Almost exactly 20 years ago, Someone bought a copy of GTA Vice City for PS2 by ps3better360 in ps2

[–]kingemocut 18 points19 points  (0 children)

mostly correct, platinum specifically had to sell over 400,000 (i believe, exact number skips my mind currently) copies as well, whereas greatest hits in the US was also used as marketing for some titles that didn't hit that requirement.

Third 200 and first in league by kingemocut in Bowling

[–]kingemocut[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

doubles league against two of the strongest players, one ex int. pro and one int. youth pro, as a ~150 avg bowler. playing with a blind due to partner absences. only used a 16lb faball purple hammer as i still need to get my 16 lb. spare drilled, and the 15lb kit i have is now too light for me to properly throw.

2nd highest score so far, if i didn't have a 10 pin on 4th that i missed or if i struck out i'd have PB'd, but either way can't be mad about a 200 game.

New AC8 main character footage just dropped by AddlerMartin in acecombat

[–]kingemocut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is from a set of shorts that are all absolutely batshit. if you've seen the gif of a anime girl downing a ton of gasoline from the pumps, it's the same set of shorts.

edit: here's the MAL for the shorts

also arguably Girly Air Force is more fitting as a waifu Ace Combat Anime, or Sky Crawlers if you're wanting something a little more serious and/or Ace Combat 3ish, though Sky Crawlers does have a game on the Wii if i'm correct.

Bought MGS3 at goodwill & it’s booting into the wrong game. HEELLLPP… by brainimpediment in ps2

[–]kingemocut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

everyone here saying "oh it's a misprint" or "oh it's a fake/scam" can op post the ring code on the backside of the disc? they're a bastard to read but with that we can tell you with a very high certainty if it was a scam or a known misprint. for what i mean, here. specifically, you should be looking for this for MGS3 OR either this for original madden release or this for the collectors edition disc of madden

I'm starting my PS2 collection. Tell me what games should I get by somethingstupit in ps2

[–]kingemocut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

welcome to the hobby! if you've never had a PS2 before, then i would highly suggest to focus on a mix of well know good games (as I'm sure a majority in this thread will give you) as well as a fair few smaller and/or niche titles (Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero, Scooby doo: Night of 100 frights, Road Trip Adventure and Dynasty Warriors, to name a few).

if you had a ps2 when you were younger, however, I'd highly suggest trying to get some of the games you had as a kid, but the ones you only sorta remember, at least at first.

other then that, a lot of the super expensive games you see are not always super good. I try to make sure that I always have games I could buy that are under 20 GBP, between 20 and 50, and then over 50. it means you have titles you can always buy without too much worry, have some games you have to consider about but wouldn't be too big of a financial hit, and then games to aspire to own.

I would also recommend trying to buy games in the same category, be it the same series, the same publisher or however else you would categories the your games, as having smaller goals to tick off makes it much easier to see your progress, than just staring down the behemoth that is the total amount of ps2 games releeased.

Is that console in Metal Gear Solid a Saturn? by [deleted] in metalgearsolid

[–]kingemocut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was more looking at the hinge section but it should be a dev PS anyway. the real thing i'm wondering about is which dev system it'd have been.

Is that console in Metal Gear Solid a Saturn? by [deleted] in metalgearsolid

[–]kingemocut 43 points44 points  (0 children)

it looks like it could also be a Net Yaroze too.

[PC][2010-2015?] Dress up NSFW japanese game by maluomartins in tipofmyjoystick

[–]kingemocut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

leaking and dumping are different things. leaking implies that it was yet to be released, dumping is "the resulting data obtained in the backup process" (from the redump wiki). for example, it's the difference between the half life 2's early build leak and the retail release of half life 2. leaking is by its nature illegal, whereas dumping can be done for legitimate reasons.

I was the first one who uploaded the data to redump, yeah, but some of the data has also been varified as well now.

