Can i burn (copy) playstation CD's?

[shaggy2dope]

i was wondering if i could burn playstation cds i heard that u need a special chip in your playstation? are they burnable? do u need a chip? any help would be appreciated thanks

[Wiz]

yes, you can burn them, but it is a nono. you need a modchip, which runs about $10, you wont find it at your local target though, its in the gray market, you have to find it on some warez site. there is a program called bleem! that runs platstation games on your computer. very neat.

[rl]

to use personal backups of playstation games, all i did was:
instead of the door switch, i replaced it with a switch swich (you could just jam it down) and all you do is put in a normal game, wait till it gets just past the "sony screen" and quickly switch to the backup version. you need to have that switch pushed down or else when you try to change games, you have to open the door, and it will turn the game off. only use this with backups of games that YOU own http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[shaggy2dope]

ok thanks is there any other way than buying a modchip? i dont get what is on the playstation cd that prevents you from playing it shouldnt it create a exact copy of the game?

[Eli]

I believe the process to play an imported or a backup CD is as follows:
1. Boot Playstation without a CD
2. Go to the CD player
3. Insert a standard Playstation CD
4. Leave the door open and push down the little button to the back and to the right of the CD. You'll have to find a way to keep this pressed without closing the door (or to close the door without letting up on the button)
5. The standard Playstation will spin up and then come to a stop. When it stops, remove it and replace it with the backup or import CD. You have to keep that button pressed for your entire session.

Be warned that I have not actually tried this process myself, and I heard a few years ago that Sony somehow defeated this trick on later model Playstations (but I doubt that).
And to cover my own **** I tell you this so that you can play backups of your own games. Good luck and do not let this info fall into the wrong hands... (ahem...lol)

[Banti]

Regarding the copies of Playstation games...

If I remember correctly, the first few bytes of the header are errors. These errors are on the hardware level not software level, so you CDR/CDRW cannot reproduce them. Even if it could most CDR/CDRWs do NOT copy errors from one CD to another. My guess is that the game manufactors must buy special CDs from Sony.

[ParaDeath]

Yes you can Burn playstation CD's

You need:

1. A mod Chip in the PS, Get it at: www.modchip.com (http://www.modchip.com)

2. A program called CDRWIN

3. A blank CD

CDRwin will copy the playststion cd, But it will not copy the protection.. Thats where the modchip comes in it allows you to play copied PS CD's.

A friend of mine does it and it werks perfect.

Got to www.modchip.com (http://www.modchip.com) for more info

BTW: USE this to backup games that you purchased from a store! DON'T PIRATE!

[shaggy2dope]

thanks everyone for replying i was going to use this for backup only. i will try the mod chip

[Bleeding Edge]

The use of a Game Enhancer cartridge may be easier for you. Just plug it into the port in back of the PSX.