Frozener Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 So I just bought a PS1 second-hand from a thrift store because of my fondness for PS1 RPG's. I was curious to see if I could play a backed-up or even a Japanese game on my newly acquired system. I read about all the various methods of playing backups (swap trick, gameshark, etc.) but after burning one of my backed up games, I just decided to pop it in and give it a try. To my amazement the game actually booted and was working without a hitch. This has worked for multiple games including a Japanese title. I was just wondering if anyone had any insight into whats going on, because it was my understanding that unmodded PS1's cannot play backups. Obviously, since I haven't taken apart the system I can't tell if a modchip has been installed or not. But it's pretty unlikely that somebody would've given it away if they cared enough to install a chip. Any thoughts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 open it and have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Yes, an unmodded PS1 can't play backups (nor retail discs from other regions), so it's a fairly safe bet to say that your console is modded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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