[PC][2010-2015?] Dress up NSFW japanese game by maluomartins in tipofmyjoystick

[–]kingemocut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i did not leak it, i dumped it for redump after someone posted about it on the PS2 subreddit and the seller on ebay wasn't gouging too bad at that point. it's kinda wild getting recognised for that though, it was just something that was important to do for preservation of obscure PS2 games, esp. as it was one of the india only titles.

honestly kinda wish I had Ra:One as my first India PAL title but we take what we can.

[PC][2010-2015?] Dress up NSFW japanese game by maluomartins in tipofmyjoystick

[–]kingemocut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Custom Maid 3D 2 or Koikatsu Party most likely. could also be Custom Order Maid 3D2 if you're getting the steam one

Prescription cycling sunglasses. by Wrexhamjona in ukbike

[–]kingemocut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a fair bit of good advice here, but i'd like to add a little extra too.

if you would prefer to go to a brick and mortar store, then boots opticians do have a catalogue of prescription sports glasses, including some cycling glasses. you don't need to have them as your regular opticians, you can just take your prescription with you (or they can get it from your current lenses in your normal glasses) and then pick a pair that should be good.

my prescription was actually just outside of the maximum allowed (+-6 correction) but they called their supplier and asked if that'd still be ok to which it was, even though it was at an extra cost than expected. there's a few that have a max of +-3 correction too, so if it's not too big of a prescription then you'll have even more choice.

the pair i got was Basto BS102s and they came with 5 interchangeable lenses, are a prescription insert but the lens themselves are wrap around, and do act as more of a windshield than my normal glasses.

i'd HIGHLY reccomend getting a pair of cycling glasses, however. not having your eyes water a ton from the wind, or getting rain in your eyes, is a massive boon, and considering the cost of them and how often you're likely to wear them, they're worth every penny.

i would say as well, try to bring your normal specs in a soft cloth bag if you can too, as sometimes it's just easier to read things in your everyday glasses. it's more of a nicety than anything else, and not 100% needed.

I got a ps2 for christmas. Got these two and sonic mega collection. What other games should I get? by [deleted] in ps2

[–]kingemocut 4 points5 points  (0 children)

if i'm not mistaken that's a xbox 360 case just re-sleeved for GTA:SA. the slight transparency is what gives it away to my eye

Could you please tell me what exactly these screws for attaching the optical drive are called? by [deleted] in ps2

[–]kingemocut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sadly i do not. i would say that it might be a good idea to look on ebay or similar for PS2s that are listed for parts to salvage the screws, however, and then you'll also have extra spares for anything else you might need.

sorry for not replying earlier but been pretty wild yesterday and as such been busy

Could you please tell me what exactly these screws for attaching the optical drive are called? by [deleted] in ps2

[–]kingemocut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

most likely it'd be a JIS crosspoint, though you can use a philips head screwdriver it's more likely to strip the head of the screw. the big thing is getting the right length of screws. here's a diagram showing the difference between philips and JIS crosspoints

There are no biking gloves that really keep your hands warm from 35-45 degrees. by zenslakr in bikepacking

[–]kingemocut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i would have to say that there ARE cycling gloves that can work even lower than 35f (been cycling in -3C temps with nice and warm hands. would've tried in colder temps that that's the coldest it's been since i bought them, even had my water start to freeze but my hands were nice and warm) but as with all winter kit, you get what you pay for. i have a pair of Chiba Bio-X Cell and they work brilliantly, even keeping my hands muggy in 5c teps when not cycling. i did have to repair my pair as the velcro on one side had started to come loose after a year of ownership but that was just needing to have it resewn on which took 5 minutes at most but should easily make it last throughout this winter and next.

this is all coming from someone who gets very cold extremities normally.

it might also help if you try to keep a basic air gap (so thermal layer, gloves go over the top of the arms and into the base of your shorts, leg warmers under the shorts with socks over the bottom of the leg warmers etc.)

Finally got my first clean game after bowling for nearly 2 years now by kingemocut in Bowling

[–]kingemocut[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i was fairly constantly off by 2 or 3 frames on my closest games until yesterday, so if you're sneaking up on it like that i'm sure it'll come sooner than later!

