Why won’t the PS2 play PS1 games

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My PS2 won't play PS1 games. I have Driver 2: Back on the Streets, Psy Deck, Courier Crisis, and a bunch of other games that won't play on my PS2.

Best Answer

This is most likely due to different BIOS.

There is NTSC-->30frames/second (USA,Japan.etc..)
and PAL-->25frames/second (Mostly Europe)

Some Pal version of games wont run on the NTSC and NTSC wont run on PAL.

Also note that these PlayStation games are incompatible with all models of PlayStation 2

  • Arcade Party Pak
  • Arcade's Greatest Hits/Atari 2
  • Fighter Maker
  • Final Fantasy Anthology
  • Judge Dredd
  • Monkey Hero
  • Mortal Kombat Trilogy
  • Tomba!
  • Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete

And the following games are incompatible with the SCPH-75001, "slim", model PlayStation 2

  • 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue
  • Akuji the Heartless
  • Barbie Race and Ride
  • Broken Helix
  • Bubsy 3D
  • Driver
  • Gundam Battle Assault
  • The Hive
  • Hooters Road Trip
  • In Cold Blood
  • Jampack Vol. 2
  • Land Before Time: Great Valley Racing Adventure
  • NFL Xtreme
  • NHL 2000
  • NHL 2001
  • NHL Blades of Steel 2000
  • NHL Rock the Rink
  • Nuclear Strike
  • One
  • PO'ed
  • Powerboat Racing (VR Sports)
  • Rascal
  • Rush Down
  • Sentient
  • Speed Punks
  • Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
  • Syphon Filter 2
  • Syphon Filter 3
  • Tomorrow Never Dies
  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Worms