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    You can make PS2 games in JavaScript

    (jslegenddev.substack.com)
    230 points tosh | 15 comments | 21 Nov 25 16:42 UTC | HN request time: 1.612s | source | bottom
    1. dinobones ◴[21 Nov 25 18:18 UTC] No.46007116[source]▶
    Mega cool, I’m curious if there’s a way to burn the ISO to a disc and get this playing on a physical console?
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    2. bakugo ◴[21 Nov 25 18:44 UTC] No.46007496[source]▶
    You'd need to hack the console to get it to load a burned disc, but if you can do that, you can also just load it from USB.

    Though I guess you could burn it to a disk anyway purely for the sake of authenticity.

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    3. accrual ◴[21 Nov 25 18:47 UTC] No.46007533[source]▶
    FreeMcBoot on a memory card + USB flash drive (or internal disk) is a popular option to play on real hardware. Saves wear and tear on the optical drive too.
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    4. tylergetsay ◴[21 Nov 25 18:49 UTC] No.46007544[source]▶
    Combined with https://github.com/CTurt/FreeDVDBoot, I think it would be possible
    5. deadbabe ◴[21 Nov 25 19:21 UTC] No.46007894[source]▶
    Why use physical disc instead of some optical drive mod
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    6. hamdingers ◴[21 Nov 25 19:33 UTC] No.46008046[source]▶
    ODEs aren't common for the PS2 because they already support flash drives, network shares, and (for fats) full size hard drives.
    7. SpecialistK ◴[21 Nov 25 20:22 UTC] No.46008553[source]▶
    USB on the PS2 is limited to 1.0 or 1.1 speeds, so a disc may work better anyway.
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    8. Forgeties79 ◴[21 Nov 25 22:05 UTC] No.46009540[source]▶
    I have sat on a freemcboot mem card for probably 6 years now. I’ll get around to it eventually…
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    9. deaddodo ◴[21 Nov 25 22:26 UTC] No.46009760{3}[source]▶
    Just to clarify, the difference on the PS2 is:

    * CD: 3.6MB/s

    * DVD: 5-8MB/s

    * USB: 0.8-1.1MB/s

    So the disk would almost definitely be the better option.

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    10. accrual ◴[21 Nov 25 22:52 UTC] No.46009993{3}[source]▶
    It's a good time! I feel the PS2 is an iconic member of any living room TV setup, especially with an SSD, a couple controllers, and component out. Nice to have for hangouts!
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    11. kcb ◴[21 Nov 25 23:14 UTC] No.46010217{4}[source]▶
    Can also use a micro SD adapter through the mem card slot. Generally considered a bit better experience than a USB drive.
    12. forgotpwd16 ◴[22 Nov 25 00:39 UTC] No.46010869{4}[source]▶
    USB is fine for PS1/retro games; should be more than enough for AthenaEnv. The difference only matters for PS2 backups. And there're more options than those two. HDD/SSD, Ethernet, MX4SIO/SIO2SD, MMCE (SD2PSX et al).
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    13. Forgeties79 ◴[22 Nov 25 01:05 UTC] No.46011060{4}[source]▶
    Oh damn can you get some real performance boost out of an SSD? Do you install it or does it hang out externally?
    14. SpecialistK ◴[22 Nov 25 01:09 UTC] No.46011082{5}[source]▶
    Is it possible to use PS1 games and USB simultaneously? I thought the USB was handled by the B/C chips.
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    15. forgotpwd16 ◴[22 Nov 25 01:47 UTC] No.46011306{6}[source]▶
    That's true; network too. Can play digital backups (off USB/Eth) only by using POPStarter (for those unaware, POPS being Sony's PS1 emulator ripped off the single game that was officially used on). Although POPS isn't really that good (was used, experimentally, only once afterall), USB throughput isn't an issue.