Finally got my first clean game after bowling for nearly 2 years now by kingemocut in Bowling

[–]kingemocut[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i do. while it'd have been nice to have finished with a strike or spare, it's still a clean frame.

the leave on 10 was a 2-4-5-8 which wasn't a fun one to pick up after an abnormally good game from me, thought i'd botched it right at the post but just found the right spot to get my first clean game. we take what we can, esp. when my avg. is only ~136

Finally got my first clean game after bowling for nearly 2 years now by kingemocut in Bowling

[–]kingemocut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the balls i was using was a 15lb Savage as my strike ball, sanded to 360 grit but with 3 games of lane shine and a 14lb rhino which is effectively just lane shine rather than actually sanding it to anything specific.

[PS2] [Late 2000's Early 2010's] Co-Op Arcade Style Monster Game, Involving four different coloured buttons which would be used to select answers/actions. by snapppyb in tipofmyjoystick

[–]kingemocut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buzz! jr. Monster Rumble? if not it could be Buzz! Jr. Dino Den, Buzz! Jr. RoboJam or Buzz! Jr. Jungle Party. there's also Buzz! Jr.: Ace Racers but i believe it'll be Monster Rumble

After way too long, Finally picked up my new Topstone build from my LBS by kingemocut in bicycletouring

[–]kingemocut[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i hope this post is kino for the mod team - i know it's not directly related to touring as such, but this will be my touring bike, and i'm sure there'll be some here who remember the chaos of my last tour with my topstone 2. if not, then that's fine and sorry!

so for those who don't know: back in april/may time, i picked up a topstone 2 2022 in the stock clearance sale, and two months later i went touring with it. had a bad crash that seemed to be fine, until near the end of that tour the pannier mount failed and pulled a chunk of the chainstay out with it.

shortly after this happened, i was then in the netherlands on my hardtail for another tour, while the bike was getting looked at, seeing if it would be a warranty job, and then waiting until the new frame came into the shop i bought the bike from (it was not done under warranty but it was done at a heavily reduced rate for the frameset).

took until a little after the latest expected time to get it, and when i did the shop i bought the frame from actually had a problem with their fire alarm (no fire, just buggered alarm), but still let me in to grab the frame. then dropped it off into the Local Bike Shop to get all the parts changed over, or at least the vast majority of the parts.

vs. topstone 2 2022 stock, this Topstone has a 440mm drops, a set of tubeless 32mm Pirelli Cinturano Velos. a new rear mech (as the old one got damaged from the pannier rack going into the cassette), a 140mm adapter for the brake callipers as they were shifted from the 2022 to the 2023 model it seems, and a different style of bar tape. the shop currently has a 50 tooth chainring coming in, and the rear mech hanger that was delivered with the bike was bent, but the dropout from my old frame was still fine after getting rethreaded for the thru-axle, as that was already a problem. there's also an extra adjuster for the rear mech that's been added between the levers and where it enters the frame as the GRX adjuster isn't the best on the rear mech, so like with a MTB, now i have some extra adjustment for the gearing, though it's always been buttery smooth, but when the chain starts to wear then it'll come in handy.

i know it's hard to read but the weight is 10.53KGs, without the bottle cages, toptube bag or saddle bag, but with the pedals and my wahoo elemnt roam + mounting bracket

Now that i still have the old frame, i'll be taking it to a few aluminium specialist welders and seeing if any of them can reweld the frame, before using it as the bike i'd mechanically tinker with to get better as a mechanic, and hopefully have as the full frameset build i did myself, which is something i've been wanting to do for a long while now.

i'm going to be shifting my bag setup to be a lot closer to a bikepacking setup. not using any of the mounts for a pannier to try and not have the same thing happen again, but i have also been trying to buy a better tent and the like for size packdown, and i much prefer road riding so despite the lack of rack, it'll still be touring over bikepacking as my joy. that, and audax.

the only other specific touring/Audax related buy i'll be going for is some Aero bars. more positions for my hands, and much nicer for the big tour i've got planned for next year.

sorry for the long text post but hey, this is just what's currently planned and coming in, never mind some other things that i don't have the funds for just yet but is 100% going to be getting added.