need to rip a ps1 game....

kaos · Post by **kaos** » Sun May 11, 2008 2:49 pm

somebody let me borrow ps1 copy of ff7.

thing with borrowing is, you have to give it back.

I need to rip it.

I remember trying to do this years ago and it didnt work.
somthing about not being able to copy certain parts of the disk.

anybody know anything that definitely works without issue?

Post by **Melana** » Sun May 11, 2008 2:50 pm

sorry, no clue

Post by **Chewi** » Sun May 11, 2008 3:25 pm

I don't think there's actually any copy protection on the discs themselves. The problem is getting the burnt CDR to boot. I used to have a special device that plugged into the back of the PS1. Together with a spring, which fooled the machine into thinking the lid was still closed, it would do the initial boot from a legit disc before giving you the chance to swap the discs around and start the game.

The principal is actually the same for the PS2 but swapping the discs is a hell of a lot harder because the drive isn't so accessible. A simple spring isn't sufficient and it's not really worth the hassle unless you're interested in homebrew stuff.

Of course, if your console is modded, then none of this is an issue.

P.S. I'm not a pirate (anymore), I just happen to know this stuff.

EchoPark · Post by **EchoPark** » Sun May 11, 2008 3:38 pm

aye its easier just to chip the ps1 and then clone cd the disc. Or even try some sites.

kaos · Post by **kaos** » Sun May 11, 2008 3:40 pm

oh, well I wont exactly be using a ps1.

I'm gonna be using an emulator on the pc.

Post by **Chewi** » Sun May 11, 2008 3:53 pm

Oh that's easy then. Just rip it to an ISO. You don't even have to burn it, the emulator can just read the ISO. I'm pretty sure it won't have any trouble reading the disc.

Forgetfuldan · Post by **Forgetfuldan** » Sun May 11, 2008 5:19 pm

Chewi wrote:I don't think there's actually any copy protection on the discs themselves. The problem is getting the burnt CDR to boot. I used to have a special device that plugged into the back of the PS1. Together with a spring, which fooled the machine into thinking the lid was still closed, it would do the initial boot from a legit disc before giving you the chance to swap the discs around and start the game.

Haha my dad gave me a ps1 with the whole block and coil trick

Post by **Mik** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:58 pm

why not just d/l the PC version of the game ?

Post by **Melana** » Mon May 12, 2008 12:58 am

Or download the Rom? My friend played that version because he doesn' thave a PS1, I can ask him nicely and bat my lashes and he'll probably give it to me.

kaos · Post by **kaos** » Mon May 12, 2008 4:58 am

had a bad experience with the pc version.

les, that would make me feel like such a pimp.

but I think im good.
I should have things done here in just a few minutes anyway.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:07 am

Make sure you find a working PS1 BIOS .bin file before you bother to find and rip the game. It's fucking heartbreaking to finally get a working rip you made yourself, then find out you need to trawl the net for another hour finding some pesky file

Post by **Chewi** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:30 am

Yeah they can be tricky to find. In the case of the PS2, I can fairly easily grab my own BIOS files but PS1 homebrew is practically non-existent.

kaos · Post by **kaos** » Mon May 12, 2008 1:11 pm

got it already.
Ive had it for a while.

its just that specificly getting ff7 is such a bitch to do.
nobody even sells ps1 games anymore.
and downloading it, torrent or no, seems to takes forever and a day.
and the last time I did that, the disc 3 file was fucked up.

EchoPark · Post by **EchoPark** » Mon May 12, 2008 3:12 pm

i found a copy of it on my site i go to. Problem being its a rapidshare file. So if u dont have an account it can take a while but if needs be i can lend ya my account for the site and rs.com

That way u should get full speed.

Moggraider · Post by **Moggraider** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:51 am

No, you shouldn't download the PC version. It's an incompatible piece of shit written for Windows 95 and 98, tops, and meant for a select few video cards. And Eidos shut down the support message board for the game recently, demodding me and kicking me to the curb, despite the fact that people still posted there. And I'd been mod since like 2001. Fuckers. They closed it up as soon as I drew attention to myself in the staff forum, dissing Eidos for being such a shitty publisher for years.

Since you're using an emulator, most any ISO creating program should work fine, including ISO Buster. Alcohol 120 has specific settings for Playstation disc ISOs, which may help if you do come across a modded PS1 or 2 later on and decide to play it there.