PlayStation

Look what i manage to find.

A playstation 2..


controller
Attached to a playstation 1.

Got nothing to do this holidays, though of giving it a play.
Had to wipe all the dust off all that. Its been a long long time since i last used it.
I think its around 12 years old.
Thats antique!!

Tried CTR(crash team racing), one of my favorite game last time.
BUT after loading the screen with the sony and PS logo,
this happened



Black screen, black screen
After 5 minutes, still black screen
Restarted and the same thing happened again, and again, and again.
Useless old thing.
Even the new PS2 controller can't do anything about it.




Then my brother, told me to put the Playstation upside down?


What?
Like this?





HAha. It worked, It worked!!
The game cant load when its upright but it does load when its upside down.
Funny. This wasnt in the instructions but i managed to find out why in wikipedia


Qoute from wikipedia

Quality of construction

The first batch of PlayStations used a KSM-440AAM laser unit whose case and all movable parts were completely made out of plastic. Over time, friction caused the plastic tray to wear out—usually unevenly. The placement of the laser unit close to the power supply accelerated wear because of the additional heat, which made the plastic even more vulnerable to friction. Eventually, the tray would become so worn that the laser no longer pointed directly at the CD and games would no longer load. Sony eventually fixed the problem by making the tray out of die-cast metal and placing the laser unit farther away from the power supply on later models of the PlayStation.

A common—but temporary—fix to the laser problem was to tip the PlayStation on its side. This made the tray "hang" perpendicular to the CD, allowing the PlayStation to read the disc. Unfortunately, friction would continue to wear down the plastic tray and, eventually, the PlayStation would not read the disc.^{[citation needed]}

Some units, particularly the early 100x models, would be unable to play FMV or music correctly, resulting in skipping or freezing. In more extreme cases the PlayStation would only work correctly when used upside down.

o.O. Maybe i could open it and try to fix it someday.
Maybe after i get my Wii, or Xbox 360 or PS3.
then i can open it and see whats inside?
Or i can add a chip and then it will become PS2!!