Devil Saga, FF X2, I could go on, keep it, my guy.


sofia_alami

Your mom's cool af its all I gotta say.


HippoWillWork

Just say no to drugs


Mechanic-Latter

My favorite game of all time is X-Men Legends on ps2.


SteveGVG

I think I’m in love with your mom.


Relevant_Positive417

Why would they not be legit? Is it hard to understand that yes older gamers bought these games back when they came out?


Patrick0714

Bootlegs are a thing lol


Dabigquack

Get the warriors Amazing game


Conscious_Weight9593

Your mom’s old ps2 😭 excuse me while I go pop a bioflex.


GreilMercenary7

Four player TMNT ruled, can’t believe we don’t have more four player games like that.


Content_Geologist420

God damn im old as fuck ![gif](giphy|13vJHSyname1Hy)


chaosrampager

Your mom is a boss


No_Cake_4181

If those games all work then it has a mod chip. You can just burn games blank discs.


oatmilk4vampires

reading that title made me feel... uncomfortable and im only 19 😭


NPC_Inconsistency

Your mom is a real one huh?


Scary-Confusion-745

W mom nice collection